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1 the law of the jungle
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2 jungle
(a thick growth of trees and plants in tropical areas: the Amazon jungle; Tigers are found in the jungles of Asia; (also adjective) soldiers trained in jungle warfare.) selvajungle n selva / junglatr['ʤʌŋgəl]1 selva, junglajungle ['ʤʌŋgəl] n: jungla f, selva fn.• jungla s.f.• maraña s.f.• selva s.f.• yungla s.f.'dʒʌŋgəlcount & mass nouna) ( Geog) selva f, jungla fb) (confusion, tangle) maraña f, laberinto mc) ( hostile place) jungla f['dʒʌŋɡl]1. N1) selva f, jungla f ; (fig) maraña f, selva fthe law of the jungle — (fig) la ley de la selva
2) (Mus) jungle m, género de música de baile de ritmo acelerado2.CPD [animal, bird] de la selva, selvático; [law, life, sounds] de la selvajungle bunny N — (US) *** negrito(-a) * m / f
jungle gym N — armazón de barras para juegos infantiles
jungle warfare N — guerra f en la selva
* * *['dʒʌŋgəl]count & mass nouna) ( Geog) selva f, jungla fb) (confusion, tangle) maraña f, laberinto mc) ( hostile place) jungla f -
3 law
lo:1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) ley2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) ley3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) ley•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law
law n1. leyit is against the law es ilegal / va en contra de la ley2. derechotr[lɔː]1 ley nombre femenino2 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL derecho1 familiar la poli nombre femenino, la pasma\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLagainst the law contra la leyby law por leyin law por leylaws are made to be broken hecha la ley, hecha la trampathe law of the jungle la ley del más fuerteto be a law unto oneself dictar sus propias leyesto be outside the law estar fuera de la leyto go to law recurrir a la leyto keep within the law obrar según la leyto take the law into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su manolaw and order orden nombre masculino públicolaw court tribunal nombre masculino de justicialaw firm bufete nombre masculino de abogadoslaw ['lɔ] n1) : ley fto break the law: violar la ley2) : derecho mcriminal law: derecho criminal3) : abogacía fto practice law: ejercer la abogacían.• derecho s.m.• fuero s.m.• jurisprudencia s.f.• ley s.f.• regla s.f.lɔː1)a) c (rule, regulation) ley fhe's/she's a law unto himself/herself — hace lo que le da la gana
b) u ( collectively)to break the law — violar or contravenir* or infringir* la ley
it is against the law — es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley
to stay within the law — actuar* dentro de la ley
under French law — según la ley or la legislación francesa
to lay down the law — dar* órdenes
to take the law into one's own hands — tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc) propia mano
c) u (as field, discipline) derecho m; ( profession) abogacía fto enter the law — (BrE) hacerse* abogado; (before n)
law school — facultad f de Derecho
2) ua) ( litigation)to go to law — (BrE) recurrir a los tribunales or a la justicia
b)3) c u ( code of conduct)Islamic law — ( Relig) la ley del Corán
4) c ( scientific principle) ley f[lɔː]1. N1) (=piece of legislation) ley f•
there's no law against it — no hay ley que lo prohíba- be a law unto o.s.pass 2., 9)2) (=system of laws)•
to be above the law — estar por encima de la ley•
the bill became law on 6 August — el proyecto de ley se hizo ley el 6 de agosto•
by law — por ley, de acuerdo con la ley•
in law — según la ley•
the law on abortion — la legislación sobre el aborto•
he is outside the law — está fuera de la ley•
to keep or remain within the law — obrar legalmente•
his word is law — su palabra es ley- lay down the law- take the law into one's own hands3) (=field of study) derecho m•
to study law — estudiar derecho4) (=profession) abogacía f•
she is considering a career in law — está pensando dedicarse a la abogacía•
to practise law — ejercer de abogado, ejercer la abogacía5) (=legal proceedings)•
to go to law — recurrir a la justicia or a los tribunales•
to take a case to law — llevar un caso ante los tribunales6) (=rule) [of organization, sport] regla f•
God's law — la ley de Dios7) (=standard) norma fthere seemed to be one law for the rich and another for the poor — parecía haber unas normas para los ricos y otras para los pobres
8) (Sci, Math) ley fnature 1., 4)•
by the law of averages — por la estadística, estadísticamente9) * (=police)to have the law on sb — denunciar a algn a la policía, llevar a algn a los tribunales
2.CPDlaw enforcement N — aplicación f de la ley
law enforcement agency N — organismo encargado de velar por el cumplimiento de la ley
law enforcement officer N — (esp US) policía mf
Law Faculty N — (Univ) facultad f de Derecho
Law Lord NPL — (Brit) (Pol) juez mf lor
the Law Lords — jueces que son miembros de la Cámara de los Lores y constituyen el Tribunal Supremo
law reports NPL — repertorio m de jurisprudencia
law school N — (US) facultad f de derecho
law student N — estudiante mf de derecho
* * *[lɔː]1)a) c (rule, regulation) ley fhe's/she's a law unto himself/herself — hace lo que le da la gana
b) u ( collectively)to break the law — violar or contravenir* or infringir* la ley
it is against the law — es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley
to stay within the law — actuar* dentro de la ley
under French law — según la ley or la legislación francesa
to lay down the law — dar* órdenes
to take the law into one's own hands — tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc) propia mano
c) u (as field, discipline) derecho m; ( profession) abogacía fto enter the law — (BrE) hacerse* abogado; (before n)
law school — facultad f de Derecho
2) ua) ( litigation)to go to law — (BrE) recurrir a los tribunales or a la justicia
b)3) c u ( code of conduct)Islamic law — ( Relig) la ley del Corán
4) c ( scientific principle) ley f -
4 ley
ley sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) law; iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law; ley de la oferta y la demanda law of supply and demand; la ley del más fuerte the survival of the fittest; ley pareja no es dura (CS) a rule isn't unfair if it applies to everyone 2 (de oro, plata) assay value
ley sustantivo femenino law Rel la ley del aborto, the abortion law
la ley judía/cristiana, Jewish/Christian law
ley marcial, martial law
una ley de protección del patrimonio artístico, a law on artistic heritage protection
la ley de la selva, the law of the jungle Pol proyecto de ley, bill Locuciones: es una persona de ley, he's a reliable person
oro de ley, pure gold
plata de ley, sterling silver ' ley' also found in these entries: Spanish: acogerse - adelante - anteproyecto - anular - anulación - aplicarse - aprobar - calle - codificar - decreto - derogación - dictar - estatuto - formular - hallar - igualdad - impugnar - infringir - LOGSE - observar - oposición - oro - plata - proscrita - proscrito - proyecto - radical - reformar - regir - relajar - respetar - retroactiva - retroactivo - rigor - sálica - sálico - sancionar - selva - someterse - supresión - suprimir - tabla - talión - título - universal - vigencia - vigente - vigor - violar - violación English: act - apply - arm - bill - breach - break - bring in - carry - date back to - date from - defy - effect - enact - enforce - equal - fingertip - frame - framework - full-fledged - go through - implement - infringe - infringement - introduce - introduction - jungle - keep - law - legal - letter - liberal - move - muscle - obey - observance - observe - pass - passing - provoke - repeal - repudiate - reversal - revival - revive - scope - section - sod - stand - state - statutory -
5 selva
selva sustantivo femenino ( bosque) forest; ( de vegetación tropical) jungle; selva tropical tropical rainforest, selva
selva sustantivo femenino jungle
selva tropical, rainforest Locuciones: la ley de la selva, the law of the jungle ' selva' also found in these entries: Spanish: ley - selvática - selvático - virgen English: call - depth - forest - jungle - lone - rainforest - wilderness - into - rain -
6 effect
i'fekt
1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) efecto, consecuencia2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) efecto
2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) efectuar, provocar- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect
effect n efectotr[ɪ'fekt]1 (gen) efecto■ we tried to put out the fire, but with little effect tratamos de apagar el fuego, pero sin éxito2 (impression) impresión nombre femenino, efecto■ the background gives the effect of being in the jungle el fondo da la impresión de estar en la selva■ don't move, or you'll spoil the effect no te muevas, estropearás el efecto1 formal use efectuar, provocar1 (property) efectos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor effect para impresionarto no effect sin resultado algunoto come into effect entrar en vigorto have an effect on afectar, producir un efecto ento put something into effect aplicar algoto good effect con buenos resultadosto the effect that... en el sentido de que...or words to that effect o algo por el estilowith effect from... con efecto a partir de...effect [ɪ'fɛkt] vt1) carry out: efectuar, llevar a cabo2) achieve: lograr, realizareffect n1) result: efecto m, resultado m, consecuencia fto no effect: sin resultado2) meaning: sentido msomething to that effect: algo por el estilo3) influence: efecto m, influencia f4) effects nplbelongings: efectos mpl, pertenencias fpl5)to go into effect : entrar en vigor6)in effect really: en realidad, efectivamenten.• afección s.f.• efecto s.m.• fuerza s.f.• impresión s.f.• resultado s.m.v.• efectuar v.
I ɪ'fekt1)a) ( consequence) efecto mto be of little/no effect — (frml) dar* poco/no dar* resultado
b)in effect — de hecho, realmente
c) ( phenomenon) efecto m2) ( impression) impresión f3) (applicability, operation)to come into effect to take effect entrar en vigor or en vigencia; with effect from June 15, it will be compulsory a partir del 15 de junio será obligatorio; to put something into effect — poner* en práctica algo
4) ( meaning)a statement was issued to the effect that... — (frml) se hizo público un comunicado anunciando que...
he said it wasn't true, or words to that effect — dijo que no era verdad o algo de ese tenor
5) effects pla) ( special effects) (Cin, TV) efectos mpl especialesb) ( belongings) (frml) efectos mpl (frml)
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transitive verb (frml) \<\<reconciliation/cure\>\> lograr; \<\<escape\>\> llevar a cabo; \<\<repairs\>\> efectuar* (frml); \<\<payment\>\> efectuar* (frml)[ɪ'fekt]1. N•
to feel the effect(s) of — sentir los efectos de•
to such good effect that... — con tan buenos resultados que...•
to have an effect on sb — hacer efecto a algnit will have the effect of preventing... — tendrá como consecuencia impedir...
to have no effect, be of no effect — no surtir efecto
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in effect — (=in fact) en realidad; (=practically) de hechoto be in effect — (Jur) estar vigente, tener vigencia
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to come into effect — (Jur) entrar en vigor•
to no effect — inútilmente, sin resultado2) (=sense) [of words etc] sentido m•
a circular to this effect will be issued next week — la próxima semana se hará pública una circular en este sentidoan announcement to the effect that... — un aviso informando de que...
his letter is to the effect that... — en su carta manifiesta que...
3) (=impression) efecto m, impresión f•
to create an effect — impresionar•
he said it for effect — lo dijo solo para impresionar4) effects (=property) efectos mplpersonal effects — efectos mpl personales
2.VT frm (=bring about) [+ sale, purchase, payment, reform, reduction] efectuar; [+ cure, improvement, transformation] lograr* * *
I [ɪ'fekt]1)a) ( consequence) efecto mto be of little/no effect — (frml) dar* poco/no dar* resultado
b)in effect — de hecho, realmente
c) ( phenomenon) efecto m2) ( impression) impresión f3) (applicability, operation)to come into effect to take effect entrar en vigor or en vigencia; with effect from June 15, it will be compulsory a partir del 15 de junio será obligatorio; to put something into effect — poner* en práctica algo
4) ( meaning)a statement was issued to the effect that... — (frml) se hizo público un comunicado anunciando que...
he said it wasn't true, or words to that effect — dijo que no era verdad o algo de ese tenor
5) effects pla) ( special effects) (Cin, TV) efectos mpl especialesb) ( belongings) (frml) efectos mpl (frml)
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transitive verb (frml) \<\<reconciliation/cure\>\> lograr; \<\<escape\>\> llevar a cabo; \<\<repairs\>\> efectuar* (frml); \<\<payment\>\> efectuar* (frml)
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