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1 carpa
f.1 carp (fish).2 big top.3 tent. ( Latin American Spanish)4 circus tent.5 common carp, Cyprinus carpio morpha hungaricus, carp, Cyprinus carpio.6 Carpa.7 jackknife dive.* * *1 (de circo) big top, marquee2 (tenderete) stall————————1 (de uvas) small bunch of grapes————————1 (pez) carp* * *noun f.1) carp2) tent3) big top* * *ISF (=pez) carpIISF1) [de circo] big top2) (=toldo) awning3) esp LAm (=tienda de campaña) tent4) Méx travelling showCARPA In Mexico a carpa is a travelling show held under a big top. Originating in the nationalistic aftermath of the Mexican revolution, carpas toured agricultural communities and mining towns offering a menu of satire, slapstick humour, dramatic sketches and humorous monologues, as well as acrobatics, tightrope walking and other circus entertainments. It was in the carpa that the Mexican comic character, Cantinflas, started life.See:ver nota culturelle PELADO in pelado* * *1)a) ( de circo) big top; ( para actuaciones) marqueeb) (AmL) ( para acampar) tent2) (Zool) carp* * *1)a) ( de circo) big top; ( para actuaciones) marqueeb) (AmL) ( para acampar) tent2) (Zool) carp* * *carpa11 = carp.Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.
carpa22 = marquee.Ex: Marquees can accommodate from 50 up to 500 or more people.
* * *A1 (de un circo) big top; (para actuaciones) marquee2 ( AmL) (para acampar) tent3 (CS) (en la playa) beach tentCompuesto:( RPl) oxygen tentB ( Zool) carpIn Mexico, a traveling show held in a kind of circus tent. It included traditional circus acts, satirical sketches, short plays, songs, and monologues. Carpas began in the mid-nineteenth century and reached their height between 1930 and 1950.* * *
Del verbo carpir: ( conjugate carpir)
carpa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
carpa sustantivo femenino
1
( para actuaciones) marquee
2 (Zool) carp
carpa sustantivo femenino
1 Zool carp
2 (lona) big top
(pequeña techumbre) marquee
3 LAm (tienda de campaña) tent
' carpa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armar
- desarmar
- entoldado
- estaca
- mástil
- palo
English:
carp
- marquee
- tent
- big
- up
* * *carpa1 nf[pez] carpcarpa2 nf1. [de circo] big top;[en parque, la calle] large tent [for events], Br marquee2. Am [tienda de campaña] tentcarpa de oxígeno oxygen tent* * *f1 de circo big top2 ZO carp3 L.Am.para acampar tent4 L.Am.de mercado stall* * *carpa nf1) : carp2) : big top (of a circus)3) : tent* * *carpa n1. (lona grande) marquee2. (circo) big top -
2 entoldado
adj.tented.m.awning (toldo).past part.past participle of spanish verb: entoldar.* * *2 (para fiestas etc) marquee* * *SM awning* * ** * ** * *(marquesina) awning; (carpa) marquee* * *
Del verbo entoldar: ( conjugate entoldar)
entoldado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
entoldado
entoldar
entoldado sustantivo masculino ( marquesina) awning;
( carpa) marquee
' entoldado' also found in these entries:
English:
marquee
* * *entoldado, -a♦ adj1. [terraza] with an awning;[calle] with awnings2. [tarde] overcast♦ nm[toldo] awning; [para fiesta, baile] large tent, Br marquee* * *marquee* * *entoldado nm: awning -
3 estaca
f.1 stake.le clavó una estaca en el corazón she drove a stake through his heart2 cudgel (garrote).3 cutting.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: estacar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: estacar.* * *1 (palo con punta) stake, post; (para tienda de campaña) peg2 (garrote) stick, cudgel3 (rama) cutting4 (clavo) spike* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=poste) stake, post; [de tienda de campaña] peg; (=porra) cudgel, stick2) (Agr) cutting3) LAm (Min) large mining claim, large mining concession5)* * *1)a) ( poste) stake, postb) ( para carpa) tent pegc) ( garrote) club, stick2) ( esqueje) cutting* * *= stake.Ex. Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.----* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.* * *1)a) ( poste) stake, postb) ( para carpa) tent pegc) ( garrote) club, stick2) ( esqueje) cutting* * *= stake.Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.
* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.* * *A1 (poste) stake, postno te quedes ahí como una estaca don't just stand there (like a stuffed dummy)2 (para una carpa) tent peg3 (garrote) club, stickB (esqueje) cuttingC (clavo) nail; (de madera) peg* * *
estaca sustantivo femenino
estaca sustantivo femenino
1 (palo puntiagudo) stake, post
2 (garrote) stick, club
' estaca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavar
- estacar
- estaquilla
- clavado
- hincar
English:
peg
- stake
- tent peg
- ram
* * *estaca nf1. [para clavar, delimitar] stake;[de tienda de campaña] peg;le clavó una estaca en el corazón she drove a stake through his heart2. [garrote] cudgel3. [de planta] cutting* * *f stake* * *estaca nf: stake, picket, post* * *estaca n1. (en general) stake / post2. (de tienda de campaña) peg -
4 tolda
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5 pabellón
m.1 pavilion, hall, ward.2 flag.3 wing, wing of a building.4 pile.* * *1 ARQUITECTURA pavilion2 (en una feria) stand3 (bandera) flag4 ANATOMÍA (external) ear* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Arquit) [de muestras, exposiciones] pavilion; [de jardín] summerhouse; [de hospital] (=ala) wing; (=anexo) block, sectionpabellón deportivo, pabellón polideportivo — sports hall
2) (=carpa) bell tent3) (Med)4) [de cama] canopy5) (Mús) [de trompeta] mouth6) (Mil) stack7) (Náut etc) (=bandera) flag* * *1)a) (en hospital, cuartel) block, building; (en feria, exposición) pavilion; ( de palacio) pavilion; ( en jardín) summerhouseb) ( de instrumento de viento) bell2) (frml) ( bandera) flag•* * *= booth, pavilion, hall.Ex. On balance, the library booth at the exhibition was a resounding success.Ex. No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).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.----* pabellón de deportes = sports hall.* pabellón de hospital = hospital ward, ward.* pabellón médico = medical ward.* pabellón siquiátrico = psychiatric ward.* * *1)a) (en hospital, cuartel) block, building; (en feria, exposición) pavilion; ( de palacio) pavilion; ( en jardín) summerhouseb) ( de instrumento de viento) bell2) (frml) ( bandera) flag•* * *= booth, pavilion, hall.Ex: On balance, the library booth at the exhibition was a resounding success.
Ex: No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).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.* pabellón de deportes = sports hall.* pabellón de hospital = hospital ward, ward.* pabellón médico = medical ward.* pabellón siquiátrico = psychiatric ward.* * *A1 (en un hospital, cuartel) block, building; (en una feria, exposición) pavilionpabellón de suboficiales NCO's quarters2 (de un palacio) pavilion; (en un jardín) summerhouseCompuestos:outer earcustoms house ( o shed etc)hunting lodgeouter ear● pabellón deportivo or de deportessports hallun mercante de or con pabellón panameño a Panamanian-registered merchant ship, a merchant ship flying the Panamanian flagel pabellón nacional the national flagCompuesto:flag of convenienceC (de fusiles) stack* * *
pabellón sustantivo masculino
1
(en feria, exposición) pavilion;
( de palacio) pavilion;
( en jardín) summerhouse
2 (frml) ( bandera) flag
pabellón sustantivo masculino (de una feria, exposición) stand, pavilion
(de un edificio) wing
Dep sports hall
' pabellón' also found in these entries:
English:
flag
- pavilion
- death
- guest
- lodge
* * *pabellón nm1. [edificio] pavilion;[parte de un edificio] block, section;la feria está compuesta de varios pabellones the fair consists of several exhibition halls o pavilionspabellón de aduanas customs house;pabellón de caza hunting lodge;pabellón de deportes sports hall;pabellón de maternidad maternity ward2. [en parques, jardines] summerhouse3. [tienda de campaña] bell tent4. [dosel] canopy5. [bandera] flag;un barco de pabellón panameño a ship sailing under the Panamanian flag, a ship registered in Panama;navega bajo pabellón liberiano it sails under the Liberian flag;Figha defendido dos veces el pabellón de su país she has represented her country twice;Figdejaron alto el pabellón de su país they did their country proudpabellón de conveniencia flag of convenience6. Mús bell7. pabellón auditivo outer ear;pabellón de la oreja outer earpabellón con baranda = “pabellón” with slices of fried plantain* * *m2 edificio block3 MÚS bell4 MAR flag* * *1) : pavilion2) : summerhouse, lodge3) : flag (of a vessel)* * *pabellón n building -
6 doble
adj.1 double.doble fondo false bottomdoble moral double standarddoble personalidad split personalityuna calle de doble sentido a two-way streetdoble ventana secondary glazing2 geminate.adv.double.trabajar doble to work twice as hardf. & m.1 double (persona parecida).buscan a un doble de Groucho Marx they're looking for a Groucho Marx lookalikeesa chica es tu doble that girl is your double2 look-alike, person with a keen resemblance to other, lookalike, double.3 stand-in, body double.4 stunt man, stand-in, stuntman.5 stunt woman, extra, stuntwoman.6 duplicate, dead ringer, ringer.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: doblar.* * *► adjetivo1 double2 (nacionalidad) dual3 (fuerte) thick4 (fornido) thickset5 figurado (engañoso) two-faced1 double2 (duplicado) duplicate3 (dobladillo) hem4 (de campana) toll► adverbio1 double1 (tenis) doubles\ver doble to see doubledoble fondo false bottom* * *noun mf. adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [puerta, tela, densidad, agente] double; [control, nacionalidad] dual; [ración, café] large; [cuerda] extra strong; [ventaja] twofold•
doble falta — (Baloncesto, Tenis) double faultno iba con doble intención — he did not have ulterior motives o double intentions
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doble página — two-page spread, double-page spreadimposición 3), moral II, 2., 1)•
visión doble — double vision2) (=hipócrita) [persona] two-faced3) (Dominó) [ficha] double2.ADV [ver] double; [beber, comer] twice as much3. SM1) (=cantidad)•
el doble, ahora gana el doble — now he earns twice as much, now he earns doublesu sueldo es el doble del mío — his salary is twice as much as mine, his salary is double mine
necesitamos una casa el doble de grande — we need a house twice as big as this o double the size
lleva el doble de harina — it has twice the amount of flour, it has double the amount of flour
¿cuál es el doble de diez? — what's two times ten?
gana el doble que yo — he earns double what I do o twice as much as me
2) (=copia) [de documento] duplicate copy; [de llave] duplicate key3) (Cos) (=pliegue) pleat4) [de campanas] toll(ing)¿oyes el doble de campanas? — can you hear the bells tolling?
5) pl dobles (Tenis) doublesdobles (de) damas, dobles femeninos — ladies' doubles
6) (Bridge) double7) ** [de cárcel] prison governor, head warden (EEUU)4. SMF1) (Cine) double, stand-in2) (=persona parecida) [gen] double; [de algún famoso] lookalike3) (=persona falsa) double-dealer* * *I1) <whisky/flor/puerta> double; < café> large; <costura/hilo/consonante> doublecalle de doble sentido or dirección — two-way street
2) (Andes, Ven fam) < persona> two-facedII1) (Mat)el doble que alguien/algo — twice as much as somebody/something
3) ( en béisbol) double4) ( actor) stand-in, double; ( persona parecida) (fam) double5) ( de campanas) toll, knell (liter)* * *I1) <whisky/flor/puerta> double; < café> large; <costura/hilo/consonante> doublecalle de doble sentido or dirección — two-way street
2) (Andes, Ven fam) < persona> two-facedII1) (Mat)el doble que alguien/algo — twice as much as somebody/something
3) ( en béisbol) double4) ( actor) stand-in, double; ( persona parecida) (fam) double5) ( de campanas) toll, knell (liter)* * *doble11 = stunt man [stunt men, -pl.], stand-in.Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
Ex: On the one hand, Lynch gradually reveals a deluded, modestly talented, aspiring actress failing to achieve more than a stand-in role in her own life.doble22 = double, dual, twofold [two-fold], two-pronged attack, double-up, duplicative, duplicative, doubling, bifocal.Ex: Double KWIC and Permuterm indexes arrange pairs of keywords, so that the entries under one keyword are organised according to the second keyword.
Ex: It is setting up a system of dual entries, so that the French-speaking people of Canada will have French language representation in the authorities established for Canadian catalog records.Ex: The purpose of the subject index is therefore twofold: (i) To translate a natural language term into a class number; (ii) to collocate distributed relatives.Ex: The solution appears to lie in a two-pronged attack = La respuesta parece encontrarse en una solución doble.Ex: The article 'The double-up program' describes an easy way to utilize multiple CD-ROM products on the same search station.Ex: The Digital Library Federation is promoting creation of a registry of digital materials so that, among other things, duplicative digitization could be avoided = La Federación de la Biblioteca Digital está promocionando la creación de un registro de material digital para que, entre otras cosas, pueda evitarse la doble digitalización.Ex: The Digital Library Federation is promoting creation of a registry of digital materials so that, among other things, duplicative digitization could be avoided = La Federación de la Biblioteca Digital está promocionando la creación de un registro de material digital para que, entre otras cosas, pueda evitarse la doble digitalización.Ex: The large increase in title ouput in 1980 over the previous year resulted in a doubling of title output between 1960 and 1980.Ex: It is contended that this type of bifocal temporal view threatens the traditional ethnographic methodology.* acristalamiento doble = double glazing.* a doble columna = double-column.* a doble espacio = double-spaced.* carretera de doble calzada = dual carriageway.* carretera de doble carril = dual carriageway.* codificación de doble fila = double row coding.* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.* con doble titulación = dually qualified.* de densidad doble = double-density.* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de doble hoja = double-hinged.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* de doble uso = dual-use.* demy doble = double-demy.* doble acristalamiento = double glazing.* doble barba = double chin.* doble barbilla = double chin.* doble imagen = ghosting.* doble mentón = double chin.* doble moral = double standard.* doble moralidad = doublespeak.* doble personalidad = split personality, dual personality.* doble sentido = double meaning, equivocation.* el doble = twice + as many.* el doble de = twice + the number of.* en habitación doble = double occupancy.* ensayo doble ciego = double-blind research study.* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.* habitación con cama doble = double room.* habitación doble = twin room, double bedroom.* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.* KWIC doble = double KWIC.* ocupación doble = double occupancy.* paginación doble = double pagination.* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.* perspectiva doble = bifocal vision.* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.* tener la doble función = double as, double up as.* ventana con acristalamiento doble = double-glazed window.* ver doble = see + double.* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.* * *A ‹whisky/flor/puerta/éxito› double; ‹café› large; ‹costura› double; ‹consonante› doublecoser con hilo doble to sew with double threadlo veo todo doble I'm seeing doublepon el mantel doble fold the tablecloth doubletela de doble ancho double-width fabricde doble faz reversiblecerrar con doble llave to double-lockapostar doble contra sencillo to bet two to onetengo doble motivo para estar ofendida I have two reasons for being offendedtiene doble sentido it has a double meaningcalle de doble sentido or dirección two-way streetCompuestos:masculine and feminine double agentfeminine double-entry bookkeepingfeminine double faultmasculine false bottommasculine double-dealingfeminine double standardfeminine dual nationalitydouble-page spreadfeminine split personalityfeminine double taxationfeminine four-wheel drive● doble ve or doble ufeminine double glazingA ( Mat):los precios aumentaron al doble prices doubledtardó el doble she took twice as longel doble de tres es seis twice three is six, two threes are sixlo hizo el doble de rápido she did it twice as quicklypesa el doble de lo que peso yo he weighs twice as much as I do, he's twice as heavy as melleva el doble de tela it uses double the amount of fabricel doble QUE algn/algo twice as much AS sb/sthgana el doble que yo she earns twice as much as I do o double what I docome el doble que tú he eats twice as much as you (do)me cobraron el doble que a ti they charged me twice as much as they did you o as they charged youtienes que poner el doble de leche que de agua you have to use twice as much milk as wateres el doble de largo que de ancho it's twice as long as it is wideCompuestos:● dobles caballeros or masculinosmpl men's doubles (pl)● dobles damas or femeninosmpl ladies' doubles (pl)mpl mixed doubles (pl)C (en béisbol) doubleD (de campanas) toll, knell ( liter)empezaron los dobles the bells began to tollE2 ( fam) (persona parecida) doubleCompuesto:doble de acción or de riesgo* * *
Del verbo doblar: ( conjugate doblar)
doblé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
doble es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
doblar
doble
doblar ( conjugate doblar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹camisa/papel› to fold;
‹brazo/vara› to bend
2 ‹ esquina› to turn, go around;
‹ cabo› to round
3 ( aumentar al doble) ‹oferta/apuesta/capital› to double;
( tener el doble que):
4 ‹ actor› ( en banda sonora) to dub;
( en escena) to double for;
‹ película› to dub;
verbo intransitivo
1 (torcer, girar) [ persona] to turn;
[ camino] to bend, turn;
2 [ campanas] to toll
doblarse verbo pronominal
1 [rama/alambre] to bend
2 [precios/población] to double
doble 1 adjetivo
1 ‹whisky/flor/puerta› double;
‹ café› large;
‹costura/hilo/consonante› double;
cerrar con doble llave to double-lock;
tiene doble sentido it has a double meaning;
calle de doble sentido two-way street;
doble crema sustantivo femenino (Méx) double cream;
doble fondo sustantivo masculino
false bottom;
doble ve or doble u sustantivo femenino: name of the letter W;
doble ventana sustantivo femenino
double glazing
2 (Andes, Ven fam) ‹ persona› two-faced
doble 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat):
tardó el doble she took twice as long;
el doble de tres es seis two threes are six;
el doble que algn/algo twice as much as sb/sth;
el doble de largo/rápido twice as long/quick
2
b)
3
( en escenas peligrosas) (sustantivo masculino) stuntman;
(sustantivo femenino) stuntwoman;
( persona parecida) (fam) double
doblar
I verbo transitivo
1 (duplicar) to double: mi mujer me dobla el sueldo, my wife earns twice as much as I
2 (un mapa, la ropa) to fold
3 (flexionar) to bend
4 (torcer) to bend: dobló la barra de metal, he bent the metal bar
5 (girar) lo verás nada más doblar la esquina, you'll see it as soon as you get round the corner
6 (una película) to dub
II verbo intransitivo
1 (girar) to turn
doblar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
2 (repicar) to toll
doble
I adjetivo double
arma de doble filo, double-edged weapon
(hipócrita) two-faced
II sustantivo masculino
1 double: ahora pide el doble, now he's asking for twice as much
2 Dep dobles, doubles
III adverbio (el) doble, twice, double: es doble de lista que yo, she's twice as clever as I
♦ Locuciones: doble o nada, double or quits
' doble' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arma
- bemol
- ensordecer
- espía
- filo
- fondo
- gramaje
- habitación
- sentida
- sentido
- aparcar
- cama
- clic
- crema
- doblar
- estacionar
- fila
- intención
- pasodoble
- pulmonía
- querer
- uve
English:
double
- double agent
- double glazing
- double room
- double-edged
- doubly
- dual
- room
- spacing
- spread
- stand-in
- twice
- two-way
- twofold
- divided highway
- heavy
- look
- split
- stand
- two
* * *♦ adjdouble;tiene doble número de habitantes it has double o twice the number of inhabitants;un café doble a large coffee;un whisky doble a double whisky;la blanca/el seis doble [en dominó] double blank/six;es doble de ancho it's twice as wide;una frase de doble sentido a phrase with a double meaning;una calle de doble sentido a two-way street;jugar un doble juego to play a double gameEsp doble acristalamiento double glazing;doble falta [en tenis] double fault;doble fondo false bottom;doble hélice double helix;doble moral double standards;doble nacionalidad dual nationality;doble negación double negative;doble pareja [en póquer] two pairs;doble personalidad split personality;doble sentido double meaning;doble ventana secondary glazing♦ nmf[persona parecida] double; [en cine] stand-in;buscan a un doble de Groucho Marx they're looking for a Groucho Marx lookalike;esa chica es tu doble that girl is your double♦ nm8 es el doble de 4 8 is twice 4;es el doble de alto que su hijo he's twice as tall as his son;gana el doble que yo she earns twice as much as I do;ponme el doble de tónica que de ginebra give me twice as much tonic as gin;el doble de gente twice as many people;doble o nada double or quits2. [en tenis] [pareja] doubles pair;el doble formado por Evert y Williams the Evert and Williams doubles pair;dobles [modalidad] doublesdobles femeninos women's doubles;dobles masculinos men's doubles;dobles mixtos mixed doubleshacer dobles to double-dribble♦ advdouble;trabajar doble to work twice as hard;Famver doble to see double* * *I adj double; nacionalidad dualII m1:el doble twice as much (de as);el doble de gente twice as many people, double the number of people;me ofrecieron el doble que la otra gente they offered me double what the others did2:un partido de dobles a doubles (match);3 en béisbol double* * *doble adj: double♦ doblemente advdoble nm1) : double2) : toll (of a bell), knelldoble nmf: stand-in, double* * *doble1 adj doubledoble2 n1. (cantidad) twice as much2. (número) twice as many3. (persona) doubleel doble de + adjetivo twice as + adjetivo -
7 amarrar
v.1 to moor (Nautical).2 to tie (up).amarrar algo/a alguien a algo to tie something/somebody to something3 to tie up, to bind, to fasten, to fasten up.El cazador lía los manojos The hunter ties up the bundles.* * *1 (atar) to tie (up), fasten2 MARÍTIMO to moor, tie up* * *verbto tie up, fasten* * *1. VT1) (=asegurar) esp LAm to fasten, tie up; [+ barco] to moor, tie up; [+ cuerda] to lash, belay; (Naipes) to stack2) * (=empollar) to swot *, mug up *2.VI * to get down to it in earnest3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < embarcación> to moor; <animal/persona> to tie up2.amarrar algo/a alguien a algo — to tie something/somebody to something
amarrársela — (Col fam) to get tight (colloq)
* * *= fasten, tether, strap, secure, tie (to), lash, moor.Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.Ex. Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Ex. Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.Ex. Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.Ex. Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.Ex. This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.----* amarrar a = lash (up) to.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < embarcación> to moor; <animal/persona> to tie up2.amarrar algo/a alguien a algo — to tie something/somebody to something
amarrársela — (Col fam) to get tight (colloq)
* * *= fasten, tether, strap, secure, tie (to), lash, moor.Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.
Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.Ex: Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.Ex: Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.* amarrar a = lash (up) to.* * *amarrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹embarcación› to moor; ‹animal/persona› to tie upamárralo bien para que no se caiga tie it down o on well so that it doesn't fall offamarrar algo/a algn A algo to tie sth/sb TO sth2 ( AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos› to tie; ‹paquete› to tie … up( AmL exc RPl) to tieya aprendió a amarrarse los zapatos he's learned to do up o to tie his shoelaces now* * *
Multiple Entries:
amarrar
amarrar algo
amarrar ( conjugate amarrar) verbo transitivo
‹animal/persona› to tie up;
amarrar algo/a algn a algo to tie sth/sb to sth
‹ paquete› to tie … up
amarrarse verbo pronominal (AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie up, do up;
‹ pelo› to tie up
amarrar verbo transitivo
1 Náut to moor, tie up
2 (atar) to tie (up), bind: amarra bien la tienda de campaña, que esta noche va a hacer viento, secure the tent well, as tonight it's going to be very windy
' amarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empatar
English:
berth
- hitch
- lash
- lay up
- moor
- attach
- bind
- rope
- strap
- tether
- tie
* * *♦ vt1. Náut to moor2. [atar] to tie (up);amarrar algo/a alguien a algo to tie sth/sb to sth* * *v/t ( atar) tie* * *amarrar vt1) : to moor (a boat)2) atar: to fasten, to tie up, to tie down* * *amarrar vb1. (en general) to tie / to tie up2. (embarcación) to moor
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