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1 ridiculous

[rəˈdɪkjuləs] adjective
very silly; deserving to be laughed at:

That's a ridiculous suggestion

You look ridiculous in that hat!
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2 ridículo

adj.

ridiculous, comic, absurd, silly.

m.

1 ridicule.

2 reticule, small handbag.

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ridículo

► adjetivo

1 ridiculous, absurd

► nombre masculino ridículo

1 ridicule

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself

poner a alguien en ridículo to make a fool of somebody, ridicule somebody

quedar en ridículo to make a fool of oneself

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ridículo

► nombre masculino

1 ridicule

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(f. - ridícula)

adj.

ridiculous

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1.

ADJ ridiculous

¿a que suena ridículo? — doesn't it sound ridiculous?

2.

SM

hiciste el ridículo — you made a fool of yourself

puso a Ana en ridículo delante de todos — he made a fool of Ana in front of everyone, he showed Ana up in front of everyone

no te pongas en ridículo — don't make a fool of yourself, don't show yourself up

no tiene sentido del ridículo — he isn't afraid of making a fool of himself

exponerse al ridículo — frm to lay o.s. open to ridicule

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I
- la adjetivo

a) <persona/comentario> ridiculous, absurd; < vestimenta> ridiculous

lo ridículo de la situación era que... — the ridiculous thing about the situation was that...

es ridículo decir que... — it is an absurdity to say that...

no comprendía lo ridículo de su situación — he didn't appreciate the absurdity of his situation

b) <cantidad/precios> ridiculous, ludicrous; < sueldo> ridiculous, laughable
II
masculino

sentido del ridículo — sense of the ridiculous o absurd

dejar or poner a alguien en ridículo — to make a fool of somebody, to make somebody look stupid o ridiculous

hacer el ridículo — to make a fool of oneself

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= preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, grotesque, ridicule, nonsensical, risible.

Ex. This is unreasonable, in fact, preposterous.

Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..

Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.

Ex. There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.

Ex. The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.

Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.

Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

Ex. The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.

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* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* de lo ridículo a lo sublime = from the ridiculous to the sublime.

* de lo sublime a lo ridículo = from the sublime to the ridiculous.

* de manera ridícula = grotesquely.

* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.

* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.

* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + self-conscious, feel + embarrassed.

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I
- la adjetivo

a) <persona/comentario> ridiculous, absurd; < vestimenta> ridiculous

lo ridículo de la situación era que... — the ridiculous thing about the situation was that...

es ridículo decir que... — it is an absurdity to say that...

no comprendía lo ridículo de su situación — he didn't appreciate the absurdity of his situation

b) <cantidad/precios> ridiculous, ludicrous; < sueldo> ridiculous, laughable
II
masculino

sentido del ridículo — sense of the ridiculous o absurd

dejar or poner a alguien en ridículo — to make a fool of somebody, to make somebody look stupid o ridiculous

hacer el ridículo — to make a fool of oneself

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= preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, grotesque, ridicule, nonsensical, risible.

Ex: This is unreasonable, in fact, preposterous.

Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..

Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.

Ex: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.

Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.

Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.

Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

Ex: The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* de lo ridículo a lo sublime = from the ridiculous to the sublime.

* de lo sublime a lo ridículo = from the sublime to the ridiculous.

* de manera ridícula = grotesquely.

* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.

* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.

* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + self-conscious, feel + embarrassed.

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ridículo¹ -la

adjective

1 ‹persona/comentario› ridiculous, absurd; ‹vestimenta› ridiculous

lo ridículo de la situación era que … the absurd o ridiculous o ludicrous thing about the situation was that …

parecía no comprender lo ridículo de su situación he seemed not to appreciate the absurdity of his situation

2 ‹cantidad› ridiculous, ludicrous; ‹sueldo› ridiculous, laughable

cobran precios ridículos they charge ludicrous prices o ridiculous prices o ridiculously high prices

allí se consigue ropa de marca a un precio ridículo you can get well-known makes of clothes there at ridiculously low prices o at ridiculous prices

ridículo²

masculine

tiene un exagerado sentido del ridículo she has an overdeveloped sense of the ridiculous o absurd

dejar or poner a algn en ridículo to make a fool of sb, to make sb look stupid o ridiculous

quedó en ridículo he made a fool of himself, he made himself look stupid

te expones a hacer el ridículo públicamente you risk making a fool of yourself in public

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ridículo 1
◊ -la adjetivo

a) ‹persona/comentario/vestimenta› ridiculous;

◊ lo ridículo de la situación era que … the ridiculous thing about the situation was that …;

eso es ridículo it's absurd o ridiculous
b) ‹cantidad/precios› ridiculous, ludicrous;

‹ sueldo› ridiculous, laughable
ridículo 2 sustantivo masculino:
◊ sentido del ridículo sense of the ridiculous o absurd;

dejar or poner a algn en ridículo to make a fool of sb;
hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself
ridículo,-a
I adjetivo ridiculous
II sustantivo masculino ridicule: hizo el más espantoso de los ridículos, she made an absolute fool of herself
poner a alguien en ridículo, to make a fool of sb
ponerse en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself

' ridículo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
blandir
- esgrimir
- esperpento
- quedar
- ridícula
- encontrar
English:
daft
- egg
- face
- fool
- it
- laughable
- monkey
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- silly
- simply
- spectacle
- sublime
- though
- farcical
- laughing
- ludicrous

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ridículo, -a

♦ adj

1. [sombrero, traje] ridiculous;

quedas ridículo con esos pantalones you look ridiculous in those Br trousers o US pants

2. [afirmación, situación] ridiculous;

eso que ha dicho es ridículo what she said was ridiculous;

acéptalo, ¡no seas ridículo! take it, don't be ridiculous o silly!

3. [precio, suma, sueldo] laughable, ridiculously low

♦ nm

ridicule;

hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself;

hizo el ridículo más espantoso he made an utter fool of himself;

poner o [m5] dejar en ridículo a alguien to make sb look stupid;

quedar en ridículo (delante de alguien) to end up looking like a fool (in front of sb);

no tiene sentido del ridículo he doesn't get embarrassed easily

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ridículo

I adj ridiculous

II m ridicule;

hacer el ridículo, quedar en ridículo make a fool of o.s.;

poner a alguien en ridículo make a fool of s.o., make s.o. look stupid

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ridículo, -la adj

absurdo, disparatado: ridiculous, ludicrous

♦ ridículamente adv

ridículo, -la n

1)

hacer el ridículo : to make a fool of oneself

2)

poner en ridículo : to ridicule

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ridículo adj ridiculous

hacer el rídículo to make a fool of yourself

poner a alguien en ridículo to make a fool of someone

Spanish-English dictionary > ridículo
3 ridicule

ridicule [ʀidikyl]

1. adjective

ridiculous

• se rendre ridicule to make o.s. look ridiculous

• ne sois pas ridicule don't be ridiculous

2. masculine noun

• tomber dans le ridicule [personne] to make o.s. ridiculous ; [film] to become ridiculous

• tourner qn/qch en ridicule to ridicule sb/sth

• couvrir qn de ridicule to make sb look ridiculous

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ʀidikyl
1.

adjectif

1) (grotesque, insensé) ridiculous

2) ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic

2.

nom masculin

1) ( le grotesque)

le ridicule — ridicule

tourner quelqu'un en ridicule — to make somebody look ridiculous

2) ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity

il est d'un ridicule! — he looks so ridiculous!

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le ridicule ne tue pas — Proverbe looking a fool never killed anyone

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ʀidikyl
1. adj

ridiculous

Je trouve ça complètement ridicule. — I think that's absolutely ridiculous.

2. nm

[situation] ridiculousness

tourner en ridicule — to ridicule

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ridicule

A adj

1 ( digne de moquerie) ridiculous; il ne craint pas d'être ridicule he's not afraid of looking silly ou appearing foolish; c'est ridicule it's ridiculous ou absurd;

2 ( insensé) il est ridicule de faire it's ridiculous ou madness to do; vous seriez ridicule de refuser you would be mad to refuse;

3 ( insignifiant) [somme, salaire] ridiculously low, pathetic.

B nm

1 ( ce qui est grotesque) ridicule; il n'a pas peur du ridicule he isn't afraid of ridicule; se couvrir de ridicule to make oneself an object of ridicule; couvrir qn de ridicule to heap ridicule on sb, to ridicule sb; tourner qch/qn en ridicule to make sth/sb look ridiculous;

2 ( de situation) ridiculousness, absurdity; il est d'un ridicule! he looks so ridiculous!; la situation est d'un ridicule! the situation is ridiculous!

C ridicules nmpl ( travers) liter foibles.

Idiome

le ridicule ne tue pas Prov looking a fool never killed anyone.

[ridikyl] adjectif

1. [risible - personne] ridiculous, laughable ; [ - tenue] ridiculous, ludicrous

2. [absurde] ridiculous, ludicrous, preposterous

c'est ridicule d'avoir peur de l'avion it's ridiculous to be afraid of flying

3. [dérisoire] ridiculous, laughable, derisory

un salaire ridicule [trop bas] a ridiculously low salary

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[ridikyl] nom masculin

ridicule

se couvrir de ridicule to make oneself a laughing stock, to make a complete fool of oneself

couvrir quelqu'un de ridicule to heap ridicule on somebody

tourner quelqu'un/quelque chose en ridicule to ridicule somebody/something, to hold somebody/something up to ridicule

c'est d'un ridicule (achevé ou fini)! it's utterly ridiculous!, it's a farce!

s'exposer au ridicule to lay oneself open to ridicule

tomber ou donner dans le ridicule to become ridiculous

le ridicule ne tue pas ridicule never did anyone any real harm

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ridicule
4 lächerlich

I Adj.

1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd; lächerlich machen ridicule; sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.; das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it; ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule

2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low; lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, Pl. auch piffling trivia

II Adv.: lächerlich wenig etc. ridiculously little etc., a ridiculously small amount etc.

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laughable; ridiculous; preposterous; ludicrous

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lạ̈|cher|lich ['lɛçɐlɪç]
1. adj

1) ridiculous, absurd, ludicrous; (= komisch) comical, funny

jdn/etw lächerlich machen — to make sb/sth look silly or stupid (vor jdm in front of sb)

jdn/sich lächerlich machen — to make a fool of sb/oneself (vor jdm in front of sb)

etw ins Lächerliche ziehen — to make fun of sth

2) (= geringfügig) Kleinigkeit, Anlass trivial, petty; Preis ridiculously or absurdly low

2. adv
ridiculously, absurdly
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1) ludicrously

2) (completely ridiculous.) ludicrous

3) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) laughable

4) laughably

5) (ridiculous: His attempts were derisory.) derisory

6) ridiculously

7) (very silly; deserving to be laughed at: That's a ridiculous suggestion; You look ridiculous in that hat!) ridiculous

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lä·cher·lich

[ˈlɛçɐlɪç]

I. adj

1. (albern) absurd, ridiculous

▪ \lächerlich sein/werden to be/become absurd [or ridiculous]

jdn/sich \lächerlich machen to make a fool of sb/oneself

etw ins L\lächerliche ziehen to ridicule [or make fun of] sth

2. (geringfügig) trivial, trifling

ein \lächerlicher Preis a ridiculously low price

II. adv (sehr) ridiculously

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1.
(abwertend) Adjektiv

1) (komisch) ridiculous

jemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]

etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen — make a joke out of something

2) (töricht) ridiculous; ludicrous < argument, statement>

3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>

4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling

lächerliche Kleinigkeiten — ridiculous trivialities
2.
adverbial ridiculously

lächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little

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lächerlich

A. adj

1. ridiculous; (unsinnig) laughable, absurd;

lächerlich machen ridicule;

sich lächerlich machen make a fool of o.s.;

das Lächerliche daran the ridiculous thing about it;

ins Lächerliche ziehen make fun of, ridicule

2. (unbedeutend, geringfügig) piddling; Summe: auch ridiculously small, derisory; Preis: ridiculously low;

lächerliche Kleinigkeit ridiculously trivial matter, piddling little affair, pl auch piffling trivia

B. adv:

lächerlich wenig etc ridiculously little etc, a ridiculously small amount etc

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1.
(abwertend) Adjektiv

1) (komisch) ridiculous

jemanden/sich [vor jemandem] lächerlich machen — make a fool of somebody/oneself or make somebody/oneself look silly [in front of somebody]

etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen — make a joke out of something

2) (töricht) ridiculous; ludicrous <argument, statement>

3) (gering) derisory, ridiculously or ludicrously small <sum, amount>; ridiculously low <price, payment>

4) (geringfügig) ridiculously trivial or trifling

lächerliche Kleinigkeiten — ridiculous trivialities
2.
adverbial ridiculously

lächerlich wenig — ridiculously or ludicrously little

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adj.

absurd adj.

laughable adj.

ludicrous adj.

preposterous adj.

ridiculous adj. adv.

ludicrously adv.

preposterously adv.

ridiculously adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lächerlich
5 unmöglich

I Adj. impossible (auch umg., fig. Mensch etc.); umg., fig. Kleid, Benehmen etc.: auch dreadful; ( das ist) unmöglich (es geht nicht) (that’s) impossible, no way umg.; (nicht tragbar) it’s too much, it won’t do, it’s not on umg.; das war unmöglich von ihm it was disgraceful ( oder dreadful) of him; zu einer unmöglichen Stunde at an ungodly hour; Unmögliches verlangen ask the impossible; sich unmöglich machen fig. (SEIN ANSEHEN VERLIEREN) compromise o.s., stärker put o.s. beyond the pale; (sich lächerlich machen) make a fool of o.s.; jemanden unmöglich machen (blamieren) bring discredit on s.o.; (lächerlich machen) make s.o. look a fool

II Adv. not possibly; sich benehmen etc.: abysmally; er behandelt sie unmöglich he treats her disgracefully; wir können unmöglich zulassen, dass we can’t possibly allow s.o./s.th. to; er kleidet sich unmöglich he wears the most dreadful clothes; das geht unmöglich that’s impossible ( oder out of the question)

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impossible; infeasible

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ụn|mög|lich
1. adj
impossible; (pej inf = unpassend auch) ridiculous
das ist mir unmöglich — that is impossible for me

Unmögliches, das Unmögliche — the impossible

etw unmöglich machen — to make sth impossible

jdm etw unmöglich machen — to make it impossible for sb to do sth

das Unmögliche möglich machen — to do the impossible

jdn/sich unmöglich machen — to make sb/oneself look ridiculous, to make sb look (like) a fool/to make a fool of oneself

2. adv
(= keinesfalls) not possibly; (pej inf = unpassend) impossibly; sich anziehen ridiculously
ich kann es unmöglich tun — I cannot possibly do it

unmöglich aussehen (inf) — to look ridiculous

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1) impossibly

2) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) impossible

3) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) impossible

4) (outrageous or unreasonable: He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m.) unearthly

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un·mög·lich

[ˈʊnmø:klɪç]

I. adj

1. (nicht machbar) impossible

\unmögliche Bedingungen impossible conditions

ein \unmögliches Vorhaben an unfeasible plan

es jdm etw \unmöglich machen to make sth impossible for sb

es jdm \unmöglich machen, etw zu tun to make it impossible for sb to do sth

jdn/sich [bei jdm/irgendwo] \unmöglich machen to make a fool of sb/oneself [in front of sb/somewhere]

▪ etwas/nichts U\unmögliches something/nothing that's impossible

das U\unmögliche möglich machen to make the impossible happen

2. (pej fam: nicht tragbar/lächerlich) ridiculous, impossible pej

sie hatte einen \unmöglichen Hut auf she was wearing a ridiculous hat; (seltsam) incredible

du hast manchmal die \unmöglichsten Ideen! sometimes you have the most incredible ideas!

II. adv (fam) not possibly

das geht \unmöglich that's out of the question

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1.
Adjektiv

1) impossible

ich verlange ja nichts Unmögliches [von dir] — I'm not asking [you] for the impossible

2) (ugs.): (nicht akzeptabel, unangebracht) impossible <person, behaviour, colour, ideas, place, etc.>

sich unmöglich machen — make a fool of oneself; make oneself look ridiculous

3) (ugs.): (erstaunlich, seltsam) incredible
2.
adverbial (ugs.) < behave> impossibly; < dress> ridiculously
3.
Adverb (ugs.): (unter keinen Umständen)

ich/es usw. kann unmöglich... — I/it etc. can't possibly...

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unmöglich

A. adj impossible (auch umg, fig Mensch etc); umg, fig Kleid, Benehmen etc: auch dreadful;

(das ist) unmöglich (es geht nicht) (that’s) impossible, no way umg; (nicht tragbar) it’s too much, it won’t do, it’s not on umg;

das war unmöglich von ihm it was disgraceful ( oder dreadful) of him;

zu einer unmöglichen Stunde at an ungodly hour;

Unmögliches verlangen ask the impossible;

sich unmöglich machen fig (sein Ansehen verlieren) compromise o.s., stärker put o.s. beyond the pale; (sich lächerlich machen) make a fool of o.s.;

jemanden unmöglich machen (blamieren) bring discredit on sb; (lächerlich machen) make sb look a fool

B. adv not possibly; sich benehmen etc: abysmally;

er behandelt sie unmöglich he treats her disgracefully;

wir können unmöglich zu, dass we can’t possibly allow sb/sth to;

er kleidet sich unmöglich he wears the most dreadful clothes;

das geht unmöglich that’s impossible ( oder out of the question)

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1.
Adjektiv

1) impossible

ich verlange ja nichts Unmögliches [von dir] — I'm not asking [you] for the impossible

2) (ugs.): (nicht akzeptabel, unangebracht) impossible <person, behaviour, colour, ideas, place, etc.>

sich unmöglich machen — make a fool of oneself; make oneself look ridiculous

3) (ugs.): (erstaunlich, seltsam) incredible
2.
adverbial (ugs.) < behave> impossibly; < dress> ridiculously
3.
Adverb (ugs.): (unter keinen Umständen)

ich/es usw. kann unmöglich... — I/it etc. can't possibly...

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adj.

impossible adj. adv.

impossibly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > unmöglich
6 Lächerlichkeit

f

1. ridiculousness; jemanden / etw. der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben make s.o. / s.th. look ridiculous

2. (etw. Lächerliches, Unbedeutendes) merest trifle, piddling little affair; umg., Pl. auch piffling trivia

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die Lächerlichkeit

ludicrousness; ridiculousness; laughableness

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Lạ̈|cher|lich|keit
f -, -en

1) no pl (von Argument etc) absurdity

die Lächerlichkeit seiner Bemerkung/ihrer Verkleidung — his ridiculous comment/her ridiculous get-up (inf)

jdn der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben — to make a laughing stock of sb

2) (= Geringfügigkeit) triviality

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die

1) ludicrousness

2) ridiculousness

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Lä·cher·lich·keit

<-, -en>

f

1. kein pl (Albernheit) absurdity, ridiculousness, farce

2. (Geringfügigkeit) triviality, trifle

3.

▶ jdn/etw der \Lächerlichkeit preisgeben (geh) to make sb/sth look ridiculous [or sb the laughing stock]

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die; Lächerlichkeit, Lächerlichkeiten (abwertend)

1) o. Pl. ridiculousness; (von Argumenten, Behauptungen usw.) ridiculousness; ludicrousness

jemanden der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben — make a laughing stock of somebody; make somebody look ridiculous

2) meist Pl. ridiculous triviality

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Lächerlichkeit f

1. ridiculousness;

jemanden/etwas der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben make sb/sth look ridiculous

2. (etwas Lächerliches, Unbedeutendes) merest trifle, piddling little affair; umg, pl auch piffling trivia

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die; Lächerlichkeit, Lächerlichkeiten (abwertend)

1) o. Pl. ridiculousness; (von Argumenten, Behauptungen usw.) ridiculousness; ludicrousness

jemanden der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben — make a laughing stock of somebody; make somebody look ridiculous

2) meist Pl. ridiculous triviality

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f.

absurdity n.

trifle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Lächerlichkeit
7 ridiculiser

ridiculiser [ʀidikylize]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to ridicule

2. reflexive verb

► se ridiculiser to make o.s. look ridiculous

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ʀidikylize
1.

verbe transitif [personne] to ridicule [personne, théorie, propos] ( auprès de in front of); to wipe the floor with [équipe, concurrent]; [comportement, situation] to make [somebody] look ridiculous [personne]

2.

se ridiculiser verbe pronominal [personne] to make a fool of oneself

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ʀidikylize vt
to ridicule

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ridiculiser verb table: aimer

A vtr [personne] to ridicule [personne, théorie, propos]; to annihilate [équipe, adversaire, concurrent]; [comportement, situation] to make [sb] look ridiculous [personne]; il l'a ridiculisé auprès des invités he ridiculed him in front of the guests; il l'a ridiculisé auprès des téléspectateurs/électeurs he made him look foolish ou ridiculous in the eyes of the viewers/electorate.

B se ridiculiser vpr [personne] to make a fool of oneself, to make oneself look ridiculous.

[ridikylize] verbe transitif

to ridicule

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se ridiculiser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to make oneself (look) ridiculous, to make a fool of oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ridiculiser
8 gek

gek¹

〈de〉

1 [krankzinnige] lunatic ⇒ 〈 informeel〉 loon(y), 〈 informeel〉 nut(case)

2 [dwaas/onnozel/belachelijk persoon] fool ⇒ idiot

3 [komisch persoon] clown

4 [vaak in samenstellingen] [iemand met een bijzondere voorkeur] 〈zie voorbeelden 4〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 ze repeteerden als gekken • they rehearsed like mad

     〈 figuurlijk〉 rijden als een gek • ride/ 〈 in auto〉 drive like a maniac

     〈 spreekwoord〉 elke gek heeft zijn gebrek • every man has his faults

2   ik, zei de gek • yours truly

     iemand voor de gek houden • pull someone's leg, make a fool of someone

     iemand voor gek laten staan • make someone look a fool

     iemand voor gek zetten • make a fool of someone

3   voor gek lopen • look absurd/ridiculous

4   hij is een boekengek • he's book-mad/a book nut

¶   dat is toch van de gekke • that's too crazy for words

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gek²

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [krankzinnig] mad ⇒ crazy (with), insane

2 [onverstandig, dwaas] mad ⇒ 〈 milder〉 silly, 〈 milder〉 stupid, 〈 milder〉 foolish

3 [vreemd, belachelijk] crazy ⇒ ridiculous, 〈 met ontkenning ook〉 bad

4 [zeer gesteld (op)] fond (of) ⇒ keen (on), mad (about), crazy (about)

♦voorbeelden:

1   ben je nu helemaal gek geworden! • have you gone out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?

     je lijkt wel gek • you must be mad/crazy

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het is om gek van te worden • it is enough to drive you mad/crazy/ 〈 informeel〉 up the wall

     gek zijn/worden • be/go mad/crazy

     hij is hartstikke gek • he's (stark) raving mad, he's (completely) nuts/crackers

     gek van angst • crazy with fear

2   dat is geen gek idee • that's not a bad idea

     ben je gek! • you're/you must be kidding/joking

     hij is er gek genoeg voor • he's mad enough to (do it), I wouldn't put it past him

     hij deed of hij gek was • he pretended not to notice

     je zou wel gek zijn als je het niet deed • you'd be silly/ 〈 sterker〉crazy/mad not to (do it)

     〈 informeel〉 die is gek! • you must be kidding!

     dat lijkt me niet gek • that doesn't sound at all bad

     het wordt hoe langer hoe gekker • this is just getting worse (and worse)

3   een gek figuur slaan • look ridiculous

     geen gek figuur slaan • not look bad, make a good impression

     op de gekste plaatsen/tijden • in the oddest/most unlikely places, at the oddest times/moments

     er gek uitzien • look ridiculous

     gek genoeg • oddly/strangely enough

     niet gek, hè? • not bad, eh?

     dat is te gek om los te lopen • that's too ridiculous for words

     het gekke van de zaak/kwestie is • the funny thing is

4   zij is gek met die vent van haar • she's crazy about that guy of hers

     hij is gek op die meid • he's crazy about that girl

¶   〈 informeel〉 te gek, zeg! • wow, fantastic!

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [op bespottelijke wijze] silly ⇒ 〈 met ontkenning ook〉 badly

2 [+ niet] (not) all that

♦voorbeelden:

1   je kunt het zo gek niet bedenken of hij heeft het wel • you name it, he's got it

     doe maar gewoon, dan doe je (al) gek genoeg • just be your normal idiotic self

     doe niet zo gek • don't act/be so silly

     ergens gek van opkijken • really be surprised by something

2   dat maakt niet zo gek veel uit • that doesn't make all that much difference

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > gek
9 mamarracho

m.

1 sight, mess (fantoche).

2 idiot.

3 ridiculous thing.

4 buffoon, clown.

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mamarracho

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (ridículo - persona) sight; (- vestido, cuadro) monstrosity

2 familiar (tonto) moron, idiot

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mamarracho, -a *
1.

SM / F (=persona) sight *

estaba hecho un mamarracho — he looked a sight o a complete mess *

2.

SM (=objeto) monstrosity *, sight *; (=obra, trabajo) mess, botch; (=cuadro) daub

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masculino

1) (fam) ( persona) scarecrow (colloq)

estás hecho or pareces un mamarracho — you look a sight (colloq)

2) (fam) (cosa fea, ridícula)

tienen la casa que es un mamarracho — their house looks a real mess (colloq)

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masculino

1) (fam) ( persona) scarecrow (colloq)

estás hecho or pareces un mamarracho — you look a sight (colloq)

2) (fam) (cosa fea, ridícula)

tienen la casa que es un mamarracho — their house looks a real mess (colloq)

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mamarracho¹

masculine

A ( fam)

(persona): es un mamarracho, mira cómo viste he has no taste o he has awful taste, look how he dresses

estás hecho un mamarracho you look a sight ( colloq)

B ( fam) (cosa fea, ridícula) sight ( colloq)

tienen la casa que es un mamarracho their house is a sight o looks a real mess ( colloq)

llevaba un mamarracho de sombrero the hat she was wearing was grotesque o ridiculous o a monstrosity ( colloq)

la decoración del salón es un mamarracho the decor in the drawing room is a mess

mamarracho² - cha

masculine, feminine

mamarracho¹ m A. (↑ mamarracho (1))

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mamarracho mf buffoon, clown: no sé cómo pudiste enamorarte de semejante mamarracho, how could you fall in love with such an idiot?

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mamarracho, -a nm,f
Fam
1. [persona ridícula, despreciable]
no seas mamarracho y déjame entrar don't be an idiot and let me in;

ir hecho un mamarracho to look a sight o mess

2. [cosa ridícula] sight, monstrosity;

tiene una colección de mamarrachos en las paredes de su casa he's got a load of junk on his walls

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mamarracho

m, mamarracha f

:

vas hecho un mamarracho fam

persona you look a mess fam ;

ser un mamarracho/una mamarracha ( chapuza) look a mess; ( extravagancia) look ridiculous

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mamarracho nm, fam

1) esperpento: mess, sight

2) : laughingstock, fool

3) : rubbish, junk

Spanish-English dictionary > mamarracho
10 ridicolo

1. adj ridiculous

2. m ridicule

mettere qualcuno in ridicolo, gettare il ridicolo su qualcuno ridicule s.o.

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ridicolo agg.

1 ridiculous, absurd: ha un aspetto ridicolo, he looks ridiculous; non essere ridicolo!, don't be absurd (o ridiculous)!; sei tanto ridicolo quando parli così, you are so ridiculous when you talk like that; la tua gelosia esasperata ti rende ridicolo, your wild jealousy is making you look ridiculous; le sue pretese sono ridicole, his claims are absurd; un prezzo ridicolo, ( esagerato) an unreasonable (o exorbitant) price; veste in modo ridicolo, she dresses absurdly

2 ( meschino) paltry: uno stipendio ridicolo, a paltry salary

◆ s.m.

1 ridicule: il ridicolo è un'arma potente, ridicule is a potent weapon; non avere il senso del ridicolo, not to have a sense of the ridiculous // cadere nel ridicolo, to fall into ridicule // gettare il ridicolo su qlcu., qlco., to make a laughing-stock of s.o., sthg. // mettere in ridicolo qlcu., qlco., to ridicule s.o., sthg. (o to make fun of s.o., sthg. o to hold s.o., sthg. up to ridicule)

2 ( ridicolaggine) ridiculousness: non ne vedo il ridicolo, I can't see the ridiculous side of it; non sentiva il ridicolo della situazione, he did not see the ridiculousness of the situation; il ridicolo è che crede di averci convinti tutti, the ridiculous thing is that he thinks he has convinced us all.

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[ri'dikolo]
1. agg

(gen) ridiculous, absurd

non essere ridicolo! io non c'entro niente! — don't be ridiculous! it's nothing to do with me!

rendersi ridicolo — to make a fool of o.s.

2. sm

il ridicolo della situazione — the absurdity of the situation

il ridicolo della storia era che... — the ridiculous o absurd thing about it was...

cadere nel ridicolo — to become ridiculous

mettere in ridicolo — to ridicule

coprirsi di ridicolo — to make a laughing stock of o.s.

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[ri'dikolo] 1.
aggettivo ridiculous; (insensato) ludicrous, absurd; (insignificante) [ somma] laughable

rendersi ridicolo — to make a fool of oneself
2.
sostantivo maschile

mettere qcn., qcs. in ridicolo — to hold sb., sth. up to ridicule, to make a mockery of sb., sth.

essere messo in ridicolo — to be met with ridicule

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ridicolo

/ri'dikolo/

I aggettivo

ridiculous; (insensato) ludicrous, absurd; (insignificante) [ somma] laughable; rendersi ridicolo to make a fool of oneself

II sostantivo maschile

mettere qcn., qcs. in ridicolo to hold sb., sth. up to ridicule, to make a mockery of sb., sth.; essere messo in ridicolo to be met with ridicule.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ridicolo
11 maymun

"1. monkey; ape. 2. colloq. ugly and ridiculous-looking (person). -a benzetmek/çevirmek /ı/ to make (someone, something) look ridiculous. -a dönmek 1. to look ridiculous. 2. to become well behaved. - gibi small, wiry, and energetic (person). - gözünü açtı. colloq. He has learned his lesson./He won´t be fooled again. - iştahlı (person) who is completely lacking in stick-to-itiveness. - suratlı (person) with a face that´s as ugly as sin."

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > maymun
12 комично

I кратк. прил.
см. комичный
II нареч.
( смешно) comically; ridiculously

вы́глядеть коми́чно — look ridiculous, have a funny / ridiculous look

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > комично
13 planchar

v.

1 to iron.

2 to do the ironing.

3 to make a fool of oneself.

4 to take a tumble, to fall down, to tumble down.

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planchar

► verbo transitivo

1 to iron, press

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verb

to iron

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1. VT

1) [+ ropa] to iron; [+ traje] to press

prenda de no planchar — non-iron garment

2) LAm * (=adular) to suck up to *

3) Méx * (=dejar plantado) to stand up *

2. VI

1) (=desarrugar) to iron, do the ironing

2) LAm * (=no bailar) to be a wallflower

3) Chile * (=meter la pata) to drop a clanger **; (=parecer absurdo) to look ridiculous

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1.
verbo transitivo <sábana/mantel> to iron; < pantalones> to press, iron; < traje> to press
2.
planchar vi

1) ( con la plancha) to do the ironing

2)

a) (Bol, CS fam) ( en baile)

planchó toda la noche — nobody asked her to dance all night

b) (Chi fam) ( quedar en ridículo) to look stupid

3) (RPl fam) ( caerse) to take a tumble (colloq), to fall over

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= iron, press.

Ex. The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.

Ex. The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

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* planchar la oreja = bunk down.

* tabla de planchar = ironing board.

* tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.

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1.
verbo transitivo <sábana/mantel> to iron; < pantalones> to press, iron; < traje> to press
2.
planchar vi

1) ( con la plancha) to do the ironing

2)

a) (Bol, CS fam) ( en baile)

planchó toda la noche — nobody asked her to dance all night

b) (Chi fam) ( quedar en ridículo) to look stupid

3) (RPl fam) ( caerse) to take a tumble (colloq), to fall over

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= iron, press.

Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.

Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

* planchar la oreja = bunk down.

* tabla de planchar = ironing board.

* tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.

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planchar [A1 ]

vt

‹sábana/mantel› to iron; ‹pantalones› to press, iron; ‹traje› to press

siempre lleva las camisas muy bien planchadas his shirts are always neatly ironed

hay que guardar la ropa planchada the ironing needs putting away

■ planchar

vi

A (con la plancha) to do the ironing

tengo que planchar I have to do the ironing

B

1

(Bol, CS fam) (en un baile): planchó toda la noche nobody asked her to dance all night

2 ( Chi fam) (quedar en ridículo) to look stupid

C ( RPl fam) (caerse) to take a tumble ( colloq), to fall over

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planchar ( conjugate planchar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/mantel› to iron;
‹ pantalones› to press, iron;
‹ traje› to press
verbo intransitivo ( con la plancha) to do the ironing
planchar verbo transitivo to iron
' planchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estar
- tabla
- antipático
- burro
- odiar
- plancha
- quemadura
- ropa
English:
damp
- iron
- iron out
- ironing
- ironing board
- launder
- press
- utility room
- utility

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planchar

♦ vt

1. [ropa] to iron;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
planchar la oreja [dormir] to get some shut-eye

2. Fam [aplastar] to flatten

3. Fam [hundir psicológicamente] to devastate;

se quedó planchado al oír la noticia he was devastated when he heard the news

♦ vi

1. [con plancha] to do the ironing

2. RP Fam [caerse] to crash to the floor

3. CSur Fam [en baile]
¿bailaste mucho anoche? – no, planché did you dance a lot last night? – no, nobody asked me

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planchar

v/t

1 ropa iron

2 Méx fam ( dar plantón a) stand up fam

3 L.Am. ( lisonjear) flatter

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planchar v

: to iron

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planchar vb to iron

Spanish-English dictionary > planchar
14 tierra

f.

1 land (terrenos, continentes).

en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's land

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way

tierra adentro inland

tierra firme dry land (por oposición al mar)

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

tierra prometida Promised Land

tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra Santa the Holy Land

tierra virgen virgin land

2 land.

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

3 earth.

se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoes

un camino de tierra a dirt track

tierra batida clay (en tenis)

4 ground (suelo).

bajo tierra underground

caer a tierra to fall to the ground

tomar tierra to land

5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

tierra natal homeland, native land

6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 soil, dirt.

8 country, homeland.

9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.

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tierra

► nombre femenino

1 (planeta) earth

2 (superficie sólida) land

3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land

4 (país) country, land

5 (suelo) ground

6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground

► nombre femenino plural tierras

1 land sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer por tierra figurado to crumble

dar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the ground

echar a tierra to demolish

echar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

■ echaron por tierra su argumento they destroyed his argument

echar tierra encima de figurado to hush up

poner tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarce

por estas tierras in these parts

por tierra overland, by land

¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!

tierra adentro inland

¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and die

tirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

tocar tierra MARÍTIMO to reach harbour (US harbor) 2 AVIACIÓN to touch down

vivir de la tierra to make a living from the land

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra firme terra firma, dry land

tierra natal homeland

Tierra Santa the Holy Land

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noun f.

1) earth

2) land

3) soil

4) homeland

•

- tierra firme

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SF

1)

• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth

2) (=superficie)

a) [fuera del agua] land

¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!

permanecer en tierra — to remain on land

la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land

saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

• tierra adentro — inland

el desierto avanza tierra adentro — the desert is advancing inland

soy de tierra adentro — I'm from inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

por tierra y por mar — by land and by sea

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

b) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earth

la explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground

un ataque por tierra y aire — a ground and air attack

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

3) (=suelo) ground

estaba tirado en la tierra — he was lying on the ground

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

- besar la tierra

- echar o tirar por tierra

- perder tierra

- poner tierra de por medio

- venirse a o por tierra

- ¡tierra, trágame!

4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soil

olía a tierra mojada — it smelled of wet earth

se levantó mucha tierra — a dust cloud blew up

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

el avión aterrizó en una pequeña pista de tierra — the aeroplane landed on a small dirt runway

un camino de tierra — a dirt road

es muy buena tierra para las plantas — it's good soil for plants

un saco de tierra — a bag of soil

jugarán en pistas de tierra — they'll play on clay courts

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

- estar bajo tierra

- echar tierra a o sobre algo

acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends

- echar tierra a algn

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

- echarse tierra encima

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra de batán — fuller's earth

tierra de brezo — peat

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

tierra vegetal — topsoil
pista 3), política 2)
5) (Agr) land

trabajar la tierra — to work the land

las tierras de cereales — grain-growing land

heredó unas tierras cerca del río — he inherited some land near the river

- en cualquier tierra de garbanzos

tierra baldía — wasteland

tierra de cultivo — arable land

tierra de labor — agricultural land

tierra de pan llevar — grain-growing land

tierra de regadío — irrigated land

tierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land

6) (=división territorial)

a) (=lugar de origen)

en mi tierra no se usa esa expresión — we don't use that expression where I come from

vamos a nuestra tierra a pasar las Navidades — we're going home for Christmas

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

productos de la tierra — local produce

b) [en plural]

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia

no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world

- ver tierras

Tierra del Fuego — Tierra del Fuego

tierra de nadie — no-man's-land

tierra de promisión — promised land

tierra natal — native land

tierra prometida — promised land

Tierra Santa — Holy Land

7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
toma 1., 1)
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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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tierra²

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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tierra

feminine

A (campo, terreno) land

una distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of land

tierras comunales common land

compró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durango

tierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías wasteland

los que trabajan la tierra those who work the land

poner tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)

B

1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soil

cavaba la tierra he was digging the ground

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth

no juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthy

un camino de tierra a dirt road o track

¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)

ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year now

echar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;

‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

echarle tierra a algo/algn ( Col fam); to put sth/sb to shame, make sth/sb look bad

echarse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)

echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind one

tragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth

en aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me up

2 ( AmL) (polvo) dust

Compuesto:

tierra batida

( Esp) clay

C ( Elec) ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)

el cable que va a tierra the ground o earth lead

necesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthed

toma

D (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!

viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land

iniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interior

gentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inland

misiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missiles

el ejército de tierra the army

tierra firme solid ground, terra firma

quedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)

tocar tierra to land, put into port

tomar tierra to land, touch down

E

1

(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

las cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countries

partió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortune

vino de la tierra local wine, locally produced wine

fruta de la tierra locally grown fruit

2 (territorio) soil

en el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soil

Compuestos:

● tierra caliente

: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200m

● Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

● tierra de nadie

no-man's-land

● Tierra de Promisión

Tierra Prometida

● tierra fría

the cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)

● tierra natal

native land, land of one's birth

● Tierra Prometida

Promised Land

● Tierra Santa

Holy Land

● tierra templada

the temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)

F

(planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

la composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere

¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?

para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earth

Creador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth

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tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
◊ tierras fértiles fertile land;

tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
◊ cavar la tierra to dig the ground;

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;

‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;
◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;

tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
◊ su tierra (natal) his homeland, his native land;

costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
◊ la Ttierra (the) Earth

tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock

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tierra nf

1. [planeta]
la Tierra (the) Earth

2. [superficie] land;

viajar por tierra to travel by land;

tierra adentro inland;

Comp

poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarce

Comp
Am tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;
tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;
[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;

tierra de nadie no-man's-land;

tierra prometida Promised Land;

Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;

Tierra Santa the Holy Land;

la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;
Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;
tierra virgen virgin land

3. [suelo] ground;

trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;

caer a tierra to fall to the ground;

dar en tierra con algo [tirar] to knock sth down o to the ground;

quedarse en tierra [viajero] to miss the boat/train/plane/ etc;

muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;

tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;

tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;

tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;

Comp

besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por tierra [esperanzas, planes, carrera] to ruin sth;
[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth;
Comp
Fam
¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;

Comp

era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;

Comp

venir o [m5] venirse a tierra to come to nothing

4. [materia] earth;
[para nutrir plantas] soil;
se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;

esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;

un camino de tierra a dirt track;

política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;
Formal
dar tierra a alguien to bury sb;

Comp

echar tierra a o [m5] sobre un asunto to hush up an affair

Comp
tierra batida [en tenis] clay;
tierra vegetal topsoil, loam

5. [en agricultura] land;

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

Comp
tierra cultivable arable land;
tierra de cultivo arable land;

tierra de labor arable land;

tierra de labranza arable land

6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;
[región] home o native region;
este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

Comp
tierra natal homeland, native land
7. [terrenos, países]
es el dueño de estas tierras he's the owner of this land;

en tierras del rey on the King's land;

en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;

ver otras tierras to travel, to see the world

8. Elec
(toma de) tierra Br earth, US ground;

estar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded

9. Quím tierra rara rare earth

10. Am [polvo] dust

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tierra

f

1 land;

tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;

tierras altas highlands;

tierras bajas lowlands;

poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;

por tierra viajar by land;

tomar tierra AVIA land

2 materia soil, earth;

echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;

echar por tierra ruin, wreck;

como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth

3 ( patria) native land, homeland;

de la tierra locally produced, local

4 EL ground, Br

earth

5

:

la Tierra the Earth

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tierra nf

1) : land

2) suelo: ground, earth

3) : country, homeland, soil

4)

tierra natal : native land

5)

la Tierra : the Earth

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tierra n

1. (terreno) land

trabajar la tierra to work the land

éstas son mis tierras this is my land

2. (materia) earth / soil

tiró un puñado de tierra en la tumba he threw a handful of earth in the grave

es buena tierra it's good soil

3. (suelo) ground

la tierra está helada the ground is frozen

tropezó y cayó por tierra she tripped and fell over

echar por tierra to ruin / to spoil

tomar tierra to land

tierra firme terra firma

Cuando se refiere al planeta Tierra, se escribe con mayúscula: Earth

Spanish-English dictionary > tierra
15 Mensch

m; -en, -en

1. als Gattung: human being; der Mensch man, homo sapiens; (die Menschheit) mankind; die Menschen man Sg., humans; ich bin auch nur ein Mensch I’m only human; das sind doch keine Menschen mehr! they’re no longer human, they’re just animals; eine Seele von Mensch sein have a heart of gold; sich anstellen wie der erste Mensch umg. act as if one hasn’t a clue, pretend to be stupid; Menschen fressende Tiere man-eating animals; kein Mensch mehr sein umg., fig. be completely dead; nur noch ein halber Mensch sein umg., fig. be half dead; wieder Mensch sein umg., fig. be back among the living; denken

2. (Person) person, man, weiblich: woman; ( die) Menschen people; als Mensch ist er in Ordnung etc. as a person ( oder human being) he’s OK etc.; mit jemandem von Mensch zu Mensch reden have a heart-to-heart (talk) with s.o.; Mann auch: talk to s.o. man to man; gern unter Menschen sein enjoy company, be the sociable type; kein Mensch nobody, not a soul; ein neuer Mensch werden (sich wandeln) become a different person; des Menschen Wille ist sein Himmelreich Sprichw. do what you like if it makes you happy

3. umg., als Interj., erstaunt: goodness!, gosh!; vorwurfsvoll: for goodness’ (Sl. Christ’s) sake!; begeistert: wow!; Mensch, pass doch auf! hey, look what you’re doing!; Mensch Meier! good grief!; Mensch, das ist ja super! wow, that’s fantastic!

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Mensch2

n; -(e)s, -er; Dial., meist pej. female

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der Mensch

human; man; human being

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Mẹnsch I [mɛnʃ]
m -en, -en

1) (= Person) person, man/woman

ein anderer Mensch werden — to become a different person or man/woman

ein neuer Mensch werden — to become a new person or man/woman

von Mensch zu Mensch — man-to-man/woman-to-woman

es war kein Mensch da — there was nobody there, there was not a soul there

als Mensch — as a person

des Menschen Wille ist sein Himmelreich (Prov) — do what you want if it makes you happy (inf)

das konnte kein Mensch ahnen! — no-one ( on earth) could have foreseen that!

viel unter ( die) Menschen kommen — to meet a lot of people, to get around (a lot)

man muss die Menschen nehmen, wie sie sind — you have to take people as they are or come

Aktion Mensch — charity for people with disabilities

2)

(als Gattung) der Mensch — man

die Menschen — man sing, human beings pl, people pl

die Ruritanier sind gutmütige Menschen — the Ruritanians are a good-natured race or are good-natured people

ein Tier, das keine Menschen mag — an animal that doesn't like people or humans

Mensch bleiben (inf) — to stay human

ich bin auch nur ein Mensch! — I'm only human

wer so etwas macht, ist kein Mensch mehr — somebody who does something like that is not human

wie die ersten or letzten Menschen (inf) — like animals

Mensch und Tier — man and beast

alle Menschen müssen sterben — we are all mortal

alle Menschen haben tierische Gelüste — all human beings have animal cravings

See:

= menschenverachtend

3)

(= die Menschheit) die Menschen — mankind, man, humankind (esp US)

des Menschen Sohn (Bibl) — the Son of Man

Jesus ist gekommen, um die Menschen zu retten — Jesus came to save mankind or humankind (esp US)

alle Menschen — everyone

so sind die Menschen — that's human nature

4) (inf als Interjektion) hey; (erstaunt) hey, wow, blimey (Brit sl)

Mensch, hat die Beine! — hey or wow! has she got a pair of legs! (inf)

Mensch, das habe ich ganz vergessen — damn, I completely forgot (inf)

Mensch, da habe ich mich aber getäuscht — boy, was I wrong! (inf)

Mensch, habe ich mich beeilt/geärgert! — boy, did I rush/was I angry! (inf)

Mensch Meier! — golly! (dated inf), gosh! (dated inf)
II
nt -(e)s, -er (sl)
cow (inf); (gemein) bitch (sl)
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der

1) (a person: Animals may behave like that, but human beings shouldn't.) human being

2) (a person: Humans are not as different from animals as we might think.) human

3) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) man

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Mensch¹

<-en, -en>

[ˈmɛnʃ]

m

1. (menschliches Lebewesen)

▪ der \Mensch man no pl, no art

▪ die \Menschen pl man no pl, no art, human beings pl

ich bin auch nur ein \Mensch! I'm only human!

man muss die \Menschen nehmen, wie sie sind you have to take people as they are

\Mensch bleiben to stay human

\Menschen fressend man-eating

das Gute im \Menschen the good in man

kein \Mensch mehr sein (unmenschlich) to be no longer human; (fam: völlig erschöpft) to be all in

das sind doch keine \Menschen mehr! they are a pack of animals!

2. (Person) person, man/woman

▪ \Menschen pl people pl

unter [die] \Menschen gehen to mix with people

sie sollte mehr unter \Menschen gehen she should mix with people [or socialize] [or get out] more

[viel] unter \Menschen kommen to get out [a lot], to meet [a lot of] people

kein \Mensch no one, nobody

das konnte kein \Mensch ahnen! no one cold have foreseen that!

es war kein \Mensch da there was no one [or not a soul] there

3. (die Menschheit)

▪ der \Mensch man no pl, no art

▪ die \Menschen pl mankind sing, no art

Jesus ist gekommen, um die \Menschen zu retten Jesus came to save mankind

so sind die \Menschen that's how people are, that's human nature

alle \Menschen everyone, everybody

des \Menschen Sohn REL the Son of Man

\Mensch und Tier man and beast

4.

▶ \Mensch! (fam: bewundernd, erstaunt) wow! fam, cor [blimey]! fam

\Mensch, war das anstrengend boy, was that exhausting

\Mensch, war das ein Glück! boy, that was a piece of luck!

\Mensch, verschwinde! hey, clear off!

\Mensch, das habe ich ganz vergessen! blast, I completely forgot!

\Mensch, hast du dich verändert! good Lord, haven't you changed!

▶ ein anderer \Mensch werden to become a different person [or man/woman]

▶ \Mensch ärgere dich nicht (Brettspiel) ludo

▶ der \Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt (prov) man proposes, God disposes prov

▶ wie der erste [o letzte] \Mensch (fam) very awkwardly [or clumsily]

sich akk wie die ersten/letzten \Menschen benehmen to behave like cavemen [or Neanderthals]

wie der letzte \Mensch aussehen to look ridiculous

▶ nur ein halber \Mensch sein to feel incomplete

ohne dich bin ich nur ein halber \Mensch I'm lost without you

wenn sie nicht genügend geschlafen hat, ist sie nur ein halber \Mensch if she hasn't had enough sleep, she's not herself [or only half there]

▶ der Mensch lebt nicht vom Brot allein (prov) man does not live by bread alone prov

▶ \Mensch Meier! (sl) wow! fam, gosh! fam, good grief! fam

▶ ein neuer \Mensch werden to become a new man/woman [or person]

▶ wieder ein \Mensch sein to feel like a human being again

▶ hat der \Mensch Töne! (fam) can you believe it! fam

▶ des \Menschen Wille ist sein Himmelreich (prov) do what you want if it makes you happy

▶ von \Mensch zu \Mensch man to man/woman to woman

Mensch²

<-[e]s, -er>

[ˈmɛnʃ]

nt SÜDD (pej fam) female pej, madam pej, slut pej

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der; Menschen, Menschen

1) (Gattung)

der Mensch — man

die Menschen — man sing.; human beings; mankind sing. no art.

nur noch ein halber Mensch sein — be just about all in

wieder ein Mensch sein — (ugs.) feel like a human being again

2) (Person) person; man/woman

Menschen — people

kein Mensch — no one

unter die Menschen gehen — mix with people

wie der erste Mensch/die ersten Menschen — extremely awkwardly

von Mensch zu Mensch — man to man/woman to woman

Mensch, ärgere dich nicht — (Gesellschaftsspiel) ludo

3) (salopp): (Anrede) (bewundernd) wow; (erstaunt) wow; good grief; (vorwurfsvoll) for heaven's sake

Mensch, war das ein Glück! — boy, that was a piece of luck!

Mensch Meier! — good grief!

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Mensch¹ m; -en, -en

1. als Gattung: human being;

der Mensch man, homo sapiens; (die Menschheit) mankind;

die Menschen man sg, humans;

ich bin auch nur ein Mensch I’m only human;

das sind doch keine Menschen mehr! they’re no longer human, they’re just animals;

eine Seele von Mensch sein have a heart of gold;

sich anstellen wie der erste Mensch umg act as if one hasn’t a clue, pretend to be stupid;

Menschen fressende Tiere man-eating animals;

Menschen verachtend → menschenverachtend;

kein Mensch mehr sein umg, fig be completely dead;

nur noch ein halber Mensch sein umg, fig be half dead;

wieder Mensch sein umg, fig be back among the living; → denken

2. (Person) person, man, weiblich: woman;

(die) Menschen people;

als Mensch ist er in Ordnung etc as a person ( oder human being) he’s OK etc;

mit jemandem von Mensch zu Mensch reden have a heart-to-heart (talk) with sb; Mann auch: talk to sb man to man;

gern unter Menschen sein enjoy company, be the sociable type;

kein Mensch nobody, not a soul;

ein neuer Mensch werden (sich wandeln) become a different person;

des Menschen Wille ist sein Himmelreich sprichw do what you like if it makes you happy

3. umg, als int, erstaunt: goodness!, gosh!; vorwurfsvoll: for goodness’ (sl Christ’s) sake!; begeistert: wow!;

Mensch, pass doch auf! hey, look what you’re doing!;

Mensch Meier! good grief!;

Mensch, das ist ja super! wow, that’s fantastic!

Mensch² n; -(e)s, -er; dial, meist pej female

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der; Menschen, Menschen

1) (Gattung)

der Mensch — man

die Menschen — man sing.; human beings; mankind sing. no art.

nur noch ein halber Mensch sein — be just about all in

wieder ein Mensch sein — (ugs.) feel like a human being again

2) (Person) person; man/woman

Menschen — people

kein Mensch — no one

unter die Menschen gehen — mix with people

wie der erste Mensch/die ersten Menschen — extremely awkwardly

von Mensch zu Mensch — man to man/woman to woman

Mensch, ärgere dich nicht — (Gesellschaftsspiel) ludo

3) (salopp): (Anrede) (bewundernd) wow; (erstaunt) wow; good grief; (vorwurfsvoll) for heaven's sake

Mensch, war das ein Glück! — boy, that was a piece of luck!

Mensch Meier! — good grief!

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-en m.

human being n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Mensch
16 quemar

v.

1 to burn.

quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag

El fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.

Elsa quemó la madera Elsa burned=set fire to the wood.

2 to go through, to fritter away (malgastar) (ahorros).

3 to burn out (informal) (desgastar).

4 to be (scalding) hot (estar caliente).

ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot

5 to burn off, to consume, to burn up.

El ejercicio quema calorías Exercise burns off calories.

6 to be scorching, to be beating down, to be blazing down, to be blazing out.

Este sol quema This sun is scorching.

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quemar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to burn; (plants) to scorch

■ quemó un leño she burnt a log

■ la lejía quemó su ropa the bleach burnt his clothes

2 (incendiar) to set on fire

3 (destilar) to distil

4 figurado (dinero) to throw away, squander

5 familiar (acabar) to burn out

■ tanta popularidad lo ha quemado so much popularity burnt him out

■ dar clase quema mucho teaching burns you out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot

■ esta sopa quema this soup is burning hot

► verbo pronominal quemarse

1 (persona) to burn oneself; (cosa) to be burnt

■ se ha quemado la carne the meat got burnt

■ el niño se quemó los dedos the boy burnt his fingers

2 figurado (deteriorarse el prestigio) to burn oneself out; (en política) to be a has-been

3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm

■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!

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verb

to burn

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1. VT

1) (=hacer arder)

a) [fuego, sol] [+ papeles, mueble, arroz, patatas] to burn; [+ edificio] to burn down; [+ coche] to set fire to

lo quemaron vivo — he was burned alive

las quemaron en la hoguera — they were burned at the stake

tenía el rostro quemado por el sol — he had a sunburned face

el incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland

he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron

los guerrilleros quemaron varias aldeas — the guerrillas set fire to o burned several villages
nave 1)
b) [líquido hirviendo] to scald; [ácido, frío, helada] to burn

la pomada parece que te quema el brazo — the cream makes your arm burn

2) (=dar sensación de calor) [radiador, especia picante] to burn

el radiador me está quemando la espalda — the radiator is burning my back

esta bebida te quema la garganta — this drink burns your throat

3) [+ fusible] to blow

4) (=gastar)

a) [+ calorías] to burn, burn up; [+ energías] to burn off

b) [+ fortuna] to squander; [+ dinero] to blow *, squander; [+ recursos] to use up

quemó su dinero en la lotería — he blew his money on the lottery *

- quemar etapas

5) * (=fastidiar) to bug *, get *

lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid

6) (=desgastar) [+ político, gobierno] to destroy, be the ruin of

un escándalo sexual puede quemar a cualquier político — a sex scandal can destroy o can be the ruin of any politician

tanto aparecer en televisión va a quemar su carrera — all these TV appearances will damage his career

7) (Com) [+ precios] to slash, cut; [+ géneros] to sell off cheap

8) Cuba (=estafar) to swindle

9) CAm (=denunciar) to denounce, inform on

10) Ven * [con arma de fuego] to shoot

11) Arg, Uru

quemar a algn — to make a fool of sb

2. VI

1) (=arder) [comida, líquido, metal] to be boiling (hot); [mejillas] to be burning

la sopa está quemando — the soup is boiling (hot)

ya no quema — it's not too hot now

le quemaban las mejillas — her cheeks were burning

¡cómo quema el sol! — the sun's really scorching (hot)!

este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun

2) (=picar) [especia, picante] to burn

es una especia que quema en la lengua — this spice burns your tongue

3.

See:

quemarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <basura/documentos> to burn

b) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake

2) <leña/combustible> to burn; < calorías> to burn up; < grasa> to burn off

3) ( accidentalmente)

a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorch

me quemó con el cigarrillo — he burned me with his cigarette

b) líquido/vapor to scald

c) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn

d) < motor> to burn... out; < fusible> to blow

e) sol < plantas> to scorch; < piel> to burn; ( broncear) (AmL) to tan

4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander
2.
quemar vi

1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)

2) sol to burn
3.
quemarse v pron

1)

a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singe

b) (fam) ( en juegos)

caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan

2)

a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn down

b) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quemaron las tostadas — I burned the toast

3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)

un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years

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= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.

Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex. The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.

Ex. Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.

Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.

Ex. The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.

Ex. This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.

Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

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* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.

* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.

* quemar completamente = burn out.

* quemarse = go up in + flames.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* sin quemar = unburned.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <basura/documentos> to burn

b) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake

2) <leña/combustible> to burn; < calorías> to burn up; < grasa> to burn off

3) ( accidentalmente)

a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorch

me quemó con el cigarrillo — he burned me with his cigarette

b) líquido/vapor to scald

c) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn

d) < motor> to burn... out; < fusible> to blow

e) sol < plantas> to scorch; < piel> to burn; ( broncear) (AmL) to tan

4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander
2.
quemar vi

1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)

2) sol to burn
3.
quemarse v pron

1)

a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singe

b) (fam) ( en juegos)

caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan

2)

a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn down

b) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quemaron las tostadas — I burned the toast

3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)

un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years

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= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.

Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.

Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.

Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.

Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.

Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.

Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.

* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.

* quemar completamente = burn out.

* quemarse = go up in + flames.

* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.

* sin quemar = unburned.

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quemar [A1 ]

vt

A (destruir, eliminar)

1 ‹basura/documentos› to burn; ‹gases› to burn off

2 (en la hoguera) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake

B

1 ‹leña/combustible/incienso› to burn

2 ‹calorías› to burn up; ‹grasa› to burn off

C (accidentalmente)

1 ‹comida› to burn; ‹mesa/mantel› to burn; (con la plancha) to scorch

me quemó con el cigarrillo he burned me with his cigarette

2 «líquido/vapor» to scald

3 «ácido» ‹ropa/piel› to burn

4 ‹motor› to burn… out; ‹fusible› to blow

D

1 «sol» ‹plantas› to scorch

la helada quemó los geranios the frost burned o damaged the geraniums

2 «sol» ‹piel› (poner rojo) to burn; (broncear) ( AmL) to tan

E (malgastar) ‹fortuna/herencia› to squander

F

( RPl arg) (hacer quedar mal) ‹persona› lo quemaron publicando esa foto it made him look ridiculous o it was very embarrassing for him when they published that photo

loco, me quemaste diciéndole eso you idiot, you really messed me up ( AmE) o ( BrE) dropped me in it by telling him that ( colloq)

G ‹CD› to burn

■ quemar

vi

A (estar muy caliente) «plato/fuente» to be very hot; «café/sopa» to be boiling ( colloq), to be boiling hot ( colloq), to be very hot

B «sol» to burn

aunque está nublado el sol quema igual even though it's cloudy, you can still get burned

a estas horas el sol quema mucho at this time of day, the sun is very strong o really burns

■ quemarse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) (lastimarse) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; ‹mano/lengua› to burn; ‹pelo/cejas› to singe

me quemé con la plancha I burned myself on the iron

pestaña

2 ( fam)

(en juegos): caliente, caliente … ¡te quemaste! getting warmer, warmer … you're burning o boiling! ( colloq)

3 (al sol — ponerse rojo) to get burned; (— broncearse) ( AmL) to tan

B

1 (destruirse) «papeles» to get burned o burnt; «edificio» to burn down

2 (sufrir daños) «alfombra/vestido» to get burned o burnt; «comida» to burn

aquí se está quemando algo something's burning

(+ me/te/le etc): se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast, the toast burned

C «persona»

1 (desgastarse, agotarse) to burn oneself out

2

(pasarse de moda): un cantante que se quemó en un par de años a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years

en el mundo del espectáculo te quemas rápidamente in show business you're only famous for a short time

D

( RPl arg) «persona» (quedar mal): te quemás si les hacés un regalo así it'll look really bad if you give them a gift like that

no digas eso en la entrevista porque te quemás don't say that in your interview or you'll blow your chances ( colloq)

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quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹basura/documentos/leña/CDs› to burn

b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake

2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
‹ grasa› to burn off
3
a) ‹comida/mesa/mantel› to burn;

( con la plancha) to scorch
b) [líquido/vapor] to scald

c) [ ácido] ‹ropa/piel› to burn

d) ‹ motor› to burn … out;

‹ fusible› to blow
e) [ sol] ‹ plantas› to scorch;

‹ piel› to burn;
( broncear) (AmL) to tan
verbo intransitivo
a) [plato/sartén] to be very hot;

[café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
b) [ sol] to burn

quemarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself;

(con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
‹mano/lengua› to burn;
‹pelo/cejas› to singe
b) ( al sol — ponerse rojo) to get burned;

(— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
2
a) ( destruirse) [ papeles] to get burned;

[ edificio] to burn down
b) ( sufrir daños) [alfombra/vestido] to get burned;

[ comida] to burn;
◊ se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast

3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
quemar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
2 (con líquido) to scald
3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
' quemar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- nave
- abrasar
- incendiar
English:
burn
- burn out
- burn up
- sear
- wood
- work off
- blow
- frost
- scorch

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quemar

♦ vt

1. [sol, con fuego, calor] to burn;
[con líquido hirviendo] to scald;
quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag;

has quemado los macarrones you've burnt the macaroni;

quemaban a los herejes en la hoguera heretics were burnt at the stake;

Comp

quemar etapas [ir rápido] to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidly;
[ir demasiado rápido] to cut corners;
Comp

quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card

2. [calorías] to burn up;
[grasa] to burn off
3. [plantas]
la helada quemó las plantas the frost killed the plants;

el sol quemó las plantas the plants withered in the sun

4. [malgastar] to run through, to fritter away;

quemó sus ahorros en pocos meses she ran through her savings in just a few months

5. Fam [desgastar] to burn out

6. CAm, Méx [delatar] to denounce, to inform on

7. Carib, Méx [estafar] to swindle

8. RP Fam [balear] to shoot

9. RP Fam [dejar mal a]
quemar a alguien to make sb look bad;

me quemaron con la publicación de esa noticia they really landed me in it by publishing that story

♦ vi

1. [estar caliente] to be (scalding) hot;

ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot

2. Fam [desgastar]
la política quema politics burns you out

♦ See also the pronominal verb quemarse

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quemar

I v/t

1 burn

2 con agua scald

3 fam

recursos use up; dinero blow fam

II v/i be very hot

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quemar vt

: to burn, to set fire to

quemar vi

: to be burning hot

♦ See also the reflexive verb quemarse

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quemar vb

1. (en general) to burn [pt. & pp. burnt]

he quemado las tostadas I've burnt the toast

2. (edificio, etc) to burn down

el hombre quemó la casa the man burnt the house down

3. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be very hot

¡cuidado que quema! be careful, it's very hot!

Spanish-English dictionary > quemar
17 mamarracha

mamarracho

m, mamarracha f

:

vas hecho un mamarracho fam

persona you look a mess fam ;

ser un mamarracho/una mamarracha ( chapuza) look a mess; ( extravagancia) look ridiculous

Spanish-English dictionary > mamarracha
18 bespottelijk

bespottelijk

1 ridiculous ⇒ absurd, ludicrous

♦voorbeelden:

1 een bespottelijk figuur slaan • (make oneself) look ridiculous

zich bespottelijk maken • make a fool of oneself, lay oneself open to ridicule

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > bespottelijk
19 maskara

"1. clown, silly ass; laughingstock. 2. ridiculous, silly, ludicrous, absurd. 3. droll person; cutup. 4. droll, comical, funny. 5. (pre-Lenten) carnival masquerader. 6. mask (worn by a carnival masquerader). -ya almak /ı/ to make fun of, ridicule. -ya çevirmek /ı/ to make (someone, something) look ridiculous. -sını çıkarmak /ın/ to make (someone) a laughingstock. - etmek /ı/ 1. to make (someone) a laughingstock. 2. to spoil, ruin (something). - olmak to become a laughingstock, become a figure of fun."

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > maskara
20 Schreien

vt/i; schreit, schrie, hat geschrien

1. allg.: shout; gellend: yell; kreischend: scream, shriek; quietschend: squeal; (brüllen) roar ( vor Lachen with laughter); kleines Kind: howl; stärker: scream; Affe, Eule, Möwe: screech; Hahn: crow; vor Schmerz schreien scream ( oder howl) with pain; das Baby hat die ganze Nacht geschrien the baby howled ( oder yelled) all night; sich heiser schreien shout o.s. hoarse; sich (Dat) die Kehle aus dem Hals schreien shout one’s head off, yell until one is blue in the face; um Hilfe schreien shout for help; hurra schreien shout hooray; schrei nicht so, ich bin nicht taub no need to shout, I’m not deaf; er schreit immer gleich so (ist jähzornig) he starts yelling at the slightest thing; manche Leute schreien gleich bei der kleinsten Veränderung some people start complaining at the slightest change

2. schreien nach shout for; die jungen Vögel schreien nach Futter the young birds are clamo(u)ring for food; nach Rache schreien fig. call for revenge; diese Zustände schreien nach Reform these conditions cry out for reform; das Gebäude schreit geradezu nach etwas Farbe the building is crying out for ( oder desperately needs) a coat of paint; Himmel

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to screech; to squall; to squeal; to holler; to shout; to shriek; to clamour; to clamor; to scream; to cry; to vociferate; to yell

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schrei|en ['ʃraiən] pret schrie [ʃriː] ptp geschrien [gə'ʃriː(ə)n]
1. vi
to shout, to cry out; (gellend) to scream; (vor Angst, vor Schmerzen) to cry out/to scream; (kreischend) to shriek; (= brüllen) to yell; (inf = laut reden) to shout; (inf = schlecht und laut singen) to screech; (= heulen, weinen Kind) to howl; (= jammern) to moan; (Esel) to bray; (Vogel, Wild) to call; (Eule, Käuzchen etc) to screech; (Hahn) to crow
vor Lachen schréíen — to roar or hoot with laughter; (schrill) to scream with laughter

es war zum Schreien (inf) — it was a scream (inf) or a hoot (inf)

nach jdm schréíen — to shout for sb

nach etw schréíen (fig) — to cry out for sth

See:

→ Hilfe

2. vt
Befehle etc to shout (out)
jdm etw ins Gesicht schréíen — to shout sth in sb's face

die Kehle heiser or aus dem Hals schréíen (inf) — to shout oneself hoarse, to shout one's head off (inf)

3. vr

sich heiser schréíen — to shout oneself hoarse; (Baby) to cry itself hoarse

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1) ((especially of a crowd demanding something) to make such an uproar etc: They're all clamouring to get their money back.) clamour

2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) cry

3) honk

4) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) hoot

5) (to cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise: He was screaming in agony; `Look out!' she screamed; We screamed with laughter.) scream

6) (to say very loudly: He shouted the message across the river; I'm not deaf - there's no need to shout; Calm down and stop shouting at each other.) shout

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schrei·en

<schrie, geschrie[e]n>

[ˈʃraiən]

I. vi

1. (brüllen) to yell

2. (fam: laut reden)

▪ [mit jdm] \schreien to shout [at sb]

3. ORN, ZOOL (rufen) to cry; (Eule) to screech

4. (laut rufen)

▪ [nach jdm] \schreien to shout [for sb]

5. (heftig verlangen)

▪ [nach jdm/etw] \schreien to cry out [for sb/sth]

das Kind schreit nach der Mutter the child is crying out for its mother

6. (lächerlich)

zum S\schreien (fam) a scream fam, a hoot fam

du siehst in dem Anzug einfach zum S\schreien aus you look ridiculous in that suit; s.a. Hilfe, Spieß

II. vt (etw brüllen)

▪ etw \schreien to shout [out] sth; s.a. Gesicht

III. vr

sich akk in Rage/Wut \schreien to get into a rage/become angry through shouting

sich akk in den Schlaf \schreien to cry oneself to sleep; s.a. heiser

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb < person> cry [out]; (laut rufen/sprechen) shout; (durchdringend) yell; (gellend) scream; < baby> yell, bawl; < animal> scream; <owl, gull, etc.> screech; < cock> crow; < donkey> bray; < crow> caw; < monkey> shriek

zum Schreien sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

nach etwas schreien — yell for something; (fig.) cry out for something; (fordern) demand something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb shout

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Schreien n; -s, kein pl shouting, shouts pl etc;

es/er ist zum Schreien umg it’s/he’s a scream

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb < person> cry [out]; (laut rufen/sprechen) shout; (durchdringend) yell; (gellend) scream; < baby> yell, bawl; < animal> scream; <owl, gull, etc.> screech; < cock> crow; < donkey> bray; < crow> caw; < monkey> shriek

zum Schreien sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

nach etwas schreien — yell for something; (fig.) cry out for something; (fordern) demand something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb shout

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(nach) v.

to cry (for) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: schrie, geschrieen)

= to clamour v.

to cry v.

to scream v.

to screech v.

to shout v.

to squall v.

to vociferate v.

to whoop v.

to yell v.

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