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1 zancarrón
• leftwards• leg joint -
2 hacia la izquierda
(adj.) = leftwards, leftwardEx. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.* * *(adj.) = leftwards, leftwardEx: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation. -
3 acechar
v.to watch, to spy on.el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *2 (caza) to stalk3 (amenazar) to threaten, lurk* * *VT (=observar) to spy on, watch; (=esperar) to lie in wait for; [+ caza] to stalk; (=amenazar) to threaten, beset* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *acechar [A1 ]vt‹enemigo/presa› to stalk, to lie in wait forsomos conscientes del peligro que nos acecha we are aware of the danger that awaits us o that lies ahead of us* * *
acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;
acechar verbo transitivo
1 to lie in wait for
2 (amenazar) to threaten
' acechar' also found in these entries:
English:
stalk
* * *acechar vtto watch, to spy on;el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *v/t lie in wait for* * *acechar vt1) : to watch, to spy on2) : to stalk, to lie in wait for* * *acechar vb to lurk -
4 acosar
v.1 to pursue relentlessly.2 to harass.3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase\acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions* * *verbto harass, hound* * *VT1) (=atosigar) to hound, harassser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed
2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.----* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *acosar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to houndlo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after himun compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing herse ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and diseaseme acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
' acosar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- asediar
- hostigar
English:
assault
- beset
- harass
- hound
- mob
- molest
- persecute
- plague
- ply
- stalk
- bait
- goad
- harry
- worry
* * *1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly2. [hostigar] to harass;fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work* * *v/t hound, pursue;me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acosar vtperseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass -
5 asediar
v.1 to lay siege to (military).2 to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer, to bedevil.* * *1 to besiege, lay siege to2 figurado to besiege, pester, harass* * *verb* * *VT1) (Mil) to besiege; (Náut) to blockade2) (=molestar) to bother, pester; [+ amante] to chase, lay siege to frm* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *asediar [A1 ]vt1 ( Mil) ‹fortaleza/ciudad› to lay siege to, besiege, blockade; ‹ejército› to surround, besiege2 (acosar) ‹persona› to besiegeasediaron a la cantante con preguntas they besieged the singer, firing questions at her* * *
asediar ( conjugate asediar) verbo transitivo
‹ ejército› to surround, besiege
asediar verbo transitivo to besiege
' asediar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- acribillar
English:
besiege
- mob
* * *asediar vt1. [ciudad] to lay siege to, to besiege2. [persona]los fans la asediaban pidiéndole autógrafos she was besieged by fans asking for autographs;el equipo visitante asedió la portería rival the away team laid siege to their opponents' goal;lo asediaron a preguntas he was bombarded with questions* * *v/t tb figbesiege* * *asediar vt1) sitiar: to besiege2) acosar: to harass -
6 gallina
adj.chicken-hearted.f.1 hen.cría gallinas he keeps chickens (gallinas, pollos y gallos)matar la gallina de los huevos de oro (informal figurative) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs2 coward, wimp, quitter, yellow-belly.f. & m.chicken, coward (informal) (person).* * *1 hen1 familiar chicken, coward\acostarse con las gallinas to go to bed very earlycomo gallina en corral ajeno familiar like a fish out of waterjugar a la gallina ciega to play blind man's buffmatar la gallina de los huevos de oro familiar to kill the goose that lays the golden eggsgallina clueca broody hengallina de agua cootgallina de Guinea guinea fowlgallina de mar stargazerpiel de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples plural* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=ave) hengallina ciega — CAm, Caribe (=gusano) white worm
gallina clueca — broody o (EEUU) brooding hen
2) (Culin) chickengallina en pepitoria — chicken in a sauce made with wine, bread, egg, almonds and pine nuts
2.SMF * (=cobarde) chicken *, coward* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.----* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)II1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chickenacostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn
estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
* * *= hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* gallina de campo = free-range hen.* gallina de corral = free-range hen.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.* * *¡qué gallina eres! chicken! o don't be so chicken!caldo de gallina chicken brothacostarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas to go to bed earlyestar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno ( fam); to be/feel like a fish out of waterla gallina de los huevos de oro the goose that lays/laid the golden eggslevantarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas ( fam); to get up at the crack of dawn, be up with the larkCompuestos:(empollando) broody hen; (cuidando la pollada) mother henme tocó sentarme al lado de un grupo de gallinas cluecas ( fam); I had to sit next to a group of squawking women ( colloq)estar como or parecer una gallina clueca ( fam); to be like a mother henguinea fowl● gallina or gallinita ciegablind man's bufflaying henB* * *
gallina sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool) hen;
(Coc) chicken;
( cuidando la pollada) mother hen;
2
gallina
I sustantivo femenino
1 Zool hen
2 (juego) la gallina/gallinita ciega, blind man's buff
II mf fam coward, chicken
III adjetivo coward: no seas tan gallina y pídeselo de una vez, stop being such a chicken - just go ahead and ask him
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡cuando las gallinas meen!, and pigs might fly!
estar como gallina en corral ajeno, to feel like a fish out of water
la gallina de los huevos de oro, the goose that lays the golden eggs;
' gallina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacarear
- cacareo
- carne
- carné
- empollar
- piel
- aletear
English:
chicken
- egg
- goosebumps
- gooseflesh
- goosepimples
- hen
- goose
- speckle
* * *♦ adjFam [persona] chicken, wimp;es muy gallina he's such a chicken o wimp♦ nfhen;cría gallinas [gallinas, pollos y gallos] he keeps chickens;Famacostarse con las gallinas to go to bed early;Famlevantarse con las gallinas to get up at cock-crow, to be up with the lark;Famcomo gallina en corral ajeno like a fish out of watergallina de agua coot; Fam la gallina ciega blind man's buff;gallina clueca broody hen;gallina de Guinea guinea fowl;la gallina de los huevos de oro the golden goose, the goose that lays the golden eggs;Fammatar la gallina de los huevos de oro to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;gallina pintada guinea fowl♦ nmfFam [persona] chicken, coward* * *I f hen;matar la gallina de los huevos de oro kill the goose that lays the golden eggsII m/f famchicken* * *gallina nf1) : hen2)gallina de Guinea : guinea fowl* * *gallina n1. (ave) hen2. (cobarde) chicken / coward -
7 hacia
prep.1 toward.hacia aquí/allí this/that wayhacia abajo downwardshacia arriba upwardhacia adelante forwardhacia atrás backwardhacia la izquierda/derecha to the left/right2 around, about (time).hacia las diez around o about ten o'clockempezó a perder la vista hacia los sesenta años he started to lose his sight at around the age of sixtyhacia finales de año toward the end of the yearHacia la medianoche.. Around midnight....3 toward (sentimiento).siente hostilidad hacia las reformas he is hostile toward the reforms4 toward (tendencia).un paso más hacia la guerra civil a further step toward civil war* * *1 (dirección) towards, to2 (tiempo) at about, at around\hacia abajo downward(s), downhacia acá this wayhacia adelante forward(s)hacia allá that wayhacia atrás backward(s), backhacia casa home, homeward, towards home* * *prep.1) towards, toward2) near, about•- hacia adelante* * *PREP1) [indicando dirección] towards, in the direction ofeso está más hacia el este — that's further (over) to the east, that's more in an easterly direction
vamos hacia allá — let's go in that direction, let's go over that way
¿hacia dónde vamos? — where are we going?
hacia abajo — down, downwards
hacia arriba — up, upwards
2) [con expresiones temporales] about, nearhacia las cinco — about five, around five
hacia mediodía — about noon, around noon
3) (=ante) towards* * *a) ( indicando dirección) toward, towards[el inglés norteamericano prefiere la forma toward mientras que el inglés británico prefiere la forma towards]hacia el sur — southward(s), toward(s) the south
¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? — which way do we have to go?
empujar hacia arriba/atrás — to push upward(s)/backward(s)
b) ( indicando aproximación) toward(s)llegaremos hacia las dos — we'll arrive towards o at around two
c) ( con respecto a) toward(s)su actitud hacia mí — his attitude toward(s) o to me
* * *= in the direction of, into, toward(s).Ex. Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.Ex. And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.----* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de miras hacia el exterior = outward looking.* de miras hacia fuera = outwardly.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for a long time.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = draw back, move + backwards.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* directamente hacia el norte = due north.* directamente hacia el oeste = due west.* directamente hacia el sur = due south.* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* hacia abajo = downward.* hacia adelante = onward(s), straight ahead, straight on.* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down, up and down.* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).* hacia dentro = inward.* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...? = whither?, whither?.* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.* hacia el frente = ahead.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* hacia el norte = northbound.* hacia el oeste = westward(s), westbound.* hacia el sur = southward(s), southbound.* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.* hacia fuera = outwards.* hacia la izquierda = leftwards, leftward.* hacia la proa = abaft.* hacia proa = abaft.* hacia un lado(s) = sideways.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth, move back and forth.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth, wobble back and forth.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.* * *a) ( indicando dirección) toward, towards[el inglés norteamericano prefiere la forma toward mientras que el inglés británico prefiere la forma towards]hacia el sur — southward(s), toward(s) the south
¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? — which way do we have to go?
empujar hacia arriba/atrás — to push upward(s)/backward(s)
b) ( indicando aproximación) toward(s)llegaremos hacia las dos — we'll arrive towards o at around two
c) ( con respecto a) toward(s)su actitud hacia mí — his attitude toward(s) o to me
* * *= in the direction of, into, toward(s).Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de miras hacia el exterior = outward looking.* de miras hacia fuera = outwardly.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for a long time.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = draw back, move + backwards.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* directamente hacia el norte = due north.* directamente hacia el oeste = due west.* directamente hacia el sur = due south.* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* hacia abajo = downward.* hacia adelante = onward(s), straight ahead, straight on.* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down, up and down.* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).* hacia dentro = inward.* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...? = whither?, whither?.* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.* hacia el frente = ahead.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* hacia el norte = northbound.* hacia el oeste = westward(s), westbound.* hacia el sur = southward(s), southbound.* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.* hacia fuera = outwards.* hacia la izquierda = leftwards, leftward.* hacia la proa = abaft.* hacia proa = abaft.* hacia un lado(s) = sideways.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth, move back and forth.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth, wobble back and forth.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.* * *1(indicando dirección) toward, towards [ el inglés norteamericano prefiere la forma,etc] se dirigían hacia el sur they were heading south o southward(s) o toward(s) the southla puerta se abre hacia adentro the door opens inward(s)el país avanza hacia la democracia the country is moving toward(s) democracyla fuga de capitales hacia el exterior the flight of capital abroadel centro queda hacia allá the center is (over) that way¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? which way do we have to go?un movimiento hacia arriba/atrás an upward/backward movementempujar hacia arriba/atrás to push upward(s)/backward(s)2(indicando aproximación) toward(s) [ ver nota en la sección a] hacia finales de siglo/el final del primer acto toward(s) the end of the century/of the first acthacia el límite con el Brasil toward(s) the Brazilian borderllegaremos hacia las dos we'll arrive (at) about twoesto sucedió hacia las nueve de la mañana this occurred at approximately o toward(s) nine in the morning3 (con respecto a) toward(s)su actitud hacia mí his attitude toward(s) o to me* * *
Del verbo hacer: ( conjugate hacer)
hacía es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo
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hacer
hacia
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
aún queda mucho por hacia there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hacia to make a lot of work
3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
4
◊ hacia caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);
hacia pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hacia sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'
5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;
tengo que hacia la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500
1
¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hacia ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?
2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;
¡qué le vamos a hacia! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
haciala buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hacia algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hacia de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)
me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hacia que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;
hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame hacia a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;
la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hacia de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hacia v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;
hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;
¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself
5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
1
se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?
2 ( acostumbrarse) haciase a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
haciase pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
5
( de amigos) to make
hacia preposición
hacia adelante forward(s);
hacia adentro/arriba inward(s)/upward(s);
el centro queda hacia allá the center is (over) that way;
¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? which way do we have to go?
◊ llegaremos hacia las dos we'll arrive toward(s) o at around two
◊ su actitud hacia mí his attitude toward(s) o to me
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
hacia preposición
1 (en dirección a) towards, to
hacia abajo, down, downwards
hacia adelante, forwards
hacia arriba, up, upwards
hacia atrás, back, backwards
2 (en torno a) at about, at around: estaré allí hacia las cinco, I'll be there at about five o'clock
' hacia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abalanzarse
- aire
- añales
- animadversión
- arriba
- atrás
- calor
- contingente
- correrse
- delante
- derivar
- descender
- desprecio
- dirigir
- dirigirse
- empañar
- empujar
- encaminarse
- enfilar
- fogosidad
- frente
- fuera
- hacer
- infundio
- invencible
- llevar
- malsana
- malsano
- monetaria
- monetario
- orientar
- orientarse
- proyectar
- que
- recta
- recto
- retroceder
- saber
- siglo
- sobre
- subir
- sur
- tambalearse
- tirar
- volver
- volverse
- abatible
- adelante
- boca
English:
ahead
- aim
- antagonism
- antipathy
- ashore
- at
- back
- backward
- backwards
- beat down
- beeline
- bent
- bias
- boost
- care for
- come forward
- cool
- crowd
- cruelty
- curve
- deflect
- disdain
- dislike
- dispose
- disregard
- doubtless
- down
- downstairs
- downward
- downwards
- due
- East
- eastward
- eastwards
- extend
- face
- facing
- fast forward
- flash
- flippant
- floodlight
- for
- forward
- glance down
- go
- guise
- head
- home in
- ill-disposed
- incline
* * *hacia prep1. [dirección] towards;hacia aquí/allí this/that way;hacia abajo downwards;hacia arriba upwards;hacia adelante forwards;hacia atrás backwards;hacia la izquierda/derecha to the left/right;viajar hacia el norte to travel north;hacia el norte del país towards the north of the country;miró hacia el otro lado she looked the other way;muévete hacia un lado move to one side2. [tiempo] around, about;hacia las diez around o about ten o'clock;empezó a perder la vista hacia los sesenta años he started to lose his sight at around the age of sixty;hacia finales de año towards the end of the year3. [sentimiento] towards;siente hostilidad hacia las reformas he is hostile towards the reforms;su actitud hacia el trabajo es muy seria she has a very serious attitude towards her work, she takes her work very seriously4. [tendencia] towards;este año se marcha hacia una cosecha excepcional we are heading for a bumper crop this year;un paso más hacia la guerra civil a further step towards civil war* * *prphacia adelante forward;hacia abajo down;hacia arriba up;hacia atrás back(ward);hacia aquí in this direction, this way:hacia las cuatro about four (o’clock)* * *hacia prep1) : toward, towardshacia abajo: downwardhacia adelante: forward2) : near, around, abouthacia las seis: about six o'clock* * *hacia prep1. (dirección) towards2. (tiempo) at about -
8 izquierdo
adj.left-hand, nigh, left.* * *► adjetivo1 left* * *(f. - izquierda)adj.* * *ADJ1) [gen] leftmetió el balón por el lado izquierdo del portero — he placed the ball to the goalkeeper's left, he placed the ball left of the goalkeeper
2) (=zurdo) left-handed* * *- da adjetivo left (before n)* * *= left.Ex. Question marks on the extreme left of the printout are prompts from the host computer.----* a la izquierda = at the left.* alineado a la izquierda = left-justified.* cero a la izquierda = cipher, non-entity, zilch.* comillas de la izquierda = left-hand quotation mark.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* esquina de la izquierda = left hand corner.* esquina inferior izquierda = left bottom corner, bottom left.* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.* extremo inferior izquierdo = lower left.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* hacia la izquierda = leftwards, leftward.* hemisferio cerebral izquierdo = left cerebral hemisphere.* hemisferio izquierdo = left hemisphere.* izquierda = left hand.* izquierda, la = left wing, the.* jugar de ala izquierda = play + the left wing.* lado izquierdo, el = left side, the.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* margen izquierdo = left margin.* partido de izquierdas = left-wing party.* retrovisor izquierdo = side-view mirror.* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.* truncamiento hacia la izquierda = left-hand truncation.* * *- da adjetivo left (before n)* * *= left.Ex: Question marks on the extreme left of the printout are prompts from the host computer.
* a la izquierda = at the left.* alineado a la izquierda = left-justified.* cero a la izquierda = cipher, non-entity, zilch.* comillas de la izquierda = left-hand quotation mark.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* esquina de la izquierda = left hand corner.* esquina inferior izquierda = left bottom corner, bottom left.* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.* extremo inferior izquierdo = lower left.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* hacia la izquierda = leftwards, leftward.* hemisferio cerebral izquierdo = left cerebral hemisphere.* hemisferio izquierdo = left hemisphere.* izquierda = left hand.* izquierda, la = left wing, the.* jugar de ala izquierda = play + the left wing.* lado izquierdo, el = left side, the.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* margen izquierdo = left margin.* partido de izquierdas = left-wing party.* retrovisor izquierdo = side-view mirror.* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.* truncamiento hacia la izquierda = left-hand truncation.* * *izquierdo -daleft ( before n)tiene el lado izquierdo paralizado his left side is paralizeden la margen izquierda del río on the left bank of the river* * *
izquierdo◊ -da adjetivo
left ( before n)
izquierdo,-a
I adjetivo left
mano/pierna izquierda, left hand/leg
II sustantivo femenino
1 (mano) left hand
2 (lado) la izquierda, the left
está a la izquierda, it's on the left
está a tu izquierda, it's on your left
torcer a la izquierda, to turn left
el de la izquierda, the one on the left
3 Pol the left
una política/un partido de izquierda(s), a left-wing policy/party
ser de izquierda(s), to have left-wing views
♦ Locuciones: ser un cero a la izquierda, to be useless o a nobody
tener mano izquierda, to be astute o clever
' izquierdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
izq.
- izqda.
- izqdo.
- izquierda
- levantarse
- siniestra
- siniestro
- extremo
English:
bed
- left
- that
* * *izquierdo, -a adjleft;mano/pierna izquierda left hand/leg;el margen izquierdo the left-hand margin;a mano izquierda on the left-hand side* * *adj left* * *izquierdo, -da adj: left* * *izquierdo adj left -
9 vigilar
v.1 to guard (preso, banco).vigila que nadie toque esto make sure no-one touches thisme vigilan desde hace días they've been watching me for days2 to keep watch.vigilar por algo to (keep a) watch over something3 to watch, to keep an eye on, to keep a tab on, to guard.María vela al chico Mary watches over the boy.* * *1 (cuidar) to watch (over), look after2 (con armas etc) to guard3 (supervisar) to oversee4 (estar atento) to keep an eye on, take care of■ vigila la puerta, que no entre nadie keep an eye on the door and see nobody gets in1 (gen) to keep watch\vigilar por algo to watch over something, look after somethingvigilar sobre alguien to watch over somebody, look after somebody* * *verb1) to watch, guard2) police3) look after* * *1. VT1) [+ niño, enfermo, equipaje, máquina] to keep an eye on, watchvigila a los niños para que no se hagan daño — keep an eye on o watch the children to see they don't get hurt
2) [+ trabajo] to supervise3) [+ presos] to guard; [+ frontera] to guard, police2.tú vigila fuera mientras yo me escondo — you keep a lookout o keep watch outside while I hide
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (cuidar, atender) to watch, keep an eye onb) <preso/local> to guard, keep watch on; <frontera/zona> to guard, patrol; < examen> to proctor (AmE), to invigilate at (BrE)c) (fam) ( espiar) to watch2.vigilar vi to keep watch* * *= police, keep + watch upon, keep + an eye on, watch over, patrol, stand + guard over, stalk.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers.Ex. Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex. The article is entitled ' Patrolling the border: a reply'.Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.----* vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye, keep + a watchful eye.* vigilar atentamente = keep + a watchful eye.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (cuidar, atender) to watch, keep an eye onb) <preso/local> to guard, keep watch on; <frontera/zona> to guard, patrol; < examen> to proctor (AmE), to invigilate at (BrE)c) (fam) ( espiar) to watch2.vigilar vi to keep watch* * *= police, keep + watch upon, keep + an eye on, watch over, patrol, stand + guard over, stalk.Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.
Ex: It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers.Ex: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: The article is entitled ' Patrolling the border: a reply'.Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.* vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye, keep + a watchful eye.* vigilar atentamente = keep + a watchful eye.* * *vigilar [A1 ]vt1 (cuidar, atender) to watchvigila la leche para que no se salga watch the milk so that it doesn't boil overtengo que vigilar a los niños I have to keep an eye on o to watch the childrenvigila tu peso watch your weight2 ‹preso› to guard, keep watch on; ‹frontera› to patrol; ‹local/zona› to guard, patrol, keep watch on; ‹examen› to proctor ( AmE), to invigilate at ( BrE)varios policías vigilaban la entrada several police officers were guarding the entrancevigilaba cualquier movimiento sospechoso she was watching for any suspicious movementcreo que nos están vigilando I think we're being watched■ vigilarvito keep watch* * *
vigilar ( conjugate vigilar) verbo transitivo
‹frontera/zona› to guard, patrol;
‹ examen› to proctor (AmE), to invigilate at (BrE)
verbo intransitivo
to keep watch
vigilar
I verbo transitivo to watch, keep an eye on
(un lugar, un preso, una frontera) to guard
II verbo intransitivo
1 (gen) to keep watch
2 (en un examen) to invigilate, US to proctor
' vigilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuidar
- rondar
- velar
- aguaitar
- checar
- controlar
English:
guard
- look out for
- obligation
- observe
- police
- stand over
- supervise
- tab
- watch
- weight-watching
- close
- eye
* * *♦ vt1. [presos, banco] to guard;el guarda que vigila la salida the guard on the exit2. [observar, cuidar] [enfermo] to watch over;[niños, bolso] to keep an eye on; [proceso] to oversee;vigila que nadie toque esto make sure no one touches this3. [espiar] to watch;me vigilan desde hace días they've been watching me for days♦ vito keep watch;él vigilaba mientras los demás dormían he kept watch while the others slept;vigilar por algo to (keep a) watch over sth;el Estado vigila por la salud/seguridad de los ciudadanos the state looks after o watches over people's health/security* * *I v/i keep watch* * *vigilar vt1) cuidar: to look after, to keep an eye on2) guardar: to watch over, to guardvigilar vi1) : to be watchful2) : to keep watch* * *vigilar vb1. (cuidar, atender) to watch2. (custodiar) to guard -
10 hacia la izquierda
• leftover straw• leftovers• leftwards• leg
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leftwards — adverb Leftward; towards the left … Wiktionary
leftwards — left·wards … English syllables
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