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my back aches

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1 espalda

f.

1 back.

caer de espalda to fall flat on one's back

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered

de espaldas a alguien with one's back turned on somebody

lo vi de espaldas I saw him from behind

tumbarse de espaldas to lie (flat) on one's back

por la espalda from behind; behind one's back (figurative)

dar la espalda a alguien to have one's back to somebody

2 backstroke.

nadar a espalda to do the backstroke

3 back of the dress, back.

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espalda

► nombre femenino

1 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (gen) back

2 (natación) backstroke

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a espaldas de alguien figurado behind somebody's back

a las espaldas on one's back

ancho,-a de espaldas broad-shouldered

caerse de espaldas figurado to fall flat on one's back

cargado,-a de espaldas round-shouldered, stooping

dar la espalda figurado to turn one's back on

de espaldas from behind

■ lo vimos de espaldas we saw him from behind

echarse algo a la espalda figurado to take something on

echarse entre pecho y espalda / meterse entre pecho y espalda familiar to tuck away

por la espalda from behind

tener las espaldas anchas figurado to be easy-going

tener las espaldas guardadas figurado to have friends in high places, have contacts

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

espalda mojada familiar wetback

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noun f.

back

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1. SF

1) (Anat) back

de espaldas a algo — with one's back to sth

de espaldas al sentido de la marcha — facing backwards, with one's back to the engine

lo mataron por la espalda — he was killed from behind

atar las manos a la espalda — to tie sb's hands behind his back

caer de espaldas — to fall on one's back

estar de espaldas — to have one's back turned

volver la espalda — to turn away; pey to turn tail

volver la espalda a algn — to cold-shoulder sb, turn one's back on sb

volverse de espaldas — to turn one's back

- cubrirse las espaldas

- dar la espalda a algo/algn

- echar algo sobre las espaldas

- hacer algo a espaldas de algn

- tener las espaldas cubiertas
ancho
2) (Dep) backstroke

la prueba de 200 metros espaldas — the 200 metres backstroke

3) And (=destino) fate, destiny

2.

SMF

espalda mojada — Méx * wetback

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femenino

1) (Anat) back

ancho de espaldas — broad-shouldered

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda — sorry, I've got my back to you

de espaldas a nosotros — with his/her back to us

vuélvete de espaldas — turn around o (BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) — to swim backstroke

los 100 metros espalda — the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas — to lie on one's back

lo atacaron por la espalda — he was attacked from behind

caerse de espaldas ( literal) — to fall flat on one's back; ( de sorpresa)

por poco me caigo de espaldas — I nearly died of shock o fainted (colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas — to cover one's back

echarse algo a la espalda — ( literal) to sling something on one's back; <responsabilidad/trabajo> (fam) to take on; <problemas/pesares> (fam) to cast... aside

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien — to do something behind somebody's back

romperse la espalda — to break one's back

tener buena espalda — (Col) to bring good luck

tener cubiertas las espaldas — to have one's back covered

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

- espalda mojada

2) ( de prenda) back

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= back.

Ex. Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.

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* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* apuñalar por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back, backstab.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* en la espalda = in the back.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* puñalada por la espalda = stab in the back.

* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

* una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.

* una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.

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

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

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femenino

1) (Anat) back

ancho de espaldas — broad-shouldered

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda — sorry, I've got my back to you

de espaldas a nosotros — with his/her back to us

vuélvete de espaldas — turn around o (BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) — to swim backstroke

los 100 metros espalda — the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas — to lie on one's back

lo atacaron por la espalda — he was attacked from behind

caerse de espaldas ( literal) — to fall flat on one's back; ( de sorpresa)

por poco me caigo de espaldas — I nearly died of shock o fainted (colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas — to cover one's back

echarse algo a la espalda — ( literal) to sling something on one's back; <responsabilidad/trabajo> (fam) to take on; <problemas/pesares> (fam) to cast... aside

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien — to do something behind somebody's back

romperse la espalda — to break one's back

tener buena espalda — (Col) to bring good luck

tener cubiertas las espaldas — to have one's back covered

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

- espalda mojada

2) ( de prenda) back

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= back.

Ex: Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* apuñalar por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back, backstab.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* en la espalda = in the back.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* puñalada por la espalda = stab in the back.

* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

* una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.

* una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.

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

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

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espalda

feminine

espalda mojada (↑ espalda a1)

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) back

es muy ancho de espaldas he is very broad-shouldered, he has very broad shoulders

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda sorry, I've got my back to you

me duele la espalda my back aches

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered

estaba sentado de espaldas a nosotros he was sitting with his back to us

vuélvete de espaldas turn around o ( BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) to swim backstroke, to do the backstroke

los 100 metros espalda the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas en el suelo to lie on one's back on the floor

caminaba con el sol a sus espaldas he was walking with the sun behind him

tiene muchos años de experiencia a sus espaldas she has many years of experience behind her

lo atacaron por la espalda he was attacked from behind

caerse or ( Chi) irse de espaldas (literal) to fall flat on one's back

(de sorpresa): por poco me caigo de espaldas I nearly died of shock o fainted ( colloq), you could have knocked me down with a feather ( colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas to cover one's back, take precautions

echarse algo a la espalda (literal) to sling sth on one's back;

( fam) ‹responsabilidad/trabajo› to shoulder, take on ‹problemas/pesares› ( fam) to cast … aside, put … to one side

hacer algo a espaldas de algn to do sth behind sb's back

se ríen de ella a sus espaldas they laugh at her behind her back

romperse la espalda to break one's back

tener buena espalda ( Col); to bring good luck

tener cubiertas or guardadas las espaldas to have one's back covered, be secure o protected

volverle la espalda a algn to turn one's back on sb

Compuesto:

espalda mojada

masculine and feminine wetback

B (de una prenda) back

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espalda sustantivo femenino
back;
◊ ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda sorry, I've got my back to you;
de espaldas a nosotros with his/her back to us;
vuélvete de espaldas turn around o (BrE) round;
los 100 metros espalda the 100 meters backstroke;
tenderse de espaldas to lie on one's back;
lo atacaron por la espalda he was attacked from behind;
hacer algo a espaldas de algn to do sth behind sb's back
espalda sustantivo femenino
1 Anat back: le atacaron por la espalda, he was attacked from behind
yo estaba de espaldas, I had my back to them
familiar espalda mojada, US wetback
2 Natación backstroke
♦ Locuciones: dar/volver la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sthg/sb
a espaldas de alguien, behind sb's back

' espalda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotonar
- amanecer
- dolor
- enjabonar
- fonendo
- fonendoscopio
- fricción
- moler
- palmada
- puñalada
- recibir
- riñón
- volver
- ancho
- arquear
- comezón
- daño
- disparar
- enderezar
- joder
- jorobar
- morral
- nadar
- pelado
- picar
- quemado
- voltear
English:
aching
- alleviate
- arch
- back
- backache
- backstroke
- bend
- crooked
- slap
- small
- stab
- straight
- turn
- wetback
- ache
- backless
- behind
- low
- strain

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espalda nf

1. [de persona] back;

dolor de espalda backache;

ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered;

caer o [m5] dar de espaldas to fall flat on one's back;
Fig
casi me caigo de espaldas cuando me dieron la noticia you could have knocked me down with a feather when they told me;

dar la espalda a alguien: perdone, le estoy dando la espalda I'm sorry, I've got my back to you;

su familia le dio la espalda his family turned their backs on him;
Am
irse de espaldas to fall flat on one's back;

túmbese de espaldas lie (flat) on your back;

vuélvase de espalda turn onto your back;

lo vi de espaldas I saw him from behind;

de espaldas a alguien with one's back turned on sb;

espalda con espalda back to back;

por la espalda from behind;
Fig behind one's back;
le dispararon por la espalda he was shot in the back o from behind;

un atleta con varias olimpiadas a sus espaldas an athlete with several Olympics behind him o under his belt;

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cubrirse las espaldas to cover oneself o one's back;

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dar la espalda a algo to ignore sth, to close one's eyes to sth;

no podemos dar la espalda a los hechos we can't ignore the facts;

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Euf Hum
donde la espalda pierde su (casto u [m5] honesto o [m5]santo) nombre: le dio una patada donde la espalda pierde su casto nombre she kicked him in his derriere o rear end;

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echarse algo a o [m5] sobre las espaldas to take sth on;

se echó a las espaldas toda la responsabilidad she took on all the responsibility;

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guardarse las espaldas to cover oneself;

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hacer algo a espaldas de alguien to do sth behind sb's back;

hablaban de ella a sus espaldas they talked about her behind her back;

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tirar o [m5] tumbar de espaldas to be amazing o stunning;

en la habitación había un tufo que tiraba de espaldas there was a smell in the room that would have knocked you over;

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volver la espalda a alguien to turn one's back on sb

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espalda mojada wetback
2. [de prenda de vestir] back

3. [de lugar, edificio] back;

a la espalda o [m5] a espaldas de la casa hay una carretera there is a road at the back of o behind the house

4. [en natación] backstroke;

los 200 metros espalda the 200 metres backstroke;

nadar a espalda to do the backstroke

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espalda

f back;

ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

de espaldas a with one’s back to;

caerse de espaldas fall flat on one’s back;

nadar a espalda swim backstroke;

por la espalda from behind;

a espaldas de alguien behind s.o.’s back;

no me des la espalda don’t sit with your back to me;

tener cubiertas las espaldas fig keep one’ s back covered;

cubrirse las espaldas cover one’s back;

volver la espalda a alguien fig turn one’s back on s.o.;

echarse algo sobre las espaldas fig take on sth, shoulder sth;

tiene muchos años sobre las espaldas y sabe cómo … he has many years of experience behind him and knows how to …;

echarse algo a la(s) espalda(s) fig stop worrying about sth, forget sth

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espalda nf

1) : back

2) espaldas nfpl

: shoulders, back

3)

por la espalda : from behind

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espalda n

1. (en general) back

me duele la espalda my back aches

llevaba el niño a la espalda she was carrying the baby on her back

2. (natación) backstroke

dar la espalda a alguien to turn your back on somebody

estar de espaldas to have your back to somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > espalda
2 riñón

m.

kidney.

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riñón

► nombre masculino

1 kidney

2 figurado (interior, centro) centre (US center), heart

► nombre masculino plural riñones

1 kidneys

2 familiar (espalda) small of the back sing, back sing

■ me duelen los riñones my back hurts

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FRASEOLOGÍA

costar un riñón familiar to cost a bomb, cost an arm and a leg

tener el riñón bien forrado / tener el riñón bien cubierto familiar to be well off

tener riñones familiar to have guts

riñón artificial kidney machine

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noun m.

kidney

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SM

1) (Anat) (=órgano) kidney

me duelen los riñones — my lower back hurts

- me costó un riñón

- tener el riñón bien cubierto

- tener riñones

riñón artificial — artificial kidney

2) (=centro) heart, core

en el riñón de Castilla — in the very heart of Castile

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masculino

a) (Anat) kidney

costar un riñón — (Esp fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

b) (Coc) kidney

c) riñones masculino plural (fam) ( espalda baja) lower part of the back, kidneys (pl)

me duelen los riñones — my back hurts

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= kidney.

Ex. All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.

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* cáncer del riñón = kidney cancer.

* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.

* transplante de riñón = kidney transplant.

* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.

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masculino

a) (Anat) kidney

costar un riñón — (Esp fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

b) (Coc) kidney

c) riñones masculino plural (fam) ( espalda baja) lower part of the back, kidneys (pl)

me duelen los riñones — my back hurts

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= kidney.

Ex: All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.

* cáncer del riñón = kidney cancer.

* costar un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, pay through + the nose, cost + a fortune.

* transplante de riñón = kidney transplant.

* valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.

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riñón

masculine

1 ( Anat) kidney

costar un riñón ( Esp fam); to cost an arm and a leg ( colloq)

tener el riñón bien cubierto ( fam); to be well-heeled ( colloq)

2 ( Coc) kidney

riñones al jerez kidneys in sherry sauce

3 riñones mpl ( fam) (espalda baja) lower part of the back, kidneys (pl)

me duelen los riñones my back hurts

Compuesto:

riñón artificial

artificial kidney

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riñón sustantivo masculino
a) (Anat) kidney

b) (Coc) kidney

c)

◊ riñones sustantivo masculino plural (fam) ( espalda baja) lower part of the back, kidneys (pl)

riñón sustantivo masculino
1 Anat kidney
riñón artificial, artificial kidney
2 riñones, fam (parte baja de la espalda) me duelen los riñones, my back aches
♦ Locuciones: familiar costar/valer un riñón, to cost/to be worth a fortune
' riñón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
operación
- piedra
- sacar
English:
condition
- kidney
- kidney shaped
- kidney bean

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riñón nm

1. [órgano] kidney;

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Fam
costar un riñón to cost a fortune;

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Fam
tener el riñón bien cubierto to be well-heeled;

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Fam
valer un riñón to be worth a fortune

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riñón artificial kidney machine
2.
riñones [región lumbar] lower back;

dolor de riñones lower back pain

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riñón

m ANAT kidney;

dolor de riñones back pain;

costar un riñón fam cost an arm and a leg fam ;

tener el riñón bien cubierto fig be well-heeled

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riñón nm, pl riñones : kidney

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riñón n kidney

costar un riñón to cost an arm and a leg [pt. & pp. cost]

Spanish-English dictionary > riñón
3 carga

f.

1 loading.

zona de carga y descarga loading bay

2 cargo (cargamento) (de avión, barco).

3 load (peso).

representa una enorme carga para sus hijos she is a great burden on her children

llevar la carga de algo to be responsible for something

carga máxima autorizada maximum authorized load

4 charge (ataque, explosivo).

¡a la carga! charge!

volver a la carga (figurative) to insist; (insistir) to go back on the offensive (atacar de nuevo)

carga explosiva explosive charge

carga de profundidad depth charge

5 refill.

6 tax (impuesto).

cargas fiscales taxes

carga tributaria levy

7 charge.

8 burden, onus, imposition, millstone.

9 charging.

pres.indicat.

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

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carga

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) loading

■ la carga de las mulas nos ha llevado media hora the loading of the mules took us half an hour

2 (lo cargado) load; (de avión, barco) cargo, freight

3 (peso) weight

■ las vigas aguantan una carga de varias toneladas the girders can hold a weight of several tons

4 (de pluma, bolígrafo) refill

5 (de arma) charge

6 (ataque) charge

7 ELECTRICIDAD (de condensador) charge; (de circuito) load

8 (tributo) tax, charge

9 figurado (responsabilidad) responsibility, duty

■ los directores de empresas tienen muchas cargas managing directors have a lot of responsibilities

10 figurado (molestia) burden

■ el abuelo no es una carga our grandfather is not a burden

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser un burro de carga familiar to be a dogsbody

volver a la carga figurado to go on and on about something

andén de carga loading platform

carga afectiva figurado emotional content

carga de profundidad depth charge

carga eléctrica electric charge

carga explosiva explosive charge

carga fiscal tax charge

zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading bay

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noun f.

1) load, freight, cargo

2) burden

3) charge

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SF

1) (=cargamento)

a) [de camión, lavadora] load; [de barco] cargo; [de tren] freight

el camión volcó con toda la carga — the lorry overturned with a full load

la lavadora admite cinco kilos de carga — the washing machine has a maximum load of five kilos

b) (=acto) loading

zona reservada para carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

andén de carga — loading platform

de carga frontal — front-loading antes de s

de carga superior — top-loading antes de s

c) (=peso) load

no puedo con tanta carga — I can't take o manage such a heavy load

la carga que aguantaba la columna — the weight supported by the column

carga aérea — air cargo

carga de fractura — breaking load

carga de pago — payload

carga de rotura — breaking load

carga fija, carga muerta — dead load

carga útil — payload
bestia 3., buque 1)
2) (=responsabilidad) burden

no quiero ser una carga para mis hijos — I don't want to be a burden to my children

la carga de la prueba — (Jur) the burden of proof

yo soy quien lleva la carga de esta casa — I'm the one who takes responsibility for everything in this house

no sabes la carga que me quitas de encima — you can't imagine what a weight off my mind that is

carga de trabajo — workload

carga financiera — [por gastos] financial burden; [por intereses] financial expense, financing cost

carga fiscal, carga impositiva — tax burden

carga lectiva — hours of attendance at lectures or seminars

cargas familiares — dependants, dependents (EEUU)

cargas sociales — social security contributions

carga tributaria — tax burden

3) (=contenido)

el discurso tenía una fuerte carga emocional — the speech was charged with great emotion

se caracteriza por un exceso de carga ideológica — it is characterized by its excessive ideological content

carga viral — viral load

4) [en armas] charge

una carga de tres kilos de explosivo — three kilos of explosives

carga de pólvora — (Min) gunpowder charge

carga de profundidad — depth charge

carga explosiva — explosive charge

5) (=recambio) [de pluma] cartridge; [de bolígrafo] refill

se le ha acabado la carga al mechero — the lighter has run out of fuel

6) (=ataque) (Mil, Dep) charge

¡a la carga! — charge!

volver a la carga —

a los pocos minutos el equipo volvió a la carga — a few minutes later the team returned to the attack

el grupo vuelve a la carga con un nuevo disco — the group are back with a new record

carga de caballería — cavalry charge

carga policial — police charge

7) (Elec) [de un cuerpo] charge; [de generador, circuito] load

carga eléctrica — electrical charge, electric charge

carga estática — static

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femenino

1)

a) (Transp) ( de barco) cargo; ( de camión) load; ( de tren) freight

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

b) ( peso) load

carga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos — maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos

no lleves tanta carga — don't carry such a heavy load

- carga útil

2)

a) (de escopeta, cañón) charge

una carga explosiva — an explosive charge

b) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refill

al encendedor se le está acabando la carga — the lighter is running out of fuel

c) ( de lavadora) load

d) ( de reactor) charge

- carga de profundidad

3) (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge; ( de circuito) load

un discurso con una enorme carga emocional — a highly emotional speech

4) ( responsabilidad) burden

es una carga para la familia — he is a burden to his family

lleva una gran carga sobre los hombros — he carries a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders

- carga familiar

5) (Der, Fin) charge

libre de cargas — not subject to any charges

- carga impositiva or fiscal or tributaria

6)

a) (de tropas, policía) charge

a la carga! — charge!

volver a la carga — to return to the attack

b) (Dep) tb

carga defensiva — blitz

* * *

= burden, load, cargo, freight, loading, albatross.

Ex. In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

Ex. By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex. Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.

Ex. The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.

Ex. Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

Ex. The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

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* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.

* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).

* animal de carga = pack animal.

* barco de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.

* carga de la prueba, la = burden of proof, the.

* carga de lavadora = washing load, load of washing.

* carga de profundidad = depth-charge.

* carga de trabajo = workload [work load].

* carga docente = teaching responsibilities.

* carga eléctrica = electrical charge.

* carga emocional = emotional baggage.

* carga excesiva = overload.

* carga familiar = dependent.

* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.

* cargas = filler.

* culto a la carga = cargo cult.

* descarga = unloading.

* exceso de carga = overload.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* muelle de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* mulo de carga = workhorse.

* navío de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* repartir la carga = spread + the load.

* tiempo de carga = loading time.

* trayecto sin viajeros o carga = deadhead.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

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femenino

1)

a) (Transp) ( de barco) cargo; ( de camión) load; ( de tren) freight

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

b) ( peso) load

carga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos — maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos

no lleves tanta carga — don't carry such a heavy load

- carga útil

2)

a) (de escopeta, cañón) charge

una carga explosiva — an explosive charge

b) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refill

al encendedor se le está acabando la carga — the lighter is running out of fuel

c) ( de lavadora) load

d) ( de reactor) charge

- carga de profundidad

3) (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge; ( de circuito) load

un discurso con una enorme carga emocional — a highly emotional speech

4) ( responsabilidad) burden

es una carga para la familia — he is a burden to his family

lleva una gran carga sobre los hombros — he carries a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders

- carga familiar

5) (Der, Fin) charge

libre de cargas — not subject to any charges

- carga impositiva or fiscal or tributaria

6)

a) (de tropas, policía) charge

a la carga! — charge!

volver a la carga — to return to the attack

b) (Dep) tb

carga defensiva — blitz

* * *

= burden, load, cargo, freight, loading, albatross.

Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.

Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex: Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.

Ex: The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.

Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.

* aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).

* animal de carga = pack animal.

* barco de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.

* carga de la prueba, la = burden of proof, the.

* carga de lavadora = washing load, load of washing.

* carga de profundidad = depth-charge.

* carga de trabajo = workload [work load].

* carga docente = teaching responsibilities.

* carga eléctrica = electrical charge.

* carga emocional = emotional baggage.

* carga excesiva = overload.

* carga familiar = dependent.

* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.

* cargas = filler.

* culto a la carga = cargo cult.

* descarga = unloading.

* exceso de carga = overload.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* muelle de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* mulo de carga = workhorse.

* navío de carga = bulk cargo ship.

* realizar una carga en caliente = execute + a warm boot.

* repartir la carga = spread + the load.

* tiempo de carga = loading time.

* trayecto sin viajeros o carga = deadhead.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

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carga

feminine

A

1 ( Transp) (de camión) load; (de barco, avión) cargo

llevaba una carga de carbón it was carrying a load/cargo of coal

la carga se movió the cargo/load shifted

servicios de carga a toda España nationwide freight services

[ S ] zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only

2

(peso): [ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas, 550 kilos maximum load: eight people, 550 kilos

si te duele la espalda no lleves tanta carga if your back aches don't carry so much

3 ( Arquit, Const) load

Compuesto:

carga útil

payload

B

1 (de una escopeta, un cañón) charge

una carga explosiva an explosive charge

2 (de una lavadora) load

al mechero se le está acabando la carga the lighter is running out of fuel

3 ( Metal) charge

4 (de un reactor) charge

5 ( Inf) upload

Compuesto:

carga de profundidad

depth charge

C ( Elec) (de un cuerpo) charge; (de un circuito) load

D

(de una obra, un discurso): una obra con una fuerte carga erótica a work highly charged with eroticism

un discurso con una enorme carga emocional a very emotional speech

un lugar que para él tiene una gran carga afectiva a place which has very strong emotional associations for him

E (responsabilidad) burden

es una carga para la familia he is a burden to his family

lleva una gran carga sobre los hombros he carries a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders

Compuestos:

● carga de la prueba

burden of proof

● carga familiar

dependent relatives (pl), dependants (pl)

F ( Der, Fin) charge

una finca libre de cargas an unencumbered property, a property not subject to any charges

Compuesto:

carga impositiva

tax burden

G

1 (de tropas, la policía) charge

¡a la carga! charge!

llevarle la carga a algn ( RPl fam); to be after sb ( colloq)

volver a la carga «tropas» to return to the attack o fray; (sobre un tema) to return to the attack

2 ( Dep) tb

carga defensiva blitz

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Del verbo cargar: ( conjugate cargar)

carga es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
carga
cargar
carga sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de barco, avión) cargo;

( de camión) load;
( de tren) freight;
( on signs) zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only
b) ( peso) load;

◊ no lleves tanta carga don't carry such a heavy load

2
a) (de escopeta, cañón) charge

b) (de bolígrafo, pluma) refill;

( de lavadora) load
3 (Elec) ( de cuerpo) charge;
( de circuito) load
4 ( responsabilidad) burden;
◊ es una carga para la familia he is a burden to his family

5
a) (de tropas, policía) charge;

◊ ¡a la carga! charge!

b) (Dep) tb

◊ carga defensiva blitz

cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹barco/avión/camión› to load;

◊ cargaon la camioneta de cajas they loaded the van with boxes;

no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
b) ‹pistola/escopeta› to load;

‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film in
c) (Elec) to charge

2
a) ‹ mercancías› to load

b) ‹ combustible› to fuel;

◊ tengo que carga nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrol

c) (Inf) to load

3 ( de obligaciones) carga a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;
◊ me cargaon la culpa they put o laid the blame on me

4
a) ‹paquetes/bolsas› to carry;

‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹ armas› to carry

c) (Ven fam) ( llevar puesto) to wear;

( tener consigo):
◊ cargo las llaves I have the keys

5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 carga con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;
◊ tiene que carga con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household

2 carga contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
◊ me cargan los fanfarrones I can't stand show-offs

cargarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [pilas/flash] to charge;

[ partícula] to become charged
b) cargase de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;

‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
a) (fam) ( matar) to kill

b) (Esp fam) ‹ motor› to wreck;

‹ jarrón› to smash
carga sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) loading
2 (objeto cargado, peso) load
3 (peso que transporta un avión, un tren) freight
(un barco) cargo, (un camión) load
4 (cantidad de explosivo) charge
5 Fin (impuesto) tax: esta mercancía está libre de cargas, this merchandise is not subject to any charges
(deudas, gastos añadidos) debit: el piso está libre de cargas, the flat is free of charges
6 fig (deber, obligación) burden
7 Mil Elec charge
8 (repuesto, recambio) refill
♦ Locuciones: volver a la carga, to insist
cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
' carga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- cargar
- cruz
- descargar
- desembarcar
- desembarco
- desriñonarse
- destinataria
- destinatario
- flete
- gravamen
- imponerse
- losa
- máxima
- máximo
- parihuelas
- peso
- relevar
- sobrepeso
- soportar
- tara
- agobiante
- aguantar
- aligerar
- balancear
- caballo
- camión
- consignar
- correr
- cuesta
- destino
- distribuir
- eléctrico
- equilibrar
- furgoneta
- lastre
- llevar
- mula
- munición
- retener
- sostener
- volcar
- zona
English:
bay
- burden
- busload
- cargo
- carload
- carousel
- charge
- chute
- dead weight
- freight
- front-load
- lighten
- load
- loaded
- loading
- millstone
- pack-animal
- tie down
- truckload
- dependant
- fall
- freighter
- refill

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carga nf

1. [acción] loading;

zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading area

2. [cargamento] [de avión, barco] cargo;
[de tren] freight;
la carga va en la bodega the cargo goes in the hold

3. [peso] load;

no sé si esta viga aguantará tanta carga I don't know if this beam will be able to take such a heavy load

Comp
carga máxima autorizada maximum authorized load;
carga útil [de vehículo] payload

4. [responsabilidad] burden;

representa una enorme carga para sus hijos she is a great burden on her children;

llevar la carga de algo to be responsible for sth;

una persona con cargas familiares a person with family responsibilities

5. [ataque] charge;

¡a la carga! charge!;

volver a la carga [atacar de nuevo] to go back on the offensive;
[insistir] to insist
Comp
carga policial baton charge
6. [explosivo] charge

Comp
carga explosiva explosive charge;
carga de profundidad depth charge

7. [de mechero, pluma] refill

8. [de obra, declaraciones]
un poema con una fuerte carga erótica a highly erotic poem;

una estatua con una carga simbólica a statue that is very symbolic;

una película con gran carga emocional a movie that has a real emotional punch

9. [impuesto] tax

Comp
cargas administrativas administrative costs;
carga financiera financial cost;

carga fiscal [impuesto] tax;
[presión fiscal] tax burden;
carga impositiva [impuesto] tax;
[presión fiscal] tax burden;
cargas sociales social security contributions;

carga tributaria levy

10. [eléctrica] [de partícula] charge;
[de circuito] load
11. [en fútbol] push [with one's body];
[en rugby, hockey] shoulder charge
Comp
carga reglamentaria bodycheck;
hacer una carga reglamentaria a alguien to bodycheck sb

12. Comp
RP Fam
llevar la carga a alguien Br to chat sb up, US to hit on sb

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carga

f

1 load; de buque cargo

2 MIL, EL charge

3

:

volver a la carga return to the attack

4 ( responsabilidad) burden;

llevar la carga take responsibility;

ser una carga para alguien be a burden to s.o.

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carga nf

1) : loading

2) : freight, load, cargo

3) : burden, responsibility

4) : charge

carga eléctrica: electrical charge

5) : attack, charge

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carga n

1. (mercancías avión, barco) cargo [pl. cargoes]

la carga que lleva este barco es de carbón this ship is carrying a cargo of coal

2. (mercancías tren, camión) load

el camión ha dejado la carga en el muelle the lorry has left its load in the docks

3. (peso) weight / load

no sabemos si las vigas aguantarán tanta carga we don't know if the beams will take so much weight

4. (de pluma, bolígrafo) refill

tengo que comprar una carga a este bolígrafo I've got to buy a refill for this pen

5. (explosiva, eléctrica, militar) charge

una carga de caballería a cavalry charge

6. (obligación) responsibility [pl. responsibilities]

su nuevo ascenso supone nuevas cargas his new jobs means new responsibilities

7. (molestia) burden

estos problemas son una carga para ella these problems are a burden for her

Spanish-English dictionary > carga
4 doler

v.

1 to hurt.

¿te duele? does it hurt?

me duele la pierna my leg hurts

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat

me duele la cabeza I have a headache

me duele ver tanta injusticia it pains me to see so much injustice

le dolió en el alma it upset her terribly

¡ahí le duele! (informal figurative) that has really got to him!

2 to have pain in, to feel pain in.

Me duele el estómago I feel pain in my stomach.

Me duele I feel pain.

3 to be sorry for, to grieve for, to regret.

Me duele tu pena I regret your grief.

4 to regret to.

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doler

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover

► verbo intransitivo

1 to ache, hurt

■ me duele la cabeza I've got a headache

■ me duele la espalda my back hurts, my back aches

2 (afligir) to distress, sadden, upset, hurt

■ me duele tal pobreza such poverty distresses me

3 (sentir) to be sorry, be sad

■ me duele habérselo dicho I'm sorry I told her about it

► verbo pronominal dolerse

1 (arrepentirse) to repent (de, of), feel sorry (de, for)

■ se duele de sus pecados he repents of his sins

2 (lamentarse) to complain (de, of)

3 (notar el efecto) to feel the effects (de, of)

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verb

1) to hurt, ache

2) grieve

•

- dolerse

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1. VI

1) (Med) to hurt

¿(te) duele? — does it hurt?

la inyección no duele — the injection doesn't hurt

me duele el brazo — my arm hurts

me duele la cabeza — my head hurts; [por migraña, resaca] I've got a headache

me duele el estómago — I've got (a) stomach ache

me duelen las muelas — I've got toothache

me duele la garganta — I've got a sore throat

2) (=afligir) to hurt

ese comentario me dolió — I was hurt by that comment, that comment hurt

no me duele gastarme el dinero en esto — I don't mind spending money on this, spending money on this doesn't bother me

me duele no poder prestártelo — I'm very sorry I can't lend it to you

¡ahí le duele! — so that's where the problem is!

2.

See:

dolerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) inyección/herida/brazo to hurt; (+ me/te/le etc)

le duele una muela/la cabeza — she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago — I had (a) stomachache

me duele la garganta — I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies — my feet ache

¿dónde le duele? — where does it hurt?

me duele todo (el cuerpo) — I ache all over

b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me duele tener que decirte esto — I'm sorry to have to tell you this

me duele tu deslealtad — I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo — I was deeply hurt by what he said

ahí te/le duele — (fam) that's what's wrong with you/him

c) ( importar)

no me duele el dinero que me he gastado — I don't regret spending that much money
2.
dolerse v pron

dolerse de algo — ( sentirse herido) to be hurt by something; ( arrepentirse) to regret something

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados — he deeply regretted all those wasted years

* * *

= feel + hurt, ache, begrudge, grudge.

Ex. Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.

Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

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* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + a sore spot.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) inyección/herida/brazo to hurt; (+ me/te/le etc)

le duele una muela/la cabeza — she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago — I had (a) stomachache

me duele la garganta — I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies — my feet ache

¿dónde le duele? — where does it hurt?

me duele todo (el cuerpo) — I ache all over

b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me duele tener que decirte esto — I'm sorry to have to tell you this

me duele tu deslealtad — I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo — I was deeply hurt by what he said

ahí te/le duele — (fam) that's what's wrong with you/him

c) ( importar)

no me duele el dinero que me he gastado — I don't regret spending that much money
2.
dolerse v pron

dolerse de algo — ( sentirse herido) to be hurt by something; ( arrepentirse) to regret something

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados — he deeply regretted all those wasted years

* * *

= feel + hurt, ache, begrudge, grudge.

Ex: Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.

Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + a sore spot.

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doler [E9 ]

vi

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] «inyección/herida/brazo» to hurt

no duele nada it doesn't hurt at all

(+ me/te/le etc): le duele una muela/la cabeza she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago I had (a) stomachache, I had a pain in my stomach, my stomach hurt

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies my feet ache o hurt o are sore

¿dónde le duele? where does it hurt?

me duele todo el cuerpo I ache all over

todavía me duele un poquito it's still a little sore, it still hurts a little

2 (apenar) (+ me/te/le etc):

me duele tener que decirte esto I'm sorry o ( frml) it distresses me to have to tell you this, telling you this is very painful

me duele tu deslealtad I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió mucho lo que me dijo what he said hurt me deeply, I was deeply hurt by what he said, I found what he said extremely hurtful

lo que más me duele es que no me haya llamado what hurts most is that she hasn't phoned

le dolió que no lo invitaran he was hurt o upset that they didn't invite him

ahí te/le duele ( fam); that's what's wrong with you/him

■ dolerse

v pron

dolerse DE algo:

se dolía de que sus socios lo hubieran engañado he was aggrieved o hurt that o it saddened him that his partners should have deceived him

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados he deeply regretted all those wasted years

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doler ( conjugate doler) verbo intransitivo
a) [inyección/herida/brazo] to hurt;

◊ no duele nada it doesn't hurt at all;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ le dolió mucho it hurt a lot;

le duele una muela/la cabeza she has (a) toothache/a headache;
me dolía el estómago I had (a) stomachache;
me duele la garganta I have a sore throat;
me duelen los pies my feet ache;
me duele todo (el cuerpo) I ache all over
b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me duele tener que decirte esto I'm sorry to have to tell you this;

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo I was deeply hurt by what he said
doler verbo intransitivo to hurt, ache: me duelen las muelas, I've got a toothache
me duele que me digas eso, it hurts to hear you say that
' doler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duele
- poder
English:
ache
- hurt
- pain
- rankle

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doler

♦ vi

1. [físicamente] to hurt;

me duele la pierna my leg hurts;

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat;

me duele la cabeza/el estómago I have a headache/a stomachache;

me duele todo el cuerpo I ache all over;

aún me duele el pinchazo que me dieron I'm still sore from the injection they gave me;

¿te sigue doliendo la herida? does the wound still hurt?;

¿te duele? does it hurt?;

no te preocupes, no te va a doler don't worry, it won't hurt;

Comp
Fam
¡ahí le duele! that has really got to him!;

lo que necesitan es mano dura – ¡ahí le duele! what they need is a firm hand – you've put your finger on it!

2. [moralmente] to hurt, to pain;

lo que más me duele es su indiferencia what hurts o pains me most is her indifference;

me duele ver tanta injusticia it pains o saddens me to see so much injustice;

me duele tener que decirte esto, pero… I'm very sorry o I hate to have to tell you this, but…;

le dolió en el alma it upset her terribly;

Comp

no doler prendas a alguien: no me duelen prendas en reconocer que me he equivocado I don't mind admitting I was wrong

♦ See also the pronominal verb dolerse

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doler

v/t tb fig

hurt;

me duele el brazo my arm hurts;

le duele la tripa he has a stomach-ache;

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat, my throat hurts;

le dolió que le mintieran fig she was hurt that they had lied to her;

ahí le duele fig that’s his problem

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doler {47} vi

1) : to hurt, to ache

2) : to grieve

♦ See also the reflexive verb dolerse

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doler vb

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

me duele la pierna my leg hurts

esto no te dolerá this won't hurt

me duele verte así it hurts me to see you like this

2. (cabeza, muela, estómago) to ache

me duele una muela I've got toothache

Spanish-English dictionary > doler
5 dolor

m.

1 pain.

siento un dolor en el costado I have a pain in my side

(tener) dolor de cabeza (to have a) headache

¡este niño no nos da más que dolores de cabeza! that child does nothing but make trouble for us!

dolor de espalda back pain

dolor de estómago stomachache

dolores menstruales period pains

dolor de muelas toothache

dolores del parto labor pains

2 grief, sorrow (moral).

su fallecimiento nos llena de dolor his death fills us with sorrow

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dolor

► nombre masculino

1 pain, ache

2 figurado pain, sorrow, grief

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FRASEOLOGÍA

causar dolor figurado to sadden, hurt, upset

estar con los dolores (de parto) to be in labour (US labor)

dolor de cabeza headache

dolor de muelas toothache

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noun m.

1) ache, pain

2) grief, sorrow

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SM

1) [físico] pain

estar con dolores — [antes del parto] to feel one's labour pains beginning

dolor de cabeza — headache

dolor de espalda — backache

dolor de estómago — stomach ache

dolor de muelas — toothache

dolor de oídos — earache

dolores de parto — labour pains, labor pains (EEUU)

dolor sordo — dull ache

2) (=pesar) grief, sorrow

con dolor de mi corazón — with an ache in my heart

le causa mucho dolor — it causes him great distress

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masculino

a) ( físico) pain

sentía mucho dolor — he was in a lot of pain

un dolor sordo — a dull ache

dolores reumáticos/de parto — rheumatic/labor* pains

tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta — to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat

fuertes dolores de estómago — sharp o severe stomach pains

no me has dado más que dolores de cabeza — you have been a constant worry to me

b) (pena, tristeza) pain, grief

el dolor de perder a un ser querido — the pain o grief of losing a loved one

con todo el dolor de mi corazón tuve que decirle que no — it broke my heart, but I had to turn him down

no sabes el dolor que me causa su indiferencia — you have no idea how much his indifferent attitude hurts o upsets me

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= pain, agony, ache, grief, woefulness, soreness, heartache.

Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex. Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.

Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

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* alivio del dolor = pain relief.

* de dolor = in pain.

* dolor abdominal = abdominal pain.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* dolor crónico = chronic pain.

* dolor de barriga = tummy ache.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* dolor de corazón = heartache.

* dolor de cuello = neck pain.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* dolor de estómago = stomach ache, upset stomach.

* dolor de garganta = sore throat.

* dolor de muelas = toothache.

* dolor de oído = earache.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* dolor en la mano al escribir = writer's cramp.

* dolores de parto = birth pangs.

* dolor físico = physical pain.

* dolor fulgurante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* dolor lancinante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* dolor menstrual = period pain.

* dolor muscular = muscle pain, muscle ache.

* dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* dolor pulsante = throbbing pain.

* dolor pulsátil = throbbing pain.

* dolor punzante = throbbing pain, shooting stab of pain, shooting pain, twinge.

* gesto de dolor = wince of pain, wince.

* hacer una mueca de dolor = wince.

* hacer un gesto de dolor = wince.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* mueca de dolor = wince of pain, wince.

* punzada de dolor = twinge.

* que no causa dolor = painless.

* sin dolor = painless.

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masculino

a) ( físico) pain

sentía mucho dolor — he was in a lot of pain

un dolor sordo — a dull ache

dolores reumáticos/de parto — rheumatic/labor* pains

tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta — to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat

fuertes dolores de estómago — sharp o severe stomach pains

no me has dado más que dolores de cabeza — you have been a constant worry to me

b) (pena, tristeza) pain, grief

el dolor de perder a un ser querido — the pain o grief of losing a loved one

con todo el dolor de mi corazón tuve que decirle que no — it broke my heart, but I had to turn him down

no sabes el dolor que me causa su indiferencia — you have no idea how much his indifferent attitude hurts o upsets me

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= pain, agony, ache, grief, woefulness, soreness, heartache.

Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex: Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.

Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

* alivio del dolor = pain relief.

* de dolor = in pain.

* dolor abdominal = abdominal pain.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* dolor crónico = chronic pain.

* dolor de barriga = tummy ache.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* dolor de corazón = heartache.

* dolor de cuello = neck pain.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* dolor de estómago = stomach ache, upset stomach.

* dolor de garganta = sore throat.

* dolor de muelas = toothache.

* dolor de oído = earache.

* dolor de ojos = eyestrain [eye strain].

* dolor en la mano al escribir = writer's cramp.

* dolores de parto = birth pangs.

* dolor físico = physical pain.

* dolor fulgurante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* dolor lancinante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* dolor menstrual = period pain.

* dolor muscular = muscle pain, muscle ache.

* dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.

* dolor pulsante = throbbing pain.

* dolor pulsátil = throbbing pain.

* dolor punzante = throbbing pain, shooting stab of pain, shooting pain, twinge.

* gesto de dolor = wince of pain, wince.

* hacer una mueca de dolor = wince.

* hacer un gesto de dolor = wince.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* mueca de dolor = wince of pain, wince.

* punzada de dolor = twinge.

* que no causa dolor = painless.

* sin dolor = painless.

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dolor

masculine

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (físico) pain

¿siente mucho dolor? are you in much pain?, does it hurt much?

¿es una punzada o un dolor sordo? is it a sharp pain or a dull ache?

dolores reumáticos/musculares rheumatic/muscular pains

dolores de crecimiento/parto growing/labor* pains

pastillas para el dolor de muelas/oídos pills for (a) toothache/(an) earache

un dolor de cabeza a headache

un dolor de garganta espantoso a terrible sore throat

es un dolor reflejo it's a referred pain

fuertes dolores de estómago sharp o severe stomach pains

no me ha dado más que dolores de cabeza he has given me nothing but headaches, he has been a constant worry to me

te ahorrarás muchos dolores de cabeza you will save yourself a lot of problems o headaches

2

(pena, tristeza): creí que iba a morirme de dolor I thought I was going to die of grief o sorrow

con todo el dolor de mi corazón tuve que decirle que no it broke my heart, but I had to turn him down

con todo el dolor de su corazón tuvo que negarle el regalo it was very painful for him o it was heart-rending for him to have to deny him the gift

no sabes el dolor que me causa su indiferencia you have no idea how much his indifferent attitude hurts o upsets me

el dolor de perder a un ser querido the pain o grief of losing a loved one

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dolor sustantivo masculino
a) ( físico) pain;

◊ sentía mucho dolor he was in a lot of pain;

tener dolor de muelas/cabeza/garganta to have a toothache/a headache/a sore throat
b) (pena, tristeza) pain, grief

dolor sustantivo masculino
1 Med pain
dolor de espalda, backache
2 (aflicción) grief, sorrow
' dolor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agudeza
- aliviar
- aliviarse
- amanecer
- ay
- calmar
- chillido
- cicatrizar
- contorsionarse
- dar
- dolerse
- fiel
- fricción
- fuerte
- gemir
- gesto
- indiferente
- infernal
- jaqueca
- latigazo
- matar
- molestar
- molestia
- mueca
- ostensible
- penetrante
- pesar
- pinchazo
- punzada
- punzante
- queja
- quejarse
- quitar
- quitarse
- rabiar
- rechistar
- refleja
- reflejo
- resentirse
- retorcerse
- rictus
- soportar
- sorda
- sordo
- tal
- tener
- traer
- transida
- transido
- aguantador
English:
ache
- aching
- acute
- agonizing
- agony
- alleviate
- any
- backache
- bad
- bear
- bellyache
- comfort
- cover up
- deaden
- distort
- distress
- double up
- dull
- earache
- ease
- excruciating
- experience
- grief
- grimace
- groan
- headache
- help
- inflict
- lessen
- nagging
- numb
- ouch
- overcome
- overwhelming
- pain
- painfully
- painkiller
- painless
- painlessly
- pang
- pass
- pass off
- period pain
- persist
- rack
- raging
- reduce
- relieve
- severe
- severity

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dolor nm

1. [físico] pain;

un dolor sordo a dull pain;

¿dónde tienes el dolor? where does it hurt?;

me dio un dolor tremendo en los riñones I felt a terrible pain in my lower back;

siento un dolor en el costado I have a pain in my side;

hizo un gesto de dolor she winced with pain;

tengo dolor de huesos/dolores musculares my bones/muscles ache

Comp
dolor de barriga bellyache;
dolor de cabeza headache;

tener dolor de cabeza to have a headache;

¡este niño no nos da más que dolores de cabeza! that child does nothing but make trouble for us!;

dolor de estómago stomachache;

dolor de garganta sore throat;

tener dolor de garganta to have a sore throat;

dolores menstruales period pains;

dolor de muelas toothache;

dolor de oídos earache;

tener dolor de oídos to have earache;

dolores del parto labour pains

2. [moral] sorrow;

sentir dolor por algo to feel sorrow at sth;

separarse de su hijo les causó gran dolor being separated from their son was very painful for them;

le comunicó la noticia con gran dolor she told him the news with great sorrow;

lloraba de dolor por su desgracia she wept with sadness at her misfortune;

su fallecimiento nos llena de dolor his death fills us with sorrow;

Comp

con todo el dolor de mi corazón: la castigué con todo el dolor de mi corazón it broke my heart to punish her;

tuve que irme de aquella ciudad con todo el dolor de mi corazón it was heartbreaking for me to have to leave that city

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dolor

m tb fig

pain;

dar dolores de cabeza a alguien fig cause s.o. problems

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dolor nm

1) : pain, ache

dolor de cabeza: headache

2) pena, tristeza: grief, sorrow

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dolor n

1. (físico) pain

la herida me ha producido mucho dolor the wound was very painful

2. (pena) grief

su muerte nos causó un gran dolor his death upset us terribly

dolor de cabeza headache

dolor de estómago stomachache

dolor de garganta sore throat

dolor de muelas toothache

dolor de oídos earache

Spanish-English dictionary > dolor
6 cabeza

f.

1 head.

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair

por cabeza per head

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) head

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead

2 unit.

3 lead, leading position.

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cabeza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) head

■ diez mil por cabeza ten thousand a head

■ dos mil cabezas de ganado two thousand head of cattle

2 figurado (juicio) good judgement; (talento) talent, intelligence

■ tiene una buena cabeza she's intelligent

3 (de región) main town

► nombre masculino

1 (jefe) head, leader

■ el cabeza de familia the head of the family

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top of

■ a la cabeza de la lista at the top of the list

andar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feet

■ andamos de cabeza estos días we've been rushed off our feet for the past few days

andar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebody

cabeza abajo upside down

cabeza arriba the right way up, upright

calentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about something

de cabeza (mentalmente) in one's head 2 (de memoria) from memory

darse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against something

de pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toe

estar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the head

írsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzy

meterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's head

no levantar cabeza familiar (en deporte) not to find form 2 (en negocios) not to get off the ground

no tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sense

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebody

perder la cabeza figurado to lose one's head

quitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of something

quitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget something

ser un cabeza dura to be stubborn

subirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

tengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splitting

tirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)

traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody mad

volver la cabeza to look round

cabeza cuadrada familiar bigot

cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbrain

cabeza de espárrago asparagus tip

cabeza de lista main candidate

cabeza de partido administrative capital

cabeza de puente bridgehead

cabeza de turco scapegoat

cabeza hueca scatterbrain

cabeza loca familiar scatterbrain

cabeza rapada skinhead

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noun f.

head

- cabeza de familia
- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura
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1. SF

1) [de persona] head

se rascó la cabeza — he scratched his head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches

los aviones pasan por encima de nuestras cabezas — the planes are flying overhead

• afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands

• asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlong

se tiró al agua de cabeza — he dived headfirst into the water

marcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header

• lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair

• levantar la cabeza — (=mirar) to look up

• negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head

• por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person

• se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy

• volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's head

al oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head

• me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning

2)

- andar o ir de cabeza

- andar en cabeza

cortar cabezas —

será necesario cortar cabezas — heads will have to roll

- esconder la cabeza

írsele a algn de la cabeza —

se me fue de la cabeza — it went right out of my mind

- jugarse la cabeza

- lanzarse de cabeza a

- levantar cabeza

el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner

el país no termina de levantar cabeza — the country still hasn't managed to turn the corner

hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up

estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —

hace falta estar mal de la cabeza para hacer eso — you'd have to be out of your mind to do that

no quiero acabar mal de la cabeza — I don't want to go off my head

- mantener la cabeza fuera del agua

- meter la cabeza en la arena

meter algo en la cabeza a algn —

por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...

metérsele a algn en la cabeza —

se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone

esa melodía la tengo metida en la cabeza — I can't get that tune out of my head

pasársele a algn por la cabeza —

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza — it never entered my head

- perder la cabeza por

- es cabeza de pescado

- hablar cabezas de pescado

- tener cabeza de pollo

quitar algo de la cabeza a algn — to get sth out of sb's head

- romper la cabeza a algn

- romperse la cabeza

- sacarse una idea de la cabeza

- sentar cabeza

subirse a la cabeza —

el vino se me subió a la cabeza — the wine went to my head

- tener cabeza

- tengo la cabeza como un bombo

- tener la cabeza dura

- tener la cabeza sobre los hombros

- tener mala cabeza

- estar tocado de la cabeza

- traer de cabeza a algn

- vestirse por la cabeza

3) (=frente)

• a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration

con Pérez a la cabeza del gobierno — with Pérez at the head of the government

• ir en cabeza — to be in the lead

ir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list

4) (=distancia) head

ganar por una cabeza (escasa) — to win by a (short) head

le saca una cabeza a su hermano — he is a head taller than his brother

5) [de montaña] top, summit

6) (=objeto)

cabeza atómica — atomic warhead

cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device

cabeza de ajo — bulb of garlic

cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end

cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball

cabeza de guerra — warhead

cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza de partido — administrative centre

cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas

cabeza de playa — beachhead

cabeza de puente — bridgehead

cabeza explosiva — warhead

cabeza grabadora — recording head

cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza nuclear — nuclear warhead

cabeza sonora — recording head

2. SMF

1) (=líder) head, leader

es cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces

es cabeza del grupo rebelde — he's the leader of the rebel group

2)

cabeza caliente — extremist

cabeza cuadrada — * bigot

cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain

cabeza de familia — head of the household

cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed

cabeza de serrín — * airhead *

cabeza de turco — scapegoat

cabeza dura — stubborn person

es un cabeza dura — he's as stubborn as a mule

cabeza hueca — idiot

cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead

cabeza rapada — skinhead

cabeza sin seso — idiot

cabeza visible — head, leader

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

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* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

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

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

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1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

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

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

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

negó con la cabeza she shook her head

asintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his head

sacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the window

volvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followed

bajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shame

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head aches

es para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cry

se tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)

marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the net

un día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)

me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand

2 (medida) head

ganó por una cabeza he won by a head

le lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder

3 (pelo) hair

me tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair

4

(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazy

al pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for it

usa la cabeza use your head

nunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for science

no lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?

5

(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthday

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something else

tú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)

con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his head

se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head

¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?

se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get married

le dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my head

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mind

ya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that woman

andar or ir de cabeza ( fam): ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza ( fam); to get worked up ( colloq)

como malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll

darle por la cabeza a algn ( RPl); to criticize sb, knock sb ( colloq)

darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo:

esconder la cabeza ( Chi fam); to make oneself scarce

ir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head high

írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy

jugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)

levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feet

aún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feet

la selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rut

levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !

meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sth

no caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here

¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?

perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads

¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?

perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman

romperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)

sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle down

ser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupid

subírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her head

tener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)

tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sieve

tener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-land

traer or llevar a algn de cabeza ( fam); to drive sb crazy ( colloq)

trae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond

nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakes

Compuestos:

● cabeza caliente

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) pinko ( AmE colloq), leftie ( BrE colloq)

● cabeza de chorlito

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de jabalí

headcheese ( AmE), brawn ( BrE)

● cabeza de ñame

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) clumsy idiot ( colloq)

● cabeza de pescado

feminine ( Chi fam): salió con su cabeza de pescado he made a silly remark

hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)

● cabeza de pollo

masculine and feminine ( Chi fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de turco

masculine and feminine scapegoat

● cabeza dura

A

masculine and feminine ( fam): es un cabeza dura he's so stubborn o ( colloq) pigheaded

B adjective pigheaded ( colloq), stubborn

● cabeza hueca

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza rapada

masculine and feminine skinhead

B

1

(individuo): por cabeza each, a head

pagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each

2 (de ganado) head

tienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattle

C

(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the lead

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sector

se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion polls

iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstration

el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the division

Compuestos:

● cabeza de cordada

masculine and feminine leader, lead climber

● cabeza de familia

masculine and feminine head of the family

● cabeza de la Iglesia

masculine head of the Church

● cabeza de lista

masculine and feminine candidate at the top of an electoral list

● cabeza de partido

feminine administrative center of a partido² m E. (↑ partido (2))

● cabeza de playa

feminine beachhead

● cabeza de puente

feminine bridgehead

● cabeza de serie

masculine and feminine seed

derrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seed

D

1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head

2 (de un misil) warhead

Compuestos:

● cabeza atómica

atomic warhead

● cabeza de biela or émbolo

main bearing, big end ( BrE)

● cabeza explosiva

warhead

● cabeza nuclear

nuclear warhead

E ( Audio, Vídeo) head

Compuestos:

● cabeza de escritura

write head

● cabeza de grabación

recording head

● cabeza de reproducción

playback head

● cabeza lectora

playback head

F (de plátanos) hand, bunch

Compuesto:

cabeza de ajo

bulb of garlic

G (de un camión) tractor unit

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cabeza sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) head;

◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
b) ( medida) head;

◊ me saca una cabeza he's a head taller than me

c) ( pelo) hair;

◊ me lavé la cabeza I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia):

◊ usa la cabeza use your head;

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente):

◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;

tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;

( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
◊ subírsele a algn a la cabeza [vino/éxito] to go to one's head;

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2
a) ( individuo):

◊ por cabeza each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head;

◊ 50 cabezas de ganado 50 head of cattle

3 (primer lugar, delantera):
◊ estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector;

a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
◊ cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita

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cabeza

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] head;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;

bajar o [m5] doblar la cabeza to bow one's head;

de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;

marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);

se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;
Am
en cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;

le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;
Fam
le abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;

Comp
Fam
alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza to get back on one's feet, to recover;

desde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;

no hay manera de que alce o [m5] levante cabeza it's hard to see her recovering o getting over it;

Comp

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;

Comp
Fam
calentar o [m5] hinchar la cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad;

no te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;

Comp

con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;

Comp
Fam
la cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;

Comp

darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;

Comp
Fam
se me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;

Comp
RP Fam
jugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;

¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;

me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;

Comp

meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;

Comp

meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;

Comp
Fam
tengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;
Fam
me estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;

Comp
Fam
rodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;

Comp
Fam
romperse o [m5] quebrarse la cabeza to Br rack o US cudgel one's brains;

le amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;

Comp

sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;
[atreverse] to speak up;
Comp
Fam
subirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;

el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;

se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza a pájaros o [m5] llena de pájaros to have one's head in the clouds;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;

Comp
Fam
tenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);

Comp

volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;

Prov

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven

Comp
Culin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese
2. [mente]
tiene buena cabeza para los números she has a (good) head for numbers;

Comp
Fam
andar o [m5]estar mal de la cabeza, RP [m5] estar de la cabeza to be funny in the head;

Comp

no me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;

no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;

Comp

írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;

no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;

Comp

meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;

métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;

se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;

Comp

se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;

Comp

venir a la cabeza to come to mind;

ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;

Comp

me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!

Comp

tener mucha cabeza to have brains

3. [juicio] sense;

tener poca cabeza to have no sense;

obrar con cabeza to use one's head;

tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;

perder la cabeza to lose one's head;

Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;

¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?

4. [posición] front, head;

cabeza abajo upside down;

cabeza arriba the right way up;

a la o [m5] en cabeza [en competición] in front, in the lead;
[en lista] at the top o head;
el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;

está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;

a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;
[al cargo de] in charge of;
estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;

Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;

la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movement

Comp
cabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;
5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] head

Comp
cabeza de ajo head of garlic;
cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;
Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;
cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;

cabeza de combate warhead;

cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;

cabeza de guerra warhead;

cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;
Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;
cabeza magnética magnetic head;

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;

cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head

6. [animal cuadrúpedo]
cabeza (de ganado) head (of cattle)

7.
por cabeza [persona] per head;

costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;

pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each

8. [población] cabeza de partido Br ≈ county town, US ≈ county seat

9. Comp
Esp Fam
andar o [m5] ir de cabeza [muy atareado] to be snowed under;

esta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;
Esp
escarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;
RP
darle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;
Fam
ir de cabeza a to head straight for;
Esp Fam
ir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;
Esp Fam
llevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;
Fam
sentar la cabeza to settle down;
Fam
(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;
Esp Fam
traer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad

♦ nmf
Fam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:
es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;
Fam cabeza dura:
es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;

cabeza de familia head of the family;
Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;
va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;
Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;
cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;

las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;

cabeza rapada skinhead;
Dep cabeza de serie seed;
el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;

cabeza de turco scapegoat

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cabeza

I f

1 ANAT head;

de cabeza caerse, tirarse etc headlong;

estar mal o

no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;

írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;

con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;

subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);

andar o

ir de cabeza be snowed under;

sentar la cabeza settle down;

levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;

no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;

tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat

2 ( razón)

:

perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;

llevar o

traer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;

3 ( memoria)

:

tener mala cabeza have a bad memory

4 ( pensamiento)

:

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;

se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;

meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;

quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;

calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;

calentarse la cabeza get worked up;

mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;

romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains

5 ( persona)

:

por cabeza per head, per person

6

:

el equipo a la cabeza o

en cabeza the team at the top;

estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader

II m/f de familia, grupo head

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cabeza nf

1) : head

2)

cabeza hueca : scatterbrain

3)

de cabeza : head first

4)

dolor de cabeza : headache

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cabeza n

1. (en general) head

se ha dado un golpe en la cabeza he's bumped his head

2. (seso) intelligence

tiene muy buena cabeza she's very intelligent

3. (memoria) memory

tiene mala cabeza he's forgetful

ir a la cabeza / ir en cabeza to be at the top / to lead [pt. & pp. led]

meter en la cabeza to get into your head

perder la cabeza to lose your head [pt. & pp. lost]

tener la cabeza dura to be stubborn

de cabeza headlong / headfirst

por cabeza a head / per head

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza de familia head of the family

cabeza de serie seed

cabeza rapada skinhead

Spanish-English dictionary > cabeza
7 esguince

m.

sprain.

hacerse un esguince en el tobillo to sprain one's ankle

esguince cervical whiplash (injury)

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esguince

► nombre masculino

1 MEDICINA sprain

■ se hizo un esguince en el tobillo she sprained her ankle

2 (gesto) swerve, dodge

3 (gesto de disgusto) frown

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noun m.

strain

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SM

1) (Med) sprain

2) (=movimiento) swerve, dodge

dar un esguince — to swerve, dodge

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masculino sprain

sufrió un esguince en el tobillo — he sprained his ankle

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= muscle strain, strain injury.

Ex. The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.

Ex. Although the library profession cannot be regarded as one of high risk from the viewpoint of occupational hazards, certain hazards do exist: including repetitive strain injuries, neck pain, and back pain.

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masculino sprain

sufrió un esguince en el tobillo — he sprained his ankle

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= muscle strain, strain injury.

Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.

Ex: Although the library profession cannot be regarded as one of high risk from the viewpoint of occupational hazards, certain hazards do exist: including repetitive strain injuries, neck pain, and back pain.

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esguince

masculine

sprain

sufrió un esguince en el tobillo he sprained his ankle

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esguince sustantivo masculino
sprain;
◊ sufrió un esguince en el tobillo he sprained his ankle

esguince sustantivo masculino sprain: me hice un esguince en un dedo, I sprained my finger

' esguince' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcedura
English:
sprain
- strain
- wrist
- strained

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esguince nm

sprain;

hacerse un esguince en el tobillo to sprain one's ankle;

tiene esguince de tobillo she has a sprained ankle

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esguince

m sprain

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esguince nm

: sprain, strain (of a muscle)

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esguince n sprain

Spanish-English dictionary > esguince
8 sarpullido

m.

prickly heat, rash, skin rash.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: sarpullir.

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sarpullido

► nombre masculino

1 rash

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noun m.

rash

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SM

1) (Med) rash

2) [de pulga] fleabite

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masculino rash, hives (pl)

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= skin rash, rash, flare.

Ex. The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.

Ex. The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.

Ex. It is clear that foods such as cow's milk and hen's eggs can directly provoke flares of atopic dermatitis.

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masculino rash, hives (pl)

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= skin rash, rash, flare.

Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.

Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.

Ex: It is clear that foods such as cow's milk and hen's eggs can directly provoke flares of atopic dermatitis.

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sarpullido

masculine

( AmL)

rash

le salió sarpullido she broke out in a rash

Compuesto:

sarpullido de pañal

diaper rash ( AmE), nappy rash ( BrE)

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sarpullido sustantivo masculino
rash, hives (pl)
sarpullido sustantivo masculino rash
' sarpullido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rascarse
- brote
- salir
English:
break out
- inhibit
- rash
- clear

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sarpullido nm

rash;

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash

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sarpullido

m MED rash

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sarpullido nm

erupción: rash

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sarpullido n rash [pl. rashes]

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