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1 pasto

m.

1 fodder (hierba).

2 pasture (sitio).

3 lawn, grass. ( Latin American Spanish)

4 Pasto.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pastar.

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pasto

► nombre masculino

1 (pastizal) pasture

2 (acción) grazing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo pasto in large quantities

■ gasta el dinero a todo pasto he spends money like water

■ comimos a todo pasto we stuffed ourselves with food

ser pasto de las llamas to go up in flames

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noun m.

pasture

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SM

1) (Agr) (=acción) grazing; (=sitio) pasture; (=hierba) grass, pasture; (=pienso) feed, fodder; LAm (=césped) lawn

derecho de pasto — grazing rights

un sitio abundante en pastos — a place with rich grazing

echar el ganado al pasto — to put the animals out to pasture

pasto seco — fodder

2) (fig) (=alimento) food, nourishment; [del fuego] fuel

es pasto de la murmuración — it is a subject for gossip

fue pasto del fuego o de las llamas — the flames devoured it

ser pasto de la actualidad — to be newsworthy

sirvió de pasto a los mirones — the onlookers lapped it up *

pasto espiritual — spiritual nourishment

3)

- a todo pasto

beber a todo pasto — to drink for all one is worth, drink to excess

cita refranes a todo pasto — he quotes vast quantities of proverbs

correr a todo pasto — to run like hell *

había fruta a todo pasto — there was fruit in unlimited quantities

4)

vino de pasto — ordinary wine

5) Méx ** (=hierba) grass **, pot **

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masculino

a) (Agr) pasture

hay buenos pastos — there is good grazing o pasture

a todo pasto — (Esp fam)

comimos a todo pasto — we ate until we were fit to burst (colloq)

fumaban a todo pasto — they smoked like chimneys (colloq)

ser pasto de algo — persona to be the subject of something

el edificio fue pasto de las llamas — the building was enveloped o engulfed in flames

b) (AmL) ( hierba) grass; ( extensión) lawn, grass

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= pasture, fodder.

Ex. The article 'The information society of the 1990s; blue sky and green pastures?' considers how the transformation into an information intensive society affects the day to day life of an individual.

Ex. The diverse range of perspectives represented provides fodder for lively debates.

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* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de past = rangeland.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* pasto de limón = lemongrass.

* pastos = grassland.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

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masculino

a) (Agr) pasture

hay buenos pastos — there is good grazing o pasture

a todo pasto — (Esp fam)

comimos a todo pasto — we ate until we were fit to burst (colloq)

fumaban a todo pasto — they smoked like chimneys (colloq)

ser pasto de algo — persona to be the subject of something

el edificio fue pasto de las llamas — the building was enveloped o engulfed in flames

b) (AmL) ( hierba) grass; ( extensión) lawn, grass

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= pasture, fodder.

Ex: The article 'The information society of the 1990s; blue sky and green pastures?' considers how the transformation into an information intensive society affects the day to day life of an individual.

Ex: The diverse range of perspectives represented provides fodder for lively debates.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de past = rangeland.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* pasto de limón = lemongrass.

* pastos = grassland.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

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pasto

masculine

1 ( Agr) pasture

la región tiene buenos pastos the area has good grazing o pasture

a todo pasto ( fam): comimos y bebimos a todo pasto we ate and drank until we were fit to burst ( colloq)

fumaban a todo pasto they smoked like chimneys ( colloq)

ser pasto de algo: el edificio fue pasto de las llamas the building was enveloped o engulfed in flames

no quiero ser pasto de la murmuración I don't want to be the subject of gossip, I don't want to set tongues wagging ( colloq)

2 ( AmL) (hierba) grass; (extensión) lawn, grass

cortar el pasto to mow the lawn, to cut the grass

nos sentamos en el pasto we sat on the lawn o grass

darle pasto a algn ( Col fam); to give sb a chance o start

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Del verbo pastar: ( conjugate pastar)

pasto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pastó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pastar
pasto
pastar ( conjugate pastar) verbo intransitivo
to graze
pasto sustantivo masculino
a) (Agr) pasture

b) (AmL) ( hierba) grass;

( extensión) lawn, grass
pastar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to graze
pasto sustantivo masculino
1 (pastizal, pradera) pasture
(hierba) grass
2 (alimento) fodder
' pasto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zacate
- cortar
English:
grass
- pasture
- lawn
- lawnmower

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pasto nm

1. [hierba] fodder

2. [sitio] pasture;

una región de fértiles pastos a region abounding in fertile pasture

3. Am [césped] lawn, grass;

cortar el pasto to mow the lawn, to cut the grass

4. Comp

a todo pasto in abundance;

ser pasto de las llamas to go up in flames

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pasto

m ( dehesa) pasture;

a todo pasto fam for all one is worth fam ;

el edificio fue pasto de las llamas the building was engulfed by flames;

fueron pasto de las murmuraciones they were the subject of rumors;

dar pasto a fig ( fomentar) encourage

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pasto nm

1) : pasture

2) hierba: grass, lawn

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pasto n pasture

Spanish-English dictionary > pasto
2 comidilla

f.

conversation piece, piece of gossip, byword, by-word.

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comidilla

► nombre femenino

1 familiar figurado gossip, talk

■ su embarazo es la comidilla del barrio her pregnancy is the talk of the town

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SF

1)

ser la comidilla del barrio — to be the talk of the town

2) (=pasatiempo) hobby, special interest

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femenino

ser la comidilla del pueblo — to be the talk of the town

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= gossip.

Ex. When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.

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* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

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femenino

ser la comidilla del pueblo — to be the talk of the town

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= gossip.

Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

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comidilla

feminine

sus amoríos son la comidilla del pueblo her love affairs are the talk of the town

no debería ser comidilla de las revistas de corazón it should not be a subject for gossip in women's magazines

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comidilla sustantivo femenino:
◊ ser la comidilla del pueblo to be the talk of the town

comidilla sustantivo femenino familiar ser la comidilla (del pueblo/barrio), to be the talk of the town

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comidilla nf
Fam
es la comidilla del barrio it's the talk of the neighbourhood;

su divorcio se ha convertido en la comidilla de la prensa británica the British press are having a field day with their divorce

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comidilla

f

:

ser la comidilla de be the talk of

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comidilla nf

: talk, gossip

Spanish-English dictionary > comidilla
3 lengua

f.

1 tongue.

tener la lengua muy larga (informal) to be a gossip

tirar a alguien de la lengua (informal figurative) to draw somebody out

lengua de gato chocolate finger (biscuit) (de chocolate) (peninsular Spanish)

lengua de víbora o viperina (figurative) malicious tongue

lengua de tierra tongue of land

las malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…

irse de la lengua (informal) to let the cat out of the bag

ir/llegar con la lengua fuera (informal) to go along/arrive puffing and panting

morderse la lengua to bite one's tongue

se le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words

2 language (idioma, lenguaje).

lengua materna mother tongue

lengua muerta dead language

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lengua

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA tongue

2 (idioma) language

3 (de tierra) strip

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con la lengua fuera familiar with one's tongue hanging out

darle a la lengua familiar to chat

dicen las malas lenguas que... gossip has it that...

hacerse lenguas de algo to rave about something

irse de la lengua familiar to let the cat out of the bag

no tener pelos en la lengua figurado not to mince one's words

tener algo en la punta de la lengua figurado to have something on the tip of one's tongue

tener la lengua muy larga familiar to have a loose tongue

tener una lengua viperina to have a vicious tongue

tirar de la lengua a alguien familiar to pump somebody for information

trabarse la lengua to get tongue-tied

lengua de gato langue de chat

lengua d'oc langue d'oc

lengua d'oíl langue d'oïl

lengua de trapo babbling

lengua madre parent language

lengua materna mother tongue

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noun f.

1) tongue

2) language

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SF

1) (Anat) tongue

me he mordido la lengua — I've bitten my tongue

• beber con la lengua — to lap up

• mala lengua — gossip

según las malas lenguas... — according to gossip...

• sacar la lengua, abra la boca y saque la lengua — open your mouth and put o stick your tongue out

no le saques la lengua a tu hermana — don't stick your tongue out at your sister

- andar en lenguas

- atar la lengua a algn

- buscar la lengua a algn

- ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?

- darle a la lengua

- darse la lengua

- hacerse lenguas de algn/algo

- irse de la lengua

- llegar con la lengua fuera

- morderse la lengua

- nacer con la lengua fuera

- no morderse la lengua

- no tener pelos en la lengua

- tener algo en la punta de la lengua

- soltar la lengua

- tener mucha lengua

- tirar de la lengua a algn

lengua de trapo — baby talk

lengua larga LAm —

lengua viperina — sharp tongue, vicious tongue
largo 1., 1), trabar 3.
2) [de campana] tongue, clapper

3) (Geog)

lengua de tierra — spit of land, tongue of land

4) (Ling) language, tongue; Esp (Escol) Spanish language ( as a school subject)

hablar en lengua — And to speak Quichua

lengua de destino — target language

lengua de origen — source language

lengua de trabajo — working language

lengua franca — lingua franca

lengua madre — parent language

lengua materna — mother tongue

lengua minoritaria — minority language

lengua moderna — modern language

lengua muerta — dead language

lengua oficial — official language

lengua viva — living language
LENGUAS COOFICIALES Under the Spanish constitution catalán, euskera and gallego are lenguas oficiales and enjoy the same status as castellano in the autonomous regions in which they are spoken. These languages are also known as lenguas cooficiales to show they enjoy equal status with Spanish. The regional governments actively promote their use through the media and the education system.
See:

ver nota culturelle CATALÁN in catalán,

ver nota culturelle EUSKERA in euskera,

ver nota culturelle GALLEGO in gallego

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat) tongue

se me traba la lengua — I get tongue-tied

con la lengua fuera — (fam)

llegamos con la lengua fuera — we were dead beat when we arrived (colloq)

darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter

desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk

irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)

no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua — I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out

no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I

morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue

soltar la lengua — to spill the beans

soltarle la lengua a alguien — to make somebody talk

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)

tener una lengua viperina — to have a sharp tongue

tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me

b) (Coc) tongue

c) ( de tierra) spit, tongue; ( de fuego) tongue

2) (Ling) language

lengua de trapo — baby talk

•

- lengua madre or materna

- lengua muerta/viva
•• Cultural note:
lenguas cooficiales

The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature

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= language, tongue.

Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex. Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.

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* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.

* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.

* en dos lenguas = bilingually.

* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.

* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* humedecer con la lengua = lick.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.

* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.

* lengua escrita = written language.

* lengua extinta = extinct language.

* lengua extranjera = foreign language.

* lengua flexionada = inflected language.

* lengua franca = lingua franca.

* lengua hablada = spoken language.

* lengua indígena = indigenous language.

* lengua inglesa = English language.

* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.

* lengua materna = mother tongue.

* lengua minoritaria = minority language.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* lengua nacional = national language.

* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.

* lengua negra = hairy tongue.

* lengua oficial común = working language.

* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.

* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.

* lengua romance = romance language.

* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.

* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.

* mojar con la lengua = lick.

* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.

* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat) tongue

se me traba la lengua — I get tongue-tied

con la lengua fuera — (fam)

llegamos con la lengua fuera — we were dead beat when we arrived (colloq)

darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter

desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk

irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)

no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua — I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out

no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I

morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue

soltar la lengua — to spill the beans

soltarle la lengua a alguien — to make somebody talk

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)

tener una lengua viperina — to have a sharp tongue

tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me

b) (Coc) tongue

c) ( de tierra) spit, tongue; ( de fuego) tongue

2) (Ling) language

lengua de trapo — baby talk

•

- lengua madre or materna

- lengua muerta/viva
•• Cultural note:
lenguas cooficiales

The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature

* * *

= language, tongue.

Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex: Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.

* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.

* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.

* en dos lenguas = bilingually.

* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.

* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* humedecer con la lengua = lick.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.

* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.

* lengua escrita = written language.

* lengua extinta = extinct language.

* lengua extranjera = foreign language.

* lengua flexionada = inflected language.

* lengua franca = lingua franca.

* lengua hablada = spoken language.

* lengua indígena = indigenous language.

* lengua inglesa = English language.

* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.

* lengua materna = mother tongue.

* lengua minoritaria = minority language.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* lengua nacional = national language.

* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.

* lengua negra = hairy tongue.

* lengua oficial común = working language.

* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.

* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.

* lengua romance = romance language.

* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.

* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.

* mojar con la lengua = lick.

* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.

* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

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lengua

feminine

lenguas cooficiales (↑ lengua a1)

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) tongue

saca la lengua put out your tongue

me sacó la lengua he stuck his tongue out at me

se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied

tengo la lengua pastosa or estropajosa I have a cotton mouth ( AmE colloq), I've got a furry tongue ( BrE colloq)

andar en lenguas ( fam); to be the subject of gossip

con la lengua fuera ( fam): llegamos a casa con la lengua fuera by the time we got home our tongues were hanging out ( colloq)

darle a algn hasta por debajo de la lengua ( Méx fam); to thrash sb ( colloq)

darle a la lengua ( fam); to chatter, gab ( colloq)

hacerse lenguas de algn/algo ( fam); to rave about sb/sth ( colloq)

todos se hacen lenguas de su belleza everyone raves about how beautiful she is

irse de la lenguaor írsele la lengua a algn ( fam): no debía haber dicho eso pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said that but it just slipped out

quiero que sea una sorpresa así que no te vayas a ir de la lengua I want it to be a secret so don't go and let the cat out of the bag ( colloq)

morderse la lengua to bite one's tongue

soltar la lengua to spill the beans

soltarle la lengua a algn to make sb talk

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? o ( Esp) ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam hum); has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq), have you lost your tongue? ( colloq)

tener una lengua viperina or de víbora to have a sharp tongue

tirarle or ( AmL) jalarle (de) la lengua a algn: hay que tirarle de la lengua para que te cuente nada you have to drag everything out of him o you have to pump him, otherwise he doesn't tell you anything

sé mucho sobre tus negocios sucios así que no me tires de la lengua I know a lot about your shady deals, so don't provoke me …

2 ( Coc) tongue

3 (de tierra) spit, tongue

4 (de fuego) tongue

Compuesto:

lengua de gato

langue de chat

B ( Ling) language

la lengua y el habla langue and parole

lengua de trapo baby talk

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

Compuestos:

● lengua de destino

target language

● lengua de oc/d'oil

langue d'oc/d'oïl

● lengua de origen

source language

● lengua madre or materna

mother tongue

● lengua meta

target language, object language

● lengua muerta

dead language

● lengua objeto

target language, object language

● lengua viva

living language

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lengua sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) tongue;

◊ se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied (colloq);

irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a algn (fam): no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out;
no te vayas a ir de la lengua make sure you don't tell anybody;
See Also→ malo2
b) (Coc) tongue

c) ( de tierra) spit, tongue;

( de fuego) tongue
2 (Ling) language;
◊ lengua materna mother tongue

lengua sustantivo femenino
1 Anat tongue
figurado tener la lengua afilada, to have a sharp tongue
lengua viperina, poisonous tongue
mala lengua, gossip: dicen las malas lenguas que se casó con ella por interés, rumour has it that he married her for selfish reasons
2 Ling language
lengua materna, native o mother tongue
lengua muerta, dead language
segunda lengua, second language
3 (franja estrecha) spit, tongue: una lengua de mar se adentra en la costa, a spit of land cuts into the coast
4 (badajo) clapper
♦ Locuciones: con la lengua fuera: terminamos el examen con la lengua fuera, by the end of the exam we were exhausted
fam fig irse de la lengua, to spill the beans
morderse uno la lengua, to bite one's tongue: tuve que morderme la lengua para no decir lo que pensaba, I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from blurting it out
familiar tener la lengua muy larga, to be a bigmouth: tu hermana tiene la lengua muy larga, your sister is a bigmouth
fam fig tirarle a alguien de la lengua, to try to drag sthg out of sb
' lengua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- achicharrarse
- autóctona
- autóctono
- bífida
- bífido
- chascar
- chasquear
- chasquido
- contaminar
- ELE
- habla
- hablar
- materna
- materno
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pelo
- punta
- sacar
- sarro
- trabarse
- vernácula
- vernáculo
- viperina
- viperino
- afilado
- clásico
- conocer
- corromper
- corrupción
- enriquecer
- manejo
- nativo
- quemar
- románico
- sucio
- trabar
- transmitir
- vivo
English:
bite
- bite back
- click
- draw out
- first language
- fur
- guttural
- language
- mince
- mother tongue
- origin
- put out
- Romanic
- second language
- specially
- stick out
- thrust out
- tip
- tongue
- venomous
- assistant
- hang
- lick
- mother
- out
- sharp
- stumble
- TEFL
- tut
- vernacular

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lengua nf

1. [órgano] tongue;

sacarle la lengua a alguien to stick one's tongue out at sb;

se le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words;
también Fig
morderse la lengua to bite one's tongue;

Comp
Fam
darle a la lengua to chatter;

Comp
Fam
irse de la lengua, RP [m5] aflojar o [m5] soltar la lengua to let the cat out of the bag;

Comp
Fam
ir/llegar con la lengua fuera to go along/arrive puffing and panting;

Comp
Fam
ser largo de lengua, tener la lengua muy larga to be a gossip;

las malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…;

Comp

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua I've got it on the tip of my tongue;

Comp
Fam
¿(se) te ha comido la lengua el gato?, Am [m5]¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? has the cat got your tongue?;

Comp
Fam
tirar a alguien de la lengua to draw sb out

Comp
lengua de buey [planta] bugloss;
lengua de ciervo [planta] hart's-tongue fern;

lengua de fuego tongue of flame;
Esp lengua de gato [de chocolate] langue de chat; Fig lengua de víbora malicious tongue; Fig lengua viperina malicious tongue
2. [de tierra] tongue

Comp
Geol lengua glaciar glacier tongue
3. [idioma, lenguaje] language

Comp
lengua culta educated speech;
lengua de destino target language;

lengua escrita written language;

lengua estándar standard language;

lengua franca lingua franca;

lengua fuente source language;

lengua hablada spoken language;

lengua de llegada target language;

lengua materna mother tongue;

mi lengua materna no es el español I'm not a native speaker of Spanish;

lengua meta target language;

lenguas modernas modern languages;

lengua muerta dead language;

lengua normativa standard language;

lengua de oc langue d'oc;

lengua de oíl langue d'oïl;

lengua original original o source language;

lengua romance Romance language;

lengua románica Romance language;

lengua viva living language;

lengua vulgar vulgar o coarse language

4. Esp [asignatura] Spanish (language)

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lengua

f tongue;

darle a la lengua fam chatter;

lengua afilada o

de doble filo sharp tongue;

tirar a alguien de la lengua get information out of s.o.;

con la lengua fuera fig with one’s tongue hanging out;

irse de la lengua let the cat out of the bag;

morderse la lengua fig bite one’s tongue;

sacar la lengua a alguien stick one’s tongue out at s.o.;

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it’s on the tip of my tongue

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lengua nf

1) : tongue

morderse la lengua: to bite one's tongue

2) idioma: language

lengua materna: mother tongue, native language

lengua muerta: dead language

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lengua n

1. (del cuerpo) tongue

me sacó la lengua she stuck her tongue out at me

2. (idioma) language

el inglés es una lengua extranjera English is a foreign language

irse de la lengua to let the cat out of the bag [pt. & pp. let]

tener la lengua muy larga to talk too much

lengua materna native language / mother tongue

Spanish-English dictionary > lengua
4 criticar

v.

1 to criticize.

Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.

María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.

El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.

2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).

3 to gossip.

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criticar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to criticize

► verbo intransitivo

1 (murmurar) to gossip

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verb

to criticize

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1. VT

1) (=censurar) to criticize

la actuación de la policía fue criticada por la oposición — the police behaviour was criticized by the opposition

2) (=hablar mal)

siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people

3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review

2.

VI to gossip

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize

fue muy criticado — it was fiercely criticized

lo criticó duramente — he strongly criticized him

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
2.
criticar vi to gossip, backbite

* * *

= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.

Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.

Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.

Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.

Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.

Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.

Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.

Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.

Ex. The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.

Ex. This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.

Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.

Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.

Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.

Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.

Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.

Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.

Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.

Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.

Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.

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* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* ser criticado = come under + fire.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize

fue muy criticado — it was fiercely criticized

lo criticó duramente — he strongly criticized him

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
2.
criticar vi to gossip, backbite

* * *

= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.

Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.

Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.

Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.

Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.

Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.

Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.

Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.

Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.

Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.

Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.

Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.

Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.

Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.

Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.

Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.

Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.

Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.

Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.

* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.

* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.

* ser criticado = come under + fire.

* * *

criticar [A2 ]

vt

1 (atacar) to criticize

una postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologists

criticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculators

un proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism

2 (hablar mal de) to criticize

tú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is

3 ( Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

■ criticar

vi

to gossip, backbite

* * *

criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
a) ( censurar) to criticize

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
' criticar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- dedicarse
- desollar
- despellejar
- tralla
- vapulear
- arremeter
- murmurar
- rajar
- sino
English:
attack
- carp
- critical
- criticize
- fault
- knock
- pan
- pick on
- run down
- slam
- slate
- get
- run

* * *

criticar vt

1. [censurar] to criticize

2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review

* * *

criticar

v/t criticize

* * *

criticar {72} vt

: to criticize

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criticar vb

1. (en general) to criticize

2. (cotillear) to gossip

Spanish-English dictionary > criticar
5 crítica

f.

1 criticism, unfavorable commentary, unfavorable remark.

2 critique, criticism, reviewal, review.

3 criticizing, carping, rap, criticism.

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crítica

► nombre femenino

1 (juicio, censura) criticism

2 (prensa) review, write-up

3 (conjunto de críticos) critics plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer críticas to criticize

ser dado,-a a las críticas to be very critical

tener buena crítica to get good reviews

crítica teatral theatre (US theater) column

* * *
1. f., (m. - crítico) 2. noun f.
1) criticism

2) review

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SF

1) (=censura) criticism

recibir duras críticas — to be severely criticized, come in for severe criticism

lanzó duras críticas contra el Gobierno — he levelled fierce criticism at the Government, he launched a fierce attack on the Government

2) [en periódico, revista] review; (=ensayo, libro) critique

3)

la crítica — (=los críticos) the critics pl

ser bien recibido por la crítica — to be well received by the critics

4) (=actividad) criticism; (=chismes) gossip

crítica literaria — literary criticism

crítica teatral — dramatic criticism
crítico
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femenino

1) (ataque, censura) criticism

ha sido objeto de numerosas críticas — she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo — he launched a fierce attack on the bishop

2) (Art, Espec, Lit)

a) ( reseña) review; ( ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas — the movie has had very good reviews

b)

la crítica — ( los críticos) the critics (pl)

recibió los elogios de la crítica internacional — it was well received by critics worldwide

c) ( actividad) criticism

•

- crítica literaria

* * *

= attack, criticism, critique, review, censure, reproach, rap, stricture, reproof, flak [flack], castigation, sniping, reproval, write-up.

Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex. The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.

Ex. Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex. The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.

Ex. The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.

Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex. The article 'Why do academic libraries get such a bad rap?' considers the reasons why the roles of librarians and libraries in academic institutions should be so poorly understood.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.

Ex. Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.

Ex. This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.

Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.

Ex. Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

Ex. He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.

Ex. If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

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* crítica cinematográfica = film review, cinematic criticism, film criticism.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* crítica constructiva = constructive criticism.

* crítica de cine = film review.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítica de película = film review.

* crítica feroz = hatchet job.

* crítica literaria = literary review, literary criticism.

* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.

* crítica muy favorable = rave review.

* críticas = backbiting.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer una crítica = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, critique, raise + criticism.

* hacer un crítica a = level + criticism at.

* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.

* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.

* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* * *

femenino

1) (ataque, censura) criticism

ha sido objeto de numerosas críticas — she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo — he launched a fierce attack on the bishop

2) (Art, Espec, Lit)

a) ( reseña) review; ( ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas — the movie has had very good reviews

b)

la crítica — ( los críticos) the critics (pl)

recibió los elogios de la crítica internacional — it was well received by critics worldwide

c) ( actividad) criticism

•

- crítica literaria

* * *

= attack, criticism, critique, review, censure, reproach, rap, stricture, reproof, flak [flack], castigation, sniping, reproval, write-up.

Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex: The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.

Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.

Ex: The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.

Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex: The article 'Why do academic libraries get such a bad rap?' considers the reasons why the roles of librarians and libraries in academic institutions should be so poorly understood.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.

Ex: Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.

Ex: This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.

Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.

Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

Ex: He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.

Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

* crítica cinematográfica = film review, cinematic criticism, film criticism.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* crítica constructiva = constructive criticism.

* crítica de cine = film review.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítica de película = film review.

* crítica feroz = hatchet job.

* crítica literaria = literary review, literary criticism.

* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.

* crítica muy favorable = rave review.

* críticas = backbiting.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer una crítica = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, critique, raise + criticism.

* hacer un crítica a = level + criticism at.

* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.

* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.

* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* * *

crítica

feminine

A

(ataque): ha sido recientemente objeto de numerosas críticas she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism recently

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo he launched a fierce attack on o leveled fierce criticism at the bishop, he strongly attacked the bishop

B ( Art, Espec, Lit)

1 (reseña) review; (ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas the movie has had very good reviews o ( colloq) write-ups

2

la crítica (los críticos) the critics (pl)

su obra ha recibido los elogios de la crítica internacional her work has been well received by critics worldwide

3 (actividad) criticism

Compuesto:

crítica literaria

literary criticism

* * *

Del verbo criticar: ( conjugate criticar)

critica es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
criticar
crítica
criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
a) ( censurar) to criticize

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
crítica sustantivo femenino
a) (ataque, censura) criticism;

◊ fue objeto de numerosas críticas she was the object of a lot of criticism

b) ( reseña) review;

( ensayo) critique;
◊ la película recibió muy buenas críticas the movie had very good reviews;

la crítica ( los críticos) the critics (pl);
crítica literaria literary criticism
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
crítico,-a
I adjetivo critical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino critic
crítica sustantivo femenino
1 (censura) criticism
2 Prensa review: esta película tiene muy mala crítica, this film has got very bad reviews
3 (los críticos profesionales) critics
' crítica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ámbito
- delgada
- delgado
- denuncia
- denunciar
- feroz
- radical
- severa
- severo
- trance
- bueno
- demoledor
- despiadado
- hacer
- inoportuno
- lanzar
- mordaz
- murmurar
- pecho
English:
acclaim
- accurate
- book review
- butt
- chorus
- criticism
- damning
- faultfinding
- impervious
- implicit
- indictment
- mild
- open
- pass
- rave
- reflection
- review
- sensitive
- temper
- uncalled-for
- unfair
- unfavorable
- unfavourable
- veiled
- critically
- touch
- write

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crítica nf

1. [juicio, análisis] review;

esa novela ha recibido muy buenas críticas that novel has had very good reviews

Comp
crítica cinematográfica film o movie criticism;
crítica literaria literary criticism

2. [conjunto de críticos]
la crítica the critics

3. [ataque] criticism;

le han llovido muchas críticas he has received a barrage of criticism;

lanzó duras críticas contra el proyecto she severely criticized the project

4. ver crítico

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crítica

f criticism;

muchas críticas a lot of criticism

crítico

I adj critical

II m, crítica f critic

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crítica nf

1) : criticism

2) : review, critique

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crítica n

1. (juicio, censura) criticism

una crítica constructiva a constructive criticism

sus declaraciones han provocado numerosas críticas his statement provoked a lot of criticism

2. (reseña) review

una crítica de cine a film review

3. (críticos) critics

la novela ha tenido una acogida favorable por parte de la crítica the novel has been favourably received by the critics

Spanish-English dictionary > crítica
6 hablar

v.

1 to speak.

hablar en voz alta/baja to speak loudly/softly

hablar claro to speak clearly

Ella habla la verdad She speaks the truth.

2 to talk.

necesito hablar contigo I need to talk o speak to you, we need to talk

hablar con alguien por teléfono to speak to somebody on the phone

hablar de algo to talk about something

La viejita habla mucho The little old lady talks a lot.

3 to talk.

hacer hablar a alguien to get somebody to talk (en interrogatorio)

4 to speak (idioma).

5 to discuss (asunto).

es mejor que lo hables con él it would be better if you talked to him about it

6 to talk to, to speak to.

Ella le habla a Ricardo She talks to Richard.

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hablar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to speak, talk

■ habló conmigo he spoke to me

2 (mencionar) to talk, mention

■ no me habló de eso she didn't mention that

3 (murmurar) to talk

■ eso dará que hablar that will set people talking

4 (dar un tratamiento) to call (de, -)

■ háblame de tú call me by my first name

5 figurado (salir) to go out

■ habló tres años con Luis she went out with Luis for three years

► verbo transitivo

1 (idioma) to speak

■ habla francés he speaks French

2 (tratar) to talk over, discuss

■ ya lo hablaremos después we'll discuss it later

► verbo pronominal hablarse

1 (uso recíproco) to speak, talk

■ ayer nos hablamos por teléfono we spoke on the 'phone yesterday

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FRASEOLOGÍA

es como hablar a la pared figurado it's like talking to a brick wall

eso es hablar now you're talking

estar hablando (cuadro etc) to be almost alive

hablar a solas to talk to oneself

hablar alto to speak loud

■ ¿puedes hablar más alto? can you speak up, please?

hablar bajo to speak softly

hablar bien de alguien to speak well of somebody

hablar claro to speak plainly

hablar como un libro (expresarse muy bien) to speak very well, express oneself very clearly 2 (hablar con afectación) to speak affectedly

hablar con el corazón to speak from the heart

hablar en broma to be joking

hablar en cristiano familiar to talk plainly

hablar en nombre de alguien to speak on somebody's behalf

hablar mal de alguien to speak badly of somebody

hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of talking

hablar por los codos familiar to be a chatterbox

no hablarse con alguien not to be on speaking terms with somebody

no hay más que hablar there's nothing more to be said

no se hable más de ello and that's that

¡quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!

se habla de que... it is said that...

'Se habla inglés' "English spoken"

sin hablar de not to mention

sin hablar palabra without saying a word

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verb

1) to speak

2) talk

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1.

VI to speak, talk (a, con to) (de about, of)

necesito hablar contigo — I need to talk o speak to you

acabamos de hablar del premio — we were just talking o speaking about the prize

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

los datos hablan por sí solos — the facts speak for themselves

que hable él — let him speak, let him have his say

¡hable!, ¡puede hablar! — (Telec) you're through!, go ahead! (EEUU)

¿quién habla? — (Telec) who's calling?, who is it?

• hablar alto — to speak o talk loudly

• hablar bajo — to speak o talk quietly, speak o talk in a low voice

• hablar claro — (fig) to speak plainly o bluntly

• dar que hablar a la gente — to make people talk, cause tongues to wag

• hablaba en broma — she was joking

vamos a hablar en confianza — this is between you and me

¿hablas en serio? — are you serious?

• hacer hablar a algn — to make sb talk

el vino hace hablar — wine loosens people's tongues

• hablar por hablar — to talk for talking's sake, talk for the sake of it

• hablar por teléfono — to speak on the phone

hablamos por teléfono todos los días — we speak on the phone every day, we phone each other every day

acabo de hablar por teléfono con ella — I was just on the phone to her

• hablar solo — to talk o speak to o.s.

¡ni hablar! —

-¿vas a ayudarle en la mudanza? -¡ni hablar! — "are you going to help him with the move?" - "no way!" o - "you must be joking!"

de eso ni hablar — that's out of the question

- hablando del rey de Roma...
cristiano, plata
2. VT

1) [+ idioma] to speak

habla bien el portugués — he speaks good Portuguese, he speaks Portuguese well

"se habla inglés" — "English spoken"

en el Brasil se habla portugués — they speak Portuguese in Brazil

2) (=tratar de)

hay que hablarlo todo — we need to discuss everything

eso habrá que hablarlo con tu padre — you'll have to discuss that with your father

• no hay más que hablar — there's nothing more to be said about it

exijo que se haga lo que yo digo y no hay más que hablar — you will do what I say and that's that

me gustan las películas de vaqueros y no hay más que hablar — I happen to like westerns and I don't see why I should have to justify it

3) Méx (Telec) to (tele)phone

3.

See:

hablarse
HABLAR ¿"Speak" o "talk"? ► Se traduce por speak cuando hablar tiene un sentido general, es decir, hace referencia a la emisión de sonidos articulados: Estaba tan conmocionado que no podía hablar He was so shocked that he was unable to speak Su padre antes tartamudeaba al hablar Her father used to stutter when he spoke ► También se emplea speak cuando nos referimos a la capacidad de hablar un idioma: Habla francés y alemán She speaks French and German ► Cuando hablar implica la participación de más de una persona, es decir, se trata de una conversación, una charla, o un comentario, entonces se traduce por talk. Es una de esas personas que no para de hablar He's one of those people who won't stop talking ► Para traducir la construcción hablar con alguien podemos utilizar talk to ( talk with en el inglés de EE.UU.) o, si el uso es más formal, se puede emplear speak to ( speak with en el inglés de EE.UU.): Vi a Manolo hablando animadamente con un grupo de turistas I saw Manolo talking o speaking animatedly to o with a group of tourists ► Si queremos especificar el idioma en que se desarrolla la conversación, se puede emplear tanto talk como speak, aunque este último se usa en un lenguaje más formal: Me sorprendió bastante verla hablar en francés con tanta soltura I was surprised to see her talking o speaking (in) French so fluently Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( articular palabras) to speak

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

2) ( expresarse) to speak

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

3)

a) ( conversar) to talk

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

b) ( murmurar) to talk

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

c) ( al teléfono)

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

4) (tratar, referirse a)

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

5) ( bajo coacción) to talk

6)

a) ( dar discurso) to speak

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

b) ( dirigirse a) to speak

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

7)

a) ( anunciar propósito)

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

b) ( rumorear)

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

8) (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
2.
hablar vt

1) < idioma> to speak

se habla español — Spanish spoken

2) ( tratar)

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

3) (fam) ( decir)

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word
3.
hablarse v pron

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

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= speak, talk, share + Posesivo + view, speak up, chat.

Ex. If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.

Ex. The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.

Ex. The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.

Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex. The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.

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* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* del que estamos hablando = in question.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estrictamente hablando = strictly speaking.

* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.

* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* hablando en plata = crudely put.

* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.

* hablando figuradamente = figuratively speaking.

* hablando por teléfono = on the line.

* hablando sinceramente = straight talk.

* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.

* hablando sin tapujos = straight talk.

* hablar a = speak to.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar a favor de = speak up for.

* hablar alto = be loud.

* hablar al unísono = speak with + one voice.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* hablar bajo = speak + low.

* hablar ceceando = lisp.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar con = check with, speak with, talk with, speak to.

* hablar con diplomacia = say + the right thing.

* hablar con entusiasmo = gush about.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar con ritmo y rima = rap about.

* hablar de = be on about, talk about, tell of.

* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.

* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.

* hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.

* hablar despectivamente = speak + disparagingly.

* hablar efusivamente = gush about.

* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad = gush about.

* hablar en contra de = speak against.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar en favor de = put + a word in for.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar en plata = put + it crudely.

* hablar en público = public speaking, speak in + public.

* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.

* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hablar explícitamente = speak out.

* hablar hasta por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar incoherentmente = babble.

* hablar mal de = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hablar maravillas de = praise.

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hablar muy bien de = rave about, rant and rave.

* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* hablar por hablar = waffle, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off, talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.

* hablarse = on speaking terms.

* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hablar sin parar = burble on.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar sin ton ni son = talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( articular palabras) to speak

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

2) ( expresarse) to speak

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

3)

a) ( conversar) to talk

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

b) ( murmurar) to talk

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

c) ( al teléfono)

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

4) (tratar, referirse a)

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

5) ( bajo coacción) to talk

6)

a) ( dar discurso) to speak

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

b) ( dirigirse a) to speak

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

7)

a) ( anunciar propósito)

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

b) ( rumorear)

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

8) (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
2.
hablar vt

1) < idioma> to speak

se habla español — Spanish spoken

2) ( tratar)

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

3) (fam) ( decir)

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word
3.
hablarse v pron

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

* * *

= speak, talk, share + Posesivo + view, speak up, chat.

Ex: If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.

Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.

Ex: The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.

Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex: The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.

* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* del que estamos hablando = in question.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estrictamente hablando = strictly speaking.

* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.

* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* hablando en plata = crudely put.

* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.

* hablando figuradamente = figuratively speaking.

* hablando por teléfono = on the line.

* hablando sinceramente = straight talk.

* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.

* hablando sin tapujos = straight talk.

* hablar a = speak to.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar a favor de = speak up for.

* hablar alto = be loud.

* hablar al unísono = speak with + one voice.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* hablar bajo = speak + low.

* hablar ceceando = lisp.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar con = check with, speak with, talk with, speak to.

* hablar con diplomacia = say + the right thing.

* hablar con entusiasmo = gush about.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar con ritmo y rima = rap about.

* hablar de = be on about, talk about, tell of.

* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.

* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.

* hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.

* hablar despectivamente = speak + disparagingly.

* hablar efusivamente = gush about.

* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad = gush about.

* hablar en contra de = speak against.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar en favor de = put + a word in for.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar en plata = put + it crudely.

* hablar en público = public speaking, speak in + public.

* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.

* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hablar explícitamente = speak out.

* hablar hasta por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar incoherentmente = babble.

* hablar mal de = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hablar maravillas de = praise.

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hablar muy bien de = rave about, rant and rave.

* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* hablar por hablar = waffle, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off, talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.

* hablarse = on speaking terms.

* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hablar sin parar = burble on.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar sin ton ni son = talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

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hablar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ hablar (verbo intransitivo)

A articular palabras

B

1 expresarse

2 hablar + complemento

C

1 conversar

2 charlar

3 murmurar

4 en conversaciones telefónicas

D tratar, referirse a

E bajo coacción

F

1 dar un discurso

2 dirigirse a

G

1 anunciar un propósito

2 rumorear

H recordar

I tener relaciones

J México: por teléfono

■ hablar (verbo transitivo)

A hablar: idioma

B tratar, consultar

C decir

■ hablarse (verbo pronominal)

recíproco

vi

A (articular palabras) to speak

hablar en voz baja to speak o talk quietly, to speak o talk in a low voice

habla más alto speak up

habla más bajo don't speak so loudly, keep your voice down

habla con un deje andaluz she speaks with a slight Andalusian accent, she has a slight Andalusian accent

quítate la mano de la boca y habla claro take your hand away from your mouth and speak clearly

es muy pequeño, todavía no sabe hablar he's still a baby, he hasn't started to talk yet o he isn't talking yet

no hables con la boca llena don't talk with your mouth full

hablar por la nariz to have a nasal voice, to talk through one's nose

es una réplica perfecta, sólo le falta hablar it's a perfect likeness, you almost expect it to start talking

B

1 (expresarse) to speak

déjalo hablar a él ahora let him speak now, let him have his say now ( colloq)

no hables hasta que no se te pregunte don't speak until you're spoken to

habla claro ¿cuánto quieres? tell me straight, how much do you want? ( colloq)

ha hablado la voz de la experiencia there speaks the voice of experience, he speaks from experience

las cifras hablan por sí solas the figures speak for themselves

no sabe de qué va el tema, el caso es hablar he doesn't know what it's all about but he just has to have his say

en fin, mejor no hablar anyway, I'd better keep my mouth shut

¡así se habla! that's what I like to hear!

hablo en mi nombre y en el de mis compañeros I speak for myself and for my colleagues

tú no hables or no hace falta que hables ( fam); you're a fine one to talk! ( colloq), you've got no room to talk! ( colloq), you can talk! ( colloq)

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar ( fam); look o hark who's talking ( colloq)

hablar por hablar: no sabe nada del tema, habla por hablar he doesn't know anything about the subject, he just likes the sound of his own voice o he just talks for the sake of it

hacer hablar a algn: ve a hacerte la cama y no me hagas hablar go and make your bed, and don't let me have to tell you twice o tell you again

quien mucho habla mucho yerra the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

2 (+ complemento) to speak

¿en qué idioma hablan en casa? what language do you speak at home?

hablar por señas to use sign language

no sabe hablar en público she's no good at speaking in public

aunque no coincido con sus ideas, reconozco que habla muy bien even though I do not share his views, I accept that he is a very good speaker

(el) hablar bien no cuesta dinero being polite never hurt anybody

cristiano² (↑ cristiano (2)), plata, etc

C

1 (conversar) to talk

está hablando con el vecino de arriba he's talking o speaking to the man from upstairs

se pasaron toda la noche hablando they spent the whole night talking o ( colloq) chatting

estaba hablando conmigo mismo I was talking to myself

lo conozco de vista, pero nunca he hablado con él I know him by sight, but I've never actually spoken to him

tú y yo tenemos que hablar you and I must have a talk, you and I have to talk

¿podemos hablar a solas un momento? can I have a word with you in private?, can I talk to you alone for a moment?

no te vayas, tengo que hablarte or tengo que hablar contigo don't go, I need to speak to you o have a word with you

para hablar con el director hay que solicitar entrevista you have to get an appointment if you want to speak to o see the director

habla tú con él, quizás a ti te escuche you talk to him, maybe he'll listen to you

es como si estuviera hablando con las paredes it's like talking to a brick wall

hablar por teléfono/por el celular ( AmL) or el móvil ( Esp) to talk on the phone/cell phone ( AmE) o mobile ( BrE)

hablando se entiende la gente ( fr hecha); if you/they talk it over you'll/they'll sort it out

ni hablar: pretende que cargue con su trabajo y de eso ni hablar he wants me to do his work but there's no way that I'm going to

¿estarías dispuesto a hacerlo? — ¡ni hablar! would you be willing to do it? — no way o not likely o no chance! ( colloq)

2 (charlar) to talk

nos castigaron por hablar en clase we were punished for talking in class

se pasó el día habla que te habla she talked nonstop the whole day ( colloq)

3 (murmurar) to talk

no hagas caso, a la gente le gusta mucho hablar don't take any notice, people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar: si sigues actuando de esa manera, vas a dar que hablar if you carry on like that, people will start talking o tongues will start to wag

4

(en conversaciones telefónicas): ¿quién habla? who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with ( AmE) o ( BrE) speaking to?

D (tratar, referirse a) hablar DE algo/algn to talk ABOUT sth/sb

¿de qué están hablando? what are you talking about?

hay muchas cosas de las que no puedo hablar con ella there are a lot of things I can't talk to her about

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

se pasaron toda la tarde hablando de negocios they spent the whole evening talking (about) o discussing business

precisamente hablábamos de ti we were just talking about you

estaban hablando de él a sus espaldas they were talking about him behind his back

siempre está hablando mal de su suegra he never has anything good o a good word to say about his mother-in-law

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …

en su libro habla de un tiempo futuro en el que … in his book he writes about o speaks of a time in the future when …

hablar SOBREor ACERCA de algo to talk ABOUT sth

ya hablaremos sobre ese tema en el momento oportuno we'll talk about that when the time comes

hablar DE algo/algn to talk ABOUT sth/sb

tengo que hablarte de algo importante there's something important I have to talk to you about

háblame de tus planes para el futuro tell me about your plans for the future

no sé de qué me estás hablando I don't know what you're talking about

me han hablado mucho de ese restaurante I've heard a lot about that restaurant

me han hablado muy bien de él people speak very highly of him, I've heard a lot of nice o good things about him

Laura me ha hablado mucho de ti Laura's told me a lot about you

hablemos de usted let's talk about you

le he hablado al director de tu caso I've mentioned your case to the director, I've spoken to the director about your case

E (bajo coacción) to talk

no lograron hacerlo hablar they couldn't get him to talk

F

1 (dar un discurso) to speak

esta noche hablará por la radio he will speak on the radio tonight

el rey habló a la nación the king spoke to o addressed the nation

2 (dirigirse a) to speak

haz el favor de no hablarme en ese tono please don't talk o speak to me in that tone of voice, please don't use that tone of voice with me

¿qué manera es ésa de hablarle a tu madre? that's no way to speak to your mother!

no le hables de tú don't use the `tu' form with o to him

díselo tú porque a mí no me habla you tell him because he isn't talking o speaking to me

lleva una semana sin hablarme he hasn't spoken to me for a week

G

1 (anunciar un propósito) hablar DE + INF to talk OF -ING, talk ABOUT -ING

se está hablando de construir una carretera nueva they're talking of o about building a new road, there's talk of a new road being built

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this!

2 (rumorear) hablar DE algo:

se habla ya de miles de víctimas there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resign, they say o people say that she's going to resign

H ( liter) (recordar) hablar DE algo:

unos monumentos que hablan de la grandeza de aquella época monuments which tell of o reflect the grandeur of that era

I ( ant) (tener relaciones) to court ( dated)

J ( México) (por teléfono) to call, phone, ring ( BrE)

te habló Laura Laura called o phoned o ( BrE) rang

■ hablar

vt

A ‹idioma› to speak

habla el idioma con mucha soltura he speaks the language fluently

[ S ] se habla español Spanish spoken

B (tratar, consultar) to talk about, discuss

háblalo con tu padre speak o talk to your father about it

eso ya lo hablaremos más adelante we'll talk about that o discuss that later

esto vamos a tener que hablarlo con más tiempo we're going to have to talk about o discuss this when we have more time

ya está todo resuelto, no hay (nada) más que hablar it's all settled, there's nothing more to discuss o say

C ( fam)

(decir): no hables disparates or tonterías don't talk nonsense, don't talk garbage ( AmE colloq), don't talk rubbish ( BrE colloq)

no habló ni una palabra en toda la reunión he didn't say a word throughout the whole meeting

■ hablarse

v pron

( recíproco):

llevan meses sin hablarse they haven't spoken to each other for months

¿piensas seguir toda la vida sin hablarte con ella? are you never going to speak to her again?, aren't you ever going to talk to her again?

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hablar ( conjugate hablar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( articular palabras) to speak;

◊ habla más alto speak up;

habla más bajo keep your voice down
b) ( expresarse) to speak;

◊ hablar claro ( claramente) to speak clearly;

( francamente) to speak frankly;
◊ hablar por señas to use sign language;

un político que habla muy bien a politician who is a very good speaker;
hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of it
2
a) ( conversar) to talk;

◊ habla mucho he talks a lot;

tenemos que hablar we must (have a) talk;
hablar con algn to speak o talk to sb;
tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo I need to speak to you o have a word with you;
está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;
¡ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq)
b) ( bajo coacción) to talk

c) ( murmurar) to talk, gossip;

◊ dar que hablar to start people talking

d) ( rumorear):

◊ se habla ya de miles de víctimas there is already talk of thousands of casualties;

se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resign
e) ( al teléfono):

◊ ¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

3
a) (tratar, referirse a) hablar de algo/algn to talk about sth/sb;

◊ hablar de negocios to talk (about) o discuss business;

siempre habla mal de ella he never has a good word to say about her;
hablan muy bien de él people speak very highly of him;
me ha hablado mucho de ti she's told me a lot about you;
en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …;
háblame de tus planes tell me about your plans;
hablar sobre or acerca de algo to talk about sth
b) ( dirigirse a) to speak;

◊ no me hables así don't speak to me like that;

háblale de tú use the `tú' form with him
c) ( anunciar propósito) hablar de hacer algo to talk of doing sth;

◊ habla de jubilarse he's talking of retiring

4 (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ idioma› to speak
2 ( tratar):
◊ tenemos que hablar las cosas we must talk things over;

ya lo hablaremos más adelante we'll talk about o discuss that later
hablarse verbo pronominal:
◊ llevan meses sin hablarse they haven't spoken to each other for months;

no se habla con ella he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
hablar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to speak, talk: estaba hablando con Jorge, I was speaking to Jorge
habla muy mal de su marido, she speaks badly of her husband
2 (charlar) to talk, chat: le encanta hablar por teléfono, he loves chatting on the phone
3 (tratar, versar) to talk about: este artículo habla de los extraterrestres, this article deals with aliens
4 (referirse) no hablaba de ella, I wasn't talking about her
habla de él como si de un dios se tratara, you would have thought she was talking about a god from the way she spoke about him
II verbo transitivo
1 (una lengua) to speak: habla francés, he speaks French
2 (discutir, tratar) to talk over, discuss: háblalo con tu madre, talk it over with your mother
no tengo nada que hablar contigo, I've nothing to say to you
3 (decir) habla maravillas de su nuevo coche, he's raving on about his new car
♦ Locuciones: hablar en broma, to be joking
familiar ¡mira tú quién fue a hablar!, look who's talking!
ni hablar, certainly not

' hablar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- acento
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- ancha
- ancho
- balbucear
- broma
- caldo
- callar
- carrete
- cascar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cerrarse
- chistar
- clara
- claro
- codo
- como
- contigo
- correr
- costar
- dar
- dejar
- deshora
- despepitarse
- dialéctica
- embalarse
- en
- enrollarse
- extenderse
- fanfarronear
- gachó
- gangosa
- gangoso
- habla
- hablarse
- impertinencia
- imprudencia
- íntima
- íntimo
- maravilla
- murmurar
- ni
- palabra
- parar
- peluquín
- permitir
English:
about
- abruptly
- admire
- afraid
- age
- alone
- approachable
- babble
- bitterly
- blunt
- bone
- break off
- breath
- breathe
- captivate
- confidence
- crack
- croak
- curt
- delegation
- directly
- discuss
- do
- dog
- drawl
- drone
- easy
- evenly
- fear
- female
- fluent
- go on
- gush
- harp on
- hear of
- hot air
- jabber
- jaw
- likely
- male-dominated
- mimic
- mouth
- mutter
- nasally
- need
- nelly
- nice
- nonstop
- oneself
- pipe up

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hablar

♦ vi

1. [emitir palabras] to speak;

hablar en voz alta/baja to speak loudly/softly;

el bebé ya habla the baby is talking already

2. [expresarse, comunicarse] to speak;

hablar claro to speak clearly;

hablar en español/inglés to speak in Spanish/English;

hablar por señas to use sign language;

dejar hablar a alguien to let sb speak;

déjame hablar a mí [como representante] let me do the talking;
[en discusión] let me get a word in;
hacer hablar a alguien [a tímido] to get sb talking;
[en interrogatorio] to get sb to talk;
hablar solo to talk to oneself;

estos detalles hablan mucho del tipo de persona que es these small points say a lot about the sort of person she is;

sus actos hablan por sí solos his actions speak for themselves;

¡así se habla! hear, hear!;

¡qué bien habla este político! this politician's a really good speaker;

hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of talking;

Comp

¡mira quién habla o [m5] quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!

3. [conversar] to talk ( con o Am a to), to speak ( con o Am a to);
estaba hablando en broma I was only joking;

¿podemos hablar un momento? could I have a word with you?;

estuvimos toda la noche hablando we talked all night, we spent all night talking;

no debes hablar en clase you mustn't talk in class;

necesito hablar contigo I need to talk o speak to you, we need to talk;

hablé con ella ayer por la noche I spoke to her last night;

¿has hablado con él alguna vez? have you ever talked o spoken to him?;

hablé con él por teléfono I spoke to him on the phone;

está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;

¡(de eso) ni hablar! no way!;

Comp

hablando se entiende la gente it's good to talk

4. [tratar]
hablar de algo/alguien to talk o speak about sth/sb;

hablar sobre o [m5] acerca de algo to talk o speak about sth;

hablar bien/mal de to speak well/badly of;

háblame de ti tell me about yourself;

me han hablado muy bien de este restaurante I've heard a lot of good things about this restaurant, I've heard people speak very highly of this restaurant;

mi hermano me ha hablado mucho de ti my brother's told me a lot about you;

es mejor no hablar del tema it would be best if we didn't mention the subject;

tenemos muy buenos tenistas, y no hablemos de futbolistas… we have very good tennis players, and as for footballers…

5. [murmurar] to talk;

hablar mal de alguien to criticize sb, to run sb down;

siempre va hablando de los demás she's always going around saying things about o talking about other people;

dar que hablar to make people talk

6. [pronunciar un discurso] to speak;

el presidente habló a las masas the president spoke to o addressed the masses

7. [confesar] to talk;

lo torturaron y al final habló they tortured him and in the end he talked

8. [dar un tratamiento]
me puedes hablar de tú you can address me as “tú”;

¡a mí no me hables así! don't you speak to me like that!

♦ vt

1. [idioma] to speak;

habla danés y sueco she can speak o she speaks Danish and Swedish;

habla muy bien el portugués he speaks very good Portuguese

2. [asunto] to discuss ( con with);
es mejor que lo hables con el jefe it would be better if you talked to the boss about it;

vamos a ir, y no hay nada más que hablar we're going, and that's that

♦ See also the pronominal verb hablarse

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hablar

v/i

1 speak;

hablar alto/bajo speak loudly/softly;

hablar claro fig say what one means;

hablar por sí solo fig speak for o.s.

2 ( conversar) talk;

hablar con alguien talk to s.o., talk with s.o.

3

:

hablar de de libro etc be about, deal with

4

:

¡ni hablar! no way!;

hablar por hablar talk for the sake of it;

¡mira quién habla! look who’s talking!;

no me hagas hablar más I don’t want to have to say this again!;

no se hable más (del asunto) I don’t want to hear anything more about it;

por no hablar de … not to mention …

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hablar vi

1) : to speak, to talk

hablar en broma: to be joking

2)

hablar de : to mention, to talk about

3)

dar que hablar : to make people talk

hablar vt

1) : to speak (a language)

2) : to talk about, to discuss

háblalo con tu jefe: discuss it with your boss

♦ See also the reflexive verb hablarse

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hablar vb

1. (idiomas, por teléfono, dar un discurso) to speak [pt. spoke; pp. spoken]

¿hablas inglés? do you speak English?

¿puedo hablar con Javi? can I speak to Javi?

el ministro habló durante media hora the minister spoke for half an hour

2. (conversar) to talk

le gusta hablar con sus amigos he likes talking to his friends

hablamos del examen we talked about the exam

hablar por los codos to speak nineteen to the dozen

¡ni hablar! no way!

no hablarse con alguien not to be speaking to somebody

no se hablan they're not speaking to each other

Spanish-English dictionary > hablar
7 con entusiasmo

con entusiasmo

keenly, enthusiastically

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= eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly]

Ex. Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.

Ex. 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

Ex. Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.

Ex. I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

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= eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly]

Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.

Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.

Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.

Spanish-English dictionary > con entusiasmo
8 habla

f.

1 language (idioma).

de habla española Spanish-speaking

los países de habla inglesa English-speaking countries

el habla popular the everyday speech

2 speech.

no saben si recuperará el habla they don't know if she will ever speak again

quedarse sin habla to be left speechless

3 parole (linguistics).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: hablar.

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habla

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 (facultad) speech

2 (idioma) language; (dialecto) dialect

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡al habla! (al teléfono) speaking!

de habla española / de habla hispana Spanish-speaking

estar al habla con alguien to be in touch with somebody

perder el habla to lose one's power of speech

ponerse al habla con alguien to get in touch with somebody

quedarse sin habla to be left speechless

habla regional regional dialect

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noun f.

1) speech

2) language, dialect

•

- de habla

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SF

1) (=facultad) speech

dejar a algn sin habla — to leave sb speechless

perder el habla — to lose the power of speech

2) (Ling) (=idioma) language; (=dialecto) dialect, speech

de habla francesa — French-speaking

3) (=acción)

¡Benjamín al habla! — (Telec) Benjamín speaking!

estar al habla — (Telec) to be on the line, be speaking; (Náut) to be within hailing distance

ponerse al habla con algn — to get in touch with sb

- negar o quitar el habla a algn

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femenino‡

1) ( facultad) speech

perder/recobrar el habla — to lose/recover one's powers of speech

al verla me quedé sin habla — when I saw her I was speechless

2)

a) ( idioma)

países de habla hispana — Spanish-speaking countries

b) ( manera de hablar)

el habla de esta región — the local way of speaking

giros propios del habla infantil — expressions that children use

la lengua y el habla — langue and parole

3)

al habla — speaking

¿el Sr. Ros? - al habla — Mr. Ros? - speaking

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal — we have our correspondent on the line

estar/ponerse al habla con alguien — to be/get in contact with somebody

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= speech, parlance.

Ex. The labels on the left have been chosen to come as close as possible to everyday speech.

Ex. For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.

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* América de habla hispana = Spanish America.

* canadiense de habla francesa = French Canadian.

* canadiense de habla inglesa = English-Canadian.

* defecto del habla = speech impediment.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* habla artificial = synthesised speech.

* habla con ritmo y rima = rap-talk.

* habla sintética = synthetic speech.

* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.

* mundo de habla inglesa, el = English-speaking world, the.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* reconocedor del habla = speech recognizer.

* reconocimiento del habla = speech recognition, voice recognition.

* sintetizador del habla = speech synthesiser.

* trastorno del habla = speech disorder.

* * *

femenino‡

1) ( facultad) speech

perder/recobrar el habla — to lose/recover one's powers of speech

al verla me quedé sin habla — when I saw her I was speechless

2)

a) ( idioma)

países de habla hispana — Spanish-speaking countries

b) ( manera de hablar)

el habla de esta región — the local way of speaking

giros propios del habla infantil — expressions that children use

la lengua y el habla — langue and parole

3)

al habla — speaking

¿el Sr. Ros? - al habla — Mr. Ros? - speaking

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal — we have our correspondent on the line

estar/ponerse al habla con alguien — to be/get in contact with somebody

* * *

= speech, parlance.

Ex: The labels on the left have been chosen to come as close as possible to everyday speech.

Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.

* América de habla hispana = Spanish America.

* canadiense de habla francesa = French Canadian.

* canadiense de habla inglesa = English-Canadian.

* defecto del habla = speech impediment.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* habla artificial = synthesised speech.

* habla con ritmo y rima = rap-talk.

* habla sintética = synthetic speech.

* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.

* mundo de habla inglesa, el = English-speaking world, the.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* reconocedor del habla = speech recognizer.

* reconocimiento del habla = speech recognition, voice recognition.

* sintetizador del habla = speech synthesiser.

* trastorno del habla = speech disorder.

* * *

habla

f‡

A (facultad) speech

perder/recobrar el habla to lose/recover one's powers of speech

al verla entrar se quedó sin habla when he saw her come in, he was speechless o dumbfounded

se me/le entró el habla ( Chi fam); I/he was struck dumb ( colloq)

B

1

(idioma): los países de habla hispana Spanish-speaking countries

2

(manera de hablar): el habla de esta región the local way of speaking, the way they speak in this area

giros propios del habla infantil expressions that children use

en el habla de los médicos in medical jargon o language

la lengua y el habla langue and parole

C

al habla ( Telec) speaking; (en contacto, comunicación) in contact

¿el Sr. Cuevas? — al habla Mr. Cuevas? — speaking

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal en Beirut we have our correspondent in Beirut on the line

ponerse al habla con algn to get in contact with sb

* * *

Del verbo hablar: ( conjugate hablar)

habla es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
habla
hablar
habla feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 ( facultad) speech;
◊ perder el habla to lose one's powers of speech;

al verla me quedé sin habla when I saw her I was speechless
2
a) ( idioma):

◊ países de habla hispana Spanish-speaking countries

b) ( manera de hablar):

◊ el habla de esta región the local way of speaking

3
◊ al habla ( en el teléfono) speaking;

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal we have our correspondent on the line
hablar ( conjugate hablar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( articular palabras) to speak;

◊ habla más alto speak up;

habla más bajo keep your voice down
b) ( expresarse) to speak;

◊ habla claro ( claramente) to speak clearly;

( francamente) to speak frankly;
◊ habla por señas to use sign language;

un político que habla muy bien a politician who is a very good speaker;
habla por habla to talk for the sake of it
2
a) ( conversar) to talk;

◊ habla mucho he talks a lot;

tenemos que habla we must (have a) talk;
habla con algn to speak o talk to sb;
tengo que hablate or que habla contigo I need to speak to you o have a word with you;
está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;
¡ni habla! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq)
b) ( bajo coacción) to talk

c) ( murmurar) to talk, gossip;

◊ dar que habla to start people talking

d) ( rumorear):

◊ se habla ya de miles de víctimas there is already talk of thousands of casualties;

se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resign
e) ( al teléfono):

◊ ¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

3
a) (tratar, referirse a) habla de algo/algn to talk about sth/sb;

◊ habla de negocios to talk (about) o discuss business;

siempre habla mal de ella he never has a good word to say about her;
hablan muy bien de él people speak very highly of him;
me ha hablado mucho de ti she's told me a lot about you;
en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …;
háblame de tus planes tell me about your plans;
habla sobre or acerca de algo to talk about sth
b) ( dirigirse a) to speak;

◊ no me hables así don't speak to me like that;

háblale de tú use the `tú' form with him
c) ( anunciar propósito) habla de hacer algo to talk of doing sth;

◊ habla de jubilarse he's talking of retiring

4 (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ idioma› to speak
2 ( tratar):
◊ tenemos que habla las cosas we must talk things over;

ya lo hablaemos más adelante we'll talk about o discuss that later
hablarse verbo pronominal:
◊ llevan meses sin hablase they haven't spoken to each other for months;

no se habla con ella he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
habla sustantivo femenino
1 (lengua, idioma) language
los países de habla hispana, Spanish-speaking countries
2 (capacidad para hablar) speech: tardó unos minutos en recobrar el habla, it was a few minutes before she could speak again
3 (modo de hablar) se le nota en el habla que es extranjero, you can tell he's a foreigner by the way he speaks
♦ Locuciones: al habla, on the line
hablar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to speak, talk: estaba hablando con Jorge, I was speaking to Jorge
habla muy mal de su marido, she speaks badly of her husband
2 (charlar) to talk, chat: le encanta hablar por teléfono, he loves chatting on the phone
3 (tratar, versar) to talk about: este artículo habla de los extraterrestres, this article deals with aliens
4 (referirse) no hablaba de ella, I wasn't talking about her
habla de él como si de un dios se tratara, you would have thought she was talking about a god from the way she spoke about him
II verbo transitivo
1 (una lengua) to speak: habla francés, he speaks French
2 (discutir, tratar) to talk over, discuss: háblalo con tu madre, talk it over with your mother
no tengo nada que hablar contigo, I've nothing to say to you
3 (decir) habla maravillas de su nuevo coche, he's raving on about his new car
♦ Locuciones: hablar en broma, to be joking
familiar ¡mira tú quién fue a hablar!, look who's talking!
ni hablar, certainly not

' habla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achantarse
- actualidad
- apenas
- baja
- bajo
- como
- conmigo
- demasiada
- demasiado
- desde
- E
- esponjarse
- exaltación
- fuerte
- hablar
- hablarse
- irse
- lenta
- lento
- maravillar
- modo
- muda
- mudo
- musiquilla
- nunca
- perfección
- poner
- ropa
- sacamuelas
- sentar
- spanglish
- además
- alto
- baño
- bien
- corrección
- dicharachero
- fluidez
- hispánico
- hispano
- libertad
- palabra
- poco
- reposado
- sencillez
- soltura
- también
- y
English:
body
- do
- exaggerate
- impediment
- loud
- mutter
- plain
- puff up
- so
- speak
- speak for
- speaker
- speech
- speech defect
- speechless
- split
- breath
- defect
- dumb
- good
- highly
- perfect
- power
- quiet
- -speaking
- this
- vernacular

* * *

habla nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [idioma] language;
[dialecto] dialect;
el habla popular everyday speech;

el habla de los abogados legal parlance, the language used by lawyers;

de habla española Spanish-speaking;

los países de habla inglesa English-speaking countries

2. [facultad] speech;

no saben si recuperará el habla they don't know if she will ever speak again;

quedarse sin habla to be left speechless

3. Ling parole

4. [al teléfono]
estar al habla con alguien to be on the line to sb;

¿el Sr. Pastor? – al habla Mr Pastor? – speaking!

* * *

habla

f

1 speech;

quedarse sin habla fig be speechless

2 ( idioma)

:

de habla española Spanish-speaking

3

:

ponerse al habla con alguien contact s.o., get in touch with s.o. ¡al habla! TELEC speaking

* * *

habla nf

1) : speech

2) : language, dialect

3)

de habla : speaking

de habla inglesa: English-speaking

* * *

habla n

1. (facultad) speech

perdió el habla he lost the power of speech

me quedé un instante sin habla I was speechless for a moment

2. (modo de hablar) way of speaking

el habla vasco the Basque way of speaking

al habla speaking

de habla inglesa English speaking

Spanish-English dictionary > habla
9 interesante

adj.

interesting.

¡eso suena muy interesante! that sounds really exciting!

* * *

interesante

► adjetivo

1 interesting

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en estado interesante to be expecting

hacerse el/la interesante to try to attract attention

* * *

adj.

interesting

* * *

ADJ [persona, película] interesting; [precio, sueldo] attractive

hacerse el/la interesante — to try to attract attention

* * *

adjetivo interesting

hacerse el/la interesante — (fam) to make oneself seem interesting, try to draw attention to oneself

* * *

= interesting, intriguing, engaging, newsworthy, exhilarating, piquant, appealing, inspiring.

Ex. The relationship between precision and recall and specificity is interesting.

Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.

Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex. The focus on solutions to societal problems common to much interdisciplinary research makes such projects particularly newsworthy.

Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

Ex. The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.

Ex. Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.

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* es interesante que = interestingly.

* hacerse el interesante = play + hard to get, play it + cool.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* poco interesante = dull, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* prometer ser interesante = promise + to be interesting.

* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser interesante para = be of interest (to/for).

* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* * *

adjetivo interesting

hacerse el/la interesante — (fam) to make oneself seem interesting, try to draw attention to oneself

* * *

= interesting, intriguing, engaging, newsworthy, exhilarating, piquant, appealing, inspiring.

Ex: The relationship between precision and recall and specificity is interesting.

Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.

Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex: The focus on solutions to societal problems common to much interdisciplinary research makes such projects particularly newsworthy.

Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.

Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.

Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.

* es interesante que = interestingly.

* hacerse el interesante = play + hard to get, play it + cool.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* poco interesante = dull, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* prometer ser interesante = promise + to be interesting.

* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser interesante para = be of interest (to/for).

* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* * *

interesante

adjective

interesting

resultó poco interesante it wasn't very interesting

nos hizo una oferta interesante she made us an interesting offer

hacerse el/la interesante ( fam); to make oneself seem interesting, try to draw attention to oneself

* * *

interesante adjetivo
interesting;
◊ hacerse el interesante (fam) to try to draw attention to oneself

interesante adjetivo interesting

' interesante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- discurso
- guapa
- guapo
- intrigante
- política
- curioso
- lo
- poner
English:
appealing
- article
- attraction
- enough
- interesting
- jolly
- point
- quite
- readable
- thicken
- thing
- uninteresting
- very
- anything
- get
- gossip
- hear
- intriguing
- middle
- most
- one
- play
- pose
- suppose
- though

* * *

interesante adj

interesting;

Comp
Fam
hacerse el/la interesante to try to draw attention to oneself

* * *

interesante

adj interesting;

hacerse el interesante draw attention to o.s.

* * *

interesante adj

: interesting

* * *

interesante adj interesting

Spanish-English dictionary > interesante
10 nota

intj.

note.

f.

1 note (apunte).

tomar nota de algo to note something down; (apuntar) to take note of something (fijarse)

nota bene nota bene, N.B.

nota al margen marginal note

nota necrológica obituary notice

nota a pie de página footnote

notas de sociedad society column

2 note (Music).

dar la nota (informal figurative) to make oneself conspicuous

forzar la nota (figurative) to go too far

de mala nota (figurative) of ill repute

nota discordante (figurative) discordant note

nota dominante (figurative) prevailing mood

nota falsa false note

3 mark (British), grade (United States) (evaluation).

sacar o tener buenas notas to get good marks

las notas the (exam) results (de examen)

nota de corte = minimum marks for entry into university

4 bill (cuenta).

nota de gastos expenses claim

5 grade, marking, score, note.

6 annotation, note.

7 musical note, note, pitch.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: notar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: notar.

* * *

nota

► nombre femenino

1 (anotación) note

■ déjale una nota diciendo que nos hemos ido leave him a note telling him that we've left

2 (calificación) mark, grade; (calificación alta) high mark

■ me han puesto muy mala nota en inglés I got a very bad mark in English

■ mi examen estaba para nota my paper deserved a high mark

■ si quieres nota tendrás que presentarte al oral if you want a higher mark you'll have to go for a viva

3 (cuenta) bill

■ ¿nos trae la nota por favor? could you bring us the bill please?

4 figurado (detalle) touch

■ las velas le daban una nota de distinción a la cena the candles gave the dinner a touch of class

5 MÚSICA note

► nombre masculino

1 argot (tipo) bloke

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar la nota familiar to draw attention to oneself

sacar buenas notas to get good marks

tomar nota de algo (apuntar) to note something down 2 (fijarse) to take note of something

* * *

noun f.

1) note

2) grade, mark

3) announcement

4) touch

* * *

1. SF

1) (=mensaje corto) note; (Admin) memo

te he dejado una nota encima de la mesa — I've left you a note on the table

nota de aviso — advice note

nota de entrega — delivery note

nota de inhabilitación — (Aut) endorsement ( on licence)

nota de quita y pon — Post-it ®

2) (=apunte) note

tomar notas — to take notes

tomar (buena) nota (de algo) — [fijarse] to take (good) note (of sth)

3) (=comentario) note

texto con notas de... — text edited with notes by..., text annotated by...

nota a pie de página — footnote

notas al margen — marginal notes

4) (Escol) mark, grade (EEUU)

sacar buenas notas — to get good marks

ir para o a por nota — * to go o aim for a high mark

¿ya te han dado las notas? — have you had your report yet?

5) (Mús) note

entonar la nota — to pitch a note

dar la nota — (lit) to give the keynote; (fig) to get oneself noticed, act up

nota discordante — (lit) discordant note, discord

sus críticas fueron la única nota discordante — his criticisms struck the only discordant note

Juan siempre tiene que dar la nota discordante — Juan always has to disagree

nota dominante — (lit) dominant note; (fig) dominant feature o element

6) (=adorno, detalle)

una nota de color — a colourful note

una nota de buen gusto — a tasteful note

7) (Prensa) note

nota de la redacción — editor's note

nota de prensa — press release

nota de sociedad — gossip column

nota informativa — press release

8)

digno de nota — (=notable) notable, worthy of note

9) (Com) (=recibo) receipt; (=vale) IOU; Méx (=cuenta) bill

nota de cargo, nota de débito — debit note

nota de crédito — credit note

nota de gastos — expense account

10) † (=reputación) reputation

de nota — of note, famous

de mala nota — notorious

tiene nota de tacaño — he has a reputation for meanness

11) LAm ** effects pl of drugs

2.

SM pl notas ** (=tío) bloke **, dude (EEUU) **

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( apunte) note

tomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something

tomar notas — to take notes

b) ( acotación) note

- nota al margen

- nota a pie de página

2)

a) ( mensaje) note

b) ( noticia breve)

y ahora, la nota deportiva... — and now the sports roundup...

según una nota que acaba de llegar — according to a report just in

- nota de prensa

- nota necrológica

3) (Educ) ( calificación) grade (AmE), mark (BrE)

sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks

4)

a) ( rasgo)

la nota dominante de su estilo — the dominant feature of his style

la nota melancólica de sus poemas — the underlying note of sadness in his poems

b) ( detalle) touch

una nota de humor — a touch of humor

fue la nota de mal gusto de la reunión — it was the one thing that lowered the tone of the meeting

5) (Mús) note

dar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself

dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)

ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note

- nota musical

6) ( en restaurante) check (AmE), bill (BrE); ( en tienda) (Ur) receipt

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( apunte) note

tomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something

tomar notas — to take notes

b) ( acotación) note

- nota al margen

- nota a pie de página

2)

a) ( mensaje) note

b) ( noticia breve)

y ahora, la nota deportiva... — and now the sports roundup...

según una nota que acaba de llegar — according to a report just in

- nota de prensa

- nota necrológica

3) (Educ) ( calificación) grade (AmE), mark (BrE)

sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks

4)

a) ( rasgo)

la nota dominante de su estilo — the dominant feature of his style

la nota melancólica de sus poemas — the underlying note of sadness in his poems

b) ( detalle) touch

una nota de humor — a touch of humor

fue la nota de mal gusto de la reunión — it was the one thing that lowered the tone of the meeting

5) (Mús) note

dar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself

dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)

ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note

- nota musical

6) ( en restaurante) check (AmE), bill (BrE); ( en tienda) (Ur) receipt

* * *

nota¹

¹ = note, notice, notification, N.B. (latín - nota bene), cover note, written note.

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: (N.B. Neither this nor the LC service give any assistance in the making of a subject index for a classified catalogue).

Ex: The video collection of operas and ballets is accessible by language of text, author of libretto/lyrics, author and language of cover notes as well as the more usual entry points.

Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.

* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* área de notas = note area.

* bloc de notas = notebook.

* bloque funcional de notas = notes block.

* campo de notas = notes field.

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* comparar notas = compare + notes.

* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.

* cuaderno de notas = note book.

* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* hacer una nota mental = make + note + in + Posesivo + mind.

* libro de notas = mark book.

* nota aclaratoria = cover note.

* nota al final = endnote.

* nota al final del texto = endnote.

* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].

* nota analítica = analytical note.

* nota a pie de página = footnote.

* nota de abono = debit note.

* nota de advertencia = warning label.

* nota de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you note.

* nota de alcance = scope note (SN).

* nota de cargo = credit note.

* nota de edición = edition note.

* nota de pago = promissory note.

* nota de prensa = press release, press statement.

* nota de rescate = ransom note.

* nota de suicida = suicide note.

* nota de ubicación y existencias = holdings note.

* nota enmarcada en un recuadro = sidebar.

* nota explicativa = cover note.

* nota informativa = information note, information notice.

* nota introductoria = background note.

* nota marginal = marginal note.

* nota musical = note.

* nota necrológica = obituary.

* nota oficial = official notification.

* nota posterior = postscript.

* notas de conferencias = lecture notes.

* notas de contenido = contents notes.

* notas de discurso = speaking notes.

* pantalla resumen de notas = note summary screen.

* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* toma de notas = note-taking.

* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.

* tomar nota de = note.

nota²

² = grade, mark.

Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

Ex: The author assesses six Web sites giving marks out of ten for ease of use and navigation.

* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* nota del curso = course grade.

* nota media = grade point average (GPA).

* perder nota = lose + marks.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* sistema de notas = grading system.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* * *

nota¹

feminine

A

1 (apunte) note

toma nota de su nombre make a note of his name

tomé nota del pedido I took (down) the order

toma (buena) nota de lo que le pasó a él take note of o bear in mind what happened to him

2 (acotación) note

Compuestos:

● nota al margen

margin note

● nota a pie de página

footnote

● notas de quita y pon

fpl Post-it® notes

B

1 (mensaje) note

me mandó una notita diciendo que … she sent me a little note saying that …

2

(noticia breve): notas sociales or de sociedad society column

y ahora con la nota deportiva … and now with the sports roundup …

según una nota que acaba de llegar a nuestra redacción according to a report just in

Compuestos:

● nota de prensa

press release, statement issued to the press

● nota diplomática

diplomatic note

● nota necrológica

announcement of a death

notas necrológicas deaths section, obituaries

C ( Educ) (calificación) grade ( AmE), mark ( BrE)

sacar buenas notas to get good grades o marks

me puso una nota muy baja she gave me a very bad o low grade o mark

ir a por nota ( Esp fam); to aim for top grades ( AmE), to go for top marks ( BrE)

D

1

(rasgo, característica): la nota dominante de su carácter/de su estilo the dominant feature of his character/of his style

una nota melancólica subyace en todos estos poemas a note of melancholy underlies all of these poems, there is an underlying note of melancholy in all of these poems

la humedad constituye la nota característica high humidity is the most characteristic feature o is the main characteristic

2 (detalle) touch

para agregar una nota de humor to add a touch of humor

fue una nota muy simpática it was a very nice touch o gesture

su comentario fue la nota de mal gusto de la reunión his remark was the one thing that lowered the tone of the meeting

E ( Mús) note

dar la nota ( fam) to stand out; (por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself

dar la nota discordante to be difficult ( o different etc)

darle nota a algn ( Ven arg): me da nota que me hayas llamado I'm glad o pleased you called

¿te da nota si nos vamos a la playa? are you on for the beach? ( colloq), do you fancy going to the beach? ( BrE colloq)

ser la nota discordante to strike a sour note

Compuesto:

nota musical

note

F

1 (en un restaurante) check ( AmE), bill ( BrE)

2 (Ur) (en una tienda) receipt

Compuesto:

nota de consumo

( Méx) detailed receipt ( for a meal)

nota²

masculine

( fam)

character ( colloq)

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Del verbo notar: ( conjugate notar)

nota es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
nota
notar
nota sustantivo femenino
1 (apunte, mensaje) note;
◊ tomar nota de algo ( apuntar) to make a note of sth;

( fijarse) to take note of sth;
◊ tomar notas to take notes;

nota a pie de página footnote
2
a) (Educ) ( calificación) grade (AmE), mark (BrE);

◊ sacar buenas notas to get good grades o marks

b) (Mús) note

3 ( detalle) touch;
◊ una nota de humor a touch of humor

notar ( conjugate notar) verbo transitivo
a) ( advertir) to notice;

◊ no noté nada extraño I didn't notice anything strange;

hacer(le) nota algo (a algn) to point sth out (to sb);
te noto muy triste you look very sad;
se le notaba indeciso he seemed hesitant
b) ( impers):

◊ se nota que es novato you can tell o see he's a beginner;

se te nota en la cara it's written all over your face
notarse verbo pronominal (+ compl) to feel;
◊ me noto rara con este vestido I feel funny in this dress

nota sustantivo femenino
1 (escrito breve) note
tomar notas, to take notes
2 Educ mark, grade: tiene muy mala notas en matemáticas, she has a bad mark in maths
3 (cuenta, factura) bill
4 (rasgo) element, quality: da una nota de alegría, it gives a touch of cheerfulness
5 Mús note
♦ Locuciones: dar la nota, to make a spectacle of oneself
Los resultados de los exámenes se expresan normalmente con letras (A, B, C, D, E y F). A es la nota más alta y F significa Fail (suspenso).
notar verbo transitivo
1 (darse cuenta) to notice ➣ Ver nota en notice
2 (a alguien en un estado) to find: le noté cansado, I found him tired
3 (sentir) to feel: noté frío, I felt cold

' nota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundante
- acabar
- aconsejar
- acordar
- acordarse
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actual
- actualmente
- acuerdo
- adición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- aguardar
- ahora
- alegre
- almuerzo
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- amarilla
- amarillo
- amplia
- amplio
- añadir
- añorar
- anotar
- apartamento
- apellido
- apetecer
- apreciar
- arrepentirse
- arriesgarse
- atreverse
- aún
- ausente
- ayudar
- bajar
- bastante
- caliente
- cama
- carnero
- casa
- cena
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cerveza
- cesar
- coletilla
- colgarse
English:
able
- add
- addition
- advertising
- afloat
- afraid
- afternoon
- aghast
- ajar
- akin
- alight
- alike
- alive
- all
- allow
- alone
- already
- although
- among
- amongst
- another
- apartment
- appear
- appendix
- arouse
- as
- ashamed
- asleep
- assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- attorney
- averse
- awake
- awaken
- aware
- bar
- barrister
- bath
- be
- beat
- beer
- benefit
- between
- bill
- billion
- bite
- bitter
- blond
- blonde

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nota¹ nf

1. [apunte] note;

déjale una nota encima de la mesa leave her a note on the table;

tomar nota de algo [apuntar] to note sth down;
[fijarse] to take note of sth;
tomamos nota de sus comentarios we note your comments;

Comp

tomar buena nota de algo to take careful note of sth

2. [acotación] note

Comp
nota aclaratoria explanatory note;
nota bene nota bene, N.B.;

nota al margen marginal note;

nota a pie de página footnote

3. [noticia breve] nota necrológica obituary;

nota de prensa press release;
Méx nota roja police reports (section);
notas de sociedad society column

4. [cuenta] bill;
[en restaurante] Br bill, US check
Comp
Méx nota de consumo expenses claim;
nota de gastos expenses claim;
Méx nota de remisión delivery note
5. [calificación] Br mark, US grade;

mañana nos dan las notas we get our Br marks o US grades tomorrow;

sacar o [m5] tener buenas notas to get good Br marks o US grades;

Comp
Esp Fam
ir para nota Br to go for top marks, US to aim for top grades

Comp
nota de corte = minimum marks for entry into university;
nota media average Br mark o US grade

6. [toque, rasgo] touch;

una nota de distinción/de color a touch of elegance/colour

7. [reputación]
de mala nota of ill repute

8. [musical] note

Comp
nota discordante discordant note;
la nota discordante la puso el discurso agresivo del presidente ruso the Russian president's aggressive speech was out of key with the tone of the occasion;

nota dominante dominant note;

la tensión fue la nota dominante de la reunión an atmosphere of tension predominated at the meeting;

la nota dominante de su estilo es la ironía the predominant feature of his style is irony;

nota falsa false note;

nota tónica keynote

9. Fam

Comp

dar la nota: allá donde vamos, siempre da la nota she always has to draw attention to herself wherever we go;

con estos pantalones das la nota nobody could miss you in those trousers;

forzar la nota, Ven [m5] pasarse de nota to go too far

nota² nm
Esp Fam
1. [individuo] guy, Br bloke

2. Pey [que llama la atención] poser

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nota

f

1 MÚS note;

nota discordante fig discordant note;

dar la nota fam draw attention to o.s.

2 EDU grade, mark;

sacar buenas/malas notas get good/bad grades

3 ( anotación)

:

tomar notas take notes;

tomar nota de algo make a note of sth

* * *

nota nf

1) : note, message

2) : announcement

nota de prensa: press release

3) : grade, mark (in school)

4) : characteristic, feature, touch

5) : note (in music)

6) : bill, check (in a restaurant)

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nota n

1. (en general) note

te dejaré una nota I'll leave you a note

2. (calificación) mark

ha sacado muy buenas notas she got very good marks

Spanish-English dictionary > nota

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