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81 Andes
1 los Andes the Andes* * *SMPL Andes* * *masculino plural* * *masculino plural* * *los Andes= Andes, the.Ex: This book looks at the linguistic history of potato cultivation in the Andes by considering the Quechua and Aymara terminology associated with this crop.
* * *los Andes the Andes* * *
Del verbo andar: ( conjugate andar)
andes es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
Andes
andar
Andes sustantivo masculino plural:
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andes a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andes con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) andes detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ andesá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 andes con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andesse con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
Andes mpl los Andes, the Andes
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
' Andes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soroche
- abismante
- abonar
- abono
- abrigador
- acordar
- agriparse
- agua
- ají
- alcahuetear
- alegato
- alzado
- angas
- antisocial
- apanar
- árbol
- arrendar
- arriendo
- asoleada
- atorrante
- bencina
- bencinera
- bencinero
- berma
- bocatoma
- bomba
- botadero
- bufet
- cabrón
- cachar
- cachetón
- cacho
- calle
- camote
- cara
- carburar
- carcacha
- carro
- chancaca
- chancar
- chanchito
- chicanero
- cigarrería
- citófono
- colectivo
- combinado
- consistente
- conteo
- contraparte
- cordillera
English:
Andes
- hex
- baby
- belly
- brights
- bull
- bumper car
- caravan
- comic
- count
- cover
- crap
- dead
- dragon
- fill
- flip
- fly
- gasoline
- gas
- grocer
- grocery
- hack
- hand
- hard
- headed
- heads
- herb
- jeans
- jerk
- kettle
- lollipop
- luggage
- penalty
- petrol
- pointed
- rent
- rental
- safety
- shaker
- shoulder
- sink
- sod
- stall
- star
- string
- sweet
- tails
- thumbtack
- toss
- twine
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82 anduve
* * ** * *anduve, anduviste, etc* * *
Del verbo andar: ( conjugate andar)
anduve es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
andar
anduve
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ anduve a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) anduve con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) anduve detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ anduveá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 anduve con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 anduvese con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
anduve, anduviste, etc see andar
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
' anduve' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
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83 andares
f.pl.walks, gait.* * ** * *
Multiple Entries:
andar
andares
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andares a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andares con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) andares detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ andaresá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 andares con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andaresse con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
' andares' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
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84 anda
intj.1 go on!2 come on!3 away with you, go on, beat it, scram.f.1 stretcher.2 Anda.3 portable platform.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: andar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: andar.* * *
Del verbo andar: ( conjugate andar)
anda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
anda
andar
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ anda a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) anda con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) anda detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ andaá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 anda con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andase con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
anda exclamación
1 (sorpresa) good Lord!, good heavens!, how about that!, what do you know!: ¡anda, ni me había dado cuenta!, well, what do you know, I hadn't even noticed!
2 (sugerencia, ruego) come/go on!: ¡anda, échame una mano!, come/go on, lend me a hand!
3 (incredulidad, rechazo) go on: ¡anda vete por ahí!, GB go on with you!
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
' anda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
- enclenque
- mustia
- mustio
- negocio
- suelta
- suelto
- alzado
- boca
- descarriado
- encorvado
- fastidiado
- fugitivo
- jorobado
- loco
- movida
- tras
English:
bluster
- forever
- indulge
- loose
- pressed
- rock
- about
- after
- foot
- get
- go
- off
- onto
- there
* * *anda interj1. [indica sorpresa] gosh!;¡anda, no fastidies! you're kidding!, you don't say!;¡anda, qué coincidencia! well, there's a coincidence!;¡anda la osa! well I never!, upon my word!2. [por favor] go on!;¡anda, déjame subirme a tu moto! go on, let me have a go on your motorbike!;¡anda y déjame en paz! give me some peace, will you!3. [venga] come on!;¡anda, salta! go on, jump!4. [indica desprecio]muy Fam¡anda ya! [negativa despectiva] get away!, come off it!;¡anda y que te den! get stuffed!;Vulg¡anda y que te jodan! go fuck yourself! -
85 ti
pron.1 you.siempre pienso en ti I'm always thinking about youme acordaré de ti I'll remember you2 yourself.sólo piensas en ti (mismo) you only think about yourselfm.titanium, Ti.* * *ti1 you* * *pron.* * *PRON PERS you¿a ti te gusta el jazz? — do you like jazz?
¿a ti te han dicho algo? — have they said anything to you?
* * *pronombre personala) youa mí me gusta ¿y a ti? — I like it, do you?
b) ( uso enfático)¿y a ti qué te importa? — what business is it of yours?
c) ( en oposición a otro)¿a ti qué te tocó? — what did he get you?
d) (refl)e) (impers) yousi a ti te cuentan que... — if someone tells you that...
* * *pronombre personala) youa mí me gusta ¿y a ti? — I like it, do you?
b) ( uso enfático)¿y a ti qué te importa? — what business is it of yours?
c) ( en oposición a otro)¿a ti qué te tocó? — what did he get you?
d) (refl)e) (impers) yousi a ti te cuentan que... — if someone tells you that...
* * *TI2 (tecnología de la información)Nota: Uso de los ordenadores y otros métodos y tecnologías automatizadas para la organización, almacenamiento, recuperación y difusión de la información.Ex: Increasingly, of course, articles and publications are beginning to appear that are relevant to developments in information technology (IT).
* abundante en TI = IT-rich.* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.* basado en la TI = IT-based.* gracias a la TI = IT-enabled.* mediante la TI = IT-enabled.* producido por la TI = IT-induced.* rico en TI = IT-rich.* * *ti1 youuna carta para ti a letter for youdelante de ti in front of youestá interesado en ti he's interested in youa mí me gusta ¿y a ti? I like it, do you?2(uso enfático): ¿y a ti qué te importa? what business is it of yours?¿a ti qué te regaló? what did he give you?3 ( refl):piensa un poco en ti mismo just think of yourself a littleseguro que puedes hacerlo por ti mismo I'm sure you can do it (by) yourself o on your own4 ( impers) yousi a ti te cuentan algo en forma confidencial if you're told something in confidence, if someone tells you something in confidence* * *
ti pron persa) you;
delante de ti in front of you;
a mí me gusta ¿y a ti? I like it, do you?b) ( refl):◊ ti mismo/misma yourself;
piensa un poco en ti mismo just think of yourself a little
◊ si a ti te cuentan que … if someone tells you that …
ti pron pers you: no se acordaba de ti, she didn't remember you
estaba delante de ti, it was in front of you
esos libros son para ti, those books are for you
no iré sin ti, I won't go without you
(reflexivo) yourself: deja de hablar de ti mismo, stop talking about yourself
siempre estás pensando en ti mismo, you're always thinking of yourself
'ti' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acerca de
- alegrarse
- componenda
- concernir
- desvelarse
- dirigirse
- enfrente
- ser
- faceta
- ir
- honor
- hoy
- importar
- indigna
- indigno
- jugada
- mala
- malo
- mediar
- mí
- miedo
- peor
- perjudicial
- salir
- si
- superarse
- te
- tocar
- vela
- alegrar
- algo
- corresponder
- detrás
- empezar
- fallar
- faltar
- fe
- haber
- hablar
- hacer
- interesar
- mismo
- parecer
- ta-te-ti
- tratar
- un
English:
adequate
- ashamed
- behalf
- but
- deal
- go
- happy
- highlight
- imagine
- inquire after
- job
- just
- neck
- on
- onus
- opponent
- outdo
- proud
- remember
- risk
- self-confidence
- shout
- thing
- up
- world
- you
- cactus
- come
- concerto
- difference
- do
- due
- for
- hand
- hear
- how
- libretto
- mind
- next
- not
- personal
- pleased
- reckon
- speak
- tell
- ti
- unfair
- with
- woe
- yourself
* * *TI nfplInformát (abrev de Tecnología(s) de la Información) IT* * *tipron you; reflexivo yourself;¿y a ti qué te importa? so what?, what’s it to you?* * *ti pron1) : youes para ti: it's for you2)ti mismo, ti misma : yourself3) : thee* * *ti pron you -
86 cerrarse
1 to close, shut2 (una herida) to close up, heal4 METEREOLOGÍA to cloud over5 figurado (obstinarse) to dig one's heel in, stand fast; (ponerse en actitud intransigente) to close one's mind (a, to)* * *1) to close, shut2) end* * *VPR1) [puerta, ventana] to close, shut; [bragueta] to do up; [paraguas, válvula] to close; [herida] to close upla puerta se cerró detrás de mí — the door closed o shut behind me
2) [persona]3) (Com) to close, shutla tienda se cierra a las nueve — the shop closes o shuts at nine
4) (=obcecarse)•
cerrarse a algo, no hay que cerrarse a nada sin probarlo primero — you should never dismiss anything without trying it first•
cerrarse en algo, se cerraron en una actitud beligerante — they persisted with a belligerent attitude5) (=terminar) to close, endel trimestre se cerró con un aumento del desempleo — the quarter closed o ended with a rise in unemployment
6) [cielo] to cloud over, become overcast; [invierno, noche] to close in7) (Mil) to close ranks* * *
■cerrarse verbo reflexivo
1 to close, shut
2 (una jornada, una actividad) to end
3 familiar (ponerse intransigente) to close one's mind
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrarse en banda, to dig in one's heels
¿To close o to shut?
En general hay poca o ninguna diferencia entre to close y to shut. Pero recuerda que no puedes usar shut como adjetivo (una ventana cerrada, a closed window y nunca a shut window). To close hace referencia a acciones lentas y ocasiones formales o solemnes (cerró la puerta con cuidado para no despertar a los niños, he closed the door carefully so as not to wake up the children), mientras que to shut expresa más bien brusquedad, fuerza o rudeza: ¡Cállate!, Shut up! Cerró la puerta en mis narices. He shut the door in my face. No puedes emplear shut al hablar de las comunicaciones (carretera cortada, road closed) ni en expresiones figurativas (una mente cerrada, a closed mind).
' cerrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
banda
- cerrar
English:
bang
- close
- lock
- shut
- slam
- snap
- swing
- zip
- heal
* * *vpr1. [al exterior] to close, to shut;la puerta se cerró accidentalmente the door closed o shut accidentallycerrarse a to close one's mind to;no te cierres tanto a la gente don't close yourself off to other people so much3. [cielo] to cloud over;la tarde se está cerrando it's clouding over this afternoon4. [acabar] to end;el plazo de inscripción ya se ha cerrado the deadline for registration is up;la representación se cierra con una escena muy dramática the play ends with a very dramatic scene;el congreso se cerró con un discurso del rey the conference closed o ended with a speech from the king5. [vehículo en una curva] to take the bend tight;se cerró demasiado he took the bend too tight7. [herida] to heal, to close up8. [acto, debate, discusión] to (come to a) close* * *v/r1 close;cerrarse de golpe slam shut2 de cielo cloud over* * *vr1) : to close2) : to fasten, to button up3) : to conclude, to end* * *cerrarse vb1. (en general) to close / to shut2. (terminar) to finish -
87 golpe1
1 = punch, coup, blow, rap, knocking, beat, knock, swipe, hit, bang.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.Ex. It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.Ex. Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.Ex. After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.Ex. Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.Ex. This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.----* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.* amortiguar el golpe = soften + the blow.* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* asestar un golpe = give + a blow, bash, deal + a blow, strike + a blow.* asestar un golpe mortal = deal + the death blow.* atizar un golpe = deal + a blow.* cerrar de golpe = slam.* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* dar golpes = pound.* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* dar un golpe = knock.* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* de un golpe = at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* duro golpe = cruel blow.* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* golpe fuerte = whack.* golpe fulminante = crushing blow.* golpe mortal = mortal blow, killer blow, death blow.* golpe por detrás = rear end.* golpe seco = flop.* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* introducir a golpes = hammer into.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* recibir un golpe = take + a hit.* recobrarse de un golpe = lick + Posesivo + wounds.* sacar a golpes = punch out.* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* todo de (un) golpe = all at once.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land. -
88 todavía
adv.still, nevertheless, yet, as yet.* * *► adverbio1 (a pesar de ello) still2 (tiempo) still, yet3 (para reforzar) even* * *adv.1) still, yet2) even* * *ADV1) [temporal] [en oraciones afirmativas] still; [en oraciones negativas] yet, still-¿has acabado? -todavía no — "have you finished" - "not yet"
todavía no se ha ido — she hasn't gone yet, she still hasn't gone
2) (=incluso, aun así) evenes todavía más inteligente que su hermano — he's even more intelligent than his brother, he's more intelligent still than his brother
3) * (=encima)TODAVÍA Todavía se traduce principalmente al inglés por still o yet. ► Se traduce por still cuando nos referimos a una situación o acción que comenzó en el pasado y que todavía continúa. Generalmente still se coloca detrás de los verbos auxiliares o modales y delante de los demás verbos: Todavía tienen hambre They are still hungry Todavía toco el piano I still play the piano ¿Puedes verlos todavía? Can you still see them? ► También se puede traducir todavía por still para expresar insatisfacción o sorpresa en oraciones negativas. En este caso, still se coloca detrás del sujeto: Todavía no sé cómo ayudarle I still don't know how to help him Después de veinte años todavía no puede olvidarlo After twenty years she still can't forget him ► Se traduce generalmente por yet en frases negativas e interrogativas cuando nos referimos a una situación o acción que no ha tenido lugar todavía y que esperamos que ocurra. Yet va al final de la frase, aunque a veces puede ponerse delante del verbo principal en frases negativas: El doctor no ha llegado todavía The doctor hasn't arrived yet o hasn't yet arrived ¿Todavía no han llamado? Haven't they phoned yet? En lenguaje formal, se puede traducir todavía por yet en frases afirmativas para expresar que algo no se ha realizado. Para ello utilizamos la estructura to have yet + ((infinitivo)) {con} to: Todavía tienen que comunicarnos los resultados They have yet to tell us the results ► En oraciones comparativas todavía se traduce por even: Su prima es todavía más alta que ella Her cousin is even taller than she is El adverbio aún sigue las mismas pautas que todavía: Aún no sé cómo decírselo I still don't know how to tell him ¿Aún no has hablado con ella? Haven't you talked to her yet? Aún está trabajando para esa compañía de seguros She's still working for that insurance company Este pastel está aún mejor que el de la semana pasada This cake is even better than last week'shas aprobado sin estudiar y todavía te quejas — you passed without doing any work and (yet) you're still complaining
* * *1)a) ( aún) still¿todavía estás aquí? — are you still here?
b) ( en frases negativas) yet¿todavía no has terminado? — haven't you finished yet?
todavía no — - not yet
2) ( en comparaciones) even, stillsus primos son todavía más ricos — her cousins are even richer o still richer
3) (fam) (encima, aun así) still* * *1)a) ( aún) still¿todavía estás aquí? — are you still here?
b) ( en frases negativas) yet¿todavía no has terminado? — haven't you finished yet?
todavía no — - not yet
2) ( en comparaciones) even, stillsus primos son todavía más ricos — her cousins are even richer o still richer
3) (fam) (encima, aun así) still* * *todavía1= yet.Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
* haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.* más todavía = all the more so.* todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.todavía2= as yet, still, yet.Ex: A second objective of union catalogues -- to make library resources available when and where they are needed -- has not then as yet been fully achieved.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.Ex: The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.* no se sabe todavía = the jury is still out (on).* sin asignar todavía = unassigned.* todavía no = not yet.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from.* todavía por + Verbo = yet to be + Verbo.* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.* * *A1 still¿todavía estás en la cama? are you still in bed?todavía la quiero I still love hertodavía nos falta mucho para terminar we still have a lot to do2(en frases negativas): ¿todavía no terminaste or no has terminado? haven't you finished yet?¿ya terminó la película? — todavía no has the movie finished? — not yettodavía no está lista she isn't ready yetson las siete ya y todavía no está lista it's already seven o'clock and she still isn't readyB (en comparaciones) even, stillsus primos son todavía más ricos her cousins are even richer o still richer o richer stillquiere más todavía he wants even o still moreC ( fam) (encima, aun así) still¡le pagan hasta el alquiler y todavía se queja! they even pay his rent and he still complains!¿te engañó y todavía lo defiendes? he deceived you and yet you're defending him? o and you still defend him?y todavía tuvo la desfachatez de echarnos la culpa and not only that, she had the nerve to blame us!, and she even had the nerve to blame us!¡a ver si todavía nos rebajan el sueldo! ( RPl); if we're not careful they'll end up cutting our salaries!* * *
todavía adverbio
1
◊ ¿todavía estás aquí? are you still here?
2 ( en comparaciones) even, still;◊ sus primos son todavía más ricos her cousins are even richer o richer still
3 (fam) ( encima) still;◊ ¡y todavía se queja! and he still complains!
todavía adverbio
1 (en afirmativas e interrogativas) still: todavía viven en Francia, they're still living in France
todavía puedes ganar, you can still win
¿todavía me quieres? do you still love me?
(en negativas) yet: todavía no he acabado, I haven't finished yet
2 (en comparaciones) todavía más/menos, even more/less: es todavía más tonto que su novia, he's still o even sillier than his girlfriend
3 (a pesar de eso) ... y todavía se queja,... and still he complains ➣ Ver nota en still y yet
' todavía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aterrizar
- cojera
- contrapartida
- curiosamente
- deber
- designar
- entendimiento
- enterrar
- escrutinio
- flete
- grogui
- guardar
- llamear
- sangrar
- subsistir
- tiniebla
- viva
- vivo
- amoldar
- aún
- camino
- cobrar
- comida
- dormir
- estar
- estrenar
- fase
- hacer
- hora
- jorobado
- quedar
- rato
- seguro
- siempre
- ver
English:
account for
- accustom
- adjust
- air
- alive
- all
- as
- crack
- dizziness
- even
- finish
- go
- log in
- log on
- minor
- nearly
- shall
- should
- sink in
- still
- thaw
- yet
- anywhere
- attraction
- be
- catch
- feel
- from
- hang
- in
- on
- plow
- short
- trickle
- unborn
- up
- weigh
- word
* * *todavía adv1. [con afirmación] still;[con negación] yet, still;están todavía aquí they are still here;¿pero vive todavía? but is she still alive?;todavía no not yet;todavía no lo he recibido I still haven't got it, I haven't got it yet;¿todavía no ha llegado? hasn't she arrived yet?, has she still not arrived?2. [con más énfasis] still;he hecho todo lo que me ha pedido y todavía no está contento I've done everything he asked and he still isn't happy3. [incluso] even;todavía más even more;¡todavía querrá más! I hope he's not going to ask for more!* * *adv still, yet;todavía no ha llegado he still hasn’t come, he hasn’t come yet;todavía no not yet* * *todavía adv1) aún: still, yettodavía puedes verlo: you can still see it2) : eventodavía más rápido: even faster3)todavía no : not yet* * *todavía adv2. (en frases negativas) yet3. (en comparaciones) even -
89 ahí
adv.there.* * *► adverbio1 there, in that place\de ahí que hence, therefore* * *adv.* * *ADV1) [en un lugar] there¿Nina, estás ahí? — Nina, are you there?
•
ahí dentro — in there, inside•
ahí fuera — out there, outsidehoy podemos ir a cenar por ahí — we can go out for dinner tonight, we can eat out tonight
¿no dicen por ahí que vivimos en un país libre? — don't they say we live in a free country?
por ahí se le ocurre llamar — Cono Sur he might think to phone
•
¡ahí va!, ahí va el balón, ¡cógelo! — there goes the ball, catch it!¡ahí va, qué bonito! — wow, it's lovely!
¡ahí va, no me había dado cuenta de que eras tú! — well well! I didn't realise it was you
ahí donde lo ves, come más que tú y yo juntos — believe it or not he eats more than you and me put together
2) [en una situación]¡ahí está el problema! — that's the problem!
ahí está, por ejemplo, el caso de Luis — there's the case of Luis, for example
ahí estaba yo, con casi cincuenta años, y todavía soltero — there was I, about to turn fifty, and still a bachelor
-¿está mejor tu mujer? -ahí anda o LAm ahí va — "is your wife better?" - "she's doing all right"
¡hombre, haber empezado por ahí! — why didn't you say so before!
•
de ahí — that's whyde ahí las quejas de los inquilinos — that's why the tenants are complaining, hence the tenants' complaints frm
de ahí se deduce que... — from that it follows that...
•
hasta ahí, hasta ahí llego yo — I can work that much out for myselfbueno, hasta ahí de acuerdo — well, I agree with you up to there o that point
¡hasta ahí podíamos llegar! — what a nerve!, that's the limit!, can you credit it!
•
he ahí el dilema — that's the dilemma, there you have the dilemmasi hubiéramos ido más rápido, ahí sí que nos matamos — if we'd gone any faster, we'd definitely have been killed
3) [en el tiempo]•
a partir de ahí — from then on* * *1)a) ( en el espacio) thereahí está/viene — there he is/here he comes
ahí arriba/abajo — up/down there
ahí mismo or (AmL) nomás o (Méx) mero — right o just there
b) (en locs)debe estar como a 200 pesetas - sí, por ahí anda — it must be about 200 pesetas - yes, that's about right
ahí sí que — (AmL)
de ahí a que: de ahí a que venga es otra cosa — whether or not he actually comes is another matter
2)de ahí a la drogadicción sólo hay un paso — from there it's just a short step to becoming a drug addict
de ahí a decir que es excelente hay un buen trecho — there's a big difference between that and saying it's excellent
b)de ahí que — (+ subj)
3) ( en el tiempo) thenahí es cuando... — that's when...
4) (AmL) ( más o menos)¿cómo sigue tu abuelo? - ahí anda — how's your grandfather getting on? - oh, so-so
* * *= therein.Ex. The ASLIB handbook of special library and information work discusses literature searching techniques and the role of literature guides therein.----* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.* por ahí = out there.* sueltos por ahí = hanging about.* * *1)a) ( en el espacio) thereahí está/viene — there he is/here he comes
ahí arriba/abajo — up/down there
ahí mismo or (AmL) nomás o (Méx) mero — right o just there
b) (en locs)debe estar como a 200 pesetas - sí, por ahí anda — it must be about 200 pesetas - yes, that's about right
ahí sí que — (AmL)
de ahí a que: de ahí a que venga es otra cosa — whether or not he actually comes is another matter
2)de ahí a la drogadicción sólo hay un paso — from there it's just a short step to becoming a drug addict
de ahí a decir que es excelente hay un buen trecho — there's a big difference between that and saying it's excellent
b)de ahí que — (+ subj)
3) ( en el tiempo) thenahí es cuando... — that's when...
4) (AmL) ( más o menos)¿cómo sigue tu abuelo? - ahí anda — how's your grandfather getting on? - oh, so-so
* * *= therein.Ex: The ASLIB handbook of special library and information work discusses literature searching techniques and the role of literature guides therein.
* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.* por ahí = out there.* sueltos por ahí = hanging about.* * *A1 (en el espacio) there¿qué tienes ahí? what have you got there?¿y Juan? — ahí está/viene where's Juan? — there he is/here he comes nowahí arriba/abajo up/down there¡bájate de ahí! get down from there!no, ahí no, allí no, not there, (over) thereestá ahí nomás or no más, a la vuelta ( AmL); it's only just around the cornerlo dejé ahí mismo or ( Méx) ahí mero I left it right o just therepara egoísta ahí tienes a tu primo if we're talking about selfishness you need look no further than your cousin2 ( en locs):por ahí somewherehe debido dejarlo por ahí I must have left it somewheresiempre anda por ahí she's always out somewherepor ahí hay quien dice que … there are those who say that …debe estar como a 2 euros — sí, por ahí anda it must be about 2 euros — yes, that's about right o yes, round about thattendrá unos 35 años o por ahí he must be 35 or so, he must be around 35por ahí se le da por venir ( RPl); he may decide to comeahí sí que ( AmL): ahí sí que me cogiste or ( RPl) agarraste or ( Chi) pillaste you've really got me there! ( colloq)no estar ni ahí ( Chi fam): no estoy ni ahí (no me importa) I couldn't care less ( colloq) (no me interesa) it leaves me cold ( colloq)B1(refiriéndose a un lugar figurado): ahí está el truco that's the secret, that's where the secret liesde ahí a la drogadicción sólo hay un paso from there it's just a short step to becoming a drug addictde ahí a decir que es excelente hay un buen trecho there's a big difference between that and saying it's excellenthasta ahí llego yo (al resolver un problema) I worked that much out myself; (al negarse a hacer algo) that's as far as I'm prepared to gohasta por ahí no más (CS): mi paciencia llega hasta por ahí no más there's a limit to my patience, my patience only goes so fares generoso hasta por ahí no más he's only generous up to a point2de ahí hencede ahí la importancia de esta reunión hence the importance of this meetingde ahí que (+ subj) that is whyde ahí que haya perdido popularidad that is why her popularity has declinedC (en el tiempo) thende ahí en adelante from then on, from that time o point onahí es cuando debió decírselo, no después that's when he should have told her, not laterahí cambié de táctica then o at that point I changed my tacticsahí mismo there and thenD( AmL) (más o menos): ¿cómo sigue tu abuelo? — ahí anda how's your grandfather getting on? — oh, so-so* * *
ahí adverbio
1
◊ ahí está/viene there he is/here he comes;
ahí arriba/abajo up/down there;
ahí mismo or (AmL) nomás or (Méx) mero right o just thereb)
debe estar por ahí it must be around somewhere;
fue a dar una vuelta por ahí she went off for a walk;
se fue por ahí she went that way;
yo he estado por ahí I've been around there;
tendrá unos 35 años o por ahí he must be 35 or thereabouts
2
◊ ahí está el truco/problema that's the secret/problem;
de ahí a la drogadicción solo hay un paso from there it's just a short step to becoming a drug addict;
hasta ahí llego yo that's as far as I'm prepared to gob)
de ahí mi sorpresa hence my surprise;
de ahí que hayan fracasado that is why they failed;
de ahí a que venga es otra cosa whether or not he actually comes is another matter
3 ( en el tiempo) then;
ahí mismo there and then
ahí adverbio there: está ahí, it's there
ponlo por ahí, put it over there
ahí tienes, here you are
tiene cincuenta años o por ahí, he's fifty or thereabouts
ve por ahí, go that way
de ahí, hence
de ahí que, so
' ahí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alguien
- anda
- andar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- arriba
- biruji
- crisma
- detrás
- ir
- hostia
- lado
- le
- los
- mañana
- media
- medio
- pregonar
- quienquiera
- quitarse
- Tiro
- yo
- agarrar
- apartar
- bien
- brazo
- colgar
- cuidar
- dentro
- izquierda
- mover
- parado
- poner
- por
- quedar
- quitar
- recordar
- salir
English:
hand up
- hence
- hustle
- leave
- loose
- mooch
- nobody
- peace
- rest
- rub
- stand about
- stand around
- stay
- there
- thereabout
- thereabouts
- tissue
- around
- d'
- flash
- go
- hand
- happen
- lucky
- out of
- reason
- swear
- way
* * *ahí adv1. [lugar determinado] there;ahí arriba/abajo up/down there;desde ahí no se ve nada you can't see anything from there;ponlo ahí put it over there;vino por ahí he came that way;¡ahí están! there they are!;¡ahí tienes! here o there you are!;ahí vienen los niños here o there come the children;ahí mismo right there;déjalo ahí mismo leave it (over) there;Amahí nomás right over therela solución está ahí that's where the solution lies;de ahí a la fama hay muy poco it's not far to go from there to being famous;de ahí a llamarle tonto hay poca distancia there's little difference between saying that and calling him stupid;las llaves están por ahí the keys are around there somewhere;está por ahí [en lugar indeterminado] she's around (somewhere);[en la calle] she's out;se ha ido a pasear por ahí she's gone out for a walk;Famandar por ahí con los amigos to hang out with one's friends;andan por ahí diciendo tonterías they're going around talking nonsense;por ahí [aproximadamente eso] something like that;¿te costó 10 euros? – por ahí, por ahí it cost you 10 euros, did it? – yes, somewhere around that o more or less;por ahí va la cosa you're not too far wrong;por ahí no paso that's one thing I'm not prepared to do;Am¡ahí está! (you) see!;todavía no me contestaron – ahí está, yo te dije they still haven't answered – (you) see, I told you so;CAm, Méx Fam¡ahí muere! forget it!;¡ahí es nada!: subió al Everest sin oxígeno, ¡ahí es nada! guess what, he only climbed Everest without any oxygen!;ha vendido ya dos millones, ¡ahí es nada! she's sold two million already, not bad, eh?;Famahí le duele: a pesar de su éxito, la crítica sigue sin aceptarlo, ¡ahí le duele! frustratingly for him, he still hasn't achieved critical acclaim despite his success;¡ahí me las den todas! I couldn't care less!;Méx Famahí se va (it's no) big deal;Méx Famhacer algo al ahí se va to do sth any old how3.de ahí que [por eso] and consequently;es un mandón, de ahí que no lo aguante nadie he's very bossy, that's why nobody likes him;de ahí su enfado that's why she was so angry4. [momento] then;de ahí en adelante from then on;ahí me di cuenta de que estaba mintiendo that was when I realized he was lying* * *adv there;ahí mismo right there;irse por ahí go out;por ahí voy that’s what I’m getting at;ahí me las den todas fam I couldn’t ocould care less, BrI couldn’t care less;¡ahí va! fam there you go! fam ;de ahí que that is why* * *ahí adv1) : thereahí está: there it is2)por ahí : somewhere, thereabouts3)de ahí que : with the result that, so that* * *ahí adv there -
90 asustar
v.1 to frighten, to scare.¡me has asustado! you gave me a fright!me asusta pensar que pueda tener razón the scary thing is she may be rightEl ruido asustó al caballo The noise frightened=startled the horse.Su demencia asusta a María His lunacy scares Mary.2 to be frightening, to scare.Esas películas de zombies asustan Those zombie pictures are frightening.* * *1 to frighten, scare1 to be frightened, be scared* * *verbto frighten, scare* * *1.VT (=causar miedo a) to frighten, scare; (=espantar) to alarm, startle2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to frighten2.nada lo asusta — he's not frightened o scared by anything
asustarse v pron to get frightenedme asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí — I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there
no se asuste, no es nada grave — there's no need to worry o to be alarmed, it's nothing serious
* * *= alarm, frighten, scare, startle, make + things scary for, freak, shock, spook.Ex. Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.Ex. What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex. The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.Ex. When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.----* asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo = frighten + Nombre + into.* asustarse = panic, scare + Reflexivo, shy.* asustarse de = be scared of.* * *1.verbo transitivo to frighten2.nada lo asusta — he's not frightened o scared by anything
asustarse v pron to get frightenedme asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí — I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there
no se asuste, no es nada grave — there's no need to worry o to be alarmed, it's nothing serious
* * *= alarm, frighten, scare, startle, make + things scary for, freak, shock, spook.Ex: Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.
Ex: What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.Ex: When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo = frighten + Nombre + into.* asustarse = panic, scare + Reflexivo, shy.* asustarse de = be scared of.* * *asustar [A1 ]vtto frighten¡me asustaste! you made me jump!, you startled o frightened me!, you gave me a fright!me asustó cuando se puso tan serio he gave me a fright when he went all seriousnada lo asusta he's not frightened o scared by anything, nothing frightens o scares himlo asustó con tanto hablar de casamiento she frightened o scared him off with all her talk of marriageto get frightenedme asusté cuando llegué a casa y no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I arrived home and he wasn't thereno se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry o to be alarmed o frightened, it's nothing serious¡no te asustes! soy yo don't be frightened o it's all right, it's only mese asustó con lo que le dijo el médico y dejó de fumar what the doctor said frightened him o he got scared o frightened about what the doctor said and he stopped smoking* * *
asustar ( conjugate asustar) verbo transitivo
to frighten;
asustarse verbo pronominal
to get frightened;
me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there;
no se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry, it's nothing serious
asustar verbo transitivo to frighten, scare
' asustar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
- sobrecoger
English:
frighten
- scare
- shock
- startle
- alarm
* * *♦ vt[dar miedo a] to frighten, to scare; [preocupar] to worry;se escondió detrás del sofá para asustarme she hid behind the sofa so she could jump out and frighten me o give me a fright;¡me has asustado! you gave me a fright!;le asustan las arañas he's scared of spiders;me asusta pensar que pueda tener razón the scary thing is she may be right* * *v/t frighten, scare* * *asustar vtespantar: to scare, to frighten* * *asustar vb to frighten / to scare -
91 casi
adv.1 almost.casi me muero I almost o nearly diedno comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothingcasi no dormí I hardly slept at allcasi, casi almost, just aboutcasi nunca hardly ever¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left melo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!casi siempre almost o nearly always2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.* * *► adverbio1 almost, nearly\casi, casi familiar just about¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!casi no hardlycasi nunca hardly ever* * *adv.1) almost, nearly* * *ADV1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearlyestá casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished
son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock
¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over
nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years
despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff
estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it
ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries
-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"
no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on
100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!
•
casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never2) [indicando indecisión] almostCASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradano sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go
* * *1)a) ( cerca de) almost, nearlyes casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible
b) (delante del n) (frml)2) ( en frases negativas)¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all
¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)
yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it
* * *= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.----* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.* casi cualquier = almost any.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.* casi de todo = just about everything.* casi fanático = near-frantic.* casi fatal = near-fatal.* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.* casi inaceptable = borderline.* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.* casi la perfección = near-perfection.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* casi mortal = near-fatal.* casi nada = next to nothing.* casi neutro = near-neutral.* casi siempre = almost invariably.* casi sinónimo = near synonym.* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.* casi todos = almost any.* casi universal = quasi-universal.* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.* * *1)a) ( cerca de) almost, nearlyes casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible
b) (delante del n) (frml)2) ( en frases negativas)¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all
¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)
yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it
* * *= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.* casi cualquier = almost any.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.* casi de todo = just about everything.* casi fanático = near-frantic.* casi fatal = near-fatal.* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.* casi inaceptable = borderline.* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.* casi la perfección = near-perfection.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* casi mortal = near-fatal.* casi nada = next to nothing.* casi neutro = near-neutral.* casi siempre = almost invariably.* casi sinónimo = near synonym.* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.* casi todos = almost any.* casi universal = quasi-universal.* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.* * *A1 (cerca de) almost, nearlycuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as muchya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clockes casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossiblecasi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell overde casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile2 ( delante del n) ( frml):la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire populationlos casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitantsB(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature nowcasi no se le oía you could hardly hear himeso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happensno nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at allno había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody thereme sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't comesin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecentC(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell itcasi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first* * *
casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
2 ( en frases negativas):
casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually
* * *casi adv1. [faltando poco] almost;casi me muero I almost o nearly died;casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;casi nunca hardly ever;casi siempre almost o nearly always;está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”2. [expresando indecisión]casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse3. CompIrónicocasi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!* * *adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly* * *casi adv1) : almost, nearly, virtuallycasi nunca: hardly ever* * *casi adv1. (en general) nearly / almost2. (apenas) hardly -
92 sorprender
v.1 to surprise.me sorprende verte por aquí I'm surprised to see you hereno me sorprende que se haya marchado I'm not surprised she's leftSu regalo sorprendió a María His gift surprised Mary.2 to catch.nos sorprendió la tormenta we got caught in the stormsorprender a alguien (haciendo algo) to catch somebody (doing something)3 to be surprised to, to be amazed to.Me sorprende verte I am surprised to see you.4 to be a surprise.5 to catch out.Elsa sorprendió al ladrón Elsa caught out the thief.* * *1 (coger desprevenido) to catch unawares, take by surprise3 figurado (maravillar) to surprise, astonish, amaze1 figurado to be surprised\no me sorprendería nada I wouldn't be at all surprised* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=asombrar) to surpriseno me sorprendería que... — I wouldn't be surprised if...
2) (=coger desprevenido) to catch; (Mil) to surprise3) [+ conversación] to overhear; [+ secreto] to find out, discover; [+ escondrijo] to find2.3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to surprise2.sorprender vta) ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch... unawaresb) < mensaje> to intercept; < conversación> to overhear3.sorprenderse v pron to be surprised¿de qué te sorprendes? — what are you so surprised about?
* * *= surprise, puzzle, shock, startle, blow away, blindside, blow + Nombre + to bits.Ex. He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.Ex. During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex. Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.----* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* sorprender enormemente = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprender mucho = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprenderse = raise + eyebrows, express + surprise, be surprised, be thrown.* sorprenderse de = be struck by.* sorprenderse enormemente = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to surprise2.sorprender vta) ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch... unawaresb) < mensaje> to intercept; < conversación> to overhear3.sorprenderse v pron to be surprised¿de qué te sorprendes? — what are you so surprised about?
* * *= surprise, puzzle, shock, startle, blow away, blindside, blow + Nombre + to bits.Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.
Ex: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* sorprender enormemente = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprender mucho = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprenderse = raise + eyebrows, express + surprise, be surprised, be thrown.* sorprenderse de = be struck by.* sorprenderse enormemente = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* * *sorprender [E1 ]vito surpriseme sorprende que no lo sepas I'm surprised you don't know, it surprises me that you didn't know■ sorprendervt1 (coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch … unawares, take … by surpriseentramos por detrás y los sorprendimos we went in the back and surprised them o caught them unawares o took them by surprisefueron sorprendidos cuando intentaban forzar la caja fuerte they were caught o surprised trying to break open the safenos sorprendió la lluvia we got caught in the rain2 ‹mensaje› to intercept; ‹conversación› to overhearto be surprisedse sorprendió mucho al encontrarme ahí he was very surprised to find me there¿de qué te sorprendes? why are you so surprised?, what are you so surprised about?* * *
sorprender ( conjugate sorprender) verbo intransitivo
to surprise;
verbo transitivo ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch … unawares;
nos sorprendió la lluvia we got caught in the rain
sorprenderse verbo pronominal
to be surprised
sorprender verbo transitivo
1 (conmover, maravillar) to wonder, marvel: la puesta en escena sorprendió al público, the audience was amazed by the production
2 (extrañar) to surprise: me sorprende que lo sepas, I'm surprised that you know it
3 (coger desprevenido) to catch unawares: la sorprendimos fumando, we caught her smoking
la tormenta nos sorprendió en la montaña, the storm caught us on the mountain
' sorprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocar
- pillar
- admirar
- cachar
- extrañar
- impresionar
- sorprendido
English:
catch
- overtake
- surprise
- take
- take aback
- disturb
* * *♦ vt1. [asombrar, extrañar] to surprise;me sorprende verte por aquí I'm surprised to see you here;no me sorprende que se haya marchado I'm not surprised she's left;me sorprendió con su pregunta I was surprised by her question3. [coger desprevenido] to catch;nos sorprendió la tormenta we got caught in the storm;el temporal nos sorprendió en mar abierto the storm caught us out at sea4. [descubrir] to discover* * *v/t1 surprise;me sorprende que … I’m surprised that …2 ( descubrir) catch* * *sorprender vt: to surprise♦ sorprenderse vr* * *sorprender vb1. (asombrar) to surprise2. (coger) to catch / to catch out -
93 parapetarse
pron.v.to take refuge (also figurative).* * *1 to take shelter, take cover2 figurado to take refuge* * *VPR1) (=protegerse) to protect o.s., shelter ( tras behind)2) (fig)* * *verbo pronominal to take coverparapetarse tras algo — <tras muro/barricada> to take cover behind something
* * *verbo pronominal to take coverparapetarse tras algo — <tras muro/barricada> to take cover behind something
* * *parapetarse [A1 ]to take coverse parapetaron tras el muro they took cover behind the wallse parapetó tras la excusa de que estaba enferma she tried to get out of it by saying she was ill* * *
parapetarse ( conjugate parapetarse) verbo pronominal
to take cover
■parapetarse verbo reflexivo to shelter, protect oneself
* * *parapetarse vpr* * *v/r shelter, hide ( tras behind) -
94 salirse
1 (líquido, gas) to leak, leak out; (río) to overflow2 (al hervir) to boil over3 (tornillo etc) to come off, come out4 (de la carretera) to go off (de, -)* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=irse) to leave2) (=escaparse) to escape (de from)get out (de of)el tigre se salió de la jaula — the tiger escaped from the cage, the tiger got out of the cage
3) (=filtrarse) [aire, líquido] to leak (out)la botella estaba rota y se salía el vinagre — the bottle was cracked and the vinegar was coming out o leaking (out)
el barril se sale — Esp the barrel is leaking
4) (=rebosar) to overflow; [al hervir] to boil over5) (=desviarse) to come off6) (=desconectarse) to come out7) (=excederse)* * *
■salirse verbo reflexivo
1 (irse) to leave: me salí antes de que acabase la película, I left before the end of the film
(dejar una asociación, un grupo) Juan se ha salido del partido, Juan has left the party
2 (de un límite) el coche se salió de la calzada, the car went off the road
(desbordarse, rebosar) to overflow
(al hervir) to boil over
3 (escaparse un gas o un líquido por una grieta) to leak (out)
4 (no encajar bien, soltarse) se salió una pieza del motor, a part of the engine came off
♦ Locuciones: salirse con la suya, to get one's own way
' salirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
madre
- suya
- suyo
- tangente
- ir
- salir
English:
blow
- boil over
- extricate
- go off
- leak
- out
- overshoot
- red
- see
- stubborn
- way
- come
- jump
- over
* * *vprmuchos se salieron del partido many people left the party;la obra era tan mala que nos salimos (del teatro) a la mitad the play was so bad that we left (the theatre) halfway through;me salí del agua porque tenía frío I came out of the water because I was coldno te salgas del margen al escribir stay inside the margin when you're writing;el balón se salió del terreno de juego the ball went out of play;salirse del presupuesto to overrun the budget;eso se sale de mis competencias that's outside my authority;tiene una inteligencia que se sale de lo normal she is exceptionally intelligent;salirse del tema to digress3. [filtrarse] [líquido, gas] to leak, to escape ( por through); [humo, aroma] to come out ( por through);a esta rueda se le sale el aire the air's getting out of o escaping from this tyre4. [rebosar] to overflow;[leche] to boil over;el río se salió del cauce the river broke its banksel autobús se salió de la carretera the bus came off o left the roadeste anillo se me sale this ring's too big for me;se te sale la camiseta por detrás your shirt's not tucked in properly at the back7.salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way* * *v/r1 de líquido overflow2 ( dejar) leave;salirse de leave;salirse de la carretera leave the road, go off the road3:salirse con la suya get what one wants* * *vr1) : to escape, to get out, to leak out2) : to come loose, to come off3)salirse con la suya : to get one's own way* * *salirse vb1. (escaparse) to leak2. (al hervir) to boil over3. (desviarse) to go off / to come off -
95 apenas
adv.1 scarcely, hardly (casi no).apenas me puedo mover I can hardly move2 only.hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago3 as soon as (tan pronto como).apenas llegó, sonó el teléfono no sooner had he arrived than the phone rang4 almost, approximately, barely, hardly.5 only just, no sooner, just.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: apenar.* * *► adverbio1 (casi no) scarcely, hardly2 (con dificultad) only just3 (tan pronto como) as soon as, no sooner■ apenas entramos, sonó el teléfono no sooner had we had come in than the phone rang\apenas si hardly* * *1. conj. 2. adv.1) barely2) hardly, scarcely* * *1. ADV1) (=casi no) hardly, scarcelyapenas consigo dormir — I can hardly o scarcely o barely sleep
-¿has leído mucho últimamente? -apenas — "have you been reading much lately?" - "hardly anything"
siguió trabajando durante horas, sin apenas acusar el cansancio — he went on working for hours, with hardly any sign of tiredness
no sé apenas nada de ese tema — I hardly know anything about that subject, I know almost nothing o next to nothing about that subject
•
apenas si, apenas si nos habló durante toda la cena — he hardly o barely o scarcely said a word to us throughout the whole dinner2) (=casi nunca) hardly ever3) (=escasamente) onlyhabía muy pocos alumnos, apenas diez o doce — there were very few students, only o barely ten or twelve
yo apenas tenía catorce años — I was barely fourteen, I was only just fourteen
4) (=solamente) only2.CONJ esp LAm (=en cuanto) as soon asapenas llegue, te llamo — I'll phone you as soon as I arrive
APENAS El adverbio apenas tiene dos traducciones principales en inglés: hardly y scarcely, este último usado en lenguaje más formal. ► Estos adverbios se colocan normalmente detrás de los verbos auxiliares y modales y delante de los demás verbos: Apenas podía hablar después del accidente He could hardly o scarcely speak after the accident Apenas nos conocemos We hardly o scarcely know each other ► Sin embargo, en oraciones temporales, podemos colocar hardly y scarcely al principio de la oración si queremos reforzar la inmediatez de algo, o como recurso estilístico en cuentos y relatos. En este caso los adverbios van siempre seguidos de un verbo auxiliar, con lo que se invierte el orden normal del sujeto y del verbo en inglés, quedando la estructura hardly/ scarcely + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + when ...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño Hardly o Scarcely had I gone to bed when I heard a strange noise En este sentido se suele utilizar también no sooner + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + than...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño No sooner had I gone to bed than I heard a strange noise Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradaapenas había cumplido quince años cuando... — he'd only just turned fifteen when...
* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex. It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.Ex. An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex. The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex. It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.----* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *1 (a duras penas) hardlyapenas les alcanza para comer they've barely o hardly o scarcely enough to live onapenas podíamos oír lo que decía we could hardly o barely hear what he was saying, we could only just hear what they were sayinghace apenas dos horas que empecé I only started two hours agoapenas (si) sabe pedir un café en francés it's as much as he can do to order o he can hardly order a cup of coffee in Frenchapenas (si) nos dirigió la palabra she hardly spoke to ussin apenas trámites with a minimum of formalities2apenas … cuando no sooner … thanapenas había tomado posesión del cargo, cuando empezaron los problemas he had no sooner taken up o no sooner had he taken up the post than the problems began3(Méx, Ven fam) (recién): apenas el lunes la podré ir a ver I won't be able to go and see her until Monday( esp AmL) (en cuanto) as soon asapenas lo supo, corrió a decírselo as soon as she found out, she ran to tell himapenas + SUBJ:apenas termines, me avisas let me know as soon as you've finisheddijo que me llamaría apenas llegara she said she'd phone me as soon as she arrived o the moment she arrived* * *
Del verbo apenar: ( conjugate apenar)
apenas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
apenar
apenas
apenar ( conjugate apenar) verbo transitivo
to sadden
apenarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entristecerse):
se apenó mucho cuando lo supo he was very upset o sad when he learned of it
2 (AmL exc CS) ( sentir vergüenza) to be embarrassed
apenas adverbio
hace apenas dos horas only two hours agob) ( no bien):◊ apenas había llegado cuando … no sooner had he arrived than …c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién):
apenas va por la página 10 he's only on page 10
■ conjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon as
apenar verbo transitivo to grieve, sadden, pain
apenas
I adverbio
1 (casi no, difícilmente) hardly, scarcely: apenas (si) habla, he hardly says a word
2 (escasamente) hace apenas una hora que la vi, I saw her just an hour ago
II conj (tan pronto como) as soon as: apenas lo vi, me desmayé, I fainted as soon as I saw him
' apenas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- exigua
- exiguo
- paliar
- fuego
- justo
- pena
- que
- sostener
English:
barely
- discern
- exist
- hardly
- inconspicuous
- only
- scarcely
- soon
- bread
- faint
- faintly
- just
- skim
- string
- survive
- than
- weakly
* * *♦ adv1. [casi no] scarcely, hardly;apenas duerme/descansa she hardly sleeps/rests at all;no estudia apenas he hardly studies at all;apenas te dolerá it will scarcely o hardly hurt at all;¿solías ir a la discoteca? – apenas did you use to go to the disco? – hardly ever;apenas (si) me puedo mover I can hardly move;sin que apenas protestara, sin que protestara apenas almost without her protesting (at all), without her hardly protesting (at all);sin apenas dinero without hardly any money (at all), with next to no money;sin apenas comer without hardly eating, without eating almost anything2. [tan sólo] only;en apenas dos minutos in only two minutes, in little under two minutes;hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago;apenas llevo dos horas en este país I've hardly been in this country for two hours, I haven't been in this country for more than two hours♦ conj[tan pronto como] as soon as;apenas conocido el resultado, comenzaron a celebrarlo as soon as they heard the result, they started celebrating;apenas llegaron, se pusieron a comer no sooner had they arrived than they began eating;apenas acabes, dímelo let me know as soon as you've finished* * *I adv hardly, scarcely;falta apenas una hora there’s barely an hour left;la película ha comenzado hace apenas unos minutos the movie started just a few minutes ago, the movie has only just started;apenas nada hardly anythingII conj as soon as* * *apenas adv: hardly, scarcelyapenas conj: as soon as* * *apenas adv1. (casi no) hardly2. (casi nunca) hardly ever3. (solo) only / just4. (tan pronto como) as soon asapenas se acostó, se quedó dormido as soon as he got into bed, he felt asleep -
96 atacar
v.1 to attack.esta enfermedad ataca el sistema respiratorio this disease attacks the respiratory systemEl general atacó al pueblo The general attacked the village.Ese grupo ataca siempre That group attacks always.2 to attack (sport).3 to attack.4 to corrode.5 to tackle, to attack, to try to solve.El grupo ataca los problemas The group tackles problems.* * *1 (gen) to attack2 (criticar) to attack, criticize3 (afectar) to attack, affect\atacar los nervios to get on one's nerves* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ enemigo, ciudad, fortaleza] to attack2) (Med, Quím) [enfermedad, plaga, sustancia] to attackeste niño me ataca los nervios — * that child gets on my nerves *
3) (=criticar) [+ teoría, planteamiento, propuesta] to attack4) (=combatir) [+ problema] to tackle, combatse pretende atacar el desempleo — the aim is to tackle o combat unemployment
pretenden atacar la epidemia de meningitis — they aim to tackle o combat the meningitis epidemic
5) (=abordar)tengo que atacar a las matemáticas — * I'll have to get stuck into my maths *
¿puedo atacar al pastel? — * can I get stuck into the cake? *
2.VI to attack3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <país/enemigo/ideas> to attack2) ácido/virus/enfermedad to attack3)a) ( combatir) <problema/enfermedad> to attackb) ( acometer) < tarea> to tackle; < pieza musical> to launch intoc) (Ven fam) ( cortejar) to go after2.atacar vi to attack* * *= attack, set about, assail, make + attack, bash, storm, assault, argue against, mount + attack, come under + attack, go to + bat against, maul, hit out (at/against).Ex. Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again.Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex. This has led David Beminghausen in the United States to make the most outspoken attack on those who are trying to influence the role of the American Library Association.Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex. On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex. Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex. Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex. After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.Ex. She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.----* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* atacar a = take + a swipe at, swipe, lash out at/against/on, have + a go at.* atacar con = urge against.* atacar en grupo = swarm.* atacar primero = preemptive strike.* atacar un síntoma = attack + symptom.* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <país/enemigo/ideas> to attack2) ácido/virus/enfermedad to attack3)a) ( combatir) <problema/enfermedad> to attackb) ( acometer) < tarea> to tackle; < pieza musical> to launch intoc) (Ven fam) ( cortejar) to go after2.atacar vi to attack* * *= attack, set about, assail, make + attack, bash, storm, assault, argue against, mount + attack, come under + attack, go to + bat against, maul, hit out (at/against).Ex: Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Ex: This has led David Beminghausen in the United States to make the most outspoken attack on those who are trying to influence the role of the American Library Association.Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Ex: Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex: After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.Ex: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* atacar a = take + a swipe at, swipe, lash out at/against/on, have + a go at.* atacar con = urge against.* atacar en grupo = swarm.* atacar primero = preemptive strike.* atacar un síntoma = attack + symptom.* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire.* * *atacar [A2 ]vtA1 ‹país/enemigo› to attackla atacó por la espalda he attacked her from behindsu adversario lo atacó por sorpresa his opponent caught him off guard o took him by surprise2 (verbalmente) ‹ideas/persona› to attackdeja de atacarme continuamente stop attacking me o ( colloq) getting at me all the timeB «sustancia» to attack; «virus/enfermedad» to attackel ácido ataca el mármol the acid attacks the marbleataca el sistema nervioso it attacks the nervous systemme atacaron unos dolores de cabeza terribles I suffered o got terrible headachesme atacó el sueño I was suddenly overcome by sleep, I suddenly felt very sleepyC1 (combatir) ‹problema/enfermedad› to attackatacar las causas del problema to attack the causes of the problemeste problema hay que atacarlo de raíz we need to attack the root of this problem2 (acometer) ‹tarea› to tackle; ‹pieza musical› to launch intoJulio está atacando a Luisa Julio's after Luisa ( colloq), Julio's trying to get Luisa to go out with himD (en un cañón) to ram■ atacarvito attack■ atacarse* * *
atacar ( conjugate atacar) verbo transitivo
to attack
atacar verbo transitivo to attack, assault
♦ Locuciones: familiar atacar los nervios, to lose one's cool
' atacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cargar
- diferente
- arremeter
- asaltar
- detrás
- disponer
English:
assault
- attack
- boot
- charge
- fire
- go at
- go for
- hit out
- lay into
- savage
- set on
- set upon
- strike
- turn on
- blast
- blitz
- hit
- jump
- lash
- maul
- mob
- move
- set
- slam
- tuck
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [con violencia] to attack2. Dep to attack3. [criticar] to attack;su propuesta fue atacada por los asistentes her proposal was attacked by those present4. [afectar]le atacó la risa/fiebre he had a fit of laughter/a bout of fever;me atacó el sueño I suddenly felt very sleepysu impuntualidad me ataca los nervios his unpunctuality gets on my nerves6. [emprender] to launch into;el tenor atacó el aria con entusiasmo the tenor launched into the aria with gusto;los ciclistas atacaron la última subida con gran energía the cyclists attacked the final climb energetically7. [corroer] to corrode;la humedad ataca los metales humidity corrodes metal8. [dañar] to attack;esta enfermedad ataca el sistema respiratorio this disease attacks the respiratory systemno es el primer chico que la ataca he isn't the first boy to try to Br get off with o US make out with her♦ vi1. [tropas, animal] to attack2. Dep to attack* * *I v/t1 attack;le atacó un fuerte lumbago he had a severe attack of lumbago;me atacaron ganas de … I was seized o gripped by a desire to …II v/i attack* * *atacar {72} v: to attack* * *atacar vb to attack -
97 cien
adj.1 one-hundred, hundred, a hundred.2 one-hundredth.f. & m.a or one hundred.cien mil a o one hundred thousandpor cien percentcien por cien a hundred percent;m.hundred, a hundred.* * *1 one hundred, a hundred1 one hundred, a hundred\cien por cien one hundred per centponerse a cien familiar to blow one's top, get all worked up Table 1 NOTA see also ciento and seis/Table 1* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.hundred, a hundred* * *IADJ, PRON [antes de s, apócope de ciento] a hundred, one hundredes de lana cien por cien — it's pure wool, it's a hundred per cent wool
- me pone a cienCIEN, CIENTO ► La traducción de cien(to) puede ser a hundred o one hundred: Tengo que escribir cien páginas I've got to write a o one hundred pages Murió a la edad de ciento veinte años He died at the age of a o one hundred and twenty Sin embargo, hay que utilizar siempre one hundred: ► cuando cien(to) va detrás de otra cifra: El curso cuesta dos mil ciento noventa libras The course costs two thousand one hundred and ninety pounds ► cuando se quiere precisar que se trata de cien(to) y no de doscientos {etc}: I said "one hundred" not "two hundred" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver cien I, ciento II** SM bog **, lavatory, john (EEUU) ** * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre a/one hundredcien mil — a/one hundred thousand
IIes cien por cien algodón — (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
* * *= hundred, hundred, one hundred.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. It features elements of many of the trends in classification theory and practice over the past one hundred years.----* cien por cien = one hundred percent.* cientos = oodles, scores.* cientos de = hundreds of, yards of.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* cientos de millones = hundred million.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* en tanto por ciento = percentage-wise.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit.* tanto por ciento = percentage.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* veinte por ciento = two-tenths.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre a/one hundredcien mil — a/one hundred thousand
IIes cien por cien algodón — (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
* * *= hundred, hundred, one hundred.Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex: It features elements of many of the trends in classification theory and practice over the past one hundred years.* cien por cien = one hundred percent.* cientos = oodles, scores.* cientos de = hundreds of, yards of.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* cientos de millones = hundred million.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* en tanto por ciento = percentage-wise.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit.* tanto por ciento = percentage.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* veinte por ciento = two-tenths.* * *cien1adj inv/prona/one hundredcien euros a/one hundred euroscien mil a/one hundred thousandes cien por cien algodón it's pure cotton, it's a hundred percent cottonno estoy convencido al cien por cien I'm not totally convincedponer a algn a cien ( Esp); to get sb annoyedcien2el cien one hundred, number one hundred* * *
Del verbo ciar: ( conjugate ciar)
cíen es:
3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente subjuntivo3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) imperativo
cien adj inv/pron
a/one hundred;◊ cien mil a/one hundred thousand;
es cien por cien algodón (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
■ sustantivo masculino: el cien (number) one hundred
cien adjetivo & sustantivo masculino inv hundred
cien personas, a o one hundred people
cinco por cien, five per cent
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner a alguien a cien, to drive sb mad
cien por cien, (completamente, de principio a fin) one hundred per cent: una sustancia cien por cien vegetal, a substance made from natural products only
ir/andar con cien ojos, to keep your eyes peeled
Recuerda que en inglés no tiene plural ( one/ two/three, etc. hundred) excepto cuando expresa una cantidad indeterminada: Había cientos de personas. There were hundreds of people there.
' cien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- antecesor
- antecesora
- baja
- bajo
- cabida
- casi
- contratación
- dividendo
- haber
- más
- neta
- neto
- pago
- poner
- venir
- ciento
- pájaro
English:
A
- aboard
- another
- around
- aware
- bet
- by
- deep
- discount
- funnel
- horsepower
- hundred
- length
- live
- offshore
- than
- vicinity
- watt
- within
- worth
* * *cien núma o one hundred;cien mil a o one hundred thousand;por cien percent;cien por cien a hundred percent;Famponer a cien alguien: esa musiquilla me está poniendo a cien that tune's getting on my nerves;Famdar cien mil vueltas a algo/alguien: mi moto le da cien vueltas a la tuya my motorbike's miles better than yours;ver también treinta* * *adj a oone hundred;poner a alguien a cien fam irritate s.o., get on s.o.’s nerves;cien por cien fig fam a hundred per cent, totally* * *cien adj1) : a hundred, hundredlas primeras cien páginas: the first hundred pages2)cien por ciento : a hundred percent, through and through, wholeheartedlycien nm: one hundred* * *cien num a hundred / one hundred -
98 pos
adv.behind, back, in the rear.* * *en pos de after, in pursuit of* * *ISMen pos de — liter after, in pursuit of
IIir en pos de algo/algn — to chase (after) sth/sb, pursue sth/sb
* * *en pos de — (loc prep) de presa/ladrón in pursuit of; de ilusión/fama in search of
abandonó esta idea en pos de una política más pragmática — he abandoned this idea in favor of a more pragmatic policy
* * *----* en pos de = in pursuit of, in the pursuit of, on the trail of, in search of, on the track of, in the quest for.* * *en pos de — (loc prep) de presa/ladrón in pursuit of; de ilusión/fama in search of
abandonó esta idea en pos de una política más pragmática — he abandoned this idea in favor of a more pragmatic policy
* * ** en pos de = in pursuit of, in the pursuit of, on the trail of, in search of, on the track of, in the quest for.* * *Apartieron en pos de aventuras/una ilusión they set off in pursuit of adventure/a dreamtrabaja en pos del bienestar social she works for the good of societyabandonó esta idea en pos de una política más pragmática he abandoned this idea in favor of a more pragmatic policy* * *pos: en pos de loc prep1. [detrás de] behind;corrió en pos de su amo he ran after his master2. [en busca de] after;esfuerzos en pos de lograr la paz efforts in pursuit of peace* * *adv:en pos de in pursuit of* * *pos adven pos de : in pursuit of -
99 tibio
adj.1 lukewarm, warm, tepid.2 indifferent, tepid, indolent, lukewarm.* * *► adjetivo1 tepid, lukewarm2 figurado tepid, unenthusiastic, cool\poner tibio,-a a alguien familiar to pull somebody to pieces* * *ADJ1) [comida, líquido] lukewarm, tepid2) [creencia] half-hearted; [persona] lukewarm; [recibimiento] cool, unenthusiasticestar tibio con algn — to be cool to sb, behave distantly towards sb
* * *- bia adjetivoa) <agua/baño> lukewarm, tepidb) <atmósfera/ambiente> warm* * *= coolish, tepid, lukewarm.Ex. Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.Ex. The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex. His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.----* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* * *- bia adjetivoa) <agua/baño> lukewarm, tepidb) <atmósfera/ambiente> warm* * *= coolish, tepid, lukewarm.Ex: Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* * *1 ‹agua/baño› lukewarm, tepid2 ‹atmósfera/ambiente› warmel tibio sol de la mañana the warm morning sun3 ‹relación› lukewarm; ‹acogida› unenthusiastic, cool, lukewarmera un republicano tibio he was a halfhearted republican* * *
Del verbo tibiar: ( conjugate tibiar)
tibio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tibió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
tibio◊ - bia adjetivo
‹ acogida› unenthusiastic, cool
tibio,-a adjetivo
1 (templado) tepid, lukewarm
un baño tibio, a tepid bath
2 (poco entusiasta) lukewarm, unenthusiastic, half-hearted
♦ Locuciones: fam (atiborrarse) ponerse tibio: se puso tibio de tarta, he stuffed himself with cake
' tibio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
templada
- templado
- tibia
- huevo
English:
lukewarm
- tepid
- warm
* * *tibio, -a adj1. [líquido] tepid, lukewarm2. [reacción, posición] lukewarm, half-hearted;el libro tuvo una tibia acogida en la prensa the book received o had a lukewarm reception from the press3. Col, Perú, Ven [enojado] annoyed, irritated4. Fam[cara a cara] to tear into sb, to tear sb to pieces;ponerse tibio de algo [comer] to stuff one's face with sth;[beber] to down bucketfuls of sth* * *adj tb figlukewarm, tepid;poner a alguien tibio fam lay into s.o. fam* * *1) : lukewarm, tepid2) : cool, unenthusiastic* * *tibio adj lukewarm / tepid -
100 voltear
v.1 to toss (heno, crepe, torero).2 to knock over. ( Latin American Spanish)3 to turn (doblar la esquina). (Mexican Spanish)4 to turn over. ( Latin American Spanish salvo River Plate)5 to turn (round) (girar) (person). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))6 to overturn (volcar) (auto). (Mexican Spanish)* * *1 (dar vueltas) to whirl, twirl2 (poner al revés) to turn over, toss3 (campanas) to peal, ring out4 (a una persona) to toss up in the air* * *verb1) to turn over2) roll over3) tumble* * *1. VT1) ( esp LAm) (=volver al revés) to turn over, turn upside down; (=dar la vuelta a) to turn round; (=lanzar al aire) to toss2)voltear la espalda — (LAm) (=dar la espalda) to turn one's back
3) ( esp Cono Sur, Méx) (=volcar) to knock, knock over4) [+ campanas] to peal5) ( esp LAm) [+ lazo] to whirl, twirl6)voltear a algn — (And, Caribe) to force sb to change his mind
7) (Caribe) (=buscar) to search all over for2. VI1) (=dar vueltas) to roll over, go rolling over and over; (=dar una voltereta) to somersault2) (LAm) (=torcer) to turnvoltear a la derecha — to turn right; (=volverse) to turn round
3) (LAm)4) (Caribe)**3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) ( por el aire) toro to toss; caballo to throw2) < campanas> to ring3) (AmL exc CS)a) <tortilla/disco> to turn over; < cuadro> to turn... around; <copa/jarrón> ( poner - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside downb) <calcetín/manga> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round4) (AmL exc CS) ( dar la vuelta)5) (CS) (tumbar, echar abajo) <bolos/botella> to knock over; < puerta> to knock down2. 3.voltearse v prona) (AmL exc CS) (volverse, darse la vuelta) to turn around; ( cambiar de ideas) to change one's ideasb) (Méx) vehículo to overturn, turn over* * *= overturn.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) ( por el aire) toro to toss; caballo to throw2) < campanas> to ring3) (AmL exc CS)a) <tortilla/disco> to turn over; < cuadro> to turn... around; <copa/jarrón> ( poner - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside downb) <calcetín/manga> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round4) (AmL exc CS) ( dar la vuelta)5) (CS) (tumbar, echar abajo) <bolos/botella> to knock over; < puerta> to knock down2. 3.voltearse v prona) (AmL exc CS) (volverse, darse la vuelta) to turn around; ( cambiar de ideas) to change one's ideasb) (Méx) vehículo to overturn, turn over* * *= overturn.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
* * *voltear [A1 ]vtA1 ‹mies› to winnow; ‹tierra› to turn, turn over2 (por el aire) «toro» to toss; «caballo» to throwB ‹campanas› to ringC ( AmL exc CS)1 (invertir) ‹tortilla/disco› to turn over ‹copa/jarrón› (poner — boca arriba) to turn … the right way up; (— boca abajo) to turn … upside down2 ‹media/manga› (poner del revés) to turn … inside out; (poner del derecho) to turn … the right way roundel viento me volteó el paraguas the wind blew my umbrella inside outvoltea la página turn the pageD( AmL exc RPl) (dar la vuelta): me volteó la espalda she turned her back on me, she turned away from meal oír su voz volteó la cara when she heard his voice she turned her head o she turned to look at himE (CS) (tumbar, echar abajo) ‹bolos/botella› to knock over; ‹puerta› to knock downvoltear el gobierno to overthrow the government■ voltearvi«campanas» to peal, ring out( AmL exc CS)1 (volverse, darse la vuelta) to turn around2 (cambiar de ideas) to change one's ideas/allegiancese ha volteado contra mí he's turned against me3 ( Méx) «vehículo» to overturn, turn over* * *
voltear ( conjugate voltear) verbo transitivo
1
‹ tierra› to turn (over)
[ caballo] to throw
2 (AmL exc CS)
‹ cuadro› to turn … around;
‹copa/jarrón› ( poner — boca arriba) to turn … the right way up;
(— boca abajo) to turn … upside down
(— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
3 (AmL exc CS) ( dar la vuelta):
al oír su voz volteó la cara when she heard his voice she turned her head
4 (CS) (tumbar, echar abajo) ‹bolos/botella› to knock over;
‹ puerta› to knock down
voltearse verbo pronominal
( cambiar de ideas) to change one's ideas
voltear
I verbo transitivo
1 (en el aire) to toss
(la tortilla, la tierra) to turn over
2 LAm (la cabeza) to turn
II verbo intransitivo to tumble
' voltear' also found in these entries:
English:
tip up
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [dar la vuelta a] [heno, crepe] to toss;[tortilla] to turn over; [campana] to ring;el toro volteó al torero the bull tossed the bullfighter2. Am [derribar] [objeto] to knock over;[gobierno] to overthrow, to bring down;gesticulaba tanto que terminó volteando el florero she was waving her hands about so much she ended up knocking over the vase[lo de dentro fuera] to turn inside out; [lo de detrás delante] to turn back to front;después que esponje, se voltea la masa once the dough has risen, turn it over;voltea la página turn the pagevoltéate hacia la profesora y espera las instrucciones (turn to) face the teacher and wait for the instructions♦ vial llegar a Insurgentes, volteas a la izquierda when you get to Insurgentes, turn leftun auto verde volteó ayer por la noche en esta esquina a green car overturned on this corner last nightlas personas volteaban para ver de dónde venían los gritos people turned round to see where the shouting was coming from* * *I v/t1 L.Am. ( invertir) turn over;voltear el jersey turn the sweater inside out3:voltear la cabeza turn one’s headII v/i1 roll over2 de campanas ring out* * *voltear vt1) : to turn over, to turn upside down2) : to reverse, to turn inside out3) : to turnvoltear la cara: to turn one's head4) : to knock downvoltear vi1) : to roll over, to do somersaults2) : to turnvolteó a la izquierda: he turned left
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