llenarse de algo

los viernes siempre se llena el restaurante — the restaurant always gets full o fills up on Fridays

• llenarse de algo — to fill (up) with sth

lo único que quiere es llenarse los bolsillos — all he wants is to line his pockets *

aquí se llena uno bien la barriga — * you can really stuff yourself here *

• llenarse de — [+ orgullo, alegría] to be filled with; [+ comida] to stuff o.s. with *

Ex: Watch what happens when the output diskette becomes full.

llenó tanto la maleta que no podía cerrarla — he packed o filled the suitcase so full that he couldn't shut it

¿puede llenar aquí? — [en un bar] the same again, please

• llenar con o de algo — [+ contenedor] to fill with sth; [+ superficie] to cover with sth

las cajas llenan todo el maletero — the boxes take up o fill the whole boot

este trabajo no me llena — I don't find this job satisfying o fulfilling

sus nietos han llenado su vejez — his grandchildren have gladdened his old age liter

• llenar a algn de — [+ inquietud, dudas] to fill sb with

su tono de voz la llenó de inquietud — his tone of voice made her feel uneasy, his tone of voice filled her with unease liter

llenarse de algo — de polvo/pelos to be covered in something

se le llenó la cara de granos — he got very pimply (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) spotty

llenarse de algo: con esa hazaña se llenó de gloria it was an achievement that covered him in glory; se llenaron de deudas — they got heavily into debt

sólo viene a llenarse la barriga — (fam) he only comes here to stuff his face (colloq)

llenarse de algo — de polvo/pelos to be covered in something

se le llenó la cara de granos — he got very pimply (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) spotty

llenarse de algo: con esa hazaña se llenó de gloria it was an achievement that covered him in glory; se llenaron de deudas — they got heavily into debt

sólo viene a llenarse la barriga — (fam) he only comes here to stuff his face (colloq)

Ex: Once a university's reserve store is filled it should be expected to dispose of surplus stock, normally to the British Library.

• cubrir a algn de alabanzas — to heap praises on sb

• cubrir a algn de atenciones — to lavish attention on sb

• cubrir a algn de besos — to smother sb with kisses

• cubrir a algn de improperios — to shower sb with insults

• cubrir a algn de oprobio — to bring shame on sb

cubre su tristeza con una falsa alegría — she covers up o conceals her sadness with a false cheerfulness

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

me harta tanta televisión — I get tired of o fed up with * o sick of * watching so much television

los estás hartando con tantas bobadas — they're getting tired of o fed up with * o sick of * your fooling around

ya me está hartando que siempre me hable de lo mismo — I'm getting tired of o fed up with * o sick of * him always talking about the same thing

hartar a algn a o de — [+ comida, alcohol] to fill sb full of

nos hartan a chistes malos — we get fed up with * o sick of * o tired of their bad jokes

todos estos tópicos manidos ya hartan — all these worn-out clichés get so boring, you get tired of o get fed up with * o sick of * all these worn-out clichés

me hartó con sus quejas — I got tired o (colloq) sick of his complaints

hartar a alguien a or de algo: nos hartaban a sopa they fed us on nothing but soup; lo hartaron a palos — they gave him a real beating

hartarse de algo — to get tired o sick of something, get fed up with something

hartarse de + inf — to get tired o sick of -ing, get fed up with -ing

me harté de que se burlara de mí — I got fed up with o I got tired of her making fun of me

comieron hasta hartarse — they gorged o (colloq) stuffed themselves

hartarse de algo — to gorge oneself on something, to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

me hartó con sus quejas — I got tired o (colloq) sick of his complaints

hartar a alguien a or de algo: nos hartaban a sopa they fed us on nothing but soup; lo hartaron a palos — they gave him a real beating

hartarse de algo — to get tired o sick of something, get fed up with something

hartarse de + inf — to get tired o sick of -ing, get fed up with -ing

me harté de que se burlara de mí — I got fed up with o I got tired of her making fun of me

comieron hasta hartarse — they gorged o (colloq) stuffed themselves

hartarse de algo — to gorge oneself on something, to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.

poblar una colmena — (Agr) to stock a beehive

las estrellas que pueblan el firmamento — (liter) the stars which populate the firmament

las estrellas que pueblan el firmamento — (liter) the stars which populate the firmament

Ex: In areas populated largely by older people, the library might provide more reading rooms, stocked with newspapers and magazines as well as books.

de bolsillo — pocket (before n)

se metió a su jefe en el bolsillo en dos semanas — she had her boss eating out of her hand within two weeks

tener algo en el bolsillo — to have something sewn up

tener a alguien en el bolsillo — to have somebody in one's pocket

rascarse el bolsillo — (fam) to dip into one's pocket (colloq)

de bolsillo — pocket (before n)

se metió a su jefe en el bolsillo en dos semanas — she had her boss eating out of her hand within two weeks

tener algo en el bolsillo — to have something sewn up

tener a alguien en el bolsillo — to have somebody in one's pocket

rascarse el bolsillo — (fam) to dip into one's pocket (colloq)

Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

forrarse de dinero — to make a killing o mint

forrarse de algo — to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

forrarse de dinero — to make a killing o mint

forrarse de algo — to stuff oneself with something (colloq)

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

• ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

• todos se pusieron de o en pie — everyone stood up

• se puso de rodillas — she knelt down

dile que se ponga — tell him to come to o on the phone

• ponerse a hacer algo — to start o begin to do sth, start o begin doing sth

se pusieron a gritar — they started o began shouting, they started o began to shout

si me pongo a pensar en lo que me espera... — if I start thinking o to think about what awaits me...

• ponerse con algo, ahora me pongo con los deberes — I'm going to start on my homework now

• ponerse de algo, ¡cómo te has puesto de barro! — you're all covered in mud!

• ponerse en — to get to, reach

se puso en Madrid en dos horas — he got to o reached Madrid in two hours

• ponerse a mal con algn — to get on the wrong side of sb

se me pone que... — LAm (=me parece) it seems to me that...

Ex: The donning of what Sidney M Jourard has called 'character armour' is another behavioural syndrome with a similar objective.

Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.

redundar en — to redound to frm

redundar EN algo: esto redundará en beneficio del consumidor this will benefit o will be of advantage to the consumer; redundará en sus posibilidades de trabajo — it will have a bearing on his job prospects

redundar EN algo: esto redundará en beneficio del consumidor this will benefit o will be of advantage to the consumer; redundará en sus posibilidades de trabajo — it will have a bearing on his job prospects