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los Blancos

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1 contacto con los blancos

(n.) = white contact

Ex. Prior to white contact the Eskimos had a complex and progressive culture which was immobilized, fragmented, and exploited by European invaders -- hence the title 'Give or Take a Century'.

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(n.) = white contact

Ex: Prior to white contact the Eskimos had a complex and progressive culture which was immobilized, fragmented, and exploited by European invaders -- hence the title 'Give or Take a Century'.

Spanish-English dictionary > contacto con los blancos
2 supremacía de los blancos

(n.) = white supremacism, white supremacy

Ex. Nihilism represents the absence of national culture & a search for identity denied by white supremacism.

Ex. Black men have been victimized because the goal of the white hegemonic power structure has been to maintain white supremacy.

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(n.) = white supremacism, white supremacy

Ex: Nihilism represents the absence of national culture & a search for identity denied by white supremacism.

Ex: Black men have been victimized because the goal of the white hegemonic power structure has been to maintain white supremacy.

Spanish-English dictionary > supremacía de los blancos
3 blanco

adj.

white.

m.

1 target, bulls-eye, bull's-eye, bull's-eye of target.

2 white, white color, white colour.

3 white person, white man.

4 blank.

5 target, aim, objective, goal.

6 Blanco.

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blanco

► adjetivo

1 white

2 (complexión) fair-skinned

■ tiene la piel muy blanca she has very fair skin, she's very fair-skinned

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (gen) white; (hombre) white man; (mujer) white woman

► nombre masculino blanco

1 (color) white

2 (objetivo) target, mark

3 figurado object

■ fue el blanco de todas sus críticas he was the target of all their criticism

4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space

5 (vino) white wine

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar en el blanco to hit the mark 2 figurado to hit the nail on the head

blanco y negro black and white

■ una película en blanco y negro a black and white film

en blanco blank

■ me dio un cheque en blanco he gave me a blank cheque

más blanco,-a que la nieve as white as snow

no tener ni blanca to be flat broke

pasar la noche en blanco to have a sleepless night

quedarse en blanco (no entender) to fail to grasp the point 2 (olvidarlo todo) to forget everything

■ me quedé en blanco my mind went blank

blanco de España whiting

blanco del ojo white of the eye

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blanco

► nombre masculino

1 (color) white

2 (objetivo) target, mark

3 figurado object

■ fue el blanco de todas sus críticas he was the target of all their criticism

4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space

5 (vino) white wine

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1. noun m.
1) white

2) blank

3) target
2. (f. - blanca)
adj.

white

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blanco, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=de color blanco) white

el pantalón ha quedado blanquísimo — the trousers have come out really white

se te está poniendo el pelo blanco — your hair is going white

un vino blanco — a white wine

es de color blanco — it's white

- blanco como la nieve

2) [raza] white

una mujer blanca — a white woman

3) (=pálido) [cara, cutis] fair

soy muy blanco de piel — I'm very fair-skinned

• estar blanco — [cara] to be pale; [cuerpo] to be white

tenía la cara muy blanca — his face was very pale

el más blanco de toda la playa — the whitest person on the beach

- blanco como la cera o como el papel o como la pared

4) (Literat) [verso] blank

2.

SM / F (=persona) white man/woman

el ladrón era un blanco, fuerte, de 1,80 — the thief was white, heavily built, 6ft tall

llegó acompañado de dos blancos — he arrived with two white people

• los blancos — white people
trata
3. SM

1) (=color) white

me gusta el blanco para vestir — I like wearing white

• calentar algo al blanco — to heat sth till it is white-hot

• de blanco, casarse de blanco — to get married in white, have a white wedding

pintar algo de blanco — to paint sth white

vestirse de blanco — to wear white

• en blanco y negro — black and white

imágenes en blanco y negro — black and white pictures

- decir que lo blanco es negro

- no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro

- poner los ojos en blanco

- verlo todo blanco o negro

blanco de España — whiting

blanco de plomo — white lead

blanco y negro — (Culin) iced coffee with cream
carpintero 1), punta 1., 2)
2) (=parte blanca)

blanco de la uña — half-moon

blanco del huevo — white of the egg, egg white

blanco del ojo — white of the eye

- no parecerse a algn ni en el blanco de los ojos

3) (=blancura) whiteness

4) (=objetivo) target

el puente era un blanco fácil — the bridge was an easy target

apunta al blanco — aim for the target

• dar en el blanco — (lit) to hit the target

tus críticas han dado en el blanco — your criticisms were right on target o were spot on

has dado en el blanco escogiendo esta carrera — you did exactly the right thing in choosing that degree course

ese comentario tuyo dio en el blanco, por eso dolió tanto — that remark of yours hit home, that's why it hurt so much

• hacer blanco — to hit the target

hacer blanco en algo — to hit sth

la patrullera hizo blanco en dos lanchas — the patrol boat hit two launches

la prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas — the press singled her out for criticism, she was the target of attacks by the press

lo hicieron blanco de sus sátiras — they held him up to ridicule

• ser (el) blanco de — [+ crítica] to be the target of; [+ burla] to be the butt of

se convirtió en el blanco de sus críticas — he became the target of their criticism

la modelo fue el blanco de todas las miradas — the model was the centre of attention, all eyes were on the model

blanco móvil — moving target
tiro 1)
5) (=espacio sin escribir) blank, blank (space)

un blanco entre las dos palabras — a blank (space) between the two words

6)

• en blanco — blank

una página en blanco — a blank page

un cheque en blanco — a blank cheque

rellene los espacios en blanco — fill in the blanks

• dejar algo en blanco — to leave sth blank

he dejado el examen en blanco — I left the exam paper blank, I didn't write anything on the exam paper

dejé varias preguntas en blanco en el examen — there were several questions I didn't answer in the exam

• votar en blanco — to return a blank ballot paper

- pasar la noche en blanco

quedarse en blanco —

el concursante se quedó en blanco — the contestant's mind went blank

no pude contestar porque se me quedó la mente en blanco — I couldn't answer because my mind went blank

7) (=pausa) gap, break

hay varios blancos entre las clases — there are several gaps o breaks between classes

8) (=mancha blanca) [pequeña] white spot; [más grande] white patch

9) Puerto Rico (=formulario) blank, blank form

10)

los Blancos — Uru (Pol) political party
blanca
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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white
II
- ca masculino, femenino white person
III
masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white
II
- ca masculino, femenino white person
III
masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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blanco¹

¹ = target, butt, bull's eye.

Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.

Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.

Ex: It has been dubbed the ' Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.

* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.

* blanco en movimiento = moving target.

* blanco fácil = ripe target, sitting duck.

* blanco móvil = moving target.

* blanco perfecto = sitting duck.

* blanco seguro = sitting duck.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* expresión en blanco = blank look.

* justo en el blanco = dead on target.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

blanco²

² = white, Caucasian.

Nota: Persona de raza blanca.

Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.

Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* huida blanca = white flight.

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

blanco³

³ = white [whiter -comp., whitest -sup.].

Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet.

* bandera blanca = white flag.

* blanco como la nieve = snow-white.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* blanco hueso = off-white.

* blanco roto = off-white.

* blanco y negro = black & white.

* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.

* carne blanca = white meat.

* carta blanca = carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* Casa Blanca, la = White House, the.

* cheque en blanco = blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* demonio blanco = white devil.

* de piel blanca = white-skinned.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* elefante blanco = white elephant.

* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.

* en blanco = blankly, blank.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* espacio en blanco = blank, blank space.

* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.

* espacio en blanco inicial = beginning blank.

* espino blanco = whitethorn.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* expresión en blanco = blank expression.

* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mostaza blanca = white mustard.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* noche en blanco = sleepless night.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* pescado blanco = whitefish.

* pino blanco = white pine.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* ropa blanca = whites.

* sin blanca = broke, penniless, skint.

* sustancia blanca = white matter.

* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.

* tiburón blanco = white shark.

* trébol blanco = white clover.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

blanco⁴

⁴ = white paper.

Nota: En imprenta, cara de un pliego que se imprime primero antes de imprimir la segunda cara o "reiteración".

Ex: The reiteration was then printed off in much the same way as the white paper, this time in reverse order of sheets.

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blanco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/vestido/pelo› white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper)

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks

voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot ( AmE) o ( BrE) a blank voting paper

deja este espacio en blanco do not write anything in this space, leave this space blank

no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro ( fam); he doesn't have/they don't have a clue ( colloq), he doesn't/they don't know left from right ( colloq)

poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyes

quedarse en blancoor quedársele a algn la mente en blanco: me quedé en blancoor se me quedó la mente en blanco my mind went blank

noche

2 (pálido) [ SER] fair-skinned, pale-skinned [ ESTAR] white

ten cuidado con el sol, eres muy blanco be careful of the sun, you're very fair-skinned

estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

B ‹hombre/mujer/raza› white

blanco² -ca

masculine, feminine

white person

blanco³

masculine

A (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] white

el blanco es un color muy sucio white shows the dirt

de un blanco luminoso dazzling white

fotos en blanco y negro black and white photos

Compuestos:

● blanco de España

whiting

● blanco del ojo

white of the eye

no parecerse ni en el blanco de los ojos or del ojo ( fam); to be like night and day ( AmE colloq), to be like chalk and cheese ( BrE colloq)

● blanco y negro

iced coffee with cream

B ( Dep, Jueg) (objeto) target; (centro) bullseye

tirar al blanco to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas everyone was looking at her

se ha convertido en el blanco de todas las críticas he has become the target for all the criticism

dar en el blanco (literal) to hit the target

(acertar): ¿te has peleado con Ana? — has dado en el blanco have you had a fight with Ana? — you're dead right, I have

diste en el blanco con ese regalo you were right on ( AmE) o ( BrE) spot-on with that present ( colloq)

tiro

C (vino) white, white wine

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blanco 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

1
a) ‹color/vestido/pelo› white;

◊ en blanco ‹cheque/página› blank;

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks;
me quedé en blanco my mind went blank
b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned;

[estar] white;
◊ estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

2 ‹persona/raza› white
3 ‹ vino› white
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
white person
blanco 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( color) white;
◊ en blanco y negro black and white

2 (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target;
( centro) bullseye;
◊ tirar al blanco to shoot at the target;

dar en el blanco to hit the target/bullseye
3 ( vino) white (wine)
blanco,-a
I adjetivo
1 white
2 (pálido) fair
II m,f (hombre) white man
(mujer) white woman
los blancos, whites
LAm (patrón, cacique, sea blanco o no) landowner, powerful man
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) white
2 (diana) target: es el blanco de todas las críticas, he's the target of all the criticism
dar en el blanco, to hit the target
fig (acertar con algo) to hit the nail on the head
3 (espacio sin imprimir) blank 4 blanco del ojo, white of the eye
♦ Locuciones: en blanco: dejó el examen en blanco, he left the exam blank
se quedó en blanco, her mind went blank
figurado pasar la noche en blanco, to have a sleepless night
' blanco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- blanca
- cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- diana
- entonces
- estar
- fotografía
- manzanilla
- mirlo
- narciso
- noche
- punta
- sucia
- sucio
- terrera
- terrero
- Tiro
- vino
- voto
- atinar
- cheque
- chocolate
- dar
- espacio
- glóbulo
- manjar
- mente
- pan
- papeleta
- pescado
- televisión
- tiro
English:
aim at
- angel food cake
- ashen
- black
- blank
- blood
- bread
- bull's-eye
- butt
- cottage cheese
- dappled
- deathly
- dress
- fill in
- gap
- hit
- mark
- milk-white
- monochrome
- nine
- object
- on
- or
- paper
- redneck
- rice
- rifle range
- riflery
- roll
- seal
- sheet
- shooting-match
- sleepless
- target
- target practice
- white
- white blood-cell
- wide
- butter
- fair
- haricot (bean)
- home
- lily
- miss
- pale
- pith
- poplar
- sitting
- sugar

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blanco, -a

♦ adj

1. [color] white;

página/verso en blanco blank page/verse;

votar en blanco to return a blank ballot paper;

dejé cuatro respuestas en blanco I left four answers blank, I didn't answer four questions;

se quedó con la mente en blanco his mind went blank;

una noche en blanco [sin dormir] a sleepless night

2. [pálido] white, pale;

estás muy blanco you're so white;

nunca se pone moreno porque es muy blanco he never tans because he's very fair-skinned;

se quedó blanco del susto [pálido] she turned white o pale with shock

3. [raza] white

4. Urug Pol = of/relating to the Partido Nacional

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] white;

los blancos whites

2. Urug Pol = member/supporter of the Partido Nacional

♦ nm

1. [color] white;

el blanco es mi color favorito white is my favourite colour;

calentar algo al blanco to make sth white-hot;

una televisión en blanco y negro a black-and-white television;

filmado en blanco y negro filmed in black and white;

prefiero el blanco y negro al color I prefer black-and-white to colour

Comp
Quím blanco (de) España whiting;
blanco del ojo white of the eye;

blanco de la uña half-moon

2. [diana, objetivo] target;
[de miradas] object;
se convirtió en el blanco de la crítica he became the target of criticism;

dar en el blanco to hit the target;
Fig to hit the nail on the head;
la campaña publicitaria dio en el blanco the advertising campaign struck a chord;

has dado en el blanco con tu último artículo your last article was spot-on

Comp
blanco fácil sitting duck;
blanco móvil moving target

3. [espacio vacío] blank (space);

ha dejado muchos blancos en el examen she left a lot of things blank in the exam

4. [vino] white (wine)

5. PRico [formulario] blank form

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blanco

I adj

1 white;

no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro not know what’s what;

ponerse o

quedarse blanco go white

2 ( sin escrito) blank;

en blanco COM blank;

me quedé en blanco, me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;

pasar la noche en blanco have a sleepless night

3

:

arma blanca knife

II m

1 persona white

2 ( diana), fig

target;

dar en el blanco hit the nail on the head;

errar el blanco miss the target;

hacer blanco hit the target;

ser el blanco de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

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blanco, -ca adj

: white

blanco, -ca n

: white person

blanco nm

1) : white

2) : target, bull's-eye

dar en el blanco: to hit the target, to hit the nail on the head

3) : blank space, blank

un cheque en blanco: a blank check

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blanco¹ adj white

un vestido blanco a white dress

vino blanco white wine

blanco² n

1. (en general) white person [pl. people]people]

2. (hombre) white man [pl. men]

3. (color) white

el blanco es el color más popular white is the most popular colour

4. (diana, objetivo) target

la flecha dio en el blanco the arrow hit the target

blanco y negro black and white

en blanco blank

un papel en blanco a blank sheet of paper

quedarse en blanco to go blank

se quedó en blanco his mind went blank

Spanish-English dictionary > blanco
4 contacto

m.

1 contact (entre dos cosas, personas).

perder el contacto to lose touch

ponerse en contacto con to get in touch with

contacto visual eye contact

2 ignition (automobiles).

3 verbal contact, communication.

4 socket, electric socket, power point, outlet.

pres.indicat.

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

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contacto

► nombre masculino

1 contact

2 AUTOMÓVIL ignition

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FRASEOLOGÍA

entrar en contacto con / ponerse en contact con to get in touch with, get in contact with

establecer contacto con to make contact with, get in contact with

mantenerse en contacto con to keep in touch with, keep in contact with

perder el contacto to lose touch

contacto sexual sexual contact

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noun m.

contact

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SM

1) (=acto de tocar) contact

el contacto físico — physical contact

entrar en contacto con algo — to come into contact with sth

2) (=trato) touch

hace años que perdí contacto con ella — I lost touch with her years ago

estar en contacto con algn — to be in touch with sb

nos mantenemos en contacto por teléfono — we keep in touch by phone

ponerse en contacto con algn — to get in touch with sb, contact sb

3) (Aut) ignition

4) (Elec) contact

5) Méx (=enchufe) plug

6) (=encuentro) meeting

7) (Fot) contact print

8) pl contactos (=conocidos) contacts

sección de contactos — [de un periódico] contact section, contacts

agencia de contactos — dating agency

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masculino

1)

a) ( entre dos cuerpos) contact

estar/entrar en contacto — to be in/come into contact

hacer contacto — to make contact

b) ( comunicación) contact

mantenerse en contacto — to keep in touch o contact

poner a alguien/algo en contacto con alguien/algo — to put somebody/something in touch with somebody/something

ponerse en contacto con alguien/algo — to get in touch with somebody/something

c) (entrevista, reunión) encounter

2) (persona, conocido) contact

3) (Auto) ignition

4) (Méx) (Elec) socket, power point

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= contact, exposure.

Ex. Many large library systems have some contact with shared and centralised cataloguing activities.

Ex. This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.

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* activación por contacto = constrained spreading activation.

* agencia de contactos = dating service.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* contacto con = exposure to.

* contacto con el público = public contact.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* contacto corporal = body contact.

* contacto eléctrico = electric contact, electrical contact.

* contacto estrecho = close contact.

* contacto físico = physical contact.

* contacto personal = personal contact, public contact.

* contactos = network.

* contactos profesionales = networking, professional networking.

* contacto visual = eye contact.

* datos de contacto = contact details.

* dirección de contacto = contact address.

* en contacto = in communication.

* en contacto con la realidad = in touch with + reality.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

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

* establecer contacto = make + contact.

* establecer contactos = liaise (with/between).

* establecer contactos profesionales = networking.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* información de contacto = contact details, contact information.

* lente de contacto = contact lens.

* lista de contactos = contact list.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* llave de contacto = ignition key.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* página de contactos = dating service.

* pegamento de contacto = contact glue, contact adhesive.

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* pérdida de contacto con la realidad = loss of touch with reality.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* pinzas de contacto = alligator clip.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* presión de contacto = contact pressure.

* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.

* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.

* punto de contacto = point of contact, interface, contact point.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* sin contacto = non-contact.

* sin haber contacto = non-contact.

* teléfono de contacto = contact telephone number.

* tener contacto = have + contact.

* tener contactos = liaise (with/between).

* toma de contacto entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.

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masculino

1)

a) ( entre dos cuerpos) contact

estar/entrar en contacto — to be in/come into contact

hacer contacto — to make contact

b) ( comunicación) contact

mantenerse en contacto — to keep in touch o contact

poner a alguien/algo en contacto con alguien/algo — to put somebody/something in touch with somebody/something

ponerse en contacto con alguien/algo — to get in touch with somebody/something

c) (entrevista, reunión) encounter

2) (persona, conocido) contact

3) (Auto) ignition

4) (Méx) (Elec) socket, power point

* * *

= contact, exposure.

Ex: Many large library systems have some contact with shared and centralised cataloguing activities.

Ex: This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.

* activación por contacto = constrained spreading activation.

* agencia de contactos = dating service.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* contacto con = exposure to.

* contacto con el público = public contact.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* contacto corporal = body contact.

* contacto eléctrico = electric contact, electrical contact.

* contacto estrecho = close contact.

* contacto físico = physical contact.

* contacto personal = personal contact, public contact.

* contactos = network.

* contactos profesionales = networking, professional networking.

* contacto visual = eye contact.

* datos de contacto = contact details.

* dirección de contacto = contact address.

* en contacto = in communication.

* en contacto con la realidad = in touch with + reality.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

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

* establecer contacto = make + contact.

* establecer contactos = liaise (with/between).

* establecer contactos profesionales = networking.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* información de contacto = contact details, contact information.

* lente de contacto = contact lens.

* lista de contactos = contact list.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* llave de contacto = ignition key.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* página de contactos = dating service.

* pegamento de contacto = contact glue, contact adhesive.

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* pérdida de contacto con la realidad = loss of touch with reality.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* pinzas de contacto = alligator clip.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* presión de contacto = contact pressure.

* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.

* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.

* punto de contacto = point of contact, interface, contact point.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* sin contacto = non-contact.

* sin haber contacto = non-contact.

* teléfono de contacto = contact telephone number.

* tener contacto = have + contact.

* tener contactos = liaise (with/between).

* toma de contacto entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.

* * *

contacto

masculine

A

1 (entre dos cuerpos) contact

estar/entrar en contacto to be in/come into contact

los cables no están haciendo contacto the wires are not making contact

2 (comunicación) contact

todos nos mantenemos en contacto we all keep in touch o contact, we're all still in touch with each other

me puso en contacto con un abogado he put me in touch o contact with a lawyer

póngase en contacto con su agencia de viajes contact your travel agent, get in touch with your travel agent

3 (entrevista, reunión) encounter

B (persona, conocido) contact

C ( Auto) ignition

D (foto) contact print; (tira de fotos) contact sheet

E ( Méx) ( Elec) socket, power point

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Del verbo contactar: ( conjugate contactar)

contacto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

contactó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
con tacto
contactar
contacto
contactar ( conjugate contactar) verbo intransitivo contacto CON algn to contact sb, get in touch with sb
verbo transitivo
to contact
contacto sustantivo masculino
a) ( entre dos cuerpos) contact;

◊ entrar en contacto to come into contact;

hacer contacto to make contact
b) ( comunicación) contact;

◊ estar/ponerse en contacto con algn to be/get in touch o contact with sb

c) (entrevista, reunión) encounter

d) (persona, conocido) contact

e) (Auto) ignition

f) (Méx) (Elec) socket, power point

contactar verbo intransitivo to contact, get in touch [con, with]
contacto sustantivo masculino
1 contact
pegamento de contacto, contact glue
2 (amigo, influencia) contact
3 Auto ignition
4 (trato) touch
ponerse en contacto, to get in touch
' contacto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comunicación
- enlace
- influencia
- lente
- llave
- tocar
- tratarse
- cola
- comunicar
- conectar
- conecte
- contagioso
- establecer
- mantener
- roce
- tratar
English:
approach
- call
- close
- connection
- contact
- contact dermatitis
- interface
- keep up
- push button
- superglue
- touch
- track
- contact lens
- get
- ignition
- liaise
- put
- reach

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contacto nm

1. [entre dos cosas, personas] contact;

entrar en contacto con algo/alguien to come into contact with sth/sb;

establecer contacto con alguien to make contact with sb;

mantener el contacto, seguir en contacto to keep in touch o contact;

perder el contacto to lose touch;

su primer contacto con la política tuvo lugar en 1978 his first encounter with politics was in 1978;

ponerse en contacto con to get in touch with

Comp
contacto visual eye contact
2. [persona] contact

3. Fam
contactos [amistades] contacts;

tiene contactos en el ministerio he has contacts at the ministry

4. Esp
contactos [sección en prensa] lonely hearts

5. Aut ignition;

dale al contacto switch the engine on

6. Méx [enchufe] power point, socket

7. Elec contact;

hacer o [m5] establecer contacto to make contact;

el cortocircuito se produjo por un mal contacto the short circuit was caused by a faulty contact

8. Fot contact (print)

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contacto

m

1 tb
EL contact
2 AUTO ignition

3

:

ponerse en contacto get in touch ( con with)

* * *

contacto nm

: contact

* * *

contacto n contact

estar en contacto con alguien to be in touch with somebody

ponerse en contacto con alguien to get in touch with somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > contacto
5 blanco2

² = white, Caucasian.

Nota: Persona de raza blanca.

Ex. In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.

Ex. Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.

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* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* huida blanca = white flight.

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

Spanish-English dictionary > blanco2
6 supremacía

f.

1 supremacy, dominion.

2 hegemony.

* * *

supremacía

► nombre femenino

1 supremacy

* * *

SF supremacy

* * *

femenino supremacy

* * *

= supremacy, supremacism.

Ex. It thus became the de facto standard and its supremacy was enhanced when the stream of applications software began to hit the market.

Ex. They are grouped into four categories, referred to as supremacism, isolationism, integration, and pluralism.

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* luchar por la supremacía = battle for + supremacy.

* supremacía cultural = cultural supremacism, cultural supremacy.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

* supremacía racial = racial supremacism, racial supremacy.

* * *

femenino supremacy

* * *

= supremacy, supremacism.

Ex: It thus became the de facto standard and its supremacy was enhanced when the stream of applications software began to hit the market.

Ex: They are grouped into four categories, referred to as supremacism, isolationism, integration, and pluralism.

* luchar por la supremacía = battle for + supremacy.

* supremacía cultural = cultural supremacism, cultural supremacy.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

* supremacía racial = racial supremacism, racial supremacy.

* * *

supremacía

feminine

supremacy

la supremacía de la raza negra/blanca black/white supremacy

* * *

supremacía sustantivo femenino
supremacy
supremacía sustantivo femenino supremacy
' supremacía' also found in these entries:
English:
supremacist
- supremacy

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supremacía nf

1. [superioridad] supremacy

2. [preferencia] precedence;

tener supremacía sobre algo to take precedence over sth

* * *

supremacía

f supremacy

* * *

supremacía nf

: supremacy

Spanish-English dictionary > supremacía
7 blanca

f.

1 minim (British), half note (United States) (Music).

estar o quedarse sin blanca (en ajedrez, damas)(figurative) to be flat broke (peninsular Spanish)

2 white, white piece.

3 white note, half note.

4 white woman.

5 Blanca.

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blanca

► nombre femenino

1 MÚSICA minim

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar sin blanca to be flat broke

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f., (m. - blanco)

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SF

1) ( Hist) old Spanish copper coin

- estar sin blanca

2) (Mús) minim, half note (EEUU)

3) (Ajedrez) white piece

yo llevo las blancas — I'll be white

4) (Dominó) blank

blanca doble — double blank

5) ** (=cocaína) coke **; (=heroína) smack **
blanco
* * *

femenino

1) (Mús) half note (AmE), minim (BrE)

2) ( en dominó) blank; ( en ajedrez) white piece

- blanca doble

3) (Esp fam)

estar sin blanca — to be broke (colloq)

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femenino

1) (Mús) half note (AmE), minim (BrE)

2) ( en dominó) blank; ( en ajedrez) white piece

- blanca doble

3) (Esp fam)

estar sin blanca — to be broke (colloq)

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blanca

feminine

A ( Mús) half note ( AmE), minim ( BrE)

B

1 (en dominó) blank

2 (en ajedrez) white piece

jugaba con las blancas I was playing white o with the white pieces

Compuesto:

blanca doble

double blank

C

( Esp fam) (dinero): estar sin or no tener blanca to be broke ( colloq)

* * *

blanca sustantivo femenino
1 (Mús) half note (AmE), minim (BrE)
2 ( en dominó) blank;
( en ajedrez) white piece
3 (Esp fam) ( dinero): estar sin or no tener blanca to be broke (colloq)
blanco,-a
I adjetivo
1 white
2 (pálido) fair
II m,f (hombre) white man
(mujer) white woman
los blancos, whites
LAm (patrón, cacique, sea blanco o no) landowner, powerful man
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) white
2 (diana) target: es el blanco de todas las críticas, he's the target of all the criticism
dar en el blanco, to hit the target
fig (acertar con algo) to hit the nail on the head
3 (espacio sin imprimir) blank 4 blanco del ojo, white of the eye
♦ Locuciones: en blanco: dejó el examen en blanco, he left the exam blank
se quedó en blanco, her mind went blank
figurado pasar la noche en blanco, to have a sleepless night
blanca sustantivo femenino Mús minim, US half note
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar sin blanca, to be broke o to be penniless
' blanca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arma
- carta
- escabechar
- estar
- fumata blanca
- hoja
- magia
- navaja
- pimienta
- ropa
- azúcar
- casa
- catire
- paloma
- salsa
- uva
English:
bean
- butter bean
- carte blanche
- dove
- fair-skinned
- flat
- leeway
- linen
- oval
- pepper
- pith
- skint
- white
- white flag
- white meat
- white pepper
- white trash
- caster
- Caucasian
- half
- hand
- minim
- rein
- WASP

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blanca nf

1. Mús Br minim, US half note

2. [moneda] = old Spanish coin made from copper and silver;

Comp
Esp Fam
estar o [m5] quedarse sin blanca to be flat broke

3. [en ajedrez, damas] white (piece);

las blancas tienen ventaja white is winning

Comp
la blanca doble [en dominó] double blank
4. ver blanco

* * *

blanca

f

1 persona white

2 MÚS half note, Br

minim

3

:

estar sin blanca fig fam be broke fam

* * *

blanca n (mujer) white woman [pl. women]

Spanish-English dictionary > blanca
8 saludar

v.

1 to greet.

ni siquiera nos saludó he didn't even say hello (to us)

me saludó con la mano he waved to me (in greeting)

saluda a María de mi parte give my regards to María

le saluda atentamente yours faithfully

siempre que vamos a Lima pasamos a saludarlos whenever we go to Lima we drop in to say hello

2 to say hello, to greet.

* * *

saludar

► verbo transitivo

1 (demostrar cortesía) to greet

2 (decir hola) to say hello to

3 MILITAR to salute

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

le saluda atentamente (en carta) yours faithfully

no saludarse not to be on speaking terms

■ no se saludan they're not on speaking terms

saluda de mi parte a give my regards to

* * *

verb

1) to greet

2) salute

* * *

1. VT

1) [al encontrarse con algn] [con palabras] to say hello to, greet frm; [con gestos] to wave at, wave to

entré a saludarla — I went in to say hello to her

me saludó dándome un beso — he greeted me with a kiss

nos saludó con la mano — she waved to us

le saludé desde la otra acera — I waved to him from the other side of the street

les saludaban desde el barco agitando pañuelos blancos — they waved white handkerchiefs at them from the ship

la saludó con una leve inclinación de cabeza — he greeted her with a slight nod

la compañía en pleno salió a saludar al público — the whole company came out to take a bow

salude de mi parte a su marido — give my regards to your husband

2) [en carta]

le saluda atentamente — yours faithfully

3) (Mil) to salute

4) [+ noticia, suceso] to hail, welcome

2. VI

1) (=dirigir un saludo) to say hello

nunca saluda — she never says hello

2) (Mil) to salute

3.

See:

saludarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona>

a) ( de palabra) to greet, say hello to

se acercó a saludarlo — she went up to say hello to him o to greet him

como pasaba por allí, fui a saludarlos — since I was passing, I dropped in on them

saluda a tu hermano de mi parte — give my regards to your brother

lo saluda atentamente — (Corresp) Sincerely (yours) (AmE), Yours sincerely (BrE), Yours faithfully (BrE)

b) ( con un gesto)

los saludó con la mano — she waved to them

los artistas salieron a saludar al público — the performers came out to take a bow

c) (Mil) to salute

2) ( aplaudir) <innovación/medida> to welcome
2.
saludar vi

a) ( de palabra) to say hello (o good morning etc)

b) ( con un gesto) to wave

c) (Mil) to salute
3.
saludarse v pron (recípr) to greet each other

ya ni se saludan — they don't even say hello to each other now, they're not on speaking terms any more

* * *

= greet, salute, say + hi.

Ex. 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

Ex. This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.

Ex. But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

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* saludarse = greet + each other, greet + one another.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona>

a) ( de palabra) to greet, say hello to

se acercó a saludarlo — she went up to say hello to him o to greet him

como pasaba por allí, fui a saludarlos — since I was passing, I dropped in on them

saluda a tu hermano de mi parte — give my regards to your brother

lo saluda atentamente — (Corresp) Sincerely (yours) (AmE), Yours sincerely (BrE), Yours faithfully (BrE)

b) ( con un gesto)

los saludó con la mano — she waved to them

los artistas salieron a saludar al público — the performers came out to take a bow

c) (Mil) to salute

2) ( aplaudir) <innovación/medida> to welcome
2.
saludar vi

a) ( de palabra) to say hello (o good morning etc)

b) ( con un gesto) to wave

c) (Mil) to salute
3.
saludarse v pron (recípr) to greet each other

ya ni se saludan — they don't even say hello to each other now, they're not on speaking terms any more

* * *

= greet, salute, say + hi.

Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

Ex: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.

Ex: But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

* saludarse = greet + each other, greet + one another.

* * *

saludar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona›

1 (de palabra) to greet, say hello to, say hi to ( colloq)

se acercó a saludarlo she went up to say hello to him o to greet him

nunca saluda a nadie cuando llega a la oficina he never says good morning o hello to anyone when he comes into the office

como pasaba por allí, fui a saludarlos as I was passing, I dropped by to say hello o I dropped in on them

saluda a tu hermano de mi parte say hello to your brother for o from me, give my regards to your brother

lo saluda atentamente ( Corresp) Sincerely (yours) ( AmE), Yours sincerely ( BrE), Yours faithfully ( BrE)

2

(con un gesto): los saludó con la mano she waved to them

los artistas salieron a saludar al público the performers came out to take a bow

3 ( Mil) (con la mano) to salute; (con el arma) to salute

B (aplaudir) ‹innovación/medida› to welcome

saludo esta decisión del comité I welcome o applaud this decision by the committee

■ saludar

vi

1 (de palabra) to say hello ( o good morning etc)

2 (con un gesto) to wave

3 ( Mil) to salute

■ saludarse

v pron

( recípr):

ya ni se saludan they don't even say hello to each other now, they aren't on speaking terms now

tras saludarse pasaron al comedor after greeting each other o saying hello they went into the restaurant

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saludar ( conjugate saludar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ persona› to greet, say hello to;

◊ saluda a tu hermano de mi parte give my regards to your brother;

lo saluda atentamente (Corresp) Sincerely (yours) (AmE), Yours sincerely (BrE);
los saludó con la mano she waved at them
b) (Mil) to salute

verbo intransitivo
a) ( de palabra) to say hello (o good morning etc)

b) ( con la mano) to wave

c) (Mil) to salute

saludarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) to say hello to o greet each other
saludar verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien directamente) (de palabra) to say hello to, greet
(con la mano) to wave to
2 (a alguien a través de otros) to send regards to: salúdales de nuestra parte, give them our regards
3 (a alguien en una carta) le saluda atentamente, yours faithfully o sincerely
4 Mil to salute
5 (un acontecimiento, una medida) to welcome
saludamos la proclamación de independencia, we welcome the proclamation of independence
' saludar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compadre
- desplante
- inclinarse
- salud
- tarde
- mano
- noche
English:
acknowledge
- arrogant
- bow
- do
- greet
- kowtow
- nod
- salute
- unprecedented
- warmly
- wave
- curtain
- hail
- pop

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saludar

♦ vt

1. [por cortesía] to greet;

ni siquiera nos saludó she didn't even say hello (to us);

me saludó con la mano he waved to me (in greeting);

saluda a Ana de mi parte give my regards to Ana;

le saluda atentamente [en carta] yours faithfully;

siempre que vamos a Lima pasamos a saludarlos whenever we go to Lima we drop in to say hello;

tuvo que salir a saludar al público varias veces he had to come back on stage to take a bow several times

2. [soldado, policía] to salute

3. [acoger favorablemente] to welcome;

los sindicatos saludaron el acuerdo como una victoria de los trabajadores the unions hailed the agreement as a victory for the workers

♦ vi

to say hello;

salió a saludar varias veces she came on stage to take a bow several times

♦ See also the pronominal verb saludarse

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saludar

v/t

1 say hello to, greet;

salúdele de mi parte say hello to him for me

2 MIL salute

* * *

saludar vt

1) : to greet, to say hello to

2) : to salute

♦ saludarse vr

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saludar vb

1. (en general) to say hello [pt. & pp. said]

quiero saludar a todos mis amigos I'd like to say hello to all my friends

saluda a tus padres de mi parte say hello to your parents for me

2. (militares) to salute

saludó al oficial he saluted the officer

le saluda atentamente yours faithfully / yours sincerely

Spanish-English dictionary > saludar
9 sucio

adj.

1 dirty, messy, filthy, nasty.

2 dirty.

3 dirty, evil-minded.

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sucio

► adjetivo

1 (con manchas) dirty, filthy

2 (que se ensucia fácilmente) which dirties easily, which shows the dirt

3 figurado (deshonesto) shady, underhand

4 figurado (color) dirty

5 DEPORTE figurado foul, dirty, unfair

6 figurado (trabajo, lenguaje) dirty, filthy

► adverbio sucio

1 figurado in an underhand way, dirty

■ jugar sucio to play dirty

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en sucio in rough

tener una lengua sucia to be foul-mouthed

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sucio

► adverbio

1 figurado in an underhand way, dirty

■ jugar sucio to play dirty

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(f. - sucia)

adj.

dirty, filthy, messy

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1. ADJ

1) (=manchado) [cara, ropa, suelo] dirty

llevas los zapatos muy sucios — your shoes are very dirty

tienes las manos sucísimas — your hands are filthy

hazlo primero en sucio — make a rough draft first, do it in rough first

2) [color] dirty

3) (=fácil de manchar)

los pantalones blancos son muy sucios — white trousers show the dirt, white trousers get dirty very easily

4) (=obsceno) dirty, filthy

palabras sucias — dirty words, filthy words

5) (=deshonesto) [jugada] foul, dirty; [táctica] dirty; [negocio] shady

6) [conciencia] bad

7) [lengua] coated, furred

2.

ADV

jugar sucio — to play dirty

3.

SM And bit of dirt

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I
- cia adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] <ropa/casa/vaso> dirty

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

¿de quién es este cuaderno tan sucio? — whose is this grubby exercise book?

hacer algo en sucio — to do a rough draft of something (AmE), do something in rough (BrE)

b) < lengua> furred, coated

2) [SER]

a) ( que se ensucia fácilmente)

el blanco es muy sucio — white really shows the dirt terribly

b) < color> dirty (before n)

c) < trabajo> dirty; <dinero/negocio/juego> dirty

d) < lenguaje> filthy; < mente> dirty

tener la conciencia sucia — to have a guilty conscience

una jugada sucia — a dirty trick
II
masculino (Ven fam) dirty mark

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= brown, dingy [dingier -comp., dingiest -sup.], dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.], murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], grubby, dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.], messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], soiled, grungy, unclean, squalid, minging, mucky [muckier -comp., muckiest -sup.], tarnished, unwashed.

Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.

Ex. Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

Ex. An authority file can also be used to clean up an inconsistent, dirty data base.

Ex. There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.

Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex. The painting is a still life depiction of a soiled tablecloth on a table.

Ex. It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.

Ex. The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.

Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.

Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

Ex. Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.

Ex. Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.

Ex. It was Burke who first called the mob 'the great unwashed,' but the term ' unwashed' had been applied to them before.

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* blanquear dinero sucio = launder + dirty money.

* capa de espuma sucia = scum.

* cesta de la ropa sucia = linen basket, wash basket.

* cesto de la ropa sucia = linen basket, wash basket.

* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.

* dinero sucio = dirty money.

* guerra sucia = dirty war.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* trabajo en sucio = rough work.

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I
- cia adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] <ropa/casa/vaso> dirty

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

¿de quién es este cuaderno tan sucio? — whose is this grubby exercise book?

hacer algo en sucio — to do a rough draft of something (AmE), do something in rough (BrE)

b) < lengua> furred, coated

2) [SER]

a) ( que se ensucia fácilmente)

el blanco es muy sucio — white really shows the dirt terribly

b) < color> dirty (before n)

c) < trabajo> dirty; <dinero/negocio/juego> dirty

d) < lenguaje> filthy; < mente> dirty

tener la conciencia sucia — to have a guilty conscience

una jugada sucia — a dirty trick
II
masculino (Ven fam) dirty mark

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= brown, dingy [dingier -comp., dingiest -sup.], dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.], murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], grubby, dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.], messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], soiled, grungy, unclean, squalid, minging, mucky [muckier -comp., muckiest -sup.], tarnished, unwashed.

Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.

Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

Ex: An authority file can also be used to clean up an inconsistent, dirty data base.

Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex: The painting is a still life depiction of a soiled tablecloth on a table.

Ex: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.

Ex: The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.

Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.

Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.

Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.

Ex: It was Burke who first called the mob 'the great unwashed,' but the term ' unwashed' had been applied to them before.

* blanquear dinero sucio = launder + dirty money.

* capa de espuma sucia = scum.

* cesta de la ropa sucia = linen basket, wash basket.

* cesto de la ropa sucia = linen basket, wash basket.

* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.

* dinero sucio = dirty money.

* guerra sucia = dirty war.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* trabajo en sucio = rough work.

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sucio¹ - cia

adjective

A

1 [ ESTAR] ‹ropa/casa/vaso› dirty

tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty

¿de quién es este cuaderno tan sucio? whose is this grubby exercise book? ( colloq)

la habitación está tan sucia que da asco the room is disgustingly dirty o is filthy

en sucio in rough

primero haz el ejercicio en sucio first do the exercise in rough

2 ‹lengua› furred, coated, furry ( colloq)

B [ SER]

1

(que se ensucia fácilmente): las alfombras tan claras son muy sucias such light carpets get very dirty o show the dirt terribly

2 ‹verde/amarillo› dirty ( before n)

3 ‹trabajo› dirty

es una tarea sucia y aburrida it's a dirty, tedious job

4 ‹dinero/negocio/juego› dirty

5 ‹palabras/lenguaje› dirty, filthy; ‹mente› dirty

tener la conciencia sucia to have a guilty conscience

sucio²

masculine

( Ven fam)

dirty mark

sucio³

adverb

jugar

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sucio
◊ - cia adjetivo

1
a) [ESTAR] ‹ropa/casa/vaso› dirty;

◊ hacer algo en sucio to do a rough draft of sth (AmE), do sth in rough (BrE)

b) ‹ lengua› furred, coated

2 [SER]
a) ‹ trabajo› dirty;

‹dinero/negocio/juego› dirty
b) ‹ lenguaje› filthy;

‹ mente› dirty;
◊ una jugada sucia a dirty trick

sucio,-a
I adjetivo
1 dirty: tienes las manos sucias, your hands are dirty
2 (obsceno) filthy, dirty
3 (inmoral, deshonesto) juego sucio, foul play
una jugada sucia, a dirty trick
negocio sucio, shady business o deal
trabajo sucio, dirty work
(fraudulento) underhand
4 (que se ensucia con facilidad) el blanco es un color muy sucio para vestir, white clothes get dirty so easily
II adverbio unfairly
jugar sucio, to play unfairly
' sucio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asquerosa
- asqueroso
- cerdo
- cochina
- cochino
- jugar
- manchada
- manchado
- marrana
- marrano
- negra
- negro
- puerca
- puerco
- roñosa
- roñoso
- sucia
- tinglado
- zarrapastrosa
- zarrapastroso
- chancho
- juego
- negociado
- piojoso
- repugnar
- rozado
- tufo
English:
dingy
- dirty
- filthy
- foul play
- greasy
- grimy
- grubby
- grungy
- low
- mess
- messy
- murky
- play
- soiled
- foul

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sucio, -a

♦ adj

1. [sin limpieza] dirty;

estar sucio to be dirty;

tiene muy sucia la cocina his kitchen is very dirty;

la ropa sucia the dirty clothes

2. [al comer, trabajar] messy;

ser sucio to be messy

3. [que se ensucia]
el blanco es un color muy sucio white is a colour that really shows the dirt

4. [color] dirty;

un pantalón de un color blanco sucio off-white Br trousers o US pants

5. [lenguaje] dirty, filthy

6. [conciencia] bad, guilty

7.
en sucio [escribir] in rough

♦ adv

jugar sucio to play dirty

♦ nm
Ven Fam stain, dirty mark
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sucio

adj tb fig

dirty;

en sucio in rough;

blanco sucio off-white

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sucio, - cia adj

: dirty, filthy

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sucio adj dirty [comp. dirtier; superl. dirtiest]

esta camisa está muy sucia this shirt is very dirty

en sucio in rough

primero siempre escribe los textos en sucio she always writes the texts in rough first

Spanish-English dictionary > sucio
10 seguido

adj.

continuous, back-to-back, successive, consecutive.

adv.

frequently.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: seguir.

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seguido

► adverbio

1 straight

■ todo seguido straight on, straight ahead

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seguido

► participio pasado

1→ link=seguir seguir

► adjetivo

1 (continuo) continuous

2 (consecutivo) consecutive, successive

■ cuatro victorias seguidas four consecutive wins

■ dos días seguidos two days running, two days in a row

3 (en línea recta) straight, direct

► adverbio seguido

1 straight

■ todo seguido straight on, straight ahead

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de seguida (seguidamente) without a break 2 (enseguida) at once, immediately, right away

en seguida at once, immediately, straight away

■ vete en seguida a casa go home straight away

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1. (f. - seguida)
adj.

1) consecutive

2) straight

•

- en seguida
2. adv.
straight

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1. ADJ

1) [línea] continuous, unbroken

una fila seguida de casas — a row of terraced houses

2)

seguidos: cinco días seguidos — (=ininterrumpidos) five days running, five days in a row

tres blancos seguidos — three bull's-eyes in a row, three consecutive bull's-eyes

llevo dos horas seguidas esperándote — I've been waiting for you for two whole o solid hours

tuvo los niños muy seguidos — she had all her children one after the other

3)

seguido de algo/algn — followed by sth/sb

llegó el ministro seguido de sus colaboradores — the minister arrived, followed by his staff

2. ADV

1) (=directo) straight on

vaya todo seguido — just keep going straight on

continúe por aquí seguido — go straight on past here

2) (=detrás)

ese coche iba primero y seguido el mío — that car was in front and mine was immediately behind it

3) LAm (=a menudo) often

le gusta visitarnos seguido — she likes to visit us often

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I
- da adjetivo consecutive

ha faltado a clase tres días seguidos — she's missed school three days running o three days in a row

lleva dos semanas seguidas con fiebre — she's had a fever for two weeks now

van a dar las dos obras seguidas — the two plays will be performed consecutively

pasaron tres autobuses seguidos — three buses went by one after the other

seguido DE algo/alguien — followed by something/somebody
II
adverbio

1) (recto, sin desviarse) straight on

vaya todo seguido — go straight on o straight ahead

2) (AmL) ( a menudo) often

viene seguido a visitarnos — he often comes to visit us

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= in a row, back-to-back.

Ex. The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.

Ex. The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

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* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].

* en seguida = forthwith, thereupon [thereon], promptly.

* seguido de cerca = closely followed, closely monitored.

* todo seguido = continuously, straight ahead, straight on.

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I
- da adjetivo consecutive

ha faltado a clase tres días seguidos — she's missed school three days running o three days in a row

lleva dos semanas seguidas con fiebre — she's had a fever for two weeks now

van a dar las dos obras seguidas — the two plays will be performed consecutively

pasaron tres autobuses seguidos — three buses went by one after the other

seguido DE algo/alguien — followed by something/somebody
II
adverbio

1) (recto, sin desviarse) straight on

vaya todo seguido — go straight on o straight ahead

2) (AmL) ( a menudo) often

viene seguido a visitarnos — he often comes to visit us

* * *

= in a row, back-to-back.

Ex: The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.

Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].

* en seguida = forthwith, thereupon [thereon], promptly.

* seguido de cerca = closely followed, closely monitored.

* todo seguido = continuously, straight ahead, straight on.

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seguido¹ -da

adjective

consecutive

ocurrió en tres visitas seguidas it happened on three consecutive visits

ha faltado a clase tres días seguidos she hasn't been to school for three days, she's missed school three days running o three days in a row

lleva dos semanas seguidas con fiebre she's had a fever for two weeks now

van a dar las dos obras seguidas the two plays will be performed consecutively

pasaron tres autobuses seguidos three buses went by one after the other o in quick succession

le hicieron dos operaciones seguidas he had two operations in quick succession o one right after the other

seguido DE algo/algn followed BY sth/sb

seguido de Barcelona con 27 puntos followed by Barcelona with 27 points

seguido²

adverb

A (recto, sin desviarse) straight on

vaya todo seguido go straight on o straight ahead

B ( AmL) (a menudo) often

últimamente voy más seguido I've been going more often lately

viene seguido a visitarnos he often comes to visit us, he comes to visit us frequently o regularly

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Del verbo seguir: ( conjugate seguir)

seguido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
seguido
seguir
seguido 1
◊ -da adjetivo

consecutive, in a row;
faltó tres días seguidos she was absent three days running o in a row;
pasaron tres autobuses seguidos three buses went by one after the other;
seguido DE algo/algn followed by sth/sb
seguido 2 adverbio
1 (recto, sin desviarse) straight on;
◊ vaya todo seguido go straight on

2 (AmL) ( a menudo) often
seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguido she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguido los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguido she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguido de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguido adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguidoé haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin interrupción) continuous: estuvo hablando durante tres horas seguidas, she was talking non-stop for three whole hours
2 (uno tras otro) consecutive: he ido al cine cuatro fines de semana seguidos, I have been to the cinema four weekends in a row
se bebió tres vasos de agua seguidos, she drank three glasses of water one after the other
II seguido adverbio straight
todo seguido, straight on, straight ahead
seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acto
- como
- hasta
- poner
- renglón
- seguida
- en
- estar
- se
- ser
- tal
English:
admit
- afterwards
- appreciate
- averse
- avoid
- catch
- consider
- delay
- deny
- detest
- enjoy
- escape
- expect
- finish
- give up
- hope
- imagine
- intend
- invite
- keep
- look forward to
- love
- manage
- mean
- must
- need
- object
- opposed
- practice
- practise
- promise
- put off
- recollect
- refuse
- risk
- study
- want
- worth
- running
- solid

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seguido, -a

♦ adj

1. [consecutivo] consecutive;

diez años seguidos ten years in a row;

llamó a la puerta cinco veces seguidas she knocked at the door five times;

llegaron los tres seguidos the three of them arrived one after the other

2. [sin interrupción] continuous;

llevan reunidos cuatro horas seguidas they've been in the meeting for four hours without a break o for four solid hours;

ha nevado durante dos semanas seguidas it's been snowing for two weeks solid;

viajaron durante todo el día seguido they travelled the whole day without a break

3. [inmediatamente después]
seguido de followed by;

sopa, seguida de carne soup, followed by meat

♦ adv

1. [sin interrupción] continuously

2. [en línea recta] straight on;

todo seguido straight on o ahead;

por ahí seguido llegarás a la autopista go straight on o ahead and you'll get to the Br motorway o US highway

3. Am [a menudo] often

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seguido

I adj

1 consecutive, successive;

de seguido in a row, one after another

2 ( recto)

:

ir todo seguido go straight on

II adv L.Am.

often, frequently

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seguido adv

1) recto: straight, straight ahead

2) : often, frequently

seguido, -da adj

1) consecutivo: consecutive, successive

tres días seguidos: three days in a row

2) : straight, unbroken

3)

seguido por or

seguido de : followed by

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seguido adj

1. (consecutivo) running / in a row

ha ocurrido cuatro días seguidos it's happened four days running

trabaja seis horas seguidas she works six hours without a break

2. (acompañado) followed

entró el presidente, seguido por el alcalde the president entered, followed by the mayor

en seguida at once / immediately

Spanish-English dictionary > seguido
11 aquel

adj.

that.

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aquel

► adjetivo

1 that

■ aquel coche that car

2 aquellos,-as those

■ aquellas casas those houses

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= aquella, adj.

that

- aquellos
- aquellas
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aquel, -la I
1.

ADJ DEM that

aquellos/as — those

2.

SM Esp * (=gracia) charm; (=atractivo) sex appeal

tiene mucho aquel — she's got it *, she certainly has sex appeal
II
PRON DEM
=aquél PRON DEM aquél, -la that, that one
aquellos/as — those, those ones

estos son negros mientras aquellos son blancos — these ones are black, whereas those ones are white

aquel que está en el escaparate — the one that's in the window

todo aquel que... — anyone who...

como aquel que dice — so to speak
In the past the standard spelling for these demonstrative pronouns was with an accent (aquél, aquélla, aquéllos and aquéllas). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective.
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aquella adjetivo demostrativo (pl aquellos, aquellas) that; (pl) those

en aquellos tiempos — in those days

* * *

= that.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

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* aquella = the one.

* aquello que se sale de lo normal = unconventional, the.

* aquellos = those.

* aquellos que = those who.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.

* en aquella época = at that time, in those days.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.

* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.

* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.

* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

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aquella adjetivo demostrativo (pl aquellos, aquellas) that; (pl) those

en aquellos tiempos — in those days

* * *

= that.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

* aquella = the one.

* aquello que se sale de lo normal = unconventional, the.

* aquellos = those.

* aquellos que = those who.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.

* en aquella época = at that time, in those days.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.

* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.

* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.

* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* * *

aquel¹ aquella

adj dem

(pl aquellos, aquellas)

that; (pl) those

las chicas aquellas que te presenté those girls I introduced you to

en aquellos tiempos in those days

aquel²

masculine

( Esp ant)

tiene un aquel she has a certain something

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Multiple Entries:
aquel
aquél
aquel,
◊ aquella adj dem (pl aquellos, aquellas) that;

(pl) those
aquél,
◊ aquélla pron dem (pl aquéllos, aquéllas) The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective

a) ( refiriéndose a cosa) that one;

(pl) those;
ese no, aquél or aquel not that one, the o that other one
b) ( refiriéndose a persona): todo aquél or aquel que lo necesite (frml) anyone o (frml) any person needing it;

el cuento de aquél or aquel que … the story about the man who …
aquel, aquella adj dem
1 that
aquel individuo, that man 2 aquellos,-as, those
aquellas señoras, those women
aquél, aquélla pron dem m,f
1 that one
(mencionado antes) the former: Paco y María expusieron sus cuadros, aquél recibió críticas y ésta elogios, Paco and Mary exhibited their paintings, the former was criticized and the latter was praised 2 aquél,-ella que, anyone who, whoever 3 aquéllos,-as, those
(los mencionados antes) the former
' aquél' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allí
- antesala
- antológica
- antológico
- aquel
- aquella
- aquélla
- bochinche
- botija
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entonces
- espina
- exilio
- golpe
- imponente
- indicada
- indicado
- innegablemente
- levantarse
- militarista
- resolver
- resultar
- sazón
- tumbo
- ajeno
- novedad
- todo
English:
ascend
- decoy
- former
- intrigue
- latter
- less
- lionise
- one
- potshot
- remember
- that
- then
- zenith

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aquel¹, -ella (pl aquellos, -ellas)

♦ adj demostrativo

that;

* * *

aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas

det singular that; plural those

* * *

aquel, aquella adj, mpl aquellos : that, those

aquél, aquélla pron, mpl aquéllos

1) : that (one), those (ones)

2) : the former

* * *

aquel adj that

aquel día that day

aquella casa that house

Spanish-English dictionary > aquel
12 asentarse

asentarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (establecerse) to settle

■ muchos judíos se han asentado en los territorios ocupados many Jews have settled in the occupied territories

■ una empresa japonesa ha decidido asentarse en Sevilla a Japanese company has decided to set up in Seville

2 (aves) to perch

* * *

1) to stand, be situated

2) settle

* * *

VPR

1) (=estar situado) [ciudad] to stand, be situated

se asentaba sobre unos terrenos pantanosos — it stood o was situated on marshland

2) (=posarse) [líquido, polvo] to settle; [ave] to alight

3) (=sentarse) [persona] to sit down, seat o.s.

4) (=consolidarse) to settle

parece que se asienta la moda de los vinos blancos jóvenes — young white wines seem to be becoming fashionable

se ha asentado muy bien en ese papel — she has settled into that role very nicely

5) (=basarse)

asentarse en o sobre algo — to be based on sth

6) (Arquit) to subside

7) LAm (=adquirir madurez) to settle down

* * *

(v.) = settle in, find + Posesivo + feet, settle, set up + camp

Ex. She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city.

Ex. Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians.

Ex. Chan illustrated 'Ghost Train', by Paul Yee, which honours the lives and souls of the Chinese who settled on the west coast of Canada.

Ex. This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.

* * *

(v.) = settle in, find + Posesivo + feet, settle, set up + camp

Ex: She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city.

Ex: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians.

Ex: Chan illustrated 'Ghost Train', by Paul Yee, which honours the lives and souls of the Chinese who settled on the west coast of Canada.

Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.

* * *

■asentarse verbo reflexivo
1 (instalarse) to settle down, establish oneself
2 (los posos en un líquido) to settle
' asentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asentar
English:
settle

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vpr

1. [instalarse] [comunidad, pueblo] to settle;

se asentaron a la orilla de un río they settled on the banks of a river;

no tardaron mucho en asentarse en el poder it didn't take them long to get used to holding the reins of government

2. [sedimentarse] to settle;

espera a que se asiente el polvo wait until the dust settles

3. [madurar] [persona] to settle down

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asentarse

v/r settle

* * *

vr

1) : to settle

2) establecerse: to settle down, to establish oneself

Spanish-English dictionary > asentarse
13 cabello

m.

1 hair.

cabello de ángel (cooking) = preserve made of strands of pumpkin in syrup

2 strand of hair, single hair.

3 capillus.

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cabello

► nombre masculino

1 hair

► nombre masculino plural cabellos

1 (barbas de la mazorca) corn silk sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cabello de ángel (dulce) sweet pumpkin preserve 2 (pasta de sopa) vermicelli

* * *

noun m.

hair

* * *

SM hair

analizaremos solo un cabello — we shall analyse just a single hair

llevaba el cabello recogido atrás — she had o wore her hair tied back

te deja los cabellos brillantes — it leaves your hair shiny

cabello de ángel — confectionery and pastry filling made of pumpkin and syrup

* * *

masculino hair; para modismos ver pelo

- cabello de ángel

- cabellos de ángel

* * *

= hair.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

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* alisador del cabello = straightener, hair straightener.

* cabello de ángel = angelica.

* cabello lacio = straight hair.

* cabello liso = straight hair.

* champú para el cabello = hair shampoo.

* lavado de cabello = shampooing.

* * *

masculino hair; para modismos ver pelo

- cabello de ángel

- cabellos de ángel

* * *

= hair.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

* alisador del cabello = straightener, hair straightener.

* cabello de ángel = angelica.

* cabello lacio = straight hair.

* cabello liso = straight hair.

* champú para el cabello = hair shampoo.

* lavado de cabello = shampooing.

* * *

cabello

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

hair

tónico para el cabello hair tonic

champú para cabellos secos shampoo for dry hair

sus largos cabellos dorados ( liter); her long golden locks ( liter)

para modismos ver pelo

Compuestos:

● cabello de ángel

masculine (dulce de calabaza) filling made from Malabar gourd and syrup; (adorno) ( Col) tinsel

● cabellos de ángel

mpl (fideos) vermicelli; (huevos hilados) egg strands cooked in syrup

* * *

cabello sustantivo masculino
hair;
◊ cabellos de ángel ( fideos) vermicelli

cabello sustantivo masculino
1 hair: había cabellos blancos en la almohada, there were grey hairs on the pillow
2 Culin cabello de ángel, sweet made of pumpkin and syrup

' cabello' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionar
- brillo
- encanecer
- lacia
- lacio
- peinar
- suavizante
- caída
- dorado
- espeso
- implantar
- sano
English:
flowing
- greasy
- hair
- highlight
- lighten

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cabello nm
[melena] hair;
tiene el cabello rubio he has blond hair;

cabello graso/seco greasy/dry hair;

Comp

se le pusieron los cabellos de punta her hair stood on end

Comp
cabello de ángel [dulce] = preserve consisting of strands of pumpkin in syrup
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cabello

m hair

* * *

cabello nm

: hair

* * *

cabello n hair

tiene el cabello rubio he's got blond hair

cabello de ángel sweet pumpkin preserve

Spanish-English dictionary > cabello

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