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4 montar

v.

1 to assemble (ensamblar) (máquina, estantería).

2 to set up (organizar) (negocio, piso).

montar una o la casa to set up home

me montó una escena o escándalo (informal) she made a scene in front of me

3 to ride.

María monta el caballo Mary mounts the horse.

4 to whip (cooking) (nata). (peninsular Spanish)

5 to stage (Teatro).

6 to edit (Cine).

7 to get on.

montar en to get onto; (subir) to get into; (vehículo) to mount (animal)

8 to ride (ir montado).

montar en bicicleta/a caballo to ride a bicycle/a horse

9 to mount, to assemble, to pitch.

María montó la tarima Mary mounted the dais.

10 to organize, to put together.

* * *

montar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (subir - caballo, bicicleta) to mount, get on; (- coche) to get in; (- avión) to get on, board

2 (viajar) to travel; (cabalgar, ir en bicicleta) to ride

■ está acostumbrado a montar en avión he's used to travelling by plane

■ ¿sabes montar a caballo/en bicicleta? can you ride a horse/bicycle?

► verbo transitivo

1 (subir - caballo) to mount, get on

■ montó el caballo y salió al galope he mounted his horse and galloped away

2 (subir - persona) to put on

■ monté al niño en la bicicleta I lifted the kid onto his bike

■ la monté atrás y le di una vuelta en la moto I took her for a ride on the back of my bike

3 (ensamblar) to assemble, put together; (tienda de campaña) to put up

■ ya he montado la librería I've assembled the bookcase

4 (fusil) to cock

5 (sobreponer) to overlap

6 (nata) to whip; (claras) to whisk

7 (joyas) to set

8 (negocio, consulta) to set up, start

9 (casa) to set up

■ han montado el piso en poco tiempo they've decorated and furnished the flat in no time

10 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to edit, mount

11 TEATRO to stage

12 COMERCIO to amount to, come to

■ el total monta ochenta y cinco euros the total amounts to eighty-five euros

► verbo pronominal montarse

1 (subirse) to get on; (- en un coche) to get in; (- en un caballo) to mount, get on

2 familiar (armarse) to break out

■ se montó un buen jaleo there was a real to-do

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

montar a pelo to ride bareback

montar en cólera to fly into a rage

montar guardia to stand guard

montárselo familiar to set oneself up, get things nicely worked out

■ hay que ver cómo te lo montas you've got things nicely worked out, you certainly do all right for yourself

tanto monta it makes no difference

* * *

verb

1) to mount

2) assemble

3) establish, set up

4) stage

5) whip

•

- montar a caballo
- montar en bicicleta
* * *

1. VT

1) (=cabalgar) to ride

montaba una yegua blanca — she was riding a white mare

2) (=subir)

montar a algn en o sobre algo — to lift sb onto sth, sit sb on sth

se lo montó sobre las rodillas — she lifted him onto her knees, she sat him on her knees

3) (Téc) [+ estantería, ventana] to assemble, put together; [+ coche] to assemble; [+ tienda de campaña] to put up, pitch

4) (=instalar) [+ consulta, oficina] to set up, open; [+ galería de arte, tienda] to open; [+ campamento, espectáculo] to set up; [+ exposición] to set up, mount

han montado una tienda de animales — they've opened a pet shop

montar una casa — to set up house o home

montar un negocio — to set up o start up a business

5) (=engarzar) [+ joya] to set; [+ pistola] to cock; [+ reloj, resorte] to wind, wind up

una perla montada sobre un anillo de oro — a pearl set in a gold ring

6) (Fot) [+ foto, diapositiva] to mount

7) (=organizar) [+ operación] to mount; [+ sistema de control] to put into operation

toda la operación se montó en una semana — the whole operation was mounted in a week

la policía montó un fuerte dispositivo de seguridad — the police put strict security measures into operation

montar guardia — to stand guard

8) Esp
* (=crear)
montar una bronca o un escándalo — to kick up a fuss/scandal *

¡menudo escándalo se montó con lo de la boda! — what a fuss they kicked up about that wedding! *

montar un número o un show — to make a scene

nos montó un show sin motivo ninguno — he made a big scene for no reason at all

9) (=solapar)

montar algo sobre algo — to overlap sth with sth

han montado unos colores sobre otros — they have overlapped some colours with others

10) (Cine) [+ película] to edit

11) (Teat) [+ decorado] to put up; [+ obra] to stage, put on

montaron la obra con muy bajo presupuesto — they staged o put on the play on a small budget

12) Esp (Culin) [+ nata] to whip; [+ clara] to whisk, beat

montar la clara a punto de nieve — to whisk o beat the egg white until stiff

13) (=aparear) (Zool) [+ yegua, vaca] to mount; [+ persona] *** to mount ***

14) (Cos) [+ puntos] to cast on

2. VI

1) (=ir a caballo) to ride

antes montaba a diario — I used to go riding every day

monta para una cuadra de carreras — he rides for a racing stable

¿tú montas bien a caballo? — do you ride well?

2) (=subirse)

a) [a un caballo] to get on, mount

ayúdame a montar — help me up, help me to get on o to mount

b) [en un vehículo]

montar en avión — to fly, travel by air o by plane

montar en barco — to travel by boat

montar en bicicleta — to ride a bicycle, cycle

aprendí a montar en bici a los seis años — I learned to ride a bike o to cycle when I was six
cólera 1., 1)
3) (Econ) (=sumar) [factura, gastos] to amount to, come to

el total monta (a) 2.500 euros — the total amounts o comes to 2,500 euros

- tanto monta monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando

tanto monta que vengas o no — it makes no difference o it's all the same whether you come or not

4) (=solapar)

montar sobre algo — to overlap sth, cover part of sth

el mapa monta sobre el texto — the map overlaps the text, the map covers part of the text

el texto está montado sobre la foto — the text covers part of the photo

3.

See:

montarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < caballo> ( subirse a) to mount, get on; ( ir sobre) to ride

b) (subir, colocar)

montó al niño en el poni — he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2) <vaca/yegua> to mount

3)

a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set up

b) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mount

d) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stage

montar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene

4)

a) < puntos> to cast on

b) < pistola> to cock

5) (Esp) < nata> to whip; < claras> to whisk
2.
montar vi

1)

a) (ir)

montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2) ( cubrir parcialmente)

montar SOBRE algo — to overlap something

3) (sumar, importar)

montar A algo — to amount to something
3.
montarse v pron

1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montarse en las atracciones de una feria — to go on the rides in a fairground

2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)

qué bien te lo montas! — you're on to a good thing (colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta — I don't know how she manages it

* * *

= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.

Ex. There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.

Ex. This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.

Ex. Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

Ex. The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex. I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.

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* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.

* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.

* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.

* montar en moto = bike.

* montar nata = whip + cream.

* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.

* montarse = hop on.

* montarse en = board.

* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.

* montarse en un barco = board + ship.

* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.

* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.

* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.

* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.

* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < caballo> ( subirse a) to mount, get on; ( ir sobre) to ride

b) (subir, colocar)

montó al niño en el poni — he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2) <vaca/yegua> to mount

3)

a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set up

b) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mount

d) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stage

montar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene

4)

a) < puntos> to cast on

b) < pistola> to cock

5) (Esp) < nata> to whip; < claras> to whisk
2.
montar vi

1)

a) (ir)

montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2) ( cubrir parcialmente)

montar SOBRE algo — to overlap something

3) (sumar, importar)

montar A algo — to amount to something
3.
montarse v pron

1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montarse en las atracciones de una feria — to go on the rides in a fairground

2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)

qué bien te lo montas! — you're on to a good thing (colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta — I don't know how she manages it

* * *

= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.

Ex: There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.

Ex: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.

Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.

* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.

* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.

* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.

* montar en moto = bike.

* montar nata = whip + cream.

* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.

* montarse = hop on.

* montarse en = board.

* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.

* montarse en un barco = board + ship.

* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.

* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.

* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.

* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.

* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* * *

montar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹caballo› (subirse a) to mount, get on; (ir sobre) to ride

montaron sus corceles y salieron al galope ( liter); they mounted their steeds and galloped off ( liter)

montaba un precioso alazán she was riding a beautiful sorrel

¿quieres montar mi caballo? do you want to ride my horse?

2

(subir, colocar): montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

B

1 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount

2 ( vulg); ‹mujer› to screw ( vulg)

C

1 (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up

ha montado un bar en el centro she has opened a bar in the center

piensa montar un negocio con el dinero she's planning to start up o set up a business with the money

todos los años montan una exposición del trabajo de los niños every year they put on o hold o stage an exhibition of the children's work

2 ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble; ‹estantería› to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

montaban unas viviendas prefabricadas they were putting up o erecting some prefabricated houses

venden las piezas sueltas y tú las tienes que montar the parts are sold separately and you have to put them together o assemble them

3 ‹piedra preciosa› to set; ‹diapositiva› to mount

brillantes montados sobre oro de 18 kilates diamonds set in 18 carat gold

4 (organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

la operación se montó con el mayor sigilo the operation was mounted in the utmost secrecy

montar un número or lío or escándalo or show or espectáculo ( Esp fam); to make o cause a scene

D

1 ‹puntos› to cast on

2 ‹pistola› to cock

E ( Esp) ‹nata› to whip; ‹claras› to whisk

■ montar

vi

A

1

(ir): montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

2 ( Equ) (subir) to get on, mount

B (cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sth

C (sumar, importar) montar A algo to amount TO sth

la factura monta a más de medio millón the bill comes o amounts to more than half a million

tanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) ( Esp); it makes no difference, it comes to the same thing

■ montarse

v pron

A (en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; (en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

quería montarse en todas las atracciones de la feria he wanted to go on all the rides in the fairground

B (arreglarse) ( fam):

¡qué bien te lo montas! you've got a good thing going ( colloq), you're on to a good thing ( colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta, pero siempre acabo perdiendo I don't know how she manages it, but I always end up losing

¡ése sí que se lo tiene bien montado! that guy really has it made o is really on to a good thing!

* * *

montar ( conjugate montar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ caballo› ( subirse a) to mount, get on;

( ir sobre) to ride
b) (subir, colocar):

◊ montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount
3
a) (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up;

‹ negocio› to start up, set up
b) ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble;

‹ estantería› to put up;
‹ tienda de campaña› to put up, pitch
c) ‹ piedra preciosa› to set;

‹ diapositiva› to mount
d) ( organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

4 (Esp) ‹ nata› to whip;
‹ claras› to whisk
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (ir):

◊ montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2 ( cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sth
montarse verbo pronominal ( en coche) to get in;
(en tren, autobús, bicicleta) to get on;
( en caballo) to mount, get on;
◊ ¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montar
I verbo intransitivo (subirse) to get in
(en bici, a caballo) to ride
II verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, un arma) to assemble
2 (engarzar) to set, mount
3 (un negocio) to set up, start
4 Culin to whip
5 (película) to edit, mount
(fotografía) to mount
6 Teat (un espectáculo) to stage, mount
7 Zool (cubrir) to mount
8 (causar) montar un escándalo, to kick up a fuss

' montar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bicicleta
- caballo
- cirio
- intríngulis
- número
- show
- silla
- timba
- aparejar
- bota
- bronca
- guardia
- jinetear
- montado
- negocio
- poner
- tienda
English:
assemble
- bareback
- do-it-yourself
- edit
- fly
- jodhpurs
- make up
- mount
- piece together
- put together
- reassemble
- ride
- riding boots
- riding breeches
- saddle
- scene
- set
- set up
- sidesaddle
- start
- start up
- straddle
- breeches
- cast
- cock
- construct
- double
- fuss
- heavy
- pitch
- produce
- riding
- stage
- whip

* * *

montar

♦ vt

1. [ensamblar] [máquina, estantería, armario] to assemble;
[tienda de campaña, tenderete, barricada] to put up
2. Cine [película] to edit

3. [encajar]
montar algo en algo to fit sth into sth;

montar una joya en un anillo to set a jewel in a ring

4. [organizar] [negocio, empresa] to set up;
[tienda] to open; [ataque, ofensiva] to mount; [exposición, congreso] to organize; [fiesta] to throw; [obra teatral] to stage;
han montado un cibercafé cerca de mi casa they've opened a cybercafe near my house;

montar la casa to set up home

5. Esp Fam [organizar] [escándalo, jaleo] to make;

montar ruido to make a noise;

me montó una escena o [m5] escándalo o [m5] numerito she made a scene in front of me

6. [cabalgar] to ride

7. [poner encima]
montar a alguien en algo to lift sb onto sth

8. Esp [nata] to whip;
[claras, yemas] to beat, to whisk
9. [para criar] [yegua, vaca, cerda] to mount

10. muy Fam [mujer] to screw

11. [arma] to cock

12. Informát [partición] to mount

13. Ven Fam [alimentos] to get, US to fix

♦ vi

1. [subir] to get on;
[en automóvil] to get in; [en un animal] to mount;
montar en [subir a] to get onto;
[automóvil] to get into; [animal] to mount
2. [ir cabalgando, conduciendo] to ride;

¿sabes montar? [en caballo] can you ride?;
[en bicicleta] do you know how to ride a bike?;
montar en bicicleta/a caballo/en burro to ride a bicycle/a horse/a donkey

3. Esp [sumar]
montar a to come to, to total;

¿a cuánto montan los ingresos? what is the total income?;

Comp

tanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) it's all the same

4.
montar en cólera to get angry, to fly into a temper o rage

♦ See also the pronominal verb montarse

* * *

montar

I v/t

1 TÉC assemble

2 tienda put up

3 negocio set up

4 TEA stage

5 película edit

6 caballo mount;

montar la guardia mount guard

II v/i

:

montar en bicicleta ride a bicycle;

montar a caballo ride a horse;

tanto monta it makes no difference

* * *

montar vt

1) : to mount

2) establecer: to set up, to establish

3) armar: to assemble, to put together

4) : to edit (a film)

5) : to stage, to put on (a show)

6) : to cock (a gun)

7)

montar en bicicleta : to get on a bicycle

8)

montar a caballo cabalgar: to ride horseback

* * *

montar vb

1. (en autobús, tren, avión) to get on

montó en el autobús he got on the bus

nunca he montado en avión I've never been on a plane

2. (en un coche) to get in

montó en el taxi she got in the taxi

3. (a caballo, en bici) to ride [pt. rode; pp. ridden]

aprendí a montar en bici de pequeña I learnt to ride a bike when I was young

4. (en una atracción) to go on

los niños montaron en la noria the children went on the big wheel

5. (una tienda de campaña) to put up [pt. & pp. put]

¿sabes montar la tienda? do you know how to put up the tent?

6. (un negocio) to set up [pt. & pp. set]

ha montado un negocio he's set up a business

7. (ensamblar) to assemble

tenemos que montar la estantería we've got to assemble the shelves

8. (nata, claras) to whip [pt. & pp. whipped]

montar un escándalo, un número, etc to make a scene

Spanish-English dictionary > montar
5 escala

f.

1 scale.

escala Celsius Celsius (temperature) scale

escala de Richter Richter scale

escala salarial salary scale

escala de valores set of values

2 scale.

una reproducción a escala a scale model

un dibujo a escala natural a life-size drawing

a escala mundial on a worldwide scale

a gran escala on a large scale

3 stopover.

hacer escala to stop over

sin escala non-stop

escala técnica refueling stop

4 scale (Music).

5 ladder (escalera).

6 intermediate stop.

7 staging post.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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escala

► nombre femenino

1 (escalera - de mano) ladder; (- de tijera) stepladder

2 (graduación) scale; (de colores) range

3 (mapa, plano, etc) scale

■ lo dibujó a escala he drew it to scale

4 (port) port of call; (airport) stopover

5 MÚSICA scale

6 MILITAR promotion list

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a gran escala / en gran escala on a large scale

en pequeña escala on a small scale

hacer escala (en barco) to put in (en, at); (en avión) to stop over (en, in)

escala de gato rope ladder

escala de valores scale of values

escala móvil sliding scale

escala musical scale

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noun f.

1) range

2) scale

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SF

1) [en medición, gradación] scale

• a escala — [dibujo, mapa, maqueta] scale antes de s

un mapa hecho a escala — a map drawn to scale, a scale map

una imitación a escala reducida de un objeto real — a scaled-down version of a real object

• a escala real — life-size antes de s

• reproducir algo a escala — to reproduce sth to scale

escala (abierta de) Richter — Richter scale

escala (de) Beaufort — Beaufort scale

escala (de) Celsius — Celsius scale

escala de colores — colour spectrum, color spectrum (EEUU)

escala (de) Fahrenheit — Fahrenheit scale

escala (de) Kelvin — Kelvin scale

escala (de) Mercalli — Mercalli scale

escala de salarios — salary scale

escala de tiempo — (Geol) time scale

escala de valores — set of values, scale of values

escala graduada — graduated scale

escala móvil — (Téc) sliding scale; (Econ) sliding salary scale

escala salarial — salary scale

escala social — social ladder, social scale

2) [de importancia, extensión]

la producción a escala industrial — production on an industrial scale

un problema a escala mundial — a global problem, a problem on a worldwide scale

• a o en gran escala — on a large scale

• a o en pequeña escala — on a small scale

un caso de corrupción a pequeña escala — a case of small-scale corruption, a case of corruption on a small scale

3) (=parada en ruta)

a) (Aer) stopover

una escala de dos horas en París — a two-hour stopover in Paris

un vuelo sin escalas — a non-stop flight

• hacer escala — to stop over

el vuelo hizo escala en Brasil — the flight stopped over in Brazil

hizo dos escalas para repostar — it made two stopovers for refuelling

b) (Náut) port of call

la siguiente escala es Barcelona — the next port of call is Barcelona

el buque hizo escala en Cádiz — the ship put in at Cádiz

escala técnica — refuelling o (EEUU) refueling stop

4) (=escalera de mano) ladder

escala de cuerda, escala de viento — rope ladder

5) (Mús) scale

escala cromática — chromatic scale

escala diatónica — diatonic scale

escala musical — musical scale

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femenino

1) ( para mediciones) scale

- escala centígrada or Celsius/Fahrenheit

- escala de valores

- escala móvil

- escala salarial

2) (Mús) scale

3) ( escalafón)

la escala social — the social scale

4)

a) (de mapa, plano) scale

hecho a escala — done to scale

una reproducción a escala natural — a life-size o life-sized reproduction

b) (de fenómeno, problema) scale

a escala nacional — on a nationwide o national scale

a or en gran escala — on a large scale

5) (Aviac, Náut) stopover

hicimos escala en Roma — we stopped over in Rome

- escala técnica

6) ( escalera) ladder

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= echelon, magnitude, range, scale, scale, shade, spectrum [spectra, -pl.], continuum, gradation, stopover, rating scale, port of call, rating, sliding scale.

Ex. Involvement of lower echelon personnel in planning has the advantage of getting the practical point of view of those closer to the scene of the operations.

Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex. The scale of a map is the distance as shown on the map in relation to actual distance.

Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex. Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.

Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex. Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.

Ex. This article discusses the strategic location of the Islands as a stopover and spring-board for more far-flung explorations along the African coast.

Ex. This process will allow institutional evaluators to compare their individual evaluations using a standardized format and rating scale.

Ex. ' Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any.

Ex. But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.

Ex. For insulin dosing, use a sliding scale based on patient weight as well as on blood sugar values.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a un extremo de la escala = at one end of the scale.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum.

* en otra escala = on a different plane.

* en un extremo de la escala = at one extreme.

* escala de ampliación = enlargement ratio.

* escala de grises = grey scale [gray scale].

* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.

* escala de tarifas según los ingresos = sliding fee scale.

* escala de valores = graded range, set of values.

* escala de Wechsler = Wechsler scale.

* escala móvil = sliding scale.

* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.

* escala salarial = salary scale, pay scale, salary schedule, salary range, salary band, sliding pay scale.

* escala temporal = time continuum.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* hacer escala = stop over.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).

* mención de escala = statement of scale.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* puerto de escala = port of call.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

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femenino

1) ( para mediciones) scale

- escala centígrada or Celsius/Fahrenheit

- escala de valores

- escala móvil

- escala salarial

2) (Mús) scale

3) ( escalafón)

la escala social — the social scale

4)

a) (de mapa, plano) scale

hecho a escala — done to scale

una reproducción a escala natural — a life-size o life-sized reproduction

b) (de fenómeno, problema) scale

a escala nacional — on a nationwide o national scale

a or en gran escala — on a large scale

5) (Aviac, Náut) stopover

hicimos escala en Roma — we stopped over in Rome

- escala técnica

6) ( escalera) ladder

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= echelon, magnitude, range, scale, scale, shade, spectrum [spectra, -pl.], continuum, gradation, stopover, rating scale, port of call, rating, sliding scale.

Ex: Involvement of lower echelon personnel in planning has the advantage of getting the practical point of view of those closer to the scene of the operations.

Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex: The scale of a map is the distance as shown on the map in relation to actual distance.

Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex: Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.

Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.

Ex: This article discusses the strategic location of the Islands as a stopover and spring-board for more far-flung explorations along the African coast.

Ex: This process will allow institutional evaluators to compare their individual evaluations using a standardized format and rating scale.

Ex: ' Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any.

Ex: But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.

Ex: For insulin dosing, use a sliding scale based on patient weight as well as on blood sugar values.

* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a un extremo de la escala = at one end of the scale.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum.

* en otra escala = on a different plane.

* en un extremo de la escala = at one extreme.

* escala de ampliación = enlargement ratio.

* escala de grises = grey scale [gray scale].

* escala de reducción = reduction ratio.

* escala de tarifas según los ingresos = sliding fee scale.

* escala de valores = graded range, set of values.

* escala de Wechsler = Wechsler scale.

* escala móvil = sliding scale.

* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.

* escala salarial = salary scale, pay scale, salary schedule, salary range, salary band, sliding pay scale.

* escala temporal = time continuum.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* hacer escala = stop over.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).

* mención de escala = statement of scale.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* puerto de escala = port of call.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

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escala

feminine

A (para mediciones) scale

Compuestos:

● escala Beaufort

Beaufort scale

● escala centígrada or Celsius

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] centigrade o Celsius scale

● escala de valores

set of values

● escala Fahrenheit

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] Fahrenheit scale

● escala Mercalli

Mercalli scale

● escala móvil

sliding scale

● escala Richter

Richter scale

● escala salarial

salary o wage scale

B ( Mús) scale

Compuestos:

● escala cromática

chromatic scale

● escala diatónica

diatonic scale

● escala musical

musical scale

C

(escalafón): la escala social the social scale

D

1 (de un mapa, plano) scale

un dibujo hecho a escala a scale drawing, a drawing done to scale

una reproducción a escala natural a life-size o life-sized reproduction

la maqueta reproduce el teatro a escala it's a scale model of the theater

2 (de un fenómeno, problema) scale

a escala nacional/mundial on a nationwide o national/on a worldwide scale

el negocio empezó a or en pequeña escala the business began on a small scale

todo lo hacen a or en gran escala they do everything on a large scale

es un ladrón en pequeña escala he's a small-time thief ( colloq)

E ( Aviac, Náut) stopover

tras una escala de tres horas en Atenas after a three-hour stopover in Athens

hicimos/el avión hizó escala en Roma we/the plane stopped over in Rome

un vuelo sin escalas a direct flight

la primera escala será Tánger the first port of call will be Tangiers

Compuesto:

escala técnica

refueling* stop

el aparato tuvo que hacer una escala técnica en París the plane had to make a refueling stop o to stop for refueling in Paris

F (escalera) ladder

Compuestos:

● escala de cuerda or de viento

rope ladder

● escala real

royal flush

● escala telescópica

extending ladder

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Del verbo escalar: ( conjugate escalar)

escala es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
escala
escalar
escala sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) scale;
◊ escala centígrada/Fahrenheit centigrade o Celsius/Fahrenheit scale;

escala de valores set of values;
escala musical (musical) scale;
la escala social the social scale;
hecho a escala done to scale;
a gran escala on a large scale
2 (Aviac, Náut) stopover;
◊ hicimos escala en Roma we stopped over in Rome

escalar ( conjugate escalar) verbo transitivo ‹montaña/pared› to climb, scale;
(en jerarquía, clasificación) to climb (up)
verbo intransitivo (Dep) to climb, go climbing
escala sustantivo femenino
1 (serie, gradación) scale: la maqueta se realizó a escala, the model was made to scale
la escala decimal, decimal scale
2 (de colores) range
escala de valores, set of values
3 (parada provisional) Náut port of call
Av stopover: el avión hace escala en Barcelona, the plane stops over in Barcelona
escala técnica, refuelling stop
4 (escalera portátil) ladder, stepladder
5 (clasificación del personal de una empresa) position: subió de escala en la organización, he was promoted to a higher position in the company
6 (Mús) scale: tocó una escala muy alta, difícil de seguir con la voz, she played a very high scale which was difficult to sing
escalar
I verbo transitivo to climb, scale
II adjetivo Elec
♦ Locuciones: magnitud escalar, scalar quantitity
' escala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- do
- fa
- la
- re
- sol
- abajo
- arriba
- descendente
- mayor
- modelo
- nivel
- tarifa
English:
call in
- full-scale
- grade
- kit
- ladder
- large-scale
- model
- nationally
- nationwide
- originate
- point
- port of call
- price range
- put in
- range
- Richter scale
- rise
- scale
- scale down
- sliding scale
- small-scale
- stop
- stop off
- stop over
- stopover
- wholesale
- country
- full
- global
- put
- rope
- sliding
- time

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escala nf

1. [para medir, ordenar] scale;
[de colores] range; [de cargos militares] scale of ranks;
subió varios puestos en la escala social he climbed several rungs of the social ladder

Comp
escala Celsius Celsius (temperature) scale;
escala centígrada Celsius scale;

escala Fahrenheit Fahrenheit scale;
Informát escala de grises grayscale;
escala Kelvin Kelvin scale;
Mat escala logarítmica logarithmic scale;
escala de popularidad popularity stakes;

escala de Richter Richter scale;

escala salarial pay o salary scale;

escala de valores set of values

2. [de dibujo, mapa] scale;

un mapa a escala 1/3000 a 1/3000 scale map;

una reproducción a escala a scale model;

un dibujo a escala natural a life-size drawing

3. [de trabajo, plan, idea] scale;

pretenden crear una casa de discos a escala reducida they aim to set up a small-scale record company;

a escala nacional/mundial on a national/worldwide scale;

una ofensiva a gran escala a full-scale offensive

4. Mús scale;

la escala musical the musical scale

Comp
escala cromática chromatic scale;
escala diatónica diatonic scale

5. [en un vuelo] stopover;
[en un crucero] port of call;
un vuelo a Estambul con escala en Roma a flight to Istanbul with a stopover in Rome;

hacer escala (en) to stop over (in);

sin escala non-stop;

un vuelo sin escalas a non-stop flight

Comp
escala de repostaje refuelling stop;
escala técnica refuelling stop;

haremos escala técnica en Londres we will make a refuelling stop in London

6. [escalera] ladder

Comp
Náut escala de cuerda rope ladder; Náut escala de viento rope ladder
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escala

f

1 tb
MÚS scale;
a escala to scale, life-sized;

a escala mundial on a world scale;

en o

a gran escala large-scale atr, on a large scale

2 AVIA stopover;

hacer escala en stop over in

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escala nf

1) : scale

2) escalera: ladder

3) : stopover

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escala n

1. (serie de cosas) scale

una escala de 1:50 a scale of of 1:50

2. (parada) stopover

hicimos escala en Lisboa we had a stopover in Lisbon

escala musical scale

Spanish-English dictionary > escala
6 dirigir

v.

1 to steer (conducir) (coche, barco).

2 to manage (llevar) (empresa, hotel, hospital).

dirige mi tesis, me dirige la tesis he's supervising my thesis, he's my PhD supervisor

3 to direct.

Ella dirigió el caso She directed the case.

Ella dirige al equipo She directs the team.

4 to address (carta, paquete).

5 to guide (guiar) (person).

6 to point, to range.

Ellos dirigen al misil They point the missile.

7 to drive, to steer, to pilot, to head.

Ella dirige el avión She drives the plane.

8 to conduct.

Ella dirige la orquesta She conducts the orchestra.

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DIRIGIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(g changes to j before a and o)

Present Indicative

dirijo, diriges, dirige, dirigimos, dirigís, dirigen.

Present Subjunctive

dirija, dirijas, dirija, dirijamos, dirijáis, dirijan.

Imperative

dirige (tú), dirija (él/Vd.), dirijamos (nos.), dirigid (vos.), dirijan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to direct, lead

2) conduct

3) address

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1. VT

1) (=orientar) [+ persona] to direct; [+ asunto] to advise, guide

lo dirigió con ayuda de un mapa — she showed him the way o directed him with the help of a map

¿por qué no vas tú delante y nos diriges? — why don't you go first and lead the way?

un asesor le dirige las finanzas — a consultant advises him on his finances

estos principios dirigen nuestra política — these are the guiding principles behind our policy

dirigían sus pasos hacia la iglesia — they made their way o walked towards the church
palabra 2)
2) (=apuntar) [+ arma, telescopio] to aim, point (a, hacia at)
[+ manguera] to turn (a, hacia on) point (a, hacia at)
dirigió los focos al escenario — he pointed o directed the lights towards the stage

ordenó dirigir el fuego hacia el enemigo — he ordered them to direct o aim their fire at the enemy

3) (=destinar)

a) [+ carta, comentario, pregunta] to address (a to)

la carta iba dirigida al director — the letter was addressed to the editor

b) [+ libro, programa, producto] to aim (a at)

una publicación dirigida al mercado infantil — a publication aimed at the children's market

c) [+ acusación, críticas] to make (a, contra against)
level (a, contra at, against) [+ ataques] to make (a, contra against)
dirigieron graves acusaciones contra el ministro — serious accusations were made against the minister, serious accusations were levelled at o against the minister

le dirigieron fuertes críticas — he was strongly criticized, he came in for some strong criticism

d) [+ esfuerzos] to direct (a, hacia to, towards)

hay que dirigir todos nuestros esfuerzos hacia este fin — we must direct all our efforts to this end

4) (=controlar) [+ empresa, hospital, centro de enseñanza] to run; [+ periódico, revista] to edit, run; [+ expedición, país, sublevación] to lead; [+ maniobra, operación, investigación] to direct, be in charge of; [+ debate] to chair; [+ proceso judicial] to preside over; [+ tesis] to supervise; [+ juego, partido] to referee

dirige el Departamento de Biología — he runs the Biology Department

el Partido Comunista dirigió los destinos del país durante siete décadas — the Communist Party controlled the fate of the country for seven decades

el equipo de jugadores que dirige Muñoz — the team of players led by Muñoz

dirigió la investigación desde Madrid — he directed the investigation from Madrid

dirigió mal las negociaciones — he handled the negotiations badly, he mismanaged the negotiations
cotarro 1)
5) (Cine, Teat) to direct

6) (Mús) [+ orquesta, concierto] to conduct; [+ coro] to lead

¿quién dirigirá el coro? — who will be the choirmaster?, who will lead the choir?

7) (=conducir) [+ coche] to drive; [+ barco] to steer; [+ caballo] to lead

dirigió su coche hacia la izquierda — he steered o drove his car towards the left

2.

See:

dirigirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < empresa> to manage, run; <periódico/revista> to run, edit; <investigación/tesis> to supervise; < debate> to lead, chair

dirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic

b) <obra/película> to direct

c) < orquesta> to conduct

2)

a)

dirigir algo a alguien — <mensaje/carta> to address something to somebody; < críticas> to direct something to somebody

el presidente dirigirá un mensaje a la nación — the president will address the nation

el folleto va dirigido a los padres — the booklet is aimed at parents

la pregunta iba dirigida a usted — the question was meant for you

no me dirigió la palabra — he didn't say a word to me

b)

dirigir algo hacia or a algo/alguien — < telescopio> to point something toward(s) something/somebody; < pistola> to point something toward(s) something/somebody

dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/alguien — to look at something/somebody

le dirigió una mirada de reproche — she gave him a reproachful look

dirigió sus pasos hacia la esquina — he walked toward(s) the corner

3) ( encaminar)

dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing

acciones dirigidas a aliviar el problema — measures aimed at alleviating the problem
2.
dirigirse v pron

1) ( encaminarse)

dirigirse hacia algo — to head for something

2)

dirigirse a alguien — ( oralmente) to speak o talk to somebody; ( por escrito) to write to somebody

me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle... — (Corresp) I am writing to request...

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= address, channel, direct, gear (to/toward(s)/for), lead, man, pitch, route, run, steer, head, signpost, give + direction, angle, rule over, lend + direction, shepherd, choreograph, key + Nombre + to.

Ex. More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.

Ex. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.

Ex. This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.

Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.

Ex. The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.

Ex. There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.

Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.

Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.

Ex. From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.

Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.

Ex. He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.

Ex. Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.

Ex. The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.

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* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* dirigir el esfuerzo = direct + effort, direct + energy.

* dirigir información a = direct + information towards.

* dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.

* dirigir la atención = put + focus.

* dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.

* dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* dirigirse = be headed, head, head out.

* dirigirse a = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/to.

* dirigirse a Alguien = approach + Alguien.

* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia = bear down on.

* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.

* dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to.

* dirigirse hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into.

* dirigirse hacia + Dirección = push + Dirección.

* dirigirse hacia el oeste = push + westward(s).

* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.

* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.

* dirigir un servicio = run + service.

* lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < empresa> to manage, run; <periódico/revista> to run, edit; <investigación/tesis> to supervise; < debate> to lead, chair

dirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic

b) <obra/película> to direct

c) < orquesta> to conduct

2)

a)

dirigir algo a alguien — <mensaje/carta> to address something to somebody; < críticas> to direct something to somebody

el presidente dirigirá un mensaje a la nación — the president will address the nation

el folleto va dirigido a los padres — the booklet is aimed at parents

la pregunta iba dirigida a usted — the question was meant for you

no me dirigió la palabra — he didn't say a word to me

b)

dirigir algo hacia or a algo/alguien — < telescopio> to point something toward(s) something/somebody; < pistola> to point something toward(s) something/somebody

dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/alguien — to look at something/somebody

le dirigió una mirada de reproche — she gave him a reproachful look

dirigió sus pasos hacia la esquina — he walked toward(s) the corner

3) ( encaminar)

dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing

acciones dirigidas a aliviar el problema — measures aimed at alleviating the problem
2.
dirigirse v pron

1) ( encaminarse)

dirigirse hacia algo — to head for something

2)

dirigirse a alguien — ( oralmente) to speak o talk to somebody; ( por escrito) to write to somebody

me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle... — (Corresp) I am writing to request...

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= address, channel, direct, gear (to/toward(s)/for), lead, man, pitch, route, run, steer, head, signpost, give + direction, angle, rule over, lend + direction, shepherd, choreograph, key + Nombre + to.

Ex: More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.

Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.

Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.

Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.

Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.

Ex: There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.

Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.

Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.

Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.

Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.

Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.

Ex: Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.

Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.

* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* dirigir el esfuerzo = direct + effort, direct + energy.

* dirigir información a = direct + information towards.

* dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.

* dirigir la atención = put + focus.

* dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).

* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).

* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.

* dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.

* dirigirse = be headed, head, head out.

* dirigirse a = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/to.

* dirigirse a Alguien = approach + Alguien.

* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia = bear down on.

* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.

* dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to.

* dirigirse hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into.

* dirigirse hacia + Dirección = push + Dirección.

* dirigirse hacia el oeste = push + westward(s).

* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.

* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.

* dirigir un servicio = run + service.

* lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.

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dirigir [I7 ]

vt

A

1 ‹empresa› to manage, run; ‹periódico/revista› to run, edit; ‹investigación/tesis› to supervise; ‹debate› to lead, chair

dirigió la operación de rescate he led o directed the rescue operation

dirigir el tráfico to direct o control the traffic

2 ‹obra/película› to direct

3 ‹orquesta› to conduct

B

1 ‹mensaje/carta› dirigir algo A algn to address sth TO sb

esta noche el presidente dirigirá un mensaje a la nación the president will address the nation tonight

la carta venía dirigida a mí the letter was addressed to me

dirigió unas palabras de bienvenida a los congresistas he addressed a few words of welcome to the delegates

las críticas iban dirigidas a los organizadores the criticisms were directed at the organizers

el folleto va dirigido a padres y educadores the booklet is aimed at parents and teachers

la pregunta iba dirigida a usted the question was meant for you, I asked you the question

no me dirigió la palabra he didn't say a word to me

2 ‹mirada/pasos/telescopio›

dirigió la mirada hacia el horizonte he looked toward(s) the horizon, he turned his eyes o his gaze toward(s) the horizon

le dirigió una mirada de reproche she looked at him reproachfully, she gave him a reproachful look

dirigió sus pasos hacia la esquina he walked toward(s) the corner

dirigió el telescopio hacia la luna he pointed the telescope toward(s) the moon

C (encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/acciones› dirigir algo A + INF:

acciones dirigidas a aliviar el problema measures aimed at alleviating o measures designed to alleviate the problem

dirigiremos todos nuestros esfuerzos a lograr un acuerdo we shall channel all our efforts into o direct all our efforts toward(s) reaching an agreement

■ dirigirse

v pron

A

(ir): nos dirigíamos al aeropuerto we were heading for o we were going to o we were on our way to the airport

se dirigió a su despacho con paso decidido he strode purposefully toward(s) his office

se dirigían hacia la frontera they were making o heading for the border

el buque se dirigía hacia la costa the ship was heading for o toward(s) the coast

B dirigirse A algn (oralmente) to speak o talk TO sb, address sb ( frml) (por escrito) to write TO sb

¿se dirige a mí? are you talking o speaking to me?

me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle … ( Corresp) I am writing to request …

para más información diríjase a … for more information please write to o contact …

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dirigir ( conjugate dirigir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ empresa› to manage, run;

‹periódico/revista› to run, edit;
‹investigación/tesis› to supervise;
‹ debate› to lead, chair;
‹ tráfico› to direct
b) ‹obra/película› to direct;

‹ orquesta› to conduct
2
a) dirigir algo a algn ‹mensaje/carta› to address sth to sb;

‹ críticas› to direct sth to sb;
◊ la pregunta iba dirigida a usted the question was meant for you;

no me dirigió la palabra he didn't say a word to me
b) dirigir algo hacia or a algo/algn ‹ telescopio› to point sth toward(s) sth/sb;

‹ pistola› to point sth toward(s) sth/sb;
dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/algn to look at sth/sb;
◊ dirigió sus pasos hacia la esquina he walked toward(s) the corner

3 ( encaminar) dirigir algo a hacer algo ‹ esfuerzos› to channel sth into doing sth;
‹energía/atención› to direct sth toward(s) doing sth
dirigirse verbo pronominal
1 ( encaminarse): dirigirse hacia algo to head for sth
2 dirigirse a algn ( oralmente) to speak o talk to sb;
( por escrito) to write to sb
dirigir verbo transitivo
1 (estar al mando de) to direct
(una empresa) to manage
(un negocio, una escuela) to run
(un sindicato, partido) to lead
(un periódico) to edit
2 (una orquesta) to conduct
(una película) to direct
3 (hacer llegar unas palabras, un escrito) to address
(una mirada) to give
4 (encaminar, poner en una dirección) to direct, steer: dirigió el coche hacia la salida, he drove his car to the exit
dirigió la mirada hacia la caja fuerte, she looked towards the strongbox
dirigió sus pasos hacia el bosque, he made his way towards the wood
' dirigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cruzar
- derivar
- destinar
- enchufar
- enfilar
- mandar
- manejar
- manipular
- orquestar
- palabra
- conducir
English:
address
- aim
- bend
- conduct
- control
- direct
- guide
- lead
- level
- manage
- mastermind
- operate
- pitch
- run
- shine
- spearhead
- steer
- turn
- edit
- head
- produce
- target

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dirigir

♦ vt

1. [conducir] [coche, barco] to steer;
[avión] to pilot;
el canal dirige el agua hacia el interior de la región the canal channels the water towards the interior of the region

2. [estar al cargo de] [empresa, hotel, hospital] to manage;
[colegio, cárcel, periódico] to run; [partido, revuelta] to lead; [expedición] to head, to lead; [investigación] to supervise;
dirige mi tesis, me dirige la tesis he's supervising my thesis, he's my PhD supervisor o US advisor

3. [película, obra de teatro] to direct;
[orquesta] to conduct
4. [apuntar]
dirigió la mirada hacia la puerta he looked towards the door;

dirige el telescopio al norte point the telescope towards the north;

dirigió sus acusaciones a las autoridades her accusations were aimed at the authorities

5. [dedicar, encaminar]
nos dirigían miradas de lástima they were giving us pitying looks, they were looking at us pityingly;

dirigir unas palabras a alguien to speak to sb, to address sb;

dirige sus esfuerzos a incrementar los beneficios she is directing her efforts towards increasing profits, her efforts are aimed at increasing profits;

dirigen su iniciativa a conseguir la liberación del secuestrado the aim of their initiative is to secure the release of the prisoner;

dirigió sus pasos hacia la casa he headed towards the house;

no me dirigen la palabra they don't speak to me;

un programa dirigido a los amantes de la música clásica a programme (intended) for lovers of classical music;

consejos dirigidos a los jóvenes advice aimed at the young

6. [carta, paquete] to address

7. [guiar] [persona] to guide

♦ See also the pronominal verb dirigirse

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dirigir

v/t

1 TEA, película direct; MÚS conduct

2 COM manage, run

3

:

dirigir una carta a address a letter to;

dirigir una pregunta a direct a question to

4 ( conducir) lead

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dirigir {35} vt

1) : to direct, to lead

2) : to address

3) : to aim, to point

4) : to conduct (music)

♦ See also the reflexive verb dirigirse

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dirigir vb

1. (película, tráfico) to direct

James Cameron dirigió "Titanic" James Cameron directed "Titanic"

2. (empresa, equipo) to manage

¿quién dirige la selección española? who manages the Spanish national team?

3. (negocio, organización, sistema) to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

el gobierno dirige el país the government runs the country

4. (expedición, investigación, partido) to lead [pt. & pp. led]

el inspector que dirige la investigación the inspector who is leading the investigation

5. (libro, medida) to aim / to direct

el libro está dirigido a un público joven the book is aimed at young readers

6. (carta, palabras) to address

dirigió sus comentarios a todos los jóvenes presentes she addressed her comments to all the young people who were there

7. (orquesta) to conduct

no dirigir la palabra a alguien not to speak to somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > dirigir
7 grado

m.

1 degree.

grado centígrado degree centigrade

2 degree.

quemaduras de primer grado first-degree burns

mostró un alto grado de preparación he was very well prepared

en menor grado to a lesser extent o degree

en grado sumo greatly

3 grade (rango).

4 year, class (education).

5 score, grade.

pres.indicat.

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

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grado

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) degree

■ estábamos a 27 grados it was 27 degrees

2 (estado) stage

3 EDUCACIÓN (curso) class, year, US grade

4 EDUCACIÓN (título) degree

5 (peldaño) step

6 MILITAR rank

7 LINGÚÍSTICA degree

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de buen grado willingly, with good grace

de mal grado unwillingly, with bad grace

en sumo grado to the highest degree

en tal grado so much so

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noun m.

1) degree

2) grade

3) extent

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SM

1) (=nivel) degree

un alto grado de desarrollo — a high degree of development

quemaduras de primer/segundo grado — first-/second-degree burns

parentesco de segundo grado — second-degree kinship

• en alto grado — to a great degree

la censura dificultó en alto grado la investigación científica — scientific research was greatly hindered o was hindered to a great degree by censorship

• de grado en grado — step by step, by degrees

• en mayor grado — to a greater degree o extent

• en menor grado — to a lesser degree o extent

en mayor o menor grado — to a greater or lesser extent

• en sumo grado o en grado sumo, era humillante en sumo grado — it was humiliating in the extreme

me complace en sumo grado — it gives me the greatest pleasure

• en grado superlativo — in the extreme

• tercer grado (penitenciario) — Esp lowest category within the prison system which allows day release privileges

2) (Geog, Mat, Fís) degree

la temperatura es de 40 grados — the temperature is 40 degrees

estamos a cinco grados bajo cero — it is five degrees below zero

un ángulo de 45 grados — a 45-degree angle

este vino tiene 12 grados — this wine is 12 per cent alcohol

esta cerveza no tiene muchos grados — this beer is very low in alcohol

grado Celsius — degree Celsius

grado centígrado — degree centigrade

grado Fahrenheit — degree Fahrenheit

3) [de escalafón] grade; (Mil) rank

tiene el grado de teniente — he holds the rank of lieutenant

un militar de grado superior — a high-ranking army officer

4) (=etapa) stage

está en el segundo grado de elaboración — it is now in the second stage of production

5) esp LAm (Educ) (=curso) year, grade (EEUU); (=título) degree

tiene el grado de licenciado — he is a graduate

colación de grados — Arg conferment of degrees

grado universitario — university degree

6) (Ling) degree of comparison

adjetivos en grado comparativo — comparative adjectives, comparatives

adjetivos en grado superlativo — superlative adjectives, superlatives

7) (=gusto)

• de (buen) grado — willingly

aceptó las nuevas normas de buen grado — she willingly agreed the new regulations

• de mal grado — unwillingly

de grado o por (la) fuerza —

otros muchos países entraron en guerra, de grado o por la fuerza — many other countries were forced willy-nilly to enter the war

pues tendrás que ir, de grado o por la fuerza — well you'll have to go, like it or not

8) [de escalera] step

9) pl grados (Rel) minor orders

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masculino

1)

a) (nivel, cantidad) degree

el grado de confusión reinante — the degree of confusion that prevails

el asunto se ha complicado en or (AmL) a tal grado... — things have become so complicated...

en grado sumo: me preocupó en grado sumo it caused me great concern; nos complace en grado sumo comunicarle que... — it gives us great pleasure to inform you that...

b) ( de parentesco) degree

primo en segundo grado — second cousin

2) ( de escalafón) grade

un oficial de grado superior — a high-ranking officer

3) ( disposición)

de buen/mal grado — willingly/unwillingly

4)

a) (Fís, Meteo) degree

estamos a tres grados bajo cero — it's three degrees below zero

b) (Geog, Mat) degree

un ángulo de 60 grados — an angle of 60 degrees

25 grados de latitud — 25 degrees latitude

c) (Vin) degree

- grado centígrado or Celsius/Fahrenheit

5)

a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) year

b) ( título)

tiene el grado de licenciado — he has a degree

* * *

= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], magnitude, range, rate, scale, to what extent, grade, quotient, degree.

Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex. As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.

Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex. Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.

Ex. In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.

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* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.

* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cierto grado de = a degree of.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].

* de primer grado = in the first degree.

* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* en cierto grado = something of.

* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.

* en diverso grado = to varying degrees.

* en diversos grados = to varying extents.

* en este grado = to this extent.

* en grado mínimo = minimally.

* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.

* en sumo grado = in the extreme.

* en tercer grado = in the third degree.

* en un grado bastante aceptable = to a fair extent.

* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.

* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.

* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.

* grado centígrado (ºC) = degree centigrade (ºC).

* grado de aceptación = acceptance rate.

* grado de acidez = pH, ph value.

* grado de adecuación = degree of fit.

* grado de citación = citedness.

* grado de cobertura = depth of coverage.

* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.

* grado de compleción = completeness.

* grado de escepticismo = degree of skepticism.

* grado de integración = scale of integration.

* grado de no citación = uncitedness.

* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.

* grado de precisión = degree of detail.

* grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.

* grado de relación = relatedness measure.

* grado medio = middle grade.

* grado superlativo = superlative.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* salón de grados = conference room.

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

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masculino

1)

a) (nivel, cantidad) degree

el grado de confusión reinante — the degree of confusion that prevails

el asunto se ha complicado en or (AmL) a tal grado... — things have become so complicated...

en grado sumo: me preocupó en grado sumo it caused me great concern; nos complace en grado sumo comunicarle que... — it gives us great pleasure to inform you that...

b) ( de parentesco) degree

primo en segundo grado — second cousin

2) ( de escalafón) grade

un oficial de grado superior — a high-ranking officer

3) ( disposición)

de buen/mal grado — willingly/unwillingly

4)

a) (Fís, Meteo) degree

estamos a tres grados bajo cero — it's three degrees below zero

b) (Geog, Mat) degree

un ángulo de 60 grados — an angle of 60 degrees

25 grados de latitud — 25 degrees latitude

c) (Vin) degree

- grado centígrado or Celsius/Fahrenheit

5)

a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) year

b) ( título)

tiene el grado de licenciado — he has a degree

* * *

= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], magnitude, range, rate, scale, to what extent, grade, quotient, degree.

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.

Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.

Ex: In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.

* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.

* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cierto grado de = a degree of.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].

* de primer grado = in the first degree.

* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* en cierto grado = something of.

* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.

* en diverso grado = to varying degrees.

* en diversos grados = to varying extents.

* en este grado = to this extent.

* en grado mínimo = minimally.

* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.

* en sumo grado = in the extreme.

* en tercer grado = in the third degree.

* en un grado bastante aceptable = to a fair extent.

* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.

* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.

* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.

* grado centígrado (ºC) = degree centigrade (ºC).

* grado de aceptación = acceptance rate.

* grado de acidez = pH, ph value.

* grado de adecuación = degree of fit.

* grado de citación = citedness.

* grado de cobertura = depth of coverage.

* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.

* grado de compleción = completeness.

* grado de escepticismo = degree of skepticism.

* grado de integración = scale of integration.

* grado de no citación = uncitedness.

* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.

* grado de precisión = degree of detail.

* grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.

* grado de relación = relatedness measure.

* grado medio = middle grade.

* grado superlativo = superlative.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* salón de grados = conference room.

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *

grado

masculine

A

1 (nivel, cantidad) degree

otro ejemplo del grado de confusión reinante another example of the degree of confusion that prevails

depende del grado de libertad que tengan it depends on how much freedom o the degree of freedom they enjoy

el asunto se ha complicado en or ( AmL) a tal grado que no le veo solución things have become so complicated that I can't see any solution

en grado sumo: la noticia me preocupó en grado sumo the news worried me greatly o caused me great concern

nos complace en grado sumo poder comunicarle que … it gives us great pleasure to be able to inform you that …

2 (de parentesco) degree

son primos en segundo grado they are second cousins

B (de escalafón) grade

un oficial de grado superior a high-ranking officer

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

C

(disposición): de buen grado readily, willingly, with good grace

de mal grado reluctantly, unwillingly, with bad grace

D

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Fís, Meteo) degree

estamos a tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below zero, it's minus three degrees

2 ( Geog, Mat) degree

a un ángulo de 60 grados at an angle of 60 degrees, at a 60° angle

25 grados de latitud/longitud 25 degrees latitude/longitude

3 ( Vin) degree

un vino de 12 grados a 12% proof wine

Compuestos:

● grado centígrado or Celsius

degree centigrade o Celsius

● grado Fahrenheit

degree Fahrenheit

E

1 ( esp AmL) ( Educ) (curso, año) year, grade ( AmE), form ( BrE)

2

(título): tiene el grado de licenciado he has a college degree ( AmE), he has a university degree ( BrE)

F ( Ling) degree

grado positivo/comparativo positive/comparative degree

G ( Der) stage

el juicio se halla en grado de apelación/revisión the trial is at the appeal/review stage

* * *

grado sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) degree;
◊ estamos a tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below zero;

grado centígrado or Celsius/Fahrenheit degree centigrade o Celsius/Fahrenheit;
el grado de confusión reinante the degree of confusion that prevails;
en grado sumo extremely
2 ( de escalafón) grade;
(Mil) rank
3 ( disposición):
◊ de buen/mal grado willingly/unwillingly

4
a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) year

b) ( título):

◊ tiene el grado de licenciado he has a college (AmE) o (BrE) university degree

grado sustantivo masculino
1 degree
2 Mil rank
3 (gusto, voluntad) desire, will
♦ Locuciones: de buen/mal grado, willingly/reluctantly
' grado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
- coeficiente
- colmo
- ecuación
- insolación
- jerarquía
- mayor
- medida
- menor
- menos
- mínimamente
- poder
- punto
- superior
- décima
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- extensión
- grande
English:
accurately
- degree
- extent
- extreme
- first-degree
- grace
- grade
- grind
- insofar
- may
- optimum
- point
- rank
- registrar
- subaltern
- commission
- freely
- lesser

* * *

grado nm

1. [de temperatura] degree

Comp
grado Celsius degree Celsius;
grado centígrado degree centigrade;

grado Fahrenheit degree Fahrenheit;

grado Kelvin kelvin

2. [de alcohol]
¿cuántos grados tiene ese whisky? how strong is that whisky?;

alcohol de 90 grados 90 degree proof alcohol

3. [índice, nivel] degree;

el candidato mostró un alto grado de preparación the candidate was very well prepared;

un fenómeno que afecta en menor grado a las ciudades a phenomenon that affects cities to a lesser extent o degree;

eso depende del grado de intransigencia de la gente that depends on how prepared people are to compromise;

están examinando su grado de ceguera they're checking to see how blind she is;

la situación empeoró en tal o Am [m5]a tal grado que… the situation deteriorated to such a degree o to such an extent that…;

en grado sumo greatly

4. [en escala] degree;

quemaduras de primer grado first-degree burns;

asesinato en segundo grado second-degree murder

5. [rango] grade;

es primo mío en segundo grado he's my second cousin

6. Mil rank

7. Educ [año] year, class, US grade

8. Educ [título] degree;

obtuvo el grado de doctor he obtained his doctorate

9. Ling degree

Comp
grado comparativo comparative degree;
grado superlativo superlative degree

10. Mat [de ángulo] degree

11. Mat [de ecuación]
una ecuación de segundo grado a quadratic equation

12. [voluntad]
hacer algo de buen/mal grado to do sth willingly/unwillingly;

te lo prestaré de buen grado I'd be happy to lend it to you

* * *

grado

m

1 degree;

de primer grado quemaduras first-degree

2

:

de buen grado with good grace, readily;

de mal grado with bad grace, reluctantly

* * *

grado nm

1) : degree (in meteorology and mathematics)

grado centígrado: degree centigrade

2) : extent, level, degree

en grado sumo: greatly, to the highest degree

3) rango: rank

4) : year, class (in education)

5)

de buen grado : willingly, readily

* * *

grado n degree

esta mañana estábamos a 21 grados it was 21 degrees this morning

un ángulo recto tiene 90 grados a right angle has 90 degrees

quemaduras de tercer grado third degree burns

de buen grado willingly

Spanish-English dictionary > grado
8 apuntar

v.

1 to make a note of, to note down.

apuntar a alguien to put somebody down (en lista) to put somebody's name down (en curso) to sign somebody up

he apuntado a mi hijo a clases de natación I've put my son's name down for swimming lessons, I've signed my son up for swimming lessons

apúntamelo (en la cuenta) put it on my account

2 to point (dirigir) (dedo).

apuntar a alguien to point at somebody; (con el dedo) to aim at somebody (con un arma)

apuntar una pistola hacia alguien, apuntar a alguien con una pistola to aim a gun at somebody

Pedro apunta el arma Peter points the gun.

3 to prompt (Teatro).

fue expulsada de clase por apuntar las respuestas a un compañero she was thrown out of the classroom for whispering the answers to a classmate

4 to hint at.

5 to appear.

6 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to put in writing.

María apunta los comentarios Mary writes down the comments.

7 to take aim.

Pedro apunta hacia Ricardo Peter takes aim at Richard.

8 to enroll, to add on to the list.

María apunta a Silvia Mary enrolls Silvia.

9 to point out, to indicate.

Pedro apunta las necesidades de ella Peter points out her needs.

10 to denote to, to indicate to, to suggest to.

La carta apunta desistir del plan The letter denotes to desist of the plan

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apuntar

► verbo transitivo

1 (señalar) to point (a, at)

■ es feo apuntar con el dedo it's rude to point (with one's finger)

■ apuntó que... she pointed out that...

2 (arma) to aim

■ ¡apunten! take aim!

3 (anotar) to note down, make a note of

■ se lo apunto en cuenta I'll put it on your account, I'll charge it to your account

■ la apuntamos en la lista we put her on the list

4 (estar encaminado) to be aimed (a, at), be designed (a, to)

5 (insinuar) to suggest, indicate

6 (sujetar) to stitch, pin lightly, tack lightly

7 TEATRO to prompt

8 familiar (en un examen) to whisper the answer to

► verbo intransitivo

1 to begin to appear

■ cuando apunta el día when day breaks

2 TEATRO to prompt

► verbo pronominal apuntarse

1 (inscribirse) to enrol

2 familiar (participar) to take part (a, in)

■ ¿te apuntas? are you game?

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

apuntarse un tanto to score a point

* * *

verb

1) to aim

2) point

3) note down

4) prompt

5) suggest, hint

•

- apuntarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=dirigir) [+ cámara, pistola, misil] to aim (a at)
train (a on)
2) (=sugerir) to point out

apuntó la necesidad de una huelga — he pointed out the need for a strike

apuntó la posibilidad de que no hubiera sido un suicidio — she suggested the possibility that it mightn't have been suicide, she pointed out that it mightn't have been suicide

3) (=anotar)

a) [en cuaderno] make a note of, note down; [en lista, tabla] to enter, record

apuntó la dirección en su agenda — she made a note of the address in her diary, she noted down the address in her diary

apuntó la temperatura en un gráfico — she recorded o wrote down the temperature on a graph

apúntalo en mi cuenta — put it on my account

apuntar una cantidad a cuenta de algn — to charge a sum to sb's account

b) (Estadística) [+ velocidad, tiempo] to log

4) (=inscribir) [en lista] to put down; [en colegio, curso] to enrol, enroll (EEUU); [en concurso, competición] to enter, put down

¿me puedes apuntar para la cena de Navidad? — could you put me down for the Christmas dinner?

lo han apuntado en un colegio privado — they have enrolled him at a private school

5) (=decir en voz baja) [a actor] to prompt

apuntar la respuesta a algn — to whisper the answer to sb

6) (=afilar) to sharpen, put a point on

7) (=apostar) [+ dinero] to bet

8) (Cos) to fasten

2. VI

1) (=señalar) [con arma] to aim; [con dedo, objeto] to point at

no apuntes hacia ninguna persona — [con arma] don't aim at anybody o don't point your gun at anybody; [con dedo] don't point at anybody

¡apunten! ¡disparen! — take aim! fire!

apuntar con: todos le apuntaban con el dedo — everyone pointed their fingers at her

no apuntes con la botella hacia la ventana — don't point the bottle at the window

apuntar a algn con un arma — to aim a gun at sb, point a gun at sb

me apuntó al pecho con un fusil — he aimed o pointed the gun at my chest

apuntó con su pistola al cajero y se llevó todo el dinero — he held up the cashier with his gun and took all the money

- apuntar y no dar

2) (=dirigirse) to point

la proa apuntaba hacia el sur — the prow was pointing south

sus declaraciones apuntaban en la dirección opuesta — his statements pointed in the opposite direction

ese chico apunta demasiado alto — that kid sets his sights too high

3) (=anotar) to note down

¿tienes dónde apuntar? — have you got something to note this down on?

apunta, dos kilos de patatas y uno de uvas — note this down o make a note, two kilos of potatoes and a kilo of grapes

4) (=surgir) [barba] to sprout

ya empezaba a apuntar el día — the day was dawning

una tendencia que ya comenzaba a apuntar a finales del siglo — a tendency that had already begun to emerge at the end of the century

el maíz apunta bien este año — LAm the corn is coming on nicely this year

5)

apuntar a algo — to point to sth

una hipótesis apunta al origen romano del yacimiento — one hypothesis suggests that the site is of Roman origin

todo apunta a que van a ganar las elecciones — there is every indication o sign that they will win the elections, everything points to them winning the election

todo parece apuntar a que... — everything seems to indicate that...

6) LAm (=apostar) to bet, place bets

3.

See:

apuntarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar nota de) to make a note of, note down

tengo que apuntar tu dirección — I must make a note of your address

apúntelo en mi cuenta — put it on my account

b) (para excursión, actividad) to put... down

apúntame para el sábado — put me down for Saturday

2) (Teatr) to prompt; (Educ)

mi amiga me apuntaba las respuestas — (fam) my friend whispered the answers to me

3) (señalar, indicar) to point at

no la apuntes con el dedo — don't point (your finger) at her

apuntó con el dedo dónde estaba el error — he pointed (his finger) to where the mistake was

4) ( afirmar) to point out

apuntó la necesidad de un cambio — he pointed out the need for a change
2.
apuntar vi

1)

a) ( con arma) to aim

preparen... apunten... fuego! — ready... take aim... fire!

apuntar a alguien/algo — to aim at somebody/something

le apuntó con una pistola — she pointed/aimed a gun at him

b) (indicar, señalar) to point

la aguja apunta al or hacia el norte — the needle points north

2) ( anotar)

apunta: comprar limones, leche... — make a note, you need to buy lemons, milk...

¿tienes lápiz? pues apunta — have you got a pencil? well, take o jot this down

3) (Teatr) to prompt

4) (liter) día to break; barba to appear, begin to show; flor/planta to sprout

al apuntar el alba — at the break of day (liter)
3.
apuntarse v pron

1)

a) ( inscribirse)

apuntarse a or en algo — a curso to enroll* on something; a clase to sign up for something

me apunté para ir a la excursión — I put my name down for the outing

vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? — we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along)?

me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? — I'm going out for a coffee, anyone want to join me? (colloq)

b) ( obtener) < tanto> to score; < victoria> to chalk up, achieve

se apuntó el gol de la victoria — he scored the winning goal

2) ( manifestarse) tendencia to become evident

* * *

= get at, point, point out, jot down, take + aim, take down, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.

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Ex. An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.

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Ex. Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.

Ex. This article has been a discussion of how public libraries can take aim on quality.

Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.

Ex. One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.

Ex. If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.

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* apuntar a = point + the way to, point to.

* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.

* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.

* apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.

* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.

* apuntarse = enrol [enroll -USA], sign up, be game, register (with).

* apuntarse a = join + Asociación.

* apuntarse medallas = chalk up + achievements.

* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar nota de) to make a note of, note down

tengo que apuntar tu dirección — I must make a note of your address

apúntelo en mi cuenta — put it on my account

b) (para excursión, actividad) to put... down

apúntame para el sábado — put me down for Saturday

2) (Teatr) to prompt; (Educ)

mi amiga me apuntaba las respuestas — (fam) my friend whispered the answers to me

3) (señalar, indicar) to point at

no la apuntes con el dedo — don't point (your finger) at her

apuntó con el dedo dónde estaba el error — he pointed (his finger) to where the mistake was

4) ( afirmar) to point out

apuntó la necesidad de un cambio — he pointed out the need for a change
2.
apuntar vi

1)

a) ( con arma) to aim

preparen... apunten... fuego! — ready... take aim... fire!

apuntar a alguien/algo — to aim at somebody/something

le apuntó con una pistola — she pointed/aimed a gun at him

b) (indicar, señalar) to point

la aguja apunta al or hacia el norte — the needle points north

2) ( anotar)

apunta: comprar limones, leche... — make a note, you need to buy lemons, milk...

¿tienes lápiz? pues apunta — have you got a pencil? well, take o jot this down

3) (Teatr) to prompt

4) (liter) día to break; barba to appear, begin to show; flor/planta to sprout

al apuntar el alba — at the break of day (liter)
3.
apuntarse v pron

1)

a) ( inscribirse)

apuntarse a or en algo — a curso to enroll* on something; a clase to sign up for something

me apunté para ir a la excursión — I put my name down for the outing

vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? — we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along)?

me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? — I'm going out for a coffee, anyone want to join me? (colloq)

b) ( obtener) < tanto> to score; < victoria> to chalk up, achieve

se apuntó el gol de la victoria — he scored the winning goal

2) ( manifestarse) tendencia to become evident

* * *

= get at, point, point out, jot down, take + aim, take down, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.

Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.

Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.

Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.

Ex: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.

Ex: This article has been a discussion of how public libraries can take aim on quality.

Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.

Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.

Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.

* apuntar a = point + the way to, point to.

* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.

* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.

* apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.

* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.

* apuntarse = enrol [enroll -USA], sign up, be game, register (with).

* apuntarse a = join + Asociación.

* apuntarse medallas = chalk up + achievements.

* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.

* * *

apuntar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (tomar nota de) to make a note of, note down

apunta todo lo que tienes que comprar make a note of o note down o jot down everything you have to buy

apunta en una libreta todo lo que ha hecho en el día he notes down o writes down in a notebook everything he's done during the day, he makes a note of everything he's done during the day in a notebook

tengo que apuntar tu dirección I must make a note of your address, I must write down your address

apúntelo en mi cuenta put it on my account

apunta todo porque tiene muy mala memoria he writes everything down because he has a terrible memory

2 (en un curso) to enroll*, put … down; (para una excursión, actividad) to put … down

quiero apuntar a la niña a or en clases de inglés I want to put my daughter's name down for o enroll my daughter for English classes

apúntame para el sábado put me down for Saturday

B ( Teatr) to prompt

pasa aquí al frente para que no te apunten las respuestas ( fam); come up to the front so that no one can whisper the answers to you o help you with the answers

C (señalar, indicar) to point at

no la apuntes con el dedo don't point (your finger) at her

apuntó con el dedo dónde estaba el error he pointed (with his finger) to where the mistake was, he pointed (his finger) to where the mistake was

apuntó con una regla el lugar exacto en el mapa he used a ruler to point to o indicate the exact spot on the map

D (afirmar, señalar) to point out

el presidente apuntó la necesidad de un cambio radical the president pointed out the need o pointed to the need for a radical change

apuntó que no se trataba de obtener privilegios he pointed out that it was not a matter of getting privileges

—no sólo ocurre en este país —apuntó this isn't the only country where it happens, he pointed out

■ apuntar

vi

A

1 (con un arma) to aim

preparen … apunten … ¡fuego! ready … take aim … fire!

apunta hacia or para otro lado aim (it) somewhere else

apuntar A algn/algo to aim AT sb/sth

apuntar al blanco to aim at the target

le apuntó con una pistola she pointed/aimed a gun at him

2 (indicar, señalar) to point

la aguja apunta siempre al or hacia el norte the needle always points north

ningún dato parece apuntar a la existencia de un compló there is no information to point to o indicate the existence of a plot

B

(anotar): apunta, comprar harina, leche, pan … make a note, you need to buy flour, milk, bread …

¿tienes papel y lápiz? pues apunta have you got paper and a pencil? well, take o jot this down

C ( Teatr) to prompt

D ( liter); «día» to break; «barba» to appear, begin to show; «flor/planta» to sprout

al apuntar el alba at the break of day ( liter)

ya apuntan los primeros capullos the first buds are already appearing

■ apuntarse

v pron

A

1 (inscribirse) apuntarse A or EN algo:

me apunté a or en un cursillo de natación I enrolled on o signed up for a swimming course

apuntarse al paro ( Esp); to register as unemployed, to sign on ( BrE colloq)

¿te vas a apuntar al or en el torneo? are you going to put your name down o put yourself down for the tournament?

me apunté para ir a la excursión I put my name o myself down for the outing

nos vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along) o ( BrE) do you fancy coming?

vamos a salir a cenar — oye, yo me apunto we're going out for dinner — oh, I'll come!

me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? I'm going out for a coffee, anyone interested? o anyone want to join me? ( colloq)

2 (obtener, anotarse) ‹tanto› to score; ‹victoria› to chalk up, achieve, gain

se apuntó un gran éxito con este libro she scored a great hit with this book

el jugador que se apuntó el gol de la victoria the player who scored the winning goal

B (manifestarse) to become evident

las tendencias artísticas que ya se apuntaban a finales del siglo pasado the artistic tendencies which were already becoming evident at the end of the last century

el festival ha profundizado en una dirección que ya se apuntaba en años anteriores the festival has continued in a direction which was already becoming evident in previous years

* * *

apuntar ( conjugate apuntar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tomar nota de) to make a note of, note down

b) (para excursión, actividad) to put … down

2 (señalar, indicar) to point at;
◊ no la apuntes con el dedo don't point (your finger) at her

verbo intransitivo
a) ( con arma) to aim;

◊ preparen … apunten … ¡fuego! ready … take aim … fire!;

le apuntó con una pistola she pointed/aimed a gun at him
b) (indicar, señalar) to point

apuntarse verbo pronominal
a) ( inscribirse) apuntarse a or en algo ‹ a curso› to enroll^{( conjugate enroll)} on sth;

‹ a clase› to sign up for sth;
◊ me apunté para ir a la excursión I put my name down for the outing;

apuntarse al paro (Esp) to register as unemployed, to sign on (BrE colloq)
b) ( obtener) ‹ tanto› to score;

‹ victoria› to chalk up, achieve
apuntar
I verbo transitivo
1 (escribir) to note down, make a note of
2 (sugerir, indicar) to indicate, suggest
apuntar a..., to point to...
3 (un arma) to aim
4 (señalar) to point out
5 Teat to prompt
II verbo intransitivo apuntaba el siglo, the century was dawning
' apuntar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
señalar
- anotar
- nota
English:
aim
- cover
- down
- enter
- get down
- jot down
- level
- note
- note down
- prompt
- put down
- record
- take down
- train
- wildly
- jot
- take

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apuntar

♦ vt

1. [anotar] to make a note of, to note down;

apuntar a alguien [en lista] to put sb down (en on); [en curso] to put sb's name down, to sign sb up (en o a for); [m5] apunta en una lista todo lo que quieres que compre jot down everything you want me to buy, make a list of the things you want me to buy;

tengo que apuntar tu número de teléfono I must make a note of your phone number, I must write your phone number down somewhere;

he apuntado a mi hijo a clases de natación I've put my son's name down for swimming lessons, I've signed my son up for swimming lessons;

apunté a mis padres para ir a la excursión I put my parents down for the trip;

apúntamelo (en la cuenta) put it on my account;

ya puedes ir con cuidado, que esto lo apunto [amenaza] you'd better watch out, I'm not going to forget this

2. [dirigir] [dedo] to point;
[arma] to aim;
apuntar a alguien [con el dedo] to point at sb;
[con un arma] to aim at sb;
apuntar una pistola hacia alguien, apuntar a alguien con una pistola to aim a gun at sb;

les apuntó con un rifle he aimed o pointed a rifle at them;

apuntó al blanco y disparó he took aim at the target and shot;

la brújula apunta al norte the compass points (to the) north

3. Teatro to prompt;
Fam
fue expulsada de clase por apuntar las respuestas a un compañero she was thrown out of the classroom for whispering the answers to a classmate

4. [sugerir] to hint at;
[indicar] to point out;
apuntó la posibilidad de subir los impuestos he hinted that he might raise taxes;

la policía ha apuntado la posibilidad de que los secuestradores la hayan matado the police have admitted that the kidnappers may have killed her;

el joven jugador apunta buenos conocimientos the young player shows a lot of promise

5. [afilar] to sharpen

6. Col [abotonar] to button up

♦ vi

1. [vislumbrarse] to appear;
[día] to break;
en los árboles ya apuntaban las primeras hojas the first leaves were appearing on the trees

2. [indicar]
apuntar a to point to;

todo apunta a que ganará Brasil everything points to a win for Brazil;

todas las pruebas apuntan a su culpabilidad all the evidence points to him being guilty;

las sospechas apuntan a un grupo separatista a separatist group is suspected

3. Teatro to prompt

4. [con un arma] to aim;

¡carguen, apunten, fuego! ready, take aim, fire!;

Comp

apuntar a lo más alto to set one's sights very high

♦ See also the pronominal verb apuntarse

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apuntar

I v/t

1 ( escribir) note down, make a note of

2 TEA prompt

3 en curso, para viaje etc put one’s name down (en, a on;

para for)

4

:

apuntar con el dedo point at o to

II v/i

1 con arma aim;

apuntar alto fig aim high, have big ambitions

2

:

apunta el día lit day is breaking

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apuntar vt

1) : to aim, to point

2) anotar: to write down, to jot down

3) indicar, señalar: to point to, to point out

4) : to prompt (in the theater)

apuntar vi

1) : to take aim

2) : to become evident

♦ See also the reflexive verb apuntarse

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apuntar vb

1. (escribir) to make a note of / to note down

apunta mi teléfono make a note of my phone number

2. (inscribir) to put somebody's name down [pt. & pp. put]

lo he apuntado en la lista de espera I've put his name down on the waiting list

3. (dirigir un arma) to aim / to point

apuntó la escopeta al blanco he aimed the rifle at the target

no apuntes con el dedo don't point

Spanish-English dictionary > apuntar
9 point

point [pwɛ̃]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. point

• point d'ébullition boiling point

• point de congélation freezing point

• point de détail point of detail

• sa cote de popularité a baissé de trois points his popularity rating has fallen by three points

• gagner aux points (Boxing) to win on points

• nous abordons maintenant un point capital we now come to a crucial point

• exposé en trois points three-point presentation

• ils sont d'accord sur ce point they agree on this point

• passons au point suivant de l'ordre du jour let us move on to the next item on the agenda

   b. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) point

• pour aller d'un point à un autre to get from one place to another

   c. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position

• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport strike

   d. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot

• mettre les points sur les i (figurative) to spell it out

• point, à la ligne new paragraph ; (figurative) full stop (Brit) period (US)

• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to it

   e. (sur devoir) mark

• enlever un point par faute (sur devoir) to take a mark off for every mistake

• bon point good mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) plus

• mauvais point bad mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) minus

• c'est un bon point pour vous that's a point in your favour!

   f. [de couture, tricot] stitch

   g. (locutions) avoir des points communs to have things in common

• nous en sommes toujours au même point we're no further forward

► faire le point to take a bearing

• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium

• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment

• cela tombe à point (nommé) that comes just at the right moment► à ce point, à tel point

• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)

• vous voyez à quel point il est généreux you see the extent of his generosity

• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected

• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that

• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there

• tirer sur une corde au point de la casser to pull on a rope so hard that it breaks► au point que

• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où

• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...

• au point où nous en sommes considering the situation we're in

• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely

• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize

• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification

• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect

► jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

► point par point point by point

► être sur le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

2. <

► point d'appui [de levier] fulcrum ; [de personne] support

• chercher un point d'appui to look for something to lean on ► points cardinaux cardinal points

► point chaud trouble spot

► point de chute

• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun

• nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common ► point de côté stitch

► point critique critical point

► point de croix cross-stitch

► point culminant [de montagne] peak ; [de carrière] height

► point de départ point of departure

• revenir à son point de départ to come back to where one started

• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet

► point de droit point of law

► point d'eau ( = source) watering place ; [de camping] water point

► point d'exclamation exclamation mark (Brit) or point (US)

► point faible weak point

► point final full stop (Brit), period (US)

► point fort strong point

► point d'honneur

• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark

► point d'intersection point of intersection

► point de jersey stocking stitch

► point lumineux spot of light

► point mort (dans véhicule) neutral ; (Finance) break-even point

• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch

► point névralgique (figurative) sensitive spot

► point noir ( = comédon) blackhead ; ( = problème) problem

► point de non-retour point of no return

► point de rassemblement meeting point

► point de ravitaillement (en nourriture) refreshment point ; (en essence) refuelling point

► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension

► point sensible (sur la peau) tender spot ; (figurative) sore point

► point stratégique key point

► points de suspension suspension points ; (en dictant) dot, dot, dot

► point de suture stitch

• faire des points de suture à qch to stitch sth up ► point de vente sales outlet

• liste des points de vente list of retailers ► point de vue viewpoint ; (figurative) point of view

• du point de vue moral from a moral point of view

• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?

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pwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( endroit) point

un point de rencontre — a meeting point

point de vente — (sales) outlet

2) ( situation) point; Nautisme position

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing

j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)

au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!

faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation

3) ( degré)

il m'agace au plus haut point — he annoys me intensely

je ne le pensais pas bête à ce point — I didn't think he was that stupid

‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’

si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! — if you only knew how much he annoys me!

au point que — to the extent that

à tel point que — to such an extent that

douloureux au point que — so painful that

il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!

jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent

4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point

un programme en trois points — a three-point plan

un point de détail — a minor point

en tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way

5) ( marque visible) dot

un point de colle — a spot of glue

un point de rouille — a speck of rust

6) Jeux, Sport point

marquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points

compter les points — to keep (the) score

un point partout! — one all!

gagner aux points — to win on points

7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US

avoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind

obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40

être un bon point pour — to be a plus point for

être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something

8) ( dans un système de calcul) point

la livre a perdu trois points — the pound lost three points

le permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points

9) Mathématique point

point d'intersection — point of intersection

10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US

point à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph

point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop

mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something

je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!

tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!

11) Musique dot

12) ( en typographie) point

13) Médecine ( douleur) pain

avoir un point à l'aine — to have a pain in the groin

14) (en couture, tricot) stitch

faire un point à quelque chose — to put a few stitches in something

dentelle au point de Venise — Venetian lace

2.

(dated) adverbe not

tu ne tueras point — thou shalt not kill

3.

à point locution adverbiale

1) ( en temps voulu) just in time

à point nommé — just at the right moment

2) Culinaire

(cuit) à point — medium rare

le camembert est à point — the camembert is ready to eat

4.

au point locution

être au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together

leur système n'est pas encore très au point — their system still needs some working on

le prototype n'est pas encore au point — the prototype isn't quite ready yet

mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust

finir de mettre quelque chose au point — to put the finishing touches to something

mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement

faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus

faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)

Phrasal Verbs:

- point d'ancrage

- point d'appui

- point d'attache

- point cardinal

- point chaud

- point de chute

- point commun

- point de côté

- point de départ

- point d'eau

- point d'exclamation

- point de fuite

- point de fusion

- point d'interrogation

- point du jour

- point de mire

- point mort

- point noir

- point d'orgue

- point de penalty

- point de repère

- point de suture

- point de vue

- points de suspension

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être mal en point — to be in a bad way

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pwɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= marque, signe) dot

2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA

3) (= moment) point

à ce point de la conversation — at that point in the conversation

Nous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.

à point (nommé) — just at the right time

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do

J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.

4) (= degré)

à ce point (avec adjectif) — so

à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...

au point que; à tel point que — so much so that

5) (au score) point

6) (= aspect) point

Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.

en tout point — in every respect

7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point

point de départ — point of departure

point d'arrivée — arrival point

8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitch

point de croix — cross stitch

point de tige — stem stitch

point de chaînette — chain stitch

point mousse — garter stitch, plain

point jersey — purl

9) CUISINE

à point (= bien mûr) — just right, (viande) medium

"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."

10) (autres locutions)

faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock

faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of

mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus

2. adv

lit (= pas) not

point n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...

point de... — no...

il n'est point de liberté sans contraintes — there is no freedom without constraints

3. vb

See:

poindre

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point ⇒ Les points cardinaux

A nm

1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;

2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;

3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;

4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;

5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;

6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;

7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;

8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;

9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;

10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;

11 Mus dot;

12 Imprim point;

13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;

14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.

B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.

C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.

D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.

Composés

point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.

Idiome

être mal en point to be in a bad way.

I

[pwɛ̃] adverbe

(littéraire)

1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

je ne l'ai point encore vu I haven't seen him yet

point n'est besoin de there's no need to

2. [employé seul]

du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagne

il eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found

point de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize

3. [en réponse négative]

point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!

II

[pwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [marque] point, dot, spot

[sur un dé, un domino] pip, spot

un corsage à petits points bleus a blouse with blue polka dots

la voiture n'était plus qu'un point à l'horizon the car was now no more than a speck on the horizon

point lumineux spot ou point of light

point de rouille speck ou spot of rust

2. [petite quantité] spot, dab, blob

un point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder

3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dot

MATHÉMATIQUES point

point d'exclamation exclamation mark ou (US) point

point d'interrogation (sens propre & figuré) question mark

points de suspension ellipsis, suspension points (US)

point final full stop (UK), period (US) (at the end of a piece of text)

j'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!

mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an end

point, à la ligne! (sens propre) new paragraph!

il a fait une bêtise, point à la ligne! (figuré) he did something stupid, let's leave it at that!

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE & NAUTIQUE [position] position

point estimé/observé estimated/observed position

point fixe run-up

faire le point

a. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's position

b. (figuré) to take stock (of the situation)

à 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your life

et maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic news

5. GÉOMÉTRIE point

point d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential point

6. [endroit] point, spot, place

en plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet

point de contrôle checkpoint

point névralgique

a. MÉDECINE nerve centre

b. (figuré) sensitive spot

point de rencontre meeting point

point de vente retail outlet

7. [douleur] twinge, sharp pain

MÉDECINE pressure point

j'ai un point au poumon I can feel a twinge (of pain) in my chest

point de côté stitch

8. [moment, stade] point, stage

à ce point de la discussion at this point in the discussion

les pourparlers en sont toujours au même point the negotiations haven't got any further

9. [degré] point

porter quelque chose à son plus haut point to carry something to extremes

si tu savais à quel point je te méprise! if you only knew how much I despise you!

il est radin, mais à un point! (familier) you wouldn't believe how tightfisted he is!

point de saturation (sens propre & figuré) saturation point

10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, trait

le second point à l'ordre du jour the second item on the agenda

un programme social en trois points a three-point social programme

voici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in history

point d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement

point commun common feature

nous n'avons aucun point commun we have nothing in common

un point de droit DROIT a point of law

11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) point

ÉDUCATION mark (UK), point

JEUX & SPORT point

sa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three points

il me manquait 12 points pour avoir l'examen I was 12 marks short of passing the exam

battu aux points [en boxe] beaten on points

faire le point [le gagner] to win the point

bon point

a. ÉDUCATION [image] cardboard card or picture given to schoolchildren as a reward

b. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)

un bon point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) good on (UK) ou for you!, you get a brownie point!

mauvais point ÉDUCATION black mark (against somebody's name)

un mauvais point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) go to the back of the class!

marquer un point (sens propre & figuré) to score a point

12. COUTURE

faire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches in

bâtir à grands points to tack

point de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch

point de jersey stocking stitch

point mousse garter stitch

point de riz moss stitch

petit point: tapisserie au petit point petit point tapestry

13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot

[emplacement]

point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point

14. ART & JOAILLERIE point

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à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbiale

[tellement] so, that

ton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?

j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?

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à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctive

so much so that, to such a point that

les choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...

elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore

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à point locution adjectivale

[steak] medium

[rôti] done to a turn

[fromage] ripe, just right

[poire] just ou nicely ripe

ton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape

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à point locution adverbiale

1. CUISINE

le gâteau est cuit à point the cake is cooked (through)

2. [au bon moment]

tomber à point

a. [personne] to come (just) at the right time

b. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely

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à point nommé locution adverbiale

arriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of time

au plus haut point locution adverbiale

[énervé, généreux, irrespectueux] extremely, most

[méfiant] highly, extremely

je le respecte au plus haut point I have the utmost respect for him

je le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him

elle m'inquiète au plus haut point I'm really worried about her

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au point locution adjectivale

PHOTOGRAPHIE in focus

[moteur] tuned

[machine] in perfect running order

[technique] perfected

[discours, plaidoyer] finalized

[spectacle, artiste] ready

ton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yet

le son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right

quand ma technique sera au point when I've perfected my technique

mon texte n'est pas encore au point I haven't finished my text yet

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au point locution adverbiale

mettre au point

a. [texte à imprimer] to edit

b. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches to

c. [spectacle] to perfect

d. [moteur] to tune

e. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focus

f. [affaire] to settle, to finalize

mettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straight

mettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundays

après cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight

tu devrais mettre les choses au point avec lui you should sort things out between you

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au point de locution prépositionnelle

méticuleux au point d'en être agaçant meticulous to the point of being exasperating

il n'est pas stupide au point de le leur répéter he's not so stupid as to tell them

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au point du jour locution adverbiale

(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreak

au point où locution conjonctive

nous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...

au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry on

au point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)

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au point que locution conjonctive

so much that, so... that

il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run away

point par point locution adverbiale

point by point

sur le point de locution prépositionnelle

être sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing something

j'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leave

sur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying

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point d'ancrage nom masculin

1. AUTOMOBILE seat-belt anchorage

2. (figuré) cornerstone

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point d'appui nom masculin

1. [d'un levier] fulcrum

2. MILITAIRE strongpoint

3. (figuré) [soutien] support

point de chute nom masculin

1. ARMEMENT point of impact

2. (figuré)

j'ai un point de chute à Milan I have somewhere to stay in Milan

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point culminant nom masculin

ASTRONOMIE zenith

GÉOGRAPHIE peak, summit, highest point, (figuré) acme, apex

quel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?

les investissements sont à leur point culminant investment has reached a peak

point de départ nom masculin

starting point

nous voilà revenus au point de départ (sens propre & figuré) now we're back where we started

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point faible nom masculin

weak spot

son point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point

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point fort nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point

[d'un joueur de tennis] best shot

les maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point

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point mort nom masculin

AUTOMOBILE

neutral

au point mort

a. AUTOMOBILE in neutral

b. (figuré) at a standstill

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point noir nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE blackhead

2. [difficulté] difficulty, headache (figuré)

un point noir de la circulation

a. [encombré] a heavily congested area

b. [dangereux] an accident blackspot

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point sensible nom masculin

1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot

2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target

3. (figuré)

toucher un point sensible

a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spot

b. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area

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