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61 limpiar
v.1 to clean.limpia la mesa de migas clean o wipe the crumbs off the tableEllas limpiaron las ventanas They cleaned the windows.2 to clean out (informal) (en el juego).3 to swipe, to pinch (informal) (robar).4 to do the cleaning, to clean up, to char.Ellas limpiaron ayer They did the cleaning yesterday.5 to clear.Ellos limpiaron la calle They cleared the street.* * *1 (gen) to clean, cleanse2 (con paño) to wipe3 figurado (purificar) to purify* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ casa] to tidy, tidy up, clean; [+ cara, piel] to cleanse; [+ marca] to wipe off, clean off; [+ maquillaje] to remove; [+ zapatos] to polish, shine2) (Culin) [+ conejo] to clean; [+ pescado] to gut3) (=enjugar) to wipe, wipe off4) (Mil) to mop up; (Policía) to clean up5) (Bot) to prune, cut back6) * [en el juego] to clean out *7) ** (=robar) to swipe *, nick *8) Méx * (=pegar) to hit, bash *, beat up9) ** (=matar) to do in **2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <casa/mueble/zapatos> to clean; <arroz/lentejas> to wash; < pescado> to cleanlimpiar algo en or a seco — to dry-clean something
2) ( dejar libre)3) (fam)a) ( en el juego) < persona> to clean... out (colloq)2.limpiar vi to clean3.limpiarse v pron (refl) <boca/manos/nariz> to wipe* * *= clean up, wipe (over), cleanse, clean out, manicure, get + Nombre + clean, purify, clear up, clean, wipe + clean.Ex. The file to be cleaned up is first chosen from a list of files.Ex. These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.Ex. Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.Ex. The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.Ex. The problem with most garlic crushers is getting them clean afterwards.Ex. Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. After each use, the tools must be cleaned.Ex. This paint comes in a fawn colour with a matte finish that allows you to wipe clean surface dirt and grime without damaging the surface.----* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* limpiar a fondo = spring-clean, clear out.* limpiar con agua = wash away.* limpiar de impurezas = purify.* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.* limpiarse las lágrimas = wipe (away) + tears.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <casa/mueble/zapatos> to clean; <arroz/lentejas> to wash; < pescado> to cleanlimpiar algo en or a seco — to dry-clean something
2) ( dejar libre)3) (fam)a) ( en el juego) < persona> to clean... out (colloq)2.limpiar vi to clean3.limpiarse v pron (refl) <boca/manos/nariz> to wipe* * *= clean up, wipe (over), cleanse, clean out, manicure, get + Nombre + clean, purify, clear up, clean, wipe + clean.Ex: The file to be cleaned up is first chosen from a list of files.
Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.Ex: The problem with most garlic crushers is getting them clean afterwards.Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: After each use, the tools must be cleaned.Ex: This paint comes in a fawn colour with a matte finish that allows you to wipe clean surface dirt and grime without damaging the surface.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* limpiar a fondo = spring-clean, clear out.* limpiar con agua = wash away.* limpiar de impurezas = purify.* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.* limpiarse las lágrimas = wipe (away) + tears.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* * *limpiar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹casa/mueble/zapatos› to clean; ‹arroz/lentejas› to wash; ‹pescado› to cleanel camarero limpiaba el mostrador con un trapo the waiter was wiping the counter with a clothla lluvia limpió el aire the rain cleared the airhay que limpiarlo en or a seco it must be dry-cleaneduna infusión que limpia el hígado an infusion which cleanses the liverle tuve que limpiar las narices I had to wipe his nosele limpiaron el estómago he had his stomach pumped2 ‹nombre› to clear; ‹honor› to restoreB (dejar libre) limpiar algo DE algo to clear sth OF sthlimpiaron el jardín de hierbajos they cleared the garden of weedsC■ limpiarvito clean( refl):me limpié las manos en un trapo I wiped my hands on a clothse limpió la nariz en la manga he wiped his nose on his sleeveme limpié los zapatos antes de salir I cleaned my shoes before I went outse limpiaron los zapatos al entrar they wiped their feet as they came in* * *
limpiar ( conjugate limpiar) verbo transitivo
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‹arroz/lentejas› to wash;
‹ pescado› to clean;
‹aire/atmósfera› to clear;
limpiar algo en seco to dry-clean sth
‹ honor› to restore
2 ( dejar libre) limpiar algo de algo to clear sth of sth
3 (fam)
verbo intransitivo
to clean
limpiarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹boca/nariz› to wipe;
limpiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to clean
(con un paño) to wipe
(el calzado) to polish
2 (la sangre, el organismo) to cleanse
(el alma) to purify
3 fam (robar) to pinch
II verbo intransitivo to clean
' limpiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
depurar
- fregar
- hierba
- hoy
- limpieza
- paño
- pasada
- plata
- plumero
- sacudir
- tocar
- trapo
- arriba
- asear
- bayeta
- cristal
- polvo
- tallar
- trabajo
- vidrio
English:
brush
- clean
- clean out
- clean up
- cleaning
- cleanse
- clear
- clear out
- clearout
- coastline
- disinfectant
- do
- dry-clean
- floss
- gut
- hoe
- mindless
- mop up
- polish
- shampoo
- shine
- shoeshine
- spring-clean
- stuff
- want
- way
- wipe
- wipe up
- arrange
- drill
- dry
- mop
- muck
- swab
- sweep
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la suciedad de] to clean;[con trapo] to wipe; [mancha] to wipe away; [zapatos] to polish;limpia la mesa de migas clean o wipe the crumbs off the table;limpia la superficie de grasa y polvo wipe the grease and dust off o from the surface2. [honor] to restore3. [pollo, pescado] to cleanla policía limpió la ciudad de delincuentes the police cleared the city of criminalslos ladrones limpiaron el banco the robbers cleaned out the bank♦ vito clean;este detergente no limpia this detergent doesn't clean well* * *clean up;limpiar a alguien fam clean s.o. out fam ;limpiar en seco dry-clean* * *limpiar vt1) : to clean, to cleanse2) : to clean up, to remove defectslimpiar vi: to clean* * *limpiar vb1. (en general) to clean¿has limpiado la habitación? have you cleaned your room?2. (pasar un trapo) to wipe3. (sacar brillo) to polish -
62 maliciosamente
adv.1 maliciously.2 wickedly.3 roguishly.4 viciously; mischievously.* * *► adverbio1 maliciously, spitefully* * *ADV1) (=con mala intención) maliciously, spitefully2) (=con picardía) mischievously3) (=con astucia) slyly* * *= mischievously, perversely, evilly, wickedly.Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. Play indexes are numerous and perversely disparate.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.Ex. The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.* * *= mischievously, perversely, evilly, wickedly.Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Play indexes are numerous and perversely disparate.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.* * *1 (con malevolencia) maliciously2 (con picardía) mischievously* * *maliciosamente adv1. [con maldad] maliciously2. [con astucia, agudeza] cunningly, craftily -
63 malvadamente
adv.1 wickedly, naughtily, mischievously, hellishly; lewdly.2 maliciously, nastily, spitefully, villainously.* * *► adverbio1 wickedly, evilly* * *= evilly, wickedly.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.Ex. The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.* * *= evilly, wickedly.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.
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64 matar el rato
(v.) = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdleEx. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.* * *(v.) = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdleEx: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'. -
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66 mofarse
pron.v.to scoff.mofarse de to mock* * *1 to scoff, mock\mofarse de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody, make fun of something/somebody* * *VPRmofarse de algo/algn — to mock sth/sb, scoff at sth/sb, sneer at sth/sb
* * *verbo pronominalmofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, sniggerEx. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *verbo pronominalmofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, sniggerEx: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *mofarse [A1 ]mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sbtodos se mofan de él they all make fun of o poke fun at himno te mofes de las desgracias de los demás don't laugh at other people's misfortunes* * *
mofarse ( conjugate mofarse) verbo pronominal mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
mofarse verbo reflexivo to jeer [de, at], scoff [de, at], make fun [de, of]: se mofaban del equipo perdedor, they scoffed at the losing team
' mofarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reírse
English:
jeer
- mock
- taunt
* * *mofarse vprto scoff;mofarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb* * *v/r:mofarse de make fun of* * *mofarse vrmofarse de : to scoff at, to make fun of* * *mofarse vb to make fun -
67 perder el tiempo
(v.) = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle aroundEx. The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.Ex. Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.Ex. If an obscure Mitteleuropean monk named Gregor Mendel hadn't spent the middle part of the last century messing about with peas, the world would be a very different place today.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.Ex. Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations.Ex. After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day.* * *(v.) = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle aroundEx: The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.Ex: If an obscure Mitteleuropean monk named Gregor Mendel hadn't spent the middle part of the last century messing about with peas, the world would be a very different place today.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.Ex: Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations.Ex: After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day. -
68 rasguño
m.scratch, scrape, little nick.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rasguñar.* * *1 (arañazo) scratch, scrape2 (dibujo) sketch* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=arañazo) scratch2) (Arte) sketch, outline drawing* * *masculino scratchsin un rasguño — unscathed, without a scratch
* * *= scratch.Ex. Animal bites and scratches, even minor ones, can become infected and spread bacteria to other parts of the body.----* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.* sin un rasguño = unscarred.* * *masculino scratchsin un rasguño — unscathed, without a scratch
* * *= scratch.Ex: Animal bites and scratches, even minor ones, can become infected and spread bacteria to other parts of the body.
* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.* sin un rasguño = unscarred.* * *scratchsalió del accidente sin un rasguño he walked away from the accident unscathed o without a scratch* * *
Del verbo rasguñar: ( conjugate rasguñar)
rasguño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rasguñó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
rasguñar
rasguño
rasguñar ( conjugate rasguñar) verbo transitivo
to scratch
rasguñarse verbo pronominal ( refl) (con uña, púa) to scratch oneself;
( con algo áspero) to graze oneself;
rasguño sustantivo masculino
scratch
rasguño sustantivo masculino scratch, graze
familiar sin un rasguño, unscathed
' rasguño' also found in these entries:
English:
graze
- nick
- scrape
- scratch
* * *scratch;sin un rasguño without a scratch* * *m scratch* * *rasguño nm1) : scratch2) : sketch* * *rasguño n scratch -
69 recesión + caer en
(n.) = recession + set inEx. Some would say that Britain managed to get into the Community in the nick of time, before the recession set in.* * *(n.) = recession + set inEx: Some would say that Britain managed to get into the Community in the nick of time, before the recession set in.
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70 recesión + entrar
(n.) = recession + set inEx. Some would say that Britain managed to get into the Community in the nick of time, before the recession set in.* * *(n.) = recession + set inEx: Some would say that Britain managed to get into the Community in the nick of time, before the recession set in.
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71 recesión + llegar
(n.) = recession + set inEx. Some would say that Britain managed to get into the Community in the nick of time, before the recession set in.* * *(n.) = recession + set inEx: Some would say that Britain managed to get into the Community in the nick of time, before the recession set in.
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72 reírse
1 to laugh (de, at)■ ¿de qué te ríes? what are you laughing at?2 (burlarse) to laugh (de, at), make fun (de, of)* * *VPR1) to laugh•
reírse con algo/algn, todos se ríen con sus chistes — everybody laughs at his jokes•
reírse de algn/algo — to laugh at sb/sth¿de qué te ríes? — what are you laughing at?
2) * (=estar roto)* * *(v.) = snicker, sniggerEx. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *reírse(de)(v.) = laugh (at), deride, jeer, make + fun of, scoff atEx: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.Ex: It's time to stop scoffing at those who worry about the budget deficit.(v.) = snicker, sniggerEx: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *
■reírse verbo reflexivo
1 to laugh
(ruidosamente) to guffaw
2 (tomar a risa, mofarse) to laugh off, make fun of o laugh at sb
' reírse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carcajada
- despepitarse
- mondarse
- gana
- reír
English:
at
- face
- fun
- giggle
- guffaw
- laugh at
- roar
- scream
- snigger
- titter
- cackle
- chortle
- chuckle
- laugh
- pooh
- tease
* * *vprse ríe de sus propios chistes she laughs at her own jokes;no te rías, es un asunto muy serio don't laugh, it's a very serious matter;se rió en mi propia cara she laughed in my face;reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger;¡me río yo de los sistemas de seguridad! I laugh at security systems!, security systems are no obstacle to me!;sí, tú ríete de lo feo que es, pero es millonario you can laugh as much as you like at how ugly he is, but the fact is he's a millionaire* * *v/r laugh (de at)* * *vr -
73 tabla del entarimado
(n.) = floorboardEx. The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked.* * *(n.) = floorboardEx: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked.
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74 un espectáculo digno de contemplar
Ex. Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.* * *Ex: Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.
Spanish-English dictionary > un espectáculo digno de contemplar
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75 un espectáculo digno de ver
Ex. Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.* * *Ex: Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.
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76 una vista digna de contemplar
Ex. Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.* * *Ex: Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.
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77 una vista digna de ver
Ex. Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.* * *Ex: Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.
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78 vuelo
m.1 flight (gen) & (aviation).alzar o emprender o levantar el vuelo to take flight, to fly off; (despegar) to fly the nest (figurative) (irse de casa)coger algo al vuelo to catch something in flight; (en el aire) to catch on to something very quickly (figurative) (rápido)remontar el vuelo to soarde altos vuelos, de mucho vuelo of great importanceno se oía el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin dropvuelo chárter charter flightvuelo sin escalas direct flightvuelo espacial space flightvuelo libre hang-glidingvuelo sin motor glidingvuelos nacionales domestic flightsvuelo de reconocimiento reconnaissance flightvuelo regular scheduled flight2 fullness.una falda de vuelo a full skirt3 projection (architecture).4 pleat, frill, ruffle.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: volar.* * *1 (acto, espacio, etc) flight2 (acción) flying3 (de vestido) fullness, flare5 ARQUITECTURA (voladizo) projection\al vuelo in flightalzar el vuelo / emprender el vuelo / levantar el vuelo to take flightcazarlas al vuelo / cogerlas al vuelo figurado to be quick on the uptakecortarle los vuelos a alguien figurado to clip somebody's wingsde alto vuelo figurado important, far-reachingde un vuelo figurado in a flashremontar el vuelo to soar uptener muchas horas de vuelo familiar to be an old hand at somethingtomar vuelo to take off, growpersonal de vuelo flight crewvuelo chárter / vuelo regular charter flight / scheduled flightvuelo espacial space flightvuelo libre hang-glidingvuelo sin escala nonstop flightvuelo sin motor gliding* * *noun m.1) flight2) fullness* * *I IISM1) [de ave, avión] flight(=independizarse) to leave the nestalzar o levantar el vuelo — (=echar a volar) to fly off; (=marcharse) to dash off
remontar el vuelo: la cigüeña remontó el vuelo — the stork soared (up) into the sky, the stork took the sky
vuelo directo — direct flight, non-stop flight
vuelo interior — internal flight, domestic flight
vuelo sin escalas, vuelo sin etapas — non-stop flight
2) (Orn) (=plumas) flight feathers [pl] ; (=alas) wings [pl]3) [de falda, capa]el vuelo de la falda — the spread o swirl of the skirt
falda de mucho vuelo — full o wide skirt
4) (Arquit) projection* * *I1)a) ( acción)horas de vuelo — (Aviac) flying time
agarrarlas or cogerlas al vuelo — to be very quick on the uptake
alzar or levantar el vuelo — pájaro to fly away o off; avión to take off; persona to fly o leave the nest
a vuelo de pájaro — (AmL)
de alto vuelo — proyecto big, important; ejecutivo high-flying (before n)
b) (trayecto, viaje) flightc) ( avión) flight2) ( en costura)a) ( amplitud)b) (Chi) ( adorno) flounce3) ( pluma) flight (feather)II* * *= flight, flight mission, flight mission.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.Ex. The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.----* al vuelo = on-the-fly.* auxiliar de vuelo = flight attendant.* compañía de vuelos chárter = charter airline.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cubierta de vuelo = flight deck.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* diario de vuelo = logbook [log book].* durante el vuelo = in-flight.* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.* en el vuelo = in-flight.* en vuelo = aloft, in-flight.* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* horario de vuelos = air timetable.* iniciar el vuelo = take to + the sky.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* oír el vuelo de una mosca = hear a pin drop.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* personal de vuelo = flight crew.* reservar un vuelo = book + flight.* simulador de vuelo = flight simulator.* tripulación de vuelo = flight crew.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* vuelo chárter = charter flight.* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.* vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.* vuelo de enlace = connecting flight.* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.* vuelo en ala delta = hang-gliding.* vuelo espacial = space flight.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.* vuelo tripulado = manned flight.* * *I1)a) ( acción)horas de vuelo — (Aviac) flying time
agarrarlas or cogerlas al vuelo — to be very quick on the uptake
alzar or levantar el vuelo — pájaro to fly away o off; avión to take off; persona to fly o leave the nest
a vuelo de pájaro — (AmL)
de alto vuelo — proyecto big, important; ejecutivo high-flying (before n)
b) (trayecto, viaje) flightc) ( avión) flight2) ( en costura)a) ( amplitud)b) (Chi) ( adorno) flounce3) ( pluma) flight (feather)II* * *= flight, flight mission, flight mission.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.Ex: The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.* al vuelo = on-the-fly.* auxiliar de vuelo = flight attendant.* compañía de vuelos chárter = charter airline.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cubierta de vuelo = flight deck.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* diario de vuelo = logbook [log book].* durante el vuelo = in-flight.* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.* en el vuelo = in-flight.* en vuelo = aloft, in-flight.* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* horario de vuelos = air timetable.* iniciar el vuelo = take to + the sky.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* oír el vuelo de una mosca = hear a pin drop.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* personal de vuelo = flight crew.* reservar un vuelo = book + flight.* simulador de vuelo = flight simulator.* tripulación de vuelo = flight crew.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* vuelo chárter = charter flight.* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.* vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.* vuelo de enlace = connecting flight.* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.* vuelo en ala delta = hang-gliding.* vuelo espacial = space flight.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.* vuelo tripulado = manned flight.* * *A1(acción): contemplaba el vuelo de las gaviotas he was watching the seagulls' flight o the seagulls flyingremontar el vuelo to soar upun piloto con más de mil horas de vuelo a pilot with more than a thousand hours' flying timeagarrarlas or cazarlas or cogerlas al vuelo to be very quick on the uptake, to be sharp ( colloq)alzar or levantar el vuelo «pájaro» to fly away o off;«avión» to take off; «persona» to fly o leave the nesta vuelo de pájaro ( AmL): así, a vuelo de pájaro, han de ser unas cinco hectáreas at a rough o quick guess, I'd say it's about five hectaresleí el informe a vuelo de pájaro I just skimmed over the reportde alto vuelo: un proyecto de alto vuelo a big o an important o a prestigious projectun ejecutivo de alto vuelo a high-flying executiveel vuelo de una mosca: no se oía ni el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq), there wasn't a sound to be heardtomar vuelo to take flight2 (trayecto, viaje) flightMadrid-Londres son dos horas de vuelo it is a two-hour flight from Madrid to London, it takes two hours to fly from Madrid to London3 (avión) flightel vuelo 852 procedente de París flight 852 from Parisel vuelo llegó con retraso the flight o the plane was lateCompuestos:gliding, soaring ( AmE)charter flight( RPl) local flight● vuelo de entrenamiento or instruccióntraining flighttest flightspaceflightinternational flighthang-glidingdomestic o internal flightlow-level flightscheduled flightgliding, soaring ( AmE)1(amplitud): la falda tiene mucho vuelo it is a very full skirtC ( Arquit) projectionD (pluma) flight, flight feather* * *
Del verbo volar: ( conjugate volar)
vuelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
volar
vuelo
volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
2
◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;
las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fastb)
se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
3
verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
1
2
vuelo sustantivo masculino
1a) ( acción):
remontar el vuelo to soar up;
alzar or levantar el vuelo [ pájaro] to fly away o off;
[ avión] to take off;
[ persona] to fly o leave the nest;◊ a vuelo de pájaro (AmL): un cálculo a vuelo de pájaro a rough estimate;
lo leí a vuelo de pájaro I just skimmed through itb) (Aviac) flight;
vuelo charter/regular charter/schedule flight;
vuelo internacional/nacional international/domestic o internal flight;
vuelo sin motor gliding, soaring (AmE)
2 ( en costura) ( amplitud):
volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
vuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de un ave, avión, etc) flight
vuelo chárter, charter flight
vuelo espacial, spaceflight
vuelo regular, scheduled flight
vuelo sin motor, gliding
2 Cost (amplitud de una falda) tiene mucho vuelo, it's very full
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas/cogerlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
fam (de importancia) de altos vuelos, high fliers
' vuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alzar
- cazar
- campana
- hora
- procedente
- rasa
- rasante
- raso
- reconocimiento
- reserva
- simular
- simulador
- simuladora
- sobrecargo
- auxiliar
- conectar
- controlador
- destino
- desviar
- directo
- doméstico
- enlazar
- espacial
- nacional
- nocturno
- operar
- pasar
- remontar
- suspender
- zarandear
English:
airborne
- aloft
- announce
- book
- bumpy
- cancel
- charter flight
- connect
- delay
- delayed
- domestic
- due
- fall away
- flight
- flight attendant
- flight recorder
- flight-deck
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- hold up
- hop
- in-flight
- inbound
- incoming
- instrument
- jump at
- luckily
- nonstop
- notify
- originate
- outward
- pin
- quick
- route
- scheduled flight
- space flight
- steward
- takeoff
- air
- flare
- flared
- flounce
- flying
- frill
- from
- hang
- high
- log
- ruffle
- schedule
* * *♦ nm1. [de pájaro, insecto] flight;[irse de casa] to fly the nest; [rápido] to catch on to sth very quickly;en un vuelo in next to no time;de altos vuelos [boda, ceremonia] grand;[conferencia] prestigious; [proyecto, programa] ambitious;cortar los vuelos a alguien to clip sb's wings;no se oía el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;Ama vuelo de pájaro in overview, in broad outline2. [de avión] flightRP vuelo de cabotaje internal flight;vuelo chárter charter flight;vuelo sin escalas direct flight;vuelo espacial space flight;vuelo libre hang-gliding;vuelo sin motor gliding;vuelos nacionales domestic flights;vuelo nocturno overnight flight;vuelo rasante low-level flight;vuelo de reconocimiento reconnaissance flight;vuelo regular scheduled flight;vuelo supersónico supersonic flight3. [de vestido] fullness;una falda de vuelo a full skirt4. Arquit projection* * *I vb → volarII m1 flight;en vuelo in flight;cazar algo al vuelo catch sth in mid-air; fig catch olatch on to sth quickly;de altos vuelos boda, bautizo big; ceremonia important; restaurante prestigious; proyecto big, prestigious2:una falda con vuelo a full skirt* * *vuelo nm1) : flight, flyingalzar el vuelo: to take flight2) : flight (of an aircraft)vuelo espacial: space flight3) : flare, fullness (of clothing)4)al vuelo : on the wing* * *vuelo n flight¿a qué hora sale tu vuelo? what time does your flight leave? -
79 zona junto a la playa
(n.) = beachfrontEx. Amanda appeared in the nick of time, and they wandered out en mass onto the beachfront.* * *(n.) = beachfrontEx: Amanda appeared in the nick of time, and they wandered out en mass onto the beachfront.
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80 emplumar
v.1 to adorn with feathers (como adorno).2 to feather, to adorn with feathers, to plume, to fletch.* * *1 (poner plumas) to put feathers on, put a feather on1 (pájaro) to grow feathers* * *1. VT1) (=cubrir) to adorn with feathers2) (=castigar) to tar and featherle emplumaron seis meses de cárcel — * they packed him off to prison for six months *
3) LAm * (=estafar) to swindle4) Hond * (=zurrar) to beat up, thrash5) Chile*2. VI1) [pájaro] to grow feathers2) LAm * (=huir) to take to one's heels3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to grow feathers, fledge2.emplumar vta) (Esp fam) < delincuente> to pick up (colloq)b)emplumárselas — (Chi fam) to split (sl)
* * *1.verbo intransitivo to grow feathers, fledge2.emplumar vta) (Esp fam) < delincuente> to pick up (colloq)b)emplumárselas — (Chi fam) to split (sl)
* * *emplumar [A1 ]vito grow feathers, fledge■ emplumarvt* * *♦ vt1. [como adorno] to adorn with feathers2. [como castigo] to tar and feather♦ viAndes, PRico [huir] to flee, to take flight
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