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1 antipático

adj.

1 unpleasant, disagreeable, antipathetic, hateful.

2 antipathic.

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antipático

► adjetivo

1 unfriendly, unpleasant, unkind

■ Eva me cae antipática I don't like Eva

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 unpleasant person

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(f. - antipática)

adj.

unpleasant

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ADJ unpleasant, disagreeable

es un chico de lo más antipático — he's a horrible o a thoroughly unpleasant boy

me es muy antipático — I don't like him at all

en un ambiente antipático — in an unfriendly environment, in an uncongenial atmosphere

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I
- ca adjetivo

a) < persona> unpleasant

qué tipo más antipático! — what a horrible man!

estuvo muy antipático — he was very unfriendly

b) (fam) < tarea>

esto de planchar es de lo más antipático — ironing is such a drag (colloq)
II
- ca masculino, femenino

es un antipático — he's really unpleasant

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= unpleasant, antipathetic.

Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

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I
- ca adjetivo

a) < persona> unpleasant

qué tipo más antipático! — what a horrible man!

estuvo muy antipático — he was very unfriendly

b) (fam) < tarea>

esto de planchar es de lo más antipático — ironing is such a drag (colloq)
II
- ca masculino, femenino

es un antipático — he's really unpleasant

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= unpleasant, antipathetic.

Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

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antipático¹ -ca

adjective

1 ‹persona› unpleasant

¡qué tipo más antipático! what a horrible o an unpleasant man!

las azafatas estuvieron de lo más antipáticas the flight attendants were extremely unfriendly o unpleasant

¿por qué estás tan antipático hoy? why are you being so unfriendly o unpleasant today?, why are you in such a bad mood today?; (más fuerte) why are you being so nasty o horrible today?

2 ( fam) ‹tarea›

tener que cocinar todos los días es muy antipático it's a real pain o drag having to cook every day ( colloq)

esto de planchar es de lo más antipático ironing is such a drag ( colloq)

antipático² -ca

masculine, feminine

es un antipático he's very unpleasant o very unfriendly, he's horrible ( colloq)

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antipático
◊ -ca adjetivo

a) ‹ persona› unpleasant;

◊ ¡qué tipo más antipático! what a horrible man!

b) (fam) ‹ tarea›:

◊ esto de planchar es de lo más antipático ironing is such a drag (colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
◊ es un antipático he's really unpleasant

antipático,-a adjetivo unpleasant

' antipático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antipática
- cargante
- pesado
- volver
English:
nasty
- unfriendly
- unlikeable
- unpleasant

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antipático, -a

♦ adj

unpleasant;

estuvo muy antipático con sus primos he was very unpleasant to o towards his cousins;

me resulta muy antipático I don't like him at all, I find him very unpleasant;

no seas antipático y ven a saludar a mi madre don't be so miserable and come and say hello to my mother;

limpiar el baño es un trabajo muy antipático cleaning the bathroom is a very unpleasant job

♦ nm,f

unpleasant person;

tu jefe es un antipático your boss is really unpleasant, your boss isn't very nice at all

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antipático

adj disagreeable, unpleasant

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antipático, -ca adj

: obnoxious, unpleasant

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antipático adj unpleasant / unfriendly [comp. unfriendlier; superl. unfriendliest]

ese hombre me cae antipático I don't like that man / I find that man unpleasant

Spanish-English dictionary > antipático
2 volver

v.

1 to turn round (dar la vuelta a).

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

Ella volvió la tortilla She turned the tortilla.

Volvió inservible el carro.. It rendered the car useless.

2 to turn (cabeza, ojos).

3 to go back, to return (ir de vuelta).

yo allí no vuelvo I'm not going back there

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet

volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

Ellos volvieron ayer They returned yesterday.

4 to come back to.

Me volvieron los recuerdos Memories came back to me.

5 to vomit.

Ella volvió los tacos She vomited the tacos.

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volver

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp vuelto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar vuelta a) to turn, turn over; (hacia abajo) to turn upside down; (de dentro afuera) to turn inside out; (lo de atrás hacia delante) to turn back to front

■ volver la tortilla to turn the omelette

2 (convertir) to turn, make, change

■ el dinero ha vuelto tonto a Paco money has made Paco foolish

■ volvió el agua en vino he changed water into wine

3 (devolver) to give back; (a su lugar) to put back

4 (torcer) to turn

■ al volver la esquina on turning the corner

► verbo intransitivo

1 (regresar) to return; (ir) to go back; (venir) to come back

■ volvió de la guerra he returned form the war

■ volvieron a casa después de cenar they went back home after dinner

■ vuelve cuando quieras come back whenever you want

2 (a un tema etc) to return, revert

3 volver a (hacer otra vez) to do again

■ volver a leer to read again

► verbo pronominal volverse

1 (regresar - ir) to go back; (- venir) to come back

2 (darse la vuelta) to turn

3 (convertirse) to turn, become

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FRASEOLOGÍA

volver a alguien a la vida to revive somebody, bring somebody back to life

volver a las andadas to fall back into one's old habits

volver del revés to turn inside out

volver en sí to regain consciousness, come round

volver los ojos hacia to turn one's eyes towards

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

volverle la espalda a alguien figurado to turn one's back on somebody

volverse atrás figurado to go back on one's word, back out

volverse en contra de alguien to turn against somebody

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verb

1) to return

2) go back, come back

3) revert

4) cause, drive, make

5) turn over

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- volver a
- volverse
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( pp vuelto)
1. VT

1) (=dar la vuelta a) [+ cabeza] to turn; [+ colchón, tortilla, enfermo] to turn over; [+ jersey, calcetín] to turn inside out; [+ página] to turn, turn over

• volver la espalda — to turn away

me volvió la espalda — he turned his back on me

• volver la esquina — to go round o turn the corner

- tener a algn vuelto como un calcetín o una media

2) (=cambiar la orientación de) to turn

volvió el arma contra sí mismo — he turned the gun on himself

• volver la vista atrás — to look back

• volver los ojos al pasado — to look back

volvieron los ojos a épocas más recientes — they looked to more recent times

vuelve sus ojos ahora hacia uno de sus grandes compositores — she now turns to one of her favourite composers

• volver el pensamiento a Dios — to turn one's thoughts to God

• volver la proa al viento — to turn the bow into the wind

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(=devolver) [+ compra] to return; [+ comida] to bring up; [+ imagen] to reflect; [+ objeto lanzado] to send back, return; [+ visita] to return
volver algo a su lugar — to return sth to its place, put sth back (in its place)

volver la casa a su estado original — to return o restore the house to its original condition

volver bien por mal — to return good for evil

4) (=enrollar) [+ manga] to roll up

5) [+ adj] to make

el accidente lo volvió inservible — the accident left it useless

el ácido lo vuelve azul — the acid turns it blue, the acid makes it go blue

vuelve fieras a los hombres — it turns men into wild beasts

volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad

6) (Ling) to translate (a into)

2. VI

1) (=regresar) (a donde se está) to come back, return; (a donde se estaba) to go back, return (a to) ([de] from)

déjalas aquí y luego vuelves a por ellas — leave them here and come back for them later

volver victorioso — to come back victorious, return in triumph

no he vuelto por allí — I've never gone back there

volvió muy cansado — he got back very tired

volviendo a lo que decía... — going back o returning to what I was saying...

• volver atrás — to go back, turn back

• volver a una costumbre — to revert to a habit

2)

• volver a hacer algo — to do sth again

volver a empezar — to start (over) again

me he vuelto a equivocar — I've made a mistake again, I've made another mistake

he vuelto a salir con ella — I've started going out with her again

volvió a casarse — she remarried, she (got) married again

volví a poner en marcha el motor — I restarted the engine

volver a hacerlo — to redo it

volver a pintar algo — to repaint sth

3)

• volver en sí — to come to, come round

volver sobre sí — to change one's mind

4) [camino] to turn (a to)

3.

See:

volverse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

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= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex. He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex. Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex. A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex. It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex. Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

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* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

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

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

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

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

* * *

= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex: A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex: It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

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

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

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

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* * *

volver [ E11 ]

vi

A (regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back; (— a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back

¿no piensas volver allí algún día? don't you intend going back there some day?

dos de los cazas no volvieron two of the fighters failed to return

vete y no vuelvas más get out and don't ever come back

volvió muy cambiada she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? when do you think you'll be o get o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family

no sé cómo consiguió volver I don't know how he managed to get back

volver A algo:

nunca volvió a Alemania she never went back to o returned to Germany

no había vuelto a su pueblo desde que era pequeño he hadn't been back to his home town since he was a child

logró volver al campamento she managed to get back to the camp

¿cuándo vuelves al colegio? when do you go back to school?

volver DE algo:

¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?

¿sabes si ha vuelto de Roma? do you know if she's back from Rome?

volvieron del lugar del accidente they returned o came back from the scene of the accident

siempre vuelve cansado del trabajo he's always tired when he gets o comes home from work

volver atrás (en un viaje) to go o turn back; (al pasado) to turn back the clock

veo que no han entendido, volvamos atrás I can see you haven't understood, let's go back over it again

vuelve y juega … ( Col fam); here we go again … ( colloq)

B

1 (a una situación, una actividad) volver A algo to return TO sth

el país ha vuelto a la normalidad the country is back to o has returned to normal

está pensando en volver al mundo del espectáculo she's thinking of returning to o making a comeback in show business

2 (a un tema) volver A algo:

volviendo a lo que hablábamos… to go back to what we were talking about…

ya volvemos a lo de siempre so we're back to the same old problem

siempre vuelve al mismo tema he always comes back to the same subject

C

1 (repetirse) «momento» to return

aquellos días felices que no volverán those happy days that will never return

2 «calma/paz» to return volver A algo:

la paz ha vuelto a la zona peace has returned to the area, the area is peaceful again

la normalidad ha vuelto a la fábrica the situation at the factory is back to normal

D

volver en sí to come to o round

trataban de hacerlo volver en sí they were trying to bring him round

E ( Méx) (vomitar) to be sick

■

v aux

volver A + INF:

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again

no hemos vuelto a verlo we haven't seen him since

no volvió a probar el alcohol she never drank alcohol again

me volvió a llenar el vaso she refilled my glass

lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop

■ volver

vt

A (dar la vuelta)

1 ‹colchón/tortilla/filete› to turn, turn over; ‹tierra› to turn o dig over

2 ‹calcetín/chaqueta› to turn … inside out; ‹cuello› to turn

vuelve la manga, que la tienes del revés pull the sleeve out, you've got it inside out

3

volver la página or hoja to turn the page, turn over

4 ‹cabeza/ojos›

volvió la cabeza para ver quién la seguía she turned her head o she looked around to see who was following her

volvió los ojos/la mirada hacia mí he turned his eyes/his gaze toward(s) me

volver la mirada hacia el pasado to look back to the past

5 ‹esquina› to turn

está ahí, nada más volver la esquina it's up there, just around the corner

B (convertir en, poner) to make

la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish

la televisión los está volviendo tontos television is turning them into morons

lo vuelve de otro color it turns it a different color

C

( Méx): volver el estómago to be sick

■ volverse

v pron

A (darse la vuelta, girar) to turn, turn around

se volvió para ver quién la llamaba she turned (around) to see who was calling her

se volvió hacia él she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos siguen don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me/her/them

volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás to back out

volverse contra algn to turn against sb

B

(convertirse en, ponerse): últimamente se ha vuelto muy antipática she's become very unpleasant recently

el partido se ha vuelto más radical the party has grown o become more radical

su mirada se volvió triste his expression saddened o grew sad

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca she went mad

* * *

volver ( conjugate volver) verbo intransitivo
1 ( regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back;
(— a otro lugar) to go back;
◊ no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back;

¿cómo vas a volver? how are you getting back?;
ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family;
volver a algo ‹ a un lugar› to go back to sth;

‹a una situación/actividad› to return to sth;
◊ mañana volvemos a clases tomorrow we go back to school;

quiere volver al mundo del espectáculo he wants to return to show business;
volviendo a lo que decía … to get o go back to what I was saying …;
¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?;
ha vuelto de París she's back from Paris
2 [calma/paz] to return;
volver a algo to return to sth
3
◊ volver en sí to come to o round

volver v aux:
◊ volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over;

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again;
lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
verbo transitivo
1 ( dar la vuelta)
a) ‹colchón/tortilla› to turn (over);

‹ tierra› to turn o dig over;
‹calcetín/chaqueta› ( poner — del revés) to turn … inside out;
(— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
‹ cuello› to turn;
◊ volver la página to turn the page

b) ‹ cabeza› to turn;

◊ volvió la mirada hacia mí he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) ‹ esquina› to turn

2 (convertir en, poner):
◊ la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish;

me está volviendo loca it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3 (Méx)
◊ volver el estómago to be sick

volverse verbo pronominal
1 ( girar) to turn (around);
◊ se volvió hacia él she turned to face him;

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo don't look back, we're being followed;
se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me (o her etc);
volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
2 (convertirse en, ponerse):
◊ se ha vuelto muy antipático he's become very unpleasant;

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour;
se volvió loca she went mad
volver
I verbo intransitivo
1 (retornar, regresar: hacia el hablante) to return, come back: volveremos mañana, we'll come back tomorrow
(: a otro sitio) to return, go back: volvió a su casa, she went back to her home
2 (: una acción, situación, etc) volveremos sobre ese asunto esta tarde, we'll come back to that subject this afternoon
(expresando repetición) lo volvió a hacer, he did it again
volver a empezar, to start again o US over
II verbo transitivo
1 (dar la vuelta: a una tortilla, etc) to turn over
(a un calcetín, etc) to turn inside out
(a la esquina, la página) to turn
(la mirada, etc) to turn 2 volverle la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sb
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado (superar un gran peligro) volver a nacer: sobrevivió al naufragio, ha vuelto a nacer, he survived the shipwreck miraculously
volver en sí, to come round
volver la vista atrás, (mirar al pasado) to look back
volver a alguien loco: me está volviendo loco, she's driving me mad o crazy
' volver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambages
- andadas
- carga
- clara
- claro
- emocionante
- enajenar
- entenderse
- escopetazo
- espalda
- estragos
- garantizar
- grupa
- hervir
- idea
- imperiosa
- imperioso
- indisponer
- loca
- loco
- mentalizarse
- mico
- normalizar
- placer
- recalentar
- rellenar
- repasar
- repetir
- resentirse
- retroceder
- soler
- soñar
- tornar
- trastornar
- venir
- vista
- arreglar
- cuidar
- empezar
- endurecer
- gana
- hacer
- poder
- rehacer
- tal
- vuelto
- vuelva
English:
again
- ask back
- before
- call back
- circle
- clock
- come back
- come round
- come to
- despair
- double back
- drive
- get back
- go back
- go back to
- insane
- lapse
- live through
- look round
- mad
- make
- mind
- move back
- nuts
- paint over
- put back
- rake up
- re-enter
- re-erect
- reapply
- reappoint
- reassemble
- reassess
- reconvene
- reimpose
- rekindle
- remarry
- render
- reoccupy
- reopen
- repeat
- replace
- replay
- replenish
- reread
- rerun
- reschedule
- resit
- restock
- resume

* * *

volver

♦ vt

1. [dar la vuelta a] to turn round;
[lo de arriba abajo] to turn over; [lo de dentro fuera] to turn inside out;
vuelve la tele hacia aquí, que la veamos turn the TV round this way so we can see it;

ayúdame a volver el colchón help me turn the mattress over;

volver la hoja o [m5] página to turn the page;

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

2. [cabeza, ojos, mirada] to turn;

vuelve la espalda turn your back to me

3. [convertir en]
eso lo volvió un delincuente that made him a criminal, that turned him into a criminal;

la lejía volvió blanca la camisa the bleach turned the shirt white

4. Méx
volver el estómago to throw up

♦ vi

1. [persona] [ir de vuelta] to go back, to return;
[venir de vuelta] to come back, to return;
yo allí/aquí no vuelvo I'm not going back there/coming back here;

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go;

¿cuándo has vuelto? when did you get back?;

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back;

no vuelvas tarde don't be late (back);

ya he vuelto a casa I'm back home;

volver atrás to go back;

cuando vuelva del trabajo when I get back from work;

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet;

ha vuelto muy morena de la playa she's come back from the seaside with a nice tan

2. [mal tiempo, alegría, tranquilidad] to return;

cuando vuelva el verano when it's summer again;

todo volvió a la normalidad everything went back o returned to normal;

vuelve la minifalda miniskirts are back

3. [reanudar]
volver a la tarea to return to one's work;

volver al trabajo/al colegio to go back to work/school;

volviendo al tema que nos ocupa… to go back to the matter we are discussing…;

vuelve a leerlo read it again;

tras el verano volvió a dar clases en la universidad once the summer was over she started teaching at the university again;

vuelve a ponerlo en su sitio put it back;

vuelve a dormirte go back to sleep;

volver con alguien [reanudar relación] to go back to sb;

Comp

volver a nacer to be reborn

4.
volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

♦ See also the pronominal verb volverse

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volver

<part vuelto>

I v/t

1 página, mirada etc turn (a to;

hacia toward); tortilla, filete turn (over); vestido turn inside outXXX; boca abajo turn upside down

2

:

volver loco drive crazy;

el humo volvío negra la pared the smoke turned the wall black, the smoke made the wall go black

II v/i

1 return, go/come back;

volver a casa go/come back home;

¿cuándo vuelven? when do they get back?;

volver sobre algo return to sth, go back to sth;

volver a la normalidad return to normality

2

:

volver en sí come to, come around

3

:

volver a hacer algo do sth again;

volver a fumar start smoking again

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volver {89} vi

1) : to return, to come or go back

volver a casa: to return home

2) : to revert

volver al tema: to get back to the subject

3)

volver a : to do again

volvieron a llamar: they called again

4)

volver en sí : to come to, to regain consciousness

volver vt

1) : to turn, to turn over, to turn inside out

2) : to return, to repay, to restore

3) : to cause, to make

la volvía loca: it was driving her crazy

♦ See also the reflexive verb volverse

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volver vb

1. (regresar) to come back [pt. came; pp. come] / to go back

vuelve a casa come back home

volveré dentro de una hora I'll be back in an hour

le gustaría volver a Londres he'd like to go back to London

2. (repetir)... again

¿puedes volver a decirlo? can you say that again?

ha vuelto a salir he's gone out again

volveré a llamar I'll ring back

3. (dar la vuelta a) to turn over / to turn

volví la hoja I turned the piece of paper over

volvió el vestido del revés she turned the dress inside out

volver en sí to come round

volver la cabeza to look round

volvió la cabeza hacia la puerta she looked towards the door

Spanish-English dictionary > volver
3 vuelva

vuelvas, etc see volver

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vuelvas, etc see volver

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vuelva, vuelvas, etc

volver

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Del verbo volver: ( conjugate volver)

vuelva es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
volver
vuelva
volver ( conjugate volver) verbo intransitivo
1 ( regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back;
(— a otro lugar) to go back;
◊ no sé a qué hora vuelvaé I don't know what time I'll be back;

¿cómo vas a vuelva? how are you getting back?;
ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family;
vuelva a algo ‹ a un lugar› to go back to sth;

‹a una situación/actividad› to return to sth;
◊ mañana volvemos a clases tomorrow we go back to school;

quiere vuelva al mundo del espectáculo he wants to return to show business;
volviendo a lo que decía … to get o go back to what I was saying …;
¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?;
ha vuelto de París she's back from Paris
2 [calma/paz] to return;
vuelva a algo to return to sth
3
◊ volver en sí to come to o round

vuelva v aux:
◊ vuelva a empezar to start again o (AmE) over;

no vuelvaá a ocurrir it won't happen again;
lo tuve que vuelva a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
verbo transitivo
1 ( dar la vuelta)
a) ‹colchón/tortilla› to turn (over);

‹ tierra› to turn o dig over;
‹calcetín/chaqueta› ( poner — del revés) to turn … inside out;
(— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
‹ cuello› to turn;
◊ vuelva la página to turn the page

b) ‹ cabeza› to turn;

◊ volvió la mirada hacia mí he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) ‹ esquina› to turn

2 (convertir en, poner):
◊ la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish;

me está volviendo loca it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3 (Méx)
◊ vuelva el estómago to be sick

volverse verbo pronominal
1 ( girar) to turn (around);
◊ se volvió hacia él she turned to face him;

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo don't look back, we're being followed;
se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me (o her etc);
vuelvase boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
2 (convertirse en, ponerse):
◊ se ha vuelto muy antipático he's become very unpleasant;

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour;
se volvió loca she went mad
vuelva,
◊ vuelvas, etc see volver

volver
I verbo intransitivo
1 (retornar, regresar: hacia el hablante) to return, come back: volveremos mañana, we'll come back tomorrow
(: a otro sitio) to return, go back: volvió a su casa, she went back to her home
2 (: una acción, situación, etc) volveremos sobre ese asunto esta tarde, we'll come back to that subject this afternoon
(expresando repetición) lo volvió a hacer, he did it again
volver a empezar, to start again o US over
II verbo transitivo
1 (dar la vuelta: a una tortilla, etc) to turn over
(a un calcetín, etc) to turn inside out
(a la esquina, la página) to turn
(la mirada, etc) to turn 2 volverle la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sb
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado (superar un gran peligro) volver a nacer: sobrevivió al naufragio, ha vuelto a nacer, he survived the shipwreck miraculously
volver en sí, to come round
volver la vista atrás, (mirar al pasado) to look back
volver a alguien loco: me está volviendo loco, she's driving me mad o crazy

' vuelva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
humillar
- tratar
English:
occur
- sit up
- let
- normal
- see
- when

Spanish-English dictionary > vuelva
4 aparentemente

adv.

apparently, seemingly.

aparentemente fácil/inocente apparently easy/innocent

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aparentemente

► adverbio

1 apparently

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adv.

apparently, seemingly

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ADV

1) (=según parece) seemingly

2) (=evidentemente) visibly, outwardly

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= apparently, seemingly, deceptively, apparently, apparently, ostensibly.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'.

Ex. Networking is a deceptively simple concept that can be very complex to implement.

Ex. Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.

Ex. Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.

Ex. This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.

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= apparently, seemingly, deceptively, apparently, apparently, ostensibly.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'.

Ex: Networking is a deceptively simple concept that can be very complex to implement.

Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.

Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.

Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.

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aparentemente

adverb

apparently

¿por qué no vino? — aparentemente no se sentía bien why didn't he come? — apparently he wasn't feeling very well

el esfuerzo aparentemente rindió sus frutos it would seem o appear that the effort bore fruit, the effort apparently bore fruit

no sé cómo una mujer aparentemente inteligente puede comportarse así I don't know how an apparently intelligent woman can behave like that

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aparentemente adv

apparently, seemingly;

colecciona objetos aparentemente inútiles she collects apparently o seemingly useless objects;

aparentemente es muy antipático, pero en realidad no lo es he comes across as rather unpleasant at first, but he isn't really

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aparentemente

adv apparently

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aparentemente adv apparently

Spanish-English dictionary > aparentemente
5 pesado

adj.

1 heavy, weighty.

2 sluggish, heavy.

3 boring, pestiferous, tiresome, pestilent.

4 snobby, pretentious.

f. & m.

snob, nuisance, bore.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pesar.

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pesado

► participio pasado

1→ link=pesar pesar

► adjetivo

1 (gen) heavy

2 (molesto) tiresome; (aburrido) boring

3 (trabajoso) tough, hard

4 (sueño) deep

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) bore, pain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ponerse pesado,-a to get boring, be a pain

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1. (f. - pesada)
noun

bore, pest
2. (f. - pesada)
adj.

1) heavy

2) difficult

3) boring

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pesado, -a
1. ADJ

1) [paquete, comida] heavy

industria pesada — heavy industry

2) (=lento) [persona] slow, sluggish; [mecanismo] stiff

3) (Meteo) heavy, sultry

4) [sueño] deep, heavy

5) (Med) heavy

tengo la cabeza pesada — my head feels heavy

tener el estómago pesado — to feel bloated, feel full up

6) [tarea] (=difícil) tough, hard; (=aburrido) tedious, boring; (=molesto) annoying; [lectura] heavy, stodgy

esto se hace pesado — this is becoming tedious

la lectura del libro resultó pesada — the book was heavy going

es una persona de lo más pesado — he's a terribly dull sort

ese me cae pesado — Caribe, Méx * that chap gets on my nerves *

es pesado tener que... — it's such a bore having to...

¡no seas pesado! — stop being such a pain!

2. SM / F

1) (=aburrido) bore

es un pesado — he's such a bore

2) Caribe * (=pez gordo) big shot *

3.

SM (=acto) weighing

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavy

b) < comida> heavy, stodgy (colloq); < estómago> bloated

me siento pesado — I feel bloated

c) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressive

d) <ojos/cabeza> heavy

tengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy

e) < sueño> deep

2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)

a) <libro/película/trabajo> tedious

la conferencia me resultó un poco pesado — I found the lecture rather heavy going

b) < persona>

qué pesado es! — he's such a pain in the neck! (colloq)

qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)

no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!

3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasant

qué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)

b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavy

b) < comida> heavy, stodgy (colloq); < estómago> bloated

me siento pesado — I feel bloated

c) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressive

d) <ojos/cabeza> heavy

tengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy

e) < sueño> deep

2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)

a) <libro/película/trabajo> tedious

la conferencia me resultó un poco pesado — I found the lecture rather heavy going

b) < persona>

qué pesado es! — he's such a pain in the neck! (colloq)

qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)

no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!

3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasant

qué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)

b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)

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pesado¹

¹ = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.].

Ex: The heap of wet sheets of paper was left to stand overnight under a heavy weight.

* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).

* industria pesada = heavy industry.

* maquinaria pesada = heavy machinery.

* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.

* peso pesado = big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.

* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.

* vehículo pesado = heavy vehicle.

pesado²

² = onerous, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, weighty, bore, drab, stodgy, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], wearying, importunate, leaden, nuisance, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], pest.

Nota: Referido a personas que irritan con su comportamiento.

Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.

Ex: Some SLIS are seriously affected by ponderous administrative procedures imposed upon them.

Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.

Ex: Some of their drawbacks make regular use rather tiresome.

Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.

Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.

Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.

Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.

Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.

Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.

Ex: Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers.

Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.

Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.

Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

* broma pesada = practical joke.

* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.

* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.

* lento y pesado = plodding.

* pesados, los = nuisance, the.

* ser un pesado = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.

* trabajo pesado = donkey work.

* viejo pesado = old fart.

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pesado¹ -da

adjective

A

1 ‹paquete/maleta› heavy; ‹artillería/maquinaria› heavy

2 ‹comida› heavy, stodgy ( colloq); ‹estómago› bloated

me siento pesado después de haber comido tanto I feel bloated after all that food

3 ‹atmósfera/tiempo› heavy, oppressive, sultry

4 ‹ojos/cabeza› heavy

tengo las piernas pesadas my legs feel very heavy o like lead

5 ‹sueño› deep

B

1 ( fam) (fastidioso, aburrido) ‹libro/película/conferencia› tedious

¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! ( colloq)

¡qué pesado, no me deja en paz ni un minuto! what a pest, he won't leave me alone for a minute ( colloq)

los niños están muy pesados the children are being really annoying o ( colloq) being real pests

no te pongas pesado don't be so annoying o ( colloq) such a pest!, quit bugging me! ( AmE colloq)

ser más pesado que el plomo ( fam); to be a pain (in the neck) ( colloq)

2 ( fam) ‹tarea/trabajo› (monótono) tedious

C ( Andes fam) (antipático) unpleasant

¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! ( colloq)

pesado² -da

masculine, feminine

A ( fam) (molesto, latoso) pain ( colloq), pest ( colloq)

eres un pesado, deja ya de molestar you're such a pain in the neck, stop annoying me ( colloq)

B ( Andes fam) (antipático) jerk ( colloq)

C

( Col fam) (mandamás): quiero hablar con el pesado I want to speak to the top man o the boss ( colloq)

es uno de los pesados he's one of the bigwigs o the top men ( colloq)

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Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)

pesado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
pesado
pesar
pesado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ( en general) heavy;
‹ estómago› bloated;
‹ sueño› deep
2
a) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido) ‹libro/película› tedious;

‹ persona›:
◊ ¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! (colloq);

no te pongas pesado don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
b) (AmL) (difícil, duro) ‹trabajo/tarea› heavy, hard

3 (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasant;
◊ ¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! (colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)

b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)

pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (pena, tristeza) sorrow;

a pesado mío or muy a mi pesado much to my regret
b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse

2
◊ a pesado de despite, in spite of;

a pesado de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
◊ estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much;

no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ahora me pesa mucho now I deeply regret it;

me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
◊ pese a despite, in spite of;

pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
a) ‹niño/maleta› to weigh;

‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh;

◊ pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos

pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) heavy
2 (sueño) deep, heavy
3 (trabajo) hard
4 (viaje) tiring
5 (aburrido, molesto) boring, tedious, dull
II sustantivo masculino y femenino pain, pest
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- cargar
- demasiada
- demasiado
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- leve
- más
- pesada
- petardo
- plomo
- sueño
- tostón
- atorrante
- chinche
- hacer
- latoso
- machacón
- muerto
- peso
- rock
English:
aggravating
- awkward
- bore
- boring
- bothersome
- cumbersome
- drag
- dreary
- going
- grind
- heavy
- heavyweight
- hefty
- laboured
- leaden
- lengthy
- lug
- neck
- nuisance
- objectionable
- pain
- pest
- plod
- sleeper
- stodgy
- tiresome
- trying
- weighty
- annoying
- close
- HGV
- muggy
- onerous
- pall
- ponderous
- top
- unwieldy
- weight

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pesado, -a

♦ adj

1. [que pesa] heavy

2. [industria, maquinaria] heavy

3. [tiempo, día] oppressive;

el día está pesado it's very close today

4. [comida] heavy, stodgy

5. [ojos, cabeza] heavy;

tengo el estómago pesado I feel bloated

6. [sueño] deep

7. [lento] slow-moving;

un hombre de andares pesados a man with a ponderous gait

8. [tarea, trabajo] difficult, tough

9. [aburrido] boring

10. [molesto] annoying, tiresome;

¡qué pesada eres! you're so annoying!;

ponerse pesado to be a pain;

Comp
Fam
¡eres más pesado que una vaca en brazos! you're such a pain in the neck!

♦ nm,f

bore, pain

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pesado

I adj

1 objeto heavy

2 libro, clase etc tedious, boring

3 trabajo tough fam, difficult

II m, pesada f bore;

¡qué pesado es! fam he’s a real pain fam

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pesado, -da adj

1) : heavy

2) : slow

3) : irritating, annoying

4) : tedious, boring

5) : tough, difficult

pesado, -da n, fam : bore, pest

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pesado¹ adj

1. (en general) heavy [comp. heavier; superl. heaviest]

esta caja es muy pesada this box is very heavy

2. (aburrido) boring

una película muy pesada a really boring film

tener un sueño pesado to be a heavy sleeper

pesado² n pain

¡qué pesado eres! what a pain you are!

Spanish-English dictionary > pesado
6 cara

f.

1 face (rostro).

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before

2 face (person).

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there

3 side (lado).

cara A A side (de disco)

4 heads.

cara o cruz heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o sello heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o ceca heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for something, to flip a coin for something (United States)

5 front (parte frontal).

6 cheek, nerve (informal) (desvergüenza).

tener (mucha) cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, to have a real brass neck (British)

tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do something

7 appearance, aspect, image, countenance.

8 dial.

9 Cara.

10 expression, look.

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cara

► nombre femenino

1 (rostro) face

■ tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a pretty face

2 (expresión) face, expression

■ tenía la cara muy triste he looked sad

■ nos miró con cara de asco he looked at us with disgust

3 (lado) side; (de moneda) right side

■ mira la hoja por la otra cara look at the other side of the sheet

■ ¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

4 (superficie) face

5 figurado (aspecto) look

■ este pastel tiene muy buena cara this cake looks very good

6 familiar figurado (desvergüenza) cheek, nerve

■ ¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

■ ¡vaya cara que tienes! you've got a cheek!, you've got a nerve!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar (caradura) cheeky person

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cara to somebody's face

■ se lo dijo a la cara he said it to her face

caérsele a uno la cara de vergüenza familiar to die of shame

cara a facing

■ cara al sol facing the sun

■ cara a la pared facing the wall

cara a cara face to face

dar la cara figurado to face the consequences

dar la cara por alguien figurado to stand up for somebody

■ el padre dio la cara por su hijo the father stood up for his son

de cara facing

■ tenemos el viento de cara we're facing into the wind

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

echar en cara figurado to reproach for

■ le echó en cara su comportamiento he reproached her for her behaviour

en la cara in somebody's face

■ se le rió en la cara he laughed in her face

jugar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

lavar la cara a algo figurado to give something a facelift, give something a once-over

■ si le lavamos la cara al piso lo venderemos más caro if we give the flat a once-over we'll get more for it

no saber qué cara poner not to know what to do with oneself

no tener cara para hacer algo figurado not to dare do something

■ no tengo cara para decírselo I daren't tell her

plantar cara a alguien figurado to face up to somebody

poner al mal tiempo buena cara to put on a brave face, grin and bear it

poner buena cara to look pleased

poner mala cara to pull a long face

romperle la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

tener buena cara to look well

tener cara de to look

■ tenía cara de asustada she looked frightened

■ tenía cara de haber llorado he looked as if he had been crying

tener mala cara to look bad

tener más cara que espalda familiar to have a lot of cheek

verse las caras figurado to come face to face

volver la cara to look the other way

cara de circunstancias figurado serious look

cara de perro familiar scowling face

cara de pocos amigos familiar unfriendly face

cara dura figurado cheek, nerve

■ ¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek!, what a nerve!

cara larga figurado long face

* * *
1. noun f.
1) face

2) side

3) look, appearance

4) nerve, cheek
2. f., (m. - caro)
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SF

1) (=rostro) face

tiene la cara alargada — he has a long face

en la fiesta me encontré con varias caras conocidas — I saw several familiar faces at the party

se los tiré a la cara — I threw them in his face

los banqueros sin cara — the faceless bankers

conocido como "cara cortada" — known as "Scarface"

cara a cara: se encontraron cara a cara — they met face to face

un encuentro cara a cara — a face-to-face encounter

• asomar la cara — to show one's face

• de cara, corrimos con el viento de cara — we ran into the wind

el sol les daba de cara — the sun was shining in their eyes

el viento me pegaba de cara — the wind was blowing into my face

• de cara a, nos sentamos de cara al sol — we sat facing the sun

de cara al norte — facing north

reformas de cara a las próximas elecciones — reforms with an eye on the next elections o for the next elections

no soy nada optimista de cara al futuro — I'm not at all optimistic about the future

hay que estar prevenidos de cara a afrontar los cambios — we have to be prepared for the changes

• volver la cara hacia algn — to turn one's face towards sb

no vuelvas la cara atrás — don't look back

no se puede volver la cara ante la corrupción — you cannot turn a blind eye to corruption

caérsele a algn la cara de vergüenza —

se le tendría que caer la cara de vergüenza — she ought to be ashamed of herself

se le caía la cara de vergüenza — he blushed with embarrassment

- cruzar la cara a algn

- dar la cara

- dar la cara por algn

- a cara descubierta

- decir algo en la cara de algn

a dos caras —

actuar a dos caras — to engage in double-dealing

echar algo a la cara * —

lo mejor que te puedes echar a la cara — the very best you could wish for

- echar algo en cara a algn

echaron en cara a los estudiantes su escasa participación — they reproached the students for not joining in enough

le echan en cara haber abandonado su país — they accuse him of having abandoned his country

- hacer cara a

- huir la cara a algn

- lavar la cara a algo

le lavó la cara al piso — she made the flat look presentable

querían lavar la cara al partido — they wanted to make the party look better

- mirar a algn a la cara

- partir la cara a algn

cuidado con lo que dices o te parto la cara — just watch it or I'll smash your face in

- partirse la cara con algn

- partirse la cara por algo

- plantar cara a

por la cara * —

entrar por la cara en una fiesta — to gatecrash a party

es alcalde por la cara — he's only mayor because of his connections

está viviendo con sus padres y cobrando el paro por la cara — he's living with his parents and getting away with claiming dole money at the same time

no me lo van a dar por mi cara bonita — they're not going to hand it to me on a plate

- romper la cara a algn

- sacar la cara por algn

- nos veremos las caras

2) (=expresión)

• poner mala cara — to grimace, make a (wry) face

no pongas esa cara — don't look like that

puso cara de alegría — his face lit up

• tener cara de, tenía cara de querer pegarme — he looked as if he wanted to hit me

tener cara de estar aburrido — to look bored

tener buena cara — [enfermo] to be looking well; [comida] to look appetizing

tener mala cara — [enfermo] to look ill; [comida] to look bad

- poner cara de circunstancias

- tener cara de acelga

- tener cara de aleluya

- tener cara de chiste

- tener cara de corcho

- tener cara de estatua

- tener cara de hereje

- tener cara de justo juez

- tener cara de monja boba

- tener cara de palo

- tener cara de pascuas

- tener cara de pocos amigos

- tener cara de vinagre

3) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *; (=valor) nerve *

¡qué cara más dura! — * what a cheek o nerve! *

¡qué cara tienes! — what a cheek you've got! *, you've got a nerve! *

¿con qué cara le voy a pedir eso? — how do you expect me to have the nerve to ask her for that? *

• tener cara para hacer algo — to have the nerve to do sth *

- tener más cara que espalda

4) (=lado) [de moneda, montaña, figura geométrica] face; [de disco, planeta, papel] side; [de tela] face, right side; (Arquit) face, front

escribir por ambas caras — to write on both sides

intentaron ascender por la cara norte — they tried to climb the north face

cara A — [en disco] A side

cara adelante — facing forwards

cara atrás — facing backwards

• cara o cruz, cara o ceca — Arg heads or tails

echar o jugar o sortear algo a cara o cruz — to toss for sth

lo echamos a cara o cruz — we tossed for it

cara y cruz —

cara y cruz de una cuestión — both sides of a question

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

* * *

= face, face, side.

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

Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

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* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

* * *

= face, face, side.

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

Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* * *

cara

feminine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) face

esa cara me suena I know that face (from somewhere), that face is familiar

le encuentro cara conocida his face is familiar

mírame a la cara cuando te hablo look at me when I'm talking to you

las mismas caras conocidas the same old faces

no se atreve a decírmelo a la cara he doesn't dare say it to my face

se le rió en la cara she laughed in his face

no pienso mirarlo más a la cara I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

2 ( en locs):

cara a cara face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running ( o riding etc) into the wind

no puedo conducir cuando el sol me da de cara I can't drive with the sun in my eyes

de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall

la campaña de propaganda de cara a las próximas elecciones the advertising campaign for the forthcoming elections

la importancia de estas reuniones de cara a su futuro the importance of these meetings vis-à-vis o for their future

las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of o vis-à-vis this situation

a cara descubierta openly

cara de pan ( Esp): tiene cara de pan he has a round face o is moon-faced

cara de póquer poker face

cara de poto ( Chi fam) (cara — fea) ugly mug ( colloq); (— de enfermo) pasty face ( colloq); (— larga) long face

cara larga or de dos metros ( fam): puso cara larga (de depresión) he put on o pulled a long face; (de disgusto) he pulled a face

cruzarle la cara a algn to slap sb's face

dar or ( Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara, siempre me manda a mí he never does his own dirty work, he always sends me

hacen lo que les da la gana y luego tengo que dar la cara yo they do what they want and then I'm the one who has to suffer the consequences

dar or sacar la cara por algn to stand up for sb

echarle or sacarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face

echarle cara a algo ( Esp fam): anímate, échale cara al asunto go on, have a try

echarse algo a la cara ( Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met ( colloq)

hacerle caritas a algn ( Méx); to give sb the eye

lavarle la cara a algo to give sth a quick once-over

me/le/nos volteó la cara ( AmL) or ( Esp) me volvió la caraor (CS) me dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away, she turned the other way

partirle or romperle or volverle la cara a algn ( fam); to smash sb's face in ( colloq)

partirse la cara por algn: yo me parto la cara por ti I work myself to death o into the ground for you

se parte la cara por sus empleados she really puts herself out for her employees

plantarle cara a algn (resistir) to stand up to sb

no le plantes cara a tu madre don't answer your mother back

por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo … if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap …

se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself

verse las caras: ha logrado escapar pero ya nos veremos las caras he's managed to escape but he hasn't seen the last of me

los dos boxeadores que se verán las caras el jueves the two boxers who will come face to face o meet on Thursday

volver la cara atrás to look back

cuando se proponía algo no volvía la cara atrás once she decided to do something, she would never look back

Compuesto:

cara a cara

masculine face-to-face o head-to-head debate

B

1

(expresión): no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara, vamos come on, cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias I tried to look serious

siempre anda con cara de pocos amigos or de vinagre he always has such a sour look on his face

si no pongo cara de perro or de sargento no me hacen caso if I don't look fierce they don't take any notice of me

puso mala cara cuando le pedí que me ayudara he pulled a face when I asked him to help me

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara you don't look well

2 (aspecto) look

no me gusta la cara de esa herida I don't like the look of that wound

¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!

le cambiará la cara al país it will change the face of the country

C

1 ( Mat) face

2 (de un disco, un papel) side

salió cara it came up heads

cara o cruz or ( Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

dos caras de la misma moneda two sides of the same coin

la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin

3 (de una situación) face, side

la otra cara del régimen the other face of the regime

D

1 ( fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)

¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!, you've got a nerve o cheek!

se lo llevó por la cara he just took it quite openly

entraron en la fiesta por la cara they gatecrashed the party ( colloq)

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda he has such a nerve! ( colloq)

2

cara masculine and feminine tb cara dura ( fam) (persona) sassy devil ( AmE colloq), cheeky swine ( BrE colloq)

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cara sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) face;

◊ dímelo a la cara say it to my face;

se le rio en la cara she laughed in his face;
mírame a la cara look at me
b) ( en locs)

◊ cara a cara face to face;

de cara: el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes;
se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall;
dar la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work;
dar la cara por algn to stand up for sb;
echarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face;
romperle la cara a algn (fam) to smash sb's face in (colloq
2
a) ( expresión):

◊ no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad;

alegra esa cara cheer up;
le cambió la cara cuando … her face changed when …;
poner cara de bueno to play o act the innocent;
poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face;
andaba con/puso cara larga (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
b) ( aspecto) look;

◊ tiene cara de cansado he looks tired;

tienes mala cara you don't look well;
¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!
3
a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side;

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails;
◊ lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

4 (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq);
◊ ¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
◊ cara dura (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
(en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn
cara
I sustantivo femenino
1 face: quise darle un beso, pero me torció la cara, I wanted to give her a kiss but she turned her face away
2 (expresión del rostro) puse cara de póquer, I tried to look as if nothing was happening
tiene buena/mala cara, he looks good/bad
tienes cara de circunstancias, you look serious
3 familiar (desfachatez) cheek, nerve: ¡qué cara tienes!, what a cheek you've got!
4 (de un folio, disco) side: está escrito por las dos caras, it's written on both sides
5 (anverso de una moneda) right side: ¿cara o cruz?, heads or tails?
echar algo a cara o cruz, to toss (a coin) for sthg
II mf familiar (fresco, descarado) cheeky person
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar la cara, to face the consequences (of one's acts)
figurado dar o sacar la cara por alguien, to stand up for somebody
figurado echarle a alguien algo en cara, to reproach sb for sthg
plantarle cara a alguien, to face up to sb
figurado poner mala cara, to pull a long face
cara a cara, face to face
cara a la pared, facing the wall
de cara, (en dirección a uno, directamente): el sol me da de cara, the sun is right in my face
(a favor) hoy tengo la suerte de cara, this is my lucky day
figurado (de) cara a, (pensando en) with a view to: ya tienen un nuevo modelo de cara al próximo año, they've already got a new model for the following year
(mirando a) facing: una casa cara a la montaña, a house facing the mountain
familiar por la cara, for nothing: quería que hiciese el trabajo por la cara, he wanted me to do the work for nothing
familiar irón por su cara bonita, because they like her face

' cara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- arruga
- arrugar
- arrugarse
- barba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- cachete
- capaz
- comer
- cruz
- decir
- denotar
- estampar
- evanescente
- galería
- incapaz
- jeta
- lavado
- maquillar
- marca
- momentáneamente
- mona
- mono
- ojo
- plantar
- plena
- pleno
- poema
- reconocer
- rozar
- salir
- santa
- santo
- señalar
- simiesca
- simiesco
- sonar
- sur
- taparse
- tête à tête
- ubicar
- vislumbrar
- abotagado
- alargar
- alegrar
- amarillo
- ancho
- apergaminado
English:
angular
- antiallergenic
- ashen
- best
- black
- blank
- bomb
- bright
- brighten
- brim
- carp
- cheek
- close
- coin
- contort
- cost
- cover
- craggy
- deadpan
- dearly
- deflect
- disappointment
- disfigure
- distort
- drawn
- everyplace
- exasperation
- expression
- face
- fall
- familiar
- feature
- flip side
- florid
- flush
- flushed
- forlorn
- freckle
- frightful
- full
- furrow
- furtive
- glow
- glowing
- grin
- head
- hideous
- hollow
- ill
- job

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cara¹ nf

1. [rostro] face;

tiene una cara muy bonita she has a very pretty face;

me ha salido un grano en la cara I've got a spot on my face;

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before;

los atracadores actuaron a cara descubierta the robbers didn't bother covering their faces;

castigar a alguien de cara a la pared to make sb stand facing the wall (as a punishment);

arrugar la cara to screw up one's face;
también Fig
asomar la cara to show one's face;

¡mira quién asoma la cara! look who's here!;

cara a cara face-to-face;

un (encuentro) cara a cara entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head (debate) between the two candidates

2. [expresión, aspecto]
¡alegra esa cara, ya es viernes! cheer up o don't look so miserable, it's Friday!;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, puso muy buena cara when she heard the news, her face lit up;

no supe qué cara poner I didn't know how to react;

¡no pongas mala cara! don't look so miserable!;

cuando le contamos nuestro plan, puso muy mala cara when we told her our plan, she pulled a face;

tener buena/mala cara [persona] to look well/awful;

tiene cara de buena persona she has a kind face, she looks like a nice person;

tener cara de enfadado to look angry;

tienes cara de no haber dormido you look like you haven't slept;

tiene cara de querer comer she looks as if she'd like something to eat;

tiene cara de ponerse a llover it looks as if it's going to rain;

esta comida tiene buena cara this meal looks good

Comp
Esp Fam cara de acelga:
tener cara de acelga to have a pale face;

cara de ángel: [m5] tener cara de ángel to look like an angel;

cara de asco: [m5] poner cara de asco to pull a face, to look disgusted;
Fam cara bonita eye candy, glamourpuss; Fam cara de circunstancias:
puso cara de circunstancias his face took on a serious expression o turned serious;
RP Fam cara de culo:
tener cara de culo to look really Br hacked off o US pissed;
Fam cara de hereje:
tener cara de hereje to have an ugly mug;
Fam cara larga:
poner cara larga to pull a long face;
Esp Fam cara de pascua:
tener cara de pascua to have a happy face;
Fam cara de perro:
no pongas esa cara de perro don't look so miserable;

tiene cara de perro he has an unfriendly face;

un enfrentamiento a cara de perro a crunch match;

cara de pocos amigos: [m5] tener cara de pocos amigos to have an unfriendly face;
Esp Fam cara de póquer:
tener/poner cara de póquer to have/pull a poker face;

cara de tonto: [m5]tener/poner cara de tonto to have/pull a stupid face;
Fam cara de viernes:
tener cara de viernes to have a long face;
Fam cara de vinagre:
tener cara de vinagre to have a sour face

3. [persona] face;

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there;

veo muchas caras nuevas I see a lot of new faces here

4. [lado] side;

cara A [de disco] A side

5. Geom face

6. [parte frontal] front

7. [de moneda] heads;
Fig
la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin;

cara o cruz o Andes, Ven [m5] sello o RP [m5] ceca heads or tails;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth, US to flip a coin for sth;

si sale cara, elijo yo if it's heads, I get to choose

8. [indicando posición]
cara a facing;

quiero un apartamento cara al mar I want an apartment that looks out on to the sea;

cara al futuro with regard to the future, in future;

cara arriba/abajo face up/down;
Esp
de cara [sol, viento] in one's face;

los ciclistas tenían el viento de cara the cyclists were riding into the wind

9.
de cara a [indicando objetivo] with a view to;

de cara a mejorar with a view to improving

10. Comp

se le cayó la cara de vergüenza she blushed with shame;

¡no sé cómo no se te cae la cara de vergüenza al hablar así a tu madre! you should be ashamed of yourself, talking to your mother like that!;

dar cara a algo to face o confront sth;

dar la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;

siempre que quiere mandar un mensaje me manda a mí, en vez de dar la cara él whenever he has a message to deliver, he always sends me instead of doing it himself;

ya estoy harto de ser yo el que siempre dé la cara I'm fed up of always being the one who takes the flak;

dar la cara por alguien [disculpar] to make excuses for sb;
[defender] to stick up for sb; RP
dar vuelta la cara a alguien to look away from sb;
Fam
decir algo a alguien Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara to say sth to sb's face;

si tiene algo que decir, que me lo diga Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara if she has something to say to me, she can say it to my face;
Fam
echar algo en cara a alguien to reproach sb for sth;
Esp Fam
es lo más grosero/estúpido que me he echado a la cara he's the rudest/most stupid person I've ever met;
Fam
hacer cara a to stand up to;

lavar la cara a algo to make cosmetic changes to sth;

mirar a alguien a la cara to look sb in the face;
Fam
partir la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;
Esp
plantar cara a alguien to confront sb;
Andes, RP
poner la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;
Esp Fam
por la cara: entrar por la cara [sin pagar] to get in without paying;
[sin ser invitado] to gatecrash; Fam
por su cara bonita, por su linda cara: le dieron el trabajo por su cara bonita o [m5] por su linda cara she got the job because her face fitted;

reírse de alguien en su cara to laugh in sb's face;

en mi cara no se me ríe nadie nobody laughs at me to my face;
Fam
romper la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;

sacar la cara por alguien to stick up for sb;

saltar a la cara to be blindingly obvious;

tener dos caras to be two-faced;

verse las caras [pelearse] to have it out;
[enfrentarse] to fight it out; Andes
voltear la cara a alguien to look away from sb

cara² Fam

♦ nf
[desvergüenza] cheek, nerve;
tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do sth;

tener mucha cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck;

¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek o nerve!;

¡qué cara, ahora me echa las culpas a mí! the cheek of it! now he's trying to put the blame on me!;

¡hay que tener cara para decir eso! what a cheek o nerve to say a thing like that!;

Comp
Esp
tener más cara que espalda to have a cheek o nerve

♦ nmf
Fam
ser un(a) cara (dura) to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck

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cara

f

1 face;

a cara descubierta not wearing a mask;

cara a algo facing sth;

cara a cara face to face;

en el cara a cara face to face;

de cara a facing; fig with regard to;

de cara al exterior on the surface, outwardly;

hacer cara a face up to;

dar la cara face the consequences;

sacar la cara por alguien stick one’s neck out for s.o.;

plantar cara a stand up to;

echar algo en cara a alguien remind s.o. of sth;

decir algo en o

a la cara de alguien say sth to s.o.’s face;

lo hizo por su cara bonita o

por su linda cara fig he did it just because he felt like it;

cruzar la cara a alguien slap s.o. in the face, slap s.o.’s face;

romper o

partir la cara a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in;

¡nos veremos las caras! you haven’t heard the last of this!;

tenían el viento/el sol de cara they had the wind in their faces/the sun in their eyes;

todo le sale de cara everything goes right for him

2 ( expresión) look;

tiene cara de pocos amigos he doesn’t look very friendly;

tiene cara de preocupación/alegría he looks worried/happy;

cara larga long face;

tener buena/mala cara de comida look good/bad; de persona look well/sick;

poner buena cara a mal tiempo look on the bright side

3 fig

nerve;

tener cara dura have a nerve

4

:

la otra cara de la moneda fig the other side of the coin

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cara nf

1) : face

2) aspecto: look, appearance

¡qué buena cara tiene ese pastel!: that cake looks delicious!

3) fam : nerve, gall

4)

cara a or

de cara a : facing

5)

de cara a : in view of, in the light of

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cara n

1. (en general) face

tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a really nice face

¿veo una cara nueva? do I see a new face?

2. (de página, disco) side

no escribas por la otra cara del folio don't write on the other side of the sheet

un cubo tiene seis caras a cube has got six sides

3. (expresión) look

tenía mala cara she didn't look well

tienes cara de sueño you look tired

4. (descaro) cheek / nerve

tuvo la cara de pedirme un favor he had the cheek to ask me a favour

¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

cara a cara face to face

¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

de cara (sol) in your eyes (viento) against you

el sol me daba de cara the sun was (shining) in my eyes

tenemos el viento de cara we've got the wind against us

de cara a (mirando) facing (con vistas a) with a view to

está castigado de cara a la pared he's got to stand facing the wall

echar a cara o cruz to toss for it

Spanish-English dictionary > cara
7 borde

adj.

1 rude, impolite, rough.

2 stupid.

f. & m.

ratbag(informal) (unfriendly). (peninsular Spanish)

m.

1 edge.

(lleno) hasta el borde full to the brim

al borde del mar by the sea

estoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go off my head in a minute

estar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster

borde (de la banqueta) curb (Mexican SpanishBr), curb (United States)

2 border, borderline.

3 rim.

4 hem.

5 outskirt.

6 brim, brim of the cup.

7 threshold, brink, verge.

8 rough person, uncouth person.

9 stupid, stupid person.

10 margin, acies, labrum, ora.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bordar.

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borde

► adjetivo

1 (tonto) stupid

■ ¡no seas borde! don't be so stupid!

2 (antipático) unpleasant; (malhumorado) stroppy

3 (planta - silvestre) wild

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 idiot

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borde

► nombre masculino

1 (extremo) edge

2 (de vaso, copa) rim

3 (de barco, carretera) side; (de río) bank; (de mar) shore

4 (de prenda) hem

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar al borde de to be on the verge of

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noun m.

border, edge, brink

- al borde de

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I
SM

1) [de asiento, andén, pañuelo] edge; [de plato] rim, lip; [de vaso, sombrero] brim; [de carretera, camino] side; [de ventana] ledge; [de río] edge, bank

se sentó en el borde del sofá — she sat down on the edge of the sofa

fotos con los bordes en blanco — photos with white borders o edges

sembró semillas en los bordes del césped — he sowed some seeds at the sides o edges of the lawn

iba andando por el borde de la carretera — she was walking by the roadside o by the side of the road

en el borde del Sena — on the banks of the Seine

borde de ataque — (Aer) leading edge

borde de la acera — kerb, curb (EEUU)

borde de salida — (Aer) trailing edge

2)

• al borde de — [+ precipicio, lago, cráter] at o on the edge of; [+ quiebra, histeria, crisis] on the verge of

el régimen está al borde del colapso — the regime is on the verge of collapse o on the point of collapsing

estamos al mismo borde del desastre — we are on the very brink of disaster

su carrera política está al borde del abismo — her political career is teetering on the edge of the abyss

están al borde de los cuarenta años — they're close to forty, they're hitting o pushing forty *

• al borde del mar — beside the sea

• al borde de la muerte — at death's door

estuvo al borde de la muerte por congelación — she nearly froze to death
II Esp
1. ADJ

1) ** (=antipático) nasty

estuviste muy borde con él — you were very nasty to him

estuvo toda la mañana en plan borde — he was in a strop ** o in a foul mood * all morning

ponerse borde (con algn) — to get stroppy (with sb) *, get nasty (with sb)

2) [planta, árbol] wild

3) †† [niño] illegitimate

2.

SMF **

¡eres un borde! — you're a nasty piece of work! *

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masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edge

había un sauce al borde del río — there was a willow tree on the river bank

llenó el vaso hasta el borde — she filled the glass to the brim

al borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something

al borde de la muerte — on the point of death

al borde de las lágrimas — on the verge of tears

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= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.

Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.

Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex. The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.

Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

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* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.

* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.

* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* borde de la carretera = roadside.

* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].

* borde superior = top edge.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.

* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.

* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

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masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edge

había un sauce al borde del río — there was a willow tree on the river bank

llenó el vaso hasta el borde — she filled the glass to the brim

al borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something

al borde de la muerte — on the point of death

al borde de las lágrimas — on the verge of tears

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= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.

Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.

Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.

* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.

* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* borde de la carretera = roadside.

* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].

* borde superior = top edge.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.

* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.

* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

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borde¹

adjective

( Esp fam)

1 (grosero) rude, vulgar, crude; (antipático) rude, stroppy ( BrE colloq)

2 (tonto) stupid

borde²

masculine and feminine

( Esp fam)

1

(grosero): los camareros son unos bordes the waiters are so rude

2 (tonto) idiot, jerk ( colloq), prat ( BrE colloq)

borde³

masculine

(de una mesa, cama) edge; (de una moneda, pieza, un plato) edge, rim; (de una taza, un vaso) rim

no te acerques tanto al borde del andén don't go so near the edge of the platform

llenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brim

la página tiene ilustraciones en el borde inferior the page has illustrations along the bottom

nos sentamos al borde de la piscina we sat down at o by the edge of the swimming pool

paramos al borde de la carretera we stopped at the roadside o at the side of the road

había un sauce al borde del río there was a willow tree at the edge of the river o on the river bank

estar al borde de la locura to be on the brink of madness

al borde de la muerte on the point of death, at death's door

al borde de las lágrimas on the verge of tears

Compuesto:

borde de ataque

leading edge

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Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)

bordé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

borde es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
bordar
borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
◊ lo bordó a mano she embroidered it by hand

borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge;

(de moneda, taza, vaso) rim;
◊ llenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brim;

al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth;

‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
◊ al borde de la muerte on the point of death

bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge
(de una taza, etc) rim, brim
♦ Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside
figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door
(a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies!

' borde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- bordear
- canto
- exasperación
- rasa
- raso
- umbral
- afilado
- filo
- flecos
- mellado
- salir
- sobresalir
English:
border
- brim
- brink
- edge
- fill up
- fringe
- hang over
- lip
- madness
- perforated
- rim
- roadside
- stroppy
- surround
- verge
- away
- curb
- edging
- from
- keep
- perch
- road

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borde¹ nm
[límite] edge; [de carretera] side; [de río] bank; [de vaso, botella] rim; Méx
borde (de la banqueta) Br kerb, US curb;

lleno hasta el borde full to the brim;

al borde del mar by the sea;

no dejes que se acerquen al borde de la piscina don't let them go near the edge of the swimming pool;

el delantero fue derribado al borde del área the forward was brought down on the edge of the area;

estoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go out of o Br off my head in a minute;

el proceso de paz está al borde del colapso the peace process is on the brink of collapse;

Comp

estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster

borde² Esp Fam

♦ adj
[antipático]
eres muy borde you're a real Br ratbag o US s.o.b.;

no seas borde y deja que venga ella también don't be such Br a ratbag o US an s.o.b., and let her come too;

no te pongas borde que casi no te he tocado there's no need to get in a huff o Br strop, I hardly touched you

♦ nmf
[antipático] Br ratbag, US s.o.b.;
si encuentro al borde que me ha robado la bicicleta lo mato if I find the rat that stole my bike, I'll kill him

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borde

1 adj fam

persona rude, uncouth

borde

2 m edge;

al borde de fig on the verge o

brink of

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borde nm

1) : border, edge

2)

al borde de : on the verge of

estoy al borde de la locura: I'm about to go crazy

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borde¹ adj unpleasant

borde² n

1. (en general) edge

el borde del acantilado the edge of the cliff

al borde del agua at the water's edge

2. (de vaso, taza) rim

el jarrón está roto por el borde the rim of the vase is broken

al borde de on the verge of

estaba al borde de las lágrimas she was on the verge of tears

Spanish-English dictionary > borde
8 música

adj. femeninine of músico

musical, harmonious, relating to music.

f.

1 music.

2 female musician, one skilled in harmony, harmonist; one who performs upon instruments of music.

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música

► nombre femenino

1 music

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

irse con la música a otra parte familiar to clear off

música ambiental Muzak

música de fondo background music

música clásica classical music

música de cámara chamber music

música ligera easy listening

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1. noun f.
music
2. f., (m. - músico)
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SF

1) music

poner música a algo — to set sth to music

- irse con la música a otra parte

¡vete con la música a otra parte! — clear off! *

- me suena a música de caballitos

música ambiental, música ambiente — background music

música antigua — early music

música celestial — heavenly music

sus ideas me suenan a música celestial — iró his ideas sound like hot air to me

música clásica — classical music

música concreta — concrete music

música coreada — choral music

música culta — classical music

música de cámara — chamber music

música de fondo — background music

música de las esferas, música de los planetas — music of the spheres

música disco — disco music

música enlatada — canned music, piped music

música étnica — world music

música folk — folk music

música ligera — light music

música militar — military music

música pop — pop music

música rock — rock music

música sacra, música sagrada — sacred music

2) (=banda) band

3) pl músicas * (=tonterías) drivel sing

no estoy para músicas — I'm not in the mood to listen to such drivel

4) Esp † (=cartera) wallet, billfold (EEUU); (=dinero) bread **, money
músico
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I
adjetivo (Méx fam)

a) [SER] ( antipático) mean (colloq)

b) [SER] ( negado)

música PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)
II
femenino

1) (Mús) music

pon algo de música — put some music on

música en directo or en vivo — live music

puso música a los versos de Machado — he set Machado's poetry to music

la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect

irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)

vámonos con la música a otra parte — let's get out of here (colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte — clear off! (colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears

- música ambiental

- música clásica/folk/ligera

- música de acompañamiento/de cámara/de fondo

2) (Chi fam) ( armónica) mouth organ, harmonica

* * *

= music.

Nota: Uno de los varios tipos de materiales bibliográficos que describen las Reglas de Catalogación y que se usa para referirse a aquellas publicaciones que tratan de la composición musical.

Ex. Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.

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* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.

* biblioteca de música = music library.

* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* CD de música = music CD.

* colección de música = music collection.

* colección de música popular = popular music collection.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* compañía de música rock = rock company.

* concierto de música = musical concert, music concert.

* concurso de música = music competition.

* conjunto de música = musical band.

* conservatorio de música = music academy, conservatoire, music conservatory, music conservatoire.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítico de música = music critic.

* descarga de música = music download.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* equipo de música = home stereo system, stereo system.

* estrella de la música pop = pop star.

* estudio de música = music studio.

* festival de música = music festival.

* festival de música pop = pop festival.

* grabación de banda de música = band recording.

* grabaciones de música = music recordings.

* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.

* interpretar música = perform + music.

* letra de la música = music lyrics.

* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.

* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.

* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.

* música ambiental = ambient music.

* música blue = blues music.

* música celestial = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* música contemporánea = contemporary music.

* música coral = choral music.

* música country = country music.

* música de acompañamiento = backing track.

* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.

* música de baile = dance music.

* música de cámara = chamber music.

* música de circo = circus music.

* música de cowboys = western dance.

* música de discoteca = disco.

* música del oeste = western dance.

* música de los Beatles = Beatlemusik.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* música de orquesta = orchestral music.

* música de rhythm and blues = rhythm and blues music.

* música de teclado = keyboard music.

* música digital = digital music.

* música disco = disco.

* música dramática = dramatic music.

* música en directo = live band, live music.

* música en vivo = live music.

* música espiritual negra = gospel music.

* música étnica = ethnic music.

* música grabada = recorded music.

* música incidental = incidental music.

* música instrumental = instrumental music.

* música litúrgica = liturgical music.

* música militar = martial music.

* música moderna = beat music.

* música para laúd = lute-playing.

* música pop = pop music.

* música popular = popular music.

* música rap = rap music.

* música reggae = reggae music.

* música religiosa = religious music.

* música rock = rock music.

* música sacra = passion music.

* música skiffle = skiffle.

* música vocal = vocal music.

* práctica de música = music-making.

* relacionado con la música = music related [music-related].

* teoría de la música = theory of music.

* tienda de música = music store.

* tocar música = play + music.

* vídeo de música rock = rock video.

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I
adjetivo (Méx fam)

a) [SER] ( antipático) mean (colloq)

b) [SER] ( negado)

música PARA algo — hopeless at something (colloq)
II
femenino

1) (Mús) music

pon algo de música — put some music on

música en directo or en vivo — live music

puso música a los versos de Machado — he set Machado's poetry to music

la música amansa las fieras — (fr hecha) music has a great calming effect

irse con la música a otra parte — (fam)

vámonos con la música a otra parte — let's get out of here (colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte — clear off! (colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial — (fam) to be music to one's ears

- música ambiental

- música clásica/folk/ligera

- música de acompañamiento/de cámara/de fondo

2) (Chi fam) ( armónica) mouth organ, harmonica

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= music.

Nota: Uno de los varios tipos de materiales bibliográficos que describen las Reglas de Catalogación y que se usa para referirse a aquellas publicaciones que tratan de la composición musical.

Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.

* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* banda de música = band, musical band, marching band, brass band.

* biblioteca de música = music library.

* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* CD de música = music CD.

* colección de música = music collection.

* colección de música popular = popular music collection.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* compañía de música rock = rock company.

* concierto de música = musical concert, music concert.

* concurso de música = music competition.

* conjunto de música = musical band.

* conservatorio de música = music academy, conservatoire, music conservatory, music conservatoire.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítico de música = music critic.

* descarga de música = music download.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* equipo de música = home stereo system, stereo system.

* estrella de la música pop = pop star.

* estudio de música = music studio.

* festival de música = music festival.

* festival de música pop = pop festival.

* grabación de banda de música = band recording.

* grabaciones de música = music recordings.

* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.

* interpretar música = perform + music.

* letra de la música = music lyrics.

* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.

* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.

* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.

* música ambiental = ambient music.

* música blue = blues music.

* música celestial = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* música contemporánea = contemporary music.

* música coral = choral music.

* música country = country music.

* música de acompañamiento = backing track.

* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.

* música de baile = dance music.

* música de cámara = chamber music.

* música de circo = circus music.

* música de cowboys = western dance.

* música de discoteca = disco.

* música del oeste = western dance.

* música de los Beatles = Beatlemusik.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* música de orquesta = orchestral music.

* música de rhythm and blues = rhythm and blues music.

* música de teclado = keyboard music.

* música digital = digital music.

* música disco = disco.

* música dramática = dramatic music.

* música en directo = live band, live music.

* música en vivo = live music.

* música espiritual negra = gospel music.

* música étnica = ethnic music.

* música grabada = recorded music.

* música incidental = incidental music.

* música instrumental = instrumental music.

* música litúrgica = liturgical music.

* música militar = martial music.

* música moderna = beat music.

* música para laúd = lute-playing.

* música pop = pop music.

* música popular = popular music.

* música rap = rap music.

* música reggae = reggae music.

* música religiosa = religious music.

* música rock = rock music.

* música sacra = passion music.

* música skiffle = skiffle.

* música vocal = vocal music.

* práctica de música = music-making.

* relacionado con la música = music related [music-related].

* teoría de la música = theory of music.

* tienda de música = music store.

* tocar música = play + music.

* vídeo de música rock = rock video.

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música¹

adjective

( Méx fam)

1 [ SER] (antipático) mean ( colloq)

no seas música, préstame tus apuntes don't be mean, lend me your notes

2 [ SER] (negado) música PARA algo hopeless AT sth ( colloq)

de veras que eres música para bailar you really are hopeless at dancing o a hopeless dancer

música²

feminine

A ( Mús) music

pon algo de música put some music on

música en directo or en vivo live music

una banda de música a band

una música muy pegadiza a very catchy piece of music

a los 20 años se dedicó a hacer música she took up music when she was 20

no sabe leer música she can't read music

letra y música de una canción lyrics and music of a song

puso música a los versos de Machado he set Machado's poetry to music

la música amansa las fieras ( fr hecha); music has a great calming effect, music calms the nerves

irse con la música a otra parte ( fam): vámonos con la música a otra parte let's go somewhere else o get out of here ( colloq)

vete con la música a otra parte clear off! ( colloq)

sonar a/ser música celestial ( fam); to be music to one's ears

Compuestos:

● música ambiental

background music; (en un supermercado, una fábrica) piped o canned music

● música atonal

atonal music

● música clásica

classical music

● música coral

choral music

● música culta

classical music

● música de acompañamiento

incidental music

● música de cámara

chamber music

● música de créditos

title music

● música de fondo

background music

● música de programa

program* music

● música dodecafónica

twelve-tone music

● música folk

folk music

● música funcional

( RPl) piped o canned music

● música incidental

incidental music

● música instrumental

instrumental music

● música ligera

light music, easy listening

● música moderna

modern music

● música sacra

sacred music

● música serial

serial music

● música tonal

tonal music

B ( Chi fam) (armónica) mouth organ, harmonica

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Del verbo musicar: ( conjugate musicar)

musica es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

música sustantivo femenino
music;
◊ pon algo de música put some music on;

música ambiental background music;

(en tienda, fábrica) piped o canned music
músico,-a
I adjetivo musical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino musician
música sustantivo femenino music: eso que dices me suena a música celestial, (agradable) what you are saying is music to my ears
(vacuidades) that sounds like a lot of mumbo jumbo to me
' música' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceptación
- aficionada
- aficionado
- agrado
- alegre
- ambiental
- amuermar
- baja
- bajo
- cadena
- cámara
- casco
- chiflar
- compacta
- compacto
- conjunta
- conjunto
- determinada
- determinado
- embriagar
- enlatada
- enlatado
- entender
- equipo
- folclórica
- folclórico
- fondo
- gustar
- ídolo
- iniciación
- instrumental
- ligera
- ligero
- marchosa
- marchoso
- martirizar
- musiquilla
- negra
- negro
- paroxismo
- pirata
- resurgimiento
- saber
- sala
- suave
- suavidad
- templete
- afición
- alternativo
- apasionar
English:
alive
- background
- band
- bandstand
- blare out I
- blast out
- blood
- boom box
- box
- brass band
- bring back
- busk
- canned
- catchy
- chamber music
- country music
- dance music
- deck
- disco music
- festival
- fiddler
- folk music
- freak
- full
- gospel
- hi-fi
- jaunty
- loud
- make
- music
- music box
- number
- part-payment
- passion
- piped music
- play
- playback
- pop
- rave
- score
- set
- snatch
- soft
- somber
- sombre
- soul
- sound
- stand
- talent
- appreciation

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música¹ adj
Méx Fam
1.
ser música [inútil] to be useless o hopeless;

soy muy música para los idiomas I'm useless o hopeless at languages

2.
ser música [egoísta] to be mean;

no seas música, déjame dar una vuelta en la moto don't be so mean, let me have a go on the motorbike

música² nf

1. [arte] music;

pon un poco de música put some music on;

estudia música en el conservatorio she is studying music at the conservatoire;

es el autor de la música y la letra he wrote the music and the lyrics;

Comp

la música amansa a las fieras music has a really calming effect;

Comp
Fam
irse con la música a otra parte: nos fuimos con la música a otra parte we made ourselves scarce;

¡vete con la música a otra parte! clear off!, US take a hike!

Comp
música de acompañamiento incidental music;
música ambiental piped music;

música antigua early music;

música de baile dance music;

música de cámara chamber music;

música celestial: [m5] eso me suena a música celestial [a falsa promesa] that sounds like a lot of hot air;
[maravillosamente] that's music to my ears;
música clásica classical music;

música en directo live music;

música disco disco music;

música electrónica electronic music;

música enlatada canned music;

música étnica world music;

música folk folk music;

música de fondo background music;
RP música funcional piped music;
música heavy heavy metal;

música instrumental instrumental music;

música ligera light music;

música militar military music;

música pop pop music;

música popular folk music;

música rock rock music;

música sinfónica orchestral music;

música tecno techno (music);

música tradicional traditional music;

música vocal vocal music

2. ver músico

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música

f

I music;

leer música read music;

poner algo en música, poner música a algo set sth to music;

hacer música make music;

ir con la música a otra parte fig go somewhere else

II adj Méx fam

:

ser música be mean;

ser música para algo be useless at sth

músico

I adj musical

II m, música f musician

* * *

música nf

: music

* * *

música n music

me gusta escuchar música I like listening to music

música clásica classical music

música de fondo background music

Spanish-English dictionary > música
9 chocante

adj.

1 puzzling.

2 shocking, shock, lurid, off-putting.

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chocante

► adjetivo

1 (divertido) funny

2 (sorprendente) surprising, striking, startling

3 (raro) strange, odd

4 (escandaloso) shocking, offensive

* * *

ADJ

1) (=sorprendente) startling, striking

2) (=raro) odd, strange

lo chocante es que — the odd thing about it is that

3) (=escandaloso) shocking, scandalous

4) esp LAm (=pesado) tiresome; (=desagradable) offensive, unpleasant

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adjetivo

a) ( que causa impresión)

su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

b) ( en cuestiones morales) shocking

c) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant

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* de un modo chocante = jarringly.

* * *

adjetivo

a) ( que causa impresión)

su reacción me pareció chocante — I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

b) ( en cuestiones morales) shocking

c) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( desagradable) unpleasant

* * *

* de un modo chocante = jarringly.

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chocante

adjective

1

(que causa cierta impresión): una costumbre que a un extranjero le puede resultar chocante a custom that could come as a shock to a foreigner

su reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

2 (en cuestiones morales) shocking

me resulta chocante que se besen así en público I find it shocking the way they kiss in public like that

3 (llamativo) ( fam):

tenía un vestido amarillo y verde muy chocante a la vista she was wearing a really loud yellow and green dress ( colloq)

4 (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (desagradable) unpleasant

los empleados son muy chocantes the staff are very unpleasant o ( colloq) are horrible

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chocante adjetivo
a) ( que causa impresión):

◊ su reacción me pareció chocante I was shocked o taken aback by his reaction, his reaction shocked me

b) ( en cuestiones morales) shocking

c) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( desagradable) unpleasant

chocante adj (sorprendente) surprising, startling
(raro) strange, odd
' chocante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escándalo

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chocante adj

1. [raro] odd, strange;
[sorprendente] startling; [escandaloso] shocking, scandalous;
viste con colores muy chocantes she wears really loud colours;

me resulta chocante verle tan contento I'm astonished to see him looking so happy;

resulta chocante oír hablar de derechos humanos a un sangriento dictador it's rather a shock to hear a bloodstained dictator talking about human rights;

lo chocante es que no lo descubriéramos antes the most worrying thing is that we didn't find out about it earlier

2. RP [impropio] inappropriate, unsuitable

3. Am Fam [antipático]
no la invitaron por chocante she wasn't invited because she's such a pain

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chocante

adj

1 ( sorprendente) startling

2 que ofende shocking

3 ( extraño) odd

4 L.Am. ( antipático) unpleasant

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chocante adj

1) : shocking

2) : unpleasant, rude

Spanish-English dictionary > chocante
10 seco

adj.

1 dry, dead, lean, thin.

2 dry, snap, snappy, curt.

pres.indicat.

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

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seco

► adjetivo

1 (gen) dry

2 (frutos, flores) dried

■ compramos flores secas we bought some dried flowers

3 (marchito) withered, dried up

4 figurado (vino) dry

5 figurado (carácter) dry; (tono, respuesta) curt, sharp

6 figurado (golpe, ruido) sharp

7 figurado (persona - delgada) skinny; (- vieja) old and wizened

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a secas figurado simply, just

■ Carmen a secas just plain Carmen

dejar seco,-a familiar to bump off

en seco (acción) suddenly

■ frenar en seco to brake suddenly

■ parar en seco to stop dead

estar más seco,-a que un higo familiar (delgado) to be as thin as a rake 2 (envejecido) to be old and wizened

estar seco,-a familiar to be thirsty, be dry

limpiar en seco to dry-clean

quedarse seco,-a familiar to snuff it, croak

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(f. - seca)

adj.

1) dry

2) dried

3) sharp

4) barren, arid

5) curt, brusque

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1. ADJ

1) (=no húmedo) dry

tengo los labios secos — my lips are dry

las sábanas no están secas todavía — the sheets are still not dry

es un calor seco — it's a dry heat

en seco (=sin líquido) —

no me puedo tragar esto en seco — I can't swallow this without water

limpiar en seco — dry clean only
dique 1), ley 1)
2) (=desecado) [higo, pescado] dried; [hojas] dead, dried; [árbol] dead

un cuadro de flores secas — a painting of dried flowers

estaban secos todos los geranios — all the geraniums had dried up

dame una cerveza, que estoy seco — * give me a beer, I'm really parched *
ciruela, fruto 1)
3) (=no graso) [piel, pelo] dry

4) (=no dulce) [vino, licor] dry

un champán muy seco — a very dry champagne

5) (=flaco) thin, skinny *

- está seco como un palo

6) (=no amable) [persona, carácter, respuesta] curt; [orden] sharp; [estilo] dry

estuvo muy seco conmigo por teléfono — he was very curt o short with me on the phone

- no se puede -contestó muy seco — "can't be done," he replied curtly

7) (=sin resonancia) [tos] dry; [ruido] dull; [impacto] sharp

oyó el golpe seco de la puerta — he heard the dull thud of the door

le dio un golpe seco en la cabeza — he gave him a sharp bang on the head

8)

en seco (=bruscamente) —

frenar en seco — to brake sharply

pararse en seco — to stop dead, stop suddenly

parar a algn en seco — [al hablar] to cut sb short

9) (=sin acompañamiento)

sobrevivimos a base de pan seco — we survived on bread alone

para vivir sólo tiene el sueldo seco — he has nothing but his salary to live on
palo 5)
10)

a secas —

no existe la libertad a secas — there's no such thing as freedom pure and simple

Gerardo García, Gerardo a secas para los amigos — Gerardo García, just Gerardo to his friends

nos alimentamos de pan a secas — we survived on nothing but bread

- dejar seco a algn

lo dejó seco de un tiro — he blew him away *

cuando me dijo el precio me dejó seco — I was stunned when he told me the price

- ser seco para algo

tener seco a algn Col, Cono Sur —

me tienen seco — I've had enough of them

- tomarse algo al seco

a ver todos, ¿al seco? — come on everyone, (down) in one!

2.

SM Col main course

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- ca adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] <ropa/platos/pintura> dry

manténgase en lugar seco — store in a dry place

tengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry

b) [ESTAR] <planta/río/comida> dry

c) [SER] <clima/región> dry

2) ( disecado) <higos/flores> dried

bacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod

3) [SER] ( no graso) <piel/pelo> dry

4) [SER] ( no dulce) <vino/licor/vermut> dry

5) <golpe/sonido> sharp; < tos> dry

6)

a) <respuesta/carácter> dry

estuvo muy seco conmigo — he was very short with me

b) (fam) ( delgado) thin

está más seco que un palo — he's as thin as a rake

c) [ESTAR] (fam) ( sediento) parched (colloq)

7) (en locs)

en seco — < frenar> sharply, suddenly

me paró en seco — he stopped me in my tracks

limpieza en seco — dry cleaning

a secas — (fam)

llámeme Roberto a secas — just call me (plain) Roberto

comimos pan a secas — we ate bread on its own

dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta

la noticia me dejó seco — when I heard the news I was absolutely staggered

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= curt, dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.], shrivelled [shriveled, -USA], waterless, sun-dried, dried.

Ex. The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.

Ex. Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.

Ex. Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.

Ex. This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.

Ex. This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.

Ex. Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.

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* albaricoque seco = dried apricot.

* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dique seco = dry dock.

* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.

* en seco = in blind, blind, cold turkey.

* estación seca, la = dry season, the.

* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.

* fotografía en seco = dry photography.

* fruta seca = dried fruit.

* fruto seco = nut.

* frutos secos = nuts.

* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.

* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.

* golpe seco = flop.

* hielo seco = dry ice powder.

* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.

* impresión en seco = blind impression.

* impreso en seco = blind-tooled.

* legumbre seca = dry bean.

* limpieza en seco = dry cleaning.

* período seco = dry spell.

* polvo seco = dry powder.

* semilla seca = dried seed.

* totalmente seco = bone dry.

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- ca adjetivo

1)

a) [ESTAR] <ropa/platos/pintura> dry

manténgase en lugar seco — store in a dry place

tengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry

b) [ESTAR] <planta/río/comida> dry

c) [SER] <clima/región> dry

2) ( disecado) <higos/flores> dried

bacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod

3) [SER] ( no graso) <piel/pelo> dry

4) [SER] ( no dulce) <vino/licor/vermut> dry

5) <golpe/sonido> sharp; < tos> dry

6)

a) <respuesta/carácter> dry

estuvo muy seco conmigo — he was very short with me

b) (fam) ( delgado) thin

está más seco que un palo — he's as thin as a rake

c) [ESTAR] (fam) ( sediento) parched (colloq)

7) (en locs)

en seco — < frenar> sharply, suddenly

me paró en seco — he stopped me in my tracks

limpieza en seco — dry cleaning

a secas — (fam)

llámeme Roberto a secas — just call me (plain) Roberto

comimos pan a secas — we ate bread on its own

dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta

la noticia me dejó seco — when I heard the news I was absolutely staggered

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= curt, dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.], shrivelled [shriveled, -USA], waterless, sun-dried, dried.

Ex: The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.

Ex: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.

Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.

Ex: This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.

Ex: This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.

Ex: Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.

* albaricoque seco = dried apricot.

* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.

* completamente seco = bone dry.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dique seco = dry dock.

* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.

* en seco = in blind, blind, cold turkey.

* estación seca, la = dry season, the.

* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.

* fotografía en seco = dry photography.

* fruta seca = dried fruit.

* fruto seco = nut.

* frutos secos = nuts.

* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.

* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.

* golpe seco = flop.

* hielo seco = dry ice powder.

* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.

* impresión en seco = blind impression.

* impreso en seco = blind-tooled.

* legumbre seca = dry bean.

* limpieza en seco = dry cleaning.

* período seco = dry spell.

* polvo seco = dry powder.

* semilla seca = dried seed.

* totalmente seco = bone dry.

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seco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 [ ESTAR] ‹ropa/platos/pintura› dry

[ S ] manténgase en lugar seco store in a dry place

tengo la boca/garganta seca my mouth/throat is dry

2 [ ESTAR] ‹planta/tierra› dry

el campo está sequísimo the countryside o land is really dry o parched

3 [ ESTAR] ‹río/pozo› dry

4 [ ESTAR] ‹arroz/pollo› dry

el pescado estuvo demasiado tiempo en el horno y está muy seco the fish was in the oven for too long so it's got(ten) very dry

5 [ SER] ‹clima/región› dry

B (desecado) ‹higos› dried; ‹flores› dried

bacalao seco stockfish, dried salt cod

fruto

C [ SER] (no graso) ‹piel/pelo› dry

D [ SER] (no dulce) ‹vino/licor/vermú› dry

E ‹golpe/sonido› sharp; ‹tos› dry

F

1 ‹respuesta/carácter› dry

estuvo muy seco conmigo he was very short o brusque o curt with me

2 ( fam) (delgado) thin

está más seco que un palo he's as thin as a rake

3 [ ESTAR] ( fam) (sediento) parched ( colloq)

G ( en locs):

en seco ‹frenar› sharply, suddenly

me paró en seco he stopped me dead o he stopped me in my tracks

el coche paró en seco the car stopped dead

limpieza en seco dry cleaning

a secas ( fam): quíteme el `doctor', llámeme Roberto a secas there's no need to call me `doctor', just call me (plain) Roberto

le dijo que no, así a secas she gave him a straight `no'

pan así a secas no me apetece I don't feel like eating just bread on its own like that

le pidió mil dólares así, a secas he just asked him for a thousand dollars outright o straight out, he asked him for a thousand dollars, just like that

dejar a algn seco ( fam); to kill sb stone dead ( colloq)

seco para algo ( Chi fam): el hijo le salió seco para la física her son turned out to be brilliant o a whiz at physics ( colloq)

es seco para el garabato he has a great line in swear words ( colloq)

tener seco a algn (Col, RPl fam): este tipo me tiene seca I'm up to here with o I'm sick and tired of this guy ( colloq)

tomarse algo al seco ( Chi fam); to down sth o knock sth back (in one go) ( colloq)

seco²

masculine

( Col)

main dish

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Del verbo secar: ( conjugate secar)

seco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

secó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
secar
seco
secar ( conjugate secar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ropa/pelo/platos› to dry;

‹pintura/arcilla› to dry
b) ‹tierra/plantas/hierba› to dry up;

‹ piel› to make … dry
verbo intransitivo
to dry
secarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ropa/pintura/pelo] to dry;

[ piel] to get dry;
◊ se me seca mucho la piel my skin gets very dry

b) [ herida] to heal (up)

c) [tierra/planta/hierba] to dry up

d) [río/pozo/fuente] to dry up

e) [arroz/guiso] to go dry

2 ( refl) [ persona] to dry oneself;
‹manos/pelo› to dry;
‹ lágrimas› to dry, wipe away
seco
◊ -ca adjetivo

1
a) [ESTAR] ‹ropa/platos/pintura› dry;

‹boca/garganta› dry
b) [ESTAR] ‹planta/río/comida› dry

c) [SER] ‹clima/región› dry

2 ‹higos/flores› dried;
◊ bacalao seco stockfish, dried salt cod

3 [SER] ( no graso) ‹piel/pelo› dry
4 [SER] ( no dulce) ‹vino/licor/vermut› dry
5 ‹golpe/sonido› sharp;
‹ tos› dry
6 ‹respuesta/carácter› dry;
◊ estuvo muy seco conmigo he was very short with me

7 ( en locs)
◊ en seco ‹frenar/parar› sharply, suddenly;

limpieza en seco dry cleaning
secar verbo transitivo to dry: el sol secó la pintura, the sun dried the paint
seco,-a adjetivo
1 (sin humedad) dry
(disecado) dried
(sin agua) el río está seco, the river is dry
2 (planta) dried up
3 (pelo, piel) dry
4 (tos) dry, hacking
5 (vino, alcohol) dry
6 (poco afable) curt, sharp
(contestación) crisp, terse
7 (golpe, ruido) sharp
8 (delgado, con poca carne) skinny
9 fam (atónito, parado) stunned
♦ Locuciones: a secas, (sin más) llámame Paco a secas, just call me Paco
en seco, (de golpe, bruscamente) estaba hablando y se paró en seco, he was talking when he stopped dead
(muerto en el acto) se cayó de un precipicio y se quedó seco, he fell off the cliff and died instantly
' seco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocinazo
- dique
- lavar
- lavado
- limpieza
- palo
- secar
- seca
- secarse
- bacalao
- contrario
- limpiar
- más
- moco
- parar
- se
- vino
English:
bone-dry
- clean
- crack
- crisp
- curt
- dead
- dehydrated
- dried
- dry
- dry wine
- dry-clean
- mop
- nut
- parched
- rap
- seasoned
- shell
- short
- shrivelled
- snap
- stop
- wipe away
- bone
- click
- desiccated
- dryness
- medium
- moist
- smart
- terse

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seco, -a

♦ adj

1. [ropa, lugar] dry;

el pantalón todavía no está seco the Br trousers o US pants aren't yet dry;

tiene la piel seca/el cabello seco she has dry skin/hair;

consérvese en un lugar seco [en etiqueta] keep in a dry place

2. [higos] dried;

flores secas dried flowers

3. [clima, país] dry

4. [marchito] withered

5. [pozo, fuente] dry, dried up

6. [persona, actitud] brusque ( con to);
estuvo muy seco con su madre he was very short with his mother;

me contestó con un no seco she answered me with a curt “no”

7. [flaco] thin, lean;

se está quedando seco he's getting skinny

8. [vino, licor] dry

9. [ruido] dull;
[tos] dry; [voz] sharp;
un golpe seco a thud

10. Fam [sediento] thirsty;

estar seco to be thirsty

11. Fam [muerto] stone-dead;
[pasmado] stunned;
dejar a alguien seco [matar] to kill sb stone-dead;
[pasmar] to stun sb; RP Fam [agotar] to leave sb drained
12.
parar en seco [bruscamente] to stop dead

♦ nm

1. Perú [guiso] = meat stew served with rice and a garlic, lemon and coriander sauce

2. Col [plato principal] main dish

♦ a secas loc adv

simply, just;

llámame Juan a secas just call me Juan;

no comas pan a secas don't eat just bread

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seco

adj

1 dry; planta dried up;

estar seco fam ( tener sed) be parched fam

2 fig ( antipático) curt, brusque

3

:

dejar a alguien seco fam kill s.o. stone dead;

parar en seco stop dead

4

:

llámala Carmen a secas just call her Carmen

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seco, -ca adj

1) : dry

2) disecado: dried

fruta seca: dried fruit

3) : thin, lean

4) : curt, brusque

5) : sharp

un golpe seco: a sharp blow

6)

a secas : simply, just

se llama Chico, a secas: he's just called Chico

7)

en seco : abruptly, suddenly

frenar en seco: to make a sudden stop

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seco adj

1. (en general) dry [comp. drier; superl. driest]

recoge la ropa cuando esté seca bring the washing in when it's dry

2. (frutos, flores) dried

higos secos dried figs

3. (persona) unfriendly [comp. unfriendlier; superl. unfriendliest]

su padre es muy seco her father is unfriendly

frenar en seco to stop dead

Spanish-English dictionary > seco
11 horrible

adj.

1 horrifying, terrifying.

2 terrible, awful (muy malo).

3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).

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horrible

► adjetivo

1 horrible, dreadful, awful

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adj.

horrible

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ADJ

1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific

una pesadilla horrible — a horrible nightmare

2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous

ella es guapa pero su novio es horrible — she's pretty but her boyfriend's hideous

hizo un tiempo horrible — the weather was horrible

tienes una letra horrible — your handwriting is terrible

3) (=malo, perverso) horrible

¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!

4) (=insoportable) terrible

tengo un dolor de cabeza horrible — I've got a terrible headache

hizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible

la conferencia fue un rollo horrible — * the lecture was a real drag *

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adjetivo

a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrific

b) ( feo) < persona> hideous, ugly; <camisa/adorno> horrible, hideous

c) < tiempo> terrible, awful

d) ( inaguantable) unbearable

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= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.

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

Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.

Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.

Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.

Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.

Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.

Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.

Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.

Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.

Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.

Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.

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* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

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adjetivo

a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrific

b) ( feo) < persona> hideous, ugly; <camisa/adorno> horrible, hideous

c) < tiempo> terrible, awful

d) ( inaguantable) unbearable

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= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.

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

Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.

Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.

Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.

Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.

Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.

Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.

Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.

Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.

Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.

* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

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horrible

adjective

1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific

2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous

3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful

4

(inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!

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horrible adjetivo
a) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific

b) ( feo) ‹ persona› hideous, ugly;

‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
c) ‹ tiempo› terrible, awful

d) ( inaguantable) unbearable

horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
' horrible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- horrendo-a
- infame
- pestazo
- antipático
- calor
- cargante
- mal
- malo
- odioso
- pereza
- perro
- pinche
- tocar
- tufo
English:
awful
- cat
- dreadful
- hideous
- hole
- horrible
- horrid
- it
- manage
- mind
- nasty
- shocking
- thought
- wretched
- abominable
- crummy
- foul
- ghastly
- revolting
- rotten
- sickly
- vile

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horrible adj

1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;

un accidente horrible a horrific accident

2. Fam [muy malo] appalling, awful;

nos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weather

3. Fam [muy feo] horrible, hideous;

tiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;

ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her

4. Fam [muy grande]
tengo un frío horrible I'm absolutely freezing;

¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;

tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving

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horrible

adj horrible, dreadful

* * *

horrible adj

: horrible, dreadful

♦ horriblemente adv

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horrible adj

1. (en general) awful / terrible

un cuadro horrible an awful picture

hace un calor horrible it's terribly hot

2. (accidente) horrific

Spanish-English dictionary > horrible
12 chungo

chungo

► adjetivo

1 familiar (malo) bad, dud, naff

■ es una peli muy chunga it's a naff film

■ lo tenemos chungo we've got problems

2 argot (estropeado) broken down, on the blink

3 argot (divertido) funny

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- ga adjetivo (Esp arg)

a) [ser] < persona> ( de mal corazón) nasty (colloq); ( no de fiar) slippery, dodgy (BrE colloq)

b) [estar] < persona> in a bad way (colloq)

c) <situación/asunto> dicey (colloq), dodgy (BrE colloq)

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- ga adjetivo (Esp arg)

a) [ser] < persona> ( de mal corazón) nasty (colloq); ( no de fiar) slippery, dodgy (BrE colloq)

b) [estar] < persona> in a bad way (colloq)

c) <situación/asunto> dicey (colloq), dodgy (BrE colloq)

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chungo -ga

adjective

( Esp arg)

1 [ SER] (antipático) ‹persona› mean ( colloq)

2 [ ESTAR] ‹persona› in a bad way ( colloq), out of sorts ( colloq)

3 ‹aparato/coche› on the blink ( colloq); ‹situación/asunto› dicey ( colloq), dodgy ( BrE colloq)

la cosa está chunga things aren't too good

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chungo, -a adj
Esp Fam
es un tío chungo he's a real o Br a nasty piece of work;

la cosa está chunga it's a real bitch;

veo muy chungo que nos dejen entrar I don't see us getting in, Br I don't fancy our chances of getting in;

ha estado muy chungo desde el accidente he's been in a bad way since the accident;

es una situación muy chunga it's a pretty sticky situation

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chungo

adj fam

1 terrible, crap vulg

2 persona mean fam, nasty

Spanish-English dictionary > chungo
13 tipo

m.

1 guy, chap, fellow, character.

2 type, category, kind, class.

Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.

3 letter type, type.

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tipo

► nombre masculino

1 (clase) type, kind

2 FINANZAS rate

3 ANATOMÍA (de hombre) build, physique; (de mujer) figure

4 familiar (persona) guy, fellow, bloke

5 (en impresión) type

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguantar el tipo figurado to keep cool, keep calm

dar el tipo figurado to fit a description, fit the bill

jugarse el tipo figurado to risk one's neck

tener buen tipo (hombre) to be well-built 2 (mujer) to have a good figure

todo tipo de all kind of, all kinds of

tipo bancario FINANZAS bank rate

tipo de cambio FINANZAS rate of exchange

tipo de descuento FINANZAS bank rate

tipo de interés FINANZAS rate of interest

tipo raro weirdo, oddball

* * *
1. noun m.
1) type

2) kind, sort

3) style

•

- tipo de interés
2. (f. - tipa)
noun

guy / gal

* * *
tipo, -a
1.

SM / F * (=individuo) (=hombre) guy *, bloke *; (=mujer) chick *, bird *, dame (EEUU) *

¿quién es ese tipo? — who's that guy o bloke? *

dos tipos sospechosos — two suspicious characters *
tipa
2. SM

1) (=clase) type, kind, sort

un coche de otro tipo pero del mismo precio — a different type o kind o sort of car but for the same price

un nuevo tipo de bicicleta — a new type of bicycle

no me gusta este tipo de fiestas — I don't like this kind of party

todo tipo de... — all sorts o kinds of...

tuvimos todo tipo de problemas — we had all sorts o kinds of problems

2) (Bot, Literat, Zool) type

3) (Com, Econ) rate

tipo a término — forward rate

tipo bancario, tipo base — base rate

tipo de cambio — exchange rate

tipo de descuento — discount rate

tipo de interés — interest rate

tipo impositivo — tax rate

4) (=figura, cuerpo) [de hombre] build; [de mujer] figure

tiene el tipo de su padre — he has his father's build

tener buen tipo — [hombre] to be well built; [mujer] to have a good figure

Nuria tiene un tipo horrible — Nuria has a terrible figure

- aguantar o mantener el tipo

- jugarse el tipo

5) (Tip) type

tipo de letra — typeface

tipo gótico — Gothic type

tipo menudo — small type

3. ADJ INV

1) (=similar a)

un sombrero tipo Bogart — a Bogart-style hat

una joven tipo Marilyn — a girl in the Marilyn mould

una foto tipo carné — a passport-size photo

un vehículo tipo jeep — a jeep-type vehicle

2) (=típico) average, typical

dos conductores tipo — two average o typical drivers

lengua tipo — standard language

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I
- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) woman
II
masculino

1) ( clase) kind, type, sort

todo tipo de plantas — all kinds of plants

no es mi tipo — he's not my type

2)

a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physique

jugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

b) ( aspecto) appearance

una mujer de tipo distinguido — a distinguished-looking woman

dar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type

3) (Fin) rate

- tipo de cambio/interés

4) (Impr) type

5) (como adj inv) typical

una serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series

6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about

vénganse tipo cuatro — come around about four o'clock

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I
- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) woman
II
masculino

1) ( clase) kind, type, sort

todo tipo de plantas — all kinds of plants

no es mi tipo — he's not my type

2)

a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physique

jugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

b) ( aspecto) appearance

una mujer de tipo distinguido — a distinguished-looking woman

dar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type

3) (Fin) rate

- tipo de cambio/interés

4) (Impr) type

5) (como adj inv) typical

una serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series

6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about

vénganse tipo cuatro — come around about four o'clock

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tipo¹

¹ = category, class, degree, form, kind, nature, sort, type, ilk, stripe.

Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.

Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

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

Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.

Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.

Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.

Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.

Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.

* algún tipo de = some, some sort of.

* algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.

* almuerzo tipo bufé = lunch buffet, buffet lunch.

* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.

* con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.

* con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.

* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.

* de tipo general = broad scoped.

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* de todos los tipos = of all stripes.

* de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.

* de un tipo u otro = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another, of some description.

* de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].

* diabetes del tipo 2 = type 2 diabetes.

* el tipo de = the range of.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* este tipo de = such.

* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* examen tipo test = multiple choice test.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.

* índice permutado del tipo KWIC = KWICed index.

* mismo tipo de = same range of.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.

* Nombre + de este tipo = such + Nombre.

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.

* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].

* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* reducción de los tipos de interés = interest-rate cut.

* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.

* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.

* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).

* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.

* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.

* tipo de cambio = exchange rate, rate of exchange.

* tipo de cuidado = nasty piece of work.

* tipo de gravamen = tax rate.

* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.

* tipo de impuestos = band of taxation.

* tipo de interés = interest rate.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.

* tipo de persona = public.

* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.

* tipo de servicio = style of service.

* tipo fiscal = tax rate.

* tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.

* tipo impositivo = income tax bracket, tax rate, tax bracket.

* tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.

* tipo noticias = news-type.

* tipo preferencial = preferential rate.

* tipo preferente = preferential rate.

* tipo publicitario = display type.

* tipos como = the likes of.

* tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.

* tipos reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut.

* tipo televisor = television-type.

* todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.

* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.

* un tipo de = a kind of.

* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

tipo²

² = font, face, type, fount.

Nota: Un grupo de caracteres tipográficos de un tamaño determinado, como por ejemplo Roman 8.

Ex: No longer is the user constrained to a supplied set of fonts.

Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.

Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

Ex: Incunabulists, indeed, work on the assumption that a fount belonging to a fifteenth-century printer was unique to him, which is likely to be true enough of the fount as cast, but is not necessarily true of its punches.

* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.

* diseñador de tipos = type designer.

* diseño de tipos = type design [type-design].

* fundición de tipos = typefounding.

* fundidor de tipos = punch-cutter [punchcutter], type-founder [typefounder], cutter of type.

* fundir tipos = cast + type.

* machacar los tipos = batter + type.

* máquina fundidora de tipos = typecasting machine.

* taller de fundición de tipos = type-foundry.

* tipo autoespaciador = self-spacing type.

* tipo decorativo = display type.

* tipo de imprenta = book face, printing type, type.

* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.

* tipo fundido = cast type.

* tipo movible = punch.

* tipo movible de acento = accent punch.

* tipo móvil = moveable type.

* tipos móviles = movable type.

tipo³

³ = fellow, chap, guy, dude, joker, bloke.

Nota: Coloquial.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.

Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.

Ex: The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.

* jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

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tipo¹ -pa

masculine, feminine

1 ( fam) ( masculine) guy ( colloq); ( feminine) woman

me parece una tipa sensacional I think she's an amazing woman

2 ( pey) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), character ( pej), woman, female ( colloq pej)

¿pero qué se habrá creído este tipo? but who does this guy o character think he is?

tipo²

masculine

A (clase) kind, type, sort

tiene todo tipo de herramientas en el taller he has all kinds of tools in his workshop

¿qué tipo de música te gusta más? what sort of music do you like best?

es muy simpático, pero no es mi tipo he's very nice, but he's not my type

B ( Bot, Zool) type; (en antropología) type

C

1 (figura — de una mujer) figure; (de un hombre) physique

aguantar or mantener el tipo ( Esp); to put on a brave face

jugarse el tipo ( Esp); to risk one's neck

lucir el tipo ( Esp); to parade around

2 (aspecto) appearance

será conde, pero no tiene tipo de aristócrata he may well be a count, but he doesn't look like an aristocrat

una mujer de tipo distinguido a distinguished-looking woman

dar el tipo ( Esp); to be the type

no parece que dé el tipo he doesn't seem the type

D ( Fin) rate

Compuestos:

● tipo de cambio

exchange rate

● tipo de cambio cruzado

cross exchange rate

● tipo de interés preferencial or preferente

prime rate

E ( Impr) type

F ( como adj inv) typical

el/la profesional tipo the typical o average professional person

exámenes tipo specimen papers

una serie tipo Dallas a Dallas-type series

G ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about

vénganse tipo cuatro come around o about four o'clock

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tipo 1
◊ -pa sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);

(f) woman
tipo 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( clase) kind, type, sort;
◊ todo tipo de plantas all kinds of plants;

no es mi tipo he's not my type
2 ( figura — de mujer) figure;
(— de hombre) physique
3 ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about;
◊ vénganse tipo cuatro come around about four o'clock

tipo sustantivo masculino
1 (modelo, clase) type, kind, sort: María no es mi tipo, Maria isn't my type
me gusta ese tipo de gente, I like that kind of people
no es de ese tipo de personas, he's not that sort of person
ese tipo de coche, that type o kind of car
2 fam (individuo) guy, bloke, fellow
tipo raro, weirdo
un buen tipo, a good sort
un tipo simpático, a nice chap
3 (constitución física) build, physique
(de mujer) figure: tiene buen tipo, she has a good figure
4 Econ rate
tipo de cambio, exchange rate
tipo de descuento, bank rate
tipo de interés, interest rate
5 Tip (de letra) type
Tip Inform font
♦ Locuciones: dar el tipo, to live up to other people's expectations
figurado jugarse el tipo, to risk one's neck
mantener o aguantar el tipo, to keep one's cool
' tipo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- callada
- callado
- cambiar
- catalogar
- clase
- cuidada
- cuidado
- delgada
- delgado
- desbordar
- determinada
- determinado
- elemento
- especie
- estaquilla
- fibra
- fiebre
- género
- índole
- lectura
- macanuda
- macanudo
- más
- mina
- naturaleza
- orden
- puñetera
- puñetero
- scud
- sedán
- silueta
- speed
- suerte
- tan
- antipático
- corriente
- cuate
- divertido
- forma
- fresco
- fulano
- grande
- individuo
- interés
- interesar
- loco
- particular
- pata
- pesado
English:
ale
- all
- arrogant
- bloke
- boogie
- brand
- build
- chap
- class
- clause
- crook
- current
- delicatessen
- deposit
- description
- duck
- dude
- exchange rate
- figure
- flaky
- flat
- form
- freely
- going
- guy
- high tops
- individual
- interest rate
- kid
- kind
- lending
- LIBOR
- marmalade
- muffin
- neck
- neither
- nut
- open
- prime rate
- rate
- send down
- shapely
- sort
- suited
- survey
- tax bracket
- tough
- trim
- type
- typeface

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tipo, -a

♦ nm,f
Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman; [mujer joven] girl
♦ nm

1. [clase] type, sort;

no es mi tipo he's not my type;

todo tipo de all sorts of;

vinieron personas de todo tipo all sorts of people came;

no me gustan las películas de ese tipo I don't like movies like that o those sorts of movies

2. [cuerpo] [de mujer] figure;
[de hombre] build;
tiene muy buen tipo she has a very good body;

Comp
Fam
jugarse el tipo to risk one's neck;

Comp
Fam
aguantar o [m5] mantener el tipo to keep one's cool, not to lose one's head;

Comp

dar el tipo to be up to standard o scratch

3. Econ rate

Comp
tipo básico [de interés] base rate; [de impuestos] basic rate;
tipo de cambio exchange rate, rate of exchange;

tipo de descuento discount rate;

tipo impositivo tax rate;

tipo de interés interest rate;

tipo de interés bancario bank rate;

tipo de interés fijo fixed interest rate;

tipo de interés hipotecario mortgage rate;

tipo de interés variable variable o floating interest rate;

tipo marginal marginal rate;

tipo mínimo minimum rate;

tipo preferencial prime (lending) rate

4. Imprenta type

5. Biol type

♦ adj inv

1. [estándar]
el boliviano/la dieta tipo the average Bolivian/diet

2.
un pantalón tipo pitillo a pair of drainpipe trousers;

una película tipo Rambo a Rambo-style movie

♦ adv
RP Fam [aproximadamente] like;
llegaron tipo nueve they arrived at, like, nine o'clock;

se casó hace tipo cinco años she got married something like five years ago

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tipo

m

1 type, kind;

no es mi tipo he’s not my type

2 fam

persona guy fam

3 COM rate

4

:

tener buen tipo de hombre be well built; de mujer have a good figure;

jugarse el tipo fam risk one’s neck;

mantener o

aguantar el tipo fam keep one’s cool

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tipo nm

1) clase: type, kind, sort

2) : figure, build, appearance

3) : rate

tipo de interés: interest rate

4) : (printing) type, typeface

5) : style, model

un vestido tipo 60's: a 60's-style dress

tipo, -pa n, fam : guy m, gal f, character

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tipo n

1. (clase) type / kind / sort

¿qué tipo de coche quieres? what sort of car do you want?

2. (de mujer) figure

es modelo, tiene buen tipo she's a model, she's got a good figure

3. (de hombre) body

mi novio tiene muy buen tipo my boyfriend's got a great body

4. (individuo) guy / bloke

es un buen tipo he's a nice guy

Spanish-English dictionary > tipo
14 bestia

adj.

1 thick (ignorante).

2 amazing (extraordinario).

¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!

3 beast.

f.

beast (animal).

bestia de carga beast of burden

bestia negra bête noire

f. & m.

1 oaf (bruto).

2 brute (ignorante).

3 brute (violento).

* * *

bestia

► nombre femenino

1 (animal) beast

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (persona - bruto) brute; (- ignorante) ignorant fool; (- torpe) clumsy oaf

► adjetivo

1 (bruto) brutish

2 (ignorante) ignorant; (grosero) rude; (torpe) clumsy

3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amounts

mala bestia nasty piece of work

* * *

noun f.

beast

* * *

1. ADJ *

1) (=bruto)

ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again

no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *

los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble

poner a algn bestia Esp *** —

esa tía me pone bestia — I've really got the hots for her **

2)

a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough

lo tuyo son mentiras a lo bestia — your lies are real whoppers *

todo lo haces a lo bestia — you make a mess of everything you do

hoy hemos entrenado a lo bestia — we trained really hard today

comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like idiots

bebe a lo bestia — he drinks like a fish

3) (=ignorante) thick *

es tan bestia que no sabe ni sumar — he's so thick he can't even add up *

¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!

4) [con admiración, asombro]

¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!

¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!

¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!

2.

SMF * (=bruto)

¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *

el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *

es un bestia con el trabajo — he works like a dog *

3.

SF (Zool) beast

- ser una mala bestia

bestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal

bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast

bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) (fam)

a) (ignorante, estúpido)

es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!

b) ( grosero) rude

no seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

c) (violento, brusco)

qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia — (fam)

comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like madmen (colloq)

2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)

qué bestia! mira cuánto ha comido — this guy's incredible! look how much he's eaten
II
femenino beast

bestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal

bestia de carga — beast of burden

ser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

- bestia negra
III
masculino y femenino

a) (fam) ( ignorante)

es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute

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= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.

Nota: Criatura mitológica.

Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.

Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.

Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

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* bestia negra = bête noire.

* bestia salvaje = wild beast.

* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.

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I
adjetivo

1) (fam)

a) (ignorante, estúpido)

es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!

b) ( grosero) rude

no seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

c) (violento, brusco)

qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia — (fam)

comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like madmen (colloq)

2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)

qué bestia! mira cuánto ha comido — this guy's incredible! look how much he's eaten
II
femenino beast

bestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal

bestia de carga — beast of burden

ser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

- bestia negra
III
masculino y femenino

a) (fam) ( ignorante)

es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute

* * *

= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.

Nota: Criatura mitológica.

Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.

Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.

Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

* bestia negra = bête noire.

* bestia salvaje = wild beast.

* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.

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bestia¹

adjective

A ( fam)

1

(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!

2 (grosero) rude

mira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyone

no seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

3

(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!

¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia ( fam): comen a lo bestia they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

el público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)

todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he does

conducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)

B ( fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing ( colloq)

¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!

¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)

bestia²

feminine

beast

bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal

bestia de carga beast of burden

ser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)

trabajar

Compuesto:

bestia negra

bête-noire

bestia³

masculine and feminine

A

1 ( fam)

(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

2 (persona violenta) animal, brute

B (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)

el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition again

este bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)

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bestia adjetivo (fam)
a) ( grosero) rude

b) (violento, brusco):

◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal

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bestia

♦ adj
Fam
1. [bruto]
es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;

un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke

2. [violento]
es muy bestia con su mujer he's a real brute to his wife;

¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!

3. [ignorante] thick;

¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!

4. [extraordinario] amazing;

¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!

5.
a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;

comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;

cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;

si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;

trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt

♦ nmf
Fam
1. [bruto] oaf;

yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car

2. [ignorante] brute

3. [violento] brute

♦ nf
[animal] beast; Fam
ese tipo es una mala bestia that guy's Br a really nasty piece of work o US a real piece of work

Comp
bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire
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bestia

I f beast;

trabajar como una bestia work like a dog

II m/f

1 ( zopenco) fam

brute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;

ser un bestia be a brute

2

:

conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman

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bestia adj

1) : ignorant, stupid

2) : boorish, rude

bestia nf

: beast, animal

bestia nmf

1) ignorante: ignoramus

2) : brute

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bestia¹ adj

1. (estúpido) stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]

no seas bestia don't be so stupid

2. (grosero) rude

a lo bestia (con violencia) like crazy (enorme) huge / enormous

se preparó un desayuno a lo bestia he made himself a huge breakfast

bestia² n

1. (animal) beast / animal

el mulo y el asno son bestias mules and donkeys are beasts

2. (persona) brute

ese tío es un bestia that guy is a brute

Spanish-English dictionary > bestia
15 tarea

f.

1 task (trabajo).

tareas domésticas household chores, housework

2 homework, school work, schoolwork, school assignment.

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tarea

► nombre femenino

1 task, job

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

las tareas de la casa the housework sing, the chores

tareas escolares homework sing

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noun f.

job, task, work

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SF

1) (=trabajo) task, job

una de sus tareas es repartir la correspondencia — one of his tasks o jobs is to hand out the mail

es una tarea poco grata — it's a thankless task

todavía me queda mucha tarea — I've still got a lot left to do

tareas domésticas — housework sing, household chores

2) [de colegial]

las tareas — homework sing

3) (Inform) task

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femenino

a) ( trabajo) task, job

las tareas de la casa — the housework

b) ( deberes escolares) homework

* * *

= assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.

Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.

Ex. As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.

Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.

Ex. Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.

Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.

Ex. It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.

Ex. Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.

Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.

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* aceptar una tarea = take on + task.

* aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.

* asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.

* asumir una tarea = assume + duty.

* con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.

* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.

* delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.

* desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.

* ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.

* emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.

* encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.

* encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.

* encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.

* endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

* enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.

* en la tarea de = in the drive to.

* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].

* hacer una tarea = do + assignment.

* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.

* imponer una tarea = task.

* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

* liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.

* multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* programador automático de tareas = scheduler.

* realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.

* realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* tarea administrativa = administrative task.

* tarea ardua = uphill struggle.

* tarea asignada = appointed task.

* tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.

* tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.

* tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.

* tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.

* tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea educativa = learning activity.

* tarea encomendada = assigned task.

* tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tarea imposible = wild goose chase.

* tarea inútil = exercise in futility.

* tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.

* tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.

* tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.

* tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.

* tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.

* tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.

* tareas del personal = staff duties.

* tareas domésticas = housework.

* tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].

* tareas informáticas = computer work.

* tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.

* tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

* * *

femenino

a) ( trabajo) task, job

las tareas de la casa — the housework

b) ( deberes escolares) homework

* * *

= assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.

Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.

Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.

Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.

Ex: Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.

Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.

Ex: It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.

Ex: Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.

Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.

* aceptar una tarea = take on + task.

* aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.

* asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.

* asumir una tarea = assume + duty.

* con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.

* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.

* delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.

* desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.

* ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.

* emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.

* encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.

* encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.

* encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.

* endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

* enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.

* en la tarea de = in the drive to.

* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].

* hacer una tarea = do + assignment.

* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.

* imponer una tarea = task.

* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

* liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.

* multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* programador automático de tareas = scheduler.

* realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.

* realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* tarea administrativa = administrative task.

* tarea ardua = uphill struggle.

* tarea asignada = appointed task.

* tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.

* tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.

* tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.

* tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.

* tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea educativa = learning activity.

* tarea encomendada = assigned task.

* tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tarea imposible = wild goose chase.

* tarea inútil = exercise in futility.

* tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.

* tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.

* tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.

* tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.

* tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.

* tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.

* tareas del personal = staff duties.

* tareas domésticas = housework.

* tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].

* tareas informáticas = computer work.

* tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.

* tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

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tarea

feminine

1 (trabajo) task, job

no le gustan nada las tareas de la casa he hates doing household chores o the housework

no es tarea fácil it is not easy, it is no easy task

2 (deberes escolares) homework

tengo que hacer la(s) tarea(s) I have to do my homework o ( AmE) assignments

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tarea sustantivo femenino
a) ( trabajo) task, job;

◊ las tareas de la casa the housework

b) ( deberes escolares) homework

tarea sustantivo femenino
1 (labor) job, task
tarea escolar, homework, US assignments pl 2 tareas domésticas, housework sing
' tarea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- absorbente
- acometer
- afanosa
- afanoso
- apresurada
- apresurado
- asignación
- cometido
- corresponder
- cumplir
- desagradecida
- desagradecido
- emprender
- empresa
- encargo
- ensimismarse
- evadir
- fijarse
- función
- gratificar
- hacer
- hueso
- imponerse
- imposición
- lanzarse
- marrón
- muerta
- muerto
- terminar
- trabajo
- ultimar
- zafarse
- abrumador
- acabar
- alcanzar
- antipático
- asignar
- asumir
- atrancar
- cargo
- colaborador
- colaborar
- costoso
- deber
- dejadez
- dejado
- despachar
- diario
- empezar
English:
accomplish
- accomplishment
- allocation
- arduous
- assign
- assignment
- begin
- challenging
- chore
- cinch
- delegate
- distasteful
- do over
- embark
- execute
- execution
- finish
- finished
- get off
- get over
- go about
- job
- labour
- massive
- mission
- rush
- set
- task
- thankless
- uphill
- work
- admittedly
- home
- labor
- throw
- under

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tarea nf

1. [trabajo] task;

fue una ardua tarea it was a hard task;

mantener limpia la ciudad es tarea de todos keeping the city clean is everyone's responsibility;

las tareas del campo agricultural o farm work

Comp
tareas domésticas household chores, housework
2. [escolar] homework;

hace la tarea she's doing her homework

3. Informát task

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tarea

f task, job

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tarea nf

1) : task, job

2) : homework

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tarea n

1. (en general) task / job

limpiar la casa es tarea de todos everyone has to clean the house

2. (deberes) homework

éstas son las tareas para mañana this is the homework for tomorrow

Fíjate que homework es un nombre incontable

tareas del hogar / tareas domésticas housework

Spanish-English dictionary > tarea
16 planchar

v.

1 to iron.

2 to do the ironing.

3 to make a fool of oneself.

4 to take a tumble, to fall down, to tumble down.

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planchar

► verbo transitivo

1 to iron, press

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verb

to iron

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ ropa] to iron; [+ traje] to press

prenda de no planchar — non-iron garment

2) LAm * (=adular) to suck up to *

3) Méx * (=dejar plantado) to stand up *

2. VI

1) (=desarrugar) to iron, do the ironing

2) LAm * (=no bailar) to be a wallflower

3) Chile * (=meter la pata) to drop a clanger **; (=parecer absurdo) to look ridiculous

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1.
verbo transitivo <sábana/mantel> to iron; < pantalones> to press, iron; < traje> to press
2.
planchar vi

1) ( con la plancha) to do the ironing

2)

a) (Bol, CS fam) ( en baile)

planchó toda la noche — nobody asked her to dance all night

b) (Chi fam) ( quedar en ridículo) to look stupid

3) (RPl fam) ( caerse) to take a tumble (colloq), to fall over

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= iron, press.

Ex. The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.

Ex. The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

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* planchar la oreja = bunk down.

* tabla de planchar = ironing board.

* tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <sábana/mantel> to iron; < pantalones> to press, iron; < traje> to press
2.
planchar vi

1) ( con la plancha) to do the ironing

2)

a) (Bol, CS fam) ( en baile)

planchó toda la noche — nobody asked her to dance all night

b) (Chi fam) ( quedar en ridículo) to look stupid

3) (RPl fam) ( caerse) to take a tumble (colloq), to fall over

* * *

= iron, press.

Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.

Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.

* planchar la oreja = bunk down.

* tabla de planchar = ironing board.

* tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.

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planchar [A1 ]

vt

‹sábana/mantel› to iron; ‹pantalones› to press, iron; ‹traje› to press

siempre lleva las camisas muy bien planchadas his shirts are always neatly ironed

hay que guardar la ropa planchada the ironing needs putting away

■ planchar

vi

A (con la plancha) to do the ironing

tengo que planchar I have to do the ironing

B

1

(Bol, CS fam) (en un baile): planchó toda la noche nobody asked her to dance all night

2 ( Chi fam) (quedar en ridículo) to look stupid

C ( RPl fam) (caerse) to take a tumble ( colloq), to fall over

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planchar ( conjugate planchar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/mantel› to iron;
‹ pantalones› to press, iron;
‹ traje› to press
verbo intransitivo ( con la plancha) to do the ironing
planchar verbo transitivo to iron
' planchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estar
- tabla
- antipático
- burro
- odiar
- plancha
- quemadura
- ropa
English:
damp
- iron
- iron out
- ironing
- ironing board
- launder
- press
- utility room
- utility

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planchar

♦ vt

1. [ropa] to iron;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
planchar la oreja [dormir] to get some shut-eye

2. Fam [aplastar] to flatten

3. Fam [hundir psicológicamente] to devastate;

se quedó planchado al oír la noticia he was devastated when he heard the news

♦ vi

1. [con plancha] to do the ironing

2. RP Fam [caerse] to crash to the floor

3. CSur Fam [en baile]
¿bailaste mucho anoche? – no, planché did you dance a lot last night? – no, nobody asked me

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planchar

v/t

1 ropa iron

2 Méx fam ( dar plantón a) stand up fam

3 L.Am. ( lisonjear) flatter

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planchar v

: to iron

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planchar vb to iron

Spanish-English dictionary > planchar
17 rancio

adj.

rancid, sour, rank, stale.

pres.indicat.

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

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rancio

► adjetivo

1 (comestibles) stale; (mantequilla) rancid

2 figurado (antiguo) old, ancient

■ de rancio abolengo of ancient lineage

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FRASEOLOGÍA

vino rancio old wine, mellow wine

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1. ADJ

1) [vino] old, mellow; [mantequilla, tocino] rancid

2) [linaje] ancient; [tradición] very ancient, time-honoured, time-honored (EEUU); pey antiquated, old-fashioned

esas dos son muy rancias — those two are a couple of old fogeys *

2.

SM = rancidez

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- cia adjetivo

1) <mantequilla/tocino> rancid

2)

a) < vino> mellow

b) (delante del n) <abolengo/tradición> ancient, long-established

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= rank, rancid, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex. Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.

Ex. Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it.

Ex. Wines infected with either lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce mousy off-flavor.

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- cia adjetivo

1) <mantequilla/tocino> rancid

2)

a) < vino> mellow

b) (delante del n) <abolengo/tradición> ancient, long-established

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= rank, rancid, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].

Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.

Ex: Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it.

Ex: Wines infected with either lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce mousy off-flavor.

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rancio - cia

adjective

A ‹mantequilla/tocino› rancid

B

1 ‹vino› mellow

2 ( delante del n) ‹abolengo/tradición› ancient, long-established

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Del verbo ranciar: ( conjugate ranciar)

rancio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

ranció es:

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

rancio
◊ - cia adjetivo

1 ‹mantequilla/tocino› rancid
2
a) ‹ vino› mellow

b) ( delante del n) ‹abolengo/tradición› ancient, long-established

rancio,-a adjetivo
1 (un alimento) stale, rancid
2 (linaje, tradición) ancient
3 (una persona) pey antiquated; unpleasant
una mujer bastante rancia, a very unpleasant woman
' rancio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añeja
- añejo
- rancia
English:
musty
- rancid
- stale
- off

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rancio, -a adj

1. [en mal estado] [mantequilla, aceite] rancid;
[pan] stale
2. [antiguo] ancient;

de rancio abolengo of noble lineage

3. [añejo]
vino rancio mellow wine

4. [antipático] sour, unpleasant

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rancio

adj rancid; fig

ancient

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rancio, - cia adj

1) : aged, mellow (of wine)

2) : ancient, old

3) : rancid

Spanish-English dictionary > rancio
18 tal

adj.

1 such (semejante, tan grande).

¡jamás se vio cosa tal! you've never seen such a thing!

lo dijo con tal seguridad que… he said it with such conviction that…

su miedo era tal o tal era su miedo que… so great o such was her fear that…, she was so afraid that…

en tal caso in such a case

dijo cosas tales como… he said things like…

2 such and such.

a tal hora at such and such a time

pron.

such a thing (alguna cosa).

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tal

► adjetivo

1 (semejante) such

■ nunca había oído tal cosa I had never heard such a thing

■ en tales condiciones in such conditions

2 (tan grande) such, so

■ tal es su ignorancia que... he is so ignorant that...

3 (cosa sin especificar) such and such

■ tal día such and such a day

4 (persona sin especificar) someone called, a certain

■ vino un tal Alberto someone called Alberto came

► pronombre

1 (alguno - cosa) such a thing, something; (- persona) someone, somebody

■ yo no dije tal I didn't say such a thing

■ tal habrá que lo crea someone is bound to believe it

► adverbio

1 (así) in such a way, so

■ tal me contestó que no supe cómo reaccionar he answered in such a way that I didn't know how to react

■ tal estaban de cansados que se fueron a dormir en seguida they were so tired that they went straight to bed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened

como tal as such

de tal manera que in such a way that

de tal palo tal astilla like father, like son

no hay tal como... there's nothing like...

¿qué tal? how are things?

¿qué tal...? how... ?

■ ¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?

tal como (ejemplos) such as 2 (de la misma manera) just as

tal cual just as it is

tal para cual two of a kind

tal vez perhaps, maybe

tal y como just as, as

■ tal y como veo las cosas... as I see things...

y tal y cual and so on

una tal familiar prostitute

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1. adj.
1) such

2) said

•

- tal vez
2. adv.
so, thus

- con tal que

- ¿qué tal?
3. pron.
1) such a one

2) such a thing

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1. ADJ

1) [en relación con algo ya mencionado] such

no existía tal restaurante — no such restaurant existed

nunca he hecho tal cosa — I never did any such thing o anything of the sort

en tales casos es mejor consultar con un médico — in such cases it's better to consult a doctor

nunca he visto a tal persona — I've never seen any such person

hace diez años, tal día como hoy — on the same day ten years ago, ten years ago today

el tal cura resultó estar casado — this priest (we were talking about) o pey this priest person turned out to be married
cosa 4), palo 1)
2) [indicando extrañeza o exageración] such

con tal atrevimiento — with such a cheek, so cheekily

eran tales sus deseos de venganza — her desire for revenge was so great

¡había tal confusión en el aeropuerto! — it was total chaos at the airport!

tal era su fuerza que podía levantar a dos hombres — he was so strong that he could lift two men

3) [indicando indeterminación]

se aloja en tal o cual hotel — he is staying at such-and-such a hotel

tal día, a tal hora — on such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a time

vivía en la calle tal, en el número cual — she lived in such-and-such a street at such-and-such a number

necesitaba un millón para tal cosa y otro millón para tal otra — he needed a million for one thing and another million for another

un tal García — one García, a man called García or something pey

2. PRON

1) (=persona indeterminada)

el tal — this man I mentioned

esa es una tal — pey she's a tart *

me dijo que yo era un tal o un cual — she called me all sorts of names

es su padre, y como tal, es responsable de su hijo — he's his father, and as such he is responsible for his son

- son tal para cual
fulano
2) (=cosa indeterminada)

no haré tal — I won't do anything of the sort, I'll do no such thing

• y tal * —

fuimos al cine y tal — we went to the pictures and stuff *

había pinchos, bebidas y tal — there were snacks and drinks and things

estábamos charlando y tal, y de pronto me dio un beso — we were just chatting and so on, when suddenly he kissed me

• tal y cual, teníamos prisa, pero entre tal y cual tardamos una hora — we were in a hurry, but between one thing and another it took us an hour

es muy simpática y tal y cual, pero no me gusta — she's very nice and all that, but I don't like her

me dijo que si tal y que si cual, pero no pudo convencerme — he said this, that and the other, but he wasn't able to convince me

3. ADV

1) [en comparaciones]

• tal como, estaba tal como lo dejé — it was just as I had left it

tal y como están las cosas, no creo que sea buena idea — as things are o given the current state of affairs, I don't think it would be a good idea

tal y como están las cosas, es mejor que nos vayamos — under the circumstances, it would be better if we left

• tal cual, déjalo tal cual — leave it just as it is

después de tantos años sigue tal cual — she hasn't changed after all these years

se enteró de la noticia y se quedó tal cual — when he heard the news he didn't bat an eyelid

en la foto salió tal cual es en realidad — it came out in the photo just like it is in real life

tal la madre, cual la hija — like mother, like daughter

• tal que, tomaremos algo ligero tal que una tortilla — we'll have something light such as o like an omelette

2) [en preguntas]

¿qué tal? — how's things?, how are you?

¿qué tal el partido? — what was the game like?, how was the game?

¿qué tal tu tío? — how's your uncle?

¿qué tal estás? — how are you?

¿qué tal estoy con este vestido? — how do I look in this dress?

¿qué tal has dormido? — how did you sleep?

¿qué tal es físicamente? — what does she look like?

¿qué tal si lo compramos? — why don't we buy it?, suppose we buy it?

3)

• tal vez — perhaps, maybe

son, tal vez, las mejores canciones del disco — they are perhaps o maybe o possibly the best songs on the album

-¿crees que ganarán? -tal vez — "do you think they'll win?" - "perhaps o maybe o they may do"

tal vez me pase por tu casa mañana — I may drop in at your place tomorrow

4)

• con tal de, hace lo que sea con tal de llamar la atención — he'll do anything to attract attention

no importa el frío con tal de ir bien abrigado — the cold doesn't matter as long as o if you're well wrapped up

• con tal de que — provided (that), as long as

con tal de que no me engañes — provided (that) o as long as you don't deceive me

con tal de que regreséis antes de las once — provided (that) o as long as you get back before eleven

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I
adjetivo

1) ( dicho) such

no existía tal tesoro — there was no such treasure

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

2) ( seguido de consecuencia)

era tal su desesperación que... — such was his despair that...

se llevó tal disgusto que... — she was so upset (that)...

había tal cantidad de gente que... — there were so many people that...

3) ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-such

tal día en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place; llamó un tal Méndez — a Mr Méndez phoned
II
pronombre

si quieres trato de adulto, compórtate como tal — if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one

y como tal es responsable — as such he is responsible

que si tal y que si cual — and so on and so forth

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

- tal por cual
III
adverbio

1) (fam) ( en preguntas)

hola ¿qué tal? — hello, how are you?

¿qué tal es Marisa? — what's Marisa like?

¿qué tal lo pasaron? — how did it go?

2) (en locs)

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

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= such.

Ex. Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

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* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = providing (that).

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.

* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.

* de modo tal que = so much so that.

* de tal envergadura = such that, of such magnitude.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* de tal manera que = so that.

* de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.

* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.

* de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.

* de tal naturaleza = such that.

* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

* fulano de tal = so-and-so.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal como es = warts and all.

* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.

* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like this.

* tal o cual = such and such.

* tal que = such that.

* tal vez = perhaps.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tal y cual = such and such.

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I
adjetivo

1) ( dicho) such

no existía tal tesoro — there was no such treasure

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

2) ( seguido de consecuencia)

era tal su desesperación que... — such was his despair that...

se llevó tal disgusto que... — she was so upset (that)...

había tal cantidad de gente que... — there were so many people that...

3) ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-such

tal día en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place; llamó un tal Méndez — a Mr Méndez phoned
II
pronombre

si quieres trato de adulto, compórtate como tal — if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one

y como tal es responsable — as such he is responsible

que si tal y que si cual — and so on and so forth

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

- tal por cual
III
adverbio

1) (fam) ( en preguntas)

hola ¿qué tal? — hello, how are you?

¿qué tal es Marisa? — what's Marisa like?

¿qué tal lo pasaron? — how did it go?

2) (en locs)

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

* * *

= such.

Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = providing (that).

* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.

* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.

* de modo tal que = so much so that.

* de tal envergadura = such that, of such magnitude.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* de tal manera que = so that.

* de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.

* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.

* de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.

* de tal naturaleza = such that.

* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

* fulano de tal = so-and-so.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal como es = warts and all.

* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.

* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like this.

* tal o cual = such and such.

* tal que = such that.

* tal vez = perhaps.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tal y cual = such and such.

* * *

tal¹

adjective

A

(dicho): no existía tal tesoro, todo era fruto de su imaginación there was no such treasure, he had made it all up

yo nunca he dicho tal cosa I have never said anything of the kind o anything of the sort

nunca recibí tales instrucciones I never received any such instructions

B

(seguido de consecuencia): su desesperación era tal or era tal su desesperación que llegó a pensar en el suicidio his despair was such o such was his despair that he even contemplated suicide

se llevó tal disgusto or se llevó un disgusto tal que estuvo llorando toda la tarde she was so upset (that) she spent the whole afternoon crying

había tal cantidad de gente que no pudimos entrar there were such a lot of o so many people that we couldn't get in

C (con valor indeterminado) such-and-such ( before n)

siempre está pidiendo dinero para tal cosa y tal otra he's always asking for money for one thing or another

ha llamado un tal Méndez a Mr Méndez phoned, someone called Méndez phoned

tal²

pronoun

si quieres que te traten como a un adulto, compórtate como tal if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one

es usted el secretario y como tal tiene ciertas responsabilidades you are the secretary and as such you have certain responsibilities

que si tal y que si cual and so on and so forth

estaban pintando, poniendo tablas nuevas y tal ( Esp); they were painting, putting in new boards and so on o and that sort of thing

me dijo que si eras un tal y un cual … he said all kinds of terrible things about you

son tal para cual ( fam); he's just as bad as she is o they're as bad as each other o they're two of a kind

Compuestos:

● tal para cual

masculine and feminine ( Méx fam) so-and-so ( colloq)

● tal por cual

masculine and feminine ( fam); so-and-so ( colloq)

tal³

adverb

A ( fam)

(en preguntas): hola ¿qué tal? hello, how are you?

¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?

¿qué tal es Marisa? what's Marisa like?

B ( en locs):

con tal de + INF: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention

con tal de no tener que volver mañana as long as I don't have to come back tomorrow

con tal (de) que + SUBJ: con tal (de) que no se entere nadie, pagará lo que le pidamos he'll pay whatever we ask to stop anybody finding out

quédatelo por ahora, con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes del viernes keep it for now, as long as o provided you give it back (to me) before Friday

dale otro, cualquier cosa con tal (de) que se calle give her another one, anything to keep her quiet

tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are

déjalo tal (y) como lo encontraste leave it just the way you found it o just as you found it

hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you o just as she told you

tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words, she said just that, word for word

no cambié nada, lo dejé todo tal cual I didn't change anything, I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was

el postre le quedó igualito al de la foto, tal cual the dessert came out exactly as it looked in the photo

tal vez maybe

¿vas a ir? — tal vez are you going to go? — maybe o I'll see

tal vez no se enteró or no se haya enterado maybe o perhaps o it's possible she hasn't heard

se me ocurrió que tal vez estuviera or estaría allí esperándome it occurred to me that he might be there waiting for me

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tal adjetivo
1 ( dicho) such;
◊ en tales casos in such cases;

nunca dije tal cosa I never said anything of the kind o such a thing
2 ( seguido de consecuencia):
◊ se llevó tal disgusto que … she was so upset (that) …;

había tal cantidad de gente que … there were so many people that …
3 ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-such;
◊ tal día, en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place;

llamó un tal Méndez a Mr Méndez phoned
■ pronombre:
◊ eres un adulto, compórtate como tal you're an adult, behave like one;

que si tal y que si cual and so on and so forth;
son tal para cual they're as bad as each other
■ adverbio
1 (fam) ( en preguntas):
◊ hola ¿qué tal? hello, how are you?;

¿qué tal es Marisa? what's Marisa like?;
¿qué tal lo pasaron? how did it go?
2 ( en locs)
◊ con tal de: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention;

con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back;
tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are;
hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you;
tal cual: lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was;
tal vez maybe
tal
I adjetivo
1 (dicho, semejante) such: no dije tal cosa, I never said such a thing o anything of the kind
tales mariposas son corrientes aquí, butterflies like that are common here
de tal madre, tal hija, like mother, like daughter
de tal manera, in such a way
en tales condiciones, in such conditions
tal día como hoy, on a day like today
(uso enfático) nunca escuché tal algarabía, I never heard such a racket
tenía tal dolor de cabeza..., I had such a headache...
2 (valor indeterminado) such and such
tal día, en tal sitio, such and such a day at such and such a place
ayer te llamó un tal Pedro, someone called Pedro phoned you yesterday
II pron él es el jefe, y como tal es el culpable, he's the boss and, as such, he's to blame
sois tal para cual, you are two of a kind
y tal y cual, and so on
III adv (en expresiones)
1 ¿qué tal?: ¿qué tal tu familia?, how is your family? 2 tal vez, perhaps, maybe ➣ Ver nota en maybe 3 tal cual, just as it is 4 tal como, just as: tal como lo contaba, parecía cierto, the way he explained it, it seemed true
(del mismo modo) escríbelo tal y como te lo cuento, write it exactly as I tell you 5 con tal (de) que, so long as, provided
' tal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astilla
- bailar
- bañera
- bien
- caso
- como
- con
- cual
- fulana
- fulano
- hombre
- manera
- padre
- palo
- rebotar
- reventa
- según
- semejante
- soñar
- tanta
- tanto
- tramoya
- vez
- caer
- che
- esperar
- llegar
- pasar
- preguntar
- prever
- punto
- qué
- regular
- resultar
- salir
- tirar
- y
English:
abroad
- arbitration
- average
- card
- certain
- chip
- colour
- come out
- do
- father
- fine
- flail
- grill
- intimidate
- like
- long
- maybe
- perhaps
- stand
- such
- such-and-such
- suchlike
- talk
- two
- wander
- way
- a
- come
- cope
- get
- keep
- kind
- length
- OK
- one
- regardless
- shame
- status
- tell
- thing

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tal

♦ adj

1. [semejante] such;

¡jamás se vio cosa tal! you've never seen such a thing!;

en tal caso in such a case;

dijo cosas tales como… he said such things as…

2. [tan grande] such;

lo dijo con tal seguridad que… he said it with such conviction that…;

me enojé de tal modo que… I got so angry that…;

su miedo era tal que…, tal era su miedo que… so great o such was her fear that…, she was so afraid that…

3. [mencionado]
yo no he dicho tal cosa I never said such a thing, I never said anything of the sort;

tales noticias resultaron falsas the news turned out to be untrue;

ese tal Félix es un antipático that Félix is really unpleasant

4. [sin especificar] such and such;

a tal hora at such and such a time;

quedamos tal día en tal sitio we agreed to meet on a certain day in a certain place

5. [desconocido]
te ha llamado un tal Pérez a Mr Pérez called for you;

hay un tal Jiménez que te puede ayudar there's someone called Mr Jiménez who can help you

♦ pron

1. [semejante cosa] such a thing;

yo no dije tal I never said any such thing, I never said anything of the sort;

como tal [en sí] as such;

tal y cual, tal y tal this and that;

y tal [etcétera] and so on;

trajeron vino, cerveza y tal they brought wine and beer and so on o and stuff

2. [semejante persona]
si eres un profesional, actúa como tal if you're a professional, then act like one

3. Comp

que si tal, que si cual this, that and the other;

ser tal para cual to be two of a kind

♦ adv

¿qué tal…? how…?;

¿qué tal (estás)? how are you (doing)?, how's it going?;

¿qué tal el viaje? how was the journey?;

¿qué tal es ese hotel? what's that hotel like?;

¿qué tal si nos tomamos algo? why don't we have something to drink?;

¿qué tal un descanso? what about a break?;

tal (y) como just as o like;

todo está tal y como lo dejamos everything is just as we left it;

tal y como están las cosas… as things stand…, the way things are…;

tal y como suele ocurrir… as is usual…;

déjalo tal cual leave it (just) as it is;
Fam
una bebida, tal que una cerveza a drink, like a beer

♦ con tal de loc conj

as long as, provided;

con tal de volver pronto… as long as o provided we're back early…;

haría lo que fuera con tal de entrar en el equipo I'd do anything to get into the team, I'd do anything as long as o provided I got into the team;

lo haré con tal (de) que me des tiempo I'll do it as long as o provided you give me time

♦ tal vez loc adv

perhaps, maybe;

¿vienes? – tal vez are you coming? – perhaps o maybe o I may do;

tal vez vaya I may go;

tal vez llueva mañana it may rain tomorrow;

tal vez no lo creas you may not believe it;

pensé que tal vez mereciera la pena intentarlo I thought it might be worth trying;

tal vez sí maybe, perhaps;

tal vez no maybe not, perhaps not

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tal

I adj such;

no dije tal cosa I said no such thing;

el gerente era un tal Lucas the manager was someone called Lucas;

el tal abogado resultó ser su padre the lawyer (in question) turned out to be her father

II adv

1

:

¿qué tal? how’s it going?;

¿qué tal la película? what was the movie like?

2

:

tal como such as;

tal y como exactly as, just as;

dejó la habitación tal cual la encontró she left the room just as she found it;

occurió así, tal cual that was exactly how it happened;

Marta está tal cual Marta is the same as ever, Marta hasn’t changed a bit;

con tal de que + subj as long as, provided that

III pron

:

tal y tal, tal y cual and so on, and so forth;

tal para cual two of a kind

* * *

tal adv

1) : so, in such a way

2)

tal como : just as

tal como lo hice: just the way I did it

3)

con tal que : provided that, as long as

4)

¿qué tal? : how are you?, how's it going?

tal adj

1) : such, such a

2)

tal vez : maybe, perhaps

tal pron

1) : such a one, someone

2) : such a thing, something

3)

tal para cual : two of a kind

* * *

tal adj

1. (semejante) such

no deberían admitir a tales personas they shouldn't let such people in

la máquina hacía tal ruido que no pudimos oírnos the machine was making such a racket that we couldn't hear one another

2. (persona indeterminda) someone called

te ha llamado una tal Silvia someone called Silvia rang you

con tal de to

hará cualquier cosa con tal de ir al concierto he'll do anything to go to the concert

con tal de que as long as

iré yo, con tal de que vayáis conmigo I'll go, as long as you come with me

de tal palo tal astilla like father like son

¿qué tal? how are things?

¿qué tal...? how...?

¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?

ser tal para cual to be two of a kind

tal como just as

ella es tal como me la imaginaba she's is just as I imagined

tal cual (sin más) just like that (de la misma manera) the way it is

me gusta tal cual está I like it the way it is

tal vez maybe / perhaps

Spanish-English dictionary > tal

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