leading remark

hizo varios comentarios irónicos sobre mi familia — he made some sarcastic comments o remarks about my family

comentario de texto — [literario] (literary) commentary; [lingüístico] textual analysis

sobran or huelgan los comentarios — it's best not to say anything

sobran or huelgan los comentarios — it's best not to say anything

Ex: Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.

Ex: Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective.

la introducción del tubo puede causar heridas — inserting the tube o the insertion of the tube can cause injury, the tube's insertion could cause injury

Ex: This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.

Ex: Introductory paragraphs, on the other hand, are generally intended to offer orientation.

• a la salida, te esperaremos a la salida — we'll wait for you on the way out

• dar salida a, el pasillo que da salida a la pista de tenis — the passageway which leads out (on)to the tennis court

necesitaba dar salida a su creatividad — he needed to give expression to o find an outlet for his creativity

• puerta de salida — exit door

• precio de salida — [de objeto subastado] starting price; [de acciones] offer price

¿dónde está la salida? — where's the exit o the way out?

salida — [encima de la puerta] exit; [en el pasillo] way out, exit

• tener salida a algo, nuestro edificio tiene salida a las dos calles — our building has access onto both streets

me controlaban mucho las salidas por la noche — they kept tight control of my nights out o my going out at night

Palmer tuvo una mala salida del tee — (Golf) Palmer played a poor tee shot

• dar la salida — to give the starting signal

es el encargado de dar la salida a la carrera — he is the one who starts the race o gives the starting signal for the race

• tomar la salida — (=empezar) to start the race; (=participar) to take part, compete

no le quedaba otra salida que la dimisión — she had no alternative o option but to resign

salida de bombero Esp —

¡vaya salidas de bombero que tuvo! — he dropped some real clangers! *

salida de tono, fue una salida de tono — it was inappropriate o uncalled-for

• dar salida a, dar salida a los excedentes agrícolas — to find an outlet for surplus produce

• tener salida — to sell well

esa carrera no tiene apenas salidas — there are very few openings o job opportunities for someone with that degree

salida de baño — Cono Sur [en casa] bathrobe; [en playa, piscina] beach robe

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

de pointe — [technologie] advanced, state-of-the-art; [secteur, industrie] high-tech; [entreprise] leading

à la pointe du progrès — state-of-the-art (épith)

vitesse de pointe — maximum ou top speed

tailler les oreilles en pointe (colloq) à quelqu'un — to give somebody a thick ear

de pointe (technique) — advanced, state-of-the-art

de pointe — [technologie] advanced, state-of-the-art; [secteur, industrie] high-tech; [entreprise] leading

à la pointe du progrès — state-of-the-art (épith)

vitesse de pointe — maximum ou top speed

tailler les oreilles en pointe (colloq) à quelqu'un — to give somebody a thick ear

de pointe (technique) — advanced, state-of-the-art

• afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands

• asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlong

marcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header

• lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair

• levantar la cabeza — (=mirar) to look up

• negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head

• por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person

• se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy

• volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's head

al oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head

• me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning

estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —

se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone

• a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration

• ir en cabeza — to be in the lead

cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end

cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball

cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas

cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead

es cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces

cabeza cuadrada — * bigot

cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain

cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed

cabeza de serrín — * airhead *

cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division