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it was plain sailing

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1 it was plain sailing all the way

it was plain sailing all the way

het liep allemaal van een leien dakje

English-Dutch dictionary > it was plain sailing all the way
2 plain sailing

(progress without difficulty.) kar gre kot po maslu

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[pléinséiliŋ]
noun

figuratively preprosta stvar

it was all plain sailing — šlo je brez težav

English-Slovenian dictionary > plain sailing
3 plain

1. adjective
1) (clear) klar; (obvious) offensichtlich

make something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen

make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...

the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also academic.ru/24358/English">English 2. 1); pikestaff

2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]

be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein

be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein

3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster

4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]

5) (sheer) rein

that's plain bad manners — das ist einfach schlechtes Benehmen
2. adverb
1) (clearly) deutlich

2) (simply) einfach
3. noun
1) Ebene, die

2) (Knitting) rechte Masche

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[plein] 1. adjective
1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfach

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ehrlich

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) klar

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) unscheinbar
2. noun
1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) das Flachland

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) der Flachstich

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- plainly
- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
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plain

[pleɪn]

I. adj

1. (simple) einfach; (not flavoured) natur nach n

\plain food einfaches Essen

my father says he likes good \plain food mein Vater sagt, er isst gerne einfache Hausmannskost

\plain omelette Omelette nature f

\plain paper (unlined) unliniertes Papier; (of one colour) einfarbiges Papier

\plain yoghurt Naturjoghurt m o nt

2. (uncomplicated) einfach

\plain folks [or people] einfache Leute

\plain and simple ganz einfach

3. (clear) klar, offensichtlich

her meaning was \plain es war klar, was sie meinte

it's \plain that they... sie wollen ganz offensichtlich, dass...

the sign was \plain enough — we just didn't see it das Schild war klar und deutlich — wir haben es nur einfach übersehen

to be perfectly \plain ganz offensichtlich sein

the reason is perfectly \plain der Grund liegt auf der Hand

to make sth \plain etw klarstellen

have I made myself \plain to you? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

▪ to be \plain with sb jdm gegenüber [ganz] offen sein

4. attr, inv (sheer) rein, pur

it was \plain torture es war die reinste Tortur

the \plain truth is that... die traurige Wahrheit ist, dass...

5. (unattractive) unscheinbar, unansehnlich

\plain Jane Mauerblümchen nt

6.

▶ to be as \plain as the nose on one's face [or BRIT also as a pikestaff] ganz offensichtlich [o ÖSTERR fam a. sonnenklar] sein, klar wie Kloßbrühe sein BRD fam

II. adv

1. (simply) ohne großen Aufwand

the fish had been grilled and served \plain der Fisch war gegrillt und kam ohne weitere Zutaten auf den Tisch

2. ( fam: downright) einfach

\plain awful einfach furchtbar

III. n

1. (area of flat land) Ebene f

▪ the \plains pl die Ebene, das Flachland kein pl

the Great P\plains die Great Plains (in den USA)

2. (in knitting) rechte Masche

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[pleɪn]
1. adj (+er)

1) klar; (= obvious) offensichtlich, klar; tracks, differences deutlich

it is plain to see that... — es ist offensichtlich, dass...

it's as plain as the nose on your face (inf) — das sieht doch ein Blinder (mit Krückstock) (inf)

(as) plain as day — sonnenklar

to make sth plain to sb — jdm etw klarmachen or klar zu verstehen geben

the reason is plain to see — der Grund ist leicht einzusehen

I'd like to make it quite plain that... — ich möchte gern klarstellen, dass...

did I make myself or my meaning plain? — habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

to make one's view plain — seine Meinung klar zum Ausdruck bringen

2) (= frank, straightforward) question, answer klar; truth schlicht; statement klar, deutlich

plain dealing — Redlichkeit f

to be plain with sb —

in plain language or English — unmissverständlich, auf gut Deutsch

in plain language or English, the answer is no — um es klar or auf gut Deutsch zu sagen: die Antwort ist nein

it was plain sailing — es ging glatt (über die Bühne) (inf)

it won't all be plain sailing — es wird gar nicht so einfach sein

from now on it'll be plain sailing — von jetzt an geht es ganz einfach

3) (= simple, with nothing added) einfach; dress, design, living schlicht, einfach; cooking, food (gut)bürgerlich; cook einfach, gutbürgerlich; water klar; paper unliniert; envelope einfach; colour einheitlich; cigarette filterlos, ohne Filter

or color (US) — einfarbig, uni pred

under plain cover — in neutraler Verpackung

he's a plain Mr — er ist einfach Herr Sowieso

he used to be plain Mr X — früher war er einfach or schlicht Herr X

4) (= sheer) rein; nonsense etc rein, völlig, blank (inf)

it's just plain common sense — das ist einfach gesunder Menschenverstand

5) (= not beautiful) person, appearance, face unattraktiv

she really is so plain — sie ist recht unansehnlich

plain Jane — unattraktives or unansehnliches Mädchen

she's a real plain Jane — sie ist nicht gerade hübsch or eine Schönheit

2. adv

1) (inf: simply, completely) (ganz) einfach

plain stupid/wrong — einfach dumm/falsch

2)

I can't put it plainer than that — deutlicher kann ich es nicht sagen

3. n

1) (GEOG) Ebene f, Flachland nt

the plains — das Flachland, die Ebene; (in North America) die Prärie

2) (KNITTING) rechte Masche

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plain¹ [pleın]

A adj (adv plainly)

1. einfach, gewöhnlich, schlicht:

plain clothes pl Zivil(kleidung) n(f);

in plain clothes in Zivil;

plain cooking gutbürgerliche Küche;

plain fare Hausmannskost f;

plain living schlichte oder einfache Lebensweise;

plain paper unlin(i)iertes Papier;

plain postcard gewöhnliche Postkarte;

plain scale natürlicher Maßstab;

plain yogurt Naturjoghurt m/n; → cover A 8

2. schlicht, schmucklos, kahl (Zimmer etc), ungemustert, einfarbig (Stoff), unkoloriert (Fotos etc), glatt (Spitzen etc):

plain knitting Rechts-, Glattstrickerei f;

plain sewing Weißnäherei f

3. unscheinbar, farb-, reizlos, wenig anziehend:

a plain girl ein reizloses Mädchen; → Jane A

4. klar (u. deutlich), unmissverständlich, offen:

in plain terms rundheraus (gesagt);

the plain truth die nackte Wahrheit

5. klar, offensichtlich, offenbar, -kundig, deutlich, leicht verständlich:

in plain language

a) ohne Umschweife, klipp und klar,

b) Telegrafie etc im Klartext, offen, unverschlüsselt;

make sth plain etwas klarstellen;

make sth plain to sb

a) jemandem etwas klarmachen,

b) jemandem etwas klar zu verstehen geben;

make o.s. ( oder one’s meaning) plain sich klar ausdrücken, sich verständlich machen

6. unverdünnt, pur (alkoholisches Getränk)

7. ausgesprochen, rein, bar (Unsinn etc):

plain folly heller Wahnsinn

8. offen (u. ehrlich):

plain dealing Redlichkeit f;

be plain with sb jemandem gegenüber offen sein

9. a) mittelmäßig, unbedeutend, Durchschnitts…

b) → sailing A 1

10. METALL unlegiert (Stahl)

11. besonders US eben, flach, auch TECH glatt:

plain country flaches Land;

plain bearing Gleitlager n;

plain fit Schlichtpassung f;

plain roll Glattwalze f

B adv umg völlig:

he’s just plain stupid er ist ganz einfach dumm

C s

1. Ebene f, Flachland n

2. the Plains pl US die Prärie

plain² [pleın] v/i obs oder poet (weh)klagen

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1. adjective
1) (clear) klar; (obvious) offensichtlich

make something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen

make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...

the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also English 2. 1); pikestaff

2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]

be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein

be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein

3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster

4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]

5) (sheer) rein

that's plain bad manners — das ist einfach schlechtes Benehmen
2. adverb
1) (clearly) deutlich

2) (simply) einfach
3. noun
1) Ebene, die

2) (Knitting) rechte Masche

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adj.

ehrlich adj.

einfach adj.

einfarbig adj.

flach adj.

leicht verständlich adj.

vollständig adj. n.

Ebene -n f.

English-german dictionary > plain
4 sailing

noun

1) (handling a boat) Segeln, das

2) (departure from a port) Abfahrt, die

there are regular sailings from here across to the island — von hier fahren regelmäßig Schiffe hinüber zur Insel

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noun (the activity or sport of navigating a ship or boat that has sails: Sailing is one of his hobbies.) das Segeln

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sail·ing

[ˈseɪlɪŋ]

n

1. (going for a sail) Segeln nt

what a great day for \sailing! was für ein toller Tag zum Segeln!

perfect weather for \sailing ideales Segelwetter

2. SPORT Segelsport m, Segeln nt

\sailing is a hobby of mine Segeln ist eines meiner Hobbys

3. (departure) Abfahrt f

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['seIlɪŋ]
n

1) Segeln nt; (as sport) Segeln nt, Segelsport m

2)

(= departure) when is the next sailing for Arran? — wann fährt das nächste Schiff nach Arran?

See:

→ academic.ru/55907/plain">plain

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sailing

A s

1. SCHIFF (Segel)Schifffahrt f, Navigation f:

from then on it was (all) ( oder everything was) plain sailing fig von da an ging alles glatt umg

2. Segelsport m, Segeln n

3. Abfahrt f ( for nach)

B adj Segel…: → trim C 1

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noun

1) (handling a boat) Segeln, das

2) (departure from a port) Abfahrt, die

there are regular sailings from here across to the island — von hier fahren regelmäßig Schiffe hinüber zur Insel

English-german dictionary > sailing
5 plain

adj. duidelijk; eenvoudig; onaantrekkelijk, lelijk; effen
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adv. eenvoudig; duidelijk
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n. vlakte; wildernis

plain¹

[ pleen] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; vaak meervoud met enkelvoud betekenis〉

1 vlakte ⇒ prairie

2 〈 breien〉 rechte steek

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plain²

I 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; plainness〉

1 duidelijk

2 simpel ⇒ onvermengd, puur 〈 water, whisky e.d.〉; weinig attractief 〈 vrouw, meisje〉; ongelijnd 〈 papier〉

3 ronduit ⇒ oprecht

4 vlak ⇒ effen

5 recht 〈 breisteek〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   in plain English/language/speech/terms/words • in duidelijke taal

2   plain chocolate • pure chocola

     in plain clothes • in burger(kleren)

     plain flour • bloem 〈 zonder bakpoeder〉

     plain cooking • burgerkost

3   be plain with someone • iemand onomwonden de waarheid zeggen

     plain dealing • eerlijk(heid)

5   〈 breien〉 plain stitch • rechte steek

¶ 〈 religie〉 plain service • gelezen dienst/mis, stille mis

     it was plain sailing all the way • het liep allemaal van een leien dakje

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉

1 volslagen ⇒ totaal 〈 onzin〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   it's plain foolishness • het is je reinste dwaasheid

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plain³

〈 bijwoord〉〈 informeel〉

1 duidelijk

2 ronduit

3 volslagen ⇒ gewoonweg

English-Dutch dictionary > plain
6 plain

plain

A n

1 Geog plaine f ; on the plain dans la plaine ; the (Great) Plains US les Grandes Plaines ;

2 ( knitting stitch) maille f à l'endroit ; a row of plain un rang à l'endroit.

B adj

1 ( simple) [dress, decor, food, living, language] simple ; [building, furniture] sobre ; plain cooking cuisine f simple ; she's a good plain cook elle fait une bonne cuisine simple ; a plain man un homme simple ;

2 ( of one colour) [background, fabric] uni ; [envelope] sans inscription ; a sheet of plain paper ( unheaded) une feuille de papier libre ; ( unlined) une feuille de papier non reglé ; a plain blue dress une robe toute bleue ; under plain cover Post sous pli discret ;

3 euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque ; she's rather plain elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté ;

4 ( clear) [line, marking] net/nette ; in plain view of sb sous les yeux de qn ;

5 ( obvious) évident, clair ; it was plain to everyone that he was lying il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait ; it's a plain fact that il est bien clair que ; it is plain from this report that il est clair d'après ce rapport que ; she's jealous, it's plain to see elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux ; her suffering was plain to see on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance ; to make it plain to sb that faire comprendre clairement à qn que ; let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas ; do I make myself plain? suis-je bien clair? ; she made her irritation quite plain elle n'a pas caché son irritation ;

6 ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franche ; plain speaking franchise f ; there was plenty of plain speaking tout le monde a eu son franc-parler ; can't you speak in plain English? tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples? ; in plain English, this means that en clair, ceci veut dire que ; the plain truth of the matter is that la vérité est que ;

7 ( tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n) ; [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n) ;

8 ( ordinary) I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court ;

9 ( unflavoured) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv ;

10 ( in knitting) à l'endroit.

C adv

1 ( completely) [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement, tout simplement ; plain lazy tout bonnement paresseux ;

2 ( directly) I can't put it any plainer than that je ne peux pas être plus clair.

Idioms

to be as plain as day être clair comme l'eau de roche ; to be plain sailing [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes.

Big English-French dictionary > plain
7 plain

plain [pleɪn]

plaine ⇒ 1 (a) simple ⇒ 2 (a) nature ⇒ 2 (a) clair ⇒ 2 (b) uni ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (d) quelconque ⇒ 2 (e) pur ⇒ 2 (f)

1 noun

(a) Geography plaine f

(b) (in knitting) maille f à l'endroit

2 adjective

(a) (simple → style, furniture, dress) simple; (with nothing added → omelette, rice, yoghurt) nature (inv);

∎ a plain dress une robe toute simple;

∎ he's just a plain soldier il n'est que simple soldat;

∎ she was just plain Sarah then elle s'appelait tout simplement Sarah à l'époque;

∎ I like good plain cooking j'aime la cuisine simple;

∎ a plain piece of bread and butter une simple tartine beurrée;

∎ it's plain sailing from now on maintenant ça va marcher tout seul or comme sur des roulettes;

∎ to be in or to wear plain clothes être en civil

(b) (clear, obvious) clair, évident, manifeste;

∎ it's plain (to see) that he's lying il est clair ou évident qu'il ment;

∎ it soon became plain that I was lost j'ai vite réalisé ou je me suis vite rendu compte que j'étais égaré;

∎ his embarrassment was plain to see on pouvait voir qu'il était gêné, sa gêne était évidente;

∎ the facts are plain c'est clair, les choses sont claires;

∎ I want to make our position absolutely plain to you je veux que vous compreniez bien notre position;

∎ she made her intentions plain elle n'a pas caché ses intentions;

∎ he made it plain to us that he wasn't interested il nous a bien fait comprendre que cela ne l'intéressait pas;

∎ I thought I'd made myself plain je croyais avoir été assez clair;

∎ familiar it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche, ça saute aux yeux

(c) (of one colour, not patterned) uni;

∎ plain blue wallpaper papier peint bleu uni;

∎ under plain cover, in a plain envelope sous pli discret

(d) (blunt, unambiguous) franc (franche);

∎ the plain truth of the matter is I'm bored la vérité, c'est que je m'ennuie;

∎ let me be plain with you je vais être franc avec vous;

∎ I want a plain yes or no answer je veux une réponse claire et nette;

∎ the time has come for plain words or speaking le moment est venu de parler franchement;

∎ in plain language de manière claire;

∎ I told him in plain English what I thought je lui ai dit ce que je pensais sans mâcher mes mots

(e) (unattractive) pas très beau (belle), quelconque;

∎ she's a bit of a plain Jane ce n'est pas une beauté ou une Vénus

(f) (pure, sheer) pur (et simple);

∎ that's just plain foolishness/ignorance c'est de la pure bêtise/ignorance

(g) Knitting

∎ plain one, purl two une maille à l'endroit, deux à l'envers

3 adverb

(a) (clearly) franchement, carrément;

∎ you couldn't have put it any plainer tu n'aurais pas pu être plus clair

(b) familiar (utterly) complètement^□, carrément;

∎ he's just plain crazy il est complètement cinglé;

∎ he's just plain ignorant il est tout simplement ignorant^□ ;

∎ I just plain forgot! j'ai tout bonnement oublié!^□

►► plain chocolate chocolat m noir;

plain flour farine f (sans levure);

plain paper (unheaded) papier m sans en-tête; (unruled) papier m non réglé;

Knitting plain row rang m à l'endroit;

Knitting plain stitch maille f à l'endroit

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > plain
8 plain

̈ɪpleɪn I
1. прил.
1) уст. плоский, ровный Syn: even II
1., level
2.
2) чистый, беспримесный Syn: pure
3) а) очевидный, явный, ясный The facts are plain to see. ≈ Факты просты. It's plain to everyone that she will never return. ≈ Всем ясно, что она не вернется. It's perfectly plain that they will resist. ≈ Они совершенно точно окажут сопротивление. Syn: apparent, conspicuous, evident, manifest, obvious Ant: imperceptible, implicit, inconspicuous, secret, concealed, hidden б) простой;
ясный, понятный to make one's meaning clear ≈ сделать понятной свою точку зрения plain writing Syn: clear в) прямой, резкий, без обиняков be plain with ≈ говорить( кому-л.) неприятную правду Syn: blunt
1.
4) а) незамысловатый, обыкновенный plain clothes ≈ штатское платье б) простой, несложный plain home-cooked meals ≈ простая домашняя еда
5) простоватый, незнатный( о происхождении) Syn: ordinary
1.
6) а) одноцветный, гладкокрашенный, без узора( о материи) б) простой, без украшений Syn: undecorated
7) некрасивый Syn: ugly ∙ it will be all plain sailing ≈ все пойдет как по маслу plain sailing
2. сущ.
1) а) равнина б) амер. степь, прерия ∙ The plains of America are generally characterised by their gramineous covering or their vast forests. ≈ Для американских равнин и прерий свойственен либо травяной покров, либо обширные леса. Syn: bush, desert, outback, pampas, prairie, range, steppe, tundra, savannah, veldt Ant: mountain
2) поэт. поле брани
3) а) геом., уст. плоскость б) горизонтальная поверхность биллиардного стола
3. нареч.
1) разборчиво, ясно, вразумительно Others began to speak plainer than he did. ≈ Другие стали говорить более понятно, чем он. Syn: clearly, intelligibly, candidly
2) явно, откровенно the figure plainest to be seen ≈ фигура, которая самым явным образом виднелась (где-л.) Syn: frankly, candidly, evidently, manifestly
3) совершенно, безусловно( с эмоционально-усилительным оттенком) I had gained so much weight and I just plain didn't look like the girl who had left town ten months before. ≈ Я так поправилась, что уже совершенно не была похожа на ту девочку, которая десять месяцев назад покинула родной дом. Syn: simply, absolutely, purely II гл.;
поэт., уст. сетовать, жаловаться, плакаться;
хныкать Syn: lament, complain равнина - in the open * в открытом поле - Salisbury P. равнина Солсбери обыкн. pl (американизм) (австралийское) безлесные равнины;
прерии поле брани (the P.) (историческое) "болото" (во французском национальном конвенте) прямая петля (в вязанье) - * and purl прямая и обратная петля > Cities of the P. (библеизм) Содом и Гоморра ясный;
отчетливый - * view /sight/ открытый вид - * articulation отчетливая артикуляция - * writing разборчивый почерк - all was * to see все было ясно видно - the rippling of the brook was * to be heard журчание ручейка было отчетливо слышно явный, очевидный - it is your * duty это ваш прямой долг - it was * that he did not wish to do it было очевидно /ясно/, что он не хотел этого делать полный, совершенный, абсолютный - * folly чистое безумие - * nonsense полнейшая бессмыслица, абсолютная чепуха - * stupidity непробиваемая тупость простой, понятный - to explain smth. in * and precise terms объяснить что-л. ясно и точно - to make smth. * to smb. разъяснить что-л. кому-л. - tell her what you want in * words объясните ей членораздельно, что вы хотите - the meaning is quite * значение совершенно ясно /понятно/ - in * English ясно, членораздельно - he can't understand * English он не понимает простых слов незашифрованный - * langauge (военное) открытый /незашифрованный/ текст - in * (военное) открыто, открытым текстом (о радиограмме, донесении) простой, незамысловатый, обыкновенный - * dress простое платье - * style простой /незамысловатый/ стиль - * unvarnished tale бесхитростный рассказ, рассказ без всяких прикрас - * food простая пища - * water простая /обыкновенная/ вода - * bread and butter просто хлеб с маслом - * living простой /скромный/ образ жизни - * dive простой прыжок( прыжки в воду) - * sewing простое шитье (в отличие от вышивки) - * stitch чулочная вязка - he was called * John его звали просто Джоном - I like my cooking * я люблю готовить просто, я не люблю всякие разносолы чистый, несмешанный, без добавок - * boiled beef вареное мясо( из бульона) - a cup of * black coffee чашечка черного кофе без сахара - * tea чай (только) с хлебом и маслом - * cigarettes сигареты без фильтра гладкий( о волосах) обычный - * card нефигурная игральная карта;
некозырная карта - * steel нелегированная сталь - * concrete (строительство) неармированный бетон - it's * common sense это обычный /всего лишь/ здравый смысл одноцветный, без узора или рисунка - * drawing нецветной рисунок - * blue material гладкий синий материал - * silk гладкий шелк - * wallpaper гладкие обои( без рисунка) простой, незнатный - * man простой человек - * countryfolk простые /бесхитростные/ деревенские люди, простонародье прямой, откровенный - * statement откровенное заявление - * answer прямой ответ - * langauge прямая /откровенная/ речь;
особая, откровенная манера речи квакеров - * talk прямой разговор - the * truth настоящая /чистая/ правда;
неприятная /печальная/ правда, правда без прикрас - the * truth /fact/ is... дело просто в том, что... - to make one's meaning perfectly * говорить откровенно /прямо/;
поставить все точки над "i" - to be * with smb. быть откровенным с кем-л.;
говорить кому-л. правду в глаза - to stick to the * facts придерживаться( только) фактов невзрачный, некрасивый - * face некрасивое лицо - * Jane некрасивая девушка - a pity the girl is so * жаль, что девочка так некрасива гладкий, ровный (о местности) - * ground плоский рельеф - * surface ровная поверхность > (as) * as a pikestaff /as the nose on your face, as the day, as daylight, as the sun at noonday/ ясный как день, очевидный;
совершенно ясно ясно, разборчиво, отчетливо - I made them speak the word * я заставил их произносить это слово отчетливо откровенно - others spoke *er than he другие говорили более откровенно, чем он - talk /speak/ * so that I can understand you говори прямо, чтобы я тебя понял просто, совершенно, абсолютно - he is just * stupud он просто глуп (устаревшее) жаловаться, плакаться, сетовать ~ прямой, откровенный;
plain dealing прямота, честность;
to be plain (with smb.) говорить (кому-л.) неприятную правду ~ sailing легкий, простой путь;
it will be all plain sailing = все пойдет как по маслу ~ ясный, явный, очевидный;
to make it plain выявить, разъяснить plain гладкий, ровный (о местности) ~ незамысловатый, обыкновенный;
plain water обыкновенная вода;
plain card нефигурная игральная карта ~ некрасивый ~ одноцветный, без узора (о материи) ~ откровенно ~ плоскость ~ поэт. поле брани ~ простой, незнатный;
plain folk простонародье ~ простой, скромный (о пище и т. п.) ~ простой;
понятный;
plain writing разборчивый почерк ~ прямой, откровенный;
plain dealing прямота, честность;
to be plain (with smb.) говорить (кому-л.) неприятную правду ~ равнина ~ поэт. сетовать, жаловаться, плакаться;
хныкать ~ ясно, разборчиво, отчетливо ~ ясный, явный, очевидный;
to make it plain выявить, разъяснить ~ ясный, явный, очевидный ~ незамысловатый, обыкновенный;
plain water обыкновенная вода;
plain card нефигурная игральная карта ~ clothes штатское платье;
plain work простое шитье (в отличие от вышивания) ~ простой, незнатный;
plain folk простонародье ~ sailing легкий, простой путь;
it will be all plain sailing = все пойдет как по маслу ~ sailing мор. плавание по локсодромии the ~ truth (или fact) is that... дело просто в том, что..., совершенно очевидно, что... ~ незамысловатый, обыкновенный;
plain water обыкновенная вода;
plain card нефигурная игральная карта ~ clothes штатское платье;
plain work простое шитье (в отличие от вышивания) ~ простой;
понятный;
plain writing разборчивый почерк

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > plain
9 plain

plein
1. adjective
1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) sencillo; liso; sin ornamentos; llano (persona)

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) claro, evidente

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro, evidente

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) común, ordinario, poco atractivo, feúcho, poco agraciado

2. noun
1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) llanura

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) punto del derecho

•

- plainly
- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English

plain¹ adj

1. claro

it was plain that nobody was at home estaba claro que no había nadie en casa

2. sencillo

plain food comida sencilla

También, refiriéndose a la comida, plain quiere decir que no lleva cosas añadidas

a plain omelette una tortilla francesa

plain chocolate chocolate sin leche

plain flour harina sin levadura

3. liso / sin dibujo

a plain white blouse una blusa lisa de color blanco

plain² n llanura

the great plains of central Asia las grandes llanuras de Asia central

plain

tr[pleɪn]

adjective

1 (clear) claro,-a, evidente

■ he made it quite plain lo dejó muy claro

2 (straightforward) franco,-a, directo,-a

■ we need to do some plain speaking tenemos que hablar con franqueza

■ tell me in plain language dímelo en lenguaje corriente

■ the plain truth la pura verdad

3 (simple, ordinary) sencillo,-a; (without pattern) liso,-a

4 (unattractive) poco agraciado,-a, feúcho,-a

5 (chocolate) sin leche; (flour) sin levadura

adverb

1 (absolutely) totalmente

2 (clearly) claramente, francamente

noun

1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL llanura

2 (in knitting) punto del derecho

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in plain clothes vestido,-a de paisano

in plain English en términos sencillos, en cristiano

to be (all) plain sailing ser coser y cantar

to make oneself plain explicarse

plain ['pleɪn] adj

1) simple, unadorned: liso, sencillo, sin adornos

2) clear: claro

in plain language: en palabras claras

3) frank: franco, puro

the plain truth: la pura verdad

4) homely: ordinario, poco atractivo

5)

in plain sight : a la vista de todos

plain n

: llanura f, llano m, planicie f

plain

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

• desnudo, -a adj.

• liso, -a adj.

• llano, -a adj.

• natural adj.

• ordinario, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• santo, -a adj.

• sencillo, -a adj.

• simple adj.

• sin adornos adj.

• sin atractivo adj.

adv.

• claro adv.

n.

• llana s.f.

• llanada s.f.

• llano s.m.

• llanura s.f.

• plana s.f.

• planicie s.f.

I pleɪn
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> liso

tell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano

just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias

b) ( Culin)

plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche

plain flour — harina f común

2)

a) ( clear) claro

to make something plain — dejar algo (en) claro

the reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

b) (blunt, straightforward)

the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana

the time has come for some plain speaking — ya es hora de que hablemos con franqueza or sin rodeos

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado

II

adverb

a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmente

she's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

that's just plain stupid — eso es una completa estupidez

b) ( bluntly) < tell> claramente, francamente

III

noun llanura f

the (Great) Plains — las grandes llanuras

[pleɪn]
1. ADJ
(compar plainer) (superl plainest)
1) (=clear, obvious) claro, evidente

it is plain that — es evidente or obvio que, está claro que

• to make sth plain (to sb) — poner algo de manifiesto (a algn), dejar algo claro

you have made your feelings plain — has puesto tus sentimientos de manifiesto, has dejado claros tus sentimientos

• her guilt was plain to see — saltaba a la vista que era culpable

- it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face or as day

2) (=outspoken, honest) franco

I shall be plain with you — le hablaré con toda franqueza, seré franco con usted

let me be plain with you — déjeme que le hable claramente or sin rodeos, permítame que le hable con franqueza frm

• plain dealing — negocios mpl limpios

3) (=unadorned) [answer] franco; [living] sencillo, sin lujo; [food, cooking] sencillo, corriente; [language, style] sencillo, llano; [envelope] en blanco; [paper] liso; [fabric] de un solo color, liso

he drank plain water — bebió agua nada más

they're very plain people — es gente muy sencilla or llana

she used to be plain Miss Jones — antes se llamaba la Srta. Jones sin más

it's just plain common sense — es de sentido común

• in plain clothes — [policeman] (vestido) de civil or paisano

• in plain English or language — (=understandably) en lenguaje claro or sencillo; (=frankly) (hablando) sin rodeos

• the plain truth — la verdad lisa y llana

- it's plain sailing from now on

4) (=not pretty) poco atractivo

she's terribly plain — no es nada atractiva

- be a plain Jane

2. ADV

1) * (=completely)

he's plain wrong — no tiene razón, y punto

it's just plain stupid — es una ridiculez absoluta or total

2) (=simply) claramente, con toda claridad

• I can't put it plainer than that — más claramente no lo puedo decir, no lo puedo decir con más claridad

• he told me quite plain that... — me dijo claramente or con toda claridad que...

3. N

1) (Geog) llanura f, llano m

the Great Plains — (US) las Grandes Llanuras

2) (Knitting) punto m sencillo

4.

CPD

plain chocolate N — chocolate m amargo or sin leche

plain flour N — harina f sin levadura

plain speaking N — franqueza f

she has a reputation for plain speaking — tiene fama de ser franca

plain yogurt N — yogur m natural

* * *

I [pleɪn]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> liso

tell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano

just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias

b) ( Culin)

plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche

plain flour — harina f común

2)

a) ( clear) claro

to make something plain — dejar algo (en) claro

the reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

b) (blunt, straightforward)

the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana

the time has come for some plain speaking — ya es hora de que hablemos con franqueza or sin rodeos

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado

II

adverb

a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmente

she's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

that's just plain stupid — eso es una completa estupidez

b) ( bluntly) < tell> claramente, francamente

III

noun llanura f

the (Great) Plains — las grandes llanuras

English-spanish dictionary > plain
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plein 1. adjective
1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, alminnelig, vanlig

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydelig

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) oppriktig, likefram

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) tydelig, klar

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) lite pen
2. noun
1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette, flate, vidde

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rett strikkemaske

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- plainly
- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English

enkel
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flate
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plan
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simpel
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skjær
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slette
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tydeligvis

I
subst. \/pleɪn\/

1) slette, jevn, åpen mark

2) rettstrikning, rett, rett maske

• three rows of plain

tre rader med rettstrikning

3) ( poetisk) slagfelt

abyssal plain dyphavsslette
II
verb \/pleɪn\/

( gammeldags eller poetisk) sørge, klage
III
adj. \/pleɪn\/

1) enkel, hverdagslig

• here we serve good, plain food

her serverer vi god, hverdagslig mat

2) ikke pyntet\/dekorert, ensfarget

• I want a plain fabric

jeg vil ha et ensfarget stoff

3) lettfattelig, klart uttrykt

• the letter was written in plain English

brevet var skrevet på grei og forståelig engelsk

• what? plain talk from a politician?

hva? klar tale fra en politiker?

4) ærlig, rett fra hjertet

• to be plain with you

hvis jeg skal være ærlig

5) skikkelig, åpenbar, ren og skjær

• I have been a plain fool

jeg har vært en skikkelig tosk

6) uten spesiell status\/tittel, uten pretensjoner, enkel

• he was still plain Mr Brown

han var fremdeles bare Mr Brown (uten tittel)

7) ( om utseende) ikke vakker, lite pen, alminnelig

8) ( strikking) rett, glatt

in plain sight of something med noe innen synsvidde innen synsvidde av noe

plain and simple rett og slett

plain as day soleklart, klart som dagen

plain bread and butter smørbrød uten pålegg, smør og brød

plain card ( i kortspill) verken trumfkort eller bildekort

plain chocolate mørk sjokolade

plain cigarette sigarett uten filter eller munnstykke

plain clothes ( også plain-clothes) sivilt antrekk

plain flour vanlig mel (uten tilsatt bakepulver)

plain Jane jente med alminnelig utseende

plain knitting rettstrikning glattstrikning

plain omelette omelette naturelle, fransk omelett

plain ring glatt ring

plain sailing grei skuring, bare barnemat, en lett oppgave, en lett match ( sjøfart) seiling i farvann uten skjær eller hindringer

plain stitch rett maske

plain text klartekst, ikke kode

plain water rent vann
IV
adv. \/pleɪn\/

1) tydelig, klart

• I'll tell you plain: I'm finished with you

2) simpelthen, rett og slett, rent ut sagt

• he is plain stupid

han er rett og slett dum

English-Norwegian dictionary > plain
11 sailing

[ʹseılıŋ] n
1. 1) плавание; мореплавание

to be fond of sailing - любить море

sailing was bad near the coast - у побережья идти было трудно

a vessel remarkable for her fast sailing - судно, отличающееся быстрым ходом

2) кораблевождение, навигация

3) уст. плавание под парусами

2. ав. парение; планирование; дрейф ( гидросамолёта на воде)

sailing flight - парение, парящий полёт

3. отплытие, отход ( судна)

time of sailing - время отплытия

hours of sailing will be announced - время отхода ( судна) будет объявлено

4. pl

1) отходящие суда

list of sailings (from London) - расписание морского движения (из Лондона)

weekly sailings to India - еженедельные морские рейсы в Индию

the company provides two sailings a week - компания обеспечивает два рейса в неделю

sailings are quite irregular - пароходы /суда/ ходят довольно нерегулярно

2) расписание отхода судов

5. парусный спорт

♢ it is plain sailing - всё идёт легко /как по маслу/

НБАРС > sailing
12 sailing

ˈseɪlɪŋ
1. сущ.
1) а) мореплавание;
мореходство б) навигация, кораблевождение, искусство управлять кораблем Syn: pilotage proper в) уст. плавание, хождение под парусами ∙ Syn: navigation
2) а) отплытие, отправление, отход( судна) б) мн. отходящие, отправляющиеся суда;
расписание отправления таких судов ∙ Syn: departure
3) парусный спорт
4) авиац. дрейф;
парение, планирование
2. прил.
1) парусный
2) относящийся к рейду корабля плавание;
мореплавание - to be fond of * любить море - * was bad near the coast у побережья идти было трудно - a vessel remarkable for her fast * судно, отличающееся быстрым ходом кораблевождение, навигация ( устаревшее) плавание под парусами (авиация) парение;
планирование;
дрейф (гидросамолета на воде) - * flight парение, парящий полет отплытие, отход (судна) - time of * время отплытия - hours of * will be announced время отхода судна будет объявлено pl отходящие суда - list of *s (from London) расписание морского движения (из Лондона) - weekly *s to India еженедельные морские рейсы в Индию - the company provides two *s a week компания обеспечивает два рейса в неделю - *s are quite irregular пароходы /суда/ ходят довольно нерегулярно расписание отхода судов парусный спорт > it is plain * все идет легко /как по маслу/ expected time of ~ (ETS) ожидаемое время отхода sailing pres. p. от sail ~ кораблевождение;
навигация ~ кораблевождение, навигация ~ мореходство ~ навигация ~ относящийся к рейду корабля;
sailing orders инструкция капитану перед выходом в море ~ отход, отплытие ~ ав. парение;
планирование ~ парусный ~ парусный спорт ~ плавание;
мореходство ~ плавание ~ относящийся к рейду корабля;
sailing orders инструкция капитану перед выходом в море

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sailing
13 het was allemaal rechttoe rechtaan

het was allemaal rechttoe rechtaan

it was plain sailing all the way

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het was allemaal rechttoe rechtaan
14 rechttoe

rechttoe

♦voorbeelden:

¶ rechttoe, rechtaan • straightforward

het was allemaal rechttoe rechtaan • it was plain sailing all the way

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > rechttoe
15 pan comido

m.

easy stuff, walkaway, walkover.

* * *

= plain sailing, child's play, walkover, pushover, no-brainer, easy peasy, easy peasy lemon squeezy, easy peasy japanesey

Ex. The article is entitled ' Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar".

Ex. I am, as always, deeply indebted to the secretary who typed my handwritten manuscript, Mrs Valerie Squire, for whom, by now, Linear must seem child's play.

Ex. The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him.

Ex. The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.

Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

Ex. It was easy peasy to set-up and has been very easy to use ever since.

Ex. Anyway, it works like a charm and was easy peasy lemon squeezy to install -- as easy as squeezing lemon on a lobster.

Ex. Words to that effect are meaningless in any debate as he may as well just say it was ' easy peasy japanesey'.

* * *

= plain sailing, child's play, walkover, pushover, no-brainer, easy peasy, easy peasy lemon squeezy, easy peasy japanesey

Ex: The article is entitled ' Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar".

Ex: I am, as always, deeply indebted to the secretary who typed my handwritten manuscript, Mrs Valerie Squire, for whom, by now, Linear must seem child's play.

Ex: The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him.

Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.

Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

Ex: It was easy peasy to set-up and has been very easy to use ever since.

Ex: Anyway, it works like a charm and was easy peasy lemon squeezy to install -- as easy as squeezing lemon on a lobster.

Ex: Words to that effect are meaningless in any debate as he may as well just say it was ' easy peasy japanesey'.

Spanish-English dictionary > pan comido
16 coser

v.

1 to sew.

coser un botón to sew on a button

Ella pega botones She sews on buttons.

2 to staple (together).

3 to be easy. (informal figurative)

ser coser y cantar to be child's play o a piece of cake

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coser

► verbo transitivo

1 (unir) to sew; (un botón) to sew on; (pespuntes etc) to stitch

■ le cosí los pantalones I sewed up her trousers

2 MEDICINA to stitch up

3 (grapar) to staple together

4 figurado (unir) to join

5 figurado (atravesar) to pierce

■ coser a balazos to riddle with bullets

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coser a puñaladas familiar to cut to pieces

eso es coser y cantar familiar it's plain sailing, it's a piece of cake, it's child's play

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verb

1) to sew

2) stitch

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ vestido] to sew, sew up; [+ botón] to sew on, stitch on

es cosa de coser y cantar — it's easy as pie *, it's as simple as ABC *

2) (Med) to stitch, stitch up; (Náut) to lash

coser con grapas — to staple

3) (=unir) to unite, join closely ( con to)

4)

- coser a algn a balazos

- coser a algn a puñaladas

- lo encontraron cosido a puñaladas

2.

VI to sew

3.

See:

coserse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (Indum, Tex) < dobladillo> to sew; < botón> to sew on; < agujero> to sew (up)

cóselo a máquina — sew o do it on the machine

ser coser y cantar — to be as easy as pie

b) < herida> to stitch
2.
coser vi to sew

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= stitch, sew (together), stitch together.

Ex. At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched.

Ex. Assemble the sections in the correct order and sew them together over tapes or cords.

Ex. The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.

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* coser el dobladillo = hem.

* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.

* máquina de coser = sewing machine.

* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.

* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (Indum, Tex) < dobladillo> to sew; < botón> to sew on; < agujero> to sew (up)

cóselo a máquina — sew o do it on the machine

ser coser y cantar — to be as easy as pie

b) < herida> to stitch
2.
coser vi to sew

* * *

= stitch, sew (together), stitch together.

Ex: At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched.

Ex: Assemble the sections in the correct order and sew them together over tapes or cords.

Ex: The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.

* coser el dobladillo = hem.

* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.

* máquina de coser = sewing machine.

* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.

* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.

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coser [E1 ]

vt

1 ( Indum, Tex) to sew

coser un dobladillo to sew a hem

¿me coses este botón? will you sew this button on for me?

zapatos de suela cosida shoes with stitched soles

cosió la falda a mano she made the skirt by hand

cóselo a máquina use the machine to sew it, sew o do it on the machine

ser coser y cantar to be as easy as falling off a log, to be child's play

2 ‹herida› to stitch

■ coser

vi

to sew

les cose a los hijos she makes her children's clothes

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coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' coser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esto
- liarse
- máquina
- pegar
- aguja
- hilvanar
- labor
- molde
English:
burr
- machine
- sailing
- sew
- sew on
- sew up
- sewing machine
- stitch
- cotton
- mend
- sewing
- splice

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coser

♦ vt

1. [ropa, vestido] to sew;

coser un botón to sew on a button

2. [herida] to stitch (up)

3. [con grapas] to staple (together)

4. Comp

coser a alguien a balazos to riddle sb with bullets;

coser a alguien a cuchilladas to stab sb repeatedly

♦ vi

to sew;

Comp
Fam
ser coser y cantar to be child's play o a piece of cake

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coser

v/t sew;

ser coser y cantar fam be dead easy fam ;

coser a tiros riddle with bullets

* * *

coser vt

1) : to sew

2) : to stitch up

coser vi

: to sew

* * *

coser vb

1. (en general) to sew [pt. sewed; pp. sewn]

¿sabes coser? can you sew?

2. (botón) to sew on

te voy a coser este botón I'm going to sew this button on for you

3. (herida) to stitch

ser coser y cantar to be plain sailing

Spanish-English dictionary > coser
17 зор

1. (усилие) effort

давам си зор work hard, strain o.s.

не си давай зор take it easy

не му давай зор don't bustle bun, don't press him

на зор съм be hard pressed; be up against it

видях доста зор, докато го направя it was a tough job, I had a hard time doing it

спечелвам без зор win at a canter; win hand down

2. (принуда) constraint, compulsion, force

3. (нужда) need, necessity

имам малко зор за пари I need some cash

много съм на зор за пари be hard pressed for cash

за зор-заман for a rainy day

хич/никак не ми е зор за това I don't care a whit about that; I couldn't care less

значи това му било зорът so that's where the shoe pinches

дотук му е зорът the worst is over, it's plain sailing from now on

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зор,

м., само ед. разг.

1. ( усилие) effort; видях доста \зор, докато го направя it was a tough job, I had a hard time doing it; давам някому \зор run s.o. into the ground; давам си \зор work hard, strain o.s.; make an effort, put effort into s.th.; на \зор съм be hard pressed; be up against it; не му давай \зор don’t bustle him, don’t press him; не си давай \зор take it easy; при голям \зор, когато сме много на \зор at a push, when it comes to the push; спечелвам без \зор win at a canter; win hands down;

2. ( принуда) constraint, compulsion, force;

3. ( нужда) need, necessity; имам малко \зор за пари I need some cash; много съм на \зор за пари be hard pressed for cash; • дотук му е \зорът the worst is over, it’s plain sailing from now on; за \зор заман for a rainy day; значи това му бил \зорът so that’s where the shoe pinches; хич/никак не ми е \зор за това I don’t care a whit about that; I couldn’t care less.

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fetch; effort

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1. (нужда) need, necessity 2. (принуда) constraint, compulsion, force 3. (усилие) effort 4. видях доста ЗОР, докато го направя it was a tough job, I had a hard time doing it 5. давам си ЗОР work hard, strain o.s. 6. дотук му е ЗОРът the worst is over, it's plain sailing from now on 7. за ЗОР - заман for a rainy day 8. значи това му било ЗОРът so that's where the shoe pinches 9. имам малко ЗОР за пари I need some cash 10. много съм на ЗОР за пари be hard pressed for cash 11. на ЗОР съм be hard pressed;be up against it 12. не му давай ЗОР don't bustle bun, don't press him 13. не си давай ЗОР take it easy 14. спечелвам без ЗОР win at a canter;win hand down 15. хич/никак не ми е ЗОР за това I don't care a whit about that;I couldn't care less

Български-английски речник > зор
18 route

route [ʀut]

feminine noun

   a. ( = voie de communication) road

• route nationale main road

• route départementale or secondaire minor road

• prenez la route de Lyon take the road to Lyon

• « route barrée » "road closed"

   b. ( = chemin à suivre) way ; ( = direction, cap) course

• je t'emmène, c'est (sur) ma route I'll take you, it's on my way

• indiquer la route à qn to show the way to sb

   c. ( = ligne de communication) route

• route aérienne/maritime air/sea route

• la route de la soie the Silk Road

• la route des vins/du whisky the wine/whisky trail

   d. ( = trajet) trip

• bonne route ! have a good trip!

• il y a trois heures de route (en voiture) it's a three-hour drive ; (à bicyclette) it's a three-hour ride

• ils ont fait toute la route à pied/à bicyclette they walked/cycled the whole way

   e. ( = ligne de conduite) road

• la route à suivre the road to follow

• votre route est toute tracée your path is set out for you

• être sur la bonne route (dans la vie) to be on the right road ; (dans un problème) to be on the right track

• nos routes se sont croisées our paths crossed

   f. (locutions) faire route vers to be bound for

• prendre la route to set off

• tenir la route [voiture] to hold the road ; [argument, raisonnement] (inf) to hold water ; [solution, politique] to be viable

► en route on the way

• en route ! let's go!

• en route pour bound for

• avoir plusieurs projets en route to have several projects on the go

• mettre en route [+ machine, moteur] to start ; [+ processus, projet, réforme] to set in motion

• mise en route [de machine] starting up ; [de processus, projet] setting in motion

• se mettre en route to set off

• se remettre en route to set off again

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ʀut
nom féminin

1) ( voie terrestre) road, highway US

demain je prends la route — tomorrow I take to the road

tenir la route — lit [voiture] to hold the road; fig (colloq) [argument] to hold water; [équipement] to be well-made

2) ( moyen de transport) road

par la route — by road

il y a six heures de route — it's a six-hour drive

je préfère prendre la route — I prefer to go by road

faire de la route — (colloq) to do a lot of mileage

3) ( itinéraire) route

routes maritimes — sea routes

s'éloigner or dévier de sa route — lit [avion, bateau] to go off course; [voiture, piéton] to go the wrong way; fig [personne] to stray from one's chosen path

la route est toute tracée désormais — fig from now on, it's all plain sailing

nos routes se sont croisées — fig our paths crossed

4) ( parcours) lit, fig way

la route sera longue — it will be a long journey

être sur la route de quelqu'un — to be in somebody's way

rencontrer quelque chose en route — lit to meet something on the way; fig to meet something along the way

j'ai changé d'avis en cours de route — I changed my mind along the way

je me suis arrêté en cours de route — I stopped on the way

finis ta phrase, ne t'arrête pas en (cours de) route — finish your sentence, don't stop halfway through

être en route — [personne] to be on one's way; [projet] to be underway; [plat] to be cooking

avoir quelque chose en route — to have something underway

remettre quelqu'un sur la bonne route — to put somebody right

route du succès — road to success

faire route avec quelqu'un — to travel with somebody

faire route vers, être en route pour — [avion, passager] to be en route to; [bateau] to be sailing to; [voiture, train, piéton] to be heading for

faire fausse route — lit to go off course; fig to be mistaken

se mettre en route — to set off

en route! — let's go!

bonne route! — have a good journey GB ou a nice trip!

mettre en route — to start [machine, voiture]; to get [something] going [projet, fabrication]

la mise en route des négociations a été difficile — it was difficult to get the negotiations going

5) ( cyclisme)

géants or rois de la route — road-cycling champions

épreuve or course sur route — road race

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Phrasal Verbs:

- route départementale

- route des épices

- route à grande circulation

- route nationale

- route de navigation

- route du rhum

- route secondaire

- route de la soie

- route du vin

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ʀut nf
1) (pour circuler) road

C'est une bonne route. — It's a good road.

au bord de la route — at the roadside

par la route; par route — by road

route nationale — A-road Grande-Bretagne state highway USA

2) (= trajet) journey

Ils ont fait la route à pied. — They did the journey on foot.

Il y a 3 heures de route. — It's a 3-hour journey.

Il y a des bouchons sur la route des vacances. — There are traffic jams on holiday routes.

faire route vers — to head towards

3) (= itinéraire) way

Je ne connais pas la route. — I don't know the way.

Est-ce qu'on a pris la bonne route? — Have we taken the right road?, Have we gone the right way?

faire fausse route fig — to be on the wrong track

route aérienne — air route

route maritime — sea route

4) (= voie) [succès, des honneurs] road

la route du succès — the road to success

5) (autres locutions)

en route — on the way

Ils se sont arrêtés en route. — They stopped on the way.

en route! — let's go!

mettre en route — to start up

Il a mis le moteur en route. — He started the engine up.

se mettre en route (= démarrer) — to set off

Il s'est mis en route à cinq heures. — He set off at 5 o'clock.

en cours de route — on the way

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route nf

1 Gén Civ ( voie terrestre) road, highway US; construction/entretien des routes road construction/maintenance; route prioritaire road with right of way; route à deux/trois voies two-/three-lane road; route de Douai ( vers Douai) Douai road, road to Douai; ( qui vient de Douai) road from Douai; route de l'aéroport road to the airport; demain je prends la route tomorrow I take to the road; tenir la route lit [voiture] to hold the road; fig [argument, raisonnement] to hold water; [équipement] to be well-made;

2 Transp ( moyen de transport) road; le rail et la route road and rail; par la route by road; il y a six heures de route it's a six-hour drive; je préfère prendre la route I prefer to go by road; faire la route○ ( partir à l'aventure) to go on the road; le rail est aussi rapide que la route it's just as quick to travel by rail as by road; la route est meurtrière the roads can kill; faire de la route○ to do a lot of mileage;

3 ( itinéraire) route; route du pétrole/fer oil/iron route; routes aériennes/maritimes air/sea routes; changer de route to change route; s'éloigner or dévier de sa route lit [avion, bateau] to go off course; [voiture, piéton] to go the wrong way; fig [personne] to stray from one's chosen path; la route est toute tracée désormais fig from now on, it's all plain sailing; nos routes se sont croisées fig our paths crossed;

4 ( parcours) lit, fig way; la route est longue! it's a long way!; la route sera longue it will be a long journey; être/se mettre sur la route de qn to be/to get in sb's way; trouver un obstacle sur sa route to find an obstacle in one's way; rencontrer qch en route lit to meet sth on the way; fig to meet sth along the way; couper la route à qn to bar sb's way; j'ai changé d'avis en cours de route I changed my mind along the way; je me suis arrêté en cours de route I stopped on the way; j'ai perdu mon parapluie en route I lost my umbrella on the way; finis ta phrase, ne t'arrête pas en (cours de) route finish your sentence, don't stop halfway through; être en route [personne] to be on one's way; [projet] to be underway; [plat] to be cooking; avoir qch en route to have [sth] underway [projet]; avoir un enfant en route to have a baby on the way; détruire tout sur sa route to destroy everything in one's path; être sur la bonne route lit to be heading in the right direction; fig to be on the right track; remettre qn sur la bonne route to put sb right; route du succès/de la démocratie road to success/towards democracy; faire route avec qn to travel with sb; faire route vers, être en route pour [avion, passager] to be en route to; [bateau] to be sailing to; [voiture, train, piéton] to be heading for; faire fausse route lit to go off course; fig to be mistaken; se mettre en route to set off; en route! let's go!; bonne route! have a good journey GB ou a nice trip!; mettre en route to start [machine, voiture]; to get [sth] going [projet, fabrication] ; la mise en route des négociations a été difficile it was difficult to get the negotiations going; déclencher la mise en route du moteur to start the engine;

5 Sport ( cyclisme) géants or rois de la route road-cycling champions; épreuve or course sur route road race.

Composés

route pour automobiles dual carriageway GB, divided highway US; route communale public highway; route départementale secondary road; route des épices Hist spice route; route forestière forest road; route à grande circulation trunk road GB, highway US; route nationale trunk road GB, ≈ A road GB, national highway US; route de navigation shipping lane; route du rhum Sport Rum route race; route rurale country road; route secondaire minor road; route de la soie Hist Silk Route ou Road; route du vin wine trail.

ⓘ Routes The French road network, outside of the motorway system of autoroutes, is composed of routes départementales and routes nationales. The route départementale is a secondary road, maintained by the département and signalled as ‘D' followed by a road number and marked in yellow on French road maps. It is not intended to be used for fast travel between towns and can have stretches indicated in green on maps to mark panoramic views or local beauty spots. The routes nationales form part of the state-maintained road network, signalled as ‘N' followed by the road number and marked in red on French road maps. The routes nationales provide faster roads for travel between towns and cities. ⇒ Bison Futé

[rut] nom féminin

1. [voie de circulation] road

c'est la route de Genève it's the road to Geneva

sur route, la voiture consomme moins when cruising ou on the open road, the car's fuel consumption is lower

il va y avoir du monde sur la route ou les routes there'll be a lot of cars ou traffic on the roads

tenir la route [voiture] to hold the road

cette politique ne tient pas la route (figuré) there's no mileage in that policy

route départementale secondary road

route nationale major road, trunk road (UK)

route de montagne mountain road

2. [moyen de transport]

par la route by road

les transports sur route road transport

les accidents de la route road accidents

les victimes de la route road casualties

3. [itinéraire] way

c'est sur ma route it's on my way

faire route vers

a. [bateau] to be headed for, to be en route for, to steer a course for

b. [voiture, avion] to head for ou towards

c. [personne] to be on one's way to, to head for

en route pour ou vers bound for

faisant route vers

a. [bateau, avion] bound for, heading for, on its way to

b. [personne] on one's way to, heading for

prendre la route des vacances/du soleil to set off on holiday/to the south

route aérienne air route

route maritime shipping ou sea route

la route des épices the spice trail ou route

la route des Indes the road to India

la route de la soie the silk road

la Route des Vins tourist trail passing through wine country

faire fausse route

a. [conducteur] to go the wrong way, to take the wrong road

b. [dans un raisonnement] to be on the wrong track

4. [trajet] journey

j'ai fait la route à pied I did the journey on foot

il y a six heures de route

a. [en voiture] it's a six-hour drive ou ride ou journey

b. [à bicyclette] it's a six-hour ride ou journey

il y a une bonne heure de route it takes at least an hour to get there

(faites) bonne route! have a good ou safe journey!

faire route avec quelqu'un to travel with somebody

faire de la route to do a lot of driving ou mileage

en route on the way

prendre la ou se mettre en route to set off, to get going

reprendre la route, se remettre en route to set off again, to resume one's journey

allez, en route! come on, let's go!

en route, mauvaise troupe! (familier & humoristique) come on you lot, we're off!

5. (figuré) [voie] road, way, path

la route du succès the road to success

la route est toute tracée pour lui the path is all laid out for him

6. en route [en marche]: mettre en route

a. [appareil, véhicule] to start (up) (separable)

b. [projet] to set in motion, to get started ou under way

se mettre en route [machine] to start (up)

j'ai du mal à me mettre en route le matin (familier) I find it hard to get started ou going in the morning

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > route
19 cantar

m.

1 poem (literature).

eso es otro cantar that's another story

2 song, lay.

Su cantar era muy original His song was very original.

v.

1 to sing.

Elsa canta canciones de cuna Elsa sings lullabies.

Elsa canta en la ducha Elsa sings in the shower.

2 to sing (persona, ave).

3 to call (out).

4 to talk (informal) (confesar).

5 to stink (informal) (apestar). (peninsular Spanish)

le cantan los pies he has smelly feet

6 to stick out like a sore thumb (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

7 to sing to.

María le canta al bebé Mary sings to the baby.

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cantar

► verbo transitivo

1 to sing

■ cantó una canción preciosa she sang a beautiful song

2 figurado (alabar) to praise, sing the praises of

■ cantaron las excelencias de sus vinos they sang the praises of their wines

3 figurado (misa) to sing, say

4 (en juegos de naipes) to call

5 familiar (confesar) to tell, reveal, confess; (delatar) to give away

■ el hombre cantó todo lo que sabía sobre el asesinato a la policía the man told the police everything he knew about the murder

► verbo intransitivo

1 to sing

■ cantaron a dos voces they sang a duet

2 (pájaros) to sing, chirp; (insectos) to chirp

3 familiar (confesar) to spill the beans, talk, confess

4 familiar (oler mal) to stink

■ le cantan los pies his feet stink

► nombre masculino

1 song

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cantar como una almeja familiar to stick out like a sore thumb

cantarlas claras familiar to tell somebody straight

cantarle a alguien las cuarenta familiar to give somebody a piece of one's mind

cantarle a alguien las verdades figurado to give somebody a piece of one's mind

en menos que canta un gallo familiar in a flash, before you could say Jack Robinson

¡eso es otro cantar! familiar that's a totally different thing, that's a different kettle of fish

ser coser y cantar familiar to be as easy as pie, be child's play

■ aquel examen fue coser y cantar that exam was as easy as pie

cantar de gesta chanson de geste

Cantar de los Cantares Song of Songs, Song of Solomon

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verb

to sing

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1. VI

1) (Mús) to sing

cantas muy bien — you sing very well

en esa región hablan cantando — (fig) they talk in a singsong way in that region

los monjes cantaban en la abadía — the monks chanted o sang in the abbey
voz 2), b)
2) [pájaro] to sing; [gallo] to crow; [cigarra, grillo] to chirp

3) liter (=alabar) to sing of, sing the praises of

los poetas que le cantan a la mar — the poets who sing of o sing the praises of the sea

4) ** (=revelar) to spill the beans *; [a la policía] to squeal *

- cantar de plano

- los hechos cantan por sí solos

5) ** (=oler mal) to stink *, reek

te cantan los pies — your feet really stink * o reek

2. VT

1) [+ canción] to sing; [+ mantra, canto gregoriano] to chant; [+ misa] to sing, say; [+ número de lotería] to call out

- cantarlas claras

- cantar a algn las cuarenta

su madre le cantó las cuarenta cuando llegó a casa — his mother gave him a piece of her mind when he got home *

cantar victoria —

es muy pronto para cantar victoria, la crisis política continúa — it is too early to claim victory, the political crisis continues

- creo que ya está solucionado -no cantes victoria — "I think it's sorted out" - "don't speak too soon" o "don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)"

2) liter [+ mérito, belleza] to praise, eulogize

3) (=revelar) to confess

cantó todo lo que sabía — he confessed all that he knew

3. SM

1) (=canción) song; (Rel) chant

2) (Literat)

el Cantar de los Cantares — the Song of Songs

- eso es otro cantar

cantar de gesta — chanson de geste, epic poem
gallo I, 1)
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I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < canción> to sing

cantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)

se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)

b) ( en béisbol) to call

2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of

el tan cantado mar — the oft-praised sea (liter)

3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)

canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
2.
cantar vi

1)

a) (Mús) to sing

habla cantando — she has a singsong voice

b) pájaro to sing; gallo to crow; cigarra/grillo to chirp, chirrup

2)

a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)

b) (Jueg) to declare

c) (anunciar, pregonar)

las cifras cantan — the figures speak for themselves

3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)
II
masculino poem ( gen set to music)

eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish

- cantar de gesta

* * *

= chant, sing.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado sang, participio sung.

Ex. Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.

Ex. It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.

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* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.

* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.

* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.

* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.

* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.

* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < canción> to sing

cantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)

se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)

b) ( en béisbol) to call

2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of

el tan cantado mar — the oft-praised sea (liter)

3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)

canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
2.
cantar vi

1)

a) (Mús) to sing

habla cantando — she has a singsong voice

b) pájaro to sing; gallo to crow; cigarra/grillo to chirp, chirrup

2)

a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)

b) (Jueg) to declare

c) (anunciar, pregonar)

las cifras cantan — the figures speak for themselves

3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)
II
masculino poem ( gen set to music)

eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish

- cantar de gesta

* * *

= chant, sing.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado sang, participio sung.

Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.

Ex: It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.

* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.

* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.

* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.

* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.

* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.

* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.

* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.

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cantar¹ [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹canción› to sing

2

(anunciar, pregonar): los niños cantaban las tablas de multiplicar the children were reciting o chanting their times tables

cántame las cifras read o shout the figures out to me ( colloq)

3 (en béisbol) to call

B ( liter) (ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of

el tan cantado mar the oft-praised sea ( liter)

C ( fam) (delatar, descubrir) to give away

D ( RPl fam) (avisar) to tell

¿te dejó plantada? — te lo canté he stood you up? — what did I tell you? o I warned you

el Cantar de los Cantares the Song of Songs o of Solomon

el Cantar del Mío Cid the ballad of El Cid

cantárselas claras a algn ( fam): se las canté claras I gave it to her o told her straight ( colloq)

E

( RPl fam) (pedirse): canto la cama de arriba bags I o bags the top bunk ( colloq)

■ cantar

vi

A

1 ( Mús) to sing

habla cantando she has a singsong voice o a lilt in her voice

coser

2 «pájaro» to sing; «gallo» to crow; «cigarra/grillo» to chirp, chirrup gallo² (↑ gallo (2))

3 «agua/fuente» to babble

B

1 ( fam) (confesar) to talk ( colloq)

2 ( Jueg) to declare

3

(anunciar, pregonar): canta, que yo anoto read it out, I'll write it down

las cifras cantan por sí solas the figures speak for themselves

C ( Esp fam) (apestar) to stink ( colloq)

cantar²

masculine

poem ( gen set to music)

¡eso es otro cantar! that's another o a different matter, that's a different kettle of fish

Compuesto:

cantar de gesta

chanson de geste

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cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (Mús) to sing

b) [ pájaro] to sing;

[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
' cantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrear
- cante
- canto
- coger
- coser
- dar
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- determinada
- determinado
- embargar
- infinitud
- misa
- permitirse
- victoria
- bajo
- bien
- coro
- estupendo
- lindo
- mal
- público
English:
also
- as
- belt out
- burst into
- chant
- crow
- gurgle
- horn
- hum
- innate
- sailing
- sharp
- sing
- sing along
- sing out
- sing up
- singing
- song
- soon
- teach
- away
- burst
- harmonize
- perform
- squeal
- to
- yodel

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cantar¹ nm

poem;

Comp
Fam
eso es otro cantar that's another story

Comp
el Cantar de los Cantares [en la Biblia] the Song of Songs;
cantar de gesta chanson de geste, = medieval heroic narrative poem (e.g. “El Cid”)

cantar²

♦ vt

1. [canción] to sing

2. [bingo, línea, el gordo] to call (out);

cántame los números y yo los escribo you call out the numbers and I'll write them down;
RP Fam
te canté que tu madre no te dejaría ir I TOLD you your mother wouldn't let you go;

Comp
Fam
cantar las cuarenta a alguien to give sb a piece of one's mind;

Comp
RP Fam
cantar la justa a alguien to give it to sb straight up;

Comp

cantar victoria to claim victory

3. Fam [confesar] to confess

4. [alabar] to praise;

no se cansa de cantar la belleza del lugar he never tires of singing the praises of the beauty of the place

♦ vi

1. [persona] to sing

2. [ave] to sing;
[gallo] to crow; [insecto] to chirp
3. Fam [confesar] to confess, to talk;

Comp

cantar de plano to make a full confession

4. Esp Fam [apestar] to stink;

le cantan los pies he has smelly feet

5. Esp Fam [llamar la atención] to stick out like a sore thumb;

ese traje rojo canta mucho that red suit really draws attention to you;

canta un montón que estás nervioso it's really obvious that you're nervous;

Carlos y yo cantábamos en una fiesta tan elegante Carlos and I really stood out at that posh party

6. Esp Fam [portero]
les metieron un gol porque el portero cantó they conceded a goal because the goalkeeper blundered

7. [alabar]
cantar a to sing the praises of

8. Am Fam [escoger]
¡canté primero para la ducha! Br bags I get the first shower!, US dibs on the first shower!

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cantar

I v/i

1 sing

2 pop

de delincuente squeal pop

II v/t sing

III m

:

ése es otro cantar fig fam that’s a different story

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cantar v

: to sing

cantar nm

: song, ballad

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cantar vb

1. (en general) to sing [pt. sang; pp. sung]

el ruiseñor canta maravillosamente the nightingale sings beautifully

cantó una nana she sang a lullaby

2. (insecto, pájaro pequeño) to chirp

la cigarra cantaba the cicada was chirping away

3. (llamar la atención) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]

el sofá amarillo canta mucho the yellow sofa really stands out

4. (oler mal) to stink [pt. stank; pp. stunk]

le cantan los pies his feet stink

Spanish-English dictionary > cantar
20 cosa

f.

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

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cosa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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noun f.

1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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SF

1) (=objeto) thing

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

• o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

y cosas así — and suchlike

• cualquier cosa — anything

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

• gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

• poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

• una cosa — something

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

3) (=asunto)

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

• la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

• no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

• no sea cosa que — in case

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

• otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

• cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

- a otra cosa, mariposa

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

7) ** [droga] hash *

8) LAm [como conj]

• cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

* * *

= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

cosa

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

A

1 objeto

2 acto, acción

3 al hablar

4 detalle, punto

5 asunto, tema

Compuestos:

cosa pública

B

1 pertenencias

2 utensilios, equipo

C situación, suceso

D

1 ocurrencia

2 comportamiento típico

E incumbencia

F pene

G marihuana

H en locuciones

feminine

A

1 (objeto) thing

cualquier cosa anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see

2

(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right

3

(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you

4

(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand

5 (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)

no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

quicio

Compuestos:

● cosa juzgada

( Der) res judicata

● cosa pública

res publica

B cosas fpl

1 (pertenencias) things (pl)

se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings

2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)

las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)

C

(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)

son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

D

1 ( fam)

(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

2

(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

E

(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)

G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass

H

(en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que ( AmS fam); so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)

nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)

su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)

poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)

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Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

cosa es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
◊ cualquier cosa anything;

¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):
◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4
a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
b) ( comportamiento típico):

◊ son cosas de niños children are like that;

son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
◊ no es cosa tuya it's none of your business;

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need

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cosa

♦ nf

1. [objeto, idea] thing;

comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;

alguna cosa anything;

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;

¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;

cualquier cosa anything;

venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;

una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;

escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;

dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;

es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;

¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;

¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;

este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;

fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;

no hay tal cosa on the contrary;

¡qué cosa! how strange!;

¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;

no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;

este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;

te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;

un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;

nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;

es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;

Comp

decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;

Comp

llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;

llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…

2. [asunto]
tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;

entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;

por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;

la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;

está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;

esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;

no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;

eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;

es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;

no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;

con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;

eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;

no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;

eso es cosa fácil that's easy;

convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;

esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;

eso es otra cosa that's another matter;

¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!

3. [situación]
las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;

…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;

¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;

estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;

Comp
Fam
la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;

Comp
Fam
la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point

Comp
Fam
las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;

4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;

se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

5. [comportamiento]
son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;

no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;

tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)

6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;

no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest

7. Fam [reparo]
me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;

el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy

8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox

9. Comp

o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;

(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;

tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;

a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;

hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;

esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
Esp Fam
cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;

está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
Fam
a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;

es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;

no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;

ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;

no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;

se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;

no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
Fam
las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;

las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;

¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;

♦ cosas nfpl
[pertenencias, utensilios] things;
tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;

¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?

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cosa

f thing;

¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;

alguna cosa something;

ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;

son cosas que pasan these things happen;

son cosas de la vida that’s life;

entre otras cosas among other things;

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;

eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;

¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;

cosa de about;

hace cosa de un año about a year ago;

le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;

este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;

no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;

¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;

lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;

cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;

son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over

* * *

cosa nf

1) : thing, object

2) : matter, affair

3)

otra cosa : anything else, something else

* * *

cosa n

1. (en general) thing

pon tus cosas aquí dentro put your things in here

trata a las personas como si fueran cosas he treats people as though they were things

2. (algo) something

¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?

tengo que comprar una cosa I've got to buy something

3. (nada) nothing

no hay cosa que me moleste más que tener que esperar nothing annoys me more than having to wait

4. (asunto) affair / matter

¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!

cosa de about

lo hice en cosa de diez minutos I did it in about ten minutes

no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

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