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1 las cosas sólo pasan una vez
Ex. Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the ' lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.* * *Ex: Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the ' lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.
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2 pararrayos
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3 fulminación por rayo
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4 pararrayo
• lightning arrester• lightning rod -
5 barra pararrayos
• lightning rod -
6 golpe relámpago
• lightning strike -
7 huelga repentina
• lightning strike• snap strike -
8 huelga sin previo aviso
• lightning strikeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > huelga sin previo aviso
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9 resplandor relampagueante
• lightning flashDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > resplandor relampagueante
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10 velocidad del rayo
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11 veloz como el rayo
• lightning-fast -
12 viaje relámpago
• lightning trip -
13 rayo
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14 relámpago
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15 relámpago
adj.lightning, sudden.m.flash of lightning, lightning, blue streak.* * *1 flash of lightning\como un relámpago figurado as quick as a flashguerra relámpago blitzkrieg* * *noun m.* * *1.SM (=rayo) flash of lightning2.ADJ INV* * *masculino (Meteo) bolt o flash of lightning; <salir/pasar>* * *= lightning, hit-and-run, bolt of lightning.Ex. The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.Ex. The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.----* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.* gira relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* tan rápido como un relámpago = as quick as a wink.* visita relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* * *masculino (Meteo) bolt o flash of lightning; <salir/pasar>* * *= lightning, hit-and-run, bolt of lightning.Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.* gira relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* tan rápido como un relámpago = as quick as a wink.* visita relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* * *A ( Meteo) bolt o flash of lightningel tren pasó por la estación como un relámpago the train shot through the station like a rocketla idea pasó por mi mente como un relámpago the idea flashed through my mindB ( Coc) chocolate cake* * *
relámpago sustantivo masculino (Meteo) bolt o flash of lightning;◊ como un relámpago ‹salir/pasar› like greased lightning
relámpago sustantivo masculino
1 Meteor flash of lightning
2 (persona o cosa) pasar como un relámpago, to flash past
ser como un relámpago, to be as quick as lightning
un viaje relámpago, a flying o quick trip
' relámpago' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierre
- resplandor
English:
bolt
- flash
- flying
- lightning
- quick
- whip out
- zipper
* * *relámpago nm[descarga] flash of lightning; [destello] flash;hubo muchos relámpagos there was a lot of lightning;un viaje relámpago a quick trip;una visita relámpago a flying visit;pasar como un relámpago: el coche pasó como un relámpago the car flashed o zoomed past;el Papa pasó por la ciudad como un relámpago the Pope zoomed through the city* * *m flash of lightning;viaje relámpago flying visit;como un relámpago fig like lightning* * *relámpago nm: flash of lightning* * *relámpago n lightning / flash of lightning -
16 rayo
m.1 ray.rayo solar sunbeam2 beam, ray (physics).rayos infrarrojos infrared raysrayo láser laser beamrayos ultravioleta/uva ultraviolet/UVA raysrayos X X-rays3 bolt of lightning (Meteo).rayos lightning¡que le parta un rayo! (informal) he can go to hell!, to hell with him!4 spoke.5 highlight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rayar.* * *1 ray, beam2 (relámpago) lightning, flash of lightning\caer como un rayo familiar to drop like a bombshellechar rayos familiar to be fuming, be hopping mad¡mal rayo lo parta! / ¡que lo parta un rayo! familiar to hell with him!saber a rayos familiar to taste awfulrayo de luna moonbeamrayos ultravioletas/UVA ultraviolet raysrayos X X-rays* * *noun m.1) ray, beam2) bolt, lightning* * *ISM1) [de luz] ray, beamrayo de sol — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
rayo solar — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
2) [de rueda] spoke3) (Meteo) lightning, flash of lightninga rayos —
huele a rayos — * it smells awful
sabe a rayos — * it tastes awful
pasar como un rayo — to rush past, flash past
¡a los demás que les parta un rayo! — and the rest of them can go to hell! *
4) [como exclamativo]¡rayos! — * dammit! *
II¿qué rayos es eso? — * what in hell's name is that? *
* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *rayo11 = lightning, lightning strike, bolt of lightning.Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: Fire insurance policies discourage the planting of trees in towns and villages because of the fear of lightning strikes.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.* como un rayo = in a flash.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.* tan rápido como un rayo = as quick as a wink.* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.rayo22 = beam, shaft, ray.Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Drawing lines to connect related documents may turn up patterns that look like stars with rays emanating in all directions, where a key study has been made.* de rayo láser = laser-based.* lámpara de rayos ultravioleta = ultraviolet lamp, sun lamp, UV lamp.* polimerización por rayos gamma = graft polymerisation.* rayo cósmico = cosmic ray.* rayo de electrones = electron beam.* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.* rayo de luna = moonbeam.* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.* rayo gamma = gamma ray.* rayo infrarrojo = infrared ray.* rayo láser = laser beam, laser.* rayo óptico = light ray.* rayo ultravioleta = ultraviolet light (UV light), ultraviolet ray, UV ray.* rayo X = X ray.* tomografía mediante rayos X = x-ray tomography.* un rayo de = a shimmer of.* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.* * *A ( Fís) rayun rayo de luz a ray o beam o shaft of lightlos rayos solares the sun's rayslos rayos del sol entraban por la ventana rays of sunlight filtered through the windowun rayo de esperanza a ray of hopeun rayo de luna a moonbeamal rayo del sol in the heat of the sun, in the hot sunCompuestos:laser beammpl alpha rays (pl)mpl beta rays (pl)mpl cathode rays (pl)mpl cosmic rays (pl)mpl gamma rays (pl)mpl infrared rays (pl)mpl ultraviolet rays (pl)mpl UVAmpl UVB● rayos Xmpl X-rays (pl)lo miraron por rayos X they X-rayed itB ( Meteo):el rayo cayó muy cerca de la casa the (bolt of) lightning struck very close to the housesalió de casa como un rayo she shot out of the house like greased lightning o like a streak of lightningpasó como un rayo he zoomed o whizzed o flashed pastechar rayos y centellas to fume ( colloq)que te/lo parta un rayo ( fam): ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo they go off and to hell with me! ( colloq), they go off and don't give a damn about me! ( colloq)¡que te parta un rayo! you can go to hell for all I care! ( colloq)saber/oler a rayos ( fam); to taste/smell foulC ( fam)D ( AmL) (de una rueda) spoke* * *
Del verbo raer: ( conjugate raer)
rao, raigo, rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo rayar: ( conjugate rayar)
rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
raer
rayar
rayo
raer ( conjugate raer) verbo transitivo ‹ superficie› to scrape;
‹barniz/pintura› to scrape off
rayar ( conjugate rayar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( dejar marca) to scratch
2 ( aproximarse) rayo EN algo to border on sth, verge on sth
3 (Méx) [ obreros] to get one's wages, get paid
rayarse verbo pronominal
1 [ superficie] to get scratched
2 (AmS fam) ( volverse loco) to crack up (colloq)
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) ray;◊ un rayo de luz a ray o beam (of light);
un rayo de luna a moonbeam;
rayo láser laser beam;
rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays (pl);
rayos X X-rays (pl)
2 (Meteo) bolt (of lightning);
3 (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke
rayar
I vtr (un cristal, disco, etc) to scratch
II vi (lindar, rozar) to border [en/con, on]
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una tormenta) lightning
2 (haz de luz) ray, beam
un rayo de esperanza, a ray of hope
rayo láser, laser beam
rayos X, X-rays
' rayo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
catódica
- catódico
- caer
- centella
English:
beam
- bolt
- flash
- glimmer
- laser beam
- lightning
- moonbeam
- quick
- ray
- shaft
- spoke
- streak
- strike
- strike down
- sunbeam
- thunderbolt
- zip by
- laser
- moon
- sun
- thunder
- X-ray
* * *♦ nm1. [de luz] ray;un rayo de sol a ray of sunlight;los rayos solares calientan la Tierra the sun's rays heat the Earth2. Fís beam, rayrayos alfa alpha rays;rayos beta beta rays;rayos catódicos cathode rays;rayos cósmicos cosmic rays;rayos gamma gamma rays;rayos infrarrojos infrared rays;rayo láser laser beam;rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays;rayos uva UVA rays;rayos X X-rays3. Meteo bolt of lightning;le dan miedo los rayos she's scared of lightning;un rayo cayó en el edificio the building was struck by lightning;caer como un rayo to be a bombshell;Fam¡que lo parta un rayo! he can go to hell!, to hell with him!;siempre lo mismo, ellos a lo suyo, y al abuelo, que lo parta un rayo it's always the same, they do their own thing and grandpa can go hang for all they care;Esp Famhuele a rayos it stinks to high heaven;Esp Famsabe a rayos [comida] it tastes foul;le supo a rayos que no la invitaras she was none too impressed about you not inviting herpasar como un rayo to flash by♦ interjFam¡rayos (y centellas)! heavens above!* * *m1 FÍS ray;2 METEO (bolt of) lightning;como un rayo fig like a streak of lightning;echar rayos fam fume, be furious;oler a rayos smell terrible, stink to high heaven* * *rayo nm1) : ray, beamrayo láser: laser beamrayo de gamma: gamma rayrayo de sol: sunbeam2) relámpago: lightning bolt3)rayo X : X ray* * *rayo n1. (de luz) ray2. (chispa eléctrica) lightning / flash of lightning -
17 pararrayos
adj.lightning-rod.m. s.&pl.1 lightning conductor.2 lightning rod, lightning conductor, lightning arrester.* * *1 lightning conductor* * *SM INV lightning conductor, lightning rod (EEUU)* * *masculino (pl pararrayos), pararrayo masculino ( en edificio) lightning rod (AmE), lightning conductor (BrE); ( en circuito) lightning arrester* * *masculino (pl pararrayos), pararrayo masculino ( en edificio) lightning rod (AmE), lightning conductor (BrE); ( en circuito) lightning arrester* * *2 (en un circuito) lightning arrester* * *
pararrayos sustantivo masculino (pl
pararrayos m inv lightning conductor
' pararrayos' also found in these entries:
English:
lightning rod
- lightning
* * *pararrayos nm inv[en un tejado] lightning rod o conductor;funciona como un pararrayos it acts as a lightning conductor* * *m inv lightning rod, Brlightning conductor* * *pararrayos nms & pl: lightning rod -
18 relampaguear
v.1 to flash.La cámara relampaguea The camera flashes.2 to be lightning, to be flash lightning, to be flashing with lightning.El cielo relampaguea The sky is flashing with lightning.* * *► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the 3rd pers; it does not take a subject)1 to flash* * *VI1) (Met)2) (=arrojar luz) to flash* * *1.verbo impersonal2.relampaguear vi ojos to flash* * *= flash.Ex. Since Disc #1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).----* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* * *1.verbo impersonal2.relampaguear vi ojos to flash* * *= flash.Ex: Since Disc \#1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).
* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* * *relampaguear [A1 ]ha estado relampagueando toda la tarde there have been flashes of lightning o there has been lightning all afternoonvito flashle relampagueaban los ojos de ira her eyes flashed with anger* * *
relampaguear
I verbo intransitivo to flash
II v impers Meteo to lighten: está relampagueando, there's some lightning
* * *♦ v impersonalrelampagueó lightning flashed♦ vito flash* * *v/i:relampagueó y tronó mucho there was a lot of thunder and lightning* * *relampaguear vi: to flash -
19 centella
f.1 flash (rayo).2 spark (chispa).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: centellar.* * *1 (rayo) lightning2 (chispa) spark, flash3 figurado spark\ser rápido,-a como una centella figurado to be as quick as a flash* * *SF1) (=chispa) spark2) (=rayo) flash of lightning* * *como una centella — like greased lightning
* * *como una centella — like greased lightning
* * *1 (rayo) flash of lightning2 (chispa) spark* * *
centella sustantivo femenino ( rayo) flash of lightning;
( chispa) spark;◊ como una centella like greased lightning
centella sustantivo femenino spark
' centella' also found in these entries:
English:
streak
* * *centella nf1. [rayo] flash2. [chispa] spark3.es una centella [persona] he's like lightning;rápido como una centella quick as a flash* * *f1 spark2 ( rayo) flash of lightning* * *centella nf1) : lightning flash2) : spark -
20 fulminar
v.1 to strike down.un rayo la fulminó she was struck by lightningfulminar a alguien con la mirada to look daggers at somebody2 to fulminate, to kill, to strike by lighting, to strike dead.* * *1 to strike with lightning2 figurado to strike dead\fulminar a alguien (con la mirada) to look daggers at somebody* * *1. VT1) (=destruir) to strike downmurió fulminado por un rayo — he was struck dead o killed by lightning
2) [+ amenazas] to utter ( contra against)2.VI to fulminate, explode* * *un cáncer lo fulminó — he developed cancer and died within a few days/weeks
* * *= destroy.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.----* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.* * *un cáncer lo fulminó — he developed cancer and died within a few days/weeks
* * *= destroy.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada = look + daggers at.* fulminar con la mirada = glower, scowl (at).* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.* * *fulminar [A1 ]vt1(matar): murieron fulminados they were struck by lightning and killedcayó como fulminado por un rayo he collapsed as if he had been struck by lightningun cáncer del hígado lo fulminó he developed cancer of the liver and died within a few days/weekslo fulminó con la mirada she looked daggers at him, she gave him a withering look2 ‹amenazas/maldiciones› fulminar algo CONTRA algn to hurl sth AT sb* * *
fulminar vtr fig to strike dead
fulminar a alguien con la mirada, to look daggers at sb
' fulminar' also found in these entries:
English:
glare
* * *fulminar vt[sujeto: enfermedad] to strike down;un rayo la fulminó she was struck by lightning;fulminar a alguien con la mirada to look daggers at sb* * *v/t:lo fulminó un rayo he was killed by lightning;fulminar a alguien con la mirada look daggers at s.o. fam* * *fulminar vt1) : to strike with lightning2) : to strike downfulminar a alguien con la mirada: to look daggers at someone
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