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81 mueva
* * ** * *mueva, muevas, etc* * *
Del verbo mover: ( conjugate mover)
mueva es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mover
mueva
mover ( conjugate mover) verbo transitivo
1
c) ( agitar):
el viento movía los árboles the wind shook the trees;
movió la cabeza ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head);
( negando) she shook her head;
2 ( inducir):
verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to move
moverse verbo pronominal
la lámpara se movía con el viento the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind
mueva,◊ muevas, etc see mover
mover verbo transitivo
1 to move: movimos la mesa, we moved the table
mover la cabeza, (afirmativamente) to nod
(negativamente) to shake one's head
2 (empujar, decidir) aquello me movió a viajar, that led me to travel
le mueve la codicia, she's driven by greed
no sabemos qué le movió a hacerlo, we don't know what made him do it
3 (activar) to drive: el aire mueve las aspas, the wind drives the sails
' mueva' also found in these entries:
English:
steady
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82 batalla
f.1 battle.batalla campal pitched battlebatalla naval naval o sea battle2 wheelbase.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: batallar.* * *1 battle\de batalla familiar ordinary, everydaybatalla campal pitched battle* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=lucha) battlelibrar o trabar batalla — to do battle
2) (=sufrimiento) fight, struggle3) (Aut) wheelbase* * *a) ( lucha) battlede batalla — (fam) <zapatos/abrigo> everyday (before n)
dar batalla — (Méx, Ven fam)
b) ( interior) struggle, battle* * *= battle.Ex. Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.----* batalla campal = pitched battle, field battle.* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* batalla diaria = daily grind.* batalla judicial = legal battle.* batalla legal = legal battle.* batalla naval = war at sea, naval battle.* batalla perdida = losing battle.* buque de batalla = battle cruiser.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* campo de batalla = battleground, battlefield.* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.* crucero de batalla = battle cruiser.* frente de batalla, el = battlefront, the.* ganar una batalla = win + battle.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* luchar una batalla perdida = fight + a losing battle.* perder una batalla = lose + battle.* puesto de batalla = battle-station.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* * *a) ( lucha) battlede batalla — (fam) <zapatos/abrigo> everyday (before n)
dar batalla — (Méx, Ven fam)
b) ( interior) struggle, battle* * *= battle.Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.
* batalla campal = pitched battle, field battle.* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* batalla diaria = daily grind.* batalla judicial = legal battle.* batalla legal = legal battle.* batalla naval = war at sea, naval battle.* batalla perdida = losing battle.* buque de batalla = battle cruiser.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* campo de batalla = battleground, battlefield.* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.* crucero de batalla = battle cruiser.* frente de batalla, el = battlefront, the.* ganar una batalla = win + battle.* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* luchar una batalla perdida = fight + a losing battle.* perder una batalla = lose + battle.* puesto de batalla = battle-station.* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.* * *A1 (lucha) battlela batalla contra la ignorancia the battle against ignorancelibrar batalla to do battlelibraron una larga batalla contra el analfabetismo they waged a long battle against illiteracyuna gran batalla se estaba librando en su interior there was a great battle o struggle going on within himdar batalla (Méx, Ven fam): estos niños dan batalla todo el día these kids don't let up for one minute ( colloq)un problema que le ha dado mucha batalla a problem which has caused her a lot of hassle ( colloq)dar la batalla to put up a fight2 ( fam) (gran esfuerzo) struggle, battle3 ( fam) (historia) story4 ( Art) battlepiece, battle sceneCompuestos:pitched battleB ( Auto) wheelbase* * *
Del verbo batallar: ( conjugate batallar)
batalla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
batalla
batallar
batalla sustantivo femenino
battle;
batalla campal pitched battle;
de batalla (fam) ‹zapatos/abrigo› everyday ( before n)
batallar ( conjugate batallar) verbo intransitivo
batalla con algn/algo ( lidiar) to battle with sb/sthb) (Mil) to fight
batalla sustantivo femenino
1 battle
(política, con uno mismo) struggle 2 batalla campal, pitched battle
figurado fight, row: la reunión se convirtió en una verdadera batalla campal, the meeting turned into a real pitched battle
♦ Locuciones: dar la batalla, to fight
dar mucha batalla, to be a lot of trouble
de batalla, ordinary everyday: necesito comprarme un traje de batalla, I need to buy an ordinary everyday suit
batallar verbo intransitivo to fight, quarrel
' batalla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballo
- campal
- campo
- cruenta
- cruento
- fiera
- fiero
- ganarse
- media
- medio
- perder
- reñir
- sarracina
- librar
- reñido
English:
arena
- Armageddon
- armistice
- battle
- battlefield
- bitter
- bitterness
- bloody
- day
- decisive
- fight
- grim
- hobbyhorse
- lull
- mock
- pitched battle
- site
- spell
- better
* * *♦ nf1. [con armas] battle;una batalla de bolas de nieve a snowball fight;presentar batalla to give battletambién Fig batalla campal pitched battle; Hist la batalla de Inglaterra the Battle of Britain;batalla naval naval o sea battle2. [por una cosa] battle;la batalla contra el crimen/la inflación the battle o fight against crime/inflation;una batalla legal a legal battle;presentar batalla to put up a fight;presentar batalla a algo/alguien to tackle sth/sb, to take sth/sb on3. [esfuerzo] struggle;aceptar su muerte le supuso una dura batalla it was a real struggle for her to come to terms with his death4. Aut wheelbase♦ de batalla loc adj[de uso diario] everyday* * *f battle;de batalla ropa everyday* * *batalla nf1) : battle2) : fight, struggle3)de batalla : ordinary, everydaymis zapatos de batalla: my everyday shoes* * *batalla n battle -
83 camote
m.1 sweet potato. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 mess (informal) (complicación). (Mexican Spanish)meterse en un camote to get into a mess o pickle3 lover, sweetheart (informal) (novio). (Perú)* * *SM2) CAm, Cono Sur (Med) bump, swelling3) Cono Sur (=piedra) large stone4) Cono Sur (=persona) bore5) CAm [de pierna] calf6) CAm * (=molestia) nuisance, bother9) Cono Sur (=mentirilla) fib11) LAm** * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex. The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *1) (Bot)a) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potatohacerse camote — (Méx fam) to get mixed up, get in a muddle (colloq)
poner a alguien como camote — (Méx fam); ( reprenderlo) to give somebody a telling off
ser un camote — (Chi, Méx fam) to be a pain in the neck (colloq)
b) (Méx) ( cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tuber2) (Andes, Méx) ( lío) mess (colloq), fix (colloq)3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( con una persona) crush (colloq)* * *= sweet potato, yam, cocoyam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.* * *A ( Bot)1 (Andes, Méx) (batata) sweet potatoponer a algn como camote ( Méx fam) (darle una paliza) to beat sb up ( colloq) (reprenderlo fuertemente) to give sb a telling off ( colloq), to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to tear into sb ( AmE colloq)tragar camote ( Méx arg) (callarse, aguantarse) to bite one's tongue; (estar distraído) to have one's head in the clouds2 ( Méx) (cualquier tubérculo o bulbo) tubertiene un camote bárbaro con ese muchacho she's got a terrible crush on that boyF* * *
camote sustantivo masculino (Bot) (Andes, Méx) ( batata) sweet potato;◊ hacerse camote (Méx fam) to get in a muddle (colloq)
camote sustantivo masculino LAm
1 (batata) sweet potato
2 familiar (enamoramiento) crush
' camote' also found in these entries:
English:
sweet
* * *♦ nm1. Andes, CAm, Méx [batata] sweet potato3. Andes, CAm, Méx [bulbo] tuber, bulbPerúdonde camotes se asaron, cenizas quedaron love will never diemeterse en un camote to get into a mess o picklehacerse camote to get into a muddle;poner a alguien como camote to make mincemeat of sb;tragar camote [balbucir] to stammer;[andar con rodeos] to beat about the bush; [pagar consecuencias] to pay the price;ese bocón tendrá que tragar camote con sus palabras that bigmouth will have to pay for what he said♦ adjAndes Fam [enamorado] Méx Fam* * *m Andes, C.Am., Méxsweet potato* * *camote nm1) : root vegetable similar to the sweet potato2) -
84 campeón
m.1 champion, champ, prizewinner, record holder.Ella se logró vestir a tiempo She was able to get dressed on time.2 champion, paladin.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 champion* * *(f. - campeona)noun* * *campeón, -onaSM / F championcampeón/ona de venta — best seller
* * *I- peona adjetivo champion (before n)II- peona masculino, femenino champion* * *= champion.Ex. The author, a champion gymnast and long-time coach, shares practical suggestions for encouraging young females to begin and maintain participation in sports.----* actual campeón, el = defending champion.* campeón mundial = world beater, world champion.* campeón vigente, el = defending champion.* * *I- peona adjetivo champion (before n)II- peona masculino, femenino champion* * *= champion.Ex: The author, a champion gymnast and long-time coach, shares practical suggestions for encouraging young females to begin and maintain participation in sports.
* actual campeón, el = defending champion.* campeón mundial = world beater, world champion.* campeón vigente, el = defending champion.* * *champion ( before n)masculine, feminine2 (defensor) championse convirtió en el campeón de nuestra causa he became the champion of our cause3 ( Agr) champion* * *
campeón◊ - peona adjetivo
champion ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
champion;
el campeón del mundo the world champion
campeón,-ona sustantivo masculino y femenino champion
' campeón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campeona
- detentar
- ganarse
- olímpica
- olímpico
- proclamarse
- destronar
- indiscutible
- título
English:
champion
- defending champion
- holder
- reigning
- succession
- title-holder
- world-beater
- defending
- title
- world
* * *campeón, -ona nm,f1. [en campeonato] champion;el campeón mundial the world champion;Fames todo un campeón sacando fotos he's very good at taking photoscampeón de invierno = league leader halfway through the season2. [de causa] champion, defender;el campeón de los derechos de los inmigrantes the champion o defender of the rights of immigrants* * *m, campeona f champion* * ** * *campeón n champion -
85 capilla
f.1 chapel.estar en capilla (figurative) to be awaiting execution; (condenado a muerte) to be on tenterhooks (informal) (en ascuas)capilla ardiente funeral chapel2 hooded cloak.3 advance sheet.* * *1 (iglesia) chapel2 MÚSICA choir3 (capucho) hood4 figurado (grupo de adictos) clan\estar en capilla (condenado a muerte) to be awaiting execution 2 (en ascuas) to be like a cat on hot brickscapilla ardiente funeral chapel, mortuary chapel* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Rel) chapelcapilla mayor — choir, chancel
2)estar en (la) capilla — [condenado a muerte] to be awaiting execution; (=estar en peligro) to be in great danger; (=estar sobre ascuas) to be on tenterhooks
3) (Mús) choir4) (Tip) proof sheetestar en capillas — to be at the proof stage, be in proof
5) (=camarilla) group of supporters, following6) (=caperuza) cowl; (Téc) hood, cowlcapiller* * *1) (Relig) chapelestar en capilla — to be on tenterhooks
2) (Impr) proof sheet, galley proof, galley* * *= press proof, chapel.Ex. The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex. This article deals with the adaptation of churches as a whole, the choir or nave to library use, not single rooms or chapels for this purpose.----* capilla ardiente = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.* Capilla Sixtina, la = Sistine Chapel, the.* en capilla = on tenterhooks, in suspense.* * *1) (Relig) chapelestar en capilla — to be on tenterhooks
2) (Impr) proof sheet, galley proof, galley* * *= press proof, chapel.Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.
Ex: This article deals with the adaptation of churches as a whole, the choir or nave to library use, not single rooms or chapels for this purpose.* capilla ardiente = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.* Capilla Sixtina, la = Sistine Chapel, the.* en capilla = on tenterhooks, in suspense.* * *A ( Relig) (edificio, área) chapelestar en capilla (en ascuas) to be on tenterhooks;«condenado a muerte» to be awaiting execution, to be on death row ( in USA)Compuesto:funeral chapel, chapel of restB ( Impr) proof sheet, galley proof, galley* * *
capilla sustantivo femenino
chapel;
capilla sustantivo femenino
1 Rel chapel
capilla ardiente, chapel of rest
2 Mús (coro de iglesia) choir
♦ Locuciones: estar en capilla, to be on tenterhooks, to be in suspense
' capilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ardiente
- restauración
English:
chapel
- state
* * *capilla nf1. [iglesia] chapel;estar en capilla [condenado a muerte] to be awaiting execution;Fam [en ascuas] to be on tenterhooks capilla ardiente funeral chapel;la Capilla Sixtina the Sistine Chapel2. Imprenta proof sheet, running sheet* * *f chapel;estar en capilla be on tenterhooks* * *capilla nf: chapel* * *capilla n chapel -
86 chapa
f.1 sheet, plate (lámina) (de metal).taller de chapa y pintura body shopchapa ondulada corrugated iron2 top, cap.juego de las chapas = children's game played with bottle tops3 badge (insignia).4 lock (cerradura). (Colombian Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Mexican Spanish)5 numberplate (British), license plate (United States). ( River Plate)6 veneer, plating, ply.7 chappa, skin disease characterized by subcutaneous nodules.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chapar.* * *1 (de metal) sheet, plate3 (tapón) bottle top, cap4 (ficha metálica) metal tag, tally, token5 (medalla) badge, disc7 AUTOMÓVIL bodywork1 game sing of tossing up coins\estar sin chapa familiar to be pennilesschapa de identificación MILITAR identity discchapa ondulada corrugated iron* * *SF1) (=material) sheet metal2) (=lámina)una chapa de metal — a metal sheet, a sheet of metal
chapa acanalada, chapa ondulada — corrugated iron (sheet)
3) [de policía] badge; [de adorno] badge4) [de botella] cap, top5) Cono Sur [de matrícula]chapa de patente — licence o (EEUU) license plate
7) Esp ** one-hundred-peseta coin8)- hacer chapas10)hombre de chapa — † sensible man
* * *1)a) ( plancha - de metal) sheet; (- de madera) panelb) ( lámina de madera) veneerc) ( carrocería) bodywork2)a) ( distintivo) badge; ( de policía) shield (AmE), badge (BrE); ( con el nombre) nameplate; ( de perro) identification disc o tagb) (RPl) ( de matrícula) license plate (AmE), numberplate (BrE)3) ( de botella) cap, top4) (AmL) ( cerradura) lock5) chapas femenino plural (AmL fam) ( en las mejillas)le salieron chapas — ( por vergüenza) her cheeks flushed (red); ( por el aire fresco) her cheeks were red o rosy
6) (AmC fam) ( joya) earring; ( dentadura postiza) false teeth (pl)* * *----* chapa de acero = steel sheet.* chapa de metal = sheet iron.* taller de chapa y pintura = bodywork workshop, bodywork garage.* * *1)a) ( plancha - de metal) sheet; (- de madera) panelb) ( lámina de madera) veneerc) ( carrocería) bodywork2)a) ( distintivo) badge; ( de policía) shield (AmE), badge (BrE); ( con el nombre) nameplate; ( de perro) identification disc o tagb) (RPl) ( de matrícula) license plate (AmE), numberplate (BrE)3) ( de botella) cap, top4) (AmL) ( cerradura) lock5) chapas femenino plural (AmL fam) ( en las mejillas)le salieron chapas — ( por vergüenza) her cheeks flushed (red); ( por el aire fresco) her cheeks were red o rosy
6) (AmC fam) ( joya) earring; ( dentadura postiza) false teeth (pl)* * ** chapa de acero = steel sheet.* chapa de metal = sheet iron.* taller de chapa y pintura = bodywork workshop, bodywork garage.* * *Auna casa humilde de techo de chapa a humble house with a corrugated iron roof2 (lámina de madera) veneer3 (carrocería) bodyworkhubo que hacerle chapa y pintura they had to repair the bodywork and respray itB1 (prendedor) badge3 (de un profesional) nameplate, plaque4 (de un perro) identification disc o tagC1 (de una botella) cap, topD ( AmL) (cerradura) lockpara vivir hacen chapas they live by prostitution o (sl) by turning tricksel aire fresco le había sacado or encendido las chapas his cheeks were red o rosy from being out in the fresh air¡deja ya esa chapa! stop pulling my leg! ( colloq)1 (pendiente) earring2 (dentadura postiza) false teeth (pl)* * *
Del verbo chapar: ( conjugate chapar)
chapa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
chapa
chapar
chapa sustantivo femenino
1
(— de madera) panel
2
( de policía) shield (AmE), badge (BrE);
( con el nombre) nameplate;
( de perro) identification disc o tag
3 ( de botella) cap, top
4 (AmL) ( cerradura) lock
5◊ chapas sustantivo femenino plural (AmL fam) ( en las mejillas): le salieron chapas ( por vergüenza) her cheeks flushed (red);
( por el aire fresco) her cheeks were red
6 (AmC fam) ( joya) earring;
( dentadura postiza) false teeth (pl)
chapa sustantivo femenino
1 (lámina) sheet, plate
(de un coche) bodywork
2 (de una botella) bottle top, cap
3 (insignia) pin, badge
4 LAm (cerradura) lock
chapar
I vi fam (estudiar mucho) to cram
II verbo transitivo to plate
' chapa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chapetes
- zinc
English:
badge
- cap
- plate
- sheet
- veneer
- corrugated
- license
- lock
- number
- ply
* * *chapa nf1. [lámina] [de metal] sheet, plate;[de madera] board chapa ondulada corrugated iron2. [de vehículo] bodywork;taller de chapa y pintura body shop3. [de botella] top, cap;juego de las chapas = children's game played with bottle tops4. [insignia] [de policía] badge;el perro lleva una chapa identificativa en el collar the dog has an identity tag o disc on its collar5. RP [de matrícula] Br numberplate, US license plate6. Col, Cuba, Méx [cerradura] lockno tener ni chapa [ni idea] not to have a clue;[dinero] to be flat broke* * *f1 ( tapón) cap2 ( plancha) sheet (of metal)3 de madera veneer4 ( insignia) badge5 AUTO bodywork6 RplAUTO license plate, Brnumber plate* * *chapa nf1) : sheet, panel, veneer2) : lock3) : badge* * *chapa n1. (metal) sheet metal2. (tapón) bottle top3. (insignia) badge -
87 cordel
m.1 cord.a cordel in a straight line2 string, fine cord, drawstring, lace.* * *1 rope, cord\a cordel in a straight line* * *noun m.cord, string* * *SM cord, line* * ** * *= cord.Nota: En encuadernacion, cuerda de cáñamo que se utiliza para coser a mano los cuardenillos de un libro durante su encuadernación.Ex. In medieval bindings the headbands were sewn in at the same time as the cords, but by the sixteenth century they were generally sewn on after the edges had been cut.----* cordeles risclados = sawn-in cords.* pliego de cordel = chapmens' book, chapbook.* * ** * *= cord.Nota: En encuadernacion, cuerda de cáñamo que se utiliza para coser a mano los cuardenillos de un libro durante su encuadernación.Ex: In medieval bindings the headbands were sewn in at the same time as the cords, but by the sixteenth century they were generally sewn on after the edges had been cut.
* cordeles risclados = sawn-in cords.* pliego de cordel = chapmens' book, chapbook.* * *1 (fino) cord, string* * *
cordel sustantivo masculino
cordel sustantivo masculino string
' cordel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuerda
- guita
English:
drawstring
- string
- jump
- twine
* * *cordel nmcord;a cordel in a straight line* * *m string* * *cordel nm: cord, string* * *cordel n string -
88 escondido
adj.1 hidden, mysterious, occult, secret.2 masked.3 latent, absconsio.f.Escondido.past part.past participle of spanish verb: esconder.* * *(f. - escondida)adj.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( oculto) hiddenb) ( lejano) remote* * *Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.----* andar escondido = abscond.* lugar escondido = secluded spot.* tesoro escondido = hoard.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( oculto) hiddenb) ( lejano) remote* * *Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.
* andar escondido = abscond.* lugar escondido = secluded spot.* tesoro escondido = hoard.* * *1 (oculto) hiddenuna casita escondida detrás de un alto cerco a cottage hidden by o tucked away behind a high fenceel club está muy escondido the club is really out of the way o off the beaten track2 (lejano) remoteen un escondido rincón del planeta in a remote corner of the planetB* * *
Del verbo esconder: ( conjugate esconder)
escondido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
esconder
escondido
esconder ( conjugate esconder) verbo transitivo
to hide, conceal (frml)
esconderse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ persona] to hide;
escondidose de algn to hide from sb
2 ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden
escondido◊ -da adjetivo
esconder verbo transitivo to hide [de, from]
(la verdad, una información) to conceal [de, from]
♦ Locuciones: tirar la piedra y esconder la mano, to do something wrong and then act innocently
' escondido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oculto
English:
hidden
- lurk
- hiding
- hoard
* * *escondido, -a♦ adj[lugar] secluded, remote;una casa escondida entre las montañas a house hidden o tucked away in the mountains;el bar está en un sitio muy escondido the bar is in a very out-of-the-way place♦ nmVenel escondido [juego] hide-and-seek;jugar al escondido to play hide-and-seek -
89 flor
adj.great, fantastic (informal) (muy bueno). (Southern Cone)f.1 flower.en flor in floweruna camisa de flores a flowery shirtechar flores a alguien to pay somebody complimentsflor de azahar orange blossomflor de lis fleur-de-lisflores cortadas cut flowersflores naturales real flowersflor de Pascua poinsettia, Christmas flower2 white spot (en uñas). (Chilean Spanish)3 compliment, smart remark, bouquet.4 Flor.* * *1 BOTÁNICA flower2 (piropo) compliment\a flor de piel skin-deepa flor de tierra at ground levelechar flores a alguien to pay somebody complimentsen flor in flower, in bloom, in blossomen la flor de la vida figurado in the prime of lifeflor de azahar orange blossomflor de harina pure wheat flourflor de lis fleur-de-lisla flor de la canela the bestla flor y nata figurado the cream, the crème de la crème* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (Bot) flower- de flor¡ni flores! * —
-¿has oído alguna noticia? -¡ni flores! — "have you heard any news?" - "not a thing"
de libros sé mucho, pero de cocina ni flores — I know a lot about books, but I don't know the first thing about cooking *
de lo prometido, ni flores — as for what they promised, not a word was mentioned *
ser flor de un día —
flor de lis — fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys
flor de mano — † artificial flower
2)• en flor — [planta, campo] in flower, in bloom; [árbol] in blossom, in flower; [muchacha] liter in the first flower of womanhood liter
los naranjos en flor — the orange trees in blossom o flower
3)• la flor (=lo mejor) —
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la flor y nata de la sociedad — the cream of society4)• a flor de agua, los peces se veían a flor de agua — you could see the fish just under the surface of the water
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a flor de piel, tenía los nervios a flor de piel — her nerves were all on edgeel odio le salía a flor de piel — his hatred came out into the open, his hatred came to the surface
5) (=piropo) compliment, flattering remarkdecir o echar flores a algn — to pay compliments to sb, flatter sb
6) [de ciruela, uva] bloom7) [de cuero] grain8) Cono Sur*•
flor de, flor de caballo — a wonderful horseflor de alegre — really happy, very cheerful
¡flor de discurso se mandó! — what a brilliant talk he gave!
flor de reloj me regalaste, ya no funciona — iró what a great watch you bought me, it doesn't work anymore iró
flor de marido, le pega y no le da plata — iró her husband is a real gem, he beats her up and gives her no money iró
9)2.ADJ Cono Sur greatla fiesta estuvo flor — the party was excellent o great
3.ADV Cono Sur** * *femenino (Bot) flowerflores naturales/secas — fresh/dried flowers
en flor — in flower, in bloom
a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful
* * *= flower, blossom, bloom.Ex. Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.Ex. Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.----* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* corona de flores = wreath.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cultivo de flores = flower growing, flower cultivation.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.* fauna y flora = wildlife.* flor de loto = lotus, lotus flower, lotus blossom.* flor de regalo = cut flower.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.* flor prensada = pressed flower.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* flor silvestre = wildflower [wild flower].* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* semilla de flor silvestre = wildflower seed.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* * *femenino (Bot) flowerflores naturales/secas — fresh/dried flowers
en flor — in flower, in bloom
a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful
* * *= flower, blossom, bloom.Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.
Ex: Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* corona de flores = wreath.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cultivo de flores = flower growing, flower cultivation.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.* fauna y flora = wildlife.* flor de loto = lotus, lotus flower, lotus blossom.* flor de regalo = cut flower.* flor de un día = flash in the pan.* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.* flor prensada = pressed flower.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* flor silvestre = wildflower [wild flower].* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* semilla de flor silvestre = wildflower seed.* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* * *flor1A ( Bot) flowerflores naturales/artificiales/secas fresh/artificial/dried flowersflorecillas silvestres wild flowersun vestido de flores a flowery dressen flor in flower, in bloom, in blossomlos almendros en flor the almond trees in flower o blooma flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edgetiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurta flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water, close to the surfaceecharle flores a algn to pay sb complimentsestar en la flor de la juventud to be in the flower of one's youth ( liter)estar en la flor de la vida or edad to be in the prime of lifeflor de patada le di I gave him a hell of a kick ( colloq)es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot ( colloq)ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another, play the fieldla flor y nata the cream, the pick, the crème de la crèmela flor y nata de la sociedad the cream of societyni flores ( Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? — ni flores do you know where he is? — no idea o I haven't the faintest o foggiest (idea) ( colloq)¿entendiste algo? — yo, ni flores did you understand anything? — not a word o a thing ( colloq)ser la flor de la canela to be wonderful o ( colloq) greatCompuestos:(del naranjo) orange blossom; (del limonero) lemon blossom( Chi) wisteriafleur-de-lispoinsettiaC ( RPl) (de la ducha) shower head, roseflor2(CS fam) wonderfulpronunció un discurso flor he made a brilliant o a wonderful o an excellent speech* * *
flor sustantivo femenino ( de planta) flower;
( de árbol frutal) blossom;
un vestido de flores a flowery dress;
en flor in flower o bloom/in blossom;
flor de azahar orange/lemon blossom;
la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème
flor sustantivo femenino
1 flower
2 (lo selecto de algo, lo mejor) best part, cream: estás en la flor de la vida, you are in the prime of life
♦ Locuciones: ser flor de un día, to be short-lived
a flor de piel, skin-deep
en flor, in blossom
ni flores, no idea
la flor y nata, the elite, the crème de la crème
' flor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelia
- disecar
- florecer
- rosa
- abrir
- arrancar
- artificial
- botón
- brotar
- cerrar
- como
- compuesto
- dar
- deshojar
- despuntar
- doble
- múltiple
- mustio
- oloroso
- pocho
English:
bloom
- blooming
- blossom
- bud
- come out
- cream
- dainty
- dried
- droop
- fade
- faded
- flower
- highly-strung
- lilac
- nip
- open
- open out
- out
- pluck
- prime
- prize
- scent
- smell
- spring
- unfold
- button
- flush
- icing
- powder
- quite
* * *flor1 nf1. [en planta] flower;en flor in flower, in bloom;una camisa de flores a flowery shirt;echar flores a alguien to pay sb compliments;echarse flores to praise oneself, to blow one's own trumpet;ir de flor en flor to flit from one relationship to another;ser flor de un día to be a flash in the pan;Esp Fam [idea]no tener ni flores (de) not to have a clue (about);¿cuál es la capital de Mali? – ni flores what's the capital of Mali? – no idea o I haven't a clue;RPtirarse con flores to be at one another's throatsflor de azahar orange blossom;flor de cerezo cherry blossom;flor de lis fleur-de-lis;flor de nieve edelweiss;flor del Paraíso bird of paradise flower;flor de Pascua poinsettia, Christmas flower;flor de(l) saúco elderflowerser la flor de la canela to be the crème de la crème o the cream3. [superficie]a flor de agua/tierra at water/ground level;tiene una sensibilidad a flor de piel she's extremely sensitive;tengo los nervios a flor de piel my nerves are really on edge♦ adj inv[muy bueno] great, fantastic;un espectáculo flor a great o fantastic show♦ flor de loc advhicimos flor de paseo we had a lovely outing;tenía flor de gripe she had a really bad dose of the flu* * *f flower;en flor in bloom, in flower;echar flores bloom, flower; fig flatter;la flor y nata de la sociedad the cream of society;tengo los nervios a flor de piel I’m o my nerves are all on edge* * *flor nf1) : flower2)flor de Pascua : poinsettia* * *flor n1. (en general) flower2. (de árbol) blossom¡ni flores! no idea! -
90 fulminante
adj.1 sudden (despido, muerte).2 fulminating (explosive).3 siderans.m.fulminant, blasting cap, detonator, exploder.* * *► adjetivo1 (que arroja rayos) fulminating■ su destitución fue fulminante he was dismissed on the spot, he was summarily dismissed3 (enfermedad) sudden1 (materia explosiva) fuse, detonator\cápsula fulminante percussion capmirada fulminante withering look* * *1. ADJ1) [pólvora] fulminating; [mirada] withering2) (=súbito) sudden, fulminant frm3) * (=tremendo) terrific, tremendoustiro fulminante — (Ftbl etc) sizzling shot
2.SM LAm percussion cap* * *a) < enfermedad> sudden and devastating, fulminant (tech)b) ( fuerte)* * *= explosive.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The explosive growth of Internet resources has generated an intense need for support in the search for and assessment of those resources.----* golpe fulminante = crushing blow.* revés fulminante = crushing blow.* * *a) < enfermedad> sudden and devastating, fulminant (tech)b) ( fuerte)* * *= explosive.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The explosive growth of Internet resources has generated an intense need for support in the search for and assessment of those resources.
* golpe fulminante = crushing blow.* revés fulminante = crushing blow.* * *1 ‹enfermedad› sudden and devastating, fulminant ( tech)una mirada fulminante a withering looksus palabras tuvieron un efecto fulminante her words had an immediate and devastating effectfue despedido de manera fulminante he was dismissed without warning, he was summarily dismissed2(fuerte): recibió un golpe fulminante y cayó al suelo he received a crushing blow and fell to the groundlanzó un tiro fulminante he hit a thundering shot1 ( Arm) percussion cappistola de fulminantes cap gun* * *
fulminante adjetivo ‹ enfermedad› sudden and devastating;
‹ mirada› withering;
fulminante adjetivo
1 (repentino, sin previo aviso) sudden
(de efecto instantáneo) immediate, summary
2 ((fuerte) crushing, devastating
' fulminante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destitución
English:
by-product
- withering
- glower
* * *♦ adj1. [despido, muerte] sudden;[mirada] withering3. [explosivo] fulminating♦ nminitiating explosive* * *I adj1 enfermedad sudden2 mirada witheringII m percussion cap* * *fulminante adj1) : fulminating, explosive2) : devastating, terribleuna mirada fulminante: a withering look -
91 levantado
adj.1 lifted-up, raised, up, uprisen.2 rebellious, rebel.f. & m.insurgent, rebel.past part.past participle of spanish verb: levantar.* * *ADJ (=despierto) up* * *- da adjetivo* * *----* estar levantado = be up.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* seguir levantado = stay up.* * *- da adjetivo* * ** estar levantado = be up.* quedarse levantado = stay up.* seguir levantado = stay up.* * *levantado -daya estaba levantado I was already upestá levantado desde las siete de la mañana he's been up since seven o'clock* * *
Del verbo levantar: ( conjugate levantar)
levantado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
levantado
levantar
levantado◊ -da adjetivo: estar levantado to be up
levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
2
‹ moral› to raise, boostb) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up
3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
6 ‹ campamento› to strike;◊ levantado la mesa (AmL) to clear the table
7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ ¿me puedo levantado de la mesa? may I leave the table?
2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
polvareda
English:
lift
- strenuous
- up
- wait up
- stay
- they
- wait
* * *levantado, -a adjup;pasamos toda la noche levantados we were up all night -
92 mixto
adj.mixed, mingled.* * *► adjetivo1 mixed1 (sandwich) toasted ham and cheese sandwich\colegio mixto coeducational school, co-ed school————————1 (sandwich) toasted ham and cheese sandwich* * *(f. - mixta)adj.* * *1.ADJ (=mezclado) mixed; [comité] joint; [empresa] joint2. SM1) (=sandwich) (toasted) cheese and ham sandwich2) (=fósforo) match3) (Mil) explosive compound4) (Ferro) passenger and goods train* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) < escuela> mixed, coeducationalb) <partido/equido> mixed2)a) <comisión/comité> joint (before n)b) <economía/agricultura> mixedII* * *= mixed, coeducational [co-educational], joint, blended, merged, interracial, cross-functional, match.Ex. The notation of LCC is mixed, including both letter and numbers.Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex. Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.Ex. There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.Ex. We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.Ex. The article is entitled ' Interracial children's books: problems and progress'.Ex. In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.Ex. Early matches were made with sulfur.----* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.* ensalada mixta = tossed salad.* equipo mixto = cross-functional team.* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.* notación mixta = mixed notation.* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) < escuela> mixed, coeducationalb) <partido/equido> mixed2)a) <comisión/comité> joint (before n)b) <economía/agricultura> mixedII* * *= mixed, coeducational [co-educational], joint, blended, merged, interracial, cross-functional, match.Ex: The notation of LCC is mixed, including both letter and numbers.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.Ex: There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.Ex: We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.Ex: The article is entitled ' Interracial children's books: problems and progress'.Ex: In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.* ensalada mixta = tossed salad.* equipo mixto = cross-functional team.* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.* notación mixta = mixed notation.* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.* * *A1 ‹escuela› mixed, coeducationaleducación mixta coeducation2 ‹partido› mixedB1 ‹comisión/comité› joint ( before n)2 ‹economía/capitales› mixed3 ‹agricultura/explotación› mixed4 ( Ferr):un tren mixto a train carrying passengers and freightA (sandwich) toasted sandwich ( with two different fillings)un mixto de jamón y queso a toasted ham and cheese sandwichB ( Ferr) train carrying passengers and goodsC1 ( Mil) gunpowder2 ( Jueg) capechando mixtos: se fue echando mixtos he dashed off, he left like a shot* * *
mixto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
mixed;
educación mixta coeducation
mixto 2 sustantivo masculino
toasted sandwich ( with two different fillings)
mixto,-a adjetivo mixed: sandwich mixto, combination sandwich
' mixto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mixta
English:
co-ed
- joint
- mixed
* * *mixto, -a♦ adj1. [con dos elementos] mixed;capital mixto mixed capital;comisión mixta joint committee;financiación mixta public-private financing2. [con hombres y mujeres] mixed;un colegio mixto a mixed school;los dobles mixtos the mixed doubles3. [matrimonio] mixed♦ nm[sándwich] cheese and ham sandwich* * *I adj1 colegio mixed2 comisión jointII m toasted ham and cheese sandwich* * *mixto, -ta adj1) : mixed, joint2) : coeducational* * *mixto adj mixed -
93 monopatín
m.1 skateboard.2 scooter.* * *1 skateboard* * *SM skateboard* * ** * *= skateboard.Ex. Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, electronic translators, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.----* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.* patinador de monopatín = skateboarder.* * ** * *= skateboard.Ex: Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, electronic translators, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.
* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.* patinador de monopatín = skateboarder.* * ** * *
monopatín sustantivo masculino ( con manillar) (CS) scooter;
( sin manillar) (Esp) skateboard
monopatín sustantivo masculino skateboard
' monopatín' also found in these entries:
English:
skateboard
- skateboarder
- skateboarding
- skate
* * *monopatín nm2. RP [patinete] scooter* * *m1 skateboard2 Rplpatinete scooter* * ** * *monopatín n skateboard -
94 peón
m.1 unskilled laborer, labourer, laborer, day laborer.2 pawn, chess pawn.3 farm-hand, ranch hand.4 top, spinning top.5 mine prop.* * *1 (trabajador) unskilled labourer (US laborer)2 (agrícola) farm hand, farm worker3 (en el ajedrez) pawn4 (peonza) top, spinning top\peón caminero road menderpeón de albañil building labourer (US laborer)* * *SM1) (Téc) labourer, laborer (EEUU); esp LAm (Agr) farm labourer, farmhand; (Taur) assistant; Méx (=aprendiz) apprentice; (=ayudante) assistantpeón caminero — navvy, roadmender
2) (Ajedrez) pawn3) (Mil, Hist) infantryman, foot-soldier4) (=peonza) spinning top5) (Mec) spindle, shaft* * *1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)* * *= hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex. But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.Ex. The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.Ex. School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.Ex. The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.Ex. So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.----* peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.* peón caminero = road worker.* * *1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)* * *= hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.Ex: School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.Ex: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.* peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.* peón caminero = road worker.* * *A1 ( Const) laborer*Compuestos:(bricklayer's) laborer*, building laborer*bullfighter's assistant ( who draws the bull to the picador)B ( Jueg)2 (trompo) spinning top* * *
peón sustantivo masculino
1 (Const) laborer( conjugate laborer);
(Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer( conjugate laborer), farm worker;
peón caminero road worker
2 ( en ajedrez) pawn;
( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)
peón sustantivo masculino
1 unskilled labourer o US laborer
2 Ajedrez pawn
' peón' also found in these entries:
English:
farmhand
- labourer
- pawn
- farm
- hand
- laborer
* * *peón nm1. [obrero] unskilled labourerTaurom peón de brega bullfighter's assistant;peón caminero roadworker, Br navvy2. [en granja] farmhand, farm worker3. [en ajedrez] pawn4. [peonza] (spinning) top* * *m1 en ajedrez pawn2 trabajador laborer, Brlabourer* * *1) : laborer, peon2) : pawn (in chess)* * *peón n1. (obrero) labourer2. (en ajedrez) pawn -
95 plantado
adj.1 planted.2 stubborn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: plantar.* * *1→ link=plantar plantar► adjetivo1 planted\bien plantado,-a good-lookingdejar a alguien plantado,-a to stand somebody up* * *ADJ1) (Bot) planted (de with)2)dejar plantado a algn — * [en una cita] to stand sb up *; [en una relación sentimental] to dump sb *, ditch sb *; [en una situación difícil] to leave sb in the lurch *, leave sb high and dry; [mientras se habla] to leave sb in mid-sentence
me dejó plantada el día de la boda — he stood me up o left me in the lurch on my wedding day *
lo dejó todo plantado y se fue del país — he packed o chucked everything in and left the country *; [con prisa] he dumped everything and left the country *
3) * (=de pie) standing4)bien plantado — * (=persona) well-groomed
* * *- da adjetivobien plantado — (ant) handsome
dejar plantado a alguien — (fam) ( en una cita) to stand somebody up (colloq); ( el día de la boda) to jilt somebody
los invité a cenar y me dejaron plantado — I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show up
* * *----* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* plantado en maceta = potted.* * *- da adjetivobien plantado — (ant) handsome
dejar plantado a alguien — (fam) ( en una cita) to stand somebody up (colloq); ( el día de la boda) to jilt somebody
los invité a cenar y me dejaron plantado — I invited them to dinner but they didn't turn o show up
* * ** dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.* dejar plantado = walk out on.* plantado en maceta = potted.* * *plantado -daplantado DE algo planted WITH sthun campo plantado de maíz a field planted with cornbien plantado ( ant); handsomeun chico bien plantado a fine-looking young mandejar plantado a algn ( fam): esperé dos horas, pero me dejó plantado I waited for two hours but she stood me up o but she never showed up ( colloq)prometió ayudarnos pero nos dejó plantados he promised to help us but he let us downlo dejó plantado poco después del compromiso she ditched o dumped him soon after the engagement ( colloq)me dejó plantada y corrió a saludarla he left me standing there (like a lemon) and ran over to say hello to her* * *
Del verbo plantar: ( conjugate plantar)
plantado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
plantado
plantar
plantado◊ -da adjetivo plantado DE algo planted with sth;
dejar plantado a algn See Also→ plantar 2b
plantar ( conjugate plantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ tienda› to pitch, put up
2 (fam)
‹ estudios› to give up, to quit (AmE)
( el día de la boda) to jilt
plantarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq)
2 (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick
plantar verbo transitivo
1 Bot Agr to plant: plantaremos todo el jardín de jazmines, we'll plant the whole garden with jasmines
2 (una cosa) to put, place
3 (los estudios, un trabajo) to quit, give up
4 (a una persona) to dump, ditch
dejar a alguien plantado, to stand sb up
5 (dar) to give, plant
♦ Locuciones: plantar cara (a alguien), to stand up (to sb)
' plantado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plantar
- esquinazo
- plantación
- terreno
English:
jilt
- lurch
- stand
* * *plantado, -a adj1. [planta, árbol] planted;un terreno plantado de trigo a field planted with wheat;Famser bien plantado to be good-looking2. CompFamdejar plantado a alguien [no acudir] to stand sb up;prometió prestarnos dinero pero luego nos dejó plantados she promised to lend us some money but in the end she let us down* * *adj:dejar a alguien plantado fam stand s.o. up fam ;bien plantado handsome* * *plantado adj -
96 poner
v.1 to put.Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).le pusieron Mario they called him Mariole pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?6 to set up.ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shopponer la mesa to lay the table7 to do up.han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style8 to put in.poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the businessponer algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bitponer mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) somethingPonga más sal Put in more salt.9 to suppose.pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happenedpon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five daysponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?11 to lay (eggs) (ave).12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.13 to apply, to put on.Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.14 to lay eggs, to lay.La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.15 to say about.* * *Present Indicativepongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participlepuesto,-a.* * *verb1) to put2) place3) set4) set up, establish5) add6) switch on, put on7) lay8) install•- ponerse* * *Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=colocar, situar) to put¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?
ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is
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poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side•
ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on3) (=añadir) to addponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it
4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put5) (=disponer, preparar)•
poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table6) (=instalar)a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put inb) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish7) (=exponer)ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun
8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?
9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set•
poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right•
ponlo [más alto] — turn it up10) (=adoptar)¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?
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¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!11) (=volver) + adj, adv to makepara no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood
¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!
12) (=servir)¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?
¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?
13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?
14) (=exhibir)¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?
¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?
15) (=enviar) to send16) (=escribir) to put¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?
¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?
17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?
18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, setnos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work
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me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise•
le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything20) (=aportar, contribuir)[+ dinero]yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing
21) (=invertir) to put in22) (=apostar)23) (=llamar) to call¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?
24) (=criticar, alabar)•
te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss•
¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!•
tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you25) (=tildar)•
poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse26) (=suponer)•
pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lotteryponiendo que... — supposing that...
27)• poner a algn [a] + infin —
nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor
28)• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro
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poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro29) [en trabajo]•
poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant30)31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [aves] to lay (eggs)2) (=apostar)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( colocar) to putlo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class
b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put2) ( agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?
¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?
4) <inyección/supositorio> to give5)poner la mesa — to lay o set the table
6)a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to openb) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to installc) cerradura/armario to fit8) (Esp) (servir, dar)¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?
póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please
¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?
9)a) ( contribuir)b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take11)b) ( oponer)no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections
a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything
¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?
¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?
le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'
14) ( escribir) to put15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?
¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)19) ( adoptar) cara/voz20)a) ( hacer empezar)poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework
b)poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example
21) ( suponer)pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...
pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong
ponerle — (esp AmL)
¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours
22)a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put onpuso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine
b) (ajustar, graduar)23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you
poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody
2.¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
vi gallina to lay3.1) ponerse v pron2)a) (refl) ( colocarse)pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade
ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree
se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)
se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head
b) (Esp) ( llegar)3) sol to set4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put onme puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace
5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!
6)a) ( empezar)ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf
se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain
b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)
yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred
7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you
* * *= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* poner al revés = upend.* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* poner aparte = set + apart.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* poner carnada = bait.* poner cebo = bait.* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.* poner delante de = lay before.* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner de pie = stand + upright.* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.* poner el candado = padlock.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.* poner el énfasis = put + focus.* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner el precio = price.* poner el sello = stamp.* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.* poner empeño = strive.* poner en adobo = marinade.* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner encima = top with.* poner en circulación = circulate.* poner en claro = clear up.* poner en cola = queue.* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* poner en el haber de = credit.* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* poner en escena = stage.* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.* poner en forma = buff up.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* poner en garantía = pawn.* poner en hielo = ice.* poner en juego = tap.* poner en la calle = evict.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* poner en libertad = release from + jail.* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* poner en préstamo = circulate.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.* poner en remojo = steep.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.* poner en su sitio = put in + place.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.* poner entre corchetes = bracket.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* poner en venta = put on + sale.* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* poner freno = curb.* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* poner guiones = hyphenate.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.* poner la brida = bridle.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.* poner la fecha = date-stamp.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* poner las esposas = handcuff.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* poner nervioso = rattle.* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* poner objeciones = object.* poner objeciones a = object to.* poner obstáculos = cramp.* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.* poner parches = patch up, patch.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner sal = salt.* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* ponerse borroso = blur.* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse + Color = go + Color.* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ponerse del lado de = side with.* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.* ponerse de parte de = side with.* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* ponerse, el = donning, the.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* ponerse en fila = line up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse gallito = bluster.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* ponerse rígido = stiffen.* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* poner sobre aviso = alert to.* poner término a = put + paid to.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner trabas = cramp.* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.* poner una demanda = face + legal action.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* poner una reclamación = appeal.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* quita o pon = give or take.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( colocar) to putlo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class
b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put2) ( agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?
¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?
4) <inyección/supositorio> to give5)poner la mesa — to lay o set the table
6)a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to openb) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to installc) cerradura/armario to fit8) (Esp) (servir, dar)¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?
póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please
¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?
9)a) ( contribuir)b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take11)b) ( oponer)no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections
a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything
¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?
¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?
le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'
14) ( escribir) to put15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?
¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)19) ( adoptar) cara/voz20)a) ( hacer empezar)poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework
b)poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example
21) ( suponer)pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...
pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong
ponerle — (esp AmL)
¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours
22)a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put onpuso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine
b) (ajustar, graduar)23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you
poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody
2.¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
vi gallina to lay3.1) ponerse v pron2)a) (refl) ( colocarse)pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade
ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree
se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)
se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head
b) (Esp) ( llegar)3) sol to set4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put onme puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace
5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!
6)a) ( empezar)ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf
se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain
b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)
yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred
7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you
* * *= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* poner al revés = upend.* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* poner aparte = set + apart.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* poner carnada = bait.* poner cebo = bait.* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.* poner delante de = lay before.* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner de pie = stand + upright.* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.* poner el candado = padlock.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.* poner el énfasis = put + focus.* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner el precio = price.* poner el sello = stamp.* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.* poner empeño = strive.* poner en adobo = marinade.* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner encima = top with.* poner en circulación = circulate.* poner en claro = clear up.* poner en cola = queue.* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* poner en el haber de = credit.* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* poner en escena = stage.* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.* poner en forma = buff up.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* poner en garantía = pawn.* poner en hielo = ice.* poner en juego = tap.* poner en la calle = evict.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* poner en libertad = release from + jail.* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* poner en préstamo = circulate.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.* poner en remojo = steep.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.* poner en su sitio = put in + place.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.* poner entre corchetes = bracket.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* poner en venta = put on + sale.* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* poner freno = curb.* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* poner guiones = hyphenate.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.* poner la brida = bridle.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.* poner la fecha = date-stamp.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* poner las esposas = handcuff.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* poner nervioso = rattle.* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* poner objeciones = object.* poner objeciones a = object to.* poner obstáculos = cramp.* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.* poner parches = patch up, patch.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner sal = salt.* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* ponerse borroso = blur.* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse + Color = go + Color.* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ponerse del lado de = side with.* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.* ponerse de parte de = side with.* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* ponerse, el = donning, the.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* ponerse en fila = line up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse gallito = bluster.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* ponerse rígido = stiffen.* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* poner sobre aviso = alert to.* poner término a = put + paid to.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner trabas = cramp.* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.* poner una demanda = face + legal action.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* poner una reclamación = appeal.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* quita o pon = give or take.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *■ poner (verbo transitivo)A1 colocar2 poner: anuncio, avisoB agregarC ropa, calzado etcD ‹inyección/supositorio›E poner la mesaF1 instalar, montar2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc3 poner: cerradura etcG poner: huevosH servir, darA1 contribuir2 proporcionarB poner: atención, cuidadoC1 imponer2 oponer3 adjudicarD poner: nombreE enviarF escribirG1 expresar por escrito2 impersonalH exhibir, darI tardarA en un estado, una situaciónB poner: cara, voz, etcC1 hacer empezar2 poner a alguien de algoD suponerA1 conectar, encender2 ajustar, graduarB poner al teléfono■ poner (verbo intransitivo)A1 apostar2 contribuir dineroB poner: gallinasC México: vulg■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)A1 colocarse2 llegarB ponerse: el solC ponerse: calzado etcA en un estado, una situaciónB1 empezar2 esforzarse, esmerarse3 contribuir dineroSentido III ponerse al teléfonovtA1 (colocar) to put¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picturelo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced classponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the doorpon agua a calentar put some water on to boil2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, putpusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaperB (agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dressD ‹inyección/supositorio› to giveel dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injectionEponer la mesa to lay o set the tableF1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to openpuso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architectconsiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving schoolles ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o homepusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in stylele puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to installvan a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fitG «ave» ‹huevos› to layH( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?A1 (contribuir):él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the laborpusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos eachque cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay onla empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the companyB ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to takepon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doingno ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of workpone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he doesC1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to setnos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questionsle pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding2(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objectionsa todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?le pusieron un cero he got nought out of tenD (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!le pusieron Eva they called her Eva¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'F (escribir) to putno has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents inno sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o writepuso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the listG ( esp Esp)1 (expresar por escrito) to sayel periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery2 ( impersonal):mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note saysallí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theaterno pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmasel avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Airesde allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to SaltaA (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):me pones nerviosa you're making me nervousya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward positionnos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for meB (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like thatpuso cara de enfado he looked annoyedpuso voz de asustado he sounded scaredC1(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a dietponer a algn A + INF:tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to worklo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguezlo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions2 poner a algn DE algo:la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of departmentlo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angelsu padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boysiempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an exampleD(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get backpon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrongponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200A1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put onpon un disco put on a recordpuso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the enginetodavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet2(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right timeponer el motor a punto to tune up the engineBponer a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?■ ponerviA2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?B «gallina» to lay■ ponerseA1 ( refl)ponerse de pie to stand up, standponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's kneesponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the treeponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountaina ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head2B «sol» to setC ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put onponte el abrigo put your coat onno tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wearmi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothesponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadowme puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklaceA (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):me puse furiosa I got very angrycuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw itadelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortableno te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wildla vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensiveB1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -INGse va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minutea ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start workingse puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effortsi te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today3(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for youdile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone* * *
poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table
5 (instalar, montar)
6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;
¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
3
‹examen/problema› to set;
4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;
¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine
puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
(Esp):
poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin
* * *♦ vt1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog3. [servir]¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;póngame un kilo give me a kilo4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent faceme pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sbponer pegas a algo to raise objections to sth8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;[conferencia] to make; Esp¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;Espno cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;pon el telediario put the news on;puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto12. [montar] to set up;poner la casa to set up home;poner un negocio to start a business;ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;poner la mesa to lay the table;pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow13. [decorar] to do up;han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style14. [suponer] to suppose;pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?16. [escribir] to put;¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?17. [huevo] to lay18. RP [demorar] to take;el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there♦ vi[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)♦ v impersonalAm Fam [parecer]se me pone que… it seems to me that…* * *<part puesto> v/t1 put;poner en escena stage;poner en marcha set in motion;pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that2 ropa put on3 ( añadir) put in4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on5 la mesa set6 ( escribir) put downla crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews8 negocio set up9 telegrama send10 huevos lay12 dinero deposit13:poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.* * *poner {60} vt1) colocar: to put, to placepon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add3) : to put on (clothes)4) contribuir: to contribute5) escribir: to put in writingno le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it6) imponer: to set, to impose7) exponer: to put, to exposelo puso en peligro: she put him in danger8) : to prepare, to arrangeponer la mesa: to set the table9) : to namele pusimos Ana: we called her Ana10) establecer: to set up, to establishpuso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant11) instalar: to install, to put insiempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood13) : to turn on, to switch on14) suponer: to supposepongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come15) : to lay (eggs)poner a : to start (someone doing something)lo puse a trabajar: I put him to workponer de : to place asla pusieron de directora: they made her directorponer en : to put in (a state or condition)poner en duda: to call into questionponer vi1) : to contribute2) : to lay eggs* * *poner vb2. (ropa, etc) to put on3. (añadir) to put¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on7. (establecer) to open9. (comunicar) to put through¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good11. (proyectar) to be on¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?12. (dar un nombre) to call14. (servir) to give¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say... -
97 rana
f.1 frog.te devolverá el libro cuando las ranas críen pelo (informal) you'll be waiting till the cows come home for him to give you that book back2 Rana.* * *1 frog\salir rana familiar to be a letdown, be a disappointment* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Zool) frog¡hasta que las ranas críen pelo! — if I never see you again it'll be too soon!
2) (=juego) game of throwing coins into the mouth of an iron frog* * *femenino (Zool) frogcuando las ranas críen pelo — (fam)
salir rana — (Esp fam) to be a real disappointment
* * *= frog.Ex. The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.* * *femenino (Zool) frogcuando las ranas críen pelo — (fam)
salir rana — (Esp fam) to be a real disappointment
* * *= frog.Ex: The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.
* * *1 ( Zool) frogcuando las ranas críen pelo or ( RPl) cola ( fam): a este paso terminará cuando las ranas críen pelo at this rate he won't finish in a month of Sundays ( colloq)* * *
rana sustantivo femenino (Zool) frog
rana sustantivo femenino
1 Zool frog
2 (hombre) rana, frogman
♦ Locuciones: cuando las ranas críen pelo, when pigs learn to fly, salir rana, to be a disappointment
' rana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anca
- hombre
English:
croak
- frog
- frogman
- into
- spawn
- bull
* * *rana nf1. [animal] frog;Famcuando las ranas críen pelo: te devolverá el libro cuando las ranas críen pelo you'll be waiting till the cows come home for him to give you that book back;Famsalir rana to be a major disappointmentrana de San Antonio European tree frog2. [juego] = game in which the players throw coins or counters into the mouth of a metal frog* * *f ZO frog;salir rana fam be a let-down;cuando la(s) rana(s) críe(n) pelo fig not in a month of Sundays* * *rana nf1) : frog2)rana toro : bullfrog* * *rana n frog -
98 rango
m.1 standing (social).2 rank.de alto rango high-ranking3 status, station, social position, social standing.4 range, limits, amplitude of a quantity or phenomenon between clearly specified lower and higher limits, extent.5 degree, level.6 leapfrog.7 luxury.* * *1 rank\de alto rango / de mucho rango high-ranking* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=categoría) rank; (=prestigio) standing, statusde rango — of high standing, of some status
IIde alto rango — of high standing, of some status
* * *1)a) (Mil) rankb) (categoría, nivel) level2) (Chi) (lujo, pompa) luxury* * *= range, status, rank, rung.Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.Ex. AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.Ex. However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.Ex. In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.----* búsqueda por rangos = range searching, ranged search.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de rango superior = senior, top-tier [top tier].* distribución por rangos = rank distribution.* rango académico = academic rank.* rango jerárquico = hierarchical rank.* * *1)a) (Mil) rankb) (categoría, nivel) level2) (Chi) (lujo, pompa) luxury* * *= range, status, rank, rung.Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.
Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.Ex: However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.Ex: In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.* búsqueda por rangos = range searching, ranged search.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de rango superior = senior, top-tier [top tier].* distribución por rangos = rank distribution.* rango académico = academic rank.* rango jerárquico = hierarchical rank.* * *A2 (categoría, nivel) levelC ( Chi) (lujo, pompa) luxuryvive con mucho rango she lives in great luxury o in the lap of luxury* * *
rango sustantivo masculino
1a) (Mil) rank
2 (Chi) (lujo, pompa) luxury;
( de persona) high social status
rango sustantivo masculino
1 (militar, profesional) rank
2 (social) status
' rango' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inferior
- superior
- honor
- jerarquía
English:
position
- rank
- senior
- grade
- high
- involve
- leapfrog
* * *rango nm1. [social] standing2. [jerárquico] rank;de alto rango high-ranking3. Ling rank4. Andes, CAm, PRico [esplendor] pomp, splendour5. RP [juego] leapfrog* * *m rank;de alto rango high-ranking* * *rango nm1) : rank, status2) : high social standing3) : pomp, splendor* * *rango n rank -
99 reparto
m.1 division.hacer el reparto de algo to divide something up, to share outel reparto de la riqueza the distribution of wealthreparto del trabajo worksharing2 delivery (entrega) (de leche, periódicos, correo).el camión del reparto the delivery vanse dedica al reparto de publicidad he distributes advertising leafletsreparto a domicilio home delivery3 giving out, allocation.reparto de premios prizegiving4 cast (Cine & Teatro).actor de reparto supporting actor5 distribution, apportionment, sharing out, allotment.6 card dealing, deal.7 share-out.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: repartir.* * *1 (división) sharing out, division; (distribución) distribution2 (de un terreno) parcelling out; (de un país) partition3 (entrega) handing out; (de mercancías) delivery4 (naipes - acción) dealing; (- turno) deal5 (de obra, película) cast\camioneta de reparto delivery vanfurgoneta de reparto delivery vanreparto de premios prize-giving ceremony, award ceremony* * *noun m.1) delivery2) distribution3) deal4) cast* * *SM1) (=partición) sharing outel reparto de la herencia originó conflictos — the sharing out of the inheritance gave rise to disputes
no existe un equilibrado reparto de la riqueza — there is not an even distribution of wealth, wealth is not evenly distributed
2) (=entrega) [de correo, periódicos] delivery3) (Cine, Teat) cast* * *1) ( distribución) distributionse hizo el reparto del dinero — the money was shared out o divided up
2) ( servicio de entrega) delivery3) (Cin, Teatr) cast* * *= apportionment, delivery, a cast of characters, deliverance, handout, cast.Ex. Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.Ex. By contrast the more 'popular' novel tends more to a wider canvas of action and a more outgoing cast of characters.Ex. Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.Ex. These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.Ex. The other cast members of the film are yet to be finalized.----* actor de reparto = character actor, supporting actor.* actriz de reparto = character actress, supporting actress.* con un reparto estelar = star-studded.* empresa de reparto de paquetes = package delivery company.* furgoneta de reparto = delivery van.* papel de reparto = secondary role.* reparto a domicilio = home delivery.* reparto de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the.* reparto de leche = milk round.* servicio de reparto con furgoneta = van delivery service.* * *1) ( distribución) distributionse hizo el reparto del dinero — the money was shared out o divided up
2) ( servicio de entrega) delivery3) (Cin, Teatr) cast* * *= apportionment, delivery, a cast of characters, deliverance, handout, cast.Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.
Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.Ex: By contrast the more 'popular' novel tends more to a wider canvas of action and a more outgoing cast of characters.Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.Ex: The other cast members of the film are yet to be finalized.* actor de reparto = character actor, supporting actor.* actriz de reparto = character actress, supporting actress.* con un reparto estelar = star-studded.* empresa de reparto de paquetes = package delivery company.* furgoneta de reparto = delivery van.* papel de reparto = secondary role.* reparto a domicilio = home delivery.* reparto de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].* reparto del botín, el = division of spoils, the.* reparto de leche = milk round.* servicio de reparto con furgoneta = van delivery service.* * *A (distribución) distributionreparto de premios prize-givingse hizo el reparto del dinero entre los hermanos the money was shared out o divided up o distributed among the brothersle tocó poco en el reparto she didn't get very much in the share-outCompuestos:( Esp) profit sharingdistribution of dividends( AmL) profit sharingB (servicio de entrega) delivery[ S ] reparto a domicilio delivery servicecamioneta de reparto delivery truck o vanayer no hubo reparto de correo there was no mail delivery yesterday, there was no post (delivered) yesterday ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo repartir: ( conjugate repartir)
reparto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
repartir
reparto
repartir ( conjugate repartir) verbo transitivo
‹periódicos/correo› to deliver;
‹naipes/fichas› to deal
verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to deal
reparto sustantivo masculino
1
(entre socios, herederos) share-out;
2 (Cin, Teatr) cast
repartir verbo transitivo
1 (una tarta, los beneficios) to share out, US to divide up
2 (distribuir) to give out: repartían golosinas entre los niños, they were sharing out sweets amongst the children
repartió a sus hombres por el edificio, he spread his men out all over the building
repartieron programas a los asistentes, they handed out programmes to the audience
(un pedido, el correo) to deliver
3 (extender) to spread
4 Teat Cine to cast: hoy reparten los papeles, today they are doing the casting
5 Naipes to deal
reparto sustantivo masculino
1 distribution, sharing out
2 (de regalos, etc) sharing
(de pedidos, encargos, correo) delivery
camioneta/furgoneta de reparto, delivery van
3 Cine Teat (elenco) cast
(entrega de papeles) casting
' reparto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficiada
- beneficiado
- distribución
- ecuánime
- estelar
- premio
- rompecabezas
- corresponder
- equitativo
- porción
- tocar
English:
apportionment
- bill
- cast
- casting
- deal
- delivery
- delivery truck
- delivery van
- distribution
- division
- paper round
- post
- top
- deliver
- float
- pick
- wagon
* * *reparto nm1. [división] division;hacer el reparto de algo to divide sth up, to share sth out;el reparto de la riqueza the distribution of wealthEsp Econ reparto de beneficios profit sharing; Econ reparto de dividendos dividend payout;reparto del trabajo worksharing;Am Econ reparto de utilidades profit sharing2. [distribución] [de leche, periódicos, correo] delivery;[de naipes] dealing;el camión del reparto the delivery van;se dedica al reparto de publicidad he distributes advertising leafletsreparto a domicilio home delivery3. [asignación] giving out, allocationreparto de premios prizegiving4. Cine & Teatro cast;actor de reparto supporting actor* * *m1 ( división) share-out, distribution2 TEA cast3:reparto a domicilio home delivery* * *reparto nm1) : allocation2) : distribution3) : cast (of characters)* * *reparto n1. (distribución) sharing out2. (entrega) delivery3. (lista de actores) cast -
100 robo
m.1 robbery, theft (atraco, hurto).robo a mano armada armed robbery2 stolen goods (cosa robada).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: robar.* * *2 (en naipes) draw\cometer un robo to commit a robberyser un robo (muy caro) to be daylight robberyrobo a mano armada armed robbery* * *noun m.burglary, robbery, theft* * *SM1) [de dinero, objetos] theft; [en vivienda] burglary; [en tienda, banco] robbery2) (=estafa)¡esto es un robo! — this is daylight robbery!
¿cinco mil por una camiseta? ¡vaya robo! — five thousand for a T-shirt? what a rip-off! *
3) (=cosa robada) stolen article; (=cosas robadas) stolen goods pl* * *a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theftb) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-inc) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)* * *= theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.Nota: Con allanamiento de morada.Ex. I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.Ex. This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.Ex. The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.Ex. A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.Ex. The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.Ex. Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex. The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex. Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.Ex. An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.----* antirrobo = anti-theft.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* cometer un robo = execute + theft.* detección de robos = theft detection.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo de ganado = cattle rustling.* robo de identidad = identity theft.* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.* robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theftb) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-inc) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)* * *= theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.Nota: Con allanamiento de morada.Ex: I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.
Ex: This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex: The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.Ex: The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.Ex: A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.Ex: The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.Ex: An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.* antirrobo = anti-theft.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* cometer un robo = execute + theft.* detección de robos = theft detection.* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.* intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo de ganado = cattle rustling.* robo de identidad = identity theft.* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.* robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.* sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.* * *A2 (hurto de dinero, de un objeto) theftCompuestos:armed robberyidentity theft¡esto es un robo (a mano armada)! this is a rip-off o this is daylight robbery! ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo robar: ( conjugate robar)
robo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
robó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
robar
robo
robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ banco› to rob;
robole algo a algn to steal sth from sb;
le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen
2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
to steal;
¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robo sustantivo masculino
(hurto de dinero, objeto) theft;
( forzando la entrada) break-in
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
(a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
(en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft
robber robbery to rob
to steal
burglar burglary to burgle
robo sustantivo masculino
1 (de cosas materiales) theft: llamaron inmediatamente para avisar del robo, they called to report the theft immediately
(en un banco, etc) robbery
(en una casa) burglary
2 (cosa robada) stolen article
3 fam (de precios) daylight robbery: en ciertas tiendas para turistas los precios son un robo, certain souvenir shops are a ripoff ➣ Ver nota en robar
' robo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botín
- golpe
- implicar
- intento
- miserable
- robar
- saco
- tentativa
- tirón
- condenar
- denuncia
- denunciar
- hurto
- participación
English:
armed robbery
- break-in
- burglary
- daylight
- insure
- larceny
- premeditated
- raid
- robbery
- snatch
- theft
- tip off
- wrongly
- armed
- break
- identity
- rip-off
* * *robo nm1. [atraco] robbery;[hurto] theft; [en casa] burglary robo a mano armada armed robbery;robo de identidad identity theft2. [cosa robada] stolen goods¡qué robo! what a rip-off!* * *ser un robo fig be a rip-off fam* * *robo nm: robbery, theft* * *robo n1. (de dinero, objeto) theft / stealing
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