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1. (f. - amiga)

noun

1) friend

2) boyfriend / girlfriend

2. (f. - amiga)

adj.

friendly

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amigo, -a

1. SM / F

1) friend

Manuel es un amigo mío — Manuel is a friend of mine

es una amiga de Sofía — she is a friend of Sofía's o of Sofía

es un amigo de la infancia — he's a childhood friend

es una amiga del colegio — she's a school friend

el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre — a dog is a man's best friend

hacer amigos — to make friends

amigo/a de confianza — very close friend, intimate friend

amigo/a del alma — soulmate

amigo/a de lo ajeno — hum thief

amigo/a en la prosperidad — fair-weather friend

amigo/a íntimo/a — very close friend, intimate friend

amigo/a por correspondencia — penfriend

2) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

3) [en oración directa]

pero, amigo, ya no se puede hacer nada — there's nothing more we can do, my friend

¡amigo! en ese tema ya no entro — hold on, I'm not getting mixed up in that!

2. ADJ

1)

son muy amigos — they are good o close friends

Gonzalo es muy amigo de Pepe — Gonzalo is a good o close friend of Pepe's o of Pepe

hacerse amigos — to become friends

al final me hice muy amigo de Antonio — in the end Antonio and I became good friends

se perdonaron y quedaron tan amigos — they made it up and everything was fine

lo pagamos a medias y todos tan amigos — we'll go halves on it and that'll be fine

2)

ser amigo de algo — to be fond of sth

soy amigo del buen vino — I'm fond of good wine

no soy muy amigo de las multitudes — I'm not very fond of o keen on crowds

soy amigo de hablar con franqueza — I like straight talking

3) [país, fuego] friendly

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I

- ga adjetivo

son/se hicieron muy amigos — they are/they became good friends

hacerse amigo de alguien — to become friends with somebody

es muy amigo mío — he's a close friend of mine

un país amigo — a friendly country

un médico amigo me lo recetó — a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed it for me

ser amigo de algo: es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de fiestas she's not keen on parties; no soy muy amigo de la comida picante — I'm not terribly fond of spicy food

II

- ga masculino, femenino friend

un amigo mío — a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos — we're very close friends

su amigo del alma — her best friend, her bosom friend

no son más que amigos — they're just good friends

un momento, amigo! — now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)

los amigos de lo ajeno — (hum) thieves

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= friend, buddy, mate.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.

Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

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* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.

* amigo del alma = soul brother.

* amigo de pasarlo bien = fun-loving.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* amigo íntimo = confidant, intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.

* amigo por correspondencia = penfriend [pen-friend], pen-pal [penpal].

* amigos = cohort.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* amigo secreto = invisible friend.

* amigo verdadero = true friend.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* círculo de amigos = circle of friends.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacerse amigo de = befriend, chum with, establish + familiarity con.

* hacer un amigo = make + friend.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.

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I

- ga adjetivo

son/se hicieron muy amigos — they are/they became good friends

hacerse amigo de alguien — to become friends with somebody

es muy amigo mío — he's a close friend of mine

un país amigo — a friendly country

un médico amigo me lo recetó — a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed it for me

ser amigo de algo: es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de fiestas she's not keen on parties; no soy muy amigo de la comida picante — I'm not terribly fond of spicy food

II

- ga masculino, femenino friend

un amigo mío — a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos — we're very close friends

su amigo del alma — her best friend, her bosom friend

no son más que amigos — they're just good friends

un momento, amigo! — now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)

los amigos de lo ajeno — (hum) thieves

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= friend, buddy, mate.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.

Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.

* amigo del alma = soul brother.

* amigo de pasarlo bien = fun-loving.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* amigo íntimo = confidant, intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.

* amigo por correspondencia = penfriend [pen-friend], pen-pal [penpal].

* amigos = cohort.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* amigo secreto = invisible friend.

* amigo verdadero = true friend.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* círculo de amigos = circle of friends.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacerse amigo de = befriend, chum with, establish + familiarity con.

* hacer un amigo = make + friend.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.

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amigo¹ -ga

adjective

son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends

es muy amigo mío he's a good o close friend of mine

un país amigo a friendly country

un médico amigo me recetó estas pastillas a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed these tablets for me

ser amigo DE algo:

es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people ( colloq), he loves o he's fond of contradicting people

no es amiga de fiestas y reuniones sociales she doesn't like going to o she's not keen on parties and social gatherings

no soy muy amigo de la comida picante I'm not a great one for o a great fan of spicy food ( colloq), I'm not terribly fond of o partial to o keen on spicy food

amigo² -ga

masculine, feminine

friend

un amigo mío a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends

una amiga de la infancia/facultad a childhood/college friend

su amigo del alma her best friend, her bosom friend

el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre ( fr hecha); a dog is a man's best friend

pregúntale al amigo aquí ask our friend here

no son más que amigos they're just good friends

Amigos del Museo de Bellas Artes Friends of the Museum of Fine Art

¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy ( AmE) o ( BrE) mate! ( colloq)

amigo de lo ajeno ( hum) thief

los amigos de lo ajeno abundan en esta zona this area is full of thieves

amigo³

interjection

¡amigo!, eso explica … ah, so that's it, that explains …

¡amigo! resultó ser pendenciero el muchachito well, well! the young lad turned out to be a bit of a troublemaker

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Del verbo amigar: ( conjugate amigar)

amigo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amigó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

amigo

◊ -ga adjetivo: son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends;

hacerse amigo de algn to become friends with sb;
es muy amigo mío he's a close friend of mine;
un país amigo a friendly country;
es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq);
no es amiga de las fiestas she's not keen on parties
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
friend;
un amigo mío a friend of mine;
somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends;
¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)
amigo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino friend: se hicieron amigos durante el verano, they became friends in the summer
mi hija se hizo amiga de un compañero de clase, my daughter made friends with a classmate
somos muy amigos, we are very good friends
un amigo mío, a friend of mine
II adj (aficionado) fond [de, of]: es muy amigo de estar en la terraza por la tarde, he very much enjoys being on the terrace in the afternoon

' amigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allegada
- allegado
- amiga
- colega
- como
- compadre
- contacto
- cuate
- disgustarse
- encubrir
- entrañable
- esperar
- incondicional
- maja
- majo
- origen
- pelearse
- proceder
- reconciliarse
- reflotar
- representar
- semblante
- simpática
- simpático
- soporífera
- soporífero
- tilín
- traición
- verdad
- abusar
- acompañado
- alma
- apreciado
- arreglar
- bueno
- cercano
- cita
- común
- confidente
- conservar
- cuyo
- de
- extrañar
- hacer
- íntimo
- llamar
- malo
- nuestro
- pata
- por
English:
audition
- be
- befriend
- best
- bosom
- boyfriend
- bring along
- bud
- bust up
- chum
- disclose
- dude
- foe
- fraternity
- friend
- friendly
- hers
- his
- hit
- introduce
- lifelong
- locate
- lover
- man
- mate
- mine
- mutual
- nudge
- of
- old
- pal
- pally
- penfriend
- personal
- provoke
- soulmate
- sport
- stick by
- through
- true
- buddy
- life
- look
- loyal
- off
- ours
- pen pal
- some
- theirs
- way

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amigo, -a

♦ adj

1. [no enemigo] friendly;

México y otros países amigos Mexico and other friendly nations;

un pintor amigo me lo regaló a painter friend of mine gave it to me;

se han hecho muy amigos they've become good friends o very friendly

2. [aficionado]

soy amigo de la buena mesa I'm partial to good food;

es amigo de la verdad he's someone who values the truth;

no soy amigo de madrugar I don't like getting up early;

es amigo de salir todas las noches he's a great one for going out every night

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] friend;

un amigo íntimo a close friend;

un amigo del colegio a schoolfriend;

es un amigo de mis padres he's a friend of my parents;

hacerse amigo de to make friends with

Comp

Fam Hum los amigos de lo ajeno the light-fingered;

amigo por correspondencia pen friend o pal;

amigo invisible = form of gift-giving (for example at office Christmas parties or in a large family) where each person anonymously buys a present for another;

Amigos de la Tierra Friends of the Earth

2. Fam [compañero, novio] partner

3. Fam [amante] lover

4. [tratamiento]

el amigo our friend;

lo que el amigo quiere es un vaso de whisky what our friend here wants is a glass of whisky

♦ interj

¡amigo, eso es otra cuestión! that's another matter, my friend!

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amigo

I adj friendly;

ser amigo de algo be fond of sth;

no soy amigo de esquiar I’m not a big skier, I’m not fond of skiing;

ser amigo de lo ajeno be light-fingered fam II m, amiga f friend;

hacerse amigos make friends;

somos muy amigos we’re very close, we’re very good friends;

amigo de la naturaleza nature lover

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amigo, -ga adj

: friendly, close

amigo, -ga n

: friend

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amigo¹ adj friendly [comp. friendlier; superl. friendliest]

ser muy amigos to be very good friends

es muy amigo mío he's a good friend of mine

amigo² n friend

un amigo mío a friend of mine

son amigos íntimos they're close friends

somos amigos de la infancia we're childhood friends

hacerse amigos to become friends

multi'tuđ

Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.

Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.

Ex: This article discusses the emergence of front-end computer software to facilitate the needs of the growing hordes of end-users = Este artículo trata de la aparición de los software de interfaz de usuario para facilitar las necesidades de una multitud cada vez mayor de usuarios.

* atraer a la multitud = pack in + the crowds.

* atraer multitudes = draw + throngs.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to.

* dos son compañía, tres multitud = two is a company, three is a crowd.

* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* tres es una multitud = three is a crowd.

multitud sustantivo femenino
1 ( muchedumbre) crowd
2 multitud DE algo ( muchos):

una multitud de usos an enormous variety of uses
multitud sustantivo femenino
1 (gente) crowd, mass: la multitud aclamó a los astronautas, the crowd applauded the astronauts
2 frml (gran cantidad) multitude: hay una multitud de oportunidades, there are numerous opportunities
' multitud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acumularse
- agitar
- confundirse
- disgregar
- infinidad
- paso
- perderse
- regimiento
- revolver
- rugido
- sobresalir
- turba
- concentrar
- desbordarse
- disgregarse
- dispersar
- escabullirse
- legión
- romería
- tumulto
English:
admire
- break up
- cheer
- demonstrator
- dent
- flock
- herd
- horde
- host
- inflame
- jeer
- mass
- mob
- multitude
- myriad
- orderly
- pick out
- plough
- push through
- rabble
- roar
- scatter
- sea
- stream
- strong
- swell
- throng
- carry
- crowd
- fancy
- file
- move

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex: SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.

Ex: Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.

Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.

Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.

Ex: Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.

Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex: Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.

Ex: What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.

Ex: The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex: The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.

Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* campo de control = control field.

* carácter de control = control character.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* código de control = processing code, control code.

* colección de control = test collection.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* control al azar = spot check.

* control antidopaje = drug testing.

* control antidoping = drug testing.

* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* control de acceso = access control.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* control de autoridades = authority control.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.

* control de circulación = circulation control.

* control de disturbios = riot control.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.

* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.

* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.

* control de la natalidad = birth control.

* control del armamento = arms control.

* control de las enfermedades = disease control.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* control del estrés = stress management.

* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* control del peso = weight control.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.

* control de materias = subject control.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.

* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.

* control de salida = exit barrier.

* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.

* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.

* control económico = fiscal control.

* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.

* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.

* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.

* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.

* control mental = mind control.

* control paterno = parental control.

* control presupuestario = budgetary control.

* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.

* control remoto de llavero = key fob.

* control terminológico = terminology control.

* control total = stranglehold.

* dígito de control = check digit.

* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.

* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.

* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.

* en control = controlling.

* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.

* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.

* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.

* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.

* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* grupo de control = control group.

* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.

* ingeniería de control = control engineering.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mecanismo de control = watchdog.

* medida de control = control measure.

* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.

* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* número de control = control number.

* organismo de control = watchdog.

* palabra de control = control word.

* panel de control = control panel.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* puesto de control = checkpoint.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.

* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.

* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* someter a control = place under + control.

* sujeto de control = control subject.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* tener control sobre = have + hold on.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

 

control sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) control;

sin control out of control;
perdí el control I lost control (of myself);
hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth;
lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
control de calidad quality control o check;
control de pasaportes passport control;
control remoto remote control
2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint
3



control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control
' control' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- adueñarse
- ajena
- ajeno
- angular
- autocontrol
- contención
- controlar
- controlarse
- cuadro
- descontrol
- descontrolarse
- desenfreno
- disciplina
- dominar
- dominación
- dominarse
- dominio
- dueña
- dueño
- encima
- fraude
- mando
- moderarse
- órbita
- palanca
- papel
- planificación
- potingue
- pública
- público
- regular
- regulación
- reportarse
- reprimirse
- reprivatizar
- resbalar
- retener
- rienda
- señorío
- sofocar
- teleguiada
- teleguiado
- telemando
- tenerse
- torre
- ala
- anticoncepción
- apoderarse
English:
air traffic control
- arms control
- beyond
- birth control
- check
- checkpoint
- control
- equity
- fiendish
- freak out
- gain
- grip
- hand
- hit
- hold
- knob
- over
- override
- panel
- passport control
- pest control
- piece
- quality control
- rein
- remote control
- resume
- roadblock
- rule
- runaway
- self-control
- speed trap
- take over
- tight
- tighten
- tighten up
- time clock
- time-keeping
- traffic control
- unionist
- volume control
- watchdog
- wild
- air
- birth
- boil
- break
- compose
- curb
- discipline
- dual
[perder la calma] to lose one's temper; Econ control de cambios exchange control; Econ control de costos o Esp costes cost control; Fin control crediticio credit control; Fin control de crédito credit control; Econ control de gestión management control; Econ control de precios price control Informát control de acceso access control; Com control de existencias stock control; Av control de tierra ground control; [en rally] checkpoint control de pasaportes passport control; control remoto remote control;

1. 2. 1. 2.

Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.

Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.

Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.

Ex: People who will not stop to read pamphlets, brochures, etc produced by the library may be arrested by an eye-catching, colourful display.

Ex: The article ' Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.

Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.

Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex: He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.

Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.

Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

* atraer a = appeal to, reach, pull + Nombre + to.

* atraer a la multitud = pack in + the crowds.

* atraer asistentes = attract + attendees.

* atraer donaciones = attract + donation.

* atraer el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interest.

* atraer el interés de = catch + the imagination of.

* atraer en masa = pack 'em in.

* atraer gente = draw + people.

* atraer inversiones = lure + investment.

* atraer la atención = attract + the eye, hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash.

* atraer la atención de Alguien = appeal to + Posesivo + imagination, engage + Posesivo + attention.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* atraer multitudes = draw + throngs.

* dinero atrae al dinero, el = riches attract riches.

 

atraer ( conjugate atraer) verbo transitivo





no me atrae la idea the idea doesn't attract me o appeal to me

atraerse verbo pronominal

‹ interés› to attract

atraer verbo transitivo to attract
' atraer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seducir
- arrastrar
- atraiga
- cautivar
- perdón
- reclamo
- tentar
English:
appeal
- attract
- bring
- catch
- draw
- entice
- lure
- mainstream
- pull
- pull in
- attention
- capture
- grab
- woo

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.

Ex: Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.

Ex: A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.

Ex: If your library has decided to operate this way, there will be a supply of preprinted labels at the circulation desk.

Ex: This 15 page report has a vast amount of valuable information between its covers derived from a variety of sources.

Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex: Such reports often make available a wealth of factual and statistical information which is not published elsewhere in such detail.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.

Ex: The UK government will need to mobilize an 'army' of 30,000 civil servants to solve the Year 2000 problem.

Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: Environmental organization receive a great number of public enquiries by phone and letter.

Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas.

Ex: Popular authors receive scores, in some cases hundreds, of letters a year from their young readers and every correspondent, I am quite sure, wants a reply.

Ex: There is a host of legislative, political, financial, consumer, and other reports of individuals and corporate bodies.

Ex: Basically, the book deals with a vast corpus of oral tradition, including both prose and poetic texts.

Ex: Airport restrooms have become popular meeting places for men looking for sexual trysts with other men.

Ex: The article 'The beast in the bathtub, and other archival laments' stresses the importance for bibliographers and historians of printing of printed items in archives and manuscript collections.

Ex: The author explains how finding needed data on the Web can be like paddling round in a bath of milk.

Ex: Bathing & washing clothes in the river are perceived as pleasurable & traditional social activities.

Ex: The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim.

* accesorios de baño = bathroom accessories, bathroom fittings.

* armario de baño = bathroom cabinet.

* armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.

* asiento de baño = toilet seat.

* baño de arena = sand bath.

* baño de azúcar glaseado = glacé icing.

* baño de barro = mud bath.

* baño de chocolate = chocolate icing.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* baño de lodo = mud bath.

* baño de pies = footbath.

* baño de sangre = bloodbath [blood bath].

* baño de vapor = steam bath.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* báscula de baño = bathroom scales.

* bata de baño = bathrobe.

* bolsa de baño = toiletry bag, sponge bag.

* cocer al baño María = steam.

* cocinar al baño María = steam.

* con baño = en suite, en-suite bathroom, en-suite bath, en-suite facilities.

* cuarto de baño = bathroom.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* enseñado a pedir el baño = toilet-trained.

* peso de baño = bathroom scales.

* ropa de baño = swimwear, togs.

* sales de baño = bath salts.

 

Del verbo bañar: ( conjugate bañar)

baño es:


bañó es:


Multiple Entries:
bañar    
baño
bañar ( conjugate bañar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/enfermo› to bath, give … a bath
2 ‹pulsera/cubierto› to plate
bañarse verbo pronominal ( refl)


baño sustantivo masculino

Con referencia al cuarto de baño de una casa particular, el inglés americano emplea normalmente bathroom. El inglés británico emplea toilet, lavatory o (coloquialmente) loo. Cuando se habla de los servicios de un edificio público, el inglés americano utiliza washroom, restroom, men's room o ladies' room. El inglés británico emplea the Gents, the ladies, o the toilets. En la calle y en los parques públicos se emplea public toilets, o en inglés británico más formal, public conveniences.
1 ( en bañera) bath;
(en mar, río) swim;

baño de sangre bloodbath;
baños públicos public baths (pl);
baño turco Turkish bath
2


( en edificio público) restroom (AmE), toilet (BrE);

3 ( de metal) plating
bañar verbo transitivo
1 (en agua) to bath
2 (cubrir) to coat, cover: tienes que bañar en oro esa pulsera, you have to goldplate that bracelet
3 (una costa, una comarca) to bathe: Mallorca es una isla bañada por el Mediterráneo, Mallorca is surrounded by the Mediterranean
baño sustantivo masculino
1 bath
tomar o darse un baño, to have o take a bath: voy a darme un baño, I'm going to have a bath
darse un baño de sol, to sunbathe, tomar baños de lodo, to have mud baths
2 (cuarto de baño) bathroom
(retrete) toilet
3 (cobertura de un objeto) coat: mis pendientes tienen un baño de plata, my earrings are silver-plated
(de un alimento) coating, covering 4 baño María, bain marie, a double saucepan ♦ LOC figurado aquello fue un baño de sangre, that was a bloodbath
fig fam (ganar/perder estrepitosamente) dar un baño: en el partido de ayer nos dieron/les dimos un baño, they thrashed us/we thrashed them in the match yesterday
' baño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aseo
- caseta
- chapuzón
- cisterna
- comunicarse
- cuarta
- cuarto
- desvestirse
- escobilla
- eternizarse
- lavabo
- lechada
- plateada
- plateado
- retrete
- sal
- sentar
- servicio
- tibia
- tibio
- traje
- turca
- turco
- accesorio
- alfombrilla
- armario
- arriba
- artefacto
- báscula
- casitas
- desocupado
- encerrado
- espuma
- gabinete
- gorro
- maillot
- malla
- mobiliario
- pileta
- reconfortante
- relajante
- sanitario
- vestido
- zambullida
English:
basin
- bath
- bath towel
- bathing
- bathroom
- bloodbath
- bubble bath
- cloakroom
- coating
- dip
- disinfectant
- douse
- fitting
- lavatory
- loo
- modernize
- orgy
- private
- refreshing
- run
- self-contained
- stop
- swim
- swimming cap
- swimming costume
- swimsuit
- swimwear
- take
- toilet
- bathing suit
- bed
- bubble
- cap
- costume
- could
- fixture
- frosting
- john
- ladies'
- men
- off
- rest
- scale
- self
- silver
- steam
- swimming
- trunk
- Turkish
- use
[en playa, piscina] swim; [en playa, piscina] to go for a swim; Esp Fam baño de asiento hip bath; Fig baño de sangre bloodbath; Am baño público Br public toilet, US washroom baños termales thermal baths

escala 1), juicio 3)

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: In her youth, as in her adult years, she was a person with spunk.

Ex: Contributing to the problem are the harsh desert environment, & a society based on patriarchy, in which a code of honor, esprit de corps, & bravery takes precedence over intelligence & culture.

* armarse de valor = muster (up) + (the) courage, pluck up + courage, nerve + Reflexivo, gather up + courage.

* con valor = valiantly.

* demostrar + Posesivo + valor = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth, prove + Posesivo + courage.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* falta de valor = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* hacerse de valor = muster (up) + (the) courage.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* tener el valor = have + the courage.

* tener el valor de = have + the guts to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.

Ex: A good initial value for this field will start the system off with a good guess so that claims for missing issues are not unreasonable at the beginning.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex: The circulation of large numbers of books regardless of their worth to multitudes of people is no better criterion of mental health than is the profitable sale of quack medicines evidence of bodily health.

Ex: Another goal of terrorism is to demonstrate to terrorists their own worthiness and thus to claim a sort of moral victory over their enemies.

Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate ' goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.

* adición de valor = value adding.

* adquirir un valor añadido = take on + added weight.

* asignar valor a = attach + value to.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* bolsa de valores = stock exchange, stock market, share market.

* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York = New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.

* carente de valor = worthless.

* centrado en los valores = value-driven.

* código de valores = code of values.

* conflicto de valores = conflict of values.

* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.

* conjunto de valores = set of values.

* contabilidad de valores devengados = accrual accounting.

* con valores difusos = fuzzy-valued.

* conversión en valor monetario = monetisation [monetization, -USA].

* convertido en valor monetario = monetised [monetized, -pl.].

* convertir en valor monetario = monetise [monetize, -USA].

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar valor = imbue with + value.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* descomposición por valores simples = singular value decomposition.

* de valor = of value.

* de valor añadido = value-added, value-adding.

* de valor equiparable = of comparable worth.

* de valor incalculable = invaluable.

* disminuir el valor de = belittle.

* edificio de valor histórico = heritage-listed building.

* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.

* enfrentamiento de valores = conflict of values.

* escala de valores = graded range, set of values.

* establecer valores = establish + values.

* falta de valor = worthlessness.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.

* hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.

* igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.

* igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable = equal pay for comparable work.

* impuesto sobre el valor añadido (IVA) = value added tax (VAT).

* juicio de valor = value judgement.

* mercado de valores = stock market, share market.

* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV) = Discrimination Value model (DV).

* minar los valores tradicionales = undermine + traditional values.

* no tener valor = be valueless.

* nuevo valor = newcomer.

* objeto de valor = valuable.

* objeto de valor cultural = cultural valuable.

* objetos de valor = valuables.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* pérdida de valor = devaluation, loss of value.

* pez de valor = game fish.

* por valor de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* regla del valor literal = face value rule.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sin valor = dummy, worthless, valueless, drossy.

* sistema de valores = system of values, value system.

* sistema de valores personales = personal value system.

* sistema de valores sociales = social value system.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* tener un valor especial = be of particular value.

* tener valor = count.

* valor afectivo del servicio = affect of service.

* valor añadido = added benefit, added value.

* valor atípico = outlier.

* valor característico = eigenvalue.

* valor comercial = marketing value, commercial paper.

* valor cultural = cultural value.

* valor de la novedad = novelty value.

* valor de la propiedad = property value.

* valor de ley = force of law.

* valor de ordenación = filing value.

* valor de pertinencia = estimation of relevance.

* valor de predicción = predictive power.

* valor de retención = retention value.

* valor económico = monetary value, economic value, monetary worth.

* valor efectivo = cash value.

* valores = assets, ethos, equities, equity shares.

* valores agregados = value chain.

* valores añadidos = value chain.

* valores de la bolsa = stock prices, stock market quotations.

* valores familiares = family values.

* valor específico = weight, weighting.

* valores y normas de comportamiento de los miembros de una instutición = corporate culture.

* valor ético = ethical value.

* valor fundamental = asset.

* valor global = overall value.

* valor humano = human value.

* valor intrínsico = intrinsic worth.

* valor máximo = high-water mark.

* valor medicinal = medicinal value.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

* valor mínimo = low-water mark.

* valor monetario = monetary value, monetary worth.

* valor moral = moral value.

* valor numérico = numerical value.

* valor numérico exacto = crisp value.

* valor nutritivo = nutritional value, nutrient value.

* valor político = political value.

* valor por omisión = default value.

* valor positivo = virtue.

* valor representativo = eigenvalue.

* valor social = social value.

 

valor sustantivo masculino
1


objetos de valor valuables;
valor adquisitivo purchasing power




2


armarse de valor to pluck up courage


3



valor sustantivo masculino
1 (valentía, arrojo) courage, bravery
2 (mérito, importancia, etc) value, worth
(precio) price: ha invertido en joyas por valor de un millón de pesetas, he has invested in a million pesetas' worth of jewels
no le da ningún valor al dinero, he attaches no importance to money
objetos de valor, valuables
sin valor, worthless
3 (vigencia, validez legal) validity
4 Mat Mús value
5 fam (jeta, caradura) cheek: tuvo el valor de preguntarme por ella, he had the nerve to ask me about her
6 Fin valores securities, bonds
7 (éticos) valores, values
♦ Locuciones: armarse de valor: se armó de valor e hizo frente a la agresión, she gathered up her courage and stood up to the aggression
' valor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agalla
- alimento
- antigüedad
- armarse
- aumentar
- bagatela
- bastante
- catastral
- conceder
- determinación
- importar
- impuesta
- impuesto
- infundir
- IVA
- juicio
- mérito
- ni
- nominal
- nula
- nulo
- nutritiva
- nutritivo
- oscilación
- oscilante
- ponderar
- preciosa
- precioso
- relativa
- relativo
- relieve
- representar
- reunir
- sanctasanctórum
- tal
- tan
- tres
- valer
- valorar
- valoración
- agallas
- alguno
- aliento
- alimenticio
- anecdótico
- armar
- asignar
- audacia
- bajar
- carecer
English:
absolute
- appreciate
- appreciation
- assess
- assessment
- asset
- attach
- book
- bravery
- cheap
- courage
- denomination
- detract
- equity
- estimate
- everything
- face value
- gain
- grit
- heart
- intrinsic
- invaluable
- nerve
- par
- pluck
- pluck up
- prowess
- replacement value
- rise
- sink
- steel
- street value
- strength
- summon up
- tax
- trash
- underprice
- valuable
- value
- value added tax
- VAT
- worth
- worthless
- worthlessness
- cheapen
- credit
- doubtful
- face
- fail
- go
[ser válido] to be valid; Fin valor de los activos asset value; Fin valor actual neto net present value; Am Econ valor agregado added value; Econ valor añadido added value; Fin valor asegurado insured value; Fin valor contable book price o value; Fin valor realizable neto net realizable value; Fin valor de reposición replacement value; Fin valor de rescate surrender value valores en cartera investment portfolio;