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21 aislado

adj.

1 isolated, remote, alone, cocooned.

2 isolated, infrequent.

3 discrete.

m.

isolate.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: aislar.

* * *

aislado

► participio pasado

1→ link=aislar aislar

► adjetivo

1 (suelto) isolated

2 TÉCNICA insulated

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(f. - aislada)

adj.

isolated

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ADJ

1) (=remoto) isolated

2) (=incomunicado) cut off

quedamos aislados por las inundaciones — we were cut off by the floods

están aislados de la civilización — they are cut off o isolated from civilization

3) (=suelto)

un caso aislado — an isolated case

4) (Elec) insulated

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( alejado) remote, isolated

b) ( sin comunicación) cut off

quedar aislado — to be cut off

se siente muy aislado — he feels very isolated

aislado de algo — cut off o isolated from something

vive aislado del mundo — he's cut himself off from the world

c) < caso> isolated

2) (Elec) insulated

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= occasional, hideaway, isolated, insulated, behind closed doors, out in the woods.

Ex. BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.

Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.

Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex. Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.

Ex. Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic.

Ex. This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods.

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* aislado de personalidad = personality isolate.

* aislado por el invierno = winterbound.

* aislado por la nieve = snowbound.

* colina aislada = butte.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( alejado) remote, isolated

b) ( sin comunicación) cut off

quedar aislado — to be cut off

se siente muy aislado — he feels very isolated

aislado de algo — cut off o isolated from something

vive aislado del mundo — he's cut himself off from the world

c) < caso> isolated

2) (Elec) insulated

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= occasional, hideaway, isolated, insulated, behind closed doors, out in the woods.

Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.

Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.

Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.

Ex: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic.

Ex: This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods.

* aislado de personalidad = personality isolate.

* aislado por el invierno = winterbound.

* aislado por la nieve = snowbound.

* colina aislada = butte.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.

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aislado -da

adjective

A

1 (alejado) remote, isolated

2 (sin comunicación) cut off

el pueblo quedó aislado durante varios días the village was cut off for several days

aislado DE algo cut off o isolated FROM sth

desde que ella murió vive aislado del mundo since she died he's cut himself off from the world

una zona aislada de la civilización an area cut off o isolated from civilization

3 ‹caso› isolated

B ( Elec) insulated

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Del verbo aislar: ( conjugate aislar)

aislado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
aislado
aislar
aislado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( alejado) remote, isolated

b) ( sin comunicación) cut off;

◊ quedar aislado to be cut off;

vive aislado del mundo he's cut himself off from the world
c) ‹ caso› isolated

d) (Elec) insulated

aislar ( conjugate aislar) verbo transitivo
a) (apartar, separar) ‹ enfermo› to isolate, keep in isolation;

‹ preso› to place … in solitary confinement;
‹ virus› to isolate
b) ( dejar sin communicación) ‹ lugar› to cut off

c) (Elec) to insulate

aislarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to cut oneself off
aislado,-a adjetivo
1 isolated
2 Téc insulated
aislar verbo transitivo
1 to isolate
2 Téc to insulate
' aislado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aislada
- incomunicada
- incomunicado
- tampoco
- diablo
- perdido
English:
isolated
- isolation
- lonely
- marooned
- remote
- remotely
- scattered
- snow in
- snowbound
- cut
- occasional
- secluded
- snow

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aislado, -a adj

1. [remoto] isolated

2. [incomunicado] cut off;

nos quedamos aislados por la nieve we were cut off by the snow;

vive aislado del resto del mundo he has cut himself off from the rest of the world

3. [singular] isolated

4. [cable, pared] insulated

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aislado

adj isolated

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aislado, -da adj

: isolated, alone

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aislado adj isolated

Spanish-English dictionary > aislado
22 arruga

f.

1 crease.

2 wrinkle, crumple, crease, rumple.

pres.indicat.

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

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arruga

► nombre femenino

1 (piel) wrinkle; (ropa) crease

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noun f.

1) wrinkle, line

2) crease

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SF

1) [en piel] wrinkle, line; [en ropa] crease

2) And * (=estafa) swindle, con *; (=deuda) debt

hacer una arruga — And to cheat

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femenino ( en piel) wrinkle, line; (en tela, papel) crease

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= wrinkle, crease, ridge.

Ex. There were many wrinkles in the hollows between his eyes and his cheeks; and the eyes were sad; they were very sad.

Ex. He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.

Ex. He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.

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* arrugas = cockling.

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femenino ( en piel) wrinkle, line; (en tela, papel) crease

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= wrinkle, crease, ridge.

Ex: There were many wrinkles in the hollows between his eyes and his cheeks; and the eyes were sad; they were very sad.

Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.

Ex: He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.

* arrugas = cockling.

* * *

arruga

feminine

1 (en la piel) wrinkle, line

2 (en tela, papel) crease, wrinkle ( AmE)

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Del verbo arrugar: ( conjugate arrugar)

arruga es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
arruga
arrugar
arruga sustantivo femenino ( en piel) wrinkle, line;
(en tela, papel) crease
arrugar ( conjugate arrugar) verbo transitivo ‹ piel› to wrinkle;
‹ tela› to wrinkle (AmE), to crease (BrE);
‹ papel› to crumple;
‹ ceño› to knit;
‹ nariz› to wrinkle;
‹ cara› to screw up;
◊ arrugó el entrecejo he frowned

arrugarse verbo pronominal
a) [persona/piel] to become wrinkled

b) ( por acción del agua) [piel/manos] to shrivel up, go wrinkled

c) [ tela] to wrinkle o get wrinkled (AmE), to crease o get creased (BrE);

[ papel] to crumple
arruga f (en la cara) wrinkle
(en la tela, papel, etc) crease
arrugar vtr (la cara) to wrinkle
(la tela) to crease
(un papel) to crumple (up)
' arruga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrugarse
English:
crease
- furrow
- iron out
- line
- wrinkle

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arruga nf

1. [en ropa, papel] crease;

tenía el traje lleno de arrugas his suit was all creased

2. [en piel] wrinkle, line;

con arrugas wrinkled

3. Andes, Pan [estafa] trick, swindle

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arruga

f wrinkle

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arruga nf

: wrinkle, fold, crease

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arruga n

1. (en la ropa) crease

2. (en la piel) wrinkle

Spanish-English dictionary > arruga
23 banca

f.

1 banking.

banca electrónica electronic banking

banca por Internet Internet banking

2 bank.

hacer saltar la banca to break the bank

3 bench (asiento).

4 seat.

5 pull, influence.

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banca

► nombre femenino

1 COMERCIO banking (bancos) (the) banks plural

2 (asiento) bench

3 (en juego) bank

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer saltar la banca to break the bank

* * *

noun f.

1) banking

2) bench

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SF

1) (Com, Econ) banking

horas de banca — banking hours

la Banca — the banking community, the banks pl

banca comercial — commercial banking

banca industrial — merchant banking, investment banking

banca telefónica — telephone banking

2) [en juegos] bank

hacer saltar la banca — to break the bank

tener la banca — to be banker, hold the bank

3) (=puesto) stand, stall

4) LAm (=asiento) bench

5) Cono Sur (=influencia) pull, influence

tener (gran) banca — to have (lots of) pull o influence

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femenino

1) la banca

a) ( sector) banking

trabaja en la banca — he's in banking

b) ( bancos) the banks

la nacionalización de la banca — the nationalization of the banks

2) (Jueg) bank

hacer saltar la banca — to break the bank

tienes la banca — you're banker

3)

a) (Col, Ven, Méx) ( asiento) bench; ( pupitre) desk

b) (AmL) (Dep) ( asiento) bench; ( jugadores) substitutes (pl)

4) (RPl) ( en parlamento) seat

tener banca — (RPl fam) to have (a lot of) clout (colloq)

* * *

= banking sector, the, banking industry, the.

Ex. It is worth noting that far more people are employed in the banking sector than any other part of the financial services industry.

Ex. Few mutual savings banks exist in the modern economy due to changes in the banking industry that have blurred the lines among depository institutions.

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* banca internacional = international banking.

* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.

* * *

femenino

1) la banca

a) ( sector) banking

trabaja en la banca — he's in banking

b) ( bancos) the banks

la nacionalización de la banca — the nationalization of the banks

2) (Jueg) bank

hacer saltar la banca — to break the bank

tienes la banca — you're banker

3)

a) (Col, Ven, Méx) ( asiento) bench; ( pupitre) desk

b) (AmL) (Dep) ( asiento) bench; ( jugadores) substitutes (pl)

4) (RPl) ( en parlamento) seat

tener banca — (RPl fam) to have (a lot of) clout (colloq)

* * *

= banking sector, the, banking industry, the.

Ex: It is worth noting that far more people are employed in the banking sector than any other part of the financial services industry.

Ex: Few mutual savings banks exist in the modern economy due to changes in the banking industry that have blurred the lines among depository institutions.

* banca internacional = international banking.

* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.

* * *

banca

feminine

A ( Econ, Fin):

trabaja en la bancaor es empleado de banca he's in banking

la nacionalización de la banca the nationalization of the banks

Compuestos:

● banca a domicilio

home banking

● banca comercial

commercial banking

● banca electrónica

electronic banking

● banca en línea

online banking

● banca telefónica o por teléfono

telephone banking

B ( Jueg) bank

gana la banca the bank wins

hizo saltar or ( AmL) quebrar la banca she broke the bank

tienes la banca you're banker

C

1 (Col, Méx) (asiento) bench, form ( BrE); (pupitre) desk

2 ( AmL) ( Dep) (asiento) bench; (jugadores) reserves (pl)

D (CS) (escaño) seat

tener banca ( RPl fam); to have (a lot of) clout ( colloq)

Compuesto:

banca de hielo

icefield

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Del verbo bancar: ( conjugate bancar)

banca es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
banca
bancar
banca sustantivo femenino
1
◊ la banca ( sector) banking;

( bancos) the banks
2 (AmL)
a) ( asiento) bench;

( pupitre) desk
b) (Dep) ( asiento) bench;

( jugadores) substitutes (pl)
banca sustantivo femenino
1 (conjunto de bancos) (the) banks
la banca uruguaya, Uruguayan banks
(actividades bancarias) banking
2 (en juegos) bank
' banca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asamblea
- sanedrín
English:
bank
- banking
- controller
- in
- kitty
- shed
- banker
- park
- seat

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banca nf

1. [actividad] banking

Comp
banca electrónica electronic banking;
banca por Internet Internet banking;

banca en línea online banking;

banca online online banking;

banca telefónica telephone banking

2.
la banca [institución] the banks, the banking sector;

la banca privada the private (sector) banks

3.
la banca [en juegos] the bank;

hacer saltar la banca to break the bank

4. [asiento] bench

5. Andes, RP [escaño] seat

6. RP
tener banca to have influence o pull

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banca

f

1 actividad banking; conjunto de bancos banks pl

3 en juego bank;

saltar la banca break the bank

4 Méx
DEP ( asiento) bench
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banca nf

1) : banking

2) banco: bench

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banca n

1. (los bancos) the banks

la banca europea European banks

2. (sector) banking

trabaja en la banca he's in banking

Spanish-English dictionary > banca
24 diferencia

f.

1 difference.

el problema de esa pareja es la diferencia de edad that couple's problem is the difference in their ages

a diferencia de unlike

establecer o hacer una diferencia entre to make a distinction between

el mejor/peor con diferencia by far the best/worst

2 difference (desacuerdo).

tuvieron sus diferencias they had their differences

limar diferencias to settle one's differences

3 difference.

tendremos que pagar la diferencia we'll have to pay the difference

diferencia horaria time difference

diferencia salarial wage differential

4 differendum, difference, dispute.

pres.indicat.

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

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diferencia

► nombre femenino

1 difference

2 (de opinión) difference, disagreement

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a diferencia de unlike

■ a diferencia de ellos unlike them

hacer diferencia entre to make a distinction between

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noun f.

difference

- a diferencia de

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SF

1) (=distinción) difference

no veo diferencia entre el original y la copia — I can't see any difference between the original and the copy

va mucha diferencia entre este libro y el anterior — there's a world of difference between this book and the previous one

no debes hacer diferencias entre tus hijos — you shouldn't discriminate between your children

• a diferencia de — unlike

a diferencia de sus hermanas, ella es bajita — unlike her sisters, she's quite short

• con diferencia — by far

Rosa es, con diferencia, la más guapa — Rosa is by far the prettiest, Rosa is the prettiest by a long way

diferencia salarial — (Com) wage differential, pay differential

2) (=intervalo) difference, gap

hay una diferencia de edad de diez años entre ellos — there's an age difference o age gap of ten years between them, there's ten years' difference in age between them

llegaron con una diferencia de diez minutos — they arrived ten minutes apart

3) (=desacuerdo)

ya han resuelto sus diferencias — they've patched up their differences

existen diferencias en el partido con respecto al aborto — there are differences of opinion within the party on the issue of abortion

partir la diferencia — frm to split the difference

4) (=resto) difference

pagué la diferencia en efectivo — I paid the difference in cash

halla la diferencia entre las dos cantidades — find the difference between the two amounts

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femenino

1) ( disparidad) difference

salieron con una diferencia de pocos minutos — they left a few minutes apart

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora — unlike her husband, she's really charming

la diferencia de precio — the difference in price

con diferencia: es, con diferencia, la mejor — she's easily o by far the best

2) ( desacuerdo) difference

trataron de resolver sus diferencias — they tried to resolve their differences

3) ( resto) difference

yo pagaré la diferencia — I'll pay the difference o the rest

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= difference, discrepancy, distinction, distinguishability, mismatch, gap, dissimilarity, point of difference, differential, fault line, disconnect, diff.

Nota: Abreviatura usada principalmente en el contexto informático.

Ex. Some concepts are described differently in different versions of one language.

Ex. Reshelving by users could explain the discrepancy.

Ex. Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.

Ex. In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.

Ex. The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.

Ex. The gap between what private and public institutions charge means that private schools are at a big disadvantage in recruiting students.

Ex. No significant study has investigated similarities and dissimilarities betwee these two types of reviewing journal.

Ex. Some points of difference with Canadian practices, especially as regards staffing, are noted.

Ex. The gap between people who have the resources to access digital information and those who do not have these resources, the so-called 'digital divide', includes a differential in information literacy skills = La diferencia entre la gente que dispone de los recursos para acceder a la información digital y los que no, denominada "brecha digital", supone también una diferencia en las destrezas relacionadas con la alfabetización informacional.

Ex. These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.

Ex. The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.

Ex. There are some diffs between the free version and the full version.

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* acortar las diferencias = close + the gap.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* con diferencia = by far.

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparición de las diferencias = blurring of differences, blurring of roles, blurring of boundaries.

* desaparición de las diferencias entre = blurring of distinctions between.

* desdibujar las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the boundaries between.

* detectar una diferencia = detect + difference.

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

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cultural = cultural difference.

* diferencia debida al género = gender gap.

* diferencia debida al sexo = gender gap.

* diferencia de género = gender difference.

* diferencia de horario = time differences.

* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).

* diferencia de precio = price differential.

* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencia de sexo = gender difference.

* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.

* diferencia generacional = generation gap.

* diferencia horaria = time differences.

* diferencia lingüística = language difference.

* diferencia lógica = logical difference.

* diferencia salarial = pay inequality.

* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.

* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.

* diferencias de sexo = gender.

* diferencia significativa = significant difference.

* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.

* diferencia social = social gap.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* establecer una diferencia = draw + demarcation.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.

* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.

* limar las diferencias = iron out + differences, flatten out + differences.

* marcar la diferencia = make + the difference, make + a difference, spell + the difference.

* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.

* muy a diferencia de = in marked contrast to/with.

* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.

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

* paliar las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* rectificar la diferencia = redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.

* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.

* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.

* respeto a la diferencia = respect to differences.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* saldar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* señalar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* significar la diferencia entre... y = mean + the difference between... and.

* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* tener sus diferencias = have + their differences.

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femenino

1) ( disparidad) difference

salieron con una diferencia de pocos minutos — they left a few minutes apart

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora — unlike her husband, she's really charming

la diferencia de precio — the difference in price

con diferencia: es, con diferencia, la mejor — she's easily o by far the best

2) ( desacuerdo) difference

trataron de resolver sus diferencias — they tried to resolve their differences

3) ( resto) difference

yo pagaré la diferencia — I'll pay the difference o the rest

* * *

= difference, discrepancy, distinction, distinguishability, mismatch, gap, dissimilarity, point of difference, differential, fault line, disconnect, diff.

Nota: Abreviatura usada principalmente en el contexto informático.

Ex: Some concepts are described differently in different versions of one language.

Ex: Reshelving by users could explain the discrepancy.

Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.

Ex: In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.

Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.

Ex: The gap between what private and public institutions charge means that private schools are at a big disadvantage in recruiting students.

Ex: No significant study has investigated similarities and dissimilarities betwee these two types of reviewing journal.

Ex: Some points of difference with Canadian practices, especially as regards staffing, are noted.

Ex: The gap between people who have the resources to access digital information and those who do not have these resources, the so-called 'digital divide', includes a differential in information literacy skills = La diferencia entre la gente que dispone de los recursos para acceder a la información digital y los que no, denominada "brecha digital", supone también una diferencia en las destrezas relacionadas con la alfabetización informacional.

Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.

Ex: The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.

Ex: There are some diffs between the free version and the full version.

* acortar las diferencias = close + the gap.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* con diferencia = by far.

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparición de las diferencias = blurring of differences, blurring of roles, blurring of boundaries.

* desaparición de las diferencias entre = blurring of distinctions between.

* desdibujar las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the boundaries between.

* detectar una diferencia = detect + difference.

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

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cultural = cultural difference.

* diferencia debida al género = gender gap.

* diferencia debida al sexo = gender gap.

* diferencia de género = gender difference.

* diferencia de horario = time differences.

* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).

* diferencia de precio = price differential.

* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencia de sexo = gender difference.

* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.

* diferencia generacional = generation gap.

* diferencia horaria = time differences.

* diferencia lingüística = language difference.

* diferencia lógica = logical difference.

* diferencia salarial = pay inequality.

* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.

* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.

* diferencias de sexo = gender.

* diferencia significativa = significant difference.

* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.

* diferencia social = social gap.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* establecer una diferencia = draw + demarcation.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.

* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.

* limar las diferencias = iron out + differences, flatten out + differences.

* marcar la diferencia = make + the difference, make + a difference, spell + the difference.

* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.

* muy a diferencia de = in marked contrast to/with.

* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.

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

* paliar las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* rectificar la diferencia = redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.

* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.

* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.

* respeto a la diferencia = respect to differences.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* saldar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* señalar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* significar la diferencia entre... y = mean + the difference between... and.

* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* tener sus diferencias = have + their differences.

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diferencia

feminine

A (disparidad) difference

la diferencia de edad entre ellos the age difference o age gap between them

salieron con una diferencia de pocos minutos they left a few minutes apart

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora unlike her husband, she's really charming

es un hombre alegre, a diferencia de su antecesor que … he is a cheerful man, in contrast to o unlike his predecessor who …

cagarse or sentarse en la diferencia ( vulg CS): ¿$20 en vez de $19,99? ¡me cago en la diferencia! ( vulg); $20 instead of $19.99? big difference! o big deal! o that's a hell of a difference! ( iro)

antes me importaba mucho pero ahora me siento en la diferencia it used to bother me a lot, but now I couldn't give a damn o I couldn't care less ( colloq)

con diferencia: es, con diferencia, la más inteligente de las dos hermanas she's easily o far and away o by far the more intelligent of the two sisters, she's the more intelligent of the two sisters by a long way o by far

este restaurante es mucho mejor, y con diferencia this restaurant's better by far o by a long way

Compuesto:

diferencia horaria

time difference

B (desacuerdo) difference

se reunieron para tratar de resolver or saldar sus diferencias they met to try to resolve their differences

C (resto) difference

dame el dinero que tienes y yo pagaré la diferencia give me the money you have and I'll pay the difference o the remainder o the rest

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Del verbo diferenciar: ( conjugate diferenciar)

diferencia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
diferencia
diferenciar
diferencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( disparidad) difference;

◊ la diferencia de precio the difference in price;

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora unlike her husband, she's really charming
b) ( distinción) distinction;

◊ hacer una diferencia to make a distinction

c) ( desacuerdo) difference;

resolver sus (or mis etc) diferencias to resolve one's differences
d) ( resto) difference,

◊ yo pagué la diferencia I paid the difference

diferenciar ( conjugate diferenciar) verbo transitivo ‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between
diferenciarse verbo pronominal:
◊ ¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what makes this species different?;

no se diferencian en nada there's no difference between them;
diferenciase de algo/algn to differ from sth/sb;
solo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the price
diferencia sustantivo femenino difference
♦ Locuciones: a diferencia de, unlike
con diferencia, by far: su hermana es la más simpática con diferencia, his sister is the nicer (de dos) o nicest (de más de dos) by far
diferenciar verbo transitivo
1 (saber discernir) to distinguish, tell the difference: no diferencia la seda del algodón, she can't tell the difference between silk and cotton
2 (hacer distinto) to differentiate: eso es lo que nos diferencia, that's what makes us different

' diferencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismal
- cada
- caja
- cerrarse
- diferenciar
- discrepancia
- distinguir
- economía
- error
- fundamental
- ganarse
- haber
- hablarse
- llevar
- llevarse
- notable
- piso
- poder
- política
- resaltar
- salario
- salto
- sensible
- sutil
- tarde
- variante
- acentuado
- cambio
- desigualdad
- desnivel
- distinción
- mínimo
- pequeño
- tremendo
English:
appreciable
- art
- by
- change
- difference
- discrepancy
- distinction
- gap
- hate
- insignificant
- material
- misunderstanding
- now
- opposed
- out
- settle
- sharp
- study
- tell
- unlike
- up
- within
- world
- yawning
- compare
- quite

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diferencia nf

1. [disimilitud] difference (con/entre from/between);
el problema de esa pareja es la diferencia de edad that couple's problem is the difference in their ages;

la diferencia está en que tú eres hombre the difference is that you're a man;

a diferencia de unlike;

con diferencia by far;

establecer o [m5] hacer una diferencia entre to make a distinction between

2. [desacuerdo] difference;

tuvieron sus diferencias they had their differences;

limar diferencias to settle one's differences

3. [en suma, resta] difference ( entre between);
tendremos que pagar la diferencia we'll have to pay the difference

Comp
diferencia horaria time difference; Elec diferencia de potencial potential difference;
diferencia salarial wage o pay differential

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diferencia

f

1 difference;

hay una diferencia como del día a la noche it’s like the difference between night and day;

a diferencia de unlike;

con diferencia fig by a long way

2

:

diferencias pl ( desacuerdo) differences

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diferencia nf

1) : difference

2)

a diferencia de : unlike, in contrast to

* * *

diferencia n difference

¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos coches? what's the difference between the two cars?

hay una diferencia de edad de dos años the age difference is two years

a diferencia de unlike

Spanish-English dictionary > diferencia
25 espaciado

m.

spacing.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: espaciar.

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SM (Inform) spacing

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) ( en el espacio)

los párrafos deben quedar más espaciados — there should be more space between the paragraphs

los árboles están muy espaciados — the trees are too far apart

b) ( en el tiempo)

tuvo a sus hijos muy espaciados — there were quite a few years between each of her children

sus visitas se hicieron más espaciadas — her visits became more infrequent

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= spaced, spacing.

Ex. Stereoscopic cameras with two spaced glass eyes for striking improvements are just around the corner.

Ex. Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: instructions on the way in which abstracts are to be presented, e.g. typing, paper, layout, spacing.

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* espaciado interlineal = line spacing.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) ( en el espacio)

los párrafos deben quedar más espaciados — there should be more space between the paragraphs

los árboles están muy espaciados — the trees are too far apart

b) ( en el tiempo)

tuvo a sus hijos muy espaciados — there were quite a few years between each of her children

sus visitas se hicieron más espaciadas — her visits became more infrequent

* * *

= spaced, spacing.

Ex: Stereoscopic cameras with two spaced glass eyes for striking improvements are just around the corner.

Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: instructions on the way in which abstracts are to be presented, e.g. typing, paper, layout, spacing.

* espaciado interlineal = line spacing.

* * *

espaciado¹ -da

adjective

1

(en el espacio): están demasiado espaciados they're too far apart

los párrafos deben quedar (más) espaciados there should be more space between the paragraphs, the paragraphs should be further apart

se deben plantar espaciados they should be well spaced out, they should be planted some distance apart

2

(en el tiempo): tuvo a todos sus hijos muy espaciados there were quite a few years separating o between each of her children

sus visitas se hicieron cada vez más espaciadas her visits became more and more infrequent, there were longer and longer intervals between her visits

espaciado²

masculine

( Impr) spacing

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Del verbo espaciar: ( conjugate espaciar)

espaciado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
espaciado
espaciar
espaciado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( en el espacio):

◊ los árboles están muy espaciados the trees are too far apart

b) ( en el tiempo):

◊ sus visitas se hicieron más espaciadas her visits became more infrequent

espaciar verbo transitivo to space out
' espaciado' also found in these entries:
English:
spacing

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espaciado, -a

♦ adj

1. [en el tiempo] spaced out;

sus apariciones son ahora más espaciadas his public appearances are now less frequent;

sus cartas llegaban cada vez más espaciadas there were longer and longer intervals between her letters, her letters became less and less frequent

2. [en el espacio] spaced out;

haz los renglones menos espaciados reduce the space between the lines, make the lines closer together

♦ nm
Informát spacing

Spanish-English dictionary > espaciado
26 lícito

adj.

licit, legal, legitimate, lawful.

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lícito

► adjetivo

1 (legal) licit, lawful

2 (justo) fair

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(f. - lícita)

adj.

licit, lawful

* * *

ADJ

1) (Jur) [permiso] legal; [comercio] legitimate, legal; [conducta] legal, lawful, licit frm

2) frm (=justo) right, reasonable

no es lícita tanta desigualdad social — such levels of social inequality are not right o are unreasonable

3) frm (=permisible) permissible

si es lícito preguntarlo — if one may ask

* * *

- ta adjetivo

a) ( dentro de la ley) <acto/conducta> legal, lawful; < jugada> legal

b) ( admisible) justifiable

* * *

= permissible, lawful, licit.

Ex. The permissible indexing terms and the relationship to other terms can be gleaned from a perusal of the thesaurus.

Ex. DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.

Ex. The lines between licit & illicit operations have become blurred, as markets have become globalized.

* * *

- ta adjetivo

a) ( dentro de la ley) <acto/conducta> legal, lawful; < jugada> legal

b) ( admisible) justifiable

* * *

= permissible, lawful, licit.

Ex: The permissible indexing terms and the relationship to other terms can be gleaned from a perusal of the thesaurus.

Ex: DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.

Ex: The lines between licit & illicit operations have become blurred, as markets have become globalized.

* * *

lícito -ta

adjective

A

1 ‹acto/conducta› legal, lawful, licit ( frml)

carece de medios lícitos de subsistencia he has no lawful means of subsistence o of keeping himself

2 ‹jugada› legal

B (admisible) justifiable, reasonable

* * *

Del verbo licitar: ( conjugate licitar)

licito es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

licitó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
licitar
lícito
licitar ( conjugate licitar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ( llamar a concurso para) to invite tenders for;
( presentar una propuesta para) to put in a tender for
lícito
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ( dentro de la ley) ‹acto/conducta› legal, lawful;

‹ jugada› legal
b) ( admisible) justifiable, reasonable

licitar verbo transitivo to bid on (a contract): para hacer obras para el Estado hay que licitar, public works contracts are obtained only through bidding
lícito,-a adjetivo
1 Jur lawful
2 frml (tolerable, permisible) allowed
' lícito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lícita
- legal
English:
lawful
- legal

* * *

lícito, -a adj

1. [legal] lawful

2. [correcto] right

3. [justo] fair

* * *

lícito

adj

1 legal

2 ( razonable) fair, reasonable

* * *

lícito, -ta adj

1) : lawful, licit

2) justo: just, fair

Spanish-English dictionary > lícito
27 mancha

f.

1 stain, spot.

tienes una mancha en la camisa you've got a stain on your shirt

una mancha de petróleo an oil slick (en el mar)

2 blotch (in skin).

3 blemish.

este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record

4 tache.

pres.indicat.

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

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mancha

► nombre femenino

1 stain, spot

2 figurado blemish

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin mancha flawless, spotless

mancha solar sunspot

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noun f.

mark, stain, spot

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SF

La Mancha — La Mancha

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femenino

1)

a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stain

una mancha de grasa — a grease stain

manchas de humedad — damp patches

no le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out

b) ( borrón) blot

extenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire

- mancha de petróleo

- mancha solar

2)

a) ( en la piel) mark

una mancha de nacimiento — a birthmark

b) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch

negro con manchas blancas — black with white patches

las manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings

3) ( en pulmón) shadow

4) ( de vegetación) patch

5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain

sin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless

6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang

7) (RPl) ( juego)

la mancha — tag

* * *

= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.

Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.

Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

Ex. The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.

Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.

Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.

Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.

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* mancha de la piel = age spot.

* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.

* mancha de sangre = blood stain.

* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.

* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.

* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.

* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.

* manchas = staining.

* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.

* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stain

una mancha de grasa — a grease stain

manchas de humedad — damp patches

no le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out

b) ( borrón) blot

extenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire

- mancha de petróleo

- mancha solar

2)

a) ( en la piel) mark

una mancha de nacimiento — a birthmark

b) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch

negro con manchas blancas — black with white patches

las manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings

3) ( en pulmón) shadow

4) ( de vegetación) patch

5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain

sin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless

6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang

7) (RPl) ( juego)

la mancha — tag

* * *

= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.

Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.

Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.

Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.

Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.

Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.

* mancha de la piel = age spot.

* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.

* mancha de sangre = blood stain.

* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.

* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.

* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.

* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.

* manchas = staining.

* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.

* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.

* * *

mancha

feminine

A

1 (de suciedad) spot, mark; (difícil de quitar) stain

una mancha de grasa/sangre a grease/blood stain

la mancha no salió the stain didn't come out

manchas de humedad damp patches

no le pude quitar or ( AmL) sacar la mancha I couldn't get rid of the stain, I couldn't get the stain out

este mantel está lleno de manchas this tablecloth is covered in stains

la sábana tiene manchas de óxido the sheet has rust marks on it

2 (borrón) blot

extenderse como una mancha de aceite «noticia» to spread like wildfire

estas barriadas pobres se están extendiendo como una mancha de aceite these shantytowns are spreading rapidly

¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? ( Arg); what difference does/will it make?

Compuestos:

● mancha de hielo

patch of ice

● mancha de petróleo

oil slick

● mancha solar

sunspot

B

1 (en la piel) mark

una mancha de nacimiento a birthmark

2 (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch

negro con manchas blancas black with white patches

las manchas del tigre the tiger's stripes o markings

las manchas del leopardo the leopard's spots o markings

Compuesto:

mancha amarilla

yellow spot

C (en el pulmón) shadow

D (de vegetación) patch

E ( liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain

un alma sin mancha a pure soul

una reputación sin mancha a spotless reputation

una mancha imborrable en el honor de la familia an indelible stain on the family honor

F ( Per fam) (pandilla) gang

G

( RPl) (juego): la mancha tag

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Del verbo manchar: ( conjugate manchar)

mancha es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
mancha
manchar
mancha sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark;

( difícil de quitar) stain;
◊ una mancha de grasa a grease stain;

manchas de humedad damp patches;
mancha de petróleo oil slick
b) ( borrón) blot

2
a) ( en la piel) mark

b) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patch;

( del leopardo) spot
3 (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain;
◊ sin mancha ‹ alma› pure;

‹ reputación› spotless
4 (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang
manchar ( conjugate manchar) verbo transitivo
1 ( ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty;
( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain
2 ‹reputación/honra/memoria› to tarnish
verbo intransitivo
to stain
mancharse verbo pronominal
a) [ropa/mantel] to get dirty;

( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained;
manchase DE or con algo to get stained with sth
b) ( refl) [ persona] to get dirty;

◊ me manché la blusa de aceite I got oil stains on my blouse

mancha sustantivo femenino
1 (de grasa, pintura, etc) stain
2 (en la piel) spot: le ha salido una mancha roja en la mano, she has a red spot on her hand
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' mancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- guiso
- lamparón
- manchar
- penetrar
- pinta
- quitar
- quitarse
- rebelde
- sacar
- salpicadura
- aparecer
- aureola
- borrón
- cerco
- dejar
- desaparecer
- gotera
- ir
- manchego
- salir
- tenaz
English:
blemish
- blob
- blot
- blotch
- Channel Tunnel
- chunnel
- come off
- come out
- fleck
- get off
- get out
- mark
- patch
- removal
- remove
- rub off
- scrub away
- shift
- show
- show up
- slick
- smear
- smudge
- smut
- somewhere
- spot
- stain
- stubborn
- sunspot
- untarnished
- wash out
- wipe off
- birth
- blood
- channel
- cross
- dab
- marking
- sun
- wash

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mancha nf

1. [de suciedad] stain, spot;
[de tinta] blot;
me he echado una mancha en la camisa I've stained my shirt, I've got a stain on my shirt;

no consiguió que se fuera la mancha she couldn't get the stain out;

una mancha de petróleo [en el mar] an oil slick;

una mancha de aceite an oil stain;

Comp

extenderse como una mancha de aceite to spread like wildfire

2. [de color] spot, mark;

un caballo con manchas negras a horse with black patches;

Comp
RP
¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? what difference does one more make?, one more won't make any difference

3. [en la piel] [por reacción] blotch;
[de la vejez] liver spot;
le han salido unas manchas en la piel he's come out in blotches

Comp
mancha de nacimiento birthmark
4. Astron mancha solar sunspot

5. [deshonra] blemish, blot;

este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record;

tiene un historial sin mancha she has a spotless record

6. Perú Fam [grupo de amigos] gang

7. RP
la mancha [juego] tag

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Mancha

:

Canal de la Mancha English Channel;

la Mancha La Mancha

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mancha nf

1) : stain, spot, mark

mancha de sangre: bloodstain

2) : blemish, blot

una mancha en su reputación: a blemish on his reputation

3) : patch

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mancha n

1. (en general) stain

2. (en la pared, tierra) patch [pl. patches]

3. (de animal) spot

Spanish-English dictionary > mancha
28 parecido

adj.

similar, analogous, alike, akin.

m.

resemblance, likeness, parallel, similarity.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: parecer.

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parecido

► adjetivo

1 similar

► nombre masculino parecido

1 resemblance, likeness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener parecido con alguien to bear a resemblance to somebody

bien parecido,-a good-looking

mal parecido,-a ugly

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parecido

► nombre masculino

1 resemblance, likeness

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1. noun m.
1) similarity

2) resemblance
2. (f. - parecida)
adj.

1) alike

2) similar

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1. ADJ

1) (=similar) similar

tienen apellidos parecidos — they have similar surnames

las casas son todas parecidas — the houses are all similar o alike

nunca he visto cosa parecida — I've never seen anything like it

ser parecido a algo — to be similar to sth, be like sth

mi reloj es muy parecido al tuyo — my watch is very similar to yours, my watch is very like yours

ser parecido a algn — [de aspecto] to look like sb; [de carácter] to be like sb

2)

bien parecido — good-looking, nice-looking, handsome

no es mal parecida — she's not bad-looking

2.

SM resemblance, likeness

yo no te veo el parecido con tu hermano — I can't see the resemblance o likeness between you and your brother

hay un gran parecido entre las dos historias — there is a great resemblance o likeness between the two stories, the two stories are very alike

tiene un cierto parecido con Marlon Brando — he bears a slight resemblance to Marlon Brando

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I
- da adjetivo

no son tan parecidos — ( personas) they're not so alike; ( cosas) they're not that similar

son muy parecidas de cara — they have very similar features

tengo una muy parecida — I have one very similar

una especie de capa o algo parecido — a cape or something like that

parecido A algo — similar to something

eres muy parecido a tu padre — you're a lot like your father; bien parecido, mal parecido
II
masculino resemblance

tiene cierto parecido con su hermano — he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother

no le encuentro ningún parecido con su familia — I can't see any family resemblance

tiene un gran parecido con Jaime — there is a close resemblance between him and Jaime

son de un parecido asombroso — there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them

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= like, similar, common thread, resemblance, like-minded, alike, sameness, similitude, kindred.

Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.

Ex. Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.

Ex. Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.

Ex. The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.

Ex. We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.

Ex. Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.

Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.

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

Ex. The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.

Ex. The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.

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* bien parecido = personable, good looking.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* muy parecido a = much like.

* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.

* parecido a = akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like.

* parecido a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].

* parecido a las noticias = news-type.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* parecido a una avispa = waspish.

* parecido a una bandeja = tray-like.

* parecido a una caja = boxlike.

* parecido a una capa = cape-like.

* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.

* parecido a una catedral = cathedral-like.

* parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano = CAB-type.

* parecido a un catálogo = catalogue type.

* parecido a un desierto = desert-like.

* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.

* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.

* parecido a un paraíso = paradise-like.

* parecido a un remo = paddle-like.

* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.

* parecido a un televisor = TV-like.

* parecido a un tiburón = sharky.

* parecido a un violín = fiddle-like.

* ser parecido = be on a par.

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I
- da adjetivo

no son tan parecidos — ( personas) they're not so alike; ( cosas) they're not that similar

son muy parecidas de cara — they have very similar features

tengo una muy parecida — I have one very similar

una especie de capa o algo parecido — a cape or something like that

parecido A algo — similar to something

eres muy parecido a tu padre — you're a lot like your father; bien parecido, mal parecido
II
masculino resemblance

tiene cierto parecido con su hermano — he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother

no le encuentro ningún parecido con su familia — I can't see any family resemblance

tiene un gran parecido con Jaime — there is a close resemblance between him and Jaime

son de un parecido asombroso — there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them

* * *

= like, similar, common thread, resemblance, like-minded, alike, sameness, similitude, kindred.

Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.

Ex: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.

Ex: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.

Ex: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.

Ex: We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.

Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.

Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.

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

Ex: The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.

Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.

* bien parecido = personable, good looking.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* muy parecido a = much like.

* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.

* parecido a = akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like.

* parecido a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].

* parecido a las noticias = news-type.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* parecido a una avispa = waspish.

* parecido a una bandeja = tray-like.

* parecido a una caja = boxlike.

* parecido a una capa = cape-like.

* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.

* parecido a una catedral = cathedral-like.

* parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano = CAB-type.

* parecido a un catálogo = catalogue type.

* parecido a un desierto = desert-like.

* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.

* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.

* parecido a un paraíso = paradise-like.

* parecido a un remo = paddle-like.

* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.

* parecido a un televisor = TV-like.

* parecido a un tiburón = sharky.

* parecido a un violín = fiddle-like.

* ser parecido = be on a par.

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parecido¹ -da

adjective

no los veo tan parecidos como dicen I don't think they're as much alike as people say

son muy parecidas de cara they have very similar features

llevaba una especie de capa o algo parecido she was wearing a kind of cape or something like that

yo tengo una falda muy parecida I have a very similar skirt

parecido A algo/algn similar TO sth/sb

eres muy parecido a tu padre you're a lot like o ( BrE) very like your father

bien parecido, mal parecido

parecido²

masculine

resemblance

tiene cierto parecido con su hermano he bears some resemblance o a certain resemblance to his brother

no le encuentro ningún parecido con su familia I can't see any family resemblance

tiene un gran parecido a or con Jaime there is a close resemblance between him and Jaime, he's a lot like Jaime, he and Jaime are very alike

son de un parecido asombroso there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them

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Del verbo parecer: ( conjugate parecer)

parecido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
parecer
parecido
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
◊ parece fácil it looks easy;

no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ todo le parece mal he's never happy with anything;

¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;
◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;

parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
a) ( asemejarse) parecidose A algn/algo ( en lo físico) to look o to be like sb/sth;

( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
b) ( recípr) to be alike;

◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;

se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
◊ a mi parecido in my opinion;

son del mismo parecido they're of the same opinion
parecido 1 -da adjetivo [ser] ‹ personas› alike;

‹ cosas› similar;
◊ son muy parecidas de cara they have very similar features;

una especie de capa o algo parecido a cape or something like that;
parecido A algo similar to sth;
eres muy parecido a tu padre you're a lot like your father
parecido 2 sustantivo masculino
resemblance, similarity;
tiene cierto parecido con su hermano he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother;
hay un parecido en sus estilos there is a resemblance o similarity in their styles
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
parecido,-a adjetivo
1 alike, similar 2 bien parecido, good-looking
II sustantivo masculino likeness, resemblance: no guarda parecido con el anterior, it doesn't bear any resemblance to the previous one

' parecido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afín
- aire
- clavada
- clavado
- copia
- identidad
- igual
- igualdad
- imitación
- parecer
- parecerse
- parecida
- reconocerse
- semejante
- sí
- asemejar
- recordar
- vago
English:
alike
- difference
- exact
- lacy
- like
- likeness
- parallel
- similar
- similarity
- similarly
- such
- thing
- close
- -like
- resemblance
- rounders
- rubbery
- salad
- vaguely

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parecido, -a

♦ adj

similar;

parecido a similar to, like;

es parecido a su padre he resembles his father;

¡habráse visto cosa parecida! have you ever heard o seen the like?;

bien parecido [atractivo] good-looking;

mal parecido [feo] ugly

♦ nm

resemblance (con/entre to/between);
el parecido entre todos los hermanos es asombroso there's a startling resemblance between all the brothers;

tiene un gran parecido a John Wayne he looks very like John Wayne;

cualquier parecido es pura coincidencia any similarity is purely coincidental

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parecido

I adj similar;

bien parecido good-looking;

no mal parecido not bad-looking

II m similarity;

tener un gran parecido look a lot alike

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parecido, -da adj

1) : similar, alike

2)

bien parecido : good-looking

parecido nm

: resemblance, similarity

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parecido¹ adj similar

tú y yo somos parecidos you and I are similar

bien parecido good looking

parecido² n (semejanza) resemblance / similarity

Spanish-English dictionary > parecido
29 parpadeo

m.

1 blinking.

2 flickering, flicker.

3 twinkling of the eyes, nictation, nictitation, rapid twinkling of the eyes.

pres.indicat.

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

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parpadeo

► nombre masculino

1 (de los párpados) blinking

2 (de la luz, las estrellas) flickering, twinkling

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noun m.

blink

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SM [de ojos] blinking; [de luz] flickering; [de estrella] twinkling

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masculino

a) ( de los ojos) blinking, twitching

b) ( de una luz) blinking, flickering; ( de las estrellas) twinkling

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= eyeblink [eye-blink], flicker.

Ex. This paper describes a study that investigated the role of the laboratory as the target of citation practices within the specialty of human eyeblink conditioning.

Ex. Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.

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masculino

a) ( de los ojos) blinking, twitching

b) ( de una luz) blinking, flickering; ( de las estrellas) twinkling

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= eyeblink [eye-blink], flicker.

Ex: This paper describes a study that investigated the role of the laboratory as the target of citation practices within the specialty of human eyeblink conditioning.

Ex: Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.

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parpadeo

masculine

1 (de los ojos) blinking, twitching

2 (de una luz) blinking, flickering; (de las estrellas) twinkling

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Del verbo parpadear: ( conjugate parpadear)

parpadeo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

parpadeó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
parpadear
parpadeo
parpadear ( conjugate parpadear) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/ojo] to blink

b) [ luz] to flicker;

[ estrellas] to twinkle
parpadear verbo intransitivo
1 (pestañear) to blink
2 fig (una bombilla, las estrellas) to flicker
parpadeo sustantivo masculino
1 (pestañeo) blinking
2 fig (de una bombilla, las estrellas) flickering
' parpadeo' also found in these entries:
English:
blink
- flicker
- flinch
- winking

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parpadeo nm

1. [pestañeo] blinking

2. [de luz] flickering;
[de estrella] twinkling
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parpadeo

m

1 de persona blinking

2 de luz, llama flickering

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parpadeo nm

1) : blink, blinking

2) : flickering

Spanish-English dictionary > parpadeo
30 pica

f.

1 pike (lanza).

poner una pica en Flandes (figurative) to do the impossible

2 goad, picador's spear (bullfighting).

3 ticket inspector (informal) (revisor de tren).

4 pick, pike.

5 pica, cissa, citta.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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pica

► nombre femenino

1 (lanza) pike

2 (de picador) goad

3 (de la baraja) spade

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner una pica en Flandes to bring off a coup

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I
SF (Orn) magpie
II
SF (Mil) pike; (Taur) goad; (=pene) *** prick ***

- poner una pica en Flandes
III
SF And (Agr) tapping ( of rubber trees)
IV
SF

1) And (=resentimiento) pique, resentment

2) Cono Sur (=mal humor) annoyance, irritation

sacar pica a algn — * to annoy sb
V
* SMF [de autobús] inspector
VI
SF And, CAm, Caribe (=camino) forest trail, narrow path

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femenino

1) (Arm) pike; (Taur) lance, goad; ( para cavar) pick, pickax*

2) (Jueg)

a) ( carta) spade

b) picas femenino plural ( palo) spades

3) (CS fam) ( resentimiento) resentment

sacarle pica a alguien — (Chi fam) to get on somebody's nerves

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= em, pica, pike, spade.

Nota: Uno de los palos de los juegos de cartas.

Ex. The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.

Ex. In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.

Ex. In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.

Ex. If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

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femenino

1) (Arm) pike; (Taur) lance, goad; ( para cavar) pick, pickax*

2) (Jueg)

a) ( carta) spade

b) picas femenino plural ( palo) spades

3) (CS fam) ( resentimiento) resentment

sacarle pica a alguien — (Chi fam) to get on somebody's nerves

* * *

= em, pica, pike, spade.

Nota: Uno de los palos de los juegos de cartas.

Ex: The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.

Ex: In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.

Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.

Ex: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

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pica

feminine

A

1 ( Arm) pike

poner una pica en Flandes to bring off a coup

2 ( Taur) lance, goad

3 (para cavar) pick, pickax*

echar pica y pala ( Col fam); to work one's fingers to the bone ( colloq)

B ( Jueg)

1 (carta) spade

¿tienes alguna pica? do you have a spade o any spades?

2 picas fpl (palo) spades

C (CS fam) (resentimiento) resentment

hay mucha pica entre ellos there's a lot of resentment between them

sacarle pica a algn ( Chi fam); to get on sb's nerves

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Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)

pica es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pica
picar
pica sustantivo femenino
1 (Arm) pike;
(Taur) lance, goad;
( para cavar) pick, pickax^{( conjugate pickax)}
2 (Jueg)
a) ( carta) spade

b)

◊ picas sustantivo femenino plural ( palo) spades

picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picaon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero pica algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picale (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' pica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picar
- se
English:
garlic
- itch
- itchy
- prickly
- spade

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pica nf

1. [lanza] pike;

Comp

poner una pica en Flandes to do the impossible

2. Taurom goad, picador's spear

3. [naipe] spade

4.
picas [palo] spades

5. Imprenta [medida] pica

6. Fam [revisor] ticket inspector

7. RP Fam [tensión] resentment;

hay pica entre los hinchas de estos dos cuadros there's a lot of needle o ill-feeling between the fans of these two teams

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pica

f

1 TAUR goad

2 palo de la baraja spade

3

:

poner una pica en Flandes fig pull off a coup

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pica nf

1) : pike, lance

2) : goad (in bullfighting)

3) : spade (in playing cards)

Spanish-English dictionary > pica
31 pliegue

m.

1 fold (gen) & (geology).

2 pleat.

3 crease, fold, plait, tuck.

La alforza de las mangas de la camisa The tuck of the shirt's sleeve.

4 folding, flexura, flexure.

5 furrow, crena.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: plegar.

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pliegue

► nombre masculino

1 fold

2 (en la ropa) pleat

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noun m.

fold

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SM

1) (=doblez) fold, crease

2) (Cos) [gen] pleat; (=alforza) tuck

3) (Geol) fold

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masculino

a) ( en papel) fold, crease; ( en la piel) fold; ( en tela) pleat

b) (Geol) fold

* * *

= crease, fold, ridge, crease.

Ex. The printer sometimes required the machine direction of the paper to run up the spine of the sections when the sheets were folded, so that they could be given a sharp crease.

Ex. A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.

Ex. He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.

Ex. He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.

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* con pliegues = pleated.

* * *

masculino

a) ( en papel) fold, crease; ( en la piel) fold; ( en tela) pleat

b) (Geol) fold

* * *

= crease, fold, ridge, crease.

Ex: The printer sometimes required the machine direction of the paper to run up the spine of the sections when the sheets were folded, so that they could be given a sharp crease.

Ex: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.

Ex: He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.

Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.

* con pliegues = pleated.

* * *

pliegue

masculine

1 (en papel) fold, crease

2 (en la piel) fold

3 (en tela) pleat

4 ( Geol) fold

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Del verbo plegar: ( conjugate plegar)

pliegue es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
plegar
pliegue
plegar ( conjugate plegar) verbo transitivo ‹ papel› to fold;
‹ silla› to fold up
plegarse verbo pronominal
1 ( ceder) to yield, submit;
plieguese A algo to yield to sth, submit to sth
2 (AmS) ( unirse) to join in;
plieguese A algo to join sth
pliegue sustantivo masculino
a) ( en papel) fold, crease;

( en la piel) fold;
( en tela) pleat
b) (Geol) fold

plegar verbo transitivo to fold
pliegue sustantivo masculino
1 fold
2 (en tela, ropa) pleat
' pliegue' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
doblez
English:
crease
- fold
- pleat
- tuck

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pliegue

♦ ver plegar

♦ nm

1. [en papel, piel] fold

2. [en un plisado] pleat

3. Geol fold

* * *

pliegue

m de tela, papel fold, crease

* * *

pliegue nm

1) doblez: crease, fold

2) : pleat

* * *

pliegue n (en papel) fold

Spanish-English dictionary > pliegue
32 privado

adj.

1 private, confidential, personal, privy.

Este es un asunto privado This is private business.

2 private, restricted, restricted-access.

3 reserved.

4 unconscious, fainted.

5 sound asleep, asleep, sleeping, fast asleep.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: privar.

* * *

privado

► participio pasado

1→ link=privar privar

► adjetivo

1 private

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en privado in private

* * *

(f. - privada)

adj.

private

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1. ADJ

1) [club, colegio, avión] private

privado y confidencial — private and confidential

2) LAm (=alocado) mad, senseless

3) Caribe (=débil) weak, faint

2. SM

1)

en privado — privately, in private

2) (Pol) (=favorito) favourite, favorite (EEUU), protégé; ( Hist) royal favourite, chief minister

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <reunión/vida> private

en privado — in private

b) (Col, Méx) ( desmayado) unconscious

c) (Méx) <teléfono/número> unlisted (AmE), ex-directory (BrE)

* * *

= personal, private, confidential, privately run.

Ex. Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

Ex. SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex. It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.

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* ámbito privado, el = private sector, the.

* archivo privado = private archives.

* biblioteca privada = private library.

* ceremonia privada = private ceremony.

* detective privado = private eye.

* empresa privada = private firm.

* en privado = privately, a word in + Posesivo + ear, in private, behind closed doors.

* entidad privada = private institution.

* espacio privado = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.

* financiado con fondos privados = privately supported [privately-supported], privately funded, privately financed.

* finca privada = private estate.

* información privada = private information.

* investigador privado = private eye, private detective.

* invitación a inauguración privada = private view card (PVC).

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* propiedad privada = private estate.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* sector privado, el = private sector, the, profit sector, the.

* sociedad privada = private society.

* universidad privada = private university.

* urbanización privada = private estate.

* vida privada = private life.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <reunión/vida> private

en privado — in private

b) (Col, Méx) ( desmayado) unconscious

c) (Méx) <teléfono/número> unlisted (AmE), ex-directory (BrE)

* * *

= personal, private, confidential, privately run.

Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.

* ámbito privado, el = private sector, the.

* archivo privado = private archives.

* biblioteca privada = private library.

* ceremonia privada = private ceremony.

* detective privado = private eye.

* empresa privada = private firm.

* en privado = privately, a word in + Posesivo + ear, in private, behind closed doors.

* entidad privada = private institution.

* espacio privado = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.

* financiado con fondos privados = privately supported [privately-supported], privately funded, privately financed.

* finca privada = private estate.

* información privada = private information.

* investigador privado = private eye, private detective.

* invitación a inauguración privada = private view card (PVC).

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* propiedad privada = private estate.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* sector privado, el = private sector, the, profit sector, the.

* sociedad privada = private society.

* universidad privada = private university.

* urbanización privada = private estate.

* vida privada = private life.

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privado -da

adjective

1 ‹reunión/fiesta› private

vida privada private life

en privado in private

2 (Col, Méx) (desmayado) unconscious

3 ( Méx) ‹teléfono/número› unlisted ( AmE), ex-directory ( BrE)

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Del verbo privar: ( conjugate privar)

privado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
privado
privar
privado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹reunión/vida› private;

◊ en privado in private

b) (Col, Méx) ( desmayado) unconscious

c) (Méx) ‹teléfono/número› unlisted (AmE), ex-directory (BrE)

privar ( conjugate privar) verbo transitivo
1 privado a algn DE algo ‹de derecho/libertad› to deprive sb of sth
2 (Col, Méx) ( dejar inconsciente) to knock … unconscious
privarse verbo pronominal
1 privadose DE algo ‹de lujos/placeres› to deprive oneself of sth
2 (Col, Méx) ( desmayarse) to lose consciousness, pass out
privado,-a adj (personal) private: siempre está metiéndose en la vida privada de los demás, he's always sticking his nose into the private lives of others
(secreto, reservado) private, confidential
(no público) una clínica privada, a private clinic
♦ Locuciones: en privado, in private: los problemas familiares se discuten en privado, family issues should be discussed in private
privar
I vt
1 (despojar) to deprive [de, of]
2 fam (gustar mucho) me priva la fruta, I love fruit
II vi argot (beber) to booze
' privado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colegio
- coto
- detective
- particular
- privada
- rincón
- sabueso
- sector
- estudiar
- intimidad
English:
celebrate
- clinic
- in
- personal
- prep school
- private
- privately
- Pte.
- public school
- enterprise
- ex-directory
- finishing
- investigator
- preparatory
- public

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privado, -a

♦ adj

private;

en privado in private

♦ nm
Am [despacho] private office
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privado

I part → privar

II adj private;

en privado in private

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privado, -da adj

: private

♦ privadamente adv

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privado adj private

en privado in private

Spanish-English dictionary > privado
33 propicio

adj.

propitious, favorable, favourable, advantageous.

pres.indicat.

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

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propicio

► adjetivo

1 (gen) suitable; (uso formal) propitious

* * *

(f. - propicia)

adj.

favorable, propitious

* * *

ADJ [momento, condiciones] favourable, favorable (EEUU); [persona] kind, well-disposed

* * *

- cia adjetivo < momento> opportune, propitious (frml); < condiciones> favorable*, propitious (frml)

no es un ambiente propicio para la meditación — the surroundings are not conducive to meditation

* * *

= promising, propitious, bloomy, favourable [favorable, -USA].

Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex. She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.

Ex. The 1st is to follow the fashions of mainstream publications and to contribute to their bloomy or gloomy predictions.

Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

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* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* propicio para = conducive (to).

* ser propicio a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* * *

- cia adjetivo < momento> opportune, propitious (frml); < condiciones> favorable*, propitious (frml)

no es un ambiente propicio para la meditación — the surroundings are not conducive to meditation

* * *

= promising, propitious, bloomy, favourable [favorable, -USA].

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex: She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.

Ex: The 1st is to follow the fashions of mainstream publications and to contribute to their bloomy or gloomy predictions.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* propicio para = conducive (to).

* ser propicio a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

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propicio - cia

adjective

‹momento› opportune, propitious ( frml); ‹condiciones› favorable*, propitious ( frml)

un clima propicio para las negociaciones a favorable climate for the negotiations

no es un ambiente propicio para la meditación the surroundings are not conducive to meditation

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Del verbo propiciar: ( conjugate propiciar)

propicio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

propició es:

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

Multiple Entries:
propiciar
propicio
propiciar ( conjugate propiciar) verbo transitivo ( favorecer) to favor^{( conjugate favor)};
( causar) to bring about
propicio
◊ - cia adjetivo ‹ momento› opportune, propitious (frml);

‹ condiciones› favorable^{( conjugate favorable)}, propitious (frml)
propiciar verbo transitivo to favour
propicio,-a adjetivo propitious, favourable
' propicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nido
- propicia
- satisfactoria
- satisfactorio
English:
conducive
- occasion
- propitious

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propicio, -a adj
[favorable] propitious, favourable; [adecuado] suitable, appropriate;
un bar no es un entorno propicio para el estudio a bar is not a suitable place for studying in

* * *

propicio

adj favorable, Br

favourable ser propicio para be favorable to

* * *

propicio, - cia adj

: favorable, propitious

Spanish-English dictionary > propicio
34 pulido

adj.

1 polished, cleaned with polish, finely textured, burnished.

2 slick.

m.

1 polishing, smoothing, burnishing.

2 polished surface.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pulir.

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pulido

► adjetivo

1 (pulimentado) polished

2 (pulcro) neat, clean

► nombre masculino pulido

1 polishing

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pulido

► nombre masculino

1 polishing

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [madera, metal] polished

2) [estilo, lenguaje] refined, polished

2.

SM polish, polishing

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <estilo/trabajo/lenguaje> polished; < modales> refined

b) (Chi fam) < persona> affected

* * *

= polished, polishing, burnishing, polished.

Ex. The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.

Ex. A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: polishing and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.

Ex. But burnishing is laborious and slow, and the full potential of the copperplate process could not be reached in the absence of a special press = Aunque el pulido es laborioso y lento y no se le pudo sacar el máximo partido al proceso de impresión mediante planchas de cobre al no disponer de una prensa especial.

Ex. A design engraved on the surface of a plate of polished copper can be printed if the lines of the design are filled with ink.

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* acero pulido = brushed steel.

* muy pulido = licked, slick.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <estilo/trabajo/lenguaje> polished; < modales> refined

b) (Chi fam) < persona> affected

* * *

= polished, polishing, burnishing, polished.

Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.

Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: polishing and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.

Ex: But burnishing is laborious and slow, and the full potential of the copperplate process could not be reached in the absence of a special press = Aunque el pulido es laborioso y lento y no se le pudo sacar el máximo partido al proceso de impresión mediante planchas de cobre al no disponer de una prensa especial.

Ex: A design engraved on the surface of a plate of polished copper can be printed if the lines of the design are filled with ink.

* acero pulido = brushed steel.

* muy pulido = licked, slick.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

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pulido¹ -da

adjective

1 (depurado, refinado) ‹estilo/trabajo/lenguaje› polished; ‹modales› refined

2 ( Chi fam) (afectado) ‹persona› affected

pulido²

masculine

1 (de metales, piedras, vidrio) polishing

2 (de la madera) sanding

3 (lustrado) polishing

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Del verbo pulir: ( conjugate pulir)

pulido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
pulido
pulir
pulido
◊ -da adjetivo ‹estilo/trabajo/lenguaje› polished;

‹ modales› refined
pulir ( conjugate pulir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹metal/piedra/vidrio› to polish

b) ‹ madera› to sand

c) ( lustrar) to polish

2 ( refinar) ‹estilo/trabajo› to polish up;
‹ persona› to make … more refined;
‹ idioma› to brush up
pulir verbo transitivo
1 (metal, madera, etc) to polish
2 (perfeccionar) to polish up: fueron a España a pulir su español, they went to Spain to brush up their Spanish
' pulido' also found in these entries:
English:
polished
- slick

* * *

pulido, -a

♦ adj

1. [piedra, madera, cristal] polished

2. [trabajo, estilo, texto] polished

♦ nm
[de piedra, madera, cristal] polishing;
durante el pulido del suelo while polishing the floor;

procedieron al pulido de la superficie they proceeded to polish the surface

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pulido

I adj tb estilo polished

II m acción polishing; efecto polish

Spanish-English dictionary > pulido
35 remate

m.

1 end.

para remate to cap it all (colmo)

2 overstitch (costura).

3 top (architecture).

4 shot (sport) (con el pie).

remate de cabeza header (at goal)

remate a puerta (con el pie)

5 auction sale, auction.

6 finishing touch, finish, finishing, crowning.

7 culmination, round-off, crowning, rounding-off.

8 bid, bidding.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: rematar.

* * *

remate

► nombre masculino

1 (final) end, finish

2 (toque final) finishing touch

3 DEPORTE shot

4 (puja) highest bid

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de remate familiar utter, out-and-out, total

■ es tonto de remate he's a total idiot

para remate to crown it all

por remate finally, in the end

precios de remate knockdown prices

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SM

1) (=cabo) end; (=punta) tip, point; [de edificio, mueble] ornamental top

2) (=toque final)

como remate al concierto hizo un bis — to round off the concert he played an encore

• poner remate a algo — to cap sth

• de remate * —

está loco de remate — he's stark raving mad *

• para remate — * to crown it all, to top it all

para remate va y me insulta — to crown o top it all he went and insulted me

3) (Ftbl) [con el pie] shot; [con la cabeza] header

un remate de cabeza — a header

un equipo sin remate — a team with no finishing power

4) LAm (Com) (=liquidación) bargain sale; (=subasta) auction

5) (Bridge) bidding

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination

esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso — this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

y como remate or (Chi) y para (más) remate (fam) — and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ( en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

2) ( en tenis) smash; ( en vóleibol) spike; ( en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza — header

3) (AmL) ( subasta) auction

* * *

= overhang, punchline [punch line].

Nota: De un chiste.

Ex. Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.

Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

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* de remate = certified.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* remate en plancha = diving header.

* remate modulado = sloped serif.

* remate uniforme = unbracketed serif.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination

esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso — this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

y como remate or (Chi) y para (más) remate (fam) — and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ( en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

2) ( en tenis) smash; ( en vóleibol) spike; ( en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza — header

3) (AmL) ( subasta) auction

* * *

= overhang, punchline [punch line].

Nota: De un chiste.

Ex: Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.

Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

* de remate = certified.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* remate en plancha = diving header.

* remate modulado = sloped serif.

* remate uniforme = unbracketed serif.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* * *

remate

masculine

A

1

(culminación, punto final): esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

como remate de una buena comida, una excelente selección de licores round off a good meal with an excellent selection of liqueurs

el remate de su campaña the climax to his campaign

como remate a las manifestaciones de esta semana, los agricultores se concentrarán hoy en Pando this week's demonstrations by the farmers will culminate today in a huge meeting in Pando

y como remate or ( Chi) y para (más) remate ( fam) and to crown o cap it all ( colloq)

loco¹ (↑ loco (1))

2 (en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

B

1 (en tenis) smash

2 (en vóleibol) spike

3 (en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza header

C ( AmL) (subasta) auction

el cuadro se sacó a remate the picture was put up for auction

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Del verbo rematar: ( conjugate rematar)

rematé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

remate es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
rematar
remate
rematar ( conjugate rematar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹actuación/intervención› to round off, finish off;

‹ negocio› to conclude, close;
‹torre/bastón› to top, crown;
◊ y para rematela (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ‹ costura› to finish off

c) ‹animal/persona› to finish off

2 ( en tenis) to smash;
( en vóleibol) to spike;
( en fútbol):
◊ remató el centro a la portería he hit the cross straight into the goal

3 (AmL)
a) ( en subasta — vender) to auction;

(— comprar) to buy … at an auction
b) ( liquidar) to sell … off cheaply

verbo intransitivo
1 ( terminar) remate EN algo to end in sth
2 ( en tenis) to smash;
( en vóleibol) to spike;
( en fútbol) to shoot;
◊ remate de cabeza to head the ball

remate sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination;

◊ y como remate (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ( en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

2 ( en tenis) smash;
( en vóleibol) spike;
( en fútbol) shot;
◊ remate de cabeza header

3 (AmL) ( subasta) auction
rematar
I verbo transitivo
1 (terminar de matar) to finish off, kill off
2 (concluir) to finish off, round off: tenía que rematar el cuadro, he had to put the finishing touches to the painting
3 (estar en el extremo) to be at the top of, crown
4 Cost to finish off
5 Com (liquidar) to sell off
II verbo transitivo & vi Dep to shoot
(en tenis) to smash
remate sustantivo masculino
1 (fin, colofón) culmination, end
2 (de un edificio) top
3 Dep shot
remate de cabeza, header
(en tenis) smash
4 Com (liquidación, rebaja) sale
remate final, clearance sale
♦ Locuciones: de remate, utterly: es tonto de remate, he's completely stupid
y para remate, and to crown o cap it all
' remate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colmo
- colofón
- guinda
- ribete
- tonta
- tonto
- loco
English:
nutter
- prize
- punch line
- auction
- punch
- sale
- smash

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remate nm

1. [fin, colofón] end;

el premio es el remate de un año excelente para el director the prize rounds off o crowns an excellent year for the director;

Comp

de remate: es una tonta de remate she's a complete o utter idiot;

Comp

para remate to cap o crown it all

2. [costura] overstitch

3. Arquit top

4. Dep [con el pie] shot;

remate a puerta [con el pie] shot at goal;

remate de cabeza header (at goal)

5. [liquidación] sale

6. Andes, RP [subasta] auction

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remate

m

1 L.Am.
COM auction, sale
2 en fútbol shot;

remate de cabeza header

3 ( fin)

:

dar remate a algo finish sth off;

para remate … to top it all off, …

4 para enfatizar

:

ser tonto de remate be a complete idiot;

estar loco de remate be completely crazy

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remate nm

1) : shot (in sports)

2) : auction

3) : end, conclusion

4)

como remate : to top it off

5)

de remate : completely, utterly

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remate n

1. (término) end

el remate de la fiesta the end of the party

2. (en fútbol, etc) shot

el delantero hizo un remate espectacular the forward made a spectacular shot

de remate completely

esté loco de remate he's stark raving mad

Spanish-English dictionary > remate
36 surco

m.

1 furrow (zanja).

2 groove (señal) (de disco).

3 line, wrinkle (arruga).

4 sulcus, crena, crease, crevice.

5 flowerbed, bed of flowers.

pres.indicat.

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

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surco

► nombre masculino

1 (en tierra) furrow

2 (arruga) wrinkle

3 (de rueda) rut

4 (de disco) groove

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SM

1) (Agr) furrow

- echarse al surco

2) (=ranura) [en metal] groove, score; [en disco] groove

3) (Anat) wrinkle

4) [en agua] track, wake

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masculino

1)

a) ( en la tierra) furrow

b) ( en el agua) wake, track

c) ( en disco) groove; ( en superficie) groove, line; ( marca de rueda) ruts, track

2) (Col) ( de flores) flowerbed

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= ridge, groove, furrow, indentation.

Ex. He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.

Ex. The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.

Ex. The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.

Ex. Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

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* característica del surco = groove characteristic.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

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masculino

1)

a) ( en la tierra) furrow

b) ( en el agua) wake, track

c) ( en disco) groove; ( en superficie) groove, line; ( marca de rueda) ruts, track

2) (Col) ( de flores) flowerbed

* * *

= ridge, groove, furrow, indentation.

Ex: He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.

Ex: The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.

Ex: The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.

Ex: Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

* característica del surco = groove characteristic.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

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surco

masculine

A

1 (en la tierra) furrow

2 (en el agua) wake, track

3 (en un disco) groove; (en una superficie) groove, line

los surcos que habían dejado los carruajes the ruts o tracks left by the carriages

la herida le dejó un profundo surco en la frente the cut left a deep scar on her forehead

B ( Col) (de flores) flowerbed

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Del verbo surcar: ( conjugate surcar)

surco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

surcó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
surcar
surco
surco sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en la tierra) furrow

b) ( en el agua) wake, track

c) ( en disco) groove;

( en superficie) groove, line;
( marca de rueda) ruts, track
2 (Col) ( de flores) flowerbed
surcar verbo transitivo
1 Agr to plough, US to plow
2 (la piel, el rostro) to furrow, crease
3 fig (el mar, las aguas) to cross
(el cielo, el aire) to cross, fly through
surco m (en la tierra) furrow
(en un disco) groove
(en la piel) wrinkle
' surco' also found in these entries:
English:
furrow
- groove
- rut
- gully

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surco nm

1. [de arado] furrow

2. [de rueda] rut

3. [en disco] groove

4. [arruga] line, wrinkle

* * *

surco

m AGR furrow

* * *

surco nm

: groove, furrow, rut

Spanish-English dictionary > surco
37 súplica

f.

1 petition, appeal, request, entreaty.

2 prayer, petition, supplication.

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súplica

► nombre femenino

1 request, entreaty, plea

2 DERECHO petition

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a súplica de at the request of

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noun f.

plea

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SF (=ruego) request; (=petición) supplication, entreaty, plea; (Jur) (=instancia) petition

súplicas — entreaties, pleading sing

acceder a las súplicas de algn — to grant sb's request

se publica a súplica de... — it is published at the request of...

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femenino ( ruego) entreaty, plea; (Der) petition

* * *

= appeal, plea, pleading, entreaty, supplication.

Ex. Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.

Ex. One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.

Ex. The pleading should be done by the representatives of the public, on the library board or the appropriating authority.

Ex. 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.

Ex. The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

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femenino ( ruego) entreaty, plea; (Der) petition

* * *

= appeal, plea, pleading, entreaty, supplication.

Ex: Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.

Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.

Ex: The pleading should be done by the representatives of the public, on the library board or the appropriating authority.

Ex: 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.

Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

* * *

súplica

feminine

1 (ruego) entreaty, plea

2 ( Der) petition

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Del verbo suplicar: ( conjugate suplicar)

suplica es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
suplicar
súplica
suplicar ( conjugate suplicar) verbo transitivo ( rogar) to beg;
◊ súplicale a algn que haga algo to beg o implore o (liter) beseech sb to do sth

súplica sustantivo femenino ( ruego) entreaty, plea;

(Der) petition
suplicar verbo transitivo to beg, implore: te suplico que lo olvides, I beseech you to forget it
súplica sustantivo femenino entreaty, plea
' súplica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ruego
English:
appeal
- ardent
- plea
- entreaty

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súplica nf

1. [ruego] plea, entreaty

2. Der petition

* * *

súplica

f plea

* * *

súplica nf

: plea, entreaty

Spanish-English dictionary > súplica
38 íntimo

adj.

1 intimate, close, chummy, cosy.

2 intimate, personal, cosy, private.

3 contiguous.

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íntimo

► adjetivo

1 (vida) private

2 (amigo, relación) close

3 (sentimiento, emoción) most intimate

4 (higiene) personal

5 (ambiente, decoración) intimate

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (amigo) close friend

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(f. - íntima)

adj.

1) intimate

2) private

* * *
íntimo, -a
1.

ADJ [secreto, confesión] intimate; [amigo, relación] close, intimate; [pensamientos, sentimientos] innermost; [vida] personal, private

una boda íntima — a quiet wedding, a private wedding

una cena íntima — a romantic meal

una fiesta íntima — a private party

es íntimo amigo mío — he is a very close friend of mine

en lo más íntimo de mi corazón — in my heart of hearts

2.

SM / F close friend

solo lo saben sus íntimos — only her close friends know

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I
- ma adjetivo

a) <vida/diario/ceremonia> private; < secreto> intimate

un ambiente muy íntimo — a very intimate o cozy atmosphere

aquello me tocó en lo más íntimo — I was deeply moved by that

una cena íntima — a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); ( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner

b) < amistad> close

amigos íntimos — close o intimate friends
II
- ma masculino, femenino close friend

* * *

= intimate, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], heart-to-heart, private.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex. Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.

Ex. Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

Ex. Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.

Ex. SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

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* amigo íntimo = intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* conversación íntima = pillow talk.

* más íntimo = innermost.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* prenda íntima = undergarment.

* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.

* * *
I
- ma adjetivo

a) <vida/diario/ceremonia> private; < secreto> intimate

un ambiente muy íntimo — a very intimate o cozy atmosphere

aquello me tocó en lo más íntimo — I was deeply moved by that

una cena íntima — a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); ( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner

b) < amistad> close

amigos íntimos — close o intimate friends
II
- ma masculino, femenino close friend

* * *

= intimate, chummy [chummier -comp., chummiest -sup.], heart-to-heart, private.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex: Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.

Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.

Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.

* amigo íntimo = intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* conversación íntima = pillow talk.

* más íntimo = innermost.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* prenda íntima = undergarment.

* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.

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íntimo¹ -ma

adjective

1 ‹vida/diario› private; ‹secreto› intimate; ‹ceremonia› private

el restaurante tiene un ambiente muy íntimo the restaurant has a very intimate o cozy atmosphere

aquello me tocó en lo más íntimo I was deeply moved by that

festejamos el cumpleaños con una cena íntima we celebrated his birthday by having a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family); (en pareja) we celebrated his birthday with a candlelit o romantic dinner

2 ‹amistad/amigo› close

somos amigos íntimos we're close o intimate friends o ( hum) bosom pals

hay una íntima relación entre los dos problemas the two problems are closely o intimately related

higiene, prenda

íntimo² -ma

masculine, feminine

close friend

soy íntimo de la familia I'm a close friend of the family

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Del verbo intimar: ( conjugate intimar)

intimo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

intimó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
intimar
íntimo
intimar ( conjugate intimar) verbo intransitivo íntimo con algn to get close to sb
íntimo
◊ -ma adjetivo

a) ‹vida/diario/ceremonia› private;

‹ secreto› intimate;
‹ ambiente› intimate;
◊ una cena íntima a small dinner (with a few friends/members of the family);

( en pareja) a candlelit o romantic dinner
b) ‹ amistad› close;

‹ amigo› close, intimate ( before n)
intimar verbo intransitivo to become close [con, to]
íntimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy profundo, interno) intimate: tengo la íntima sospecha/convicción de que..., I have a private suspicion/conviction that...
2 (reservado, no público) private: busquemos un lugar íntimo para hablar, let's look for a quiet place to have a talk
3 (amistad) close
II sustantivo masculino y femenino close friend
' íntimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allegada
- allegado
- diaria
- diario
- estrecha
- estrecho
- íntima
- abrazo
English:
close
- heart-to-heart
- inner
- innermost
- intimate
- pally
- personal
- private
- quiet
- cozy

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íntimo, -a

♦ adj

1. [vida, fiesta, ceremonia] private;
[ambiente, restaurante] intimate;
una cena íntima a romantic dinner for two;

la higiene íntima personal hygiene

2. [relación] close;

existe una íntima relación entre los dos crímenes the two crimes are closely connected

3. [amistad] close

4. [sentimiento]
me contó sus pensamientos más íntimos she told me her innermost thoughts;

en lo (más) íntimo de su corazón/alma deep down in her heart/soul

♦ nm,f

close friend

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íntimo

adj

1 intimate;

somos íntimos amigos we’re close friends

2 ( privado) private

* * *

íntimo, -ma adj

1) : intimate, close

2) privado: private

♦ íntimamente adv

* * *

íntimo adj

1. (en general) intimate / private

fue una boda íntima it was a private wedding

2. (amistad) close

es su amiga más íntima she's her closest friend

Spanish-English dictionary > íntimo
39 paso

adj.

dried.

intj.

open up, gangway.

m.

1 passing.

el paso del tiempo the passage of time

con el paso de los años as the years go by

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university

abrir paso a alguien (también figurative) to make way for somebody

abrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowd

ceder el paso (a alguien) to let (somebody) past; to give way (to somebody) (automobiles)

ceda el paso give way (en letrero) (British), yield (United States)

de paso in passing; (de pasada) while I'm/you're/etc at it (aprovechando)

prohibido el paso no entry (en letrero)

paso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course

2 step.

dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward

3 walk.

a paso ligero at a brisk pace

marcar el paso to keep time

a este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish

4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps

paso a paso step by step

5 crossing (cruce).

paso de cebra zebra crossing (British), = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines

paso elevado flyover (British), overpass (United States)

paso fronterizo border crossing (point)

paso a nivel level crossing (British), grade crossing (United States)

paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso subterráneo subway (British), underpass (United States)

6 pass (geography) (en montaña).

7 step in a process, stride, move.

8 passage, pass, crossing point.

9 pace, walking pace.

10 gateway.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

paso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) step, footstep

■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!

■ he oído pasos I heard footsteps

2 (distancia) pace

3 (camino) passage, way

4 (avance) progress, advance

5 (trámite) step, move

6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait

7 RELIGIÓN float (used in Holy Week processions)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada paso at every turn

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

abrirse paso to force one's way through

apretar el paso to hurry

cerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s way

dar paso a (hacer posible) to pave the way for 2 (provocar) to give rise to 3 (dejar pasar) to let through, make way for 4 (pasar a) to move on to

dar sus primeros pasos to start walking

dar un paso en falso (al andar) to lose one's footing 2 (equivocarse) to make a false move

estar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very close

■ estamos a un paso de encontrar la solución the solution is just around the corner

estar de paso to be passing through

hacer algo de paso to do something as well

■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettes

no dar un paso sin... not to do a thing without...

paso a paso step by step

'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"

salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebody

salir al paso de algo to forestall something

seguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footsteps

ceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield sign

paso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)

paso elevado flyover

paso subterráneo (de peatones) subway

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noun m.

1) passage

2) footstep

3) pace

4) way

* * *
I
ADJ dried

higo paso — dried fig

ciruela pasa — prune

uva pasa — raisin
II
1. SM

1) (=acción de pasar)

contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony

para evitar el paso del aire — to prevent the air getting through

por estas fechas tiene lugar el paso de las cigüeñas por nuestra región — this is the time of year when the storks fly over our region

los detuvieron en el paso del estrecho — they were arrested while crossing the channel

el presidente, a su paso por nuestra ciudad... — the president, during his visit to our city...

el huracán arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso — the hurricane flattened everything in its path

con el paso del tiempo — with (the passing of) time

prohibido el paso — no entry

• ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)

ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)

• dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to spring

ahora vamos a dar paso a nuestro corresponsal en Lisboa — we now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon

las protestas dieron paso a una huelga — the protests led to o were followed by a strike

• de paso, mencionaron el tema solo de paso — they only mentioned the matter in passing

¿puedes ir al supermercado, de paso que vas a la farmacia? — could you go to the supermarket on your way to the chemist's?

de paso recuérdale que tiene un libro nuestro — remind him that he's got a book of ours while you're at it

el banco me pilla de paso — the bank is on my way

dicho sea de paso — incidentally

• entrar de paso — to drop in

• estar de paso — to be passing through

están solo de paso por Barcelona — they're just passing through Barcelona

paso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course

paso franco, paso libre — free passage
ave
2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait

estás en mitad del paso — you're blocking the way

¡paso! — make way!

la policía le abría paso — the police cleared a path for him

• abrirse paso — to make one's way

se abrió paso entre la multitud — he made his way through the crowd

se abrió paso a tiros — he shot his way through

se abrieron paso luchando — they fought their way through

• cerrar el paso — to block the way

• dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open

dejar paso a algn — to let sb past

• impedir el paso — to block the way

- salir al paso a algn

- salir al paso de algo

han salido al paso de la acusación — they've been quick to deny the accusation

- salir del paso

paso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

paso a nivel sin barrera — unguarded level crossing

paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso fronterizo — border crossing

paso inferior — underpass, subway

paso salmonero — salmon ladder

paso subterráneo — underpass, subway

paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint

he oído pasos — I heard footsteps

• coger el paso — to fall into step

• dar un paso — to take a step

¿ha dado ya sus primeros pasos? — has she taken her first steps yet?

no da ni un paso sin ella — he never goes anywhere without her

• dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards

• dar un paso en falso — (=tropezar) to miss one's footing; (=equivocarse) to make a false move

• hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)

• volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her steps

- a cada paso

- a pasos agigantados

el proyecto avanza a pasos agigantados — the project is advancing by leaps and bounds

la demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly

- andar en malos pasos

- dar un mal paso

- paso a paso

- por sus pasos contados

- seguir los pasos a algn

- seguir los pasos de algn

paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward

paso a dos — pas de deux

paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards

dio un paso atrás — he took a step backwards

4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait

caminaba con paso decidido — he was walking purposefully

• acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• aflojar el paso — to slow down

• apretar o avivar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• a buen paso — at a good pace

iba andando a buen paso — I was walking at a good pace

las conversaciones marchan a buen paso — the talks are proceeding at a good pace o rate

• establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace

• a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly

• a paso ligero — [gen] at a swift pace; (Mil) at the double

• llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time

• marcar el paso — [gen] to keep time; (Mil) to mark time

• a paso redoblado — LAm (Mil) at the double

• romper el paso — to break step

- a paso de tortuga

paso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble

paso de ganso LAm —

paso de (la) oca — goose step

paso de vals — waltz step

5) (=ritmo) rate, pace

• a este paso — at this rate

a este paso no terminarán nunca — at this rate they'll never finish

al paso que vamos no acabaremos nunca — at the rate we're going we'll never finish

6) (=distancia)

vive a un paso de aquí — he lives round the corner from here

estaba a unos diez pasos — it was about ten paces away

de eso al terrorismo no hay más que un paso — it's a small step from there to terrorism

7) (=avance) step

es un paso hacia nuestro objetivo — it's a step towards our objective

el matrimonio es un paso muy importante en la vida — marriage is an important step in life

- dar el primer paso

8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit

9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude

10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter story

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

11)

paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms

12) LAm (=vado) ford

2.

ADV softly, gently

¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

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paso¹

¹ = footstep, step, footprint, pace.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.

* abrir paso a = make + way (for).

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a un paso = within a stone's throw (away/from).

* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.

* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.

* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.

* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

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

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* contador de pasos = step counter.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un paso = make + step.

* dar un paso adelante = step up.

* dar un paso al frente = step up.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* dar un paso hacia delante = take + a step forward, step up.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.

* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* obstaculizar el paso = block in.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* paso adelante = step up.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* paso a paso = one step at a time, step by step, stage by stage, stepwise.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

* Paso del Noroeste, el = North West Passage, the.

* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* paso en falso = false move.

* paso fronterizo = border crossing.

* paso hacia adelante = step forward.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* paso inferior = underpass.

* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.

* paso intermedio = half-way house, stepping stone.

* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.

* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.

* preferencia de paso = the right of way.

* primer paso = stake in the ground.

* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.

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

paso²

² = stage, passing.

Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.

Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.

* ave de paso = bird of passage.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

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

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* de paso = by the way, by the by(e).

* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.

* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* en varios pasos = multi-step.

* llave de paso = shut-off valve.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso inferior = subway.

* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.

* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.

paso³

³ = transfer, transition, changeover [change-over], handover [hand-over].

Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.

Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.

Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

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paso¹

masculine

A

1

(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of water

a su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the city

el paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using it

hizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his path

con el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time

[ S ] ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

[ S ] prohibido el paso no entry

al paso (en ajedrez) en passant

de paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing through

de paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my way

lo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passing

lleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretary

te lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my way

archiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addresses

y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …

ave

2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso make way

se puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my way

por aquí no hay paso you can't get through this way

dejen el paso libre leave the way clear

abrirse paso to make one's way

el sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the clouds

consiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowd

no te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in life

salir al paso de algn to waylay sb

salir al paso de algo to forestall sth

B ( Geog) (en una montaña) pass

salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o ( AmE) crack ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● paso a desnivel

( Méx) paso elevado

● paso a nivel

grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)

● paso de cebra

zebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)

● paso de gatos

( Méx) catwalk

● paso del Ecuador

(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college course

● paso de peatones

crosswalk ( AmE), pedestrian crossing ( BrE)

● paso elevado

overpass ( AmE), flyover ( BrE)

● paso fronterizo

border crossing

● paso subterráneo

(para peatones) underpass, subway ( BrE); (para vehículos) underpass

C

1 (movimiento al andar) step

dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s), he stepped backward(s)

¡un paso al frente! one step forward!

camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor above

con paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefully

no da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband first

paso a paso step by step

siguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by step

paso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the company

me lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by step

a cada paso at every turn

a pasos agigantados by leaps and bounds

la informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technology

dar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start out

dio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actor

dar un paso en falso (literal) to stumble; (equivocarse) to make a false move

dar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disaster

seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb

seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

2

(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's door

ánimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there now

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from here

de ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict

3 (logro, avance) step forward

el que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itself

supone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness

4 (de una gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps

5 (de baile) step

6 pasos mpl (en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos to travel

D

1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch

2 (en un contador) unit

E

1

(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed down

al ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her pace

el tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clock

a este paso te vas a poner enfermo if you carry on like this, you'll get ill, at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get ill

escribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to her

a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace

llevar el paso to keep in step

marcar el paso to mark time

en ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school

2 ( Equ):

al paso at a walking pace

Compuesto:

paso ligero or redoblado

a paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double time

F (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)

paso² -sa

adjective

ciruela, uva

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Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

paso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
pasar
paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
paso de largo to go right o straight past;
paso por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

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b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;

el paso del tiempo the passage of time;
el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy;
de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through;
me pilla de paso it's on my way;
y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);

me cerró el paso she blocked my way;
dejen el paso libre leave the way clear;

( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK);
( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
◊ paso de cebra zebra crossing;

paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE);
paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing;
paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE);
paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE);

( para vehículos) underpass;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;

( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;

( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);

oyó pasos she heard footsteps;
entró con paso firme he came in purposefully;
paso a paso step by step;
seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb;
seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
b) ( distancia corta):

◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step

4 (ritmo, velocidad):
◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;

a este paso … at this rate …;
a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace;
marcar el paso to mark time
5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly
(sonido de pisadas) footstep
(de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way
Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway
(para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait
♦ Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute
' paso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- arramblar
- atravesar
- bando
- bloquear
- cabeza
- cada
- calamidad
- cebra
- ceder
- cerrar
- converger
- cortar
- dar
- dado
- desvirtuar
- disfraz
- esclarecimiento
- estela
- filtración
- franca
- franco
- impedir
- infierno
- ligera
- ligero
- lista
- llave
- magín
- mayor
- nivel
- obstaculizar
- pasar
- pasarse
- patata
- peatonal
- por
- prohibida
- prohibido
- rebote
- rito
- segura
- seguro
- sino
- subterránea
- subterráneo
- testigo
- tránsito
- ver
- vela
English:
ahead
- amok
- arrogant
- bar
- battle
- begrudge
- block
- block in
- break through
- breakthrough
- brisk
- by
- childhood
- clarify
- clear
- coast
- come over
- crossing
- crosswalk
- dizzy
- dwindle
- evaluation
- explanation
- false move
- faux pas
- float
- flyover
- footstep
- give
- go by
- going
- graze
- grow out of
- hysterical
- lazy
- level crossing
- life
- lively
- mop
- move
- nail
- obstruction
- ocean
- overboard
- overpass
- pace
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass through

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paso

♦ nm

1. [con el pie] step;
[huella] footprint;
dar un paso adelante o [m5] al frente to step forwards, to take a step forwards;

dar un paso atrás [al andar] to step backwards, to take a step backwards;
[en proceso, negociaciones] to take a backward step;
aprendí unos pasos de baile I learnt a few dance steps;

oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;

se veían sus pasos sobre la nieve you could see its footprints in the snow;

a cada paso [cada dos por tres] every other minute;

está a dos o [m5] cuatro pasos (de aquí) it's just down the road (from here);

vivimos a un paso de la estación we live just round the corner from o a stone's throw away from the station;

el ruso está a un paso de hacerse campeón the Russian is on the verge of o just one small step away from becoming champion;

a pasos agigantados at a terrific rate, at a rate of knots;

la economía crece a pasos agigantados the economy is growing at a rate of knots;

el SIDA se propaga a pasos agigantados AIDS is spreading like wildfire o at an alarming rate;

la ingeniería genética avanza a pasos agigantados genetic engineering has made giant o enormous strides;

dar un paso en falso o [m5] un mal paso [tropezar] to stumble;
[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Fig
no dio ni un paso en falso he didn't put a foot wrong;

seguir los pasos a alguien [perseguir, vigilar] to tail sb;

seguir los pasos de alguien [imitar] to follow in sb's footsteps;

volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps

2. [acción] passing;
[cruce] crossing; [camino de acceso] way through, thoroughfare;
con el paso del tiempo with the passage of time;

con el paso de los años as the years go by;

el paso de la juventud a la madurez the transition from youth to adulthood;

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university;

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza;

la tienda está en una zona de mucho paso the shop is in a very busy area;
también Fig
abrir paso a alguien to make way for sb;

abrirse paso [entre la gente, la maleza] to make one's way;

abrirse paso en la vida/en el mundo de la política to get on o ahead in life/politics;

¡abran paso! make way!;

ceder el paso (a alguien) [dejar pasar] to let (sb) past;
[en automóvil] to Br give way o US yield (to sb);
ceda el paso [en letrero] Br give way, US yield;

cerrar o [m5] cortar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

de paso [de pasada] in passing;
[aprovechando] while I'm/you're/ etc at it;
de paso que vienes, tráete las fotos de las vacaciones you may as well bring the photos from your Br holiday o US vacation when you come;

la estación me pilla de paso the station's on my way;

estar de paso [en un lugar] to be passing through;

prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;

salir al paso a alguien, salir al paso de alguien [acercarse] to come up to sb;
[hacer detenerse] to come and bar sb's way;
salir al paso de algo [rechazar] to respond to sth

Comp
paso de cebra Br zebra crossing, = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines; Méx paso a desnivel Br flyover, US overpass;
paso del Ecuador [en barco] crossing the line ceremony;
[en universidad] = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course;
paso elevado Br flyover, US overpass;

paso fronterizo border crossing (point);

paso a nivel Br level crossing, US grade crossing;

paso a nivel con barrera Br gated level crossing, US protected grade crossing;

paso a nivel sin barrera Br ungated level crossing, US unprotected grade crossing;
Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;
paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing;

paso subterráneo Br subway, US underpass

3. [forma de andar] walk;
[ritmo] pace;
con paso cansino se dirigió a la puerta he walked wearily towards the door;

a buen paso at a good rate;

a este paso o [m5]al paso que vamos, no acabaremos nunca at this rate o at the rate we're going, we'll never finish;

al paso [en equitación] at a walk;

a paso lento slowly;

a paso ligero at a brisk pace;
Mil at the double;
aflojar el paso to slow down;

apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;

llevar el paso to keep step;

marcar el paso to keep time;

Comp

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

Comp
Mil paso de la oca goose-step
4. Geog [en montaña] pass;
[en el mar] strait
5. [trámite, etapa, acontecimiento] step;
[progreso] step forward, advance;
antes de dar cualquier paso siempre me pregunta she always asks me before doing anything;

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;

dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz to take the first steps towards peace;

la aprobación de una constitución supondría un gran paso para la democracia the passing of a constitution would be a big step forward for democracy;

explícamelo paso a o [m5] por paso explain it to me step by step;

paso a o [m5] por paso se ganó la confianza de sus alumnos she gradually won the confidence of her pupils;

salir del paso to get out of trouble

6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit

7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]

8.
pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;

hacer pasos to travel

♦ interj

make way!

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paso

1 m

1 step;

paso a paso step by step;

a cada paso at every step;

a dos pasos de fig a stone’s throw (away) from;

volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;

dar un mal paso o

un paso en falso make a false move;

seguir los pasos a alguien follow s.o., dog s.o.’s footsteps;

seguir los pasos de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps;

pasos pl en baloncesto traveling sg, Br travelling sg ;

hacer pasos en baloncesto travel

2 ( manera de andar) walk

3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;

a este paso fig at this rate;

al paso que vamos at the rate we’re going;

a paso ligero at the double;

llevar el paso MIL keep in step;

marcar el paso MIL mark time

4 de agua flow; de tráfico movement;

cerrar el paso de la calle block off o close the street;

prohibido el paso no entry;

ceda el paso yield, Br give way;

observaba el paso del agua/de la gente he watched the water flow past/the world go by

5 ( cruce) crossing

6 de tiempo passing

7 ( huella) footprint

8 ( camino)

:

de paso on the way;

estar de paso be passing through;

dicho sea de paso and incidentally;

¡paso! make way!, let me through!;

abrirse paso push one’s way through; fig carve out a path for o.s.;

salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;

salir del paso get out of a tight spot

paso

2 m REL float in Holy Week procession

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paso, -sa adj

: dried

ciruela pasa: prune

paso nm

1) : passage, passing

de paso: in passing, on the way

2) : way, path

abrirse paso: to make one's way

3) : crossing

paso de peatones: crosswalk

paso a desnivel: underpass

paso elevado: overpass

4) : step

paso a paso: step by step

5) : pace, gait

a buen paso: quickly, at a good rate

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paso n

1. (en general) step

el niño dio tres pasos the baby took tree steps

fue un gran paso para la ciencia it was a great step for science

2. (pisada) footstep

unos pasos sobre la nieve footsteps in the snow

3. (tránsito)

el Tormes a su paso por Salamanca the Tormes at Salamanca

4. (transcurso) passing / passage

con el paso de los años with the passing of the years

a este paso at this rate

abrir paso to make way

abrirse paso to make your way

acelerar el paso to speed up

ceda el paso give way

de paso (al mismo tiempo) while you're there / while you're about it (de camino) on your way

estar a dos pasos to be a stone's throw away

estar de paso to be passing through

paso a nivel level crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de montaña mountain pass

paso elevado (para vehículos) flyover (para peatones) footbridge

paso subterráneo (para vehículos) underpass (para peatones) subway

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

Spanish-English dictionary > paso
40 camino

m.

1 path, track (sendero).

camino de Santiago Milky Way; (astronomy) = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela (religion)

camino trillado well-trodden path

2 way.

el camino de la estación the way to the station

camino de on the way to

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now

me pilla de camino it's on my way

en el o de camino on the way

por este camino this way

3 journey (viaje).

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us

ponerse en camino to set off

4 road, footpath, pathway, track.

5 cart track, cart road.

pres.indicat.

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

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camino

► nombre masculino

1 (vía) path, track

2 (ruta) way, route

■ encontramos a Juan de camino a casa we met Juan on our way home

3 (viaje) journey

■ dos horas de camino a two-hour journey

4 figurado (medio) way

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a medio camino half-way

abrir camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrir el camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrirse camino to make one's way

■ se abrió camino entre la gente she made her way through the people

abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life

coger de camino / pillar de camino to be on the way

■ tu casa nos pilla de camino your house is on our way

estar en camino to be on the way

ir camino de to be on one's way to

ir por (el) buen/mal camino figurado to be on the right/wrong track

llevar buen camino to be on the right track

llevar camino de to be on the way to, be heading for, look set to

■ lleva camino de convertirse en un gran atleta he's on his way to becoming a great athlete

ponerse en camino to set off (on a journey)

camino de herradura bridle path

camino de rosas figurado bed of roses

camino forestal forest track

el Camino de Santiago (vía láctea) the Milky Way

el camino del éxito figurado the road to success

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noun m.

1) road, path, track

2) way

3) journey

4) course

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SM

1) [sin asfaltar] track; (=sendero) path; (=carretera) road

un camino de montaña — a mountain path

camino de tierra — dirt track

camino sin firme — unsurfaced road

- todos los caminos conducen a Roma

Caminos, Canales y Puertos — (Univ) Civil Engineering

camino de acceso — access road

camino de Damasco — road to Damascus

camino de entrada — access road

camino de herradura — bridle path

camino de ingresos, camino de peaje — toll road

camino de rosas, la vida no es ningún camino de rosas — life's no bed of roses

Camino de Santiago — pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James

camino de sirga — towpath

camino forestal — forest track; [para paseos] forest trail

camino francés ( Hist) —
= Camino de Santiago
camino real — highroad ( tb fig)

camino trillado, caminos turísticos no trillados — tourist routes that are off the beaten track

experimentan con nuevas técnicas, huyen de los caminos trillados — they are experimenting with new techniques and avoiding conventional approaches o the well-trodden paths

este escritor ha recorrido los caminos trillados de sus antecesores — this writer has been down the well-trodden paths followed by his predecessors

camino vecinal — minor road

2) (=ruta)

a) (lit) way, route; (=viaje) journey

volvimos por el camino más corto — we took the shortest way o route back

¿sabes el camino a su casa? — do you know the way to his house?

es mucho camino — it's a long way

está a varios días de camino — it's several days' journey away

después de tres horas de camino — after travelling for three hours

nos quedan 20 kms de camino — we still have 20 kms to go

¿cuánto camino hay de aquí a San José? — how far is it from here to San José?

camino de Lima — on the way to Lima

iba camino de Nueva York — I was on my way to New York

• abrirse camino entre la multitud — to make one's way through the crowd

• de camino a, lo puedo recoger de camino al trabajo — I can collect it on my way to work

la farmacia me queda de camino — the chemist's is on my way

• echar camino adelante — to strike out

• en el camino — on the way, en route

nos encontramos en el camino a Zaragoza — we met on the way to Zaragoza

tienen dos niños, y otro en camino — they have two children, and another on the way

ponerse en camino — to set out o off

• a medio camino — halfway (there)

a medio camino paramos para comer — halfway there, we stopped to eat

• se quedaron a mitad de camino — they only got halfway (there)

a mitad de camino entre Dublín y la frontera — halfway between Dublin and the border

la verdad está a mitad de camino entre las dos posturas — the truth is somewhere between the two views

b) (fig) (=medio) path, course

es el camino a la fama — it's the path to fame

es el camino al desastre — it's the road to ruin

• el camino a seguir, yo te explico el camino a seguir — I'll tell you the way o route

me indicaron el camino a seguir para resolver el problema — they showed me what needed to be done to solve the problem

censurar estos programas no es el camino a seguir — censoring these programmes isn't the solution o the right thing to do

- abrirse camino en la vida

allanar el camino —

eso sería allanar el camino a sus adversarios — that would make things easy for their rivals

los nervios de su rival le allanaron el camino — her opponent's nerves made it easy for her

- errar el camino

- estar en camino

estamos en camino de solucionar el problema — we're on the way to solving the problem

está en camino de desaparecer — it's on its way out

ir camino de —

va camino de convertirse en un gran centro financiero — it is on its way to becoming a major financial centre

vamos camino del desastre — we are heading for disaster

- ir por buen camino

traer a algn por buen camino — (=orientar) to put sb on the right track o road; (=desengañar) to set sb straight

- ir por mal camino

las cosas van por buen camino — things are going well

- llevar a algn por mal camino

quedarse en el camino —

varios corredores se quedaron en el camino — several runners didn't make it to the end

un 70% sacó el diploma y el resto se quedó en el camino — 70 per cent of them got the diploma, the rest didn't make it

- ir por su camino

en vez de seguir las normas él fue por su camino — instead of following the rules he just went his own sweet way o did his own thing

no me fijo en mis rivales, yo sigo por mi camino — I don't take any notice of what my rivals are doing, I just do my own thing

- tirar por el camino de en medio

3) (Inform) path

4) And, Cono Sur (=alfombra, tapete) runner, strip of carpet o matting

camino de mesa — table runner
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO The Camino de Santiago is a medieval pilgrim route stretching from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where tradition has it that the body of Saint James the Apostle (Spain's patron saint) is buried. Those who had made the long, dangerous journey returned proudly wearing on their hat or cloak the venera or concha (scallop shell) traditionally associated with this pilgrimage - Saint James' body had reportedly been found covered in scallops. Today this symbolic shell can still be seen all along the Camino de Santiago, carved on ancient buildings and painted on modern-day road signs marking the historic route for the benefit of tourists and pilgrims. In astronomy the Camino de Santiago is another name for the Vía Láctea (Milky Way), hence the title of Buñuel's famous satirical film about the route to Compostela.
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masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

•

- Camino de Santiago

* * *

= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex. It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex. Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex. Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex. This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

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* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

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

* * *

masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

•

- Camino de Santiago

* * *

= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

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

* * *

camino Camino de Santiago (↑ camino a1)

masculine

A (de tierra) track; (sendero) path; (en general) road

sigan por ese camino continue along that path ( o road etc)

han abierto/hecho un caminito a través del bosque they've opened up/made a path o little track through the wood

están todos los caminos cortados all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses, life isn't a bowl of cherries

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him

todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma: por todos los caminos se va a Roma all roads lead to Rome

el camino del infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones the road to hell is paved o strewn with good intentions

Compuestos:

● camino de herradura

bridle path

● camino de sirga

towpath

● camino real

( Hist) highway

● Caminos, Canales y Puertos

civil engineering ingeniero

● camino vecinal

minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

B

1 (ruta, dirección) way

tomamos el camino más corto we took the shortest route o way

¿sabes el camino para ir allí? do you know how to get there?, do you know the way there?

me salieron al camino «asaltantes» they blocked my path o way;

«amigos/niños» they came out to meet me

afrontaron todas las dificultades que se les presentaron en el camino they faced up to all the difficulties in their path

éste es el mejor camino a seguir en estas circunstancias this is the best course to follow in these circumstances

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte you won't get anywhere that way o like that

al terminar la carrera cada cual se fue por su camino after completing their studies they all went their separate ways

sigue caminos muy diferentes de los trazados por sus predecesores he is taking very different paths from those of his predecessors

se me fue por mal caminoor por el otro camino it went down the wrong way

abrir(le) camino (a algo/algn) to clear the way (for sth/sb)

los vehículos que abrían camino a los corredores the vehicles that were clearing the way for the runners

abrirse camino to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura/a través de la multitud she made her way through the dense thickets/through the crowds of people

no es fácil abrirse camino en esa profesión it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that profession

estas técnicas se están abriendo camino entre nuestros médicos these techniques are gaining ground o are beginning to gain acceptance with our doctors

tuvo que luchar mucho para abrirse camino en la vida he had to fight hard to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal caminoor lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble

ya tiene trabajo, va por buen camino he's found a job already, he's doing well

ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste aquí you were on the right track o lines, but you made a mistake here

las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well o very smoothly

llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray

cruzarse en el camino de algn: la mala suerte se cruzó en su camino he ran up against o came up against some bad luck

supo superar todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he was able to overcome all the problems which arose o which he came across

errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work

2

(trayecto, viaje): emprendimos el camino de regreso we set out on the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino the journey seemed to take forever

lo debí perder en el camino de casa al trabajo I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino al amanecer they set off at dawn

llevamos ya una hora de camino we've been traveling for an hour now, we've been on the road for an hour now

estamos todavía a dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go o two hours ahead of us

paramos a mitad de caminoor a medio camino a descansar we stopped halfway to rest

por aquí cortamos or acortamos camino we can take a shortcut this way o this way's shorter

hizo todo el camino a pie he walked the whole way, he did the whole journey on foot

se ha avanzado mucho en este campo, pero queda aún mucho camino por recorrer great advances have been made in this field, but there's still a long way to go

el camino será largo y difícil, pero venceremos the road will be long and difficult, but we shall be victorious

quedarse a mitad de or a medio camino: iba para médico, pero se quedó a mitad de camino he was studying to be a doctor, but he never completed the course o he gave up halfway through the course

el programa de remodelación se quedó a medio camino the renovation project was left unfinished

no creo que terminemos este año, ni siquiera estamos a mitad de camino I don't think we'll finish it this year, we're not even half way through yet

3 ( en locs):

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market

ya vamos camino del invierno winter's coming o approaching, winter's on the way o on its way

llevar or ir camino de algo: un actor que va camino del estrellato an actor on his way o on the road to stardom, an actor heading for stardom, an actor who looks set for stardom

van camino de la bancarrota they are on the road to o heading for bankruptcy, they look set to go bankrupt

una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear

de camino: tu casa me queda de camino I pass your house on my way, your house is on my way

ve por el pan y, de camino, compra el periódico go and get the bread and buy a newspaper on the way o your way

de camino a: íbamos de camino a Zacatecas we were on our way o the way to Zacatecas

está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station

en el caminoor de camino al trabajo paso por tres bancos I pass three banks on my way o the way to work

en camino: deben estar ya en camino they must be on the o on their way already

tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way

por el camino on the way

te lo cuento por el camino I'll tell you on the way

Compuestos:

● camino del Inca

Inca trail

● Camino de Santiago

el Camino de Santiago ( Hist, Relig) the pilgrims' road to Santiago;

( Astron) the Milky Way

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Del verbo caminar: ( conjugate caminar)

camino es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

caminó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
caminar
camino
caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
◊ salieron a camino they went out for a walk;

podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
camino hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;
◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)

verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
camino sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) road;
( de tierra) track;
( sendero) path;
◊ camino vecinal minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

2
a) (ruta, dirección) way;

◊ saberse el camino to know the way;

me salieron al camino [ asaltantes] they blocked my path o way;

[ amigos] they came out to meet me;
◊ este es el mejor camino a seguir this is the best course to follow;

el camino a la fama the road o path to fame;
se abrió camino entre la espesura she made her way through the dense thickets;
abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life;
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino this boy's heading for trouble;
ibas por buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake;
llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray
b) (trayecto, viaje):

◊ el camino de regreso the return journey;

se pusieron en camino they set off;
todavía nos quedan dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go
c) ( en locs)

◊ camino de/a … on my/his/her way to …;

ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear;
de camino on the way;
pilla de camino it's on the way;
me queda de camino I pass it on my way;
de camino a la estación on the way to the station;
en camino on the way;
deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already;
por el camino on the way;
a mitad de or a medio camino halfway through
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
camino sustantivo masculino
1 (estrecho, sin asfaltar) path, track
(en general) road
2 (itinerario, ruta) route, way
3 (medio, modo) way
♦ Locuciones: coger o pillar de camino, to be on the way
estar en camino, to be on the way
ir camino de, to be going to
figurado ir por buen/mal camino, to be on the right/wrong track
ponerse en camino, to set off
a medio camino, halfway: lo deja todo a medio camino, she drops everything she starts halfway through
figurado una casa de turismo rural es un sitio a medio camino entre un hotel y una casa de labranza, a rural tourism house is something halfway between a hotel and a farmhouse
de camino a, on the way to
' camino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrirse
- acceso
- ahorrar
- andar
- baja
- bajo
- bifurcación
- borde
- caminar
- como
- conducir
- cruzarse
- desbloquear
- desviarse
- dificultosa
- dificultoso
- división
- empinada
- empinado
- enderezar
- enfilar
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enseñar
- entorpecer
- escultórica
- escultórico
- franca
- franco
- ir
- guiar
- horqueta
- indicar
- interponerse
- intersectarse
- intrincada
- intrincado
- lado
- marcha
- margen
- media
- mitad
- mostrar
- obstáculo
- orientar
- orilla
- paso
- pillar
- por
- promedio
English:
astray
- blaze
- bridle path
- circuitous
- claw
- concrete
- devious
- dirt road
- drive
- driveway
- en route
- fight
- footpath
- guide
- half-way
- lane
- midway
- passable
- path
- pathway
- pave
- road
- rocky
- rough
- set off
- set out
- show
- signpost
- sloping
- stray
- strike out
- struggle on
- thrust aside
- towpath
- track
- up
- uphill
- wade through
- way
- wayside
- weave
- wind
- winding
- work
- work up to
- bound
- by
- continue
- direct
- do

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camino nm

1. [sendero] path, track;
[carretera] road;
han abierto un camino a través de la selva they've cleared a path through the jungle;

acorté por el camino del bosque I took a shortcut through the forest;
Univ
Caminos(, Canales y Puertos) [ingeniería] civil engineering;

Comp

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses;

Prov

todos los caminos llevan a Roma all roads lead to Rome

Comp
camino de acceso access road; Fam Fig camino de cabras rugged path;
camino forestal forest track;

camino de grava gravel path;

camino de herradura bridle path;

camino de hierro railway, US railroad;
Am camino de mesa table runner; Hist camino real king's highway;
Camino de Santiago Rel = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela;
Astron Milky Way;
camino de sirga towpath;
Fig camino trillado well-trodden path; Fig
tiene el camino trillado the hard work has already been done for him;

camino vecinal country lane

2. [ruta, vía] way;

el camino de la estación the way to the station;

equivocarse de camino to go the wrong way;

indicar el camino a alguien to show sb the way;

no recuerdo el camino de vuelta I can't remember the way back;

iremos por el camino más corto we'll go by the shortest route, we'll go the quickest way;

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital;

me encontré a Elena camino de casa I met Elena on the way home;

de camino [de paso] on the way;

ve a comprar el periódico, y de camino sube también la leche go for the newspaper and bring the milk up while you're at it;

me pilla de camino it's on my way;

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now;

en el camino on the way;

por este camino this way

3. [viaje] journey;

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us;

se detuvieron tras cinco horas de camino they stopped after they had been on the road for five hours;

estamos casi a mitad de camino we're about halfway there;

pararemos a mitad de camino we'll stop halfway;

hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped (along the way) to have a bite to eat;
también Fig
todavía nos queda mucho camino por delante we've still got a long way to go;

ponerse en camino to set off

4. [medio] way;

el camino para conseguir tus propósitos es la honestidad the way to get what you want is to be honest

5. Comp

abrir camino a to clear the way for;

el hermano mayor ha abierto camino a los pequeños the older brother cleared the way for the younger ones;

dos jinetes abrían camino a la procesión two people rode ahead to clear a path for the procession;

abrirse camino to get on o ahead;

se abrió camino entre la maraña de defensas he found a way through the cluster of defenders;

abrirse camino en el mundo to make one's way in the world;

le costó mucho abrirse camino, pero ahora tiene una buena posición it wasn't easy for him to get on, but he's got a good job now;

allanar el camino to smooth the way;

atravesarse o [m5] cruzarse o [m5] interponerse en el camino de alguien to stand in sb's way;

no permitiré que nadie se cruce en mi camino I won't let anyone stand in my way;
Fam
tienen un bebé en camino they've got a baby on the way;

ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

ir por mal camino to go astray;

con su comportamiento, estos alumnos van por mal camino the way they are behaving, these pupils are heading for trouble;

fueron cada cual por su camino they went their separate ways;

van camino del desastre/éxito they're on the road to disaster/success;

va o [m5] lleva camino de convertirse en estrella she's on her way to stardom;

a medio camino halfway;

siempre deja todo a medio camino she always leaves things half-done;

estar a medio camino to be halfway there;

está a medio camino entre un delantero y un centrocampista he's somewhere between a forward and a midfielder;

quedarse a medio camino to stop halfway through;

el proyecto se quedó a medio camino por falta de presupuesto the project was left unfinished o was abandoned halfway through because the funds dried up;

iba para estrella, pero se quedó a mitad de camino she looked as if she would become a star, but never quite made it;

traer a alguien al buen camino to put sb back on the right track

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

The Galician city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, traditionally held to be the burial site of the Apostle St James, was one of the most important Christian pilgrimage centres in Europe during the Middle Ages, second only to Rome. Countless pilgrims made the journey from different parts of Europe to Santiago along recognized pilgrimage routes. The main one crosses the north of Spain from the Pyrenees to Galicia and is known as the Camino de Santiago. Although its religious significance has declined, it has become a popular tourist route attracting a wide range of travellers: nature lovers on day trips, hikers and cyclists, and even latter-day pilgrims, whether solitary walkers or on package tours. Many of them avail themselves of the free or low-cost accommodation provided along the way by local councils and religious institutions.

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camino

m

1 ( senda) path;

no es (todo) un camino de rosas it isn’t all a bed of roses

2 INFOR path

3 ( ruta) way;

a medio camino halfway;

de camino a on the way to;

por el camino on the way;

camino de on the way to;

abrirse camino fig make one’s way;

estar en camino be on the way;

ponerse en camino set out;

abrirse camino en la vida get on;

ir por buen/mal camino fig be on the right/wrong track;

abrir camino hacia algo fig pave the way for sth;

quedarse a medio o

mitad de camino fig leave sth half finished

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camino nm

1) : path, road

2) : journey

ponerse en camino: to set off

3) : way

a medio camino: halfway there

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camino n

1. (sendero) path

no te alejes del camino don't stray from the path

2. (ruta, medio) way

iremos por otro camino we'll go a different way

lo encontré por el camino I found it on the way

camino de on the way / on your way

va camino del hotel he's on his way to the hotel

ponerse en camino to set off [pt. & pp. set]

Spanish-English dictionary > camino

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