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Общая лексика: взыграть -
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tr['əʊvədraɪv]1 superdirecta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go into overdrive ponerse a trabajar a toda marchan.• sobremarcha s.f.• superdirecta s.f.'əʊvərdraɪv, 'əʊvədraɪvnoun superdirecta f['ǝʊvǝdraɪv]N (Aut) superdirecta fto go into overdrive — (fig) ponerse or empezar a funcionar a toda marcha
phones and fax machines went into overdrive when the crisis struck — los faxes y teléfonos empezaron a funcionar a toda marcha or se dispararon cuando se produjo la crisis
* * *['əʊvərdraɪv, 'əʊvədraɪv]noun superdirecta f -
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overdrive ['əʊvədraɪv]Cars (vitesse f) surmultipliée f, overdrive m;∎ in overdrive en surmultipliée;∎ figurative to go into overdrive mettre les bouchées doubles -
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overdrive n Aut vitesse f surmultipliée ; in overdrive en (vitesse) surmultipliée ; to go into overdrive passer en (vitesse) surmultipliée ; fig s'activer intensivement. -
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['əʊvədraɪv]1) aut. overdrive m., marcia f. sovramoltiplicata2) fig. attività f. frenetica* * *overdrive /ˈəʊvədraɪv/n.1 [u] (mecc., autom.) overdrive2 [u] (fig.) stato di grande attività; lavorio frenetico● to get (o to go) into overdrive, (autom.) inserire (o mettere) l'overdrive; (fig.) darsi un gran daffare; partire in quarta (fig.).(to) overdrive /əʊvəˈdraɪv/(pass. overdrove, p. p. overdriven)A v. t.B v. i.prendere tempo; temporeggiare; tirarla per le lunghe.* * *['əʊvədraɪv]1) aut. overdrive m., marcia f. sovramoltiplicata2) fig. attività f. frenetica -
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1. ['əuvədraɪv] сущ.1) авто ускоряющая передача, повышающая передача2) интенсивная работа; лихорадочная активностьHis career went into overdrive. — Его карьера резко пошла в гору.
Her mind went into overdrive. — Её мысль лихорадочно заработала.
2. [ˌəuvə'draɪv] гл.Our engineers went into overdrive. — Наши инженеры стали работать с усиленной нагрузкой.
1) изматывать, изнурять, переутомлятьSyn: -
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noun(Motor Veh.) Overdrive, der; Schongang, der* * *ˈover·driven no pl▪ to be in \overdrive auf Hochtouren laufen* * *A v/t irr [ˌ-ˈdraıv]1. abschinden, hetzen2. zu weit treiben, übertreibenB s [ˈ-draıv] AUTO Overdrive m, Schongang m* * *noun(Motor Veh.) Overdrive, der; Schongang, der* * *v.übersteuern v. -
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v преуморявам* * *v преуморява* * *v преуморявам* * *overdrive[¸ouvə´draiv] I. v ( overdrove[¸ouvə´drouv], overdriven [-´drivn]) 1. карам прекалено силно и бързо; 2. преуморявам (кон, работници и пр.); II. [´ouvə¸draiv] n ускоряваща предавка; to go into \overdrive залавям се сериозно на работа, запрятам ръкави. -
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surmultiplié, e [syʀmyltiplije]1. adjective2. feminine noun* * *surmultipliée syʀmyltiplije adjectif* * *syʀmyltiplije surmultiplié, -e1. adj2. nf(= vitesse) overdrive* * *B surmultipliée nf overdrive; passer la surmultipliée lit to shift into overdrive; fig to go into overdrive.( féminin surmultipliée) [syrmyltiplije] adjectif -
14 dispararse
1 (arma) to go off, fire; (despertador) to go off4 figurado (saltar fuera de razón) to blow up, explode■ estaba tan enfadado que se disparó en cuanto le dirigieron la palabra he was so angry that he simply blew up when they spoke to him* * ** * *VPR1) [arma de fuego] to go off, fire2) [alarma] to go off3) [consumo, precios, inflación] to shoot up, rocket4) [pánico, violencia] to take hold5) [al hablar] to get carried away *6) LAm (=marcharse) to rush off, shoot off ** * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex. The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.Ex. With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex. Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex. Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex. Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex. The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex. Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex. The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex. You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.----* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex: The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.
Ex: With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex: Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex: Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex: The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex: Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex: The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex: You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *
■dispararse verbo reflexivo
1 (una pistola) to go off, fire
2 (los precios) to rocket
' dispararse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparar
English:
rocket
- shoot up
- soar
- bang
- explode
- go
- shoot
- spiral
* * *vpr1. [arma, alarma, flash] to go off;se le disparó el arma his gun went off2. [precios, inflación] to shoot up3. [precipitarse] [persona] to rush off;[caballo] to bolt* * *v/r2 de precios rise dramatically, rocket fam* * *vr: to shoot up, to skyrocket* * *dispararse vb1. (arma, alarma) to go off -
15 cortar
v.1 to cut.cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of breadcorta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slicescortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hairElla corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.5 to cut (baraja).6 to curdle (leche).7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)9 to cut (producir un corte).estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)10 to take a short cut.11 to split up.corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.* * *1 (gen) to cut2 (pelo) to cut, trim3 (árbol) to cut down4 (carne) to carve5 (pastel) to cut up6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle8 (piel) to chap, crack9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite10 COSTURA to cut out11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt12 (bloquear) to block13 (suprimir) to cut out1 to cut1 to cut2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?4 (piel) to become chapped5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle6 (comunicación) to be cut off7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy\¡corta el rollo! knock it off!cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebodycortar el apetito to ruin one's appetitecortar el bacalao familiar to be the bosscortar en seco figurado to cut shortcortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomachcortar la palabra to interruptcortar por la mitad to split down the middlecortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures* * *verb1) to cut2) slice3) chop4) trim5) interrupt6) block•- cortarse* * *1. VT1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?
corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces
2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw3) (=dividir) to cutla línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two
4) (=interrumpir)a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to blocklas tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport
b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short5) (=suprimir) to cut6) [frío] to chap, crackel frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips
7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice8) [+ baraja] to cut9) * [+ droga] to cut *2. VI1) (=estar afilado) to cutsano 1)estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
2) (Inform)"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"
3) (Meteo)hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind
4) (=acortar)5)• cortar con (=terminar) —
es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband
ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend
6)rollo 1., 5)¡corta! — * give us a break! *
7) (Naipes) to cut8) (Radio)¡corto! — over!
¡corto y cierro! — over and out!
9) LAm (Telec) to hang up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.----* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *cortar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cutcorta el cable aquí cut the wire herecortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linese pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of papercortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrotsse cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halvescortar algo en trozos to cut sth into piecescortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice stheste queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easilycortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks2 ‹asado› to carve3 ‹leña/madera› to chop4 ‹baraja› to cut5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut throughB (quitar, separar)1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pickcórtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of meloncortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boilla máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machinecortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut outC (hacer más corto) to cutle cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nailscortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grasshay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruningD«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my faceE (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut outF1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut offle cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut offcorta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch itsiempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting momentcórtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)2 ‹calle› (por obras) to closelos manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the roadla policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street3 ‹retirada› to cut offhan cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to trafficla policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut offG ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stemH ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interruptme cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharplyI ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit outJ ‹recta/plano› to crossla Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de GraciaK1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to3 ‹leche› to curdleL ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cutestá cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teethingM( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed■ cortarviA «cuchillo/tijeras» to cuteste cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is bluntB1(por radio): corto y cambio overcorto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out2 ( Cin):¡corten! cut!3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang upno me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me1 «novios» to break up, split upha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sthdecidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the pastD (en naipes) to cutE (en costura) to cut outF (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the squarecortaron por el atajo they took the shortcutG■ cortarseA (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut offse cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut offse ha cortado la luz there's been a power cutno te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach crampcasi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breatheB ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cutiba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my footse cortó afeitándose he cut himself shavingC1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cutse corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hairse cortó una oreja he cut off his earse cortó las venas he slashed his wrists2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to crossE «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdleF( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassedse corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst* * *
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss
* * *♦ vt1. [seccionar] to cut;[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;[gastos] to cut back3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;CSur Fam¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;[calle, territorio] to cut across;el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap7. [baraja] to cut8. [leche] to curdle;9. [película] [escena] to cut;[censurar] to censor10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour11. Fam [avergonzar]este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's aroundme cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence13. Informát to cut;cortar y pegar cut and paste♦ vi1. [producir un corte] to cut;estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);Radcorté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend¡corto y cambio! over!;¡corto y cierro! over and out!5. [en juego de cartas] to cut7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;no corte, por favor hold the line, please* * *I v/t1 cut; electricidad cut off2 calle close3:cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath awayII v/i cut;cortar con alguien split up with s.o.* * *cortar vt1) : to cut, to slice, to trim2) : to cut out, to omit3) : to cut off, to interrupt4) : to block, to close off5) : to curdle (milk)cortar vi1) : to cut2) : to break up3) : to hang up (the telephone)* * *cortar vbten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off3. (calle, carretera) to close -
16 recortar
v.1 to cut off or away (cortar) (lo que sobra).2 to trim (pelo, flequillo).3 to cut (down) (gastos).4 to cut out, to crop, to clip, to clip off.Lisa recorta las plantas Lisa trims the plants.5 to prune, to trim.6 to cut back, to cut down, to lower, to cut.Lisa recorta los gastos Lisa cuts back the expenses.7 to suppress, to eliminate.8 to criticize, to censure, to carp at, to dispraise.* * *1 (muñecos, telas, etc) to cut out2 (lo que sobra) to cut off3 (el pelo) to trim4 figurado to cut, restrict1 (sobresalir) to stand out* * *verb1) to cut, reduce2) trim* * *1. VT1) [+ pelo] to trim; [+ exceso, sobras] to cut away, cut off2) [+ figura, diseño] to cut out3) [+ escopeta] to saw off4) [+ presupuesto] to cut, reduce; [+ plantilla] to cut, cut back; [+ víveres] to cut down5) (=perfilar) to draw in outline2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut outla escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off
b) <pelo/puntas> to trim2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)2.recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figurarecortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something
* * *= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.Ex. Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).----* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut outla escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off
b) <pelo/puntas> to trim2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)2.recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figurarecortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something
* * *= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.Ex: Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.
Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.* * *recortar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut outla escopeta tenía los cañones recortados the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off ( AmE) o ( BrE) sawn off2 ‹pelo/puntas› to trimB ‹presupuesto/gastos› to cut, reduce; ‹plantilla› to reduce, cut down on( liter) recortarse SOBRE algo to stand out AGAINST sth, be silhouetted AGAINST sth* * *
recortar ( conjugate recortar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹gastos/plantilla› to reduce
recortar verbo transitivo
1 (una foto, un texto) to cut out
2 (bordes, puntas del pelo) to trim
3 (gastos) to reduce, cut
' recortar' also found in these entries:
English:
ax
- axe
- clip
- cut out
- lop off
- trim
- cut
- edit
- scale
- whittle
* * *♦ vt1. [cortar] [lo que sobra] to cut off o away;[figuras] to cut out2. [pelo, flequillo] to trim3. [reducir] to cut;hay que recortar gastos we'll have to cut (down) our expenditure4. Dep to sidestep;recortó a un defensa he sidestepped a defender* * *v/t cut out; figcut; exceso reduce, cut back on* * *recortar vt1) : to cut, to reduce2) : to cut out3) : to trim, to cut off4) : to outline* * *recortar vb -
17 pasado
adj.1 last, prior.2 past, bygone, down-the-road, gone-by.3 stale, gamey.4 past, distant, remote.m.1 past, time before right now.2 past, yore, ancient times, yesterday.3 past, track record, antecedents.4 past, past tense.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pasar.* * *1 (tiempo) past2 LINGÚÍSTICA past, past tense————————1→ link=pasar pasar► adjetivo1 past, gone by2 (año, semana, etc) last3 (después) after4 (estropeado) bad1 (tiempo) past2 LINGÚÍSTICA past, past tense\estar muy pasado,-a argot to be really out of itpasado,-a de moda out of date, out of fashion, old-fashionedpasado mañana the day after tomorrow* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - pasada)adj.1) past2) out-of-date, old-fashioned3) bad, spoiled* * *1. ADJ1) [tiempo]- lo pasado, pasado está2) (Culin) (=en mal estado) [pan] stale; [fruta] overripe3) (Culin) (=muy hecho) [carne] overdone; [arroz, pasta] overcooked4) (=no actual) [ropa, zapatos] old-fashioned; [noticia] stale; [idea] [costumbre] antiquated, out-of-date5) (=muy usado) wornestar pasado de vueltas o de rosca — [grifo, tuerca] to be worn; [persona] to have seen it all before
6) [belleza] faded7) ** (=borracho, drogado)2. SM1)- el pasado, pasado está2) [de persona] past3) (Ling) past (tense)* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( en expresiones de tiempo)el año/sábado pasado — last year/Saturday
en tiempos pasados — in days gone by, in bygone days (liter)
lo pasado, pasado está — (fr hecha) what's done is done, let bygones be bygones
son las cinco pasadas — it's after o past five o'clock
2)a) ( anticuado) old-fashioned, passéb) ( raído) worn-out3) < fruta> overripe; <arroz/pastas> overcookedel pescado está pasado — the fish is bad o (BrE) is off
el filete muy pasado, por favor — I'd like my steak well done
4) (arg) < persona> stoned (colloq)IIa) ( época pasada) pastb) (Ling) past (tense)* * *= past, spent.Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.----* anclado en el pasado = stuck in the past.* año pasado, el = last year.* aprender del pasado = learn from + the past.* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* del pasado = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by.* de pasada = in passing.* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.* durante el año pasado = over the past year.* el mes pasado = last month.* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.* en un pasado muy lejano = in the dim and distant past.* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.* en un pasado no muy lejano = in the not too distant past.* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.* época pasada = bygone era.* evocación del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* imagen del pasado = flashback [flash back].* indagar el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* la semana pasada = last week.* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* no añorar el pasado = never + look back.* olvidar el pasado = let bygones be bygones, forget + the past.* pasado accidentado = chequered history, chequered past.* pasado actual, el = living past, the.* pasado delictivo = criminal past.* pasado de moda = passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style.* pasado, el = past, the, yesteryear.* pasado el mejor momento de Alguien = past + Posesivo + prime.* pasado ficticio = imaginary past.* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.* pasado irregular = chequered history, chequered past.* pasado lejano, el = distant past, the.* pasado mañana = the day after tomorrow.* pasado reciente, el = recent past, the.* pasado turbulento = chequered history, chequered past.* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* pensar en el pasado = look back.* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].* reliquia del pasado = relic of the past.* rememoración del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* rememorar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* reminiscencia del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* ruptura con el pasado = break with the past, break from the past.* tiro pasado = passing shot.* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.* vida pasada = previous life.* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( en expresiones de tiempo)el año/sábado pasado — last year/Saturday
en tiempos pasados — in days gone by, in bygone days (liter)
lo pasado, pasado está — (fr hecha) what's done is done, let bygones be bygones
son las cinco pasadas — it's after o past five o'clock
2)a) ( anticuado) old-fashioned, passéb) ( raído) worn-out3) < fruta> overripe; <arroz/pastas> overcookedel pescado está pasado — the fish is bad o (BrE) is off
el filete muy pasado, por favor — I'd like my steak well done
4) (arg) < persona> stoned (colloq)IIa) ( época pasada) pastb) (Ling) past (tense)* * *el pasado(n.) = past, the, yesteryearEx: While the reading habits of the elite form the leading edge of intellectual thought, the vast majority of humanity have had, in the past as well as the present, different habits and aims.
Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.= past, spent.Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.* anclado en el pasado = stuck in the past.* año pasado, el = last year.* aprender del pasado = learn from + the past.* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* del pasado = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by.* de pasada = in passing.* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.* durante el año pasado = over the past year.* el mes pasado = last month.* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.* en un pasado muy lejano = in the dim and distant past.* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.* en un pasado no muy lejano = in the not too distant past.* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.* época pasada = bygone era.* evocación del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* imagen del pasado = flashback [flash back].* indagar el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* la semana pasada = last week.* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* no añorar el pasado = never + look back.* olvidar el pasado = let bygones be bygones, forget + the past.* pasado accidentado = chequered history, chequered past.* pasado actual, el = living past, the.* pasado delictivo = criminal past.* pasado de moda = passé, out of vogue, out of fashion, out of style.* pasado, el = past, the, yesteryear.* pasado el mejor momento de Alguien = past + Posesivo + prime.* pasado ficticio = imaginary past.* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.* pasado irregular = chequered history, chequered past.* pasado lejano, el = distant past, the.* pasado mañana = the day after tomorrow.* pasado reciente, el = recent past, the.* pasado turbulento = chequered history, chequered past.* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* pensar en el pasado = look back.* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].* reliquia del pasado = relic of the past.* rememoración del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* rememorar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* reminiscencia del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* ruptura con el pasado = break with the past, break from the past.* tiro pasado = passing shot.* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.* vida pasada = previous life.* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.* * *A(en expresiones de tiempo): el año/mes/sábado pasado last year/month/Saturdayel recital tuvo lugar el pasado día 14 the recital took place on the 14thla visita real que tuvo lugar en días pasados the royal visit which took place a few days agocomo era la costumbre en tiempos pasados as was the custom in days gone by o ( liter) in bygone dayslo pasado, pasado está ( fr hecha); what's done is done, let bygones be bygonespasados dos o tres días volvió she came back after two or three dayspasadas las tres de la tarde (sometime) after three o'clock in the afternoonB1 (anticuado) passé, old-fashionedtodo lo que lleva es de lo más pasado all her clothes are so passé o old-fashioned2 (gastado, raído) worn-outesos zapatos están muy pasados those shoes are worn out, those shoes have seen better days ( colloq hum)los codos de la chaqueta están pasados the jacket has gone o worn through at the elbowsD1 ‹fruta› overripela leche está pasada the milk is off o sour2 ‹arroz/pastas› overcookedel filete muy pasado, por favor I'd like my steak well done please1 (época pasada) pasttenemos que olvidar el pasado we must forget the pasteso pertenece al pasado that's all in the pasta causa de su pasado político because of her political background2 ( Ling) past, past tense* * *
Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)
pasado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pasado
pasar
pasado 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( en expresiones de tiempo):◊ el año/sábado pasado last year/Saturday;
pasados dos días after two days;
son las cinco pasadas it's after o past five o'clock;
pasado mañana the day after tomorrow
2 ( anticuado) tb
3 ‹ fruta› overripe;
‹arroz/pastas› overcooked;
‹ leche› sour;
el filete muy pasado, por favor I'd like my steak well done
pasado 2 sustantivo masculino
b) (Ling) past (tense)
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pasado the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasado a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasado de largo to go right o straight past;
pasado por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):◊ ¿podríamos pasado por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasado a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the otherd) ( caber):
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasado al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
b) ( comunicar):
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4a) (Educ) to pass;◊ pasado de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year examsb) ( ser aceptable):◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasado it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
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a) ( ser tenido por):
ver tb hacerse II 3
( suceder) to happen;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;◊ pasadoon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasado sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
2a) ( hacer atravesar) pasado algo POR algo to put sth through sth;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasadole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
fuimos a Toledo a pasado el día we went to Toledo for the dayb) ( con idea de continuidad):
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
2
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
¿podrías pasadote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
1
[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled downb) ( transcurrir):
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse):
b) ( dejar escapar):
pasado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (último) last
2 (sin actualidad, trasnochado) old-fashioned: le di un número pasado de la revista, I gave him a back number of the magazine
3 (estropeado, podrido) bad: creo que esta carne está pasada, I think this meat is off
4 Culin cooked
un filete poco pasado, a rare steak 5 pasado mañana, the day after tomorrow
II sustantivo masculino past: no puede recordar el pasado más reciente, he's got a bad short-term memory
tiene un oscuro pasado, his past is a mystery
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
año
- añorar
- antigua
- antiguo
- atrincherarse
- caduca
- caduco
- desempolvar
- devengar
- enfado
- exposición
- exterior
- fecha
- guerrear
- honrosa
- honroso
- huevo
- inspección
- mañana
- moda
- oscura
- oscuro
- pasada
- poder
- preferir
- recién
- recordar
- renegar
- revolver
- romper
- soler
- trasnochada
- trasnochado
- volver
- ya
- accidentado
- atrasado
- calamidad
- comparación
- el
- hurgar
- luego
- lunes
- menos
- mes
- olvidar
- participio
- pasar
- remover
- rosca
English:
after
- ago
- appreciate
- beyond
- block out
- break with
- bumper
- bygone
- clarify
- climbing
- come out
- dated
- day
- day off
- deprivation
- dissociate
- disturbance
- do
- downturn
- expatriate
- forget
- free
- glance
- go
- go over to
- go through
- guess
- hand down
- lie
- move away
- murky
- notice
- now
- old-fashioned
- on
- ordeal
- out
- outmoded
- part
- past
- public
- rake up
- recapture
- remember
- remnant
- retrace
- shady
- sit about
- sit around
- soggy
* * *pasado, -a♦ adj1. [terminado] past;pasado un año a year later;son las nueve pasadas it's gone nine (o'clock);se pusieron en marcha pasada la medianoche it was past o gone midnight when they set off;lo pasado, pasado está let bygones be bygones;Amlo pasado, pisado let bygones be bygones2. [último] last;el año/mes pasado last year/month;ocurrió el pasado martes it happened last Tuesday3. [podrido] off, bad4. [muy hecho] [pasta] overcooked;[filete, carne] overdone5. [anticuado] old-fashioned, out-of-date7. CompFam♦ nm1. [tiempo] past;tiene un pasado muy sospechoso he has a very suspect past2. Gram past (tense);en pasado in the past (tense)* * *I adj tiempo last;el lunes pasado last Monday;pasado de moda old-fashionedII m past* * *pasado, -da adj1) : pastel año pasado: last yearpasado mañana: the day after tomorrowpasadas las siete: after seven o'clock2) : stale, bad, overripe3) : old-fashioned, out-of-date4) : overripe, slightly spoiledpasado nm: past* * *pasado1 adj1. (último) last2. (anterior) past3. (estropeado) bad / offpasado2 n1. (tiempo anterior) past2. (tiempo verbal) past / past tense -
18 consumido
adj.1 consumed, used-up, burn-out, worn-out.2 consumed.3 emaciated, beaten by old age, feeblish.4 hectic.past part.past participle of spanish verb: consumir.* * *1→ link=consumir consumir► adjetivo1 figurado (muy flaco) thin, emaciated2 figurado (afligido) consumed\estar consumido,-a por algo figurado to be consumed with something, be eaten up with something* * *ADJ1) [fruta] shrivelled, shrunken2) [persona] (=flaco) skinny3) (=tímido) timid; (=inquieto) fretful, easily upset* * *- da adjetivo [estar] emaciatedlo encontré consumido — he looked thin and drawn; ver tb consumir
* * *= shrunken, spent, shrivelled [shriveled, -USA].Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.* * *- da adjetivo [estar] emaciatedlo encontré consumido — he looked thin and drawn; ver tb consumir
* * *= shrunken, spent, shrivelled [shriveled, -USA].Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.* * *consumido -da[ ESTAR] emaciatedno lo reconocí, lo encontré consumido I didn't recognize him, he looked so thin and drawn o he looked emaciated* * *
Del verbo consumir: ( conjugate consumir)
consumido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
consumido
consumir
consumido◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (por enfermedad, hambre) emaciated;
ver tb consumir
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
‹ tiempo› to take up
[envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy
consumirse verbo pronominal
consumido,-a adjetivo emaciated
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
' consumido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotada
- agotado
- consumida
- preparada
- preparado
English:
emaciated
- shrunken
* * *consumido, -a adj[flaco] emaciated* * *adj drawn, haggard* * *consumido, -da adj: thin, emaciated -
19 cortar las flores marchitas
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20 quitar
v.1 to remove.quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebodyquita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)2 to take away, to relieve.María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack3 to take up (time).me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time4 to take, to steal.me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet5 to switch off.6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.* * *1 (separar) to remove, take off3 (apartar) to take away, take off■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out8 (impedir) to prevent9 (disminuir) to take away10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up\¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!quitando... except...quitar de delante to clear awayquitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath awayquitar importancia a algo to play something downquitar la mesa to clear the tablequitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody offquitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebodyquitarse años figurado to lie about one's age* * *verb1) to remove2) take off3) clear4) rob•- quitarse- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima* * *1. VT1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take downle quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages
tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble
quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies
2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to takele quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train
•
quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay•
quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungryno alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling
el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching
•
quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping4) (=restar)eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong
quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist
•
quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down•
quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good mealquitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going
5) (=impedir)quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth
6) (Mat) to take away, subtract7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry8) ** [+ dinero] to make2.VI¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!
eso no quita —
quitaeso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *quitar [A1 ]vtA1(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my deskquitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my pathquitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chickenme quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulderno le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take offquítale los zapatos take his shoes offB ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from herla policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport awayme quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocketle quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thiefse lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his handC (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the childrenlos niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my timeno es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …no le quites méritos give him his dueese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off youhay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bittrataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter downle quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the houseD (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishingte voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me againa ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink winequitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest onesquitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time■ quitarviA¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!B ( en locs):de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removabletiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hoodeso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing itni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around hereen ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter■ quitarseA (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headacheya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any moreB (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassleC ( refl)1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take offquítate la chaqueta take your jacket off2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid ofse quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warmme tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb4 ‹años›te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years youngerse quita años or la edad she lies about her age* * *
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Espquitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking3. [robar] to take, to steal;me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;[sed] to quench;el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there6. [restar] to take away;a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;le quitó importancia al hecho he played it downque me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other8. [exceptuar]quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving♦ vi1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!2.de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?* * *quitar el polvo dust;quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;quitar la mesa clear the table;de quita y pon fam removableII v/i:¡quita! get out of the way!* * *quitar vt1) : to remove, to take away2) : to take off (clothes)3) : to get rid of, to relieve* * *quitar vb2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way!
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