llenar un hueco

Ex: I'll need the rest of the time to fill in any gaps with specifics.

1. (f. - hueca)

adj.

hollow

2. noun m. I II I II

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.

Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).

Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* hacer hueco = make + room (for).

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.

* hueco de servicio = service core.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

 

hueco 1


‹ nuez› empty, hollow;

hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)

‹ estilo› superficial;
‹ persona› shallow, superficial

‹ colchón› soft, spongy

‹ voz› resonant
hueco 2 sustantivo masculino

( de ascensor) shaft;

el hueco de la escalera the stairwell

( entre dos dientes) gap;

hazme un hueco make room for me;
llenar un hueco en el mercado to fill a gap in the market

hueco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (vacío) empty, hollow
cabeza hueca, empty-headed
palabras huecas, empty words
2 (voz, sonido) resonant
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cavidad vacía) hollow, hole
2 (rato libre) free time
3 (sitio libre) empty space
♦ Locuciones: hacer un hueco, (de tiempo) to make time
(de espacio) to make room
' hueco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueca
- mella
- montante
- rellenar
- tapiar
- vacía
- vaciar
- vacío
- escalera
- rendija
- sonar
- tapar
- tubo
English:
bay
- gap
- gaping
- hollow
- niche
- recess
- shaft
- solid
- stairwell
- well
- alcove
- neatly
- socket
- stair
Fam [en pared] recess; [de ascensor] shaft;

1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.

Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.

Ex: Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves.

* llenar de = fill with.

* llenar de alegría = delight, brighten up.

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* llenar de orgullo = fill + Nombre + with pride.

* llenar de terror = terrorise [terrorize, -USA], terrify.

* llenar el depósito = gas up.

* llenar el tanque = gas up.

* llenar gasolina = pump + gas.

* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.

* llenar las calles = be out in force, come out in + force.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* llenarse = become + full.

* llenarse el bolsillo = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).

* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.

 

llenar ( conjugate llenar) verbo transitivo
1

‹ tanque› to fill (up);
‹ maleta› to fill, pack;

llenar algo de/con algo to fill sth with sth

2


3 ( colmar) ‹ persona›:

nos llenó de atenciones he made a real fuss of us
4 ( hacer sentirse realizado) ‹ persona›:

verbo intransitivo [ comida] to be filling
llenarse verbo pronominal
1


llenarse de algo to fill with sth

2 ‹bolsillo/boca› to fill;
llenarse algo de algo to fill sth with sth
3 ( colmarse):

se llenaron de deudas they got heavily into debt
4 [ persona] ( de comida):

me llené (colloq) I'm full (up) (colloq)
llenar
I verbo transitivo
1 to fill: me llena de vergüenza/alegría, it fills me with shame/happiness
2 (una superficie) llené la pared de fotografías, I covered the wall with photos
3 (una comida, actividad, etc) to satisfy
II verbo intransitivo to be filling: la paella llena mucho, paella is very filling
' llenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahumar
- buche
- poblar
- rellenar
- acribillar
- hartar
- hueco
English:
crowd
- fill
- fill up
- gap
- pack
- replenish
- restock
- stock
- top up
- complete
- cover
- delight
- disturb
- exhilarate
- gladden
- pervade
- refill
- satisfy
- top
muy Fam

Ex: One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.

Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.

Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.

Ex: Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.

Ex: The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.

Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).

Ex: There were 900-920 pages of text, containing 150,000200,000 words, padded out with wide margins, and extravagant chapter divisions.

Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.

Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.

* acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* rellenar a nombre de = make out to.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* rellenar de = stuff with.

* rellenar de paja = pad out.

* rellenar un cheque = issue + check.

* rellenar un cheque a nombre de = cheque + make + payable to.

* rellenar un cuestionario = fill out + questionnaire, fill in + questionnaire, complete + questionnaire.

* rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.

* relleno de bolitas = beanbag.

 

rellenar ( conjugate rellenar) verbo transitivo
1

‹ pastel› to fill;
rellenar algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth with sth

2 ( volver a llenar) to refill
3 ‹impreso/formulario› to fill out o in;
‹examen/discurso› to pad out
rellenar verbo transitivo
1 (un recipiente, hueco) to fill
(volver a llenar) to refill
2 (un cojín, muñeco) to stuff
3 Culin (un ave, pimiento, etc) to stuff
(un pastel, una tarta) to fill
4 (un impreso) to fill in
' rellenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embutir
- formularia
- formulario
- lechada
- blanco
- espacio
- masilla
- mayúscula
- proceder
English:
complete
- fill
- fill in
- fill out
- form
- print
- refill
- stuff
- pad
- plaster
- stop
[tarta, pastel] to fill;

1. noun m. 2. (f. - vacía)

adj.

1) empty

2) vacant

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (gen) empty; [puesto, local] vacant, empty

el teatro estaba medio vacío — the theatre was half empty

nunca bebo cerveza con el estómago vacío — I never drink beer on an empty stomach

he alquilado un piso vacío porque sale más barato — I've rented an unfurnished flat because it's cheaper

Madrid queda vacío en agosto — Madrid is empty o deserted in August

de vacío: el camión volvió de vacío — the lorry came back empty

lo pedí pero tuve que marcharme de vacío — I asked for it but had to go away empty-handed

- irse con las manos vacías

2) (=superficial) [persona] shallow; [conversación] meaningless

un discurso vacío de contenido — a speech empty o devoid of any content

3) (=sin sentido) [existencia] empty, meaningless

4) (=vano) [esfuerzo] vain; [promesa] empty, hollow

5)

pan vacío — (And, CAm, Caribe) dry bread

2. SM

1) (Fís) vacuum

envasar al vacío — to vacuum-pack

envasado al vacío — vacuum-packed

2) (=hueco) (empty) space, gap

han dejado un vacío para el nombre — they have left a space for the name

tener un vacío en el estómago — to have an empty stomach

- hacer el vacío a algn

3) (=abismo)

el vacío — the void, space

saltó al vacío desde lo alto del acantilado — he jumped from the top of the cliff into space o the void

se arrojó al vacío desde un quinto piso — he threw himself out of a fifth-floor window

- caer en el vacío

4) (=falta de sentido) void

el vacío existencial — the existential void

su muerte dejó un vacío en nuestras vidas — his death left a void in our lives

una sensación de vacío — a feeling of emptiness

5) (Jur, Pol)

vacío de poder — power vacuum

vacío legislativo — gap in the legislation

vacío político — political vacuum

6) (Mec)

marchar en vacío — to tick over

7) (Anat) side, flank

* * *

I

- cía adjetivo

a) <botella/caja> empty; <calle/ciudad> empty, deserted; < casa> empty, unoccupied; <palabras/retórica> empty

con el estómago vacío — on an empty stomach

los envases vacíos — the empty bottles, the empties (colloq)

la despensa está vacía — there's no food in the house

volver de vacío — (Esp) camión to come back empty; persona to come back empty-handed

b) ( frívolo) < persona> shallow; <vida/frase> empty, meaningless

II

masculino

a) (Fís) vacuum

envasado al vacío — vacuum-packed

hacerle el vacío a alguien — to give somebody the cold shoulder

b) ( espacio vacío) space

mirar al vacío — to gaze into space

saltó al vacío — he leapt into the void o into space

caer en el vacío — to fall on deaf ears

c) (falta, hueco) gap

dejó un vacío en su vida — she left a gap o a void in his life

una sensación de vacío — a feeling of emptiness

- vacío de poder

* * *

= dummy, empty [emptier -comp., emptiest -sup.], gap, gulf, stop, vacuum, void, hollow, emptiness, vacant, loophole, vacated.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex. When DOBIS/Leuven is ready and waiting for input, the line is empty.

Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex. It must be remembered that there is a gulf between publishing the schedules in an updated form, and applying the schedules.

Ex. Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.

Ex. Whilst valves work by passing electric currents through a vacuum between electrodes, transistors are built from materials called semiconductors.

Ex. If archival materials are entered into an OPAC the vague nature of collection titles and the general subject headings may result in records being lost in a void.

Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.

Ex. The economic recession and the new technology are, between them, leaving a section of society with a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness = La recesión económica y las nuevas tecnologías, entre otros, están dejando a un sector de la sociedad con un sentimiento de desesperación y vacío.

Ex. Again we find that only the first entry leads us to the specific subject, and the others may in fact lead us to ` vacant' headings, ie headings under which no entries are filed.

Ex. Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.

Ex. There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.

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* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* cámara al vacío = vacuum chamber.

* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.

* empaquetar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].

* envasar al vacío = vacuum-pack.

* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.

* llenar un vacío = fill + vacuum, fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + void, fill + the breach.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* no vacío = non-stop.

* palabra vacía = function word.

* precipitarse al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.

* secado y congelado al vacío = vacuum freeze drying.

* vacío informativo = information vacuum.

* vacío legal = loophole, legal void.

* * *

I

- cía adjetivo

a) <botella/caja> empty; <calle/ciudad> empty, deserted; < casa> empty, unoccupied; <palabras/retórica> empty

con el estómago vacío — on an empty stomach

los envases vacíos — the empty bottles, the empties (colloq)

la despensa está vacía — there's no food in the house

volver de vacío — (Esp) camión to come back empty; persona to come back empty-handed

b) ( frívolo) < persona> shallow; <vida/frase> empty, meaningless

II

masculino

a) (Fís) vacuum

envasado al vacío — vacuum-packed

hacerle el vacío a alguien — to give somebody the cold shoulder

b) ( espacio vacío) space

mirar al vacío — to gaze into space

saltó al vacío — he leapt into the void o into space

caer en el vacío — to fall on deaf ears

c) (falta, hueco) gap

dejó un vacío en su vida — she left a gap o a void in his life

una sensación de vacío — a feeling of emptiness

- vacío de poder

* * *

= dummy, empty [emptier -comp., emptiest -sup.], gap, gulf, stop, vacuum, void, hollow, emptiness, vacant, loophole, vacated.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex: When DOBIS/Leuven is ready and waiting for input, the line is empty.

Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex: It must be remembered that there is a gulf between publishing the schedules in an updated form, and applying the schedules.

Ex: Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.

Ex: Whilst valves work by passing electric currents through a vacuum between electrodes, transistors are built from materials called semiconductors.

Ex: If archival materials are entered into an OPAC the vague nature of collection titles and the general subject headings may result in records being lost in a void.

Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.

Ex: The economic recession and the new technology are, between them, leaving a section of society with a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness = La recesión económica y las nuevas tecnologías, entre otros, están dejando a un sector de la sociedad con un sentimiento de desesperación y vacío.

Ex: Again we find that only the first entry leads us to the specific subject, and the others may in fact lead us to ` vacant' headings, ie headings under which no entries are filed.

Ex: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.

Ex: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* cámara al vacío = vacuum chamber.

* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.

* empaquetar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].

* envasar al vacío = vacuum-pack.

* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.

* llenar un vacío = fill + vacuum, fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + void, fill + the breach.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.

* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* no vacío = non-stop.

* palabra vacía = function word.

* precipitarse al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.

* secado y congelado al vacío = vacuum freeze drying.

* vacío informativo = information vacuum.

* vacío legal = loophole, legal void.

* * *

vacío¹ - cía

adjective

1 ‹botella/caja› empty; ‹calle/ciudad› empty, deserted

con el estómago vacío on an empty stomach

los envases vacíos the empty bottles, the empties ( colloq)

la casa se alquila vacía the house is being rented unfurnished

el local está vacío the premises are empty o vacant

la siguió con una mirada totalmente vacía he stared after her with a totally blank expression on his face

la despensa está vacía there's no food in the house

vacío DE algo:

una calle vacía de vehículos y transeúntes a street empty of vehicles and passersby

un hombre vacío de compasión a man devoid of compassion

frases vacías de significado meaningless o empty words

retórica vacía de contenido empty rhetoric

volver de vacío ( Esp) «camión» to come back empty;

«persona» to come back empty-handed

2 (frívolo) ‹persona› shallow; ‹vida› empty, meaningless

son frases bonitas pero vacías they're fine-sounding words but they're meaningless o devoid of any meaning

pasaban su tiempo en conversaciones vacías they spent their time in idle o superficial conversation

vacío²

masculine

1 ( Fís) vacuum

envasado al vacío vacuum-packed

hacer el vacío a algo to ignore sth

hicieron el vacío a todas mis sugerencias they ignored all my suggestions

hacerle el vacío a algn to give sb the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder sb

2 (espacio vacío) space

miraba al vacío she was gazing into space

saltó al vacío he leapt into the void o into space

caer en el vacío to fall on deaf ears

3 (falta, hueco) gap

dejó en su vida un vacío she left a gap o a void in his life

sentía una terrible sensación de vacío he had a terrible feeling of emptiness

en el caso de un vacío en la jefatura del Estado in the situation where there is no head of state

Compuesto:

vacío de poder

power vacuum

* * *

 

Del verbo vaciar: ( conjugate vaciar)

vacío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

vació es:

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

Multiple Entries:
vaciar    
vacío
vaciar ( conjugate vaciar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹vaso/botella› to empty;

‹ radiador› to drain;
‹bolsillo/cajón› to empty;
‹armario/habitación› to clean out

b) ‹ contenido› to empty (out)

2 ( ahuecar) to hollow out
vaciarse verbo pronominal
to empty
vacío 1

◊ - cía adjetivo

a) ‹botella/caja› empty;

‹calle/ciudad› empty, deserted;
‹ casa› empty, unoccupied;
‹palabras/retórica› empty;

◊ con el estómago vacío on an empty stomach

b) ( frívolo) ‹ persona› shallow;

‹vida/frase› empty, meaningless
vacío 2 sustantivo masculino

a) (Fís) vacuum;

◊ envasado al vacío vacuum-packed

b) ( espacio vacío) space;

◊ mirar al vacío to gaze into space

c) (falta, hueco) gap;

◊ dejó un vacío en su vida she left a gap o a void in his life;

una sensación de vacío a feeling of emptiness
vaciar verbo transitivo
1 (un cajón, una botella, un contenedor) to empty: vaciamos la piscina, we emptied the pool
2 Arte (una escultura, etc) to mould, US mold
3 (dejar hueco) to hollow out
vacío,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin contenido) empty
(sin interior, hueco) hollow
el tronco ya está vacío, the trunk is already hollow
2 (sin personas) empty
(sin ocupante) vacant: el piso está vacío, the flat is unoccupied
3 (pensamiento, promesa, etc) empty, hollow
(superficial) shallow
II sustantivo masculino
1 Fís vacuum
envasado al vacío, vacuum-packed
2 (espacio, aire) emptiness, void: el camión se precipitó al vacío, the truck plunged into the void
3 (sensación, sentimiento) me dejó una sensación de vacío, it made me feel empty
4 (hueco sin ocupar) gap, (empty) space
♦ Locuciones: de vacío, empty-handed
' vacío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casco
- hueca
- hueco
- huera
- huero
- lanzarse
- precipitarse
- salto
- vacía
- desocupado
- despejado
- estómago
- lanzar
- saltar
English:
bare
- blank
- bottle
- emptiness
- empty
- flat
- gap
- half-empty
- hollow
- leap
- send
- space
- spring
- tip out
- vacant
- vacuum
- vacuum-packed
- void
- into
- ostracize
- stomach

* * *

vacío, -a

♦ adj

1. [recipiente, vivienda, espacio] empty;

una sala casi vacía an almost empty hall;

la ciudad estaba vacía the city was empty o deserted

2. [palabras, gesto, promesa] empty;

vacío de [contenido] devoid of

3. [vida, existencia] empty

♦ nm

1. [espacio libre]

se lanzó al vacío she threw herself into the void;

caer en el vacío [palabras] to fall on deaf ears;

Comp

hacer el vacío a alguien to cold-shoulder sb

2. Fís vacuum;

envasar al vacío to vacuum-pack

3. [abismo, carencia] void;

su muerte ha dejado un gran vacío his death has left a big gap o void

Comp

vacío existencial existential void;

vacío legal legal vacuum;

Pol vacío de poder power vacuum

4. [hueco] space, gap;

tener un vacío en el estómago to feel hungry

5. RP [carne] flank steak

♦ de vacío loc adv

irse/volver de vacío [persona] to go/come back empty-handed;

[vehículo] to go/come back empty

* * *

vacío

I adj empty

II m FÍS vacuum; fig: espacio void;

dejar un vacío fig leave a gap;

envasado al vacío vacuum-packed;

hacer el vacío a alguien fig ostracize s.o.;

caer en el vacío fig fall on deaf ears fam

* * *

vacío, - cía adj

1) : vacant

2) : empty

3) : meaningless

vacío nm

1) : emptiness, void

2) : space, gap

3) : vacuum

4)

hacerle el vacío a alguien : to ostracize someone, to give someone the cold shoulder

* * *

vacío¹ adj

1. (en general) empty [comp. emptier; superl. emptiest]

el frasco está vacío the bottle is empty

2. (silla) free

¿está vacía esta silla? is this seat free?

vacío² n

1. (en general) void

los paracaidistas saltan al vacío parachutists jump into the void

2. (en física) vacuum

envasado al vacío vacuum packed

hacer el vacío a alguien to ignore someone

tener un vacío en el estómago to be starving

( pp cubierto) 1. 2. 1. 2.

Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.

Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.

Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.

Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.

Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

* cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* cubrir con = top with.

* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.

* cubrir con tablas = board up.

* cubrir con toldo = canopy.

* cubrir de = flood with.

* cubrir de arcilla = clay.

* cubrir de grava = gravel.

* cubrir de gravilla = gravel.

* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.

* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.

* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.

* cubrirse contra = hedge against.

* cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.

* cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.

* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.

* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.

* cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.

* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* sin cubrir = unfilled.

 

cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo

cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with sth;



cubrirse verbo pronominal
1

‹ cara› to cover



2 ( llenarse):

cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
' cubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- bañar
- descubierta
- descubierto
- empapelar
- envolver
- gasto
- laminar
- montar
- proveer
- sepultar
- tapar
- cubierto
- llenar
- recorrido
- revestir
- untar
- vacante
English:
bad debt
- clothe
- coat
- cover
- drape
- hedge
- need
- paint out
- plaster
- rubberize
- smother
- best
- fill
- gamut
- line
- mask

brillar traje II

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

luz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) light;

me da la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes;
a plena luz del día in broad daylight;
este reflector da mucha luz this spotlight is very bright;
leer con poca luz to read in poor light;
a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events;
a todas luces: whichever way you look at it;
dar a luz to give birth;
sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹ publicación› to bring out;


[ publicación] to come out
2


se fue la luz ( en una casa) the electricity went off;

( en una zona) there was a power cut

encender or (AmL) prender or (Esp) dar la luz to turn on o switch on the light;

cruzar con la luz roja to cross when the lights are red;
luces de estacionamiento or (Esp) de situación parking lights (pl) (AmE), sidelights (pl) (BrE);
luces de cruce or cortas or (AmL) bajas dipped headlights (pl);
poner las luces largas or altas to put the headlights on high (AmE) o (BrE) full beam;
luz de frenado stoplight, brake light (BrE);
luz de giro (Arg) indicator
luz sustantivo femenino
1 light
luz natural, sunlight
2 (foco) light: apaga las luces, por favor, put out the lights, please
3 (electricidad) me cortaron la luz, my electricity has been cut off
4 Auto light
luz larga, headlights pl; luces de cruce, dipped headlights
luces de posición, sidelights 5 luces, (entendimiento) intelligence sing; tener pocas luces, to be dim-witted 6 traje de luces, bullfighter's costume
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar a luz, (parir) to give birth to
figurado dar luz verde a, to give the green light to
a la luz de, in the light of
a todas luces, obviously
' luz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortiguar
- ancha
- ancho
- año
- apagar
- apagada
- apagado
- aviso
- brillar
- brillo
- buena
- bueno
- cañón
- cegador
- cegadora
- cobrador
- cobradora
- contador
- corta
- cortar
- corto
- dar
- débil
- desconectar
- deslumbrar
- día
- divisar
- domiciliar
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enfocar
- escasa
- escaso
- gasto
- haz
- interruptor
- irradiar
- linterna
- oscilar
- oscuras
- oscuridad
- piloto
- precisa
- preciso
- proyectar
- proyector
- ráfaga
- rayo
- reflector
- reflectora
English:
beam
- birth
- blaze
- blind
- blink
- board
- bright
- brilliance
- brownout
- burn
- candlelight
- cast
- catch
- chink
- come through
- cut out
- dark
- day
- daylight
- deflect
- die
- diffuse
- dim
- disconnect
- dull
- electricity bill
- emit
- exposure
- fade
- flash
- flicker
- fluorescent light
- fuel
- give off
- glare
- glaring
- glimmer
- glow
- glowing
- go off
- go on
- go out
- go-ahead
- infrared
- lay on
- leave on
- light
- light year
- moonlight
- nod
[destello] flash (of light); [con luz artificial] the room was dimly lit; Fig Literario [entre la noche y el día] at first light; Fam Fig [achispado] tipsy; [publicar] to bring sth out, to publish sth; [publicarse] to come out; RP Fam [tras penalidades] to see the light at the end of the tunnel luz blanca white light; RP luz mala will-o'-the-wisp; Am luces altas: Am luces bajas Br dipped headlights, US low beams; Arg luz de giro Br indicator, US turn signal; [ancho de ventana] span