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1 mayor

adj.

1 bigger.

2 grown-up (adulto).

cuando sea mayor when I grow up

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

3 older (no joven).

una mujer mayor an older woman

ser muy mayor to be very old

las personas mayores the elderly (los ancianos)

4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).

5 major, main, chief, leading.

f. & m.

1 major (military).

2 head.

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mayor

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo) bigger, greater, larger; (persona) older; (hermanos, hijos) elder, older

■ necesito una talla mayor I need a larger size

■ tengo dos hermanos mayores I have two older brothers

■ mi hermano mayor vendrá a la fiesta my elder brother will come to the party

2 (superlativo) biggest, greatest, largest; (persona) oldest; (hermanos, hijos) eldest, oldest

■ el mayor gato que jamás he visto the biggest cat I've ever seen

■ su mayor preocupación her biggest worry

■ este es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest son

3 (de edad) mature, elderly

■ la gente mayor elderly people

■ mi padre está ya muy mayor my father is very old now

4 (adulto) grown-up

■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now

■ siéntate como una persona mayor sit up properly

5 (principal) main

6 MÚSICA major

► nombre masculino

1 MILITAR major

2 mayor que MATEMÁTICAS (signo) more than

► nombre masculino plural los mayores

1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor

1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al por mayor wholesale

hacerse mayor to grow up

no ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything serious

ser mayor de edad to be of age

calle mayor high street, US main street

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1. noun mf.
adult
2. adj.
1) main, major

2) bigger, biggest

3) larger, largest

4) greater, greatest

5) elder, oldest

•

- al por mayor

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1. ADJ

1) [comparativo]

a) (=más grande)

necesitamos una habitación mayor — we need a bigger o larger room

un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors

son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance

sin mayores complicaciones — without further ado

• la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens

• ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than his

el índice de paro es mayor que hace un año — unemployment is higher than (it was) a year ago

- llegar a mayores

b) (=de más edad) older

es mi hermana mayor — she's my older o elder sister

Emilio es el mayor de los dos — Emilio is the older of the two

• mayor que algn — older than sb

Paco es mayor que Nacho — Paco is older than Nacho

es tres años mayor que yo — he is three years older than me

vivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her

2) [superlativo]

a) (=más grande)

esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world

su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem

su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy

viven en la mayor miseria — they live in the greatest o utmost poverty

hacer algo con el mayor cuidado — to do sth with the greatest o utmost care

b) (=de más edad) oldest

Juan es el mayor — Juan is the oldest

mi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son

3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] high

calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)
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4) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

nuestros hijos ya son mayores — our children are grown-up now

las personas mayores — grown-ups, adults

ya eres muy mayor para hacer esas tonterías — you're too old now to do silly things like that

• ser mayor de edad — to be of age

• hacerse mayor — to grow up

5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly

mis padres son muy mayores — my parents are very old

6) (=jefe) head antes de s

el cocinero mayor — the head chef

montero mayor — head huntsman

7) (Mús) major

2. SMF

1) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

los mayores se fueron a una fiesta — the grown-ups o adults went to a party

los mayores no hacen cosas así — grown-ups don't do things like that

mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age

2) (=anciano)

los mayores — elderly people

¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!

3) LAm (Mil) major

3.

SM

• al por mayor — wholesale

vender al por mayor — to sell wholesale

repartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de grande)

vuelan a mayor altura — they fly at a greater height

un material de mayor flexibilidad — a more flexible material

a mayor escala — on a larger scale

en otros países el índice es aún mayor — in other countries the rate is even higher

beneficios aún mayores — even greater benefits

mayor que algo — greater than something

un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40

b) ( superlativo de grande)

tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents

su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry

a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

viven en la mayor pobreza — they live in the most terrible poverty

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor que alguien — older than somebody

soy dos meses mayor que tú — I am two months older than you

b) ( superlativo)

es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two

mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de los residentes — the oldest of the residents

c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto)

hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect

cuando sea mayor — when I grow up

ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas — you're a bit old to be doing things like that

ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

3) (en frases negativas) ( grande)

no requiere mayores explicaciones — this doesn't need much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema — I'm not particularly interested in the subject

no me produjo mayor inquietud — it did not worry me particularly

sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

5) (Mús) major

6) (Com)

(al) por mayor — wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor — there were innumerable problems
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

sólo para mayores — adults only

deben ir acompañados de un mayor — they must be accompanied by an adult

mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

- mayor de edad

2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de grande)

vuelan a mayor altura — they fly at a greater height

un material de mayor flexibilidad — a more flexible material

a mayor escala — on a larger scale

en otros países el índice es aún mayor — in other countries the rate is even higher

beneficios aún mayores — even greater benefits

mayor que algo — greater than something

un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40

b) ( superlativo de grande)

tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents

su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry

a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

viven en la mayor pobreza — they live in the most terrible poverty

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor que alguien — older than somebody

soy dos meses mayor que tú — I am two months older than you

b) ( superlativo)

es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two

mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de los residentes — the oldest of the residents

c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto)

hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect

cuando sea mayor — when I grow up

ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas — you're a bit old to be doing things like that

ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

3) (en frases negativas) ( grande)

no requiere mayores explicaciones — this doesn't need much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema — I'm not particularly interested in the subject

no me produjo mayor inquietud — it did not worry me particularly

sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

5) (Mús) major

6) (Com)

(al) por mayor — wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor — there were innumerable problems
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

sólo para mayores — adults only

deben ir acompañados de un mayor — they must be accompanied by an adult

mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

- mayor de edad

2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major

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mayor¹

¹ = senior, elderly, eldest.

Nota: Referido a edad.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.

* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.

* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.

* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* gente mayor = elderly people.

* hombre mayor = elderly man.

* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.

* mayores, los = elderly, the.

* muy mayor = over the hill.

* pesonas mayores = elderly people.

* ser mayor = be older.

mayor²

² = largest, greater, heightened, increased.

Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.

Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* al por mayor = in bulk.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* calle mayor, la = main street, the.

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.

* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.

* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.

* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.

* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* de mayor edad = senior.

* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

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

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

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

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.

* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.

* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.

* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.

* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).

* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.

* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.

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mayor¹

adjective

A

1 (comparativo de grande¹ (↑ grande (1))):

pueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater height

estas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fuller

un material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible material

en otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higher

esto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefits

mayor QUE algo:

una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our country

cualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40

X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)

2 (superlativo de) grande)

el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin America

el mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europe

ésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worry

le ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians

B ((en edad) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor QUE algn older THAN sb

soy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you

2

(superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?

éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents

3 (viejo) elderly

ya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own

4

(adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like that

cuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a fireman

vamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like that

cuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majority

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

C ( en frases negativas)

(grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subject

la noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o unduly

se llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of it

hubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing serious

D (en nombres)

(principal): Calle Mayor Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

E ( Mús) major

F ( Com):

(al) por mayor wholesale

[ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale only

los compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problems

mayor²

masculine and feminine

A

1

(adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talking

cada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adult

2 mayores mpl

mis/tus mayores my/your elders

Compuesto:

mayor de edad

masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majority

B

mayor masculine ( AmL) ( Mil) major

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mayor adjetivo
1
a) ( comparativo de

◊ grande) ‹número/porcentaje› greater, higher;

‹ beneficio› greater;
◊ vuelan a mayor altura they fly at a greater height;

a mayor escala on a larger scale;
un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de

◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;

su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible;
la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
2 ( en edad)
a) ( comparativo) older;

mayor que algn older than sb
b) ( superlativo):

◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;

mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto):

◊ las personas mayores adults, grown-ups (colloq);

cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age;
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main;
◊ Calle Mmayor Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

4 (Mús) major
5 (Com):
◊ (al) por mayor wholesale

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);
◊ solo para mayores adults only;

mis/tus mayores my/your elders;
mayor de edad person who is legally of age
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
(superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
(superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
(superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
(anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age
(maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
(ancianos) elders
♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it

' mayor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- adicta
- adicto
- afán
- alcalde
- alcaldía
- almacén
- amable
- brevedad
- burgomaestre
- calle
- caza
- colegio
- confluencia
- desarrollar
- edad
- engrandecer
- escaparate
- estado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- fuerza
- gruesa
- grueso
- hacer
- hacerse
- inri
- obra
- osa
- palo
- persona
- plana
- polemizar
- predilección
- re
- safari
- salir
- sol
- teniente
- vender
- venta
- abuelo
- ama
- anhelo
- atractivo
- audiencia
- cazar
- ciudad
- compás
- de
English:
act
- address
- adult
- big
- bomb
- bulk
- capacity
- cash-and-carry
- claw back
- densely
- dipper
- dormitory
- elaborate
- elder
- eldest
- few
- frisky
- grow up
- growing
- high street
- hill
- inquest
- lion
- little
- main
- major
- mayor
- mostly
- much
- nominee
- often
- old
- outflow
- outweigh
- over
- part
- perpendicular
- residence
- senior
- sergeant major
- spur
- staff
- trade price
- utmost
- wholesale
- wholesale trade
- wholesaler
- worship
- abject
- cash

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mayor

♦ adj

1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);
este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;

mi hermana mayor my older sister;

es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;

un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;

una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;

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

no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;

no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;

apartamentos mayores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of over 100 square metres;

subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;

la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;

la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;
Mat
mayor que greater than

2. [superlativo]
el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;
[en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;
la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;

la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;

el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;

el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;

vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty

3. [más] further, more;

para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue

4. [adulto] grown-up;

cuando sea mayor when I grow up;

hacerse mayor to grow up;

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

5. [no joven] older;
[anciano] elderly;
una mujer ya mayor an older woman;

ser muy mayor to be very old;

hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;

la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly

6. [principal] major, main;

la plaza mayor the main square;

la calle mayor the main street;

el palo mayor the main mast

7. Mús major;

en do mayor in C major

8. Com
al por mayor wholesale;

un almacén de venta al por mayor a wholesaler's

♦ nmf

el/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;

mayores [adultos] grown-ups;
[antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;
es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;

respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;

la cosa no llegó o [m5] pasó a mayores the matter didn't go any further

♦ nm
Mil major
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mayor

I adj

1 comp: en tamaño larger, bigger; en edad older; en importancia greater;

mayor que greater than, larger than;

ser mayor de edad be an adult;

ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;

mayor que older than

2 sup

:

el mayor en edad the oldest o eldest; en tamaño the largest o

biggest; en importancia the greatest;

los mayores the adults;

la mayor parte the majority

3 MÚS tono, modo

major;

do mayor MÚS C major

4 COM

:

al por mayor wholesale

II m MIL major

III

:

ir o

pasar a mayores get serious

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mayor adj

1) (comparative of grande) : bigger, larger, greater, elder, older

2) (superlative of grande) : biggest, largest, greatest, eldest, oldest

3) : grown-up, mature

4) : main, major

5)

mayor de edad : of (legal) age

6)

al por mayor or

por mayor : wholesale

mayor nmf

1) : major (in the military)

2) : adult

* * *

mayor¹ adj

1. (que tiene más edad) older

es mayor que tú he's older than you

mi hermano mayor my older brother

2. (más grande) bigger

necesito una talla mayor I need a bigger size

un tiburón es mayor que una piraña a shark is bigger than a piranha

3. (él de más edad) oldest

nuestro hijo mayor our oldest son

4. (anciano) old / elderly

mi padre ya es mayor my father is quite old now

5. (adulto) grown up

cuando sea mayor seré bombero I'm going to be a fireman when I grow up

6. (principal) main

la plaza mayor the main square

la calle mayor the high street

al por mayor wholesale

mayor² n

1. (que tiene más años) oldest

¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?

2. (adulto) grown up

los mayores comieron después the grown ups ate afterwards

de mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc.

hacerse mayor to grow up [pt. grew; pp. grown]

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

Spanish-English dictionary > mayor
2 mayor de 25 años

(n.) = mature adult

Ex. One of the earliest of these was the open university, which aims to extend and widen educational opportunities for mature adults.

* * *

(n.) = mature adult

Ex: One of the earliest of these was the open university, which aims to extend and widen educational opportunities for mature adults.

Spanish-English dictionary > mayor de 25 años
3 25

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* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.

* * *

* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.

Spanish-English dictionary > 25
4 año

m.

anus.

* * *

ano

► nombre masculino

1 anus

* * *

noun m.

1) year

2) grade

•

- año bisiesto
- Año Nuevo
- tener cinco años
- tener años
* * *

SM anus

* * *

masculino anus

* * *

= year, grade.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.

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* 365 días al año = year-round.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* al año = per annum, per year.

* algunos años más tarde = some years on.

* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.

* alumno de primer año = first grader.

* alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.

* alumno de segundo año = second grader.

* alumno de séptimo año = seventh grader.

* alumno de sexto año = sixth grader.

* alumno de tercer año = third grader.

* alumno de un año = grader.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* anormal para la época del año = unseasonably.

* año a año = year by year.

* año académico = academic year, school year.

* año anterior, el = past year, the.

* año bisiesto = leap year.

* año civil = calendar year.

* año contable = accounting year.

* año del calendario = calendar year.

* año de trabajo = man year.

* año económico = financial year.

* año entrante, el = coming year, the.

* año escolar = school year.

* año financiero = financial year.

* año fiscal = fiscal year, business year, accounting year, tax year.

* año luz = light year.

* año maravilloso = annus mirabilis.

* año natural = calendar year.

* Año Nuevo = New Year.

* año pasado, el = last year.

* año próximo = next year, following year.

* año próximo, el = coming year, the.

* año que viene = next year, following year.

* año sabático = gap year.

* años anteriores = earlier years.

* años de antigüedad = length of service.

* años de entreguerras = inter-war years.

* años de posguerra, los = post-war years, the.

* años de vacas flacas = lean years.

* año siguiente = next year, following year.

* años sesenta, los = sixties, the.

* años veinte, los = twenties, the.

* años venideros, los = years ahead, the.

* año terrestre = earth year.

* año tras año = year after year, year by year, year in and year out.

* a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.

* atípico para la época del año = unseasonably.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.

* cada diez años = ten-yearly.

* cada dos años = biennially.

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* chico o chica de trece años = thirteen-year-old.

* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.

* con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.

* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.

* con una antelación de un año = a year ahead of schedule.

* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de final de año = end-year.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* del año catapún = from the year dot.

* del año de la nada = from the year dot.

* del año de la pera = from the year dot.

* del año de Maricastaña = from the year dot.

* del año maricastaño = from the year dot.

* de mediados de año = mid-year [midyear].

* de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].

* dentro de unos años = in a few years' time.

* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.

* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.

* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.

* desde hace ya años = for years now.

* de tercer año = third-year.

* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.

* de un año a otro = from year to year, from one year to another, from one year to the next.

* dos años = two-year period.

* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].

* durante algunos años = for some years, over a period of years.

* durante años = for years.

* durante años y años = for years and years (and years).

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* durante el año pasado = over the past year.

* durante el próximo año = over the next year.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante el último año = over the last year.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* durante los primeros años = during the early years.

* durante los próximos años = for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few years.

* durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.

* durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.

* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.

* durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* en años anteriores = in prior years, in years past, in past years.

* en + Cantidad + años = in + Cantidad + years' time.

* en dos años = over a two-year period.

* en el año catapún = in the dim and distant past.

* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.

* en el año entrante = in the coming year.

* en el año próximo = in the coming year.

* en el año venidero = in the coming year.

* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.

* en el próximo año = in the year ahead.

* en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.

* en esta época del año = around this time of year.

* en los años intermedios = in the intervening years.

* en los años que siguieron = over the ensuing years.

* en los primeros años de = early in.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en los próximos años = in the next few years.

* en los últimos años = in recent years, over the recent past, in the last few years.

* en los últimos años de = in the last years of.

* en sus años de apogeo = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en sus años de auge = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* en unos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.

* en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* época del año = season.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.

* estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.

* estudiante de segundo año = sophomore.

* estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.

* existir desde hace años = be around for years.

* fin de año = EOY (end of year), end of the year.

* hace algunos años = some years ago.

* hace años = years ago.

* hace miles de años = aeons ago.

* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace un par de años = a couple of years ago.

* hace varios años = several years ago.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los años cincuenta = fifties.

* los años maravillosos = the halcyon days.

* los años treinta = thirties.

* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.

* millones de años = aeon [eon].

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* Número + al año = Número + annually.

* Número + años de diferencia = Número + year gap.

* Número + años después = Número + years on.

* Número + cada año = Número + annually.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.

* por dos años = two-year.

* Posesivo + años mozos = Posesivo + salad days.

* primer año de carrera = freshman year.

* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.

* próximos años, los = years ahead, the.

* próximos años, the = next few years, the.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* según la estación del año = seasonally.

* todo el año = year-round.

* todos los años = on a yearly basis, year in and year out, year-on-year.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* un año antes de lo previsto = a year ahead of schedule.

* un año tras otro = year after year.

* una vez al año = annually, once a year.

* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7/365.

* víspera de Año Nuevo = New Year's Eve.

* * *

masculino anus

* * *

= anus.

Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.

* * *

ano

masculine

anus

Compuestos:

● ano artificial

colostomy

● ano contra natura

( RPl) colostomy

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Multiple Entries:
ano
año
ano sustantivo masculino
anus
año sustantivo masculino
1 ( período) year;
◊ los años 50 the 50s;

el año pasado last year;
una vez al año once a year;
hace años que no lo veo I haven't seen him for o in years;
el año de la pera or de Maricastaña (fam): ese peinado es del año de la pera that hairstyle went out with the ark (colloq), that hairstyle is really old-fashioned;
un disco del año de la pera a record that's really ancient;
año bisiesto leap year;
año fiscal fiscal year (AmE), tax year (BrE);
año luz light year;
Año Nuevo New Year
2 ( indicando edad):
◊ soltero, de 30 años de edad single, 30 years old o (frml) 30 years of age;

¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;
tengo 14 años I'm 14 (years old);
hoy cumple 29 años she's 29 today;
ya debe de tener sus añitos he must be getting on (a bit);
quitarse años: se quita años she's older than she admits o says
3 ( curso) year;
◊ año académico/escolar academic/school year

ano sustantivo masculino anus
año sustantivo masculino
1 year: el año pasado nos fuimos a Bahía, we went to Bahía last year
el año que viene acabará la carrera, she'll finish her university studies next year
hace años que no nos vemos, we haven't seen each other for ages
en el año 1945, in 1945
2 (de edad) years old: mi hija tiene cuatro años, my daughter is four (years old)
cumple años el 15, it's her birthday on the 15th
3 año académico/escolar/sabático, academic/school/sabbatical year
año bisiesto, leap year
años luz, light years
Año Nuevo, New Year
los años cuarenta, the forties
Recuerda que para expresar la edad no se usa el verbo to have sino el verbo to be: Tiene trece años. He is thirteen o he is thirteen years old. Nunca debes decir he is thirteen years. Si quieres expresar la edad de un bebé: tiene once meses, tienes que decir he is eleven months old.
' año' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- ano
- antes
- bisiesto
- caer
- cara
- caza
- cosecha
- curso
- de
- dentro
- dividendo
- edad
- escalonar
- escolar
- estación
- estirón
- fin
- floración
- ir
- gustar
- ingresar
- inocentada
- judicial
- mediada
- mediado
- ordenarse
- pera
- polca
- presente
- proceso
- sabática
- sabático
- salida
- sangrar
- ubérrima
- ubérrimo
- víspera
- acabar
- académico
- altura
- antepasado
- apertura
- aquí
- comparación
- correr
- corriente
- cursar
- día
- entrante
English:
academic year
- afford
- after
- anniversary
- anus
- appreciate
- apprentice
- arms control
- attain
- attribute
- before
- best
- borrower
- bumper
- bundle
- bust
- clock up
- come out
- coming
- current
- curtail
- date back to
- date from
- day off
- disturbance
- downturn
- due
- early
- eventful
- expand
- expatriate
- extend
- financial year
- first
- flower
- focus
- fold
- free
- freeze
- freshman
- get
- go out
- go through
- go under
- happy
- hold
- leap year
- light year
- move away
- next

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ano nm

anus

* * *

ano

m ANAT anus

* * *

ano nm

: anus

* * *

año n year

mi hermano nació hace un año my brother was born a year ago

fuimos a Inglaterra el año pasado we went to England last year

tener... años to be... years old

tengo 16 años I'm 16 years old / I'm 16

¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?

año bisiesto leap year

año escolar school year

año nuevo new year

Spanish-English dictionary > año
5 mayor1

¹ = senior, elderly, eldest.

Nota: Referido a edad.

Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex. When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.

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* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.

* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.

* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* gente mayor = elderly people.

* hombre mayor = elderly man.

* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.

* mayores, los = elderly, the.

* muy mayor = over the hill.

* pesonas mayores = elderly people.

* ser mayor = be older.

Spanish-English dictionary > mayor1
6 adulto

adj.

1 adult, mature, full-grown, grown-up.

2 adult, mature.

m.

adult, grownup, grown-up.

* * *

adulto

► adjetivo

1 adult

■ persona adulta adult

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 adult

■ los adultos the grown-ups

* * *

(f. - adulta)

noun adj.

adult

* * *

adulto, -a
ADJ SM / F adult, grown-up
* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

a) <persona/animal> adult (before n)

b) <reacción/opinión> adult
II
- ta masculino, femenino adult

* * *

= grown-up, adult.

Ex. The term 'andragogy' derives from the Greek 'andros' meaning 'adult or grown-up' and 'agogos' meaning one who leads.

Ex. Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.

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* alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching.

* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.

* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.

* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* edad adulta = adulthood.

* educación de adultos = adult education, literacy tutoring.

* estudiante adulto = mature student.

* ficción para adultos = adult fiction.

* literatura para adultos = adult literature, adult fiction.

* material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.

* material para adultos = adult materials.

* mentalidad de adulto = adult mentality.

* programa de adultos = adult programme.

* programa de alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy programme.

* público adulto = adult audience.

* sección de adultos = adult section, adult services, adult department, adult services section.

* sólo para adultos = X-rated.

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

a) <persona/animal> adult (before n)

b) <reacción/opinión> adult
II
- ta masculino, femenino adult

* * *

= grown-up, adult.

Ex: The term 'andragogy' derives from the Greek 'andros' meaning 'adult or grown-up' and 'agogos' meaning one who leads.

Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.

* alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching.

* célula madre adulta = adult stem cell.

* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.

* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* edad adulta = adulthood.

* educación de adultos = adult education, literacy tutoring.

* estudiante adulto = mature student.

* ficción para adultos = adult fiction.

* literatura para adultos = adult literature, adult fiction.

* material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.

* material para adultos = adult materials.

* mentalidad de adulto = adult mentality.

* programa de adultos = adult programme.

* programa de alfabetización de adultos = adult literacy programme.

* público adulto = adult audience.

* sección de adultos = adult section, adult services, adult department, adult services section.

* sólo para adultos = X-rated.

* * *

adulto¹ -ta

adjective

1 ‹persona/animal› adult ( before n)

2 ‹reacción/opinión› adult, mature

adulto² -ta

masculine, feminine

adult

* * *

adulto
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ‹persona/animal› adult ( before n)

b) ‹reacción/opinión› adult

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
adult
adulto,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino adult
' adulto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adulta
- balbuceo
- bombón
- baba
- balbucear
- bautismo
- bautizar
- bautizo
- entretener
- escarpín
- grande
- hijo
- llanto
- mayor
- pataleta
- pollo
- tal
English:
adult
- grown
- grown-up
- scooter
- full
- mature

* * *

adulto, -a

♦ adj

1. [desarrollado] adult;

la edad adulta adulthood

2. [maduro] adult;

un comportamiento adulto adult behaviour

♦ nm,f

adult;

película para adultos adult movie

* * *

adulto

I adj persona adult atr ; opinión, comportamiento adult;

edad adulta adulthood

II m, adulta f adult

* * *

adulto, -ta adj & n

: adult

* * *

adulto adj n adult

ya eres una persona adulta you're an adult now

Spanish-English dictionary > adulto
7 maduro

adj.

1 mature, aged.

2 ripe, mellow, seasoned.

3 adult.

4 developed, matured.

m.

ripe plantain.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

maduro

► adjetivo

1 (persona) mature

2 (fruta) ripe

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de edad madura of mature years

* * *

(f. - madura)

adj.

1) mature

2) ripe

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [fruta] ripe

poco maduro — underripe

2) [persona] [carácter] mature

de edad madura — middle-aged

el clima no está maduro para esas negociaciones — the climate is not ripe for such negotiations

- el divieso está maduro

2.

SM Col plantain

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] < fruta> ripe; caerse 1 b

b) [ESTAR] ( listo)

maduro PARA algo — ripe for something

2)

a) [SER] ( entrado en años) mature, of mature years

b) [SER] ( sensato) mature

es muy poco maduro — he is very immature

es joven pero muy maduro — he's young but very mature for his age
II
masculino (Col, Ven) plantain

* * *

= mature, middle-aged, ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente usado con la fruta.

Ex. There may be conflicts between the needs of new and mature users.

Ex. One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school.

Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex. This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.

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* demasiado maduro = overripe.

* fruta demasiado madura = overripe fruit.

* no del todo maduro = underripe.

* poco maduro = underripe.

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I
- ra adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] < fruta> ripe; caerse 1 b

b) [ESTAR] ( listo)

maduro PARA algo — ripe for something

2)

a) [SER] ( entrado en años) mature, of mature years

b) [SER] ( sensato) mature

es muy poco maduro — he is very immature

es joven pero muy maduro — he's young but very mature for his age
II
masculino (Col, Ven) plantain

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= mature, middle-aged, ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente usado con la fruta.

Ex: There may be conflicts between the needs of new and mature users.

Ex: One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school.

Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.

* demasiado maduro = overripe.

* fruta demasiado madura = overripe fruit.

* no del todo maduro = underripe.

* poco maduro = underripe.

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maduro¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 [ ESTAR] ‹fruta› ripe caer v pron (↑ caer)

2 [ ESTAR] (listo) maduro PARA algo ripe FOR sth

la situación no estaba madura para la revolución the situation was not yet ripe for revolution

3 [ ESTAR] ‹grano/forúnculo›

todavía no está maduro it isn't ready (to burst) yet, it hasn't come to a head yet

B

1 [ SER] (entrado en años) mature, of mature years

2 [ SER] (sensato) mature

es muy poco maduro he is very immature

es joven pero muy maduro he's young but very mature for his age

maduro²

masculine

( Col)

plantain

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Del verbo madurar: ( conjugate madurar)

maduro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

maduró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
madurar
maduro
madurar ( conjugate madurar) verbo intransitivo
a) [ fruta] to ripen

b) [ persona] to mature

c) [ ideas] to mature, come to fruition

verbo transitivo
a) ‹ fruta› to ripen

b) ‹ plan› to develop, bring to fruition

maduro
◊ -ra adjetivo

1 [ESTAR] ‹ fruta› ripe
2
a) [SER] ( entrado en años) mature, of mature years

b) [SER] ( sensato) mature;

◊ es joven pero muy maduro he's young but very mature for his age

madurar
I vtr fig (una idea, una decisión) to think out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (fruta) to ripen
2 (persona) to mature
maduro,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) mature: es una mujer (de edad) madura, she's a middle-aged woman
2 (fruta) ripe
' maduro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
madura
- mayor
- sazonada
- sazonado
- asentado
English:
grown-up
- mature
- mellow
- ripe
- adult
- over
- unripe

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maduro, -a adj

1. [fruto] ripe

2. [persona] [sensata] mature

3. [persona] [adulta] mature, older;

le gustan los hombres maduros she likes mature o older men;

una mujer de edad madura a middle-aged woman

4. [idea, proyecto] thought through;

este poema aún no está maduro para ser publicado this poem isn't ready for publication yet

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maduro

adj

1 mentalmente mature

2 de edad middle-aged

3 fruta ripe

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maduro, -ra adj

1) : mature

2) : ripe

* * *

maduro adj

1. (fruta) ripe

2. (persona) mature

Spanish-English dictionary > maduro
8 acechar

v.

to watch, to spy on.

el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey

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acechar

► verbo transitivo

1 (vigilar) to watch, spy on; (esperar) to lie in wait for

■ acechar la ocasión to wait one's chance

2 (caza) to stalk

3 (amenazar) to threaten, lurk

■ un gran peligro acecha great danger lies ahead

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VT (=observar) to spy on, watch; (=esperar) to lie in wait for; [+ caza] to stalk; (=amenazar) to threaten, beset

acechar la ocasión — to wait one's chance

* * *

verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for

el peligro que nos acecha — the danger that lies ahead of us

* * *

= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.

Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.

Ex. The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.

* * *

verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for

el peligro que nos acecha — the danger that lies ahead of us

* * *

= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.

Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.

Ex: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.

* * *

acechar [A1 ]

vt

‹enemigo/presa› to stalk, to lie in wait for

somos conscientes del peligro que nos acecha we are aware of the danger that awaits us o that lies ahead of us

* * *

acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;
◊ el peligro que nos acecha the danger that lies ahead of us

acechar verbo transitivo
1 to lie in wait for
2 (amenazar) to threaten

' acechar' also found in these entries:
English:
stalk

* * *

acechar vt

to watch, to spy on;

el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey

* * *

acechar

v/t lie in wait for

* * *

acechar vt

1) : to watch, to spy on

2) : to stalk, to lie in wait for

* * *

acechar vb to lurk

Spanish-English dictionary > acechar
9 atrapar

v.

1 to catch.

La policía atrapa ladrones The police catches thieves.

2 to latch onto, to grab.

Finalmente atrapó un novio She finally latch onto a boyfriend.

3 to entrap.

* * *

atrapar

► verbo transitivo

1 to seize, capture, catch

* * *

verb

1) to trap, capture

2) catch

* * *

VT

1) [en trampa] to trap; (=apresar) to capture; [+ resfriado etc] to catch

quedaron atrapados en la montaña — they were trapped on the mountainside

atrapar un empleo — to land a job

2) (=engañar) to take in, deceive

* * *

verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch

quedé atrapada en el ascensor — I was trapped in the elevator

* * *

= lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.

Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.

Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

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* atrapado en = enmeshed in.

* atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

* * *

verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch

quedé atrapada en el ascensor — I was trapped in the elevator

* * *

= lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.

Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.

Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

* atrapado en = enmeshed in.

* atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

* * *

atrapar [A1 ]

vt

‹mariposas/conejo› to catch

atraparon al ladrón they caught the thief

quedaron atrapados en el interior del local they were trapped inside the building

* * *

atrapar ( conjugate atrapar) verbo transitivo
to catch
atrapar verbo transitivo to catch
' atrapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- cazar
- coger
- pillar
English:
catch
- ensnare
- hunt down
- snare
- trap

* * *

atrapar vt

1. [agarrar, alcanzar] to catch;

la policía atrapó a los atracadores the police caught the bank robbers;

el portero atrapó la pelota the goalkeeper caught the ball

2. Fam [contraer] to come down with;

he atrapado un resfriado I've come down with a cold

* * *

atrapar

v/t catch, trap

* * *

atrapar vt

: to trap, to capture

* * *

atrapar vb to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

Spanish-English dictionary > atrapar
10 boato

m.

show, ostentation.

* * *

boato

► nombre masculino

1 pomp, ostentation

* * *

SM show, ostentation

* * *

masculino show, ostentation

* * *

= ostentation, trappings, pomp.

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

* * *

masculino show, ostentation

* * *

= ostentation, trappings, pomp.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

* * *

boato

masculine

show, ostentation

viven con boato they have an ostentatious lifestyle

* * *

boato sustantivo masculino pomp, show of wealth: fue una celebración con mucho boato, it was a very ostentatious celebration
' boato' also found in these entries:
English:
pageantry

* * *

boato nm

show, ostentation

* * *

boato

m ostentation

* * *

boato nm

: ostentation, show

Spanish-English dictionary > boato
11 cazar

v.

1 to hunt (animales).

Pedro cazaba conejos en su pueblo Peter hunted rabbits in his hometown.

2 to catch (informal) (pillar, atrapar).

me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hop

cuando me hablan rápido en inglés no cazo una when people speak English quickly to me I can't understand a word

cazarlas al vuelo (figurative) to be quick on the uptake

3 to pursue, to track down, to chase after, to chase.

María caza sueños imposibles Mary pursues impossible dreams.

4 to land oneself, to snare.

María cazó un buen marido Mary got herself a good husband.

* * *

cazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to hunt

■ Oscar salió a cazar liebres Oscar went out hunting hares

2 familiar (conseguir) to catch, land

■ cazó una fortuna she landed a fortune

■ cazó un buen marido she landed a good husband

3 familiar (descubrir) to find out, discover

■ las mentiras siempre se cazan lies always catch up with you

4 familiar (entender) to understand, catch

■ este chico no caza ni una this boy doesn't understand a thing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cazar furtivamente to poach

cazarlas al vuelo familiar to be quick on the uptake

* * *

verb

1) to hunt

2) catch

3) land

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ animales] to hunt; [con fusil] to shoot

2) [+ ladrón, fugitivo] to hunt down

3) [+ corredor, ciclista] to catch (up with)

4) [+ votos] to capture; [+ electores, votantes] to win (over)

5) * (=atrapar) to land *

al final cazó un magnífico empleo — in the end he landed an excellent job *

su aspiración es cazar un hombre para casarse — her ambition is to land herself a husband *

6) * (=sorprender) to catch

los cazó robando — he caught them stealing

7) * (=comprender) to understand

es el mejor alumno, lo caza todo enseguida — he's the best pupil, he understands o gets * everything at once
vuelo II, 1)
2.

VI to hunt

salir a cazar — to go (out) hunting; [con fusil] to go (out) shooting

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shoot

b) < mariposas> to catch

2) (fam)

a) (conseguir, atrapar)

ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to take

c) ( atrapar) to catch
2.
cazar vi to hunt; ( con fusil) to shoot

salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting

* * *

= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

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* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* cazar furtivamente = poach.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shoot

b) < mariposas> to catch

2) (fam)

a) (conseguir, atrapar)

ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to take

c) ( atrapar) to catch
2.
cazar vi to hunt; ( con fusil) to shoot

salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting

* * *

= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* cazar furtivamente = poach.

* * *

cazar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 (para subsistir) to hunt; (como deporte) to hunt; (con fusil) to shoot

2 ‹mariposas› to catch

B ( fam)

1

(conseguir, atrapar): ha cazado un buen empleo he's landed himself o got himself a good job

pretende cazar a un millonario she hopes to net herself o land herself a millionaire ( colloq)

2

(percatarse de): ya le he cazado varios errores I've heard him make several mistakes already

3 (entender, oír) to catch

sólo cacé algunas palabras sueltas I only caught the odd word

■ cazar

vi

to hunt; (con fusil) to shoot

salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting

* * *

cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
a) ( para subsistir) to hunt;

( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
b) ‹ mariposas› to catch

c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):

◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;
◊ salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting

cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake

' cazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacería
- caza
- ratonera
- lazo
English:
chase
- head-hunt
- hunt
- poach
- shoot
- net
- prey
- trap

* * *

cazar vt

1. [animales] to hunt

2. Fam [pillar, atrapar] to catch;
[en matrimonio] to trap;
cazó a una rica heredera he landed himself a rich heiress;

he conseguido cazar dos entradas para el concierto I managed to get hold of two tickets for the concert;

cazó un buen trabajo she landed herself a good job;

Comp

cazarlas al vuelo to be quick on the uptake

3. Fam [sorprender] to catch;

me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hop

4. Fam [entender] to catch, to get;

cuando me hablan rápido en inglés, no cazo una when people speak quickly to me in English, I can't understand a word

5. Fam [hacer una falta a] to hack down;

el portero cazó al delantero the goalkeeper brought down the forward

6. Fam [en ciclismo] to chase down

* * *

cazar

I v/t

1 animal hunt; fig: información track down

2 ( pillar, captar) catch;

cazar un buen trabajo get o.s. a good job

II v/i hunt;

ir a cazar go hunting

* * *

cazar {21} vt

1) : to hunt

2) : to catch, to bag

3) fam : to land (a job, a spouse)

cazar vi

: to go hunting

* * *

cazar vb

1. (en general) to hunt

se fueron a cazar zorros they went fox hunting

2. (con escopeta) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

cazó una perdiz he shot a partridge

3. (atrapar) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

los gatos cazan ratones cats catch mice

Spanish-English dictionary > cazar
12 confabulación

f.

1 conspiracy, plot, put-up job, scheme.

2 pseudologia fantastica.

* * *

confabulación

► nombre femenino

1 conspiracy, plot

* * *

SF

1) (=complot) plot, conspiracy; (=intriga) intrigue

2) (Com) ring

* * *

femenino conspiracy, plot

* * *

= collusion, confabulation, scheme, bung, intrigue, connivance.

Ex. There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

Ex. The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.

Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

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* confabulaciones = scheming.

* * *

femenino conspiracy, plot

* * *

= collusion, confabulation, scheme, bung, intrigue, connivance.

Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.

Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

* confabulaciones = scheming.

* * *

confabulación

feminine

conspiracy, plot

* * *

confabulación sustantivo femenino
1 conspiracy
2 conference
' confabulación' also found in these entries:
English:
scheme

* * *

confabulación nf

conspiracy

* * *

confabulación

f plot, conspiracy

* * *

confabulación nf, pl - ciones complot, conspiración: plot, conspiracy

Spanish-English dictionary > confabulación
13 embaucar

v.

to deceive, to take in.

no te dejes embaucar don't (let yourself) be taken in

embaucar a alguien en algo to talk somebody into something

* * *

embaucar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, swindle

* * *

VT to trick, fool, lead up the garden path *

* * *

verbo transitivo to trick, con (colloq)

* * *

= trick, dupe, bamboozle, bluff, ensnare, snare, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path.

Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

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* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* * *

verbo transitivo to trick, con (colloq)

* * *

= trick, dupe, bamboozle, bluff, ensnare, snare, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path.

Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

* * *

embaucar [A2 ]

vt

to trick, con ( colloq)

* * *

embaucar ( conjugate embaucar) verbo transitivo
to trick, con (colloq)
embaucar verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat, lead up the garden path
' embaucar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seducir
English:
garden
- dupe

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embaucar vt

to deceive, to take in;

no te dejes embaucar don't (let yourself) be taken in;

embaucar a alguien para hacer algo to trick sb into doing sth

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embaucar

v/t trick, deceive

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embaucar {72} vt

: to trick, to swindle

Spanish-English dictionary > embaucar
14 embrollar

v.

1 to confuse, to complicate (asunto).

2 to snag, to entrap, to entangle.

El gato embrolló la lana The cat snagged the wool.

3 to embroil, to ball up, to entangle, to make a muddle of.

Su torpeza embrolló el plan His clumsiness embroiled the plan.

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embrollar

► verbo transitivo

1 to confuse, muddle

► verbo pronominal embrollarse

1 to get confused, get muddled

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1. VT

1) (=confundir) to muddle, confuse

2) (=involucrar) to involve, embroil frm

2.

See:

embrollarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <hilo/madeja> to tangle (up)

b) ( confundir) < situación> to complicate; < persona> to muddle, confuse

c) ( implicar)

embrollar a alguien en algo — to embroil somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2.
embrollarse v pron hilo/madeja to get tangled; situación to get confused o muddled; persona to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)

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= snarl up, entangle, knot into, ensnare, snare.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

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* embrollado en = enmeshed in.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <hilo/madeja> to tangle (up)

b) ( confundir) < situación> to complicate; < persona> to muddle, confuse

c) ( implicar)

embrollar a alguien en algo — to embroil somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2.
embrollarse v pron hilo/madeja to get tangled; situación to get confused o muddled; persona to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)

* * *

= snarl up, entangle, knot into, ensnare, snare.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

* embrollado en = enmeshed in.

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embrollar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹hilo/madeja› to tangle, tangle up

2 (confundir) ‹situación› to complicate; ‹persona› to muddle, confuse

3 (implicar) embrollar a algn EN algo to embroil sb IN sth, get sb involved IN sth

■ embrollarse

v pron

1 «hilo/madeja» to get tangled

2 «situación» to get confused o muddled, get complicated; «persona» to get confused o muddled, to get mixed up ( colloq)

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embrollar ( conjugate embrollar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹hilo/madeja› to tangle (up)

b) ( confundir) ‹ situación› to complicate;

‹ persona› to muddle, confuse
c) ( implicar) embrollar a algn en algo to embroil sb in sth, get sb involved in sth

embrollarse verbo pronominal [hilo/madeja] to get tangled;
[ situación] to get confused o muddled;
[ persona] to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)
' embrollar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
liar
English:
cloud
- foul up

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embrollar

♦ vt

1. [asunto, situación] to complicate, to confuse;
[historia, explicación] to make confusing o involved; [persona] to confuse, to mix up
2. [hilo, ovillo, cuerda] to tangle up

♦ See also the pronominal verb embrollarse

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embrollar

v/t muddle, mix up

Spanish-English dictionary > embrollar
15 enredar

v.

1 to tangle up (madeja, pelo).

El gato enreda las lanas The cat tangles up the yarns.

2 to bother, to annoy.

3 to get up to mischief (informal).

enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with something

4 to mix up, to entangle, to fuzz up, to louse up.

El chico enredó las historias The boy mixed up the stories.

5 to snag, to hook, to get hooked.

La caña enredó al pez The fishing rod snagged the fish.

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enredar

► verbo transitivo

1 (prender con red) to catch in a net, net

2 (para cazar) to set

3 (engatusar) to involve, implicate

4 (meter cizaña) to sow discord, cause trouble

5 (enmarañar) to tangle up, entangle

6 (entretener) to hold up, delay

7 figurado (asunto etc) to confuse, complicate; (trabajo) to make a mess of

► verbo intransitivo

1 (travesear) to be mischievous

► verbo pronominal enredarse

1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle

2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused

3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up

4 (amancebarse) to have an affair

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verb

1) to confuse

2) tangle

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1. VT

1) [+ hilos, cuerda] to tangle up

este viento te enreda el pelo — your hair gets tangled up in this wind, this wind tangles your hair up

2) [+ situación, asunto] to make complicated, complicate

con tanta mentira enredó las cosas aún más — with all his lies he made matters even more complicated, with all his lies he complicated matters even more

3) * (=desordenar) to get into a mess, mess up

estos niños lo han enredado todo — these children have got everything into a mess, these children have messed everything up

4) * (=involucrar) to get mixed o caught up (en in)

la han enredado en un asunto turbio — they've got her mixed o caught up in some shady deal

5) * (=entretener)

no me enredes, que llego tarde — don't hold me back, or I'll be late

6) * (=engañar) to trick

le enredaron unos timadores — some conmen tricked him

7) (=enemistar) to cause trouble among o between

8) (Caza) [+ animal] to net; [+ trampa] to set

2.

VI * (=juguetear) to play around, monkey around *

¡no enredes! — stop playing around!

enredar con algo — to fiddle with sth

¡deja ya de enredar con los lápices! — stop fiddling (around) with the pencils, will you?

3.

See:

enredarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up

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= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.

Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.

Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

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* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* enredarse = kink.

* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up

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= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.

Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.

Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* enredarse = kink.

* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.

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enredar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

2 ‹asunto/situación› to complicate, make … complicated

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things any further

3 ( fam) (involucrar) enredar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sth

lo enredaron en la compra de las acciones they got him involved o caught up in buying shares

■ enredar

vi

( fam)

1 (intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble, stir ( colloq)

2 ( Esp) (molestar) to fidget enredar CON algo to fiddle around WITH sth, fiddle WITH sth

■ enredarse

v pron

A

1 «lana/cuerda» to get tangled, become entangled; «pelo» to get tangled o knotted o ( AmE) snarled

la cuerda se enredó en las patas de la silla the rope got tangled around o entangled in the chair legs

2 «planta» to twist itself around

B

1 ( fam) (en un lío amoroso) enredarse CON algn to get involved WITH sb

2 ( fam) (involucrarse) enredarse EN algo to get mixed up IN sth, get involved IN sth

se ha enredado en un negocio sucio he's got mixed up in some funny business

3 ( fam) (enfrascarse) enredarse EN algo to get INTO sth ( colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión they got into a heated discussion

4 ( fam) (embarullarse) to get mixed up ( colloq), get muddled up ( colloq)

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enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredar a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

enredar con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredarse con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredarse en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
envolver
- trastear
- implicar
English:
embroil
- entangle
- tangle
- tangle up
- foul
- snarl

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enredar

♦ vt

1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] to tangle (up)

2. [situación, asunto] to complicate;

será mejor no enredar más las cosas it's best not to make matters more complicated

3. [implicar]
enredar a alguien en to get sb involved in, to embroil sb in;

me enredaron en sus sucios negocios they got me mixed up in their dirty dealings

4. [entretener] to bother, to annoy

♦ vi
Fam
1. [hacer travesuras] to get up to mischief

2. [juguetear]
enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb enredarse

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enredar

I v/t

1 tangle, get tangled

2 fig

complicate, make complicated

II v/i make trouble

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enredar vt

1) : to tangle up, to entangle

2) : to confuse, to complicate

3) : to involve, to implicate

♦ See also the reflexive verb enredarse

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enredar vb

1. (involucrar) to involve

lo enredaron en un negocio oscuro they involved him in a shady deal

2. (complicar) to complicate

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things even more

3. (confundir) to muddle / to confuse

el fiscal intentó enredar al testigo con sus preguntas the prosecutor tried to confuse the witness with his questions

4. (tocar) to mess about

deja de enredar con los rotuladores stop messing about with your pens

Spanish-English dictionary > enredar
16 esconderse

esconderse

► verbo pronominal

1 to hide

■ se esconde de nosotros she is hiding from us

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VPR (=ocultarse) to hide, hide o.s., conceal o.s.; (=estar escondido) to be hidden, lurk

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(v.) = skulk, go into + hiding

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

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(v.) = skulk, go into + hiding

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

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■esconderse verbo reflexivo to hide [de, from]
' esconderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esconder
English:
cocoon
- hide
- hiding
- skulk

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vpr

1. [ocultarse] [sujeto: persona] to hide (de from); [sujeto: el sol] to disappear, to hide;

¡rápido, escóndete! quick, hide!;

no te escondas de mí don't hide from me

2. [subyacer] to lie hidden;

detrás de su seriedad se esconde un gran sentido del humor his seriousness conceals a lively sense of humour

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esconderse

v/r hide

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esconderse vb to hide [pt. hid; pp. hidden]

se escondió detrás de la puerta he hid behind the door

Spanish-English dictionary > esconderse
17 intriga

f.

1 curiosity.

película/novela de intriga thriller

¡qué intriga! ¿qué habrá pasado? I'm dying to know what's happened!

2 intrigue.

3 plot (trama).

pres.indicat.

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

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intriga

► nombre femenino

1 (maquinación secreta) intrigue

■ las intrigas palaciegas han existido en todas las épocas court intrigues have always existed

2 (curiosidad) curiosity

3 (de una narración, película) intrigue

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SF (=maquinación) intrigue; (=ardid) plot, scheme; (Teat) plot

novela de intriga — thriller

película de intriga — thriller

intriga secundaria — subplot

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femenino intrigue

intrigas políticas — political intrigues

novela/película de intriga — thriller

* * *

= intrigue.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

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* intriga política = political intrigue.

* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* tejido de intrigas = web of intrigue.

* * *

femenino intrigue

intrigas políticas — political intrigues

novela/película de intriga — thriller

* * *

= intrigue.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

* intriga política = political intrigue.

* maraña de intrigas = web of intrigue.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* tejido de intrigas = web of intrigue.

* * *

intriga

feminine

intrigue

intrigas políticas/palaciegas political/court intrigues

novela/película de intriga thriller

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Del verbo intrigar: ( conjugate intrigar)

intriga es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
intriga
intrigar
intriga sustantivo femenino
intrigue;
◊ novela/película de intriga thriller

intrigar ( conjugate intrigar) verbo transitivo
to intrigue
verbo intransitivo
to scheme
intriga sustantivo femenino
1 (maquinación) intrigue
2 Cine Teat (trama) plot
3 (curiosidad intensa) curiosity
sentir intriga, to be intrigued
película de intriga, thriller
intrigar
I vtr (suscitar viva curiosidad) to intrigue, interest
II vi (conspirar) to plot

' intriga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tramoya
English:
intrigue
- web

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intriga nf

1. [suspense] suspense;

película/novela de intriga thriller;

la intriga se mantiene hasta el final the suspense is maintained right to the end

2. [curiosidad] curiosity;

tengo intriga por saber el resultado I'm curious to know the result;

¡qué intriga! ¿qué habrá pasado? how intriguing! what can have happened?

3. [maquinación] intrigue;

intrigas palaciegas court o palace intrigues

4. [trama] plot

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intriga

f intrigue; de novela plot

* * *

intriga nf

: intrigue

* * *

intriga n (suspense) suspense

dejar a alguien con la intriga to keep somebody in suspense

película de intriga thriller

Spanish-English dictionary > intriga
18 parafernalia

f.

paraphernalia.

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parafernalia

► nombre femenino

1 paraphernalia

* * *

SF paraphernalia

* * *

femenino (frml) paraphernalia

* * *

= paraphernalia, trappings.

Ex. We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

* * *

femenino (frml) paraphernalia

* * *

= paraphernalia, trappings.

Ex: We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

* * *

parafernalia

feminine

( frml)

paraphernalia

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parafernalia sustantivo femenino
1 (equipo, bienes) paraphernalia
2 (ostentación) show
' parafernalia' also found in these entries:
English:
paraphernalia

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parafernalia nf

paraphernalia

* * *

parafernalia

f fam

paraphernalia

* * *

parafernalia nf

: paraphernalia

Spanish-English dictionary > parafernalia
19 pozo

m.

1 well.

pozo negro cesspool

pozo de petróleo oil well

ser un pozo de sabiduría to be a fountain of knowledge

un pozo sin fondo (figurative) a bottomless pit

2 pit, hole.

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pozo

► nombre masculino

1 (de agua, petróleo) well

2 (de una mina) shaft

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ser un pozo de sabiduría to be a fount of wisdom

ser un pozo sin fondo to be a bottomless pit

pozo ciego/negro cesspit

pozo petrolífero oil well

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noun m.

1) well

2) pool

3) shaft

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SM

1) [de agua] well

- es un pozo de maldad

- ser un pozo de sabiduría

ser un pozo sin fondo — to be a bottomless pit

- caer en el pozo

pozo artesiano — artesian well

pozo ciego — cesspool

pozo de petróleo — oil well

pozo de riego — well used for irrigation

pozo negro — cesspool

pozo petrolífero — oil well

pozo séptico — septic tank

2) [de río] deep part

3) (Min) (=hueco) shaft; (=mina) pit, mine

pozo de aire — air shaft

pozo de registro, pozo de visita — manhole

pozo de ventilación — ventilation shaft

4) (Náut) hold

5) LAm (Astron) black hole

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masculino

1)

a) ( de agua) well

ser un pozo sin fondo — (fam) to be (like) a bottomless pit (colloq)

b) ( en mina) shaft

c) ( en río) deep pool

d) (RPl) ( en el camino) pothole

- pozo artesiano

- pozo ciego or negro or séptico

- pozo de petróleo

2)

a) ( fondo común) pool

hicieron un pozo para las propinas — they pooled all their tips

b) (en juegos, naipes) pool, kitty (colloq); ( en concurso) pool

llevarse el pozo — to win the jackpot

* * *

= well.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

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* perforar un pozo = drill + well.

* pozo ciego = septic tank, cesspool, cesspit.

* pozo de extracción = mine shaft.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* pozo de mina = mine shaft.

* pozo de registro = manhole.

* pozo séptico = septic tank, cesspool, cesspit.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( de agua) well

ser un pozo sin fondo — (fam) to be (like) a bottomless pit (colloq)

b) ( en mina) shaft

c) ( en río) deep pool

d) (RPl) ( en el camino) pothole

- pozo artesiano

- pozo ciego or negro or séptico

- pozo de petróleo

2)

a) ( fondo común) pool

hicieron un pozo para las propinas — they pooled all their tips

b) (en juegos, naipes) pool, kitty (colloq); ( en concurso) pool

llevarse el pozo — to win the jackpot

* * *

= well.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

* perforar un pozo = drill + well.

* pozo ciego = septic tank, cesspool, cesspit.

* pozo de extracción = mine shaft.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* pozo de mina = mine shaft.

* pozo de registro = manhole.

* pozo séptico = septic tank, cesspool, cesspit.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* * *

pozo

masculine

A

1 (para sacar agua) well

a buen pozo vas por agua ( iró); you've come to the right person ( iro)

ser un pozo de sabiduría to be a fount of wisdom

ser un pozo sin fondo ( fam); to be (like) a bottomless pit ( colloq)

2 (en una mina) shaft

3 (en un río) deep pool

4 ( RPl) (en el camino) pothole

Compuestos:

● pozo artesiano

artesian well

● pozo ciego

septic tank, cesspool, cesspit

● pozo de petróleo

oil well

● pozo negro or séptico

septic tank, cesspool, cesspit

B

1 (fondo común) pool

hicieron un pozo para las propinas they pooled all their tips, all their tips went into a pool o ( colloq) kitty

¿cuánto tenemos en el pozo para comprar el regalo? how much have we collected for his gift?

2 (en un concurso) pool

el pozo acumulado alcanza unos diez millones there is about ten million in the pool

se llevó el pozo she won the jackpot

3 (en juegos, naipes) pool, kitty ( colloq)

* * *

pozo sustantivo masculino
a) ( de agua) well;

pozo ciego or negro or séptico septic tank, cesspool, cesspit;
◊ pozo de petróleo oil well

b) ( en mina) shaft

c) ( en río) deep pool

pozo sustantivo masculino
1 well
pozo negro, cesspit
pozo de petróleo, oil well
2 (de una mina) shaft, pit
' pozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gozo
- perforar
- perforación
- perforado
- agrandar
- aljibe
- cavar
- profundidad
- profundo
- secar
- torre
English:
bottomless
- cesspit
- deepen
- fall
- manhole
- oil well
- run
- shaft
- shallow
- sink
- well
- jack
- man
- oil

* * *

pozo nm

1. [de agua] well;

Comp

ser un pozo de sabiduría to be a fountain of knowledge o wisdom;

Comp
Fam
ser un pozo sin fondo to be a bottomless pit

Comp
pozo artesiano artesian well;
pozo de extracción extraction shaft;

pozo negro cesspool;

pozo de petróleo oil well;

pozo petrolífero oil well;

pozo de ventilación ventilation shaft

2. [de mina] shaft

3. RP [en vereda, en carretera] pothole

* * *

pozo

m

1 de agua well; MIN shaft;

un pozo sin fondo fig a bottomless pit;

salir del pozo fig fam get out of the hole

2 Rpl pothole

* * *

pozo nm

1) : well

pozo de petróleo: oil well

2) : deep pool (in a river)

3) : mine shaft

4) Arg, Par, Uru : pothole

5)

pozo séptico : cesspool

* * *

pozo n well

pozo petrolífero oil well

Spanish-English dictionary > pozo
20 señuelo

m.

1 bait, decoy, come-on, gudgeon.

2 decoy bird, stool pigeon.

* * *

señuelo

► nombre masculino

1 decoy

2 figurado bait

* * *

SM

1) (Caza) decoy

2) (fig) (=cebo) bait, lure

3) And, Cono Sur (=buey) leading ox

* * *

masculino ( persona) bait; ( para aves) decoy; ( en ganadería) ox ( used to lead other animals)

* * *

= lure, trappings, decoy, enticement, stool pigeon.

Ex. The author of that passage does not entirely discount these ' lures'.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. The vast majority of hunted game is killed with a firearm; other hunting methods (bow-hunting, trapping, capturing with decoys, etc.) are less significant.

Ex. The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.

Ex. There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.

* * *

masculino ( persona) bait; ( para aves) decoy; ( en ganadería) ox ( used to lead other animals)

* * *

= lure, trappings, decoy, enticement, stool pigeon.

Ex: The author of that passage does not entirely discount these ' lures'.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: The vast majority of hunted game is killed with a firearm; other hunting methods (bow-hunting, trapping, capturing with decoys, etc.) are less significant.

Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.

Ex: There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.

* * *

señuelo

masculine

1 (persona) bait

2 (para aves) decoy

3 (en ganadería) ox ( used to lead other animals)

* * *

señuelo sustantivo masculino ( persona) bait;
( para aves) decoy
señuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (para aves) decoy
2 (para personas) lure
' señuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cebo
- reclamo
English:
decoy
- lure

* * *

señuelo nm

1. [reclamo] decoy

2. [cebo, trampa] bait, lure

3. Arg, Bol [novillos] = group of young lead bulls

* * *

señuelo

m para aves decoy; fig

bait, lure

* * *

señuelo nm

1) : decoy

2) : bait

Spanish-English dictionary > señuelo

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