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1 mesa

f.

1 table (forniture).

bendecir la mesa to say grace

poner/quitar la mesa to set/clear the table

sentarse a la mesa to sit down at the table

¡a la mesa! dinner is/tea is/lunch is ready!

mesa de billar billiard table

mesa camilla = small round table under which a heater is placed

mesa de mezclas mixing desk

mesa (de) nido nest of tables

mesa de operaciones operating table

mesa plegable folding table

2 board, committee.

mesa directiva executive board o committee

mesa electoral = group supervising the voting in each ballot box

mesa redonda round table (coloquio)

3 Mesa.

pres.indicat.

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

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mesa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) table; (de oficina) desk

■ mis llaves están encima de la mesa my keys are on the table

■ se sentaron todos a la mesa they all sat at the table

2 (comida) food

3 (personas) board, committee

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a mesa puesta with one's every need catered for

de mesa (vino) table

levantarse de la mesa to leave the table

poner la mesa to set the table, lay the table

quitar/recoger la mesa to clear the table

ser amante de la buena mesa to be a gourmet

servir la mesa to wait at table

mesa camilla round table under which a heater is usually placed

mesa de despacho desk

mesa de mezclas mixing desk

mesa de noche bedside table

mesa de operaciones operating table

mesa electoral electoral college

mesa nido nest of tables

mesa plegable folding table

mesa redonda (coloquio) round table

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noun f.

table

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SF

1) table; [de despacho] desk

¡a la mesa! — dinner's ready!

• bendecir la mesa — to say grace

• de mesa, vino de mesa — table wine

• poner la mesa — to lay the table

• recoger la mesa, quitar la mesa — to clear the table

sentarse a la mesa — to sit down to table

servir la mesa — to wait at table

- estar sobre la mesa

mesa auxiliar — side table, occasional table

mesa de alas abatibles — gate-leg(ged) table

mesa de billar — billiard table

mesa de café, mesa de centro — coffee table

mesa de comedor — dining table

mesa de despacho — office desk

mesa de juntas — conference table

mesa de mezclas — mixer, mixing desk

mesa de negociación — negotiating table

mesa de noche — bedside table, night stand o table (EEUU)

mesa de operaciones — operating table

mesa de tijera — folding table

mesa de trabajo — desk

mesa(s) nido — nest of tables

mesa operatoria — operating table

mesa ratona — Cono Sur coffee table

mesa redonda — (Pol) (=discusión) round table; (=conferencia) round-table conference; ( Hist) Round Table

2) (=personas) (=comité) committee; [de empresa] board; [en mitin] platform

Mesa de la Cámara, Mesa del Parlamento — parliamentary assembly

mesa electoral — officials in charge of a polling station

Mesa Nacional — National Committee

3) (=pensión) board

mesa y cama — bed and board

tener a algn a mesa y mantel — to give sb free board

4) (Geog) (=meseta) tableland, plateau

5) (Arquit) landing

6) [de herramienta] side, flat

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femenino

1) ( mueble) table

mesa de comedor/de cocina — dining room/kitchen table

poner la mesa — to lay the table

levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa — to clear the table

bendecir la mesa — to say grace

a la mesa! — dinner (o lunch etc) is ready!

sentarse a la mesa — to sit at the table

se levantó de la mesa — he got up from o left the table

reservar mesa — to reserve a table

por debajo de la mesa — under the table

quedarse debajo de la mesa — (CS fam) to go hungry, miss out on the food

- mesa auxiliar/de billar/de centro

- mesa camilla

- mesa de dibujo

- mesa de noche or de luz

- mesa de operaciones/partos

- mesa nido

- mesa petitoria

- mesa rodante

2) ( conjunto de personas) committee

•

- mesa de examen

- mesa electoral

- mesa redonda/de negociaciones

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= table, press bed, bed, table-top [tabletop], dining table.

Ex. The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.

Ex. In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.

Ex. Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.

Ex. GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.

Ex. The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.

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* agenda de mesa = appointment calendar.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* bendecir la mesa = say + grace.

* centro de mesa = epergne.

* de mesa = table-top [tabletop].

* en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.

* juego de mesa = board game, table game.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.

* mesa auxiliar = side table.

* mesa de centro = coffee table.

* mesa de cocina = kitchen table.

* mesa de comedor = dining table, dining-room table.

* mesa de conferencias = conference table.

* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.

* mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.

* mesa de dibujante = sketch board.

* mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.

* mesa de escritorio = desktop.

* mesa de estudio = carrel, study table.

* mesa de negociaciones = bargaining table, negotiation table.

* mesa de ping-pong = table tennis table.

* mesa de succión = suction table.

* mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].

* mesa de trabajo = desk, study table, writing desk, work desk.

* mesa electoral = polls, the, polling station.

* mesa expositora = table top exhibit.

* mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.

* mesa luminosa = light table.

* mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel presentation, panel discussion, panel debate, panel session.

* Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT) = Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).

* modales en la mesa = table manners.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* sal de mesa = table salt.

* sobremesa = after-tea, after-dinner.

* tenis de mesa = table tennis.

* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.

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femenino

1) ( mueble) table

mesa de comedor/de cocina — dining room/kitchen table

poner la mesa — to lay the table

levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa — to clear the table

bendecir la mesa — to say grace

a la mesa! — dinner (o lunch etc) is ready!

sentarse a la mesa — to sit at the table

se levantó de la mesa — he got up from o left the table

reservar mesa — to reserve a table

por debajo de la mesa — under the table

quedarse debajo de la mesa — (CS fam) to go hungry, miss out on the food

- mesa auxiliar/de billar/de centro

- mesa camilla

- mesa de dibujo

- mesa de noche or de luz

- mesa de operaciones/partos

- mesa nido

- mesa petitoria

- mesa rodante

2) ( conjunto de personas) committee

•

- mesa de examen

- mesa electoral

- mesa redonda/de negociaciones

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= table, press bed, bed, table-top [tabletop], dining table.

Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.

Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.

Ex: Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.

Ex: GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.

Ex: The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.

* agenda de mesa = appointment calendar.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* bendecir la mesa = say + grace.

* centro de mesa = epergne.

* de mesa = table-top [tabletop].

* en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.

* juego de mesa = board game, table game.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.

* mesa auxiliar = side table.

* mesa de centro = coffee table.

* mesa de cocina = kitchen table.

* mesa de comedor = dining table, dining-room table.

* mesa de conferencias = conference table.

* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.

* mesa de despacho = writing desk, desk, work desk.

* mesa de dibujante = sketch board.

* mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.

* mesa de escritorio = desktop.

* mesa de estudio = carrel, study table.

* mesa de negociaciones = bargaining table, negotiation table.

* mesa de ping-pong = table tennis table.

* mesa de succión = suction table.

* mesa de tinta = ink table [ink-table].

* mesa de trabajo = desk, study table, writing desk, work desk.

* mesa electoral = polls, the, polling station.

* mesa expositora = table top exhibit.

* mesa individual de estudio = study carrel.

* mesa luminosa = light table.

* mesa redonda = round table, roundtable, panel presentation, panel discussion, panel debate, panel session.

* Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT) = Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).

* modales en la mesa = table manners.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* sal de mesa = table salt.

* sobremesa = after-tea, after-dinner.

* tenis de mesa = table tennis.

* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.

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mesa

feminine

A (mueble) table

mesa de comedor/de cocina dining room/kitchen table

una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

poner la mesa to lay the table

levantar or quitar or recoger la mesa to clear the table, clear away

bendecir la mesa to say grace

¡a la mesa! dinner ( o lunch etc) is ready!

sentarse a la mesa to sit at the table

se levantó de la mesa he got up from o left the table

¿han reservado mesa? have you reserved a table?

por debajo de la mesa (literal) under the table; (encubiertamente) under the table o counter

no con tejemanejes ni por debajo de la mesa, las cosas claras no shady business or underhand dealings, everything's to be above board

recibió por debajo de la mesa una elevada suma de dinero he received a large sum of money under the table o counter

quedarse debajo or abajo de la mesa (CS fam); to go hungry, miss out on the food

bueno¹ (↑ bueno (1)), sal¹ (↑ sal (1)), uva, vino

Compuestos:

● mesa abatible

folding table

● mesa auxiliar

side table

● mesa camilla

small round table often with a small heater underneath

● mesa de billar

billiard table

● mesa de caballetes

trestle table

● mesa de centro

coffee table

● mesa de despacho

office o writing desk

● mesa de dibujo

drawing board

● mesa del pellejo

( Chi fam) small dining table for children

● mesa de mezclas

mixing desk

● mesa de noche or ( RPl) luz

bedside table

● mesa de operaciones/partos

operating/delivery table

● mesa de tijera

folding table

● mesa nido

nest of tables

● mesa petitoria

stand (for charity collection, etc.)

● mesa plegable

folding table

● mesa rodante

tea cart ( AmE), tea trolley ( BrE)

B (conjunto de personas) committee

el Presidente de la mesa the Chairman of the committee

Compuestos:

● mesa de entradas

( Arg) sorting office

● mesa de examen

( RPl) examining board

● mesa del congreso

(en Esp) congressional committee, parliamentary committee

● mesa de negociaciones

negotiating table

● mesa de trabajo

working session

● mesa electoral

group of people who preside over a polling station on election day

● mesa negociadora

negotiating table

● mesa ratona

( RPl) coffee table

● mesa redonda

round table

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Del verbo mesar: ( conjugate mesar)

mesa es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

mesa sustantivo femenino
1 ( mueble) table;
◊ poner/recoger la mesa to lay/clear the table;

bendecir la mesa to say grace;
sentarse a la mesa to sit at the table;
se levantó de la mesa he got up from o left the table;
reservar mesa to reserve a table;
mesa de centro coffee table;
mesa de noche or (RPl) de luz bedside table
2 ( conjunto de personas) committee;
◊ mesa redonda/de negociaciones round/negotiating table

mesa sustantivo femenino
1 (mueble) table
(de oficina) desk
2 (comida) pon la mesa, set the table
3 (presidencia) board, executive
el presidente de la mesa, the chairman
' mesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acumularse
- alrededor
- ancha
- ancho
- ayudar
- bailar
- bendecir
- billar
- borde
- caballete
- cabecera
- calzo
- camilla
- carta
- dama
- desahogar
- el
- en
- escribanía
- estirarse
- exclusión
- exquisitez
- extendida
- extendido
- ficha
- follón
- hule
- lijado
- mover
- oca
- pala
- pico
- plantificar
- plegable
- plegarse
- puesta
- puesto
- quitar
- recoger
- reservar
- sal
- sentar
- servicio
- tablero
- torta
- tronera
- ver
- velador
- veladora
- vino
English:
array
- attend
- book
- booth
- bump
- burn out
- card
- catch
- clean
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- coffee table
- desktop
- disgusting
- free
- game
- grace
- grape
- grown-up
- head
- impatiently
- jog
- knock off
- lay
- level off
- level out
- mark
- mat
- move
- on
- over
- overlay
- place
- plonk
- pool table
- pop
- round-table meeting
- set
- shaky
- sidetable
- slam
- slam down
- stand
- steady
- stick
- swing
- table
- table lamp
- table leg

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mesa nf

1. [mueble] table;
[de oficina, despacho] desk;
de mesa: vino de mesa table wine;

calendario de mesa desk calendar;

quería reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;

bendecir la mesa to say grace;

poner o Am [m5] tender la mesa to set the table;

quitar la mesa to clear the table;

sentarse a la mesa to sit down at the table;

¡a la mesa! dinner/tea/lunch is ready!;

Comp

a mesa puesta with all one's needs provided for;

Comp
Ven Fam
pasar algo por debajo de la mesa not to bother with sth

Comp
mesa de billar billiard table;
mesa camilla = small round table under which a heater is placed;

mesa de comedor dining table;

mesa de dibujo drawing board;

mesa de juego gambling o gaming table;
RP mesa de luz bedside table;
mesa de mezclas mixing desk, mixer;

mesa (de) nido = nest of tables;
RP mesa de noche bedside table;
mesa de operaciones operating table;

mesa plegable folding table;
CSur mesa ratona coffee table; Hist la Mesa Redonda the Round Table;
mesa de trabajo worktable

2. [comité] board, committee;
[en un debate] panel
Comp
Esp mesa del congreso parliamentary committee;
mesa directiva executive board o committee;

mesa electoral = group supervising the voting in each ballot box;
RP mesa de examen examining board;
mesa de negociación negotiating table;

mesa redonda [coloquio] round table

3. [comida] food;

le gusta la buena mesa she likes good food

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mesa

f

1 mueble table;

poner/quitar o

alzar o

levantar la mesa set/clear the table;

sentarse a la mesa sit at the table

2 GEOG plateau

3 POL committee

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mesa nf

1) : table

2) : committee, board

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mesa n

1. (en general) table

la mesa del comedor the dining room table

2. (de trabajo) desk

pon estos papeles en mi mesa put these papers on my desk

levantarse de la mesa to leave the table [pt. & pp. left]

poner la mesa to lay the table [pt. & pp. laid]

quitar la mesa to clear the table

Spanish-English dictionary > mesa
2 sala

f.

1 room.

sala de bingo bingo hall

sala de calderas boiler room

sala de espera waiting room

sala de estar lounge, living room

sala de juntas boardroom

sala de lectura reading room

sala de máquinas engine room

sala de operaciones operating theater (British), operating room (United States)

sala de partos delivery room

sala de profesores staff room

2 hall (local) (de conferencias, conciertos).

un cine de ocho salas an eight-screen cinema o multiplex

sala de embarque departure lounge

sala de fiestas discotheque

sala de subastas auction room

sala de tránsito transfer lounge

sala VIP VIP lounge

sala X = porn cinema, X-rated movie house (United States)

3 court(room) (law) (place).

4 living room, hall, sitting room, drawing-room.

5 parlor, parlour.

Sala de billar Billiard parlor...

6 ward.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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sala

► nombre femenino

1 (aposento) room; (grande) hall

2 (sala de estar) lounge, living room

3 (de hospital) ward; (de cine) cinema; (de teatro) theatre

■ ¿en qué sala la dan? which screen is it on?

4 DERECHO (lugar) courtroom; (tribunal) court

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sala de actos assembly hall

sala de espectáculos (teatro) theatre (US theater) 2 (cine) cinema

sala de espera waiting room

sala de estar lounge, living room

sala de exposiciones exhibition hall, gallery

sala de fiestas nightclub, discotheque

sala de lectura reading room

sala de máquinas (de buque) engine room 2 (de fotocopiadoras) photocopying room

sala de operaciones operating theatre (US theater)

sala de partos delivery room

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noun f.

1) hall, room

2) living room

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SF

1) [en casa] (tb: sala de estar) living room, sitting room, lounge; (=cuarto grande) hall; [de castillo] hall

2) (=local público) (Teat, Mús) auditorium; (Cine) cinema, movie theater (EEUU); (Jur) court; (Med) ward

deporte en sala — indoor sport

un cine con diez salas — a cinema with ten screens

Titanic lo ponen en la sala tres — Titanic is on screen three

sala capitular — chapterhouse, meeting room

sala cinematográfica — cinema, movie theater (EEUU)

sala de alumbramiento — delivery room

sala de autoridades — (Aer) VIP lounge

sala de banderas — guardroom

sala de cine — cinema, movie theater (EEUU)

sala de conciertos — concert hall

sala de conferencias — [gen] conference hall; (Univ) lecture hall, lecture theatre, lecture theater (EEUU)

sala de consejos — meeting room, conference room

sala de consulta — reading room

sala de embarque — departure lounge

sala de espera — (Med, Ferro) waiting room; (Aer) departure lounge

sala de fiestas — night club ( with cabaret)

sala de grados — graduation hall

sala de juegos — [en casino] gaming room; [en hotel, barco] casino

sala de juntas — (Com) boardroom

sala de justicia — law court

sala de lectura — reading room

sala de lo civil — civil court

sala de lo criminal, sala de lo penal — criminal court

sala de máquinas — (Náut) engine room

sala de muestras — showroom

sala de operaciones — operating theatre, operating room (EEUU)

sala de partos — delivery room

sala de prensa — press room

sala de profesores — staffroom

sala de recibo — parlour

sala de salidas — departure lounge

sala de subastas — saleroom, auction room

sala de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department

sala VIP — [en aeropuerto] VIP lounge

sala X — adult cinema

3) (=muebles) suite of living room furniture, lounge suite

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femenino

a) ( de casa) tb

sala de estar — living room, lounge (BrE)

b) ( de hotel) lounge

c) ( en hospital) ward

d) (para reuniones, conferencias) hall; (Teatr) theater*; (Cin) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)

la película se exhibe en la sala 1 — the movie is showing on Screen 1

e) ( sede de tribunal) courtroom, court

- sala cuna

- sala de clases

- sala de conferencias

- sala de embarque

- sala de espera

- sala de exposiciones

- sala de fiestas

- sala de juntas

- sala de lectura

- sala de profesores

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= facility, hall, room, suite.

Ex. Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex. The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.

Ex. The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.

Ex. The centre includes information in many formats, computers, audiovisual facilities, a recording studio and an editing suite.

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* consulta en sala = in-house materials use.

* en la sala de informática = lab based [lab-based].

* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.

* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.

* sala capitular = chapter house.

* sala de calderas = boiler room.

* sala de chat = chat room [chatroom].

* sala de cine = movie theatre.

* sala de composición = composing room.

* sala de conciertos = concert hall.

* sala de conferencias = lecture room, conference room, conference hall, lecture theatre, auditory theatre, lecture hall, presentation room.

* sala de congresos = convention hall.

* sala de convenciones = convention hall.

* sala de descanso = coffee lounge.

* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.

* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].

* sala de escucha = listening room.

* sala de espera = waiting room.

* sala de estar = sitting-room, living room, drawing room, lounge.

* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.

* sala de estudiantes = student common room.

* sala de estudio = study facilities, study room.

* sala de exposiciones = exhibition room, exhibit hall.

* sala de exposición y venta = show room [showroom].

* sala de fiestas = dance-hall, ballroom.

* sala de hospital = hospital ward, ward.

* sala de impresión = press room [pressroom].

* sala de información = information lobby.

* sala de informática = computer room, computer lab, computer laboratory.

* sala de juegos = games room.

* sala de juntas = boardroom [board room].

* sala de juntas del ayuntamiento = town council meeting room.

* sala de justicia = courtroom.

* sala del bingo = bingo hall.

* sala del correo = mail room.

* sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.

* sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.

* sala de libros raros = rare book room.

* sala del profesorado = faculty common room.

* sala del tribunal = courtroom.

* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.

* sala de máquinas = machine room.

* sala de material audiovisual = audiovisual room.

* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.

* sala de muestras = show room [showroom].

* sala de operaciones = operating room.

* sala de ordeñar = milking parlour.

* sala de ordeño = milking parlour.

* sala de personal = staff lounge.

* sala de primeros auxilios = emergency room.

* sala de profesores = faculty common room.

* sala de redacción = newsroom.

* sala de referencia = reference room.

* sala de reuniones = meeting room, interview room.

* sala de televisión = TV lounge.

* sala de tortura = torture chamber.

* sala de trabajo = workroom.

* sala de urgencias = emergency room, emergency ward, casualty ward.

* sala de velatorios = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.

* sala multimedia = media suite.

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room, baby changing room.

* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.

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femenino

a) ( de casa) tb

sala de estar — living room, lounge (BrE)

b) ( de hotel) lounge

c) ( en hospital) ward

d) (para reuniones, conferencias) hall; (Teatr) theater*; (Cin) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)

la película se exhibe en la sala 1 — the movie is showing on Screen 1

e) ( sede de tribunal) courtroom, court

- sala cuna

- sala de clases

- sala de conferencias

- sala de embarque

- sala de espera

- sala de exposiciones

- sala de fiestas

- sala de juntas

- sala de lectura

- sala de profesores

* * *

= facility, hall, room, suite.

Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.

Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.

Ex: The centre includes information in many formats, computers, audiovisual facilities, a recording studio and an editing suite.

* consulta en sala = in-house materials use.

* en la sala de informática = lab based [lab-based].

* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.

* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.

* sala capitular = chapter house.

* sala de calderas = boiler room.

* sala de chat = chat room [chatroom].

* sala de cine = movie theatre.

* sala de composición = composing room.

* sala de conciertos = concert hall.

* sala de conferencias = lecture room, conference room, conference hall, lecture theatre, auditory theatre, lecture hall, presentation room.

* sala de congresos = convention hall.

* sala de convenciones = convention hall.

* sala de descanso = coffee lounge.

* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.

* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].

* sala de escucha = listening room.

* sala de espera = waiting room.

* sala de estar = sitting-room, living room, drawing room, lounge.

* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.

* sala de estudiantes = student common room.

* sala de estudio = study facilities, study room.

* sala de exposiciones = exhibition room, exhibit hall.

* sala de exposición y venta = show room [showroom].

* sala de fiestas = dance-hall, ballroom.

* sala de hospital = hospital ward, ward.

* sala de impresión = press room [pressroom].

* sala de información = information lobby.

* sala de informática = computer room, computer lab, computer laboratory.

* sala de juegos = games room.

* sala de juntas = boardroom [board room].

* sala de juntas del ayuntamiento = town council meeting room.

* sala de justicia = courtroom.

* sala del bingo = bingo hall.

* sala del correo = mail room.

* sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.

* sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.

* sala de libros raros = rare book room.

* sala del profesorado = faculty common room.

* sala del tribunal = courtroom.

* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.

* sala de máquinas = machine room.

* sala de material audiovisual = audiovisual room.

* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.

* sala de muestras = show room [showroom].

* sala de operaciones = operating room.

* sala de ordeñar = milking parlour.

* sala de ordeño = milking parlour.

* sala de personal = staff lounge.

* sala de primeros auxilios = emergency room.

* sala de profesores = faculty common room.

* sala de redacción = newsroom.

* sala de referencia = reference room.

* sala de reuniones = meeting room, interview room.

* sala de televisión = TV lounge.

* sala de tortura = torture chamber.

* sala de trabajo = workroom.

* sala de urgencias = emergency room, emergency ward, casualty ward.

* sala de velatorios = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.

* sala multimedia = media suite.

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room, baby changing room.

* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.

* * *

sala

feminine

1 (de una casa) tb

sala de estar parlor ( AmE), living o ( BrE) sitting room, lounge ( BrE)

2 (de un hotel) lounge

3 (en un hospital) ward

4 (para reuniones, conferencias) hall; ( Teatr) theater*; ( Cin) movie theater ( AmE), cinema ( BrE)

se estrenó simultáneamente en varias salas de Madrid it opened simultaneously in several Madrid movie theaters o cinemas

la película se exhibe en la sala 1 the movie is showing on Screen 1

5 (sede de tribunal) courtroom, court

Compuestos:

● sala blanca

( Tec) clean room

● sala capitular

chapterhouse

● sala común

public ward

● sala cuna

( Chi) day nursery, creche

● sala de banquetes

banquet hall

● sala de chat

chat room

● sala de clases

(CS frml) classroom

● sala de conciertos

concert hall

● sala de conferencias

assembly o conference o lecture hall

● sala de curaciones

( AmL) treatment room

● sala de curas

( Esp) treatment room

● sala de embarque

departure lounge

● sala de espera

waiting room

● sala de estreno

movie theater or cinema showing new releases

● sala de exposiciones

gallery, exhibition hall

● sala de fiestas

night club ( usually featuring dancing and cabaret)

● sala de juntas

boardroom

● sala de lectura

reading room

● sala de lo civil

civil court

● sala de lo penal

criminal court

● sala del trono

throne room

● sala de máquinas

engine room

● sala de montaje

assembly shed o shop

● sala de operaciones

operating room ( AmE), operating theatre ( BrE)

● sala de partos

delivery room

● sala de preembarque

departure lounge

● sala de prensa

press office

● sala de profesores

teachers' lounge ( AmE), staffroom ( BrE)

● sala de remate(s)

( AmL) sala de subastas

● sala de subastas

auction room, salesroom ( AmE), saleroom ( BrE)

● sala de teatro

(theater*) auditorium

● sala de televisión

television lounge or room

● sala de tránsito

transfer lounge

● sala de tratamiento

treatment room

● sala de urgencias

accident and emergency department, casualty department ( BrE)

● sala limpia

( Tec) clean room

● sala velatoria

chapel of rest

* * *

Del verbo salar: ( conjugate salar)

sala es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
sala
salar
sala sustantivo femenino
a) ( de casa) tb

◊ sala de estar living room, lounge (BrE)

b) ( de hotel) lounge;

( en hospital) ward;
(para reuniones, conferencias) hall;
(Teatr) theater^{( conjugate theater)};
(Cin) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE);
◊ sala cuna (Chi) day nursery, creche;

sala de clases (CS frml) classroom;
sala de conciertos concert hall;
sala de embarque departure lounge;
sala de espera waiting room;
sala de exposiciones gallery, exhibition hall;
sala de fiestas night club ( usually featuring dancing and cabaret);
sala de profesores staff room
c) ( sede de tribunal) courtroom, court

salar 1 ( conjugate salar) verbo transitivo
a) ( para conservar) ‹carne/pescado› to salt (down);

‹ pieles› to salt
b) ( para condimentar) to salt, add salt to

salarse verbo pronominal (Méx fam) ( echarse a perder) [ planes] to fall through;
[ negocio] to go bust
salar 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) salt pan, salt flat
sala sustantivo femenino
1 (para un uso concreto) room
sala de espera, waiting room
sala de máquinas,
2 (en una casa) sala o salita de estar, lounge, living room
3 (de un hospital) ward
4 sala de justicia, courtroom
5 (para espectáculos, actos públicos, etc) sala de conferencias, conference o lecture hall
6 (de cine, teatro, música) auditorium
7 un cine con seis salas, a six-screen cinema 8 sala de exposiciones, exhibition hall, gallery
9 sala de fiestas, night club
10 familiar (cine especializado en películas pornográficas) sala X, cinema showing X-rated films
11 fig (público presente en un espectáculo) la sala le homenajeó con media hora de aplausos, they paid tribute to him with an ovation that lasted for half an hour
12 fig (conjunto de magistrados de un tribunal de justicia) la sala dictó la sentencia y le condenó, the court passed sentence and condemned him
salar
I verbo transitivo
1 (echar sal a una comida) to add salt to
2 (poner en salazón) to salt
3 LAm fam (estropear, desgraciar) to spoil, ruin
4 LAm (dar o causar mala suerte) to bring bad luck to
II m (salina, terreno estéril)
' sala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionar
- auditorio
- bisbiseo
- discoteca
- estudio
- rebosar
- recorrer
- refrigerar
- reunir
- abarrotar
- bingo
- comedor
- cupo
- enfermería
- fondo
- fútbol
- maternidad
- ocupar
- repleto
- velatorio
English:
bar
- boardroom
- concert hall
- courtroom
- departure lounge
- fill
- five-a-side
- hall
- house
- lecture hall
- lecture theatre
- living room
- lounge
- lounge bar
- maternity ward
- newsroom
- pool hall
- reading room
- saleroom
- seat
- showroom
- sitting-room
- staffroom
- surgical
- transfer lounge
- transit lounge
- waiting room
- ward
- amusement
- ball
- board
- concert
- conference
- control
- court
- day
- departure
- drawing
- facility
- live
- operating
- parlor
- reading
- room
- sales
- sitting
- waiting

* * *

sala nf

1. [habitación] room;
[de una casa] lounge, living-room; [de hospital] ward
Comp
sala capitular chapter house;
sala de embarque [en aeropuerto] departure lounge;

sala de espera waiting room;

sala de espera (de aeropuerto) airport lounge;

sala de estar lounge, living-room;

sala de juntas boardroom;

sala de lectura reading room;

sala de máquinas engine room;
Cine sala de montaje cutting room;
sala de operaciones Br operating theatre, US operating room;

sala de partos delivery room;

sala de profesores staff (common) room;

sala de proyección projection room;

sala de reuniones meeting o briefing room;

sala de tránsito [en aeropuerto] transfer lounge;

sala de urgencias Br casualty ward, US emergency room;

sala VIP VIP lounge

2. [local] [de conferencias, conciertos] hall;
[de cine] screen; [de teatro] auditorium;
un cine de ocho salas an eight-screen cinema o multiplex

Comp
sala de bingo bingo hall;
sala de conciertos [de música moderna] concert venue;
[de música clásica] concert hall;
sala de exposiciones art gallery;

sala de fiestas discotheque;

sala X = porn cinema, US X-rated movie house

3. Der [lugar] court(room);
[magistrados] bench
Comp
sala de lo civil civil court;
sala de lo penal criminal court

* * *

sala

f room, hall; de cine screen; JUR court room

* * *

sala nf

1) : living room

2) : room, hall

sala de conferencias: lecture hall

sala de urgencias: emergency room

sala de baile: ballroom

* * *

sala n

1. (en una casa) living room / lounge

estaban viendo la televisión en la sala they were watching television in the lounge

2. (habitación grande) hall

la sala del concierto estaba llena de gente the concert hall was full of people

3. (en un hospital) ward

está en la sala de al lado he's in the next ward

4. (cine) cinema

han inaugurado una nueva sala de cine a new cinema has opened

sala de espera waiting room

sala de estar living room

sala de fiestas nightclub / disco

sala de operaciones operating theatre

Spanish-English dictionary > sala
3 aclarar

v.

1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)

María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.

2 to clarify, to explain.

aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear

María aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.

3 to make lighter (color).

el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter

4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).

Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.

5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.

Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.

6 to filter.

Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.

7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.

* * *

aclarar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter

2 (líquido) to thin (down)

3 (enjuagar) to rinse

4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify

5 figurado (mejorar) to improve

■ las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)

■ hay una tormenta horrible y no parece que vaya a aclarar there's a heavy storm and it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up

► verbo pronominal aclararse

1 (entender) to understand

■ no me aclaro con esta lección I can't understand this lesson

■ es que no me aclaro I don't know what's going on

2 (explicarse) to explain oneself

3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind

■ a ver si te aclaras de una vez make up your mind once and for all

4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

aclarar la voz to clear one's throat

* * *

verb

1) to clarify, explain

2) lighten

3) rinse

•

- aclararse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solve

están tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de su muerte — they are trying to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death

todavía no se ha aclarado quién lo hizo — it is still not clear who did it

con esto ya queda todo aclarado — with this now everything is clear

dejaremos cinco minutos para aclarar dudas — we'll leave five minutes to clear up any queries

aclarar algo a algn — to explain sth to sb

no pudo aclararnos el motivo de su comportamiento — she couldn't explain the reasons for her behaviour

me lo explicó dos veces pero no consiguió aclarármelo — she explained it to me twice but couldn't manage to make it clear

• le he escrito para aclarar las cosas — I've written to him to make things clear

• aclarar que — to make it clear that

quiero aclarar que no soy racista — I want to make it clear that I am not a racist

2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse

se debe aclarar con agua fría — it should be rinsed in cold water

3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down

4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten

5) [+ bosque] to clear

2. VI

1) (=amanecer) to get light

ya estaba aclarando — it was already getting light

2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear up

en cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out

3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse

3.

See:

aclararse

* * *
1.
verbo impersonal

a) ( amanecer)

aclara temprano — it gets light early

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up

b) ( escampar) to clear up
2.
aclarar vi

a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
3.
aclarar vt

1) ( quitar color a) to lighten

2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema — she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada — I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything

3)

a) < salsa> to thin

b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear

4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
4.
aclararse v pron

1)

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( entender) to understand

sigo sin aclararme — I still don't understand

aclararse con algo — to work something out

no me aclaro con esta máquina — I can't work out how to use this machine

a ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind

* * *

= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.

Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.

Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.

Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.

Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.

Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.

Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.

Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.

Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.

Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.

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* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.

* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.

* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.

* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

* * *
1.
verbo impersonal

a) ( amanecer)

aclara temprano — it gets light early

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up

b) ( escampar) to clear up
2.
aclarar vi

a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
3.
aclarar vt

1) ( quitar color a) to lighten

2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema — she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada — I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything

3)

a) < salsa> to thin

b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear

4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
4.
aclararse v pron

1)

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( entender) to understand

sigo sin aclararme — I still don't understand

aclararse con algo — to work something out

no me aclaro con esta máquina — I can't work out how to use this machine

a ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind

* * *

= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.

Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.

Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.

Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.

Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.

Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.

Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.

Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.

Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.

Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.

* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.

* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.

* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

* * *

aclarar [A1 ]

v impers

1

(amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up

2 (escampar) to clear up

si aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go out

vi

1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn

2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up

■ aclarar

vt

A ‹color› to lighten

B

1 ‹duda/problema› to clarify

intentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to you

me aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I had

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matter

2 ( Chi) ‹persona› ( fam) to tell … straight, tell … a few home truths ( colloq)

C

1 ‹salsa› to thin

2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clear

D ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse

■ aclararse

v pron

1 ‹pelo› to lighten

se aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair

2

aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

3

( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understand

comparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straight

no me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)

lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going on

tengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straight

unos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight

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aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impers
a) ( amanecer):

◊ aclara temprano it gets light early;

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up

verbo intransitivo
a) [ día] ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) [tiempo/día] ( escampar) to clear up

verbo transitivo
1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight;
‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;
◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …

3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse
aclararse verbo pronominal
1
◊ aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;
◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
' aclarar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- determinar
- judicialmente
- ir
English:
air
- bleach
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- elucidate
- explain
- illuminate
- inquest
- lighten
- meaning
- rinse
- straight
- straighten out
- talk over
- sort
- straighten
- thin

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aclarar

♦ vt

1. Esp [enjuagar] to rinse

2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;

aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;

eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;

¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?

3. [color] to make lighter;

el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter

4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);
[bosque] to thin out;
aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine

♦ v impersonal

ya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;
[se despejaba] the sky was clearing;
la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon

♦ See also the pronominal verb aclararse

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aclarar

I v/t

1 duda, problema clarify, clear up

2 ropa, vajilla rinse

II v/i

1 de día break, dawn

2 de tiempo clear up

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aclarar vt

1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve

2) : to lighten

3)

aclarar la voz : to clear one's throat

aclarar vi

1) : to get light, to dawn

2) : to clear up

♦ See also the reflexive verb aclararse

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aclarar vb

1. (clarificar) to clarify [pt. & pp. clarified]

quisiera aclarar la situación I'd like to clarify the situation

2. (dudas) to clear up

aclaró todas nuestras dudas he cleared up all our doubts

3. (color) to lighten

4. (enjuagar) to rinse

5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up

saldremos cuando aclare we'll go out when the weather clears up

Spanish-English dictionary > aclarar
4 fallo

m.

1 mistake (error). (peninsular Spanish)

tener un fallo to make a mistake

un fallo humano a human error

un fallo técnico a technical fault

2 fault (defecto). (peninsular Spanish)

tener muchos fallos to have lots of faults

3 verdict (veredicto).

4 failure, lapse, miss, infelicity.

5 resolution, decision, judgment, judgement.

6 breakdown.

7 empty cell.

8 shock.

pres.indicat.

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

2 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fallir.

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fallo

► adjetivo

1 (naipes) void

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fallo

► nombre masculino

1 DERECHO judgement, ruling

2 (en concurso) decision

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fallo

► nombre masculino

1 (error) mistake, blunder; (fracaso) failure

2 (defecto) fault, defect

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noun m.

1) fault, mistake

2) sentence, verdict

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1. SM

1) (=mal funcionamiento) failure; (=defecto) fault

debido a un fallo de los frenos — because of brake failure

fallo cardíaco — heart failure

fallo de diseño — design fault

2) (=error) mistake

ha sido un fallo decírselo — it was a mistake telling him

¡qué fallo! — what a stupid mistake!

fallo humano — human error

3) (Jur) [de un tribunal] judgment, ruling

el fallo fue a su favor — the judgment o ruling was in her favour

han apelado contra el fallo del jurado — they have appealed against the jury's verdict

fallo absolutorio — verdict of not guilty

fallo condenatorio — verdict of guilty

4) [de concurso, premio] decision

hoy se anunciará el fallo del jurado — the jury's decision will be announced today

ya se conoce el fallo del concurso de poesía — it is already known who has won the poetry prize

5) (Naipes) void

tengo fallo a picas — I have a void in spades

2.

ADJ
(Naipes)
estar fallo a — have a void in

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masculino

1) (en concurso, certamen) decision; (Der) ruling, judgment

2) (Esp) falla 2)

3) (Esp) ( lástima)

qué fallo! si llego a saber que estás aquí te lo traigo — what a shame! if I'd known you were going to be here I would have brought it

•

- fallo cardíaco

- fallo humano

* * *

= breakdown, failing, failure, fault, flaw, malfunction, pitfall, slip, dysfunction, miss, crash, slip-up.

Ex. Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.

Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.

Ex. All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).

Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex. Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).

Ex. But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.

Ex. In addition, programmers may not always anticipate all the mistakes which can be made, and so crashes occur anyway, though under more limited circumstances.

Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

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* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.

* fallo cardíaco = heart attack, heart failure.

* fallo de vestuario = wardrobe malfunction.

* fallo mecánico = machine failure.

* sin fallos = flawlessly.

* tener fallos = be flawed.

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masculino

1) (en concurso, certamen) decision; (Der) ruling, judgment

2) (Esp) falla 2)

3) (Esp) ( lástima)

qué fallo! si llego a saber que estás aquí te lo traigo — what a shame! if I'd known you were going to be here I would have brought it

•

- fallo cardíaco

- fallo humano

* * *

= breakdown, failing, failure, fault, flaw, malfunction, pitfall, slip, dysfunction, miss, crash, slip-up.

Ex: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.

Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.

Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).

Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex: Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).

Ex: But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.

Ex: In addition, programmers may not always anticipate all the mistakes which can be made, and so crashes occur anyway, though under more limited circumstances.

Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.

* fallo cardíaco = heart attack, heart failure.

* fallo de vestuario = wardrobe malfunction.

* fallo mecánico = machine failure.

* sin fallos = flawlessly.

* tener fallos = be flawed.

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fallo

masculine

A (en un concurso, certamen) decision; ( Der) ruling, judgment

el fallo es inapelable there is no right of appeal against the judgment o ruling

Compuesto:

fallo fotográfico

photo finish

B (en naipes) void

tener or llevar fallo a tréboles to have a void in o be void in clubs

C ( Esp)

1 (error) mistake

¡qué/vaya fallo! ( fam); what a stupid mistake!, what a stupid thing to do!

2 (defecto) fault

se detectó un fallo en el sistema de seguridad a fault was found in the security system

Compuestos:

● fallo cardíaco

heart failure

murió de un fallo cardíaco he died of heart failure o of a heart attack

● fallo de seguridad

( Inf) security hole

● fallo humano

human error

debido a un fallo humano due to human error

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Del verbo fallar: ( conjugate fallar)

fallo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

falló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
fallar
fallo
falló
fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
1 [juez/jurado] fallo a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor^{( conjugate favor)} of/against sb
2
a) [frenos/memoria] to fail;

[ planes] to go wrong;
◊ le falló el corazón his heart failed;

le falló la puntería he missed;
a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
b) [ persona] (+ me/te/le etc) to let … down

verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;
◊ fallé el tiro I missed (the shot)

fallo sustantivo masculino
a) (en concurso, certamen) decision;

(Der) ruling, judgment
b) (Esp) See Also→ falla 2

fallar 1
I vi Jur to rule
II vtr (un premio) to award
fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down
fallo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 Jur judgement, sentence
2 (de un premio) award
fallo 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (error) mistake: se enfadó por un fallo sin importancia, he got angry over nothing
2 (de un órgano, de un motor) failure
fallo técnico, mechanical failure
' fallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acero
- amaraje
- desperfecto
- error
- estructural
- falla
- fallar
- guardagujas
- imagen
- tentativa
- anular
- impugnar
- revocar
English:
aim
- decree
- disappoint
- failure
- findings
- give out
- glitch
- judgement
- judgment
- lapse
- malfunction
- miss
- repair
- ruling
- sentence
- show up
- verdict

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fallo¹ nm

1. Esp [error] mistake;

tuve dos fallos en el examen I made two mistakes in the exam;

tu ejercicio no ha tenido ningún fallo there were no mistakes in your exercise;

cometieron dos fallos desde el punto de penalti they missed two penalties;

fue un fallo no llevar el abrelatas it was silly o stupid not to bring the can opener;

un fallo técnico a technical fault;

un fallo humano a human error

2. Esp [defecto] fault;

tener muchos fallos to have lots of faults;

tener fallos de memoria to have memory lapses

3. [veredicto] verdict;
[en concurso] decision;
el fallo del jurado the jury's verdict

Comp
fallo absolutorio acquittal;
fallo judicial court ruling

fallo², -a adj
Chile Agr failed
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fallo

m

1 mistake;

fallo del sistema INFOR system error

2 TÉC fault

3 JUR judg(e)ment

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fallo nm

1) sentencia: sentence, judgment, verdict

2) : error, fault

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fallo n

1. (error) mistake / error

un fallo del portero a mistake by the goalkeeper

2. (tiro errado) miss

3. (defecto) defect / flaw

4. (avería) fault

un fallo en el motor a fault in the engine / an engine fault

Spanish-English dictionary > fallo
5 error

m.

1 mistake, error.

cometer un error to make a mistake

estar en un error to be mistaken

por error by mistake

salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted

error de bulto huge o big mistake

error de cálculo miscalculation

error humano human error

error de imprenta misprint

error judicial miscarriage of justice

2 delusion, false impression.

3 lapsus.

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error

► nombre masculino

1 error, mistake

■ cometió varios errores he made a number of mistakes

■ el artículo estaba lleno de errores the article was full of mistakes

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en un error to make a mistake

estar en un error to be mistaken

por error by mistake, in error

error de imprenta misprint

error judicial miscarriage of justice

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noun m.

error, mistake

* * *

SM mistake, error más frm

fue un error contárselo a Luisa — it was a mistake to tell Luisa

salvo error u omisión — errors and omissions excepted

• caer en un error — to make a mistake

si piensas que lo hizo por tu bien, estás cayendo en un error — if you think that he did it for your good you're making a mistake

• cometer un error — to make a mistake

cometí muchos errores en el examen — I made a lot of mistakes in the exam

• estar en un error — to be mistaken, be wrong

estás en un error si piensas que voy a transigir — you're mistaken o wrong if you think that I'll give in

• inducir a error — to be misleading

estas cifras pueden inducir a error — these figures could be misleading

• por error — by mistake

error de cálculo — miscalculation

error de copia — clerical error

error de derecho — legal error

error de hecho — factual error, error of fact

error de imprenta — misprint

error judicial — miscarriage of justice

error tipográfico — misprint

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masculino mistake

cometer un error — to make a mistake o an error

craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

error de ortografía — spelling mistake

error de cálculo — miscalculation

salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

- error de imprenta

* * *

= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.

Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.

Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex. His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.

Ex. The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.

Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.

Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.

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* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* análisis de errores = error analysis.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.

* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.

* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.

* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.

* con errores = flawed.

* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.

* corregir errores = debug.

* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* detección de errores = error identification.

* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.

* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.

* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.

* error de communicación = miscommunication.

* error de contenido = factual error.

* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.

* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].

* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* error de estilo = stylistic error.

* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.

* error de la muestra = sampling error.

* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.

* error de lectura = misreading.

* error del original = sic, sic.

* error de medición = error of measurement.

* error de muestreo = sampling error.

* error de percepción = misperception.

* error de probabilidad = probability of error.

* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.

* error de transposición = transposition error.

* errores = floundering.

* error estilístico = stylistic error.

* error fatal = fatal mistake.

* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.

* error gramatical = grammatical error.

* error humano = human error.

* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.

* error mecánico = machine error.

* error mecanográfico = keying error.

* error óptico = optical error.

* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* gramática con errores = poor grammar.

* identificación de errores = error identification.

* lista de errores = error report.

* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* mensaje de error = error message.

* no tener errores = be error-free.

* nótese el error = sic.

* patrón de errores = error pattern.

* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por error = by mistake.

* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.

* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.

* sin errores = error-free.

* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.

* sujeto a errores = prone to error.

* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.

* tasa de error = error rate.

* tener errores = be flawed.

* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.

* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.

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masculino mistake

cometer un error — to make a mistake o an error

craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

error de ortografía — spelling mistake

error de cálculo — miscalculation

salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

- error de imprenta

* * *

= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.

Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.

Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.

Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.

Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.

Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* análisis de errores = error analysis.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.

* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.

* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.

* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.

* con errores = flawed.

* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.

* corregir errores = debug.

* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* detección de errores = error identification.

* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.

* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.

* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.

* error de communicación = miscommunication.

* error de contenido = factual error.

* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.

* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].

* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* error de estilo = stylistic error.

* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.

* error de la muestra = sampling error.

* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.

* error de lectura = misreading.

* error del original = sic, sic.

* error de medición = error of measurement.

* error de muestreo = sampling error.

* error de percepción = misperception.

* error de probabilidad = probability of error.

* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.

* error de transposición = transposition error.

* errores = floundering.

* error estilístico = stylistic error.

* error fatal = fatal mistake.

* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.

* error gramatical = grammatical error.

* error humano = human error.

* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.

* error mecánico = machine error.

* error mecanográfico = keying error.

* error óptico = optical error.

* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* gramática con errores = poor grammar.

* identificación de errores = error identification.

* lista de errores = error report.

* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* mensaje de error = error message.

* no tener errores = be error-free.

* nótese el error = sic.

* patrón de errores = error pattern.

* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por error = by mistake.

* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.

* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.

* sin errores = error-free.

* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.

* sujeto a errores = prone to error.

* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.

* tasa de error = error rate.

* tener errores = be flawed.

* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.

* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.

* * *

error

masculine

mistake

fue un error decírselo it was a mistake to tell him

cometió varios errores importantes she made several serious mistakes o errors

firmé el documento — ¡craso error! I signed the document — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

estás en un error you're wrong o mistaken

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to put him right? o ( BrE) set him straight?

un grave error de cálculo a serious miscalculation

un error de ortografía a spelling mistake

salvo error u omisión ( fr hecha); errors and omissions excepted

por error by mistake, in error ( frml)

Compuestos:

● error absoluto

absolute error

● error aleatorio

random error

● error de derecho

legal error

● error de hecho

factual error

● error de imprenta

misprint, printer's error

● error del sistema

system error

● error relativo

relative error

● error sintáctico

syntax error

● error tipográfico

error de imprenta

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error sustantivo masculino
mistake;
◊ cometer un error to make a mistake o an error;

error de ortografía spelling mistake;
error de cálculo miscalculation;
error de imprenta misprint, printer's error;
por error by mistake, in error (frml)
error sustantivo masculino
1 error, mistake
cometimos el error de escucharle, we made the mistake of listening to him
inducir a error, to lead into error
2 (de un cálculo) error
3 (fallo técnico) error: se lo enviamos por error, we sent it to him by mistake
Impr error de imprenta/ tipográfico, misprint
En general, mistake se refiere a errores causados por falta de conocimiento, capacidad o comprensión, mientras que error describe más bien errores causados por fallos en la producción o mal comportamiento. A menudo, la diferencia es mínima y se puede usar cualquiera de los dos términos: Cometió un error y fue a la cárcel. He made a mistake and went to prison. El accidente se debió a un error humano. The accident was due to human error.

' error' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- bestial
- bestialidad
- bulto
- columpiarse
- cometer
- confusión
- desacierto
- desatino
- desliz
- despiste
- enmendar
- enorme
- equivocación
- equivocarse
- falla
- fallo
- fatal
- garrafal
- gazapo
- guardagujas
- incidir
- incorrección
- incurrir
- lectura
- novatada
- originar
- patinazo
- reconocer
- rectificar
- reparar
- responder
- subsanar
- tipográfica
- tipográfico
- traspié
- vista
- yerro
- caer
- cálculo
- calibre
- caro
- clásico
- confesar
- confundir
- corriente
- costoso
- creces
- descuido
- desengañar
English:
allow for
- amend
- blunder
- bug
- commission
- commit
- crass
- deny
- error
- expensive
- fault
- faux pas
- goof
- grievous
- judgement
- judgment
- justice
- lapse
- make
- margin
- message
- miscalculation
- miscarriage
- misprint
- mistake
- prove
- retrieval
- right
- slip
- spelling error
- trial
- wrong
- admit
- cost
- cover
- delusion
- detection
- disabuse
- flaw
- fundamental
- genuine
- glaring
- grave
- misconception
- mislead
- pay
- same
- spelling
- spot
- typing

* * *

error nm

1. [falta, equivocación] mistake, error;

fue un error invitarla a la fiesta it was a mistake to invite her to the party;

debe de haber un error there must be a mistake;

cometer un error to make a mistake;

estar en un error to be mistaken;

por error by mistake;

me enviaron la carta por error they sent me the letter by mistake;

sacar a alguien del error o [m5] de su error to put sb right;

salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted

Comp
error absoluto absolute error;
error de bulto huge o big mistake;

error de cálculo miscalculation;

error de copia clerical error;

error no forzado [en tenis] unforced error;

error humano human error;

error de imprenta misprint;

error judicial miscarriage of justice;

error mecanográfico typing error;

error de muestreo sampling error;

error relativo relative error;
Informát error de sintaxis syntax error; Informát error del sistema system error;
error típico standard error;

error tipográfico typo, typographical error;

error de traducción translation error

2. Informát [en un programa] bug

* * *

error

m mistake, error;

por error by mistake;

caer en un error make a mistake;

estar en un error be wrong o mistaken

* * *

error nm

equivocación: error, mistake

* * *

error n mistake / error

Spanish-English dictionary > error
6 picar

v.

1 to bite.

me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp

2 to peck.

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3 to chop (triturar) (vegetables).

4 to break up (piedra, hielo).

5 to chip the plaster off.

6 to annoy (informal) (enojar). (peninsular Spanish)

7 to spur on (to stimulate) (persona, caballo).

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

8 to punch (perforar) (billete, ficha).

9 to type (up) (informal) (mecanografiar).

10 to goad (bullfighting).

11 to itch (escocer) (parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda).

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

12 to be spicy or hot (food).

13 to nibble (tomar un aperitivo).

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

14 to burn (sol).

15 to bounce (balón, pelota) ( Latin American Spanish).

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

16 to sting, to bite, to peck, to pick.

La abeja picó al perro The bee stung the dog.

17 to have an itch in.

Me pica la nariz I have an itch in my nose.

Le pica He has an itch.

18 to mince, to chop up, to chop, to hash.

Ella pica las verduras She minces the vegetables.

19 to be biting.

20 to burn on one's back, to be beating down, to beat down, to burn in one's back.

Este sol pica This sun beats down.

21 to pique, to spur.

Ella pica al caballo She spurred=piqued the horse.

22 to pick at.

Ella pica comida en la noche She eats food at night.

23 to have a few snacks, to have a few nibbles.

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picar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (morder - insecto) to bite; (- abeja, avispa) to sting

2 (corroer) to eat away, rot

■ tengo el coche picado de la humedad my car's all rusty from the damp

■ tengo las muelas picadas de comer tantos caramelos my teeth are bad from eating so many sweets

■ la polilla me ha picado el baúl moths have eaten away the trunk

3 (perforar - papel, tarjeta) to punch

4 (dar con un pico) to jab, goad

5 COCINA (cortar) to chop finely; (carne) to mince

6 (comida) to nibble

■ vamos a salir a picar algo we're going to get a bite to eat

7 (incitar) to arouse

■ me picó la curiosidad it aroused my curiosity

8 (herir) to wound

■ le ha picado el orgullo it has wounded his pride

9 (toro) to goad

10 (cebo) to bite

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sentir escozor) to itch

■ me pica todo el cuerpo I'm itching all over

2 (calentar) to be hot, be strong

■ hoy pica el sol en cantidad the sun's really strong today

3 (estar picante) to be hot

■ estos pimientos pican muchísimo these peppers are really hot

4 (pez) to bite; (persona) to fall for it

5 (caer en la cuenta) to cotton on, twig

6 (comer) to have a nibble

► verbo pronominal picarse

1 (muela) to decay, go bad

■ se me ha picado una muela one of my teeth has gone bad

2 (fruta) to begin to rot

3 (tela) to be moth-eaten

4 (mar) to get choppy

5 (vino) to go vinegary, go sour, go off

6 (metal) to pit

7 (ofenderse) to take offence

8 familiar (picar el orgullo) to get annoyed

9 argot (pincharse droga) to shoot up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

picar alto to aim high

quien se pica, ajos come familiar if the cap fits, wear it

* * *

verb

1) to sting, bite

2) itch

3) punch

4) grind

* * *

1. VT

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente, pez] to bite; [ave] to peck (at)

me ha picado un bicho en el cuello — an insect has bitten me on the neck

los pájaros han picado toda la fruta — the birds have pecked holes in o pecked (at) all the fruit

picar el anzuelo — (lit) to take o swallow the bait; (fig) to rise to the bait, fall for it *

- ¿qué mosca le habrá picado?

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble at

he estado picando unos cacahuetes — I've been nibbling at some peanuts

he picado algo antes de comer — I had a little nibble before lunch

3) (=agujerear) [+ hoja, página] to punch a hole/some holes in; [+ billete, entrada] to punch

4) (=trocear)

a) (Culin) [+ ajo, cebolla, patata] to chop; Esp, Cono Sur [+ carne] to mince, grind (EEUU)

pica la cebolla muy picadita — chop the onion very finely

b) [+ tabaco] to cut; [+ hielo] to crush

c) [+ tierra] to dig over, break up; [+ piedra] [en trozos pequeños] to chip at; [en trozos grandes] to break up

acabó sus días picando piedra en una cantera — he ended his days breaking up stone in a quarry

5) (=provocar) [+ persona] to needle, goad; [+ caballo] to spur on

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

eso me picó la curiosidad — that aroused my curiosity

lo que dijiste lo picó en su amor propio — what you said wounded o hurt his pride

6) (=corroer) [+ diente, muela, madera] to rot; [+ hierro, metal] to rust; [+ cable] to corrode; [+ goma, neumático] to perish

las polillas han picado la lana — the moths have made holes in the wool

7) (Inform) [+ texto] to key in

8) (Mús) [+ nota] to play staccato

9) (Taur) [+ toro] to stick, prick ( with the goad)

10) (Mil) [+ enemigo] to harass

11) Ven * (=sablear) to scrounge *

12) Ven
*
picar el ojo a algn — to wink at sb

2. VI

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente] to bite; [ave] to peck

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble, snack

llevo todo el día picando — I've been nibbling o snacking all day

3) (=morder el cebo) [pez] to bite; [persona] * to fall for it *

hoy parece que no pican — it seems they aren't biting today

ha picado mucha gente — a lot of people have fallen for it *

- picar muy alto

4) (=ser picante) [comida] to be hot, be spicy

esta salsa sí que pica — this sauce is really hot o spicy

5) (=causar picor) [herida, espalda] to itch

me pica la espalda — my back itches

me pica por todo el cuerpo — I'm itching all over

me pica la barba — I've got an itchy beard

un jersey que pica — an itchy jumper

¿le pica la garganta? — do you have a tickle in your throat?, do you have a tickly throat?

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

el alcohol te va a picar un poco — the alcohol is going to sting you a little

¿qué te pica? — (lit) where does it itch?; (fig) what's got into you?, what's eating you? (EEUU)

- a quien le pique que se rasque

6) [sol] to burn

hoy sí que pica el sol — the sun is really burning today

7) (=probar)

picar en algo — to dabble in sth

ha picado en todos los géneros literarios — he has dabbled in all the literary genres

8) Esp * (=llamar a la puerta) to knock

9) Cono Sur ** (=largarse) to split **

10) Esp (Aut) to pink

11)

picarle — Méx * (=darse prisa) to hurry up

12) LAm [pelota] to bounce

3.

See:

picarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

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= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex. One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

* * *

= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* * *

picar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 «mosquito/víbora» to bite; «abeja/avispa» to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos anoche? did you get bitten by the mosquitoes last night?, did the mosquitoes get you last night? ( colloq)

2

«polilla»: una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho the moths got at my poncho

3 «ave» ‹comida› to peck at; ‹enemigo› to peck

4 ‹anzuelo› to bite

5 ( fam) (comer) to eat

picar galletas entre horas engorda muchísimo eating cookies between meals is very fattening

nos sirvió un aperitivo con algo para picar he served us a drink and some nibbles

no quiero cenar, sólo picar algo I don't want supper, just a little snack o just a bite to eat

6 ‹billete/boleto› to punch

7 ( Taur) to jab; ( Agr) to goad, prod

B ( Méx) (con una aguja, espina) to prick

C

1 ( Coc) ‹cebolla/perejil› to chop, chop … up; ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind ( AmE), to mince ( BrE); ‹pan/manzana› ( Ven) to cut

2 ‹hielo› to crush; ‹tierra› to break up; ‹pared› to chip ‹piedra› (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

D ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

E (en billar) ‹bola› to put spin on

F ( Per fam) (obtener dinero) to get (some) money from o out of

voy a picar a mi viejo I'm going to get some money out of my old man ( colloq), I'm going to touch my old man for some money ( colloq)

G

1 (incitar) to spur on; (ofender, enfadar) to upset, hurt

2 ‹amor propio› to wound, hurt; ‹curiosidad› to pique, arouse

H ‹papel› to perforate

I ( Mús) to play … staccato

■ picar

vi

A

1 (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

ha picado un pez grande we've got o hooked a big one

el cliente picó the customer rose to o took the bait

le tendimos una trampa y picó we set a trap for him and he fell for it

picar alto to aim high

2 (comer) to nibble

siempre anda picando entre comidas he's always eating o nibbling between meals

B

1 «comida» to be hot

esta mostaza pica mucho this mustard's really hot, this mustard really burns your mouth

2 (producir comezón) «lana/suéter» to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? are your eyes stinging o smarting?

3 ( fam)

(quemar): ¡cómo pica el sol hoy! the sun's really burning o scorching today!

4 ( Méx) pinchar vi A. (↑ pinchar)

C ( AmL) «pelota» to bounce

la pelota picó fuera the ball bounced o went out

hacer picar la pelota to bounce the ball

D ( Esp) «motor» to knock, pink ( BrE)

E ( RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl), to beat it (sl)

picarle ( Méx fam); to get a move on ( colloq), to move it ( BrE colloq)

■ picarse

v pron

A

1 «muelas» to decay, rot; «manguera/llanta» to perish; «cacerola/pava» to rust; «ropa» to get moth-eaten

2 «manzana» to rot, go rotten; «vino» to go sour

B «mar» to get choppy

C ( fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed, get in a huff ( colloq); (ofenderse) to take offense*, be piqued

hombre, no te piques; si sólo era una broma come on, don't get annoyed, it was only a joke ( colloq)

anda picado he's in a huff ( colloq)

D «avión» to nose-dive; «pájaro» to dive

E

1 ( arg) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

2 ( Méx) pinchar v pron A 1. (↑ pinchar)

F

picárselas ( RPl arg) (irse) to split (sl), to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)

yo me las pico I'm off ( colloq)

a las nueve me las pico I have to be going o to take off at nine ( colloq)

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picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picaron los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picar algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picarle (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' picar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rascar
- tabla
English:
bite
- chop
- clip
- crush
- grind
- itch
- mince
- nibble
- pick
- pick at
- pit
- prickle
- punch
- rise
- smart
- sting
- bounce
- chopping board
- eat
- finely
- prick
- rot
- tickle

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picar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: mosquito, serpiente] to bite;
[sujeto: avispa, escorpión] to sting;
me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp;

picar el cebo o [m5] anzuelo [pez] to bite

2. [sujeto: ave] [comida] to peck at;

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3. [trocear] [verdura] to chop;
Esp, RP [carne] to mince; [piedra, hielo] to break up; [pared] to chip the plaster off
4. Méx [pinchar] to prick

5. [dañar, estropear] [diente, caucho, cuero] to rot;

esos caramelos terminarán picándote las muelas Br those sweets o US that candy will rot your teeth

6. [aperitivo]
picar unas aceitunas to have a few olives as an aperitif;

vamos a picar algo antes de comer let's have some nibbles before the meal;

está todo el día picando comida she's always nibbling at something or other between meals

7. Esp Fam [enojar] to annoy;

le encanta picar a su hermana he loves needling his sister

8. [estimular] [persona, caballo] to spur on;

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

9. [perforar] [billete, ficha] to punch

10. Fam [mecanografiar] to type (up)

11. Taurom to goad

12. Dep [con efecto] [balón, pelota] to chip;
[bola de billar] to screw
13. Am [botar] [balón, pelota] to bounce

14. Mús [nota] to play staccato

15. Méx Fam
picarle to get a move on;

pícale, que se nos hace tarde para el teatro get a move on, we'll be late for the play;

ya píquenle con eso, o no acabarán nunca you'd better get a move on with that or you'll never finish

16. Col [guiñar] to wink;

picarle un ojo a alguien to wink at sb

♦ vi

1. [escocer] [parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda] to itch;

¿te pica? does it itch?;

me pica mucho la cabeza my head is really itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

2. [estar picante] [alimento, plato] to be spicy o hot;
[cebolla] to be strong
3. [ave] to peck

4. [pez] to bite

5. [dejarse engañar] to take the bait;

no creo que pique I don't think he's going to fall for it o take the bait

6. [tomar un aperitivo] to nibble;

cosas de o [m5] para picar nibbles;

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

7. [sol] to burn;

cuando más picaba el sol when the sun was at its hottest

8. Fam [mecanografiar] to type

9. Am [balón, pelota] to bounce;

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

10. RP Fam [largarse] to take off

11. Comp

picar (muy) alto to have great ambitions

♦ See also the pronominal verb picarse

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picar

I v/t

1 de mosquito, serpiente bite; de avispa sting; de ave peck

2 carne grind, Br

mince; verdura mince, Br

chop finely

3 piedra break (up)

4 TAUR jab with a lance

5 ( molestar) annoy

6 la curiosidad pique

7 MÚS pick

II v/i

1 tb fig

take the bait

2 L.Am.

de la comida be hot o

spicy

3 ( producir picor) itch

4 del sol burn

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picar {72} vt

1) : to sting, to bite

2) : to peck at

3) : to nibble on

4) : to prick, to puncture, to punch (a ticket)

5) : to grind, to chop

6) : to goad, to incite

7) : to pique, to provoke

picar vi

1) : to itch

2) : to sting

3) : to be spicy

4) : to nibble

5) : to take the bait

6)

picar en : to dabble in

7)

picar muy alto : to aim too high

♦ See also the reflexive verb picarse

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picar vb

1. (mosquito, serpiente, peces) to bite [pt. bit; pp. bitten]

me ha picado un mosquito I've been bitten by a mosquito

los peces no pican hoy the fish aren't biting today

2. (abeja, avispa) to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

le picó una abeja he was stung by a bee

3. (carne) to mince

el carnicero picó la carne the butcher minced the meat

4. (verduras) to chop [pt. & pp. chopped]

pica la cebolla muy fino chop the onion very finely

5. (comer) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to nibble

ha picado antes de comer y ahora no tiene hambre she had something to eat before lunch and now she's not hungry

6. (billete) to punch

el revisor no me ha picado el billete the inspector hasn't punched my ticket

7. (comida) to be hot

las guindillas pican chilis are hot

8. (ropa, toalla, etc) to be itchy

este jersey pica this jumper is itchy

9. (caer en una trampa) to fall for it [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

le preparamos una broma y picó we played a trick on him and he fell for it

Spanish-English dictionary > picar
7 rotulador

m.

1 felt-tip pen.

rotulador fluorescente highlighter (pen)

2 letterer, felt-tip, felt pen, felt-tip pen.

3 highlighter pen, marker, highlighter, marker pen.

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rotulador

► nombre masculino

1 felt-tip pen

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noun m.

marker

* * *

SM felt tip pen

* * *

masculino (Esp) felt-tip pen

* * *

= felt-tip, pen, drawing-pen, marker.

Ex. The spreads are 'printed' in handwriting as neat as the authors can manage; drawings are done, full-color crayon or felt-tip splendour.

Ex. Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel.

Ex. Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.

Ex. Potential sources of this is the degradation of paints, adhesives, solvents, markers, food, detergents, fresheners, mothballs, etc.

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* rotulador fluorescente = highlighter pen.

* rotulador indeleble = permanent marker.

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masculino (Esp) felt-tip pen

* * *

= felt-tip, pen, drawing-pen, marker.

Ex: The spreads are 'printed' in handwriting as neat as the authors can manage; drawings are done, full-color crayon or felt-tip splendour.

Ex: Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel.

Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.

Ex: Potential sources of this is the degradation of paints, adhesives, solvents, markers, food, detergents, fresheners, mothballs, etc.

* rotulador fluorescente = highlighter pen.

* rotulador indeleble = permanent marker.

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rotulador¹ - dora

adjective

labeling ( before n)

rotulador²

masculine

A ( Esp) (para escribir) felt-tip pen, fiber-tip* pen

B (aparato) Dymo®, labeling* machine

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rotulador sustantivo masculino (Esp) felt-tip pen
rotulador sustantivo masculino felt-tip pen
(de punta gruesa) marker
' rotulador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marcador
- plumón
- señalar
English:
felt-tip(ped)
- highlight
- marker pen
- felt
- high
- marker
- pen

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rotulador nm

felt-tip pen

Comp
rotulador fluorescente highlighter (pen)
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rotulador

m fiber-tip, Br

fibre-tip, felt-tip

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rotulador n felt tip pen

Spanish-English dictionary > rotulador
8 técnico

adj.

1 technical, expert.

2 technical.

m.

1 technician, technicist, technical expert.

2 repairperson, repairman.

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técnico

► adjetivo

1 technical

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 technician, technical expert

* * *
1. (f. - técnica)
adj.

technical
2. (f. - técnica)
noun

technician, engineer

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técnico, -a
1.

ADJ technical

2. SM / F

1) [en fábrica, laboratorio] technician

técnico/a de laboratorio — laboratory technician, lab technician *

técnico/a de mantenimiento — maintenance engineer

técnico/a de sonido — sound engineer, sound technician

técnico/a de televisión — television engineer, television repairman

técnico/a informático/a — computer programmer

2) (=experto) expert, specialist

es un técnico en la materia — he's an expert on the subject

3) (Dep) trainer, coach
técnica
* * *
I
- ca adjetivo technical
II
- ca masculino, femenino, técnico masculino y femenino

a) ( en fábrica) technician

b) (de lavadoras, etc) repairman (AmE), engineer (BrE)

c) (Dep) trainer, coach (AmE), manager (BrE)

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I
- ca adjetivo technical
II
- ca masculino, femenino, técnico masculino y femenino

a) ( en fábrica) technician

b) (de lavadoras, etc) repairman (AmE), engineer (BrE)

c) (Dep) trainer, coach (AmE), manager (BrE)

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técnico¹

¹ = technician, techie, tech, tech guy, technie.

Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.

Ex: Dell had me jumping through hoops for two and a half days to no avail and ultimately sent a human tech here to fix my system.

Ex: Our tech guys are currently working on a solution.

Ex: The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.

* técnico de audiovisuales = audiovisual technician.

* técnico de sonido = sound technician.

* técnico encargado del proceso de datos = data-processing professional.

* técnico informático = data-processing professional, computer technician.

técnico²

= technical, under-the-hood.

Ex: Some subjects have both common and technical names, and the different names must be recognised, and reflected in the index in accordance with the audience for whom the index is intended.

Ex: As a Web user, you aren't likely to see the scheme in action on your screen because it's an under-the-hood way of communicating the identity of an information asset to a Web application.

* alfabetización técnica = technical literacy, technical literacy.

* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.

* asesoramiento técnico = technical advice.

* asesor técnico de bibliotecas = library consultant.

* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliot = library building consultant.

* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas = library building consultant.

* asistencia técnica = technical assistance.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* avance técnico = technical advance.

* bibliotecario de servicios técnicos = technical services librarian.

* biblioteca técnica = technical library.

* características técnicas = technical specification, technical features, technical data.

* conocimiento técnico = know-how, technical knowledge.

* cuestión técnica = technical issue.

* demostración técnica = technical presentation.

* departamento de procesos técnicos = processing department.

* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.

* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.

* dibujo técnico = architectural rendering, engineering drawing, technical drawing.

* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.

* diseño técnico = technical design.

* documentación técnica = technical documentation.

* documento técnico = technical document.

* económico-técnico = economic-technical.

* experto técnico = technical expert.

* hoja técnica = bluesheet, fact sheet.

* información científica y técnica = scientific and technical information (STI).

* información técnica = technical information.

* informe técnico = technical report.

* manual técnico = technical book.

* no técnico = non-technical.

* pérdida de las técnicas profesionales = de-skilling.

* personal técnico = technical staff.

* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.

* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.

* presentación técnica = technical presentation.

* problema técnico = technical difficulty, technical problem.

* proceso técnico = technical process.

* proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.

* secretaría técnica del congreso = conference secretariat.

* servicio técnico = technical service.

* suministrar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.

* técnicas documentales = documentation techniques.

* validez técnica = technical soundness, technical validity.

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técnico¹ -ca

adjective

technical

por razones técnicas for technical reasons

técnico² -ca

masculine, feminine

, técnico

masculine and feminine

1 (en una fábrica) technician

2 (de lavadoras, etc) repairman ( AmE), engineer ( BrE)

3 ( Dep) trainer, coach ( AmE), manager ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● técnico de grabación

recording engineer

● técnico de sonido

sound technician o engineer

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técnico
◊ -ca adjetivo

technical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( en fábrica) technician

b) (de lavadoras, etc) repairman (AmE), engineer (BrE)

c) (Dep) trainer, coach (AmE), manager (BrE)

técnico,-a
I adjetivo technical
un problema técnico, a technical hitch
II sustantivo masculino y femenino technician, technical expert
' técnico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ATS
- diccionario
- error
- fallo
- ingeniera
- ingeniero
- refrigeración
- técnica
- tecnicismo
- término
- taller
- vulgar
English:
advice
- electrical engineer
- repairman
- technical
- technical drawing
- technical hitch
- technicality
- technician
- work-to-rule
- coach
- engineer
- hitch
- manager
- professional
- quantity
- repairer
- repair
- technically

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técnico, -a

♦ adj

1. [estudio, palabra, diccionario] technical;

hubo un problema técnico there was a technical hitch o problem

2. [persona] technically proficient, with a good technique;

es un futbolista muy técnico he's a very technical player

♦ nm,f

1. [mecánico] technician;

un técnico en iluminación a lighting technician;

vino el técnico a arreglar la lavadora the repairman came to fix the washing machine

Comp
técnico agrícola agronomist;
técnico electricista electrical engineer;

técnico de laboratorio laboratory o lab technician;

técnico de sonido sound technician

2. [entrenador] coach, Br manager

3. [experto] expert

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técnico

I adj technical

II m/f

1 technician; de televisor, lavadora etc repairman;

técnico de sistemas INFOR systems technician

2 en fútbol coach, manager

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técnico, -ca adj

: technical

♦ técnicamente adv

técnico, -ca n

: technician, expert, engineer

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técnico¹ adj technical

el progreso técnico technical progress

técnico² n technician / engineer

el técnico lo reparó the engineer repaired it

Spanish-English dictionary > técnico
9 churro

adj.

darling.

m.

1 botch (informal) (fracaso).

ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful

2 fritter, long cylinder-shaped fritter made of flour and sprinkled with sugar, fritter stick.

3 glamour girl.

4 botched job.

pres.indicat.

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

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churro

► adjetivo

1 (res) coarse-woolled (US coarse-wooled)

————————

churro

► nombre masculino

1 (dulce) fritter, US cruller

2 familiar (chapuza) botch, slapdash job

3 familiar (malo) rubbish, mess

■ este programa de televisión es un churro this TV programme is lousy, this programme is rubbish

■ el examen me ha salido un churro I made a hash of the exam, I mucked up the exam

4 familiar (suerte) fluke

■ ¡qué churro de gol! what a jammy goal!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de churro by a fluke, by a stroke of luck

■ consiguió el trabajo de churro he was really lucky to get the job

* * *

1.

ADJ [lana] coarse

2. SM

1) (Culin) flour fritter eaten with coffee or hot chocolate

- venderse como churros

2) * (=chapuza) botch, mess

el dibujo ha salido hecho un churro — the sketch came out all wrong

3) * (=suerte) fluke

4) And, Cono Sur * attractive person, dish *

5) *** (=pene) prick ***

6) Méx * bad film
CHURROS Churros, long fritters made with flour and water, are popular in much of Spain and are often eaten with thick hot chocolate either for breakfast or as a snack. In Madrid, they eat a thicker variety of churro called a porra.
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I
adjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)
II
masculino

1) (Coc) strip of fried dough

venderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes

2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)

3) (AmS fam) ( mujer) stunner (colloq); hombre) hunk (colloq)

4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)
•• Cultural note:
churro

A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast

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I
adjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)
II
masculino

1) (Coc) strip of fried dough

venderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes

2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)

3) (AmS fam) ( mujer) stunner (colloq); hombre) hunk (colloq)

4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)
•• Cultural note:
churro

A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast

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churro¹

adjective

( AmS fam) gorgeous ( colloq)

churro²

masculine

churro (↑ churro a1)

A ( Coc) strip of fried dough

mandar a algn a freír churros ( fam); to tell sb to go jump in a o the lake ( colloq), to tell sb to get stuffed ( BrE colloq)

¡vete a freír churros! go jump in a o the lake!, get stuffed!

vender

B ( Esp fam) (chapuza) botched job ( colloq)

C ( AmS fam) (persona) stunner ( colloq)

tirarle el churro a algn ( Chi fam); to give sb the come-on ( colloq)

D ( AmC fam) (de marihuana) joint ( colloq)

CULTURAL NOTE

churro

A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with a thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast.

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churro sustantivo masculino
1 (Coc) strip of fried dough
2 (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job
churro sustantivo masculino
1 Culin fritter, US cruller
2 familiar (birria) mess

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churro¹ nm

1. [para comer] = stick or ring of dough fried in oil and sprinkled with sugar;

Comp
Fam
¡vete a freír churros! get lost!

2. Fam [chapuza] botch;

ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful;

esto es un churro de reparación they've made a real botch of this repair

3. Fam [suerte]
¡tuviste mucho churro! you lucky o Br jammy thing!;

lo encontraron de churro it was a fluke that they found it

CHURROS

Churros are a type of fritter which are a traditional Spanish snack. They are made from a flour and water dough which is squeezed by a special machine into long ribbed tubular shapes, which are then fried in hot oil and coated with sugar. They are often eaten with thick hot chocolate at special snack bars called “churrerías”. People also eat them at home with coffee for breakfast or buy them to eat out of a paper cone in fairgrounds during their local annual festivals.

churro², -a Andes, RP Fam

♦ adj

stunning;

¡estás muy churra con ese vestido nuevo! you look stunning in that new dress!

♦ nm,f

looker;

¡tu hermano es un churro bárbaro! your brother is a real looker!

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churro

m

1 fritter

2 ( chapuza) botched job

* * *

churro nm

1) : fried dough

2) fam : botch, mess

3) fam : attractive person, looker

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churro n (alimento) fritter

Spanish-English dictionary > churro
10 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

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tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

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verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

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tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

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tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

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tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
11 poder

m.

1 power (mando, competencia).

estar en/hacerse con el poder to be in/to seize power

poder adquisitivo purchasing power

poder calorífico calorific value

poder de convicción persuasive powers

tener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-puller

el poder ejecutivo/legislativo/judicial the executive/legislature/judiciary (personas)

poderes fácticos the church, military and press

poderes públicos public authorities

El poder corrompe a los indecisos Power corrupts the undecided.

2 power, authorization.

dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize somebody to do something

por poderes by proxy

poder notarial power of attorney

3 faculty.

4 proxy, letter of delegation, power of attorney, letter of attorney.

Ella se casó usando un poder She married using a proxy.

v.

1 can, to be able to.

no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you

2 can, may (tener permiso).

no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night

¿puedo fumar aquí? may I smoke here?

¿se puede? may I come in?

3 can (ser capaz moralmente).

no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that

4 may, can (tener posibilidad, ser posible).

puede estallar la guerra war could o may break out

podías haber ido en tren you could have gone by train

¡podría habernos invitado! she could o might have invited us! (expresa enfado)

puede que llueva it may o might rain

¿vendrás mañana? — puede will you come tomorrow? — I may do

puede ser perhaps, maybe

5 to be stronger than.

tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up

6 to can, to may, to be able to, to be apt to.

Ella puede correr She is able to run.

7 to might, to stand to.

Ella podría surgir She might rise above.

8 to be capable.

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PODER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden.

Past Indicative

pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron.

Future Indicative

podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán.

Conditional

podría, podrías, podría, podríamos, podríais, podrían.

Present Subjunctive

pueda, puedas, pueda, podamos, podáis, puedan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pudiera, pudieras, pudiera, pudiéramos, pudierais, pudieran;

pudiese, pudieses, pudiese, pudiésemos, pudieseis, pudiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pudiere, pudieres, pudiere, pudiéremos, pudiereis, pudieren.

Imperative

puede (tú), pueda (él/Vd.), podamos (nos.), poded (vos.), puedan (ellos/Vds.).

* * *
1. verb
1) can

2) to be able

3) may
2. noun m.
1) power

2) control

3) possession

4) strength, force

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1. VERBO AUXILIAR

1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad de)

yo puedo ayudarte — I can help you

puedo hacerlo solo — I can do it on my own o by myself

¿se puede llamar por teléfono desde aquí? — can you phone from here?

no puede venir — he can't o cannot come

llevo varios días sin poder salir — I haven't been able to go out for several days

no ha podido venir — he couldn't come, he was unable to come

creo que mañana no voy a poder ir — I don't think I'll be able to come tomorrow

este agua no se puede beber — this water isn't fit to drink

2) (=tener permiso para)

puedes irte — you can o may go

¿puedo usar tu teléfono? — can o may I use your phone?

¿puedo abrir la ventana? — can o may I open the window?

aquí no se puede fumar — you aren't allowed to smoke here, you can't smoke here

3) [en peticiones]

¿puedes/puede darme un vaso de agua? — can I/may I have a glass of water please?

¿me puede usted decir cuándo sale el autobús? — can o could you tell me when the bus leaves?

4) [indicando eventualidad]

puede o podría estar en cualquier sitio — it could o might be anywhere

¡cuidado, te puedes hacer daño! — careful, you could o might hurt yourself!

podías haberte roto una pierna — you could o might have broken your leg

puede haber salido — he may have gone out

por lo que pueda pasar — just in case

5) [indicando obligación moral]

¡no pueden tratarnos así! — they can't treat us like this!

bien podrían cuidarla un poco mejor — they really ought to take better care of her

es lo menos que podemos hacer por ellos — it's the least we can do for them

no podíamos dejarlo solo — we couldn't leave him alone

6) [en cálculos, aproximaciones]

¿qué edad puede tener? — I wonder what age he is?, how old do you reckon he is?

puede costar unos cien euros — it could cost as much as a hundred euros

7) [en sugerencias]

podríamos ir al cine — we could go to the cinema

siempre puedes volverlo a intentar — you can always try again later

8) [en reproches]

¡podías habérmelo dicho! — you could o might have told me!

habría podido ser más amable — she could o might have been a bit nicer

¡al menos podrías disculparte! — you could at least say sorry!

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad)

no puedo — I can't

lo haré si puedo — I'll do it if I can

¡no puedo más! — (=estoy agotado) I can't go on!; (=estoy desesperado) I can't cope any more!; (=he comido mucho) I can't eat another thing!

2) (=tener permiso)

¿se puede? — may I come in?

¿puedo? — may I?

3) (=tener dominio, influencia)

los que pueden — those who can, those who are able

el dinero puede mucho — money can do almost anything, money talks

la curiosidad pudo más que el temor — his curiosity got the better of his fear

él puede mucho en el partido — he has a lot of influence in the party

poder a algn: yo le puedo — I'm a match for him; [entre niños] I could have him *
poder con
¿puedes con la maleta? — can you manage the suitcase?

no puedo con él — (=no puedo controlarle) I can't handle him; (=pesa mucho) he's too heavy for me

no puedo con la hipocresía — I can't stand hypocrisy

4) [en locuciones]

• a más no poder, es tonto a más no poder — he's as stupid as they come

su actuación fue correcta a más no poder — he behaved entirely properly

comió a más no poder — he ate until he couldn't eat any more

• no poder por menos que, no pude por menos que decirle lo que pensaba de él — I just had to tell him what I thought of him

5) CAm, Méx * (=molestar) [con irritación] to annoy; [con disgusto] to upset

su actitud me pudo — his attitude annoyed me o got on my nerves

me pudo esa broma — that joke upset me

3.

VERBO IMPERSONAL
puede (ser) (=es posible) maybe, it may be so, perhaps
¡no puede ser! — that can't be!, that's impossible!
puede (ser) que ({+ subjun}9})
puede (ser) que esté en la biblioteca — he could o may be in the library, perhaps he's in the library

puede (ser) que tenga uno ya — he may o might have one already

puede (ser) que no venga — he may o might not come

puede (ser) que tenga razón — she may o could be right

puede (ser) que sí — maybe (so)

4. SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO

1) (=capacidad, facultad) power

tiene un enorme poder de concentración — she has tremendous powers of concentration

afirma tener poderes mágicos — he claims to have magic powers

poder adquisitivo — purchasing power

poder de convocatoria, tienen un gran poder de convocatoria — they really pull in the crowds, they're real crowd-pullers *

poder de negociación — bargaining power

2) (=autoridad, influencia) power

ejercen un poder enorme sobre la juventud — they have a lot of power o influence over young people

en este país los militares tienen mucho poder — the military are very powerful in this country

no tienen poder para oponerse a estas medidas — they are not powerful enough to oppose these measures

un partido jugado de poder a poder — an evenly-matched game

3) (Pol)

el poder — power

¡el pueblo al poder! — power to the people!

¡Herrera al poder! — Herrera for leader!

• bajo el poder de algn, estar en el poder, ocupar el poder — to be in power

subir al poder — to come to power

• el poder central — central government

• el cuarto poder — the fourth estate

• el poder establecido — the establishment

• los poderes fácticos — the powers that be

• los poderes públicos — the authorities

poder absoluto — absolute power

poder civil — civil power

poder ejecutivo — executive power

poder judicial — judiciary

poder legislativo — legislative power

4) (=fuerza, eficacia)

un detergente de gran poder limpiador — a powerful detergent

este medicamento no tiene poder contra la tuberculosis — this drug is ineffective o isn't effective against tuberculosis

5) (=potestad)
pl poderes powers
les dieron amplios poderes para dirigir la empresa — they were given wide-ranging powers to run the company

tiene plenos poderes para intervenir en el asunto — he has full authority to intervene in the matter

6) (Jur)

• por poderes o LAm poder — by proxy

casarse por poderes — to get married by proxy

poder notarial — power of attorney

7) (=posesión) possession

tengo en mi poder información confidencial — I am in possession of confidential information

• estar u obrar en poder de algn — to be in sb's hands o possession

esa información está u obra en poder de la juez — that information is in the hands of the judge, that information is in the judge's possession

• pasar a poder de algn — to pass to sb, pass into sb's possession

8) (Fís, Mec) power

el poder del motor — the power of the engine

poder calorífico — calorific value

9) LAm (=persona) drug pusher

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I
verbo auxiliar

Sentido I

1) ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de)

en cuanto puedas — as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't pay that much

no podía dejar de reír — I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir — he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?

no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?

no se puede valer por sí mismo — he can't manage by himself

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar — it was impossible to work with that noise going on

2) ( expresando idea de permiso)

¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?

puedes hacer lo que quieras — you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal — he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in

aquí no se puede fumar — smoking is not allowed here

3) ( expresando derecho moral)

no podemos hacerle eso — we can't do that to her

bien puedes tomarte un descanso ahora — you can afford to take a rest now

4)

a) (en quejas, reproches)

¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?

podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!

b) ( en sugerencias)

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

podrías or podías pedírselo tú — you could ask him for it

c) ( solicitando un favor)

¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?

Sentido II

5) ( con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something

6) (en locs)

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit

7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)

a) ( ganar)

él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him

b) (Méx) ( doler)

tu indiferencia le puede mucho — she's very hurt by your indifference

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio — we were terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)

puede aparecer en cualquier momento — he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa — anything's possible with him

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso — don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido ayer — he may have come yesterday

te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!

no podía haber estado más amable — she couldn't have been kinder

podría volver a ocurrir — it could happen again

no pudo haber sido Pilar — it couldn't have been Pilar

9) (en 3^a pers)

no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already

si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible

no pudo ser — it wasn't possible

puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto — he may not have seen us

- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
II
masculino

1)

a) (control, influencia) power

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village

estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power

caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody

b) (Pol)

el poder — power

estar en el poder — to be in power

tomar el poder — to take o seize power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years

2) ( posesión)

la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...

obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

3)

a) (derecho, atribución)

tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados — the junta has unlimited powers

la entrega de poderes — the handing over of power

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy

4)

a) (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción — her power of persuasion

b) (de motor, aparato) power

•

- poder absoluto

- poder adquisitivo

- poder ejecutivo

- poderes fácticos

- poderes públicos

- poder judicial

- poder legislativo

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I
verbo auxiliar

Sentido I

1) ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de)

en cuanto puedas — as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't pay that much

no podía dejar de reír — I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir — he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?

no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?

no se puede valer por sí mismo — he can't manage by himself

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar — it was impossible to work with that noise going on

2) ( expresando idea de permiso)

¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?

puedes hacer lo que quieras — you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal — he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in

aquí no se puede fumar — smoking is not allowed here

3) ( expresando derecho moral)

no podemos hacerle eso — we can't do that to her

bien puedes tomarte un descanso ahora — you can afford to take a rest now

4)

a) (en quejas, reproches)

¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?

podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!

b) ( en sugerencias)

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

podrías or podías pedírselo tú — you could ask him for it

c) ( solicitando un favor)

¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?

Sentido II

5) ( con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something

6) (en locs)

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit

7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)

a) ( ganar)

él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him

b) (Méx) ( doler)

tu indiferencia le puede mucho — she's very hurt by your indifference

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio — we were terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)

puede aparecer en cualquier momento — he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa — anything's possible with him

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso — don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido ayer — he may have come yesterday

te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!

no podía haber estado más amable — she couldn't have been kinder

podría volver a ocurrir — it could happen again

no pudo haber sido Pilar — it couldn't have been Pilar

9) (en 3^a pers)

no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already

si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible

no pudo ser — it wasn't possible

puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto — he may not have seen us

- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
II
masculino

1)

a) (control, influencia) power

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village

estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power

caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody

b) (Pol)

el poder — power

estar en el poder — to be in power

tomar el poder — to take o seize power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years

2) ( posesión)

la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...

obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

3)

a) (derecho, atribución)

tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados — the junta has unlimited powers

la entrega de poderes — the handing over of power

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy

4)

a) (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción — her power of persuasion

b) (de motor, aparato) power

•

- poder absoluto

- poder adquisitivo

- poder ejecutivo

- poderes fácticos

- poderes públicos

- poder judicial

- poder legislativo

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poder¹

¹ = force, strength, power, leverage, authority, clout, might, muscle power, power of attorney, sway.

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Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.

Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex: A power of attorney is a legal instrument that is used to delegate legal authority to another.

Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

* abusar del poder = lord over, lord it over.

* abuso de poder = abuse of power.

* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* asumir poder = assume + power.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* círculo de poder = circle of power.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* conceder poderes = give + powers.

* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con poder = powerful.

* con sed de poder = power-hungry.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* división de poderes = division of powers.

* ejercer poder = wield + power, exercise + power.

* en el poder = in office.

* equilibrio de poder = balance of power.

* estructura de poder = power structure.

* frecuentar los pasillos del poder = stalk + the corridors of power.

* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.

* gobierno en el poder = ruling government.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* hambriento de poder = power-hungry.

* igualdad de poder = parity of power.

* inversión de poderes = power reversal.

* jerarquía de poder = scalar chain.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* lucha de poderes = power struggle.

* lucha por el poder = power struggle.

* luchar de poderes = battle of wills.

* partido en el poder, el = ruling party, the.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasillos del poder, los = corridors of power, the.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* pérdida de poder = disempowerment.

* poder adquisitivo = spending power, purchasing power, buying power.

* poder colectivo = collective power.

* poder curativo = healing power.

* poder de atracción = drawing power.

* poder de curación = healing power.

* poder de discriminación = discretion.

* poder de enganche = holding power.

* poder del estado = state power.

* poder de negociación = bargaining power.

* poder de representación = power of representation.

* poder de retención = holding power.

* poder divino = divine power.

* poder económico = economic leverage.

* poder ejecutivo = chief executive, executive arm, executive power.

* poder ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.

* poder estatal = state power.

* poder imperial = imperial power.

* poder judicial = judicial arm, judicial system.

* poder judicial, el = judiciary, the.

* poder legal = statutory power.

* poder legislativo = legislative power, legislative arm.

* poder mágico = magical power, magic power.

* poder notarial = power of attorney.

* poder político = political power.

* poder presidencial = presidential power.

* poder público = public power, public authority.

* poder remunerativo = earning power, earning capacity.

* poder sobrenatural = supernatural power.

* política del poder = power politics.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* posición de poder = position power.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* relación de poder = power relationship.

* relaciones de poder = power relations.

* sediento de poder = power-hungry.

* subida al poder = seizure of power.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* tener el poder = be the boss, call + the shots, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener el poder de = have + the power to.

* tener las riendas del poder = hold + the reins of power.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

poder²

² = be able to, be capable of, can, have + the opportunity, may, qualify for, manage to.

Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.

Ex: Main classes are thus only capable of precise definition in the contexts of particular classification schemes.

Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex: Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.

Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish, moreish.

* hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + best, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can.

* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado) = do + the best possible (with).

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.

* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.

* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly, cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.

* no poder permitirse = ill afford.

* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.

* No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre, be there for + Pronombre.

* poder + Infinitivo = succeed in + Gerundio.

* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.

* poderse contestar = be answerable.

* poderse integrar en = be integrable in.

* poderse localizar = be locatable.

* poder utilizarse = be usable.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* puede que = maybe.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* ¿Puede repetir? = I beg your pardon?, I beg your pardon?.

* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que puede causar detención = arrestable.

* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.

* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.

* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* que se puede escuchar = playable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* que se puede identificar con un término = nameable.

* que se puede imprimir = printable.

* que se puede quitar = detachable.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* que se puede visualizar = viewable.

* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.

* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.

* se puede = is to be.

* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.

* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.

* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from.

* * *

poder¹ [ E21 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

Sentido I

A tener la capacidad de

B expresando idea de permiso

C expresando un derecho moral

D

1 en quejas, reproches

2 en sugerencias

3 solicitando un favor

Sentido II

A

1 poder con algo/alguien

2 el dinero lo puede todo

B en locuciones

C

1 vencer, ganar

2 doler

Sentido III

A con idea de eventualidad

B en tercera persona

v aux

Sentido I

A

(tener la capacidad o posibilidad de): ven en cuanto puedas come as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much

¿cómo que no puedes? what do you mean, you can't do it ( o you can't come etc)?

no podía dejar de reír I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta definitiva? when will you be able to o when can you give me a firm answer?

no pude convencerla I couldn't persuade her

no pudo asistir a la reunión he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? did you manage to do it o were you able to do it on your own?

hicimos todo lo que pudimos por ayudarlos we did everything in our power o everything we could to help them

no se puede valer por sí mismo he can't manage by himself

no habría podido hacerlo sin tu ayuda I wouldn't have been able to do it o I couldn't have done it without your help

no debe (de) haber podido encontrarlo she obviously couldn't find it o can't have found it

¡este niño no se puede estar quieto ni un minuto! this child just won't o can't keep still for a minute!

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar it was impossible to work o you couldn't work with that noise going on

¿sabes que se han prometido? — ¡no te (lo) puedo creer! do you know they're engaged? — you're joking! o I don't believe it!

B

(expresando idea de permiso): ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?

ya pueden volver la hoja you may turn the page over now

¿me puedo ir? — ¡no señor! can o may I go? — no, you cannot o may not!

¿sales a jugar? — no puedo, estoy castigada are you coming out to play? — I can't, I'm being kept in

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? could I leave a little earlier today?

por mí, puedes hacer lo que quieras as far as I'm concerned, you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿quién te lo dijo, si se puede saber? who told you, may I ask?

¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come in

aquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed here, you can't smoke here

C

(expresando un derecho moral): no podemos hacerle eso we can't do that to her

después de lo que has trabajado, bien puedes tomarte un descanso you're entitled to o you deserve a rest after all the work you've done

es lo menos que puedes hacer it's the least you can do

D

1

(en quejas, reproches): ¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? how could you do such a thing?

¿cómo puedes ser tan ingrato? how can you be so ungrateful?

podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!

2

(en sugerencias): podrías or podías pedírselo tú, a ti siempre te hace caso why don't you ask him? he always listens to you

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea

3

(solicitando un favor): ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?

¿no puedes irte a jugar a otra parte? can't you go and play somewhere else?

Sentido II (con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

A

1 poder CON algo/algn:

¿tú puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?

no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase

yo no puedo solo con la casa, los niños y la tienda I can't do the housework, look after the children and run the store all on my own, I can't cope with the house, the children and the store all on my own

no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get o come to grips with German and he gave up

¡con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!

podérsela ( Chi fam); to cope, manage

no se la puede con el trabajo he can't cope with the job o manage the job

2

el dinero lo puede todo money talks, you can do anything if you have money

B ( en locuciones):

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst

gana dinero a más no poder she's making pots of money ( colloq), she's making money hand over fist

es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come

corrimos a más no poder we ran for all we were worth o as fast as we could

no poder más: estoy que no puedo más (de cansancio) I'm exhausted

a mí no me des postre que ya no puedo más don't serve me any dessert, I can't eat anything else

ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child

no podía más, y ese estúpido que no salía del cuarto de baño I was desperate o I was bursting to go and that idiot wouldn't come out of the bathroom ( colloq)

ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad

no poder (por) menos que: uno no puede menos que sentirse halagado one can't help feeling flattered

no puedo menos que expresar mi profunda decepción I feel I must say how deeply disappointed I am

no pudo menos que reconocer que teníamos razón she had no alternative but to admit that we were right

C

1 ( fam)

(vencer, ganar): él es más alto pero tú le puedes he's taller than you but you can beat him

tu papá no le puede al mío your dad's not as strong as mine

a gracioso no hay quien le pueda as a comic, there's no-one to beat him o he's unbeatable

2

( Méx fam) (doler): tu desprecio le puede mucho she's very hurt by your disdainful attitude, your disdainful attitude hurts her deeply

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio we were greatly saddened o terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

A

(con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): puede aparecer en cualquier momento he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa anything's possible with him

no sé dónde lo puedo haber puesto I don't know where I can have put it

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido mientras no estábamos he may have come while we were out

hace horas que están reunidos ¿de qué pueden estar hablando? they've been in that meeting for hours, what can they be talking about?

te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!

un error así puede costar millones a mistake like that could cost millions

no podía haber estado más amable she couldn't have been kinder

llaman a la puerta — ¿quién podrá ser a estas horas? there's someone at the door — who can o could it be at this time?

podría volver a ocurrir it could happen again

Pilar no pudo haber sido it couldn't have been Pilar

B ( en tercera persona):

¿nos habrá mentido? — no sé, puede ser do you think he lied to us? — I don't know, he may have done o it's possible

no puede ser que no lo sepa he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado he can't have finished already

si puede ser or ( Esp) a poder ser preferiría la cuarta fila if possible, I'd prefer row four

me habría gustado verlo pero no pudo ser I would have liked to see him but it wasn't possible o it wasn't to be

puede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto he may not have seen us

¿vas a votar para ella? — puede que sí or puede are you going to vote for her? — maybe o I may

¿lo vas a aceptar? — puede que sí, puede que no are you going to accept it? — maybe, maybe not

poder²

masculine

A

1 (control, influencia) power

el poder de la prensa the power of the press

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo he has a great deal of power o influence o he is a very powerful man in the village

la Familia Real no tiene ningún poder the Royal Family has no power

Constantinopla cayó en poder de los turcos Constantinople fell to the Turks

estamos/nos tiene en su poder we are/she has us in her power

2 ( Pol):

el poder power

estar en el poder to be in power

tomar el poder to take o seize power

asumir el poder to assume power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años ( frml); he has held power for 20 years

lleva cuatro años en el poder he has been in power for four years

toda la vida buscó el poder y la gloria all her life she sought power and fame

el poder en la sombra the power behind the throne

el poder corrompe power corrupts

B

(posesión): la carta está en poder de las autoridades the letter is in the hands of the authorities

hay que evitar que llegue a su poder we have to stop it falling into his hands

obra en su poder la copia del acta ( frml); you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

la solicitud ya pasó a poder de la oficina central the application has already been passed to our head office

C

1

(derecho, atribución): tiene amplios/plenos poderes para investigar el asunto he has wide-ranging powers/full authority to investigate the matter

la entrega or transmisión de poderes the handing over o transmission of power

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados the junta has unlimited powers

los poderes que le han sido conferidos the powers which have been vested in him

la separación de poderes entre la Iglesia y el Estado the division o separation of power between the Church and the State

división

2 ( Der) (documento) letter of authorization; (hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder( AmL) or ( Esp) por poderes to get married by proxy

D

1 (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción or de persuasión her power of persuasion

el poder del amor/de la sugestión the power of love/of suggestion

tiene poderes extrasensoriales he has extrasensory powers

2 (de un motor, aparato) power

Compuestos:

● poder absoluto

masculine absolute power

● poder adquisitivo

masculine (de una divisa, un sueldo) purchasing power, buying power; (de una persona, un grupo) purchasing power, spending power

● poder divino

masculine divine power

● poder ejecutivo

masculine:

el poder ejecutivo the executive

● poderes fácticos

mpl institutions which hold effective control

● poderes notariales

mpl power of attorney

● poderes públicos

mpl:

los poderes públicos the authorities

● poder judicial

masculine:

el poder judicial the judiciary

● poder legislativo

masculine:

el poder legislativo the legislature

* * *

poder 1 ( conjugate poder) v aux
1 ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de):
◊ puedo ir ahora o mañana I can go now or tomorrow;

no puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much;
no podía dormir I couldn't sleep;
no va a poder venir he won't be able to come;
no pudo asistir he was unable to o he couldn't attend;
¿pudiste hacerlo sola? were you able to do it on your own?
2
a) ( expresando idea de permiso):

◊ ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?;

¿podría irme más temprano hoy? could I leave earlier today?;
puedes hacer lo que quieras you can do whatever you like;
no puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt;
¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come in;
aquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed here
b) ( solicitando un favor):

◊ ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?;

¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?
3 ( expresando derecho moral):
◊ no podemos hacerle eso we can't do that to her

4 (en quejas, reproches): podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!
( con idea de esfuerzo)
1 poder con algo/algn:
◊ ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?;

no puedo con este niño I can't cope with this child;
estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted;

( lleno) I can't eat anything else;
◊ ya no puedo más I can't go on like this

2 (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!;
◊ no podía haber estado más amable she couldn't have been kinder;

podría volver a ocurrir it could happen again;
no pudo ser it wasn't possible;
puede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be right;
puede que sí, puede que no maybe, maybe not
3 (Méx) ( doler):
◊ nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio we were terribly upset by Julio's death

poder 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (control, influencia) power;

◊ tiene mucho poder he has a great deal of power;

estamos en su poder we are in her power
b) (Pol)

◊ el poder power;

estar en el poder to be in power;
tomar el poder to take o seize power
2 ( posesión):
◊ la carta está en poder de … the letter is in the hands of …

3
a) (derecho, atribución) power;

◊ tener amplios poderes para hacer algo to have wide-ranging powers to do sth

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization;

( hecho ante notario) power of attorney;
casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes to get married by proxy
4
a) (capacidad, facultad) power;

◊ su poder de convicción her power of persuasion;

poder adquisitivo purchasing power
b) (de motor, aparato) power

poder 1 sustantivo masculino power
Jur por poderes, by proxy
Econ poder adquisitivo, purchasing power
poder 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener capacidad) to be able to, can: no puedo evitarlo, I can't help it
podías habernos avisado, you could/ might have warned us
2 (tener derecho o autorización) may, might, can
¿puedo repetir?, may I have a second helping?
no puede tomar carne de cerdo, he can't eat pork
las mujeres ya pueden votar, women can already vote
3 (uso impers) may, might: puede que la vea luego, I might see her later
puede que sí, puede que no, maybe, maybe not
II verbo intransitivo
1 to cope [con, with]: no puedo con todo, I can't cope
2 (vencer, tener más fuerza) to be stronger than
En el presente, can y to be able to son sinónimos. Sin embargo, en el pasado could significa que podías hacer algo, mientras que was o were able to significa que, además de poder hacerlo, lo hiciste: I could tell him the truth. Podía decirle la verdad (no sabemos si lo hice). I was able to tell him the truth. Fui capaz de decirle la verdad (lo hice). En el futuro solo podemos emplear to be able to: I will be able to do it tomorrow. Podré hacerlo mañana.
Para expresar posibilidad puedes usar may, could o might. La diferencia consiste en el grado de probabilidad que sugieren. Recuerda que may se refiere a hechos más probables que might o could: Puede que llueva mañana. It may rain tomorrow (crees que es posible). It might/ could rain tomorrow (crees que la posibilidad es más remota).
' poder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- abusar
- abuso
- adquisitiva
- adquisitivo
- ámbito
- caber
- CGPJ
- concentrar
- continuismo
- desgaste
- desperdicio
- destronar
- desvelarse
- dominio
- entregar
- erótica
- excedente
- garra
- grabar
- grandeza
- idea
- informal
- judicial
- legislativa
- legislativo
- manifestarse
- mano
- obrar
- parcela
- remediar
- respirar
- sátrapa
- sed
- seducción
- someterse
- sugestión
- usurpar
- ver
- acumular
- anhelar
- ansia
- ansiar
- atribuir
- autoridad
- ávido
- ceder
- clavar
- confiar
English:
able
- abuse
- afford
- anything
- assume
- assumption
- can
- conform
- cope
- encroach
- fold
- form
- foursome
- get
- glad
- greed
- greediness
- greedy
- handle
- hungry
- lust
- make
- manage
- may
- might
- office
- out
- power
- power of attorney
- proxy
- purchasing power
- seize
- seizure
- spending power
- stick
- stranglehold
- take aside
- takeover
- unable
- use
- utmost
- whichever
- zenith
- could
- executive
- height
- helplessly
- judiciary
- lie
- peace

* * *

poder¹ nm

1. [mando, autoridad] power;

la gente con más poder en la organización the most powerful people in the organization;

estar en el poder to be in power;

hacerse con o [m5] tomar el poder to seize power;

perder el poder to lose power;

el poder corrompe power corrupts;

la separación de poderes the separation of powers;

Comp

de poder a poder: un enfrentamiento de poder a poder a heavyweight contest;

el partido se disputó de poder a poder it was a close contest between two excellent sides

Comp
poder absoluto absolute power;
el poder ejecutivo [el gobierno] the executive;

los poderes fácticos the centres of power in society;

el poder judicial [los jueces] the judiciary;

el poder legislativo [las cortes] the legislature;

poderes públicos (public) authorities

2. [posesión, control]
estar en poder de alguien to be in sb's hands;

obra en su poder un documento comprometedor she has in her possession a compromising document;

tienen en su poder a varios rehenes they have taken a number of hostages;

el pueblo cayó en poder del enemigo the town fell to the enemy;

la casa pasó a poder del banco ownership of the house was transferred to the bank

3. [capacidad] power;

un producto con gran poder de limpieza a very powerful cleaning product;

tener poderes (paranormales) to be psychic, to have psychic powers

Comp
poder adquisitivo [de salario] purchasing o buying power; [de persona] disposable income;
poder calorífico calorific value;

poder de convicción persuasive powers;

poder de convocatoria: [m5] tener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-puller;
Mil poder de disuasión deterrent force; Mil poder disuasorio deterrent force
4. [autorización] power, authorization;
[documento] power of attorney;
dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize sb to do sth;

tener plenos poderes para hacer algo to be fully authorized to do sth;

por poderes by proxy;

casarse por Esp [m5] poderes o Am [m5] poder to marry by proxy

Comp
poder notarial power of attorney [witnessed by a notary]
poder²

♦ vi

1. [tener facultad, capacidad] can, to be able to;

no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you;

ahora mismo no podemos atenderle, llame más tarde we can't o we are unable to take your call right now, please call later;

¿puede correrse un poco, por favor? could you move up a bit, please?;

al final pudo salir de allí in the end she managed to get out of there;

¡así no se puede hacer nada! we'll never get anywhere like this!;

de poder ir, sería a partir de las siete if I manage to o can make it, it will be after seven;

en cuanto pueda as soon as possible;

si puedo, te llamaré I'll call you if I get the chance

2. [tener permiso] can, may;

no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night;

¿podríamos ir contigo? could we go with you?;

¿podría hablar un momento con usted? could I have a word with you?;

¿se pueden hacer fotos? can we o are we allowed to take photos?;

¿puedo fumar aquí? may o can I smoke here?;

no se puede fumar you're not allowed to smoke;

¿se puede? may I come in?;

¿se puede saber dónde te habías metido? might I know o would you mind telling me where you were?

3. [ser capaz moralmente] can;

no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that;

¿cómo puedes decir una cosa así? how can you say such a thing?

4. [tener posibilidad, ser posible] may, can;

puede volver de un momento a otro she could come back any moment;

puedo haberlo perdido I may have lost it;

podías haber cogido el tren you could have caught the train;

puede estallar la guerra war could o may break out;

¿dónde puede o [m5] podrá estar? where can it have got to?;

¡habría podido invitarnos!, ¡podría habernos invitado! [expresa enfado] she could o might have invited us!;

ya podemos despedirnos de un aumento de sueldo we can forget our pay Br rise o US raise now

5. [tener fuerza]
poder con [enfermedad, rival] to be able to overcome;
[tarea, problema] to be able to cope with;
¿puedes con todas las bolsas? can you manage all those bags?;

no puedo con este baúl, ¿me ayudas a levantarlo? I can't lift this trunk on my own, can you give me a hand?;

no poder con algo/alguien [no soportar] not to be able to stand sth/sb;

no puedo con la hipocresía I can't stand hypocrisy;

¡contigo no hay quien pueda! you're impossible!

6. Méx [doler] to hurt

7. [en frases]
a o [m5] hasta más no poder as much as can be;

es avaro a más no poder he's as miserly as can be;

llovía a más no poder it was absolutely pouring down;

la pierna me dolía a más no poder you can't imagine how much my leg was hurting;

no poder más [estar cansado] to be too tired to carry on;
[estar harto de comer] to be full (up); [estar enfadado, harto] to have had enough;
no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh, I couldn't help but laugh;
Fam
¡ya podrás, con una máquina como esa! anyone could do it with a machine like that!;

Comp

no puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop

♦ v impersonal
[ser posible] may;
puede que llueva it may o might rain;

puede que se haya equivocado she may be wrong;

¿vendrás mañana? – puede will you come tomorrow? – I may do;

puede que sí o puede que no maybe, maybe not;

puede ser perhaps, maybe;

si puede ser, a poder ser if (at all) possible;

lo siento, pero no va a poder ser I'm sorry, but it's not going to be possible;

puede ser que no lo sepa she may not know;

¡no puede ser que sea ya tan tarde! surely it can't be that late already!

♦ vt

1. [ser más fuerte que] to be stronger than;

tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up;

mi coche le puede al tuyo my car is faster than yours any day

2. Méx [doler]
me puede mucho que me desprecies it hurts me a lot that you look down on me;

le pudo su derrota, todavía no se repone losing really got to her, she still hasn't got over it

* * *

poder

I v/aux

1 capacidad can, be able to;

no pude hablar con ella I wasn’t able to talk to her

2 permiso can, be allowed to;

¿puedo ir contigo? can o may I come with you?

3 posibilidad may, might;

¡podías habérselo dicho! you could have o you might have told him

II v/i

:

poder con ( sobreponerse a) manage, cope with;

me puede he can beat me;

es franco a más no poder fam he’s as frank as they come fam ;

comimos a más no poder fam we ate to bursting point fam ;

no puedo más I can’t take any more, I’ve had enough;

a poder ser if possible;

puede ser perhaps, maybe;

¡no puede ser! it can’t be!, that can’t be right!;

puede que perhaps, maybe;

puede ser que no lo sepa maybe o perhaps he doesn’t know;

¿se puede? can I come in?, do you mind if I come in?;

no pude menos de insultarle insulting him was the least I could do

III m tb POL power;

en poder de alguien in s.o.’s hands;

plenos poderes pl full authority sg ;

por poderes, L.Am.

por poder JUR by proxy;

los poder es públicos the authorities

* * *

poder {58} v aux

1) : to be able to, can

no puede hablar: he can't speak

2) (expressing possibility) : might, may

puede llover: it may rain at any moment

¿cómo puede ser?: how can that be?

3) (expressing permission) : can, may

¿puedo ir a la fiesta?: can I go to the party?

¿se puede?: may I come in?

poder vi

1) : to beat, to defeat

cree que le puede a cualquiera: he thinks he can beat anyone

2) : to be possible

¿crees que vendrán? - puede (que sí): do you think they'll come? - maybe

3)

poder con : to cope with, to manage

¡no puedo con estos niños!: I can't handle these children!

4)

no poder más : to have had enough

no puede más: she can't take anymore

5)

no poder menos que : to not be able to help

no pudo menos que asombrarse: she couldn't help but be amazed

poder nm

1) : control, power

poder adquisitivo: purchasing power

2) : authority

el poder legislativo: the legislature

3) : possession

está en mi poder: it's in my hands

4) : strength, force

poder militar: military might

* * *

poder¹ n (en general) power

tiene mucho poder he has a lot of power

subir al poder to come to power

poder² vb

1. (capacidad, posibilidad) can / could / to be able to

no puedo dormir I can't sleep

¿puedo echarte una mano? can I give you a hand?

no podía vivir sin ella he couldn't live without her

¿qué podemos comprarle? what can we buy her?

¿cuándo podrás venir? when will you be able to come?

Recuerda que can es presente, could es pasado o condicional y be able to es para los demás tiempos

2. (permiso) can / may

¿puedo hablar con el jefe? can I speak to the boss?

¿se puede pasar? can I come in?

aquí no se puede fumar you can't smoke here

3. (probabilidad) may / could / might

puede que llueva it might rain

puede que venga, puede que no he might come, he might not

no puede ser that's impossible

podría ocurrir aquí it could happen here

poder con to manage / to cope with

no puedo con la maleta I can't manage the suitcase

no puedo con él I can't cope with him

no poder más (cansado) to be exhausted (lleno) to be full up

Spanish-English dictionary > poder
12 pastelista

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