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1 arreglar
v.1 to fix, to repair.Ricardo arregla los muebles Richard fixes the furniture.2 to tidy (up).3 to sort out.todo arreglado, podemos pasar everything's been sorted out now, we can go in4 to arrange (Music).5 to smarten up.arregla a los niños, que vamos a dar un paseo get the children ready, we're going for a walk6 to put in order, to arrange, to adjust, to accommodate.Ella arregla los horarios She puts in order the schedules.7 to rig out, to dress up.Ella arregló el encuentro She rigged the encounter.8 to compromise.Los hermanos arreglaron The brothers compromised.* * *1 (gen) to settle, sort out, fix2 (ordenar) to tidy up, clear up3 (reparar) to mend, fix, repair4 MÚSICA to arrange5 familiar to sort out■ ¡ya te arreglaré! I'll teach you!, I'll sort you out1 (componerse) to get ready, dress up; (cabello) to do2 (solucionarse) to get sorted out, work out; (pareja) to get back together again\arreglárselas to manage, cope■ ¿cómo te las arreglas para tener tantas novias? how do you manage to have so many girlfriends?* * *verb1) to repair, fix, mend2) settle, sort out, solve, work out3) tidy up•* * *1. VT1) (=reparar) [+ electrodoméstico, reloj] to repair, fix, mend; [+ coche] to repair, fix; [+ zapatos, vestido] to mend, repair; [+ casa] to do up¿cuánto te ha costado arreglar el coche? — how much did it cost you to have your car repaired o fixed?
tengo que llevar estos zapatos a arreglar — I have to take these shoes to the mender's o to be mended
2) (=acicalar) to get ready¡a ti te voy a arreglar yo! — iró I'll show you! *
3) (=resolver) [+ asunto] to sort out; [+ conflicto, disputa] to settle; [+ problema] to solve, sort outno te preocupes por el dinero, yo lo arreglaré — don't worry about the money, I'll sort it out o I'll take care of that
intentaron arreglar el conflicto de forma diplomática — they tried to sort out o settle the conflict by diplomatic means
si te crees que vas a arreglar el mundo, vas listo — iró if you think you're going to put the world to rights, you've got another think coming *
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arreglar cuentas con algn — to settle accounts with sb4) (=ordenar) [+ casa, habitación] to tidy, tidy up5) (=organizar) to arrangeya lo tenemos todo arreglado para la mudanza — we have got everything ready o arranged for the move
lo arregló todo para que la entrevista fuera el lunes — he fixed up o arranged everything so the interview could be on Monday
6) (=acordar) [+ detalles] to settle; [+ cita] to arrange, fix uphemos arreglado que si yo no puedo hacerlo lo hará él — we have arranged that if I can't do it, he will
7) (Mús) to arrange8) (Culin) [+ ensalada] to dress9) LAm (=amañar) to arrange10) LAm [+ deuda] to pay, repayle trabajé un mes y todavía no me arregla — Chile I worked for him for a month and still haven't been paid
12) Chile [+ registro, documento] to update2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <aparato/reloj> to mend, fix; <ropa/zapatos> to mend, repaircompró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla — she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work
el dentista me está arreglando la boca — (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq)
esto te arreglará el estómago — (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
b) (Chi fam) < documento> to doctor2)a) <casa/habitación> to tidy (up), clean upb) <niño/pelo>ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? — can you start getting the children ready?
c) (preparar, organizar)d) ( disponer) <flores/muebles> to arrange3) ( solucionar) < situación> to sort out; < asunto> to settle, sort outya está todo arreglado — it's all sorted out o settled now
lo quiso arreglar diciendo que... — she tried to put things right by saying that...
4) (fam) ( como amenaza)2.ya te arreglaré yo a ti — I'll show you! (colloq)
arreglarse v pron1) (refl) ( ataviarse)2) <pelo/manos>a) (refl) to dob) (caus)3)a) ( solucionarse) situación/asunto to get sorted outya verás como todo se arregla — you'll see, everything will turn out all right
b) pareja ( tras una riña) to make (it) up4) (fam) ( amañarse)la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos — it's a small house, but we manage
arreglarse con algo: nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages; se tendrán que arreglar con lo que hay they'll have to make do with what there is; arreglárselas (fam) to manage; no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage; arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can; sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself; ya me las arreglaré para llegar — I'll find a way of getting there
5) día/tiempo to get better, clear up* * *= remedy, repair, tidy up, fix, right, fix up, manicure, groom, clear up.Ex. After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.Ex. In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.Ex. Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.Ex. There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.Ex. The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.Ex. So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.----* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* arreglarse = get + ready.* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* arreglárselas = get by, make + do, make out, cope.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* arreglárselas como pueda = losers weepers.* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.* arreglarse las manos = manicure.* arreglárselas para que = see to it that.* arreglárselas sin = do without, live without, get along without.* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.* arreglárselas solo = fend for + Reflexivo, losers weepers.* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* que se puede arreglar = fixable.* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <aparato/reloj> to mend, fix; <ropa/zapatos> to mend, repaircompró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla — she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work
el dentista me está arreglando la boca — (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq)
esto te arreglará el estómago — (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
b) (Chi fam) < documento> to doctor2)a) <casa/habitación> to tidy (up), clean upb) <niño/pelo>ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? — can you start getting the children ready?
c) (preparar, organizar)d) ( disponer) <flores/muebles> to arrange3) ( solucionar) < situación> to sort out; < asunto> to settle, sort outya está todo arreglado — it's all sorted out o settled now
lo quiso arreglar diciendo que... — she tried to put things right by saying that...
4) (fam) ( como amenaza)2.ya te arreglaré yo a ti — I'll show you! (colloq)
arreglarse v pron1) (refl) ( ataviarse)2) <pelo/manos>a) (refl) to dob) (caus)3)a) ( solucionarse) situación/asunto to get sorted outya verás como todo se arregla — you'll see, everything will turn out all right
b) pareja ( tras una riña) to make (it) up4) (fam) ( amañarse)la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos — it's a small house, but we manage
arreglarse con algo: nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages; se tendrán que arreglar con lo que hay they'll have to make do with what there is; arreglárselas (fam) to manage; no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage; arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can; sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself; ya me las arreglaré para llegar — I'll find a way of getting there
5) día/tiempo to get better, clear up* * *= remedy, repair, tidy up, fix, right, fix up, manicure, groom, clear up.Ex: After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.
Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.* arreglarse = get + ready.* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.* arreglarse el pelo = primp.* arreglárselas = get by, make + do, make out, cope.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* arreglárselas como pueda = losers weepers.* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.* arreglarse las manos = manicure.* arreglárselas para que = see to it that.* arreglárselas sin = do without, live without, get along without.* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.* arreglárselas solo = fend for + Reflexivo, losers weepers.* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* que se puede arreglar = fixable.* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* * *arreglar [A1 ]vtA1 (reparar, componer) ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix, repair; ‹ropa/zapatos› to mend, repairvan a arreglarme la televisión they're going to fix o mend o repair my televisiontengo que arreglar esta falda, me está muy ancha I must get this skirt altered, it's too bigse compró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of workestán arreglando la calle they're repairing the road, they're carrying out roadworksel dentista que me está arreglando la boca ( fam); the dentist who is seeing to o fixing my teeth ( colloq)B1 ‹casa/habitación/armario› to straighten (up), tidy (up) ( BrE)2 ‹niño/pelo›ven aquí que te arregle come here and let me tidy you up a bitve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?mañana voy a ir que me arreglen el pelo I'm going to have my hair done tomorrow3(preparar, organizar): ya tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the tripun amigo me está arreglando todos los papeles a friend is sorting out o taking care of all the papers for me4 (disponer) to arrangearreglar las rodajas de carne en la fuente arrange the slices of meat in the serving dishC (solucionar) ‹situación› to sort out; ‹asunto› to settle, sort outno me iré sin arreglar este asunto I'm not leaving until I get this business sorted out o settledya está todo arreglado it's all sorted out o settled o straightened out nowa ver si lo puedes arreglar para que venga el jueves see if you can arrange for her to come on Thursdaylo quiso arreglar diciendo que … she tried to put things right o make amends by saying that …D (acordar) to arrangearreglaron volver a reunirse la semana siguiente they arranged to meet again the following weekya arreglé con Pilar que si yo no vengo lo hace ella I've already arranged with Pilar for her to do it if I don't come, I've already arranged with Pilar that she'll do it if I don't comeE ( fam)A ( refl)(ataviarse): tarda horas en arreglarse she takes hours to get ready o do herself upno te arregles tanto, sólo vamos al pub de la esquina you don't need to get so dressed up, we're only going to the bar on the cornersabe arreglarse she knows how to make herself look good o niceB ‹pelo/manos›1 ( refl):te has arreglado el pelo muy bien you've done your hair really nicely, your hair looks really niceme tengo que arreglar las manos I have to do my nails ( colloq)2 ( caus):tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo I must go and have my hair done¿por qué no se arreglará la boca? why doesn't she go and have her teeth seen to?C1 (solucionarse) «situación/asunto» to get sorted outojalá se arregle pronto lo del permiso de trabajo I hope this business about your work permit gets sorted out soonya verás como todo se arregla you'll see, it'll all get sorted out o it'll all work out OK o everything will turn out all right2 «pareja» (tras una riña) to make (it) up; (empezar una relación) ( ant) to start courting ( dated), to start dating ( AmE)D ( fam)(apañarse): ya nos arreglaremos para volver a casa we'll make our own way homees difícil arreglarse sin coche en una ciudad grande it's difficult to get by o to manage without a car in a big cityno hay camas para todos, pero ya nos arreglaremos there aren't enough beds for everyone, but we'll sort o work something outaunque la casa es pequeña, nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we managearreglarse CON algo:nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wagesse tendrán que arreglar con esta leche, no queda más they'll have to make do with this milk, it's all there is leftarreglárselas ( fam): me pregunto cómo se las arreglan para comprar estas cosas I don't know how they manage o where they find the money to buy all these thingstú te lo has buscado, así que ahora arréglatelas como puedas you got yourself into this, now it's up to you to sort o work it out as best you cansabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himselfya me las arreglaré para llegar a tiempo I'll find a way of getting there in timeno sé cómo se las arregla que siempre llega tarde I don't know how she does it, but she always manages to arrive lateE «día/tiempo» to get better, clear up* * *
arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
‹falda/vestido› to alter;
‹ calle› to repair;◊ el dentista me está arreglando la boca (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq);
esto te arreglará el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
2
( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)b) (preparar, organizar):◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;
tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
arreglar una entrevista to arrange an interview
3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;◊ lo quiso arreglar diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …
arreglarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):
no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
sabe arreglarse she knows how to make herself look good
2 ‹pelo/manos›
b) ( caus):
3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
4 (fam) ( amañarse):
la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
ya me las arreglaré I'll manage, I'll be OK
5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
arreglar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
2 (solucionar) to sort out
3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
4 (poner elegante) to get ready
' arreglar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dedicarse
- estimativa
- estimativo
- hacer
- acomodar
- arte
- asear
- componer
- disponer
- gracia
- mandar
- parchar
- saber
English:
adjust
- alter
- arrange
- bone
- crack
- do up
- fix
- fix up
- groom
- house
- mend
- patch up
- repair
- right
- see to
- set
- set out
- settle up
- sew up
- smarten
- smarten up
- sort out
- straighten
- tidy
- tidy up
- any
- do
- doctor
- get
- have
- pedicure
- preen
- rig
- score
- settle
- smooth
- sort
- spruce
- square
- stage
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [reparar] to fix, to repair;me arreglarán la moto en una semana they'll fix o repair my bike for me within a week;están arreglando la autopista they're repairing the motorway;Famme costó una fortuna arreglarme la boca it cost me a fortune to have my teeth seen to2. [ropa] [estrechar] to take in;[agrandar] to let out3. [ordenar] to tidy (up);arreglar la casa to do the housework4. [solucionar] to sort out;todo arreglado, podemos pasar everything's been sorted out now, we can go in;arreglaron los papeles para casarse they got all the necessary papers together so that they could marry;ya arreglaremos cuentas cuando hayas cobrado we'll settle once you've been paid, we'll sort out who owes what once you've been paid5. Mús to arrange6. [acicalar] to smarten up;[cabello] to do;arregla a los niños, que vamos a dar un paseo get the children ready, we're going for a walk;tengo que arreglarme el pelo para la fiesta I have to get my hair done before the party7. [adornar] to decorate8. [plato] to season;¿quieres que arregle la ensalada? shall I put some dressing on the salad?9. Am [planta] to tend to10. Am [votación] to rig♦ viAm [quedar]arreglé de ir al cine el sábado I've arranged to go to the cinema on Saturday;¿cómo vas a la fiesta? - ya arreglé con Silvia how are you getting to the party? - I've already arranged to go with Silvia* * *v/t1 ( reparar) fix, repair2 ( ordenar) tidy (up)3 ( solucionar) sort out;arreglar cuentas settle up; fig settle scores4 MÚS arrange5:¡ya te arreglaré yo! amenaza I’ll show you!, I’ll soon settle your hash! fam* * *arreglar vt1) componer: to repair, to fix2) : to tidy uparregla tu cuarto: pick up your room3) : to solve, to work outquiero arreglar este asunto: I want to settle this matter* * *arreglar vb1. (reparar) to repair / to mend3. (poner en regla) to sort out¿has arreglado ya los papeles? have you sorted out your papers yet? -
2 arreglado
adj.1 settled.2 repaired, re-fitted, mended, refitted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arreglar.* * *1→ link=arreglar arreglar► adjetivo1 (solucionado) settled, fixed, sorted out■ ya está todo arreglado everything is settled, everything is sorted out2 (ordenado) tidy, neat, arranged, orderly3 (bien vestido) well-dressed, smart4 (precio) reasonable\¡estamos arreglados,-as! familiar that's all we needed!* * *(f. - arreglada)adj.1) repaired, fixed2) settled, sorted out3) neat, tidy4) smart, trim* * *ADJ1) (=ordenado) [habitación, casa] neat and tidy; [conducta] orderly2) (=acicalado) smart, smartly dressed¿dónde irá tan arreglada? — where would she go looking so smart o so smartly dressed?
3) [asunto, pelea] (=resuelto) sorted out; (=amañado) arranged4)estar arreglado —
¡pues estamos arreglados! — that's done it! *, we've really had it now! *
estaría yo arreglado si ahora tuviera que pagarlo todo — I would be in a fine mess now if I had to pay for it all myself *
está arreglada si espera que yo la llame — if she expects me to call her, she's got another think coming *
¡pues estamos arreglados contigo! — you're nothing but trouble, you are! *
5)6) LAm (=esterilizado) sterilized* * *- da adjetivo1)a) (limpio, ordenado) tidyb) ( ataviado) smartly turned out, smart¿dónde vas tan arreglada? — where are you going all dressed up like that?
estar arreglado — (fam)
está arreglado si se cree que... — if he thinks that... he's got another think coming (colloq)
estamos arreglados si perdemos el tren — if we miss the train we're in trouble
2) (AmL fam) <partido/elecciones> fixed (colloq)* * *= neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], neat and tidy, dapper.Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) (limpio, ordenado) tidyb) ( ataviado) smartly turned out, smart¿dónde vas tan arreglada? — where are you going all dressed up like that?
estar arreglado — (fam)
está arreglado si se cree que... — if he thinks that... he's got another think coming (colloq)
estamos arreglados si perdemos el tren — if we miss the train we're in trouble
2) (AmL fam) <partido/elecciones> fixed (colloq)* * *= neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], neat and tidy, dapper.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.* * *arreglado -daA1 (limpio, ordenado) tidysiempre tiene la habitación muy arreglada she always keeps her room very neat o tidy2 (ataviado) smartly turned out, well o smartly dressed, smartva siempre muy arreglada she's always very smartly turned out¿dónde vas tan arreglada? where are you going all dressed up like that?estar arreglado ( fam): está arreglado si se cree que le voy a prestar el dinero if he thinks I'm going to lend him the money he's got another think coming o he's in for a nasty shock ( colloq)estamos arreglados si ahora perdemos el tren if we miss the train we're in trouble o ( BrE) we've had it ( colloq)estamos arreglados con esta lavadora this washing machine is more trouble than it's worth* * *
Del verbo arreglar: ( conjugate arreglar)
arreglado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arreglado
arreglar
arreglado◊ -da adjetivo
1
2 (AmL fam) ‹partido/elecciones› fixed (colloq)
arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
‹falda/vestido› to alter;
‹ calle› to repair;◊ el dentista me está arreglando la boca (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq);
esto te arregladoá el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
2
( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)b) (preparar, organizar):◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;
tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
arreglado una entrevista to arrange an interview
3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;◊ lo quiso arreglado diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …
arreglarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):
no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
sabe arregladose she knows how to make herself look good
2 ‹pelo/manos›
b) ( caus):
3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
4 (fam) ( amañarse):
la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
ya me las arregladoé I'll manage, I'll be OK
5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
arreglado,-a adjetivo
1 (funcionando) repaired, fixed
2 (ordenado) tidy, neat
3 (solucionado) settled
4 (elegante) well-dressed, smart
arreglar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
2 (solucionar) to sort out
3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
4 (poner elegante) to get ready
' arreglado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglada
- arreglar
- aseado
- encachado
English:
care
- fix
- tidy
- trim
- well-groomed
- when
- groom
- neat
- spruce
- well
* * *arreglado, -a adj1. [reparado] fixed, repaired2. [ropa] mended3. [ordenado] tidy4. [solucionado] sorted out;¡y asunto arreglado! that's that!;Famestar arreglado: ¡y ahora se va de vacaciones? ¡pues estamos arreglados! and now he's off on holiday? well that's just what we need!;¡estaríamos arreglados si ahora tuviéramos que pagar la cena también! it really would be the last straw if we had to pay for the meal as well!;¡están arreglados si se piensan que vamos a aceptar! if they think we're going to accept, they've got another think coming!5. [precio] reasonable6. [bien vestido] smart;le gusta ir arreglado he likes to dress smartly* * *I adj3:si empieza a llover estamos arreglados irón if it starts to rain, that’ll be just dandyII part → arreglar* * *arreglado, -da adj1) : fixed, repaired2) : settled, sorted out3) : neat, tidy4) : smart, dressed-up -
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v.1 to be left, to remain.¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?nos quedan 100 pesos we have 100 pesos left¿cuánto queda para León? how much farther is it to León?quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the racequedar por hacer to remain to be donequeda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleanedAlgo queda Something is left, something remains.Queda un solo carro There is only one car.Eso queda lejos This is far away.2 to remain, to stay.el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage¡esto no puede o no va a quedar así! I'm not going to let it rest at this!3 to look.te queda un poco corto el traje your suit is a bit too shortquedar bien/mal a alguien to look good/bad on somebodyquedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with something4 to be (informal) (estar situado).queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?5 to keep on, to keep.Ella quedó trabajando She kept on working.6 to fit.Esta camisa me queda (bien) This shirts fits (well).Queda bien It fits well.7 to be left with, to have left, to have.Me quedó un dolar solamente I was left with one dollar only.8 to get, to become.Ella quedó alegre She got happy, she became happy.El caso quedó muy claro The case became very clear.9 to leave.Se me quedó mi sombrero I left my hat.10 to act, to perform, to come across, to do one's part.Quedé muy bien en la reunión I acted [did my part] very well at the meeting.11 to be still pending to.Queda pintar It is still pending to paint.12 to be left to be done.13 to be for.Me queda muy difícil It is very difficult for me.14 to make an appointment.* * *1 (permanecer) to remain, stay2 figurado (terminar) to end3 (cita) to arrange to meet4 (resultado de algo) to be■ al morir sus padres quedó solo en la vida when his parents died he was left all alone in the world5 (favorecer) to look, fit■ ¿qué tal me queda? does it suit me?, how does it look on me?6 (estar situado) to be■ ¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?7 (restar) to be left, remain8 (faltar) to be, be still9 quedar en (convenir) to agree to10 quedar por + inf not to have been + past participle■ la cama quedó por hacer the bed had not been made, the bed was left unmade■ queda por ver si llegarán a algún acuerdo it remains to be seen whether they will come to some agreement11 quedar + gerundio to be, remain1 (permanecer) to remain, stay, be2 (resultado de algo) to be, remain3 eufemístico (morirse) to die4 (mar, viento) to become calm; (viento) to drop5 quedarse con (retener algo) to keep\ahí quedó la cosa that's the way it was left¿en qué quedamos? so what's it to be?no quedar títere con cabeza familiar to leave nothing intact'Queda de usted atentamente...' (en cartas) "Yours faithfully..."quedar a deber algo to owe somethingquedar alguien bien/mal to make a good/bad impressionquedar como un señor/una señora familiar to create a very good impressionquedarse atrás figurado to be left behindquedarse con alguien familiar to make a fool of somebody, have somebody onquedarse con la boca abierta figurado to be dumbfounded, be stunnedquedarse con las ganas de algo figurado to go without somethingquedarse en blanco to go blankquedarse sin algo to run out of somethingquedarse sin blanca familiar to be brokequedarse tan tranquilo,-a familiar not to bat an eyelidquedar en nada to come to nothing* * *verb1) to remain2) fit, suit3) be left4) suit•- quedarse* * *Para expresiones como quedarse tan ancho, quedarse con las ganas, quedársele grabado algn, quedarse helado, quedarse parado, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [indicando lugar] to be¿por dónde queda Correos? — where's the post office?
2) [indicando posición]•
quedar [atrás], no quieren quedar atrás en la carrera espacial — they don't want to be left behind {o} fall behind in the space race3) [indicando resultado]a) [con adjetivos, adverbios, locuciones preposicionales, participios]•
quedar [ciego] — to go blind•
quedar [huérfano] — to be orphaned•
quedar [viuda]/[viudo] — to be widowed, lose one's husband/wifeb)• quedar [en] algo, ¿en qué quedó la conversación? — how did the conversation end?
c)• quedar [sin], miles de personas han quedado sin hogar — thousands of people have been left homeless
la reconstrucción del puente ha quedado sin hacer por falta de presupuesto — the rebuilding of the bridge has been abandoned because of a shortage of funds
4) [en el trato, al hablar]•
quedar [bien], regalando flores siempre queda uno bien — taking flowers always makes a good impression•
quedar [mal], nos hiciste quedar mal haciendo esas preguntas — you made us look bad by asking those questions•
quedar [por] algo — to be left looking like sthaunque fue idea de todos, yo quedé por el culpable — although everyone was to blame, it ended up looking as if it was my fault
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quedar en [ridículo], ha quedado en ridículo — he ended up looking a foolquería que su marido quedara en ridículo — she wanted to make her husband look a fool, she wanted to show her husband up
5) (=permanecer) to stayquedo a la espera de sus noticias — [en carta] I look forward to hearing from you
6) (=haber todavía) to be left¿queda algo de la cena? — is there any dinner left?
de la ciudad solo queda el castillo — all that remains {o} is left of the city is the castle
se me cayó un poco de vino, pero no ha quedado ninguna mancha — I spilt some wine, but it didn't leave a stain
si a 8 le quito 2, quedan 6 — if I take 2 from 8, I'm left with {o} it leaves 6
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quedarle [a algn], ¿le quedan entradas para esta noche? — do you have any tickets left for tonight?•
quedar [a deber] algo — to owe sthno tenía suficiente y tuve que quedarle a deber — I didn't have enough money on me, so I had to owe him
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quedan pocos días [para] la fiesta — the party is only a few days away•
quedar [por] hacer, nos queda por pagar la luz — we still have to pay the electricity bill•
no me queda más [remedio] — I have no alternative (left)que no quede —
por mí que no quede, yo he ayudado en lo que he podido — it won't be for want of trying on my part, I helped as much as I could
7) (Educ) [asignatura]8) [ropa] (=ser la talla) to fit; (=sentar) to suit¿qué tal (de grande) te queda el vestido? — does the dress fit you?
no queda bien así/aquí — it doesn't look right like that/here
9)• quedar [en] (=acordar) —
¿quedamos en eso, entonces? — we'll do that, then, all right?
quedar en {o} LAm de hacer algo — to agree to do sth
quedaron en esperar unos días antes de tomar una decisión definitiva — they agreed to wait a few days before taking a final decision
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quedar en [que] — to agree that¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo compras o no? — so what's it to be then? are you going to buy it or not?
10) (=citarse) to arrange to meethabíamos quedado, pero no se presentó — we had arranged to meet, but he didn't turn up
¿quedamos a las cuatro? — shall we meet at four?
¿cómo quedamos? — where shall we meet and what time?
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quedar [con] algn — to arrange to meet sb¿quedamos con ella en la parada? — shall we meet her at the bus stop?
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (en un estado, una situación)quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed
quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute
ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...
¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?
¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)
me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...
si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go
quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3) ( permanecer)¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?
quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)
quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)
quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past
4) (+ me/te/le etc)a) tamaño/tallame queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me
la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar)el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you
5)a) (acordar, convenir)quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse)¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?
6) ( estar situado) to bequeda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)
me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)
7) (en 3a pers)a) ( haber todavía)¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?
sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?
¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?
b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)8) ( faltar)¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
1) quedarse v pron2)a) ( en un lugar) to stayquedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed
se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it
¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?
se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me
de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
3) (+ me/te/le etc)a) (fam) ( memorizar)b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)4)quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
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Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.----* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* quedar atrapado = get + caught.* quedar constatado = go on + record.* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.* quedar exempto de = discharge from.* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.* quedar igual = remain + the same.* quedar impactado = be impressed.* quedar impresionado = be impressed.* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.* quedar libre = become + vacant.* quedar mal = lose + face.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.* quedar registrado = go on + record.* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse anticuado = date.* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse en = stick at.* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.* quedarse encallado = be stranded.* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.* quedarse estancado = stagnate.* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse pasmado = stun.* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.* quedarse pequeño = overflow.* quedarse prendado = smite.* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tirado = be stranded.* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.* quedarse viudo = widow.* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar vacante = become + vacant.* quedar vacío = empty.* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.* que queda = surviving.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* todo queda en casa = all in the family.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (en un estado, una situación)quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed
quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute
ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...
¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?
¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)
me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...
si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go
quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3) ( permanecer)¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?
quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)
quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)
quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past
4) (+ me/te/le etc)a) tamaño/tallame queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me
la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar)el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you
5)a) (acordar, convenir)quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse)¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?
6) ( estar situado) to bequeda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)
me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)
7) (en 3a pers)a) ( haber todavía)¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?
sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?
¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?
b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)8) ( faltar)¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
1) quedarse v pron2)a) ( en un lugar) to stayquedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed
se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it
¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?
se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me
de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
3) (+ me/te/le etc)a) (fam) ( memorizar)b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)4)quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
* * *= remain.Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mientras queden = while stocks last.* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* quedar atrapado = get + caught.* quedar constatado = go on + record.* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.* quedar exempto de = discharge from.* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.* quedar igual = remain + the same.* quedar impactado = be impressed.* quedar impresionado = be impressed.* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.* quedar libre = become + vacant.* quedar mal = lose + face.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.* quedar registrado = go on + record.* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse anticuado = date.* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse en = stick at.* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.* quedarse encallado = be stranded.* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.* quedarse estancado = stagnate.* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse pasmado = stun.* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.* quedarse pequeño = overflow.* quedarse prendado = smite.* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* quedarse tirado = be stranded.* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.* quedarse viudo = widow.* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* quedar vacante = become + vacant.* quedar vacío = empty.* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.* que queda = surviving.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* todo queda en casa = all in the family.* * *quedar [A1 ]viA(en un estado, una situación): quedó viuda muy joven she was widowed o she lost her husband when she was very youngquedó huérfano a los siete años he was orphaned when he was seven years oldtuvo un ataque y quedó paralítico he had a stroke and was left paralyzedcientos de familias quedaron sin hogar/en la miseria hundreds of families were left homeless/destitutelas calles quedaron desiertas the streets were left desertedel sombrero quedó hecho un acordeón the hat was o got squashed flatel coche ha quedado como nuevo the car is as good as new (now)algunas fotos quedaron mal some of the photos came out badlyha quedado precioso pintado de blanco it looks beautiful painted whiteha quedado acordado que … it has been agreed that …y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear¿cómo quedó la cosa? ¿quién tenía razón? what happened in the end? who was right?¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? where did we get (up) to in the last class?¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? who was o who came first/last?(+ me/te/le etc): no me había quedado claro y se lo pregunté otra vez I hadn't quite understood o I hadn't got things quite clear, so I asked him againel postre te quedó riquísimo that dessert (you made) was deliciousB(en la opinión de los demás): si no vamos, quedamos mal it'll look bad if we don't goquedarás muy bien con ese regalo it's a lovely present, they'll be delightedme hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying thatse emborrachó y nos hizo quedar mal a todos he got drunk and embarrassed us allquedó en ridículo (por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; (por culpa ajena) he was made to look a foolquedar mal/bien con algn: si no voy quedaré mal con ellos they won't think much of me o it won't go down very well if I don't turn upno se puede quedar bien con todo el mundo you can't please everybodylos invitó a todos para no quedar mal con nadie he invited them all so as not to offend anyone o to cause any offense*C(permanecer): quedaron en casa they stayed at home¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scarlo lavé pero le quedó la mancha I washed it but the stain didn't come outesto no puede quedar así we can't leave/I'm not going to leave things like thisquedo a sus gratas órdenes ( frml) ( Corresp) Sincerely yours ( AmE), Yours faithfully o ( frml) I remain, yours faithfully ( BrE)le quedo a deber 5 euros I owe you 5 eurosquedar EN algo:todo ha quedado en un mero proyecto none of it has got beyond the planning stagetodos nuestros planes quedaron en nada all our plans came to nothingquedar atrás: pronto quedó atrás he soon fell behindhemos tenido nuestras diferencias pero todo eso ha quedado atrás we've had our differences but all that's behind us now o that's all water under the bridge nowD (+ me/te/le etc)1«tamaño/talla»: me queda grande/largo/apretado it's too big/long/tight for mela talla 12 le queda bien or (Col, Méx) le queda the size 12 fits (you/him) fine2(sentar): el azul te queda muy bien blue really suits you, you look really good in blueese peinado le quedaba muy bien that hairstyle really suited her, her hair looked really good like thatese vestido te queda estupendo that dress looks fantastic on you, you look great in that dressA (acordar, convenir) quedar EN algo:quedamos en eso, vienes tú a mi casa let's do that, then, you come to my house, so that's agreed, you're coming to my house¿al final en qué quedaron? what did you decide/arrange/agree in the end?¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo quieres o no? well o so, do you want it or not?¿entonces en qué quedamos? ¿nos vemos mañana o no? so, what's happening, then? are we meeting tomorrow or not?quedar EN + INFor ( AmL) quedar DE + INF:quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anythingquedó en venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine, she arranged to come at ninequedar EN QUE:quedamos en que iría él a recogerlo we agreed o arranged that he would go and pick it upB(citarse): me tengo que ir porque he quedado con Rafael I have to go because I've arranged to meet Rafael¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? what time/where shall we meet?quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner, I arranged to go out for dinner with some friendsSentido III (estar situado) to bequeda justo enfrente de la estación it's right opposite the station(+ me/te/le etc): puedo ir yo, me queda muy cerca I can go, it's very near where I live ( o work etc)A1(haber todavía): no queda café there's no coffee leftno quedan entradas there are no tickets leftsólo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain(+ me/te/le etc): es el único pariente que me queda he is the only relative I have left, he is my only living relative¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?¿te ha quedado alguna duda? is there anything you still don't understand?me han quedado dos asignaturas (pendientes) I have to make up two subjects o take two subjects over ( AmE), I have to retake two subjects ( BrE)no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no alternative o no choice but to go, we'll just have to goya no me quedan fuerzas para seguir I no longer have the strength to go on, I don't have the strength to go on any moreme queda la satisfacción de haber cumplido con mi deber I have the satisfaction of having done my duty2 (sobrar) to be left, be left overme comí la ensalada que había quedado del almuerzo I ate up the salad that was left (over) from lunchel vino que quede se puede guardar para la próxima fiesta we can keep any wine that's left (over) for the next partyB1(faltar): quedan cinco minutos para que acabe la clase there are five minutes to go to o five minutes left to the end of the class¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?, how far is it now?(+ me/te/le etc): todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do¡ánimo! ¡ya te queda poco para terminar! come on! you've almost finished!2 quedar POR + INF:quedan tres pacientes por ver there are three more patients to be seenaún queda gente por pagar some people haven't paid yet, some people still haven't paid(+ me/te/le etc): aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to dopor … que no quede ( Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a tryhazlo, por mí que no quede go ahead, don't let me stop you■ quedarseA1 (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):te estás quedando calvo you're going baldse quedó huérfana/sorda a los seis años she was orphaned/she went deaf when she was six years oldcuando se fue me quedé muy sola when he left I felt very lonelyme quedé helado cuando me lo dijo I was staggered when she told mequédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto don't (you) worry about it, I'll take care of itme quedé dormido en el sofá I fell asleep on the sofa2quedarse con/sin algo: ¿te has quedado con hambre? are you still hungry?me quedé sin postre I didn't get any dessertse ha quedado sin trabajo she's out of work, she's lost her jobme quedé sin saber qué había pasado I never did find out what had happened3( Esp) (llegar a ser) (+ me/te/le etc): el vestido se te ha quedado corto the dress is too short on you nowla casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them4 (olvidarse) (+ me/te/le etc):se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behindB1(permanecer): pienso quedarme soltera I intend to stay singleno me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being (left) on my own o being alone in the houseno te quedes ahí parado y haz algo don't just stand there, do something!nos quedamos charlando toda la noche we spent the whole night chattingse me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at mela escena se me ha quedado grabada en la memoria the scene has remained engraved o is engraved on my memoryiba para pintor pero se quedó en profesor de dibujo he set out to be a painter but he ended up as an art teacherse quedó en la mesa de operaciones ( euf); he died on the operating tablede repente el motor se quedó ( AmL); the engine suddenly died on me2 (en un lugar) to stayquédate aquí stay hereme quedé a dormir en su casa I spent o stayed the night at his housenos quedamos en un hotel/en casa de unos amigos we stayed at a hotel/with some friendsse tuvo que quedar en el hospital una semana más she had to stay o remain in (the) hospital for another weekse quedó en casa/en la cama todo el día she stayed at home/in bed all dayA ‹cambio/lápiz› to keepquédatelo, yo tengo otro keep it, I have another onequedarse CON algo:quédate con la foto si quieres you can keep the photo o ( colloq) hang on to the photo if you wantse quedó con mi libro she kept my book, she didn't give my book backentre él y su mujer no sé con cuál de los dos me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wifesi me lo rebaja me quedo con él if you knock something off the price, I'll take it ( colloq)quedarse con algn ( Esp fam) (burlarse de él) to have sb on ( colloq) (engañarlo) to take sb for a ride ( colloq)B( Chi) «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc): quiso levantarse pero se le quedó la pierna he tried to get up but he couldn't move his legse le queda la pierna al caminar he drags one leg when he walks* * *
quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado, una situación):◊ quedar viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;
quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed;
el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now);
y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear;
¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first?
2 ( en la opinión de los demás):◊ si no voy quedaré mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;
lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books;
quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present;
me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that;
nos hizo quedar mal a todos he embarrassed us all;
quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself;
( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3 ( permanecer):◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;
le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar;
esto no puede quedar así we can't leave things like this;
nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing;
quedar atrás [ persona] to fall behind;
[rencillas/problemas] to be in the past
4 (+ me/te/le etc)a) [tamaño/talla]:
la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fineb) ( sentar):◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit hera) (acordar, convenir):◊ ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?;
¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?;
quedaron en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything;
quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nineb) ( citarse):◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;
quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner
( estar situado) to be;
me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc)
(en 3a pers)
1
◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;
¿queda café? is there any coffee left?;
solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain;
no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
2 ( faltar):
¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?;
todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do;
queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see;
aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do;
no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice
quedarse verbo pronominal
1
b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):
quedarse dormido to fall asleep;
quedarse sin trabajo to lose one's job
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( permanecer):
no me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house;
no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!;
nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening;
se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me;
de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on meb) (Andes) ( olvidarse):
c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):
‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression
(un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you
' quedar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
betún
- cumplir
- descolgarse
- embarazarse
- enmudecer
- estar
- lucirse
- restar
- sobrar
- sopa
- venir
- aire
- aislado
- anillo
- bailar
- calle
- constar
- descubierto
- desmano
- enganchar
- faltar
- lejísimos
- manifiesto
- mano
- rezagado
- tabla
English:
air
- appal
- appall
- arrange
- date
- egg
- fit
- flu
- gasp
- go
- leave
- lie
- long
- meet
- one-upmanship
- remain
- rest
- side
- smoke
- stand
- stand about
- stand around
- agree
- alternatively
- catch
- come
- get
- keep
- narrow
- out
- over
- place
- remand
- runner
- scar
- scot-free
- show
- strand
- unpunished
- water
- widow
* * *♦ vi1. [permanecer] to remain, to stay;nuestros problemas quedaron sin resolver our problems remained unsolved;los tipos de interés han quedado al mismo nivel interest rates have stayed o remained at the same level;no le quedaron secuelas del accidente he suffered no after-effects from the accident;Andes, RPen el apuro, quedaron los abrigos the coats got left behind o forgotten in the rush;quedo a su entera disposición para cualquier consulta [en cartas] I am available to answer any enquiries you may have;todo quedó en un buen susto she suffered nothing worse than a shock;el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage;todos nuestros problemas han quedado atrás all our problems are behind us now2. [haber aún] to be left, to remain;¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?;no queda azúcar there isn't any sugar left;no nos queda leche we're out of milk;queda gente dentro haciendo el examen there are still some people left inside doing the exam;queda poco del casco antiguo de la ciudad little remains of the old part of the city;nos quedan 50 pesos we have 50 pesos left;lo que quede dáselo al perro give whatever's left over to the dog;no me quedan ganas de seguir hablando I don't feel like talking any more;me queda la esperanza de volver algún día I can only hope that one day I will return;Amno queda otra there's nothing else for it;voy a tener que vender el auto para pagar las cuentas, no queda otra I'm going to have to sell the car to pay the bills, there's nothing else for it3. [faltar]¿cuánto queda para Buenos Aires? how much further is it to Buenos Aires?;quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the race;queda poco/un mes para las vacaciones there's not long to go/there's a month to go until the holidays, it's not long/it's a month until the holidays;queda mucho para mi cumpleaños my birthday's a long way off;me quedan dos días para terminar el trabajo I have two days (left) to finish the work;sólo me queda despedirme hasta la próxima semana all that remains is for me to say goodbye until next week;quedar por hacer to remain to be done;queda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleaned;nos quedan bastantes sitios por visitar we still have quite a lot of places to visit4. [mostrarse, dar cierta imagen]quedar bien/mal (con alguien) to make a good/bad impression (on sb);le gusta quedar bien con todo el mundo he likes to keep everyone happy;quedaste estupendamente trayendo flores you made a very good impression by bringing flowers;voy a quedar fatal si no voy it'll look really bad if I don't go;no me hagas quedar mal don't show me up;quedaste como un mentiroso you ended up looking like o you came across like a liar;quedó como un idiota he ended up o he was left looking stupidel cuadro queda muy bien ahí the picture looks great there;el salón os ha quedado muy bonito the living-room has turned out lovely, you've made a great job of the living-room;quedar claro to be clear;no quiero que llegues después de las once, ¿queda claro? I don't want you back later than eleven, is that clear?;quedar en [llegar, acabar] to end in;quedar en quinto lugar, quedar el quinto to come fifth;quedar en nada to come to nothing;RP Famquedamos en veremos we left it openesta falda me queda un poco justa this skirt is a bit tight;¡qué bien te queda ese traje! that dress really suits you!, you look great in that dress!;esa camisa te queda mal that shirt doesn't suit you;¿te quedan bien los zapatos? do the shoes fit you?;quedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with sth;Méx Méxesas cortinas le quedan mal al salón those curtains don't go well in the living-room¿cuándo/dónde quedamos? when/where shall we meet?;hemos quedado el lunes we've arranged to meet on Monday;he quedado con Juan para jugar al tenis I've arranged to play tennis with Juan¿en qué has quedado? what have you decided to do?;quedar en que… to agree that…;quedé con ellos en que iría I told them I'd go;¿en qué quedamos? what's it to be, then?9. [estar situado] to be;queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts;¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?¿cuántas te han quedado? how many subjects from last year do you have to resit this year?♦ vtRP Famquedarla: no apuestes todo a una sola posibilidad porque si no sale, la quedás don't put all your eggs in one basket because if it doesn't work out, you've had it;¿quién la queda? [en juego] who's counting?♦ v impersonalpor mí que no quede don't let me be the one to stop you;que no quede por falta de dinero we don't want it to fall through for lack of money;por probar que no quede we should at least try it* * *v/i1 ( permanecer) stay;esto queda entre nosotros this is just between us;quedar cerca be nearbyquedó sin resolver it remained unresolved, it wasn’t sorted out;¿cómo quedó? how did it end up?;queda por hacer it still has o needs to be done3 ( sentar):4 ( sobrar) be left;¿queda mucho tiempo? is there much time left?;5 ( encontrarse):quedar con alguien fam arrange to meet (with) s.o.;¿dónde habíamos quedado? where had we arranged to meet?6 ( acordar):quedar en algo agree to sth;¿en qué quedamos? what did we agree?7:por mí que no quede it’s fine by me* * *quedar vi1) permanecer: to remain, to stay2) : to bequedamos contentos con las mejoras: we were pleased with the improvements3) : to be situatedqueda muy lejos: it's very far, it's too far away4) : to be leftquedan sólo dos alternativas: there are only two options left5) : to fit, to suitestos zapatos no me quedan: these shoes don't fit6)quedar bien (mal) : to turn out well (badly)7)quedar en : to agree, to arrange¿en qué quedamos?: what's the arrangement, then?* * *quedar vb1. (haber) to be left¿quedan cebollas? are there any onions left?2. (permanecer) to remain3. (tener) to have left4. (faltar) to have to do5. (distancia, tiempo)6. (resultar) to be7. (estar) to be¿dónde queda la estación? where's the station?¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?9. (ponerse de acuerdo) to agree10. (sentar bien ropa) to suit -
4 esperanza
f.hope (deseo, ganas).dar esperanzas a to encourage, to give hope tomantengo la esperanza de volver a verla I still hope to see her againperder la esperanza to lose hopetengo esperanza de que todo se arregle I have hopes that everything will be sorted outtener esperanza de hacer algo to hope to be able to do somethingesperanza de vida life expectancypres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: esperanzar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: esperanzar.* * *1 hope, expectance\abrigar esperanzas to foster hopescon la esperanza de... in the hope of...con la esperanza de que... in the hope that...dar esperanzas a alguien to give somebody hopeestar en estado de buena esperanza to be pregnant, be expectingtener la esperanza puesta en algo to have one's hopes pinned on somethingtener muchas esperanzas to have high hopestener pocas esperanzas to have little hopeesperanza de vida life expectancy* * *noun f.hope, expectation* * *SF hopeya no abrigamos esperanzas de encontrarlo con vida — we no longer hold out any hope of finding him alive
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con la esperanza de que... — in the hope that...•
dar esperanza(s) a algn — to give sb hope•
perder la esperanza — to lose hope•
poner la esperanza en algn/algo — to pin one's hopes on sb/sth•
tener esperanza en algo — to have hope for sth* * *femenino hopecifró or puso todas sus esperanzas en su hijo — he pinned all his hopes on his son
esperanza de algo — hope of o for something
ello suscita nuevas esperanzas de un acuerdo — that raises new hopes for o of a settlement
hay esperanzas de éxito — there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed
esperanza de + inf — hope of -ing
perdimos toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos — we gave up o lost hope of finding them alive
tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor — I hope to find o I have hopes of finding something better
esperanza de que: ya no abrigaba ninguna esperanza de que volviera (liter) she no longer held out any hope of him returning (liter); fue con la esperanza de que... he went in the hope that...; me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope that the child would recover; alimentarse or vivir de esperanzas to live on hopes; qué esperanza(s)! (fam) you must be joking! (colloq); la esperanza es lo último que se pierde — we live in hope
* * *= hope, prospect.Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.----* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.* abandonar (toda = abandon + (all) hope.* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.* albergar esperanza = hold out + hope, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise.* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* devolver las esperanzas = a new lease of life.* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.* esperanzas renovadas = a new lease of life.* esperanza vana = forlorn hope.* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.* perder esperanza = lose + hope.* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.* perder (toda = abandon + (all) hope.* rayito de esperanza = glimmer of hope.* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.* resquicio de esperanza = ray of hope, beacon of hope.* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* truncar la esperanza = dash + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.* * *femenino hopecifró or puso todas sus esperanzas en su hijo — he pinned all his hopes on his son
esperanza de algo — hope of o for something
ello suscita nuevas esperanzas de un acuerdo — that raises new hopes for o of a settlement
hay esperanzas de éxito — there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed
esperanza de + inf — hope of -ing
perdimos toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos — we gave up o lost hope of finding them alive
tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor — I hope to find o I have hopes of finding something better
esperanza de que: ya no abrigaba ninguna esperanza de que volviera (liter) she no longer held out any hope of him returning (liter); fue con la esperanza de que... he went in the hope that...; me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope that the child would recover; alimentarse or vivir de esperanzas to live on hopes; qué esperanza(s)! (fam) you must be joking! (colloq); la esperanza es lo último que se pierde — we live in hope
* * *= hope, prospect.Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.* abandonar (toda = abandon + (all) hope.* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.* albergar esperanza = hold out + hope, hold out + prospect, hold out + promise.* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* devolver las esperanzas = a new lease of life.* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.* esperanzas renovadas = a new lease of life.* esperanza vana = forlorn hope.* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.* perder esperanza = lose + hope.* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.* perder (toda = abandon + (all) hope.* rayito de esperanza = glimmer of hope.* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.* resquicio de esperanza = ray of hope, beacon of hope.* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.* sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* truncar la esperanza = dash + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.* * *hopeya no le queda esperanza alguna he has no hope leftno todo se ha perdido, todavía hay esperanzas all is not lost, there's still hopeno quiero darles esperanzas vanas I don't want to build your hopes up o to give you false hopehabía puesto todas sus esperanzas en su hijo he had pinned all his hopes on his sontú eres mi última esperanza you're my last hopeesperanza DE algo hope OF o FOR sthel encuentro suscita nuevas esperanzas de un acuerdo the meeting raises new hopes for o of a settlementhay esperanzas de éxito there are hopes that he/it/they will succeedesperanza DE + INF hope OF -INGhemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos we have given up o lost hope of finding them aliveno tengo ni la menor esperanza de ganar I don't have a hope of winningtodavía tengo esperanzas de encontrar algo mejor I still hope to find something better, I still have hopes of finding something bettermantiene la esperanza de volver a verlo she hasn't given up hope of seeing him againesperanza DE QUE:¿no hay ninguna esperanza de que se salve? is there no hope of her recovering o that she will recover?todavía tiene esperanzas de que se lo devuelvan he still hopes that they will return it to himya no abrigaba ninguna esperanza de que volviera ( liter); she no longer held out any hope of him returning ( liter)fuimos con la esperanza de que nos concediera una entrevista we went in the hope that he would agree to see usme dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope o he held out hope that the child would recoveralimentarse or vivir de esperanzas to live on hopesmás largo que esperanza de pobre or largo como esperanza de pobre ( RPl fam); ‹libro/discurso› really longla espera fue más larga que esperanza de pobre we had to wait a really long time o ( colloq) for agesla esperanza es lo último que se pierde we live in hopeCompuesto:life expectancy* * *
Del verbo esperanzar: ( conjugate esperanzar)
esperanza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
esperanza
esperanzar
esperanza sustantivo femenino
hope;
puso todas sus esperanzas en su hijo he pinned all his hopes on his son;
hay esperanzas de éxito there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed;
perdimos toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos we gave up o lost hope of finding them alive;
fue con la esperanza de que … he went in the hope that …;
me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope that the child would recover;
esperanza de vida life expectancy
esperanza sustantivo femenino hope: hay esperanzas de solución para el conflicto, there are hopes of a solution to the conflict
tengo la esperanza puesta en este proyecto, I have my hopes pinned on this project
esperanza de vida, life expectancy ➣ Ver nota en esperar
' esperanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aferrarse
- concebir
- desesperada
- desesperado
- desesperarse
- esperar
- estado
- frustrar
- frustrarse
- gravedad
- rayo
- resquicio
- truncar
- abandonar
- abrigar
- alentar
- alimentar
- cifrar
- dar
- expectativa
- ilusión
- remoto
- renacer
- renovar
English:
Cape of Good Hope
- cheer
- cherish
- crumble
- despair
- disappoint
- evaporate
- expectation
- flicker
- foster
- glimmer
- heart
- heighten
- helpline
- hope
- illusion
- inject
- instil
- instill
- little
- live up to
- ray
- revive
- shatter
- slight
- white hope
- expectancy
- straw
* * *esperanza nf1. [confianza] hope;la reunión ha suscitado nuevas esperanzas de una solución the meeting has given rise to new hopes of a solution;tengo esperanza de que todo se arregle I have hopes that everything will be sorted out;mantengo la esperanza de volver a verla I still hope to see her again;él es nuestra única esperanza he's our only hope;te queda la esperanza de que nadie se haya enterado you can only hope that o your only hope is that no one has found out;se dirigió a él con la esperanza de que le firmara un autógrafo she approached him hoping that he would give her his autograph;dar esperanzas a alguien to give sb hope;le dio esperanzas y él pensó que podría ser su novio she raised his hopes and he thought he could be her boyfriend;los médicos no nos han querido dar esperanzas the doctors haven't wanted to build up our hopes;no quiero darles falsas esperanzas I don't want to build your hopes up for nothing, I don't want to give you false hope(s);perder la esperanza to lose hope;habíamos perdido toda esperanza we had lost all hope;perdimos la esperanza de llegar a ser rescatados we lost hope of ever being rescued;aún tengo esperanzas de volver algún día I still hope to go back one day;la esperanza es lo último que se pierde where there's life there's hopeesperanza de vida life expectancy;esperanza de vida al nacimiento life expectancy at birth2. Rel hope* * *f hope;estar en estado de (buena) esperanza be pregnant, be expecting (a baby)* * *esperanza nf: hope, expectation* * *esperanza n hope -
5 gestionar
v.1 to negotiate.Ellos negocian más tiempo They negotiate more time.2 to manage.* * *1 (negociar) to negotiate2 (administrar) to manage, run3 (hacer diligencias) to take steps to, arrange* * *VT1) (=administrar) to manage2) (=tramitar) [+ permiso, crédito] to arrange* * *verbo transitivoa) (diligenciar, tratar de obtener) <compra/préstamo> to negotiateb) ( administrar)* * *= deal with, handle, manage, manipulate, administer, husband, operate, sort out.Ex. Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.Ex. The document or photocopy is received and the invoice handled like an ordinary order.Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.Ex. Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.----* gestionar información = handle + information.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* * *verbo transitivoa) (diligenciar, tratar de obtener) <compra/préstamo> to negotiateb) ( administrar)* * *= deal with, handle, manage, manipulate, administer, husband, operate, sort out.Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.
Ex: The document or photocopy is received and the invoice handled like an ordinary order.Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.Ex: Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.* gestionar información = handle + information.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* * *gestionar [A1 ]vt1 (diligenciar, tratar de obtener) ‹compra/préstamo› to negotiatele están gestionando el permiso de trabajo they are getting his work permit sorted out o arranged, they are trying to get him a work permitestoy gestionando el traslado a Granada I'm trying to get a transfer to Granada2(administrar): el gobierno provincial recauda y gestiona este impuesto the provincial government collects and administers this taxla cartera de clientes que gestionaba the client portfolio which she handled o managed* * *
gestionar ( conjugate gestionar) verbo transitivo ‹compra/préstamo› to negotiate;◊ le están gestionando el permiso de trabajo they are getting his work permit sorted out o arranged
gestionar verbo transitivo
1 (negociar) to negotiate: está gestionando la consecución de una beca, she's trying to get a scholarship
2 (administrar) to administer
' gestionar' also found in these entries:
English:
negotiate
* * *gestionar vt1. [tramitar] to arrange;gestionar un préstamo to arrange a loan;gestionar un visado to arrange o to get a visa;gestionar una beca to try to get a grant;están gestionando el traspaso del jugador they're arranging the transfer of the player2. [administrar] to manage;gestiona la empresa con eficacia she manages o runs the business well* * *v/t1 trámites take care of2 negocio manage* * *gestionar vt1) : to negotiate, to work towards2) administrar: to manage, to handle -
6 orden
f.1 order (mandato).¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (military) (yes) sir!dar órdenes to give ordersestar a la orden del día to be the order of the dayhasta nueva orden until further noticepor orden de by order oforden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrestorden de desahucio o desalojo (law) eviction order2 order.orden de caballería order of knighthoodorden militar military order3 order. ( Latin American Spanish)¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?4 kind, class, order.Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.5 religious order, order.6 writ.7 command line.m.1 order.en o por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological orderllamar al orden a alguien to call somebody to orderponer en orden algo to tidy something uppor orden in ordersin orden ni concierto in a haphazard waylas fuerzas del orden the forces of law and orderorden del día agendael orden establecido the established orderorden público law and order2 type, order (tipo).problemas de orden económico economic problemsdel orden de around, approximately, of o in the order ofen otro orden de cosas on the other hand* * *1 (ordenación) order2 BIOLOGÍA order3 ARQUITECTURA order4 field, sphere1 (mandato) order■ ¡es una orden! that's an order!■ ¡a la orden mi comandante! right away sir!2 RELIGIÓN order\del orden de of the order of, US on the order ofde primer orden first-rateestar algo a la orden del día to be the done thingpor orden de aparición in order of appearancepor orden de by order ofsin orden ni concierto any old howel orden del día the agendala orden del día MILITAR the order of the daylas fuerzas del orden the security forcesorden de búsqueda y captura→ link=ordenorden de detenciónorden de caballería order of knighthoodorden de detención arrest warrant■ se ha dictado una orden de detención contra Juan Gómez an order has been issued for the arrest of Juan Gómezorden de pago order of paymentorden de registro search warrantorden judicial court orderorden público public order, the peace, law and order* * *1. noun m. 2. noun f.order, command* * *1. SM1) [en colocación, sucesión]a) [con objetos, personas] orderfueron archivados por orden alfabético — they were filed alphabetically o in alphabetical order
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poner orden en algo — to sort sth outel ministro supo poner orden en el departamento — the minister managed to sort out o put some order into the department
los policías trataban de poner orden en aquel caos de tráfico — the police attempted to sort out the traffic chaos
b)• en orden — in order
todo en orden, mi capitán — everything is in order, captain
en unas cuantas horas consiguieron poner todas sus cosas en orden — in a few hours they managed to sort everything out
2) (tb: orden social) order•
llamar al orden — to call to order•
mantener el orden — to keep order•
restablecer el orden — to restore o reestablish orderorden público — public order, law and order
fueron detenidos por alterar el orden público — they were arrested for breach of the peace o for disturbing the peace
3) (=tipo) nature•
en otro orden de cosas... — at the same time..., meanwhile...•
en todos los órdenes — on all fronts4)• del orden de — in the order of, in the region of
el coste sería del orden de diez millones de dólares — the cost would be in the order o region of ten million dollars
necesitamos del orden de 1.500 euros para comprarlo — we need approximately 1,500 euros to buy it
5)• en orden a — (=con miras a) with a view to; (=en cuanto a) with regard to
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en orden a hacer algo — in order to do sth6) (Arquit) order7) (Bio) order8) (Rel) (tb: orden sacerdotal) ordination2. SF1) (=mandato) order¡es una orden! — (and) that's an order!
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dar una orden a algn — to give sb an order, order sb•
hasta nueva orden — until further notice•
por orden de — by order ofestar a la orden del día —
en los setenta llevar coleta estaba a la orden del día — in the seventies ponytails were the in thing
orden de allanamiento — LAm search warrant
orden de arresto, orden de búsqueda y captura — arrest warrant
orden de comparación — Méx summons, subpoena (EEUU)
orden del día — (Mil) order of the day
orden ministerial — ministerial order, ministerial decree
2)•
a la orden —a) (Mil) yes, sir!estoy a la orden para lo que necesites — if there is anything you need, just ask
c)• a las órdenes de algn — (Mil) at sb's command; [en la policía] under sb's instructions o orders; [en otros trabajos] under sb
el personal que estará a las órdenes del nuevo director — the staff who will be working under the new director
¡a sus órdenes! — (Mil) yes sir; esp LAm at your service
3) (Mil, Hist, Rel) (=institución) order4) pl órdenes (Rel) orders5) (Com, Econ) order; Méx (=pedido) order•
cheques a la orden de Suárez — cheques (to be made) payable to Suárez6) Méx (=ración) dish* * *I1) ( mandato) orderpor orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor
estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you
a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!
a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all
2) (Fin) order3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) orderII1)a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) orderen or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order
b) (armonía, concierto) orderpon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)
tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out
llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order
sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason
c) ( disciplina) orderd) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order2)a) (frml) (carácter, índole) natureb) ( cantidad)del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)
c) (period) ( ámbito)en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?
3)a) (Arquit) orderb) (Biol, Zool) order* * *I1) ( mandato) orderpor orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor
estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you
a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!
a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all
2) (Fin) order3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) orderII1)a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) orderen or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order
b) (armonía, concierto) orderpon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)
tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out
llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order
sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason
c) ( disciplina) orderd) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order2)a) (frml) (carácter, índole) natureb) ( cantidad)del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)
c) (period) ( ámbito)en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?
3)a) (Arquit) orderb) (Biol, Zool) order* * *orden11 = command, commandment, directive, instruction, injunction, command function, edict.Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.Ex: Familiar injunctions such as 'Enter under...' seem to have been lost.Ex: The command function 'BASE' is used to identify the data base to be searched.Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.* acatar + Posesivo + órdenes = march to + Posesivo + orders.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* cadena de órdenes = command chain.* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.* dictar órdenes = hand down + decisions.* ejecutar una orden = execute + command, execute + instruction.* encadenamiento de órdenes = command chaining.* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.* interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based interface.* intérprete de órdenes = command interpreter.* lenguaje de órdenes = command language.* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.* modalidad por órdenes = command mode.* orden bancaria = standing order, direct debit, direct billing.* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relacionados = explode command.* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.* orden de comparecencia = subpoena, summons, judicial summons.* orden de compra = purchase order.* orden de desalojo = eviction order.* orden de deshaucio = eviction order.* orden de detención = arrest warrant, warrant for + Posesivo + arrest.* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.* orden de pedido = order.* órdenes = command line operation.* orden judicial = warrant, court order, writ.* orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.* orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.* orden permanente de pago = standing account.* orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).* por orden de = mandated.* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.orden22 = array, order, sequence, ranking, tidiness.Ex: A microopaque is a sheet of opaque material bearing a number of microimages in a two-dimensional array.
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex: The physical qualities that make a difference as to whether people visit woodlands or not include directional signs, good information boards and tidiness of appearance.* agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.* alteración del orden = breach of the peace.* alteración del orden público = disorderly conduct, public order offence, breach of the peace.* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.* del orden de = by the order of + Expresión Numérica.* de orden inferior = lower-order.* de orden superior = higher-order.* de primer orden = world-class, blue chip [blue-chip], first-order [1st-order].* de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].* de tercer orden = tertiary.* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.* en cualquier orden = either way round.* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.* en el orden del día = on the agenda.* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.* en orden jerárquico = in ranked order.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* falto de orden = unordered.* fuerzas del orden = police force.* fuerzas del orden público = police force.* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* número de orden = rank number.* orden alfabético = alphabetical order, alphabetic order.* orden alfanumérico = alphanumeric order.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* orden ascendente = ascending order, ascending sequence.* orden cronológico = chronological order.* orden de cita = citation order, combination order.* orden de coautoría = co-authorship order.* orden de combinación de encabezamientos = citation order.* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.* orden de firma = co-authorship order.* orden de importancia = pecking order, significance order.* orden de importancia de los conceptos = significance order of terms.* orden del día = agenda.* orden de precedencia = order of precedence.* orden de preferencia = order of preference.* orden de prioridad = order of preference, priority order, pecking order, order of precedence.* orden de registro = search warrant.* orden descendente = descending order, descending sequence.* orden de sucesión = order of succession.* orden directo = direct order.* orden geográfico = geographical order.* orden integrado = integrated sequence.* orden inverso = reverse order.* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.* orden mundial = world order.* orden numérico = numerical order, numeric order.* orden preferido = preferred order.* orden público = public order.* orden secuencial = sequential order.* orden semiintegrado = semi-integrated sequence.* orden separado = separate sequence.* orden sistemático = classified order, systematic order.* orden social = social order.* orden topográfico = shelf order.* organizar según un orden específico = organise in + Adjetivo + order.* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos.* por orden numérico = in numerical order.* punto del orden del día = agenda item.* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.* sin orden = unordered.* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.* turbar el orden público = disturb + the peace, breach + the peace.orden33 = order.Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.
* ingresar en una orden religiosa = join + religious order.* orden de caballería = knighthood.* orden de los Agustinos = Augustinian order.* orden de los franciscanos, la = Franciscan order, the.* orden de los Jesuitas = Jesuit order.* orden monástica = monastic order.* orden religiosa = religious order.* * *Arecibieron órdenes de desalojar el local they received orders to clear the premisesacatar una orden to obey an orderestá siempre dando órdenes he's always giving ordersdeja de darme órdenes stop ordering me aboutpor orden del Sr Alcalde se hace saber que … by order of His Worship the Mayor it is announced that …hasta nueva orden until further noticeel coche/la casa está a sus órdenes the car/house is at your disposalpor aquí estamos a la orden para cualquier cosa que necesite ( AmL); just let us know if there's anything we can do for you o we can do to help¡a sus órdenes! yes, sir!2¡a la orden! ( Mil) yes, sir!; (fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all, it's a pleasureCompuestos:restraining order,protective order ( AmE)( AmL) injunction ( restricting the right to freedom of movement)arrest warrant● orden de busca y captura or de búsqueda y capturaarrest warrant(Chi, Méx) search warrantnotice to quitarrest warrant( Mil) order of the dayestar a la orden del día to be the order of the daylos atracos están a la orden del día muggings are the order of the day (at the moment)estos ordenadores están a la orden del día these computers are all the rage ( colloq)travel warrantcourt orderministerial order o decreeB ( Fin) orderorden bancaria banker's orderorden de pago order to paypáguese a la orden de … pay to the order of …Compuesto:standing orderorden militar military orderorden de caballería order of knighthoodla Orden de Calatrava/Santiago the Order of Calatrava/Santiago2 ( Relig) orderuna orden religiosa a religious orderCompuestos:● órdenes menores/mayoresfpl minor/major orders (pl)fpl holy orders (pl)A1 (indicando colocación, jerarquía) orderlas fichas están en or por orden alfabético the cards are in alphabetical orderel orden de las palabras the order of the wordspónganse por orden de estatura line up according to heightreparto por orden de aparición cast in order of appearancepor orden cronológico in chronological orderpor orden de antigüedad in order of seniorityvayamos por orden let's begin at the beginninguna necesidad de primer orden a basic necessity2 (armonía, concierto) orderpon un poco de orden en la habitación straighten your room up a little ( AmE), tidy your room up a bit ( BrE)puso orden en las cuentas she sorted the accounts out, she got the accounts straightpuso las páginas en orden she sorted out the pages, she put the pages in ordertengo que poner mis ideas en orden I have to sort my ideas outno tenía los papeles en orden his documents weren't in order¿falta algo? — no, está todo en orden is anything missing? — no, everything is in orderel nuevo orden mundial the new world orderllamar a algn al orden to call sb to ordersin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason3 (disciplina) orderpara mantener el orden en la clase to keep order in the classroom¡orden en la sala! order in court!la policía restableció el orden the police reestablished orderCompuestos:battle formationagendael primer tema del orden del día the first item on the agendanatural orderel orden natural de las cosas the natural order of thingspublic ordermantener el orden público to keep the peacelo detuvieron por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace● orden sacerdotal or sagradoordinationB1 ( frml) (carácter, índole) natureproblemas de orden económico problems of an economic nature2ingresos del orden de los 150.000 dólares receipts on o in o of the order of 150,000 dollars3 ( period)(ámbito): en el orden internacional on the international fronten este orden de cosas in this respecten otro orden de cosas meanwhile4en orden a ( frml); with a view toC1 ( Arquit) orderorden dórico/jónico/corintio Doric/Ionic/Corinthian order* * *
orden 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( mandato) order;
hasta nueva orden until further notice;
estamos a la orden para lo que necesite (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you;
¡a la orden! (Mil) yes, sir!;
( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all;
orden de arresto or de busca y captura arrest warrant;
orden de registro or (Chi, Méx) de cateo search warrant;
2 (Fin) order;
3 (Hist, Mil, Relig) order
4 (AmL) ( pedido) order
orden 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) order;
en or por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;
vayamos por orden let's begin at the beginning;
poner algo en orden ‹habitación/armario/juguetes› to straight sth (up) (esp AmE), to tidy sth up (esp BrE);
‹asuntos/papeles› to sort sth up;
‹ fichas› to put sth in order;
orden del día agenda;
orden público public order;
alterar el orden público to cause a breach of the peace
2
b) ( cantidad):
orden
I sustantivo masculino
1 (colocación, disciplina) order: hace falta un poco de orden, we need a bit of order here
orden del día, agenda
2 Arquit & Biol order
3 (tipo) nature: es un problema de orden moral, it's a moral issue
II sustantivo femenino
1 (mandato) order: no obedecimos sus órdenes, we failed to obey his orders
Jur warrant, order
orden de arresto, arrest warrant
2 Rel Mil order
la orden de los benedictinos, the Benedictine order
♦ Locuciones: Mil ¡a la orden/a sus órdenes!, yes, sir!
estar a la orden del día, to be common
llamar al orden, to call sb to order
poner en orden, to put in order: tengo que poner en orden mis ideas, I have to organize my ideas
del orden de, approximately: en el cine había del orden de mil personas, there were about one thousand people at the movies
sin orden ni concierto, without rhyme or reason
' orden' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- atenerse
- auto
- bastante
- consigna
- desorden
- desordenar
- desordenada
- desordenado
- después
- disposición
- ejecutar
- excarcelar
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- inversa
- inverso
- invertir
- librar
- mandamiento
- mandato
- marear
- mendicante
- perturbar
- primera
- primero
- recoger
- replicar
- respetar
- restablecer
- restablecimiento
- revolucionar
- transmitir
- trastocar
- acatar
- allanamiento
- alterar
- alzar
- anterior
- antes
- anular
- ausencia
- cumplir
- disturbio
- ejecución
- fuerza
- invertido
- lanzamiento
- llamada
- luego
English:
after
- agenda
- alphabetically
- antisocial
- arrange
- before
- bottom
- breach
- collect
- command
- comply
- court order
- disorder
- disturb
- enforce
- execute
- execution
- first
- gather
- in
- item
- keep
- next
- numerical
- obey
- order
- order of the day
- place
- prioritize
- reverse
- right
- sequence
- shall
- shipshape
- should
- sort out
- standing order
- straight
- system
- third
- thousandth
- tidiness
- to
- warrant
- writ
- alphabetical
- bark
- descend
- disorderly
- drunk
* * *orden1 nm1. [secuencia, colocación correcta] order;un orden jerárquico a hierarchy;le gusta el orden y la limpieza she likes order and cleanliness;Matel orden de los factores no altera el producto the order of the factors does not affect the product;en orden [bien colocado] tidy, in its place;[como debe ser] in order;poner en orden algo, poner orden en algo [cosas, habitación] to tidy sth up;tengo que poner mis ideas/mi vida en orden I have to put my ideas/life in order, I have to sort out my ideas/life;en o [m5]por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological order;por orden in order;por orden de antigüedad/de tamaños in order of seniority/size;Cine & Teatropor orden de aparición in order of appearance;sin orden ni concierto haphazardlyorden del día agenda2. [normalidad, disciplina] order;acatar el orden establecido to respect the established order;llamar al orden a alguien to call sb to order;el orden natural de las cosas the natural order of things;mantener/restablecer el orden to keep/restore order;¡orden en la sala! order! order!el orden público law and order3. [tipo] order, type;dilemas de orden filosófico philosophical dilemmas;problemas de orden financiero economic problems;es una universidad de primer(ísimo) orden it's a first-rate university;del orden de around, approximately, of o in the order of;en otro orden de cosas on the other handorden de magnitud order of magnitude4. Biol order5. Arquit orderorden corintio Corinthian order;orden dórico Doric order;orden jónico Ionic orderorden2 nf1. [mandato] order;¡es una orden! that's an order!;Mil¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (yes) sir!;Amestoy a las/sus órdenes I am at your service;Amsi no me queda bien, ¿la puedo cambiar? – cómo no, a sus o [m5] las órdenes if it's not right, can I change it? – of course you can, we're at your disposal;Ammi auto/casa está a la orden my car/house is at your disposal;cumplir órdenes to obey orders;dar órdenes (a alguien) to give (sb) orders;a mí nadie me da órdenes I don't take orders from anyone;hasta nueva orden until further notice;por orden de by order of;el local fue cerrado por orden del ayuntamiento the premises were closed by order of o on the orders of the town council;obedecer órdenes to obey orders;recibimos órdenes del jefe we received orders from the boss;sólo recibo órdenes de mis superiores I only take orders from my superiors;tener órdenes de hacer algo to have orders to do sthDer orden de arresto arrest warrant; Der orden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrest; Der orden de comparecencia summons;orden de desahucio eviction order;orden de desalojo eviction order;Der orden de detención arrest warrant; Der orden de detención europea European arrest warrant;la orden del día Mil the order of the day;Am [de reunión] the agenda;estar a la orden del día [muy habitual] to be the order of the day;orden de embargo order for seizure;Der orden judicial court order; CSur Der orden de lanzamiento eviction order; Der orden de registro search warrant2. Com orderorden de compra purchase order; Bolsa buy order; Bolsa orden al mercado market order;orden de pago payment order;Bolsa orden de venta sell order3. [institución] orderorden de caballería order of knighthood;orden mendicante mendicant order;orden militar military order;orden monástica monastic order5. Am [pedido] order;¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?;¿tiene la orden del médico? have you got the form from your doctor?* * *1 m1 order;por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;por orden de altura in order of height;poner en orden tidy up, straighten up;sin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason2 ( clase):de todo orden of all kinds o types;de primer orden top-ranking, leading3:llamar al orden call to order4 ARQUI order2 f ( mandamiento) order;por orden de by order of, on the orders of;hasta nueva orden until further notice;¡a la orden! yes, sir* * *1) : ordertodo está en orden: everything's in orderpor orden cronológico: in chronological order2)orden del día : agenda (at a meeting)3)orden público : law and order1) : orderuna orden religiosa: a religious orderuna orden de tacos: an order of tacos2)orden de compra : purchase order3)estar a la orden del día : to be the order of the day, to be prevalent* * *orden n1. (en general) order2. (clase, tipo) nature¡a la orden! yes, sir!orden público law and order / the peace -
7 despachar
v.1 to dispatch.Ella despachó el encargo She dispatched the order.2 to serve (en tienda) (cliente).¿lo despachan? are you being served?La mesera despachó a mi jefe The waitress served my boss.3 to finish off (informal) (terminar) (trabajo, discurso).4 to settle (asunto, negocio).5 to check in. ( Latin American Spanish)6 to do business (sobre un asunto).7 to send away, to dismiss, to get rid of, to send packing.Ricardo despachó al cobrador Richard sent the collector away.* * *1 (terminar) to finish, dispatch2 (resolver) to resolve, get through; (tratar un asunto) to deal with, attend3 (enviar) to send, dispatch4 (despedir) to dismiss, sack, fire5 (en tienda) to serve; (vender) to sell■ ¿ya le despachan? are you being served?■ ¿quién despachaba las entradas? who was selling the tickets?1 (desembarazarse) to get rid (de, of)3 familiar (decir a uno lo que viene en gana) to speak one's mind■ se despachó ante todos antes de presentar su dimisión he gave them all a piece of his mind before handing in his resignation\despacharse a gusto con alguien to give somebody a piece of one's mind* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=atender) [+ problema, asunto] to deal with; [+ correspondencia] to deal with, see toquisiera dejar despachado este asunto hoy — I would like to get this matter settled o out of the way today
2) (=terminar)a) (Com) [+ informe, negocio] to finishb) * [+ libro, tarea] to knock off *; [+ comida] to dispose of *; [+ bebida] to knock back *3) (=vender) [+ fruta, entrada] to sell4) (=servir) to serve¿le están despachando, señora? — are you being served, madam?
5) (=enviar) [+ paquete, carta] to send, mail (EEUU); [+ mensajero] to send; [+ mercancías] to ship, dispatch (a to)6)despachar a algn — * [de un lugar] to send sb packing *; [de un trabajo] to sack sb *, fire sb *; (=matar) to get rid of sb, dispatch sb
2. VI1) (Com) [dependiente] to serve; [establecimiento] to be open (for business)2) Esp [en reunión]despachar con — [gen] to have a meeting with; [+ asesor, abogado] to consult (with)
3) Esp * (=darse prisa) to hurry up¡venga, despacha, que es tarde! — hurry up o come on, we're late!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <asunto/tarea/> to take care of, deal with; < correspondencia> to deal with, attend toeste asunto se debe despachar con el jefe — this matter has to be sorted out o cleared with the boss
b) <carta/paquete> to send; < mercancías> ( por barco) to ship; (por avión, tren) to send, dispatch2) (Com) ( en tienda) to serve, deal with3)a) (fam) (echar, despedir) to fire, to let... go (euph)2.despachar vi (Com)a) dependiente to serveb) comercio to be open (for business o to the public)3.despacharse v pron (fam) <paella/vino> to polish off (colloq); < libro> to get through* * *----* despachar medicamentos = dispense + medicines.* despachar medicinas = dispense + medicines.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <asunto/tarea/> to take care of, deal with; < correspondencia> to deal with, attend toeste asunto se debe despachar con el jefe — this matter has to be sorted out o cleared with the boss
b) <carta/paquete> to send; < mercancías> ( por barco) to ship; (por avión, tren) to send, dispatch2) (Com) ( en tienda) to serve, deal with3)a) (fam) (echar, despedir) to fire, to let... go (euph)2.despachar vi (Com)a) dependiente to serveb) comercio to be open (for business o to the public)3.despacharse v pron (fam) <paella/vino> to polish off (colloq); < libro> to get through* * ** despachar medicamentos = dispense + medicines.* despachar medicinas = dispense + medicines.* * *despachar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹asunto/tarea› to take care of, deal with; ‹correspondencia› to take care of, see to, deal witheste asunto se debe despachar con el jefe this matter has to be sorted out o cleared with the boss2 ‹carta/paquete› to send ‹mercancías› (por barco) to ship; (por avión, tren) to send, dispatchB ( Com)1 (atender — en una tienda) to serve; (— en una oficina) to deal withaún no me han despachado I haven't been served/dealt with yetenseguida le despacho el pedido I will deal with o take care of o see to your order right away2 (vender) to sellClo despachó de un tiro he dispatched it o finished it off with one shot■ despacharviA( Esp) (conversar) despachar CON algn: despacha los viernes con sus asesores he consults with o meets his advisors on Fridaysla secretaria está despachando con el jefe the secretary is in with o is in talking to the bossdespachar SOBRE algo to discuss sthdespacharon sobre asuntos de gobierno they discussed government mattersB ( Com)1 «dependiente» to serve2 «comercio» to be open (for business o to the public)se despacharon una docena de pasteles they polished off o put away a dozen cakes, they made short work of a dozen cakes ( colloq)1 (con algo inesperado) to cause a stir, surprise everyone2 (desahogarse) to let off steamdespacharse a gusto ( fam); to speak one's mind freely* * *
despachar ( conjugate despachar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ correspondencia› to deal with, attend to
‹ mercancías› ( por barco) to ship;
(por avión, tren) to send, dispatch
2 (Com) ( en tienda) to serve, deal with
verbo intransitivo (Com) [ dependiente] to serve
despachar verbo transitivo
1 (atender en una tienda) to serve, wait on, help (customers)
2 (un asunto) to get through, deal with
3 (leer el correo) to send, dispatch
4 fam (a un empleado) to send packing, to sack
' despachar' also found in these entries:
English:
deliver
- polish off
- rattle through
- send off
- serve
- dispatch
- dispense
- dispose of
- pack
- send
- ship
* * *♦ vt1. [enviar] [mercancía] to dispatch;[paquete, envío postal] to send;le despacharemos el pedido por mensajero we'll send your order by courier2. [en tienda] [atender] to serve;[vender] to sell;¿lo despachan? are you being served?;despacha a esta señora serve this lady;no se despachan bebidas alcohólicas a menores de 18 años [en letrero] alcohol is not for sale to persons under the age of 183. [tratar] [asunto, negocio] to deal with;despachó los asuntos del día con su secretario she dealt with the day's business with her secretary[comida] to polish off;en media hora (se) despachó varias cervezas he polished off o got through several beers in half an hourfuimos a pedir un crédito y nos despacharon con buenas palabras we went to ask for a loan and they very politely told us where to golo despacharon de un navajazo they killed him with a knife7. Am [facturar] to check in♦ vila reina despacha semanalmente con el primer ministro the queen has a weekly meeting with the prime minister2. [en una tienda] to serve;¿hasta qué hora despachan? what time are you open till?* * *I v/t2 problema sort out3 ( vender) sell4 ( enviar) send (off), dispatch5 L.Am. ( facturar) check inII v/i meet ( con with)* * *despachar vt1) : to complete, to conclude2) : to deal with, to take care of, to handle3) : to dispatch, to send off* * *despachar vb1. (atender) to serve4. (echar de un lugar) to get rid of5. (despedir de un trabajo) to fire / to sack -
8 paciencia
intj.patience, don't rush me.f.patience.¡paciencia, que todo se arreglará! be patient, it'll all get sorted out!¡qué paciencia hay que tener contigo! you'd try the patience of a saint!¡este niño va a acabar con mi paciencia! I'm losing my patience with this child!armarse de paciencia to summon up one's patienceperder la paciencia to lose one's patiencetener más paciencia que un santo to have the patience of a sainttener paciencia to be patientUna de la siete virtudes One of the seven virtues.* * *1 patience\agotar la paciencia a alguien to try somebody's patiencearmarse de paciencia to grin and bear ittener paciencia to be patient* * *noun f.* * *SF patience¡paciencia! — [gen] be patient!; Cono Sur that's just too bad!
acabársele o agotársele la paciencia a algn: se me acaba o agota la paciencia — my patience is running out o wearing thin
armarse o cargarse o revestirse de paciencia — to resolve to be patient
* * *femenino patienceten paciencia — be patient, have a little patience
paciencia, otra vez será! — oh well o never mind, maybe next time
se me acabó or agotó la paciencia — my patience ran out
tener más paciencia que Job or que un santo — to have the patience of Job o of a saint
* * *= patience.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.----* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* armarse de paciencia = arm + Reflexivo + with patience, be extremely patient.* con paciencia = patiently.* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience, try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* tener la paciencia del santo Job = have + the patience of Job.* tener la paciencia de un santo = have + the patience of a saint.* tener más paciencia que el santo Job = have + the patience of Job.* tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.* tener paciencia = be patient.* tener paciencia con = bear with + Pronombre.* * *femenino patienceten paciencia — be patient, have a little patience
paciencia, otra vez será! — oh well o never mind, maybe next time
se me acabó or agotó la paciencia — my patience ran out
tener más paciencia que Job or que un santo — to have the patience of Job o of a saint
* * *= patience.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* armarse de paciencia = arm + Reflexivo + with patience, be extremely patient.* con paciencia = patiently.* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience, try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* tener la paciencia del santo Job = have + the patience of Job.* tener la paciencia de un santo = have + the patience of a saint.* tener más paciencia que el santo Job = have + the patience of Job.* tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.* tener paciencia = be patient.* tener paciencia con = bear with + Pronombre.* * *patience¡qué paciencia hay que tener con ella! you need the patience of a saint with her!, she really tries your patience!es un trabajo delicado para el que se necesita mucha paciencia it's a delicate job that requires a great deal of patienceno tienes paciencia para nada you have absolutely no patience!, you're so impatient!ten paciencia, no tardará mucho be patient o have a little patience, she won't be long¡paciencia, otra vez será! oh well o never mind, maybe next timeperder la paciencia to lose patienceestás poniendo a prueba mi paciencia you're trying my patiencese me está acabando or agotando la paciencia my patience is running outtener más paciencia que Job or que un santo to have the patience of Job o of a saint* * *
paciencia sustantivo femenino
patience;
ten paciencia be patient, have a little patience
paciencia sustantivo femenino patience: nos armamos de paciencia y escuchamos hasta el final, we held out patiently and listened until the end
♦ Locuciones: acabar con la paciencia de alguien, to exhaust one's patience
' paciencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- acabar
- acopio
- agotarse
- armarse
- bordear
- cosa
- don
- filosofía
- prueba
- reclamar
- resistir
- tener
- terminar
- agotar
- armar
- colmar
- con
- exigir
- santo
English:
bear with
- demand
- need
- patience
- patiently
- rope
- strain
- sweat out
- tax
- try
- wear
- bear
- coax
- key
- patient
- wonder
* * *paciencia nfpatience;¡paciencia, que todo se arreglará! be patient, it'll all get sorted out!;¡qué paciencia hay que tener contigo! you'd try the patience of a saint!;¡este niño va a acabar con mi paciencia! I'm losing my patience with this child!;armarse de paciencia to summon up one's patience;llevar algo con paciencia to put up with sth, to be stoical about sth;perder la paciencia to lose one's patience;tener paciencia to be patient;paciencia y barajar hang on in there;con paciencia se gana el cielo patience is a virtue* * *f patience;se me acaba la paciencia I’m running out of patience;paciencia y barajar fig keep trying* * *paciencia nf: patience* * *paciencia n patience -
9 arreglarse
1 (componerse) to get ready, dress up; (cabello) to do2 (solucionarse) to get sorted out, work out; (pareja) to get back together again* * ** * *VPR1) (=acicalarse) to get o.s. ready; [+ pelo, manos] to do2) (=ponerse de acuerdo) to come to an agreementno consiguieron arreglarse en el precio — they didn't manage to come to an agreement about the price
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arreglarse a algo — to conform to sthlas leyes deben arreglarse a los principios fundamentales — laws should conform to fundamental principles
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arreglarse con algn, me he arreglado con ella para cambiar los turnos — I've arranged to swap shifts with her3) [novios] (=reconciliarse) to make up; (=empezar a salir) † to start courting †estuvieron un tiempo peleados, pero ya se han arreglado — they fell out for a while, but now they've made (it) up
4) (=mejorarse) to improvesi las cosas no se arreglan la empresa tendrá que cerrar — if things don't improve the firm will have to close down
si el tiempo se arregla, iremos a la playa — if the weather improves we'll go to the beach
5) (=apañarse) to managecon este dinero me arreglo — I can get by o I can manage on this money
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arreglarse con/ sin algo — to manage with/without sth¿cómo os arregláis sin el coche? — how do you manage without the car?
para comer me arreglo con un bocadillo — at lunch, I make do with a sandwich, I manage on a sandwich for lunch
¿cómo te las arreglas para trabajar tanto y no cansarte? — how do you manage to work so hard and not get tired?
no sé cómo se las arregla para salir adelante con ese sueldo — I don't know how he manages to get by on that salary
* * *(v.) = get + readyEx. For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.* * *(v.) = get + readyEx: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.
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■arreglarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ponerse elegante) to get ready
2 (reconciliarse) to make up
♦ Locuciones: arréglatelas como puedas, sort it out as best you can
' arreglarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aderezarse
- pasar
- acomodar
- apañar
- arreglar
- asear
- uña
English:
do
- smarten up
- manage
- pedicure
- preen
- ready
* * *vpr1. [asunto, problema] to sort itself out;no llores, todo se arreglará don't cry, it'll all sort itself out o work out in the end2. [tiempo] to improve, to get better;si se arregla el día saldremos de excursión if the weather improves o gets better we can go on a trip somewhere3. [apañarse] to make do ( con algo with sth);es muy austero, con poca cosa se arregla he's very austere, he makes do with very little;no me prepares nada especial, me arreglo con un café don't make anything special for me, a coffee will do fine;arreglárselas (para hacer algo) to manage (to do sth);nos las arreglamos como pudimos we did the best we could;¡arréglatelas como puedas! that's your problem!;siempre se las arregla para conseguir lo que quiere she always manages to get what she wants;no sé cómo te las arreglas para perder siempre I don't know how you always manage to lose4. [acicalarse] to smarten up;no he tenido tiempo para arreglarme I didn't have time to get ready;se pasa la mañana arreglándose she spends all morning doing herself up¿no estaban peleadas? -- sí, pero ya nos arreglamos hadn't you fallen out? -- yes, but we've made up nowhace dos meses que nos arreglamos we started going out two months ago* * *v/r1 get (o.s.) ready2 de problema get sorted out;¡todo se arreglará! everything will work out3:el tiempo se arregla it’s clearing up4 ( apañarse) manage;arreglárselas manage;¡arréglate como puedas! you’ll just have to manage!, you’ll just have to sort something out!;arreglarse con algo get by with sth, make do with sth* * *vr1) : to get dressed (up)arreglarse el pelo: to get one's hair done2)arreglárselas fam : to get by, to manage* * *arreglarse vb1. (persona) to get ready2. (apañarse) to manage / to get by3. (solucionarse) to work outarreglárselas to manage / to cope -
10 haber
m.1 assets (bienes).2 credit (side).v.1 to have.lo he/había hecho I have/had done itlos niños ya han comido the children have already eaten2 to be, to exist, to be some.Hay carros There are cars.Hay There are* * *Present IndicativeImperfect Subjunctivehabía, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb- haber de- hay* * *1. V AUX1) [en tiempos compuestos] to havehabía ido al cine — he had gone o he'd gone to the cinema
¡haberlo dicho! — you should have said!
¡hubieran visto la casa! — esp LAm * you should have seen the house!
pero, ¿habráse visto (cosa igual)? — well, have you ever seen anything like it?
de haberlo sabido — if I had known, if I'd known
2)•
haber de —a) [indicando obligación]he de hacerlo — I have to do it, I must do it
has de saber que... — you should know that...
¿qué he de hacer? — what am I to do?
los has de ver — LAm you'll see them
b) [indicando suposición]ha de llegar hoy — esp LAm he should get here today
has de estar equivocado — esp LAm you must be mistaken
2. V IMPERS1)hay — [con sustantivo en singular] there is; [con sustantivo en plural] there are
¿habrá tiempo? — will there be time?
lo que hay es que... — it's like this..., the thing is...
hay sol — the sun is shining, it's sunny
habían muchas personas — LAm there were many people there
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¿ cuánto hay de aquí a Cuzco? — how far is it from here to Cuzco?•
los hay excelentes — some are excellentoportunistas los hay en todas partes — you'll find opportunists everywhere, there are always opportunists, wherever you go
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no hay, no hay nada mejor que... — there's nothing better than...no hay más que hablar — there's no more to be said, there's nothing more to say
¡aquí no hay quien duerma! — it's impossible to get any sleep round here!
¡no hay de qué! — don't mention it!, not at all!
¡qué hubo! — Chile, Méx, Ven * how's it going?, how are things?
como hay pocos, donde los haya —
un amigo como hay pocos o donde los haya — a friend in a million
de lo que no hay —
¡eres de lo que no hay! — you're unbelievable!
si los hay —
2) (Com)"¡mejores no hay!" — "there's none better!"
¡hay helado! — [dicho a voces] ice cream!; [en cartel] ice cream sold
¿hay puros? — do you have any cigars?
"no hay entradas o localidades" — "sold out"
3)• hay que, hay que trabajar — one has to work, everyone must work
hay que trabajar más — [como mandato] you must work harder
no hay que olvidar que... — we mustn't forget that...
no hay que tomarlo a mal — there's no reason to take it badly, you mustn't get upset about it
¡había que decírselo! — we'll have to tell him!
¡había que verlo! — you should have seen it!
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no hay más que, no hay más que leer las normas — all you have to do is read the rulesno hay más que haber viajado un poco para saberlo — anyone who has done a bit of travelling would know
4) [indicando tiempo]tres años ha — frm three years ago
años ha que no les veo — frm, hum I haven't seen them for years
3. VT1) (=ocurrir)habidos y por haber —
2) (=tener)Pepe, que Dios haya en su gloria — Pepe, God rest his soul
bien haya... — (Rel) blessed be...
3) liter (=obtener)4.See:* * *I 1.verbo auxiliar1) ( en tiempos compuestos) to haveno han/habían llegado — they haven't/hadn't arrived
como se haya olvidado lo mato — if he's forgotten, I'll kill him!
¿se habrán perdido? — do you think they've o they might have got lost?
de haberlo sabido — had I known, if I'd known
2)a) (frml) (expresando obligación, necesidad)haber de + inf — to have to + inf
ha de ser firmado por ambas partes — it has to o must be signed by both parties
b) ( expresando acción futura)ha de llegar un día en que... — the day will come when...
c) (expresando probabilidad, certeza)2.pero ¿sabes lo que dices? - no lo he de saber! — but do you know what you're saying? - of course I do!
haber v impers1) (existir, estar, darse)hay una carta/varias cartas para ti — there's a letter/there are several letters for you
¿qué tomarán de postre? - ¿hay helado? — what would you like for dessert? - do you have any ice cream?
¿cuántos kilómetros hay hasta Sevilla? — how many kilometers are there o is it to Seville?
hay quien piensa que... — there are those who feel that...
gracias - no hay de qué — thank you - don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome
hola ¿qué hay/hay de nuevo? — (fam) hello, how are things/what's new?
es un poco largo - ¿qué hay? — (CS fam) it's rather long - so what?
¿qué hubo? — (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
¿qué hubo de lo de Jorge y Ana? — what happened with Jorge and Ana?
habérselas con alguien: tendrá que habérselas conmigo he'll have me to deal with; habido y por haber: todos los trucos habidos y por haber — every trick in the book (colloq)
2) ( ser necesario)haber que + inf: hay que estudiar you/we/they must study; hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; hay que decir algo something has to be said; había que verlo! you should have seen him!; no hay más que apretarlo all you have to do is press it; no hay que darle muy fuerte — ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to hit it too hard; ( no se debe) you mustn't hit it too hard
3) (liter) ( en expresiones de tiempo)3.muchos años/mucho tiempo ha — many years/a long time ago
IIlos hijos habidos en el/fuera del matrimonio — children born in/out of wedlock (frml)
a) ( bienes) assets (pl)b) ( en contabilidad) credit sidetener algo en su haber — (period) to have something to one's credit
c) haberes masculino plural (frml) (emolumentos, paga) income, earnings (pl)los haberes que se le adeudan — moneys o monies owed to you (frml)
* * *= be available, come in, there + be, there + have + been, be in place, accounts receivable.Ex. This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation.Ex. Such records come in a variety of physical forms.Ex. There are a relatively large number of documents under each heading.Ex. Mr. Kilgour's publications are truly too voluminous to list; over a period of four decades, there have been few years in which he has not published.Ex. Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.Ex. This software includes separate programs for general ledger: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and inventory.----* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.* debería haber = there + ought to be.* en el haber de Uno = under + Posesivo + belt.* en + Posesivo + haber = to + Posesivo + credit.* en su haber = on the credit side.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* haber decidido = be intent on.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber división de opiniones = be split on, opinion + be divided.* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos = critics + be divided.* haberes = assets, holdings.* haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.* haber existencias = be in stock.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* haber llegado = be upon us.* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.* haber nacido en = be a native of.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* haber + que reconocer que = have to hand it to + Nombre.* haber quórum = be quorate.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haberse propuesto = be intent on.* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.* haber terminado la jornada laboral = be off duty.* haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* haber un viento huracanado = wind + blow great guns.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* ha de ser + Participio = be to be + Participio.* he = I've (I have).* hubo una época en la que = there was a time when.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.* no haber = be unavailable.* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.* no + haber + dos + Nombre que = no two + Nombre.* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.* no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.* no haber mucha señal de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.* no haber problemas = be fine.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no habiendo = in the absence of.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* poner en el haber de = credit.* sin haber contacto = non-contact.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* * *I 1.verbo auxiliar1) ( en tiempos compuestos) to haveno han/habían llegado — they haven't/hadn't arrived
como se haya olvidado lo mato — if he's forgotten, I'll kill him!
¿se habrán perdido? — do you think they've o they might have got lost?
de haberlo sabido — had I known, if I'd known
2)a) (frml) (expresando obligación, necesidad)haber de + inf — to have to + inf
ha de ser firmado por ambas partes — it has to o must be signed by both parties
b) ( expresando acción futura)ha de llegar un día en que... — the day will come when...
c) (expresando probabilidad, certeza)2.pero ¿sabes lo que dices? - no lo he de saber! — but do you know what you're saying? - of course I do!
haber v impers1) (existir, estar, darse)hay una carta/varias cartas para ti — there's a letter/there are several letters for you
¿qué tomarán de postre? - ¿hay helado? — what would you like for dessert? - do you have any ice cream?
¿cuántos kilómetros hay hasta Sevilla? — how many kilometers are there o is it to Seville?
hay quien piensa que... — there are those who feel that...
gracias - no hay de qué — thank you - don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome
hola ¿qué hay/hay de nuevo? — (fam) hello, how are things/what's new?
es un poco largo - ¿qué hay? — (CS fam) it's rather long - so what?
¿qué hubo? — (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
¿qué hubo de lo de Jorge y Ana? — what happened with Jorge and Ana?
habérselas con alguien: tendrá que habérselas conmigo he'll have me to deal with; habido y por haber: todos los trucos habidos y por haber — every trick in the book (colloq)
2) ( ser necesario)haber que + inf: hay que estudiar you/we/they must study; hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; hay que decir algo something has to be said; había que verlo! you should have seen him!; no hay más que apretarlo all you have to do is press it; no hay que darle muy fuerte — ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to hit it too hard; ( no se debe) you mustn't hit it too hard
3) (liter) ( en expresiones de tiempo)3.muchos años/mucho tiempo ha — many years/a long time ago
IIlos hijos habidos en el/fuera del matrimonio — children born in/out of wedlock (frml)
a) ( bienes) assets (pl)b) ( en contabilidad) credit sidetener algo en su haber — (period) to have something to one's credit
c) haberes masculino plural (frml) (emolumentos, paga) income, earnings (pl)los haberes que se le adeudan — moneys o monies owed to you (frml)
* * *= be available, come in, there + be, there + have + been, be in place, accounts receivable.Ex: This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation.
Ex: Such records come in a variety of physical forms.Ex: There are a relatively large number of documents under each heading.Ex: Mr. Kilgour's publications are truly too voluminous to list; over a period of four decades, there have been few years in which he has not published.Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.Ex: This software includes separate programs for general ledger: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and inventory.* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.* debería haber = there + ought to be.* en el haber de Uno = under + Posesivo + belt.* en + Posesivo + haber = to + Posesivo + credit.* en su haber = on the credit side.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* haber decidido = be intent on.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber división de opiniones = be split on, opinion + be divided.* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos = critics + be divided.* haberes = assets, holdings.* haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.* haber existencias = be in stock.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* haber llegado = be upon us.* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.* haber nacido en = be a native of.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* haber + que reconocer que = have to hand it to + Nombre.* haber quórum = be quorate.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haberse propuesto = be intent on.* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.* haber terminado la jornada laboral = be off duty.* haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* haber un viento huracanado = wind + blow great guns.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* ha de ser + Participio = be to be + Participio.* he = I've (I have).* hubo una época en la que = there was a time when.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.* no haber = be unavailable.* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.* no + haber + dos + Nombre que = no two + Nombre.* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.* no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.* no haber mucha señal de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.* no haber problemas = be fine.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no habiendo = in the absence of.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* poner en el haber de = credit.* sin haber contacto = non-contact.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* * *A(en los tiempos compuestos): no han/habían llegado they haven't/hadn't arrivedcomo se haya olvidado lo mato if he's forgotten, I'll kill him!cuando/no bien hubo terminado ( liter); when/as soon as she had finished¿se habrán perdido? do you think they've o they might have got lost?no habrán tenido tiempo they probably haven't had time¿quién hubiera pensado que llegaría tan lejos? whoever would have thought she'd get so far!está arrepentida — ¡(que) lo hubiera pensado antes! she says she's sorry — she should have thought about it before!yo también quería ir — ¡haberlo dicho! I wanted to go too — you should have said so!de haberlo sabido te habría avisado had I known o if I'd known, I'd have told youB1 ( frml) (expresando obligación, necesidad) haber DE + INF:el contrato ha de ser firmado por ambas partes the contract must be signed by both partieshemos de averiguar qué sucedió we have to o must find out what happened2 (expresando acción futura) haber DE + INF:ha de llegar un día en que … the day will come when …3 (expresando probabilidad, certeza) haber DE + INF:ha de ser tarde it must be lateya lo han de haber recibido they must have received it by nowpero ¿sabes lo que dices? — ¡no lo he de saber! but do you know what you're saying? — of course I do!A(existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for youha habido un cambio/varios cambios en el programa there has been a change/there have been several changes in the programhabía un cliente/tres clientes esperando there was a customer/there were three customers waitingayer hubo un accidente/dos accidentes there was an accident/there were two accidents yesterdayno quiero que haya discusiones I don't want there to be any arguments¿qué van a tomar de postre? — ¿hay helado? what would you like for dessert? — do you have any ice cream?esta vez no hubo suerte, otra vez será we were unlucky o out of luck this time, maybe next time¿cuántos kilómetros hay de Mérida a Sevilla? how many kilometers are there o is it from Mérida to Seville?no hay día en que no tengan una discusión not a day goes by without their having an argumentno hay como un buen descanso cuando uno se siente así there's nothing like a good rest when you're feeling like thatno hay quien lo aguante he's absolutely unbearablehay quien piensa que es un error there are those who feel it's a mistakehubo or ( crit) hubieron varios heridos several people were injuredhabíamos sólo tres niñas ( crit); we were the only three girls, there were only three of us girls ( colloq)[ S ] hay leche fresca fresh milk sold o on sale herelas hay rojas y amarillas también there are o you can get red ones and yellow ones toodijo que no había problemas pero los hay she said there weren't any problems but there are¡no hay más que hablar! there's nothing more to be said! o that's my last word (on the subject)!gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o it's a pleasure o you're welcomeno hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry abouthola ¿qué hay? ( fam); hello, how are things?¿qué hay de nuevo? what's new?¿qué hubo? (Col, Méx fam); how are things?¿qué hubo de lo de Jorge y Ana? what happened with Jorge and Ana?donde los/las haya: es listo/sinvergüenza donde los haya he's as clever/rotten as they comehabérselas con algn/algo: como vuelva por aquí tendrá que habérselas conmigo if he comes around here again he'll have me to deal withhabido y por haber: se conoce todos los trucos habidos y por haber she knows every trick in the bookhe leído todo lo habido y por haber sobre el tema I've read absolutely everything there is to read on the subjectser de lo que no hay ( fam): eres de lo que no hay, nunca más te confío un secreto you're the limit o you're unbelievable! I'm never going to tell you a secret againB (ser necesario) haber QUE + INF:va a haber que hacerlo it'll have to be donehay que ser más optimista you/we/they must be more optimistichubo que tirar la puerta abajo we/they had to break the door downme dijo que había que entregarlo el lunes he told me it had to be handed in on Monday¡hay que ver qué genio tiene el mocito! well, well, he has got a temper, hasn't he!¡hay que ver! ¡las cosas que uno tiene que aguantar! honestly! the things one has to put up with!¡había que verlo allí jugando en la nieve! you should have seen him there playing in the snow!no hay más que apretar el botón all you have to do is press the buttonno hay que darle muy fuerte (no es necesario) you don't need to o you don't have to hit it too hard; (no se debe) you mustn't hit it too hardC ( liter)(en expresiones de tiempo): muchos años/mucho tiempo ha many years/a long time agoaños ha que no sé nada de él I haven't heard from him for yearsvthabido, -dacuatro hijos habidos de dos padres distintos four children born of two different fathersA (bienes) assets (pl)varias fincas forman parte de su haber his assets include various propertiesB (en contabilidad) credit sidetener algo en su haber ( period): tiene en su haber varios premios literarios he has several literary prizes to his creditya tiene cuatro robos en su haber he has already notched up four robberieslos haberes del mes de diciembre income o earnings for the month of December* * *
haber 1 ( conjugate haber) v aux ( en tiempos compuestos) to have;
de haberlo sabido had I known, if I'd known;
¡deberías haberlo dicho! you should have said so!
haber v impers (existir, estar, darse): hay una carta/varias cartas para ti there's a letter/there are several letters for you;
¿hay un banco por aquí? is there a bank near here?;
hubo dos accidentes there were two accidents;
¿hay helado? do you have any ice cream?;
no hay como un buen descanso there's nothing like a good rest;
hubo varios heridos several people were injured;
las hay rojas y verdes there are red ones and green ones;
gracias — no hay de qué thank you — don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome;
no hay de qué preocuparse there's nothing to worry about;
¿qué hay de nuevo? (fam) what's new?;
hola ¿qué hay? (fam) hello, how are things?;
¿qué hubo? (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?
( ser necesario) haber que + inf:◊ hay que estudiar you/we/they must study;
hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it;
no hay que lavarlo ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to wash it;
( no se debe) you mustn't wash it
haber 2 sustantivo masculino
c)
haber
I verbo auxiliar
1 (en tiempos compuestos) to have: espero que no lo haya hecho, I hope he hasn't done it
lo he comido todo, I've eaten it all
lo hubiera hecho de todos modos, she would have done it anyway
II verbo impersonal
1 (existir, estar, hallarse) hay, there is o are
había, there was o were: hay poco que decir, there is little to be said
había muchísima gente en la estación, there were a lot of people in the station
hay cien metros de mi casa a la estación, it's a hundred metres from my home to the station
2 (ocurrir, suceder) la guerra que hubo en el 36, the war that took place in 36
habrá una reunión, there will be a meeting
hoy hay fiesta en el club náutico, there's a party today in the sailing club
los robos habidos en este barrio, the robberies which have been committed in this neighbourhood
III ( haber de + infinitivo) (obligación) to have to: has de ser más estudioso, you must be more studious
( haber que + infinitivo) (conveniencia, necesidad u obligación) it is necessary to: habrá que ir, we will have to go
habría que pintar el salón, we should paint the living room
hay que hacerlo, you must do it
IV nm
1 Fin credit 2 en su haber, in his possession
figurado in his favour
V mpl haberes, (bienes) assets
(salario) wages
♦ Locuciones: había una vez..., once upon a time...
no hay de qué, you're welcome o don't mention it
Hay que tener mucho cuidado al traducir este verbo, ya que el inglés diferencia entre el singular y el plural: Hay un hombre fuera. There is a man outside. Hay dos hombres fuera. There are two men outside. Había un gato en el tejado. There was a cat on the roof. Había muchos libros. There were a lot of books.
' haber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- apencar
- comprobante
- contrapartida
- deber
- dolo
- estrechamiento
- ir
- gravedad
- llevarse
- localmente
- parecer
- perdón
- pesar
- ropa
- satisfacción
- sobrar
- tirada
- acusar
- altura
- con
- encantado
- existir
- faltar
- habrá
- hay
- he
- hube
- lo
- los
- poder
- quedar
- seguir
English:
awfully
- be
- catch
- credit side
- deny
- doghouse
- earth
- have
- hotly
- life
- limit
- party
- point-blank
- recollect
- regret
- remember
- save
- still
- thank
- there
- through
- wish
- achievement
- anticipate
- apologize
- but
- could
- expect
- further
- likely
- mean
- mercy
- might
- must
- name
- otherwise
- ought
- over
- report
- should
- sorry
- suggest
- will
* * *♦ v aux1. [en tiempos compuestos] to have;lo he/había hecho I have/had done it;los niños ya han comido the children have already eaten;no he estado en la India I haven't been to India;en el estreno ha habido mucha gente there were a lot of people at the première¡haberlo dicho! why didn't you say so?;haberme escuchado I told you (so), you should have listened to me;de haberlo sabido… if only I'd known…has de estudiar más you have to study more;he de llamarle I ought to call him;ha de llegar un día en el que todo se arregle there's bound to come a time when everything gets sorted out;siempre has de ser tú el que se queje you always have to be the one to complain♦ v impersonalhay un regalo para ti there's a present for you;hay dos árboles en la plaza there are two trees on the square;hay mucha gente en la calle there are a lot of people in the street;había/hubo muchos problemas there were a lot of problems;no hubo tal penalty it wasn't a penalty;habrá dos mil [expresa futuro] there will be two thousand;[expresa hipótesis] there must be two thousand;los hay de distintas tallas they come in different sizes;¿cuánto hay de aquí a Santiago? how far is it from here to Santiago?;hay quien opina que… there are those who think that…;es un caballero como hay pocos he's that rare thing, a real gentleman;es un artista donde los haya he's as good an artist as you'll find;algo habrá cuando todo el mundo habla de ello if everyone's talking about it there must be something in it;(todo) lo habido y por haber everything under the sun;gracias – no hay de qué thank you – don't mention it;no hay día (en) que no haya algún accidente a day doesn't go by without there being some kind of accident;no hay más que apretar el botón simply press the button;no hay nada como una buena comida there's nothing like a good meal;no hay nadie como ella there's no one like her;no hay quien lo entienda there's no understanding him;no hay más que hablar there is no more to be said;¡hay que ver! well I never!;no hay más que ver lo feliz que está you just have to see how happy she is;¡eres de lo que no hay! you're unbelievable!hay que comer para vivir we must eat in order to live;hay que esforzarse más, Luis you need to try harder, Luis;no hay que apretar tanto there's no need to press so hard;creo que había que contárselo I think we ought to tell him;¡aquello había que verlo! you should have seen it!;habrá que soportar su mal humor we'll have to put up with his bad moodCSur [¿qué importa?] so (what)?, big deal!;¿qué hay de nuevo? what's new?;CSurestá lloviendo -- ¿y qué hay?, estamos en auto it's raining -- so what? we're in the car;CAm, Col, Méx, Ven¿qué hubo? [saludo] how are you doing?♦ vtFormal [tener]el abuelo, que Dios haya en su gloria,… grandfather, God rest his soul,…;los hijos habidos en el matrimonio the children from the marriage* * *I v/auxhemos llegado we’ve arrived;lo he oído I’ve heard it;¿la ha visto? has he seen her?:he de levantarme pronto I have to o I’ve got to get up early3:de haberlo sabido if I’d known;ought to see it;habérselas con alguien have it out with s.o.;1 ( existir):hay there is sg, there are pl ;hubo un incendio there was a fire;había mucha gente there were a lot of people;hoy no hay clase there aren’t any lessons today, school is closed today;ya no hay más there’s none left; there are none left;no hay como … there’s nothing like …;esto es de lo que no hay this is the limit!:hay que hacerlo it has to be done;no hay de qué not at all, don’t mention it;no hay más que decir there’s nothing more to be said;no hay que pagar para entrar you don’t have to pay to go in;no hay que hablar con la boca llena you mustn’t o shouldn’t talk with your mouth full3:¿qué hay?, Méx¿qué hubo? how’s it going?, what’s happening?;es ingenioso donde los haya he’s as ingenious as they cometiene en su haber 50.000 pesos she’s 50,000 pesos in credit;* * *haber {39} v aux1) : have, hasno ha llegado el envío: the shipment hasn't arrived2)haber de : mustha de ser tarde: it must be latehaber v impers1)hay : there is, there arehay dos mensajes: there are two messages¿qué hay de nuevo?: what's new?2)hay que : it is necessaryhay que trabajar más rápido: you have to work fasterhaber nm1) : assets pl2) : credit, credit side3) haberes nmpl: salary, income, remuneration* * *haber vb1. (verbo auxiliar) to have¿has comido? have you eaten?2. (existir, tener lugar) there is / there are¿qué hay? how are things? -
11 cantar
m.1 poem (literature).eso es otro cantar that's another story2 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 feet6 to stick out like a sore thumb (informal). (peninsular Spanish)7 to sing to.María le canta al bebé Mary sings to the baby.* * *1 to sing4 (en juegos de naipes) to call■ el hombre cantó todo lo que sabía sobre el asesinato a la policía the man told the police everything he knew about the murder1 to sing2 (pájaros) to sing, chirp; (insectos) to chirp3 familiar (confesar) to spill the beans, talk, confess4 familiar (oler mal) to stink1 song\cantar como una almeja familiar to stick out like a sore thumbcantarlas claras familiar to tell somebody straightcantarle a alguien las cuarenta familiar to give somebody a piece of one's mindcantarle a alguien las verdades figurado to give somebody a piece of one's minden 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 fishser coser y cantar familiar to be as easy as pie, be child's playcantar de gesta chanson de gesteCantar de los Cantares Song of Songs, Song of Solomon* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (Mús) to singen esa región hablan cantando — (fig) they talk in a singsong way in that region
voz 2), b)los monjes cantaban en la abadía — the monks chanted o sang in the abbey
2) [pájaro] to sing; [gallo] to crow; [cigarra, grillo] to chirp3) liter (=alabar) to sing of, sing the praises oflos 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 *5) ** (=oler mal) to stink *, reekte cantan los pies — your feet really stink * o reek
2. VT1) [+ canción] to sing; [+ mantra, canto gregoriano] to chant; [+ misa] to sing, say; [+ número de lotería] to call out- cantar a algn las cuarentasu 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, eulogize3) (=revelar) to confess3. SM1) (=canción) song; (Rel) chant2) (Literat)gallo I, 1)cantar de gesta — chanson de geste, epic poem
* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.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.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.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.* * *vtA1 ‹canción› to sing2(anunciar, pregonar): los niños cantaban las tablas de multiplicar the children were reciting o chanting their times tablescántame las cifras read o shout the figures out to me ( colloq)3 (en béisbol) to callB ( liter) (ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues ofel tan cantado mar the oft-praised sea ( liter)C ( fam) (delatar, descubrir) to give away¿te dejó plantada? — te lo canté he stood you up? — what did I tell you? o I warned youel Cantar de los Cantares the Song of Songs o of Solomonel Cantar del Mío Cid the ballad of El Cidcantárselas claras a algn ( fam): se las canté claras I gave it to her o told her straight ( colloq)E■ cantarviA1 ( Mús) to singhabla cantando she has a singsong voice o a lilt in her voice3 «agua/fuente» to babbleB2 ( Jueg) to declare3(anunciar, pregonar): canta, que yo anoto read it out, I'll write it downlas cifras cantan por sí solas the figures speak for themselvespoem ( gen set to music)¡eso es otro cantar! that's another o a different matter, that's a different kettle of fishCompuesto:chanson de geste* * *
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1a) (Mús) 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
* * *cantar1 nmpoem;Fameso es otro cantar that's another storyel 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”)♦ vt1. [canción] to sing2. [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 Famte canté que tu madre no te dejaría ir I TOLD you your mother wouldn't let you go;Famcantar las cuarenta a alguien to give sb a piece of one's mind;RP Famcantar la justa a alguien to give it to sb straight up;cantar victoria to claim victory4. [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♦ vi1. [persona] to sing2. [ave] to sing;[gallo] to crow; [insecto] to chirpcantar de plano to make a full confessionle cantan los pies he has smelly feetese 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 party6. Esp Fam [portero]les metieron un gol porque el portero cantó they conceded a goal because the goalkeeper blundered8. Am Fam [escoger]¡canté primero para la ducha! Br bags I get the first shower!, US dibs on the first shower!* * *I v/i1 sing2 popde delincuente squeal popII v/t singIII m:ése es otro cantar fig fam that’s a different story* * *cantar v: to singcantar nm: song, ballad* * *cantar vb2. (insecto, pájaro pequeño) to chirp -
12 arreglo
m.1 mending, repair.2 settlement.3 agreement (acuerdo).llegar a un arreglo to reach agreementcon arreglo a in accordance withun arreglo pacífico de las diferencias an amicable settlement of differences4 deal, settlement, agreement, contract.5 array, grouping, trimming, order.6 set, array.7 carve-up.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arreglar.* * *1 (acuerdo) arrangement, agreement, settlement2 (reparación) repair3 (orden) order, tidiness4 (limpieza) cleaning, tidying; (personal) cleanliness5 MÚSICA arrangement\con arreglo a according to, in accordance withllegar a un arreglo to come to an arrangement, reach an agreementno tener arreglo (cosa) to be beyond repair 2 (asunto) to have no solution 3 (persona) to be hopeless■ ¡no tienes arreglo! you're hopeless!arreglo de cuentas settling of scores, settling-up* * *noun m.1) repair2) agreement3) arrangement* * *SM1) (=reparación) repair"se hacen arreglos" — [de ropa] "alterations"; [de electrodomésticos] "repairs done"
el arreglo del televisor son 75 euros — it's 75 euros to repair o mend o fix the TV
mi marido no tiene arreglo — * my husband is a hopeless case *
2) (=aseo) [de persona] appearance; [de pelo, barba] trim3) (=orden) order•
vivir con arreglo — to live an orderly life4) (=acuerdo) agreement•
llegar a un arreglo — to reach a compromise5) [de amantes] affair6) (Mús) [de obra original] arrangement; [a partir de texto literario] setting7) (Inform) array8)* * *1)a) ( reparación) repairtener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair; esta chica no tiene arreglo this girl's a hopeless case; todo tiene arreglo there's a solution to everything; eso tiene fácil arreglo — that's easy enough to sort out
b) ( de ropa) alterationc) (Mús) tb2) ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreementlos arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías — the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen (colloq)
con arreglo a — (frml) in accordance with
3) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair* * *= repair, fix, fixup [fix-up], repair job.Ex. These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex. Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.----* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.* arreglo floral = flower arrangement.* arreglo musical = arrangement, musical arrangement.* arreglos del hogar = home repair.* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.* sin arreglo = beyond repair.* * *1)a) ( reparación) repairtener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair; esta chica no tiene arreglo this girl's a hopeless case; todo tiene arreglo there's a solution to everything; eso tiene fácil arreglo — that's easy enough to sort out
b) ( de ropa) alterationc) (Mús) tb2) ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreementlos arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías — the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen (colloq)
con arreglo a — (frml) in accordance with
3) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair* * *= repair, fix, fixup [fix-up], repair job.Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.
Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.* arreglo floral = flower arrangement.* arreglo musical = arrangement, musical arrangement.* arreglos del hogar = home repair.* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.* sin arreglo = beyond repair.* * *A1(reparación): el arreglo del tocadiscos le costó un pico it cost him a small fortune to get the record player mended o fixed o repairedcon unos pequeños arreglos el coche quedará como nuevo with a few minor repairs the car'll be as good as new, the car just needs fixing up a little o just needs a bit of work doing on it and it'll be as good as new ( colloq)la casa necesita algunos arreglos the house needs some work doing o done on ittener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repairesta chica no tiene arreglo, nunca cambiará this girl's a hopeless case, she'll never changeno te preocupes, todo tiene arreglo don't worry, there's a solution to everythingeso tiene fácil arreglo that's easy enough to sort out, that's easily solved2 ( Mús) tbarreglo musical musical arrangementCompuestos:flower arrangementpersonal appearanceB1 (acuerdo) arrangement, agreementcon arreglo a ( frml); in accordance withcon arreglo a lo dispuesto por el artículo 149 in accordance with the provisions of Article 1492(chanchullo): los arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías the secret dealings o ( colloq) the little arrangement he had with one of the policemenC ( fam) (lío amoroso) affairtiene un arreglo con la vecina he's having an affair with his neighbor* * *
Del verbo arreglar: ( conjugate arreglar)
arreglo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
arregló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
arreglar
arreglo
arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
‹falda/vestido› to alter;
‹ calle› to repair;◊ el dentista me está arreglando la boca (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq);
esto te arregloá el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
2
( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)b) (preparar, organizar):◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;
tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
arreglo una entrevista to arrange an interview
3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;◊ lo quiso arreglo diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …
arreglarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):
no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
sabe arreglose she knows how to make herself look good
2 ‹pelo/manos›
b) ( caus):
3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
4 (fam) ( amañarse):
la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
ya me las arregloé I'll manage, I'll be OK
5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
arreglo sustantivo masculino
1
la casa necesita algunos arreglos the house needs some work done on it;
no tiene arreglo [reloj/máquina] it's beyond repair;
[ persona] he/she is a hopeless case
c) (Mús) tb
2 ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement
arreglar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
2 (solucionar) to sort out
3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
4 (poner elegante) to get ready
arreglo sustantivo masculino
1 (reparación) repair: su televisor no tiene arreglo, your television is beyond repair
2 (trato) compromise, agreement
3 (solución) solution: familiar este chico no tiene arreglo, this boy is a hopeless case
4 Mús arrangement
♦ Locuciones: con arreglo a, in accordance with
' arreglo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
economía
- estarse
- llevar
- reparación
- acuerdo
- compostura
- coqueto
- facturar
- me
- momento
- peinado
- ver
English:
alteration
- arrange
- arrangement
- beyond
- disposition
- repair
- setting
- wriggle
- adjust
- adjustment
- compromise
- house
- on
- patch
* * *arreglo nm1. [reparación] repair;la moto necesitará algunos arreglos the motorbike will need a few repairs doing;tras el arreglo del fallo el transbordador pudo despegar after the fault had been fixed the shuttle was able to take off;tener arreglo: este secador no tiene arreglo this hairdryer is beyond repair;¡ese niño no tiene arreglo! that child's a hopeless case!;¡todo tiene arreglo! there's always a solution to everything!2. [de ropa] alteration;hacer un arreglo a un vestido to make an alteration to a dress3. [acuerdo] agreement;llegar a un arreglo to reach an agreement;un arreglo pacífico de las diferencias an amicable settlement of differences;con arreglo a in accordance with;con arreglo al derecho internacional in accordance with international law;lo hice con arreglo a las instrucciones que recibí I did it in accordance with the instructions I received4. arreglo de cuentas settling of scores* * *m1 ( reparación) repair2 ( solución) solution;esto no tiene arreglo there’s nothing to be done;no tienes arreglo you’re the limit, you’re impossible3 ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement4 MÚS arrangement5:con arreglo a in accordance with6 famamoroso affair* * *arreglo nm1) : repair2) : arrangement3) : agreement, understanding* * *arreglo n1. (reparación) repair¿cuánto te ha costado el arreglo? how much did the repair cost?2. (acuerdo) agreement -
13 puto
m.male prostitute.* * *► adjetivo1 tabú (miserable) bloody, fucking1 tabú (prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy2 tabú (sinvergüenza) bastard, fucker————————1 tabú (prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy2 tabú (sinvergüenza) bastard, fucker* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (vulg) < mujer> loose (pej)de puta madre — (Esp vulg) great (colloq), fantastic
2) (delante del n) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)IIno tengo ni puta idea — I don't have a goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody clue (sl)
masculino (vulg & pey) ( prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy (BrE colloq)* * *= freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.Ex. Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.Ex. Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex. These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (vulg) < mujer> loose (pej)de puta madre — (Esp vulg) great (colloq), fantastic
2) (delante del n) (vulg) ( uso expletivo)IIno tengo ni puta idea — I don't have a goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody clue (sl)
masculino (vulg & pey) ( prostituto) male prostitute, rent boy (BrE colloq)* * *= freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking.Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.* * *Aes muy puta she screws around a lot ( vulg)la fiesta estuvo de puta madre the party was great o fantasticjugó de puta madre he played fantastically o brilliantly ( colloq)Compuestos:B ( delante del n) ( vulg)no te hacen ni puto caso they don't take the damnedest bit of notice o the slightest notice of you ( colloq)¡a ver si acabamos de una puta vez con este asunto! let's get this damn thing sorted out once and for all ( colloq)¿qué ha pasado? ¡dímelo de una puta vez! what's happened? tell me, damn it! ( colloq)1(difícil, malo): trabaja en unas condiciones bastante putas she works in pretty terrible o (sl) shitty conditions (sl)2(cabrón): fueron tan putos que volvieron y nos rayaron todo el coche the sons of bitches o the bastards came back and scratched all the paintwork on our car ( vulg)puto2A ( vulg pey)* * *puto, -a♦ adjvámonos de una puta vez let's just fucking well leave;¡cállate de una puta vez! shut the fuck up!;tiene la puta manía de poner la música a todo volumen she's got the fucking annoying habit of turning the music up full blast;¡todos a la puta calle! get the fuck out of here all of you!;Esp muy Fam4. Compmuy Fam Vulg¡me cago en su puta madre! [insultando a alguien] fucking bastard/bitch!;[indicando enfado, contrariedad] fucking hell!, fuck it!; Vulg¡la puta madre que te parió! you fucking bastard/bitch!;Vulgesa tía me cae de puta pena I fucking hate that girl;Vulgen la puta vida: en la puta vida hice eso I never did that in my fucking life♦ nmmuy Fam1. [prostituto] rent boy2. RP [homosexual] Br poof, US faggot* * *adj popgoddamn fam, Brbloody fam ;de puta madre pop great fam, fantastic fam ;las he pasado putas pop I’ve been to hell and back fam ;no tener ni puta idea pop not have a damned clue fam -
14 resolverse
1 (solucionarse) to be solved; (resultar) to work out2 (reducirse) to end up (en, in), turn out3 (decidirse) to resolve (a, -), make up one's mind (a, to), decide (a, to)* * *VPR1) [problema] to resolve itself, work out2) (=decidir) to decide, make up one's mind3) frm* * *
■resolverse verbo reflexivo
1 (determinarse) to resolve, make up one's mind [a, to]
2 (solucionarse) to be solved: la cuestión se resolvió a nuestro favor, the matter was sorted out in our favour
* * *vpr1. [solucionarse] [duda, crisis] to be resolved;[problema, caso] to be solved;el secuestro se resolvió con la liberación de los rehenes the hijacking was resolved o brought to an end with the release of the hostages3. [terminar]el huracán se resolvió en una tormenta tropical the hurricane ended up as a tropical storm* * *v/r decide (a to;* * *vr: to make up one's mind* * *resolverse vb to decide -
15 reclamar
v.1 to demand, to ask for.le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes mela multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamored for her to sing another song2 to demand, to require.el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention3 to ask for.te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office4 to protest.5 to claim, to ask for, to demand, to lay claim to.Ellos reclaman su premio They claim their prize.6 to reclaim, to recover, to recuperate.Reclamaron mucha tierra junto al mar They reclaimed a lot of land by the sea7 to complain.Ellos reclaman siempre They always complain.8 to file a claim, to lodge a claim.Ellos reclamaron hace un mes They filed a claim about a month ago.* * *1 (pedir) to demand, claim2 (exigir) to require, demand1 (protestar) to protest ( contra, against)2 DERECHO to appeal* * *verb1) to demand2) claim3) complain* * *1. VT1) [+ herencia, tierras] to claim; [+ derechos] to demand2) [+ atención, solución] to demand3) [+ aves] to call to2.VI (=quejarse) to complainreclamar contra una sentencia — (Jur) to appeal against a sentence
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demandb) situación/problema to require, demand2.reclamar vi to complain* * *= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.Ex. Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.Ex. If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex. The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).Ex. Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex. The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.----* reclamar daños = claim + damages.* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* sin reclamar = unredeemed.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demandb) situación/problema to require, demand2.reclamar vi to complain* * *= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.Ex: Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.
Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex: The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).Ex: Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.* reclamar daños = claim + damages.* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* sin reclamar = unredeemed.* * *reclamar [A1 ]vt1 «persona» ‹derecho/indemnización› to claim; (con insistencia) to demandsi no reclama el pago dentro de seis meses if you do not claim payment within six monthsreclamó su parte de los beneficios he claimed his share of the profitslos manifestantes reclamaban el derecho al voto the demonstrators were demanding the right to voteel enfermo reclamaba constantemente atención the patient was constantly demanding attention2 «situación/problema» to require, demandla situación reclama mucho tacto the situation calls for o requires a great deal of tactestos problemas reclaman soluciones inmediatas these problems need to be sorted out immediately, these problems require o demand immediate solutions■ reclamarvito complaintiene derecho a reclamar si no está satisfecho you have the right to complain o to make a complaint if you are not satisfiedreclamó ante los tribunales she took the matter to courtreclamé contra la multa I appealed against the fine* * *
reclamar ( conjugate reclamar) verbo transitivo
( con insistencia) to demand
verbo intransitivo
to complain;
reclamar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un derecho, una propiedad) to claim, demand
2 (requerir) to call: la empresa lo reclama en la sede central, the company have summoned him to the headquarters
Jur (a un testigo, inculpado) to summon
3 (exigir) este trabajo reclama nuestra paciencia, this work demands our patience
II verbo intransitivo
1 to complain, protest [contra, against]
2 Jur to appeal
' reclamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reivindicar
English:
claim
- demand
- reclaim
- stake
* * *♦ vt1. [pedir, exigir] to demand, to ask for;le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes me;reclamó ante un tribunal una indemnización she went to court to claim compensation;la multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamoured for her to sing another song2. [necesitar] to demand, to require;el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention;este conflicto reclama una solución inmediata this conflict calls for an immediate solution3. [llamar] to ask for;te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office♦ vi[quejarse] to make a complaint;reclamaron por los malos tratos recibidos they made a complaint about the ill-treatment they had received;reclamó contra la sanción he made a formal protest against the suspension* * *I v/t claim, demandII v/i complain* * *reclamar vt1) exigir: to demand, to require2) : to claimreclamar vi: to complain* * *reclamar vb1. (protestar) to complain2. (exigir) to demand / to claim -
16 tramitar
v.to process (sujeto: autoridades) (pasaporte, solicitud).me están tramitando la renovación de la licencia my application for a new license is being processedEllos tramitaron sus permisos They processed their permits.María tramita los pedidos Mary processes the orders.* * *1 (gestionar) to deal with, process2 (solicitar, negociar) to arrange, negotiate3 formal (despachar) to transmit, convey■ tramitaron su disconformidad a través del ministro they conveyed their disagreement through the minister* * *VT (=gestionar) [+ pasaporte, permiso] to process; [+ crédito] to negotiate* * *tengo que tramitar algunos asuntos — I have a few matters to attend to o to deal with
están tramitando el divorcio — cónyuges they have started divorce proceedings
tramitar un permiso de trabajo — organismo to deal with a work permit application; interesado to apply for one's work permit
* * *= handle, transact.Ex. The document or photocopy is received and the invoice handled like an ordinary order.Ex. The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.----* tramitar la devolución de un préstamo = discharge + book.* tramitar una petición = process + order request.* tramitar un préstamo = charge + book.* * *tengo que tramitar algunos asuntos — I have a few matters to attend to o to deal with
están tramitando el divorcio — cónyuges they have started divorce proceedings
tramitar un permiso de trabajo — organismo to deal with a work permit application; interesado to apply for one's work permit
* * *= handle, transact.Ex: The document or photocopy is received and the invoice handled like an ordinary order.
Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.* tramitar la devolución de un préstamo = discharge + book.* tramitar una petición = process + order request.* tramitar un préstamo = charge + book.* * *tramitar [A1 ]vt1 «funcionario/departamento» to deal withel departamento que me está tramitando el préstamo the department that is dealing with o processing my loan applicationel agente que me está tramitando la venta de la casa the agent who is dealing with o handling the sale of my house2«solicitante/interesado»: tramitar un crédito to arrange a loantengo que tramitar algunos asuntos en Santiago I have a few matters to attend to o to deal with in Santiagoestán tramitando el divorcio they have started divorce proceedingsestoy tramitando el permiso de residencia I've applied for my residence permit* * *
tramitar ( conjugate tramitar) verbo transitivo ‹ préstamo› [ funcionario] to deal with;
[ interesado] to arrange;
tramitar un permiso de trabajo [ organismo] to deal with a work permit application;
[ interesado] to apply for one's work permit
tramitar vtr (un permiso, licencia, etc) to process: nos están tramitando el permiso, they are processing our licence
Juan está tramitando su divorcio, Juan has started divorce proceedings
' tramitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cursar
English:
process
- arrange
* * *tramitar vt1. [sujeto: autoridades] [pasaporte, solicitud] to process;tardaron tres días en tramitar el crédito it took them three days to do all the paperwork for the loan;me están tramitando la renovación de la licencia my application for a new licence is being processed2. [sujeto: solicitante] to be in the process of applying for;estamos tramitando el divorcio we are in the process of getting a divorce* * ** * *tramitar vt: to transact, to negotiate, to handle -
17 guardar
v.1 to keep.guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhoodManolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.2 to save.guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother3 to keep watch over.4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).guardar cama to stay in bedguardar silencio to keep quietguardar las apariencias to keep up appearances5 to save (computing).6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.7 to shut in.Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.8 to guard, to watch over.La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.* * *1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on2 (conservar) to keep, hold3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep4 (poner en un sitio) to put away5 (reservar) to save, keep6 (proteger) to protect, save■ ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!7 INFORMÁTICA to save8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to\guardar cola to queue up, US wait in lineguardar conexión con to be connected withguardar la derecha to keep to the rightguardar las formas to be politeguardar parecido con to be similar toguardar relación con to be related toguardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody* * *verb1) to guard2) keep3) preserve4) maintain5) observe•* * *1. VT1) [+ objetos]a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put awaysi no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away
b) (=conservar) to keepno tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything
guarda tú las entradas del concierto — you hold on to o keep the concert tickets
guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.
c) (=reservar) to savete guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengas — I'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come
guárdame un par de entradas — hold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me
¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?
puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañana — I can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow
d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to havecama 1), silencio 1., 1)•
guardar en secreto — [+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to havesu teoría guarda cierto paralelismo con la de Freud — his theory has a certain parallel with that of Freud
4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, showno le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment
los jóvenes de hoy no guardan ningún respeto a sus mayores — young people today have o show no respect for their elders
5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe6) (=cuidar) to guard•
guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth•
¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!
2.VI¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( reservar) to saveguarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas
2)a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... awayb) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep3) (liter) (defender, proteger)la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle
4) < secreto> to keep5)a) (mostrar, manifestar)b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe2.guardarse v pron1) ( quedarse con) to keep2) ( reservar) to save, keep3) ( poner en un lugar)4) ( cuidarse)guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf
* * *= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.----* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.* acción de guardar documentos = save.* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.* porche para guardar el coche = car port.* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( reservar) to saveguarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas
2)a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... awayb) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep3) (liter) (defender, proteger)la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle
4) < secreto> to keep5)a) (mostrar, manifestar)b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe2.guardarse v pron1) ( quedarse con) to keep2) ( reservar) to save, keep3) ( poner en un lugar)4) ( cuidarse)guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf
* * *= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.* acción de guardar documentos = save.* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.* porche para guardar el coche = car port.* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].* * *guardar [A1 ]vtA(reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cakeguarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eveguárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a placesi pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for meB1 (poner en un lugar) to put … awayguarda los juguetes put your toys awaylos guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe placeya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothesguarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keepguardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridgelo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for yearslos tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the atticsiempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and keyC ( liter)(defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castlelos perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansionDios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the KingD ‹secreto› to keepno le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) himguardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!E1(mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respecthay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in churchguardar las apariencias to keep up appearances2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiestaA (quedarse con) to keepguárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourselfB ( enf) (reservar) to save, keepC(poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocketguárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefullyD (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INFse guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the documentya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened* * *
guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later
2
guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
‹ rencor› to bear, harbor( conjugate harbor);
guardarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( poner en un lugar):
guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apariencia
- apartar
- arca
- archivar
- ayuno
- cama
- conservar
- continencia
- forma
- recoger
- rencor
- reposo
- reservar
- rincón
- secreta
- secreto
- callar
- compostura
- dejar
- huevera
- panera
- separar
- silencio
English:
aside
- commensurate
- cookie jar
- counsel
- distance
- file
- hold
- hold against
- house
- keep
- lay up
- leave out
- lock away
- maintain
- observe
- pack away
- pertinent
- reminiscent
- retain
- save
- secret
- set aside
- silent
- skeleton
- stay
- storage space
- store
- stow
- treasure
- wrap
- appearance
- bread
- cake
- convenient
- face
- guard
- hang
- harbor
- holy
- leave
- lock
- mind
- put
- reserve
- set
- storage
* * *♦ vt1. [conservar] to keep;guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;[proteger] to guard;guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;guardó su palabra she kept her word;guardar cama to stay in bed;guardar silencio to keep quiet;guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;también Figguardar las distancias to keep one's distance5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe7. Informát to save;guardar cambios to save changes* * *v/t1 keep;guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent3 recuerdo have4 apariencias keep up5 INFOR save6:guardar cama stay in bed* * *guardar vt1) : to guard2) : to maintain, to preserve3) conservar: to put away4) reservar: to save5) : to keep (a secret or promise)* * *guardar vb¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?3. (meter) to put4. (reservar) to save / to keep¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?5. (vigilar y proteger) to guard -
18 separar
v.1 to separate.las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apartson muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between usMaría separó las galletas Mary separated the cookies.2 to move away.separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit3 to put aside.4 to split, to draw apart, to pull away, to pull apart.El adulterio separa a las parejas Adultery splits couples.5 to set apart, to put away.6 to abduce.* * *1 (gen) to separate2 (hacer grupos) to separate, sort out3 (guardar aparte) to set aside, put aside4 (apartar) to move away (de, from)5 (de empleo, cargo) to remove (de, from), dismiss (de, from)6 figurado (mantener alejado) to keep away (de, from)1 (tomar diferente camino) to separate, part company2 (matrimonio) to separate3 (apartarse) to move away (de, from)4 (desprenderse) to separate (de, from), come off (de, -)5 (de amigo etc) to part company (de, with)6 separarse de (dejar algo) to part with* * *verb1) to separate2) divide•* * *1. VT1) (=apartar) to separatela maestra nos separó para que no habláramos — the teacher split us up o separated us so that we wouldn't talk
si no los llegan a separar se matan — if no one had pulled them apart o separated them, they would have killed each other
separar algn/algo de algn/algo — to separate sb/sth from sb/sth
al nacer los separaron de sus padres — they were taken (away) o separated from their parents at birth
los separaron del resto de los pasajeros — they were split up o separated from the rest of the passengers
2) (=distanciar)éramos buenos amigos, pero la política nos separó — we were good friends but politics came between us
3) (=existir entre)el abismo que separa a los ricos de los pobres — the gulf between o separating (the) rich and (the) poor
4) (=deslindar)unas barreras de protección separaban el escenario de la plaza — there were crash barriers separating the stage from the rest of the square
la frontera que separa realidad y ficción — the dividing line between reality and fiction, the line that separates reality from o and fiction
5) (=dividir) to divide6) (=poner aparte)¿me puedes separar un poco de tarta? — can you put aside some cake for me?
7) (=destituir) [de un cargo] to remove, dismissser separado del servicio — (Mil) to be discharged
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, partno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide2)a) ( deslindar) to separate, divideb) ( despegar)3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)2.fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
separarse v prona) matrimonio to separatese separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago
b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split upno se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost
separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside* * *= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.Ex. The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.Ex. The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex. The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.Ex. Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.Ex. It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.----* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* que se puede separar = detachable.* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* separar con una cortina = curtain off.* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.* separar las manos = spread out + hands.* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, partno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide2)a) ( deslindar) to separate, divideb) ( despegar)3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)2.fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
separarse v prona) matrimonio to separatese separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago
b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split upno se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost
separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside* * *= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.
Ex: The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex: The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.Ex: It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* que se puede separar = detachable.* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* separar con una cortina = curtain off.* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.* separar las manos = spread out + hands.* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.* * *separar [A1 ]vtA1 (apartar, alejar) to separatedos transeúntes intentaron separarlos two passersby tried to separate o part themha hecho todo lo posible por separarnos he has done everything he can to split us uplas consonantes dobles no se separan en español in Spanish, double consonants should not be split upla maestra las separó porque charlaban mucho the teacher separated them o split them up because they were talking so muchsepara la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wallno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero it is not advisable to take the calf away from its motherseparar la yema de la clara separate the white from the yolkseparar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females2 (dividir un todo) to divideseparar las palabras en sílabas divide the words into syllablesla guerra separó a muchas familias the war divided many families3 (guardar, reservar) to put o set asidesepárame un trocito para Pablo, que va a venir más tarde can you put o set aside a slice for Pablo, he'll be coming latersepara la ropa que llevarás puesta put the clothes you're going to wear on one sideB1 (deslindar) to separate, divideuna valla separa a los hinchas de los dos equipos there is a fence separating the fans of the two teamslos separan profundas diferencias they are divided by deepseated differencesseparar algo DE algo to separate sth FROM sthlos Andes separan Argentina de Chile the Andes separate Argentina from Chile2(despegar): no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apartsepara las lonchas de jamón separate the slices of hamno separe la etiqueta antes de rellenarla do not remove o detach the label before filling it infue separado de su cargo/sus funciones he was removed from office/relieved of his duties ( frml)separar del servicio ( Mil) to discharge1 «matrimonio» to separatese separaron tras diez años de matrimonio they separated o split up after ten years of marriagees hijo de padres separados his parents are separatedsepararse DE algn to separate FROM sbse separó de su marido en octubre she separated from her husband in October2 (alejarse, apartarse) to split upa mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half waylos socios se separaron en 1996 they dissolved their partnership in 1996 ( frml), the partners split up in 1996no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please don't split up o divide up o please stay together in case the children get lostsepararse DE algo/algn:esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the televisionno me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my childrenno se separen de su equipaje do not leave your luggage unattended* * *
separar ( conjugate separar) verbo transitivo
1
separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside
2
b) ( despegar):
separarse verbo pronominal
separarse DE algn to separate from sb
c) (apartarse, alejarse):◊ no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please stay together in case the children get lost;
no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children
separar verbo transitivo
1 (aumentar la distancia física) to move apart
2 (poner aparte) to separate: separa las rosas de los claveles, separate the roses from the carnations
3 (reservar) to save
4 (algo pegado, grapado) to detach
5 (distanciar, disgregar) to divide
' separar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- desgajar
- desunir
- paja
- quitar
- segregar
- aislar
- apartar
- cortar
- desmontar
- desprender
English:
detach
- divide
- divorce
- fence off
- part
- peel off
- prise
- pull apart
- screen off
- separate
- sort out
- space
- split up
- twist off
- wall off
- fence
- pull
- screen
- sort
- splay
- split
- wall
* * *♦ vt1. [alejar, dividir, aislar] to separate (de from);lo han separado de sus hijos they've taken his children away from him;tuvo que venir la policía para separarlos the police had to be called to break them up o separate them;el muro que separa los dos campos the wall separating o that separates the two fields;separar algo en grupos/partes iguales to divide sth into groups/equal parts;son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us;quiere separar su vida privada de su vida pública she wants to keep her private life separate from her public life2. [apartar, dejar espacio entre] to move away (de from);separe el cuerpo del volante keep your body away from the steering wheel;separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit;separa bien las piernas open your legs wide3. [desunir, quitar]las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart;separe la carne del caldo remove the meat from the stock;no separaba los ojos del reloj she never took her eyes off the clock4. [reservar] to put asidefue separado del cargo he was removed (from his post), he was dismissed (from his job);separaron al coronel del servicio the colonel was removed from active service* * *v/t separate* * *separar vt1) : to separate, to divide2) : to split up, to pull apart♦ separarse vr* * *separar vb1. (en general) to separate2. (apartar) to move away -
19 apartar
v.1 to move away.el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from officeapartar la mirada to look away2 to separate.El regalo apartó a los hermanos The gift separated the brothers.3 to take, to select.ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the journey4 to push aside, to discard, to get away, to lay aside.Ricardo apartó al mal amigo Richard pushed aside his lousy friend.5 to put aside, to lay by, to put to one side.Ricardo apartó los muebles Richard put the furniture aside.6 to set apart, to earmark, to singularize.Su elegancia apartó a Denise Her elegance set Denise apart.7 to leave out, to exclude from the conversation.* * *1 (alejar) to move away■ ¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?2 (separar) to separate; (preservar de) to protect from, keep away from■ peleaban con tanta violencia que nadie pudo apartarlos they were fighting so fiercely that nobody could separate them■ lo que haga falta para apartar al menor del peligro whatever is necessary to protect the child from danger3 (reservar) to put aside, set aside■ te he apartado un trozo de pastel I've put a piece of cake aside for you, I've saved you a piece of cake4 (de un cargo) to remove1 (alejarse) to move away2 (separarse) to withdraw, move away\apartar los ojos de to take one's eyes off'Se aparta género' "A deposit secures any item"* * *verb1) to separate, put aside, set aside2) move away•* * *1. VT1) (=alejar)lograron apartar la discusión de ese punto — they managed to turn the discussion away from that point
•
apartar la mirada/los ojos de algo — to look away from sth, avert one's gaze/one's eyes from sth literapartó la mirada de la larga fila de casas — she looked away from o liter averted her gaze from the long row of houses
2) (=quitar de en medio)tuvo que apartar los papeles de la mesa para colocar allí sus libros — he had to push aside the papers on the table to place his books there
apartó el micrófono a un lado — she put the microphone aside o to one side
apartó la cortina y miró a la calle — he drew o pulled back the curtain and looked out into the street
avanzaban apartando la maleza — they made their way through the undergrowth, pushing o brushing it aside as they went
3) [+ persona]a) [de lugar]lo apartó un poco para hacerle algunas preguntas — she took him to one side to ask him a few questions
b) [de otra persona] (lit) to separate; (fig) to drift apartel tiempo los ha ido apartando — they have grown o drifted apart with time
c) [de actividad, puesto] to removesu enfermedad la apartó de la política activa — her illness kept her away from playing an active role in politics
si yo fuera el entrenador, lo apartaría del equipo — if I was the coach I would remove him from the team
4) (=reservar) to put aside, set asidesi le interesa este vestido se lo puedo apartar — if you like this dress I can put o set it aside for you
hemos apartado un poco de comida para él — we've put o set aside a little food for him
5) (Correos) to sort6) (Ferro) to shunt, switch (EEUU)7) (Agr) [+ ganado] to separate, cut out8) (Jur) to set aside, waive9) (Min) to extract2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( alejar) to move awayapartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes
b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the wayc) (frml) ( de un cargo) to removed) ( separar) to separate2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside2.apartarse v pron (refl)a) ( despejar el camino) to stand asideb) (alejarse, separarse)apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject
* * *= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.Ex. The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..Ex. The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.Ex. Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.Ex. If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.Ex. When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.Ex. It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.----* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.* apartar la vista = look + the other way.* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.* apartarse a un lado = pull over.* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( alejar) to move awayapartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes
b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the wayc) (frml) ( de un cargo) to removed) ( separar) to separate2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside2.apartarse v pron (refl)a) ( despejar el camino) to stand asideb) (alejarse, separarse)apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject
* * *= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.Ex: When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.Ex: It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.* apartar la vista = look + the other way.* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.* apartarse a un lado = pull over.* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.* * *apartar [A1 ]vtA1 (alejar) to move awayaparta la ropa del fuego move the clothes away from the fireaparta eso de mi vista get that out of my sightaparta de mí este cáliz ( Bib) take this cup from meaquellas amistades lo apartaron del buen camino those friends led him astray o off the straight and narrowlo apartaron de su propósito de estudiar medicina they dissuaded him from studying medicineapartó los ojos or la mirada he averted his eyesla apartó de un manotazo he pushed her aside o to one side2 ‹obstáculo› to move, move … out of the wayaparte ese coche move that car (out of the way)le apartó el pelo de los ojos she brushed the hair out of his eyes3 ( frml) (de un cargo) to removeha sido apartado de su cargo/del servicio activo he has been removed from his post/from active service4 (aislar) to separatesi no los apartamos se van a matar if we don't separate them they'll kill each otherse los mete en la cárcel para apartarlos de la sociedad they are put in jail to separate them from o to keep them away from societyB (guardar, reservar) to set asideapartó lo que se iba a llevar she set aside what she was going to take, she put the things she was going to take on one sidetenemos que apartar el dinero del alquiler we must set o put aside the rent moneyvoy a apartar un poco de comida para él I'm going to put a bit of food aside for himlas gambas se pelan y se apartan peel the prawns and set aside o put them to one sidedejé el libro apartado I had them set the book aside o put the book to one side for me( refl)1 (despejar el camino) to stand aside¡apártense! ¡dejen pasar! stand aside! make way!2 (alejarse, separarse) apartarse DE algo/algn:nos apartamos de la carretera principal we got off o left the main roadel satélite se ha apartado de su trayectoria the satellite has strayed from its orbitapártate de ahí que te puedes quemar get/come away from there, you might burn yourself¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!¡apártate de mí! get away from me!no te apartes del buen camino stick to the straight and narrowse ha apartado bastante de su familia she's drifted away from o grown apart from her familynos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off o straying away from o going off the subject* * *
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
b) (alejarse, separarse):◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;
no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destinar
- grano
- soplar
- aislar
- entretener
- quitar
- retirar
- separar
English:
avert
- away
- block out
- kick away
- look away
- move over
- push aside
- set back
- sidetrack
- sweep aside
- take aside
- throw aside
- thrust aside
- look
- set
- sweep
* * *♦ vt1. [alejar] to move away;[quitar] to remove;¡apártense de la carretera, niños! come away from the road, children!;aparta el coche, que no puedo pasar move the car out of the way, I can't get past;aparta de mí estos pensamientos [cita bíblica] protect me from such thoughts;el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office;apartar la mirada to look away;no apartó la mirada de nosotros he never took his eyes off us;sus ojos no se apartaban de ella his eyes never left her;aparté la vista de aquel espectáculo tan desagradable I averted my gaze o I turned away from that unpleasant sight;apartar a alguien de un codazo to elbow sb aside;apartar a alguien de un empujón to push sb out of the way2. [separar] to separate;aparta las fichas blancas de las negras separate the white counters from the black ones;nadie los apartó, y acabaron a puñetazos nobody attempted to separate them and they ended up coming to blows3. [escoger] to take, to select;ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the trip4. [disuadir] to dissuade;lo apartó de su intención de ser médico she dissuaded him from becoming a doctor* * *v/t2:apartar a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth* * *apartar vt1) alejar: to move away, to put at a distance2) : to put aside, to set aside, to separate* * *apartar vb1. (mover) to move / to move out of the away¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?2. (separar) to separatehe apartado los tomates más maduros de los más verdes I've separated the ripe tomatoes from the green onesapartar la mirada / apartar la vista to look away -
20 dividir
v.1 to divide.el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in twoEllos dividen el dinero They divide the money.Ellas dividen el trabajo They divide the work.Ella divide los tipos de plantas She divides=classifies the plant types.Los pleitos dividen a los casados Fights divide married couples.2 to share out.nos dividimos las tareas domésticas we shared the household chores between us3 to divide by (Mat).dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 315 dividido por 3 igual a 5 15 divided by 3 is 5* * *1 to divide2 (separar) to divide, separate3 (repartir) to divide, split■ el hombre dividió la herencia entre sus hijos the man divided the inheritance between his children1 (separarse) to divide, split up\divide y vencerás divide and conquer, divide and rule* * *verbto divide, split* * *1. VT1) (=partir) to dividelos dividieron en tres grupos — they split them (up) o divided them into three groups
la bodega del barco está dividida en cuatro secciones — the hold of the ship is divided into four sections
2) (Mat) to divide (entre, por by)doce dividido entre o por cuatro son tres — twelve divided by four is three
3) (=repartir) [+ ganancias, posesiones] to split up, divide up; [+ gastos] to splithemos dividido el premio entre toda la familia — we have split up o divided up the prize among the whole family
4) (=separar) to divide5) (=enemistar) to divide2.VI (Mat) to divide (entre, por into)se me ha olvidado dividir — I've forgotten how to do division o how to divide
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( partir) to dividelo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half
seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three
b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)c) ( separar)d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide2.dividir vi (Mat) to divide3.dividirse v prona) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divideb) obra/períodoel cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...
c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out* * *= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.Ex. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.Ex. Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.Ex. So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex. Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.Ex. The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.Ex. They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex. The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex. Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.----* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.* dividir en partes = break into + parts.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* dividir en zonas = zone.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.* dividirse = branch, fork.* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( partir) to dividelo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half
seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three
b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)c) ( separar)d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide2.dividir vi (Mat) to divide3.dividirse v prona) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divideb) obra/períodoel cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...
c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out* * *dividir(en)(v.) = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide ontoEx: External databases can be partitioned into two major categories: bibliographic and non-bibliographic or full-text databases.Ex: The notation is non-expressive, and is split into groups of three digits as in DC.Ex: Many databases are divided onto several discs, usually by time period.= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
Ex: Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex: Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.* dividir en partes = break into + parts.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* dividir en zonas = zone.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.* dividirse = branch, fork.* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.* * *dividir [I1 ]vt1 (partir) to dividedividió la tarta en partes iguales he divided the cake (up) into equal portionsdividió a la clase en cuatro equipos she divided o split the class (up) into four teamsseis dividido dos igual tres or seis dividido por dos es igual a tres or seis dividido entre dos es igual a tres ( Mat) six divided by two equals o is threedivide 96 por or entre 12 ( Mat) divide 96 by 122 (repartir) to divide, share, share outdividieron la herencia entre los hermanos the inheritance was shared (out) o divided among the brothers3(separar): el río divide el pueblo en dos the river cuts o divides the village in two4 (apartar, enemistar) to divideesa cuestión dividió profundamente al sindicato the issue caused deep division within the unionlos científicos están divididos en esa materia scientists are divided on that subjectdivide y vencerás/reinarás divide and conquer/rule■ dividirvi( Mat) to dividetodavía no sabe dividir she still can't do division, she still doesn't know how to divide1 «célula» to split; «grupo/partido» to split upnos dividimos en dos grupos we split up into two groupsel río se divide en dos brazos the river divides into two branchesno me puedo dividir ( fam); I only have one pair of hands ( colloq), I can't be in two places at once ( colloq)2«obra/período»: su obra podría dividirse en cuatro períodos básicos his work could be divided into four basic periodsel cuerpo humano se divide en cabeza, tronco y extremidades the human body is made up of the head, the torso and the extremities3 (repartirse) to divide up, share out* * *
dividir ( conjugate dividir) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo (Mat) to divide
dividirse verbo pronominal
[grupo/partido] to split up;
[camino/río] to divideb) dividir en algo [obra/período] to be divided into sth
dividir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to divide: dividieron la herencia entre los cuatro, they divided the inheritance among the four of them
tienes que dividir entre tres, you must divide by three
' dividir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponer
- partir
- rompecabezas
- seccionar
- cortar
- distribuir
- mitad
- separar
English:
carve up
- cut
- divide
- equally
- partition
- quarter
- separate
- share
- split
- split up
- tear
- zone
- break
- halve
- stream
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [separar] to divide (en into); [átomo] to split (en into);dividió la hoja en tres partes she divided the page into three parts;dividió a los alumnos en grupos de cinco he split o divided the pupils into groups of five;el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in two2. [repartir] to share out ( entre among);el resto de los beneficios fue dividido entre los empleados the rest of the profits were shared out o divided among the employees;dividimos las tareas domésticas entre todos we shared the household chores between all of us3. [desunir] to divide;un asunto que tiene dividida a la comunidad científica an issue that has divided the scientific community;el testamento dividió a los hermanos the will set the brothers against one another4. [en matemáticas] to divide;dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 3;♦ vi[en matemáticas] to divide;divide y vencerás divide and rule* * *v/t divide* * *dividir vt1) : to divide, to split2) : to distribute, to share out* * *dividir vb1. (en general) to dividesi divido 30 entre 5, el resultado es 6 if I divide 30 by 5, the result is 6
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