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1 alegrar
v.1 to cheer up, to make happy (person).le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her upme alegró el día it made my dayLos confites alegran a Ricardo Candy makes Richard happy.2 to brighten up.Sus imitaciones alegran la fiesta His impersonations brighten the party.Estos colores alegran el cuarto These colors brighten up the room.3 to make tipsy.4 to be happy about.5 to be happy to.Me alegra saber eso I am happy to know that.* * *1 (causar alegría) to make happy, make glad, cheer up3 familiar (achispar) to make tipsy1 to be pleased, be glad2 familiar (achisparse) to get tipsy* * *verb1) to cheer up, make happy2) liven up•* * *1. VT1) (=poner contento) to cheer up2) (=animar) [+ fiesta, reunión] to liven up; [+ casa, cuarto] to brighten up, cheer up¡alegra esa cara! — cheer up!
los niños alegran el hogar con sus risas — the children liven up o cheer up the house with their laughter
3) [+ fuego] to poke4) [+ toro] to excite, stir up5) (Náut) [+ cuerda] to slacken2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happyme alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it
c) (Taur) to excite2.alegrarse v prona) (ponerse feliz, contento)cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!
alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something
alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf
me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you
¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
b) ( animarse) to cheer upc) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)* * *= jazz up, brighten up.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.----* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happyme alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it
c) (Taur) to excite2.alegrarse v prona) (ponerse feliz, contento)cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!
alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something
alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf
me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you
¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
b) ( animarse) to cheer upc) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)* * *= jazz up, brighten up.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.* * *alegrar [A1 ]vt1 (hacer feliz) ‹persona› to make … happyme alegró mucho su visita her visit made me very happylos nietos alegraron su vejez his grandchildren brought happiness to o brightened up his old ageme alegra saber que todo salió bien I'm glad o pleased to hear that everything turned out all right2(animar): ¡alegra esa cara! don't look so glum!, cheer up!con sus bromas alegró la fiesta she livened up the party with her jokesunas flores alegrarían la habitación some flowers would brighten up the room3 ( Taur) to excite1(ponerse feliz, contento): me alegro tanto por ti I'm so happy for you; está mucho mejor — me alegro, déle saludos míos she's much better — that's good o I'm glad, give her my best wishesse alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!nos alegramos tanto con la noticia we were so pleased at the newsalegrarse DE algo to be glad o pleased ABOUT sthse alegró de nuestra victoria she was glad o pleased about our win o that we had wonse alegran de las desgracias ajenas they take pleasure in other people's misfortunesalegrarse DE + INF to be pleased to + INFse alegró de recibir la carta she was pleased o glad to get the letterme alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you¿no te alegras de haber venido? aren't you glad o pleased you came?alegrarse DE QUE + SUBJ:me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well2 (animarse) to cheer up¡vamos! ¡alégrate! si no es para tanto come on, cheer up! it's not that bad* * *
alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it
‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!
alegrarse verbo pronominala) (ponerse feliz, contento):
se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrarse con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
' alegrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- contentar
English:
brighten up
- exhilarate
- jazz up
- lighten
- brighten
- jazz
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to cheer up, to make happy;[fiesta] to liven up;me alegró el día it made my day;le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her up;esas plantas alegran la vista those plants brighten up the view;¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!, give us a smile!2. [habitación, decoración] to brighten up3. [emborrachar] to make tipsy* * *v/t1 make happy2 ( animar) cheer up* * *alegrar vt: to make happy, to cheer up* * *alegrar vb1. (causar alegría) to make happy2. (animar persona) to cheer up3. (animar habitación, etc) to brighten up -
2 avivar
v.1 to rekindle (sentimiento).2 to arouse, to light up, to enkindle, to kindle.Las rosas avivaron la pasión The roses aroused the passion.3 to stir up, to excite, to animate, to awaken.La música aviva la fiesta Music stirs up the party.4 to stoke.El combustible aviva las calderas The fuel stokes the boilers.* * *1 (fuego) to stoke (up)2 (anhelos, deseos) to enliven3 (pasiones, dolor) to intensify4 (paso) to quicken5 (colores, luz) to brighten up1 to become brighter, become livelier1 to become brighter, become livelier* * *verb1) to enliven, brighten2) arouse, excite* * *1.VT [+ fuego] to stoke, stoke up; [+ color] to brighten; [+ dolor] to intensify; [+ pasión] to excite, arouse; [+ disputa] to add fuel to; [+ interés] to stimulate; [+ esfuerzo] to revive; [+ efecto] to enhance, heighten; [+ combatientes] to urge on2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify2.avivarse v pronb) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)* * *= fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.Ex. For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.* * *1.verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify2.avivarse v pronb) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)* * *= fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.* * *avivar [A1 ]vt1 ‹fuego› to get … going2 ‹color› to make … brighter3 ‹sentimiento/pasión/deseo› to arouse; ‹dolor› to make … worse, intensify■ avivarse1 «fuego» to revive, flare up; «debate» to come alive, liven up2 ( AmL fam) (despabilarse) to wise up ( colloq), to buck one's ideas up ( colloq), to get one's act together ( colloq)* * *
avivar ( conjugate avivar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to get … going;
‹ color› to make … brighter;
‹pasión/deseo› to arouse;
‹ dolor› to intensify
avivarse verbo pronominal
[ debate] to come alive, liven up
avivar verbo transitivo
1 (fuego) to stoke (up)
2 (intensificar) to intensify
3 (ir más deprisa) to quicken
' avivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encender
- espabilar
- inflamar
English:
fan
- stoke
- whip up
- feed
- fire
- fuel
* * *♦ vt1. [fuego] to stoke up2. [color] to brighten3. [sentimiento] to intensify;el asesinato avivó los odios entre las dos comunidades the murder served to fuel the hatred between the two communities4. [polémica] to stir up;[debate] to liven up [informar] to fill sb in* * *v/t1 fuego revive2 interés arouse3:avivar el paso speed up* * *avivar vt1) : to enliven, to brighten2) : to strengthen, to intensify -
3 convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo
(v.) = talk + Nombre + intoEx. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.* * *(v.) = talk + Nombre + intoEx: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
Spanish-English dictionary > convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo
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4 dar vida a
(parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life* * *(v.) = jazz up, brighten up, give + life toEx. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.Ex. Greg also gave renewed life to an older saying of Copinger, that 'bibliography is the grammar of literary investigation'.* * *(v.) = jazz up, brighten up, give + life toEx: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
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5 enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo
(v.) = talk + Nombre + intoEx. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.* * *(v.) = talk + Nombre + intoEx: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
Spanish-English dictionary > enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo
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6 mejorar
v.to improve, to get better.María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.mejorar una oferta to make a better offer* * *1 to improve1 to improve, get better1 to get better■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better* * *verb1) to improve2) make better* * *1. VT1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade2)mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb
2. VI1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get betterhan mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved
2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.----* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *mejorar [A1 ]vt1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improveeste tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right awaytienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwritingintentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increaselos empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer■ mejorarvi«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get bettermi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any betterha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot bettertus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any betterhan mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the worldel paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement1 «enfermo» to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon* * *
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;
[ persona] (Med) to get better;
mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving
' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer mejor] to improve;mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance2. [enfermo] to make better;estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better3. [superar] to improve;mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record♦ vi1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up* * *I v/t improveII v/i improve* * *mejorar vt: to improve, to make bettermejorar vi: to improve, to get better* * *mejorar vb to improve -
7 peinado
adj.combed, groomed.m.1 hairstyle (estilo, tipo).2 hairdo, coiffure, hair style, hairstyle.past part.past participle of spanish verb: peinar.* * *■ ¡qué pelos!, te hace falta un buen peinado your hair really needs combing2 (registro policial) police search————————1→ link=peinar peinar► adjetivo1 combed\ir bien peinado,-a to be well groomedir mal peinado,-a to have one's hair in a mess* * *1. ADJ1)bien peinado — [pelo] well-combed; [persona] neat, well-groomed
2) (=relamido) [persona] foppish; [estilo, ingenio] affected2. SM1) [de pelo] hairdo, hairstyle2) * (=investigación) check, investigation; (=redada) sweep, raid; (=casa por casa) house-to-house search* * *I- da adjetivoII1) ( arreglo del pelo) hairstyle2) (period) ( por la policía) thorough searchel ejército efectuó un peinado en la zona — the army combed the area o carried out a thorough search of the area
* * *= trawl, hairdo.Ex. 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.* * *I- da adjetivoII1) ( arreglo del pelo) hairstyle2) (period) ( por la policía) thorough searchel ejército efectuó un peinado en la zona — the army combed the area o carried out a thorough search of the area
* * *= trawl, hairdo.Ex: 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.* * *siempre va muy bien peinada her hair always looks niceiba muy mal peinada her hair was very untidy o looked a messllegó muy peinadito he arrived with his hair neatly combed o groomedA1 (arreglo del pelo) hairstyleese peinado te sienta muy bien that hairstyle really suits youla lluvia me estropeará el peinado the rain will ruin my hair o my hairdo2(acción): lavado y peinado shampoo and setB ( period) (por la policía) thorough searchel ejército efectuó un peinado en la zona the army combed the area o carried out a thorough search of the area* * *
Del verbo peinar: ( conjugate peinar)
peinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
peinado
peinar
peinado 1◊ -da adjetivo: no estaba peinada she hadn't combed her hair;
siempre va muy bien peinada her hair always looks very nice
peinado 2 sustantivo masculino ( arreglo del pelo) hairstyle;
lavado y peinado shampoo and set
peinar ( conjugate peinar) verbo transitivo
1
( con cepillo) to brushb) [ peluquero]:◊ ¿quién te peina? who does your hair?
2 ‹ lana› to card
3 (period) ‹área/zona› to comb
peinarse verbo pronominal
( con cepillo) to brush one's hair
peinado,-a
I adjetivo brushed: cuando llegó ya estaba vestido y peinado, when she arrived he was already groomed and dressed
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hairstyle, familiar hairdo
2 (de una zona) extensive search, house to house search
peinar verbo transitivo
1 (el cabello) to comb
2 (una zona) to comb
' peinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cola
- convencer
- lucir
- marcar
- peinada
- quedar
- retocarse
- sentar
- socorrida
- socorrido
- tocada
- tocado
- año
- cambiar
- chafar
- chulear
- descomponer
- deshacer
- envejecer
- estilar
- favorecer
- feo
- moderno
- moño
- ver
English:
hairdo
- hairstyle
- hair
- style
- well
* * *peinado, -a♦ adjsiempre va muy peinada she always has her hair very nicely done;va muy mal peinado his hair's a mess♦ nm1. [acción] combing2. [estilo, tipo] hairstyle;[más elaborado] hairdo3. [rastreo] thorough search;la policía hizo un peinado de la zona the police combed the area* * *I adj:bien peinado well-groomed;va muy mal peinado his hair is a messII m hairstyle* * *peinado nm: hairstyle, hairdo* * *peinado n hairstyle -
8 tocado
m.headdress, headgear, coif.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tocar.* * *1 (peinado) coiffure, hairdo2 (prenda) headdress, hat————————1→ link=tocar tocar► adjetivo1 (fruta) bad, rotten2 familiar (perturbado) crazy, touched3 DEPORTE injured\tocado,-a de la cabeza touched, not all there* * *IADJ1) [fruta] bad, rotten; [carne etc] tainted, badestar tocado — (Dep) to be injured
2)II1.ADJ2. SM1) (=prenda) headdress2) (=peinado) coiffure, hairdo3) (=arreglo) toilet, washroom (EEUU)* * *I- da adjetivo1)está tocado (de la cabeza) — he's not all there (colloq)
b) (fam) < boxeador> punch drunk2) (frml) ( con la cabeza cubierta)3) < fruta> bruisedIImasculino ( en la cabeza) headdress* * *= headpiece, hairdo, headdress.Ex. As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.----* tocado con arco = bowed.* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.* * *I- da adjetivo1)está tocado (de la cabeza) — he's not all there (colloq)
b) (fam) < boxeador> punch drunk2) (frml) ( con la cabeza cubierta)3) < fruta> bruisedIImasculino ( en la cabeza) headdress* * *= headpiece, hairdo, headdress.Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex: Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.* tocado con arco = bowed.* tocado con púa o dedos = plucked.* * *Ano le hagas caso, está tocado (de la cabeza) don't take any notice of him, he's not all there o he's a little soft in the head o he's slightly touched ( colloq)2 ( fam); ‹boxeador› punch drunkB ( frml)(con la cabeza cubierta): en la foto aparece tocada con mantilla española in the photo she's wearing a Spanish mantillavarios hombres tocados de boina several men in berets o wearing beretsC ‹fruta› bruised1 (en la cabeza) headdress* * *
Del verbo tocar: ( conjugate tocar)
tocado es:
el participio
Del verbo tocarse: ( conjugate tocarse)
tocado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
tocado
tocar
tocarse
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;◊ ¡no vayas a tocado ese cable! don't touch that cable!;
mis ahorros no los quiero tocado I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
‹ claxon› to blow, sound
2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
verbo intransitivo
1
c) (Mús) to play
2a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):
le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the schoolb) ( ser el turno):
¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
‹ barba› to play with
[ cables] to touch
tocado,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (adorno en la cabeza) headdress
2 (peinado) coiffure, hairdo
II adjetivo
1 fam (loco) nuts, crazy
2 Dep (lesionado) slightly injured
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
■tocarse verbo reflexivo to touch
(uno a otro) to touch each other
' tocado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ala
- cabeza
- techo
- tocada
- toca
English:
touch on
- touched
- disturb
- head
* * *tocado, -a♦ adj3. [con sombrero] wearing a hat;iba tocada con una pamela she was wearing a sun hat4. [fruta] bad, rotten5. [jugador] injured♦ nm1. [prenda] headgear2. [peinado] hairdo3. [en esgrima] hit* * *I adj:estar tocado (de la cabeza) fam be soft in the head famII m headdress* * *tocado, -da adj1) : bad, bruised (of fruit)tocado nm: headdress
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