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41 antigualla
f.1 museum piece (Pejorative) (cosa).2 antique thing, museum piece, antique, antique object.* * *1 peyorativo antique, relic* * *SF (=objeto) old thing, relic; (=cuento) old story; (=individuo) has-been* * *femenino (fam) piece of junk (colloq)* * *= fuddy-duddy.Nota: Nombre.Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.* * *femenino (fam) piece of junk (colloq)* * *= fuddy-duddy.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.
* * *( fam)piece of junk ( colloq)quiero deshacerme de estas antiguallas I want to get rid of this (old) junk¿a esa antigualla le llamas coche? do you call that heap of metal a car? ( colloq)* * *
antigualla f fam pey irón piece of junk
' antigualla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reliquia
* * *antigualla nfPey [cosa] museum piece; [persona] old fogey, old fossil* * *f fampiece of old junk fam ;antiguallas pl old junk famsg* * *antigualla nf1) : antique2) : relic, old thing -
42 baratillo
m.1 junk.2 junkshop (tienda).3 bargain sale, bargain, sell-off.4 secondhand shop, bargain counter, junk shop.* * *2 (baratijas) junk* * *SM1) (=artículos usados) secondhand goods pl ; (=artículos baratos) cheap goods pl2) (=tienda) secondhand shop, junk shop; (=sección de gangas) bargain counter3) (=saldo) bargain salecosa de baratillo — trash, junk
4) (=mercadillo) street market* * *Ex. The copies were sold at car boot sales, market stalls and on mail order priced at 40 pounds.* * *Ex: The copies were sold at car boot sales, market stalls and on mail order priced at 40 pounds.
* * *(venta) rummage sale ( AmE), jumble sale ( BrE); (tienda) cut-price store ( AmE), discount shop ( BrE)comer de baratillo to eat cheaply o on the cheap* * *baratillo nm1. [género] junk2. [tienda] junk shop;[mercadillo] flea market* * *m1 tienda cut-price store2 ( mercadillo) street market* * *baratillo nm: rummage sale, flea market -
43 correo basura
m.spam, spam mail.* * *(n.) = junk mail, spam, junk e-mailEx. Despite the hype surrounding the World Wide Web, e-mail remains the most commonly used element of the Internet, but has begun to be suffer from the junk mail problem.Ex. Spam is any electronic message mass-posted on the Internet that forces itself on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.* * *(n.) = junk mail, spam, junk e-mailEx: Despite the hype surrounding the World Wide Web, e-mail remains the most commonly used element of the Internet, but has begun to be suffer from the junk mail problem.
Ex: Spam is any electronic message mass-posted on the Internet that forces itself on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked. -
44 morralla
f.1 scum (Pejorative) (people).2 small fry (fish).3 loose change (suelto). (Mexican Spanish)4 rubbish, garbage, trash.5 whitebait.6 rabble.7 copper money.* * *1 (pescado) small fish2 peyorativo (gente) riffraff3 peyorativo (cosas) junk4 peyorativo (cambio) small change, worthless coins* * *SF1) (=peces) small fry, little fish2) (=cosas) junk *; (=basura) rubbish, garbage (EEUU)3) (=personas) rabble, riff-raff4) Méx (=calderilla) small change* * *1)a) (Coc) small fish o fry (pl)b) ( cosas sin valor) junk2) ( chusma) riffraff, rabble3) (Méx) ( dinero suelto) loose change* * *= rabble.Ex. On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.* * *1)a) (Coc) small fish o fry (pl)b) ( cosas sin valor) junk2) ( chusma) riffraff, rabble3) (Méx) ( dinero suelto) loose change* * *= rabble.Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.
* * *A1 ( Coc) small fish o fry (pl)2 (cosas sin valor) junkno compré nada, era todo morralla I didn't buy anything, it was all trash o junkB (chusma) riffraff, rabbleC ( Méx) (dinero suelto) loose change* * *
morralla sustantivo femenino
1 ( cosas sin valor) junk
2 ( chusma) riffraff, rabble
3 (Méx) ( dinero suelto) loose change
' morralla' also found in these entries:
English:
white
* * *morralla nf1. [personas] scum2. [cosas] junk3. [pescado] small fry* * *f Méxsmall change* * *morralla nf1) : small fish2) : trash, riffraff -
45 cachureo
SM Cono Sur bric-a-brac, junk, bits and pieces pl* * *masculino (Chi fam)a) ( acción) rummaging, rooting aroundb) ( cosas inservibles) junk (colloq)* * *masculino (Chi fam)a) ( acción) rummaging, rooting aroundb) ( cosas inservibles) junk (colloq)* * *1 (acción) rummaging, rooting around2 (cosas inservibles) junk ( colloq)tiene el cajón lleno de cachureo his drawer's full of junk o rubbish3(cosa inservible): había un pedazo de cordel, una cajita vacía y otros cachureos there was a piece of cord, an empty box and various other bits of junk -
46 cambalache
m.1 swap (trueque).2 junk shop. ( River Plate)3 chaos. ( River Plate)4 swapping, bartering.5 secondhand shop, junk shop, second-hand shop.* * *1 peyorativo swap, exchange* * *SM1) (=trueque) swap, exchange2) LAm (=tienda) second-hand shop, junk shop* * *a) (fam) ( trueque) swap (colloq)hacer cambalaches — to swap (colloq)
b) (RPl fam & pey) ( tienda) thrift store (AmE), junk shop (BrE)* * *a) (fam) ( trueque) swap (colloq)hacer cambalaches — to swap (colloq)
b) (RPl fam & pey) ( tienda) thrift store (AmE), junk shop (BrE)* * *hacer cambalaches to swap ( colloq)* * *
cambalache sustantivo masculino
◊ hacer cambalaches to swap (colloq)
cambalache sustantivo masculino swap, exchange
* * *cambalache nmhacer un cambalache to make o do a swap, to swap2. RP [tienda] junk shop3. RP [gran desorden] chaos* * *m Arg famsecond-hand store* * * -
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49 trastos
2 familiar (pertenencias) belongings, things* * *noun m. plural1) utensils2) junk, stuff* * *= junk, gubbings, clobber.Ex. All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.Ex. The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).Ex. This car is not too big for parking but big enough to fit in all the kids and their clobber for football matches and those occasional holidays away in the country.* * *= junk, gubbings, clobber.Ex: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.
Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).Ex: This car is not too big for parking but big enough to fit in all the kids and their clobber for football matches and those occasional holidays away in the country.* * *trastos nmpl1) : implements, utensils -
50 chisme
m.1 rumor, piece of gossip (cotilleo).2 thingamajig, thingy (informal) (cosa).3 gossiping, gossip.4 thing, gadget, doodad, do-dad.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chismar.* * *1 (comentario) piece of gossip■ ¿cómo funciona este chisme? how does this thing work?\andar con chismes familiar to gossip* * *noun m.1) gossip2) stuff* * *SM1) * (=cosa) thing¿y este chisme para qué sirve? — and what's this thing for?
tiene la cartera llena de chismes — her bag is full of all sorts of things o bits and pieces
un chisme para cortar metal — a thing o whatnot * o thingummyjig * for cutting metal with
2) (=cotilleo)* * *a) ( chismorreo) piece of gossipchismes — gossip, tittle-tattle (colloq)
b) (Esp, Méx fam) (trasto, cacharro) thing, thingamajig (colloq)tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes — his room's full of junk o stuff (colloq)
* * *a) ( chismorreo) piece of gossipchismes — gossip, tittle-tattle (colloq)
b) (Esp, Méx fam) (trasto, cacharro) thing, thingamajig (colloq)tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes — his room's full of junk o stuff (colloq)
* * *chisme11 = widget.Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
chisme22 = titbit [tidbit, -UK], tidbit [titbit, -USA].Ex: Her young companion was exceedingly perturbed by this titbit of news; he knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* lleno de chismes = gossipy.* * *1 (cotilleo) piece of gossipno me vengas con chismes don't come gossiping to me, don't come to me with your tittle-tattle o tales¿cómo funciona este chisme? how does this thing work?¿dónde está el chisme para cambiar de canal? where's the thing o thingamajig for changing channels?tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes his room's full of junk o stuff ( colloq)* * *
chisme sustantivo masculino
contar chismes to gossip
◊ un cuarto lleno de chismes a room full of junk o stuff (colloq)
chisme sustantivo masculino
1 familiar (objeto inútil) knick-knack
(cosa, aparato) thing
2 (cotilleo) piece of gossip: no me vengas con chismes, I don't want to hear your gossip
' chisme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
copucha
- jugoso
- sabroso
English:
gadget
- thing
- titbit
- use
- whatsit
- gossip
- thingamabob
- widget
* * *chisme nm1. [cotilleo] rumour, piece of gossip;no hace más que contar chismes all she does is spread gossip¿para qué sirve este chisme? what's this thing here for?tienes el cuarto lleno de chismes your room is full of junk* * *m fam1 bit of gossip;2 objeto doodad fam, Brdoodah fam* * *chisme nm1) : gossip, tale* * *chisme n1. (cotilleo) gossip2. (aparato) thing -
51 desechos
m.pl.waste matter, leavings, debris, junk.* * ** * ** * *(n.) = junk, detritus, scrapsEx. All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.Ex. I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The Wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien.Ex. Jays are reluctant to leave the shelter of woodlands although, on occasions, they become bold, visiting garden bird tables for scraps.* * *(n.) = junk, detritus, scrapsEx: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The Wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien.Ex: Jays are reluctant to leave the shelter of woodlands although, on occasions, they become bold, visiting garden bird tables for scraps.* * *
desechos mpl (basura) waste, rubbish US garbage
(residuos) waste sing
desechos industriales, industrial waste
desechos radiactivos, radioactive waste
' desechos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desperdicio
- basura
English:
dregs
- scrapheap
- waste
- debris
- flotsam
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52 propaganda
f.1 advertising.2 publicity leaflets (prospectos).repartir propaganda to distribute advertising leaflets; to hand out advertising leaflets (en la calle)propaganda electoral election literature; (folletos) election campaign advertising (anuncios, emisiones)3 propaganda.4 commercial, blurb, build-up, advertisement.* * *1 (publicidad) advertising2 (electoral) propaganda* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Pol) propaganda2) (Com) (=publicidad) advertising3) (=panfletos, octavillas) advertising leaflets pl* * *a) (Pol) ( para promover o desprestigiar una causa) propagandab) (Com, Marketing) advertising; ( en prensa)hacer propaganda de un producto/espectáculo — to advertise a product/show
* * *= propaganda, promotional literature.Ex. Children should be taught to be selective TV watchers and shown that television is a powerful advertising and propaganda tool.Ex. The article 'The window-dressers' investigates some of the claims of vanity publishers made in their promotional literature and finds that many are misleading.----* de propaganda = promotional.* hacer propaganda = give + publicity, propagandise [propagandize, -USA].* propaganda política = political propaganda.* * *a) (Pol) ( para promover o desprestigiar una causa) propagandab) (Com, Marketing) advertising; ( en prensa)hacer propaganda de un producto/espectáculo — to advertise a product/show
* * *= propaganda, promotional literature.Ex: Children should be taught to be selective TV watchers and shown that television is a powerful advertising and propaganda tool.
Ex: The article 'The window-dressers' investigates some of the claims of vanity publishers made in their promotional literature and finds that many are misleading.* de propaganda = promotional.* hacer propaganda = give + publicity, propagandise [propagandize, -USA].* propaganda política = political propaganda.* * *1 ( Pol) (para promover o desprestigiar una causa) propagandael aparato de propaganda de la dictadura the propaganda apparatus of the dictatorshiplo que prometieron en su propaganda electoral what they promised in their election material ( o advertisements etc)el discurso del primer ministro fue pura propaganda electoral the prime minister's speech was pure electoral propagandahacer propaganda de un producto/espectáculo to advertise a product/showme regalaron un llavero de propaganda they gave me a key ring with their name ( o logo etc) on itla revista no trae más que propaganda the magazine has nothing but advertisements in itrepartía propaganda de la agencia de viajes she was handing out advertising leaflets o fliers for the travel agent'sa ver cuando lo conocemos, le has hecho tanta propaganda ( fam); when are we going to meet him? you've talked so much about him* * *
propaganda sustantivo femeninoa) (Pol) propagandab) (Com, Marketing) advertising;
repartir propaganda to hand out advertising leaflets
propaganda sustantivo femenino
1 (política) propaganda
propaganda electoral, election propaganda
2 (comercial) advertising: el buzón siempre está lleno de propaganda, my mailbox is always full of junk mail
' propaganda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
octavilla
- prospecto
- publicidad
- cartel
- repartir
- volante
English:
advertising
- build-up
- direct-mail advertising
- junk mail
- mail
- plug
- propaganda
- propagandize
- sales brochure
- build
- junk
* * *propaganda nf1. [publicidad] advertising;hacer propaganda de algo to advertise sth;un folleto de propaganda an advertising leaflet2. [prospectos] publicity leaflets;[por correo] junk mail;repartir propaganda to distribute advertising leaflets;[en la calle] to hand out advertising leaflets propaganda electoral [folletos] election literature; [anuncios, emisiones] election campaign advertising3. [política, religiosa] propaganda* * *f1 de producto advertising2 POL propaganda* * *propaganda nf1) : propaganda2) publicidad: advertising* * *1. (publicidad) advertisingel municipio no necesita propaganda para atraer a los turistas the village doesn't need advertising to attract tourists2. (material) leaflets3. (política) propaganda -
53 chacharero
adj.1 prater, gabbler.2 chattering, garrulous.3 loose-tongued.m.1 chatterbox (parlanchín).2 rag-and-bone man. (Mexico)3 chatterer.4 junk dealer, secondhand dealer, junk man, junkman.* * *chacharero, -a1.ADJ chattering2. SM / F1) * (=parlanchín) chatterbox2) Méx (=vendedor) rag-and-bone man* * *- ra masculino, femenino1) (fam) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)2) (Méx) ( de baratijas) junk dealer* * *- ra masculino, femenino1) (fam) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)2) (Méx) ( de baratijas) junk dealer* * *( fam):es muy chacharera she's a real chatterbox o gasbag ( colloq)masculine, feminineB ( Méx) (de baratijas) junk dealer* * *chacharero, -a Fam♦ adjes muy chacharero he's a real chatterbox♦ nm,f[charlatán] chatterbox* * *m, chacharera f chatterbox -
54 chécheres
m.pl.bits and pieces, loose objects, odds and ends.* * ** * *masculino plural (Col fam)* * *masculino plural (Col fam)* * *recoge tus chécheres, que nos vamos get your things o gear o stuff together, we're leaving ( colloq)el cuarto de los chécheres the junk o lumber room* * *chécheres nmplCol junk -
55 chiva
intj.look out.f.1 kid, a female goat.2 goatee (barba). (Latin American)3 bus; car. (Andes & Central America)4 blanket, bedcover. (Central America)5 naughty little girl; (CAm. Cono Sur) mannish woman; (And. Carib, Cono Sur) immoral woman. (Caribbean)6 fib, tall story. (Central America)7 grass, informer (delator). (Caribbean)8 bus.9 naughty little girl.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: chivar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: chivar.* * *f., (m. - chivo)* * *1. SF1) (Zool) kid; (=cabra) nanny goat- estar como una chiva2) LAm (=barba) goatee, goatee beard3) CAm (=manta) blanket, bedcover5) Caribe, Cono Sur (=niña) naughty little girl; CAm, Cono Sur (=marimacho) mannish woman; And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=vividora) immoral woman7) Caribe (=mochila) knapsack9) Cono Sur * fib, tall story10) Caribe * (=delator) grass **, informer2.ADJ CAm * (=despabilado) alert, sharp3.EXCL CAm * look out!, careful!* * *1) (AmL) ( barba) goatee2) (Col) ( bus) rural o country bus3) (Col period) ( primicia) scoop, exclusive5) chivas femenino plural (Méx fam) ( cachivaches) junk (colloq)* * *1) (AmL) ( barba) goatee2) (Col) ( bus) rural o country bus3) (Col period) ( primicia) scoop, exclusive5) chivas femenino plural (Méx fam) ( cachivaches) junk (colloq)* * *A¡chiva con ese maje! you'd better watch your step with that guy ( colloq)me salió con la chiva de que había estado enfermo he gave me some cock-and-bull story about how he'd been ill ( colloq)son puras chivas it's all a bunch o pack of lies ( colloq)ser una chiva para algo ( Ven fam): mi hermana es una chiva para la lotería when it comes to the lottery my sister has the luck of the devilCompuesto:* * *
Del verbo chivarse: ( conjugate chivarse)
se chiva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
chiva sustantivo femenino
1 (AmL) ( barba) goatee
2 (Col) ( bus) rural o country bus
3 (Col period) ( primicia) scoop, exclusive
4 (Chi fam) ( mentira) cock-and-bull story (colloq);
ver tb◊ chivo
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chivo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool kid, young goat
2 figurado chivo expiatorio, sustantivo masculino scapegoat
' chiva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chivo
* * *♦ nf2. RP [barba] goatee♦ chivas nfpl* * *f1 L.Am.goat;estar como una chiva fam be nuts fam2 C.Am., Colbus -
56 comida rápida
f.fast food, convenience food.* * *fast food* * *(n.) = fast food, junk foodEx. The article 'Cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field.Ex. Junk food at slumber parties is a time-honored tradition.* * *(n.) = fast food, junk foodEx: The article 'Cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field.
Ex: Junk food at slumber parties is a time-honored tradition.* * *fast food -
57 correo publicitario no solicitado
(n.) = junk mail, spamEx. Despite the hype surrounding the World Wide Web, e-mail remains the most commonly used element of the Internet, but has begun to be suffer from the junk mail problem.Ex. Spam is any electronic message mass-posted on the Internet that forces itself on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.* * *(n.) = junk mail, spamEx: Despite the hype surrounding the World Wide Web, e-mail remains the most commonly used element of the Internet, but has begun to be suffer from the junk mail problem.
Ex: Spam is any electronic message mass-posted on the Internet that forces itself on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.Spanish-English dictionary > correo publicitario no solicitado
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58 vejestorio
m.1 old codger or(informal pejorative).2 old thing or relic. ( Latin American Spanish)3 antique object, old crock, antiquity.4 old-fashioned fellow, old crock.* * *1 familiar peyorativo old dodderer, old crock* * *SM pey old dodderer *, old crock ** * *a) (fam) ( persona)b) (AmL fam) ( cosa) old relic (colloq), piece of old junk (colloq)* * *= old fart.Ex. Old farts are everywhere, and they bring with them the ghosts of the past -- ghosts that are long dead and need to remain so.* * *a) (fam) ( persona)b) (AmL fam) ( cosa) old relic (colloq), piece of old junk (colloq)* * *= old fart.Ex: Old farts are everywhere, and they bring with them the ghosts of the past -- ghosts that are long dead and need to remain so.
* * *1 ( fam)(persona): ese guardameta es un vejestorio that goalkeeper is an old relic o ( BrE) an old crock ( colloq)* * *
vejestorio sustantivo masculinoa) (fam) ( persona):
vejestorio m fam pey very old person, dodderer
* * *vejestorio nmFam Pey1. [persona] old codger o Br crock2. Am [cosa] old thing o relic* * *m famold fossil fam, old relic fam -
59 coroto
SM1) Ven (=poder) power* * *1) (Col, Ven fam) ( trasto) piece of junk (colloq)recoge tus corotos — get your things o stuff together
2) (Ven) ( poder político) (political) poweralzarse con el coroto — (Ven fam) to take power
entregar el coroto — (Ven fam) to hand over power
* * *1) (Col, Ven fam) ( trasto) piece of junk (colloq)recoge tus corotos — get your things o stuff together
2) (Ven) ( poder político) (political) poweralzarse con el coroto — (Ven fam) to take power
entregar el coroto — (Ven fam) to hand over power
* * *recogí mis corotos y me largué de allí I got my things o stuff o bits and pieces together and leftB ( Ven) (poder político) political power, power* * *
coroto sustantivo masculino
◊ recoge tus corotos get your things o stuff together
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60 cuarto
adj.fourth.adv.fourth, fourthly, in the fourth place.m.1 room, apartment, chamber, quarter.2 fourth, fourth part.3 apartment.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cuartar.* * *1 (ordinal) fourth■ llegó cuarto he arrived in fourth place, he came fourth► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fourth————————1 (parte) quarter2 (de animal) quarter3 (de ropa) quarter4 (habitación) room\de tres al cuarto familiar worthless, third-rateestar sin un cuarto familiar to be brokeno levantar una cuarta del suelo familiar to be a shortytres cuartos de lo mismo familiar almost exactly the samecuarto creciente first quartercuarto de baño bathroomcuarto de estar living roomcuarto delantero (carne) shouldercuarto menguante last quartercuarto oscuro (fotografía) darkroomcuarto trasero (carne) hindquartercuarto trastero junk roomcuartos de final DEPORTE quarter finals* * *1. (f. - cuarta)noun adj.2. noun m.1) room2) quarter, fourth* * *1.ADJ [ordinal] fourthsexto 1.2. SM1) (=habitación) room; (=dormitorio) bedroom, roomcuarto de aseo — toilet, cloakroom, bathroom (EEUU)
cuarto de estar — living room, sitting room
cuarto frío — (Culin) cold store
cuarto intermedio Arg, Uru —
cuarto oscuro — (Fot) darkroom; (=trastero) broom cupboard; Arg, Uru voting booth
2) (=cuarta parte) quartertres cuartos de lo mismo —
su amigo es un inútil, y él... tres cuartos de lo mismo — his friend is useless, and he's not much better
en otros países ocurre tres cuartos de lo mismo — it's the same story o it's more of the same in other countries
3) [en la hora] quarterson las seis menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las seis — LAm it's a quarter to six
tuvo su cuarto de hora, ahora nadie lo lleva — it had its day o it was all the rage, now nobody wears it anymore
tardó tres cuartos de hora — it took him o he took three quarters of an hour
4) [de animal] [de cerdo, vaca] jointpl cuartos legsun cuarto de pollo — a chicken quarter, a quarter chicken
5) (=moneda) coin used in Spain in former timespl cuartos * (=dinero) dough * sing6) (Tip) quarto7)estar de cuarto — (Mil) to be on watch
8) †† (=piso) small flat9) †† (=servidumbre) household, servants pl* * *I- ta adjetivo/pronombrea) ( ordinal) fourth; para ejemplos ver quintob) ( partitivo)II1) ( habitación) room; ( dormitorio) room, bedroom2)a) ( cuarta parte) quarterde tres al cuarto — (fam) third-rate
qué... ni qué ocho cuartos! — (fam)
qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! — scared, my foot!
tres cuartos de lo mismo — (fam)
tu hermana es una vaga... y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo — your sister's bone-idle... and you're not much better (colloq)
b) ( en expresiones de tiempo) quarterla una y cuarto — (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen
es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto — it is a quarter to two
tener su cuarto de hora — (AmS) to have had one's day
3) (Impr) quarto4) (Esp fam) ( dinero)IIItiene muchos cuartos — he's loaded (colloq)
* * *I- ta adjetivo/pronombrea) ( ordinal) fourth; para ejemplos ver quintob) ( partitivo)II1) ( habitación) room; ( dormitorio) room, bedroom2)a) ( cuarta parte) quarterde tres al cuarto — (fam) third-rate
qué... ni qué ocho cuartos! — (fam)
qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! — scared, my foot!
tres cuartos de lo mismo — (fam)
tu hermana es una vaga... y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo — your sister's bone-idle... and you're not much better (colloq)
b) ( en expresiones de tiempo) quarterla una y cuarto — (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen
es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto — it is a quarter to two
tener su cuarto de hora — (AmS) to have had one's day
3) (Impr) quarto4) (Esp fam) ( dinero)IIItiene muchos cuartos — he's loaded (colloq)
* * *cuarto1 (4º)= fourth (4th), quarter, quarto, fourthly.Ex: Further post-co-ordinate indexes covering in excess of 9999 documents can be compiled by starting a second and possibly a third or fourth set of cards.
Ex: The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.Ex: Fourthly, it legalized the application of future Community regulations to the United Kingdom.* 4º (cuarto) = 4th (fourth).* alumno de cuarto = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.* cuarto de penique = farthing.* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.* encuadernado en cuarto = quarter-bound.* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.* tres cuartos (3/4) = three-quarters (3/4).* tres cuartos (3/4) = three-fourths (3/4).* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.* un cuarto = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).* un cuarto de = a quarter of.cuarto22 = room.Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.
* armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.* cuarto de baño = bathroom.* cuarto de huéspedes = spare room, guest room.* cuarto de invitados = spare room, guest room.* cuarto de juegos = playroom.* cuarto de los juguetes = playroom.* cuarto oscuro = darkroom.* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.* cuarto para visitas = spare room, guest room.* * *adjective / pronoun2(partitivo): la cuarta parte a quarterCompuesto:feminine fourth dimensionA (habitación) room; (dormitorio) room, bedroomCompuestos:bathroomsewing roomguest room, spare roomironing room( Esp) guest room, spare roomengine roommaid's roomcold store( RPl) recessestar en cuarto intermedio to be in recesspasar a cuarto intermedio to adjourn, go into recesslumber room, junk roomB1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (cuarta parte) quarterun cuarto de kilo or ( colloq) un cuarto kilo de jamón a quarter of ham, a quarter (of a) kilo of hamun cuarto de pollo a quarter chickenun cuarto de millón/siglo a quarter of a million/centuryde tres al cuarto ( fam); third-rate¡qué … ni qué ocho cuartos! ( fam): ¡qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! scared, my foot!¡qué vacaciones ni qué ocho cuartos! it was hardly what I'd call a vacation!tres cuartos de lo mismo ( fam): tu hermana es una vaga … y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo your sister's bone-idle … and you're not much better ( colloq)nunca tengo tiempo para nada — a mí me pasa tres cuartos de lo mismo I never seem to have time to do anything — that makes two of us o you're not the only one2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en expresiones de tiempo) quarterun cuarto de hora a quarter of an hourlas clases son de tres cuartos de hora the classes last three quarters of an houruna hora y (un) cuarto an hour and a quarterson las dos menos cuartoor ( AmL exc RPI) es un cuarto para las dos it is a quarter to twotuvo su cuarto de hora a fines de los 60 he had his heyday in the late 60sC ( Impr) quartoen cuarto, 416 páginas quarto, 416 pagesCompuestos:first quarterforequarterlast quartermpl quarterfinals (pl)hindquarterD( Esp fam) (dinero): estoy sin un cuartoor no tengo ni un cuarto I haven't got a bean, I'm absolutely broke ( colloq)le pagan cuatro cuartos he gets paid peanuts o a pittance ( colloq)* * *
cuarto 1◊ -ta adjetivo/pronombre
fourth;
la cuarta parte a quarter;
para ejemplos ver quinto
cuarto 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( habitación) room;
( dormitorio) room, bedroom;
cuarto de estar living room, parlor (AmE), sitting room (BrE);
cuarto de (los) huéspedes guest room, spare room;
cuarto trastero lumber room, junk room
2
un cuarto de pollo a quarter chicken;
cuarto creciente/menguante first/last quarter;
cuartos de final quarterfinals (pl)
la una y cuarto (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen;
es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto it is a quarter to two
cuarto,-a
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino fourth
II sustantivo masculino
1 (habitación) room
cuarto de baño, bathroom
cuarto de estar, living room
cuarto trastero, boxroom, storage room
2 (cuarta parte) quarter
cuarto de hora, quarter of an hour
cuarto (de) kilo, a quarter of a kilo
cuarto creciente/menguante, first/last quarter (of the moon)
3 (de un animal) cuarto delantero, shoulderquarter
cuarto trasero, hindquarter
4 cuartos, fam (dinero) dough, money
Dep cuartos de final, quarter finals
III sustantivo femenino
1 Mús (intervalo) cuarta disminuida/aumentada, diminished/augmented fourth
2 Auto fourth (gear)
' cuarto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aseo
- baño
- cisterna
- comunicarse
- creciente
- cuarta
- desvestirse
- estancia
- hoy
- iluminada
- iluminado
- lavabo
- leonera
- retrete
- servicio
- tocador
- tres
- viciar
- airear
- alzar
- armario
- chisme
- desorden
- encerrado
- habitación
- menos
- sanitario
- soledad
- trasto
- váter
- wáter
English:
amiss
- basin
- bathroom
- crescent
- darkroom
- disinfectant
- fourth
- lavatory
- messy
- modernize
- nursery
- of
- playroom
- quart
- quarter
- quarter-final
- reverberate
- room
- roomful
- shut away
- study
- stuffy
- succession
- tidy out
- toilet
- utility room
- wander
- adjoin
- after
- bath
- bed
- creep
- den
- fourthly
- guest
- mother
- play
- rank
- self
- shut
- sirloin
- spare
- straight
- two
- utility
* * *cuarto, -a♦ númfourth;la cuarta parte a quarter;RP Famde cuarta fourth-ratecuarto árbitro [en fútbol] fourth official;la cuarta dimensión the fourth dimension;el cuarto poder [la prensa] the Fourth Estate;ver también octavo♦ nm1. [parte] quarter;póngame un cuarto de merluza (I'd like) a quarter kilo of hake, please;Famni qué ocho cuartos: ¡qué fiesta ni qué ocho cuartos, tú te quedas en casa! I don't care whether there's a party or not, you're staying at home!;Famser tres cuartos de lo mismo to be exactly the same o no different;uno es aburrido, y el otro tres cuartos de lo mismo one is a bore and the other one is not much bettercuarto creciente first quarter [of moon]; Dep cuartos de final quarter finals;cuarto menguante last quarter [of moon]2. [de hora] quarter;un cuarto de hora a quarter of an hour;tres cuartos de hora three quarters of an hour;una hora y cuarto an hour and a quarter;Amya pasó su cuarto de hora he's had his time in the sun, his glory days are over3. [curso universitario] fourth year4. [curso escolar] = fourth year of primary school, US ≈ fourth grade5. [de animal] quarter;los cuartos delanteros/traseros front quarters/hindquarters6. [habitación] roomcuarto de aseo washroom, small bathroom;cuarto de baño bathroom;Col cuarto de chécheres junk o lumber room;cuarto de estar living-room;cuarto de huéspedes guest room;cuarto de juegos playroom, US rumpus room;cuarto oscuro [para revelar fotografía] darkroom;RP cuarto secreto [cabina electoral] voting booth;cuarto trastero lumber roomFamcuartos dough, cashla asamblea pasó a cuarto intermedio the meeting adjourned o went into recess;discutieron tres temas y pasaron a cuarto intermedio they discussed three topics and then adjourned* * *I adj fourthII m1 ( habitación) roomcuarto de hora quarter of an hour;cuarto de kilo quarter of a kilo;las diez y cuarto (a) quarter after o Br past ten;las tres menos cuarto a quarter to three, quarter of three;de tres al cuarto fam third-rate;tres cuartos prenda three-quarter length3:dosh sg fam ;estar sin un cuarto be broke fam* * *cuarto, -ta adj: fourthcuarto, -ta n: fourth (in a series)cuarto nm1) : quarter, fourthcuarto de galón: quart2) habitación: room* * *cuarto1 n1. (habitación) room¡vete a tu cuarto! go to your room!2. (cuarta parte) quartercuarto2 num fourth
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