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1 regalar

v.

1 to give (as a present) (dar) (de regalo).

¿qué le regalarás para Navidad? what are you going to give o get her for Christmas?

me regalaron un reloj para mi cumpleaños I got a watch for my birthday

si lo quieres, te lo regalo if you'd like it, you can have it for free o I'll give it to you

si compras dos, te regalan una if you buy two, you get one free

2 to lend. ( Latin American Spanish salvo River Plate)

3 to give as a present, to give, to give away, to give as a gift.

4 to present with, to give.

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regalar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar un regalo) to give as a present

■ le podemos regalar un libro para su cumpleaños we can get him a book for his birthday

2 (dar) to give away

■ me iba corto y lo regalé it was too short for me so I gave it away

3 (dar gratis) to give

■ con cada botella regalan un vaso there's a free glass with each bottle

4 (halagar) to flatter

5 (deleitar) to delight

► verbo pronominal regalarse

1 (deleitarse) to treat oneself ( con, to)

■ se regaló con una copa de champaña he treated himself to a glass of champagne

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FRASEOLOGÍA

regalar el oído a alguien to flatter somebody

regalar la vista to be a pleasure to look at

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verb

to present, give

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1. VT

1) (=dar como regalo) to give, give as a present

regalar algo a algn — to give sb sth, make sb a present of sth

en su jubilación le regalaron este reloj — they gave him this clock on his retirement, they presented him with this clock on his retirement

están regalando plumas — they're giving pens away

regaló el balón — (Dep) he gave the ball away

2) frm (=agasajar)

regalar a algn con un banquete — to hold a dinner in sb's honour o (EEUU) honor

le regalaron con toda clase de atenciones — they lavished attention on him

2.

See:

regalarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( obsequiar)

¿qué te regalaron para tu cumpleaños? — what did you get for your birthday?

¿por qué no me lo regalas? — why don't you give it to me?

le regalaron un reloj de oro — he was given a gold watch

b) ( vender muy barato) to sell... at bargain prices
2.
regalar vi

1) (frml) (deleitar, agasajar)

regalar a alguien CON algo: nos regaló con algunas anécdotas he regaled o entertained us with a few stories; les regaló los oídos con una sonata — she delighted their ears with a sonata (frml)

2) (CS) ( vender muy barato) to sell things at bargain prices

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= give away, bargain away, gift + Nombre + with.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex. Life has not blessed her with parental love, but has gifted her with beauty that's the world's envy.

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* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* regalarse la vista con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( obsequiar)

¿qué te regalaron para tu cumpleaños? — what did you get for your birthday?

¿por qué no me lo regalas? — why don't you give it to me?

le regalaron un reloj de oro — he was given a gold watch

b) ( vender muy barato) to sell... at bargain prices
2.
regalar vi

1) (frml) (deleitar, agasajar)

regalar a alguien CON algo: nos regaló con algunas anécdotas he regaled o entertained us with a few stories; les regaló los oídos con una sonata — she delighted their ears with a sonata (frml)

2) (CS) ( vender muy barato) to sell things at bargain prices

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= give away, bargain away, gift + Nombre + with.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex: Life has not blessed her with parental love, but has gifted her with beauty that's the world's envy.

* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* regalarse la vista con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* regalarse los ojos con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

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regalar [A1 ]

vt

1

(obsequiar): ¿qué te regalaron para tu cumpleaños? what did you get for your birthday?

si no lo quieres ¿por qué no me lo regalas? if you don't want it, why don't you give it to me?

comprando dos camisas, regalan una if you buy two shirts, they give you one o you get one free

le regalaron un reloj de oro para su despedida he was given a gold watch as a leaving gift o ( BrE) present

2 (vender muy barato) to sell … at bargain prices

[ S ] regalamos la mercadería everything at giveaway o bargain prices

■ regalar

vi

A ( frml) (deleitar, agasajar) regalar a algn CON algo:

regaló a los presentes con algunas de sus entretenidas anécdotas he regaled o entertained the assembled company with a few of his amusing stories

nos regaló los oídos con una preciosa sonata she delighted our ears with a beautiful sonata ( frml)

B (CS) (vender muy barato) to sell things at bargain prices

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regalar ( conjugate regalar) verbo transitivo
a) ( obsequiar):

◊ ¿qué te regalaron para tu cumpleaños? what did you get for your birthday?;

le regalaron un reloj de oro he was given a gold watch
b) ( vender muy barato) to sell … at bargain prices

regalar verbo transitivo
1 (un obsequio) (a alguien concreto) to give (as a present): me regaló una pulsera, he gave me a bracelet
(en general, a nadie en concreto) to give away: estaban regalando globos, they were giving balloons away
figurado se ha ganado lo que tiene, nadie le ha regalado nada, he's worked for everything that he owns; nobody has given him anything for free
2 (objetos, ropa, etc en oferta) fam to sell at bargain prices
♦ Locuciones: regalar los oídos, to flatter o delight (sb's ears)
' regalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oído
- dar
- encimar
English:
away
- give
- give away
- present
- throw in

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regalar

♦ vt

1. [dar] [de regalo] to give [as a present];
[gratis] to give away;
¿qué le regalarás para Navidad? what are you going to give o get her for Christmas?;

me regalaron un reloj para mi cumpleaños I got a watch for my birthday;

si lo quieres, te lo regalo if you'd like it, you can have it for free o I'll give it to you;

si compras dos, te regalan una if you buy two, you get one free

2. [agasajar]
regalar a alguien con algo to shower sb with sth;

les regalaron con muchas atenciones they showered them with attentions;

esta música regala los oídos this music is a joy to listen to

3. Am salvo RP [prestar] to lend

4. Méx, RP [facilitar]
el referí les regaló el triunfo the referee handed them the victory on a plate;

ese profesor regala los exámenes the exams that teacher sets are dead easy

♦ See also the pronominal verb regalarse

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regalar

v/t

:

regalar algo a alguien give sth to s.o., give s.o. sth;

regalar el oído o

los oídos con delight one’s ears with

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regalar vt

1) obsequiar: to present (as a gift), to give away

2) : to regale, to entertain

3) : to flatter, to make a fuss over

♦ See also the reflexive verb regalarse

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regalar vb

1. (dar como regalo) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

me regaló estos pendientes he gave me these earrings

2. (dar) to give away [pt. gave; pp. given]

regalan entradas para el concierto they're giving away tickets for the concert

Spanish-English dictionary > regalar
2 taparse

taparse

► verbo pronominal

1 (abrigarse) to wrap up

2 (la nariz) to be blocked up

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VPR

1) (=cubrirse) [gen] to cover o.s.; (=envolverse) to wrap (o.s.) up

me tapé con la manta — I covered myself with the blanket

tápate bien al salir — wrap yourself up well before going out

2)

taparse los oídos/ojos — to cover one's ears/eyes

la peste le hizo taparse la nariz — the stench was so bad that he had to cover o hold his nose

3) (=atascarse) [oídos, nariz] to get blocked, get blocked up; [cañería, excusado] LAm to get blocked

al aterrizar se me taparon los oídos — my ears got blocked (up) when we landed

tengo la nariz tapada — my nose is blocked (up), I have a blocked (up) nose

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■taparse verbo reflexivo
1 (abrigarse) to wrap up
(en la cama) to cover oneself
2 (los ojos, oídos, etc) to cover: se tapó la cara, he covered his face
' taparse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cubrir
- tapar
English:
cover up
- nose
- veil

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vpr

1. [cubrirse] to cover (up);

se tapó la boca con la mano she put her hand over her mouth;

se tapó la nariz y saltó a la piscina he held his nose and jumped into the swimming pool;

me tapo los oídos con algodones I plug my ears with cotton wool

2. [abrigarse] [con ropa] to wrap up;
[en la cama] to tuck oneself in;
me tapé con una manta I pulled a blanket over me;

tápate bien el cuello, no vayas a resfriarte put something round your neck or you'll catch cold

3. Am [taponarse] to get blocked (up);

en estas casas tan viejas, los caños se tapan con mucha facilidad in old houses like these, the pipes get blocked (up) very easily

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taparse

v/r wrap up;

taparse los ojos cover one’s eyes

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vr

Spanish-English dictionary > taparse
3 tapar

v.

1 to close (the lid of) (cerrar) (ataúd, cofre).

2 to cover.

quítate, que me tapas la tele could you move out of the way? — I can't see the TV with you in the way

me tapó los ojos he put his hands over my eyes; (con las manos) he blindfolded me (con venda)

María tapa la comida Mary covers the food.

3 to cover up.

lo tapó con una manta she put a blanket over him to keep him warm

4 to cover up.

5 to block. ( Latin American Spanish)

Las hojas taparon el caño The leaves clogged the gutter.

6 to conceal, to disguise.

María tapa la verdad Mary conceals the truth.

7 to block up, to block, to bung up.

El medicamento tapó mi nariz The medicine blocked up my nose.

8 to hide.

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tapar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cubrir) to cover; (con tapa) to put the lid on, put the top on

2 (con ropas etc) to wrap up

3 (obstruir) to obstruct; (tubería) to block

4 (ocultar) to hide; (a la vista) to block

5 figurado (encubrir) to cover up

► verbo pronominal taparse

1 (abrigarse) to wrap up

2 (la nariz) to be blocked up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

taparse los oídos to put one's fingers in one's ears

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verb

1) to cover

2) block

3) hide, keep secret

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1. VT

1) (=cubrir) [gen] to cover; [más deliberada o completamente] to cover up

un velo le tapaba parte de la cara — part of her face was covered by a veil

le tapó la boca con la mano — she covered his mouth with her hand

le taparon los ojos y se lo llevaron — he was blindfolded and taken away

mandaron tapar los desnudos de la Capilla Sixtina — they ordered the nudes of the Sistine Chapel to be covered up

2) (=cerrar) [con tapadera] [+ olla, tarro] to put the lid on; [+ botella] [gen] to put the top on; [con corcho] to put the cork in

3) [+ tubo, túnel, agujero, ranura] (=obstruir) block up; (=rellenar) to fill, fill in

4) (=abrigar) [con ropa] to wrap up; [en la cama] to cover up

tapa bien al niño, que no se enfríe — wrap the child (up) well so that he doesn't catch cold

5) (=ocultar) [+ objeto] to hide; [+ vista] to block; [+ hecho, escándalo] to cover up

los arbustos tapaban el sendero — the bushes hid the path

las nubes siguen tapando el sol — the clouds are still blocking the sun

la madre le tapa las travesuras — when he does something naughty, his mother always covers up for him

6) Chile, Méx, And [+ diente] to fill

7) LAm [+ cañería, excusado] to block

8) And (=aplastar) to crush, flatten; (=chafar) to crumple, rumple

9) And (=insultar) to abuse, insult

2.

See:

taparse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) < caja> to put the lid on; <botella/frasco> to put the top on; < olla> to cover, put the lid on

tapó al niño con una manta — she covered the child with a blanket

le tapó la boca — he put his hand over her mouth

2)

a) <agujero/hueco> to fill in; <puerta/ventana> to block up

b) (Andes, Méx) < muela> to fill

me taparon dos muelas — I had two fillings

c) <defecto/error> to cover up

3)

a) <vista/luz> to block

nos tapa todo el sol — it completely blocks out the sun

b) <salida/entrada> to block; <excusado/cañería> (AmL) to block
2.
tapar vi (Per) (Dep) to keep goal, play in goal
3.
taparse v pron

1) (refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up

se tapó la cara — he covered his face

2)

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

tengo la nariz tapada — my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) cañería/excusado to get blocked

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= whitewash, cover up, screen, blot out, pug.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

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

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

Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

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

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* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.

* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) < caja> to put the lid on; <botella/frasco> to put the top on; < olla> to cover, put the lid on

tapó al niño con una manta — she covered the child with a blanket

le tapó la boca — he put his hand over her mouth

2)

a) <agujero/hueco> to fill in; <puerta/ventana> to block up

b) (Andes, Méx) < muela> to fill

me taparon dos muelas — I had two fillings

c) <defecto/error> to cover up

3)

a) <vista/luz> to block

nos tapa todo el sol — it completely blocks out the sun

b) <salida/entrada> to block; <excusado/cañería> (AmL) to block
2.
tapar vi (Per) (Dep) to keep goal, play in goal
3.
taparse v pron

1) (refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up

se tapó la cara — he covered his face

2)

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

tengo la nariz tapada — my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) cañería/excusado to get blocked

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= whitewash, cover up, screen, blot out, pug.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

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

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

Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

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

* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.

* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.

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tapar [A1 ]

vt

A (cubrir) ‹caja› to put the lid on; ‹botella/frasco› to put the top on; ‹olla› to cover, put the lid on

tapé bien el agua I put the top tightly on the water (bottle)

tapó los muebles con unas sábanas viejas she covered the furniture with some old sheets

cuélgalo ahí y así tapa la mancha hang it there, that way it'll cover (up) the stain

le tapó la boca para que no gritara he put his hand over her mouth so that she wouldn't scream

la bufanda le tapaba parte de la cara the scarf covered o hid part of his face

B

1 ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in; ‹puerta/ventana› to block up

2 (Andes, Méx) ‹muela› to fill

me taparon dos muelas I had two fillings

tengo todas las muelas tapadas all my teeth are filled

3 ‹defecto/error/crimen› to cover up

el maquillaje le tapa la cicatriz the makeup hides the scar

C

1 ‹vista/luz› to block

quítate, que me estás tapando get out of the way, you're blocking my view

el edificio de enfrente nos tapa todo el sol the building opposite us completely blocks out the sun

no me tapes la luz you're in my light

2 ‹salida/entrada› to block

3 ‹excusado/caño› ( AmL) to block

■ tapar

vi

( Per) ( Dep) to keep goal, play in goal

■ taparse

v pron

A ( refl)

(cubrirse): se tapó la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands

tápate la garganta, que vas a coger frío put something around your neck; you'll catch cold

se metió en la cama y se tapó bien he got into bed and covered himself up

si sales, tápate bien que hace frío wrap up well o warm if you're going out, it's cold

B

1 «oídos/nariz» (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

cada vez que viajo en avión se me tapan los oídos every time I fly, my ears get blocked

tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

2 ( AmL) «caño/excusado» to get blocked

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tapar ( conjugate tapar) verbo transitivo
1 ( cubrir) ‹ caja› to put the lid on;
‹botella/frasco› to put the top on;
‹ olla› to cover, put the lid on;
‹bebé/enfermo/cara› to cover
2
a) ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in;

‹puerta/ventana› to block up
b) (Andes, Méx) ‹ muela› to fill;

◊ me taparon dos muelas I had two fillings

c) ‹defecto/error› to cover up

3
a) ‹vista/luz› to block

b) ‹salida/entrada› to block;

‹excusado/cañería› (AmL) to block
taparse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up;
‹ cara› to cover
2
a) [oídos/nariz] to get o become blocked;

◊ tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) [cañería/excusado] to get blocked

tapar verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir) to cover
(una botella) to put the top on
(un frasco, una caja, etc) to put the lid on
2 (un orificio) to plug, fill: tapó el agujero con cemento, he filled the hole with cement
(obstruir) to block: una rama tapa la entrada del túnel, a branch blocks the tunnel mouth
3 (abrigar, arropar) to wrap up
(en la cama) to tuck in
4 fam (interponerse) me estás tapando el sol, you're blocking out the sun
5 fig (ocultar una falta) to cover up for sb
' tapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- amordazar
- tapiar
- alcahuetear
English:
blot out
- cap
- close
- cover
- cover up
- hush up
- mask
- obstruct
- plug
- screen
- stop
- stop up
- black
- blindfold
- block
- blot
- fill
- hide
- stuff

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tapar

♦ vt

1. [cerrar] [olla] to put the lid o top on, to cover;
[caja] to put the lid o top on, to close; [ataúd, cofre, baúl] to close (the lid of); [frasco, botella] to put the top on
2. [ocultar, cubrir] to cover;
[no dejar ver] to block (out); [rellenar] to fill;
tapó el monitor con una funda she put a cover on o over the monitor;

colgaba cuadros para tapar las grietas he hung pictures to hide o cover the cracks;

un velo le tapaba el rostro a veil covered o hid her face;

la fábrica nos tapa la vista the factory blocks our view;

apártate, que me tapas la tele move over, you're blocking the TV;

tapó el agujero con yeso she filled the hole with plaster;

un montón de cajas tapa la salida de emergencia a pile of boxes is blocking the emergency exit;

me tapó los ojos [con las manos] he put his hands over my eyes;
[con venda] he blindfolded me;
Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb, to shut sb up;

le han tapado la boca con amenazas they've silenced him with threats;

con su brillante actuación tapó la boca a sus detractores with her brilliant performance she silenced her critics

3. [abrigar] to cover up;
[en la cama] to tuck in;
lo tapó con una manta she covered him with a blanket, she put a blanket over him

4. [encubrir] to cover up;

trató de tapar sus errores he tried to cover up his mistakes

5. Am [taponar] to block;

no tires basura al wáter, que tapa los caños don't throw rubbish down the toilet, it blocks the pipes

6. Chile [empastar] to fill

♦ See also the pronominal verb taparse

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tapar

v/t cara cover; fig: nerviosismo cover up; recipiente put the lid on

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tapar vt

1) cubrir: to cover, to cover up

2) obstruir: to block, to obstruct

♦ See also the reflexive verb taparse

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tapar vb

1. (cubrir) to cover

taparon los muebles con sábanas viejas they covered the furniture with some old sheets

se tapó los ojos she covered her eyes

2. (abrigar) to wrap up [pt. & pp. wrapped]

tápate bien, hace frío wrap up well, it's cold

3. (caja) to put the lid on [pt. & pp. put]

tapa la caja de galletas put the lid on the biscuit tin

4. (botella) to put the top on [pt. & pp. put]

tapó la botella de cola she put the top on the bottle of cola

5. (agujero) to fill in

tapó las grietas con yeso he filled in the cracks with plaster

6. (obstruir) to block

aquel edificio tapa el sol that building blocks out the sun

Spanish-English dictionary > tapar
4 zumbar

v.

1 to buzz (producir ruido) (insect).

Me zumban los oídos My ears buzz.

me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing

pasar zumbando (figurative) to shoot past

venir zumbando (figurative) to come running

salir zumbando (figurative) to dash off

2 to beat, to thump (informal) (golpear).

3 to whiz, to whir, to hiss, to whirr.

4 to hum.

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zumbar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (abejorro, oídos) to buzz

■ me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (pegar) to thrash

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FRASEOLOGÍA

salir zumbando familiar to zoom off

zumbarse de alguien (burlarse) to make fun of somebody, tease somebody

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verb

1) to buzz, hum

2) thrash

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1. VI

1) (=sonar) [insecto] to buzz; [máquina] to hum, whirr; [oídos] to ring, buzz

zumbarle a algn los oídos: me zumban los oídos — my ears are ringing, I have a buzzing in my ears

le estarán zumbando los oídos — his ears must be burning

2)

- salir zumbando

salió zumbando cuando vio a la policía — he shot off as soon as he caught sight of the police *

tengo que salir zumbando para no perder el tren — I must rush so I don't miss the train

3) * (=quedar cerca) to be very close

no está en peligro ahora, pero le zumba — he's not actually in danger now but it's not far away

2. VT

1) (=burlar) to tease

2) (=golpear) to beat, hit

3) LAm * (=tirar) to chuck *

4) ** (=robar) to nick **

5) *** (=copular con) to fuck ***

3.

See:

zumbarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) insecto to buzz; motor to hum, whirr

pasar zumbando — bala/coche to whizz by

la bala me pasó zumbando — the bullet whizzed past me

hacer zumbar a alguien — (Chi fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)

hacer zumbar algo — (Chi, Ven fam) <aparato/casa> to wreck; <plata/herencia> to blow (colloq)

zumbarle a alguien los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing; le estarán zumbando los oídos... — his ears must be burning... (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( molestar)

váyanse a zumbar a otro lado — go and bother o pester someone else
2.
zumbar vt

1)

a) (fam) < persona> to give... a good hiding (colloq)

b) (RPl fam) <paliza/bofetada>

le zumbaron una paliza — they beat him up (colloq)

me zumbó una bofetada — she slapped me

c) < pandero> to bang

2) (Ven fam) ( tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw

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= whirr [whir, -USA], buzz, whiz.

Ex. She whirred right by Bernice Washington, without saying a word.

Ex. The book they were interested in was 'Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears'.

Ex. Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.

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* ir zumbando = whiz.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) insecto to buzz; motor to hum, whirr

pasar zumbando — bala/coche to whizz by

la bala me pasó zumbando — the bullet whizzed past me

hacer zumbar a alguien — (Chi fam) to beat somebody to a pulp (colloq)

hacer zumbar algo — (Chi, Ven fam) <aparato/casa> to wreck; <plata/herencia> to blow (colloq)

zumbarle a alguien los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing; le estarán zumbando los oídos... — his ears must be burning... (colloq)

b) (Col fam) ( molestar)

váyanse a zumbar a otro lado — go and bother o pester someone else
2.
zumbar vt

1)

a) (fam) < persona> to give... a good hiding (colloq)

b) (RPl fam) <paliza/bofetada>

le zumbaron una paliza — they beat him up (colloq)

me zumbó una bofetada — she slapped me

c) < pandero> to bang

2) (Ven fam) ( tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw

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= whirr [whir, -USA], buzz, whiz.

Ex: She whirred right by Bernice Washington, without saying a word.

Ex: The book they were interested in was 'Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears'.

Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

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zumbar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «insecto» to buzz; «motor» to hum, whirr

hacer zumbar a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb to a pulp ( colloq), to give sb a going-over ( colloq)

hacer zumbar algo ( Chi fam); ‹aparato/casa› to wreck;

‹plata/herencia› to blow ( colloq)

los niños hicieron zumbar el tocadiscos the kids wrecked the stereo

zumba que zumba ( fam): le dije que se callara, pero él zumba que zumba I told him to shut up but he just kept droning on o he just kept on and on ( colloq)

zumbarle a algn los oídos: me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing

le estarían zumbando los oídos porque le estábamos poniendo verde his ears must have been burning because we were really tearing him apart ( colloq)

2

( Col fam) (molestar): váyanse a zumbar a otro lado go and bother o pester someone else

B zumbando

ger ( fam): ¡vamos! ¡zumbando! que tengo prisa come on, move it o get a move on, I'm in a hurry ( colloq)

la bala me pasó zumbando the bullet whizzed past me o went whizzing past me

el coche pasó zumbando the car zoomed o shot past

salió zumbando de clase she rushed out of the class

■ zumbar

vt

A

1 ( fam); ‹persona› to give … a good beating o thrashing o hiding ( colloq)

2

( RPl fam) ‹paliza/bofetada› le zumbaron una paliza they gave him a beating o ( colloq) a going-over

me zumbó una bofetada she slapped me

3 ‹pandero› to bang

B ( Ven fam) (tirar) to chuck ( colloq), to throw

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zumbar ( conjugate zumbar) verbo intransitivo [ insecto] to buzz;
[ motor] to hum, whirr;
◊ pasar zumbando [bala/coche] to whizz by;

me zumbaban los oídos my ears were buzzing o ringing
verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹ persona› to give … a good hiding (colloq)
2 (Ven fam) ( tirar) to chuck (colloq), to throw
zumbar
I vi (un insecto, una máquina) to buzz, hum
II vtr fam to thrash
' zumbar' also found in these entries:
English:
buzz
- drone
- hum
- ring
- whir
- zoom

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zumbar

♦ vi

1. [producir ruido] [insecto] to buzz;
[máquinas] to whirr, to hum;
me zumban los oídos my ears are buzzing;

le estarán zumbando los oídos de tanto hablar de él his ears must be burning with people talking about him so much

2.
zumbando: pasar zumbando to shoot past;

salir zumbando to dash off;

venir zumbando to come running

♦ vt
Fam [golpear] to beat, to thump
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zumbar

I v/i buzz;

me zumban los oídos my ears are ringing;

pasar zumbando shoot by, flash by;

salir zumbando shoot off; afuera shoot out

II v/t golpe, bofetada give

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zumbar vi

: to buzz, to hum

zumbar vt fam

1) : to hit, to thrash

2) : to make fun of

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zumbar vb

1. (insecto) to buzz

las abejas zumban bees buzz

2. (pegar) to thump

el boxeador zumbó a su contrincante the boxer thumped his opponent

Spanish-English dictionary > zumbar
5 palabra

intj.

really, honest to goodness, honest, honest to God.

f.

1 word.

de palabra by word of mouth, verbally

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody off in mid-sentence

en cuatro o dos palabras in a few words

en una palabra in a word

no dijo palabra he didn't say a word

medir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully)

no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanish

palabra por palabra word for word

ser palabras mayores to be an important matter

sin mediar palabra without a single word

palabra clave (computing) keyword

palabra divina o de Dios word of God

2 word (juramento, promesa).

dar su palabra to give one's word

estar bajo palabra to be under oath (en juicio)

faltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his word

mantuvo su palabra she kept her word

tienes mi palabra you have my word

tomar la palabra a alguien to hold somebody to their word

3 speech (habla).

4 word of honor, troth, word, word of honour.

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palabra

► nombre femenino

1 word

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar su palabra to give one's word, promise

■ te doy mi palabra de que estaré allí I promise you I'll be there

decir la última palabra to have the last word

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody off

dirigirle la palabra a alguien to address somebody

en una palabra in a word

no decir ni media palabra a nadie not to breath a word to anyone

medir las palabras to weigh one's words

no dirigirle la palabra a alguien not to be speaking to somebody

palabra por palabra word for word

quitarle a alguien la palabra to cut somebody short, interrupt somebody

ser hombre/mujer de palabra to be a man of his word/a woman of her word

ser hombre/mujer de pocas palabras to be a man/woman of few words

tener la palabra to have the floor

tener palabra to keep one's word

tener unas palabras con alguien to have words with somebody

tomarle a alguien la palabra to take somebody at their word

palabra clave key word

palabra de honor word of honour

palabras mayores (palabrotas) swearwords 2 (cosa importante) serious talk

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noun f.

1) word

2) faith

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SF

1) (=vocablo) word

un título de dos palabras — a two-word title

lo tradujo palabra por palabra — he translated it word for word

me lo resumió en dos palabras — he summarized it for me in a couple of words

¿me permiten decir unas palabras? — could I say a few words?

eso no son más que palabras — those are just (empty) words

no tengo palabras o me faltan palabras para expresar lo que siento — I haven't got the o there aren't words to express how I feel, words fail to express how I feel

tuvo palabras de elogio para el ministro — he had words of praise for the minister

sin decir o chistar * palabra — without a word

no dijo ni media palabra — he didn't give us the slightest hint

no entiendo palabra — I can't understand a word

es palabra de Dios — it is the word of God

• con buenas palabras, me lo dijo con muy buenas palabras — he told me as cool as you like *

nos entretenía con buenas palabras, pero nunca nos daba el dinero — he palmed us off with smooth talk, but he never gave us the money

• medias palabras — hints

lo dijo todo con medias palabras — he said everything indirectly

• en una palabra — in a word

¡ni una palabra más! — not another word!

- coger a algn la palabra

- comerse las palabras

- no cruzar una palabra con algn

- decir la última palabra

- dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca

me dejó con la palabra en la boca y se fue de la habitación — he walked out of the room while I was in mid-sentence

- gastar palabras

- medir las palabras

- negar la palabra de Dios a algn

- quitar la palabra de la boca a algn

- tener unas palabras con algn

- trabarse de palabras

- tener la última palabra

- a palabras necias, oídos sordos

- las palabras se las lleva el viento

palabra clave — keyword

palabras cruzadas — LAm (=crucigrama) crossword sing

un juego de palabras cruzadas — a word puzzle

palabras gruesas — crude language sing

palabras mayores — † offensive language sing

ser palabras mayores (=ser importante) —

¿te han hecho directora? ¡eso ya son palabras mayores! — so you've been appointed director, that's really something!
juego II, 2)
2) (=facultad de hablar)

la palabra — speech

perdió el uso de la palabra — he lost the power of speech

tiene el don de la palabra, es de palabra fácil — he has a way with words, he has the gift of the gab *

• de palabra, he pecado solo de palabra — I've sinned in word only

nos acusó de palabra — he accused us verbally

• dirigir la palabra a algn, hace tiempo que no me dirige la palabra — he hasn't spoken to me for a long time

3) frm (=turno para hablar) floor

• ceder la palabra a algn, conceder la palabra a algn — to give sb the floor, invite sb to speak

• pedir la palabra — to ask for the floor, ask to be allowed to speak

• tener la palabra — to have the floor

tiene la palabra el señor presidente — the president has the floor

yo no tengo la palabra — it's not for me to say

• tomar la palabra — to take the floor, speak

• hacer uso de la palabra — to take the floor, speak

4) (=promesa) word

es hombre de palabra — he is a man of his word

cumplió su palabra — he kept his word, he was true to his word

palabra que yo no tengo nada que ver — * I've got nothing to do with it, (I) promise!

-¿de verdad que no sabías nada? -¡palabra! o hum ¡palabrita del Niño Jesús! — "you really didn't know anything?" - "cross my heart and hope to die!"

• bajo palabra — (Mil) on parole

• dar o empeñar su palabra — to give one's word

• faltar a su palabra — to go back on o break one's word

palabra de casamiento, dar palabra de casamiento — to promise to marry

palabra de honor — word of honour, word of honor (EEUU)

¿me das tu palabra de honor de que no dirás nada? — do you give me your word of honour you won't say anything?

¡palabra de honor! — word of honour!

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femenino

1) ( vocablo) word

una palabra de seis letras — a six-letter word

en toda la extensión de la palabra — in every sense of the word

no son más que palabras — it's all talk

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward

palabra por palabra — word for word

yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it

no entendí (ni) una palabra — I didn't understand a (single) word

sin decir (una) palabra — without a word

comerse las palabras — to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras — in the nicest possible way

decirle a alguien cuatro palabras bien dichas — to tell somebody a few home truths

eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far

quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth

tener la última palabra — to have the final say

tener unas palabras con alguien — to have words with somebody (colloq)

a palabras necias oídos sordos — take no notice of the stupid things people say

las palabras se las lleva el viento — actions speak louder than words

- palabra clave

- palabra compuesta

- palabra funcional or vacía

- palabras cruzadas

2) ( promesa) word

una mujer de palabra — a woman of her word

cumplió con su palabra — she kept her word

nunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word

se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)

cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)

tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

- palabra de honor

3)

a) ( habla) speech

el don de la palabra — the gift of speech

un acuerdo de palabra — a verbal agreement

no me dirigió la palabra — she didn't speak to me

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth

b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something

tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)

ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak

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= word, headword.

Ex. A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.

Ex. This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.

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* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.

* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.

* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.

* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.

* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.

* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.

* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.

* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.

* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.

* describir con palabras = describe + in words.

* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.

* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.

* de una palabra = one-word.

* de una única palabra = single-word.

* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.

* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.

* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.

* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.

* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.

* en palabras = verbally.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.

* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].

* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.

* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.

* frecuencia de palabras = word count.

* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.

* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.

* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.

* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.

* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.

* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.

* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.

* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

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

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.

* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.

* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.

* número de palabras = wordage.

* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.

* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.

* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.

* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.

* palabra ambigua = weasel word.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.

* palabra coloquial = slang word.

* palabra común = common word.

* palabra de contenido = content word.

* palabra de control = control word.

* palabra de Dios = word of God.

* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.

* palabra del documento = textword.

* palabra del texto = text word.

* palabra del título = title word, title term.

* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* palabra equívoca = weasel word.

* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.

* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.

* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.

* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.

* palabra impresa = words in print.

* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.

* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.

* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.

* palabra malsonate = expletive.

* palabra oculta = hidden word.

* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.

* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.

* palabra puente = transitional word.

* palabras = wordage.

* palabras al viento = hot air.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.

* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.

* palabras de aliento = pep talk.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.

* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.

* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.

* palabras iniciales = opening statement.

* palabras literales = quote... unquote.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.

* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* palabras usadas = wording.

* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.

* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.

* primeras palabras = opening statement.

* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* raíz de palabra = word stem.

* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* secuencia de palabras = word string.

* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.

* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* sentido de la palabra = word sense.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* significado de la palabra = word sense.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin palabras = wordless.

* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.

* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.

* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.

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femenino

1) ( vocablo) word

una palabra de seis letras — a six-letter word

en toda la extensión de la palabra — in every sense of the word

no son más que palabras — it's all talk

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward

palabra por palabra — word for word

yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it

no entendí (ni) una palabra — I didn't understand a (single) word

sin decir (una) palabra — without a word

comerse las palabras — to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras — in the nicest possible way

decirle a alguien cuatro palabras bien dichas — to tell somebody a few home truths

eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far

quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth

tener la última palabra — to have the final say

tener unas palabras con alguien — to have words with somebody (colloq)

a palabras necias oídos sordos — take no notice of the stupid things people say

las palabras se las lleva el viento — actions speak louder than words

- palabra clave

- palabra compuesta

- palabra funcional or vacía

- palabras cruzadas

2) ( promesa) word

una mujer de palabra — a woman of her word

cumplió con su palabra — she kept her word

nunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word

se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)

cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)

tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

- palabra de honor

3)

a) ( habla) speech

el don de la palabra — the gift of speech

un acuerdo de palabra — a verbal agreement

no me dirigió la palabra — she didn't speak to me

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth

b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something

tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)

ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak

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= word, headword.

Ex: A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.

Ex: This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.

* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.

* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.

* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.

* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.

* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.

* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.

* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.

* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.

* describir con palabras = describe + in words.

* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.

* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.

* de una palabra = one-word.

* de una única palabra = single-word.

* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.

* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.

* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.

* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.

* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.

* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.

* en palabras = verbally.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.

* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].

* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.

* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.

* frecuencia de palabras = word count.

* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.

* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.

* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.

* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.

* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.

* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.

* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.

* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

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

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.

* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.

* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.

* número de palabras = wordage.

* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.

* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.

* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.

* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.

* palabra ambigua = weasel word.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.

* palabra coloquial = slang word.

* palabra común = common word.

* palabra de contenido = content word.

* palabra de control = control word.

* palabra de Dios = word of God.

* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.

* palabra del documento = textword.

* palabra del texto = text word.

* palabra del título = title word, title term.

* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* palabra equívoca = weasel word.

* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.

* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.

* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.

* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.

* palabra impresa = words in print.

* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.

* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.

* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.

* palabra malsonate = expletive.

* palabra oculta = hidden word.

* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.

* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.

* palabra puente = transitional word.

* palabras = wordage.

* palabras al viento = hot air.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.

* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.

* palabras de aliento = pep talk.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.

* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.

* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.

* palabras iniciales = opening statement.

* palabras literales = quote... unquote.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.

* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* palabras usadas = wording.

* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.

* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.

* primeras palabras = opening statement.

* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* raíz de palabra = word stem.

* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* secuencia de palabras = word string.

* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.

* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* sentido de la palabra = word sense.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* significado de la palabra = word sense.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin palabras = wordless.

* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.

* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.

* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.

* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.

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palabra

feminine

A (vocablo) word

una palabra de seis letras a six-letter word

es un bruto en toda la extensión de la palabra he's a brute, in every sense of the word

palabras, palabras, yo lo que quiero son hechos I've heard enough words o talk, I want to see some action

no son más que palabras it's all talk

es un hombre de pocas palabras he's a man of few words

sólo quiero decir unas palabras I just want to say a few words

tras unas palabras de saludo after a few words of welcome

no encuentro or tengo palabras para expresarles mi agradecimiento I cannot find words to express my gratitude to you

mira, yo te lo puedo explicar en dos palabras look, let me put it to you simply

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde basically o to put it bluntly, he's a coward

¿te parece bien? — en una palabra, no is that all right? in a word, no

lo tradujo palabra por palabra he translated it word for word

ni una palabra más, te quedas a cenar not another word o I don't want to hear another word, you're staying for dinner

yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about it

de esto ni una palabra a nadie not a word to anyone about this

no entendí (ni) una palabra de lo que dijo I didn't understand a (single) word of what he said

sin decir (una) palabra without a word

comerse las palabras to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras in the nicest possible way

decirle a algn cuatro palabras bien dichas to tell sb a few home truths

eso ya son palabras mayores (refiriéndose — a un insulto) those are strong words; (— a una acusación) that's a serious accusation, those are strong words; (— a una propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far, that's a bit excessive

la última palabra the last word

siempre tiene que ser él el que diga la última palabra he always has to have the last word

en este asunto la última palabra le corresponde a Juárez Juárez has the final say on this matter

quitarle las palabras de la boca a algn to take the words right out of sb's mouth

tener unas palabras con algn to have words with sb ( colloq)

tuvieron unas palabras por un asunto de dinero they had words over some money matter

las palabras se las lleva el viento actions speak louder than words

a palabras necias oídos sordos take no notice of the stupid things people say

malo¹ adj Sense II. (↑ malo (1))

Compuestos:

● palabra clave

key word

● palabra compuesta

compound word

● palabra funcional or vacía

function word

● palabras cruzadas

fpl (CS) crossword, crossword puzzle

B (promesa) word

me basta con tu palabra your word is enough for me

me dio su palabra she gave me her word

es una mujer de palabra she's a woman of her word

siempre cumple con su palabra she always keeps her word

nunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his word

palabra que yo no sabía nada ( fam); honest o really o ( BrE) straight up, I didn't know a thing about it ( colloq)

se lo devolví ¡palabra! I gave it back to her, honest! ( colloq)

cobrarle la palabra a algn ( Chi fam); to take sb up on sth ( colloq), to keep o hold sb to his/her word

tomarle la palabra a algn: le tome la palabra y le pedí un préstamo I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

Compuesto:

palabra de honor

word of honor*

le dio su palabra de honor de que no volvería a hacerlo he gave her his word of honor o his solemn word that he wouldn't do it again

yo no fui ¡palabra de honor! it wasn't me, word of honor o I swear!

C

1 (habla) speech

el don de la palabra the gift of speech

me invitó sólo de palabra I only got a verbal invitation

fue un acuerdo de palabra it was a verbal agreement

pecar de pensamiento, palabra y obra to sin in thought, word and deed

no me dirigió la palabra en toda la noche she didn't speak to me all night

nos ha retirado la palabra she doesn't speak to us anymore, she no longer deigns to speak to us ( hum)

dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca (me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; (no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth

2 ( frml)

(en una ceremonia, asamblea): pido la palabra may I say something?, I'd like to say something

tiene la palabra el delegado estudiantil the student delegate has the floor ( frml)

no le concedieron la palabra he was denied permission to speak, he was denied the floor ( frml)

ceder la palabra a algn to give the floor to sb ( frml), to call upon sb to speak

a continuación hizo uso de la palabra el presidente de la institución then the president of the institute made a speech

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palabra sustantivo femenino
1 ( vocablo) word;
◊ una palabra de seis letras a six-letter word;

no son más que palabras it's all talk;
en pocas palabras, es un cobarde in a word, he's a coward;
palabra por palabra word for word;
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about it;
no entendí (ni) una palabra I didn't understand a (single) word;
sin decir (una) palabra without a word;
palabra compuesta compound word;
tener la última palabra to have the final say
2 ( promesa) word;
◊ palabra de honor word of honor^{( conjugate honor)};

una mujer de palabra a woman of her word;
cumplió con su palabra she kept her word;
nunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his word
3
a) ( habla) speech;

◊ el don de la palabra the gift of speech;

un acuerdo de palabra a verbal agreement;
no me dirigió la palabra she didn't speak to me;
dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentence
b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea):

◊ pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;

tener/tomar la palabra to have/to take the floor (frml)
palabra sustantivo femenino
1 word
lo resumió en pocas palabras, she summarised it in a few words
(discurso) me quedé con la palabra en la boca, I was left speechless
Juan es hombre de pocas palabras, Juan is a man of few words
2 (capacidad para hablar) me dejó sin palabra, I was speechless
3 (compromiso) word: me dio su palabra, he gave me his word
no tiene palabra, she never keeps her word
4 (turno para hablar) right to speak
tener la palabra, to have the floor
♦ Locuciones: dirigir la palabra a alguien, to address sb
de palabra, by word of mouth
' palabra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- abreviar
- acento
- ayunas
- baja
- bajo
- bañera
- bar
- bastante
- calor
- ceder
- chalet
- chimenea
- ciudad
- colmo
- comida
- comprometerse
- culta
- culto
- decirse
- disonante
- empeñar
- entredicho
- faltar
- fresca
- fresco
- histórica
- histórico
- honor
- justa
- justo
- ladrón
- ladrona
- lata
- mayoría
- mirar
- muletilla
- padre
- piso
- promesa
- pronunciar
- recta
- recto
- saludar
- saludo
- sigla
- subrayar
- taco
- tela
English:
absent
- buzz off
- cagey
- clinch
- connotation
- current
- date
- dated
- derive
- do
- engine driver
- female
- fish
- floor
- fuck
- go back on
- high
- honour
- interrogative
- lady
- marmalade
- match
- mint
- misuse
- operative
- score out
- sense
- shorten
- speak
- spectacle
- speech
- state-of-the-art
- storey
- true
- use
- verbatim
- way
- word
- a
- call
- compound
- key
- strict
- swear
- take
- unwritten

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palabra

♦ nf

1. [término, vocablo] word;

con palabras no puedo expresar lo que sentía words cannot express what I felt;

dilo con tus propias palabras say it in your own words;

lo dijo, aunque no con esas palabras she said it, though not in so many words;

no son más que palabras (vacías) it's all talk;

buenas palabras fine-sounding words;

no cruzaron palabra en todo el camino they didn't exchange a word throughout the journey;

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentence;

dirigir la palabra a alguien to speak to sb;

no le dirige la palabra a su madre desde hace semanas he hasn't spoken to his mother for weeks;

en cuatro o [m5] dos palabras in a few words;

en otras palabras in other words;

en una palabra in a word;

lo dijo todo a medias palabras she only hinted at what she meant;

medir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully);

no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanish;

yo de este tema no sé ni (media) palabra I don't know a thing about this subject;

no dijo palabra he didn't say a word;

palabra por palabra word for word;

me has quitado la palabra de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;

lo de comprar una casa son palabras mayores buying a house is a very serious matter;

no hace falta llegar a palabras mayores there is no need to get nasty about it;

le aguanto casi todo, pero eso ya son palabras mayores I'll put up with almost anything from him, but that's going a bit (too) far;

sin mediar palabra without a single word;

tener la última palabra to have the last word;

tener unas palabras con alguien to have words with sb;

tuvo que tragarse sus palabras he had to eat his words;

Prov

a palabras necias, oídos sordos sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)

Comp
Informát palabra clave keyword;
palabra compuesta compound word;
CSur palabras cruzadas crossword;
palabra de Dios word of God

2. [juramento, promesa] word;

es su palabra contra la mía it's her word against mine;

dar/empeñar la palabra to give/pledge one's word;

ella me dio su palabra she gave me her word;

dio (su) palabra de que nada saldría mal he gave his word that nothing would go wrong;

estar bajo palabra [en juicio] to be under oath;

faltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his word;

mantuvo su palabra she kept her word;

no tiene palabra he's not a man of his word;

tienes mi palabra you have my word;

tomar la palabra a alguien to hold sb to their word

Comp
palabra de honor word of honour;
¡palabra (de honor)! honestly!;

yo no sabía nada, ¡palabra (de honor)! I didn't know anything, honestly! o I swear!

3. [habla] speech;

con el susto perdió la palabra the shock left her speechless;

de palabra by word of mouth, verbally;

el trato se hizo de palabra it was a purely verbal agreement o a gentleman's agreement

4. [derecho de hablar]
dar la palabra a alguien to give sb the floor;

pedir la palabra to ask for the floor;

¡pido la palabra! could I say something, please?;

tomar la palabra to take the floor

5.
palabras [discurso] words;

a continuación nuestro invitado nos dirigirá unas palabras our guest will now say a few words

♦ nm
palabra de honor [vestido] strapless dress
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palabra

f tb fig

word;

palabra por palabra word for word;

bajo palabra on parole;

en una palabra in a word;

en pocas palabras briefly;

tomar la palabra speak;

de palabra acuerdo verbal;

de pocas palabras persona of few words;

tomar a alguien la palabra take s.o. at his/her word;

dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca fig cut s.o. off in mid-sentence;

buenas palabras fine words;

lo de tener un hijo son palabras mayores having a child is a serious business o is not something to be undertaken lightly;

con medias palabras dijo … he hinted that …, he half said that …

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palabra nf

1) vocablo: word

2) promesa: word, promise

un hombre de palabra: a man of his word

3) habla: speech

4) : right to speak

tener la palabra: to have the floor

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palabra n word

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?

te doy mi palabra I give you my word

no dijo ni una palabra she didn't say a word

Spanish-English dictionary > palabra
6 silbido

m.

1 whistle (sonido).

el silbido del viento the whistling of the wind

2 whistle.

su actuación fue recibida con silbidos y abucheos her performance was greeted with hissing and booing

los silbidos del público eran ensordecedores the whistling of the crowd was deafening

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silbido

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) whistle, whistling

2 (abucheo) hissing

3 (del teléfono) ring, ringing

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noun m.

whistle, whistling

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masculino

a) (con la boca, un silbato) whistle

dio un silbido — he whistled

b) ( del viento) whistling; ( de respiración) wheezing

el silbido de las balas — the whistling of the bullets

c) ( en los oídos) ringing, whistling

d)

silbidos — ( en señal de desaprobacion) catcalls

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= hiss, whine, whistle, swish, swishing sound.

Ex. 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.

Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex. The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.

Ex. At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.

Ex. At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.

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masculino

a) (con la boca, un silbato) whistle

dio un silbido — he whistled

b) ( del viento) whistling; ( de respiración) wheezing

el silbido de las balas — the whistling of the bullets

c) ( en los oídos) ringing, whistling

d)

silbidos — ( en señal de desaprobacion) catcalls

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= hiss, whine, whistle, swish, swishing sound.

Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.

Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.

Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.

Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.

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silbido

masculine

1 (con la boca) whistle

dio un silbido he whistled

2 (con un silbato) whistle

3 (del viento) whistling

el silbido de las balas the whistling of the bullets

el silbido que acompañaba su respiración the wheezing that accompanied his breathing

4 (en los oídos) ringing, whistling

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silbido sustantivo masculino
a) (con la boca, un silbato) whistle;

◊ dio un silbido he whistled

b) (del viento, balas) whistling;

( de respiración) wheezing
c) ( en los oídos) ringing, whistling

d)

◊ silbidos sustantivo masculino plural ( en señal de desaprobacion) catcalls (pl)

silbido sustantivo masculino whistle
(del viento) whistling
' silbido' also found in these entries:
English:
hiss
- swish
- whine
- whistle
- zip

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silbido nm

1. [sonido] whistle;

llamó al perro con un silbido she called the dog with a whistle;

el silbido del viento the whistling of the wind;

se oía el silbido del ventilador you could hear the whirring of the fan

2. [para abuchear] whistle, catcall;

los silbidos del público eran ensordecedores the whistling of the crowd was deafening;

su actuación fue recibida con silbidos y abucheos her performance was greeted with hissing and booing

3. [de serpiente] hiss;

la cobra emite un silbido agudo antes de atacar the cobra emits a sharp hissing sound o hiss before attacking

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silbido

m whistle

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silbido nm

: whistle, whistling

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silbido n whistle

llamó al perro dando un silbido he called the dog with a whistle

Spanish-English dictionary > silbido
7 taladrar

v.

to drill.

este ruido te taladra los tímpanos the noise is ear-piercing

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taladrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to drill; (pared) to bore through

2 (billetes etc) to punch

3 figurado (los oídos) to pierce

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verb

to drill

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VT

1) [+ pared] to drill a hole/holes in, drill; [+ billete, documento] to punch

una bala le taladró el tobillo — a bullet pierced his ankle

2) [ruido, mirada, dolor] to pierce

un ruido que taladra los oídos — an ear-splitting noise

me taladró con la mirada — she fixed me with a piercing gaze

un llanto de bebé taladra el silencio — a baby's cry pierces the silence, the silence is shattered by a baby's cry

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verbo transitivo

a) <pared/madera> to drill (through)

b) < oído>

un ruido que taladra los oídos — an earsplitting o earpiercing noise

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= drill.

Ex. Then the accession card is drilled with the appropriate holes for the keywords = A continuación, la ficha se perfora con los agujeros necesarios para las palabras clave.

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verbo transitivo

a) <pared/madera> to drill (through)

b) < oído>

un ruido que taladra los oídos — an earsplitting o earpiercing noise

* * *

= drill.

Ex: Then the accession card is drilled with the appropriate holes for the keywords = A continuación, la ficha se perfora con los agujeros necesarios para las palabras clave.

* * *

taladrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹pared/madera› to drill holes/a hole in, to drill (through), to make o bore holes/a hole in

esta broca no taladra metales this bit won't drill (through) metal

2

«ruido»: un ruido que taladra los oídos an ear-splitting o ear-piercing noise

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taladrar ( conjugate taladrar) verbo transitivo ‹pared/madera› to drill (through)
taladrar verbo transitivo to drill, bore
' taladrar' also found in these entries:
English:
bore
- drill

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taladrar vt
[madera, metal, suelo] to drill;
taladra la pared aquí para poner el tornillo drill a hole in the wall here for the screw;

este ruido te taladra los tímpanos this noise goes right through you

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taladrar

v/t drill

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taladrar vt

: to drill

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taladrar vb to drill a hole in

Spanish-English dictionary > taladrar
8 silbar

v.

1 to whistle.

María silba canciones Mary whistles tunes.

2 to whistle at.

María le silbó al cartero Mary whistled at the mailman.

3 to ring.

4 to whiz, to wheeze, to hiss, to whistle.

La piedra silbó cerca The stone whistled close by.

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silbar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to whistle

2 (abuchear) to hiss, boo

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verb

to whistle

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1. VT

1) (Mús) [+ melodía] to whistle

2) [+ comedia, orador] to hiss

2. VI

1) [persona] [con los labios] to whistle; [al respirar] to wheeze

2) [viento] to whistle; [bala, flecha] to whistle, whizz

3) (Teat) to hiss, boo

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < melodía> to whistle

b) <cantante/obra> ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall
2.
silbar vi

a) (Mús) to whistle

b) viento to whistle

la bala pasó silbando — the bullet whistled past

c) oídos

me silban los oídos — I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

* * *

= whistle, hiss.

Ex. The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < melodía> to whistle

b) <cantante/obra> ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall
2.
silbar vi

a) (Mús) to whistle

b) viento to whistle

la bala pasó silbando — the bullet whistled past

c) oídos

me silban los oídos — I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

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= whistle, hiss.

Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.

Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

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silbar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹melodía› to whistle

2 ‹cantante/obra› (en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall

■ silbar

vi

1 ( Mús) to whistle

te silbé pero no me oíste I whistled to you but you didn't hear

les silba a todas las chicas he whistles at all the girls

2 «viento» to whistle

la bala pasó silbando the bullet whistled past

3

«oídos»: me silban los oídos I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

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silbar ( conjugate silbar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ melodía› to whistle

b) ‹cantante/obra› ( en señal de desaprobación) to whistle at, catcall

verbo intransitivo
a) (Mús) to whistle

b) [ viento] to whistle

c) [ oídos]:

◊ me silban los oídos I've got a ringing o whistling in my ears

silbar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una canción, una melodía) to whistle
2 (en señal de rechazo) to whistle at, catcall, boo
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dar silbidos) to whistle
(en señal de rechazo) to whistle, catcall, boo
2 (el viento) to whistle
' silbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflar
English:
hiss
- hoot
- whistle
- whiz
- whizz

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silbar

♦ vt

1. [melodía] to whistle;
[como piropo] to wolf-whistle at;
silbó una melodía he whistled a tune

2. [abuchear] to whistle at;

los espectadores silbaron al árbitro the crowd whistled at the referee;

el público silbó y abucheó al cantante the audience hissed and booed at the singer

♦ vi

1. [melodía] to whistle;

el dardo le pasó silbando the dart whistled past him

2. [abuchear] to whistle, to catcall

3. [oídos] to ring;

me silban los oídos my ears are ringing

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silbar

v/i & v/t whistle

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silbar v

: to whistle

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silbar vb (en general) to whistle

Spanish-English dictionary > silbar
9 retumbar

v.

1 to resound.

me retumban los oídos (informal) my ears are ringing

2 to boom, to resound, to thunder, to reverberate.

3 to boom to.

Me retumba la explosión The explosion booms to me.

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retumbar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (resonar) to resound, echo

2 (tronar) to thunder, boom

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verb

1) to resound

2) roar

3) roll

* * *

VI

1) [artillería] to boom, thunder; [trueno] to roll, crash

la cascada retumbaba a lo lejos — the waterfall roared in the distance

2) [voz, pasos] to echo

la caverna retumbaba con nuestros pasos — the cave echoed with our steps

sus palabras retumban en mi cabeza — his words are still reverberating in my mind

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verbo intransitivo voz/explosión to boom; eco to resound; paso to echo; trueno to roll, boom; habitación to resound

los golpes hacían retumbar las paredes — the banging was making the walls shake

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= reverberate, resound, rumble, thunder, rage.

Ex. The film was narrowly endorsed by the ALA only after a heated and violent debate which is still reverberating = La película fue apoyada por la ALA con un estrecho margen después de un debate violento y acalorado que todavía resuena.

Ex. It has resounded through successive grandiose pronouncements in the major library inquiries of the century, the library as `the centre of the intellectual life of the area which it serves'.

Ex. As a writer he could not continue to live in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet tanks rumbled into Prague in 1968.

Ex. The juggernaut of 'new British' history thunders on with Smyth's textbook on the United Kingdom between 1660 and 1800.

Ex. The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.

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verbo intransitivo voz/explosión to boom; eco to resound; paso to echo; trueno to roll, boom; habitación to resound

los golpes hacían retumbar las paredes — the banging was making the walls shake

* * *

= reverberate, resound, rumble, thunder, rage.

Ex: The film was narrowly endorsed by the ALA only after a heated and violent debate which is still reverberating = La película fue apoyada por la ALA con un estrecho margen después de un debate violento y acalorado que todavía resuena.

Ex: It has resounded through successive grandiose pronouncements in the major library inquiries of the century, the library as `the centre of the intellectual life of the area which it serves'.

Ex: As a writer he could not continue to live in Czechoslovakia after the Soviet tanks rumbled into Prague in 1968.

Ex: The juggernaut of 'new British' history thunders on with Smyth's textbook on the United Kingdom between 1660 and 1800.

Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.

* * *

retumbar [A1 ]

vi

A «voz» to boom; «eco» to resound; «paso» to echo; «trueno» to roll, boom; «cañón/explosión» to boom

tiene una voz que retumba he has a loud, booming voice

los golpes hacían retumbar las paredes the banging was making the walls shake

B «habitación» to resound

el teatro retumbaba con los aplausos the theater resounded with the sound of clapping

todo el pasillo parecía retumbar con las pisadas the whole corridor seemed to echo o resound with the sound of footsteps

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retumbar ( conjugate retumbar) verbo intransitivo [voz/explosión] to boom;
[ eco] to resound;
[ paso] to echo;
[ trueno] to roll, boom;
[ habitación] to resound
retumbar verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer mucho ruido) to thunder, boom
(las pisadas, golpes) to resound
2 (resonar, pervivir) sus insultos resonaban en mis oídos, his abuse resounded in my head
' retumbar' also found in these entries:
English:
boom
- roll
- rumble
- crash
- pound
- resound
- reverberate

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retumbar vi

1. [resonar] to resound;

sus gritos retumbaban en la cueva his shouts echoed o resounded around the cave;

las paredes retumbaban con cada explosión the walls shook with each explosion;
Fam
me retumban los oídos my ears are ringing

2. [hacer ruido] to thunder, to boom;

el trueno retumbó en la sala the thunder rumbled through the hall

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retumbar

v/i boom

* * *

retumbar vi

1) : to boom, to thunder

2) : to resound, to reverberate

* * *

retumbar vb

1. (resonar) to echo

sus pasos retumbaban his footsteps echoed

2. (hacer ruido) to boom

la música retumbaba por toda la casa the music boomed out all over the house

Spanish-English dictionary > retumbar
10 destapar

v.

1 to open (caja, botella).

2 to unblock.

3 to uncover.

4 to take the top off, to screw off, to take off the cover of, to screw open.

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destapar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to open

■ destapé la caja y vi que estaba vacía I opened the box and saw it was empty

2 (tapón) to uncork; (tapa) to take the lid off

3 (en la cama) to uncover

4 figurado (descubrir) to reveal, uncover

► verbo pronominal destaparse

1 (en la cama) to take the bedclothes off, take the covers off

2 figurado (darse a conocer) to open up

■ cuando se destapó resultó ser encantador when he opened up he turned out to be charming

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verb

1) to open

2) reveal, unveil

* * *

1. VT

1) (=descubrir) [+ mueble] to uncover; [+ botella] [gen] to open; [con corcho] to uncork; [+ recipiente] to take the lid off

2) [en la cama] to take the bedclothes off

lo destapó — she took the covers off him

3) (=hacer público) [+ secreto] to reveal; [+ escándalo] to uncover

4) LAm (=desatascar) to unblock

2.

See:

destaparse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <botella/caja> to open, take the top/lid off; < olla> to uncover, take the lid off

b) ( descubrir) < mueble> to uncover; < escándalo> to uncover

c) ( en la cama) to pull the covers off

2) (AmL) <cañería/inodoro> to unblock
2.
destaparse v pron (refl)

1) ( en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off

2) nariz/oídos to unblock

3) (abrirse, confesarse)

destaparse con alguien — to open up to somebody

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <botella/caja> to open, take the top/lid off; < olla> to uncover, take the lid off

b) ( descubrir) < mueble> to uncover; < escándalo> to uncover

c) ( en la cama) to pull the covers off

2) (AmL) <cañería/inodoro> to unblock
2.
destaparse v pron (refl)

1) ( en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off

2) nariz/oídos to unblock

3) (abrirse, confesarse)

destaparse con alguien — to open up to somebody

* * *

destapar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹botella/caja› to open, take the top/lid off; ‹olla› to uncover, take the lid off

2 (descubrir) ‹mueble› to uncover; ‹escándalo› to uncover

3 (en la cama) to pull the covers off

B ( AmL) ‹caño/inodoro› to unblock

■ destaparse

v pron

( refl)

A (en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off, push the covers back

B «nariz/oídos» to unblock

todavía no se me han destapado los oídos my ears are still blocked

C ( fam)

(sorprender): se destapó como una verdadera lumbrera he turned out to be a real genius

destaparse CON algo:

se destapó con un sobresaliente he surprised us all by getting an A

D

1 (abrirse, confesarse) destaparse CON algn to open up TO sb

se destapó conmigo y me hizo muchas confidencias he opened up to me and told me a lot of personal things

2 (declararse) «homosexual» to come out

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destapar ( conjugate destapar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹botella/caja› to open, take the top/lid off;

‹ olla› to uncover, take the lid off
b) ( descubrir) ‹ mueble› to uncover;

‹ escándalo› to uncover
c) ( en la cama) to pull the covers off

2 (AmL) ‹cañería/inodoro› to unblock
destaparse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1 ( en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off
2 [nariz/oídos] to unblock
destapar verbo transitivo
1 to take the lid off
(una botella) to open
2 (desarropar) to uncover
3 fig (asunto) to uncover
' destapar' also found in these entries:
English:
expose
- lid
- uncover
- clear
- unblock

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destapar

♦ vt

1. [caja, botella] to open;
[olla] to take the lid off
2. [descubrir] to uncover, to take the cover off

3. [en la cama] to pull the covers o bedclothes off;

cada vez que te das la vuelta me destapas every time you turn over you pull the bedclothes off me

4. [trama] to uncover

5. [oídos] to unblock

♦ vi
Méx [caballo] to bolt
♦ See also the pronominal verb destaparse

* * *

destapar

v/t open, take the lid off; fig

uncover

* * *

destapar vt

1) : to open, to take the top off

2) descubrir: to reveal, to uncover

3) : to unblock, to unclog

* * *

destapar vb

1. (olla, caja) to take the lid off [pt. took; pp. taken]

2. (botella) to open

3. (ropa de cama) to take the covers off [pt. took; pp. taken]

4. (descubrir) to uncover

la policía destapó un negocio de contrabando the police uncovered a smuggling racket

Spanish-English dictionary > destapar
11 cerilla

f.

match. (peninsular Spanish)

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cerilla

► nombre femenino

1 (fósforo) match

2 (de los oídos) earwax

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noun f.

match

* * *

SF

1) (=fósforo) match

2) (Anat) earwax

3) (Rel) wax taper

* * *

femenino

1) (esp Esp) ( fósforo) match

2) ( de los oídos) wax

* * *

= matchstick, match.

Ex. Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.

Ex. Early matches were made with sulfur.

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* caja de cerillas = matchbox.

* * *

femenino

1) (esp Esp) ( fósforo) match

2) ( de los oídos) wax

* * *

= matchstick, match.

Ex: Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.

Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.

* caja de cerillas = matchbox.

* * *

cerilla

feminine

A ( esp Esp) (fósforo) match

B (de los oídos) wax

* * *

cerilla sustantivo femenino
1 (esp Esp) ( fósforo) match
2 ( de los oídos) wax
cerilla sustantivo masculino match
' cerilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encender
- fósforo
- prender
- apagar
English:
match
- strike

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cerilla nf

1. Esp [fósforo] match

2. [cerumen] earwax

* * *

cerilla

f match

* * *

cerilla nf

1) : match

2) : earwax

* * *

cerilla n match [pl. matches]

no juegues con las cerillas don't play with matches

Spanish-English dictionary > cerilla
12 deleitar

v.

1 to delight.

El helado deleita a los chicos Ice cream delights the kids.

2 to be delighted by, to be happy about, to be delighted about, to be pleased by.

Nos deleita la ópera We are delighted by the opera.

3 to enjoy, to be happy to.

Me deleita ver las estrellas I enjoy looking at the stars.

* * *

deleitar

► verbo transitivo

1 to delight, please

► verbo pronominal deleitarse

1 to delight (con/en, in), take delight (con/en, in)

■ se deleita con la música clásica he takes delight in classical music

* * *

verb

to delight

* * *

1.

VT to delight, charm

2.

See:

deleitarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to delight
2.
deleitarse v pron

deleitarse + ger — to delight in -ing, enjoy -ing

* * *

= enchant, delight, please, wallow in.

Ex. The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.

Ex. Libraries must begin seriously to assess how well they are anticipating, meeting, and delighting students and faculty.

Ex. By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.

Ex. This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.

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* deleitar los oídos = please + the ears.

* deleitarse = savour [savor, -USA], relish, gloat.

* deleitarse con = revel in.

* deleitarse en = delight in.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to delight
2.
deleitarse v pron

deleitarse + ger — to delight in -ing, enjoy -ing

* * *

= enchant, delight, please, wallow in.

Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.

Ex: Libraries must begin seriously to assess how well they are anticipating, meeting, and delighting students and faculty.

Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.

Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.

* deleitar los oídos = please + the ears.

* deleitarse = savour [savor, -USA], relish, gloat.

* deleitarse con = revel in.

* deleitarse en = delight in.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* * *

deleitar [A1 ]

vt

to delight

■ deleitarse

v pron

deleitarse + GER to delight IN -ING, enjoy -ING

te deleitas haciéndome sufrir ¿no? you delight in o enjoy making me suffer, don't you?

* * *

deleitar ( conjugate deleitar) verbo transitivo
to delight
deleitarse verbo pronominal
◊ deleitarse haciendo algo to delight in doing sth, enjoy doing sth

deleitar verbo transitivo to delight

' deleitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
recrear
English:
delight

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deleitar

♦ vt

to delight;

la música clásica nos deleita we love classical music;

me deleitaba escucharla cantar I loved listening to her sing

♦ See also the pronominal verb deleitarse

* * *

deleitar

v/t delight

* * *

deleitar vt

: to delight, to please

♦ See also the reflexive verb deleitarse

Spanish-English dictionary > deleitar
13 regalo

m.

1 present, gift (obsequio).

regalo de cumpleaños birthday present

por ese precio, es un auténtico regalo at that price, it's a real giveaway

de regalo free (gratuito)

compras tres y te dan uno de regalo if you buy three, you get one free

2 joy, delight.

3 prize.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

regalo

► nombre masculino

1 (obsequio) gift, present

2 (complacencia) pleasure, joy

■ este vino es un regalo para el paladar this is an excellent wine

3 (comodidad) comfort, pleasure

■ vive con gran regalo she lives a life of luxury

4 (exquisitez) delicacy

5 (ganga) bargain, steal

* * *

noun m.

1) gift, present

2) comfort

* * *

SM

1) (=obsequio) present, gift

dar o hacer a algn un regalo — to give sb a present o gift

de regalo: dan estos libros de regalo — they're giving these books away

entrada de regalo — complimentary ticket

estuche de regalo — presentation case

un libro de regalo — a free book

regalo de boda — wedding present

regalo de cumpleaños — birthday present

regalo de Navidad, regalo de Reyes — Christmas present

2) (=deleite, placer) pleasure; [de comida] treat, delicacy

es un regalo para el oído — it's a treat to listen to

un regalo del cielo — a godsend

3) †† (=comodidad) luxury, comfort

* * *

masculino

a) ( obsequio) gift, present

compre dos y llévese otro de regalo — buy two and get one free

un regalo del cielo — a godsend

b) ( cosa barata) steal (colloq)

es un regalo — it's a steal (colloq), it's dirt cheap (colloq)

c) (deleite, festín) treat

* * *

= courtesy, donation, gift, present, freebie, giveaway [give-away], seasonal gift.

Nota: Especialmente aquellos que se hacen durante las fiestas típicas del calendario como Navidades, Semana Santa, etc.

Ex. Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.

Ex. This donation influenced the decision to locate TIP services in all Detroit's branch libraries.

Ex. That is the great gift literature can give one.

Ex. The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.

Ex. The best things in life are free: even with e-commerce, there are freebies to be had on the Web.

Ex. The event was a multicultural readers' fair featuring celebrity speakers, authors, ethnic music and dancing and book giveaways.

Ex. Books strong on visual appeal are always high on seasonal gift lists.

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* cupón de regalo = gift certificate.

* ejemplar de regalo = gift copy.

* flor de regalo = cut flower.

* libro de regalo = gift book.

* merecerse un regalo = deserve + a little something.

* papel de envolver regalos = gift wrapping paper.

* regalo de boda = wedding gift.

* regalo de dios = godsend.

* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.

* tienda de artículos para regalo = gift shop, novelty shop.

* tienda de regalos = souvenir shop, gift shop, novelty shop.

* vale canjeable por un regalo = gift voucher.

* vale de regalo = gift certificate.

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masculino

a) ( obsequio) gift, present

compre dos y llévese otro de regalo — buy two and get one free

un regalo del cielo — a godsend

b) ( cosa barata) steal (colloq)

es un regalo — it's a steal (colloq), it's dirt cheap (colloq)

c) (deleite, festín) treat

* * *

= courtesy, donation, gift, present, freebie, giveaway [give-away], seasonal gift.

Nota: Especialmente aquellos que se hacen durante las fiestas típicas del calendario como Navidades, Semana Santa, etc.

Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.

Ex: This donation influenced the decision to locate TIP services in all Detroit's branch libraries.

Ex: That is the great gift literature can give one.

Ex: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.

Ex: The best things in life are free: even with e-commerce, there are freebies to be had on the Web.

Ex: The event was a multicultural readers' fair featuring celebrity speakers, authors, ethnic music and dancing and book giveaways.

Ex: Books strong on visual appeal are always high on seasonal gift lists.

* cupón de regalo = gift certificate.

* ejemplar de regalo = gift copy.

* flor de regalo = cut flower.

* libro de regalo = gift book.

* merecerse un regalo = deserve + a little something.

* papel de envolver regalos = gift wrapping paper.

* regalo de boda = wedding gift.

* regalo de dios = godsend.

* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.

* tienda de artículos para regalo = gift shop, novelty shop.

* tienda de regalos = souvenir shop, gift shop, novelty shop.

* vale canjeable por un regalo = gift voucher.

* vale de regalo = gift certificate.

* * *

regalo

masculine

1 (obsequio) gift, present

fue un regalo de Navidad it was a Christmas gift o present

compre dos y llévese otro de regalo buy two and get one free

2 (cosa barata) steal ( colloq)

cómpratelo, es un regalo buy it, it's a steal o it's dirt cheap ( colloq)

un regalo del cielo a godsend

3 (deleite, festín) treat

4

(CS hum) (caca): el perro dejó un regalito en la alfombra the dog left his calling card on the carpet ( hum)

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Del verbo regalar: ( conjugate regalar)

regalo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

regaló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
regalar
regalo
regalar ( conjugate regalar) verbo transitivo
a) ( obsequiar):

◊ ¿qué te regaloon para tu cumpleaños? what did you get for your birthday?;

le regaloon un reloj de oro he was given a gold watch
b) ( vender muy barato) to sell … at bargain prices

regalo sustantivo masculino
a) ( obsequio) gift, present

b) ( cosa barata) steal (colloq)

c) (deleite, festín) treat

regalar verbo transitivo
1 (un obsequio) (a alguien concreto) to give (as a present): me regaló una pulsera, he gave me a bracelet
(en general, a nadie en concreto) to give away: estaban regalando globos, they were giving balloons away
figurado se ha ganado lo que tiene, nadie le ha regalado nada, he's worked for everything that he owns; nobody has given him anything for free
2 (objetos, ropa, etc en oferta) fam to sell at bargain prices
♦ Locuciones: regalar los oídos, to flatter o delight (sb's ears)
regalo sustantivo masculino
1 (un obsequio) gift, present
entradas de regalo, complimentary tickets
regalo de bodas, wedding present
regalo de navidad, Christmas present
2 (en ofertas) fam bargain, dirt cheap
3 (para los sentidos) pleasure, delight: es un regalo para el paladar, it's a treat for the palate
4 (bienestar) comfort
' regalo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compromiso
- descambiar
- dietario
- don
- envolver
- insignificancia
- llevar
- os
- presente
- recibir
- regalar
- reunir
- sonsacar
- acertar
- adecuado
- aparentar
- atinar
- bendición
- chocho
- colecta
- colectivo
- comprar
- común
- debido
- despedida
- detalle
- empaque
- entre
- envoltorio
- envuelto
- espléndido
- hacer
- insignificante
- papel
- por
- prometido
- quedar
- recuerdo
- soborno
- sorpresa
- valer
English:
accept
- acceptable
- acknowledge
- bonus
- chip in
- club
- freebie
- gift
- gift wrapped
- gift-wrap
- give
- parting
- pool
- present
- splash out
- stocking filler
- token
- treat
- unexpected
- wedding present
- wrap up
- book
- complimentary
- fancy
- for
- notion
- wrapping

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regalo nm

1. [obsequio] present, gift;
[en rifa] prize;
regalo de Navidad/de cumpleaños Christmas/birthday present;

me hicieron muchos regalos para mi cumpleaños I got lots of presents for my birthday;

por ese precio, es un auténtico regalo at that price, it's a real giveaway;

de regalo [gratuito] free;

compras tres y te dan uno de regalo if you buy three, you get one free

2. [placer] joy, delight;

esa voz es un regalo para los oídos that voice is a delight to listen to

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regalo

m gift, present;

regalo para los ojos sight for sore eyes;

regalo para los oídos delight to the ear;

es un regalo it’s dead cheap;

regalo publicitario free gift

* * *

regalo nm

1) obsequio: gift, present

2) : pleasure, comfort

3) : treat

* * *

regalo n (obsequio) present / gift

un regalo de cumpleaños a birthday present

Spanish-English dictionary > regalo
14 gota

f.

1 drop.

no probé una gota de alcohol I didn't drink a drop of alcohol

caer cuatro gotas to spit (with rain)

ni gota (de) not a drop (of)

no se veía ni gota you couldn't see a thing

no corre ni una gota de brisa there isn't a breath of wind

no entiendo ni gota de alemán I don't understand a word of German

ni gota de sentido común not an ounce of common sense

fue la gota que colma el vaso, fue la última gota it was the last straw

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

sudar la gota gorda (informal) to sweat blood, to work very hard

gota a gota (medicine) intravenous drip

2 gout.

3 small amount.

4 gutta.

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gota

► nombre femenino

1 drop

2 (de sudor) bead

3 (de aire) breath

4 MEDICINA gout

5 ARQUITECTURA gutta

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer cuatro gotas / caer unas gotas to be spitting with rain

gota a gota drop by drop

ni gota not a bit, nothing at all

■ con tanta gente no vimos ni gota there were so many people we couldn't see a thing

ser la gota que colma el vaso to be the straw that broke the camel's back

ser la última gota to be the last straw

sudar la gota gorda to sweat blood

gota fría cold air pool

gota a gota / transfusión gota a gota drip, drip feed

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noun f.

1) drop

2) gout

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1. SF

1) [de líquido] drop; [de sudor] drop, bead

unas gotas de coñac — a few drops of brandy

todo ello mezclado con algunas gotas de humor — all mixed with a few touches of humour

se añade el aceite gota a gota — add the oil drop by drop

van filtrando la información gota a gota a la prensa — they let the news leak out to the press in dribs and drabs

sistema de riego gota a gota — trickle irrigation

caer a gotas — to drip

- la gota que colma el vaso

- ¡ni gota!

no bebo ni gota de alcohol — I don't drink a drop of alcohol

no corre ni gota de aire — there isn't a breath of air

no ver ni gota — to see nothing

- parecerse como dos gotas de agua

- sudar la gota gorda

gotas amargas — bitters

2) (=enfermedad) gout

gota caduca, gota oral — epilepsy

3) (Meteo)

gota fría — severe weather which brings flooding

4)

gota de leche — Chile (fig) child welfare clinic, welfare food centre

5) pl gotas (=medicina) drops

gotas nasales — nose drops, nasal drops

2.

SM

gota a gota — drip, IV (EEUU)

le pusieron el gota a gota — he was put on a drip

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femenino

1) ( de líquido) drop

gotas de sudor — beads of sweat

no tiene ni gota de sentido común — she hasn't an ounce of common sense

la gota que colma or rebasa el vaso — the last straw

parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua — to be as like as two peas in a pod

sudar la gota gorda — (fam) ( transpirar) to sweat buckets; ( trabajar mucho) to sweat blood

- gota a gota

- gota de leche

2) ( enfermedad) gout

3) gotas femenino plural ( remedio) drops (pl)

* * *

= drop.

Ex. The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.

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

* gota a gota = drop by drop.

* gota de lágrima = teardrop.

* gota de lluvia = raindrop.

* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.

* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.

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femenino

1) ( de líquido) drop

gotas de sudor — beads of sweat

no tiene ni gota de sentido común — she hasn't an ounce of common sense

la gota que colma or rebasa el vaso — the last straw

parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua — to be as like as two peas in a pod

sudar la gota gorda — (fam) ( transpirar) to sweat buckets; ( trabajar mucho) to sweat blood

- gota a gota

- gota de leche

2) ( enfermedad) gout

3) gotas femenino plural ( remedio) drops (pl)

* * *

= drop.

Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.

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

* gota a gota = drop by drop.

* gota de lágrima = teardrop.

* gota de lluvia = raindrop.

* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.

* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.

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gota

feminine

A (de líquido) drop

gotas de sudor beads of sweat

¿llueve mucho? — no, son cuatro gotas is it raining hard? — no, just a few drops o it's just spitting

añadir unas gotitas de ron add a few drops of rum

se lo bebió hasta la última gota she drank it right down to the last drop

sólo bebí una gota de champán I only had a drop of champagne

no queda ni gota de leche there isn't (so much as) a drop of milk left

no tenemos ni gota de pan we're completely out of bread

no tiene ni gota de sentido común she hasn't an ounce of common sense

la gota que rebasa el vaso or que colma el vaso or ( Méx) que derrama el vino the last straw, the straw that breaks the camel's back

parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua to be as like as two peas in a pod

sudar la gota gorda ( fam) (transpirar) to sweat buckets; (trabajar mucho) to sweat blood, to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

Compuestos:

● gota a gota

masculine drip

le pusieron el gota a gota they put him on a drip

un ajuste gota a gota a very gradual realignment

● gota de leche

( AmL) child welfare institution

● gota fría

: high-altitude depression bringing heavy rainfall

B (enfermedad) gout

C gotas fpl (remedio) drops (pl)

Compuesto:

gotas nasales

fpl nose drops (pl)

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gota sustantivo femenino
1 ( de líquido) drop;
◊ gotas de sudor beads of sweat;

la gota que colma or rebasa el vaso the last straw;
parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua to be as like as two peas in a pod
2 ( enfermedad) gout
gota sustantivo femenino
1 drop
(de sudor) bead
(de lluvia) cuando salimos caían cuatro gotas, when we went out it was spitting o sprinkling with rain
le pusieron el gota a gota, she was on a drip
2 Med gout
3 gotas, (para los ojos, oídos) drops
♦ Locuciones: la gota que colma el vaso, the last straw
sudar la gota gorda para hacer algo, to sweat blood to do sthg
ni gota, not a bit
' gota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sudar
- rocío
English:
bead
- bleed
- blob
- dash
- drop
- gout
- raindrop
- spot
- straw
- sweat
- trickle
- drip
- rain

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gota nf

1. [de líquido] drop;
[de sudor] bead;
no probé una gota de alcohol I didn't drink a drop of alcohol;

Comp

caer cuatro gotas to spit (with rain);

Comp

ni gota: [m5] no queda ni una gota de azúcar we're completely out of sugar;

no entiendo ni gota de alemán I don't understand a word of German;

no se veía ni gota you couldn't see a thing;

ni gota de sentido común not an ounce of common sense;

no corre ni una gota de brisa there isn't a breath of wind;

Comp

fue la gota que colma el vaso, fue la última gota it was the last straw;

Comp

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

Comp
gota a gota intravenous drip;
me va entregando el dinero de la deuda gota a gota he's paying off his debt to me a little at a time

2. [medicamento]
gotas (para los ojos) eye drops;

gotas (para los oídos) ear drops

3. Meteo gota fría = cold front that brings torrential rain

4. [enfermedad] gout

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gota

I f drop;

ni gota fam

de cerveza, leche etc not a drop; de pan not a scrap;

no ver ni gota fam not see a thing;

la gota que colma o

hace rebosar el vaso the last straw;

parecerse como dos gotas de agua be like two peas in a pod;

una gota en el mar fig a drop in the ocean

II m

:

gota a gota MED drip

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gota nf

1) : drop

una gota de sudor: a bead of sweat

como dos gotas de agua: like two peas in a pod

sudar la gota gorda: to sweat buckets, to work very hard

2) : gout

* * *

gota n drop

sólo queda una gota de limonada there's just a drop of lemonade left

gotas de lluvia drops of rain

le caían gotas de sudor he was dripping with sweat

caer cuatro gotas to be spitting with rain

la gota que colma el vaso the straw that breaks the camel's back

ni gota not... at all

no tengo ni gota de sueño I'm not at all sleepy

no queda ni gota de café there's no coffee left at all

ser como dos gotas de agua to be like two peas in a pod

sudar la gota gorda to work really hard

Spanish-English dictionary > gota
15 meterse

meterse

► verbo pronominal

1 (introducirse en) to get in

■ métete dentro get in

■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car

■ se metió en la cama he got into bed

2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)

■ se ha metido en un negocio de compraventa she's gone into buying and selling

■ se ha metido en una secta she's got mixed up with a sect

3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)

■ se ha metido en la especulación del terreno he's got involved in property speculation

■ se ha metido en el Ayuntamiento now he's on the council

■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted

■ me metí totalmente en el papel I got completely into in the role

■ se mete a fondo en todo lo que hace he throws himself into everything he does

■ nos vamos a meter en la compra de un piso we're going to take the plunge and buy a flat

4 (ir) to go

■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?

5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)

■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you

6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)

■ quiere meterse en política he wants to go into politics

* * *

1) to enter, get into

2) meddle

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VPR

1) (=introducirse)

métete por la primera calle a la derecha — take the first street on the right

¿dónde se habrá metido el lápiz? — where can the pencil have got to?

no sabía dónde meterse de pura vergüenza — she was so ashamed, she didn't know where to hide

• meterse en algo, después de comer siempre se mete en el despacho — after lunch she always goes into her study o shuts herself away in her study

se metió en la tienda — she went into the shop

se metió en la cama — she got into bed

se metió en un agujero — he got into a hole

se metieron en el agua nada más llegar — they got straight into the water as soon as they arrived

se me metió una avispa en el coche — a wasp got into my car

el río se mete en el mar — the river flows into the sea

un trozo de tierra que se mete en el mar — a finger of land that sticks out into the sea

2) (=introducir)

métete la camisa — tuck your shirt in

meterse una buena cena — * to have a good dinner

meterse un pico — ** to give o.s. a fix **

- ¡métetelo donde te quepa!

3) (=involucrarse)

• meterse en algo, se metió en un negocio turbio — he got involved in a shady affair

meterse en política — to go into politics

meterse en líos — to get into trouble

se metió en peligro — he got into danger

no te metas en explicaciones — don't bother giving any explanations

me metí mucho en la película — I really got into o got involved in the film

4) (=entrometerse)

• meterse en algo — to interfere in sth, meddle in sth

¿por qué te metes (en esto)? — why are you interfering (in this matter)?

¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!, ¡no te metas donde no te llaman! — mind your own business!

5) [de profesión]

• meterse a algo, meterse a monja — to become a nun

meterse a escritor — to become a writer

• meterse de algo, meterse de aprendiz en un oficio — to go into trade as an apprentice

6)

• meterse a hacer algo — (=emprender) to start doing sth, start to do sth

se metió a pintar todas las paredes de la casa — he started painting o to paint the whole house

7)

• meterse con algn — * (=provocar) to pick on sb *; (=burlarse de) to tease sb

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(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet

Ex. It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

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(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet

Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

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■meterse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar) to go o come, get [in/into, en]: se metieron en la iglesia, they went into the church
se metió en una secta, he joined a sect
2 (involucrarse) to get into, get mixed up: se metió en asuntos de drogas, he got mixed up in drugs
se metió en un lío, he got into a mess
3 (entrometerse) to meddle
4 (tomar el pelo) no te metas con María, don't pick on Maria ♦ LOC familiar: meterse en faena, to set to, to roll up one's sleeves
' meterse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boca
- ceja
- hondura
- lío
- tarambana
- bolsillo
- dificultad
- entrar
- importar
- introducir
- meter
- monja
English:
butt out
- chip in
- difficulty
- fight
- get at
- get into
- go
- horn
- hot
- jump in
- mess with
- pick
- pick on
- tangle with
- trouble
- water
- dig
- get
- keep
- meddle
- mix
- muscle
- pile
- pocket
- squirm
- stay
- throw
- turn

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vpr

1. [entrar]
no pudimos meternos we couldn't get in;

nos metimos a o [m5] en un cine we went into a cinema;

se metió debajo de un árbol para protegerse de la lluvia she took refuge from the rain under a tree;

se metió dentro del bosque she entered the forest;

meterse en to get into;

meterse en la cama to get into bed;

dos semanas más y nos metemos en marzo another two weeks and we'll be into March already;

se me ha metido agua en los oídos I've got water in my ears;

se metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;

meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose;
Fig
meterse mucho en algo [un papel, un trabajo, una película] to get very involved in sth;
Fam
se le ha metido en la cabeza (que…) he's got it into his head (that…);

muchos jóvenes se meten en sí mismos a lot of young people go into their shell;

Comp
muy Fam
¡métetelo donde te quepa! stick it where the sun don't shine!

2. (en frase interrogativa) [estar] to get to;

¿dónde se ha metido ese chico? where has that boy got to?

3. [dedicarse]
meterse a algo to become sth;

meterse a torero to become a bullfighter;

se ha metido de dependiente en unos grandes almacenes he's got a job as a shop assistant in a department store;

me metí a vender seguros I became an insurance salesman, I got a job selling insurance

4. [involucrarse] to get involved (en in);
meterse en problemas o [m5] líos (con alguien) to get into trouble (with sb)

5. [entrometerse] to meddle, to interfere;

no te metas donde no te llaman o [m5] en lo que no te importa mind your own business;

se mete en todo he's always sticking his nose into other people's business;

meterse por medio to interfere

6. [empezar]
meterse a hacer algo to get started on doing sth

7. [atacar]
se meten con él en colegio they pick on him at school;

¡no te metas con mi novia! leave my girlfriend alone!

8. Fam [comer] to wolf down, to scoff

9. Fam [drogas]
meterse coca/LSD to do coke/LSD

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meterse

v/r

:

meterse en algo get into sth; ( involucrarse) get involved in sth, get mixed up in sth;

meterse donde no le llaman stick one’s nose in where it doesn’t belong;

no saber dónde meterse fig not know what to do with o.s.;

meterse a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;

meterse con alguien pick on s.o.;
meterse de administrativo get a job in admin;
se metió a bailar he became a dancer;

¿dónde se ha metido? where has he got to?

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vr

1) : to get into, to enter

2) fam : to meddle

no te metas en lo que no te importa: mind your own business

3)

meterse con fam : to pick a fight with, to provoke

no te metas conmigo: don't mess with me

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meterse vb

1. (introducirse) to get in / to go in

métete en el coche get in the car

se metió en la cama she got into bed

se metieron en una cueva they went into a cave

se me ha metido algo en el ojo I've got something in my eye

2. (entrometerse) to interfere

se mete en los asuntos de los demás she interferes in other people's business

3. (en un empleo) to become [pt. became; pp. become]

mi hermano quiere meterse a médico my brother wants to become a doctor

4. (estar) to be

¿dónde se habrá metido Juan? where can Juan be?

meterse con alguien to pick on somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > meterse
16 reventar

v.

1 to burst.

si no se lo digo, reviento (figurative) I'd have exploded if I hadn't said anything to him

por mí, como si revienta (informal figurative) he can drop dead as far as I'm concerned

El globo reventó The balloon exploded.

2 to break down (echar abajo).

3 to ruin, to spoil.

reventar los precios (commerce) to make massive price cuts

4 to shatter (informal) (cansar mucho).

5 to annoy (informal) (fastidiar).

me revienta que… it really bugs me that…

6 to explode (informal) (perder los nervios).

7 to crack, to split-open, to crack open.

El golpe reventó el coco The blow cracked the coconut.

8 to blow up, to make explode, to detonate.

El chico reventó la bomba The boy blew up the bomb.

9 to vex, to get up someone's nose.

Todo eso me revienta! All that gets up my nose!

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reventar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to burst

2 (neumático) to puncture, burst

3 (romper) to break, smash

4 (estropear) to ruin, spoil

5 figurado (agotar) to exhaust, tire out

6 familiar figurado (hacer fracasar) to spoil, mess up, ruin

■ aquel grupo reventó la función that group spoiled the performance

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (fastidiar) to annoy

■ me revientan sus preguntas her questions get on my nerves

2 familiar (disgustar) to disgust, make sick

■ me revienta su hermana his sister makes me sick

3 (estallar) to burst

■ la cañería reventó the pipe burst

■ el sitio donde revientan las olas the place where the waves break

4 (rajarse) to split

5 familiar (tener un deseo) to be dying ( por, to)

■ está que revienta por hablar she's dying to talk

6 familiar (morir) to kick it, snuff it

► verbo pronominal reventarse

1 (estallar) to burst

2 familiar (cansarse) to tire oneself out

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FRASEOLOGÍA

reventar de cansancio to be dead tired

reventar de orgullo to be bursting with pride

reventar de rabia to be furious, be fuming

reventar de risa to die laughing

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verb

to burst

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1. VT

1) [por presión] [+ globo, neumático, tubería, ampolla] to burst; [+ espinilla] to squeeze

tengo una cubierta reventada — I've got a puncture, I have a flat tyre

el ruido de las discotecas me revienta los oídos — I find the racket inside clubs deafening, the noise in clubs is enough to burst your eardrums

"reventamos los precios" — "prices slashed"

tanto alcohol le va a reventar el hígado — all this drink is going to do his liver in *

2) [por una explosión] [+ puente, vehículo] to blow up; [+ cristales] to shatter, blow out

la granada le reventó la mano — the grenade blew off his hand

los ladrones reventaron la caja fuerte — the robbers blew (open) the safe

reventaron la puerta de un disparo — they shot open the door

3) (=estropear) to ruin

reventarás la moto conduciendo así — you'll ruin the motorbike riding it like that

4) (=agotar) [+ caballo] to ride into the ground

5) * (=golpear)

lo reventaron a palos — they beat the living daylights out of him *

te voy a reventar a patadas — I'm going to kick your face in *

si me desobedece lo reviento — if he doesn't obey me, I'll kill him *

6) * (=hacer fracasar) [+ plan, espectáculo] to wreck; [+ asamblea, mitin, ceremonia] to disrupt; [+ huelga] to smash, quash; [+ manifestación] to break up

le encanta reventar nuestros planes — he loves wrecking our plans

un grupo de sindicalistas intentó reventar la intervención del conferenciante — a group of trade union members heckled the delegate's speech o tried to shout down the delegate during his speech

7) * (=fastidiar)

le revienta tener que levantarse temprano — he can't stand having to get up early

me revienta que nos traten así — being treated like that really bugs me *

2. VI

1) (=explotar) [globo, tubería, depósito] to burst; [neumático] to burst, blow out; [granada, proyectil] to blow up; [cristal] to break, shatter

la presa reventó e inundó el valle — the dam burst, flooding the valley

parecía que las venas del cuello le iban a reventar — it looked as if the veins in his neck were about to burst

le va a reventar el pantalón — his trousers are going to split

hacer reventar — [+ neumático] to burst; [+ costuras] to split

- a todo reventar

es bastante joven, a todo reventar tiene 30 años — he's pretty young, 30 years old at the most

no llegué tan tarde anoche, a todo reventar debían ser las once — I didn't get back so late last night, it must have been eleven at the latest

2) [persona]

a) [por estar lleno]

no puedo comer más, voy a reventar — I can't eat any more, I'm full to bursting

necesito entrar al baño, voy a reventar — I need to go to the toilet, I'm bursting *

b) [por enfado] to explode

cuando dijeron que no querían trabajar, reventé — when they told me they didn't want to work, I just exploded

como esto dure un día más, creo que reviento — if this carries on one more day, I think I'll explode

sus relaciones son tan tensas que van a reventar en cualquier momento — relations between them are so tense that things are going to blow up at any moment

3) [lugar]

el teatro estaba a reventar — the theatre was packed full, the theatre was full to bursting

más de 20.000 personas llenaron la plaza de toros a reventar — more than 20,000 people packed the bullring, the bullring was full to bursting with more than 20,000 people

4)

reventar de: reventaba de ganas de decirlo todo — I was dying o bursting to tell him all about it

reventar de cansancio — to be worn out, be shattered

reventar de indignación — to be bursting with indignation

reventar de ira — to be livid, be absolutely furious

reventar de risa — to kill o.s. laughing, split one's sides (laughing)

5)

reventar por — to be dying to, be bursting to

reventaba por ver lo que pasaba — he was dying o bursting to see what was going on

revienta por saber lo que dicen — she's dying o bursting to know what they're saying

6) * (=morir) to drop dead *

por mí como si revientas — you can drop dead for all I care *

7) [ola] to break

3.

See:

reventarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) globo to burst, pop; neumático to blow out, burst; ampolla/tubería to burst; ola to break; capullo to burst open

b) (fam) prenda to split

2)

a) persona ( uso hiperbólico)

si sigue comiendo así va a reventar — if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

que reviente! — he can go to hell! (colloq)

reventaba de indignación — she was bursting with indignation

b) (fam) ( de ganas)

cuéntamelo, que si no vas a reventar — come on, I can see you're bursting to tell me (colloq)

c) ( de ganas de orinar)

estoy que reviento — I'm bursting (to go) (colloq)

d) (fam) ( de cansancio)

trabajan hasta reventar — they work their butts off (AmE colloq), they slog their guts out (BrE colloq)

3) (fam) ( molestar) to rile (colloq), to make... mad (colloq)

me revienta su tonito paternal — that patronizing tone of his really gets me (colloq)
2.
reventar vt

a) <globo/neumático> to burst

b) (fam) ( destrozar)

reventó la puerta a patadas — he kicked the door down

le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo — he punched him and broke o smashed his nose

c) (fam) ( agotar) < caballo> to ride... into the ground
3.
reventarse v pron

1)

a) globo, etc reventar 1) a)

b) (fam) ( agotarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

2) (refl) < grano> to squeeze; < ampolla> to burst

* * *

= bust, burst, pop, rupture.

Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.

Ex. The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

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* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* lleno a reventar = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) globo to burst, pop; neumático to blow out, burst; ampolla/tubería to burst; ola to break; capullo to burst open

b) (fam) prenda to split

2)

a) persona ( uso hiperbólico)

si sigue comiendo así va a reventar — if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

que reviente! — he can go to hell! (colloq)

reventaba de indignación — she was bursting with indignation

b) (fam) ( de ganas)

cuéntamelo, que si no vas a reventar — come on, I can see you're bursting to tell me (colloq)

c) ( de ganas de orinar)

estoy que reviento — I'm bursting (to go) (colloq)

d) (fam) ( de cansancio)

trabajan hasta reventar — they work their butts off (AmE colloq), they slog their guts out (BrE colloq)

3) (fam) ( molestar) to rile (colloq), to make... mad (colloq)

me revienta su tonito paternal — that patronizing tone of his really gets me (colloq)
2.
reventar vt

a) <globo/neumático> to burst

b) (fam) ( destrozar)

reventó la puerta a patadas — he kicked the door down

le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo — he punched him and broke o smashed his nose

c) (fam) ( agotar) < caballo> to ride... into the ground
3.
reventarse v pron

1)

a) globo, etc reventar 1) a)

b) (fam) ( agotarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

2) (refl) < grano> to squeeze; < ampolla> to burst

* * *

= bust, burst, pop, rupture.

Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.

Ex: The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* lleno a reventar = bursting, bursting at the seams, packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

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reventar [A5 ]

vi

A

1 «globo» to burst, pop; «neumático» to blow out, burst; «ampolla» to burst; «tubería» to burst

las olas reventaban contra el acantilado the waves were breaking against the cliff

capullos a punto de reventar buds about to burst open

2 ( fam); «prenda» to split

B

1

«persona» (uso hiperbólico): si sigue comiendo así va a reventar if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

por mí ¡que reviente! as far as I'm concerned, he can go to hell! ( colloq)

estaba que reventaba de rabia she was absolutely furious o livid, she was seething with rage

reventaba de indignación she was bursting with indignation

2 ( fam)

(de ganas): anda, cuéntamelo, que si no, vas a reventar come on, then, I can see you're bursting o dying to tell me ( colloq)

3

(de ganas de orinar): no puedo aguantar más, estoy que reviento I can't hold on any longer, I'm bursting (to go) ( colloq)

4 ( fam)

(de cansancio): trabajaron hasta reventar they worked until they dropped ( colloq), they worked their butts off ( AmE colloq), they slogged their guts out ( BrE colloq)

■ reventar

vt

1 ‹globo/neumático› to burst

2 ( fam)

(destrozar): reventó la puerta a patadas he kicked the door down

le reventó la nariz de un puñetazo he punched him and broke o smashed his nose

¡o lo haces o te reviento! ( AmS); do it or I'll wallop you o ( BrE) I'll thump you ( colloq), if you don't do it, I'll knock you into the middle of next week! ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (agotar) ‹caballo› to ride … into the ground

4 (hacer fracasar) ‹marcha/mitin› to break up; ‹plan/reunión/fiesta› to wreck

planean reventar el homenaje al escritor they are planning to disrupt the ceremony in honor of the writer

hay muchos interesados en reventar las elecciones locales there are a lot of people who have an interest in wrecking the local elections

5 ( fam) (irritar, molestar) to rile ( colloq), to make … mad ( colloq)

me revienta su tonito paternal that patronizing tone of his really riles me o makes me mad o gets me ( colloq)

■ reventarse

v pron

A

1 «globo, etc» reventar vi A 1.

2 ( fam) (agotarse) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

B ( refl) ‹grano› to squeeze; ‹ampolla› to burst

se reventó un dedo con el martillo ( fam); he banged up ( AmE) o ( BrE) banged his finger with the hammer ( colloq)

iban a 120 y se reventaron contra un árbol ( AmS fam); they were doing 120 and they smashed straight into a tree

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reventar ( conjugate reventar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ globo] to burst, pop;
[ neumático] to blow out, burst;
[ampolla/tubería] to burst;
[ ola] to break
2
a) [ persona] ( uso hiperbólico):

◊ si sigue comiendo así, va a reventar if he carries on eating like that, he'll burst!

b) (fam) ( irritar) to rile (colloq), to make … mad (colloq);

◊ me revienta cocinar I hate cooking

verbo transitivo ‹globo/neumático› to burst
reventarse verbo pronominal
a) [globo/tuberia] See Also→ reventar verbo intransitivo 1

b) ( refl) ‹ grano› to squeeze;

‹ ampolla› to burst
reventar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un globo, una rueda) to burst
2 (un caballo) to die of exhaustion
3 (una situación) to blow up, (una persona) to explode: está que revienta, he is fuming
reventábamos de orgullo, we were bursting with pride
4 fam (de deseos, ganas) to be dying: revienta de ganas de preguntarnos, he is dying to ask us
II verbo transitivo
1 (a un caballo) to ride to death
2 (una propuesta, huelga) to break
3 (molestar mucho, enfadar) to annoy, bother: le revienta que le lleven la contraria, he hates it when people cross him
4 (un globo, las costuras) to burst
5 (una puerta, cerradura, ventana, caja fuerte: con explosivos) to blow open
(: con palanca) to lever open
' reventar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estallar
- revienta
English:
blow
- burst
- pop
- rupture
- seam
- split
- pound

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reventar

♦ vt

1. [hacer estallar] to burst;

el hielo reventó las tuberías the ice burst the pipes

2. [romper] to break;
[echar abajo] to break down; [con explosivos] to blow up
3. Andes, RP Fam [golpear]
si no me devolvés eso te reviento if you don't give that back to me I'm going to thump you one

4. [hacer fracasar] to ruin, to spoil;
Com
reventar los precios to make massive price cuts

5. [boicotear] to disrupt

6. Fam [cansar mucho] to shatter;

el jinete reventó al caballo the jockey rode the horse into the ground

7. Fam [fastidiar] to get;

me revienta que… it really gets me that…;

me revienta que nunca cuenten conmigo it bugs the hell out of me that they never include me

♦ vi

1. [estallar] [globo, neumático] to burst;

el jarrón reventó al estrellarse contra el suelo the vase shattered when it hit the ground;
Fig
si no se lo digo, reviento I'd have exploded if I hadn't said anything to him;
Fam
por mí, como si revienta he can drop dead as far as I'm concerned

2. [estar lleno]
reventar de to be bursting with;
Fam
estoy que reviento [estoy lleno] I'm stuffed;

el estadio reventaba de espectadores the stadium was packed to the rafters;

la sala estaba (llena) a reventar the room was bursting at the seams

3. [desear mucho]
reventar por hacer algo to be bursting to do sth;

reventaba por contarnos el último cotilleo she was dying o bursting to tell us the latest gossip

4. Fam [cansarse mucho]
trabajaron hasta reventar they worked their socks off

5. Fam [perder los nervios] to explode (de with);
al final reventó de impaciencia her impatience finally got the better of her

♦ See also the pronominal verb reventarse

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reventar

I 1 v/i burst;

lleno a reventar bursting at the seams, full to bursting;

reventar de risa burst out laughing;

reventar de orgullo be bursting with pride

2 ( molestar)

:

me revienta que … it really irritates me that …

3

:

si no va revienta he’ll be so disappointed if he doesn’t go

II v/t puerta etc break down

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reventar {55} vi

1) estallar, explotar: to burst, to blow up

2)

reventar de : to be bursting with

reventar vt

1) : to burst

2) fam : to annoy, to rile

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reventar vb (globo, neumático, cañería) to burst [pt. & pp. burst]

reventó el globo he burst the balloon

me revienta... I hate...

me revienta tener que pedirte dinero I hate having to ask you for money

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17 martillear

v.

to hammer, to pound.

Ella martilla los clavos She hammers the nails.

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martillear

► verbo transitivo

1 to hammer

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1. VT

1) (=golpear) [+ puerta] to hammer on, pound on; [+ piano] to pound away at; (=machacar) to pound

2) (=atormentar) to worry, torment

2.

VI [motor] to knock

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( con un martillo) to hammer

b) ruido

el ruido me martilleaba la cabeza — the noise was pounding in my head
2.
martillear vi to hammer

* * *

= hammer.

Ex. Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( con un martillo) to hammer

b) ruido

el ruido me martilleaba la cabeza — the noise was pounding in my head
2.
martillear vi to hammer

* * *

= hammer.

Ex: Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.

* * *

martillear [A1 ]

vt

1 (con un martillo) to hammer

2

«ruido»: el ruido me martilleaba la cabeza the noise was pounding in my head o making my head pound

3 (atormentar) to torment

■ martillear

vi

to hammer

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Multiple Entries:
martillar
martillear
martillar,
◊ martillear ( conjugate martillar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo

to hammer
martillear
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound: la lluvia martilleaba los cristales, the rain beat down on the windows
3 (atormentar) sus palabras me martilleaban en los oídos, his words fell harshly on me
II verbo intransitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound

' martillear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
martillar
English:
hammer

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martillear, martillar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: carpintero] to hammer

2. [sujeto: lluvia, ruido] to pound on;

las gotas le martilleaban la cara the raindrops were lashing his face

♦ vi

1. [con martillo] to hammer

2. [lluvia, ruido] to pound;

la lluvia martilleaba en los cristales the rain was pounding against the windowpanes

* * *

martillear

v/t & v/i hammer

Spanish-English dictionary > martillear
18 pitido

m.

whistle.

los pitidos de los coches the honking of car horns

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pitido

► nombre masculino

1 (silbido) whistle

2 (bocinazo) hoot, honk

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noun m.

whistle

* * *

SM (=silbido) whistle; (=sonido agudo) beep; (=sonido corto) pip

* * *

masculino ( sonido agudo) whistle, whistling; ( de claxon) beep, hoot, honk

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= whine, bleeping sound, bleep, beep.

Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex. At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.

Ex. Instead of a dial tone, she heard the bleeps and burbles of a computer modem connection to the Internet.

Ex. The best way to describe this recurring noise is as a tone, rather than beep or a whirr or anything overly mechanical.

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* emitir un pitido = beep, bleep.

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masculino ( sonido agudo) whistle, whistling; ( de claxon) beep, hoot, honk

* * *

= whine, bleeping sound, bleep, beep.

Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex: At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.

Ex: Instead of a dial tone, she heard the bleeps and burbles of a computer modem connection to the Internet.

Ex: The best way to describe this recurring noise is as a tone, rather than beep or a whirr or anything overly mechanical.

* emitir un pitido = beep, bleep.

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pitido

masculine

1 (sonido agudo) whistle, whistling

2 (de un claxon) beep, hoot, honk

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pitido sustantivo masculino ( sonido agudo) whistle, whistling;
( de claxon) beep, hoot, honk
pitido sustantivo masculino
1 (de silbato) whistle
2 (de claxon) hoot
3 (de una alarma, etc) beep
' pitido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitada
- estridente
English:
beep
- bleep
- hoot
- pip
- whistle
- peep

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pitido nm
[con pito] whistle; [de aparato electrónico] beep, bleep;
los pitidos de los coches the honking of car horns;

tengo un pitido en los oídos I've got a whistling noise in my ears

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pitido

m

1 con silbato whistle

2 con bocina beep, hoot

* * *

pitido nm

1) : whistle, whistling

2) : beep, honk, toot

* * *

pitido n blast / whistle

Spanish-English dictionary > pitido
19 retintín

m.

1 tinkle, jingle, clink, rhythmic tapping.

2 undertone.

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retintín

► nombre masculino

1 (sonido) tinkling, ringing

2 figurado innuendo, sarcastic tone

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SM

1) (=tono sarcástico) sarcastic tone

decir algo con retintín — to say sth sarcastically

2) (=tilín) tinkle, tinkling; [de llaves] jingle, jangle; [en el oído] ringing

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masculino

a) (fam) ( tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice

lo dijo con retintín — he said it sarcastically

b) ( sonido) ( de cascabeles) tinkling; ( de pulseras) jingling, jangling

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= tinkle, jingle.

Ex. When we stopped half-way up for tea I put my rucksack down on a rock and heard a tinkle of breaking glass -- my thermos was at the bottom.

Ex. She heard a jingle of keys and turned to find that a man standing next to her had removed keys and some cash from her purse.

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masculino

a) (fam) ( tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice

lo dijo con retintín — he said it sarcastically

b) ( sonido) ( de cascabeles) tinkling; ( de pulseras) jingling, jangling

* * *

= tinkle, jingle.

Ex: When we stopped half-way up for tea I put my rucksack down on a rock and heard a tinkle of breaking glass -- my thermos was at the bottom.

Ex: She heard a jingle of keys and turned to find that a man standing next to her had removed keys and some cash from her purse.

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retintín

masculine

1 ( fam) (tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice

lo dijo con cierto retintín he said it somewhat sarcastically, he said it in a rather snide way

2

(sonido): el retintín de los cascabeles the tinkling of (little) bells

el retintín de las pulseras que llevaba the jingling o jangling of the bracelets she was wearing

me quedó un retintín en los oídos I had a ringing in my ears

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retintín sustantivo masculino (fam) ( tonillo sarcástico) sarcastic tone of voice;
◊ con retintín sarcastically

retintín m fam
1 (al hablar) sarcasm
con retintín, sarcastically
2 (de una campana, pulseras, etc) tinkling, jingling

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retintín nm

1. [ironía] sarcastic tone;

con retintín sarcastically

2. [tintineo] ringing;

aún tengo el retintín de las campanas en el oído I can still hear the bells ringing in my ears

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retintín

m

:

con retintín fam sarcastically

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retintín nm, pl - tines

1) : jingle, jangle

2)

con retintín : sarcastically

Spanish-English dictionary > retintín
20 percibir

v.

1 to perceive, to notice.

Ella percibió su traición She perceived his treason.

2 to receive, to get.

Ellos perciben regalías They get royalties.

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percibir

► verbo transitivo

1 (notar) to perceive, notice

2 (dinero) to receive

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verb

1) to perceive

2) earn

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VT

1) (=notar) to perceive, notice; (=ver) to see, observe; [+ peligro] to sense, scent

percibir que... — to perceive that..., observe that...

2) [+ sueldo, subsidio] to draw, receive

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verbo transitivo

1) <sonido/olor> to perceive

percibió el peligro — he sensed the danger

2) (frml) <sueldo/cantidad> to receive

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= apprehend, discern, perceive, see, watch, espy, sense.

Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex. Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.

Ex. Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.

Ex. She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.

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* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

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verbo transitivo

1) <sonido/olor> to perceive

percibió el peligro — he sensed the danger

2) (frml) <sueldo/cantidad> to receive

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= apprehend, discern, perceive, see, watch, espy, sense.

Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.

Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.

Ex: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

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percibir [I1 ]

vt

A ‹sonido/olor› to perceive

perciben sonidos que el hombre no oye they can hear o detect o perceive sounds that man cannot hear

percibió el peligro he sensed o noticed the danger, he realized there was danger

B ( frml); ‹sueldo/cantidad› to receive

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percibir ( conjugate percibir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹sonido/olor› to perceive;
‹ peligro› to sense
2 (frml) ‹sueldo/cantidad› to receive
percibir verbo transitivo
1 (con los sentidos) to perceive, notice
2 (comprender) to understand, perceive
3 (dinero) to receive
' percibir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hallar
- insensible
- sentir
- apreciar
- distinguir
- oír
- oler
- ver
English:
detect
- discern
- hear
- miss
- perceive
- draw
- receive

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percibir vt

1. [con los sentidos] to perceive, to notice;
[por los oídos] to hear
2. [con la inteligencia] to see, to grasp;

no percibió el tono amenazador de su carta she failed to detect the menacing tone of his letter

3. [cobrar] to receive, to get

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percibir

v/t

1 perceive

2 COM sueldo receive

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percibir vt

1) : to perceive, to notice, to sense

2) : to earn, to draw (a salary)

Spanish-English dictionary > percibir

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