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1 ápice
m.1 apex, summit.2 little bit, iota, tittle, jot.* * *1 (punta) apex2 figurado tiny bit, speck, iota\ni un ápice not one bit* * *SM1) (=punta) apex, top2) [de problema] cruxestar en los ápices de — to be well up in, know all about
3) (fig) (=jota)* * *a)(ni) un ápice: no cedieron ni un ápice they didn't give an inch; sin un ápice de malicia without a hint of malice; no mostró (ni) un ápice de interés he didn't show the slightest bit of interest; no tiene un ápice de tonta — she's certainly no fool
b) ( de la lengua) tip, apex (tech); ( de una pirámide) apexc) ( punto culminante) peak* * *= apex, iota.Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.Ex. Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.* * *a)(ni) un ápice: no cedieron ni un ápice they didn't give an inch; sin un ápice de malicia without a hint of malice; no mostró (ni) un ápice de interés he didn't show the slightest bit of interest; no tiene un ápice de tonta — she's certainly no fool
b) ( de la lengua) tip, apex (tech); ( de una pirámide) apexc) ( punto culminante) peak* * *= apex, iota.Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.
Ex: Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.* * *1(ni) un ápice: no piensan ceder ni un ápice they don't intend to give an inchlo dijo sin un ápice de malicia he said it without a hint of maliceno mostraron (ni) un ápice de interés they didn't show the slightest bit of o one iota of interestno tiene un ápice de tonta she's certainly no fool, there's certainly nothing stupid about her3 (punto culminante) peaken el ápice de su carrera at the height o peak of her career* * *
ápice sustantivo masculino
1 (punta superior) tip, apex
2 (pizca) bit, shred: ese comentario no tiene ni un ápice de gracia, that comment isn't a bit funny
' ápice' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceder
English:
apex
- grain
- jot
- modicum
- speck
- inch
- iota
* * *ápice nm1. [vértice] [de montaña] peak;[de hoja, lengua] tip2. [punto culminante] peak, heightno cedió un ápice he didn't budge an inch;su popularidad no ha descendido un ápice her popularity has not gone down in the slightest;no se ha movido un ápice she hasn't moved an inch* * *m:ni un ápice fig not an ounce;no ceder ni un ápice fig not give an inch;no falta un ápice not a thing is o absolutely nothing is missing* * *ápice nm1) : apex, summit2) pizca: bit, smidgen -
2 ceder
v.1 to hand over.2 to give up (rendirse) (conceder).ceder a to give in toceder en to give up onRicardo cedió su casa a su primo Richard ceded his house to his cousin.3 to abate.4 to give way (venirse abajo).la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way5 to give, to become loose.ha cedido el jersey the jersey has gone baggy6 to decrease in intensity, to abate, to lessen, to subside.La tormenta eléctrica cedió al fin The thunderstorm abated at last.7 to yield, to give in, to give way, to cede.Ricardo cedió ante su insistencia Richard yielded in view of her insistence.Las vigas cedieron ante el peso The beams yielded to the weight.8 to demise.Ricardo cedió su poder por un mes Richard demised his power for a month.* * *1 (dar) to cede, give1 (rendirse) to yield (a, to), give way (a, to)■ no cedas don't make any concessions, don't give in2 (caerse) to fall, give way3 (disminuir) to diminish, slacken, go down\ceder el paso AUTOMÓVIL to give way, US yield* * *verb1) to cede, hand over2) give in, yield3) diminish, abate* * *1. VT1) [+ propiedad] to transfer; [+ territorio] to cede frm, hand overme cedió el asiento — she let me have her seat, she gave up her seat (for me)
cedió los derechos de autor a su familia — she gave up o over the authorial rights to her family
el director ha cedido el puesto a su colaborador — the director has decided to hand over the post to his colleague
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ceder la palabra a algn — to give the floor to sb frm, call upon sb to speak•
"ceda el paso" — "give way", "yield" (EEUU)•
ceder terreno a algn/algo — to give ground to sb/sth2) (Dep) [+ balón] to pass2. VI1) (=transigir) to give in, yield frm•
ceder a algo — to give in to sth, yield to sthceder al chantaje — to give in o yield to blackmail
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ceder ante algn/algo — to give in to sb/sth, yield to sb/sthno cederemos a o ante sus amenazas — we will not give in to o yield to his threats
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ceder en algo, no ceden en su empeño de ganar la liga — they're not giving in o up in their endeavour to win the league2) (=disminuir) [viento] to drop, die down; [lluvia] to ease up; [frío] to abate, ease up; [fiebre] to go down; [dolor] to lessen3) [suelo, viga] to give way, give4) (=dar de sí) [zapatos, prenda, elástico] to stretch, giveel tejido ha cedido y me queda ancho — the material has stretched o given and now it's too big for me
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give upme cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b
b) <balón/pelota> to pass2.me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
ceder vi1) ( cejar) to give wayno cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch
3)a) muro/puente/cuerda to give wayb) zapatos/muelles to give* * *= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).Ex. The old building is now given over to children and young people.Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex. We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.Ex. The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.Ex. The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex. The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.Ex. At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.----* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < derecho> to transfer, assign; < territorio> to cede; <puesto/título> ( voluntariamente) to hand over; ( obligatoriamente) to give upme cedió el asiento — he let me have his seat; palabra 3b, paso 1b
b) <balón/pelota> to pass2.me cedieron una casa en el pueblo — they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village
ceder vi1) ( cejar) to give wayno cedió ni un ápice — she didn't give o yield an inch
3)a) muro/puente/cuerda to give wayb) zapatos/muelles to give* * *ceder (ante)(v.) = give + way (to), bow toEx: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.= give over, give, hand over, cede, yield, pass over, sign away, buckle, remit, compromise, give in, cave in (to).Ex: The old building is now given over to children and young people.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex: We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.Ex: The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.Ex: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.* ceder ante = give + way (to), bow to.* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.* ceder el relevo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.* ceder + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.* * *ceder [E1 ]vtA1 (entregar) ‹derecho› to transfer, assign, cede ( frml); ‹territorio› to cede, transfercedieron las tierras al Estado they transferred the lands to o made the lands over to o ceded the lands to the Stateel campeón no quiere ceder su título the champion doesn't want to give up his titlecederá la dirección de la empresa a los empleados he will hand over o transfer the running of the company to the employeesme cedió el asiento he let me have his seat, he gave up his seat for me2 ‹balón/pelota› to pass1 ‹obra› to loanme cedieron una casa en el pueblo they gave o allowed me the use of a house in the village2 ‹jugador› to loan■ cederviA (cejar) to give waymanténte firme y no cedas stand your ground and don't give way o give intuvieron que ceder ante sus amenazas they had to give in to his threatsno cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inchceder EN algo to give sth uptuvo que ceder en su empeño she had to give up o abandon the undertakingceder A algo to give in TO sthno cedió a la tentación she did not give in to o yield to temptationB1 «fiebre» to go down; «dolor» to ease, lessen; «tormenta» to ease up, abate; «viento» to drop, die down, abate; «frío» to abate, ease2 «valor/divisa» to ease, driftC1 «muro/puente/cuerda» (romperse, soltarse) to give waylas tablas cedieron por el peso the boards gave way under the weightel elástico ya está cediendo the elastic is starting to go o is getting loose2 «cuero/zapatos/muelles» (dar de sí) to giveme está un poco estrecho, pero ya cederá it's a bit tight but it'll give* * *
ceder ( conjugate ceder) verbo transitivo
1
‹ territorio› to cede;
‹puesto/título› ( voluntariamente) to hand over;
( a la fuerza) to give up;
me cedió el asiento he let me have his seat;
See Also→ paso 1b
2 ( prestar) ‹ jugador› to loan
verbo intransitivo
1 ( cejar) to give way;◊ no cedió ni un ápice she didn't give o yield an inch;
cedió en su empeño she gave up the undertaking;
ceder a algo to give in to sth
2 [fiebre/lluvia/viento] to ease off;
[ dolor] to ease
3 [muro/puente/cuerda] to give way;
[zapatos/muelle] to give
ceder
I vtr (voluntariamente) to hand over
ceder la palabra, to give sb the right to speak
(obligatoriamente) to give
ceder el paso, to give way, US to yield
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una cuerda, un cable) to give way
2 (una tormenta, epidemia, etc) to diminish, slacken
3 (transigir) to give in
' ceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- capitular
- condescender
- plegarse
- residir
- plegar
English:
assign
- back down
- budge
- cave in
- climb down
- compromise
- decentralize
- give
- give in
- give up
- relent
- resist
- sign away
- way
- weaken
- yield
- cede
- climb
- ground
- knuckle
* * *♦ vt1. [traspasar, transferir] to hand over;las tierras fueron cedidas a los campesinos the land was handed over to the peasants;el gobierno central cederá a los ayuntamientos el control de la política cultural central government will hand control of cultural policy to the town halls2. [conceder] to give up;ceder el paso to give way;me levanté para ceder mi asiento a una anciana I stood up and gave my seat to an old lady;el actual campeón cedió dos segundos con respecto al ganador the reigning champion was two seconds slower than the winner3. [pelota] to pass♦ vi1. [venirse abajo] to give way;la puerta finalmente cedió the door finally gave way;el suelo del escenario cedió por el peso del decorado the stage floor gave way under the weight of the scenery2. [rendirse] to give up;cedió a sus ruegos he gave in to their pleading;no cederemos a las amenazas we won't give in to threats;cedió ante las presiones de la comunidad internacional he gave way to international pressure;no deben ceder a la tentación de tomarse la justicia por su mano they mustn't give in to the temptation to take the law into their own hands;ceder en to give up on;cedió en lo esencial he gave in on the important issues3. [destensarse] to give;el jersey ha cedido the jersey has gone baggy4. [disminuir] to abate, to ease up;por fin cedió la tormenta at last the storm eased up;la fiebre ha cedido the fever has gone down* * *I v/t give up; ( traspasar) transfer, cede;ceder el paso AUTO yield, Br give wayII v/i1 give way, yield* * *ceder vi1) : to yield, to give way2) : to diminish, to abate3) : to give in, to relentceder vt: to cede, to hand over* * *ceder vbse lo pedimos con mucha educación, pero no cedió we asked him very nicely, but he wouldn't give in2. (romperse) to give way3. (dejar) to give up4. (intensidad, fuerza) to die down
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