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81 sacar a Alguien de quicio
familiar to get on somebody's nerves* * *(v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.* * *(v.) = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty. -
82 ser del gusto de Uno
(v.) = be to + Posesivo + tasteEx. A few moments ago I was all ready to give up reading because the book was not going to be to my taste.* * *(v.) = be to + Posesivo + tasteEx: A few moments ago I was all ready to give up reading because the book was not going to be to my taste.
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83 ser un placer + Infinitivo
(v.) = be a joy to + VerboEx. So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.* * *(v.) = be a joy to + VerboEx: So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.
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84 suspense
m.1 suspense.2 suspense writing, suspense.* * *1 suspense\mantener a alguien en suspense to keep somebody in suspense, keep somebody hanging on* * *SM suspensenovela/película suspense — thriller
* * ** * *= suspense.Ex. It is often better therefore to begin by reading a story until the ingredients are familiar -- the plot, the characters, the place, motive, atmosphere, theme, moments of climax and suspense -- and then to tell the story on future occasions in one's own words.----* en suspense = in suspense.* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* novela de suspense = thriller.* película de suspense = suspense film.* * ** * *= suspense.Ex: It is often better therefore to begin by reading a story until the ingredients are familiar -- the plot, the characters, the place, motive, atmosphere, theme, moments of climax and suspense -- and then to tell the story on future occasions in one's own words.
* en suspense = in suspense.* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* novela de suspense = thriller.* película de suspense = suspense film.* * *( Esp)* * *
suspense sustantivo masculino (Esp) See Also→ suspenso 1
suspense sustantivo masculino suspense
película de suspense, thriller
' suspense' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capilla
- película
- suspenso
English:
cliff-hanger
- suspense
- thriller
- cliff
- heighten
- mystery
* * *suspense nmEsp suspense* * *m figsuspense;película/novela de suspense thriller* * *suspense n suspense -
85 tener mucho tiempo libre
(v.) = have + plenty of time to spareEx. Dexter Rundle had plenty of moments to spare, however, for his next appointment was not until half past eleven.* * *(v.) = have + plenty of time to spareEx: Dexter Rundle had plenty of moments to spare, however, for his next appointment was not until half past eleven.
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86 tomar un descanso
(v.) = take + a breather, take + a break from workEx. Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds ' take a breather' and we recoup our energy.Ex. By planning together, clarifying responsibilities, and by sometimes taking a break from work together, staff have increased departmental productivity by 57 percent.* * *(v.) = take + a breather, take + a break from workEx: Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds ' take a breather' and we recoup our energy.
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87 torpeza
f.1 clumsiness (falta de destreza, tacto).fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say2 slowness (falta de inteligencia).3 dumb act, silly act, clumsy action.* * *1 (falta de habilidad) clumsiness, awkwardness2 (mental) dimness, stupidity3 (de movimiento) slowness, heaviness4 (error) blunder\cometer una torpeza to make a blunder* * *SF1) (=falta de agilidad) [de persona] clumsiness; [de movimientos] ungainliness2) (=falta de inteligencia) dimness, slowness3) (=falta de tacto)¡menuda torpeza la tuya! has ofendido a toda la familia — that was really tactless o clumsy of you, you've offended the whole family!
fue una torpeza por mi parte decírselo — it was stupid o clumsy of me to tell him
4) (=tontería)* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1) ( cualidad)a) ( en las acciones) clumsiness; ( al andar) awkwardnessb) ( falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo — I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
c) ( falta de tacto) clumsiness2) ( dicho desacertado) gaffe; ( acción desacertada) blunder* * *= clumsiness, cumbersomeness.Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.* * *1 (en las acciones) clumsiness; (al andar) awkwardness2 (falta de inteligencia) stupidityperdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o slow o dim, but I don't understand3 (falta de tacto) clumsinessB (dicho desacertado) gaffe; (acción desacertada) blunder* * *
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 ( cualidad)
◊ perdona mi torpeza, pero no entiendo I'm sorry to be so stupid o dim, but I don't understand
2 ( dicho desacertado) gaffe;
( acción desacertada) blunder
torpeza sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de habilidad, de tacto) clumsiness
(en el andar, etc) awkwardness, slowness
2 (equivocación) blunder, mistake
3 (de entendimiento) stupidity
' torpeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rienda
- turbar
- turbación
English:
clumsiness
- ungainliness
* * *torpeza nf1. [falta de destreza] clumsiness2. [falta de tacto] clumsiness;tuvimos problemas por su torpeza al llevar el tema we had problems because of her clumsy handling of the issue3. [acción inconveniente]fue una torpeza hacerlo/decirlo it was a clumsy thing to do/say;cometer una torpeza to make a blunder4. [falta de inteligencia] slowness* * *f1 clumsiness2 ( necedad) stupidity* * *torpeza nf1) : clumsiness, awkwardness2) : stupidity3) : blunder -
88 trabajo duro, mucho trabajo
Ex. As the winner of this year's Orange Prize is announced, one of the five judges reflects on weeks of hard graft, moments of panic and at least one day spent in tears.* * *Ex: As the winner of this year's Orange Prize is announced, one of the five judges reflects on weeks of hard graft, moments of panic and at least one day spent in tears.
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89 tranquilizante
adj.1 soothing.2 tranquilizing (medicine).m.tranquilizer (medicine).* * *► adjetivo1 calming, reassuring1 tranquillizer (US tranquilizer)* * *noun m.* * *1.ADJ = tranquilizador2.SM (Med) tranquillizer, tranquilizer (EEUU)* * *Ib) (Med) tranquilizing*IImasculino tranquilizer** * *= relieving, reassuring, lulling, tranquilliser [tranquilizer, -USA].Nota: También escrito tranquiliser o tranquillizer.Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.Ex. 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex. However, instead of being lulling and reassuring, this music induces a sense of unease and desolation.Ex. Although tranquilizers may help you to feel calm and help you to sleep during a crisis, they should only be taken for a short time.----* administrar tranquilizantes = sedate.* * *Ib) (Med) tranquilizing*IImasculino tranquilizer** * *= relieving, reassuring, lulling, tranquilliser [tranquilizer, -USA].Nota: También escrito tranquiliser o tranquillizer.Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex: However, instead of being lulling and reassuring, this music induces a sense of unease and desolation.Ex: Although tranquilizers may help you to feel calm and help you to sleep during a crisis, they should only be taken for a short time.* administrar tranquilizantes = sedate.* * *1(consolador, relajante): es tranquilizante saber que no estamos solos it's reassuring to know that we're not aloneel efecto tranquilizante de la música the soothing effect of the music2 ( Med) tranquilizing*tranquilizer** * *
tranquilizante adjetivo
‹ música› soothing
■ sustantivo masculino
tranquilizer( conjugate tranquilizer)
tranquilizante
I adjetivo calming
II m Med tranquillizer, US tranquilizer
' tranquilizante' also found in these entries:
English:
downer
- tranquillizer
- tranquilizer
* * *♦ adj1. [música, color] soothing;no deja de ser tranquilizante que siga sin haber cambios en el estado del enfermo it is reassuring, however, that the patient's condition has not changed2. [medicamento] tranquilizing♦ nmtranquilizer* * *I adj tranquilizing, BrtranquillizingII m tranquilizer, Brtranquillizer* * *tranquilizante adj1) : reassuring2) : tranquilizing: tranquilizer -
90 translúcido
adj.1 translucent, translucid, pellucid, lucent.2 diaphane, diaphanous.* * *► adjetivo1→ link=traslúcido traslúcido,-a* * *ADJ translucent* * *= diaphanous.Ex. The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.* * *= diaphanous.Ex: The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.
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Del verbo translucirse: ( conjugate translucirse)
translucido es:
el participio
translúcido adjetivo translucent
' translúcido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
opaca
- opaco
- traslúcida
- traslúcido
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91 transparente
adj.1 transparent, clear, filmy, crystalline.2 obvious, transpicuous, clear.f. & m.1 window-shade.2 a glass window in churches behind the altar.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: transparentar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) transparent2 (tela, vestido) transparent, see-through3 figurado straight, plain1 (tela, papel) transparency2 (visillo) net curtain3 (pantalla) shade, blind4 (vidriera) stained-glass window* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [agua, cristal] transparent, clear; [aire] clear; [vestido] see-through2) [persona] transparent; [intenciones, motivos] clear, transparent3) [gestión, contabilidad] open, transparentel Presidente ha prometido una gestión transparente — the President has promised open o transparent government
2.SM (=pantalla) blind, shade* * *a) <cristal/agua> transparent, clear; < aire> clearb) <tela/papel> transparent; < blusa> see-throughc) <persona/carácter> transparent; < intenciones> clear, plain* * *= clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], translucent, transparent, seamless, see-through, seamless, uncloudy, unclouded, diaphanous.Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.Ex. On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading.Ex. A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.Ex. CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.Ex. Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex. The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.----* de un modo transparente = seamlessly.* film transparente = cling film.* notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.* * *a) <cristal/agua> transparent, clear; < aire> clearb) <tela/papel> transparent; < blusa> see-throughc) <persona/carácter> transparent; < intenciones> clear, plain* * *= clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], translucent, transparent, seamless, see-through, seamless, uncloudy, unclouded, diaphanous.Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.
Ex: On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading.Ex: A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.Ex: CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.Ex: Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex: The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.* de un modo transparente = seamlessly.* film transparente = cling film.* notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.* película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.* * *1 ‹cristal/agua› transparent, clear; ‹aire› clear2 ‹tela/papel› transparent; ‹blusa› see-throughla tela está transparente de gastada ( fam); the material's so worn you can see straight through it3 ‹persona/carácter› transparent; ‹intenciones› transparent, clear, plaineres tan transparente you're like an open book, I can read you like a book, I can see right through you2 (ventana) stained-glass window ( behind an altar)* * *
Del verbo transparentar: ( conjugate transparentar)
transparenté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
transparente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
transparentar
transparente
transparente adjetivo
‹ aire› clear
‹ blusa› see-through
‹ intenciones› clear, plain
transparentar
I verbo transitivo to reveal
II verbo intransitivo to be transparent
transparente adjetivo
1 (un cristal, las aguas, etc) transparent
2 (gestión, información) open, clear
3 (intención, mentira, etc) clear
' transparente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trasparente
- film
- opaco
English:
clear
- clingfilm
- flimsy
- see-through
- sheer
- transparent
- transparently
- cling
- film
- see
* * *transparente, trasparente♦ adj1. [líquido, material] transparent;[tela] see-through;una superficie transparente a los rayos ultravioleta a surface that is transparent to ultra-violet rays2. [intención, gesto] clear3. [elecciones, proceso] open, visibly fair;negocios poco transparentes murky business dealings♦ nmblind* * *adj transparent* * *transparente adj: transparent♦ transparentemente advtransparente nm: shade, blind* * *transparente adj1. (en general) transparent / clear2. (tela, prenda de vestir) see through -
92 trapecista
f. & m.trapeze artist.* * *1 trapeze artist* * ** * *masculino y femenino trapeze artist* * *= flying acrobat, trapeze artist.Ex. The book offered some moments of rare charm, but it also suffered from excess, including flying acrobats and belly dancers.Ex. A Chilean trapeze artist survived a dramatic plunge after he landed on a fat spectator who broke his fall.* * *masculino y femenino trapeze artist* * *= flying acrobat, trapeze artist.Ex: The book offered some moments of rare charm, but it also suffered from excess, including flying acrobats and belly dancers.
Ex: A Chilean trapeze artist survived a dramatic plunge after he landed on a fat spectator who broke his fall.* * *trapeze artist* * *
trapecista sustantivo masculino y femenino
trapeze artist
trapecista mf trapeze artiste
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93 vaporoso
adj.1 misty, hazy, vaporific, vaporish.2 light, gauzy, ingravid, filmy.3 diaphanous.* * *► adjetivo1 vaporous* * *ADJ1) [tela] sheer, diaphanous* * *- sa adjetivo filmy, diaphanous (liter)* * *= diaphanous.Ex. The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.* * *- sa adjetivo filmy, diaphanous (liter)* * *= diaphanous.Ex: The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.
* * *vaporoso -safilmy, gauzy, diaphanous ( liter)* * *
vaporoso,-a adj (un tejido, una prenda) light, sheer, filmy
' vaporoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vaporosa
* * *vaporoso, -a adj1. [tela, vestido] diaphanous, sheer2. [ducha, baño] steamy* * *adj1 vaporous2 fig: vestido gauzy, filmy* * *vaporoso, -sa adj1) : vaporous2) : sheer, airy -
94 vivir
v.1 to live, to live on.vivió noventa años she lived for ninety yearsalcanzar o dar para vivir to be enough to live on (sujeto: sueldo, pensión)vivir de to live on o offvivir para algo/alguien to live for something/somebodyno dejar vivir a alguien not to give somebody any peace¿quién vive? who goes there?vivir para ver who'd have thought it?Vivir la vida Enjoy life.2 to be alive (estar vivo).todavía vive he's still alive3 to live through.he vivido momentos difíciles I've gone through o had some difficult times4 to keep on, to keep all the time.Ella vive trabajando She keeps working all the time [keeps on working].He keeps working all the time [keeps on working] Él vive trabajando.5 to enjoy.Vivir la vida Enjoy life.* * *1 (tener vida) to live; (estar vivo) to be alive■ ¿vive aún? is she still alive?2 (habitar) to live3 (mantenerse) to live, live on, make a living1 (pasar por, experimentar) to live through, go through, experience1 living, life\hay que seguir viviendo life must go onir viviendo to get by, manageno dejar vivir a alguien figurado to give somebody a hard timesaber vivir to enjoy lifeviven de milagro figurado it's a wonder they're still alivevivir a cuerpo de rey figurado to live like a kingvivir a lo grande familiar to live it up, live in stylevivir de to live onvivir de ilusiones to live in a dream worldvivir de sus ahorros to live off one's savingsvivir del aire figurado to live on fresh airvivir del cuento familiar not to know what hard work is, never to have earned an honest penny¡viva el rey! long live the king!¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!y vivieron felices y comieron perdices and they all lived happily ever aftervivir para algo to live for something■ vive para la música he lives for music, music is his whole lifegente de mal vivir shady characters* * *verb1) to live2) be alive3) reside4) go through* * *1. VI1) (=estar vivo) to livelos elefantes viven muchos años — elephants live long lives, elephants live for many years
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todavía vive — he's still alive2) (=pasar la vida) to livesolo vive para la música — music is her whole life, she only lives for music
desde que me subieron el sueldo no vivo tan mal — since I had a pay rise I haven't been that badly off
cuerpo 1), Dios 2)en este país se vive bien — people live well in this country, people have a good life in this country
3) (=disfrutar de la vida)•
no dejar vivir a algn, su marido no la deja vivir — her husband is always on at her *, her husband doesn't give her a moment's peace•
saber vivir — to know how to live4) (=habitar) to live¿vives sola? — do you live on your own?
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viven juntos — (como pareja) they live together; (compartiendo casa) they live together, they share a house (together)5) (=subsistir)la fotografía no me da para vivir — I can't make o earn a living from photography, photography doesn't give me enough to live on
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vivir de algo — to live on sth•
vivir de las rentas — (lit) to have a private incomeaire 1)publicó un libro hace años y desde entonces vive de las rentas — years ago he published a book and he's lived off it o lived on the strength of it ever since
6) (=durar) [recuerdo] to live, live on; [prenda, objeto] to lastsu recuerdo siempre vivirá en nuestra memoria — his memory will always be with us, his memory will live on in our minds
7) (Mil)¿quién vive? — who goes there?
¡viva! — hurray!
¡viva el rey! — long live the king!
¡vivan los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!
2. VT1) (=experimentar) [+ guerra, periodo difícil] to live through, go throughtú dedícate a vivir la vida — go ahead and live life to the full o get the most out of life
2) (=sentir) to experienceparece que estoy viviendo ese momento otra vez — it's as if I were o was experiencing that moment all over again
3.SM (=forma de vida) (way of) life•
de mal vivir, una mujer de mal vivir — a loose woman* * *Imasculino (way of) lifeII 1.de mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose woman; es gente de mal vivir — they are all undesirable characters
verbo intransitivo1) ( estar vivo) to be alive¿quién vive? — (Mil) who goes there?
2)a) ( pasar la vida)vivir para algo/alguien — to live for something/somebody
no dejar vivir a alguien: los dolores de cabeza no la dejan vivir the headaches are making her life a misery; este niño no me deja vivir this child doesn't give me a moment's peace; vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!; vive y deja vivir — live and let live
b) ( gozar de la vida) to live3) ( subsistir)viven de la pesca — they live from o by fishing
vivir de ilusiones — to live on dreams o hopes
4) ( residir) to livevive solo — he lives alone o on his own
5) (como interj)2.vivir vta) ( pasar por)b) <personaje/música> to livec) < vida> to live* * *= live, dwell, board.Ex. This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.Ex. He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.Ex. When she first arrived she was boarding with friends until she found a place to rent.----* alegría de vivir = joie de vivre.* aprender a vivir con Algo = learn + to live with + Nombre.* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.* continuar viviendo = live on.* convivir = coexist [co-exist].* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* derecho a vivir = right to live.* dicha de vivir = joie de vivre.* en un sinvivir = on tenterhooks.* estar sin vivir = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.* seguir viviendo = live on.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* vivir acomodadamente = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.* vivir amancebados = live in + sin.* vivir asustado = live in + fear.* vivir atemorizado = live in + fear.* vivir cerca = live + locally.* vivir como un rey = live like + a king.* vivir con = live with.* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con lo justo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* vivir con lo puesto = live on + a shoestring (budget).* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* vivir de = live off, live on.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* vivir de las rentas = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* vivir del campo = live off + the land.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir de nuevo = relive.* vivir de prestado = live on + borrowed time.* vivir despreocupadamente = coast along, live without + worries.* vivir en = live in.* vivir en (el) pecado = live in + sin.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* vivir en la localidad = live + locally.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.* vivir en libertad = live in + freedom.* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.* vivir en paz = live in + peace.* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.* vivir feliz = live + happily.* vivir felizmente = live + happily.* vivir intensamente = live + life to the full.* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.* vivir mundo = see + life, see + the world.* vivir peligrosamente = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir siempre pendiente de la hora = live by + the clock.* vivir sin = live without.* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.* volver a vivir = relive.* * *Imasculino (way of) lifeII 1.de mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose woman; es gente de mal vivir — they are all undesirable characters
verbo intransitivo1) ( estar vivo) to be alive¿quién vive? — (Mil) who goes there?
2)a) ( pasar la vida)vivir para algo/alguien — to live for something/somebody
no dejar vivir a alguien: los dolores de cabeza no la dejan vivir the headaches are making her life a misery; este niño no me deja vivir this child doesn't give me a moment's peace; vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!; vive y deja vivir — live and let live
b) ( gozar de la vida) to live3) ( subsistir)viven de la pesca — they live from o by fishing
vivir de ilusiones — to live on dreams o hopes
4) ( residir) to livevive solo — he lives alone o on his own
5) (como interj)2.vivir vta) ( pasar por)b) <personaje/música> to livec) < vida> to live* * *= live, dwell, board.Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.
Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.Ex: When she first arrived she was boarding with friends until she found a place to rent.* alegría de vivir = joie de vivre.* aprender a vivir con Algo = learn + to live with + Nombre.* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.* continuar viviendo = live on.* convivir = coexist [co-exist].* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* derecho a vivir = right to live.* dicha de vivir = joie de vivre.* en un sinvivir = on tenterhooks.* estar sin vivir = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.* seguir viviendo = live on.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.* vivir acomodadamente = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.* vivir amancebados = live in + sin.* vivir asustado = live in + fear.* vivir atemorizado = live in + fear.* vivir cerca = live + locally.* vivir como un rey = live like + a king.* vivir con = live with.* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con lo justo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* vivir con lo puesto = live on + a shoestring (budget).* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* vivir de = live off, live on.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* vivir de las rentas = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* vivir del campo = live off + the land.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir de nuevo = relive.* vivir de prestado = live on + borrowed time.* vivir despreocupadamente = coast along, live without + worries.* vivir en = live in.* vivir en (el) pecado = live in + sin.* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.* vivir en la localidad = live + locally.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.* vivir en libertad = live in + freedom.* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.* vivir en paz = live in + peace.* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.* vivir feliz = live + happily.* vivir felizmente = live + happily.* vivir intensamente = live + life to the full.* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.* vivir mundo = see + life, see + the world.* vivir peligrosamente = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir siempre pendiente de la hora = live by + the clock.* vivir sin = live without.* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.* vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.* volver a vivir = relive.* * *life, way of lifede mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose womanse juntó con gente de mal vivir he took up with some lowlife o with some shady characters o with some undesirable characters ( colloq)viA (estar vivo) to be alive¿tu abuelo todavía vive? is your grandfather still alive?su recuerdo vivirá siempre entre nosotros his memory will live for ever among us¿quién vive? ( Mil) who goes there?B1(pasar la vida): vive ilusionada pensando que él volverá she spends her life dreaming that he'll come backsólo vive para la danza she lives for dancing, dancing is her whole lifeno me deja vivir tranquila or en paz he won't leave me alone o let me be¡vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!vive y deja vivir live and let live2 (gozar de la vida) to live¡tú sí que sabes vivir! you certainly know how to live!siempre ha cuidado a su padre, realmente no ha vivido she has always looked after her father, she hasn't really had a life of her ownC(subsistir): la pintura no da para vivir you can't make a living from paintingviven con honradez they make an honest livingvive por encima de sus posibilidades she is living beyond her meanscon ese sueldo no le llega para vivir that salary isn't enough (for him) to live on, he can't make ends meet on that salaryvivir DE algo to live ON sthno sé de qué viven I don't know what they live onvive de las rentas he lives on the income from his property ( o shares etc), he has a private income ( dated)viven de la caridad they live on charityviven de la pesca they live from o by fishing, they make their living from o by fishingno puedes seguir viviendo de ilusiones you can't go on living a dreamD (residir) to liveviven en el campo they live in the countryhace tres años que vive en Rancagua she's lived in Rancagua for three years, she's been living in Rancagua for three yearsvive solo he lives alone o on his ownE ( como interj):¡viva el Rey! long live the King!¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!mañana no habrá clase — ¡viva! there will be no lessons tomorrow — hurray!■ vivirvt1(pasar por): vivimos momentos difíciles we're living in difficult times, these are difficult times we're living inlos que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the warel país ha vivido otra semana de violentos enfrentamientos the country has seen o experienced another week of violent clashes2 ‹papel/música› to live3 ‹vida› to live* * *
vivir ( conjugate vivir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to live;◊ vive solo he lives alone o on his own;
vivir para algo/algn to live for sth/sb;
vivir en paz to live in peace;
la pintura no da para vivir you can't make a living from painting;
el sueldo no le alcanza para vivir his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on;
vivir de algo ‹ de la caridad› to live on sth;
‹del arte/de la pesca› to make a living from sth;
ver tb◊ renta
2 ( estar vivo) to be alive
3 ( como interj):◊ ¡viva el Rey! long live the King!;
¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!;
¡viva! hurray!
verbo transitivoa) ( pasar por):
los que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the war
vivir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener vida) to live: vivió ochenta años, she lived to be eighty
¡aún vive!, he's still alive!
2 (estar residiendo) to live: viven en Australia, they live in Australia
3 (en la memoria) su recuerdo aún vive en nosotros, our memories of him still live on
4 (subsistir) no es suficiente para vivir, it's not enough to live on
esa gente vive de la caza, those people live from o by hunting
5 (convivir) viven juntos desde hace muchos años, they've been living together for years
II vtr (pasar una experiencia) to live through
III sustantivo masculino
1 life, living
2 (una persona) de mal vivir, loose, disreputable
♦ Locuciones: dejar vivir a alguien, (no molestar) vive y deja vivir, live and let live; familiar no vivir alguien, (preocupación, angustia) desde que tiene esa grave enfermedad, sus padres no viven, his parents have been in a state of anxiety since he's had this serious illness; familiar vivir la vida alguien, (libertad, ociosidad) ha acabado la carrera y ahora se dedica a vivir la vida, now he's finished his university studies he's going to enjoy life
' vivir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- compensar
- cuento
- esencial
- hacer
- invitar
- lema
- momento
- ni
- obligar
- pachá
- pareja
- parejo
- poblar
- renta
- salto
- sopa
- vida
- barato
- caridad
- desahogo
- holgura
- incómodo
- junto
- justo
- mujer
- paz
- plenitud
- sí
- siempre
English:
board
- bread line
- day
- drawback
- dread
- freewheel
- hang out
- inexpensively
- land
- leave behind
- live
- live in
- live off
- live through
- outskirts
- previous
- pros and cons
- reside
- rough
- scrounge
- shack up
- simply
- sponge off
- sponge on
- stay
- stick
- style
- beyond
- boom
- bread
- downtown
- dwell
- fringe
- inhabit
- living
- lodging
- man
- move
- other
- sleep
- subsistence
- survive
- will
* * *♦ vi1. [tener vida, existir] to live;vivió noventa años she lived for ninety years;vivir para algo/alguien to live for sth/sb;sólo vive para trabajar/para su hija she only lives for her work/for her daughter;¡esto no es vivir! this is no way to live!, this is no sort of a life!;no dejar vivir a alguien not to give sb any peace;su recuerdo vivirá eternamente his memory will live forever;vivir bien [en armonía] to be happy;¿quién vive? who goes there?;vivir para ver who'd have thought it?2. [estar vivo] to be alive;todavía vive she's still alive or living;su padre ya no vive her father is no longer alive3. [residir] to live;¿dónde vives? where do you live?;vivo con mis padres I live with my parents;en el tercero no vive nadie the third floor is unoccupied;vivir solo to live alone o on one's own;viven en pareja they live together4. [subsistir]vivir bien [económicamente] to live well;con lo que saco de las clases no me alcanza para vivir what I earn from teaching isn't enough for me to live on o isn't enough to make ends meet;¿da para vivir esto de la pintura? can you make a living from painting?;vivir de to live on;viven de un solo sueldo/de lo que les da el Estado they live off a single income/off the state;viven de la agricultura they make their living from farming♦ vt1. [experimentar] to experience, to live through;vivió la guerra he lived through the war;he vivido momentos difíciles I've gone through o had some difficult times;se vivieron momentos de tensión en las gradas there were some moments of tension on the terraces2. [sentir] to live;cuando se pone a bailar se nota que lo vive you can tell she really lives it when she's dancing♦ nmes un amante del buen vivir he enjoys the good life* * *I v/t live through, experienceII v/i live;vivir de algo live on sth;no tienen con qué vivir they don’t have enough to live on;vivir al día live from day to day;irse a vivir a go to live in;no dejar vivir a alguien fig not let s.o. breathe;¡vivir para ver! who would have believed it!;¿quién vive? who goes there?;¡viva la república! - ¡viva! long live the republic! - hurrah!III m way of life* * *vivir vi1) : to live, to be alive2) subsistir: to subsist, to make a living3) residir: to reside4) : to spend one's lifevive para trabajar: she lives to work5)vivir de : to live onvivir vt1) : to livevivir su vida: to live one's life2) experimentar: to go through, to experiencevivir nm1) : life, lifestyle2)de mal vivir : disreputable* * *vivir vb1. (residir) to live¿dónde vives? where do you live?2. (tener vida) to be alive3. (mantenerse) to live¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom! -
95 momentos libres
m.pl.leisure moments, odd moments. -
96 últimos momentos
m.pl.last moments, final stages, dying moments, last years. -
97 antes
adv.1 before.no importa si vienes antes it doesn't matter if you come earlierya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used tomucho/poco antes long/shortly beforelo antes posible as soon as possibleantes de Cristo before Christ, BCantes de tiempo ahead of timeantes de hacer algo before doing somethingantes de que beforeantes de que llegaras before you arrived2 before.me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you)antes de before3 first (primero).esta señora está antes this lady is firstentraron antes que yo they went in in front of mem.pl.1 elks, mooses.2 suedes.* * *► adverbio1 (tiempo) before, earlier2 (en el pasado) before, in the past3 (lugar) in front, before1 on the contrary, quite the opposite, rather■ no la aborrece, antes la ama he doesn't hate her, on the contrary he loves her► adjetivo1 before\antes bien on the contrary■ no se acobardó, antes bien se encaró con su enemigo he didn't shrink back, on the contrary, he stood up to his enemyantes de J.C. before Christantes de nada first of alllo antes posible as soon as possible* * *adv.1) before, earlier2) rather, sooner3) formerly, previously•- antes de anoche
- antes de ayer
- antes de Cristo
- antes de que
- antes que* * *1.ADJ before2. ADV1) [en el tiempo]a) [con relación a otro acontecimiento]el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously
no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her
lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me
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antes de algo — before sthla cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine
una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract
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el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ•
antes de hacer algo — before doing sthantes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed
•
mucho antes de algo — long before sthmucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm
antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself
antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm
somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats
•
poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sthesperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade
b) [en el pasado]antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day
antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past
•
de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous houseya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be
ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days
c) (=hasta ahora) before, before nowd) (=más temprano) earlier•
cuanto antes — as soon as possiblee) (=más joven) at a younger age, at an earlier agecada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days
2) [en el espacio] before•
antes de algo — before sth3.CONJ [indicando preferencia] sooner, ratherno cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money
vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you
•
antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sthantes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe
* * *1)a) ( con anterioridad) beforeb) (en locs)antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident
antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC
antes de + inf — before -ing
llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave
antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born
2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past3)a) (indicando orden, prioridad) firstb) ( indicando preferencia)antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!
4) ( en el espacio) before5)a)antes bien — (liter) on the contrary
b)antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)
* * *= earlier, formerly, before now.Ex. These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.Ex. Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.Ex. OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.----* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.* antes de acostarse = before bed.* antes de ahora = before now.* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* antes del amanecer = before dawn.* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes (de que) = before.* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* antes o después de = either side of.* antes que = sooner than.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* como antes = as before.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* los días antes de = leading up to.* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.* minutos antes de = minutes before.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* no antes de = no sooner than.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* no visto antes = unprecedented.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* que fue común antes = once-common.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* un año antes de = a year ahead of.* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *1)a) ( con anterioridad) beforeb) (en locs)antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident
antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC
antes de + inf — before -ing
llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave
antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born
2) ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past3)a) (indicando orden, prioridad) firstb) ( indicando preferencia)antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!
4) ( en el espacio) before5)a)antes bien — (liter) on the contrary
b)antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)
* * *antes (de que)= beforeEx: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.
= earlier, formerly, before now.Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.
Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.Ex: OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.* antes de = in anticipation of, prior to, no later than, in advance (of), in the run up to, during the run up to, not later than.* antes de acostarse = before bed.* antes de ahora = before now.* antes de conseguir empleo = preappointment.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes de + Expresión Temporal = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina = by the close of business.* antes de + Infinitivo = before + Gerundio.* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* antes del amanecer = before dawn.* antes del año = Expresión Temporal + be up.* antes del examen = pretest [pre-test].* antes de lo previsto = ahead of schedule.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes (de que) = before.* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.* antes de una emergencia = pre-emergency.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* antes o después de = either side of.* antes que = sooner than.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* antes todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* como antes = as before.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.* detenerse antes de = stop + short of.* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* justo antes de = on the eve of, in the run up to, during the run up to.* justo antes (de que) = immediately before.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* los días antes de = leading up to.* más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.* más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.* mencionado antes = above-mentioned, above-named.* minutos antes de = minutes before.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* no antes de = no sooner than.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* no visto antes = unprecedented.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* que fue común antes = once-common.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* un año antes de = a year ahead of.* usado antes = second-hand [secondhand].* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *A1 (con anterioridad) beforeme lo deberías haber dicho antes you should have told me before o earlierlo haré lo antes posible I'll do it as soon as possiblelos inquilinos de antes eran más simpáticos the people who lived there before o the previous tenants were nicerdías antes había estado con él I had been with him a few days beforela había hecho el día antes she had made it the day before o the previous day2 ( en locs):antes de beforellegó antes de las tres/del accidente she arrived before three/before the accidentdebe estar aquí antes de las ocho you must be here before o by eightunos días antes de la publicación del libro a few days before the book was published o ( frml) prior to the publication of the bookantes de Jesucristo before Christ, BCno van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hoursle daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a weekantes de anoche the night before lastantes de ayer the day before yesterdayantes DE + INF before -INGmuéstrame la carta antes de mandársela show me the letter before you send it to him o before sending it to himantes ( DE) QUE + SUBJ:a ver si podemos terminarlo antes (de) que lleguen let's try and finish before they get hereantes (de) que me olvide, llamó Marisa before I forget, Marisa calledno se lo muestres antes (de) que yo lo vea don't show it to him until I've seen itmucho/poco antes (de) que tú nacieras a long time/just before you were bornB (en tiempos pasados) before, in the pastantes no se veían mendigos por la calle como ahora you didn't use to see beggars on the streets o in the past you didn't see beggars on the streets o you didn't see beggars on the streets before, the way you do nowantes salíamos mucho más que ahora we used to go out o in the past we went out much more than we do nowya no es el mismo de antes he's not the same person any more, he's not the same person he waslas casas de antes eran más sólidas houses used to be o in the past houses were more solidly builtC1 (indicando orden, prioridad) firstyo estaba antes I was here firstantes que beforeel señor está antes que yo this man was here before me o is before meantes que nada first of allla obligación está antes que la diversión duty comes before pleasuremis hijos están antes que tú para mí my children are more important to me than you are, my children come before you2(indicando preferencia): ¿casarme con él? ¡antes me muero! marry him? I'd rather o sooner die!cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but thatla muerte antes que la deshonra death before dishonorantes QUE + INF:antes que verlos pasar hambre, soy capaz de robar I'd steal rather than see them go hungryD (en el espacio) beforeme bajo dos paradas antes I get off two stops beforeel ejemplo dado líneas antes the example given a few lines above o beforeestá antes de Rocha/del puente it's before you get to o it's this side of Rocha/the bridgeE1antes bien ( liter); on the contrary2antes no (Chi, Méx fam): antes no te apuñalaron you were lucky o you can count yourself lucky you didn't get stabbed* * *
antes adverbio
1
lo antes posible as soon as possible
c) ( en locs)
antes de Jesucristo before Christ, BC;
no van a llegar antes de dos horas they won't be here for two hours;
le daré la respuesta antes de una semana I will give you my reply within a week;
antes de lo esperado earlier than expected;
antes de hacer algo before doing sth;
antes (de) que me olvide before I forget;
no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it
2 ( en tiempos pasados) before, in the past;
3
yo estaba antes I was here firstb) ( indicando preferencia):◊ ¡antes me muero! I'd rather o sooner die!;
cualquier cosa antes que eso anything but that
antes
I adverbio
1 (en el tiempo) before
antes de las dos, before two o'clock
un año antes, a year before
mucho antes, long before
poco antes, a short time before
2 (tiempo remoto) in the past
antes se bordaba a mano más, people used to hand-embroider more in the past
3 (en el espacio) before
la escuela está antes de la estación, the school is before the station
II conj antes morir que disculparme, I'd rather die than apologize
♦ Locuciones: antes (bien), on the contrary
cuanto antes, as soon as possible
lo antes posible, as soon as possible
' antes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- acaso
- acopiar
- adelantarse
- anoche
- anticiparse
- aquél
- aquélla
- atusar
- ayer
- bélica
- bélico
- cadáver
- como
- congelación
- consumir
- cuanta
- cuanto
- dérmica
- dérmico
- engañarse
- escaparse
- escarceo
- escribano
- folclórica
- folclórico
- gay
- grabar
- homologar
- hostelera
- hostelero
- incluida
- incluido
- interesar
- manía
- marcha
- mejor
- menos
- merodear
- mezclar
- no
- noche
- ocurrirse
- poca
- poco
- presupuesto
- recoger
- resolver
- sabatina
- sabatino
English:
action
- advance
- anything
- applaud
- apprentice
- arbitration
- as
- asap
- averse
- back
- BC
- before
- beforehand
- best
- better
- blurt out
- board
- boil over
- breathing space
- bridge
- bustling
- capture
- clean
- clean up
- clear
- clock
- clock off
- clock out
- close
- cram
- customary
- defrost
- dispose of
- early
- enact
- even
- eventual
- exercise
- family
- fellow
- first
- flying
- formerly
- from
- gather in
- go over
- ground
- hold off
- hors d'oeuvre
- jack up
* * *♦ adv1. [en el tiempo] before;[antaño] formerly, in the past;lo he dicho antes I've said it before;no importa si venís antes it doesn't matter if you come earlier;me lo podías haber contado antes you could have told me earlier o before;antes llovía más it used to rain more often;antes no había televisión y la gente se entretenía con la radio in the past, there wasn't any television, so people used to listen to the radio;ya no nado como antes I can't swim as I used to;desde el accidente, ya no es el mismo de antes he hasn't been the same since the accident;cuanto antes as soon as possible;mucho/poco antes long/shortly before;lo antes posible as soon as possible;antes de before;antes de entrar dejen salir [en letrero] please let people off first before boarding;no llegues antes de las cinco don't get there before five, make sure you arrive no earlier than five;tenlo preparado antes de medianoche have it ready by midnight;antes de hacer algo before doing sth;consúltame antes de añadir nada consult me first before you add anything o before adding anything;antes de que llegaras before you arrived;antes de anoche the night before last;antes de ayer the day before yesterday;antes de Cristo before Christ, BC;de antes [antiguo] old;[anterior] previous;el sistema de antes era muy lento the old system was very slow;esta cerveza sabe igual que la de antes this beer tastes the same as the previous one o the one before2. [en el espacio] before;me bajo dos pisos antes I get off two floors before (you);antes de before;el motel está antes del próximo cruce the motel is before the next junction3. [primero] first;esta señora está antes this lady is first;ten paciencia, este señor está antes que nosotros be patient, this man is in front of us;entraron antes que yo they went in in front of me;¿quién va a salir antes? who's going to leave (the) first?4. [expresa preferencia] rather;no quiero tener coche, antes me compraría una moto I don't want a car, I'd rather buy a motorbike;antes… que rather… than;prefiero la sierra antes que el mar I prefer the mountains to the sea;iría a la cárcel antes que mentir I'd rather go to prison than lie;antes de nada first of all, before anything else;antes que nada [expresando preferencia] above all, first and foremost;antes al contrario on the contrary♦ adj[previo] previous;la noche antes the night before♦ antes bien loc conjon the contrary;no le aburría, antes bien parecía agradarle far from boring him, it appeared to please him* * *I adv before;cuanto antes, lo antes posible as soon as possible;poco antes shortly before;antes que nada first of all;antes bien on the contrary;de antes oldII prp:antes de before;antes de hora, antes de tiempo early, ahead of time;antes de llegar el tren before the train arrivedIII conj:antes de que subj before* * *antes adv1) : before, earlier2) : formerly, previously3) : rather, soonerantes prefiero morir: I'd rather die4)antes de : before, previous toantes de hoy: before today5)antes que : beforeantes que llegue Luis: before Luis arrives6)cuanto antes : as soon as possible7)antes bien : on the contrary* * *antes adv1. (previamente) before2. (más temprano) earlier3. (lugar) just before -
98 combinación2
2 = bedfellow, blend, congeries, juxtaposition, mix, piecing together, concatenation, meshing, combination, interweaving, cocktail, ensemble, meld, coupling, conjoining.Ex. I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.Ex. Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. It achieves this aim principally through the juxtaposition of related subjects in a classified order.Ex. There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.Ex. Progress in research is dependent on the piecing together of items of information from many sources.Ex. Facilities are being developed to enable fast, effective communication over a concatenation of terrestrial and satellite networks.Ex. This paper describes the importance of team management to career development, as well as the meshing of organizational and individual needs, and views the career as a longitudinal concept.Ex. The software can search each field or a combination of fields.Ex. This paper illustrates the possible future interweaving of information retrieval and entertainment.Ex. He rightly characterizes his book as a ' cocktail of personal and public observations.Ex. DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.Ex. The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.Ex. Will the coupling of libraries and museums mean unprecedented cooperation between these venerable institutions?.Ex. This sign is in effect a prototypical example of the conjoining of words and images.----* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.* combinación perfecta = perfect match.* en combinación con = in parallel to/with, in combination with.* orden de combinación de encabezamiento = citation order.* orden de combinación de encabezamientos = citation order.* realizar una combinación = perform + combination.* una combinación de = a mixture of, a mix of, a rollup of. -
99 crisis
f. s.&pl.crisis.estar en crisis to be in crisiscrisis económica recessioncrisis energética energy crisiscrisis de identidad identity crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *1 (dificultad) crisis2 (ataque) fit, attack3 (escasez) shortage\estar en crisis to be in crisis, reach crisis pointcrisis de gobierno cabinet crisiscrisis financiera financial crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *noun f.* * *SF INV1) (Econ, Pol, Sociol) crisisla situación económica está pasando por una nueva crisis — the economy is undergoing o going through a new crisis
•
lo que está en crisis es el propio sistema — the system itself is in crisisnuestro matrimonio está en crisis — our marriage is in crisis o going through a crisis
•
hacer crisis — to reach crisis point, come to a head2) (Med)crisis cardíaca — cardiac arrest, heart failure
crisis epiléptica — epileptic fit, epileptic attack
* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex. An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.----* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *(pl crisis)1 (situación grave) crisisel país sufre/está atravesando una grave crisis energética the country has/is experiencing a serious energy crisisla crisis de la vivienda the housing crisis o shortagela economía está en crisis the economy is in crisiscrisis de fe crisis of faithsu relación está pasando por una etapa de crisis their relationship is going through a crisisla situación hizo crisis the situation came to a head, the situation reached crisis point o a crisis level2 ( Med) crisisla enfermedad hizo crisis al día siguiente the illness became critical the next day3 ( period) (remodelación ministerial) tbcrisis de Gobierno cabinet reshuffleCompuestos:heart failure, cardiac arrest● crisis crediticia or del créditocredit crunch, credit crisisidentity crisismidlife crisiscabinet crisis ( resulting in dismissals or resignations)nervous breakdownrespiratory failure* * *
crisis sustantivo femenino (pl◊ crisis)
crisis sustantivo femenino inv
1 (mala situación) crisis
2 Fin crisis
3 Med (ataque) fit, attack
' crisis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acentuarse
- actual
- álgida
- álgido
- depresión
- encarar
- frenar
- galopante
- ingresar
- pasar
- agudizar
- agudo
- atravesar
- causante
- desencadenar
- económico
- energético
- estallar
- perdurar
- sacar
English:
actual
- acute
- background
- breakdown
- carry through
- corner
- crack
- crisis
- flap
- identity crisis
- midlife
- nervous breakdown
- pull through
- religion
- break
- confront
- crunch
- deepen
- defuse
- depression
- develop
- hang
- head
- trouble
* * *crisis nf inv1. [situación difícil] crisis;la crisis del petróleo the oil crisis;la crisis del matrimonio the crisis affecting the institution of marriage;la crisis en el mercado de valores the stock market crisis;estar en crisis to be in crisis;atravesar una crisis to go through a crisis;entrar en una época de crisis to go into crisis, to enter a period of crisiscrisis económica economic crisis, recession;crisis energética energy crisis;crisis financiera financial crisis;crisis de identidad identity crisis;crisis ministerial cabinet crisis;Hist la crisis de los misiles [en Cuba] the Cuban Missile Crisis2. [médica] crisiscrisis cardiaca cardiac arrest;crisis epiléptica epileptic attack;crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *f inv crisis* * *crisis nf1) : crisis2)crisis nerviosa : nervous breakdown* * *crisis n2. (escasez) shortage3. (cambio brusco) attack / fit -
100 dramático
adj.1 dramatic, dramatical, theatrical, theatric.2 dramatic, drastic, striking.3 dramatic, dramaturgic, histrionic, thespian.m.dramatic actor, tragic actor, tragedian.* * *► adjetivo1 dramatic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dramatist* * *(f. - dramática)adj.* * *1.ADJ dramaticno seas tan dramático — don't make such a drama out of it, don't be such a drama queen * hum
2.SM (=autor) dramatist* * *- ca adjetivo dramaticun autor dramático — a playwright o dramatist
* * *= theatrical, dramatic.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.----* autor dramático = playwright.* * *- ca adjetivo dramaticun autor dramático — a playwright o dramatist
* * *= theatrical, dramatic.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.* autor dramático = playwright.* * *dramático -ca1 ‹género› dramaticun destacado autor dramático an outstanding playwright o dramatist2 ‹situación/momento› dramatic3 ‹cambios› dramaticdramáticas consecuencias dramatic consequences* * *
dramático◊ -ca adjetivo
dramatic;
un autor dramático a playwright o dramatist
dramático,-a adjetivo dramatic
' dramático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dramática
- dramatizar
- género
English:
dramatic
- flourish
- sweeping
- drama
- straight
- turn
* * *dramático, -a adj1. [de teatro] dramatic;un autor dramático a dramatist o playwright;estudia arte dramático she's studying drama2. [muy grave] dramatic;se vivieron momentos dramáticos there were dramatic moments3. [exagerado, teatral] theatrical, histrionic;ponerse dramático to become theatrical, to over-dramatize;no te pongas dramático, que no fue para tanto don't make a big production out of it, it wasn't such a big deal* * *adj dramatic;arte dramático dramatic art* * *dramático, -ca adj: dramatic♦ dramáticamente adv* * *dramático adj dramatic
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