Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

со всех языков на все языки

Со всех языков на:
Все языки
Со всех языков на:
Все языки
Английский
Итальянский
Русский
Французский

not baulk at

Толкование Перевод

1 nothing

I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronome

1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nulla

there's nothing to drink — non c'è niente da bere

I knew nothing about it — non ne sapevo nulla

we can do nothing (about it) — non possiamo farci niente

they behaved as if nothing had happened — si sono comportati come se niente fosse

next to nothing — quasi niente

nothing much happens here — non succede molto qui

nothing more — niente di più

is there nothing more you can do? — non potete fare niente di più?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro

nothing else — nient'altro

if nothing else it will be a change for us — se non altro sarà un cambiamento per noi

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to come to nothing — non portare a nulla

to stop at nothing — non fermarsi di fronte a nulla

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nulla

to get upset over nothing — preoccuparsi per niente

we were talking about nothing much — parlavamo del più e del meno

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

3) (very little indeed)

it costs next to nothing — costa praticamente nulla

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

it's money for nothing — sono soldi regalati

4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)

nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!

5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)

there's nothing like it! — non c'è niente di meglio!

I can think of nothing worse than — non riesco a immaginare niente di peggio che

to say nothing of — per non parlare di

6) (no truth, value, use)

you get nothing out of it — non ci ricavi niente

there's nothing in it for me — non c'è niente di interessante per me

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

7) nothing but

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

it's caused me nothing but trouble — mi ha dato solo problemi

he has nothing but praise for them — non ha che elogi per loro

8) nothing less than

it's nothing less than a betrayal — è un vero tradimento

nothing less than real saffron will do — solamente lo zafferano può andare bene

9) nothing more than

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — è soltanto una strategia per fare

the stories are nothing more than gossip — le storie sono niente più che pettegolezzi

they'd like nothing more than to do — non chiedono di meglio che fare
2.
aggettivo

he's nothing without you — non è niente senza di te
3.
nome

1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.

2) (trivial matter)

it's a mere nothing compared to — è niente paragonato a

••

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]
avverbio

1) (in no way)

it is nothing like as difficult as — è lungi dall'essere difficile quanto

she is nothing like her sister — non assomiglia per niente a sua sorella

2) (emphatic: totally, only)

it's nothing short of brilliant — è veramente splendido

nothing short of a miracle can save them — soltanto un miracolo può salvarli

3) (emphatic: decidedly)

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — sono a dir poco testardo!

* * *
1. pronoun
(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) niente
2. noun
(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).)
3. adverb
(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) per nulla/niente, non affatto

- nothingness
- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of
* * *
I 1. ['nʌθɪŋ]
pronome

1) (no item, event, idea) niente, nulla

there's nothing to drink — non c'è niente da bere

I knew nothing about it — non ne sapevo nulla

we can do nothing (about it) — non possiamo farci niente

they behaved as if nothing had happened — si sono comportati come se niente fosse

next to nothing — quasi niente

nothing much happens here — non succede molto qui

nothing more — niente di più

is there nothing more you can do? — non potete fare niente di più?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — è un'amica e nient'altro

nothing else — nient'altro

if nothing else it will be a change for us — se non altro sarà un cambiamento per noi

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to come to nothing — non portare a nulla

to stop at nothing — non fermarsi di fronte a nulla

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

2) (emphasizing insignificance) niente, nulla

to get upset over nothing — preoccuparsi per niente

we were talking about nothing much — parlavamo del più e del meno

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

3) (very little indeed)

it costs next to nothing — costa praticamente nulla

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

it's money for nothing — sono soldi regalati

4) (indicating absence of trait, quality)

nothing interesting o of any interest niente di interessante; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind sembra facile ma non è così; you'll do nothing of the sort! — non farai una cosa del genere!

5) (emphatic: setting up comparisons)

there's nothing like it! — non c'è niente di meglio!

I can think of nothing worse than — non riesco a immaginare niente di peggio che

to say nothing of — per non parlare di

6) (no truth, value, use)

you get nothing out of it — non ci ricavi niente

there's nothing in it for me — non c'è niente di interessante per me

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

7) nothing but

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

it's caused me nothing but trouble — mi ha dato solo problemi

he has nothing but praise for them — non ha che elogi per loro

8) nothing less than

it's nothing less than a betrayal — è un vero tradimento

nothing less than real saffron will do — solamente lo zafferano può andare bene

9) nothing more than

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — è soltanto una strategia per fare

the stories are nothing more than gossip — le storie sono niente più che pettegolezzi

they'd like nothing more than to do — non chiedono di meglio che fare
2.
aggettivo

he's nothing without you — non è niente senza di te
3.
nome

1) (nothingness) niente m., nulla m.

2) (trivial matter)

it's a mere nothing compared to — è niente paragonato a

••

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!
II ['nʌθɪŋ]
avverbio

1) (in no way)

it is nothing like as difficult as — è lungi dall'essere difficile quanto

she is nothing like her sister — non assomiglia per niente a sua sorella

2) (emphatic: totally, only)

it's nothing short of brilliant — è veramente splendido

nothing short of a miracle can save them — soltanto un miracolo può salvarli

3) (emphatic: decidedly)

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — sono a dir poco testardo!

English-Italian dictionary > nothing
2 nothing

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

1. pronoun

   a. rien

• I saw nothing je n'ai rien vu

• nothing happened il n'est rien arrivé

• to eat nothing ne rien manger

• nothing to eat/read rien à manger/à lire

• he's had nothing to eat yet il n'a encore rien mangé

• nothing could be easier rien de plus simple

• nothing pleases him rien ne le satisfait

► nothing + adjective rien de

• nothing new/interesting rien de nouveau/d'intéressant

   b. (set phrases) as if nothing had happened comme si de rien n'était

• fit for nothing bon à rien

• to say nothing of... sans parler de...

• I can do nothing about it je n'y peux rien

• nothing of the kind! absolument pas !

• to think nothing of doing sth ( = consider normal) trouver naturel de faire qch ; ( = do without thinking) faire qch sans y penser ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch

• think nothing of it! ( = don't thank me) mais je vous en prie !

• don't apologize, it's nothing ne vous excusez pas, ce n'est rien

• £500 is nothing to her 500 livres, ce n'est rien pour elle

• she means nothing to him elle n'est rien pour lui

• it means nothing to me whether he comes or not il m'est indifférent qu'il vienne ou non

• that's nothing to what is to come ce n'est rien à côté de ce qui nous attend

• I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien

• to come to nothing ne rien donner

• to be reduced to nothing être réduit à néant

• there is nothing to laugh at il n'y a pas de quoi rire

• he had nothing to say for himself ( = no explanation) il n'avait aucune excuse ; ( = no conversation) il n'avait pas de conversation

• I have nothing against him/the idea je n'ai rien contre lui/cette idée

• there's nothing to it (inf) c'est facile (comme tout (inf)) (PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien

► for nothing pour rien

• he was working for nothing il travaillait gratuitement

• all his fame counted for nothing toute sa gloire ne comptait pour rien► nothing in...

• there's nothing in it ( = not interesting) c'est sans intérêt ; ( = not true) ce n'est absolument pas vrai ; ( = no difference) c'est du pareil au même ; (in contest = very close) c'est très serré

• there's nothing in these rumours il n'y a rien de vrai dans ces rumeurs

• there's nothing in it for us (inf) nous n'avons rien à y gagner

• Oxford is leading, but there's nothing in it Oxford est en tête, mais c'est très serré

2. noun

   a. ( = zero) zéro m

   b. ( = worthless person) nullité f ; ( = worthless thing) rien m

• it's a mere nothing compared with what he spent last year ça n'est rien en comparaison de ce qu'il a dépensé l'an dernier

3. adverb

• nothing less than rien moins que

• it was nothing like as big as we thought c'était loin d'être aussi grand qu'on avait cru

* * *
['nʌθɪŋ] 1.
pronoun rien; ( as object of verb) ne...rien; ( as subject of verb) rien...ne

I knew nothing about it — je n'en savais rien

we can do nothing (about it) — nous n'y pouvons rien

next to nothing — presque rien

nothing much — pas grand-chose

nothing more — rien de plus

is there nothing more you can do? — vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — c'est une amie, c'est tout

nothing else — rien d'autre

if nothing else it will be a change for us — au moins ça nous changera les idées

I had nothing to do with it! — je n'y étais pour rien!

it's nothing to do with us — ça ne nous regarde pas

to come to nothing — n'aboutir à rien

to stop at nothing — ne reculer devant rien ( to do pour faire)

to have nothing on — ( no clothes) être nu; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu

you've got nothing on me! — (colloq) ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi!

he's got nothing on you! — (colloq) ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville! (colloq)

we were talking about nothing much — nous parlions de tout et de rien

he means ou is nothing to me — il n'est rien pour moi

it meant nothing to him — ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj)

the names meant nothing to him — les noms ne lui disaient rien

he cares nothing for convention — il se moque des conventions

to think nothing of doing — ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire

think nothing of it! — ce n'est rien!

there's really nothing to it — c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile

it costs next to nothing — ça ne coûte presque rien

for nothing — ( for free) gratuitement; ( pointlessly) pour rien

it's money for nothing — c'est de l'argent vite gagné

it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind — cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien

you'll do nothing of the sort! — tu n'en feras rien!

there's nothing like it! — il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux!

I can think of nothing worse than — je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que

to say nothing of — sans parler de

you get nothing out of it — ça ne rapporte rien

there's nothing in it for me — ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt
2.
adverb

it is nothing like as difficult as — c'est loin d'être aussi difficile que

she is or looks nothing like her sister — elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur

it's nothing short of brilliant — c'est tout à fait génial

nothing short of a miracle can save them — il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!
3.
adjective

to be nothing without somebody/something — ne rien être sans quelqu'un/quelque chose
4.
noun néant m

it's a mere nothing compared to — ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à; sweet
5.
nothing but adverbial phrase

he's nothing but a coward — ce n'est qu'un lâche

they've done nothing but moan — (colloq) ils n'ont fait que râler (colloq)

it's caused me nothing but trouble — ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis

she has nothing but praise for them — elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux
6.
nothing less than adverbial phrase

it's nothing less than a betrayal — c'est une véritable trahison

nothing less than real saffron will do — il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire
7.
nothing more than adverbial phrase

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire

the stories are nothing more than gossip — ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots

they'd like nothing more than to do — ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire

English-French dictionary > nothing
3 nothing

nothing ⇒ Usage note: nothing

A pron

1 (no item, event, idea) rien ; ( as object of verb) ne…rien ; ( as subject of verb) rien…ne ; she says nothing elle ne dit rien ; I knew nothing about it je n'en savais rien ; we saw nothing nous n'avons rien vu ; we can do nothing (about it) nous n'y pouvons rien ; there's nothing in the fridge il n'y a rien dans le frigidaire® ; nothing can alter the fact that rien ne peut changer le fait que ; nothing could be further from the truth rien n'est plus faux ; can nothing be done to help? est-ce qu'on ne peut rien faire pour aider? ; nothing happened il ne s'est rien passé ; they behaved as if nothing had happened ils ont fait comme si de rien n'était ; there's nothing to drink il n'y a rien à boire ; I've got nothing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ; you have nothing to lose vous n'avez rien à perdre ; there's nothing to stop you leaving rien ne t'empêche de partir ; we've had nothing to eat nous n'avons rien mangé ; you did nothing at all to stop them tu n'as absolument rien fait pour les arrêter ; next to nothing presque rien ; nothing much pas grand-chose ; there's nothing much on TV il n'y a pas grand-chose à la télé ○ ; nothing much happens here il ne se passe pas grand-chose ici ; I've nothing much to tell je n'ai pas grand-chose à raconter ; nothing more rien de plus ; we ask for nothing more nous ne demandons rien de plus ; is there nothing more you can do? vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus? ; she's just a friend, nothing more or less c'est une amie, c'est tout ; nothing else rien d'autre ; there's nothing else for us il n'y a rien d'autre pour nous ; nothing else matters rien d'autre ne compte, il n'y a que ça qui compte ; she thinks about nothing else elle ne pense à rien d'autre, elle ne pense qu'à cela ; there's nothing else one can say il n'y a rien d'autre à dire ; if nothing else it will be a change for us au moins ça nous changera les idées ; to have nothing against sb/sth ne rien avoir contre qn/qch ; to have nothing to do with ( no connection) ne rien avoir à voir avec ; (no dealings, involvement) ne rien avoir à faire avec ; the drop in sales has nothing to do with the scandal la baisse des ventes n'a rien à voir avec le scandale ; it had nothing to do with safety ça n'avait rien à voir avec la sécurité ; he had nothing to do with the murder il n'avait rien à voir avec le meurtre, il n'était pour rien dans le meurtre ; I had nothing to do with it! je n'y étais pour rien! ; that's got nothing to do with it! ça n'a rien à voir! ; she will have ou she wants nothing to do with it/us elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec ça/nous ; it's nothing to do with us ça ne nous regarde pas ; she acts as though it had nothing to do with her elle fait comme si ça ne la concernait pas ; to come to nothing n'aboutir à rien ; to stop at nothing ne reculer devant rien (to do pour faire) ; to have nothing on ( no clothes) être nu ; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu ; you've got nothing on me ○ ! ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi! ; he's got nothing on you ○ ! ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville ○ ! ; Paris has nothing on this ○ ! Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça! ;

2 ( emphasizing insignificance) rien ; a fuss about nothing une histoire pour (un) rien ; to get upset over nothing s'énerver pour (un) rien ; we were talking about nothing much nous parlions de tout et de rien ; to count for nothing ne compter pour rien ; he means ou is nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi ; so all this effort means nothing to you? alors tout ce travail t'est complètement égal? ; it meant nothing to him ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj) ; the names meant nothing to him les noms ne lui disaient rien ; he cares nothing for convention sout il se moque des conventions ; to think nothing of doing ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire ; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire ; I thought nothing of it until the next day ça m'a paru tout à fait normal jusqu'au lendemain ; think nothing of it! ce n'est rien! ; it was nothing to them to walk miles to school ils trouvaient tout à fait normal de faire des kilomètres à pied pour aller à l'école ; there's nothing to driving a truck ce n'est rien de conduire un camion ; there' s really nothing to it! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile! ;

3 ( very little indeed) lit, fig rien ; she's four foot nothing ≈ elle ne fait pas plus d'un mètre vingt, elle fait un mètre vingt à tout casser ○ ; it costs next to nothing ça ne coûte presque rien ; for nothing ( for free) gratuitement, gratis ○ ; ( pointlessly) pour rien ; it's money for nothing c'est de l'argent vite gagné ; all this work for nothing tout ce travail pour rien ; they aren't called skyscrapers for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on appelle ça des gratte-ciel ; not for nothing is he known as… ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il est connu comme… ; I'm not English for nothing! hum je ne suis pas anglais pour rien! ;

4 (indicating absence of trait, quality) nothing serious/useful rien de grave/d'utile ; nothing too fancy rien de très compliqué ; nothing interesting, nothing of any interest rien d'intéressant ; nothing new to report rien de nouveau à signaler ; have they nothing cheaper? est-ce qu'ils n'ont rien de moins cher? ; there's nothing unusual about doing il n'y a rien d'extraordinaire à faire ; there's nothing unusual about it ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien ; nothing of the kind should ever happen again une chose pareille ne devrait jamais se reproduire ; you'll do nothing of the sort! tu n'en feras rien! ;

5 (emphatic: setting up comparisons) it's nothing like that at all! ce n'est pas ça du tout! ; there's nothing like the sea air for doing il n'y a rien de tel que l'air marin pour faire ; there's nothing like seeing old friends revoir de vieux amis, il n'y a rien de tel ; there's nothing like it! il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux! ; there's nothing so embarrassing as doing il n'y a rien d'aussi gênant que de faire ; I can think of nothing worse than je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que ; there's nothing more ridiculous than il n'y a rien de plus ridicule que ; that's nothing to what he'll do if he finds out that ce n'est rien comparé à or à côté de ce qu'il fera quand il découvrira que ; the hive resembles nothing so much as a business la ruche ressemble tout à fait à une entreprise ; to say nothing of sans parler de ; detested by his colleagues to say nothing of the students détesté par ses collègues sans parler des étudiants ;

6 (no element, part) to know nothing of ne rien savoir de [truth, events, plans] ; he knows nothing of the skill involved il n'imagine pas la technique que cela implique ; we heard nothing of what was said nous n'avons rien entendu de ce qui s'est dit ; he has nothing of the aristocrat about him il n'a rien d'un aristocrate ; there was nothing of the exotic in the place l'endroit n'avait rien d'exotique ;

7 (no truth, value, use) you get nothing out of it ça ne rapporte rien ; there's nothing in it for me ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi ; there's nothing in it (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans ; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt.

B adv

1 ( in no way) it is nothing like as important/difficult as c'est loin d'être aussi important/difficile que ; it's nothing like enough! c'est loin d'être suffisant! ; the portrait looks nothing like her le portrait ne lui ressemble pas du tout ; she is nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur ; the city is nothing like what it was la ville n'est plus du tout ce qu'elle était ;

2 (emphatic: totally, only) it's nothing short of brilliant/disgraceful c'est tout à fait génial/scandaleux ; nothing short of a miracle can save them il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver ;

3 (emphatic: decidedly) she's nothing if not original in her dress le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'elle s'habille de façon originale ; I'm nothing if not stubborn! le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!

C adj to be nothing without sb/sth ne rien être sans qn/qch ; he's nothing without you/his career il n'est rien sans toi/sa carrière.

D n

1 ( nothingness) néant m ;

2 ( trivial matter) it's a mere nothing compared to ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à ; ⇒ sweet.

E nothing but adv phr he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; they've done nothing but moan ○ ils n'ont fait que râler ○ ; it' s caused me nothing but trouble ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis ; nothing but the best for me! je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de meilleur! ; she has nothing but praise for them elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux.

F nothing less than adv phr it's nothing less than a betrayal c'est une véritable trahison ; they want nothing less than reunification ils ne seront satisfaits que quand il y aura la réunification ; nothing less than real saffron will do il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire.

G nothing more than adv phr it's nothing more than a strategy to do ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire ; the stories are nothing more than gossip ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots ; they'd like nothing more than to do ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire.

Idioms

nothing doing ○ ! ( outright refusal) pas question ○ ! ; ( no chance of success) pas moyen ○ ! ; there's nothing doing at the office ○ il ne se passe rien au bureau ; there was nothing for it but to call the doctor GB il ne restait plus qu'à faire venir le médecin ; there's nothing for it! GB il n'y a rien à faire ; you get nothing for nothing on n'a rien sans rien.

Big English-French dictionary > nothing
4 poner

v.

1 to put.

Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.

Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.

2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).

le pusieron Mario they called him Mario

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).

4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).

¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?

6 to set up.

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop

poner la mesa to lay the table

7 to do up.

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

8 to put in.

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business

poner algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bit

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) something

Ponga más sal Put in more salt.

9 to suppose.

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan

10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?

11 to lay (eggs) (ave).

12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.

13 to apply, to put on.

Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.

14 to lay eggs, to lay.

La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.

15 to say about.

* * *

PONER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.

Past Indicative

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.

Future Indicative

pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán.

Conditional

pondría, pondrías, pondría, pondríamos, pondríais, pondrían.

Present Subjunctive

ponga, pongas, ponga, pongamos, pongáis, pongan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pusiera, pusieras, pusiera, pusiéramos, pusierais, pusieran;

pusiese, pusieses, pusiese, pusiésemos, pusieseis, pusiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pusiere, pusieres, pusiere, pusiéremos, pusiereis, pusieren.

Imperative

pon (tú), ponga (él/Vd.), pongamos (nos.), poned (vos.), pongan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

puesto,-a.

* * *

verb

1) to put

2) place

3) set

4) set up, establish

5) add

6) switch on, put on

7) lay

8) install

•

- poner al día
- ponerse
* * *
Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=colocar, situar) to put

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

• poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side

• ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back

2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

3) (=añadir) to add

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

5) (=disponer, preparar)

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

• poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table

6) (=instalar)

a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put in

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

b) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

7) (=exponer)

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

• poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right

• ponlo [más alto] — turn it up

10) (=adoptar)

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

• ¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

11) (=volver) + adj, adv to make

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!

12) (=servir)

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

14) (=exhibir)

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

15) (=enviar) to send

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

16) (=escribir) to put

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, set

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

• me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine

19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

• le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything

20) (=aportar, contribuir)
[+ dinero]
he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

21) (=invertir) to put in

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

22) (=apostar)

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

23) (=llamar) to call

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

24) (=criticar, alabar)

• te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

• ¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!

• tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you

25) (=tildar)

• poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse

26) (=suponer)

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

• pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lottery

poniendo que... — supposing that...

27)

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

28)

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

• poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro

29) [en trabajo]

• poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

30)

- ¡no pongo ni una!

31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [aves] to lay (eggs)

2) (=apostar)

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

3.

See:

ponerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

----

* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

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

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

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

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

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

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

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

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* * *

poner [ E22 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ poner (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 colocar

2 poner: anuncio, aviso

B agregar

C ropa, calzado etc

D ‹inyección/supositorio›

E poner la mesa

F

1 instalar, montar

2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc

3 poner: cerradura etc

G poner: huevos

H servir, dar

Sentido II

A

1 contribuir

2 proporcionar

B poner: atención, cuidado

C

1 imponer

2 oponer

3 adjudicar

D poner: nombre

E enviar

F escribir

G

1 expresar por escrito

2 impersonal

H exhibir, dar

I tardar

Sentido III

A en un estado, una situación

B poner: cara, voz, etc

C

1 hacer empezar

2 poner a alguien de algo

D suponer

Sentido IV

A

1 conectar, encender

2 ajustar, graduar

B poner al teléfono

■ poner (verbo intransitivo)

A

1 apostar

2 contribuir dinero

B poner: gallinas

C México: vulg

■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 colocarse

2 llegar

B ponerse: el sol

C ponerse: calzado etc

Sentido II

A en un estado, una situación

B

1 empezar

2 esforzarse, esmerarse

3 contribuir dinero

Sentido III ponerse al teléfono

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (colocar) to put

¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?

¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?

pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picture

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced class

ponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the door

pon agua a calentar put some water on to boil

2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

pusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaper

B (agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?

¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):

¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dress

D ‹inyección/supositorio› to give

el dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injection

E

poner la mesa to lay o set the table

F

1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

puso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architect

consiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o home

pusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in style

le puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment

2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

van a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers

3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

G «ave» ‹huevos› to lay

H

( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?

Sentido II

A

1 (contribuir):

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

que cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford

2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay on

la empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the company

B ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to take

pon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doing

no ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of work

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

C

1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to set

nos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questions

le pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding

2

(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything

3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give

¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?

le pusieron un cero he got nought out of ten

D (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give

¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!

le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?

le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'

E (enviar) ‹telegrama› to send; ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

F (escribir) to put

no has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents in

no sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o write

puso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the list

G ( esp Esp)

1 (expresar por escrito) to say

el periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery

2 ( impersonal):

mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note says

allí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in

¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?

H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)

‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theater

no pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmas

I ( RPl) (tardar) to take

el avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Aires

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me pones nerviosa you're making me nervous

ya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood

¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?

lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened

¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for me

B (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›

no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like that

puso cara de enfado he looked annoyed

puso voz de asustado he sounded scared

C

1

(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a diet

poner a algn A + INF:

tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to work

lo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguez

lo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions

2 poner a algn DE algo:

la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department

lo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angel

su padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boy

siempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an example

D

(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get back

pon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours

¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200

Sentido IV

A

1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put on

pon un disco put on a record

puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

todavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet

2

(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven

¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right time

poner el motor a punto to tune up the engine

B

( Esp) (al teléfono): en seguida le pongo I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth

¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?

¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?

■ poner

vi

A

1 ( Jueg) (apostar) to put in

2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute

¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?

B «gallina» to lay

C ( Méx vulg) (copular) to score (sl)

■ ponerse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 ( refl)

(colocarse): pongámonos un rato a la sombra let's sit ( o lie etc) in the shade for a while

ponerse de pie to stand up, stand

ponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the tree

ponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountain

a ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head

2

( Esp) (llegar): en diez minutos nos ponemos allí we can be there in ten minutes

B «sol» to set

C ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on

ponte el abrigo put your coat on

no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

mi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothes

ponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadow

me puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me puse furiosa I got very angry

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it

adelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortable

no te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!

no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wild

la vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensive

B

1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -ING

se va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minute

a ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start working

se puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason

2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effort

si te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today

3

(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)

yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)

Sentido III

( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( colocar) to put;

◊ ponlo en el suelo put it on the floor;

ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
b) ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

c) ‹ ropa› (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le puse el sombrero I put his hat on (for him)

2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4
◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table

5 (instalar, montar)
a) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

b) ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

c) ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):
◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;

¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
◊ pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
◊ pon más cuidado en la presentación take more care over the presentation

3
a) ( imponer) ‹ deberes› to give, set;

‹examen/problema› to set;
◊ le pusieron una multa he was fined

b) ( oponer) ‹ inconvenientes› to raise;

◊ me pusieron problemas para entrar they made it difficult for me to get in

c) ( adjudicar) ‹ nota› to give

4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
◊ le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;
◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;

¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
a) (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn on, switch on, put on;

‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;
◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

b) (ajustar, graduar) ‹ despertador› to set;

◊ pon la música más alta turn the music up;

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ poner a algn nervioso to make sb nervous;

poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
◊ pongámonos ahí let's stand (o sit etc) there;

ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
◊ no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ ponerse enfermo to get sick;

se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
◊ se puso a llover it started raining, it started to rain

(Esp):
◊ ponerse al teléfono to come to the phone

poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin

* * *

poner

♦ vt

1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;

me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;

ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;

pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;

¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;

poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;

poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;

poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;

hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog

2. [ropa, zapatos, maquillaje]
poner algo a alguien to put sth on sb;

ponle este pañal al bebé put this Br nappy o US diaper on the baby

3. [servir]
¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;

póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;

¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;

póngame un kilo give me a kilo

4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;

poner algo de mi/tu/ etc[m5]. parte to do my/your/ etc bit;

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;

pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;

hay que poner más cuidado con o [m5] en la ortografía you have to take more care over your spelling

5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]
poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;

le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;

ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;

lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;

el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;

llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;

pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;

me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;

poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent face

6. [calificar]
poner a alguien de algo to call sb sth;

me pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;

poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;

poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sb

7. [oponer]
poner obstáculos a algo to hinder sth;

poner pegas a algo to raise objections to sth

8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;
[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;
le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;

me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;
[conferencia] to make; Esp
¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;
Esp
no cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second

10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;
[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;
pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;

pon el telediario put the news on;

puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;

¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;

ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it

11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;

anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;

¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;

en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto

12. [montar] to set up;

poner la casa to set up home;

poner un negocio to start a business;

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;

han puesto una cocina nueva they've had a new Br cooker o US stove put in;

hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;

poner la mesa to lay the table;

pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow

13. [decorar] to do up;

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

14. [suponer] to suppose;

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;

¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days

15. Esp [decir] to say;

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?

16. [escribir] to put;

¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?

17. [huevo] to lay

18. RP [demorar] to take;

el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there

19. Fam [excitar]
esa actriz me pone that actress totally does it for me

♦ vi
[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)
♦ v impersonal
Am Fam [parecer]
se me pone que… it seems to me that…

♦ See also the pronominal verb ponerse

* * *

poner

<part puesto> v/t

1 put;

poner en escena stage;

poner en marcha set in motion;

pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that

2 ropa put on

3 ( añadir) put in

4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on

5 la mesa set

6 ( escribir) put down

7 en periódico, libro etc say;

la crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews

8 negocio set up

9 telegrama send

10 huevos lay

11 AUTO marcha put the car in, move into

12 dinero deposit

13

:

poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;

ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;

ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.

* * *

poner {60} vt

1) colocar: to put, to place

pon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table

2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add

3) : to put on (clothes)

4) contribuir: to contribute

5) escribir: to put in writing

no le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it

6) imponer: to set, to impose

7) exponer: to put, to expose

lo puso en peligro: she put him in danger

8) : to prepare, to arrange

poner la mesa: to set the table

9) : to name

le pusimos Ana: we called her Ana

10) establecer: to set up, to establish

puso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant

11) instalar: to install, to put in

12) (with an adjective or adverb) : to make

siempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood

13) : to turn on, to switch on

14) suponer: to suppose

pongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come

15) : to lay (eggs)

16)

poner a : to start (someone doing something)

lo puse a trabajar: I put him to work

17)

poner de : to place as

la pusieron de directora: they made her director

18)

poner en : to put in (a state or condition)

poner en duda: to call into question

poner vi

1) : to contribute

2) : to lay eggs

♦ See also the reflexive verb ponerse

* * *

poner vb

1. (colocar) to put [pt. & pp. put]

he puesto los libros en la estantería I've put the books on the shelf

2. (ropa, etc) to put on

ponle el abrigo al niño put the baby's coat on

3. (añadir) to put

¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?

¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?

4. (escribir) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written] / to put

hay que poner la dirección en el sobre you have to write the address on the envelope

5. (programar) to set [pt. & pp. set]

he puesto el despertador a las siete I've set the alarm clock for seven

6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on

pon la tele turn the TV on

no pongas la radio muy alta don't put the radio on too loud

pon otro disco put another record on

7. (establecer) to open

han puesto una tienda de ordenadores they've opened a computer shop

8. (enviar) to send [pt. & pp. sent]

voy a poner un fax I'm going to send a fax

9. (comunicar) to put through

¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?

10. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good

11. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?

esta noche no ponen nada interesante en la tele there's nothing interesting on TV tonight

12. (dar un nombre) to call

le han puesto Paula they've called her Paula

13. (imponer) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

nos ponen muchos deberes they give us a lot of homework

le han puesto una multa he was fined

me han puesto un 8 I got 8 out of 10

14. (servir) to give

¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?

me puso una tapa de aceitunas he gave me some olives

¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?

15. (aportar) to supply [pt. & pp. supplied] / to put in

yo pongo el pastel y tú traes el champán I'll supply the cake and you bring the champagne

pusimos mil pesetas cada uno we each put in a thousand pesetas

16. (suponer) to suppose / to say [pt. & pp. said]

pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say...

poner cara de sorpresa to look surprised

poner huevos to lay eggs [pt. & pp. laid]

poner nervioso a alguien to get on somebody's nerves

Spanish-English dictionary > poner
5 negar

v.

1 to deny.

niega haber tenido nada que ver con el robo he denies having had anything to do with the robbery

no voy a negar que la idea me atrae I won't deny that the idea appeals to me

Ella negó los cargos She denied the charges.

Ella negó haber robado She denied stealing.

Ella negó los permisos She denied the permits.

Ricardo negó una y otra vez Richard denied over and over again.

2 to refuse, to deny.

negarle algo a alguien to refuse o deny somebody something

nos negaron la entrada a la fiesta they refused to let us into the party, they wouldn't let us into the party

* * *

negar

Conjugation model [ REGAR], like link=regar regar

► verbo transitivo

1 (rechazar) to deny

■ lo negó rotundamente she denied it categorically

2 (no conceder) to refuse

► verbo pronominal negarse

1 to refuse (a, to)

■ se negó a devolverme el dinero he refused to give me my money back

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

negar con la cabeza to shake one's head

negar la entrada a alguien to refuse entrance to somebody, not let somebody in

negarse a sí mismo,-a to deny oneself

* * *

verb

1) to deny

2) refuse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=desmentir) to deny

niega haber robado los documentos — he denies having stolen the documents

el ministro ha negado todas las acusaciones — the minister has denied all the accusations

no me negarás que ha valido la pena — you can't deny it's been worth it

negó que lo hubieran despedido — he denied that they had sacked him, he denied having been sacked

2) (=rehusar) to refuse, deny (a to)

le negaron el paso por la frontera — they refused to let him cross the border

nos negaron la entrada al edificio — we were refused o denied entry to the building

negar el saludo a algn — to blank sb *, snub sb *

negar la mano a algn — to refuse to shake hands with sb

3) frm [+ persona] to disown

negó a su hija — he disowned his daughter

2.

VI

negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head

3.

See:

negarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <acusación/rumor> to deny

no puedo negarlo — I can't deny it

negó que la Tierra fuera plana — he disputed the idea that the earth was flat

negar + inf — to deny -ing

niega habértelo dicho — she denies having told you

2) ( no conceder) (+ me/te/le etc) to refuse

les negaron la entrada — they were refused entry

sigue negándome el saludo — he still refuses to say hello to me

3) < persona> to disown

su madre lo negó — his mother disowned him

lo negó tres veces — (Bib) he denied Him three times
2.
negar vi

negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head
3.
negarsev pron

1) ( rehusar) to refuse

negarse a + inf — to refuse to + inf

negarse a que + subj: se negó a que llamáramos un taxi — he refused to let us call a taxi

2) (refl) <placeres/lujos> to deny oneself

* * *

= deny, negate, gainsay, disavow, repudiate, contest, withhold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio withheld.

Ex. Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.

Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

Ex. We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.

Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.

Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.

Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

----

* negar la entrada = turn + Nombre + away.

* negarse = refuse, baulk at [balk at].

* negarse a = resist.

* negarse a aceptar = disavow.

* negarse a hacer un pedido a = withhold + supply from.

* negarse a + Infinitivo = won't + Verbo.

* negarse rotundamente = baulk at [balk at].

* negar tener relación con = disclaim + connection with.

* negar una hipótesis = negate + hypothesis.

* negar un rumor = scoff at + the idea.

* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <acusación/rumor> to deny

no puedo negarlo — I can't deny it

negó que la Tierra fuera plana — he disputed the idea that the earth was flat

negar + inf — to deny -ing

niega habértelo dicho — she denies having told you

2) ( no conceder) (+ me/te/le etc) to refuse

les negaron la entrada — they were refused entry

sigue negándome el saludo — he still refuses to say hello to me

3) < persona> to disown

su madre lo negó — his mother disowned him

lo negó tres veces — (Bib) he denied Him three times
2.
negar vi

negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head
3.
negarsev pron

1) ( rehusar) to refuse

negarse a + inf — to refuse to + inf

negarse a que + subj: se negó a que llamáramos un taxi — he refused to let us call a taxi

2) (refl) <placeres/lujos> to deny oneself

* * *

= deny, negate, gainsay, disavow, repudiate, contest, withhold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio withheld.

Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.

Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

Ex: We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.

Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.

Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.

Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

* negar la entrada = turn + Nombre + away.

* negarse = refuse, baulk at [balk at].

* negarse a = resist.

* negarse a aceptar = disavow.

* negarse a hacer un pedido a = withhold + supply from.

* negarse a + Infinitivo = won't + Verbo.

* negarse rotundamente = baulk at [balk at].

* negar tener relación con = disclaim + connection with.

* negar una hipótesis = negate + hypothesis.

* negar un rumor = scoff at + the idea.

* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.

* * *

negar [A7 ]

vt

A ‹acusación/rumor/alegación› to deny

negó la existencia del documento she denied the existence of the document, she denied that the document existed

no puedo negar que me gusta I can't deny o I have to admit (that) I like it

negar QUE + SUBJ:

no niego que haya mejorado I don't deny that she's improved, I'm not saying she hasn't improved

negó que la Tierra fuera plana he disputed the idea that the earth was flat

negar + INF:

niega habértelo dicho she denies having told you, she denies that she told you

B (denegar, no conceder) (+ me/te/le etc) to refuse

les negaron el uso de las instalaciones portuarias they were refused o denied use of the port facilities

sigue negándome el saludo he still doesn't say o he still refuses to say hello to me

no le puedo negar este favor I can't refuse him this favor

¿cómo se lo puedes negar? how can you say no (to him)?, how can you refuse (him) o turn him down?

C ‹persona› to disown

su propia madre lo ha negado his own mother has disowned him

lo negó tres veces ( Bib) he denied Him three times

■ negar

vi

negar con la cabeza to shake one's head

■ negarse

v pron

A (rehusar) to refuse negarse A + INF to refuse to + INF

se negó rotundamente a recibirlo she refused point blank to see him

negarse A QUE + SUBJ:

se negó a que llamáramos un taxi he refused to let us call a taxi

B ( refl) ‹placeres/lujos› to deny oneself

se niega todo para dárselo a sus hijos she goes without all kinds of things so that her children can have them

* * *

negar ( conjugate negar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹acusación/rumor› to deny;

◊ no puedo negarlo I can't deny it;

niega habértelo dicho she denies having told you
b) ( no conceder) ‹permiso/favor› to refuse;

◊ les negaron la entrada they were refused entry

verbo intransitivo:
◊ negar con la cabeza to shake one's head

negarse verbo pronominal ( rehusar) to refuse;
negarse a hacer algo to refuse to do sth;
se negó a que llamáramos a un médico he refused to let us call a doctor
negar verbo transitivo
1 to deny: no me niegues que te gusta, don't deny you like her ➣ Ver nota en deny
2 (rechazar) to refuse, deny: me negó su apoyo, he refused to help me
es tan rencorosa que me niega el saludo, he's so bitter that he refuses to greet me

' negar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
renegar
- evidencia
- niega
- sacudir
English:
deny
- hotly
- negate
- repudiate
- shrug off
- shake
- withhold

* * *

negar

♦ vt

1. [rechazar] to deny;

niega que existan los ovnis he denies the existence of UFOs;

niega haber tenido nada que ver con el robo he denies having had anything to do with the robbery;

no voy a negar que la idea me atrae I won't deny that the idea appeals to me

2. [denegar] to refuse, to deny;

le negaron el permiso de trabajo they refused o denied him a work permit;

nos negaron la entrada a la fiesta they refused to let us into the party, they wouldn't let us into the party;

no le puedo negar ese favor I can't refuse o deny her that favour;

me niega el saludo she won't say hello to me

♦ vi

negar con la cabeza to shake one's head

♦ See also the pronominal verb negarse

* * *

negar

v/t

1 acusación deny

2 (no conceder) refuse

* * *

negar {49} vt

1) : to deny

2) rehusar: to refuse

3) : to disown

♦ See also the reflexive verb negarse

* * *

negar vb

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

niega haber participado en los hechos he denies taking part in the events

2. (permiso, etc) to refuse

me han negado la solicitud my request has been refused

negar con la cabeza to shake your head [pt. shook; pp. shaken]

Spanish-English dictionary > negar
6 balk

bɔ:k I
1. сущ.
1) о невспаханной полосе земли а) граница между двумя участками б) участок, невспаханный по какой-то необычной причине make a balk of good ground
2) препятствие;
задержка, помеха, преграда meet with a balk Syn: obstacle, hindrance
3) бревно( квадратное в сечении), балка, брус
4) коньковая балка
5) мн. чердак, мансарда
6) мор. бимс
7) специальная крепкая веревка в сети, к которой привязывают другие сети
2. гл.;
тж. baulk
1) пропускать по недосмотру, обходить;
оставлять без внимания, игнорировать
2) отказываться( от пищи и т. п.) A bait you cannot balk. ≈ Приманка, на которую нельзя не клюнуть.
3) уклоняться( от исполнения долга)
4) упускать (случай)
5) артачиться;
упираться;
не брать препятствие, не прыгать (особенно о лошадях, но также о всадниках и пеших) balk at Syn: jib at
6) значение создания препятствий а) задерживать, мешать, препятствовать They shall not balk my entrance. ≈ Им не удастся меня остановить, я войду непременно. б) сдерживать чувства, сдерживать кого-л. в проявлении чувств Lord Talbot was not much balked with this rebuke. ≈ Эта отповедь не заставила лорда Талбота сдержаться. в) разочаровывать Time after time our hopes are balked. ≈ Снова и снова наши надежды не сбываются. Syn: demur, thwart II сущ. текст. сырая, недоделанная ткань
препятствие, помеха, задержка - to proceed without *s действовать без помех ошибка, упущение - to make a * совершить промах( редкое) поражение;
разочарование - to meet with a * потерпеть поражение;
испытать разочарование - to have a sad * горько разочароваться( сельскохозяйственное) межа, невспаханная полоса земли,;
огрех( устаревшее) пропуск, пробел( специальное) подпорка( специальное) окантованное бревно, брус, балка чердак (диалектизм) коромысло( весов) (геология) выклинивание пласта;
пережим пласта (спортивное) незавершенный удар, незавершенное движение - to commit * сделать неудачную попытку > to make a * of good ground упустить удобный случай препятствовать, мешать, задерживать - to * progress тормозить прогресс - to be *ed of one's purpose не достичь цели, не осуществить задуманного - the enemy is *ed движение противника приостановлено - he was *ed in his plans его замыслы не осуществились пропускать, обходить;
оставлять без внимания - to * an opportunity упустить возможность - to * one's turn пропустить очередь - death *s no creature смерть никого не обходит отвергать, отклонять;
уклоняться - to * an unpleasant duty уклоняться от неприятной обязанности артачиться, упираться;
внезапно остановиться - the horse *ed a leap лошадь заартачилась перед прыжком остановиться, внезапно переменить решение - she was *ing at the price( высокая) цена удерживала ее (от покупки) - he *ed at making the speech он передумал и не стал выступать с речью( устаревшее) межевать( устаревшее) насыпать в кучи

balk артачиться;
упираться;
the horse balked at a leap лошадь заартачилась перед прыжком ~ мор. бимс;
to make a balk of good ground упустить удобный случай ~ не оправдать( надежд) ;
he was balked in (или of) his desires его надежды не оправдались ~ невспаханная полоса земли ~ окантованное бревно, балка;
брус ~ отказываться (от пищи и т. п.) ~ препятствие;
задержка;
to meet with a balk потерпеть поражение ~ препятствовать, мешать, задерживать ~ пропускать, обходить;
оставлять без внимания, игнорировать ~ уклоняться (от исполнения долга) ~ упускать( случай) ~ (the balks) pl чердачное помещение baulk: baulk =balk

~ не оправдать (надежд) ;
he was balked in (или of) his desires его надежды не оправдались

balk артачиться;
упираться;
the horse balked at a leap лошадь заартачилась перед прыжком

~ мор. бимс;
to make a balk of good ground упустить удобный случай

~ препятствие;
задержка;
to meet with a balk потерпеть поражение

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > balk
7 evitar

v.

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

* * *

evitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

* * *

verb

1) to avoid

2) prevent

* * *

1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

quiero evitar ese riesgo — I want to avoid that risk

intento evitar a Luisa — I'm trying to avoid Luisa

no pude evitarlo — I couldn't help it

evitar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth

María evita a toda costa encontrarse con él — María avoids bumping into him at all costs

2) (=ahorrar) to save

esto nos evitará muchos problemas — this will save us a lot of problems

me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

2.

See:

evitarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

----

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

* * *

= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* * *

evitar [A1 ]

vt

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

■ evitarse

v pron

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

* * *

Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

* * *

evitar

♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

* * *

evitar

v/t

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

* * *

evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

* * *

evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

el político quiso evitar un escándalo the politician wanted to avoid a scandal

2. (impedir) to prevent

limpia la herida para evitar que se infecte clean the wound to prevent it from getting infected

3. (ahorrar) to save

eso me evitará muchos problemas that will save me a lot of problems

no poder evitar hacer algo not to be able to help doing something

no lo pude evitar I couldn't help it

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar
8 mostrar

v.

1 to show.

mostró su satisfacción por la concesión del premio she expressed pleasure at having been awarded the prize

Ella muestra la mercadería She shows the goods for sale.

Ella le muestra a Sue la ropa She shows Sue the clothes.

Ella muestra valor She shows courage.

2 to point out, to indicate, to point at.

Ella muestra los defectos She points out defects.

3 to evidence, to represent, to display, to exteriorize.

Ella mostró culpa She evidenced guilt.

4 to prove to.

Ella muestra ser muy buena She proves to be very good.

* * *

mostrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to show

■ nos mostró una parte de su colección he showed us part of his collection

2 (exponer) to exhibit, display

3 (señalar) to point out, explain

► verbo pronominal mostrarse

1 to appear

■ no se ha mostrado en público después del escándalo he hasn't appeared in public since the scandal

■ no se mostró muy apenado he didn't seem too upset

2 (ser) be; (resultar ser) to prove to be, turn out to be

■ se mostró muy valiente cuando atracaron el banco he was very brave when they held up the bank

■ se mostró un buen padre he proved to be a good father

* * *

verb

1) to show

2) display

3) manifest

* * *

1.

VT (=señalar, explicar) to show; (=exponer) to display, exhibit

nos mostró el camino — he showed us the way

mostrar en pantalla — (Inform) to display

2.

See:

mostrarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (enseñar, indicar) to show

muéstrame cómo funciona — show me how it works

b) <interés/entusiasmo> to show, display (frml)
2.
mostrarsev pron (+ compl)

se mostró muy atento con nosotros — he was very obliging (to us)

se mostró muy contento — he was very happy

se mostraron partidarios de la propuesta — they expressed support for the proposal

nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him

* * *

= betray, bring to + the attention, display, evidence, exhibit, manifest, reveal, show, disclose, give + evidence, showcase, flash, hold up, report, parade.

Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.

Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.

Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex. Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.

Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.

Ex. A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.

Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

Ex. In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.

Ex. No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.

Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.

Ex. Since Disc #1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).

Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

----

* mostrar afecto = show + affection.

* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.

* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.

* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.

* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.

* mostrar determinación = show + determination.

* mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* mostrar el prompt del sistema = prompt.

* mostrar en pantalla = display + on screen, screen.

* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.

* mostrar gratitud = show + gratitude.

* mostrar incredulidad = express + disbelief.

* mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* mostrar interés = mark + interest.

* mostrar interés en = show + interest in.

* mostrar interés por = express + interest in.

* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.

* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.

* mostrar lealtad = show + loyalty.

* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.

* mostrar los resultados = display + results.

* mostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.

* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.

* mostrar miedo = show + fear.

* mostrar orgullosamente = show off.

* mostrar poderío = flex + Posesivo + muscles.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.

* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + respects.

* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.

* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.

* mostrar preferencia por = slant.

* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).

* mostrar respeto = show + respect.

* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.

* mostrarse = appear.

* mostrarse como Uno realmente es = show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours, reveal + Posesivo + true colours, show + Posesivo + true colours.

* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].

* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* mostrar signos de = show + signs of.

* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.

* mostrar temor = show + fear.

* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.

* resultados + mostrar = results + show.

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (enseñar, indicar) to show

muéstrame cómo funciona — show me how it works

b) <interés/entusiasmo> to show, display (frml)
2.
mostrarsev pron (+ compl)

se mostró muy atento con nosotros — he was very obliging (to us)

se mostró muy contento — he was very happy

se mostraron partidarios de la propuesta — they expressed support for the proposal

nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him

* * *

= betray, bring to + the attention, display, evidence, exhibit, manifest, reveal, show, disclose, give + evidence, showcase, flash, hold up, report, parade.

Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.

Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.

Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.

Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.

Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.

Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.

Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.

Ex: Since Disc \#1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).

Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

* mostrar afecto = show + affection.

* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.

* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.

* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.

* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.

* mostrar determinación = show + determination.

* mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* mostrar el prompt del sistema = prompt.

* mostrar en pantalla = display + on screen, screen.

* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.

* mostrar gratitud = show + gratitude.

* mostrar incredulidad = express + disbelief.

* mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* mostrar interés = mark + interest.

* mostrar interés en = show + interest in.

* mostrar interés por = express + interest in.

* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.

* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.

* mostrar lealtad = show + loyalty.

* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.

* mostrar los resultados = display + results.

* mostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.

* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.

* mostrar miedo = show + fear.

* mostrar orgullosamente = show off.

* mostrar poderío = flex + Posesivo + muscles.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.

* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + respects.

* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.

* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.

* mostrar preferencia por = slant.

* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).

* mostrar respeto = show + respect.

* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.

* mostrarse = appear.

* mostrarse como Uno realmente es = show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours, reveal + Posesivo + true colours, show + Posesivo + true colours.

* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].

* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* mostrar signos de = show + signs of.

* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.

* mostrar temor = show + fear.

* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.

* resultados + mostrar = results + show.

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* * *

mostrar [ A10 ]

vt

1 (enseñar, indicar) to show

todavía no me has mostrado las fotos you still haven't shown me the photographs

¿me podría mostrar esa blusa roja? could I see o could you show me that red blouse?

les mostró el camino que debían seguir he showed them which way to go, he pointed the route out to them

muéstrame cómo funciona show me how it works

2 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to show, display ( frml)

mostró su preocupación por la publicidad que se le había dado al caso he showed concern at the publicity the case had received

■ mostrarse

v pron

(+ compl):

se mostró muy atento con nosotros he looked after us very well, he showed us great kindness ( frml)

se mostró muy contento he was very happy

se mostraron partidarios de la propuesta they expressed support for the proposal

nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him, she's never been at all aggressive (in her behavior) toward(s) him

* * *

mostrar ( conjugate mostrar) verbo transitivo
to show;
◊ muéstrame cómo funciona show me how it works

mostrarse verbo pronominal (+ compl): se mostró muy atento con nosotros he was very obliging (to us);
se mostraron partidarios de la propuesta they expressed support for the proposal
mostrar verbo transitivo to show: muéstrame el camino, show me the way

' mostrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- comenzar
- congelamiento
- decir
- despegar
- desvivirse
- repaso
- revelar
- enseñar
- les
- orientar
- pasar
- presentar
- protestar
- voluntad
English:
colour
- develop
- display
- embarrassing
- exhibit
- flash
- muster
- present
- read
- register
- reveal
- show
- way
- feature
- flex
- take

* * *

mostrar

♦ vt

1. [objeto] to show;

me mostró su colección de sellos he showed me his stamp collection;

el macho muestra su plumaje a la hembra the male displays his plumage to the female

2. [sentimiento] to show;

mostró su satisfacción por la concesión del premio she expressed pleasure at having been awarded the prize

3. [demostrar] to show;

muéstranos cómo se pone en marcha show us how to start it;

te mostraré que lo que digo es verdad I'll show you o prove to you that what I'm saying is true

♦ See also the pronominal verb mostrarse

* * *

mostrar

v/t show

* * *

mostrar {19} vt

1) : to show

2) exhibir: to exhibit, to display

♦ See also the reflexive verb mostrarse

* * *

mostrar vb to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]

le mostró su reloj nuevo he showed her his new watch

Spanish-English dictionary > mostrar
9 reparo

m.

1 objection.

poner reparos a algo to raise objections to something

2 qualm, scruple.

3 observation, objection, confutation.

4 impediment.

5 parry.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

reparo

► nombre masculino

1 objection

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no tener reparos en not to hesitate to

poner reparos a to object to, find fault with

* * *

SM

1) (=escrúpulo) scruple, qualm

no tuvo reparo en hacerlo — he had no qualms about doing it, he did not hesitate to do it

2) (=objeción) objection; (=crítica) criticism; (=duda) doubt

poner reparos — (=oponerse) to raise objections (a to)
(=criticar) to criticize, express one's doubts
3) frm (=reparación) repair; (Arquit) restoration

4) (Esgrima) parry

5) (=protección) defence, defense (EEUU), protection

6) (Med) remedy

7) CAm, Méx [de caballo] bucking, rearing

tirar un reparo — to rear, buck

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (inconveniente, objeción)

pone reparos a todo — she finds fault with everything

no tengo ningún reparo en decírselo — I have no qualms about telling him

b) ( duda) reservation

accedió, pero no sin reparo(s) — he agreed but not without reservation(s)

2) ( en esgrima) parry

3) (Méx) (de caballo, toro)

el caballo dio un reparo — the horse reared up o shied

aguantó los reparos del caballo — he held on despite the horse's bucking/rearing

* * *

= quibble, cavil.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.

----

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no tener ningún reparo = have + no qualms about.

* no tener reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no tener reparos en admitir que = make + no bones about + Algo.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* sin ningún reparo = unabashed.

* sin reparo = unashamed.

* sin reparos = unshielded.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (inconveniente, objeción)

pone reparos a todo — she finds fault with everything

no tengo ningún reparo en decírselo — I have no qualms about telling him

b) ( duda) reservation

accedió, pero no sin reparo(s) — he agreed but not without reservation(s)

2) ( en esgrima) parry

3) (Méx) (de caballo, toro)

el caballo dio un reparo — the horse reared up o shied

aguantó los reparos del caballo — he held on despite the horse's bucking/rearing

* * *

= quibble, cavil.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no tener ningún reparo = have + no qualms about.

* no tener reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no tener reparos en admitir que = make + no bones about + Algo.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* sin ningún reparo = unabashed.

* sin reparo = unashamed.

* sin reparos = unshielded.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* * *

reparo

masculine

A

(reserva, inconveniente): siempre pone reparos a todo she always finds problems with o raises objections about everything

expresó sus reparos al acuerdo he expressed his reservations about the agreement

no tengo ningún reparo en decírselo a la cara I'm quite prepared to tell him to his face, I have no qualms about telling him to his face

le encomendó el trabajo con cierto reparo she entrusted the work to him with some reservation

B (en esgrima) parry

C

( Méx) (de un caballo, toro): el caballo dio un reparo the horse reared up o shied

aguantó los reparos del caballo he held on despite the horse's bucking/rearing

* * *

Del verbo reparar: ( conjugate reparar)

reparo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

reparó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
reparar
reparo
reparar ( conjugate reparar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ coche› to repair, fix;

‹gotera/avería› to mend, fix
b) ‹ error› to correct, put right;

‹ofensa/agravio› to make amends for, make up for;
‹daño/perjuicio› to make good, compensate for
verbo intransitivo
1 reparo EN algo ( darse cuenta) to notice sth;
( considerar):
◊ no repara en gastos she spares no expense

2 (Méx) [caballo/toro] to rear, shy
reparo sustantivo masculino
a) (inconveniente, objeción):

◊ pone reparos a todo she finds fault with everything;

no tengo ningún reparo en decírselo I have no qualms about telling him
b) ( duda) reservation

reparar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una máquina, etc) to repair, mend
2 (un daño, error, una pérdida) to make good: nadie puede reparar la pérdida de un ser querido, no one can make up for the loss of a beloved one
(una ofensa) to make amends for: no sé cómo reparar el mal que te causé, I don't know how to make amends for all the harm I did you
3 (fuerzas, energías) necesitas reparar fuerzas, you need to get your strength back
II verbo intransitivo
1 (darse cuenta de, fijarse en) to notice [en, -]
2 (considerar) to consider: repara en que será ella la que salga perdiendo, you should realise that she's the one who'll end up losing
reparo sustantivo masculino
1 (escrúpulo, duda) qualm: tengo algún reparo sobre el asunto, I'm not entirely happy about the affair
no tuvo reparos en humillarlo en público, he had no scruples about humiliating him in public
2 (vergüenza) shame
(timidez) embarrassment: le da reparo decírtelo, she feels embarrassed to tell you
' reparo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empacho
English:
objection
- qualm

* * *

reparo nm

1. [objeción] objection;

no tengo ningún reparo en negociar con ellos I have no objection to doing business with them;

poner reparos a algo to raise objections to sth

2. [apuro]
con reparos with hesitation o reservations;

me da reparo I feel awkward about it;

no tener reparos en hacer algo to have no qualms o scruples about doing sth;

sin reparos without reservation, with no holds barred

* * *

reparo

m

:

poner reparos a find problems with;

no tener reparos en have no reservations about;

sin reparo without reservation o hesitation;

me da reparo decirle I have qualms about telling him

* * *

reparo nm

1) : repair, restoration

2) : reservation, qualm

no tuvieron reparos en decírmelo: they didn't hesitate to tell me

3)

poner reparos a : to find fault with, to object to

Spanish-English dictionary > reparo
10 pega

f.

1 difficulty, hitch (obstáculo). (peninsular Spanish)

poner pegas (a) to find problems (with)

2 sticking point, pitfall, snag, deterrent.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

* * *

pega

► nombre femenino

1 familiar (dificultad) snag

■ me pusieron muchas pegas para ver si así desistía they made it difficult for me to see if I would give up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de pega fake, phoney

■ una pistola de pega a toy gun

poner pegas a todo to find fault with everything

* * *

1. SF

1) (=dificultad) snag, problem

todo son pegas — there's nothing but problems

poner pegas — (=objetar a algo) to raise objections; (=crear problemas) to cause trouble

2)

de pega — * (=falso) false, dud *; (=de imitación) fake, sham, bogus

un billete de pega — a dud banknote *

3) (=acción) sticking

4) (=chasco) practical joke; (=truco) hoax, trick

5) (=paliza) beating, beating-up *

6) Caribe, Cono Sur, Méx (=trabajo) work

7) Caribe (=liga) birdlime

8) Cono Sur [de enfermedad] infectious period

9)

- estar en la pega

- jugar a la pega

2.

SM

- ser el pega

* * *

femenino

1) (Col fam) ( broma) trick

de pega — (Esp fam) <araña/culebra> joke (before n), trick (before n); < revólver> dummy (before n)

estar en la pega — (Ur fam) to be in the know (colloq)

2) (Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag (colloq)

a todo le encuentra pegas — he finds something wrong with everything

te ponen muchas pegas si intentas reclamarlo — they make it really difficult for you to claim it

3) (Andes fam)

a) ( trabajo) work; ( empleo) work

está sin pega — he's out of work

b) ( lugar) work

4) (Chi fam) ( excusa tonta) feeble excuse

* * *

= snag, hitch, catch, hiccup, cavil, quibble, rub, kicker.

Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex. But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

----

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* * *

femenino

1) (Col fam) ( broma) trick

de pega — (Esp fam) <araña/culebra> joke (before n), trick (before n); < revólver> dummy (before n)

estar en la pega — (Ur fam) to be in the know (colloq)

2) (Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag (colloq)

a todo le encuentra pegas — he finds something wrong with everything

te ponen muchas pegas si intentas reclamarlo — they make it really difficult for you to claim it

3) (Andes fam)

a) ( trabajo) work; ( empleo) work

está sin pega — he's out of work

b) ( lugar) work

4) (Chi fam) ( excusa tonta) feeble excuse

* * *

= snag, hitch, catch, hiccup, cavil, quibble, rub, kicker.

Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex: But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* * *

pega

feminine

A ( fam) (broma) trick

es una araña de pega it's a joke o trick spider

hacer pegas to play tricks o jokes

estar en la pega (Ur fam); to be in the know ( colloq)

B ( Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag ( colloq)

la única pega es que queda lejos the only problem o drawback o snag is that it's a long way away

a todo lo que le propongo le encuentra alguna pega he finds something wrong with everything I suggest

te ponen muchas pegas si intentas reclamarlo they make it really difficult for you to claim it, they put a lot of obstacles in your way if you try to claim it

¡sin pegas! no problem!

C ( Andes fam)

1 (trabajo) work

tengo mucha pega I'm snowed under with work ( colloq)

2 (empleo) work

buscar pega to look for work o for a job

está sin pega he's out of work

3 (lugar) workplace

D ( Chi fam) (excusa tonta) feeble excuse

* * *

Del verbo pegar: ( conjugate pegar)

pega es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pega
pegar
pega sustantivo femenino
1 (Col fam) ( broma) trick;
◊ de pega (Esp fam) ‹araña/culebra› joke ( before n), trick ( before n);

‹ revólver› dummy ( before n)
2 (Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag (colloq);
◊ te ponen muchas pegas they make it really difficult for you

3 (Andes fam)
a) ( trabajo) work;

( empleo) work;
◊ está sin pega he's out of work

b) ( lugar) work

pegar ( conjugate pegar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹bofetada/patada› to give;

◊ le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating;

le pegaon un tiro they shot her
b) ‹grito/chillido› to let out;

◊ pega un salto de alegría to jump for joy;

pegale un susto a algn to give sb a fright
2
a) ( adherir) to stick;

( con cola) to glue, stick
b) ( coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move … closer

3 (fam) ( contagiar) ‹ enfermedad› to give;
◊ me pegó la gripe he gave me the flu

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( golpear): pegale a algn to hit sb;

(a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ le pega a su mujer he beats his wife;

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost
b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) [producto/moda] to take off;

[ artista] to be very popular
2
a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together;

pega CON algo to go with sth;
◊ no pega con el vestido it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

pegarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( golpearse):

◊ me pegué con la mesa I knocked o hit myself on the table;

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head
b) ( recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2 ‹ susto› to get;
◊ pegase un tiro to shoot oneself

3 ( contagiarse) [ enfermedad] to be infectious;
◊ eso se pega you can easily catch it;

se te va a pega mi catarro you'll catch my cold;
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent
pega sustantivo femenino objection, drawback: siempre está poniendo pegas, he's always raising objections
♦ Locuciones: de pega, sham, false: era una pistola de pega, it was an imitation pistol
pegar
I verbo transitivo
1 (adherir) to stick
(con pegamento) to glue
2 (coser) to sew on
3 (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wall
4 (un susto, una enfermedad) to give
5 (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire
pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joy
6 (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the child
II verbo intransitivo
1 (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers
(estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema
2 (sol) to beat down
♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
' pega' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusón
- abusona
- macho
- pegar
English:
beat
- catch
- clash
- difficulty
- drawback
- hit back
- hitch
- rub
- snag
- stick together

* * *

pega nf

1. Esp [obstáculo] difficulty, hitch;

la pega que tiene es que es muy caro the only problem is it's very expensive;

le puso muchas pegas a nuestra propuesta he kept raising objections to our proposal;

me pusieron muchas pegas para conseguir el visado they made a lot of problems before they gave me a visa;

le veo muchas pegas al plan I see a lot of problems with the plan

2.
de pega [falso] false, fake;

un Rolex de pega a fake Rolex;

un electricista de pega a bogus electrician

3. Andes, Cuba Fam [trabajo] job;

está buscando pega he's looking for work o a job

* * *

pega

f fam

snag fam, hitch fam ;

poner pegas raise objections;

de pega fake, bogus

* * *

pega n (inconveniente) problem / snag

la única pega es que... the only problem is that...

a todo le encuentra pegas he finds fault with everything

poner pegas to make it difficult

me pusieron pegas para salir del país they made it difficult for me to leave the country

Spanish-English dictionary > pega
11 eludir

v.

1 to avoid.

eludir a la prensa to avoid the press

Elude sus responsabilidades a menudo He often avoids his responsibilities.

2 to elude, to be out of the grasp of, to be out of someone's grasp, to get out of someone's grasp.

El significado de esto elude a Ricardo The significance of this eludes Richard.

* * *

eludir

► verbo transitivo

1 (responsabilidad, justicia, etc) to evade

2 (pregunta) to avoid, evade; (persona) to avoid

* * *

VT

1) (=evitar) [+ problema, responsabilidad] to evade; [+ control, vigilancia] to dodge; [+ pago, impuesto] to avoid

no eludas mis preguntas — don't evade o avoid my questions

eludió pagar impuestos — he avoided paying tax

eludir el servicio militar — to avoid military service

2) [+ persona] to avoid

siempre me estás eludiendo — you're always avoiding me

logró eludir a sus perseguidores — she managed to evade her pursuers

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid

me eludió la mirada — she avoided my gaze

b) < persona> to avoid

* * *

= bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.

Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex. There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

----

* agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.

* eludirse = duck away.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.

* eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.

* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid

me eludió la mirada — she avoided my gaze

b) < persona> to avoid

* * *

= bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.

Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

* agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.

* eludirse = duck away.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.

* eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.

* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.

* * *

eludir [I1 ]

vt

1 ‹problema› to evade, avoid, dodge; ‹pago› to avoid, evade

un compromiso que no puedes eludir an obligation which you can't evade o duck

eludió la persecución de la policía she escaped from o she avoided capture by her police pursuers

me eludió la mirada she avoided my gaze, she avoided looking me in the eye

2 ‹persona› to avoid

me ha estado eludiendo toda la semana she's been avoiding o dodging me all week

consiguió eludir a los periodistas he managed to avoid o elude the reporters

* * *

eludir ( conjugate eludir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹problema/compromiso/pago› to evade, avoid

b) ‹ persona› to avoid

eludir verbo transitivo to avoid
' eludir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capear
- desentenderse
- evitar
English:
avoid
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- evade
- fend off
- skirt
- berth
- bypass
- divert
- fend
- get
- parry
- shirk
- side

* * *

eludir vt

1. [evitar] [compromiso, responsabilidad] to avoid, to evade;
[problema, dificultad, tema] to avoid; [pregunta] to evade, to avoid, to dodge;
eludir el pago de una deuda to avoid paying a debt;

eludir al fisco to avoid paying taxes;

eludir el servicio militar to avoid o get out of doing military service;

eludió hacer declaraciones he avoided making any statement;

eludió su mirada she avoided his eyes

2. [perseguidores]
eludir a to avoid, to evade;

consiguió eludir a la policía he managed to avoid the police;
Der
eludir la acción de la justicia to escape justice

* * *

eludir

v/t evade, avoid

* * *

eludir vt

evadir: to evade, to avoid, to elude

* * *

eludir vb to avoid

Spanish-English dictionary > eludir
12 negarse

negarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to refuse (a, to)

■ se negó a devolverme el dinero he refused to give me my money back

* * *

VPR

1)

negarse a hacer algo — to refuse to do sth

se negó a pagar la multa — he refused to pay the fine

2)

negarse a la evidencia — to deny the obvious

* * *

(v.) = refuse, baulk at [balk at]

Ex. If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.

Ex. Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

* * *

(v.) = refuse, baulk at [balk at]

Ex: If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.

Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

* * *

■negarse verbo reflexivo to refuse [a, to]: me niego a aceptar que Juan sea el culpable, I just can't believe that Juan is guilty ➣ Ver nota en refuse
' negarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
redonda
- redondo
- negar
English:
decline
- point-blank
- refuse
- repudiate

* * *

vpr

to refuse (a to);
se negó a ayudarme she refused to help me;

me niego a creer que fuera él I refuse to believe it was him;

se negó en redondo a escucharnos she refused point-blank to listen to us

* * *

negarse

v/r refuse (a to)

* * *

vr

1) : to refuse

2) : to deny oneself

* * *

negarse vb to refuse

me niego a creerte I refuse to believe you

Spanish-English dictionary > negarse
13 poner pegas

v.

to raise objections, to put a fly in the ointment.

* * *

(v.) = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with

Ex. Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless.

Ex. The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.

Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

* * *

(v.) = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with

Ex: Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless.

Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.

Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

Spanish-English dictionary > poner pegas
14 poner peros

v.

to raise objections, to be in disaccord, to discord.

* * *

poner peros

to find fault (a, with)

* * *

(v.) = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them.

Ex. If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless.

Ex. The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.

Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

* * *

(v.) = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them.

Ex: If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless.

Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.

Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

Spanish-English dictionary > poner peros
15 poner reparos

v.

to raise objections, to cavil, to raise trivial objections, to demur.

* * *

(v.) = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with

Ex. Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless.

Ex. The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.

Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

* * *

(v.) = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with

Ex: Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless.

Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.

Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.

Spanish-English dictionary > poner reparos
16 rehusar

v.

1 to refuse.

2 to refuse to, to decline to.

* * *

REHUSAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(stressed ú in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

rehúso, rehúsas, rehúsa, rehusamos, rehusáis, rehúsan.

Present Subjunctive

rehúse, rehúses, rehúse, rehusemos, rehuséis, rehúsen.

Imperative

rehúsa (tú), rehúse (él/Vd.), rehusemos (nos.), rehusad (vos.), rehúsen (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

to decline, refuse

* * *

1.

VT to refuse

rehusar hacer algo — to refuse to do sth

2.

VI to refuse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to refuse

rehusé la oferta — I refused o (frml) declined the offer
2.
rehusar vi to refuse
3.
rehusarse (esp AmL) v pron to refuse

rehusarse A + INF — to refuse to + inf

* * *

= refuse, turn down, baulk at [balk at], withhold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio withheld.

Ex. If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.

Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.

Ex. Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to refuse

rehusé la oferta — I refused o (frml) declined the offer
2.
rehusar vi to refuse
3.
rehusarse (esp AmL) v pron to refuse

rehusarse A + INF — to refuse to + inf

* * *

= refuse, turn down, baulk at [balk at], withhold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio withheld.

Ex: If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.

Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.

Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

* * *

rehusar [ A23 ]

vt

A (rechazar) ‹honor/premio› to refuse

rehusé tomar parte en el asunto I refused to take part in it

rehusé la oferta I refused o ( frml) declined the offer

B (denegar) to deny

no podemos rehusarle esa oportunidad we cannot deny her the opportunity

■ rehusar

vi

( Equ) to refuse

■ rehusarse

v pron

to refuse

le pedí que interviniera pero se rehusó I asked him to step in but he refused

rehusarse A + INF to refuse to + INF

se rehusó a hacer declaraciones she refused to comment

* * *

rehusar ( conjugate rehusar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to refuse
rehusarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to refuse
rehusar verbo transitivo to refuse: rehusó presidir la empresa, she refused to accept the post of manageress
' rehusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negar
- plano
English:
decline
- refuse

* * *

rehusar

♦ vt

to refuse;

rehusó la invitación he turned down the invitation;

rehusó colaborar con nosotros she refused to work with us

♦ vi

to refuse

* * *

rehusar

v/t refuse, decline

* * *

rehusar {8} v

: to refuse

* * *

rehusar vb to refuse

Spanish-English dictionary > rehusar
17 rotundamente

adv.

1 spherically.

2 explicitly.

3 flatly, categorically.

* * *

rotundamente

► adverbio

1 (negar) flatly, categorically

2 (afirmar) emphatically

* * *

ADV [negar] flatly, roundly; [afirmar, expresar acuerdo] emphatically

* * *

adverbio

contestó rotundamente que no — he answered with an emphatic `no'

se negó rotundamente a hacerlo — she flatly refused to do it

fracasó rotundamente — he failed completely

* * *

= flatly, roundly, uncompromisingly, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], bluntly, point blank, hopelessly + Adjetivo.

Nota: Intensificador.

Ex. He flatly states that 'librarians could not have helped us' to organize and make available the most important research resources to others in the field.

Ex. The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex. For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

Ex. Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested.

Ex. In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex. They refuses point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences.

Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

----

* negarse rotundamente = baulk at [balk at].

* * *

adverbio

contestó rotundamente que no — he answered with an emphatic `no'

se negó rotundamente a hacerlo — she flatly refused to do it

fracasó rotundamente — he failed completely

* * *

= flatly, roundly, uncompromisingly, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], bluntly, point blank, hopelessly + Adjetivo.

Nota: Intensificador.

Ex: He flatly states that 'librarians could not have helped us' to organize and make available the most important research resources to others in the field.

Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.

Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

Ex: Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested.

Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex: They refuses point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences.

Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.

* negarse rotundamente = baulk at [balk at].

* * *

rotundamente

adverb

contestó rotundamente que no he answered with a categorical o an emphatic `no', he denied it ( o refused etc) categorically

se negó rotundamente a hacerlo she flatly o categorically refused to do it, she refused to do it point-blank

fracasó rotundamente he failed utterly o totally

* * *

rotundamente adv

1. [categóricamente] categorically;

rechazó rotundamente que tuviera nada que ver con el escándalo he categorically denied having anything to do with the scandal

2. [completamente] completely;

la nueva empresa fracasó rotundamente the new company was a total o complete failure

* * *

rotundamente

adv categorically, emphatically

Spanish-English dictionary > rotundamente
18 vacilar

v.

1 to hesitate.

El chico vaciló brevemente The boy hesitated briefly.

2 to falter.

3 to flicker (fluctuar) (light).

La llama vaciló en el viento The flame flickered in the wind.

4 to wobble, to sway.

5 to swank, to show off (informal) (chulear).

6 to tease, to pull the leg of, to ride, to spoof.

María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.

* * *

vacilar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (oscilar) to sway, vacillate

2 (estar poco firme) to wobble

3 (al andar) to sway, stagger, wobble; (al hablar) to falter

4 (luz) to flicker

5 figurado (dudar) to hesitate, waver

6 familiar (tomar el pelo) to joke, tease

■ ¡no me vaciles! don't tease me!

7 familiar (presumir) to show off

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer vacilar figurado to shake

sin vacilar without hesitation

memoria que vacila shaky memory

* * *

verb

to hesitate

* * *

1. VI

1) (=dudar) to hesitate, waver; (=ser indeciso) to vacillate; (=esperar) to hold back from doing sth

sin vacilar — unhesitatingly

vacilar en hacer algo — to hesitate to do sth

vacilar entre dos posibilidades — to hesitate between two possibilities

es un hombre que vacila mucho — he is a very indecisive man, he is a man who dithers a lot

no vaciles en decírmelo — don't hesitate to tell me about it

2) (por falta de estabilidad) [mueble] to be unsteady, wobble
[persona] (al andar) to totter, reel; (al hablar) to falter; [memoria] to fail; [moralidad] to be collapsing
3) [luz] to flicker

4) (=variar)

un sabor que vacila entre agradable y desagradable — a taste which varies o ranges between nice and nasty

5) *
(=guasearse)
vacilar con algn — to tease sb, take the mickey out of sb **

6) (Méx)
* (=divertirse) to have fun, lark about *; (=ir de juerga) to go on a spree
7) * (=presumir) to talk big *, show off, swank *

2. VT

1) (=burlarse de) to take the mickey out of **, make fun of

¡no me vaciles! — stop messing me about! *

2) (CAm)
* (=engañar) to trick
* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( dudar) to hesitate

sin vacilar — without hesitating

vaciló antes de entrar — he hesitated before going in

vacila entre irse o quedarse — she's hesitating over whether to go or stay

no vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it

vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no vaciló en aceptar — he accepted without hesitation

b) fe/determinación to waver

c) luz to flicker

2) ( oscilar) persona to stagger, totter

vacilaba al andar — he swayed from side to side as he walked

3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)

4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
2.
vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease

* * *

= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.

Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.

Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.

Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

----

* sin vacilar = unswervingly.

* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( dudar) to hesitate

sin vacilar — without hesitating

vaciló antes de entrar — he hesitated before going in

vacila entre irse o quedarse — she's hesitating over whether to go or stay

no vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it

vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no vaciló en aceptar — he accepted without hesitation

b) fe/determinación to waver

c) luz to flicker

2) ( oscilar) persona to stagger, totter

vacilaba al andar — he swayed from side to side as he walked

3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)

4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
2.
vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease

* * *

= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.

Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.

Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

* sin vacilar = unswervingly.

* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* * *

vacilar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (dudar) to hesitate

respondió sin vacilar he replied without hesitating o without hesitation

vacila entre aceptar la propuesta y seguir aquí she's hesitating over whether to accept the offer or stay here, she can't make up her mind whether to accept the offer or stay here

no vaciles más, hazlo stop dithering and do it

vacilar EN algo:

no vaciló en la elección he made his choice without hesitation

no vacilaron en aceptar they did not hesitate to accept, they accepted without hesitation

2 «fe/determinación» to waver

3 «luz» to flicker

B (oscilar)

1 «mueble» to wobble, rock

2

«persona»: vaciló pero enseguida recuperó el equilibrio she staggered/tottered but she regained her balance immediately

vacilaba al andar, como si estuviese borracho he swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he were drunk

C (Esp, Méx fam) (bromear) to joke, to kid ( colloq), to fool around ( colloq)

D

( AmL exc CS fam) (divertirse): vacilamos un montón en la fiesta we had a great time o a lot of fun at the party

E ( Esp fam) (alardear) to show off vacilar DE algo to boast ABOUT sth

■ vacilar

vt

(Esp, Méx fam) to tease

lo estuvieron vacilando toda la noche they were teasing him o pulling his leg all evening

¡no me vaciles! be serious!

* * *

vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( dudar) to hesitate;

◊ sin vacilar without hesitating;

no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation
b) [fe/determinación] to waver

c) [ luz] to flicker

2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter
(una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off
' vacilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
titubear
English:
dilly-dally
- falter
- hang back
- hesitate
- hold back
- little
- shilly-shally
- shrink
- straight
- vacillate
- waver
- dither

* * *

vacilar

♦ vi

1. [dudar] to hesitate;

contestó sin vacilar she replied without hesitation;

vacilaba entre ambas opciones he hesitated o wavered between the two options;

no vaciles más y subscríbete why wait? get your subscription today

2. [voz, principios, régimen] to falter

3. [fluctuar] [luz] to flicker;
[pulso] to be irregular
4. [oscilar] [mueble, persona] to wobble

5. Fam [causar sensación] to be really cool;

una moto de esas vacila mucho a bike like that is really cool

6. Esp, Carib, Méx Fam [bromear]
está vacilando he's pulling your leg o kidding, Br he's taking the mickey

7. CAm, Carib, Méx Fam [parrandear] to party

♦ vt
Fam
1. Esp, Carib, Méx
vacilar a alguien [tomar el pelo] to pull sb's leg, Br to take the mickey out of sb;

me estás vacilando you're pulling my leg

2. Carib [mirar con atención] to get a load of, to check out;

vacílate ese carro get a load of that car, check out that car

* * *

vacilar

I v/i

1 hesitate; de fe, resolución waver

2 de objeto wobble, rock; de persona stagger

3 Méx fam ( divertirse) have fun

II v/t fam

make fun of

* * *

vacilar vi

1) : to hesitate, to vacillate, to waver

2) : to be unsteady, to wobble

3) : to flicker

4) fam : to joke, to fool around

* * *

vacilar vb (dudar) to hesitate

el jugador vaciló antes de chutar el balón the player hesitated before shooting

¡no me vaciles! come off it!

Spanish-English dictionary > vacilar
19 plantarse

plantarse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar (colocarse) to place oneself, position oneself

■ se plantó en la esquina she positioned herself on the corner

2 familiar (resistirse) to dig one's heels in

■ se ha plantado en tres millones y no se mueve he's holding out for three million and he won't budge

3 (en la baraja) to stick

■ ¡me planto! I stick

4 familiar (llegar) to get there, be there, arrive

■ nos plantamos en casa en quince minutos we were home in fifteen minutes

* * *

1) to quit

2) stand firm

* * *

VPR

1) (=colocarse) to plant o.s., plonk o.s. *

se nos plantó delante y no nos dejaba ver — he planted o plonked * himself in front of us so we couldn't see

se plantó aquí con todas sus maletas — he planted o plonked * himself here with all his suitcases

2) (=llegar)

plantarse en — to get to, make it to

en tres horas se plantó en Sevilla — he got to o made it to Seville in three hours

se plantó sin esfuerzo en la final — he made it to the final easily

3) (=mantenerse firme)

plantarse en — to stick to

se plantó en su decisión — she stuck to her decision

debes plantarte ahí y no dejarte influenciar — you should stick to that and not be swayed

4) (=detenerse) [caballo] to stop dead, pull up short

5) (Naipes) to stick

me planto — I stick

6) And, CAm * (=arreglarse) to doll o.s. up *

* * *

(v.) = baulk at [balk at]

Ex. Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

* * *

(v.) = baulk at [balk at]

Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.

* * *

■plantarse verbo reflexivo
1 (quedarse) to stand: se plantó ante la ventanilla de reclamaciones, he planted himself at the complaints window
2 (llegar) to arrive: nos plantamos allí en cinco minutos, we got there in five minutes
(presentarse) to plant oneself
3 (en naipes) to stick
4 (mantenerse firme) me planté y le dije que o me subía el sueldo o me iba, I stood firm and told him that I would leave if he didn't raise my salary
' plantarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plantar

* * *

vpr

1. [ponerse, colocarse] to plant oneself;

el perro se plantó delante de la puerta the dog planted itself in front of the door

2. Fam [presentarse] to turn up;

se plantó en la fiesta con dos amigos he turned up at the party with two friends

3. Fam [en un sitio con rapidez]
plantarse en to get to, to make it to;

nos podemos plantarse ahí en quince minutos we'll be able to get there in fifteen minutes

4. [en una actitud]
plantarse en algo to stick to sth, to insist on sth;

se ha plantado y dice que no quiere venir he's standing firm o digging his heels in and refusing to come

5. [en naipes] to stick;

¡me planto! stick!

* * *

plantarse

v/r

1 put one’s foot down

2 ( aparecer) show up, turn up

* * *

vr

1) : to stand firm

2) fam : to arrive, to show up

3) fam : to balk

Spanish-English dictionary > plantarse
20 pero

conj.

but (adversativo).

el reloj es viejo, pero funciona bien the watch is old but it keeps good time

Quiero ir pero no tengo dinero I want to go but I have no money.

m.

snag, fault.

poner peros a todo to find fault with everything

* * *

pero

► conjunción

1 but

■ eramos pobres, pero felices we were poor, but happy

■ era un examen difícil, pero que muy difícil, ¿sabes? it was a difficult exam, and I mean really difficult

► nombre masculino

1 objection, fault

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no hay pero que valga I don't want any arguments

poner peros to find fault (a, with)

* * *
1. noun m.
fault, objection
2. conj.
but, yet

* * *
I
1. CONJ

1) but

me gusta, pero es muy caro — I like it, but it's very expensive

yo no quería ir, pero bueno... — I didn't want to go, but still...

2) [al principio de frase]

pero, ¿dónde está Pedro? — where on earth is Pedro?

pero bueno, ¿vienes o no? — now look, are you coming or not?

pero vamos a ver — well let's see

¡pero qué guapa estás! — you look great!

¡pero si no tiene coche! — I tell you he hasn't got a car!

3) [uso enfático]

pero que muy: una chica guapa, pero que muy guapa — what you call a really pretty girl, a pretty girl and no mistake

hizo muy, pero que muy mal — he was wrong, really, really wrong

¡estoy pero que muy harto! — I'm damn well fed up! *

¡pero que muy bien! — well done!

2. SM

1) (=falta, defecto) snag

el plan no tiene peros — the plan hasn't any snags, there's nothing wrong with the plan

2) (=pega) objection

encontrar o poner peros a algo — to raise objections to sth, find fault with sth

¡no hay pero que valga! — there are no buts about it!
II
SM And, Cono Sur pear tree

* * *
I
conjunción

1) but

ella fue, pero yo no — she went, but I didn't

2)

a) (en expresiones de protesta, sorpresa)

¿pero tú estás loca? — are you crazy?

pero bueno... ¿vienes o no? — for goodness sake, are you coming or not?

pero si me lo prometiste! — but you promised!

pero si es Marta! — hey, it's Marta!

pero si queda lejísimos! — but it's miles (away)!

b) ( uso enfático)

no me hizo caso, pero ningún caso — she didn't take the slightest notice (colloq), she didn't take any notice, none whatsoever

la película está pero que muy bien — it's a very good movie indeed
II
masculino

a) ( defecto) defect, bad point; (dificultad, problema) drawback

ponerle peros a algo/alguien — to find fault with something/somebody

b) ( excusa) objection

no admito peros — I won't stand for any `ifs' or `buts'

no hay pero que valga! — I don't want any excuses (o arguments etc)

* * *
I
conjunción

1) but

ella fue, pero yo no — she went, but I didn't

2)

a) (en expresiones de protesta, sorpresa)

¿pero tú estás loca? — are you crazy?

pero bueno... ¿vienes o no? — for goodness sake, are you coming or not?

pero si me lo prometiste! — but you promised!

pero si es Marta! — hey, it's Marta!

pero si queda lejísimos! — but it's miles (away)!

b) ( uso enfático)

no me hizo caso, pero ningún caso — she didn't take the slightest notice (colloq), she didn't take any notice, none whatsoever

la película está pero que muy bien — it's a very good movie indeed
II
masculino

a) ( defecto) defect, bad point; (dificultad, problema) drawback

ponerle peros a algo/alguien — to find fault with something/somebody

b) ( excusa) objection

no admito peros — I won't stand for any `ifs' or `buts'

no hay pero que valga! — I don't want any excuses (o arguments etc)

* * *

pero¹

= but.

Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* lo que es peor aun = worse still.

* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.

* pero a la vez = but then again.

* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.

* pero no hubo manera = but no dice.

* pero no hubo modo = but no dice.

* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.

* pero por otra parte = but then again.

* pero por otro lado = but then again.

* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.

* pero sin suerte = but no dice.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

pero²

² = quibble, cavil.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* * *

pero¹

conjunction

A but

me gustaría ir pero creo que no voy a poder I would like to go but I don't think I'll be able to

a ella la invitaron, pero a mí no they invited her, but not me o but they didn't invite me

es raro, sí, pero él siempre ha sido un poco excéntrico it's strange, I agree, but (then) he always has been a little eccentric

B

1

(introduciendo expresiones de protesta, sorpresa): ¿pero tú estás loca? are you crazy?

pero ¿es que no te das cuenta de que …? but, don't you understand that …?

pero bueno … ¿me van a atender o no? for goodness sake, are you going to serve me or not?

¡pero si me lo habías prometido! but you promised!

¡pero si es Marta! why, if it isn't Marta!, hey, it's Marta!

¿a pie? ¡pero si queda lejísimos! on foot? but it's miles!

2

(uso enfático): no me hizo caso, pero ningún caso she didn't take the slightest notice o a blind bit of notice ( colloq), she didn't take any notice, none whatsoever

la película está bien, pero que muy bien it's a good movie, very good indeed

pero²

masculine

1 (defecto) defect, bad point; (dificultad, problema) drawback

ponerle peros a algo/algn to find fault with sth/sb

2 (reparo, excusa) objection

no admite peros, hay que hacerlo como él diga he won't stand for any `ifs' or `buts', it has to be done the way he says

¡no hay pero que valga! I don't want any excuses ( o arguments etc)

* * *

pero conjunción
but;
◊ ella fue, pero yo no she went, but I didn't;

¡pero si queda lejísimos! but it's miles (away)!;
¿pero tú estás loca? are you crazy?
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( defecto) defect, bad point;

(dificultad, problema) drawback;
◊ ponerle peros a algo/algn to find fault with sth/sb

b) ( excusa) objection;

◊ ¡no hay pero que valga! I don't want any excuses (o arguments etc)

pero
I conj but
llovía, pero fuimos a dar un paseo, it was raining but we went for a walk
pero, ¿qué te has creído?, but what do you take me for?
II sustantivo masculino
1 (excusa) objection: ¡no hay peros que valgan!, I don't want any excuses!
2 (objeción) bad point, fault: le puso muchos peros al proyecto, he found a lot of faults with the project
' pero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- acero
- achantar
- aclimatarse
- actual
- adelantarse
- algo
- almorzar
- amortizar
- anticiparse
- atenerse
- baja
- bajo
- balanza
- bañera
- bastante
- bebible
- cada
- camelarse
- cara
- caso
- cerrarse
- confesar
- dato
- desdecirse
- disgustar
- echarse
- enferma
- enfermo
- engañar
- final
- fresca
- fresco
- ganarse
- gay
- golpe
- gritar
- gustar
- hacerse
- impracticable
- incondicional
- índice
- infante
- interiormente
- intromisión
- irse
- lucir
- maravilla
- matarse
- mayor
English:
ablaze
- above
- absurd
- actual
- against
- ago
- also
- armchair
- bed
- behind
- bite back
- blue
- bob
- bring back
- brushoff
- but
- buy
- carry off
- centrally
- dare
- deceptively
- difference
- do
- fear
- fish
- former
- get
- grant
- have
- hers
- his
- hoodwink
- hot
- inhale
- initially
- inside
- instead
- intrude
- last
- like
- may
- maybe
- mean
- mention
- mind
- never
- now
- only
- outguess
- pack in

* * *

pero

♦ conj

1. [adversativo] but;

el reloj es viejo, pero funciona bien the watch is old but it keeps good time;

hablo portugués, pero muy poco I speak some Portuguese, though not very much;

sí, pero no yes and no

2. [enfático] [en exclamaciones, interrogaciones]
¿pero qué es todo este ruido? what on earth is all this noise about?;

¡pero no se quede ahí; pase, por favor! but please, don't stand out there, do come in!;

¡pero cómo vas a Esp [m5] conducir o Am [m5]manejar, si no puedes tenerte en pie! how on earth are you going to drive if you can't even stand up properly!;

pero, ¡tú por aquí! well I never, fancy meeting you here!;

pero bueno ¿tú eres tonto? are you stupid or something?;

ahora dice que no me va a pagar – ¡pero bueno! now she says she's not going to pay me – no!;

¡pero si eso lo sabe todo el mundo! come on, everyone knows that!;

¿salir ahora? ¡pero si ya es la medianoche! go out now? but it's already midnight!;

¡pero si es un Picasso auténtico! [expresa sorpresa] well I never, it's a genuine Picasso!

3. [antes de adverbios, adjetivos] [absolutamente]
llevo años sin escribir nada, pero nada de nada I haven't written anything at all for years, and when I say nothing I mean nothing;

estas peras están buenísimas, pero que buenísimas these pears are completely and utterly delicious;

el clima allí es pero que muy frío the climate there really is very cold indeed

♦ nm

snag, fault;

poner peros (a algo/alguien) to raise questions (about sth/sb);

poner peros a todo to find fault with everything;

Comp

no hay pero que valga o [m5] peros que valgan there are no buts about it

* * *

pero

I conj but

II m flaw, defect;

no hay peros que valgan no excuses;

poner peros raise problems

* * *

pero nm

1) : fault, defect

ponerle peros a: to find fault with

2) : objection

pero conj

: but

* * *

pero conj but

quería salir, pero me quedé estudiando I wanted to go out, but I stayed at home studying

poner peros to find fault

Spanish-English dictionary > pero

Страницы

См. также в других словарях:

Abada (rhinoceros) — Abada (alternatively Bada or Ibada) was the name given to a female Indian rhinoceros kept by Philip II of Spain from about 1579 to 1588. It was the first rhinoceros seen in Europe since the specimen that had been sent as a present from the King… … Wikipedia
Railway signalling — Not to be confused with Railway signal. A gantry of British semaphore signals seen from the cab of a steam locomotive Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being… … Wikipedia
Railway signal — Not to be confused with Railway signalling. A signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal s… … Wikipedia
Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… … Wikipedia
Blackball (pool) — Blackball (sometimes written black ball or black ball) is a pocket billiards (pool) game that is popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and several other countries. The game is played with sixteen balls (a Cuegloss|Cue ball|cue ball… … Wikipedia
Rules of snooker — Snooker table, drawn to scale Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a baize covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white … Wikipedia
Snooker rules — Snooker is played on a rectangular snooker table, typically 6 feet by 12 feet (1.8 m x 3.6 m), with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side, though pubs and homes often have smaller versions (two thirds or one half … Wikipedia
Rack (billiards) — A rack is the name given to a frame (usually wood or plastic) used to organize billiard balls at the beginning of a game. Rack may also be used as a verb to describe the act of setting billiard balls in starting position in billiards games that… … Wikipedia
Croquet — This article is about the game. For the food; item, see Croquette. For the Smalltalk based 3D software platform, see Croquet project. Modern croquet equipment … Wikipedia
Rail profile — Rail from 1896 Cross sections of flat bottomed which can rest directly … Wikipedia
Manual transmission — Transmission types Manual Sequential manual Non synchronous Preselector Automatic Manumatic Semi automatic Electrohydraulic … Wikipedia

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

not baulk at

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

not baulk at

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка: