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81 cante

m.

singing.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cantar.

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cante

► nombre masculino

1 MÚSICA singing

2 familiar figurado blunder

3 familiar figurado (ragañina) scolding

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡vaya cante! familiar what a clanger!

cante hondo / cante jondo flamenco singing

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SM

1) (Mús)

cante flamenco, cante jondo — Andalusian gipsy singing, Flamenco singing

2) (=extravagancia)

dar el cante — * to make a fool of o.s.

con ese peinado vas a dar el cante — you'll look really silly with that haircut

ser un cante — * to be ridiculous

no puedes salir con ese sombrero, es un cante — you can't go out wearing that hat, it looks ridiculous

3) ** (=soplo) tip-off (to the police)

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masculino

1) (Mús) Andalusian folk song

cante flamenco — flamenco (singing)

quedarse con el cante — (fam) to see what is/was going on

- cante jondo

2) (Esp fam) ( extravagancia)

dar el cante — (fam) to make an exhibition of oneself

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= singing.

Ex. They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.

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* concurso de cante = singing competition.

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masculino

1) (Mús) Andalusian folk song

cante flamenco — flamenco (singing)

quedarse con el cante — (fam) to see what is/was going on

- cante jondo

2) (Esp fam) ( extravagancia)

dar el cante — (fam) to make an exhibition of oneself

* * *

= singing.

Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.

* concurso de cante = singing competition.

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cante

masculine

A ( Mús) Andalusian folk song

cante flamenco flamenco, flamenco singing

quedarse con el cante ( fam); to see what is/was going on

Compuesto:

cante jondo

traditional style of flamenco singing

B

( Esp fam) (extravagancia): dar el cante ( fam); to make an exhibition of oneself

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Del verbo cantar: ( conjugate cantar)

canté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

cante es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
cantar
cante
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (Mús) to sing

b) [ pájaro] to sing;

[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
cante sustantivo masculino (Mús) Andalusian folk song;
◊ cante flamenco flamenco (singing)

cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
cante sustantivo masculino
1 (modo de cantar) singing
(canción) song
2 Esp cante flamenco, flamenco singing
Esp cante hondo/jondo, Andalusian style of singing
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar el cante, to attract attention

' cante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lubricante
- lubrificante
- flamenco
English:
singing

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cante nm

1. [arte] = Andalusian folk song

Comp
cante flamenco flamenco singing;
cante hondo o jondo = traditional flamenco singing

2. Comp
Esp Fam
dar el cante to stick out a mile

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cante

m

:

dar el cante fig fam make an exhibition of o.s.

Spanish-English dictionary > cante
82 cobrar

v.

1 to charge (commerce) (money).

nos cobra 700 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 700 euros rent a month, we pay her 700 euros rent a month

me cobró de más he overcharged me

cantidades por cobrar amounts due

¿me cobra? how much do I owe you? (al pagar)

Ella cobra los martes She draws her pay every Tuesday.

2 to earn, to be paid (un sueldo).

cobra un millón al año she earns a million a year

está cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit

3 to take on, to acquire.

cobrar fama to become famous

4 to get paid.

5 to collect, to recover, to retrieve.

Ella cobra su sueldo los martes She collects her paycheck every Tuesday.

6 to collect payment from, to ask for payment, to bill.

Ella le cobra a María She collects payment from Mary.

7 to gain, to take on, to get up, to pick up.

Su auto cobró velocidad His car gained velocity.

8 to cash in, to cash, to encash.

Ricardo cobró su cheque Richard cashed in his check.

9 to claim.

Ella cobra una gran indemnización She claims a big compensation.

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cobrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar precio por) to charge; (cheques) to cash; (salario) to earn

■ ¿cuánto te ha cobrado? how much did he charge you?

■ ¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?

■ cobro cada lunes I get paid every Monday

2 (caza) to retrieve

3 to get

■ si no te estás quieto vas a cobrar una torta if you don't keep still you'll get a smack

4 figurado (adquirir) to gain, get

■ le he cobrado cariño a ese lugar I've taken a liking to this place, I've grown fond of this place

■ cobrar fuerzas to gather strength

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be in for it

► verbo pronominal cobrarse

1 (dinero) to take, collect

■ cóbrate el café can you take for the coffee?

2 (víctimas) to claim

3 (recuperar) to recover (de, from); (volver en sí) to come round

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cobrarse venganza to take revenge

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verb

1) to charge

2) collect

3) get, earn

4) draw

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1. VT

1) (=pedir como pago) to charge

cobran 200 dólares por arreglarlo — they charge 200 dollars to repair it

¿qué me va usted a cobrar? — what are you going to charge me?

¿cuánto os cobra de alquiler? — how much rent does she charge you?

me han cobrado demasiado — they've charged me too much, they've overcharged me

¿me cobra, por favor? — how much do I owe you?, can I have the bill, please?

¿me cobra los cafés? — how much do I owe you for the coffees?

2) (=recibir)

no han cobrado el dinero prometido — they haven't been paid o received the money they were promised

no hemos cobrado los dividendos — we haven't received any dividends

cobran un sueldo anual de nueve millones — they get o earn o receive an annual salary of nine million

¿cuánto cobras al año? — how much do you get o earn a year?

nuestro vecino está cobrando el paro — our neighbour is on unemployment benefit

cantidades a o por cobrar — amounts payable, amounts due

cuentas a o por cobrar — accounts receivable

- cobrar palos

3) (=recoger dinero de) [+ deuda, alquiler, impuesto] to collect; [+ cheque] to cash; [+ subsidio, pensión] to draw

voy a ir a cobrar el desempleo — I'm going to draw my unemployment benefit

tienen problemas para cobrar las multas — they have problems collecting the fines

4) (=adquirir)

los ordenadores han cobrado una gran importancia — computers have become very important

• cobrar actualidad — to become topical

• cobrar cariño a algn — to grow fond of sb

• cobrar fama — to become famous

cobrar fama de inteligente/ladrón — to acquire a reputation for being intelligent/a thief

• cobrar fuerzas — to gather one's strength

• cobrar vida — [personaje, juego] to come alive

el campo reverdece y cobra vida — the field turns green again and is infused with new life

en la película todo cobra vida propia — the film takes on a life of its own

5) (=recuperar) [+ pieza de caza] to retrieve, fetch; [+ cuerda] to pull in, take in

6) LAm

cobrar a algn — to press sb for payment

2. VI

1) (=recibir dinero)

a) [como sueldo] to be paid

cobra los viernes — he gets paid on Fridays

te pagaré en cuanto cobre — I'll pay you as soon as I get my wages

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came for his money, the milkman came to be paid

los atletas cobran por participar en la carrera — the athletes get paid o receive a fee for taking part in the race

b) [por servicio] to charge

ahora cobran por renovar la tarjeta — they have introduced a charge for renewing your card

no cobramos por llevarlo a domicilio — we don't charge for delivery

cobrar por los servicios prestados — to charge for services rendered

2) * (=recibir golpes)

¡vas a cobrar! — you're (in) for it!

3.

See:

cobrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <precio/suma> to charge

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing

b) < sueldo> to earn

cobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month

todavía no hemos cobrado junio — we still haven't been paid for June

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

cobra subsidio de desempleo — he receives unemployment benefit

2) < alquiler> to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

le cobraron intereses — he was charged interest

no me cobraron el impuesto — I didn't have to pay the tax

¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?

me cobró el vino dos veces — he charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas — he's taking the money for the tickets

3)

a) < deuda> to recover

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas — he never received payment for those bills

b) < cheque> to cash

4)

a) (Chi) ( pedir)

le cobré los libros que le presté — I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give

5)

a) ( adquirir)

cobrar fama de algo — to get a reputation for being something

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso — the negotiations were given fresh impetus

el tema ha cobrado actualidad — the issue has taken on a new topicality

cobrar fuerzas — to gather strength

b) ( tomar)

cobrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

6) ( en caza) ( matar) to shoot, bag

7)

a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claim

b) < botín> to carry off

c) (Náut) to haul in
2.
cobrar vi

a)

cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)

b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

c) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
3.
cobrarse v pron

1) ( recibir dinero)

tenga, cóbrese — here you are

cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?

2) < víctimas> to claim

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= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.

Ex. They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex. Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.

Ex. An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

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* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.

* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.

* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.

* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.

* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.

* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.

* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.

* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <precio/suma> to charge

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler — they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo por algo/+ inf — to charge something for something/-ing

b) < sueldo> to earn

cobra 200.000 pesetas al mes — he earns 200,000 pesetas a month

todavía no hemos cobrado junio — we still haven't been paid for June

cobrar la pensión — to collect o draw one's pension

cobra subsidio de desempleo — he receives unemployment benefit

2) < alquiler> to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo — he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

vino a cobrar el alquiler — she came for the rent o to collect the rent

le cobraron intereses — he was charged interest

no me cobraron el impuesto — I didn't have to pay the tax

¿me cobra estas cervezas? — can I pay for these beers, please?

me cobró el vino dos veces — he charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas — he's taking the money for the tickets

3)

a) < deuda> to recover

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas — he never received payment for those bills

b) < cheque> to cash

4)

a) (Chi) ( pedir)

le cobré los libros que le presté — I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) <gol/falta> to give

5)

a) ( adquirir)

cobrar fama de algo — to get a reputation for being something

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso — the negotiations were given fresh impetus

el tema ha cobrado actualidad — the issue has taken on a new topicality

cobrar fuerzas — to gather strength

b) ( tomar)

cobrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

6) ( en caza) ( matar) to shoot, bag

7)

a) (period) <vidas/víctimas> to claim

b) < botín> to carry off

c) (Náut) to haul in
2.
cobrar vi

a)

cobrar por algo/+ inf — to charge for something/-ing

el lechero vino a cobrar — the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? — can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar — (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)

b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

c) (fam) ( recibir una paliza)

vas a cobrar! — you're going to get it! (colloq)
3.
cobrarse v pron

1) ( recibir dinero)

tenga, cóbrese — here you are

cóbrese las cervezas — can you take for the beers, please?

2) < víctimas> to claim

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= cash in, charge, exact + payment, levy + charge, debit.

Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.

Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.

Ex: An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* cobrar comisión = charge + commission.

* cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* cobrar ímpetu = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetus.

* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.

* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.

* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.

* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo = develop + renewed enthusiasm.

* cobrar relevancia = be on the agenda.

* cobrarse = face + charges, be billable.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar tarifa = charge + commission.

* cobrar una cuota = charge + fee.

* cobrar una factura = collect + payment, receive + payment.

* cobrar una multa = charge + fine.

* cobrar una pensión = draw + a pension.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.

* sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.

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cobrar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹precio/suma› to charge

me cobró $1.000 she charged me $1,000

nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us o we pay 30,000 pesos in rent

cobrar algo POR algo to charge sth FOR sth

me cobró una barbaridad por la comida/por cambiar el aceite he charged me a ridiculous amount for the meal/for changing the oil

cobran 500 pesos por kilómetro they charge 500 pesos per kilometer

2 ‹sueldo/pensión›

cobra 2.000 euros al mes y no hace nada he earns 2,000 euros a month and does nothing

todavía no hemos cobrado la paga de junio we still haven't been paid for June

cobra el sueldo por el banco his salary is paid straight into the bank

todavía no ha ido a cobrar la pensión she still hasn't been to collect o draw her pension

cobró el subsidio de desempleo durante seis meses he received unemployment benefit for six months

B

1 ‹alquiler/impuesto› to charge

nos cobra un alquiler altísimo he charges us o we pay him a very high rent

te cobrarán el IVA you will be charged sales tax/VAT

no nos cobran la electricidad they don't charge us for electricity

vino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rent

el departamento que se encargará de cobrar el nuevo impuesto the department which will be responsible for the collection of the new tax

2 ‹bebidas/fruta›

¿me cobras estas cervezas, por favor? can you take for these beers, please?, can I pay for these beers, please?

se equivocó y me cobró el vino dos veces he made a mistake and charged me twice for the wine

está cobrando las entradas he's taking the money for the tickets

C

1 ‹deuda› to recover

vengo a cobrar esta factura I've come for payment of this bill

nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas he never received payment for those bills

vino a cobrar la factura de la cocina she came to collect payment for the stove

lo único que hago es cobrar deudas all I do is collect debts

2 ‹cheque› to cash

D

( Chi) (pedir): le cobré los libros que le presté I asked him to give back o return the books I'd lent him o I asked him for the books I'd lent him

cobrarle la palabra a algn ( Chi fam); to hold sb to his/her/their word

E

( Chi) ( Dep) (conceder) ‹gol/falta› to give, award; ( Per) (sacar) ‹tiro libre/pénal› to take

F

1

(adquirir): cobrar importancia/fama to become important/famous

las negociaciones cobraron un nuevo impulso the negotiations were given fresh impetus

cobran especial relieve los trabajos del Instituto cuando … the work done by the Institute takes on special significance when …

se detuvo a cobrar fuerzas he stopped to get his strength back

cobró ánimos y fue a decírselo he plucked up the courage and went and told her

2

(tomar): cobrarle cariño a algn to grow fond of sb

con el tiempo le fui cobrando cariño as time went by I grew fond of her

cobrarle sentimientos a algn ( Chi); to be upset with sb

G (en caza)

1 (matar) to shoot, bag

2 «perro» to retrieve

H

1 ( period); ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim

2 ‹botín› to carry off

3 ( Náut) to haul in

■ cobrar

vi

1

(por un servicio, unas mercancías): vino el lechero a cobrar the milkman came to be paid

¿me cobra, por favor? can I have the check please?, can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?

llámame por cobrar (Chi, Méx); call collect ( AmE), reverse the charges ( BrE)

2 (recibir el sueldo) to be paid

llevamos dos meses sin cobrar we haven't been paid for two months

3 ( fam)

(recibir una paliza): ¡como no te estés quieto, vas a cobrar! if you don't keep still you're going to get it! ( colloq)

■ cobrarse

v pron

A

(recibir dinero): tenga, cóbrese here you are

cóbrese las cervezas de aquí can you take for these beers?, can I pay for these beers?

B ‹víctimas› to claim

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cobrar ( conjugate cobrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹precio/suma/intereses› to charge;

◊ nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler they charge us 30,000 pesos in rent;

cobrar algo por algo/hacer algo to charge sth for sth/doing sth;
vino a cobrar el alquiler she came for the rent o to collect the rent;
¿me cobra estas cervezas? can I pay for these beers, please?;
me cobró el vino dos veces he charged me twice for the wine
b) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

‹ pensión› to draw;
◊ cobra 2.000 euros al mes he earns/draws 2,000 euros a month;

todavía no hemos cobrado junio we still haven't been paid for June
c) ‹ deuda› to recover;

◊ nunca llegó a cobrar esas facturas he never received payment for those bills

d) ‹ cheque› to cash

2
a) (Chi) ( pedir):

◊ le cobré los libros que le presté I asked him to give back the books I'd lent him

b) (Chi) ‹gol/falta› to give

3 ( adquirir) ‹ fuerzas› to gather;
◊ cobrar fama/importancia become famous/important

4 (period) ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim
verbo intransitivo
a) cobrar por algo/hacer algo to charge for sth/doing sth;

◊ ¿me cobra, por favor? can you take for this, please?, can I pay, please?;

llámame por cobrar (Chi, Méx) call collect (AmE), reverse the charges (BrE)
b) ( recibir el sueldo) to be paid

cobrarse verbo pronominal
a) ( recibir dinero):

◊ tenga, cóbrese here you are;

cóbrese las cervezas can you take for the beers, please?
b) ( period) ‹vidas/víctimas› to claim

cobrar
I verbo transitivo
1 (pedir un precio) to charge
(exigir el pago) to collect
(recibir el pago de una deuda) to recover
2 (un cheque, un billete de lotería) to cash
(recibir el salario) to earn: aún no han cobrado el sueldo, they still haven't been paid their salary
cobra un buen sueldo, he earns a good salary
3 figurado (alcanzar, lograr) to gain, get: su proyecto cobra hoy importancia, today his project is becoming important
cobrar ánimos, to take heart
4 (empezar a sentir) cobrar afecto a alguien/algo, to become very fond of sb/sthg
II verbo intransitivo
1 (exigir un pago) ¿me cobra, por favor? I'd like to pay now, please
nunca me cobra, he never charges me
2 (recibir el salario) to be paid
3 fam (recibir una zurra) to catch it, get it
' cobrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavar
- llevar
- tesorería
- animar
- hora
- paro
- pensión
- soplar
- tomar
- velocidad
English:
arrears
- carer
- cash
- cash in
- charge
- collect
- draw
- gather
- momentum
- overcharge
- pay
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- sting
- undercharge
- unpaid
- check
- claim
- extra
- going
- levy
- life
- reverse

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cobrar

♦ vt

1. Com [dinero] to charge;
[cheque] to cash; [deuda] to collect;
cantidades por cobrar amounts due;

¿me cobra, por favor? how much do I owe you?;

nos cobra 1.000 euros de alquiler al mes she charges us 1,000 euros rent a month, we pay her 1,000 euros rent a month;

cobran 10 euros por página they charge 10 euros per page;

te cobrarán un mínimo de 10 euros por arreglarte los zapatos it'll cost you at least 10 euros to get your shoes mended;

me cobró 1.000 pesos de más he overcharged me by 1,000 pesos;

me cobraron 200 pesos de menos they undercharged me by 200 pesos;

nos cobró por adelantado we had to pay her in advance;

no me cobraron impuestos they didn't charge me tax;

cóbrelo todo junto put it all together, we'll pay for it all together;

no nos cobró la mano de obra he didn't charge us for labour;

le cobrarán en aquella ventanilla you can pay at that counter over there;

el lechero vino a cobrar la factura mensual the milkman came with the monthly bill

2. [un sueldo] to earn, to be paid;

cobra un millón al año she earns a million a year;

en junio cobraremos una prima we'll be paid a bonus in June;

cobro mi pensión por el banco my pension is paid straight into the bank;

está cobrando el paro he's receiving unemployment benefit;

sobrevive cobrando diferentes subsidios she lives by claiming a number of different benefits;

tengo que ir a cobrar la jubilación I have to go and draw my pension;

no cobro nada, lo hago porque me gusta I don't get paid for it, I do it because I enjoy it

3. [adquirir] to take on, to acquire;

con su último disco ha cobrado fama universal with her latest record she has achieved worldwide fame o she has become a household name;

cada día cobran más importancia los temas medioambientales the environment is an issue which is becoming more and more important o which is gaining in importance;

cobró aliento y prosiguió la marcha he paused to get his breath back and continued walking;

cobrar velocidad to gather o gain speed

4. [sentir]
cobrarle afecto o [m5]cariño a algo/alguien to take a liking to sth/sb;

le cobró miedo al perro y no se atrevió a acercársele she got scared of the dog and didn't dare go near it

5. [recuperar] to retrieve, to recover;

las tropas cobraron el aeropuerto the troops regained control of the airport

6. [en caza] [matar a tiros] to shoot;
[recoger] to retrieve, to fetch;
cobraron doscientas aves en un solo día they came back with two hundred birds in just one day

7. CSur [señalar]
el juez cobró penal/falta the referee gave a penalty/foul

♦ vi

1. [en el trabajo] to get paid;

cobrarás el día 5 de cada mes you'll be paid on the 5th of every month;

llevan un año sin cobrar they haven't had any wages for a year;

cobrar en efectivo to be o get paid (in) cash

2. Fam [recibir una paliza]
¡vas a cobrar! you'll catch it!;

el niño cobró por portarse mal the child got a beating for being naughty

♦ See also the pronominal verb cobrarse

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cobrar

I v/t

1 charge

2 subsidio, pensión receive; deuda collect; cheque cash

3 salud, fuerzas recover

4 importancia acquire

II v/i

1 be paid, get paid

2

:

vas a cobrar fam ( recibir un palo) you’re going to get it! fam

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cobrar vt

1) : to charge

2) : to collect, to draw, to earn

3) : to acquire, to gain

4) : to recover, to retrieve

5) : to cash (a check)

6) : to claim, to take (a life)

7) : to shoot (game), to bag

cobrar vi

1) : to be paid

2)

llamar por cobrar Mex : to call collect

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cobrar vb

1. (recibir salario) to be paid / to earn

todavía no he cobrado I haven't been paid yet

¿cuánto cobras? how much do you earn?

cobra 8 millones de dólares por película she is paid 8 million dollars per film

2. (recibir dinero) to get

cobra el paro he gets the dole

3. (talón) to cash

quiero cobrar este talón I want to cash this cheque

4. (fijar precio) to charge

me cobró mil pesetas he charged me a thousand pesetas

el banco cobra intereses the bank charges interest

5. (recibir un golpe) to get a smack

cobrar importancia to become important [pt. became; pp. become}]

Spanish-English dictionary > cobrar
83 cuál

adj.

which, what.

adv.

which.

pron.

which one.

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cual

► pronombre (pl cuales)

1 (precedido de artículo - persona) who, whom

■ entrevistamos a los obreros, los cuales nos informaron adecuadamente we interviewed the workers, who duly informed us

■ la gente a la cual preguntamos the people whom we asked

2 (precedido de artículo - cosa) which

■ la casa tiene un mirador desde el cual se ve el mar the house has a balcony with a view of the sea

■ la ciudad en la cual nací the city where I was born

3 (correlativo) such as

■ descubrimientos cuales los del Renacimiento discoveries such as those made in the Renaissance

► adverbio

1 formal as, like

■ se enamoró cual si tuviese quince años he fell in love like a teenager

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cada cual everyone, everybody

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pron.

1) which

2) who, whom

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1. PRON

1)

• el cual/la cual/ los cuales/ las cuales —

a) [aplicado a cosas] which

un balcón desde el cual se puede ver toda la bahía — a balcony from which you can see the whole bay

obtuvo una beca, gracias a la cual pudo subsistir varios años — he got a grant, which gave him enough to live on for several years

el estado al cual se ha solicitado la extradición — the country from which extradition has been requested

b) [aplicado a personas] [como sujeto] who; [como objeto] who, whom; [tras preposición] whom

se reunieron con el presidente, el cual les informó del asunto — they had a meeting with the president, who briefed them on the affair

tengo gran amistad con el director, al cual conozco desde hace muchos años — the director, who o whom I have known for many years, is a great friend of mine

había ocho chicos, tres de los cuales hablaban en inglés — there were eight boys, three of whom were speaking in English

2)

• lo cual — which

se rieron mucho, lo cual me disgustó — they laughed a lot, which upset me

• con lo cual — with the result that

se han construido dos escuelas más, con lo cual contaremos con más de 2.000 plazas escolares — two more schools have been built, with the result that o which means that we will have more than 2,000 school places

llegué tarde, con lo cual no pude entrar — I arrived late, which meant I couldn't get in

• por lo cual — and therefore, consequently

3)

• cada cual, miembros de distintas religiones, cada cual con su libro sagrado — members of different religions, each (one) with their holy book

cada cual puede hacer lo que crea conveniente — everyone may do what they think fit

depende del gusto de cada cual — it depends on individual taste, it depends on each individual's taste

• allá cada cual — everyone must look out for themselves

allá cada cual con su conciencia — that is a matter for each individual's conscience

4)

• sea cual sea o fuese o fuere — whatever

nuestra postura no variará sea cual sea el resultado de las elecciones — our position will not change whatever the outcome of the election (is o may be)

quiere entrar en un club de golf, sea cual sea — he wants to join a golf club, and any one will do

2.

ADV CONJ liter like

en la novela su amada se suicida cual nueva Ofelia — in the novel his loved one commits suicide like a modern-day Ophelia

frágil cual mariposa — as delicate as a butterfly

• cual si — as if

todos aplaudieron su sugerencia, cual si de una idea genial se tratara — everyone applauded his suggestion, as if it were the most brilliant idea
tal 3., 1)
3.

ADJ (Jur) said, aforementioned

los cuales bienes — the said o aforementioned property

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I
pronombre

1)

a)

el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales — ( hablando de personas) (sujeto) who; (complemento) who, whom (frml); ( hablando de cosas) which

el motivo por el cual lo hizo — the reason why he did it

según lo cual... — by which...

dos/la mayoría de los cuales — ( hablando de cosas) two/most of which; ( hablando de personas) two/most of whom

b)

lo cual — which

por lo cual — as a result o therefore

con lo cual: me dijo que yo allí sobraba, con lo cual me fui he told me that I wasn't wanted there, whereupon o at which point I left; olvidó el dinero, con lo cual no pude comprar nada — he forgot the money, which meant that I couldn't buy anything

2) (en locs)

cada cual — everyone, everybody

cual cual debe hacerse cargo de lo suyo — everyone must be responsible for their own things

cada cual se fue por su lado — each went his separate way, everyone went their separate ways

sea cual sea or fuera or fuere — whatever

sea cual sea su decisión — whatever their decision is o may be
II
preposición (liter) like

cual fiera enfurecida... — like a raging beast... (liter)

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= what, which.

Ex. Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.

Ex. There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

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* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* con lo cual = whereupon.

* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.

* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.

* de los cuales = out of which.

* después de lo cual = whereupon.

* el cual = which.

* gracias al cual = whereby.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.

* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever.

* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.

* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, just as, like that, like this.

* tal o cual = such and such.

* tal y cual = such and such.

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I
pronombre

1)

a)

el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales — ( hablando de personas) (sujeto) who; (complemento) who, whom (frml); ( hablando de cosas) which

el motivo por el cual lo hizo — the reason why he did it

según lo cual... — by which...

dos/la mayoría de los cuales — ( hablando de cosas) two/most of which; ( hablando de personas) two/most of whom

b)

lo cual — which

por lo cual — as a result o therefore

con lo cual: me dijo que yo allí sobraba, con lo cual me fui he told me that I wasn't wanted there, whereupon o at which point I left; olvidó el dinero, con lo cual no pude comprar nada — he forgot the money, which meant that I couldn't buy anything

2) (en locs)

cada cual — everyone, everybody

cual cual debe hacerse cargo de lo suyo — everyone must be responsible for their own things

cada cual se fue por su lado — each went his separate way, everyone went their separate ways

sea cual sea or fuera or fuere — whatever

sea cual sea su decisión — whatever their decision is o may be
II
preposición (liter) like

cual fiera enfurecida... — like a raging beast... (liter)

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= what, which.

Ex: Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.

Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* con lo cual = whereupon.

* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.

* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.

* de los cuales = out of which.

* después de lo cual = whereupon.

* el cual = which.

* gracias al cual = whereby.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.

* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever.

* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.

* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, just as, like that, like this.

* tal o cual = such and such.

* tal y cual = such and such.

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cual¹

pronoun

A

1

el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales (hablando de personas) ( sujeto) who;

( complemento) who, whom ( frml); (hablando de cosas) which

dos señores, con los cuales pasé varios días two gentlemen, who I spent several days with o with whom I spent several days

medidas con las cuales se desestimula el consumo measures with which consumption is discouraged

el motivo por el cual lo hizo the reason why he did it

la regla según la cual … the rule by which …

la mayoría de los cuales (hablando de cosas) most of which; (hablando de personas) most of whom

me presentó al hermano y a un primo, el cual primo resultó ser un plomo he introduced me to his brother and to a cousin, the latter o the cousin turned out to be a real bore

2

lo cual which

se disgustó, lo cual es natural she got upset, which is only natural

ese día habrá huelga de transportes, por lo cual se ha decidido postergar la reunión there will be a transport strike that day; as a result o therefore o so, it has been decided to postpone the meeting

anunció que ella había ganado, con lo cual se produjo una gran silbatina he announced that she had won, at which point o whereupon there was loud booing

B ( en locs):

cada cual everyone, everybody

que cada cual se ocupe de su equipaje everybody must look after their own luggage, everybody must look after his or her own luggage

allí nos separamos y cada cual se fue por su lado we split up there and each went his separate way o everyone went their separate ways

sea cual sea or sea cual fuera or sea cual fuere: sea cual sea su decisión whatever their decision is o may be

sean cuales fueren sus motivos whatever her motives might be o may be o are

cada cual con su cada cuala ( fam hum); each with his or her partner

tal² (↑ tal (2))

cual²

prep

( liter); like

el mar, cual fiera enfurecida … the sea, like a raging beast … ( liter)

cual si tuviese alas as if I had wings

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Multiple Entries:
cual
cuál
cual pronombre
1
a)

◊ el/la cuál/los/las cuáles ( hablando de personas) ( sujeto) who;

( complemento) who, whom (frml);
( hablando de cosas) which;
◊ mis vecinos, a los cuáles no conocía my neighbors who I didn't know o (frml) whom I did not know;

el motivo por el cuál lo hizo the reason why he did it;
según lo cuál … by which …;
dos de los cuáles two of whom/which
b)

◊ lo cuál which;

por lo cuál as a result, therefore;
con lo cuál so
2 ( en locs)
◊ cada cual everyone, everybody;

sea cual sea or fuera or fuere whatever
cuál pronombre ( uno en particular) which;
( uno en general) what;
◊ ¿cuál quieres? which (one) do you want?;

¿y cuál es el problema? so, what's the problem?
■ adjetivo (esp AmL): ¿a cuál colegio vas? what o which school do you go to?
cual
I pron rel
1 (persona) (sujeto) who
(objeto) whom
2 (cosa) which
II pron
1 correl tal cual, exactly as
2 ant (comparativo) such as
♦ Locuciones: a cual más guapo, each more handsome than the other
cuál
I pron interr which (one)?, what?: ¿cuál prefieres?, which one do you prefer?
II adjetivo interr which

' cuál' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballería
- cada
- cual
- cualquiera
- decir
- gentilicio
- lo
- moraleja
- nombre
- suerte
- tal
- talla
- con
- patente
English:
address
- any
- car-boot sale
- chain letter
- climbing frame
- downside
- each
- euro
- exercise
- forecast
- mission
- mode
- motive
- motto
- one
- optimal
- promenade concert
- publicity
- source
- stand
- such-and-such
- that
- title
- two
- weather forecast
- what
- whereupon
- which
- whichever
- who
- whom
- comprehensive
- consent
- grammar
- job
- kind
- such
- surprisingly
- whereby
- why

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cual

♦ pron relativo

1.
el cual/la cual/los cuales/las cuales [de persona] (sujeto) who; (complemento) who, Formal whom;
[de cosa] which;
conoció a una española, la cual vivía en Buenos Aires he met a Spanish girl who lived in Buenos Aires;

le extirparon el apéndice, el cual se había inflamado they removed her appendix, which had become inflamed;

hablé con dos profesores, los cuales me explicaron la situación I spoke to two teachers who explained the situation to me;

me encontré con Sandra, a la cual hacía tiempo que no veía I met Sandra, who o Formal whom I hadn't seen for some time;

son dos personas con las cuales me llevo muy bien they're two people I get on very well with, Formal they're two people with whom I get on very well;

hablé con la persona a la cual escribí la semana pasada I spoke with the person who I had written to o Formal to whom I had written last week;

la compañía para la cual trabajo the company I work for, Formal the company for which I work;

un problema para el cual no hay solución a problem to which there is no solution;

una norma según la cual no se puede entrar a mitad de espectáculo a rule stating that you may not enter the auditorium while the show is in progress;

estoy muy cansado, razón por la cual no saldré esta noche I'm very tired, which is why I'm not going out tonight

2.
lo cual which;

está muy enfadada, lo cual es comprensible she's very angry, which is understandable;

ha tenido mucho éxito, de lo cual me alegro she's been very successful and I'm very pleased for her;

…de lo cual concluimos que… …from which we can conclude that…;

estaba de muy mal humor, en vista de lo cual no le dije nada seeing as o in view of the fact that she was in a very bad mood, I didn't say anything to her;

por todo lo cual hemos decidido… as a result of which we have decided…;

todo lo cual me hace pensar que no vendrá all of which makes me think he won't come

3. [en frases]
cada cual tiene sus gustos propios everyone has his/her own tastes;

que cada cual extraiga sus conclusiones you may all draw your own conclusions;

sea cual sea o [m5] fuere su decisión whatever his decision (may be);

le conté lo que había pasado y se quedó tal cual I told her what had happened and she didn't bat an eyelid

♦ adv
Literario [como] like;
se revolvió cual fiera herida he writhed around like a wounded beast;

Comp

cual padre, tal hijo like father, like son

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cual

I pron rel

:

el cual, la cual etc cosa which; persona who;

por lo cual (and) so;

tiene dos coches, a cuál más caro he has two cars, both (of them) equally expensive

II adv like;

dejó la habitación tal cual la encontró she left the room just as she found it

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cuál adj

: which, what

¿cuáles libros?: which books?

cual prep

: like, as

cuál pron

1) (in questions) : which (one), what (one)

¿cuál es el mejor?: which one is the best?

¿cuál es tu apellido?: what is your last name?

2)

cuál más, cuál menos : some more, some less

cual pron

1)

el cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales : who, whom, which

la razón por la cual lo dije: the reason I said it

2)

lo cual : which

se rió, lo cual me dio rabia: he laughed, which made me mad

3)

cada cual : everyone, everybody

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cual pron

1. (persona) who / whom

hablamos con los estudiantes, los cuales nos informaron sobre la huelga we spoke to the students who told us about the strike

2. (cosa) which

la casa, la cual se construyó el año pasado, es preciosa the house, which was built last year, is beautiful

Spanish-English dictionary > cuál
84 dormir

v.

1 to sleep.

¿duermes? are you asleep?

¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!

2 to get off to sleep (child).

dormir la siesta to have an afternoon nap

dormirla, dormir la mona (informal) to sleep it off

3 to spend the night.

dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus

4 to put to sleep, to sleep.

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DORMIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables or to u in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, dormís, duermen.

Past Indicative

dormí, dormiste, durmió, dormimos, dormisteis, durmieron.

Present Subjunctive

duerma, duermas, duerma, durmamos, durmáis, duerman.

Imperfect Subjunctive

durmiera, durmieras, durmiera, durmiéramos, durmierais, durmieran;

durmiese, durmieses, durmiese, durmiésemos, durmieseis, durmiesen.

Future Subjunctive

durmiere, durmieres, durmiere, durmiéremos, durmiereis, durmieren.

Imperative

duerme (tú), duerma (él/Vd.), durmamos (nos.), dormid (vos.), duerman (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to sleep

- dormirse

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1. VI

1) (=descansar) to sleep

no hagas ruido, que está durmiendo — don't make a noise, he's asleep

solo ha dormido cinco horas — she has only had five hours' sleep, she has only slept (for) five hours

se fueron a dormir temprano — they went to bed early

¡ahora, todos a dormir! — come on, off to bed all of you o off to bed with you all

la música no me dejaba dormir — the music kept me awake

es de poco dormir — he doesn't need much sleep

• dormir con algn — tb euf to sleep with sb

• dormir de un tirón — to sleep right through (the night)

he dormido diez horas de un tirón — I've slept ten hours right through

- dormir como un bendito o un santo

- dormir como un lirón o un tronco

2) (=pasar la noche) to spend the night, stay the night

dormimos en una pensión — we spent o stayed the night in a guesthouse

llevo una semana sin dormir en casa — I haven't slept at home for a week

• dormir al raso — to sleep out in the open, sleep rough

3) (=estar olvidado) to lie idle

mi solicitud ha estado durmiendo en el fondo de un cajón — my application has been lying idle at the bottom of a drawer

no deje dormir a sus ahorros — don't let your savings lie idle

2. VT

1) (=adormecer) [+ niño] to get (off) to sleep; [+ adulto] [por aburrimiento] to send to sleep; [con anestesia] to put to sleep

no podía dormirlo — I couldn't get him off to sleep

ese programa me duerme — that programme sends me to sleep

2)

• dormir la siesta — to have a nap, have a siesta

- dormir el sueño de los justos

- dormirla

3) euf (=matar) to put to sleep

3.

See:

dormirse

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1.
verbo intransitivo to sleep

niños, a dormir! — it's time for bed, children!

no dormí nada — I didn't sleep a wink

necesito dormir ocho horas — I need eight hours' sleep

no me deja dormir (en or (Esp) por la noche) — it keeps me awake at night

dormimos en un hotel — we spent the night in a hotel

durmió de un tirón — she slept right through (the night)

se fue a dormir temprano — he went off to bed early, he had an early night

dormir a pierna suelta — (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead

dormir como un lirón or un tronco or un bendito — to sleep like a log (colloq)
2.
dormir vt

a) ( hacer dormir)

durmió al niño — she got the baby off to sleep

sus clases me duermen — his classes send o put me to sleep

dormir la mona or dormirla — (fam) to sleep it off (colloq)

b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)

todavía tengo este lado dormido — this side is still numb

c)

dormir la siesta — to have a siesta o nap
3.
dormirse v pron

a) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep

casi me duermo en la clase — I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class

no podía dormirme — I couldn't get (off) to sleep

b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)

c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)

se me durmió el pie — my foot went to sleep

d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)

no te duermas — don't waste any time

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= sleep, slumber, kip, bunk down, bunk, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye.

Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.

Ex. She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.

Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.

Ex. The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.

Ex. This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.

Ex. This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.

Ex. After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.

Ex. Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.

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* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.

* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.

* dormir en litera = bunk.

* dormir la noche = stay overnight.

* dormirse = go to + sleep, fall + asleep.

* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dormir una siesta = nap, napping, kip, take + a nap.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.

* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo to sleep

niños, a dormir! — it's time for bed, children!

no dormí nada — I didn't sleep a wink

necesito dormir ocho horas — I need eight hours' sleep

no me deja dormir (en or (Esp) por la noche) — it keeps me awake at night

dormimos en un hotel — we spent the night in a hotel

durmió de un tirón — she slept right through (the night)

se fue a dormir temprano — he went off to bed early, he had an early night

dormir a pierna suelta — (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead

dormir como un lirón or un tronco or un bendito — to sleep like a log (colloq)
2.
dormir vt

a) ( hacer dormir)

durmió al niño — she got the baby off to sleep

sus clases me duermen — his classes send o put me to sleep

dormir la mona or dormirla — (fam) to sleep it off (colloq)

b) ( anestesiar) to give... a general anesthetic, to put... out (colloq)

todavía tengo este lado dormido — this side is still numb

c)

dormir la siesta — to have a siesta o nap
3.
dormirse v pron

a) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep; ( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep

casi me duermo en la clase — I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class

no podía dormirme — I couldn't get (off) to sleep

b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)

c) pierna/brazo (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq)

se me durmió el pie — my foot went to sleep

d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse)

no te duermas — don't waste any time

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= sleep, slumber, kip, bunk down, bunk, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye.

Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.

Ex: She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.

Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.

Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.

Ex: This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.

Ex: This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.

Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.

Ex: Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.

* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.

* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.

* dormir en litera = bunk.

* dormir la noche = stay overnight.

* dormirse = go to + sleep, fall + asleep.

* dormirse en los laureles = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dormir una siesta = nap, napping, kip, take + a nap.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ropa de dormir = nightwear, sleepwear.

* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

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dormir [ I16 ]

vi

A (quedarse dormido) to sleep

los niños están durmiendo the children are asleep o are sleeping

¡niños, a dormir, que ya es hora! it's time for bed, children!

no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink

necesito dormir por lo menos ocho horas I need at least eight hours' sleep

trata de dormir un poco try to get some sleep, try to sleep for a while

no me deja dormir it keeps me awake at night

durmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night)

se fue a dormir temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early night

la ciudad dormía ( liter); the city slept

no deje dormir su dinero don't let your money lie idle

dormir como un lirón or tronco or bendito ( fam); to sleep like a log ( colloq)

pierna¹ f 1. (↑ pierna (1))

B (pasar la noche) to stay o spend the night

dormimos en un hotel we stayed o spent the night in a hotel

durmieron en París they overnighted in Paris

■ dormir

vt

1 (hacer dormir) ‹niño/bebé› to get … off to sleep

lo durmió cantándole una nana she got him off to sleep by singing him a lullaby

sus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep

dormir la mona or dormirla ( fam); to sleep it off ( colloq)

2 (anestesiar) ‹persona› to give … a general anesthetic

tuvieron que dormirlo para sacarle las muelas he had to have a general anesthetic to have his teeth out

todavía tengo este lado dormido de la anestesia this side is still numb from the anesthetic

3

dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap

■ dormirse

v pron

1

(conciliar el sueño): no podía dormirme I couldn't get (off) to sleep

se durmió hacia las tres de la madrugada she went o got to sleep at about three in the morning

fue tan aburrido que casi me duermo it was so boring I almost fell asleep o ( colloq) dropped off

2 (no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in ( AmE)

3 «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep ( colloq)

se me ha dormido el pie my foot has gone to sleep

4 ( fam)

(distraerse, descuidarse): contéstales lo antes posible, no te duermas write back as soon as possible, don't waste any time o ( colloq) don't hang around

si te duermes, te quitarán el puesto you'll lose your job if you're not careful o if you don't keep on your toes

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dormir ( conjugate dormir) verbo intransitivo
to sleep;
◊ no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink;

dormimos en un hotel we spent the night in a hotel;
durmió de un tirón she slept right through (the night);
se fue a dormir temprano he went off to bed early, he had an early night;
dormir a pierna suelta (fam) to sleep the sleep of the dead;
dormir como un lirón or tronco to sleep like a log (colloq)
verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer dormir) ‹niño/bebé› to get … off to sleep;

◊ sus clases me duermen his classes send o put me to sleep

b) ( anestesiar) ‹ persona› to put to sleep, put out (colloq);

◊ todavía tengo este lado dormido this side is still numb

c)

◊ dormir la siesta to have a siesta o nap

dormirse verbo pronominal
a) ( conciliar el sueño) to fall asleep;

( lograr conciliar el sueño) to get to sleep;
◊ casi me duermo en la clase I almost fell asleep o (colloq) dropped off in class

b) ( no despertarse) to oversleep, sleep in (AmE)

c) [pierna/brazo] (+ me/te/le etc) to go to sleep (colloq);

◊ se me durmió el pie my foot went to sleep

d) (fam) (distraerse, descuidarse):

◊ no te duermas don't waste any time

dormir
I verbo intransitivo to sleep: el niño tiene ganas de dormir, the baby is feeling sleepy
II verbo transitivo dormir una siesta, to have a nap
♦ Locuciones: dormir como un tronco/ceporro/leño, to sleep like a log
dormirla o dormir la mona, to sleep it off
' dormir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrar
- ajena
- ajeno
- arropar
- bestialidad
- bolsa
- despertarse
- desvelar
- encogerse
- hacerse
- modorra
- mona
- pierna
- retirarse
- ronquido
- saco
- salvajada
- siesta
- sobar
- sueño
- techo
- tronco
- acostar
- bien
- boca
- cama
- casi
- descampado
- dormido
- duerma
- durmiera
- lado
- lirón
- pastilla
- petate
- poder
- raso
- retirar
- roncar
- ser
English:
crying
- easy
- keep
- lightly
- log
- nap
- rough
- send
- sleep
- sleep in
- sleep off
- sleep out
- sleeping bag
- solidly
- soundly
- arrangement
- lie
- night
- numb
- put
- siesta
- sleeping
- slumber
- snatch

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dormir

♦ vt

1. [bebé, niño, persona] to get off to sleep;

lo durmió acunándolo en los brazos she rocked him to sleep in her arms;

el rumor de la fuente terminó durmiéndolo the murmur of the fountain eventually sent him to sleep;

el fútbol me duerme soccer sends me to sleep

2. [pasar en sueños]
dormir la siesta to have an afternoon nap;

durmió la borrachera en un banco del parque he slept off the binge on a park bench;

Comp
Fam
dormirla, dormir la mona to sleep it off

3. [anestesiar] to anaesthetize;

me durmieron y no me enteré de nada they put me to sleep and I didn't feel a thing;

el dentista me durmió la boca the dentist made my mouth numb

♦ vi

1. [reposar] to sleep;

baja la voz, que están durmiendo keep your voice down, they're asleep;

¿duermes? are you asleep?;

no puedo dormir I can't sleep o get to sleep;

intenta dormir un poco try to get some sleep;

¡a dormir!, ¡es hora de dormir! off to bed!, it's time for bed!;

el ruido no me deja dormir I can't sleep for the noise;

dormir bien/mal to sleep well/badly;

irse a dormir to go to bed;

¿a qué hora sueles irte a dormir? what time do you usually go to bed?;

dormir de un tirón to sleep right through, to sleep without waking up;

Comp
Fam
dormir a pierna suelta o [m5] como un lirón o [m5] como un tronco to sleep like a log

2. [pernoctar] to spend the night;

dormimos en el autobús we spent the night on the bus;

ayer no durmió en casa he didn't sleep at home last night

3. Fam [tener relaciones sexuales]
dormir con alguien to sleep with sb;

duermen juntos they're sleeping together

4. [estar olvidado] to languish;

su guión dormía en el cajón de algún productor his script was languishing in some producer's desk drawer

♦ See also the pronominal verb dormirse

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dormir

I v/i sleep; ( estar dormido) be asleep

II v/t

1 put to sleep;

dejar dormir algo fig let sth lie

2

:

dormir a alguien MED give s.o. a general anesthetic

* * *

dormir {27} vt

: to put to sleep

dormir vi

: to sleep

♦ See also the reflexive verb dormirse

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dormir vb

1. (en general) to sleep [pt. & pp. slept]

duermo ocho horas cada noche I sleep eight hours every night

¿has dormido bien? did you sleep well?

2. (estar dormido) to be asleep

no hagas ruido, que duerme don't make any noise he's asleep

3. (niño, etc) to send to sleep [pt. & pp. sent]

le cantaré una nana para dormirlo I'll sing him a lullaby to send him to sleep

¡a dormir! time for bed!

Spanish-English dictionary > dormir
85 durar

v.

1 to last (continuar siendo).

la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts o keeps a few days

no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job

aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years

¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on

aún le dura el enfado she's still angry

La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.

Este carro le durará diez años This car will last you ten years.

Me duró la mensualidad My monthly allowance lasted.

2 to last for, to go on for, to run for.

El galón duró tres horas The gallon lasted for three hours.

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durar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to last, go on for

■ la película duró tres horas the film went on for three hours

2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last

■ ese abrigo le duró mucho he got a lot of wear out of that coat

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verb

1) to last

2) endure

* * *

VI

1) [aventura, programa, enfermedad] to last

su matrimonio duró menos de dos años — their marriage lasted (for) less than two years

¿cuánto dura la representación? — how long is the play?, how long does the play last?

¿cuánto dura el trayecto? — how long is the journey?, how long does the journey take?

la película duró cinco horas — the film was five hours long

fue hermoso mientras duró — it was wonderful while it lasted o for as long as it lasted

estuvo refugiado mientras duró la guerra — he was a refugee throughout the (whole length of the) war

no duro ni un minuto más de pie — I can't stay standing (up) a minute longer

aún duran los efectos del terremoto — the effects of the earthquake are still being felt

mis esperanzas duraron poco — my hopes were short-lived

- no hay mal ni bien que cien años dure

2) [comida, congelado, ropa] to last

a mí me duran mucho los zapatos — my shoes last me a long time

esta camisa es mala, durará poco — this shirt is poor quality, it won't last long

aún me dura el aceite que traje — I've still got some of the oil that I brought back

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

no le duró nada el entusiasmo — his enthusiasm didn't last long

b) coche/zapatos to last

durar más — to last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada — her secretaries don't stay long

c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take

duró una semana a llegar — it took a week to arrive
2.
durarse v pron (Ven)

no te dures tanto en el baño — don't take so long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado — it took me ages to do the shopping

* * *

= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.

Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex. Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Ex. This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.

Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

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* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.

* durar más que = outlive.

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* durar poco = be short term.

* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

no le duró nada el entusiasmo — his enthusiasm didn't last long

b) coche/zapatos to last

durar más — to last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada — her secretaries don't stay long

c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take

duró una semana a llegar — it took a week to arrive
2.
durarse v pron (Ven)

no te dures tanto en el baño — don't take so long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado — it took me ages to do the shopping

* * *

= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.

Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Ex: This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.

Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.

* durar más que = outlive.

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* durar poco = be short term.

* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* * *

durar [A1 ]

vi

1 «reunión/guerra/relación» to last

¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?, how long does the film go on for?

la dictadura no puede durar mucho más the dictatorial regime cannot last o survive much longer

no le duró nada el entusiasmo his enthusiasm didn't last long

es demasiado bueno para que dure it's too good to last

el resfriado me duró todo el invierno my cold lasted all winter

2 «coche/zapatos» to last

esas pilas no duran nada those batteries don't last very long

cómpralo de cuero que dura más buy a leather one, it'll last longer o wear better

éstos duran más these last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada her secretaries don't stay o last long

3 ( Col) (tardar) to take

la carta duró una semana a llegar the letter took a week to arrive

■ durarse

v pron

( Ven): no te dures tanto en el baño don't be long o take too long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado it took me ages o a long time to do the shopping

* * *

durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

b) [coche/zapatos] to last

c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
◊ demorarse

durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last

' durar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- dilatar
- persistir
- siempre
English:
hold out
- last
- outlast
- run
- take
- wear
- out
- supply

* * *

durar vi

1. [prolongarse] to last;

¿cuánto dura la obra? how long is the play?;

el viaje/la película dura tres horas the journey/the movie lasts three hours;

aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on;

aún le dura el enfado she's still angry;

les duró poco la felicidad their happiness was short-lived;

estuvo bien mientras duró it was good while it lasted

2. [permanecer, aguantar] to last;

no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job;

la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts a few days

3. [ropa, calzado, pilas] to last;

cómprate ropa/calzado que dure buy clothes/footwear that will last;

aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years;

los juguetes no le duran nada his toys don't last long;

pilas que duran más batteries which last longer

* * *

durar

v/i last

* * *

durar vi

: to last, to endure

* * *

durar vb

1. (en general) to last

la reunión duró una hora the meeting lasted an hour

¿cuánto dura la película? how long does the film last? / how long is the film?

2. (ropa) to last / to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

esos zapatos te han durado mucho those shoes have lasted a long time / those shoes have worn very well

Spanish-English dictionary > durar
86 encima

adv.

1 on top (arriba).

pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on top

el vecino de encima the upstairs neighbor

encima de above; (en lugar superior que) on (top of) (sobre, en)

vivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from you

el pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridge

estar encima de alguien (figurative) to be on at somebody

por encima superficially (superficialmente)

por encima de over; more than (figurative)

vive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his means

por encima de todo more than anything else

2 on top of that.

encima de no hacerlo bien… on top of not doing it well…

encima de ser tonto, es feo on top of being stupid, he's also ugly

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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encima

► adverbio

1 (más arriba) above, overhead; (sobre) on top

■ tenían las estrellas encima they had the stars overhead

■ está allí encima it's there on top

2 (ropa etc) on, on top

■ se puso la americana y encima el abrigo he put on his jacket and his coat on top

■ ponte algo encima put something on

3 (consigo) on you (him etc)

■ ¿llevas cambio encima? do you have any change on you?

4 (además) in addition, besides

■ les dio un coche nuevo y muchas más cosas encima he gave them a new car and lots more besides

5 familiar (por si fuera poco) what's more, on top of that, besides

■ le robaron y encima le dieron una paliza they robbed him and on top of that they beat him up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de encima top, on top, above

■ el piso de encima the floor above

encima de (a más altura) over, above 2 (sobre) on 3 (además) besides, as well as, on top of that

■ van a construir otro piso encima del nuestro they're going to build another flat above ours

■ está encima de la mesa it's on the table

estar alguien encima de otro familiar to be on somebody's back, be breathing down somebody's neck

por encima (a más altura) above 2 (de pasada) superficially

■ lo repasó muy por encima he checked it through superficially

por encima de (más importante) above 2 (más allá) beyond

■ Pepe está por encima de ti Pepe is above you

■ está por encima de sus posibilidades it's beyond her capabilities

por encima de todo above all

quitarse algo de encima / quitarse a alguien de encima figurado to get rid of something / get rid of somebody

tener algo encima figurado to be just round the corner

■ tenemos el invierno encima winter is almost upon us

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adv.

1) above, on top

2) upon

3) on top of that

•

- encima de

* * *

ADV

1) [en el espacio]

allí está el cerro y encima el castillo — you can see the hill there and the castle on top

le puse un libro encima — I put a book on top of it

déjelo ahí encima — leave it up there

el gato se me sentó encima — the cat sat on me

me he echado el café encima — I've spilt the coffee on myself

• encima de — [con contacto] on top of; [sin contacto] above

déjalo encima de la mesa — leave it on top of the table

colgó el cuadro encima del sofá — he hung the painting above the sofa

• llevar o tener algo encima, no llevaba encima la documentación — I didn't have the papers on me

nunca tiene dinero encima — he never has any money on him

creo que ya tienes bastante encima — I think you've got enough on your plate

• venirse encima de algn — [animal, vehículo] to come (straight) at sb, bear down on sb; [peso, mueble] to fall on (top of) sb

el armario se le vino encima — the wardrobe fell on top of me

no sabía lo que se le venía encima cuando llegara a casa — he didn't know what was going to hit him when he got home

- echarse a algn encima

con su actitud se echó encima a todos sus compañeros — he got on the wrong side of all his colleagues because of his attitude

- echársele encima a algn

el Parlamento se le echó encima — Parliament came down (hard) on him

- estar encima de algn

tengo que estar siempre encima de mis hijos para que estudien — I always have to stand over my children to make them work

tengo a mi jefe siempre encima — my boss is always on my back *

- hacerse encima

- poner a algn el dedo o la mano encima

- quitarse algo/a algn de encima

nos hemos quitado un gran problema de encima — that's a great problem out of the way for us
mundo 5)
2) [en el tiempo] upon

ya tenemos el invierno encima otra vez — winter is upon us again

tenían ya la guerra encima — war was imminent o upon them

se nos echó la noche encima — it grew dark, night fell

se nos viene encima la fecha de la boda — the wedding is nearly upon us, the wedding is just around the corner

3)

• por encima —

a) (=por lo alto) over

le eché una manta por encima — I put a blanket over her

el avión les pasó por encima — the plane passed overhead

por encima tiene a su jefe y al director — there's his boss and the director above him

• por encima de — over

el avión pasó rozando por encima de la catedral — the plane skimmed over the top of the cathedral

ha nevado por encima de los 2.500m — there is snow above o over 2,500 metres

• estar por encima de algo — [en cantidad, nivel] to be above sth; [en preferencia] to come before sth

la asistencia estuvo por encima de lo habitual — there was above average attendance

no hay nadie por encima de ella — there's no one above her

estoy por encima de él en categoría — I'm higher in rank o level than him

eso está por encima de mis posibilidades — that's beyond my means

la felicidad está por encima del dinero — happiness comes before money

estar por encima del bien y del mal — to be above the law

• por encima de todo — above all

quiero hacerlo por encima de todo — I want to do it above all else

la seguridad por encima de todo — safety first

b) (=superficialmente)

hoy hemos limpiado muy por encima — we've just done a quick clean today

hicimos una revisión por encima del texto — we had a quick check on the text

hojear algo por encima — to leaf through sth

4) (=además) on top of that

y encima no me dio ni las gracias — and on top of that he didn't even thank me

te lo envían a casa y encima te regalan un libro — they send it to your house and you get a free book too o as well

le toca la lotería y encima se queja — she wins the lottery and even then she complains

• encima de — besides, as well as

y luego, encima de todo lo que dijo, se fue sin disculparse — and then, as well as o on top of saying all that, he left without apologizing

5) esp Cono Sur

• encima mío/tuyo/ etc — above me/you/etc

está siempre encima mío vigilando lo que hago — he's always on top of me watching everything I do

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

le puso una piedra encima — he put a stone on it

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

se tiró el café encima — she spilled the coffee over herself

lo vi cuando ya lo tenía encima — I didn't see it until it was on top of me

el autobús se nos venía encima — the bus was coming straight at us

se me vino el armario encima — the cupboard came down on top of me

2) ( en el tiempo)

los exámenes ya estaban encima — the exams were already upon us

se nos echaba encima la noche — night was falling (around us)

3) ( además)

y encima se queja! — and then she goes and complains!

y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back

4) (en locs)

encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody

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= on top, thereupon [thereon].

Nota: Generalmente colocado al final de la frase.

Ex. Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.

Ex. The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.

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* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* encima de = on top of, above, atop.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* justo encima de = smack right on top of.

* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* poner encima = top with.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* por encima = overhead.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* sacudirse de encima = shake off.

* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* y encima = into the bargain.

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adverbio

1) ( en el espacio)

le puso una piedra encima — he put a stone on it

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

se tiró el café encima — she spilled the coffee over herself

lo vi cuando ya lo tenía encima — I didn't see it until it was on top of me

el autobús se nos venía encima — the bus was coming straight at us

se me vino el armario encima — the cupboard came down on top of me

2) ( en el tiempo)

los exámenes ya estaban encima — the exams were already upon us

se nos echaba encima la noche — night was falling (around us)

3) ( además)

y encima se queja! — and then she goes and complains!

y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back

4) (en locs)

encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody

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= on top, thereupon [thereon].

Nota: Generalmente colocado al final de la frase.

Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.

Ex: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.

* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* encima de = on top of, above, atop.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* justo encima de = smack right on top of.

* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* poner encima = top with.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* por encima = overhead.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* sacudirse de encima = shake off.

* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* y encima = into the bargain.

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encima

adverb

A

(en el espacio): le puso el pie/una piedra encima he put his foot/a stone on it

no tengo or llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me

se me sentaron encima they sat on top of me

se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself

vi el coche cuando ya lo tenía encima I didn't see the car until it was on top of me

el autobús se nos venía encima the bus was coming straight at o toward(s) us

se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me

se le vino encima una enorme responsabilidad he had to take on a great deal of reponsibility

B

(en el tiempo): ya tenemos las fiestas encima the festive season is just around the corner

los exámenes ya estaban encima the exams were already upon us

la fecha se nos vino encima y no habíamos terminado the day arrived and we hadn't finished

se nos venía or echaba encima la noche night was falling (around us)

C

(además): es caro y encima de mala calidad it's expensive and, not only that, it's poor quality

le han dado el mejor lugar — ¡y encima se queja! they've given her the best seat — and she goes and complains!

y encima, no me lo quiso devolver and then o and on top of that, he wouldn't give it back!

D ( en locs):

encima de: encima de la mesa on the table

encima del armario on top of the cupboard

llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket

viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop

encima de caro es feo as well as being expensive, it's (also) ugly o not only is it expensive, it's also ugly

echarse algo encima ‹deuda› to saddle o land o ( BrE) lumber oneself with sth;

‹problema› to take … upon oneself

echarse encima a algn ( AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him, he got on the wrong side of all the teachers

estar encima de algn or estarle encima a algn ( fam); to be on at sb ( colloq)

hacerse encima ( fam euf) (orinarse) to wet oneself

(hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants o does it in his pants

por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top

la miró por encima de los anteojos he looked at her over the top of his glasses

los aviones volaban por encima del pueblo the planes flew over the town

ella está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department

pasar por encima de algn or pasarle por encima a algn (para un ascenso) to pass sb over; (para una consulta, queja) to go over sb's head

temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures

un porcentaje muy por encima de la media a much higher than average percentage

está muy por encima de la competencia it is well ahead of the competition

lo leí muy por encima I skipped through it

le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over o through it very quickly

hice una limpieza muy por encima I gave the place a very quick clean

por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere ella above all o most important, she mustn't find out

pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else

quitarse or sacarse algo/a algn de encima: me saqué ese problema de encima I got that problem out of the way

por lo menos te has sacado ese peso de encima at least you've got that weight off your mind

no sabía qué hacer para quitármela de encima I didn't know what to do to get rid of her

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encima adverbio
1 ( en el espacio):
◊ le puso una piedra encima he put a stone on it;

no llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me;
se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself;
se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me
2 ( además):
◊ ¡y encima se queja! and then she goes and complains!;

y encima no me lo devolvió and on top of that, he didn't give it back!
3 ( en locs)
◊ encima de: encima de la mesa on the table;

encima del armario on top of the cupboard;
llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket;
viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop;
encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly;
por encima over;
saltó por encima he jumped over;
le eché un vistazo por encima I just looked over it quickly;
una limpieza por encima a quick clean;
por encima de above;
por encima de la media above average;
por encima de todo above everything;
volaban por encima de las nubes/del pueblo they flew above the clouds/over the town;
está por encima del jefe de sección she's above the head of department;
quitarse algo de encima ‹problema/tarea› to get sth out of the way;
quitarse a algn de encima to get rid of sb
encima adverbio
1 (en la parte superior de) on top: pon la maleta encima, put the case on top
2 (sobre uno) no tenía encima la documentación, she didn't have her papers on her
(sobre el cuerpo) se me cayó encima el café, I spilt the coffee over myself
se echó una manta encima, he put a blanket over himself
3 (sobre el espíritu, en la mente) tiene muchas preocupaciones encima, she has got lots of worries
4 (además) besides, on top of that: se estropeó el coche y encima empezó a nevar, the car broke down and then to cap it all it started to snow
no da ni golpe y encima se queja, he doesn't lift a finger and on top of all that he complains
5 (muy cerca) tengo encima el coche de detrás, the car behind is getting too close
(muy pendiente) on top of, in control of: tengo al jefe encima todo el día, I've got the boss breathing down my neck all day
♦ Locuciones: encima de, (sobre) on, over: vive encima de un bar, she lives above a bar
por encima, (superficialmente) hablamos de ello por encima, we scarcely talked about it
por encima de, over: los pájaros volaban por encima, birds flew overhead
' encima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añadidura
- arriba
- cadáver
- casa
- echarse
- espachurrar
- estar
- fullera
- fullero
- hombro
- llevar
- montante
- mundo
- peso
- por
- quitarse
- saltar
- sobre
- superar
- atropellar
- mirada
- ojo
- posibilidad
- quitar
- tener
- todavía
English:
above
- atop
- bear down on
- beyond
- bob
- body
- bung
- burn out
- canopy
- cave in
- clamber
- class
- dead
- disdain
- excel
- eye
- grape
- hold
- hover
- neck
- on
- one-upmanship
- over
- overhang
- overhead
- paint out
- plonk
- rise above
- rivet
- senior
- shake off
- sketchily
- skim
- stand
- standard
- top
- upon
- bargain
- by
- capacity
- carry
- first
- get
- go
- just
- keep
- look
- nag
- nose
- palm

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encima

♦ adv

1. [arriba] on top;
[en el piso de arriba] upstairs;
un pastel con una guinda encima a cake with a cherry on top;

pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on top;

yo vivo encima I live upstairs;

el vecino de encima the upstairs neighbour;

tienes encima un mosquito you've got a mosquito on you;
Am
de encima in addition, besides;

le cayó encima la responsabilidad de dirigir el partido the responsibility of leading the party was thrust upon her;

el autobús se le echó encima antes de que pudiera reaccionar the bus was upon him before he had time to react;

tiene a su jefe encima todo el día his boss is on at him o on his back all day long

2. [en tiempo]
las elecciones ya están encima the elections are already upon us;

se nos echó la noche encima night fell, night descended upon us

3. [además] on top of that;

está lejos y encima no hay transporte público it's a long way away and on top of that o what is more, there's no public transport;

voy a consolarlo y encima me grita I go to comfort him and all he does is shout at me

4. [sobre sí]
lleva un abrigo encima she has a coat on;

ponte algo encima, vas a tener frío put something on, you'll be cold;

¿llevas dinero encima? have you got any money on you?;

le quitaron todo lo que llevaba encima they took everything he had with him

♦ encima de loc prep

1. [sobre, en] on (top of);

el pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridge

2. [en lugar más alto que] above;

encima de la montaña el cielo se encapotó the sky above the mountain clouded over;

vivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from you;

Comp

estar encima de alguien [controlar, vigilar] to be on sb's back;

mi madre está encima de mí todo el día my mother's on at me o on my back all day long

3. [además de] as well as;

encima de (ser) tonto, es feo as well as being stupid, he's also ugly;

encima de no hacerlo bien… not only did he not do it well…

♦ por encima loc adv

1. [sobre la parte superior] on top;

por encima lleva una capa de chocolate it has a layer of chocolate on top;

había ropa por encima de la cama there were clothes on the bed

2. [por arriba]
la ciudad tenía una capa de contaminación por encima the city was covered with a layer of pollution;

por encima de over;

volaron por encima de los Alpes they flew over the Alps;

el sol asomaba por encima de las montañas the sun was peeping over the mountains

3. [en nivel superior]
sólo tiene a dos personas por encima there are only two people above her;

por encima de over, above;

un precio muy por encima de lo que habíamos presupuestado a price well over o above what we had budgeted for;

una calidad muy por encima de lo habitual a much higher quality than usual;

la salud de sus hijos está por encima de todo lo demás their childrens' health comes before everything else;

está muy por encima de los otros alumnos he's far better than the other students;

vive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his means;

Comp

por encima de todo: por encima de todo, hazlo con mucho cuidado above all o first and foremost, be very careful;

por encima de todo, lo que más me preocupa… what worries me more than anything else…;

por encima de todo, no se lo digas a nadie whatever else you do, don't tell anyone;

ponemos la seguridad por encima de todo we place safety first o before everything else

4. [superficialmente]
lo conozco por encima I only know it roughly;

sólo lo he leído por encima I've only skimmed through it;

ordené la casa por encima y me marché I gave the house a quick tidy up and left

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encima

adv

1 on top;

encima de on top of, on;

por encima de over, above;

por encima de todo above all;

estar por encima de be above;

echarse encima de alguien fig pounce on s.o.;

estar encima de alguien fig: para que haga algo keep on top of s.o.; hacerle caso be all over s.o.;

la noche se nos echó encima night overtook us

2

:

hacer algo muy por encima do sth very quickly;

leí el artículo por encima I skimmed (through) the article

3

:

no lo llevo encima I haven’t got it on me;

ponerse algo encima put sth on

4 ( cercano)

:

el final del curso ya está encima we’re nearly at the end of the course already

5 ( además)

:

lo ayudo, y encima se queja I help him and then he goes and complains

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encima adv

1) : on top, above

2) además: as well, besides

3)

encima de : on, on top of, over

4)

por encima de : above, beyond

por encima de la ley: above the law

5)

echarse encima : to take upon oneself

6)

estar encima de fam : to nag, to criticize

7)

quitarse de encima : to get rid of

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encima adv

1. (en) on

deja la taza allí encima leave the cup on there

no llevo dinero encima I haven't got any money on me

2. (sobre) on top

¿cuál? el que está encima which one? the one on top

3. (sin tocar) over

¡salta por encima! jump over!

4. (además) on top of everything / on top of that

llegó tarde y, encima, se enfadó conmigo he arrived late and on top of that, he got angry with me

echarse encima to be just round the corner

los exámenes se nos echan encima the exams are just round the corner

echarse encima de alguien to attack somebody

leer por encima to have a quick look at

me he leído el libro por encima I've had a quick look at the book

quitarse de encima to get rid of

por fin consiguió quitárselo de encima she finally managed to get rid of him

Spanish-English dictionary > encima
87 excepto

adv.

except (for).

prep.

except, apart from, barring, but.

Cualquiera excepto él! Anybody but him!

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excepto

► adverbio

1 except (for), apart from, excepting

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prep.

except, save

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PREP except, except for

todos, excepto Juan — everyone, except (for) o apart from Juan

voy cada día, excepto los martes — I go every day, except Tuesdays

se lo perdono todo, excepto que me mienta — I'll forgive him anything, except lying to me

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preposición except

todos los días excepto los lunes — every day except Mondays

las contesté todas excepto las dos últimas — I answered them all except (for) o apart from the last two

todos excepto yo — everyone but me

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= barring, except, except for, excepting, other than, save, but, with the exception of.

Ex. All abstracts, barring possibly those of exceptional length, should consist of one paragraph only.

Ex. After all, everyone except bibliographers and librarians have found the text on the title page adequate for the past 500 years.

Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex. Close attention to the interaction of these two characters ( excepting the love scenes!) provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.

Ex. Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.

Ex. Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.

Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.

Ex. With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction.

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* excepto en = save in.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.

* nadie excepto = no one but.

* todo excepto = everything except (for).

* todos excepto = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos excepto + Número = all but + Número.

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preposición except

todos los días excepto los lunes — every day except Mondays

las contesté todas excepto las dos últimas — I answered them all except (for) o apart from the last two

todos excepto yo — everyone but me

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= barring, except, except for, excepting, other than, save, but, with the exception of.

Ex: All abstracts, barring possibly those of exceptional length, should consist of one paragraph only.

Ex: After all, everyone except bibliographers and librarians have found the text on the title page adequate for the past 500 years.

Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex: Close attention to the interaction of these two characters ( excepting the love scenes!) provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.

Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.

Ex: Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.

Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.

Ex: With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction.

* excepto en = save in.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.

* nadie excepto = no one but.

* todo excepto = everything except (for).

* todos excepto = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos excepto + Número = all but + Número.

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excepto

prep

except

está abierto todos los días excepto los lunes it is open every day except Mondays

contesté todas las preguntas excepto las dos últimas I answered all the questions except (for) o apart from o ( AmE) aside from the last two

todos ganaron algo excepto yo everybody won something except me, everyone but me won something

voy todos los días excepto cuando hace mal tiempo I go every day except when the weather's bad

todas las regiones de España excepto Galicia every region of Spain except (for) o but Galicia

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excepto preposición
except, apart from;
◊ todos excepto yo everyone but me

excepto adverbio except (for): estamos todos de acuerdo excepto Juan, we're all in agreement except for Juan

' excepto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cien
- salva
- salvo
- señor
- sino
- aparte
- fuera
- menos
- San
English:
besides
- except
- excluding
- apart
- bar
- but
- save

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excepto adv

except (for);

vinieron todos, excepto él they all came except (for) him o apart from him;

todas cuestan lo mismo, excepto estas dos they all cost the same, except for these two;

todos excepto tú everyone except you;

me gusta hablar de todo excepto de política I like talking about any subject except politics;

abierto excepto domingos y festivos [en letrero] closed on Sundays and holidays

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excepto

prp except

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excepto prep

salvo: except

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excepto prep except

lo sabíamos todos excepto ella we all knew except her

Spanish-English dictionary > excepto
88 hecho2

² = executed.

Ex. What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.

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* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* bien hecho = well-rendered, well done.

* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.

* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.

* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano = buy + off-the-shelf.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* dado por hecho = foregone.

* dando por hecho que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

* estar hecho un desastre = be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* frase hecha = bound phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.

* hecho a máquina = machine-made.

* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.

* hecho añicos = shattered.

* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].

* hecho cisco = wrecked.

* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.

* hecho de antemano = off-the-peg, ready-made.

* hecho de encaje = lacy.

* hecho de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].

* hecho de trozos = piecewise.

* hecho de un modo gratuito = pro bono.

* hecho en América = American-built.

* hecho en casa = homespun, homemade.

* hecho en el extranjero = foreign-made.

* hecho en el Reino Unido = British-made.

* hecho en lugar de otra persona = delegated.

* hecho exclusivamente para = born and bred.

* hecho exclusivamente para la web = Web-centric.

* hecho expresamente para = intended for.

* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.

* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.

* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.

* hecho por el autor = author-designated, author-prepared.

* hecho por el hombre = man-made.

* hecho por encargo = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure.

* hecho por la OCLC = OCLC-produced.

* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].

* hecho por multicopista = mimeographed.

* hecho por uno mismo = home-grown [home grown/homegrown], home-produced, self-made.

* hecho puré = mashed.

* hecho recientemente = fresh-made.

* hechos el uno para el otro = made for each other.

* hecho una salsa = saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.

* hecho un toro = as strong as an ox.

* hecho y derecho = full-bodied, full-scale, full-service, fully-fledged.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.

* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.

* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.

* menos hecho = rarer.

* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.

* papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.

* papel hecho a máquina = machine-made paper.

* papel verjurado hecho a máquina = machine-made laid paper.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic.

* recién hecho = hot off the griddle.

* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.

* sistema informático hecho por encargo = tailored system.

* solución hecha = cut-and-dried solution.

* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.

* tenerlo todo hecho = have + an easy ride.

* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.

Spanish-English dictionary > hecho2
89 invariable

adj.

1 invariable.

2 fixed, unchanging.

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invariable

► adjetivo

1 invariable

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ADJ invariable

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adjetivo

a) <precio/estado> constant, stable

b) (Ling) invariable

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= hard and fast, invariant, monotone, unvarying, invariable, unchanged, ironclad [iron-clad].

Ex. There is no hard and fast answer to this question.

Ex. Because authority file invariant and document-specific (variable) information are not separated in a MARC record, both are usually entered each time a document is cataloged.

Ex. The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.

Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex. The standardization of type-sizes never became complete or invariable during the hand-press period.

Ex. The most recent book on the subject, almost fifty years later, makes it plain that the situation is unchanged.

Ex. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.

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adjetivo

a) <precio/estado> constant, stable

b) (Ling) invariable

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= hard and fast, invariant, monotone, unvarying, invariable, unchanged, ironclad [iron-clad].

Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.

Ex: Because authority file invariant and document-specific (variable) information are not separated in a MARC record, both are usually entered each time a document is cataloged.

Ex: The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.

Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex: The standardization of type-sizes never became complete or invariable during the hand-press period.

Ex: The most recent book on the subject, almost fifty years later, makes it plain that the situation is unchanged.

Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.

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invariable

adjective

1 ‹precio/estado› constant, stable

2 ( Ling) invariable

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invariable adjetivo
a) ‹precio/estado› constant, stable

b) (Ling) invariable

invariable adjetivo invariable
' invariable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antiaborto
- antibalas
- antidisturbios
- antiincendios
- antimanchas
- aparte
- así
- azul
- bien
- burdeos
- cada
- carmín
- cascarrabias
- chárter
- chatarra
- chic
- chispa
- contraincendios
- crema
- demás
- espía
- este
- exclusive
- exprés
- fiaca
- gagá
- gilipollas
- granate
- hembra
- in
- inclusive
- júnior
- lanzamisiles
- light
- machete
- mal
- más
- menos
- modelo
- multiuso
- nordeste
- noroeste
- norte
- oeste
- oro
- pastel
- piola
- popis
- premamá
- probeta
English:
equable
- invariable
- rule
- unchangeable
- hazel

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invariable adj

1. [que no varía] invariable

2. Ling invariable

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invariable

adj invariable

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invariable adj

: invariable

♦ invariablemente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > invariable
90 mira

intj.

1 look, look here, listen, behold.

2 to tell you the truth.

f.

1 sight.

mira telescópica telescopic sight

2 intention.

con miras a with a view to, with the intention of

poner la mira o las miras en algo to set one's sights on something

3 aim, goal, intention, objective.

4 watchtower.

pres.indicat.

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

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mira

► nombre femenino

1 (dispositivo) sight

2 figurado intention

■ no sé cuáles son sus miras en este asunto I don't know what his intentions are

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con miras a with a view to

■ lo hizo con miras a montar un negocio he did it with a view to setting up a business

estrecho,-a de miras narrow-minded

tener sus miras en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody

mira telescópica telescopic sight

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SF

1) (Mil, Téc) sight

- estar con o tener la mira puesta en algo

mira de bombardeo — bombsight

mira telescópica — telescopic sight

2) (=intención) aim, intention

con la mira de hacer algo — with the aim of doing sth

con miras a — with a view to

llevar una mira interesada — to have (only) one's own interests at heart

tener miras sobre algo/algn — to have designs on sth/sb

3) pl miras (=actitud)

corto de miras — narrow-minded

amplio o ancho de miras — (=tolerante) broad-minded

de miras estrechas — narrow-minded

4)

estar a la mira — to be on the lookout (de for)

5) (=torre) watchtower; (=puesto) lookout post

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femenino

a) (Arm, Ópt) sight

b) (intención, objetivo)

con miras a reducir los gastos — with a view to reducing costs

tiene la mira puesta en ese cargo — he's set his sights on getting that job

sus miras son egoístas — his motives are selfish

encarar algo con amplitud de miras — to adopt a broad-minded approach to something

es muy estrecho de miras — he's very narrow-minded

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= viewfinder, gun sight [gunsight].

Nota: De arma.

Ex. Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

Ex. Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

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* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.

* mira telescópica = telescopic sight.

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femenino

a) (Arm, Ópt) sight

b) (intención, objetivo)

con miras a reducir los gastos — with a view to reducing costs

tiene la mira puesta en ese cargo — he's set his sights on getting that job

sus miras son egoístas — his motives are selfish

encarar algo con amplitud de miras — to adopt a broad-minded approach to something

es muy estrecho de miras — he's very narrow-minded

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= viewfinder, gun sight [gunsight].

Nota: De arma.

Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.

* mira telescópica = telescopic sight.

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mira

feminine

A

1 ( Arm, Ópt) sight

mira telescópica telescopic sight

2

(intención, objetivo): con miras a reducir los gastos with a view to reducing costs

vino con la mira de quedarse unos días he came intending to stay o with the idea of staying (for) a few days

tiene la mira puesta en ese cargo he's set his sights on getting that job

sus miras son egoístas his motives are selfish

es de una estrechez de miras increíble she has an amazingly narrow o shortsighted outlook (on things)

hay que encarar el proyecto con amplitud de miras we have to adopt a broad-minded approach to the project

es muy estrecho de miras he's very narrow-minded

B

( RPl) (perspectiva): ¿están por terminar? — ¡ni miras! are you nearly finished? — nowhere near! o you must be joking! ( colloq)

llevan tres años de novios pero no tienen miras de casarse they've been going out for three years but they don't have any plans to marry

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Del verbo mirar: ( conjugate mirar)

mira es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
mira
mirar
mira sustantivo femenino
a) (Arm, Ópt) sight;

b) (intención, objetivo):

◊ con miras a reducir los gastos with a view to reducing costs;

con la mira puesta en el porvenir with one's sight set on the future;
es muy estrecho de miras he's very narrow-minded
mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (observar, contemplar) to look at;

◊ mira un cuadro to look at a picture;

no me mires así don't look at me like that;
mira a algn a los ojos to look sb in the eye;
se me quedó mirando he just stared at me;
miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window;
miraba cómo lo hacía he was watching how she did it;
ir a mira escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras to go window shopping
b) ‹programa/partido/televisión› to watch

2 ( fijarse) to look;
◊ ¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!;

mira bien que esté apagado make sure o check it's off;
miré a ver si estaba listo I had a look to see if he was ready
3 ( considerar):
◊ míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view;

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it;
mirándolo bien ( pensándolo detenidamente) all things considered;

( pensándolo mejor) on second thoughts;
◊ mira a algn en menos to look down on sb;

mira mal a algn to disapprove of sb
4 (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc):
◊ ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! (colloq);

¡mira que eres tacaño! boy, you're mean! (colloq);
¡mira las veces que te lo habré dicho …! the times I've told you!
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to look;
◊ he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere;

mira por la ventana to look out of the window;
¿miraste bien? did you have a good look?, did you look properly?;
mira atrás to look back
2 ( estar orientado) mira A/HACIA algo [ fachada] to face sth;
[terraza/habitación] to look out over sth, overlook sth;
◊ ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand (o sit etc) facing the window

3
◊ mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after

mirarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to look at oneself;

◊ mirase en el espejo to look at oneself in the mirror

b) ( recípr) to look at each other

mira sustantivo femenino
1 (pieza de instrumento o arma por donde se mira) sight
mira telescópica, telescopic sight
2 pref pl (intención) plan, intention, sight: hemos estado ahorrando con miras a mandar a Juan a la universidad, we've been saving to send Juan to the university
3 Téc levelling stave/staff/rod
mirar
I verbo transitivo
1 to look at: me miró con preocupación, he looked at me with concern
mirar una palabra en el diccionario, to look up a word in the dictionary
2 (examinar) to watch: miraba la película atentamente, she was watching the film carefully
míralo con atención, look at it carefully
3 (tener cuidado) mira bien con quién andas, be careful of the company you keep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (buscar) miraré en ese rincón, I'll have a look in that corner
2 (cuidar) to look after sb/sthg: mira por tus intereses, she is looking after your interests
3 (estar orientado) to face: la fachada mira al norte, the façade faces north ➣ Ver nota en ver
' mira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botija
- espanto
- hablar
- luego
- menear
- mirar
- tener
- venir
English:
be
- beauty
- bright
- eye
- fancy
- look
- look at
- side
- sight
- take
- watch
- about
- this
- what

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mira nf

1. [en instrumento, arma] sight

Comp
mira telescópica telescopic sight
2. [intención, propósito] intention;

con miras a with a view to, with the intention of;

celebraron una reunión con miras a llegar a un acuerdo they held a meeting with a view to reaching an agreement;

se están preparando con miras a los Juegos Olímpicos they are training with a view to competing in the Olympic Games;

poner la mira o [m5] las miras en algo to set one's sights on sth;

Comp

ser amplio de miras to be enlightened;

Comp

ser corto de miras to be short-sighted

3. RP
miras [posibilidades] [m5] no hay ni miras de que podamos mudarnos antes del verano there's no chance whatsoever of us being able to move before the summer;

no tengo ni miras de que me aumenten el sueldo I haven't the slightest chance o prospect of getting a pay Br rise o US raise

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mira

f

:

con miras a with a view to;

estar en el punto de mira de alguien be the focus of s.o.’s attention;

está en el punto de mira de los Lakers the Lakers have an eye on him

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mira nf

1) : sight (of a firearm or instrument)

2) : aim, objective

con miras a: with the intention of, with a view to

de amplias miras: broad- minded

poner la mira en: to aim at, to aspire to

Spanish-English dictionary > mira
91 pesa

f.

1 weight (balanza, contrapeso).

2 scale, weight, bascule.

3 dumbbell, weight.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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pesa

► nombre femenino

1 weight

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noun f.

weight

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SF

1) (Dep) weight

hacer pesas — to do weight training, do weights *

levantamiento de pesas — weightlifting

2) [de balanza, reloj] weight

3) And, CAm, Caribe butcher's shop

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femenino

a) (de balanza, reloj) weight

b) (Dep) ( grande) weight; ( pequeña) dumbbell

levantamiento de pesas — weight lifting

hacer pesas — to do weight training

c) ( balanza) scales (pl)

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* levantador de pesas = weightlifter [weight lifter].

* levantamiento de pesas = weightlifting [weight lifting].

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femenino

a) (de balanza, reloj) weight

b) (Dep) ( grande) weight; ( pequeña) dumbbell

levantamiento de pesas — weight lifting

hacer pesas — to do weight training

c) ( balanza) scales (pl)

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* levantador de pesas = weightlifter [weight lifter].

* levantamiento de pesas = weightlifting [weight lifting].

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pesa

feminine

1 (para una balanza) weight

2 (de un reloj) weight

3 ( Dep) (grande) weight; (pequeña) dumbbell

levantamiento de pesas weight lifting

alzar pesas to lift weights, to pump iron ( colloq)

hacer pesas to do weight training

4 (balanza) scales (pl)

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Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)

pesa es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pesa
pesar
pesa sustantivo femenino
a) (de balanza, reloj) weight

b) (Dep) ( grande) weight;

( pequeña) dumbbell;
◊ levantamiento de pesas weightlifting;

hacer pesas to do weight training
c) ( balanza) scales (pl)

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

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

2
◊ a pesa de despite, in spite of;

a pesa 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
pesa sustantivo femenino Dep weight
(pequeña) dumbbell
hacer pesas, to do weight training
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
' pesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pesar
- algo
- de
- más
- menos
English:
gram
- heavy
- how
- most
- weight
- carry
- dumb
- scale
- ton

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pesa nf

1. [balanza, contrapeso] weight

2. [de reloj] weight

3. Dep
pesas weights;

levantamiento de pesas weightlifting;

levantar pesas to do weightlifting;
Fam
hacer pesas to lift weights, to do weight training

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pesa

f

1 para balanza weight

2 DEP shot;

hacer pesas do weight-training

3 C.Am., Carib

butcher’s shop

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pesa nf

1) : weight

2)

levantamiento de pesas : weightlifting

* * *

pesa n weight

hacer pesas to do weight training

Spanish-English dictionary > pesa
92 quemarse

quemarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (persona) to burn oneself; (cosa) to be burnt

■ se ha quemado la carne the meat got burnt

■ el niño se quemó los dedos the boy burnt his fingers

2 figurado (deteriorarse el prestigio) to burn oneself out; (en política) to be a has-been

3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm

■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!

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VPR

1) [persona] [con fuego] to burn o.s.; [con el sol] to get burned

se quemó con aceite hirviendo — he burned himself on hot oil

me quemé la lengua con la sopa — I burned my tongue on the soup

para no quemarse con el sol — to avoid getting sunburnt

quemarse a lo bonzo — to set fire to o.s.
ceja 1)
2) (=arder) [cuadros, papeles] to get burned; [edificio] to burn down; [comida] to burn

se está quemando la cortina — the curtain is getting burned

se me ha quemado la cena — I've burned the dinner, the dinner has burned

se han quemado 100 hectáreas de pinares en el incendio — 100 hectares of pinewood have been destroyed in the fire

no te acerques a la chimenea que se te va a quemar la ropa — don't go too close to the fire or you'll scorch o burn your clothes

por el olor parece que algo se está quemando — it smells like something is burning

3) (=desprestigiarse)

tantos años trabajando en esto y aún no se ha quemado — so many years working on this and he's still going strong

quiere hacer menos en televisión para no quemarse en poco tiempo — he wants to do less television to avoid overexposure o becoming overexposed

te quemás si salís con él — Arg, Uru you'll look really bad if you go out with him

4) [en juego, adivinanzas]

caliente, caliente... ¡que te quemas! — (you're getting) warm, warmer... you're really hot o you're boiling!

5) Caribe (=deprimirse) to get depressed

* * *

(v.) = go up in + flames

Ex. The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.

* * *

(v.) = go up in + flames

Ex: The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.

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■quemarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona) (con fuego, etc) to burn oneself
2 (con líquido) to scald oneself
3 (con el sol) to get burned
4 (una cosa) to get burned, burn down
5 fam (psíquicamente) to burn oneself out
' quemarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- arder
- quemar
English:
burn
- burn out
- finger
- smoke
- blow
- sun
- tan

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vpr

1. [por fuego] to burn down;
[por calor] to burn; [por agua hirviendo] to get scalded;
se quemó con una sartén he burnt himself on a frying pan;

se ha quemado la lasaña the lasagne's burnt;

¡te quemas! [al buscar algo] you're burning!

2. [por el sol] [abrasarse] to get (sun)burnt;
Am [broncearse] to get a tan;
en un mes de playa se quemó divinamente after a month at the seaside he had a wonderful tan

3. Fam [desgastarse] to burn out;

se quemó tras quince años en las canchas de tenis after fifteen years as a tennis player he was burnt out

4. Esp Fam [hartarse] to get fed up;

acabó quemándose por culpa de las críticas de su jefe she ended up getting fed up with her boss's criticisms

5. RP Fam [quedar mal] to make oneself look bad;

si largás en la mitad del proyecto te quemás para siempre if you leave halfway through the project you'll be blowing your chances with them for good

* * *

quemarse

v/r

1 burn o.s.; de tostada, papeles burn; fig

get burned out

2 Méx ( desvirtuarse) become discredited

* * *

vr

* * *

quemarse vb

1. (cosa) to get burnt

se quemó el pollo the chicken got burnt

2. (persona) to burn yourself [pt. & pp. burnt]

se ha quemado con el horno she's burnt herself on the oven

me he quemado la lengua I've burnt my tongue

3. (con el sol) to get burnt / to get sunburnt

ponte protección o te quemarás put some suntan cream on or you'll get burnt

4. (edificio, bosque) to burn down

la casa se quemó the house burnt down

Spanish-English dictionary > quemarse
93 yo

pron.

I.

yo me llamo Luis I'm called Luis

* * *

yo

► pronombre

1 I

■ el jefe soy yo I'm the boss

■ soy yo it's me

■ fui yo quien se lo dijo it was me who told him

■ entre tú y yo between you and me

■ yo en tu lugar... if I were you...

■ yo que tú... if I were you...

► nombre masculino el yo

1 the ego, the self

* * *

pron.

1) I

2) me

* * *

1. PRON PERS

1) [sujeto] I

Carlos y yo no fuimos — Carlos and I didn't go

yo no soy de los que exageran — I'm not one to exaggerate

¡y yo que confiaba en ti! — and to think that I trusted you!

yo que tú — if I were you

-¿quién es? -soy yo — "who is it?" - "it's me"

-¿quién lo dijo? -yo no — "who said that?" - "not me"

lo hice yo misma — I did it myself

2) [en comparaciones, después de prep] me

es más delgada que yo — she is slimmer than me o than I am

que esto quede entre tú y yo — this is between you and me

nos lo comeremos entre tú y yo — we'll eat it between us

2.

SM
(Psic)
el yo — the self, the ego

* * *
I
pronombre personal

a) ( como sujeto) I

¿quién quería verme? - yo no — who wanted to see me? - not me o it wasn't me

¿quién quiere más? - yo! — who wants some more? - me! o I do!

soy yo — it's me

fui yo el que llamó — it was me o (frml) I who called

¿quién, yo? — who?, me?

yo misma — myself

estoy cansada - yo también — I'm tired - so am I o me too

¿y yo qué? — what about me?

yo que tú/él — if I were you/him

yo misma — myself

b) (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) me

come más que yo — he eats more than me o more than I do

es tan alto como yo — he's as tall as me o as tall as I am

llegó después que yo — she arrived after me

se sentó entre Isabel y yo — he sat between Isabel and me

lo preparamos entre Charo y yo — Charo and I prepared it between us
II
masculino

el yo — the ego

* * *

= I, I for one.

Nota: Utilizado por énfasis.

Ex. Under 'American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.

Ex. And I for one would urge that more time be given to try to fashion the best possible code since the greatest costs lie ahead of us.

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* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* según yo = in my books.

* yo mismo = myself.

* yo también = same here, me too.

* * *
I
pronombre personal

a) ( como sujeto) I

¿quién quería verme? - yo no — who wanted to see me? - not me o it wasn't me

¿quién quiere más? - yo! — who wants some more? - me! o I do!

soy yo — it's me

fui yo el que llamó — it was me o (frml) I who called

¿quién, yo? — who?, me?

yo misma — myself

estoy cansada - yo también — I'm tired - so am I o me too

¿y yo qué? — what about me?

yo que tú/él — if I were you/him

yo misma — myself

b) (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) me

come más que yo — he eats more than me o more than I do

es tan alto como yo — he's as tall as me o as tall as I am

llegó después que yo — she arrived after me

se sentó entre Isabel y yo — he sat between Isabel and me

lo preparamos entre Charo y yo — Charo and I prepared it between us
II
masculino

el yo — the ego

* * *

= I, I for one.

Nota: Utilizado por énfasis.

Ex: Under 'American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.

Ex: And I for one would urge that more time be given to try to fashion the best possible code since the greatest costs lie ahead of us.

* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* según yo = in my books.

* yo mismo = myself.

* yo también = same here, me too.

* * *

yo¹

pron pers

1 (como sujeto) I

¿quién quería verme? — yo no who wanted to see me? — not me o it wasn't me

¿quién quiere más helado? — ¡yo! who wants more ice cream? — me! o I do!

¿quién es? — soy yo who is it? — it's me

fui yo el que llamó it was me o ( frml) I who called

¿y tú qué haces aquí? — ¿quién, yo? what are you doing here? — who, me?

lo pinté yo misma I painted it myself

estoy cansada — yo también I'm tired — so am I o me too

¿y yo qué? ¿no como? what about me? don't I get anything to eat?

yo que tú/él or ( crit) yo de ti/él if I were you/him, if I was you/him ( colloq)

yo, Juan Gutiérrez, certifico que … ( frml); I, Juan Gutiérrez, hereby certify that …

2 (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) me

come más que yo he eats more than me o more than I do

es tan alto como yo he's as tall as me o as tall as I am

llegó después que yo she arrived after me o after I did

se sentó entre Isabel y yo he sat between Isabel and me

lo preparamos entre Charo y yo Charo and I prepared it between us

todos excepto Juan y yo everyone except Juan and me o Juan and myself

Compuesto:

Yo Pecador

masculine Confiteor

yo²

masculine

el yo the ego

* * *

yo pron pers
a) ( como sujeto) I;

◊ yo que tú if I were you;

¿quién quiere más? — ¡yo! who wants some more? — me! o I do!;
soy yo it's me;
¿quién, yo? who, me?;
yo misma myself;
estoy cansada — yo también I'm tired — so am I o me too
b) (en comparaciones, con ciertas preposiciones) me;

◊ come más que yo he eats more than me o more than I do;

llegó después que yo she arrived after me
yo pron pers I: ¿quién está ahí?, - soy yo, who is there?, - it's me
no hay nada entre Paco y yo, there's nothing between Paco and me
yo mismo, I myself
'yo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
advertir
- balde
- bastarse
- campante
- caso
- cierta
- cierto
- comida
- comido
- coña
- cotarro
- decir
- decirse
- distraerse
- doblarse
- doble
- encargarse
- encuadrar
- enterarse
- entre
- espalda
- estarse
- fregar
- frescura
- gasto
- gracia
- idea
- igual
- incluso
- inri
- intromisión
- limitarse
- mal
- misma
- mismo
- mu
- ninguna
- ninguno
- opinar
- palo
- pelearse
- poner
- que
- responder
- rozarse
- saber
- si
- sí
- también
- tampoco
English:
agree
- all
- also
- as
- averse
- bar
- behind
- best
- bet
- butt in
- care
- charge
- condition
- dead
- disapprove
- do
- either
- even
- far
- follow
- for
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- get in
- grind
- handle
- head
- I
- if
- imagine
- it
- know
- knowledge
- likewise
- look up to
- lucky
- man
- me
- mention
- much
- myself
- need
- neither
- nor
- on
- one
- opposed
- outfox
- place
- propose

* * *

yo

♦ pron personal

1. (sujeto) I;

yo me llamo Luis I'm called Luis, my name is Luis;

¿quién dijo eso? – yo who said that? – I did o me;

¡eh, usted! – ¿quién? ¿yo? hey, you! – who, me?;

algunos hacen deporte, yo no some of them do sports, but I don't o but not me;

yo mismo lo preparé todo I got it ready (all by) myself;

he aprobado – yo también I passed – me too o so did I

2. (predicado)
soy yo it's me;

el invitado soy yo I'm the guest

3. (complemento con preposición o conjunción) me;

es más alta que yo she's taller than me o than I am;

se fueron antes/después que yo they left before/after me, they left before/after I did;

excepto/incluso yo except/including me

4.
yo que tú/él/ etc if I were you/him/ etc

♦ nm
Psi
el yo the ego

* * *

yo

pron I;

soy yo it’s me;

yo que tú if I were you

* * *

yo nm

: ego, self

yo pron

1) : I

2) : me

todos menos yo: everyone except me

tan bajo como yo: as short as me

3)

soy yo : it is I, it's me

* * *

yo pron

1. (sujeto) I

yo me voy I'm leaving

mi hermano y yo my brother and I

2. (complemento, en comparaciones) me

ése de la foto no soy yo that's not me in the photo

eres más alto que yo you're taller than me

yo mismo myself

Spanish-English dictionary > yo
94 barranca

f.

1 precipice (precipicio).

2 hill. ( River Plate)

ir(se) barranca abajo to go downhill

3 ravine, cliff, precipice, gulch.

* * *

SF gully, ravine

* * *

femenino

a) (RPl) (pendiente, cuesta) hill, slope

barranca abajo — downhill

b) ( barranco) gully; ( más profundo) ravine

* * *

femenino

a) (RPl) (pendiente, cuesta) hill, slope

barranca abajo — downhill

b) ( barranco) gully; ( más profundo) ravine

* * *

barranca

feminine

1 ( RPl) (pendiente, cuesta) hill, slope

barranca abajo (literal) downhill; (muy mal) downhill

2 barranco

* * *

barranca sustantivo femenino,
◊ barranco sustantivo masculino

gully;

( más profundo) ravine
' barranca' also found in these entries:
English:
slope

* * *

barranca nf

1. [precipicio] precipice;
[hondonada] ravine; [menos profunda] gully
2. RP [cuesta] hill;

ir(se) barranca abajo to go downhill;

después del divorcio se fue barranca abajo she went downhill after the divorce;

el sistema de seguridad social va barranca abajo the social security system is going downhill

* * *

barranca nf

1) : hillside, slope

2) barranco

Spanish-English dictionary > barranca
95 cántara

f.

pitcher, flagon, large pitcher.

* * *

cántara

► nombre femenino

1 liquid measure of 16.13 litres, equivalent to 3.5 gallons

* * *

SF

1) (=recipiente) large pitcher

2) (=medida) liquid measure = 16.13 litres

* * *

femenino churn

* * *

femenino churn

* * *

cántara

feminine

churn

* * *

Del verbo cantar: ( conjugate cantar)

cantará es:

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

cantara es:

1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo

Multiple Entries:
cantar
cántara
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (Mús) to sing

b) [ pájaro] to sing;

[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
cántara sustantivo femenino
churn
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
' cántara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gallo

* * *

cántara

f pitcher

Spanish-English dictionary > cántara
96 canto

m.

1 singing.

canto de(l) cisne (figurative) swansong

canto fúnebre funeral chant

canto del gallo (figurative) daybreak

canto gregoriano Gregorian chant

canto guerrero war song

canto de sirena (figurative) wheedling

2 edge (lado, borde).

de canto edgeways

por el canto de un duro (informal figurative) by a hair's breadth

3 pebble (guijarro).

darse con un canto en los dientes (figurative) to consider oneself lucky

canto rodado pebble

4 song, chant, singing.

5 call, bird call, crow.

6 canto, main division of a long poem.

7 canthus, corner of the eye.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

canto

► nombre masculino

1 (arte) singing

2 (canción) song

3 LITERATURA canto

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al canto del gallo at daybreak, at cockcrow

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canto

► nombre masculino

1 (extremo) edge

■ de canto sideways

■ tiene tres centímetros de canto it's three centimetres thick

2 (de cuchillo) blunt edge

3 (esquina) corner

4 (piedra) stone, pebble

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al canto familiar for sure

■ si llegamos tarde, bronca al canto if we are late there'll be a row for sure

darse con un canto en los dientes familiar to be thankful for small mercies

faltar el canto de un duro familiar to come very close to, be on the verge of

■ le faltó el canto de un duro para caerse del árbol he came very close to falling out of the tree

por el canto de un duro by inches

canto rodado (grande) boulder 2 (pequeño) pebble

* * *

noun m.

1) singing

2) song

3) chant

4) edge

* * *
I
SM

1) (Mús) (=arte) singing; (=canción) song; (Rel) chant

estudió canto en Barcelona — she studied singing in Barcelona

clases de canto — singing lessons

se oían los cantos alegres de los niños — you could hear the joyful songs of the children

canto de sirena — siren call, siren song

canto gregoriano — Gregorian chant, (Gregorian) plainsong

canto llano — plainsong

2) [de pájaro] song; [de gallo] crow; [de grillo, chicharra] chirp

canto del cisne — swan song

3) liter song, hymn

un canto a la libertad — a hymn o song to freedom
II
SM

1) (=borde) [de mesa, libro] edge

de canto: el libro cayó de canto — the book fell on its side

pon el libro de canto — stand the book on end o on its side

al canto * —

cada vez que se veían, pelea al canto — every time they saw each other there was inevitably an argument, every time they saw each other an argument was the order of the day

faltar el canto de un duro —

ha faltado el canto de un duro para que se caiga — he was o came this close to falling

canto de pan — heel of bread, crust (of bread)

2) (=piedra) pebble

- darse con un canto en los dientes

si no llega a los 10 euros nos podemos dar con un canto en los dientes — we can think o count ourselves lucky if it comes to less than 10 euros

canto rodado — pebble

* * *

masculino

1) (Mús) (acción, arte) singing; ( canción) chant

2) ( de pájaro) song; ( del gallo) crowing

se levantó con el canto del gallo — she got up at first light o (liter) at cockcrow

- canto de or del cisne

3) (Lit) ( canción) hymn; ( división) canto

4) (borde, filo) edge

colocó el ladrillo de canto — he lay the brick on its side

faltar el canto de un duro — (Esp)

faltó el canto de un duro para que se le cayera — she came very close to dropping it

5) (Geol) tb

canto rodado — ( roca) boulder; ( guijarro) pebble

darse con un canto en los dientes — (fam) to think o count oneself lucky

* * *

masculino

1) (Mús) (acción, arte) singing; ( canción) chant

2) ( de pájaro) song; ( del gallo) crowing

se levantó con el canto del gallo — she got up at first light o (liter) at cockcrow

- canto de or del cisne

3) (Lit) ( canción) hymn; ( división) canto

4) (borde, filo) edge

colocó el ladrillo de canto — he lay the brick on its side

faltar el canto de un duro — (Esp)

faltó el canto de un duro para que se le cayera — she came very close to dropping it

5) (Geol) tb

canto rodado — ( roca) boulder; ( guijarro) pebble

darse con un canto en los dientes — (fam) to think o count oneself lucky

* * *

canto¹

¹ = singing, chant.

Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.

Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.

* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.

* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.

* canto fúnebre = dirge.

canto²

² = edge.

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.

* canto delantero = fore-edge [fore edge].

* canto externo = fore-edge [fore edge].

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.

* * *

canto

masculine

A ( Mús)

1 (acción, arte) singing

clases de canto singing lessons

2 (canción) chant

Compuesto:

canto gregoriano or llano

Gregorian chant, plainsong

B (de un pájaro) song; (del gallo) crowing

al canto del gallo at the crack of dawn, at daybreak, at cockcrow ( liter)

Compuesto:

canto de or del cisne

swan song

C ( Lit) (canción) hymn; (división) canto

D (borde, filo) edge

el canto de la mano the side of my/his/her hand: colocar el ladrillo de canto lay the brick on its side

al canto ( fam): bronca al canto you can bet your life o you can be sure there'll be trouble ( colloq)

faltar el canto de un duro: faltó el canto de un duro para que se le cayera she came very close to dropping it

E ( Geol) tb

canto rodado (roca) boulder; (guijarro) pebble

darse con un canto en los dientes ( fam); to think o count oneself lucky

F ( Col) (regazo) lap

* * *

Del verbo cantar: ( conjugate cantar)

canto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cantó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
cantar
canto
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (Mús) to sing

b) [ pájaro] to sing;

[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
canto sustantivo masculino
1 (Mús) (acción, arte) singing;
( canción) chant
2 ( de pájaro) song;
( del gallo) crowing
3 (Lit) ( canción) hymn
4 (borde, filo) edge;
◊ colocó el ladrillo de canto he lay the brick on its side

5 (Geol) tb
◊ canto rodado ( roca) boulder;

( guijarro) pebble
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
canto 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (modo de cantar, arte) singing: su canto nos cautivó, we were captivated by his singing
2 (canción) chant, song: es un experto en cantos populares, he's a renowned folk singer
canto 2 sustantivo masculino (borde) edge: le dio un golpe con el canto de la mano, she give him a blow with the edge of her hand
♦ Locuciones: de canto, on its side
canto de un duro, close shave: faltó el canto de un duro para que se estrellase, he nearly crashed
canto 3 sustantivo masculino (guijarro) pebble, stone
canto rodado, (grande) boulder
(pequeño) pebble
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse con un canto en los dientes, to think oneself lucky
' canto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cal
- cancionero
- gregoriana
- gregoriano
- rodada
- rodado
- dote
- guerrero
- porra
- sólo
English:
boulder
- cockcrow
- crow
- dammit
- edge
- Gregorian
- singing
- song
- teach

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canto¹ nm

1. [acción, arte] singing;

estudia canto she studies singing

Comp
canto gregoriano Gregorian chant;
canto llano plainchant, plainsong

2. [canción] song

Comp
canto fúnebre funeral chant;
canto guerrero war song;
Fig canto de sirena wheedling
3. [de ave] song

Comp
Fig canto de(l) cisne swan song; Fig canto del gallo daybreak; Fig
al canto del gallo at daybreak

4. [exaltación, alabanza] hymn;

su discurso fue un canto a la violencia his speech was a paean to violence

5. Lit [poema heroico] = short heroic poem

6. Lit [parte de poema] canto

canto²

♦ nm

1. [lado, borde] edge;
[de cuchillo] blunt edge; [de libro] front edge;
de canto edgeways, edgewise;

Comp
Fam
por el canto de un duro by a hair's breadth;

faltó el canto de un duro para que tuviera un accidente he missed having an accident by a hair's breadth

2. [guijarro] pebble;

Comp
Fam
darse con un canto en los dientes to count oneself lucky, to be happy with what one has got

Comp
canto rodado pebble
♦ al canto loc adv

for sure;

cada vez que viene, (hay) pelea al canto every time she comes, you can be sure there'll be a fight;

tenemos tormenta al canto we're definitely in for a storm

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canto

1 m

1 singing

2 de pájaro song

canto

2 m

1 edge;

de canto on its side (pl on their sides);

por el canto de un duro fig fam by the skin of one’s teeth fam

2 ( roca) stone;

darse con un canto en los dientes count o.s. lucky

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canto nm

1) : singing

2) : chant

canto gregoriano: Gregorian chant

3) : song (of a bird)

4) : edge, end

de canto: on end, sideways

5)

canto rodado : boulder

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canto n

1. (en general) singing

clases de canto singing classes

2. (canción) song

el canto de los pájaros birdsong

3. (borde) edge

el canto de una hoja de papel the edge of a piece of paper

4. (piedra) stone / pebble

tenia un canto en la mano he was holding a pebble

de canto sideways / on its side

Spanish-English dictionary > canto
97 deber

m.

duty.

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties

Ella tiene el deber de cuidarla She has the obligation to take care of her

v.

1 to owe.

deber algo a alguien to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody

¿qué o cuánto le debo? how much is it?

Esa pobre mujer debe desde hace mucho That poor woman owes since long before

Esa mujer debe mil dólares That woman owes one thousand dollars.

2 to have to, to be bound to, to have got to, to must.

Ella debe cuidar de María She has to take care of Mary.

3 to be supposed to.

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deber

► verbo transitivo

1 (estar obligado a algo) to owe

■ debemos respeto a nuestros padres we owe respect to our parents

2 (dinero, cosa) to owe

■ te debo cincuenta euros I owe you fifty euros

► auxiliar

1 (obligación presente) must, have to, have got to

■ debo ir a comprar I must go shopping

■ debes acabar antes de que lleguen you have to finish before they arrive

2 (obligación pasada) should, ought to

■ debía haberlo comprado ayer I should have bought it yesterday

3 (obligación futura) must, have to, have got to

■ deberás tenerlo a las cinco you must have it ready by five o'clock

4 (obligación moral) should, ought to

■ no deberías haberlo hecho you shouldn't have done it

5 deber de (probabilidad) must; (negativa) can't

■ deben de ser las seis it must be six o'clock

■ debes de haberlo oído you must have heard it

■ no sé cuántas veces he debido de decírtelo I don't know how many times I must have told you

■ no deben de haber llegado they can't have arrived

► verbo pronominal deberse

1 (ser consecuencia) to be due (a, to)

■ esto se debe a su falta de interés this is due to his lack of interest

2 (tener una obligación) to have a duty (a, to)

■ un soldado se debe a su patria a soldier has a duty to his country

► nombre masculino deber

1 (obligación) duty, obligation

► nombre masculino plural deberes

1 (escolares) homework sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty

hacer los deberes to do one's homework

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1. noun m.
duty
2. verb
1) must

2) ought to, should

3) to owe

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1.

VT [+ dinero, explicación, respeto] to owe

me debes cinco dólares — you owe me five dollars

¿qué le debo? — [en bares, tiendas] how much (is it)?, how much do I owe you?

me deben muchos favores — they owe me a lot of favours

te debo una disculpa — I owe you an apology

el teatro español debe mucho a Buero Vallejo — Spanish theatre owes a lot to Buero Vallejo

todo lo que he conseguido se lo debo a mi padre — I have my father to thank for everything I have achieved, I owe everything I have achieved to my father

2. VI

1) + infin
[obligación]
debo intentar verla — I must try to see her

no debes preocuparte — you mustn't worry

no debes comer tanto — you shouldn't eat so much

como debe ser — as it ought to o should be

debería cambiarse cada mes — it ought to o should be changed every month

habrías debido traerlo — you ought to have o should have brought it

no deberías haberla dejado sola — you shouldn't have left her alone

debíamos haber salido ayer — we were to have o should have left yesterday

2) + infin
[suposición]
debe (de) ser brasileño — he must be a Brazilian

debe (de) hacer mucho frío allí — it must be very cold there

debe (de) ser así — it must be like that, that's how it must be

he debido (de) perderlo — I must have lost it

no debe (de) ser muy caro — it can't be very dear

no debe (de) tener mucho dinero — he can't have much money

no debía (de) tener más de dieciocho años — she couldn't have been more than eighteen

no debía (de) andar lejos de los 200.000 libros — it can't have been far off 200,000 books

no debía (de) quedar ninguno vivo — it is unlikely that any survived

3.

See:

deberse

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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deber¹

¹ = duty [duties, -pl.], obligation.

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: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.

* consciente de los deberes de Uno = dutiful.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* deber ciudadano = civic duty.

* deber cumplido = duty accomplished.

* deberes = homework, school tasks, homework assignment, school work [schoolwork], class assignment, course assignment, student assignment.

* deber familiar = familial duty.

* deber moral = moral duty.

* deber profesional = professional duty.

* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer los deberes = do + homework.

* incumplimiento del deber = neglect of duty, breach of duty.

* más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.

* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.

* no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.

* sentido del deber = sense of duty.

* tener el deber de = have + a responsibility to.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

deber²

² = must, ought to, owe.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: Early in its discussions the Working Group concluded that the implementation of an international authority system ought to follow a phased approach.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.

* debe por lo tanto deducirse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto esperarse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser lógico que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* debería existir = there + ought to be.

* debería haber = there + ought to be.

* debería(n) = should.

* deber pagarse = be payable.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* deber prestar atención = warrant + consideration.

* deberse = be due.

* deberse a = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to.

* deber una multa = owe + fine.

* deber + Verbo = be + to be + Verbo.

* debe ser + Participio = be to be + Participio.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.

* multa que se debe = unpaid fine.

* no actuar como se debe = be remiss.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

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deber¹ [E1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

vt

1 ‹dinero› to owe

le deben 15.000 pesos/dos meses de sueldo they owe her 15,000 pesos/two months' salary

quieren que les paguen lo que se les debe they want to be paid what they are due o what is owing to them

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anything to anyone

¿cuánto or ( fam) qué se debe? how much o what do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

2 ‹favor/visita/explicación› to owe

le debo la vida I owe her my life

todavía le debo el regalo de cumpleaños I still owe him o haven't given him a birthday present

me debe carta ella a mí she owes me a letter, it's her turn to write to me

les debes respeto y obediencia you owe them respect and obedience

España le debe mucho al Islam Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador I have my coach to thank for this victory

¿a qué debo este honor? to what do I owe this honor?

■

v aux

A (expresando obligación) deber + INF:

debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her

deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her

deberás decírselo you will have to tell her

debería or debiera darte vergüenza you ought to be o you should be ashamed of yourself

la trató cortés y respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with courtesy and respect, as he should

no debes usarlo sin antes pedir permiso you are not to o you must not use it without asking first

no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies

no deberías or debías haberlo dejado solo or no debiste dejarlo solo you shouldn't have left him alone

B (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

1 deber ( DE) + INF:

ya deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock

¡debes (de) estar muriéndote de hambre! you must be starving!

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out

nos hemos debido (de) cruzar we must have passed each other

debe (de) estar ganando mucho más que eso she must be earning a lot more than that

le debe (de) doler mucho it must be very painful

ésos debieron (de) ser or deben (de) haber sido momentos muy duros that must have been a very difficult time

has debido (de) perderlo or debes (de) haberlo perdido you must have lost it

2

(en frases negativas): no deben (de) saber del accidente, si no habrían vuelto they can't know about the accident or they would have come back

¿por qué no ha llamado? — no debe (de) haber podido why hasn't he phoned? — he obviously hasn't been able to

la conferencia fue en francés, no deben (de) haber entendido nada the lecture was in French, I bet they didn't understand a word o they can't have understood a word

no les debe haber interesado or no les debió interesar they can't have been interested o presumably, they weren't interested

■ deberse

v pron

A (tener su causa en) deberse A algo:

el retraso se debe al mal tiempo the delay is due to the bad weather

el accidente se debió a un fallo humano the accident was caused by o was due to human error

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?

¿a qué se debe tan agradable sorpresa? to what do I owe such a pleasant surprise?

B «persona» (tener obligaciones hacia) deberse A algn; to have a duty TO sb

el artista se debe a su público an artist has a duty to his or her public

me debo antes que nada a mis pacientes my first responsibility o duty is to my patients

me debo a mis electores I have a duty to the people who voted for me

deber²

masculine

A (obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber he failed in his duty, he failed to do his duty

el deber del soldado para con su patria a soldier's duty to his country

votar es un derecho y un deber del cuidadano voting is the right and duty of every citizen

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles el fallecimiento de … ( frml); it is my sad duty to inform you of the death of …

es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos I feel morally bound to help them

B deberes mpl (tarea escolar) homework, assignment ( AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?

nos ponen or mandan muchos deberes they set us a lot of homework

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deber 1 ( conjugate deber) verbo transitivo ‹dinero/favor/explicación› to owe;
◊ te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

deber v aux
1 ( expresando obligación):
◊ debemos trabajar más we must work harder;

no debes usarlo you must not use it;
deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her;
no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies;
no deberías haberlo dejado solo you shouldn't have left him alone
2 (expresando suposición, probabilidad):
◊ deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock;

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out;
debe (de) estar enamorado she/he must be in love;
no deben (de) saber la dirección they probably don't know the address;
no les debe (de) interesar they can't be interested
deberse verbo pronominal
1 ( tener su causa en) deberse a algo to be due to sth;
◊ se debe a que no estudia it's due to the fact that she doesn't study;

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?
2 [ persona] ( tener obligaciones hacia) deberse a algn to have a duty to sb
deber 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( obligación) duty;
◊ cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

2
◊ deberes sustantivo masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

deber 1 sustantivo masculino
I duty: deberá cumplir con su deber, she must do her duty
II Educ deberes, homework sing
deber 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener una deuda) to owe: me debe una disculpa, he owes me an apology
le debe mucho a su entrenador, he owes a lot to his trainer
2 (+ infinitivo: estar obligado a) must, to have to: debe tomar el medicamento, he must take the medicine
debía hacerlo, I had to do it
ya debería estar aquí, he ought to be here‚ ¡debería darte vergüenza!, you should be ashamed of yourself! o shame on you! ➣ Ver nota en must 3 (para dar un consejo) should: deberías estar presente, you should be present
II verbo intransitivo ( deber + de + infinitivo: ser posible) (positivo) must: debe de haberlo oído en alguna parte, he must have heard it from somewhere
(negativo) can not: debe de estar dormido, he must be asleep
todavía no deben de haber llegado, they can't have arrived yet
' deber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- hacer
- imponerse
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- obligación
- alto
- ciudadano
- cometido
- cumplimiento
- cumplir
- inexcusable
- ir
- satisfacción
- sentido
English:
accomplishment
- avoid
- before
- carry out
- civic
- discharge
- do
- duck
- duty
- immune
- job
- meet
- must
- need
- neglect
- ought
- owe
- service
- should
- suppose
- want
- bound
- call
- well

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deber

♦ nm
[obligación] duty;
mi deber es ayudar it is my duty to help;

es mi deber intentar detenerle it is my duty to try to stop him;

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty;

faltarás a tu deber si no acudes a la reunión you will be failing in your duty if you don't come to the meeting;

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties;

mantener la ciudad limpia es deber de todos keeping the city tidy is everyone's responsibility;

tiene un gran sentido del deber she has a great sense of duty;

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles la aparición del cuerpo de su hijo it is my sad duty to inform you that your son's body has been found

♦ deberes nmpl
[trabajo escolar] homework;
hacer los deberes to do one's homework;

nos han mandado muchos deberes para el fin de semana they've set o given us a lot of homework for the weekend

♦ vt

1. [adeudar] to owe;

deber algo a alguien to owe sb sth, to owe sth to sb;

¿qué o [m5] cuánto le debo? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué se debe? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué te debo del pan y la leche? what do I owe you for the bread and milk?;

me deben medio millón de pesos they owe me half a million pesos;

me debes una cena you owe me a meal out

2. [moralmente] to owe;

te debo la vida I owe you my life;

este éxito se lo debo a mis compañeros I owe this success to my colleagues, I have my colleagues to thank for this success;

creo que te debo una explicación I think I owe you an explanation;

debemos mucho a nuestros padres we owe our parents a lot;

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anybody anything;
Formal
¿a qué debemos el honor de su visita? to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?;

Comp
Fam
deber una a alguien to owe sb one;

te debo una, compañero I owe you one, mate

♦ vi

1. (antes de infinitivo) [expresa obligación]
debo hacerlo I have to do it, I must do it;

deberían abolir esa ley they ought to o should abolish that law;

debes dominar tus impulsos you must o should control your impulses;

debería darles vergüenza they ought to be ashamed;

no deberías fumar tanto you shouldn't smoke so much;

no debes decir mentiras you mustn't o shouldn't tell lies;

no debiste insultarle you shouldn't have insulted her;
Fam
una película como debe ser a proper film, a film like films were meant to be

2. [expresa posibilidad]
el tren debe de llegar alrededor de las diez the train should arrive at about ten;

deben de haber llegado ya a casa they must o should be home by now;

deben de ser las diez it must be ten o'clock;

no debe de ser muy mayor she can't be very old;

no debe de hacer mucho frío it can't be very o that cold;

debe de ser extranjero he must be a foreigner;

debes de estar cayéndote de sueño you must be exhausted;

debo haberlo dejado en casa I must have left it at home

♦ See also the pronominal verb deberse

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deber

I m

1 duty

2

:

deberes pl homework sg

II v/t owe;

deber a alguien 500 pesos owe s.o. 500 pesos

III v/i

1 en presente must, have to;

debo llegar a la hora I must be on time, I have to be on time;

no debo llegar tarde I mustn’t be late

2 en pretérito should have;

debería haberme callado I should have kept quiet

3 en futuro will have to;

deberán terminar imediatamente they must finish o they will have to finish immediately

4 en condicional should;

¿qué debería hacer? what should I do?;

no deberías hacer eso you shouldn’t do that;

debería ser lo suficientemente largo that should be long enough

5 como suposición

:

debe de hacer frío it must be cold;

debe de tener quince años he must be about 15;

debe de hacer poco que viven aquí they can’t have lived here for long;

ya deben de haber llegado they must o should have arrived by now

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deber vt

: to owe

deber v aux

1) : must, have to

debo ir a la oficina: I must go to the office

2) : should, ought to

deberías buscar trabajo: you ought to look for work

3) (expressing probability) : must

debe ser mexicano: he must be Mexican

♦ See also the reflexive verb deberse

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deber¹ n duty [pl. duties]

es un deber del ciudadano pagar los impuestos it is every citizen's duty to pay taxes

cumplir con un deber to do your duty

deber² vb

1. (dinero, favor, etc) to owe

te debo 1.000 pesetas I owe you 1,000 pesetas

me debes un favor you owe me a favour

2. (estar obligado en presente) must / to have to

debemos respetar a los demás we must respect other people

3. (estar obligado en condicional) should / ought to

deberías ser menos impulsivo you should be less impulsive

deber de must

debe de haber aprobado porque está muy contento he must have passed because he's very happy

Spanish-English dictionary > deber
98 uno

pron.

1 one, one item.

2 one, oneself, one man.

m.

one, number one.

pres.indicat.

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

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uno

► adjetivo

1 (numeral) one

■ el número uno number one

► pronombre

1 one

■ uno (de ellos) one of them

2 (impersonal) one, you

■ uno tiene que velar por sus intereses one has to look after one's own interests

3 familiar (persona) someone, somebody

■ estaba hablando con una he was talking to some woman

► nombre masculino uno

1 (número) one

► nombre femenino la una

1 (hora) one o'clock

► adjetivo pl unos,-as

1 (indefinido) some; (aproximado) about, around

■ unas cajas some boxes

■ habrá unos treinta there must be around thirty

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a (la) una together

de uno,-a en uno,-a one by one

hacerle una a alguien to play a dirty trick on somebody

me dieron una buena I got a really good thrashing

uno,-a a uno,-a one by one

una de dos it's either one thing or the other

uno,-a y no más (Santo Tomás) once bitten, twice shy

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uno

► nombre masculino

1 (número) one

► nombre femenino

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1. noun m.
one, number one
2. (f. - una)
adj.

one
3. = una, pron.
one

- uno y otro

- unos II

- unas II

- unos y otros

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SF ABR Nic
= Unión Nacional Opositora
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I
una adjetivo

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al número) one

no había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico — it cost me a dollar something

treinta y un pasajeros — thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres — forty-one women

b) uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one

2) ( único)

la solución es una — there's only one solution

Dios es uno — God is one

ser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing
II
una pronombre

1) ( numeral) one

entraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one

es de tres por uno — it is three meters (long) by one (wide)

uno a or por uno — one by one

es la una — it's one o'clock

más de uno/una — (fam)

más de una va a lamentar su partida — there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go (colloq)

eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)

no dar una — (fam)

los meteorólogos no dan una — the weathermen just never get it right (colloq)

no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)

una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una

2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante — one's a teacher and the other's a student

¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro — they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros — they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special

3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)

les pregunté a unos que estaban allí — I asked some people who were there

4) ( uso impersonal)

a) ( como sujeto) you

uno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say

aquí se sirve uno mismo — here you serve yourself

b) ( como complemento) you

nunca le dicen nada a uno — they don't tell you anything

los demás lo critican a uno — people like to criticize (one)
III
masculino (number) one; para ejemplos ver cinco

del uno — (Chi fam)

pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)

estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious

hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)

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I
una adjetivo

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al número) one

no había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico — it cost me a dollar something

treinta y un pasajeros — thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres — forty-one women

b) uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one

2) ( único)

la solución es una — there's only one solution

Dios es uno — God is one

ser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing
II
una pronombre

1) ( numeral) one

entraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one

es de tres por uno — it is three meters (long) by one (wide)

uno a or por uno — one by one

es la una — it's one o'clock

más de uno/una — (fam)

más de una va a lamentar su partida — there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go (colloq)

eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)

no dar una — (fam)

los meteorólogos no dan una — the weathermen just never get it right (colloq)

no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)

una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una

2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante — one's a teacher and the other's a student

¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro — they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros — they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special

3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)

les pregunté a unos que estaban allí — I asked some people who were there

4) ( uso impersonal)

a) ( como sujeto) you

uno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say

aquí se sirve uno mismo — here you serve yourself

b) ( como complemento) you

nunca le dicen nada a uno — they don't tell you anything

los demás lo critican a uno — people like to criticize (one)
III
masculino (number) one; para ejemplos ver cinco

del uno — (Chi fam)

pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)

estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious

hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)

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uno¹ (1)

= one (1).

Ex: Legal advice centres are usually run and staffed part-time by groups of solicitors working to a rota system and open one or two evenings a week.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.

* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.

* número uno = number one.

* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* todo en uno = all in one.

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.

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

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

* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

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

* una octava parte = one in eight.

* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.

* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.

* una tajada = a slice of the cake.

* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.

* una vez = once, one time.

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

* una vez a la semana = once a week.

* una vez al mes = once a month.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* una vez más = again, yet again.

* una vez que = when.

* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.

* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).

* uno a cero = one down.

* uno a uno = in turn, one at a time, one by one, on a one-to-one basis, one for one.

* un octavo = one in eight.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.

* uno de cada diez = one in ten.

* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.

* uno de cada tres = one in three.

* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.

* uno de los padres = parent.

* uno de más = one too many.

* uno de sobra = one too many.

* uno de tantos en la organización = a cog in the wheel.

* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.

* uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.

* uno por uno = in turn, one by one.

* uno tras otro = in turn, one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

* un quinto (1/5) = one-fifth [one fifth].

* un tercio = one in three.

* un tercio (1/3) = one third (1/3), a third (1/3).

uno³

= one.

Nota: Cualquier persona.

Ex: None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.

* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.

* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.

* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.

* hecho por uno mismo = self-made.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* impuesto por uno mismo = self-imposed.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own.

* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* todos y cada uno = in full force.

* uno mismo = oneself.

* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way.

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uno¹ una

adjective

A

1 (refiriéndose al número) one

quiero una manzana, no un kilo I want one apple, not a kilo

niños de entre uno y cinco años de edad children between the ages of one and five

no había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico/una libra y pico it cost me a dollar something/one pound something

treinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres forty-one women

cuesta ciento un pesos/ciento una libras it costs a hundred and one pesos/pounds

cincuenta y un mil euros fifty-one thousand euros

2 uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/la sala uno chapter/room one

B

1

(único): la solución es una there's only one solution

2

(único e indivisible): Dios es uno God is one

ser uno y lo mismo: llegar mi hermano y empezar a pelearnos es uno y lo mismo as soon as o the minute my brother arrives we start arguing

uno² una

pronoun

A (numeral) one

12 votos a favor y uno en contra 12 votes in favor and one against

¿quieres media o una entera? do you want a half or a whole one?

iban entrando de a uno/una they were going in one at a time o one by one

un pasillo de tres por uno a corridor three meters (long) by one (wide)

los revisé uno por uno I went through them one by one

es la una it's one o'clock

hoy es uno de abril ( esp Esp); today is the first of April

más de uno/una ( fam): más de una va a lamentar su partida there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go ( colloq)

eso le debe haber molestado a más de uno that must have annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una ( fam); not a thing ( colloq)

a ése no se le va (ni) una he doesn't miss a thing

no le aguanta (ni) una al marido she won't put up with any nonsense from her husband

no dar or ( Chi) ver (ni) una ( fam): los meteorólogos no dan or ven ni una the weathermen just never get it right ( colloq)

no doy or veo una I can't get a thing right ( colloq), I can't seem to get anything right

una de dos one thing or the other

ver tb una

una y no más, Santo Tomás ( Esp fam): lo pasamos horrible, una y no más, Santo Tomás we had a terrible time, never again!

¿puedo comer una? — bueno, pero una y no más, Santo Tomás can I have one? — OK, but just one and that's your lot o and no more ( colloq)

B (personal) ( sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante one's a teacher o one of them is a teacher and the other's a student

tiene cuatro dormitorios pero uno (de ellos) es diminuto it has four bedrooms but one of them is tiny

¿te gustaron sus cuadros? — unos sí, otros no did you like his paintings? — some I did o I liked some, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas to be nothing special, be pretty ordinary, be run-of-the-mill

C ( fam) (alguien) ( masculine) some man ( colloq), this man ( colloq); ( feminine) some woman ( colloq), this woman ( colloq)

les preguntamos a unos que estaban allí we asked some o ( colloq) these people who were there

D

(uso impersonal): restaurantes donde se sirve uno mismo restaurants where you serve yourself o ( frml) one serves oneself

¡qué horror cuando le dicen a uno que está gordo! or a una que está gorda! isn't it awful when people tell you you're fat!

uno³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

one, number one para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

del uno ( Chi fam): le va del uno he's doing brilliantly

lo pasamos del uno we had a great time ( colloq)

hacer del uno (Méx, Per fam); to have a pee ( colloq)

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Del verbo unir: ( conjugate unir)

uno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
unir
uno
unir ( conjugate unir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ cables› to join;

(con cola, pegamento) to stick … together;
‹ esfuerzos› to combine
b) [sentimientos/intereses] to unite

c) ‹características/cualidades/estilos› to combine;

uno algo a algo to combine sth with sth
2 ( comunicar) ‹ lugares› to link
3 ( fusionar) ‹empresas/organizaciones› to merge
unirse verbo pronominal
1 ( aliarse) [personas/colectividades] to join together;
◊ se unió a nuestra causa he joined our cause

2 ( juntarse) [ caminos] to converge, meet
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/organizaciones] to merge
uno 1,
◊ una adjetivo uno becomes un before a masculine noun or noun phrase one;

no había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat;
treinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengers;
el capítulo uno chapter one
■ pronombre
1 ( numeral) one;
uno a or por uno one by one;
◊ es la una it's one o'clock;

más de uno/una (fam) quite a few
2 ( personal) ( sing) one;
(pl) some;
◊ uno es mío, el otro no one's mine, the other isn't;

¿te gustaron? — unos sí, otros no did you like them? — some I did, others I didn't;
se ayudan los unos a los otros they help one another
3 (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq);
(f) some woman (colloq);
◊ les pregunté a unos que estaban allí I asked some people who were there

4 ( uso impersonal) you;
◊ uno no sabe qué decir you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say;

nunca le dicen nada a uno they don't tell you anything
uno 2 sustantivo masculino
(number) one;
para ejemplos ver
◊ cinco

unir verbo transitivo
1 (cables, conexiones) to join, unite
2 (esfuerzos, intereses) to join
(asociar, fusionar) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (comunicar) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages
uno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cardinal) one
una manzana y dos limones, one apple and two lemons
necesito unas zapatillas, I need a pair of slippers
unos árboles, some trees
2 (ordinal) first
el uno de cada mes, the first of every month
II pron one: falta uno más, we need one more
hubo uno que dijo que no, there was one person who said no
vi unas de color verde, I saw some green ones
uno de ellos, one of them
unos cuantos, a few: unos cuantos nos arriesgamos, some of us took the chance
el uno al otro, each other
III sustantivo femenino
1 (hora) comimos a la una, we had lunch at one o'clock
2 (impers) you, one: uno tiene que..., you have to...
IV m Mat one

' uno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andana
- anillo
- atenerse
- balancearse
- batalla
- cada
- cara
- cavar
- china
- concretamente
- consigo
- contaminante
- curso
- decirse
- encerrarse
- encima
- encogerse
- enfadarse
- enjabonar
- faltar
- generador
- lengua
- mal
- menos
- mí
- misma
- mismo
- mundialmente
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pantalón
- pelarse
- pensamiento
- pequeña
- pequeño
- presentarse
- rasgo
- resbalar
- reunir
- salir
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- seguida
- seguido
- sí
- tema
- tocarse
- toda
- todo
- trece
English:
after
- airport
- also
- another
- apart
- apiece
- awe-inspiring
- blind
- bookworm
- celebrated
- charity
- colour
- come
- count out
- cow
- defeat
- deserts
- die off
- diffidence
- distrust
- do-it-yourself
- double back
- drool
- drop
- each
- either
- every
- fall away
- fascinating
- field
- first
- give
- have
- have up
- heel
- hoot
- house
- individual
- keep
- lad
- lose
- match
- mind
- name
- neither
- nil
- number one
- object
- odds
- of

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uno, -a Un is used instead of uno before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un perro a dog; un coche a car).

♦ adj

1. [indefinido] one;

un día volveré one o some day I'll return;

unos cuantos a few

2. [numeral] one;

un hombre, un voto one man, one vote;

una hora y media an hour and a half, one and a half hours;

treinta y un días thirty-one days;

cincuenta y una páginas fifty-one pages

3. [después de sustantivo] [con valor ordinal] one;

la fila/página uno row/page one;
ver también tres
♦ pron

1. [indefinido, numeral] one;

toma uno take one;

uno de ellos one of them;

de uno en uno, uno a uno, uno por uno one by one;

uno contra uno [en baloncesto] one on one;

uno más uno [en baloncesto] one and one;

juntar varias cosas en una to combine several things into one;

más de uno piensa que es una mala decisión more than a few people o no small number of people think it's a bad decision;

uno de tantos one of many;

unos estaban a favor, otros en contra some were in favour, others (were) against;

uno a otro, el uno al otro each other, one another;

se miraron el uno al otro they looked at each other o one another;

(los) unos a (los) otros each other, one another;

se odian los unos a los otros they hate each other o one another;

uno y otro [ambos] both (of them);

unos y otros [todos] all of them;

¡a la una, a las dos y a las tres! [en carrera] ready, steady, go!;
[al saltar, lanzarse] one, two, three!;
Comp

lo uno por lo otro it all evens out in the end;

Comp

una de dos it's either one thing or the other;

Comp

una y no más once was enough, once bitten, twice shy

2. Fam [cierta persona] someone, somebody;

hablé con uno que te conoce I spoke to someone o somebody who knows you;

conocí a una de Tijuana I met a woman from Tijuana;

me lo han contado unos certain people told me so

3. [yo] one;

uno ya no está para estos trotes one isn't really up to this sort of thing any more

4. [con valor impersonal] you;

se trabaja mucho, pero uno se termina acostumbrando it's hard work but you get used to it eventually;

hay que tener confianza en uno mismo you have to believe in yourself

♦ nm

(number) one;

el uno number one;

el número termina en uno the number ends in a one;
ver también tres
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uno

I pron

1 one;

es la una it’s one o’clock;

uno a uno, uno por uno, de uno en uno one by one;

una de dos one thing or the other

2 personal en singular someone, somebody;

me lo dijo uno someone o somebody told me

3 personal en plural

:

unos cuantos a few, some;

unos y otros everyone;

unos niños some children;

unos a otros one another, each other

4 impersonal you, one fml ;

¿qué puede uno hacer? what can you o one fml

do?

5 aproximación

:

unas mil pesetas about a thousand pesetas;

unos 20 kilómetros about 20 kilometers, some 20 kilometers

6

:

a una at the same time;

una y no más never again;

no dar ni una fam not get anything right

7 en baloncesto

:

uno contra uno one on one;

uno más uno one-and-one

II art

:

unos niños some children

III m one;

el uno de enero January first, the first of January

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uno, una adj, ( un before masculine singular nouns) : one

una silla: one chair

tiene treinta y un años: he's thirty-one years old

el tomo uno: volume one

uno nm

: one, number one

uno, una pron

1) : one (number)

uno por uno: one by one

es la una: it's one o'clock

2) : one (person or thing)

una es mejor que las otras: one (of them) is better than the others

hacerlo uno mismo: to do it oneself

3) unos, unas pl

: some (ones), some people

4)

uno y otro : both

5)

unos y otros : all of them

6)

el uno al otro : one another, each other

se enseñaron los unos a los otros: they taught each other

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uno¹ adj one

sólo tengo una hermana I've only got one sister

uno² num

1. (en general) one

2. (en fechas) first

el uno de noviembre the first of November

es la una it's one o'clock

uno³ pron

1. (en general) one

aquí hay uno here's one

2. (alguien) somebody

me lo dijo uno de la clase somebody in the class told me

3. (la gente) you / one

en estos casos uno no sabe qué hacer you don't know what to do in these situations

de uno en uno one by one

Spanish-English dictionary > uno
99 cantado

ADJ

- estar cantado

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cantado -da

adjective

su destino estaba cantado his fate was a foregone conclusion

la fecha se va a adelantar, cosa ya cantada the date will be brought forward, as has been widely forecast

* * *

Del verbo cantar: ( conjugate cantar)

cantado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cantado
cantar
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (Mús) to sing

b) [ pájaro] to sing;

[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
cantado,-a
♦ Locuciones: estar algo cantado, to be a foregone conclusion: la victoria estaba cantada, it was obvious that we/they were going to win
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
' cantado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantada
English:
to

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cantado, -a adj
Fam
el resultado está cantado the result is a foregone conclusion;

estaba cantado que no iba a aceptar he was never going to accept;

su nombramiento estaba cantado her appointment was a foregone conclusion;

le dio un pase cantado he telegraphed his pass to him

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estaba cantado fam it was a foregone conclusion

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100 maneo

mănĕo, nsi, nsum (contr. perf. mansti for mansisti, Lucil. ap. Gell. 18, 8), 2, v. n. and a. [root man, to think; whence the notion of hesitating leads to that of waiting; cf. Gr. menô, menos, mimnêskô, mantis; and Lat. memini, moneo, mens, etc.].
I.
Neutr., to stay, remain anywhere (class.).
A.
In gen.:
ut ut erat, mansum tamen oportuit,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 26:
facilem esse rem, seu maneant, seu proficiscantur,
Caes. B. G. 5, 30:
domi,
id. ib. 4, 1:
in loco,
id. B. C. 2, 41:
in patria,
Cic. Off. 3, 26, 99:
si consulem manere ad urbem senatui placuisset,
Liv. 30, 27:
ad exercitum,
Caes. B. G. 5, 51:
uno loco manens,
Nep. Eum. 5, 4:
unum manere diem,
Prop. 2, 9, 20:
decem dies,
Vulg. Gen. 24, 55:
diebus quindecim,
id. Gal. 1, 18.— Impers. pass.:
omnia excogitantur, quare nec sine periculo maneatur,
Caes. B. G. 5, 31:
in Italia fortasse manebitur,
Cic. Att. 8, 3, 7; Vell. 2, 16, 4:
manendum eo loco,
Caes. B. C. 3, 74:
hic maneri diutius non potest,
Cic. Att. 11, 15, 3.—
B.
In partic.
1.
To stay, tarry, stop, continue, abide, pass the night ( = pernoctare):
apud aliquem,
Cic. Att. 4, 18, 3:
eo die mansit Venafri,
id. ib. 7, 13, 7:
in tabernaculo,
id. ib. 5, 16, 3:
sub Jove frigido,
Hor. C. 1, 1, 25:
extra domum patris,
Liv. 3, 45, 7:
ad decimum lapidem,
id. 3, 69, 8:
cum is Casilini eo die mansurum eum dixisset = Casilini,
id. 22, 13, 8; cf.:
triduom hoc,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 4:
apud alium mansit,
Sen. Ben. 3, 17, 3:
mane apud me,
Vulg. Gen. 29, 19:
manebis clam,
id. 1 Reg. 19, 2. —In mal. part.: cum masculo mansione muliebri, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 5, 1, 1. —
2.
Pregn., to remain, last, endure, continue [p. 1108] in any place or manner:
si in eo manerent, quod convenisset,
would adhere to, abide by that, Caes. B. G. 1, 36, 5:
in vita,
to remain alive, Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 2:
in veritate,
to adhere to the truth, id. Clu. 63, 176:
in condicione,
to fulfil a condition, id. Att. 7, 15, 3:
in sententia,
to adhere to, id. ib. 9, 2, 1:
in voluntate,
id. Fam. 5, 2, 10:
in pristina mente,
id. Sest. 27, 58:
in officio,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 47:
tu modo promissis maneas,
abide by, keep, Verg. A. 2, 160:
in pactione,
to abide by, Nep. Ages. 2, 4:
an credi posse ullum populum in ea condicione mansurum?
Liv. 8, 21, 6:
mansit in condicione atque pacto,
Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 16:
plerique negant Caesarem in condicione mansurum,
id. Att. 7, 15, 3.—Of inanim. and abstr. subjects:
nihil semper suo statu manet,
Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29:
munitiones,
Caes. B. G. 6, 31:
monumenta,
Nep. Them. 10:
regna,
Verg. A. 2, 22: adfinitas. Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 101:
memoria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:
rerum omnium mutabilium immutabiles manent origines,
Aug. Conf. 1, 2.—With dat.:
manent ingenia senibus,
Cic. Sen. 7, 22:
his bellum,
to continue, not be at an end, Liv. 1, 53:
cujus quidem tibi fatum manet,
awaits, Cic. Phil. 2, 5, 11.— Absol.:
maneat ergo, quod turpe sit, id numquam esse utile,
be it regarded as a settled principle, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 49; id. Mil. 4, 11:
quamobrem illud maneat, et fixum sit, quod neque moveri, etc.,
id. Rab. Post. 9, 25.— Part. act. fut.: mansurus, that which will abide or endure; lasting, permanent:
urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 86.—So part. pres. manens:
civitas,
Vulg. Heb. 13, 14.—
II.
Act., to wait for, await, expect a person or thing (not in Cic. or Cæs.; syn.: opperior, praestolor, expecto).
A.
In gen.:
nunc te, nox, quae me mansisti, mitto ut concedas die,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 48:
sese,
id. Aul. 4, 6, 14:
non manebat aetas virginis meam neclegentiam,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 1, 16:
hostium adventum mansit,
Liv. 42, 66; Ter. Phorm. 4, 1, 4.—
B.
In partic., to await one (as his fate, portion, etc.), to be about to befall one:
mors sua quemque manet,
Prop. 2, 21, 58 (3, 26, 12):
quis me manet exitus?
Ov. M. 9, 725:
qui si manet exitus urbem,
id. ib. 8, 60:
funera quos maneant,
id. ib. 11, 540:
quae (acerba) manent victos,
Liv. 26, 13 fin.; Suet. Caes. 14; id. Dom. 18:
maneat nostros ea cura nepotes,
Verg. A. 3, 505:
vincula et tribulationes me manent,
Vulg. Act. 20, 23.

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