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21 acucia

f.

1 zeal, diligence, haste.

2 yearning, longing.

3 meticulousness, meticulosity.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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SF (=diligencia) diligence, keenness; (=prisa) haste; (=anhelo) keen desire, longing

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22 pujo

m.

1 tenesmus (medicina).

2 violent desire, eagerness, longing (ansia); anxiety.

Sentir pujo de llorar to be on the verge of tears

pres.indicat.

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

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pujo

► nombre masculino

1 MEDICINA tenesmus

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SM

1) (Med) difficulty in relieving o.s., tenesmus frm

2) (=ansia) longing, strong urge

sentir pujo de llorar — to be on the verge of tears

sentir pujo de reírse — to have an uncontrollable urge to laugh

3) (=intento) attempt, try, shot

tiene pujos de caballero — he has pretensions to being a gentleman

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pujo

masculine

1 (en la defecación) tenesmus ( tech) ( difficulty in defecating)

2 (en el parto) push

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pujo nm
Med tenesmus

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23 reconcomio

m.

1 grudge, resentment.

2 intense resentment, rancor, resentment.

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reconcomio

► nombre masculino

1 (deseo) itch, desire, longing

2 figurado (sospecha) suspicion

3 familiar (rencor) grudge, resentment

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SM

1) (=rencor) grudge, resentment

2) (=deseo) urge, longing, itch

3) (=sospecha) suspicion

Spanish-English dictionary > reconcomio
24 agua

f.

1 water.

agua del grifo tap water

agua con hielo iced water

agua de lavanda lavender water

aguas menores urine

agua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

aguas residuales sewage

agua salada salt water

aguas termales thermal spring waters

aguas territoriales territorial waters

agua de colonia eau de cologne

agua corriente running water

agua destilada distilled water

agua dulce fresh water

agua embotellada bottled water

2 slope.

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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agua

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 water

■ echarse al agua to dive in

2 (lluvia) rain

3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof

■ tejado a dos aguas pitched roof

► nombre femenino plural aguas

1 (del mar, río) waters

■ aguas arriba upstream

2 (de brillante) water sing, sparkle sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

claro como el agua crystal clear

como agua de mayo a godsend

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

estar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in it

estar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

hacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth water

hacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say never

romper aguas to break waters

agua bendita holy water

agua corriente running water

agua de colonia (eau de) cologne

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters

aguas menores familiar pee sing

aguas residuales sewage sing

aguas termales thermal springs

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noun f.

water

- agua corriente
- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales
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SF

1) [para beber, lavar] water

lavar en agua fría — wash in cold water

dame agua — give me a drink of water

un motor refrigerado por agua — a water-cooled engine

dos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please

ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter

¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

• lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat

• caer agua — to rain

hace falta que caiga mucha agua — we need a lot of rain

cayó agua a mares — it poured down

• echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge

• ¡agua va! — look out!, careful!

sin decir agua va — without (any) warning

- bailar el agua a algn

- bañarse en agua de rosas

hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —

se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup

se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make

- quedar en agua de borrajas

- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunas

- coger agua en cesto

- como agua para chocolate

- estar con el agua al cuello

- ¿me da para mis aguas?

- echar a algn al agua

- gastar el dinero como agua

como agua de mayo Esp —

esperan la privatización como agua de mayo — they are eagerly awaiting privatization

la noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets

este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time

- llevar el agua a su molino

- mear agua bendita

- es agua pasada

- pescar en agua turbia

- sacar agua de las piedras

- de primera agua

- ser como el agua por San Juan

- agua que no has de beber déjala correr

- nunca digas de esta agua no beberé

- de las aguas mansas me libre Dios

- agua pasada no mueve molino

- lo que por agua viene, por agua se va

agua bendita — holy water

agua blanda — soft water

agua corriente — running water

agua (de) cuba — Chile bleach

agua de cebada — barley water

agua de colonia — eau de cologne

agua de espliego — lavender water

agua de fregar — dishwater

agua de fuego — firewater

agua de fusión de la nieve — meltwater

agua de lavanda — lavender water

agua del grifo — tap water

agua de lluvia — rainwater

agua de mar — sea water

agua de rosas — rosewater

agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)

agua destilada — distilled water

agua dulce — fresh water

un pez de agua dulce — a freshwater fish

agua dura — hard water

agua fuerte — nitric acid solution

agua Jane — ® Uru bleach

agua mineral — mineral water

agua mineral con gas — sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

agua nieve — sleet

cayó agua nieve — it was sleeting

agua oxigenada — hydrogen peroxide

agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon

agua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)

agua pesada — heavy water

agua potable — drinking water

agua salada — salt water

un pez de agua salada — a saltwater fish

agua tónica — tonic water
claro, grabado, vía
2) CAm, And (=gaseosa) fizzy drink, soda (EEUU); (=infusión) herbal tea

agua de manzanilla — camomile tea

3) CAm (=zumo) juice

agua de pera — pear juice

4) pl aguas [de mar, río] waters; [de la marea] tide sing

las frías aguas del Atlántico — the cold waters of the Atlantic

Dios creó las aguas — God created the seas and the oceans

• aguas abajo — downstream, downriver

• aguas arriba — upstream, upriver

• hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder

nuestro mercado interno hacía agua — our domestic market was foundering o in trouble

• romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital

• tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- estar o nadar entre dos aguas

volver las aguas a su cauce —

las aguas están volviendo a su cauce — things are returning to normal

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid sing

aguas de consumo — drinking water sing

aguas de escorrentía — run-off water sing

aguas de pantoque — bilge water sing

aguas fecales — sewage sing

aguas internacionales — international waters

aguas jurisdiccionales — territorial waters

aguas litorales — coastal waters

aguas llenas — high tide sing

aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm

hacer aguas mayores — to have a bowel movement

aguas menores — euf urine sing

hacer aguas menores — to pass water

aguas muertas — neap tide sing

aguas negras, aguas residuales, aguas servidas — Cono Sur sewage sing

aguas subterráneas — groundwater sing

aguas superficiales — surface water sing

aguas termales — thermal springs

aguas territoriales — territorial waters

5) pl aguas (=ondulación)

a) [de piedra preciosa] veins

la malaquita tenía unas aguas blancas — the malachite had white veins in it

un papel azul haciendo aguas — a blue paper with a marbled design

b) [de tejado] pitch, slope

cubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out

tejado a dos aguas — gabled roof

tejado a cuatro aguas — hipped roof

6) pl aguas (=destello) sparkle sing

el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle

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femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

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= water.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

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femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

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agua

f‡

A water

esta agua no es potable this isn't drinking water

agua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap water

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

nos han cortado el agua our water's been cut off

bailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario ( fam hum); to take o have a leak ( colloq hum)

como agua para chocolate ( Méx fam); furious

de primera agua ( Chi): una noticia de primera agua firsthand news

lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouth

echar a algn al agua ( Chi fam); to blow the whistle on sb ( colloq)

estar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in work

estar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for sure

hacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;

«negocio/institución» to founder

la teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flaws

boca f A 2. (↑ boca)

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing

había interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothing

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing

ser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridge

su amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the past

sin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

algo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in it

del agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deep

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you

Compuestos:

● agua bendita

holy water

● agua blanda

soft water

● agua corriente

running water

● agua de cebada

barley water

● agua de colonia

eau de cologne

● agua (de) cuba

( Chi) bleach

● agua de escorrentía

run-off rainwater

● agua de espliego or de lavanda

lavender water

● agua de lluvia

rain water

● agua de mar

sea water

● agua (de) panela

( Col) drink made with hot water and unrefined sugar

● agua de rosas

rosewater

● agua de Seltz

soda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)

● agua destilada

distilled water

● agua dulce

fresh water

un pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fish

● agua dura

hard water

● agua fuerte

aqua fortis, nitric acid

● agua Jane®

(Ur) bleach

● agua mineral

mineral water

agua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

● agua oxigenada

peroxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)

● agua perra

( Chi fam) boiled water ( drunk for health reasons)

● agua pesada

heavy water

● agua potable

drinking water

● agua regia

aqua regia

● agua salada

salt water

● aguas bautismales

fpl baptismal waters

● aguas negras

fpl sewage

● aguas pluviales

fpl rainwater

● aguas residuales

fpl sewage

● aguas servidas

fpl (CS) sewage

● agua tónica

tonic water

B (lluvia) rain

Compuesto:

agua nieve

sleet

C (AmC, Andes)

1 ( fam) (bebida gaseosa) soda ( AmE), pop ( AmE), fizzy drink ( BrE)

2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)

tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachache

se tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tea

D aguas fpl

1 (mares) waters (pl); (de un río) waters (pl)

los derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these waters

la zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flow

estar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

los últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecided

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal

2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Compuestos:

● aguas jurisdiccionales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

● aguas litorales

fpl coastal waters

● aguas subterráneas

fpl ground water

● aguas superficiales

fpl surface water

● aguas termales

fpl thermal waters (pl)

● aguas territoriales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

E aguas fpl

(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabric

un topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaz

F aguas fpl ( Fisiol)

tb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluid

rompió aguas her waters broke

Compuestos:

● aguas mayores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas mayores to defecate ( frml), to move one's bowels ( euph)

● aguas menores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas menores to urinate ( frml), to pass water ( euph), to relieve oneself ( euph)

G aguas fpl (vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roof

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

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Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)

agua es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;
◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;

agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
◊ agua de menta mint tea

4
◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl);

◊ tomar las aguas to take the waters;

◊ aguas termales thermal waters (pl)

aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

b) (fam) ( estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up

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agua

♦ nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [líquido] water

Comp
agua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;
aguas bautismales baptismal waters;

agua bendita holy water;

agua blanda soft water;
RP agua de la canilla tap water;
agua de coco coconut milk;

agua de colonia eau de Cologne;

agua corriente running water;

agua destilada distilled water;

agua dulce fresh water;

agua dura hard water;

agua embotellada bottled water;
Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;
agua fuerte nitric acid;

agua del grifo tap water;
Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;
agua de lluvia rainwater;
Euf aguas mayores faeces;
agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;
Euf aguas menores urine;
agua de mesa bottled water, table water;
Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;
agua mineral mineral water;
Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;
agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
Cuba agua natural still mineral water;
aguas negras sewage;

agua nieve sleet;

está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;

agua de nieve melt-water;

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;

agua pesada heavy water;

agua pluvial rainwater;

agua potable drinking water;
Quím agua regia aqua regia;
aguas residuales sewage;

agua de rosas rose-water;

agua salada salt water;

agua salobre salt water;

agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);
Am aguas servidas sewage;
agua subterránea groundwater;

aguas superficiales surface water;

agua tónica tonic water;
Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau
2.
aguas [de río, mar] waters;

aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstream

Comp
aguas bravas white water;
aguas continentales inland o continental waters;

aguas costeras coastal waters;

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;

aguas territoriales territorial waters

3. [lluvia] rain;

ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain

4. [grieta en barco] leak;

hacer agua [barca] to leak;
[negocio] to go under;
este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going under

5. [manantial]
aguas waters, spring;

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Comp
aguas termales thermal o hot springs
6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

7. Med
aguas waters;

ha roto aguas her waters have broken

8.
aguas [en diamante, tela] water

9. Perú Fam [dinero] dough

10. Comp
Fam
¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;
Fam
bailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;
Fam
cambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;

claro como el agua as clear as day;

más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;
Méx Fam
como agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;

echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;

entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;

estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);

hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;

se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;

eso es agua pasada that's water under the bridge o US over the dam;

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;

sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;

venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;

las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;

Prov

no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;

Prov

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

♦ interj
Méx Fam
¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!

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agua

f

1 water;

claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;

como agua de mayo a godsend;

te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;

es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;

está con el agua al cuello fig

con problemas he’s up to his neck in problems fam ; con deudas he’s up to his neck in debt fam ;

ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;

estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;

hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;

pasado por agua huevo soft-boiled; ( muy lluvioso) very wet;

llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water

2

:

aguas pl waters;

aguas abajo dowstream;

aguas arriba upstream;

hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;

hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;

las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;

estar entre dos aguas para satisfacer a otros be caught in the middle;

rompió aguas her waters broke;

tomar las aguas take the waters

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agua nf

1) : water

2)

agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide

3)

aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage

4)

como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious

5)

echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout

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agua n water

estar con el agua al cuello to be in up to your neck in it

más claro que el agua crystal clear

ser agua pasada to be water under the bridge

agua con gas sparkling water

agua corriente running water

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral mineral water

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

agua sin gas still water

aguas residuales sewage

Spanish-English dictionary > agua
25 anhelar

v.

1 to long or wish for.

anhelar hacer algo to long to do something

2 to desire, to aspire after, to be sick for, to crave after.

3 to yearn to, to desire to, to long to, to look forward to.

4 to pine, to languish.

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anhelar

► verbo transitivo

1 to long for, yearn for

■ anhela ser famosa she longs to be famous

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verb

to long for, yearn for

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1.

VT to long for, yearn for

anhelar hacer algo — to be eager to do sth, long to do sth

2.

VI (Med) to gasp, pant

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verbo transitivo (liter) <fama/poder> to yearn for, to long for

anhelar + inf — to long to + inf, yearn to + inf

anhelaba que su hijo fuera feliz — his greatest wish was for his son to be happy

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= itch for, long (for), crave, be more than ready for, gag for, covet, pine, lust (for/after/over), yearn, crave for.

Ex. It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

Ex. After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.

Ex. Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.

Ex. By the time the first Italian parliament was formed in 1861, Italy was more than ready for political union.

Ex. Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex. He coveted his brother's power and so started to spin a conspiracy in order to assassinate him and take his place both on the throne and on the wedding thalamus.

Ex. The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

Ex. These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex. Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex. With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.

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* anhelar ser = ache to be.

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verbo transitivo (liter) <fama/poder> to yearn for, to long for

anhelar + inf — to long to + inf, yearn to + inf

anhelaba que su hijo fuera feliz — his greatest wish was for his son to be happy

* * *

= itch for, long (for), crave, be more than ready for, gag for, covet, pine, lust (for/after/over), yearn, crave for.

Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.

Ex: Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.

Ex: By the time the first Italian parliament was formed in 1861, Italy was more than ready for political union.

Ex: Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex: He coveted his brother's power and so started to spin a conspiracy in order to assassinate him and take his place both on the throne and on the wedding thalamus.

Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.

* anhelar ser = ache to be.

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anhelar [A1 ]

vt

( liter); ‹fama/gloria/poder› to yearn for, to long for anhelar + INF to long to + INF, yearn to + INF

anhelaba llevar una vida tranquila she longed o yearned to lead a peaceful life

anhelar QUE + SUBJ:

anhelaba que su hijo fuera feliz his deepest desire o greatest wish was for his son to be happy

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anhelar ( conjugate anhelar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹fama/poder› to yearn for, to long for;
◊ anhelar hacer algo to long to do sth, yearn to do sth;

anhelaba que su hijo fuera feliz his greatest wish was for his son to be happy
anhelar verbo transitivo to yearn for, to long for

' anhelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desear
- suspirar
English:
hanker
- itch
- long
- yearn

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anhelar vt

to long for;

un político que anhela poder a politician who is hungry for power;

anhela tener su propia casa she longs to have a house of her own;

anhelan que acabe la guerra they are longing for the war to end

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anhelar

v/t long for

* * *

anhelar vt

: to yearn for, to crave

Spanish-English dictionary > anhelar
26 ansiar

v.

1 to long for, to ache for, to desire, to aim for.

2 to yearn to, to want to, to be aching to, to ache to.

3 to yearn, to yen.

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ansiar

Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 to long for, yearn for

■ ansiaba la paz she longed for peace

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verb

to long for, yearn for

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1.

VT to long for, yearn for

ansiar hacer algo — to long to do sth, yearn to do sth

2.

VI

ansiar por algn — to be madly in love with sb

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verbo transitivo (liter) <libertad/poder> to long for, yearn for

el tan ansiado reencuentro — the long-awaited reunion

ansiar + inf — to long to + inf

ansiaba que regresara — he longed o yearned for her to return

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= gag for, lust (for/after/over), yearn, itch for.

Ex. Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex. These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex. Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex. It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

* * *

verbo transitivo (liter) <libertad/poder> to long for, yearn for

el tan ansiado reencuentro — the long-awaited reunion

ansiar + inf — to long to + inf

ansiaba que regresara — he longed o yearned for her to return

* * *

= gag for, lust (for/after/over), yearn, itch for.

Ex: Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

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ansiar [ A17 ]

vt

( liter); ‹paz/libertad/poder› to long for, yearn for

el día del tan ansiado reencuentro the day of the long-awaited reunion

ansiar + INF to long to + INF

ansía alcanzar el éxito he longs to achieve success, he yearns after o craves success ( liter)

ansiar QUE + SUBJ:

ansiaba que regresara he longed o yearned for her to return, he longed o yearned for her return ( liter)

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ansiar ( conjugate ansiar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹libertad/poder› to long for, yearn for;
◊ ansiar hacer algo to long to do sth

ansiar verbo transitivo to long for, yearn for

' ansiar' also found in these entries:
English:
crave
- thirst for
- hanker

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ansiar vt

ansiar algo to long for sth;

encontraron la felicidad que tanto ansiaban they found the happiness that they had been longing for;

ansiaba regresar a su país she longed to return to her country;

todos ansiamos llegar a un acuerdo we are all anxious to reach an agreement;

ansían que el problema se resuelva lo antes posible they are anxious for the problem to be solved as soon as possible

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ansiar

v/t yearn for, long for

* * *

ansiar {85} vt

: to long for, to yearn for

* * *

ansiar vb to long

Spanish-English dictionary > ansiar
27 golosina

f.

sweet (British), candy (United States).

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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golosina

► nombre femenino

1 sweet, US candy

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noun f.

candy, sweet

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SF

1) (=manjar) titbit, tidbit (EEUU), dainty; (=dulce) sweet, piece of candy (EEUU)

2) (=incentivo) incentive

3) (=bagatela) trifle; (=cosa inútil) useless object

4) (=deseo) desire, longing; (=antojo) fancy

5) (=gula) sweet tooth, liking for sweet things; (=glotonería) greed

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femenino

a) ( exquisitez) tidbit (AmE), titbit (BrE)

b) ( dulce) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)

* * *

= candy.

Ex. The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.

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* golosinas = confectionery.

* * *

femenino

a) ( exquisitez) tidbit (AmE), titbit (BrE)

b) ( dulce) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)

* * *

= candy.

Ex: The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.

* golosinas = confectionery.

* * *

golosina

feminine

1 (exquisitez) tidbit ( AmE), titbit ( BrE)

2 (dulce) candy ( AmE), sweet ( BrE)

3 (incentivo) incentive

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golosina sustantivo femenino ( dulce) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)
golosina sustantivo femenino sweet, US candy
' golosina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caramelo
- porquería
- chupete
- dulce
English:
sweet
- titbit
- toffee

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golosina nf

1. [dulce] Br sweet, US candy;

los niños están comiendo todo el día caramelos y golosinas the children do nothing but eat Br sweets o US candy all day

2. [exquisitez] delicacy, titbit, US tidbit

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golosina

f candy, Br

sweet

* * *

golosina nf

: sweet, snack

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golosina n sweet

Spanish-English dictionary > golosina
28 hambre

f.

1 hunger (apetito).

tener hambre to be hungry

matar el hambre to satisfy one's hunger

nos mataban de hambre (figurative) they had us on a starvation diet

morir o morirse de hambre to be starving, to be dying of hunger (literalmente) to be starving (tener mucha hambre)

pasar hambre to starve

hambre canina ravenous hunger

2 famine (epidemia).

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hambre

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 hunger, starvation, famine

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FRASEOLOGÍA

entretener el hambre figurado to stave off hunger

■ eso te entretendrá el hambre hasta la cena that'll tide you over until dinner

hambre y sed de justicia figurado hunger and thirst for justice

matar de hambre a alguien to starve somebody to death

matar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger

morirse de hambre to die of starvation, be starving

pasar hambre to be hungry, go hungry

ser más listo,-a que el hambre figurado to be a cunning devil

ser un,-a muerto,-a de hambre peyorativo to be a good-for-nothing

tener hambre to be hungry

salario de hambre starvation wages plural

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noun f.

1) famine

2) hunger

•

- tener hambre

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SF

1) (=necesidad de comer) hunger

una huelga de hambre — a hunger strike

• estar con hambre — to be hungry

vengo con mucha hambre — I'm terribly hungry, I'm starving *

• dar hambre a algn — to make sb hungry

• entrar hambre, me está entrando hambre — I'm starting to feel hungry, I'm getting hungry

• matar de hambre a algn — to starve sb to death

en el colegio nos mataban de hambre — they starved us at school

• morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death

• padecer o pasar hambre — to go hungry

• quedarse con hambre, se han quedado con hambre — they are still hungry

• tener hambre — to be hungry

- engañar o entretener el hambre

tengo un hambre que no veo * — I'm absolutely starving *

tener un hambre canina o de lobo — to be ravenous, be ravenously hungry

- se ha juntado el hambre con las ganas de comer

- ser más listo que el hambre

- matar el hambre

- a buen hambre no hay pan duro
muerto, salario
2) (=escasez general) famine

la guerra ha traído muerte y hambre al país — the war has brought death and famine to the country

3) (=deseo)

hambre de algo — hunger for sth

políticos con hambre de poder — politicians with a hunger for power

el hambre de gloria del protagonista — the hero's hunger for glory

tener hambre de justicia/triunfos — to be hungry for justice/victory

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femenino‡

1)

a) ( sensación) hunger

tengo hambre — I'm hungry

el ejercicio da hambre — exercise makes you hungry

morirse de hambre — to starve to death

me muero de hambre — (fam) I'm starving (colloq)

matar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going; ser más listo que el hambre (fam) to be razor sharp (colloq); tengo/tiene un hambre canina I/he could eat a horse (colloq); a buen hambre no hay pan duro — beggars can't be choosers

b) ( como problema)

el hambre — hunger

sueldos de hambre — starvation wages

2) (liter) (ansia, deseo)

hambre de algo — hunger for something

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= starvation, hunger.

Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex. This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).

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* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con un poco de hambre = peckish.

* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

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

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* huelga de hambre = hunger strike.

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* matar de hambre = starve to + death.

* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morirse de hambre = starve.

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* padecer hambre = suffer from + hunger.

* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* retortijón de hambre = hunger pang, pang of hunger.

* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

* tener hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

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

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femenino‡

1)

a) ( sensación) hunger

tengo hambre — I'm hungry

el ejercicio da hambre — exercise makes you hungry

morirse de hambre — to starve to death

me muero de hambre — (fam) I'm starving (colloq)

matar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going; ser más listo que el hambre (fam) to be razor sharp (colloq); tengo/tiene un hambre canina I/he could eat a horse (colloq); a buen hambre no hay pan duro — beggars can't be choosers

b) ( como problema)

el hambre — hunger

sueldos de hambre — starvation wages

2) (liter) (ansia, deseo)

hambre de algo — hunger for something

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= starvation, hunger.

Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex: This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).

* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con un poco de hambre = peckish.

* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

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

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* huelga de hambre = hunger strike.

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.

* matar de hambre = starve to + death.

* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morirse de hambre = starve.

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* padecer hambre = suffer from + hunger.

* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* retortijón de hambre = hunger pang, pang of hunger.

* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

* tener hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

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

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hambre

f‡

A

1 (sensación) hunger

tengo hambre I'm hungry

tengo hambre de algo dulce ( fam); I feel like something sweet

pasamos un hambre horrible ( fam); we were starving ( colloq)

el ejercicio da hambre exercise makes you hungry

me muero de hambre or tengo un hambre que me muero I'm starving ( colloq)

allí la gente se muere de hambre people are starving to death there

matar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going o to stop him feeling hungry o ( colloq) to keep the wolf from the door

se ha juntado el hambre con las ganas de comer or se juntaron el hambre y las ganas de comer ( hum); one is as bad as the other, they're two of a kind, they're a right pair ( colloq)

ser más listo que el hambre ( fam); to be razor sharp ( colloq)

tengo/tiene un hambre canina I'm/he's ravenous, I/he could eat a horse ( colloq)

a buen hambre no hay pan duro or ( RPl) cuando hay hambre no hay pan duro or ( Col) a buen hambre no hay mal pan beggars can't be choosers

muerto² (↑ muerto (2))

2

(como problema): el hambre hunger

una campaña contra el hambre a campaign against hunger

pagan sueldos de hambre they pay starvation wages

B ( liter) (ansia, deseo) hambre DE algo:

tienen hambre de justicia they hunger for o after justice

su insaciable hambre de riqueza/poder his insatiable desire o hunger for wealth/power

su hambre de cariño her hunger o longing for affection

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hambre feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
a) ( sensación) hunger;

◊ tengo hambre I'm hungry;

pasar hambre to go hungry;
morirse de hambre to starve to death;
me muero de hambre (fam) I'm starving (colloq)
b) ( como problema)

◊ el hambre hunger

hambre sustantivo femenino
1 (apetito) hunger: tengo mucha hambre, I'm very hungry
2 (inanición) starvation: miles de personas mueren de hambre, thousands of people are starving
(mal, desgracia) famine: el hambre asola el país, famine is ravaging the country
3 fig (deseo intenso) hunger: tiene hambre de victoria, she's hungering for victory o she's thirsty for victory
♦ Locuciones: ser más listo que el hambre, to be as smart as they come
se juntaron el hambre y las ganas de comer, they are one and alike
' hambre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- aguzar
- canina
- canino
- consigo
- de
- desfallecer
- el
- engañar
- feroz
- gana
- huelga
- impasible
- matar
- morir
- morirse
- muerta
- muerto
- no
- paliar
- quitar
- saciar
- secuela
- solitaria
- tener
- aplacar
- bárbaro
- bestial
- calmar
- consumido
- entrar
- horroroso
- insatisfecho
- mucho
- padecer
- pobre
- sentir
- un
English:
be
- bet
- expect
- famine
- famished
- how
- hunger
- hunger strike
- hungry
- pang
- peckish
- ravenous
- starvation
- starve
- starving
- strike
- feel
- go
- half-
- horse
- stricken
- subsistence

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hambre nf Takes the masculine articles el and un.

1. [apetito] hunger;
[inanición] starvation;
tener hambre to be hungry;

me ha entrado hambre I'm starting to feel hungry, I'm getting hungry;

prepara una buena cena, que venimos con hambre make sure there's plenty for dinner because we'll be hungry when we arrive;

me voy a tomar un yogur para entretener o [m5] engañar el hambre I'm going to have a yoghurt to keep me going (until my next meal);

matar el hambre to satisfy one's hunger;
Fig
nos mataban de hambre they had us on a starvation diet;

morir o [m5] morirse de hambre [literalmente] to be starving, to be dying of hunger;
[tener mucha hambre] to be starving;
pasar hambre to starve;

durante la posguerra, la población pasó mucha hambre in the years after the war, people often went hungry;

me he quedado con hambre I'm still hungry;

Comp

se juntan el hambre con las ganas de comer it's one thing on top of another;

Comp

ser más listo que el hambre to be nobody's fool;

Prov

a buen hambre no hay pan duro, RP [m5] cuando hay hambre no hay pan duro [de comida] hunger is the best sauce;
[de mujeres, placeres] beggars can't be choosers
Comp
hambre canina ravenous hunger
2. [problema] famine;

el problema del hambre en la región the problem of famine in the area;

una campaña contra el hambre a campaign against hunger

3. [deseo]
hambre de hunger o thirst for;

se destaca por su hambre de justicia his hunger for justice sets him apart;

su hambre de poder es insaciable his hunger o thirst for power is insatiable

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hambre

f hunger;

tener hambre be hungry;

tener un hambre canina be ravenous;

pasar hambre be starving;

morirse de hambre fig be starving;

ser un muerto de hambre be on the bread line; en relaciones have no luck with the opposite sex

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hambre nf

1) : hunger

2) : starvation

3)

tener hambre : to be hungry

4)

dar hambre : to make hungry

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hambre n (en general) hunger

punzadas de hambre hunger pangs

También existen los términos starvation que se refiere al sufrimiento o a la muerte provocados por el hambre y famine que es la falta extrema de alimentos que afecta a un gran número de personas

se murió de hambre she starved to death / she died of starvation

un continente devastado por la guerra y el hambre a continent devasted by war and famine

pasar hambre to go hungry

tener hambre to be hungry

¿tienes hambre? are you hungry?

Spanish-English dictionary > hambre
29 protagonismo

m.

1 leading role.

2 prominence.

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protagonismo

► nombre masculino

1 leading role

■ el protagonismo político de la mujer es todavía escaso women continue to play a minor role in politics

■ una tendencia con marcado protagonismo en el mundo del arte a prominent trend in the art world

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FRASEOLOGÍA

restar protagonismo a alguien to steal somebody's limelight

tener afán de protagonismo to want to be the centre of attention

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SM

1) (=papel) leading role; (=liderazgo) leadership

conceder el protagonismo al pueblo — to grant power to the people

2) (=importancia) prominence; [en sociedad] taking an active part, being socially active

afán de protagonismo — urge to be in the limelight

tuvo poco protagonismo — he made little showing

el tema adquiere gran protagonismo en este texto — the theme takes on major importance in this text

le gusta hacer las cosas sin protagonismos — he likes to do things without making a fuss

3) (=defensa) defence, defense (EEUU)

4) (=apoyo) support

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masculino prominence

el protagonismo de los estudiantes en la revuelta — the leading o prominent role played by the students in the revolt

tiene demasiado afán de protagonismo — he always has to be center stage

ganar protagonismo — to become more prominent/important

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* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

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masculino prominence

el protagonismo de los estudiantes en la revuelta — the leading o prominent role played by the students in the revolt

tiene demasiado afán de protagonismo — he always has to be center stage

ganar protagonismo — to become more prominent/important

* * *

* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

* * *

protagonismo

masculine

prominence

el protagonismo estadounidense en estos campeonatos the prominence o the outstanding performance of the USA in these championships

un papel de creciente protagonismo an increasingly prominent o important role

con su afán de protagonismo, no deja hablar a nadie más she's so keen to be center stage o to be in the limelight that she never lets anybody else say anything

el protagonismo de los estudiantes en la revuelta the leading o prominent role of the students in the revolt

gana cada vez más protagonismo it is becoming more and more prominent/important

lo ha sabido hacer sin protagonismos he has managed to do it without putting himself in the limelight

el protagonismo de nuestro país en la escena internacional our country's leading role on the international scene

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protagonismo sustantivo masculino
1 (importancia, relevancia) prominence: el huracán restó protagonismo a la dimisión del presidente, the hurricane overshadowed the president's resignation
2 (actitud) me molesta su afán de protagonismo, her desire to always be the center of attention annoys me
' protagonismo' also found in these entries:
English:
upstage

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protagonismo nm

1. [función destacada] key role;

los militares tuvieron un protagonismo destacado en la caída del régimen the military played a key role in the downfall of the regime

2. [importancia] significance, importance;

buscan un mayor protagonismo de las mujeres en la política their aim is for women to play a more prominent role in politics;

han criticado su afán de protagonismo her desire to be the centre of attention o in the limelight has been criticized;

el atentado restó protagonismo a la cumbre de presidentes the attack diverted attention from the presidential summit

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protagonismo

m

:

tener protagonismo occupy center stage o Br centre stage;

afán de protagonismo longing to be in the limelight

Spanish-English dictionary > protagonismo
30 soliviantar

v.

1 to stir up.

2 to exasperate.

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soliviantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (inducir) to rouse, stir up

2 (irritar) to irritate

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VT

1) (=amotinar) to stir up, rouse, rouse to revolt

2) (=enojar) to anger

3) (=sacar de quicio) to exasperate

4) (=inquietar) to worry

le tienen soliviantado los celos — he is eaten up with jealousy

5) (=hacer sentir ansias) to fill with longing

6) (=dar esperanzas a) to buoy up with false hopes

anda soliviantado con el proyecto — he has tremendous hopes for the scheme

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1.
verbo transitivo < tropas> to incite... to mutiny; <masas/trabajadores> to stir up, incite
2.
soliviantarse v pron tropas to mutiny; masas/trabajadores to rebel, rise up

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= subvert, incite.

Ex. Dr. Burgoyne distinguishes between books which comfort and confirm and those that challenge and subvert.

Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

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1.
verbo transitivo < tropas> to incite... to mutiny; <masas/trabajadores> to stir up, incite
2.
soliviantarse v pron tropas to mutiny; masas/trabajadores to rebel, rise up

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= subvert, incite.

Ex: Dr. Burgoyne distinguishes between books which comfort and confirm and those that challenge and subvert.

Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

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soliviantar [A1 ]

vt

‹tropas› to incite … to mutiny; ‹masas/trabajadores› to stir up, incite

■ soliviantarse

v pron

«tropas» to mutiny; «masas/trabajadores» to rebel, rise up

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soliviantar verbo transitivo to revolt, make hostile: soliviantó a las tropas y provocó un motín, he stirred up the troops and brought about a mutiny

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soliviantar

♦ vt

1. [excitar, incitar] to stir up;

soliviantar a alguien contra algo to stir sb up against sth

2. [indignar] to exasperate

♦ See also the pronominal verb soliviantarse

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soliviantar

v/t incite, stir up

Spanish-English dictionary > soliviantar
31 teñir

v.

1 to dye, to tinge, to tincture, to tint.

Ellos tiñeron los pantalones They dyed the pants.

2 to diffuse over, to overspread.

El colorante tiñó el agua The coloring diffused over the water.

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teñir

Conjugation model [ CEÑIR], like link=ceñir ceñir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar un color) to dye

■ teñir unos zapatos de negro to dye a pair of shoes black

2 (rebajar un color) to tone down

3 figurado to tinge

► verbo pronominal teñirse

1 (el pelo) to dye one's hair

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verb

to dye

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1. VT

1) [+ pelo, ropa] to dye

teñir una prenda de azul — to dye a garment blue

el jersey ha teñido los pañuelos — the colour of the jersey has come out on the handkerchiefs

2) (=manchar) to stain

teñido de sangre — stained with blood

3) (=matizar) to tinge (de with)

un poema teñido de añoranza — a poem tinged with longing

4) (Arte) [+ color] to darken

2.

See:

teñirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <ropa/zapatos/pelo> to dye

b) ( manchar) to stain

teñir algo DE algo — to stain something with something

sus manos estaban teñidas de sangre — their hands were stained with blood

c) ( matizar)

palabras teñidas de amargura — words tinged with bitterness

un país con una historia teñida de sangre — a country with a bloodstained history
2.
teñirse v pron (refl) to dye

no me tiño (el pelo) — I don't dye my hair

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= stain, dye, tint, tinge, tincture.

Ex. The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.

Ex. Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.

Ex. His views on education were tinted by his own limited experience.

Ex. But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.

Ex. Some herbs demand more time to tincture comparing with others.

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* sin teñir = undyed.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <ropa/zapatos/pelo> to dye

b) ( manchar) to stain

teñir algo DE algo — to stain something with something

sus manos estaban teñidas de sangre — their hands were stained with blood

c) ( matizar)

palabras teñidas de amargura — words tinged with bitterness

un país con una historia teñida de sangre — a country with a bloodstained history
2.
teñirse v pron (refl) to dye

no me tiño (el pelo) — I don't dye my hair

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= stain, dye, tint, tinge, tincture.

Ex: The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.

Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.

Ex: His views on education were tinted by his own limited experience.

Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.

Ex: Some herbs demand more time to tincture comparing with others.

* sin teñir = undyed.

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teñir [ I15 ]

vt

1 ‹ropa/zapatos› to dye; ‹pelo› to dye

tiñó la falda de azul she dyed the skirt blue

2 (manchar) to stain teñir algo DE algo to stain sth WITH sth

sus manos estaban teñidas de sangre their hands were stained with blood

el jugo le tiñó los dedos de rojo the juice stained his fingers red

3

(matizar): posturas teñidas de xenofobia attitudes marked by o tinged with xenophobia

sus palabras estaban teñidas de tristeza her words were tinged with sadness

un país con una historia teñida de sangre a country with a bloodstained history

■ teñirse

v pron

( refl) to dye

¿tu madre se tiñe (el pelo)? does your mother dye her hair?

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teñir ( conjugate teñir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ropa/zapatos/pelo› to dye

b) ( manchar) to stain;

◊ la tinta le tiñó los dedos de rojo the ink stained his fingers red

teñirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹pelo/zapatos› to dye
teñir verbo transitivo
1 (una prenda) to dye: teñiré la falda de azul, I'll dye my skirt blue
(el pelo) to tint, dye
2 fig (impregnar) to tinge with
' teñir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tintura
English:
bleach
- dye
- redden
- stain
- tinge
- tint
- color

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teñir

♦ vt

1. [tintar] [tela, pelo] to dye;

teñir algo de rojo/verde to dye sth red/green

2. [manchar] to stain;

la sangre teñía sus manos her hands were stained with blood;

el trabajo en la mina les tiñe el rostro de negro the work in the mine blackens their faces

3. [matizar] to tinge sth (de with);
tiñe su prosa de melancolía her prose is tinged with melancholy;

el ambiente festivo tiñe las calles por estas fechas at this time of year the streets are filled with a festive atmosphere

♦ See also the pronominal verb teñirse

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teñir

v/t dye; fig

tinge;

teñir algo de rojo dye sth red

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teñir {67} vt

1) : to dye

2) : to stain

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teñir vb to dye

se ha teñido el pelo de rubio he's dyed his hair blond

Spanish-English dictionary > teñir
32 vivo

adj.

1 live, alive, living, above-ground.

2 lively, keen, alert, brisk.

3 bright, shining, vivid.

4 alive, passionate.

f. & m.

living person.

pres.indicat.

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

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vivo

► adjetivo

1 (que tiene vida) living; (que está) alive

■ materia viva living matter

■ Pepe está vivo Pepe is alive

2 (fuego, llama) live, burning

3 (lengua) living

4 figurado (color etc) bright, vivid

5 figurado (animado) lively, vivacious

6 figurado (dolor, emoción, etc) acute, deep, intense

7 figurado (descripción etc) lively, graphic

8 figurado (carácter) quick, irritable

9 figurado (listo) quick-witted

10 figurado (astuto) shrewd, sly

11 figurado (llaga, herida) open

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 living person

■ los vivos the living

2 familiar figurado (astuto) quick-witted person

► nombre masculino vivo

1 COSTURA trimming, border

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo vivo vividly

de viva voz verbally, by word of mouth

en carne viva raw, red raw 2 figurado fresh

en vivo TELEVISIÓN live

al rojo vivo red-hot

herir a alguien en lo más vivo / tocar a alguien en lo más vivo figurado to cut somebody to the quick

¿quién vive? MILITAR who goes there?

ser el vivo retrato de / ser la viva imagen de familiar to be the spitting image of

tener el genio vivo to be quick-tempered

fuerzas vivas figurado driving forces

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vivo

► nombre masculino

1 COSTURA trimming, border

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(f. - viva)

adj.

1) alive

2) lively

3) vivid

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vivo, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=con vida)

a) [persona, animal] (tras sustantivo) living; (tras verbo) alive

los seres vivos — living beings

lo quemaron vivo — he was burned alive

se busca vivo o muerto — wanted, dead or alive

venden los cebos vivos — they sell live bait

b) [piel] raw

tenía la piel en carne viva — his skin was raw

me dio o hirió en lo más vivo — it cut me to the quick

a lo vivo —

le quitó la muela a lo vivo — he just pulled the tooth clean out

lo explica a lo vivo — he explains it very expressively

describir algo a lo vivo — to describe sth very realistically
cal, fuerza 5), lágrima, lengua 4)
2) (TV, Radio)

en vivo — (=en directo) live; (=en persona) in person

una transmisión en vivo desde el estadio — a live broadcast from the stadium

un espectáculo con música en vivo — a live music show, a show with live music

¿has visto en vivo a algún famoso? — have you ever seen anyone famous in the flesh?

3) (=intenso) [descripción] vivid, graphic; [imaginación, mirada, ritmo] lively; [movimiento, paso] quick, lively; [color] bright; [sensación] acute; [genio] fiery; [ingenio] ready; [inteligencia] sharp, keen; [filo] sharp

su recuerdo siempre seguirá vivo entre nosotros — her memory will always be with us, her memory will live on in our minds

- ser la viva imagen o el vivo retrato de algn
rojo 2., 1), voz 1)
4) [persona] (=listo) clever; (=astuto) sharp; (=animado) lively

pasarse de vivo — to be too clever by half *

2. SM/ F

1) *
(=aprovechado)
es un vivo — he's a clever one *, he's a sly one *

2)

los vivos — the living

3.

SM (Cos) edging, border

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I
- va adjetivo

1)

a) ( con vida) alive

no quedó nadie vivo — no one was left alive

es una leyenda viva — he is a living legend

mantener vivo un recuerdo — to keep a memory alive

a lo vivo — (fam) without anesthetic*

en vivo — <actuación/transmisión> live

b) < lengua> living (before n)

2)

a) < persona> (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly; < descripción> vivid, graphic; <relato/imaginación> lively

b) < color> bright, vivid; <llama/fuego> bright; <ojos/mirada> lively, bright

c) <sentimiento/deseo> intense, strong

en lo más vivo: me hirió en lo más vivo he cut me to the quick; me afectó en lo más vivo — it affected me very deeply

3) (avispado, astuto) sharp

no seas tan vivo — don't try to be clever

esos vendedores son muy vivos — those salesmen are razor-sharp (colloq)
II
- va masculino, femenino ( oportunista) sharp o smooth operator (colloq); ( aprovechado) freeloader

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= alive, live, living, vivid, quickened, vibrant + Color, bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], living and breathing, surviving, walking, land of the living, the, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].

Ex. Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.

Ex. By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex. Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.

Ex. There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.

Ex. For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

Ex. The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.

Ex. They are more than simple documents -- they are living and breathing expressions of important ethical concerns.

Ex. Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.

Ex. He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.

Ex. This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish ' The Land of the Living'.

Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.

Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

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* actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment.

* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.

* a viva voz = open outcry.

* cal viva = quicklime.

* comerse Algo vivo, devorarse Algo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* concierto en vivo = live concert.

* continuar vivo = live on.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.

* en vivo = live-action, in vivo, live.

* imaginación muy viva = vivid imagination.

* leyenda vivida = living legend.

* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, keep + Nombre + going.

* materia viva = living matter.

* monumento vivo = living monument.

* música en vivo = live music.

* no vivo = nonliving [non-living].

* organismo vivo = living thing.

* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* publicación seriada viva = active serial.

* revista viva = active journal.

* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.

* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.

* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.

* ser vivo = sentient being.

* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.

* viva + Nombre = long live + Nombre.

* vivos, los = living, the.

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I
- va adjetivo

1)

a) ( con vida) alive

no quedó nadie vivo — no one was left alive

es una leyenda viva — he is a living legend

mantener vivo un recuerdo — to keep a memory alive

a lo vivo — (fam) without anesthetic*

en vivo — <actuación/transmisión> live

b) < lengua> living (before n)

2)

a) < persona> (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly; < descripción> vivid, graphic; <relato/imaginación> lively

b) < color> bright, vivid; <llama/fuego> bright; <ojos/mirada> lively, bright

c) <sentimiento/deseo> intense, strong

en lo más vivo: me hirió en lo más vivo he cut me to the quick; me afectó en lo más vivo — it affected me very deeply

3) (avispado, astuto) sharp

no seas tan vivo — don't try to be clever

esos vendedores son muy vivos — those salesmen are razor-sharp (colloq)
II
- va masculino, femenino ( oportunista) sharp o smooth operator (colloq); ( aprovechado) freeloader

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= alive, live, living, vivid, quickened, vibrant + Color, bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], living and breathing, surviving, walking, land of the living, the, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], shrewd [shrewder -comp., shrewdest -sup.].

Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.

Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex: Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.

Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.

Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.

Ex: They are more than simple documents -- they are living and breathing expressions of important ethical concerns.

Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.

Ex: He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.

Ex: This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish ' The Land of the Living'.

Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.

Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

* actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment.

* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.

* a viva voz = open outcry.

* cal viva = quicklime.

* comerse Algo vivo, devorarse Algo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* concierto en vivo = live concert.

* continuar vivo = live on.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.

* en vivo = live-action, in vivo, live.

* imaginación muy viva = vivid imagination.

* leyenda vivida = living legend.

* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, keep + Nombre + going.

* materia viva = living matter.

* monumento vivo = living monument.

* música en vivo = live music.

* no vivo = nonliving [non-living].

* organismo vivo = living thing.

* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* publicación seriada viva = active serial.

* revista viva = active journal.

* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.

* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.

* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.

* ser vivo = sentient being.

* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.

* viva + Nombre = long live + Nombre.

* vivos, los = living, the.

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vivo¹ -va

adjective

A

1 (con vida) alive

[ S ] se busca vivo o muerto wanted, dead or alive

los mosquitos me están comiendo vivo ( fam); I'm being eaten alive by mosquitoes

no vimos ninguna serpiente viva we didn't see any live snakes

es ya una leyenda viva he is a legend in his own lifetime, he is a living legend

mantuvo viva su fé she kept her faith alive

a lo vivo ( fam); without anesthetic*

en vivo live

música en vivo live music

hicieron el programa en vivo they did the program live

2 ‹lengua› living ( before n)

el idioma sigue vivo the language is still alive

B

1 ‹persona› (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly

2 ‹descripción› vivid, graphic; ‹relato/imaginación› lively

aún tengo vivo en la memoria aquel momento I can still remember that moment vividly

3 ‹color› bright, vivid; ‹llama/fuego› bright rojo² (↑ rojo (2))

4 ‹ojos/mirada› lively, bright

5 ‹sentimiento/deseo› intense, strong

lo más vivo: sus palabras me llegaron a lo más vivo her words cut me to the quick

su muerte me afectó en lo más vivo his death affected me very deeply

C (avispado, astuto) sharp

ése es muy vivo y no se va a dejar engañar that guy is too smart o sharp to be taken in ( colloq)

no seas tan vivo, que ésta es mi parte don't try to be clever o to pull a fast one, this is my share ( colloq)

esos vendedores son muy vivos those salesmen are razor-sharp ( colloq)

vivo² -va

masculine, feminine

( fam)

1 (oportunista) sharp o smooth operator ( colloq)

2 (aprovechado) crafty devil ( colloq)

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Del verbo vivir: ( conjugate vivir)

vivo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
vivir
vivo
vivir ( conjugate vivir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to live;
◊ vive solo he lives alone o on his own;

vivo para algo/algn to live for sth/sb;
vivo en paz to live in peace;
la pintura no da para vivo you can't make a living from painting;
el sueldo no le alcanza para vivo his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on;
vivo de algo ‹ de la caridad› to live on sth;

‹del arte/de la pesca› to make a living from sth;
ver tb
◊ renta

2 ( estar vivo) to be alive
3 ( como interj):
◊ ¡viva el Rey! long live the King!;

¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!;
¡viva! hurray!
verbo transitivo
a) ( pasar por):

◊ vivo momentos difíciles to live in difficult times;

los que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the war
b) ‹personaje/música› to live

c) ‹ vida› to live

vivo
◊ -va adjetivo

1
a) ( con vida) alive;

◊ no quedó nadie vivo no one was left alive;

en vivo ‹actuación/transmisión› live
b) ‹ lengua› living ( before n)

2
a) ‹ persona› (despierto, animado) vivacious, bubbly;

‹ descripción› vivid, graphic;
‹relato/imaginación› lively
b) ‹ color› bright, vivid;

‹llama/fuego› bright;
‹ojos/mirada› lively, bright
c) ‹sentimiento/deseo› intense, strong

3 (avispado, astuto) sharp;
◊ no seas tan vivo don't try to be clever

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( oportunista) sharp o smooth operator (colloq);
( aprovechado) freeloader
vivir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener vida) to live: vivió ochenta años, she lived to be eighty
¡aún vive!, he's still alive!
2 (estar residiendo) to live: viven en Australia, they live in Australia
3 (en la memoria) su recuerdo aún vive en nosotros, our memories of him still live on
4 (subsistir) no es suficiente para vivir, it's not enough to live on
esa gente vive de la caza, those people live from o by hunting
5 (convivir) viven juntos desde hace muchos años, they've been living together for years
II vtr (pasar una experiencia) to live through
III sustantivo masculino
1 life, living
2 (una persona) de mal vivir, loose, disreputable
♦ Locuciones: dejar vivir a alguien, (no molestar) vive y deja vivir, live and let live; familiar no vivir alguien, (preocupación, angustia) desde que tiene esa grave enfermedad, sus padres no viven, his parents have been in a state of anxiety since he's had this serious illness; familiar vivir la vida alguien, (libertad, ociosidad) ha acabado la carrera y ahora se dedica a vivir la vida, now he's finished his university studies he's going to enjoy life
vivo,-a
I adjetivo
1 alive: todavía está vivo, he's still alive
(un espectáculo) en vivo, live ➣ Ver nota en alive 2 (persona: vital, alegre) vivacious
(astuta) sharp
3 (intenso, brillante) bright
una camisa de un rojo vivo, a bright red shirt
4 (un relato, descripción) lively, graphic
(un sentimiento) intense, deep
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (persona avispada, astuta) sharp
♦ Locuciones: al rojo vivo, red-hot
familiar vivito y coleando, alive and kicking
' vivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualmente
- alegre
- alta
- alto
- ardiente
- criatura
- despierta
- despierto
- emisión
- ser
- estrangular
- extremidad
- fogón
- macho
- mantener
- prodigio
- retrato
- revivir
- roja
- rojo
- salud
- subsistir
- viva
- crecer
- espabilado
- inquieto
- listo
- paseo
- posibilidad
- punta
- que
- vivir
English:
active
- actually
- alive
- alone
- animate
- animated
- bright
- brighten up
- dad
- daddy
- deep
- develop
- eat
- fur
- hot up
- image
- keen
- live
- lively
- living
- midway
- near
- on
- out
- quicktempered
- red-hot
- rich
- solid
- spit
- still
- up
- vivid
- beyond
- concert
- glow
- hedge
- hedgerow
- home
- longing
- memory
- pull
- quick
- red
- sear
- survive

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vivo, -a

♦ adj

1. [ser, lengua] living

2. [tras verbo] alive;

estar vivo [persona, costumbre, recuerdo] to be alive;

su recuerdo sigue vivo entre los suyos his memory lives on among his family;

quemar vivo alguien to burn sb alive

3. [intenso] [dolor, deseo, olor] intense;
[luz, color, tono] bright; [genio] quick, hot; [paso, ritmo] lively;
un vivo interés por algo a lively interest in sth

4. [con vitalidad] [gestos, ojos] lively;
[descripción, recuerdo] vivid;
es el vivo retrato de su padre he's the spitting image of his father

5. [despierto] quick, sharp;
[astuto] shrewd, sly
♦ los vivos nmpl

the living

♦ en vivo loc adj
[en directo] live; [sin anestesia] without anaesthetic;
haremos el programa en vivo we will do the programme live

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vivo

I adj

1 alive;

los seres vivo living things;

en vivo concierto live

2 fig fam

sharp, smart

3 color bright

4 ritmo lively

II m, viva f sharp operator

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vivo, -va adj

1) : alive

2) intenso: vivid, bright, intense

3) animado: lively, vivacious

4) astuto: sharp, clever

5)

en vivo : live

transmisión en vivo: live broadcast

6)

al rojo vivo : red-hot

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vivo adj

1. (con vida) alive

las víctimas del naufragio aún están vivas the victims of the shipwreck are still alive

los seres vivos living beings

2. (intenso) bright

colores vivos bright colours

3. (listo) clever [comp. cleverer; superl. cleverest]

es una niña muy viva she's a very clever girl

Spanish-English dictionary > vivo
33 apetencia

f.

1 appetite, hunger.

2 natural desire of something.

3 liking, appetency, appetence, desire.

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apetencia

► nombre femenino

1 (apetito) appetite, hunger

2 figurado (deseo) longing, craving, desire

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SF hunger (de for)

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femenino

apetencia de algo: no tiene apetencia de nada — nothing appeals to him, he doesn't feel like anything

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femenino

apetencia de algo: no tiene apetencia de nada — nothing appeals to him, he doesn't feel like anything

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apetencia

feminine

apetencia DE algo:

no tiene apetencia de nada nothing appeals to him, he doesn't feel like o want anything

su apetencia de poder ( liter); his desire o craving for power

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apetencia nf

desire;

no tengo apetencia de poder I have no desire for power, I do not seek power

Spanish-English dictionary > apetencia
34 querencia

f.

homing instinct.

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querencia

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) love

2 (inclinación del animal) homing instinct; (inclinación del hombre) homesickness

3 (lugar del animal) lair, haunt; (lugar del hombre) home ground

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

buscar la querencia to home, head for home

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SF

1) (Zool) (=instinto) homing instinct

2) (Zool) (=guarida) lair, haunt

3) (Taur) (bull's) favourite spot

4) (=terruño) favourite haunt, home ground

buscar la querencia — to head for home

5) (=morriña) homesickness, longing for home

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femenino

a) (instinto, tendencia) homing instinct

b) (liter) ( hogar) home; ( terruño) homeland

c) (Taur) spot to which the bull tends to return

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femenino

a) (instinto, tendencia) homing instinct

b) (liter) ( hogar) home; ( terruño) homeland

c) (Taur) spot to which the bull tends to return

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querencia

feminine

1 (instinto, tendencia) homing instinct

2 ( liter)

(hogar, terruño): el ansiado retorno a la querencia the longed-for return to one's homeland/one's country/one's home town

3 ( Taur) spot to which the bull tends to return

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querencia sustantivo femenino fondness, inclination, attachment: tiene querencia por los niños pequeños, she has a fondness for small children

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querencia nf

1. [tendencia] homing instinct

2. Taurom = preference of the bull for a particular part of the bullring

Spanish-English dictionary > querencia
35 anhelación

f.

anhelation.

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SF

1) (Med) panting

2) (=ansia) longing, yearning

Spanish-English dictionary > anhelación
36 antojado

adj.

anxious, longing.

past part.

1 past participle of spanish verb: antojarse.

2 past participle of spanish verb: antojar.

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ADJ

antojado con o por — (=con capricho de) taken by, hankering after; [mujer embarazada] craving for

Spanish-English dictionary > antojado
37 añorante

ADJ yearning, longing

Spanish-English dictionary > añorante
38 ganoso

adj.

desirous, full of desire; longing after (afanoso).

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ADJ

1) (=afanoso) anxious, keen

ganoso de hacer algo — anxious to do sth, keen to do sth

2) Cono Sur [caballo] spirited, fiery

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ganoso -sa

adjective

1 (deseoso) eager

ganoso DE algo/hacer algo eager FOR sth/eager to do sth

2 ( Chi) (empeñoso) hard-working

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ganoso

adj

:

estar ganoso de algo/de hacer algo be dying for sth/to do sth;

estar ganoso de poder be hungry for power

Spanish-English dictionary > ganoso
39 golondro *

SM fancy, yen *, longing

andar en golondros — to cherish foolish hopes

- campar de golondro

Spanish-English dictionary > golondro *
40 regosto

m.

delight, pleasure.

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SM longing, craving (de for)

Spanish-English dictionary > regosto

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