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1 cojear

v.

1 to limp (person).

ya sé de qué pie cojea María (informal figurative) I know Maria's weak points

los dos cojean del mismo pie (informal figurative) they're two of a kind

Ricardo cojea cuando mendiga Richard limps when he goes begging.

2 to wobble (forniture).

3 to be faulty (argumento).

4 to falter, to totter.

Su decisión cojeó al verla His decision faltered upon seeing her.

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cojear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (persona) to limp, hobble

2 (muebles) to wobble

3 familiar figurado (adolecer) to falter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cojear del mismo pie familiar to have the same faults

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verb

to limp

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VI

1) [persona] (=estar cojo) to limp, hobble (along); (=ser cojo) to be lame

cojea de la pierna izquierda — [temporalmente] she's limping on her left leg; [permanentemente] she's lame in her left leg, she has a limp in her left leg

- cojean del mismo pie

- sabemos de qué pie cojea

2) [mueble] to wobble, be wobbly

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) persona/animal (por herida, dolor) to limp; ( permanentemente) to be lame

entró cojeando — he limped o hobbled in

b) silla/mesa to wobble, rock

2) (fam) explicación/definición to fall short

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= limp, walk with + a hobble, hobble (along).

Ex. Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.

Ex. Later she requires another operation because her feet are curling up which causes her to walk with a hobble.

Ex. He went from hobbling to trotting, to running to climbing staircases.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) persona/animal (por herida, dolor) to limp; ( permanentemente) to be lame

entró cojeando — he limped o hobbled in

b) silla/mesa to wobble, rock

2) (fam) explicación/definición to fall short

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= limp, walk with + a hobble, hobble (along).

Ex: Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.

Ex: Later she requires another operation because her feet are curling up which causes her to walk with a hobble.

Ex: He went from hobbling to trotting, to running to climbing staircases.

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cojear [A1 ]

vi

A

1

«persona/animal»: cojea del pie derecho (ahora) she's limping on her right foot; (permanentemente) she's lame in her right leg

entró cojeando he limped o hobbled in

pie¹ m A 2. (↑ pie (1))

2 «silla/mesa» to wobble, rock

B ( fam)

«explicación/definición»: así la explicación cojea as it stands, the explanation falls short o doesn't stand up o is lacking

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cojear ( conjugate cojear) verbo intransitivo
a) (por herida, dolor) to limp;

( permanentemente) to be lame;
◊ entró cojeando he limped o hobbled in

b) [silla/mesa] to wobble

c) (fam) [explicación/definición] to fall short

cojear verbo intransitivo
1 (caminar defectuosamente) to limp, hobble
2 (bailar un mueble) to wobble
♦ Locuciones: familiar cojear del mismo pie, to have the same faults
familiar saber de qué pie cojea (alguien), to know someone's weak spots
' cojear' also found in these entries:
English:
hobble
- lame
- limp

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cojear vi

1. [persona, animal] [ser cojo] to be lame;
[temporalmente] to limp;
cojea desde el accidente she's had a limp since the accident;

el perro cojea de una pata the dog is lame in one leg;

Comp

saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know sb's weak points;

Comp

los dos cojean del mismo pie they both have the same problem

2. [mueble] to wobble

3. [razonamiento, frase] to be faulty;

su teoría cojea en varios puntos his theory has several weak points

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cojear

v/i

1 de persona limp, hobble

2 de mesa, silla wobble

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cojear vi

1) : to limp

2) : to wobble, to rock

3)

cojear del mismo pie : to be two of a kind

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cojear vb

1. (persona por lesión) to limp

aún cojea un poco he's still limping a bit

2. (mueble) to be wobbly

esta mesa cojea this table is wobbly

Spanish-English dictionary > cojear
2 cojo

adj.

1 lame, disabled in one foot, limping, gammy.

2 one-legged.

f. & m.

lame person, lame man.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: coger.

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cojo

► adjetivo

1 (persona) lame, crippled

2 (mueble) wobbly

3 figurado (defectuoso) faulty, incomplete

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lame person, cripple

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar a la pata coja to hop, hop along

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I cojo, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=de andar defectuoso) lame

está un poco cojo por la caída — he's a bit lame from the fall

cojo de un pie — lame in one foot

salió cojo del campo de juego — he left the ground limping
pata 1., 2)
2) (=con una sola pierna, pata) one-legged

el típico pirata cojo — the typical one-legged pirate

se quedó cojo en la guerra — he lost a leg in the war

3) [mueble, objeto] wobbly

4) (=incompleto) [equipo, organización] weak, lame

su expulsión dejó cojo al equipo — his sending-off left the team weak

2. SM / F

1) [de andar defectuoso] lame person

2) [con una sola pierna] one-legged person

- el cojo echa la culpa al empedrado
II
ver coger

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I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <persona/animal> lame

está cojo del pie derecho — he's lame in his right leg

andar a la pata coja — (fam) to hop

brincar de cojito — (Méx fam) to hop

b) <mesa/silla> wobbly

2) (fam) < razonamiento> shaky, weak

anda un poco cojo en inglés — he's rather weak at English
II
- ja masculino, femenino lame person

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= lame man, lame.

Ex. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.

Ex. I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.

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I
- ja adjetivo

1)

a) <persona/animal> lame

está cojo del pie derecho — he's lame in his right leg

andar a la pata coja — (fam) to hop

brincar de cojito — (Méx fam) to hop

b) <mesa/silla> wobbly

2) (fam) < razonamiento> shaky, weak

anda un poco cojo en inglés — he's rather weak at English
II
- ja masculino, femenino lame person

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= lame man, lame.

Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.

Ex: I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.

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cojo¹ -ja

adjective

A

1 ‹persona/animal› lame

está cojo del pie derecho he's lame in his right leg

andar a la pata coja ( fam); to hop

brincar de cojito ( Méx fam); to hop

no eres/es ni cojo ni manco ( fam); you've/he's got your/his head screwed on ( colloq), you're/he's no fool

2 ‹mesa/silla› wobbly

B ( fam); ‹razonamiento› shaky, weak

la definición queda coja the definition is lacking

anda un poco cojo en inglés he's rather weak at English, he's struggling a little in English

cojo² -ja

masculine, feminine

lame person

el cojo siempre le echa la culpa al empedrado a bad workman always blames his tools

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Del verbo coger: ( conjugate coger)

cojo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
coger
cojo
coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
a) ( tomar) to take;

◊ lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm;

coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
b) ( quitar) to take;

◊ siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

c) ‹flores/fruta› to pick

d) ( levantar) to pick up;

◊ coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor;

no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
a) ‹ladrón/pelota› to catch

b) ‹pescado/liebre› to catch

c) ( descubrir) to catch;

◊ lo cogieron robando he was caught stealing

d) [ toro] to gore

3
a) ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

b) ‹calle/camino› to take

4 (Esp fam)
a) ( obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get;

◊ cojo hora para el médico to make an appointment to see the doctor;

cojo sitio to save a place
b) ( aceptar) ‹dinero/trabajo/casa› to take

c) ( admitir) ‹alumnos/solicitudes› to take

5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
a) ‹ enfermedad› to catch;

‹ insolación› to get;
◊ vas a cojo frío you'll catch cold

b) ‹ acento› to pick up;

‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
◊ le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
a) ‹sentido/significado› to get

b) ‹ emisora› to pick up, get

7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on;

◊ cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

b) ( recípr):

◊ se cogieron de la mano they held hands

cojo
◊ -ja adjetivo

a) ‹persona/animal› lame;

◊ está cojo del pie derecho he's lame in his right leg;

andar a la pata coja or (Méx) brincar de cojito (fam) to hop
b) ‹mesa/silla› wobbly

c) (fam) ‹ razonamiento› shaky, weak

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
lame person
coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
cojo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (que camina con cierta dificultad) lame
2 (que no se apoya firmemente) rickety, wobbly
II sustantivo masculino y femenino lame person
' cojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- coja
English:
cripple
- lame

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cojo, -a

♦ ver coger

♦ adj

1. [persona, animal] lame;

el perro está cojo de una pata the dog is lame in one leg

2. [mueble] wobbly

3. [razonamiento] faulty;

tu explicación está un poco coja your explanation doesn't quite ring true

♦ nm,f

cripple

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cojo

adj

1 persona lame;

es cojo he walks with a limp;

andar a la pata coja hop

2 mesa, silla wobbly

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cojo, -ja adj

1) : limping, lame

2) : wobbly

3) : weak, ineffectual

cojo, -ja n

: lame person

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cojo adj

1. (persona) with a limp

es cojo he's got a limp

2. (animal) lame

3. (mueble) wobbly [comp. wobblier; superl. wobbliest]

Spanish-English dictionary > cojo
3 achaque

m.

1 ailment, complaint.

2 pretext, excuse.

3 matter, subject.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: achacar.

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achaque

► nombre masculino

1 ailment, complaint

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con achaque de under the pretext of

en achaque de in the matter of, on the subject of

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noun m.

ailment, malady

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SM

1) (Med) ailment, malady

achaques de la vejez — ailments o infirmities of old age

achaques mañaneros — morning sickness

2) (=defecto) defect, fault, weakness

3) (=asunto) matter, subject

en achaque de — in the matter of, on the subject of

4) (=pretexto) pretext

con achaque de — under the pretext of

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= niggling, niggle.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

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* achaques = aches and pains.

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= niggling, niggle.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

* achaques = aches and pains.

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achaque

masculine

los achaques de la vejez the ailments of old age, the aches and pains of old age

te quejas de tus achaques como un viejo de ochenta años you're like an eighty-year old, the way you go on about your aches and pains

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Del verbo achacar: ( conjugate achacar)

achaqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

achaque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
achacar
achaque
achacar ( conjugate achacar) verbo transitivo:
◊ achaquele la culpa a algn to lay o put the blame on sb

achacar vtr (atribuir) to attribute: no se le puede achacar la culpa del accidente, you can't blame him for the accident
achaque sustantivo masculino ailment, complaint

' achaque' also found in these entries:
English:
ailment

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achaque

♦ ver achacar

♦ nm

achaques aches and pains;

son los achaques propios de la vejez they're just the usual aches and pains you get when you're old;

siempre tiene algún achaque she's always got something wrong with her

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achaque

m ailment;

achaques de la edad ailments typical of old age

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achaque nm

dolencia: ailment, malady, discomfort

Spanish-English dictionary > achaque
4 dolencia

f.

1 complaint, ailment.

2 illness, ailment, sickness, aching.

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dolencia

► nombre femenino

1 ailment, illness

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noun f.

ailment

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SF ailment

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femenino ailment, complaint

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= niggling, soreness, niggle.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

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femenino ailment, complaint

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= niggling, soreness, niggle.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

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dolencia

feminine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

ailment, complaint

no hace más que hablar de sus dolencias all he does is talk about what's wrong with him o about his ailments o complaints

falleció ayer tras una larga dolencia ( frml); he died yesterday after a long illness

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dolencia sustantivo femenino
ailment, complaint
dolencia sustantivo femenino illness
' dolencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mal
- resentirse
English:
complaint
- disease
- inoperable
- ailment
- infirmity

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dolencia nf

complaint, ailment;

sufre una grave dolencia he's suffering from a serious illness;

una dolencia cardíaca/renal a heart/kidney complaint;

una dolencia crónica a chronic illness

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dolencia

f ailment

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dolencia nf

: ailment, malaise

Spanish-English dictionary > dolencia
5 molestia

f.

1 bother, trouble.

ocasionar o causar molestias a alguien to cause somebody trouble

si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble

perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something

2 discomfort.

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molestia

► nombre femenino

1 (incomodidad) bother, trouble; (fastidio) nuisance

2 MEDICINA trouble, slight pain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no es molestia it's no trouble

perdonen las molestias please excuse the inconvenience

ser una molestia to be a nuisance

si no es molestia if you don't mind

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something

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noun f.

1) annoyance, bother, nuisance

2) trouble

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SF

1) (=trastorno) bother, trouble

el retraso nos causó muchas molestias — the delay caused us a lot of bother o trouble

¿me podrías llevar a casa, si no es mucha molestia? — could you take me home, if it's not too much bother o trouble?

andar con muletas es una gran molestia — walking with crutches is a real nuisance o bother

perdone la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

¡no es ninguna molestia, estaré encantado de ayudarte! — it's no trouble at all, I'll be happy to help!

"perdonen las molestias" — "we apologize for any inconvenience"

• ahorrarse la molestia de hacer algo — to save o.s. the bother o trouble of doing sth

• tomarse la molestia de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sth

se tomaron la molestia de visitarlos en persona — they took the trouble to visit them in person

no tenías que haberte tomado la molestia — you shouldn't have bothered o taken the trouble, you shouldn't have put yourself out

2) (Med) discomfort

al andar noto una pequeña molestia — I feel a slight discomfort when I walk

si persisten las molestias, consulte a un especialista — if the discomfort o trouble persists, consult a specialist

tengo una pequeña molestia en la garganta — I have a bit of a sore throat

tengo molestias en el estómago — I have an upset stomach

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femenino

1)

a) (incomodidad, trastorno) trouble

siento causarte tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble

no es ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

perdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)

b) ( trabajo)

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?

molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us

2) ( malestar)

molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets

no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort

las molestias que acompañan a estados gripales — the aches and pains symptomatic of flu

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= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.

Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex. An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.

Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.

Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex. He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.

Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.

Ex. A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.

Ex. Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.

Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

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* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.

* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* ser una molestia = be a pest.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

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femenino

1)

a) (incomodidad, trastorno) trouble

siento causarte tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble

no es ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

perdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)

b) ( trabajo)

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?

molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us

2) ( malestar)

molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets

no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort

las molestias que acompañan a estados gripales — the aches and pains symptomatic of flu

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= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.

Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.

Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.

Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.

Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.

Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.

Ex: Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.

Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.

* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* ser una molestia = be a pest.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

* * *

molestia

feminine

A

1

(incomodidad, trastorno): siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to be such a nuisance o to cause you so much trouble o to put you out like this

perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …

no es ninguna molestia, yo te llevo it's no trouble at all, I'll take you there

¿me podría cambiar el tenedor, si no es molestia? would you mind giving me a new fork, please?

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas por el retraso ( frml); we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay ( frml)

2

(trabajo): ¿para qué te has tomado la molestia? why did you bother to do that?, you shouldn't have put yourself out

molestia DE + INF:

ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip

se tomó la molestia de escribirnos a cada uno en particular she took the trouble to write to each of us individually

B

(malestar): puede causar molestias estomacales it may cause stomach problems o upsets, it may upset the stomach

las molestias que suelen acompañar a los estados gripales the aches and pains often symptomatic of flu

no es un dolor, sólo una ligera molestia it's not a pain, just a slight feeling of discomfort

a la primera molestia, me tomo un calmante as soon as it starts to hurt, I take a painkiller

* * *

molestia sustantivo femenino
1
a) (incomodidad, trastorno):

◊ ser una molestia to be a nuisance;

siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble;
perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …
b) ( trabajo) trouble;

◊ se tomó la molestia de escribirnos she took the trouble to write to us;

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?;
no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother
2 ( malestar):
◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;

no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain
' molestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
daño
- fastidiar
- fastidio
- fregado
- gaita
- incomodar
- trastorno
- ahorrar
- estorbo
- evitar
- joda
- joroba
- pasajero
- pesadez
- tomar
English:
annoyance
- bother
- discomfort
- inconvenience
- irritation
- nuisance
- palaver
- tiresomeness
- trouble
- pain
- put

* * *

molestia nf

1. [incomodidad] bother, trouble;

este ruido es una molestia this noise is annoying;

es una molestia vivir lejos del trabajo it's a nuisance living a long way from work;

ahórrese molestias y pague con tarjeta save yourself a lot of trouble and pay by credit card;

¿te llevo a la estación? – ahórrate la molestia, iré en taxi shall I give you a Br lift o US ride to the station? – don't bother, I'll get a cab;

ocasionar o [m5] causar molestias a alguien to cause sb trouble;

si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble;

no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble;

perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…;

(les rogamos) disculpen las molestias (causadas) we apologize for any inconvenience caused;

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to go to o to take the trouble to do sth;

¡no tenías por qué tomarte tantas molestias! you didn't have to go to such trouble!, you shouldn't have!

2. [malestar] discomfort;

siento molestias en el estómago my stomach doesn't feel too good;

se retiró porque sentía algunas molestias en la rodilla he came off because his knee wasn't quite right

* * *

molestia

f ( incordio) nuisance;

molestias pl MED discomfort sg ;

tomarse la molestia de go to the trouble of

* * *

molestia nf

1) fastidio: annoyance, bother, nuisance

2) : trouble

se tomó la molestia de investigar: she took the trouble to investigate

3) malestar: discomfort

* * *

molestia n

1. (incomodidad) trouble

se tomó la molestia de acompañarme a casa he took the trouble to see me home

no es molestia it's no trouble

2. (dolor) slight pain

siento algunas molestias en el estómago I've got a slight stomach pain

3. (fastidio) nuisance / bother

es una molestia it's a nuisance

Spanish-English dictionary > molestia
6 queja

f.

1 complaint (protesta).

presentar una queja to make o lodge a complaint (formalmente)

tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about something/somebody

2 moan, groan (lamento).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quejar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quejar.

* * *

queja

► nombre femenino

1 (descontento) complaint

2 (de dolor) moan, groan

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar queja de algo/alguien to complaint about something/somebody

presentar una queja DERECHO to lodge a complaint

no tener queja de alguien to have no complaints about somebody

* * *

noun f.

1) complaint

2) protest

* * *

SF

1) (=reclamación) [gen] complaint; [refunfuñando] grumble, grouse *; [con rencor] grudge, resentment

una queja infundada — an unjustified complaint

presentar una queja — to make o lodge a complaint

tener queja de algn — to have a complaint to make about sb

tener motivo de queja — to have cause for complaint

estoy harto de tus quejas — I'm tired of your complaining

2) (=gemido) moan, groan

queja de dolor — groan of pain

3) (Jur) protest

* * *

femenino

a) ( protesta) complaint

presentar una queja — to make a complaint

no tengo queja de él — I have no complaints about him

b) ( de dolor) ver quejido

* * *

= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.

Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.

Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.

Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.

Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.

Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.

Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex. My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.

Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.

Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.

Ex. The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.

Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

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* atender quejas = handle + complaints.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* expresar queja = voice + complaint.

* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.

* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* motivo de queja = pet peeve.

* persona que se queja = complainant.

* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.

* quejas = grumbling(s).

* * *

femenino

a) ( protesta) complaint

presentar una queja — to make a complaint

no tengo queja de él — I have no complaints about him

b) ( de dolor) ver quejido

* * *

= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.

Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.

Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.

Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.

Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.

Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.

Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex: My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.

Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.

Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.

Ex: The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.

Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

* atender quejas = handle + complaints.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* expresar queja = voice + complaint.

* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.

* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* motivo de queja = pet peeve.

* persona que se queja = complainant.

* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.

* quejas = grumbling(s).

* * *

queja

feminine

1 (protesta) complaint

presentar una queja to make o lodge o file a complaint

nunca hemos tenido motivo de queja con él he has never given us any cause for complaint

me han dado quejas de ti I've received complaints about you

estoy harto de tus constantes quejas I've had enough of your endless complaining

2 (de dolor) quejido

* * *

Del verbo quejarse: ( conjugate quejarse)

se queja es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

queja sustantivo femenino ( protesta) complaint;
◊ presentar una queja to make a complaint

queja sustantivo femenino
1 (reproche, protesta) complaint: no tenemos ninguna queja de ella, we've got no complaints about her
han presentado una queja a la administración, they complained to the administration
2 (de dolor) groan, moan

' queja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encima
- escrita
- escrito
- llorica
- presentar
- reclamación
- todavía
- embargo
- formular
- protesta
- reclamo
- reporte
- vicio
English:
air
- complaint
- file
- fuss
- grievance
- gripe
- grouse
- grumble
- lodge
- moan
- never
- strident

* * *

queja nf

1. [lamento] moan, groan

2. [protesta] complaint;

presentar una queja [formalmente] to make o lodge a complaint;

tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about sth/sb;

no tienes ningún motivo de queja you've got nothing to complain about, you've no cause for complaint;

no me ha dado ningún motivo de queja I've got no complaints about him

* * *

queja

f complaint;

no tener queja de alguien have no complaints about s.o.

* * *

queja nf

: complaint

* * *

queja n

1. (protesta) complaint

2. (grito) moan / groan

Spanish-English dictionary > queja
7 renqueante

ADV

1) (=con cojera) limping

2) (=irregular) shaky

* * *

renqueante adj

1. [cojo] limping, hobbling

2. [con dificultades] struggling;

la renqueante economía del país the country's struggling economy

Spanish-English dictionary > renqueante
8 cojera

f.

1 limp.

2 limping, claudication, limp, hobble.

3 lameness.

* * *

cojera

► nombre femenino

1 limp, lameness

* * *

noun f.

limp

* * *

SF (=estado) lameness; [al andar] limp

* * *

femenino limp

* * *

= hobble.

Ex. From his hobble, I deduce that he is not so much a doctor today as a patient.

* * *

femenino limp

* * *

= hobble.

Ex: From his hobble, I deduce that he is not so much a doctor today as a patient.

* * *

cojera

feminine

limp

* * *

cojera sustantivo femenino
limp
cojera sustantivo femenino limp: todavía le queda una leve cojera después del accidente, he still has a slight limp after his accident
' cojera' also found in these entries:
English:
limp
- hitch

* * *

cojera nf

1. [acción] limp

2. [estado] lameness

* * *

cojera

f limp

* * *

cojera nf

: limp

* * *

cojera n (por lesión) limp

Spanish-English dictionary > cojera
9 entrar

v.

1 to enter, to come in (introducirse) (viniendo).

déjame entrar let me in

entrar en algo to enter something, to come/go into something

entré por la ventana I got in through the window

El auto entró fácilmente The car entered easily.

Elsa entró los datos Elsa entered the data.

2 to go in.

entrar en algo to go into something

3 to fit.

esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4 to join in.

entrar en to join in; (discusión, polémica) to get in on (negocio)

no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me

5 to start (time).

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June

entrar en to reach; (edad, vejez) to start (año nuevo)

6 to engage (automobiles).

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

7 to bring in.

8 to take in.

9 to approach, to deal with.

a ése no hay por donde entrarle there's no way of getting through to him

10 to be visited by.

Nos entraron muchos turistas We were visited by many tourists.

11 to catch, to take.

Me entró un resfrío I cought [took] a cold.

* * *

entrar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir adentro) to come in, go in

■ entró por una puerta secreta he went in through a secret door

■ entró corriendo she ran in

■ entró en la casa he went into the house

2 (tener entrada) to be welcome

3 (en una sociedad etc) to join; (en una profesión) to take up, join

■ ha entrado en la masonería he's joined the Masons

■ ha entrado en la abogacía she's taken up law

■ ha entrado en la armada he's joined the navy

4 (encajar, caber) to fit

■ las maletas no entran en el maletero the suitcases won't fit in the boot

■ este tornillo no entra this screw doesn't fit

5 (empezar - año, estación) to begin, start; (- período, época) to enter; (- libro, carta) to begin, open

■ ya ha entrado el verano summer has begun

■ el libro entra con un asesinato the book begins with a murder

6 (venir) to come over, come on

■ le entra fiebre she's got fever coming on

■ me entró dolor de cabeza I got a headache

■ me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like crying

7 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ha entrado en los cuarenta he has reached forty

8 (deberes, planes) to come, enter

■ ese no entraba en el trato that didn't enter into the deal

9 (adoptar) to enter (into), get (into)

■ entrar en las modas to get into fashion

10 INFORMÁTICA to access

11 AUTOMÓVIL to engage, change into

■ no me entró la primera I couldn't change into first gear

12 MÚSICA to come in, enter (al escenario) to enter

■ entró Peribáñez Peribáñez entered

► verbo transitivo

1 (meter) to put

■ entra la bici en el garaje put your bike into the garage

2 (de contrabando) to smuggle

3 COSTURA to take in

► verbo pronominal entrarse

1 to get in

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bien entrado,-a... well into...

■ bien entrada la tarde well into the evening

■ bien entrado enero well into January

el año que entra next year, the coming year

entrado,-a en años / entrado,-a en edad figurado getting on in years

entrar a trabajar to begin work

entrar con buen pie figurado to get off on the right foot

entrar en cólera to get angry

entrar en contacto to get in touch

entrar en detalles to go into details

entrar en materia to give an introduction

entrar en religión to enter a religious order

ese tío no me entra familiar I can't stand that guy

hacer entrar to invite in

no entrar ni salir en algo familiar to be indifferent to something

no me entra el latín familiar I can't get the hang of Latin

no me entra en la cabeza familiar I can't believe it, I can't get my head round it

* * *

verb

1) to enter, go in

2) access

* * *

1. VI

1) [en un lugar] [acercándose al hablante] to come in, enter más frm; [alejándose del hablante] to go in, enter más frm

-¿se puede? -sí, entra — "may I?" - "yes, come in"

hágalo entrar — show him in

entré en o LAm a la casa — I went into the house

entraron en mi cuarto mientras yo dormía — they came into my room while I was asleep

la ayudó a entrar en el coche — he helped her (get) into the car

no me dejaron entrar en la discoteca — I wasn't allowed into the club

entró en la habitación dando saltos — she bounced into the room

entró corriendo en la habitación — she ran into the room

entró tercero en la meta — he crossed the line in third place

entra frío por la puerta — there's a draught coming in through the door

el río entra en el lago — the river flows into the lake

me ha entrado algo en el ojo — I've got something in my eye

espera un momento, es solo entrar y salir — wait for me a minute, I won't be long

- yo por ahí no entro

- entrar en detalles

- no entrar ni salir en un asunto

2) (=encajar)

la maleta no entra en el maletero — the case won't go o fit in the boot

el sofá no entraba por la puerta — the sofa wouldn't go o fit through the door

¿entra uno más? — is there room for one more?, will one more fit?

estoy lleno, ya no me entra nada más — I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

este pantalón no me entra — these trousers don't fit (me)

las historias de este libro entran de lleno en el surrealismo — the stories in this book are genuinely surrealist, the stories in this book come right into the category of surrealism

3) (=estar incluido)

el vino no entra en el precio — the wine is not included (in the price)

eso no entraba en nuestros planes — that wasn't part of our plans

ese partido entra dentro de la segunda ronda — that is a second-round match

en un kilo entran cuatro manzanas — you get four apples to the kilo

4) (=comenzar)

a) [persona]

¿a qué hora entras a clase? — what time do you start school?

entra a trabajar a las ocho — she starts work at eight o'clock

entrar en una profesión — to take up a profession

entrar en una asociación — to join a society

al entrar en la madurez — on reaching middle age

entró de mensajero — he started out as a courier

entró en la revista como director — he joined the magazine as editor

entró a formar parte del comité central — he became a member of the central committee

b)

entrar en calor — to warm up

entrar en coma — to go into a coma

entrar en contacto con algn — to contact sb

c) [época, estación]

en el milenio que entra — in the new millennium

el mes que entra — the coming month, next month

5) [con sensaciones]

me entró sed — I started to feel thirsty

me entró sueño — I started to feel sleepy

me ha entrado hambre al verte comer — watching you eat has made me hungry

me entraron ganas de reír — I felt like laughing

6) [conocimientos, idea]

no hay forma de que le entre el álgebra — he just can't seem to get the hang of algebra

no les entra en la cabeza que eso no puede ser así — they can't seem to get it into their heads that this isn't on

7) * (=soportar) to bear, stand

ese tío no me entra — I can't bear o stand that fellow

8) (Inform) to access

entrar en el sistema — to access the system

9) (Mús) [instrumento, voz] to come in

10) (Teat) to enter

2. VT

1) * [+ objeto] [acercándose al hablante] to bring in; [alejándose del hablante] to take in

entra las sillas para que no se mojen — bring the chairs in so they don't get wet

la maestra entró a los niños a clase — the teacher took the children into the classroom

no podrás entrar el sillón por esa puerta — you won't be able to get the armchair in through that door

necesitó ayuda para entrar el coche en el garaje — he needed some help getting the car into the garage

2) * (=abordar a) to deal with, approach

sabe entrar a la gente — he knows how to deal with o approach people

3) [+ futbolista] to tackle

4) (Mil) to attack
ENTRAR Para precisar la manera de entrar Entrar (en ) por regla general se suele traducir por come in(to ) o por go in(to), según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en dirección contraria al hablante), pero, come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la frase en español explica la forma en que se entra: Entró cojeando en Urgencias He limped into Casualty Acabo de ver a un ratón entrar corriendo en ese agujero I've just seen a mouse running into that hole Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex. 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

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* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* * *

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GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ entrar (verbo intransitivo)

A acercándose, alejándose

B

1 en una etapa, un estado

2 en un tema

C

1 introducirse, meterse

2 poderse meter

3 ser lo suficientemente grande

4 entrar en la cabeza

5 Automovilismo

6 Informática

D entrarle frío etc

E empezar

F

1 incorporarse

2 Música

G

1 estar incluido

2 ser incluido

3 entrarle a algo

H

1 Tauromaquia

2 Deporte

3 entrarle a algn

■ entrar (verbo transitivo)

1 traer, llevar

2 en costura

vi

A (acercándose) to come in; (alejándose) to go in

entra, no te quedes en la puerta come in, don't stand there in the doorway

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos I want to go in and buy some cigarettes

en ese momento entró Nicolás just then Nicolás came o walked in, just then Nicolás entered the room

entraron sin pagar/por la ventana they got in without paying/through the window

déjame entrar let me in

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo/cojeando he ran/limped in, he came running/limping in

ése en mi casa no entra I am not having him in my house

¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?, can you take the car in?

entrar a puerto to put into port

aquí nunca entró esa moda that fashion never took off here

hay gente constantemente entrando y saliendo there are always people coming and going

fue entrar y salir I was in and out in no time

entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al banco a cambiar dinero she went into the bank to change some money

nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop

no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France

entraron en el or al país ilegalmente they entered the country illegally

un Ford negro entró en el or al garaje a black Ford pulled into the garage

las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia the troops entered Warsaw

ni entrar ni salir en algo ( fam): yo en ese asunto ni entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me

yo por ahí no entro ( fam); I'm not having that! ( colloq)

B

1 (en una etapa, un estado) entrar EN algo to enter sth

pronto entraremos en una nueva década we shall soon be entering a new decade

al entrar en la pubertad on reaching puberty

entró en contacto con ellos he made contact with them

no logro entrar en calor I just can't get warm

entró en coma he went into a coma

cuando el reactor entró en funcionamiento when the reactor began operating o became operational

2 (en un tema) entrar EN algo to go into sth

sin entrar en los aspectos más técnicos without going into the more technical aspects

no quiero entrar en juicios de valor I don't want to get involved in o to make value judgments

C

1

(introducirse, meterse): cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro it goes in one ear and out the other

entrar EN algo:

me ha entrado arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes

2

(poderse meter): no entra por la puerta it won't go through the door

está llena, no entra ni una cosa más it's full, you won't get anything else in

estos clavos no entran en la pared these nails won't go into the wall

estoy repleta, no me entra nada más I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

3 (ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc):

estos vaqueros ya no me entran I can't get into these jeans anymore, these jeans don't fit me anymore

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on

4 ( fam)

«materia/lección/idea» (+ me/te/le etc): la física no le entra he just doesn't understand physics, he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics ( colloq)

ya se lo he explicado varias veces, pero no le entra I've explained it to him several times but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

que la haya dejado es algo que no me entra (en la cabeza) I just can't understand him leaving her

5 ( Automovilismo)

«cambios/marchas»: no (me) entran las marchas I can't get it into gear

no me entra la segunda I can't get it into second (gear)

6 ( Informática) tb

entrar en el sistema to log in, log on

D

«frío/hambre/miedo» (+ me/te/le etc): me está entrando hambre I'm beginning to feel hungry

le entró miedo cuando lo vio she felt o was frightened when she saw it

ya me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts now

me entró sueño/frío I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

E (empezar) to start, begin

¿a qué hora entras a trabajar? what time do you start work?

entró de or como aprendiz he started o began o joined as an apprentice

termina un siglo y entra otro one century comes to a close and another begins

entrar A + INF:

entró a trabajar allí a los 18 años he started (working) there when he was 18

entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the kill

ahí entré a sospechar ( RPl fam); that's when I started o began to get suspicious

F

1 (incorporarse) entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al convento muy joven she entered the convent when she was very young

el año que viene entra en la or a la universidad she's going to college o she starts college next year

el año que entré en la asociación the year that I joined the association

entró en la or a la empresa de jefe de personal he joined the company as personnel manager

2 ( Música) «instrumento/voz» to come in, enter

G

1 (estar incluido) entrar EN algo:

ese tema no entra en el programa that subject is not on o in the syllabus

el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

no entraba en or dentro de sus obligaciones it was not part of o one of his duties

esto ya entra en or dentro de lo ridículo this is becoming o getting ridiculous

2

(ser incluido): creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda I think we'll be in the second group

los números no premiados entrarán en un segundo sorteo the non-winning numbers will go into o be included in o be entered for a second draw

3

( Méx fam): entrarle A algo (participar en) to be game FOR sth

¡ándale! éntrale a estos frijoles, están muy buenos come on! tuck into these beans, they're very good

H

1

( Tauromaquia) «toro»: el toro no entraba al capote the bull wouldn't charge at the cape

2 ( Deporte) «futbolista» to tackle

recoge Márquez, (le) entra Gordillo Márquez gets the ball and is tackled by Gordillo

3

( AmL fam) (abordar): entrarle a algn to chat sb up ( colloq)

■ entrar

vt

1 (traer) to bring in; (llevar) to take in

va a llover, hay que entrar la ropa it's going to rain, we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche I'm just going to put the car away o put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

no se puede entrar animales al país you are not allowed to take/bring animals into the country

lo entró de contrabando he smuggled it in

2

(en costura): hay que entrarle un poco de los costados it needs taking in a bit at the sides

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entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
◊ déjame entrar let me in;

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entrar en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
◊ entrar en calor to get warm;

entró en coma he went into a coma
3
a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes
b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;

(+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

6 ( incorporarse) entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;
◊ ¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects

' entrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- acceder
- adherirse
- arriar
- asomarse
- barrena
- caber
- calor
- codazo
- colarse
- dejar
- disminuir
- erupción
- escena
- funcionamiento
- guardacantón
- hacer
- irse
- le
- meterse
- pasar
- perdón
- razón
- robar
- saco
- tocar
- trance
- vigencia
- vigor
- bala
- chequeo
- chocar
- colar
- coma
- conflicto
- contacto
- desorden
- detalle
- dificultad
- duda
- ebullición
- esperar
- función
- gata
- hurtadillas
- introducir
- juego
- limpiar
- meter
English:
access
- admit
- barge
- barge in
- break into
- bring in
- burglarize
- burst in
- climb
- come in
- come into
- crowd
- customary
- dash in
- dash into
- detail
- effect
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- fetch in
- flounce
- force
- get in
- go in
- go into
- hear of
- in
- input
- inside
- join
- jump in
- keep out
- left
- let in
- LIFO
- listen
- log in
- log on
- may
- move in
- penetrate
- pop in
- re-enter
- reason
- roll in
- run in
- sense
- show up
- slip in

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entrar

♦ vi

1. [introducirse] [viniendo] to enter, to come in;
[yendo] to enter, to go in;
déjame entrar let me in;

entrar en algo to enter sth, to come/go into sth;

acababa de entrar en casa cuando… she had just got back home o got into the house when…;

lo vi entrar en el restaurante I saw him go into the restaurant;

entré por la ventana I got in through the window;

no tiene edad para entrar en discotecas she's not old enough to go to discos;

entró a toda velocidad he rushed in;

entra al campo Rubio en sustitución de un compañero Rubio is coming on for his teammate

2. [penetrar] to go in;

cierra la puerta, entra mucho viento close the door, you're letting the wind in;

este disquete no entra en la disquetera this disk won't go into the disk drive

3. [caber] to fit (en in);
esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock;

en esta habitación entran dos alfombras there's room for two rugs in this room;

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger;

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4. [incorporarse]
entrar (en algo) [colegio, empresa] to start (at sth);
[club, partido político] to join (sth);
entró en la universidad a los dieciocho años he went to university when he was eighteen;

entrar en la Unión Europea to join the European Union;

entró a trabajar de ayudante he started off as an assistant

5. [empezar]
entramos a las nueve we start at nine o'clock;

entrar a hacer algo to start doing sth;

entró a trabajar hace un mes she started work a month ago;
RP Fam
cuando me lo dijo, entré a atar cabos when he told me, I started putting two and two together;
RP Fam
cuando entró a pensar en el asunto, ya era demasiado tarde by the time he began thinking about the matter, it was already too late

6. [participar] to join in;

entrar en [discusión, polémica] to join in;
[negocio] to get in on;
no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues;

no tuvo tiempo de entrar en juego she didn't have time to get into the game;

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me;

yo no entro en temas políticos porque no entiendo I don't discuss politics because I don't understand it

7. [estar incluido]
entrar en, entrar dentro de to be included in;

la cena entra en el precio dinner is included in the price;

¿cuántos entran en un kilo? how many do you get to the kilo?;

¿esto entra en o [m5] para el examen? does this come into the exam?

8. [figurar]
entro en el grupo de los disconformes I number among the dissidents;

este retraso no entraba en nuestros planes this delay did not form part of our plans

9. [estado físico, de ánimo]
le entraron ganas de hablar he suddenly felt like talking;

me entran ganas de ponerme a cantar I've got an urge to start singing;

me está entrando frío/sueño I'm getting cold/sleepy;

me entró mucha pena I was filled with pity;

entró en calor rápidamente she soon warmed up o got warm;

me entran sudores sólo de pensarlo it makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it;

me entró la risa I got the giggles

10. [periodo de tiempo] to start;

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June;

entrar en [edad, vejez] to reach;
[año nuevo] to start;
entramos en una nueva era de cooperación we are entering a new era of cooperation

11. [concepto, asignatura]
no le entra la geometría he can't get the hang of geometry;

no le entra en la cabeza que eso no se hace he can't seem to get it into his head that that sort of behaviour is out

12. Aut to engage;

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

13. Mús to come in;

ahora entra la sección de viento now the wind section comes in

14. Taurom to charge;

entrar al engaño to charge the cape

15. Fam [comida, bebida] to go down;

¡qué bien entra este vino! this wine goes down a treat!;

no, gracias, no me entra más no thanks, I couldn't take any more

♦ vt

1. [introducir] [trayendo] to bring in;
[llevando] to take in;
entra la ropa antes de que se moje take o bring the washing in before it gets wet;

entra las herramientas en el cobertizo y vamos a pasear put the tools in the shed and we'll go for a walk;

¿por dónde entraremos el piano? where are we going to get the piano in?;

entran tabaco de contrabando they bring in contraband tobacco, they smuggle tobacco

2. [acometer] to approach;

a ése no hay por donde entrarle it's impossible to know how to approach him;

hay un chico que le gusta, pero no sabe cómo entrarle there's a boy she fancies, but she doesn't know how to get talking to him

3. [en fútbol] to tackle;

entró al contrario con violencia he made a heavy challenge on his opponent;

entrar en falta a alguien to commit a foul on sb

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entrar

I v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come in, enter;

¡entre! come in!;

yo en eso no entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with that

2 para indicar alejamiento go in, enter

3 caber fit;

el pantalón no me entra these pants don’t fit me;

la llave no entra the key doesn’t fit;

no me entra en la cabeza I can’t understand it

4

:

¿cuántos plátanos entran en un kilo? how many bananas are there in a kilo?

5

:

me entró frío/sueño I got cold/sleepy, I began to feel cold/sleepy;

me entró miedo I got scared, I began to feel scared

6

:

entrar en go into;

entrar en los 40 años turn 40

7 ( gustar)

:

este tipo no me entra I don’t like the look of the guy, I don’t like the guy’s face

8 ( empezar)

:

entrar (a trabajar) a las ocho start (work) at eight o’clock

II v/t

1 para indicar acercamiento bring in

2 para indicar alejamiento take in

3 INFOR enter

4 en fútbol tackle

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entrar vi

1) : to enter, to go in, to come in

2) : to begin

entrar vt

1) : to bring in, to introduce

2) : to access

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entrar vb

1. (ir adentro) to go in

le vi entrar en la tienda I saw him go into the shop

entró en la habitación she went into the room

2. (lograr acceso, subir a un coche) to get in

el ladrón entró por la ventana the burglar got in through the window

vimos a tu hermano cuando entraba en el coche we saw your brother getting into the car

3. (pasar) to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

entra, que hace frío fuera come in it's cold outside

4. (caber) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

no me entran los pantalones my trousers don't fit me

5. (ingresar) to join / to get into

no ha podido entrar en el club he wasn't able to join the club

entró en la facultad que quería he got in the university he wanted to

6. (estar incluido) to be included

en el precio de la entrada entra una consumición one drink is included in the price of the ticket

7. (empezar) to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el otoño entra en septiembre autumn begins in September

8. (sobrevenir) to get / to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

me entró sueño I felt sleepy

me está entrando frío I'm getting cold

me entraron ganas de reír I felt like laughing

9. (en fútbol) to tackle

le entró con los dos pies he tackled him with both feet

Spanish-English dictionary > entrar
10 observar

v.

1 to observe, to watch.

observaban todos sus movimientos mediante unos prismáticos they observed o followed all his movements through binoculars

Ella observó las pistas She observed the clues.

Ella observa a Ricardo She observes Richard.

2 to notice, to observe.

no se observan anomalías no problems have been noted

3 to observe, to respect (acatar) (ley, normas).

4 to remark, to observe.

“eso no es totalmente cierto”, observó “that's not entirely true”, he remarked o pointed out

5 to heed, to fulfill, to fulfil, to obey.

Ella observa el reglamento She heeds the rules.

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observar

► verbo transitivo

1 (mirar) to observe, watch

2 (notar) to notice

■ hemos observado que llega usted tarde con frecuencia we have noticed that you often arrive late

■ me he observado un bulto extraño I've noticed that I have a strange lump

3 (mostrar) to display, show

■ observa buen comportamiento he is well behaved

4 (cumplir) to observe, obey

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verb

1) to observe

2) notice

3) watch

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VT

1) (=mirar) to observe, watch; (Astron) to observe

2) (=notar) to see, notice

se observa una mejoría — you can see o detect an improvement

observar que — to observe that, notice that

3) LAm

observar algo a algn — to point sth out to sb, draw sb's attention to sth

4) [+ leyes] to observe; [+ reglas] to abide by, adhere to

observar buena conducta — Perú to behave o.s.

5) (=mostrar) to show, give signs of

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (mirar, examinar) to observe

alguien la observaba — someone was watching her

b) ( notar) to observe (frml)

como pueden observar... — as you can see..., o as you will observe...

¿has observado algún cambio? — have you observed o noticed any changes?

c) ( comentar) to remark, observe (frml)

2) <leyes/preceptos> to observe, abide by; < protocolo> to observe

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= notice, see, watch, spy, behold, observe, eye, remark, look down over, look down on/upon.

Ex. Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.

Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex. Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.

Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.

Ex. As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex. This is a very common failing of librarians and can be observed daily: they appear unable to recognise when enough is enough.

Ex. The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

Ex. When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.

Ex. There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex. The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

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* aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.

* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.

* observar con más detalle = closer look.

* observar las estrellas = stargaze.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (mirar, examinar) to observe

alguien la observaba — someone was watching her

b) ( notar) to observe (frml)

como pueden observar... — as you can see..., o as you will observe...

¿has observado algún cambio? — have you observed o noticed any changes?

c) ( comentar) to remark, observe (frml)

2) <leyes/preceptos> to observe, abide by; < protocolo> to observe

* * *

= notice, see, watch, spy, behold, observe, eye, remark, look down over, look down on/upon.

Ex: Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.

Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.

Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.

Ex: As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex: This is a very common failing of librarians and can be observed daily: they appear unable to recognise when enough is enough.

Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.

Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.

Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.

* aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.

* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.

* observar con más detalle = closer look.

* observar las estrellas = stargaze.

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observar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mirar, examinar) to observe

lo observé detenidamente I watched o observed it carefully

notó que alguien la observaba she noticed that someone was watching her

observar un eclipse to observe an eclipse

2 (notar) to observe ( frml)

como pueden observar, la restauración es excelente as you can see o as you will observe, it has been superbly restored

¿has observado algún cambio en su conducta? have you observed o noticed any change in his behavior?

3 (comentar) to remark, observe ( frml)

-¡qué silencio! -observó al entrar it's so quiet!, she remarked as she entered

B ‹leyes/preceptos› to observe, abide by; ‹protocolo› to observe

siempre ha observado una conducta respetuosa she has always behaved very respectfully

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observar ( conjugate observar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to observe;

◊ alguien la observaba someone was watching o (frml) observing her

b) ( notar) to observe (frml);

◊ ¿has observado algún cambio? have you noticed o observed any changes?

observar verbo transitivo
1 (mirar detenidamente) to observe, watch ➣ Ver nota en observe
2 (advertir) to notice ➣ Ver nota en notice 3 (la ley, las costumbres, etc) to observe
' observar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apreciar
- moral
- estudiar
- mirar
English:
curl
- eye
- keep
- monitor
- notice
- observe
- perceive
- point out
- remark
- study
- watch
- adhere
- note
- wild

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observar vt

1. [contemplar] to observe, to watch;

observaban todos sus movimientos mediante unos prismáticos they observed o followed all his movements through binoculars;

pasó años observando el comportamiento de estos animales he spent years observing the behaviour of these animals

2. [advertir] to notice, to observe;

observé que sus zapatos tenían barro I noticed that his shoes were muddy;

no se han observado anomalías no anomalies have been observed

3. [acatar] [ley, normas] to observe, to respect;
[conducta, costumbre] to follow
4. [comentar, señalar] to remark, to observe;

“eso no es totalmente cierto”, observó “that's not entirely true,” he remarked o pointed out

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observar

v/t

1 con la mirada observe

2 ( advertir) notice, observe

3 ( comentar) remark, observe

* * *

observar vt

1) : to observe, to watch

estábamos observando a los niños: we were watching the children

2) notar: to notice

3) acatar: to obey, to abide by

4) comentar: to remark, to comment

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observar vb

1. (mirar) to observe / to watch

observaba las estrellas he was observing the stars

2. (notar) to notice

he observado que cojeas I've noticed that you're limping

Spanish-English dictionary > observar
11 claudicación

f.

1 capitulation, giving-up, submission, surrendering.

2 claudication, lameness, limp, limping.

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claudicación

► nombre femenino

1 submission, yielding

* * *

SF giving way, abandonment of one's principles, backing down

claudicación moral — failure in one's moral duty

* * *

femenino

a) ( de principios) renunciation, abandonment

b) ( rendición) capitulation

* * *

femenino

a) ( de principios) renunciation, abandonment

b) ( rendición) capitulation

* * *

claudicación

feminine

1 (de principios) renunciation, abandonment

eso significaría una claudicación de mis principios that would mean abandoning my principles

2 (rendición) capitulation

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claudicación nf
[cesión, rendición] capitulation, surrender;
el acuerdo representa la claudicación de todos sus principios the agreement represents a complete abandonment of all his principles

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claudicación

f capitulation

* * *

claudicación nf, pl - ciones : surrender, abandonment of one's principles

Spanish-English dictionary > claudicación
12 renguera

SF LAm limp, limping

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femenino (AmL) limp

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femenino (AmL) limp

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renguera

feminine

( AmL)

limp

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renguera sustantivo femenino (AmL) limp
' renguera' also found in these entries:
English:
hitch
- limp

* * *

renguera nf
Andes, RP limp
* * *

renguera

f CSur

limp

Spanish-English dictionary > renguera
13 renqueo

m.

limping, limp, gimp.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: renquear.

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SM limp

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masculino limp

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masculino limp

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renqueo

masculine

limp

* * *

renqueo nm, Am renquera nf

limp

Spanish-English dictionary > renqueo
14 cojo

• disabled in one foot

• lame excuse

• lamellibranch

• limping

• one law for the rich another for the poor

• one-level

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > cojo
15 renco

• lame excuse

• lamellibranch

• limping

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > renco
16 claudicante

adj.

1 claudicant, claudicating halting, limping.

2 claudicatory.

Spanish-English dictionary > claudicante
17 patagalana

f.

limping; having a short leg.

Spanish-English dictionary > patagalana
18 recancanilla

f.

1 affectation of limping, by boys, for amusement.

2 tergiversation; an affected tone of talking.

Spanish-English dictionary > recancanilla

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limping

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limping

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