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41 clorosis
f. s.&pl.chlorosis, greensickness. (Medical)* * *1 chlorosis* * *= chlorosis [chloroses, -pl.].Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.* * *= chlorosis [chloroses, -pl.].Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.
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42 hoja repuesta
(n.) = cancel, cancellans [cancellatia, -pl.]Ex. But the first 28 sheets of Baskerville's Virgil of 1757 were printed on an unprecedented wove paper, and the rest, plus a number of whole-sheet and single-leaf cancels, were printed on laid paper.Ex. The leaf that was to be cancelled is nowadays called the cancellandum, plural cancellanda, and the leaf that was to replace it is called the cancellans, plural cancellantia.* * *(n.) = cancel, cancellans [cancellatia, -pl.]Ex: But the first 28 sheets of Baskerville's Virgil of 1757 were printed on an unprecedented wove paper, and the rest, plus a number of whole-sheet and single-leaf cancels, were printed on laid paper.
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43 necrosis
f. s.&pl.necrosis.* * *1 necrosis* * *SF INV necrosis* * *= necrosis [necroses, -pl.].Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.* * *= necrosis [necroses, -pl.].Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.
* * *necrosis* * *
necrosis f Med necrosis
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44 palma
f.1 palm.conocer algo como la palma de la mano to know something like the back of one's hand2 palm (tree) (palmera).él, es tonto, pero su hermano se lleva la palma (Irónico) he's stupid but his brother takes the biscuit o (British) cake (United States)llevar o traer en palmas a alguien to pamper somebody3 palm tree, palm.4 Palma.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: palmar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: palmar.* * *1 BOTÁNICA palm (tree)2 (de la mano) palm\batir palmas / dar palmas to clapcomo la palma de la mano like the back of one's handllevarse la palma to take the biscuit* * *noun f.* * *SF* * *1) ( de la mano) palmuntarle la palma a alguien — to grease somebody's palm
2)b) (gloria, triunfo) distinctionllevarse la palma — ( ser el mejor) to be outstanding; ( ser el colmo) to take the cake (colloq)
3) palmas femenino pluraltocar las palmas — ( marcando el ritmo) to clap in time
* * *= palm.Ex. The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.----* aceite de palma = palm oil.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* hacer palmas = clap.* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.* palma de la mano = palm of hand, palm.* * *1) ( de la mano) palmuntarle la palma a alguien — to grease somebody's palm
2)b) (gloria, triunfo) distinctionllevarse la palma — ( ser el mejor) to be outstanding; ( ser el colmo) to take the cake (colloq)
3) palmas femenino pluraltocar las palmas — ( marcando el ritmo) to clap in time
* * *= palm.Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
* aceite de palma = palm oil.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* hacer palmas = clap.* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.* palma de la mano = palm of hand, palm.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de la mano) palmla gitana le leyó la palma (de la mano) the gypsy read his palmconocer algo como la palma de la mano to know sth like the back of one's handconozco la zona como la palma de la mano I know the area like the back of my handte conozco como la palma de la mano I can read you like a bookuntarle la palma a algn to grease sb's palmB2 (gloria, triunfo) distinctiontodos realizaron una gran labor pero él se llevó la palma they all did tremendous work but he was truly outstandingaquí nadie trabaja mucho, pero tú te llevas la palma ( iró); no one does very much work around here but you get the prize for laziness o you really take the cake o ( BrE) the biscuit! ( colloq)Compuesto:( Col) coconut palmdar or batir palmas (aplaudir) to clap (one's hands), applaudtocar las palmas (para marcar el ritmo) to clap in timeCompuesto:fpl slow handclap* * *
Del verbo palmar: ( conjugate palmar)
palma es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
palma
palmar
palma sustantivo femenino
1 ( de la mano) palm;
2
( hoja) palm leaf;◊ palma de coco (Col) coconut palm
3◊ palmas sustantivo femenino plural: dar or batir palmas ( aplaudir) to clap (one's hands), applaud;
tocar las palmas ( marcando el ritmo) to clap in time
palma sustantivo femenino
1 (de la mano) palm
2 (palmera) palm tree
3 palmas, clapping
♦ Locuciones: batir palmas, to applaud
llevarse la palma, to be the best: cuando quiere ser desagradable se lleva la palma, when it comes to being unpleasant, he takes the biscuit
' palma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
miel
English:
back
- finger
- palm
- palm oil
- flat
* * *palma nf1. [de mano] palm;conocer algo como la palma de la mano to know sth like the back of one's hand2. [palmera] palm (tree)Col palma de cera wax palm;palma enana (European) fan palm, palmetto;palma real royal palm3. [hoja de palmera] palm leaf4.palmas [aplausos] clapping, applause;5. Compllevarse la palma to be the best;Irónicoél es tonto, pero su hermano se lleva la palma he's stupid but his brother takes the Br biscuit o US cake;* * *f palm;dar palmas clap (one’s hands);batir palmas clap one’s hands;el modelo diésel se lleva la palma en cuanto a ventas when it comes to sales, the diesel model wins hands down;en cuanto a casos de sida, África se lleva la palma Africa leads the world in Aids cases;conocer algo como la palma de su mano fig know sth like the back of one’s hand* * *palma nf1) : palm (of the hand)2) : palm (tree or leaf)3)batir palmas : to clap, to applaud4)* * *palma n palm -
45 peciolo
m.petiole, leafstalk.* * *1 petiole* * *peciolo masculino petiole* * *= stem.Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.* * *peciolo masculino petiole* * *= stem.Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.
* * *pecíolo, peciolopetiole* * *pecíolo, peciolo nmBot stalk* * *m BOT petiole -
46 pedúnculo
m.1 peduncle, crus, leg-like part.2 footstalk, peduncle, stalk.* * *1 (de crustáceo) stalk2 (de planta) stem* * *SM stem, stalk* * *masculino (Bot, Zool) peduncle* * *= stem, stalk.Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.* * *masculino (Bot, Zool) peduncle* * *= stem, stalk.Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.
Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.* * *2 ( Zool) peduncle* * *pedúnculo nmBot stalk, Espec peduncle* * *m BOT, ANAT peduncle -
47 tallo
m.1 stem.2 caudex, shaft.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tallar.* * ** * *SM1) [de flor] stem, stalk; [de hierba] blade2) And (=repollo) cabbage4) (=fruta) crystallized fruit* * *masculino stem, stalk* * *= stem, stalk, spur, green shoot, shoot.Ex. The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.Ex. Cherry trees in general produce the fruit upon small spurs, from half an inch to two inches in length, which proceed from the sides and ends of the branches.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.----* tallo de espárrago = spear of asparagus, asparagus spear.* * *masculino stem, stalk* * *= stem, stalk, spur, green shoot, shoot.Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.
Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.Ex: Cherry trees in general produce the fruit upon small spurs, from half an inch to two inches in length, which proceed from the sides and ends of the branches.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.* tallo de espárrago = spear of asparagus, asparagus spear.* * *stem, stalkse ha ido or está al tallo it has gone to seed* * *
Del verbo tallar: ( conjugate tallar)
tallo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
talló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tallar
tallo
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
tallo sustantivo masculino
stem, stalk
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
tallo sustantivo masculino stem, stalk
' tallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caña
- médula
- cebolleta
- injerto
- palmito
- rastrero
- tronchar
English:
stalk
- stem
* * *tallo nm1. [de planta, flor] stem, stalktallo herbáceo herbaceous stalk;tallo leñoso woody stalk;tallo rastrero creeping stalk, trailing stalk;tallo trepador climbing stalk2. [brote] sprout, shoot;echar tallos to put out shoots* * *m BOT stalk, stem* * *tallo nm: stalk, stemtallo de maíz: cornstalk* * *tallo n stem / stalk -
48 soca
f.ratoon, top leaf, shoot.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: socar.* * *ISF1) And [de arroz] young shoots of rice; [de tabaco] top leaf of tobacco plant, high-quality tobacco leaf2) CAm * (=embriaguez) drunkennessII* SM* * *2) (AmC) (Mús) soca* * *2) (AmC) (Mús) soca* * * -
49 yema
f.1 yolk.2 bud, shoot.3 fingertip.4 gemma.* * *1 (de huevo) yolk2 BOTÁNICA bud3 (del dedo) fingertip\yema de huevo egg yolk* * *SF2) (Bot) leaf bud3) (Anat)4) (Culin) sweet made with egg yolk and sugar5) (=lo mejor) best part6) (=medio) middle7) (=dificultad) snag* * *a) ( de huevo) yolkc) ( del dedo) fingertipd) (Bot) leaf bud* * *a) ( de huevo) yolkc) ( del dedo) fingertipd) (Bot) leaf bud* * *yema11 = yolk.Nota: De huevo.Ex: When eggs become rotten the yolk turns green, and the egg will emit a pungent sulfurous odor when broken (caused by the gas hydrogen sulfide).
* yema de huevo = egg yolk.yema22 = bud.Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
* yema del dedo = finger pad, fingertip.yema33 = pad.Nota: De los dedos.Ex: The easiest and most common form of treatment is to apply pressure on sore points with the pad of the thumb.
* * *1 (de huevo) yolk3 (del dedo) fingertip4 ( Bot) leaf bud* * *
yema sustantivo femenino
d) (Bot) leaf bud
yema sustantivo femenino
1 (de un huevo) yolk
2 Culin sweet made from egg yolks and sugar
3 Bot bud
4 (de un dedo) fingertip
' yema' also found in these entries:
English:
egg yolk
- fingertip
- yolk
- bud
- egg
- finger
* * *yema nf1. [de huevo] yolk2. [de planta] bud, shoot3. [de dedo] fingertip4. [dulce] = sweet made from sugar and egg yolk* * *f1 yolk2:yema del dedo fingertip* * *yema nf1) : bud, shoot2) : yolk (of an egg)3)yema del dedo : fingertip* * *yema n1. (de huevo) yolk2. (de dedo) fingertip3. (de planta) bud -
50 anteportada
f.1 a fly-leaf bearing the title only of a book.2 half title, bastard title.* * *1 half title* * *= added title page, half title, short-title.Ex. An added title page is a title page preceding or following the title page chosen as the basis for the description of the item and which may be more general, as a series title page, or equally general, as a title page in another language.Ex. A half title is a brief title of a publication appearing on a leaf preceding the title page.Ex. By the seventeenth century it was becoming common to protect the title page with an initial blank leaf; which in turn, by the eighteenth century, often had a short-title printed on it (the half-title) = En el siglo XVII era cada vez más normal proteger la portada con una hoja en blanco inicial sobre la que en el siglo XVIII frecuentemente se imprimía un título breve (la anteportada).* * *= added title page, half title, short-title.Ex: An added title page is a title page preceding or following the title page chosen as the basis for the description of the item and which may be more general, as a series title page, or equally general, as a title page in another language.
Ex: A half title is a brief title of a publication appearing on a leaf preceding the title page.Ex: By the seventeenth century it was becoming common to protect the title page with an initial blank leaf; which in turn, by the eighteenth century, often had a short-title printed on it (the half-title) = En el siglo XVII era cada vez más normal proteger la portada con una hoja en blanco inicial sobre la que en el siglo XVIII frecuentemente se imprimía un título breve (la anteportada).* * *
anteportada sustantivo femenino title page
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51 echar hojas
v.to grow leaves, to leaf.* * *(v.) = leaf outEx. Deciduous trees are those that loose their leaves each fall, go dormant for the winter, and leaf out again in spring.* * *(v.) = leaf outEx: Deciduous trees are those that loose their leaves each fall, go dormant for the winter, and leaf out again in spring.
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52 oropel
m.1 glitter, glitz.2 tinsel.3 imitation gold leaf, brass gild.* * *1 (material) tinsel2 (ostentosidad) glitter\de oropel glittery* * *SM tinselde oropel — flashy, gaudy
* * ** * *= glitz, dazz, tinsel.Ex. The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.Ex. The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.Ex. Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.* * ** * *= glitz, dazz, tinsel.Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.
Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.* * *1 (latón) imitation gold leaf2 (ostentosidad) glitz, glitter, tinselel mundo de Hollywood y su oropel Hollywood and all its glitz o glittersus joyas de oropel her glitzy jewels* * *oropel nm1. [latón] composition leaf, Dutch gold2. [decoración sin valor] tinsel, flashy ornament3. [ostentación] glitter, glitz;un estilo de vida de mucho oropel a glitzy o flashy lifestyle;se dejó deslumbrar por los oropeles de la fama she let herself be dazzled by all the glamour and glitz of fame* * *m figglitter* * *oropel nm: glitz, glitter, tinsel -
53 pan de oro
gold leaf* * *(n.) = gold leafEx. Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.* * *(n.) = gold leafEx: Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.
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54 penca
f.1 fleshy leaf.2 prickly pear.3 prick.* * *1 fleshy leaf* * *SF1) (Bot) (=hoja) leaf; (=nervio) main rib; (=chumbera) prickly pear2) Méx [de cuchillo] blade3)4) And5) LAm *** (=pene) prick **** * *Iadjetivo invariable (Chi fam) < cosa> crappy (sl); < situación> lousy (colloq); < persona> uglyIIa) ( de hoja) main ribb) ( del nopal) stalkc) (Méx) ( de bananas) bunch* * *= stalk.Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.----* penca de acelga = Swiss chard stalk, chard stalk.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Chi fam) < cosa> crappy (sl); < situación> lousy (colloq); < persona> uglyIIa) ( de hoja) main ribb) ( del nopal) stalkc) (Méx) ( de bananas) bunch* * *= stalk.Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.
* penca de acelga = Swiss chard stalk, chard stalk.* * *2 ‹persona› uglyA1 (de una hoja) main rib2 (del nopal) stalk3 ( Méx) (de bananas) bunch1 (nariz) big nose2 (del pollo) pope's nose, parson's nose ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo pencar: ( conjugate pencar)
penca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
penca
pencar
penca sustantivo femenino
' penca' also found in these entries:
English:
bunch
- stick
* * *penca1nf1. [de cactus] fleshy leafpenca2 adjChile Fam1. [hecho] god-awful, really crap2. [objeto] crap, crappy3. [persona] crap* * *I adj Chisoft, weakII f L.Am. ( nopal) leaf of the prickly pear plant -
55 aromático
adj.aromatic, perfumed, fragrant, redolent.* * *► adjetivo1 aromatic, fragrant* * *ADJ aromatic, sweet-scented* * *- ca adjetivo aromatic* * *= aromatic, fragrant, balsamic, odoriferous, perfumed, smelling, sweet-smelling.Ex. The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.Ex. Planting fragrant shrubs would benefit all users and in particular blind or visually impaired persons.Ex. Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex. Skunks use a highly odoriferous secretion to deter predation.Ex. Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.Ex. Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.Ex. Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.----* aceite aromático = aromatic oil.* * *- ca adjetivo aromatic* * *= aromatic, fragrant, balsamic, odoriferous, perfumed, smelling, sweet-smelling.Ex: The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
Ex: Planting fragrant shrubs would benefit all users and in particular blind or visually impaired persons.Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.Ex: Skunks use a highly odoriferous secretion to deter predation.Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.* aceite aromático = aromatic oil.* * *aromático -caaromatic* * *
aromático◊ -ca adjetivo
aromatic
aromático,-a adjetivo aromatic
' aromático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aromática
English:
fragrant
- full-bodied
- aromatic
* * *aromático, -a adjaromatic* * *adj aromatic* * *aromático, -ca adj: aromatic -
56 borde superior
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57 borrón
m.1 blotch, blot.2 blur, crossing-out.3 rough draft.* * *1 (mancha) blot, ink blot2 figurado blemish3 (boceto) rough sketch\hacer borrón y cuenta nueva to wipe the slate clean* * *SM1) (=mancha) blot, stain2) (=vergüenza) blemish3) (Literat) rough draft; (Arte) preliminary sketchestos borrones — iró these humble jottings
* * ** * *= blotch, blot.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.----* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* * ** * *= blotch, blot.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* * *(mancha) inkblot; (mancha borroneada) smudgepresentó el trabajo lleno de borrones y tachaduras she handed in her work with lots of smudges and crossings outborrón y cuenta nueva let's make a fresh start ( o he wanted to make a fresh start etc)* * *
borrón sustantivo masculino ( mancha) inkblot;
( mancha borroneada) smudge;
borrón sustantivo masculino blot, smudge
♦ Locuciones: hagamos borrón y cuenta nueva, let's let bygones be bygones o let's start again
' borrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mancha
English:
blot
- clean
- slate
- sweep
* * *borrón nm1. [de tinta] blothacer borrón y cuenta nueva to wipe the slate clean3. [hecho] blot;aquel escándalo fue un borrón en su carrera that scandal was a blot on his career4. [deshonor] blemish* * *m1 ( tachón) blot;hacer borrón y cuenta nueva fig wipe the slate clean;¡borrón y cuenta nueva! let’s wipe the slate clean!2 mancha smudge* * *borrón y cuenta nueva: let's start on a clean slate, let's start over again* * *borrón n blot / smudge -
58 borrón y cuenta nueva
(n.) = a fresh start, clean slate, new leafEx. Where it is necessary or desirable for a fresh start they can advise on the best way forward.Ex. A group of university and government researchers has proposed a ' clean slate' approach to solving the Internet's myriad security problems.Ex. This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them.* * *(n.) = a fresh start, clean slate, new leafEx: Where it is necessary or desirable for a fresh start they can advise on the best way forward.
Ex: A group of university and government researchers has proposed a ' clean slate' approach to solving the Internet's myriad security problems.Ex: This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them. -
59 brotar hojas
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60 canto delantero
См. также в других словарях:
Leaf — (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] 1. (Bot.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaf — (v. altengl. leaf „Blatt“) steht für: Leaf (Unternehmen), einen niederländischen Süßwarenhersteller Leaf (Label), ein britisches Independent Label The Album Leaf, ein amerikanisches Musikprojekt Leaf (Spieleentwickler), einen japanischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
leaf — [lēf] n. pl. leaves [ME lefe < OE leaf, akin to Du loof, Ger laub < IE base * leubh , to peel off, pull off > Lith lupù, to skin, pare off] 1. any of the flat, thin, expanded organs, usually green, growing laterally from the stem or twig … English World dictionary
Leaf — Leaf, Leaf out Leaf out(l[=e]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leafed} (l[=e]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leafing}.] To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaf — ► NOUN (pl. leaves) 1) a flattened, typically green, structure of a plant, that is attached to a stem and is the chief site of photosynthesis and transpiration. 2) the state of having leaves: the trees were in leaf. 3) a single thickness of paper … English terms dictionary
leaf|y — «LEE fee», adjective, leaf|i|er, leaf|i|est. 1. having many leaves; covered with leaves, especially broad leaves: »the leafy woods. 2. resembling a leaf; … Useful english dictionary
leaf — [n1] green foliage of plant blade, bract, flag, foliole, frond, leaflet, needle, pad, petal, petiole, scale, stalk, stipule; concept 428 leaf [n2] page of document folio, paper, sheet; concept 270 leaf [v] flip through browse, dip into, glance … New thesaurus
leaf — The noun has the plural form leaves, and the verb has inflected forms leafs, leafed, leafing (He was leafing through a book) … Modern English usage
leaf|er|y — «LEE fuhr ee, LEEF ree», noun, plural er|ies. = leafage. (Cf. ↑leafage) … Useful english dictionary
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
leaf — leafless, adj. leaflike, adj. /leef/, n., pl. leaves /leevz/, v. n. 1. one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. 2. any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 3. a petal: a rose leaf. 4. leaves… … Universalium