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1 build
[bɪld] past tense, past participle built [-t]1. verbto form or construct from parts:يَبْنيbuild a house/railway/bookcase.
2. nounphysical form:بُنْيثَه، تَرْكيبa man of heavy build.
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2 Gestalt
f; -, -en1. (Form) shape, form; ( feste) Gestalt annehmen take shape, materialize, be shaping up; die Gestalt einer Pyramide haben be shaped like a pyramid; einer Sache Gestalt geben oder verleihen give s.th. shape; in Gestalt von (oder + Gen) in the form ( oder shape) of; in seiner jetzigen Gestalt in its present shape ( oder form)2. nur Sg.; (Körperbau) build, frame; (Körper) figure, form; von hagerer Gestalt of lean build, lean-built; seine rundliche etc. Gestalt his chubby etc. figure; sie hat eine zierliche Gestalt she’s petite3. (bes. undeutlich Wahrgenommenes) form, shape; (Person) auch figure; dunkle Gestalten im Nebel dark shapes in the mist4. (Persönlichkeit) personality, figure; literarische: figure, character; er war eine der bedeutendsten Gestalten der Reformation he was one of the most significant figures in the Reformation5. umg., oft hum. oder pej. (Person) character; zerlumpte Gestalten ragamuffins; dunkle oder zwielichtige Gestalten shady characters6. (Verkörperung) shape, form; (Tarnung) auch guise; in ( der) Gestalt von (oder + Gen) in the form ( oder shape) of; (verkleidet als) auch fig. in the guise of, disguised as; Hilfe in Gestalt von Geld aid in the form of money; Zeus nahm die Gestalt eines Schwanes an Zeus took on the form of a swan; sich in seiner wahren Gestalt zeigen reveal one’s true character7. PSYCH. gestalt* * *die Gestaltform; aspect; shape; figure; stature; guise; semblance* * *Ge|stạlt [gə'ʃtalt]f -, -enin Gestalt von (fig) — in the form of
(feste) Gestalt annehmen or gewinnen — to take shape
sich in seiner wahren Gestalt zeigen (fig) — to show( oneself in) one's true colours (Brit) or colors
Gestalt geworden (liter) — made flesh pred
See:→ Ritter2) (= Wuchs) build3) (= Person, Persönlichkeit, Traumgestalt) figure; (in Literaturwerken auch, pej = Mensch) character* * *die1) (physical form: a man of heavy build.) build2) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) frame3) (an appearance or likeness: I have to coach them into some semblance of a football team by Saturday.) semblance4) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) shape* * *Ge·stalt<-, -en>[gəˈʃtalt]f1. (Mensch) figureeine verdächtige \Gestalt a suspicious character2. (Wuchs) buildeine ebenmäßige \Gestalt an evenly proportioned build... von \Gestalt sein [o von einer... \Gestalt sein] to be of a... build3. (Person, Persönlichkeit) figure, characterin \Gestalt von jdm [o in jds \Gestalt] in the form of sb4.▶ [feste] \Gestalt annehmen to take [definite] shape▶ sich akk in seiner wahren \Gestalt zeigen to show one's true character [or true colours] [or AM colors]* * *die; Gestalt, Gestalten1) build2) (Mensch, Persönlichkeit) figure4) (Form) formGestalt annehmen od. gewinnen — take shape
in Gestalt von etwas od. einer Sache — (Gen.) in the form of something
* * *1. (Form) shape, form;(feste) Gestalt annehmen take shape, materialize, be shaping up;die Gestalt einer Pyramide haben be shaped like a pyramid;verleihen give sth shape;in seiner jetzigen Gestalt in its present shape ( oder form)von hagerer Gestalt of lean build, lean-built;seine rundliche etcGestalt his chubby etc figure;sie hat eine zierliche Gestalt she’s petitedunkle Gestalten im Nebel dark shapes in the mister war eine der bedeutendsten Gestalten der Reformation he was one of the most significant figures in the Reformation5. umg, oft hum oder pej (Person) character;zerlumpte Gestalten ragamuffins;zwielichtige Gestalten shady charactersin (der) Gestalt von (oder +gen) in the form ( oder shape) of; (verkleidet als) auch fig in the guise of, disguised as;Hilfe in Gestalt von Geld aid in the form of money;Zeus nahm die Gestalt eines Schwanes an Zeus took on the form of a swan;sich in seiner wahren Gestalt zeigen reveal one’s true character7. PSYCH gestalt* * *die; Gestalt, Gestalten1) build2) (Mensch, Persönlichkeit) figure3) (in der Dichtung) character4) (Form) formGestalt annehmen od. gewinnen — take shape
in Gestalt von etwas od. einer Sache — (Gen.) in the form of something
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3 corpulencia
f.corpulence.* * *1 corpulence, stoutness* * *SF burliness, stoutness* * *femenino heftiness* * *femenino heftiness* * *heftinessla corpulencia del elefante lo hace vulnerable the elephant's sheer bulk o the heftiness of the elephant makes it vulnerablela corpulencia típica de los jugadores de rugby the typical hefty o heavy build of rugby players* * *
corpulencia sustantivo femenino heftiness, bulk: le hacían las chaquetas a medida debido a su corpulencia, because of his heftiness he had his jackets tailor-made
* * *corpulencia nfheavy build, burliness;un animal de gran corpulencia a very bulky animal* * *f burliness* * *corpulencia nf: corpulence, stoutness, sturdiness -
4 aglomeración
f.1 crowd, mass.2 agglomeration, conglomeration, accumulation, clump.3 cohesion.* * *1 agglomeration2 (de gente) crowd* * *noun f.2) crowd* * ** * *a) ( de gente)b) ( de tráfico) buildup* * *= overcrowding [over-crowding], agglomeration, agglomerate, crowding.Ex. We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).Ex. These may be described perhaps as agglomerations of subjects for which there is literary warrant; indeed, they formed a part of Wyndham Hulme's argument for literary warrant.Ex. The latter plays an important role in that it is used as an anteriorizing symbol to give the notation for agglomerates.Ex. Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.----* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* producir aglomeraciones = cause + crowding.* seguridad en las aglomeraciones = crowd safety.* * *a) ( de gente)b) ( de tráfico) buildup* * *= overcrowding [over-crowding], agglomeration, agglomerate, crowding.Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
Ex: These may be described perhaps as agglomerations of subjects for which there is literary warrant; indeed, they formed a part of Wyndham Hulme's argument for literary warrant.Ex: The latter plays an important role in that it is used as an anteriorizing symbol to give the notation for agglomerates.Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* producir aglomeraciones = cause + crowding.* seguridad en las aglomeraciones = crowd safety.* * *se produjo una aglomeración en torno a la estrella a crowd gathered around the starpara evitar que se produzcan aglomeraciones en el centro de la ciudad to avoid buildups of traffic in the city centerla mayoría vive en las aglomeraciones urbanas the majority live in the built-up urban areas* * *
aglomeración sustantivo femeninoa) ( de gente):
para evitar las aglomeraciones to avoid crowding;
las aglomeraciones urbanas the built-up urban areas
aglomeración sustantivo femenino agglomeration
(gentío) crowd
' aglomeración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bulla
- hacinamiento
English:
crush
* * *aglomeración nf[de objetos, sustancia] build-up; [de gente] crowd;se produjo una aglomeración a crowd formed;se esperan grandes aglomeraciones en el centro [de gente] huge crowds are expected in the centre;[de tráfico] a heavy build-up of traffic is expected in the centre aglomeración urbana urban sprawl* * *f de gente crowd* * *aglomeración nf, pl - ciones1) : conglomeration, mass2) gentío: crowd -
5 Т-53
В ТЕЛЕ substand PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula (subj: human or nonagreeing modif) one is of a heavy buildplumpon the heavy (plump) side fleshy (have) some meat on one.«Умерла Клавдия Ивановна», - сообщил заказчик. «Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда проставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, — значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее да похудее -та, считается, богу душу отдаёт...» (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).(Фёкла:) (Балтазар Балтазарович) говорит, что ему нужно, чтобы невеста была в теле... (Гоголь 1). (Е:) Не (Baltazar Baltazarovich) says he must have a young lady on the plump side... (Ic). (F) (Baltazar Baltazarovich) says he needs a bride with some meat on her (1 b) -
6 в теле
• В ТЕЛЕ substand[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or nonagreeing modif]=====⇒ one is of a heavy build:- plump;- fleshy;- (have) some meat on one.♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее да похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдаёт..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).♦ [Фёкла:] [Балтазар Балтазарович] говорит, что ему нужно, чтобы невеста была в теле... (Гоголь 1). [Е:] Не [Baltazar Baltazarovich] says he must have a young lady on the plump side... (Ic). [F ] [Baltazar Baltazarovich] says he needs a bride with some meat on her (1b) -
7 плотного телосложения
General subject: heavily-built, with a heavy build, thicksetУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > плотного телосложения
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8 corpulentus
corpulenta -um, corpulentior -or -us, corpulentissimus -a -um ADJcorpulent, fat, stout, of a heavy build of body; large; great (L+S); physical -
9 stazza
stazza s.f.1 (mar.) tonnage, burden: stazza netta, net tonnage; stazza lorda, gross tonnage; una nave di cento tonnellate di stazza, a ship of a hundred tons burden (o a ship with a tonnage of a hundred tons); stazza di registro, register tonnage; ponte di stazza, tonnage deck; diritti di stazza, tonnage dues* * *['stattsa]sostantivo femminile1) mar. tonnage2) fig. (di persona) huge frame* * *stazza/'stattsa/sostantivo f.1 mar. tonnage2 fig. (di persona) huge frame. -
10 פסע
פְּסַעch. sam( 1) same. Hor.13b בזמן שרבים … מַפְסִיעִין עלוכ׳ when the public need their services, they may force their way Taan.10b אל תַּפְסִיעוּ פסיעה גסהוכ׳ never march with hasty steps, and bring the sun into town (enter before sunset); a. e. to make cross-stitches), to walk with legs wide apart, waddle. Targ. 2 Sam. 20:8 (h. text ותפל!), v. פְּסִיעַ.Pes.111b האי מאן דפ׳ אדיקלא (Ms. M. דמִיפְּסַע Ithpe.) he who steps over a (young) date palm.V. פְּצֵי. Pa. פַּסַּע to step heavily, pompously. Yeb.105b אגב יוקריה הוה מְפַסַּע ואזיל on account of his heavy build he stepped in and walked (through the assembled students, making the impression of haughtiness), v. preced.Y.Ber.II, 4c bot. והוה … מְפַסַּעוכ׳ and R. J. stepped upon the graves. -
11 פְּסַע
פְּסַעch. sam( 1) same. Hor.13b בזמן שרבים … מַפְסִיעִין עלוכ׳ when the public need their services, they may force their way Taan.10b אל תַּפְסִיעוּ פסיעה גסהוכ׳ never march with hasty steps, and bring the sun into town (enter before sunset); a. e. to make cross-stitches), to walk with legs wide apart, waddle. Targ. 2 Sam. 20:8 (h. text ותפל!), v. פְּסִיעַ.Pes.111b האי מאן דפ׳ אדיקלא (Ms. M. דמִיפְּסַע Ithpe.) he who steps over a (young) date palm.V. פְּצֵי. Pa. פַּסַּע to step heavily, pompously. Yeb.105b אגב יוקריה הוה מְפַסַּע ואזיל on account of his heavy build he stepped in and walked (through the assembled students, making the impression of haughtiness), v. preced.Y.Ber.II, 4c bot. והוה … מְפַסַּעוכ׳ and R. J. stepped upon the graves. -
12 grande
adj.1 big, large.este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for meun gran artista a great artistel gran favorito the firm favoriteuna gran figura a big nameuna gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibilitya lo grande in a big way, in stylegrandes almacenes department storeGran Bretaña Great Britainel Gran Cañón the Grand Canyongran danés great Danegran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakesla Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)el gran público the general public2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)4 magnus, Mag, magnum.5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.m.grandee (noble).* * *► adjetivo1 (tamaño) large, big2 (fuerte, intenso) great3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big1 (de elevada jerarquía) great\a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big wayestar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebodypasarlo en grande familiar to have a great timevivir a lo grande figurado to live in style* * *adj.1) big2) large3) great* * *1. ADJ( antes de sm sing gran)1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, greatviven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house
¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?
en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities
grandísimo — enormous, huge
un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort
¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!
hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *
2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] bighay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference
3) (=mucho, muy) greatse estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well
4) [en edad](=mayor)ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl
¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?
5)¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!
2. SMF1) (=personaje importante)2) LAm (=adulto) adult3. SF1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.----* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *A1 (en dimensiones) large, bigse mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger housesus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyesun tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guytiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/noseabra la boca más grande open wider2 (en demasía) too big¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for mequedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sbB (alto) tall¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!C ( Geog):el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/BilbaoD1( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their ownya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourselfcuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancermis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now2está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guyE ( delante del n)1 (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/winela gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater2 (poderoso) biglos grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialistslos grandes señores feudales the great feudal lordsa lo grande in style3(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friendsgrandes fumadores heavy smokersF ( fam)(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)G1 (en intensidad, grado) greatme causó una gran pena it caused me great sadnessme has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happycomió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartilyun día de gran calor a very hot daylos grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a frightpara mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassmentse produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosiones un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for meha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful seasonno corre gran prisa it is not very urgentlas paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint2(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very trueeres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heardH1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› bigla gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the votersdedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to researchesto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …2(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speedvolar a gran altura to fly at a great heightun edificio de gran altura a very tall buildingun gran número de personas a large number of peopleobjetos de gran valor objects of great valueen grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)Compuestos:masculine wide-angle lensel gran capital big businessmasculine Great Danela Gran Depresión the Great Depression( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bangla Gran Guerra the Great Warmasculine Big Brotherel gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching youmasculine Grand Mastermasculine grand mastermasculine international grand masterfeminine grand operamasculine Grand Prixel gran público the general publicel gran simpático the sympathetic nervous systemmpl department storemasculine, feminineA (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading playeruno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industryB ( esp AmL)1(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girlsla grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married2 (adulto) grown-upCompuesto:(Spanish) grandee o nobleman( RPl)la grande the big prize, the jackpotsacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpotse sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband* * *
grande adjetivo◊ gran is used before singular nouns
1
unos grande almacenes a department store
‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!b) ( en edad):
ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
4 ( delante del n)
a lo grande in style
5
‹ explosión› powerful;◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;
una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!b) ( elevado):◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;
volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( mayor):
b) ( adulto):
grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub
* * *♦ adj1. [de tamaño] big, large;el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;Figel cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;Fampagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large notegrandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;Gran Bretaña Great Britain;el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;gran danés Great Dane;Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;gran ducado grand duchy;la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;la Gran Guerra the Great War;los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;gran simio antropoide great ape;gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket2. [de altura] tall;¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!3. [en importancia] great;una gran mujer a great woman;los grandes bancos the major banks;la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts4. [en intensidad] great;es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yetsiempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older peopleayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!9. CompFamhacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;vivir a lo grande to live in style;pasarlo en grande to have a great time♦ nm1. [noble] grandeeGrande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility2. [persona, entidad importante]uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature♦ nfRP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that♦ interjRP Fam [fantástico] great!* * *I adj1 big, large;me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him2:a lo grande in style;pasarlo en grande have a great timeII m/f1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;grandes y pequeños young and old2 ( mayor) eldest* * *1) : large, bigun libro grande: a big book2) alto: tall3) notable: greatun gran autor: a great writercon gran placer: with great pleasure5) : old, grown-uphijos grandes: grown children* * *grande adj¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?2. (número, cantidad) large3. (importante) great -
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v.1 to raise.levantar algo del suelo to pick something up off the groundlevantar a alguien del suelo to help somebody up off the groundlevantar a alguien de la cama to get somebody out of bedlevantar la vista o mirada to look uplevantar el ánimo to cheer upEllos levantan la columna They raise the column.2 to remove (quitar) (pintura, venda, tapa).3 to build, to raise (to build) (edificio, muro).4 to strike (retirar) (campamento).5 to stir up (provocar) (protestas, polémica).levantar a alguien contra to stir somebody up against6 to lift (suprimir) (embargo, prohibición).levantar el castigo a alguien to let somebody off7 to bring to an end (sesión) (terminar).si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting (en reunión)8 to draw up (redactar) (acta, atestado).9 to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).10 to wake up.11 to stir to rebellion.La injusticia levanta a las masas Injustice stirs the masses to rebellion.12 to lift up, to lift off, to lift, to elevate.Ellos levantaron el auto They lifted up the car.13 to suspend, to adjourn.Ellos levantaron la sesión They suspended the session.14 to construct, to build.Ellos levantaron un rancho They constructed a ranch.15 to cheer up, to bolster up.16 to bear up, to put up, to upbear.Ellos levantaron el estandarte They bore up the banner.* * *1 (alzar) to raise, lift■ no lo puedo levantar, pesa mucho I can't lift it, it's heavy■ que levanten la mano los que quieran venir all those who want to come, raise their hands2 (construir) to erect, build3 (empresa - hacer rentable) to get off the ground; (- establecer) to set up4 (despegar) to loosen, unstick5 (suprimir) to lift6 (cadáver) to remove7 (causar) to cause8 (trazar, dibujar) to draw9 (animal de caza) to flush out■ si el día levanta, iremos a la playa if the weather brightens up, we'll go to the beach1 (alzarse) to rise2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up5 (viento, oleaje) to get up\levantar el campamento to strike camplevantar falsos testimonios contra alguien to bear false witness against somebodylevantar la moral a alguien to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spiritslevantar la vista to look uplevantar la voz to raise one's voicelevantarse con el pie izquierdo figurado to get out of bed on the wrong sidese levanta la sesión court adjourned* * *verb1) to lift, raise2) erect3) arouse•* * *1. VT1) (=alzar)a) [+ peso, objeto] to lift; [con una grúa] to hoist¿puedes levantar un poco la silla? — can you lift the chair up a bit?
b) [+ pierna, cabeza, cejas] to raise•
levantar la mano — to put one's hand up, raise one's handlevantó la mano para pedir la vez — she put her hand up o raised her hand to ask for a turn
no levantó la mirada del libro cuando entramos — she didn't raise her eyes from her book o she didn't look up from the book when we came in
cabeza 1., 2), tapa 1)si su mujer levantara la cabeza y lo viera casado otra vez se volvería a morir — his wife would turn in her grave to see him married again
c) [+ cortina, falda] to lift, lift up; [+ persiana, telón] to raise2) (=poner de pie)a)levantar a algn — [del suelo] to lift sb, lift sb up; [de la cama] to get sb up
pesaba tanto que no pude levantarla del suelo — she was so heavy that I couldn't lift her off the ground
cuando se sienta en ese sofá no hay quien lo levante — once he sits on that sofa no one can get him off it
su actuación levantó al público de sus asientos — her performance brought the audience to their feet
b) [+ objeto caído] to pick up3) (=erigir) [+ edificio, pared] to put up; [+ monumento] to erect, put up4) (=fundar) [+ empresa, imperio] to found, establishlevantó un gran imperio comercial — he founded o established a great commercial empire
5) (=dar un empuje) to build uptodos los trabajadores ayudaron a levantar la empresa — all the workers helped to build up the company
6) [+ ánimo, moral] to lift, raisenecesito algo que me levante la moral — I need something to lift o raise my spirits
7) [+ tono, volumen] to raiselevanta la voz, que no te oigo — speak up - I can't hear you
¡no levantes la voz! — keep your voice down!
8) (=desmontar) [+ tienda de campaña] to take downlevantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table
9) (=producir) [+ sospechas] to arouse; [+ dolor] to give; [+ rumor] to spark offel reportaje ha levantado rumores de un posible divorcio — the report has sparked off rumours of a possible divorce
ampollalevantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness
10) (=terminar) [+ prohibición, embargo] to lift; [+ veda] to endse levantará el castigo a los que pidan perdón — those who apologize will be let off (their punishment)
11) (Jur)a) [+ censo] to take; [+ atestado] to make; [+ sesión] to adjournacta 1)b) [+ cadáver] to remove12) (Arquit) [+ plano] to make, draw up13) (Caza) to flush outliebre 1), vuelo II, 1)14) (Mil) [+ ejército] to raise15) (=sublevar)(Pol)la corrupción política levantó al pueblo contra el gobierno — political corruption turned people against the government
16) (Naipes) (=coger) to pick; (=superar) to beat17) * (=ganar) [+ dinero] to make, earn18) * (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *19) Ven ** (=arrestar) to nick **, arrest2. VI1) hum [persona]2) (Naipes) to cut the packlevanta, es tu turno — cut the pack, it's your turn
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick upb) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raiselevanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer
c) < persiana> to pull up, raised)f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up2)b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause6) (Der)a) < acta> to prepareb) < cadáver> to remove7) < censo> to take8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strikelevantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table
9)b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bedc) ( poner de pie) to get... up10) (fam)a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)2.levantarse v pron1)a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1bb) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?
3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise4) pintura to peel5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)* * *= erect, lift (up).Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.----* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar barricadas = barricade.* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.* levantar con gato = jack up.* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* levantar el ánimo = pep up.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* levantar hato = pull + stakes.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.* levantar la vista = look up.* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick upb) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raiselevanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer
c) < persiana> to pull up, raised)f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up2)b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause6) (Der)a) < acta> to prepareb) < cadáver> to remove7) < censo> to take8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strikelevantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table
9)b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bedc) ( poner de pie) to get... up10) (fam)a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)2.levantarse v pron1)a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1bb) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?
3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise4) pintura to peel5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)* * *= erect, lift (up).Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar barricadas = barricade.* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.* levantar con gato = jack up.* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* levantar el ánimo = pep up.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* levantar hato = pull + stakes.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.* levantar la vista = look up.* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* * *levantar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹bulto/peso/piedra› to lift, pick up; ‹persiana› to pull up, raiseayúdame a levantar este baúl help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk uplevanta la alfombra lift up the ruglevantaron las copas para brindar they raised their glasses in a toast2 ‹ojos/mirada/vista›me contestó sin levantar los ojos or la vista del libro she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her booklevantó la mirada hacia el cielo he raised his eyes to heaven3 ‹voz› to raiselevantar el tono to raise one's voice¡a mí no me levantes la voz! don't raise your voice to me!4 ‹polvo› to raiseel coche levantó una nube de polvo the car raised a cloud of dust5 (en naipes) ‹carta› to pick upB1 ‹ánimos›esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral this raised our spirits/our moralevenga, levanta el ánimo come on, cheer up!2 ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick upa ver si conseguimos levantar este país let's see if we can get this country back on its feetC ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put upD ‹restricción/embargo/sanción› to lift; ‹huelga› to call offla madre le levantó el castigo his mother let him off o lifted his punishmentlevantar el asedio to raise o lift the siegese levanta la sesión the meeting is adjournedE ‹protestas› to cause, spark, spark off, give rise to; ‹polémica› to cause, arouse; ‹rumor› to give rise to, spark, spark offsu comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighborsF ( Der)1 ‹acta› to preparelevantó atestado del accidente he wrote a report on the accident2 ‹cadáver› to removeG ‹censo› to takeH(desmontar, deshacer): levantar (el) campamento to strike camplevantar la cama to strip the bedlevantar la mesa ( AmL); to clear the tableI1 (en brazos) ‹niño› to pick up2 (de la cama) to get … up, get … out of bed3(poner de pie): ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla help me to get grandpa up out of his chairun discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos a speech which brought the audience to its feetme levantó la novia he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend ( colloq)A1 (de la cama) to get upnunca se levanta antes de las diez he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?ya se levanta un poco por la casa she can get up and move around the house a bit now, she's up and moving around the house a little now2(ponerse en pie): al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered ( frml)intentó levantarse del suelo he tried to get up off the floor o to stand uphasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finishedse levantó de su asiento para saludarme she stood up o got up o rose to greet meB «polvareda» to rise; «temporal» to brewse ha levantado un viento muy fuerte a strong wind has got up o picked upC «torre/monumento/edificio» (erguirse) to riseD «pintura» to peel off, peel, come offE (sublevarse) to rise up, risela nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasionF ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up2 (acostarse con) to score with ( colloq), to go to bed with* * *
levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
2
‹ moral› to raise, boostb) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up
3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
6 ‹ campamento› to strike;◊ levantar la mesa (AmL) to clear the table
7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? may I leave the table?
2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- ampolla
- atestado
- batir
- castillo
- cercado
- chillar
- espíritu
- liebre
- pulso
- sesión
- testimonio
- alzar
- animar
- apalancar
- cabeza
- castigo
- coger
- elevar
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- recoger
- voz
- vuelo
English:
adjourn
- boost
- cat
- close
- cock
- erect
- get up
- haul up
- heave
- hoist
- hold up
- jack up
- keep down
- kick up
- lift
- lift up
- pick up
- prick up
- pull up
- put up
- raise
- rear
- set up
- sling
- stick up
- stir up
- swing
- take up
- throw up
- turn up
- up
- bolster
- buck
- clear
- dig
- get
- hold
- jack
- kick
- look
- pick
- prick
- pull
- put
- retract
- set
- stand
- stick
- strain
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [alzar, elevar] to raise;[objeto pesado, capó, trampilla] to lift (up); [persiana] to pull up;levantar el telón to raise the curtain;el que quiera venir conmigo que levante la mano anyone who wants to come with me should put their hand up;levanta la tapa de la olla y verás qué bien huele lift the lid off the pot and you'll see how good it smells;levantar algo del suelo to pick sth up off the ground;levantar a alguien del suelo to help sb up off the ground;levantó al bebé en alto she lifted the baby up in the air;el juez ordenó levantar el cadáver the judge ordered the body to be removed;los perros levantaron el zorro the dogs flushed out the fox;levantaba polvo al barrer she was raising clouds of dust as she swept;levantar la voz to raise one's voice;no ha conseguido levantar cabeza he's still not back to his old self¿no te habré levantado? I hope I didn't wake o get you uplevanta la papelera, que se ha vuelto a caer stand the wastepaper basket up, it's fallen over again4. [construir] [edificio, muro] to build, to construct;[estatua, monumento] to put up, to erect;de la nada logró levantar un inmenso imperio empresarial she managed to build a huge business empire from nothing5. [quitar] [pintura, venda, tapa] to remove6. [retirar] [campamento] to strike;[tienda de campaña, tenderete] to take down; [mantel] to take off; RP Famlevantar (el) campamento to hit the road, to make tracks7. [causar] [protestas, polémica, rumores] to give rise to;me levanta dolor de cabeza it makes my head ache;esto levantó las sospechas de la policía this aroused the suspicions of the police8. [poner fin a] [embargo, prohibición] to lift;[asedio] to raise;levantar el castigo a alguien to let sb off;levantaron el embargo a la isla they lifted the embargo on the island;el presidente levantó la sesión [terminarla] the chairman brought the meeting to an end;[aplazarla] the chairman adjourned the meeting;si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión [en reunión] if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting9. [realizar] [atestado, plano, mapa] to draw up;el notario levantó acta del resultado del sorteo the notary recorded the result of the draw;levantar las actas [de una reunión] to take the minutes10. [dar un empuje a] [equipo, público] to lift;el gol levantó al equipo the goal lifted the team;no ha conseguido levantar la economía he hasn't managed to get the economy back on its feet;levantar el ánimo to cheer up;levantar la moral a alguien to boost sb's moralelevantarle algo a alguien to pinch o swipe sth off sb♦ vi[niebla, nubes] to lift;saldremos cuando levante el día we'll go out when it clears up* * *v/tlevantar los ojos raise one’s eyes, look up;levantar la voz raise one’s voice (a to);¡levanta los ánimos! cheer up!;levantar sospechas arouse suspicion;3 embargo lift4 fam ( robar) lift fam, Br tbpinch fam* * *levantar vt1) alzar: to lift, to raise2) : to put up, to erect3) : to call off, to adjourn4) : to give rise to, to arouselevantar sospechas: to arouse suspicion* * *levantar vb1. (alzar) to raise2. (subir) to lift / to lift uplevantar la vista / levantar los ojos to look up -
14 огън
1. fire (и воен.)(температура) temperature, fever(кибрит) lightхвърля ме в огън run a temperatureогън за горене на смет, лагерен- bonfireсилен/барабанен/ураганен/групов/залпов/продолен/флангов/фронтален огън воен. heavy/drum/hurricane/col-leciive/volley/enfilading/flanking/frontal fireогън за безпокоене воен. harassing fireуправление на огъня воен. fire control, conduct of fireогън! fire! предавам на огън и меч put to fire and swordкрай/около огъня (огнището) by/round the firesideдобивам огън (с огнило) strike fireготвя на слаб огън cook on a slow fire2. прен. fire, ardourогън ми гори на главата be at o.'s wits end, be in a fix/in a sorry plight, not know which way to turnпламвам от огън (зачервявам се) flushдавам огън (за запалване на цигара) give s.o. a lightпазя се като от огън от fight shy ofпазя се като от огън от някого be scared to death of s.o.; give s.o. a wide berthхвърлям се в огъня за go through fire and water for (the sake of); give o.'s eyeteeth forиграя си с огън play with fireналивам масло в огъня add fuel to the fire* * *о̀гън,м., огньо̀ве, (два) о̀гъня 1. fire (и воен.); ( температура) temperature, fever; ( кибрит) light; блуждаещ \огън will-o’-the-wisp; влизам в \огъня воен. go into action; готвя на \огън cook on/over a fire, cook by exposure to open fire; добивам \огън (с огниво) strike fire; запалвам \огън make/build a fire; изтощаващ ( противника) \огън воен. harassing fire; край/около \огъня ( огнището) by/round the fireside; кръстосан \огън воен. cross-fire; \огън за горене на смет, лагерен \огън bonfire; \огън откъм тила воен. reverse fire; откривам \огън воен. open fire; откривам \огън срещу воен. fire on; \огън! fire! пека на \огън roast over an open fire; преграден \огън воен. curtain/barrage fire; предавам на \огън и меч put to fire and sword; силен \огън brisk/fierce fire; слаб/барабанен/ураганен/групов/залпов/продолен/флангов/фронтален \огън воен. heavy/drum/hurricane/collective/volley/enfilading/flanking/frontal fire; слаб \огън low/slow fire; сигнален \огън воен. signal fire, beacon; слагам на \огъня put on the fire; стъквам \огъня keep the fire going, nurse/stoke the fire; контрол на \огъня воен. fire control, control of fire; хвърля ме в \огън run a temperature; цял съм в \огън be burning with fever;2. прен. fire, ardour; • давам \огън (за запалване на цигара) give s.o. a light; играя си с \огъня skate over thin ice, ride for a fall, trail o.’s coat; play with edged tools, tempt fate; между два \огъня between the devil and the deep (blue) sea; наливам масло в \огъня add fuel to the fire; \огън да го гори damnation take him! \огън и жупел fire and brimstone; \огън гори на главата ми be at o.’s wits’ end, be in a fix/in a sorry plight, not know which way to turn; пазя се като от \огън fight shy of; пазя се като от \огън от някого be scared to death of s.o.; give s.o. a wide berth; пламвам от \огън ( зачервявам се) flush; със зъл \огън в очите with a wicked gleam in his eye; хвърлям се в \огъня за go through fire and water for (the sake of); give o.’s eyeteeth for.* * *fire: signal огън - сигнален огън, build a огън - запалвам огън; fire (воен.)* * *1. (кибрит) light 2. (температура) temperature, fever 3. fire (и воен.) 4. ОГЪН да го гори damnation take him! ОГЪН и жупел вж. жупел 5. ОГЪН за безпокоене воен. harassing fire 6. ОГЪН за горене на смет, лагерен - bonfire 7. ОГЪН ми гори на главата be at o.'s wits end, be in a fix/in a sorry plight, not know which way to turn 8. ОГЪН! fire! предавам на ОГЪН и меч put to fire and sword 9. блуждаещ ОГЪН will-o'-the-wisp 10. влизам в ОГЪН воен. go into action 11. готвя на ОГЪН cook on/over a fire, cook by exposure to open fire 12. готвя на слаб ОГЪН cook on a slow fire 13. давам ОГЪН (за запалване на цигара) give s.o. a light 14. добивам ОГЪН (с огнило) strike fire 15. запалвам ОГЪН make/build a fire 16. играя си с ОГЪН play with fire 17. край/ около ОГЪНя (огнището) by/round the fireside 18. кръстосан ОГЪН воен. cross-fire 19. между два ОГЪНя between the devil and the deep (blue) sea 20. наливам масло в ОГЪНя add fuel to the fire 21. откривам ОГЪН воен. open fire 22. откривам ОГЪН срещу fire on 23. пазя се като от ОГЪН от fight shy of 24. пазя се като от ОГЪН от някого be scared to death of s.o.;give s.o. a wide berth 25. пека на ОГЪН roast over an open fire 26. пламвам от ОГЪН (зачервявам се) flush 27. поддържам ОГЪНя keep the fire going, nurse the fire 28. преграден ОГЪН curtain/barrage fire 29. прен. fire, ardour 30. сигнален ОГЪН signal fire, beacon 31. силен ОГЪН а brisk/fierce fire 32. силен/барабанен/ураганен/групов/залпов/продолен/флангов/ фронтален ОГЪН воен. heavy/drum/hurricane/col-leciive/volley/enfilading/flanking/frontal fire 33. слаб ОГЪН a low/slow fire 34. слагам на ОГЪНя put on the fire 35. стъквам ОГЪНя poke/ stir/mend the fire 36. със зъл ОГЪН в очите with a wicked gleam in his eye 37. управление на ОГЪНя воен. fire control, conduct of fire 38. хвърля ме в ОГЪН run a temperature 39. хвърлям се в ОГЪНя за go through fire and water for (the sake of);give o.'s eyeteeth for 40. цял съм в ОГЪН be burning with fever -
15 aumento
m.1 increase, rise.un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increaseun aumento de los precios a price riselas temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightlyir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de sueldo pay rise2 promotion.3 magnifying power.4 jump.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aumentar.* * *1 increase, growth2 (óptica) magnification3 (fotos) enlargement4 (sonido) amplification5 (salario) rise, US raise\ir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de precios rise in prices* * *noun m.1) increase2) raise* * *SM1) [de tamaño] increase; (Fot) enlargement; (Ópt) magnification2) [de cantidad, producción, velocidad, intensidad] increase; [de precio] increase, risese registró un aumento de temperatura — an increase o rise in temperature was recorded
aumento de peso — [en objeto] increase in weight; [en persona] weight gain
aumento de sueldo, aumento salarial — (pay) rise
3) (Elec, Radio) amplification4)5) (Ópt) magnification6) Méx (=posdata) postscript* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex. These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex. The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex. If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex. The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex. The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex. The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex. This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex. This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex. The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.----* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex: This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *1 (incremento) rise, increaselas tarifas experimentarán or sufrirán un ligero aumento there will be a small increase o rise in faresla tensión va en aumento tension is growing o mounting o increasingel aumento de las cotizaciones en las bolsas the rise in stock market pricesla velocidad del cuerpo va en aumento a medida que … the speed of the object increases as …aumento DE algo:aumento de peso increase in weight, weight gainaumento de temperatura rise in temperatureaumento de precio price rise o increase2 ( Ópt) magnificationun microscopio de 20 aumentos a microscope with a magnifying power o magnification of 20tiene gafas or ( AmL) lentes con or de mucho aumento he wears glasses with very strong lenses* * *
Del verbo aumentar: ( conjugate aumentar)
aumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
aumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
aumentar
aumento
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnify
verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
aumento de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumento sustantivo masculino
aumento de temperatura rise in temperature;
aumento de precio price rise o increase;
aumento de sueldo salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)b) (Ópt) magnification;
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate
aumento sustantivo masculino
1 increase
aumento de sueldo, pay rise
2 Fot enlargement
3 Ópt magnification
' aumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lente
- más
- petición
- producción
- progresiva
- progresivo
- salarial
- agudo
- auge
- aumentar
- autorizar
- bonificación
- escalada
- nubosidad
- prever
- prometido
- rápido
- representar
- retroactivo
- sensible
- triple
- valorización
- votar
English:
appreciation
- attribute
- bolster
- build-up
- by
- gain
- growing
- growth
- hike
- hysteria
- improvement
- increase
- leap
- mount
- negotiate
- of
- raise
- rise
- surge
- wage increase
- build
- glass
- jump
- pay
- rising
- settlement
- up
* * *aumento nm1. [de temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] increase, rise;[de sueldo] Br rise, US raise; [de velocidad] increase;un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increase;un aumento de los precios a price rise;las temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightly;aumento lineal [de sueldo] across-the-board pay Br rise o US raise;aumento de sueldo pay increase;2. [en óptica] magnification;una lente de 20 aumentos a lens of magnification x 20* * *de sueldo raise, Br (pay) rise;ir en aumento be increasing* * *aumento nmincremento: increase, rise* * *aumento n increase / riseir en aumento to be increasing / to be rising -
16 cuerpo
m.1 body.a cuerpo without a coat onde cuerpo entero full-length (retrato, espejo)en cuerpo y alma body and soulluchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-handde cuerpo presente (lying) in statetomar cuerpo to take shapevivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!cuerpo celeste heavenly bodycuerpo extraño foreign bodyel cuerpo humano the human body2 main body (parte principal).3 thickness (consistencia).mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickensel proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape4 corps.cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corpscuerpo de policía police force5 section (parte de armario, edificio).6 point (Imprenta) (de letra).7 corpus, body, main section of a bodily part, main section of an organism.8 mass of tissue, corpus.* * *1 ANATOMÍA body2 (constitución) build4 (tronco) trunk5 (grupo) body, force, corps6 (cadáver) corpse, body7 (parte) section, part; (parte principal) main part, main body8 QUÍMICA substance9 FÍSICA body10 (vino, tela, etc) body11 DEPORTE length\a cuerpo descubierto defenceless (US defenseless)cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-handde cuerpo entero full-lengthen cuerpo y alma figurado heart and soul, body and soulestar de cuerpo presente to lie in statehacer de cuerpo eufemístico to relieve oneselfno tener nada en el cuerpo to have an empty stomachtener buen cuerpo to have a good figuretomar cuerpo figurado to take shapecuerpo de baile corps de balletcuerpo del delito DERECHO evidence, corpus delicticuerpo diplomático diplomatic corpscuerpo legislativo legislative bodycuerpo geométrico regular solidcuerpos celestes heavenly bodies* * *noun m.1) body2) corps* * *SM1) (Anat) bodyme dolía todo el cuerpo — my body was aching all over, I was aching all over
cuerpo a cuerpo —
un cuerpo a cuerpo entre los dos políticos — a head-on o head-to-head confrontation between the two politicians
•
cuerpo serrano — hum body to die for•
¡cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground!dar con el cuerpo en tierra — to fall down, fall to the ground
a cuerpo gentil —
a cuerpo de rey —
hurtó el cuerpo y eludió a sus vecinos — he sneaked off o away and avoided his neighbours
pedirle a algn algo el cuerpo —
hice lo que en ese momento me pedía el cuerpo — I did what my body was telling me to do at that moment
2) (=cadáver) body, corpseencontraron el cuerpo entre los matorrales — they found the body o corpse in the bushes
de cuerpo presente: su marido aún estaba de cuerpo presente — her husband had not yet been buried
funeral de cuerpo presente — funeral service, funeral
3) (=grupo)cuerpo de bomberos — fire brigade, fire department (EEUU)
4) (=parte) [de mueble] section, part; [de un vestido] bodice; (=parte principal) main body5) (=objeto) body, object6) (=consistencia) [de vino] body•
dar cuerpo a algo, el suavizante que da cuerpo a su cabello — the conditioner that gives your hair bodysugirieron varios puntos para dar cuerpo al proyecto — they suggested several points to round out o give more substance to the project
7) (Tip) [de letra] point, point size* * *1)a) (Anat) bodytenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)
a cuerpo de rey — (fam)
a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)
echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink
pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)
sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody
sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something
b) ( cadáver) body, corpseencontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)
c) ( tronco) body2) (Equ) length3)a) ( parte principal) main bodyb) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body6) (consistencia, densidad) bodydar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape
* * *= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.Ex. But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex. Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.Ex. A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.Ex. Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.Ex. Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.----* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.* dar cuerpo = give + substance.* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* del cuerpo = body.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.* miembro del cuerpo = limb.* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* * *1)a) (Anat) bodytenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)
a cuerpo de rey — (fam)
a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)
echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink
pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)
sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody
sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something
b) ( cadáver) body, corpseencontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)
c) ( tronco) body2) (Equ) length3)a) ( parte principal) main bodyb) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body6) (consistencia, densidad) bodydar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape
* * *= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.Ex: But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.Ex: Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.Ex: A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.* dar cuerpo = give + substance.* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* del cuerpo = body.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.* miembro del cuerpo = limb.* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) bodyle dolía todo el cuerpo his whole body achedes de cuerpo muy menudo she's very slightly built o she has a very slight buildun retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero a full-length portrait/mirrornos atendieron a cuerpo de rey they treated us like royalty, they gave us real V.I.P. treatment ( colloq)cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-handen un combate cuerpo a cuerpo in hand-to-hand combatdárselo a algn el cuerpo ( fam): me lo daba el cuerpo que algo había ocurrido I had a feeling that something had happenedecharse algo al cuerpo ( fam); ‹comida› to have sth to eat;‹bebida› to have sth to drink, knock sth back ( colloq)en cuerpo y alma ( fam); wholeheartedlyhurtarle el cuerpo a algo to dodge sthlogró hurtarle el cuerpo al golpe she managed to dodge the blowel cuerpo le pedía un descanso he felt he had to have a rest, his body was crying out for a restpintar or retratar a algn de cuerpo entero: en pocas líneas pinta al personaje de cuerpo entero in a few lines she gives you a complete picture of what the character is likeeso lo pinta de cuerpo entero that shows him in his true colors, that shows him for what he issacar(le) el cuerpo a algo ( AmL fam) (a un trabajo) to get out of sth; (a una responsabilidad) to evade o shirk sth2 (cadáver) body, corpseallí encontraron su cuerpo sin vida ( frml); his lifeless body was found there3 (tronco) bodyCompuesto:corpus delictiganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja she won by three lengthsC1 (parte principal) main body2 (de un mueble) part; (de un edificio) sectionun armario de dos cuerpos a double wardrobe1 (de personas) bodyse negaron a hacer declaraciones como cuerpo they refused to make any statement as a body o groupsu separación del cuerpo his dismissal from the force ( o service etc)2 (de ideas, normas) bodyCompuestos:corps de balletbody of teachingbody of lawspeace corpspolice forcesecurity corpsdiplomatic corpselectoratelegislative bodymedical corpsE ( Fís)1 (objeto) body, object2 (sustancia) substanceCompuestos:heavenly bodycompoundforeign bodygeometric shape o figureelementF (consistencia, densidad) bodyuna tela de mucho cuerpo a heavy clothun vino de mucho cuerpo a full-bodied winele da cuerpo al pelo it gives the hair bodydar/tomar cuerpo: la escultura iba tomando cuerpo the sculpture was taking shapehay que dar cuerpo legal a estas asociaciones we have to give legal status to these organizationsG ( Impr) point size* * *
cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1a) (Anat) body;
retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero full-length portrait/mirror;
cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand
2 (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body;
cuerpo de policía police force;
cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps
3 (consistencia, densidad) body;
‹ vino› full-bodied
cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1 body
2 (humano) body, (tronco humano) trunk
3 (cadáver) corpse
4 (de un edificio o mueble) section, part
un armario de tres cuerpos, a wardrobe with three sections
(de un libro, una doctrina) body
5 (grupo) corps, force
cuerpo de bomberos, fire brigade
cuerpo diplomático, diplomatic corps
♦ Locuciones: figurado tomar cuerpo, to take shape
a cuerpo de rey, like a king
cuerpo a cuerpo, hand-to-hand
de cuerpo entero, full-length
de cuerpo presente, lying in state
un retrato de medio cuerpo, a half portrait
' cuerpo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargarse
- adormecerse
- apéndice
- caída
- caído
- cd
- deformar
- deformarse
- delito
- derecha
- derecho
- desnuda
- desnudo
- dilatar
- dilatarse
- diplomática
- diplomático
- el
- encima
- encoger
- extraña
- extraño
- grasa
- guardia
- holgada
- holgado
- inclinación
- interfecta
- interfecto
- línea
- llaga
- lugar
- perecedera
- perecedero
- proporcionada
- proporcionado
- quiebro
- rebanar
- reclinar
- silueta
- titilar
- vaivén
- volverse
- abotagado
- asamblea
- bola
- bombero
- bulto
- cana
- carga
English:
attitude
- bar
- beauty spot
- bodice
- body
- bow
- bruise
- corps
- decay
- diplomatic corps
- figure
- fire brigade
- fire department
- force
- full-length
- hair
- legislative
- over
- police force
- position
- proportionate
- their
- tingly
- carcass
- department
- faculty
- fellow
- fire
- foreign
- full
- length
- profession
- riddle
- rigor mortis
- wash
* * *cuerpo nm1. [objeto material] bodyAstron cuerpo celeste heavenly body; Quím cuerpo compuesto compound;cuerpo extraño foreign body;Náut cuerpo muerto mooring buoy; Fís cuerpo negro black body; Quím cuerpo simple element2. [de persona, animal] body;el cuerpo humano the human body;tiene un cuerpo estupendo he's got a great body;¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!;luchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-hand;de medio cuerpo [retrato, espejo] half-length;de cuerpo entero [retrato, espejo] full-length;Fama cuerpo (gentil) without a coat on;a cuerpo descubierto o [m5]limpio: se enfrentaron a cuerpo descubierto o [m5] limpio they fought each other hand-to-hand;dar con el cuerpo en la tierra to fall down;Famdejar mal cuerpo: la comida le dejó muy mal cuerpo the meal disagreed with him;la discusión con mi padre me dejó muy mal cuerpo the argument with my father left a bad taste in my mouth;en cuerpo y alma: se dedicó en cuerpo y alma a ayudar a los necesitados he devoted himself body and soul to helping the poor;se entrega en cuerpo y alma a la empresa she gives her all for the company;Famdemasiado para el cuerpo: ¡esta película es demasiado para el cuerpo! this movie o Br film is just great!, Br this film is the business!;echarse algo al cuerpo: se echó al cuerpo dos botellas de vino he downed two bottles of wine;Fam Eufhacer de cuerpo to relieve oneself;le metieron el miedo en el cuerpo they filled her with fear, they scared her stiff;Fampedir algo el cuerpo: esta noche el cuerpo me pide bailar I'm in the mood for dancing tonight;no bebas más si no te lo pide el cuerpo don't have any more to drink if you don't feel like it;Am Famsacarle el cuerpo a algo to get out of (doing) sth;RP Fama pesar de todo lo que le dije, después se me acercó muy suelto de cuerpo despite everything I said to him, he came up to me later as cool o nice as you like;Famtratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey to treat sb like royalty o like a king;Famvivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king3. [tronco] trunk4. [parte principal] main body;el cuerpo del libro the main part o body of the book5. [densidad, consistencia] thickness;la tela de este vestido tiene mucho cuerpo this dress is made from a very heavy cloth;un vino con mucho cuerpo a full-bodied wine;dar cuerpo a [salsa] to thicken;tomar cuerpo: mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickens;están tomando cuerpo los rumores de remodelación del gobierno the rumoured cabinet reshuffle is beginning to look like a distinct possibility;el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape6. [cadáver] body, corpse;de cuerpo presente (lying) in state7. [corporación consular, militar] corps;el agente fue expulsado del cuerpo por indisciplina the policeman was thrown out of the force for indisciplinecuerpo de baile dance company;cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps;cuerpo del ejército army corps;cuerpo expedicionario expeditionary force;cuerpo médico medical corps;cuerpo de policía police force8. [conjunto de informaciones] body;cuerpo de doctrina body of ideas, doctrine;cuerpo legal body of legislation9. [parte de armario, edificio] section10. [parte de vestido] body, bodice11. [en carreras] length;el caballo ganó por cuatro cuerpos the horse won by four lengths13. Imprenta point;letra de cuerpo diez ten point font* * *m1 body;cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand;retrato de cuerpo entero/de medio cuerpo full-length/half-length portrait;a cuerpo de rey like a king;en cuerpo y alma body and soul;aún estaba de cuerpo presente he had not yet been buried;me lo pide el cuerpo I feel like it;hacer del cuerpo euph do one’s business2 de policía force;cuerpo (de ejército) corps3:tomar cuerpo take shape* * *cuerpo nm1) : body2) : corps* * *cuerpo n2. (tronco) trunk -
17 dur
dur, e [dyʀ]1. adjectiveb. [problème, travail, parcours] hard• dur à manier/croire hard to handle/believed. ( = sévère) hard ; [loi, critique] harsh• être dur avec or pour or envers qn to be hard on sbe. ( = insensible) [personne] hard2. adverb3. masculine noun► en dur4. feminine noun* * *
1.
dure dyʀ adjectif1) ( difficile à entamer) [matériau, pain, siège, matelas] hard; [viande] tough; ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard2) ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy3) ( résistant) [personne]elle est dure à la tâche or au travail — she's a hard worker
4) ( anguleux) [profil, traits] hard5) ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh6) ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe7) ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline (épith)il est très dur avec ses élèves — ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils
il est dur mais juste — ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair
la droite/gauche dure — the hard Right/Left
8) ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough9) ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard; ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough10) ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard11) ( sans fard) [film, reportage] hard-hitting (épith)12) ( calcaire) [eau] hard
2.
nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne solide) tough nut (colloq)
3.
adverbe [travailler, frapper] hard
4.
nom masculin permanent structure
5.
à la dure locution adverbiale the hard way••être dur d'oreille — (sl) to be hard of hearing
avoir la tête dure — ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense
avoir la vie dure — [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard
* * *dyʀ dur, -e1. adj1) (pierre, siège) hard, (viande) tough2) (travail, problème) hard3) (lumière, voix, climat) harsh4) (= sévère) (= maître) hard, (= discipline) harsh5) (= cruel) hard, hard-hearted6) (porte, col) stiff2. adv3. nm/f(= personne) tough guy4. nmen dur (bâtiment, installations) ; une construction en dur — a permanent structure
5. nfà la dure [élever un enfant] — the hard way, [dormir] rough
sur la dure [dormir] — rough
* * *A adj3 ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard;4 ( sans confort) [banquette, siège, matelas] hard;5 ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy; dur à ouvrir/tourner hard to open/to turn;6 ( résistant) [personne] dur au mal tough; elle est dure à la fatigue she doesn't tire easily; elle est dure à la tâche or au travail she's a hard worker; elle est dure à la douleur she can stand a lot of pain;8 ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh; il n'y a pas de mots assez durs pour condamner… there are no words harsh enough to condemn…;9 ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe; elle lui a jeté un regard dur she gave him/her a severe look;10 ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline ( épith); il est très dur avec ses élèves ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils; il est dur mais juste ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair; la droite/gauche dure the hard Right/Left; ⇒ noyau;11 ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough;12 ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough; cela a été une dure épreuve it was quite an ordeal; l'hiver a été très dur cette année it's been a very hard winter this year; le plus dur sera de faire the hardest thing will be to do; le plus dur est passé/reste à faire the hardest part is over/is still to come; il a fait le plus dur du travail hier he did the hardest part of the work yesterday; c'est dur de se lever si tôt it's hard to get up so early; ce fut très dur pour lui de faire it was very hard for him to do; c'est la dure réalité it's the grim reality; les temps sont durs times are hard; dur, dur○! it's tough!;13 ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard; pour moi, le plus dur c'est la syntaxe for me, the hardest thing is syntax; dur à hard to; dur à résoudre/admettre hard to solve/admit; il est dur à supporter he's heavy going;15 ( calcaire) [eau] hard;18 Naut [mer] choppy.B nm,f1 ( personne solide) tough nut○, tough cookie○; jouer les durs to act tough; c'est un dur de durs he's a real tough nut○;C adv [travailler, frapper] hard; ça tape dur aujourd'hui○ [soleil] it's boiling hot today; ça grimpe○ dur! it's a hell○ of a climb!; ⇒ fer.D nm permanent structure; construire en dur to build a permanent structure; construction en dur permanent structure.F dures nfpl en faire voir de dures à ses parents to give one's parents a hard time; en dire de dures à qn to say cruel things to sb.dur à cuire tough nut○ ou cookie○.dur comme (de la) pierre [objet] rock-hard ( épith); [cœur, personne] as hard as nails; être dur d'oreille or de la feuille◑ to be hard of hearing; avoir la tête dure ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense; avoir la vie dure [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard; elle a la vie dure ( pas facile) she has a hard life; ( résistante) she keeps hanging on; mener la vie dure à qn to give sb a hard time; la vie est dure it's a hard life.dur comme du bois ou le marbre ou le roc rock-hardle plus dur dans l'histoire, c'est de comprendre ce qui s'est passé the hardest part of the whole business is understanding what really happened3. [pénible à supporter - climat] harshdur dur (familier) : pas de congé?/plus de café? dur dur! no time off?/no coffee left? that's a blow!4. [cruel]ne sois pas dur avec lui don't be nasty to ou tough on him5. [rude, froid] harsh6. [endurci] toughil est dur au travail ou à l'ouvrage he's a hard workeravoir le cœur dur to have a heart of stone, to be hardhearted7. [intransigeant] hardla droite/gauche dure the hard right/left————————, dure [dyr] nom masculin, nom féminin————————adverbe1. [avec force] hardil a tapé ou frappé dur he hit hardil travaille dur sur son nouveau projet he's working hard ou he's hard at work on his new projectil croit dur comme fer qu'elle va revenir he believes doggedly ou he's adamant that she'll come back2. [avec intensité]————————dures nom féminin pluriel(familier) [histoires, moments]————————à la dure locution adverbiale————————en dur locution adjectivaleconstruction/maison en dur building/house built with non-temporary materials————————sur la dure locution adverbiale -
18 resistente
adj.1 tough, strong (fuerte).resistente al calor heat-resistant2 resistant, hard, hard-wearing, stout.f. & m.resistance fighter.* * *► adjetivo1 (que resiste) resistant (a, to)2 (fuerte) tough, strong3 (tejido) hard-wearing* * *adj.1) resistant2) tough* * *1.ADJ (=que ofrece resistencia) resistant (a to)[tela] hard-wearing, tough; [ropa] strong; (Bot) hardyresistente al calor — resistant to heat, heat-resistant
hacerse resistente — (Med) to build up a resistance (a to)
2.* * *adjetivo <material/metal> resistant, tough; < tela> tough, hard-wearing; <persona/animal/planta> tough, hardy* * *= robust, resilient, stubborn, serviceable, rugged, sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], durable, resistant, hard-wearing.Ex. Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex. Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.Ex. The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex. These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.Ex. The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.Ex. After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.----* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* muy resistente = heavy-duty.* planta resistente a las heladas = hardy-annual.* resistente a = impervious to, refractory to.* resistente al ácido = acid-resistant.* resistente al agua = water resistant.* resistente a la lejía = bleachable.* resistente a la lluvia = showerproof.* resistente a las drogas = drug-resistant.* resistente al calor = heat-resistant.* resistente al cambio = resistant to change.* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.* resistente al viento = windproof.* resistente a un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].* * *adjetivo <material/metal> resistant, tough; < tela> tough, hard-wearing; <persona/animal/planta> tough, hardy* * *= robust, resilient, stubborn, serviceable, rugged, sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], durable, resistant, hard-wearing.Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex: Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.Ex: The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* muy resistente = heavy-duty.* planta resistente a las heladas = hardy-annual.* resistente a = impervious to, refractory to.* resistente al ácido = acid-resistant.* resistente al agua = water resistant.* resistente a la lejía = bleachable.* resistente a la lluvia = showerproof.* resistente a las drogas = drug-resistant.* resistente al calor = heat-resistant.* resistente al cambio = resistant to change.* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.* resistente al viento = windproof.* resistente a un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].* * *‹material/metal› resistant, strong, tough; ‹tela› strong, tough, hard-wearing; ‹persona/animal/planta› tough, hardy resistente A algo:resistente a la humedad damp-proofresistente al calor heat-resistantresistente al frío resistant to coldlas langostas se hicieron resistentes al pesticida the locusts became resistant to the pesticidemember of the Resistance* * *
resistente adjetivo ‹material/metal› resistant, tough;
‹ tela› tough, hard-wearing;
‹persona/animal/planta› tough, hardy;
resistente adjetivo
1 (que soporta bien circunstancias adversas) resistant: emplea una pintura resistente al agua, use a water-resistant paint
(duradero, fuerte) strong, tough: lleva un calzado muy resistente, he wears strong shoes
2 (persona) tough, resilient
(planta) hardy
' resistente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantador
- horno
English:
delicate
- flameproof
- hardy
- resistant
- serviceable
- strong
- sturdy
- tough
- water-resistant
- wear
- flame
- hard
- heavy
- heavyweight
- robust
- toughen
* * *resistente adj[fuerte] [material] strong, tough; [tela] tough, hard-wearing; [estructura] strong; [persona, animal] tough; [planta] tough, hardy; [bacteria] resistant;resistente al calor heat-resistant;resistente al frío resistant to the cold;resistente a los antibióticos resistant to antibiotics;hacerse resistente (a) to build up a resistance (to)* * *adj1 ( fuerte) strong, tough2 resistant(a to);resistente al calor heat-resistant;resistente al fuego fireproof* * *resistente adj1) : resistant2) : strong, tough* * *resistente adj (fuerte) strong -
19 tensión
f.1 tension, tenseness, strain, tautness.2 tension.3 stress, psychological strain.4 tension, tautness, tenseness.* * *1 ELECTRICIDAD tension, voltage2 (de materiales) stress; (de gases) pressure3 MEDICINA pressure\estar bajo tensión figurado to be under straintener la tensión alta to suffer from high blood pressurealta tensión ELECTRICIDAD high tensionbaja tensión ELECTRICIDAD low tensiontensión arterial blood pressuretensión nerviosa nervous strain* * *noun f.1) tension2) strain, stress•* * *SF1) [de cable, cuerda] tension, tautness2) [de músculos] tension3) (Med) blood pressure4) (Elec) (=voltaje) tension, voltage5) [de gas] pressure6) (=estrés) strain, stresstensión nerviosa — nervous strain, nervous tension
tensión premenstrual — premenstrual tension, PMT
7) [en situación] tension, tenseness* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex. The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex. His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.----* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex: The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex: His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *A1 (de una cuerda, un cable) tautness, tension2 (de un músculo) tensioncon todos los músculos en tensión with all his muscles tensed3tb tensión arterial blood pressuretener la tensión alta/baja to have high/low blood pressuretomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressureCompuestos:nervous tensionpremenstrual tension, PMTB1 (estrés) strain, stressestá sometido a una gran tensión en el trabajo he is under a lot of stress o strain at work2 (en relaciones, una situación) tensionla tensión entre los dos países the tension between the two countriesen un clima de extremada tensión amid great tension, in an atmosphere of great tension* * *
tensión sustantivo femenino
1
b) tb
tomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressure;
tensión nerviosa nervous tension
2 ( estrés) strain, stress;
(en relaciones, situación) tension
3 (Elec) voltage
tensión sustantivo femenino
1 Fís strain: estos cables soportarán la tensión, these cables will take the strain
2 Med (arterial) blood pressure: tiene la tensión baja, she has low blood pressure
(nerviosa) strain, stress: no podrá soportar la tensión, he won't be able to stand the strain
tiene mucha tensión, he's under a lot of stress
3 Elec tension, voltage
' tensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- crispación
- distendida
- distendido
- distensión
- obnubilar
- palpar
- síndrome
- suavizarse
- swing
- tirantez
- aflojar
- ambiente
- bajada
- bajar
- calmar
- relajar
- subir
- tomar
- torre
English:
build up
- build-up
- cliff-hanger
- lower
- mount
- PMT
- pylon
- relieve
- rising
- stoke
- strain
- stress
- surface tension
- tensely
- tension
- anticlimax
- blood
- build
- crack
- ease
- escalate
- nervous
- power
- premenstrual
- put
- rise
- unease
* * *tensión nf1. [estado emocional] tension;estar en tensión to be tense;los jugadores soportan una gran tensión the players are under a lot of pressuretensión nerviosa nervous tension; Med tensión premenstrual premenstrual tension, PMT2. [enfrentamiento] tension;hubo muchas tensiones entre ellos there was a lot of tension between them3. [de cuerda, cable] tension;en tensión tensed;puso sus músculos en tensión he tensed his musclestensión superficial surface tension4. Elec voltage;alta tensión high voltagetener la tensión (arterial) alta/baja to have high/low blood pressure;tener una subida/bajada de tensión to suffer a rise/drop in blood pressure;tomar la tensión a alguien to take sb's blood pressure* * *f1 tension2 EL voltage;alta tensión high tension, high voltage3 MED:tensión (arterial) blood pressure;tener la tensión alta/baja have high/low blood pressure;tomarle la tensión a alguien take s.o.’s blood pressure* * *1) : tension, tautness2) : stress, strain3)tensión arterial : blood pressure* * *tensión n1. (en general) tension2. (nerviosismo) stress / strain -
20 alzare
raise, liftprezzi increase, raise( costruire) build, erectalzare le spalle shrug (one's shoulders)* * *alzare v.tr.1 to lift (up), to raise; ( con fatica) to heave: aiutami ad alzare questo baule, help me to lift this trunk; alzare una tapparella, to raise a blind; alzare il sipario, to raise the curtain; alzare gli occhi, to raise one's eyes (o to look up); alzare pesi, to lift weights // alzare la bandiera, to hoist the flag // alzare le vele, to hoist the sails, ( salpare) to set sail // alzare le carte, to cut the pack // alzare le mani al cielo, to lift up one's hands; alzare le mani su qlcu., to beat s.o. // alzare le spalle, to shrug (one's shoulders) // alzare il gomito, to drink a bit too much (o to bend the elbow) // alzare i tacchi, to take to one's heels // alzare i bicchieri, to drink a toast // alzare la cresta, to get above oneself //alzare qlcu. alle stelle, to extol s.o.2 ( accrescere) to raise, to increase; ( il volume) to turn up: alza un po' il volume, la radio, turn up the volume, the radio; ogni autunno i commercianti alzano i prezzi, every autumn the tradesmen raise (o put up) prices; alza un po' il gas, turn up the gas a little // alzare i prezzi, (amer.) to hike prices // alzare la voce, to raise one's voice; alza la voce, non ci sento, speak up, I can't hear you; non alzare la voce con me, sai!, don't raise your voice with me!3 ( costruire) to build*; ( erigere) to erect: alzare un muro, to build a wall; alzare una statua, to erect a statue◘ alzarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( di vento, astro) to rise*: ora il sole si alza alle quattro, now the sun rises at four; il vento si alza, the wind is rising (o the wind is beginning to blow)2 ( crescere) ( di livello) to rise*; ( in altezza) to grow* (taller): il livello del lago si è alzato, the level of the lake has risen; il tuo ragazzo si è alzato molto, your son has grown a lot◆ v.rifl.1 ( in piedi) to stand* up, to rise* to one's feet; to get to one's feet; alzati!, stand up!; alla fine del concerto il pubblico si alzò ad applaudirlo, at the end of the concert the audience rose to their feet and cheered2 ( dal letto) to get* up: a che ora ti alzi?, at what time do you get up?* * *[al'tsare]1. vt1) (gen) to raise, (peso) to liftè troppo pesante, non riesco nemmeno ad alzarla — it's too heavy, I can't even lift it
alzare gli occhi o lo sguardo — to raise one's eyes
2) (issare: bandiera, vela) to hoist3) (costruire) to build, erect4)alzare le carte — to cut the cardsalzare la voce — (per farsi sentire) to speak up, (per intimidire, in collera) to raise one's voice
2. vr (alzarsi)(persona) to rise, get upalzarsi (in piedi) — to stand up, get to one's feet
3. vip (alzarsi)1) (sorgere: sole, luna) to rise, (vento) to rise, get up2) (aumentare: temperatura) to rise, (fiamma) to leap up* * *[al'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (sollevare) [ persona] to lift (up) [ oggetto]; to raise, to lift [testa, gamba]; to shrug [ spalle]; to raise [ sopracciglia]alzare la mano — (per parlare) to put up o raise one's hand
alzare le mani su qcn. — (per colpire) to raise a hand to o lay a hand on sb.
alzare la voce — to speak up, to raise one's voice (anche fig.)
2) (aumentare) to turn up [termostato, gas]; to turn up, to raise [ volume]; to raise, to push up, to put* up [ prezzi]3) (tirare su) to wind* up [ finestrino]; to raise, to hoist [ bandiera]; to raise up [ sipario]4) (costruire) to build*, to put* up, to raise, to erect [muro, casa]5) (elevare)6) gioc.2.verbo pronominale alzarsi- rsi in piedi — to stand up, to rise to one's feet
- rsi da terra — to get up off the ground, to pick oneself up
2) meteor. [ nebbia] to lift, to clear; [sole, vento] to rise*3) (dal letto) to get* up4) (aumentare) [ livello dell'acqua] to rise*; [ marea] to come* in, to come* up; [prezzi, tassi] to rise*, to go* up (di by); [febbre, temperatura] to go* up (di by)5) teatr.6) (sollevarsi)- rsi in volo — [ aereo] to climb, to rise up, to take off; [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up
* * *alzare/al'tsare/ [1]1 (sollevare) [ persona] to lift (up) [ oggetto]; to raise, to lift [testa, gamba]; to shrug [ spalle]; to raise [ sopracciglia]; alzare la mano (per parlare) to put up o raise one's hand; alzare le mani su qcn. (per colpire) to raise a hand to o lay a hand on sb.; alzare la voce to speak up, to raise one's voice (anche fig.)2 (aumentare) to turn up [termostato, gas]; to turn up, to raise [ volume]; to raise, to push up, to put* up [ prezzi]4 (costruire) to build*, to put* up, to raise, to erect [muro, casa]5 (elevare) alzare la casa di un piano to add another storey to the houseII alzarsi verbo pronominale1 (mettersi in piedi) - rsi in piedi to stand up, to rise to one's feet; - rsi da terra to get up off the ground, to pick oneself up2 meteor. [ nebbia] to lift, to clear; [sole, vento] to rise*3 (dal letto) to get* up4 (aumentare) [ livello dell'acqua] to rise*; [ marea] to come* in, to come* up; [prezzi, tassi] to rise*, to go* up (di by); [febbre, temperatura] to go* up (di by)5 teatr. si alza il sipario the curtain rises6 (sollevarsi) - rsi in volo [ aereo] to climb, to rise up, to take off; [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up.
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