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21 to work one's butt off
SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar herniarse, romperse los cuernos -
22 to work off
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23 bunk off
(Brit)1.VI + ADV (from school, work) escaquearse (Sp) *2.VI + PREPto bunk off school — hacer novillos or rabona
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24 ease off
expr.• amainar v.v + adv \<\<rain\>\> amainar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarse, calmarse; \<\<pressureaffic\>\> disminuir*1. VI + ADV1) (=diminish) [pain] ceder, disminuir; [rain] amainar; [pressure] disminuir2) (=take things more easily) tomarse las cosas con más tranquilidad3) (=work less hard) aflojar el ritmo (de trabajo)2. VT + ADV1) (=remove) [+ lid] quitar; [+ shoes, boots] quitarse2) (=stop pressing on) [+ accelerator, clutch] soltar* * *v + adv \<\<rain\>\> amainar; \<\<pain\>\> aliviarse, calmarse; \<\<pressure/traffic\>\> disminuir* -
25 to ease off / ease up
to ease off / ease up2 (slow down) ir más despacio -
26 knock off
s.descanso laboral.v.1 tirar (cause to fall off)2 mangar (familiar) (steal) (España), volar (Am.)3 asesinar a (familiar) (kill), cepillarse a (España)knock it off! ¡para ya! (stop it)5 despachar (familiar) (produce quickly) (letter, report, song)6 derribar, echar abajo, tumbar, botar de un golpe.7 dejar de.8 deducir.9 eliminar, erradicar.10 suspender.11 copiar ilegalmente, piratear.12 suspender del trabajo, suspender.13 dejar de trabajar.14 robar, hurtar.15 tirarse a, cogerse a.vi.terminar de trabajar (finish work) -
27 polish off
(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) despachar; zamparsev + o + adv, v + adv + o (colloq) \<\<food\>\> liquidarse (fam), despacharse (fam)VT + ADV [+ work, food, drink] despacharse; [+ person etc] liquidar ** * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o (colloq) \<\<food\>\> liquidarse (fam), despacharse (fam) -
28 time off
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29 to polish off
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30 to skive off
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31 clock off
VI + ADV (=mark card) fichar or picar la salida; (=leave work) salir del trabajo -
32 clock off
v.1 registrar la hora de salida del trabajo, marcar tarjeta, picar la salida, marcar la salida en la tarjeta.2 fichar la salida del trabajo de.vi.fichar (a la salida) (at work), marcar tarjeta (a la salìda) (Am.) -> clock out -
33 polish off
v.1 zamparse (familiar) (comida); cepillarse (drink), pimplarse (España), mandarse (R.Plata); acabar con, cepillarse (España) (work, opponent)2 pulir.3 terminar rápidamente, acabarse rápidamente, terminarse de una vez, despacharse.4 comerse, dar buena cuenta de, acabar con, zamparse. -
34 ejercicio
ejercicio sustantivo masculino 1 ( actividad física) exercise; 2 (Educ) 3 ( de profesión) practice 4 (Mil) exercise, maneuver( conjugate maneuver)
ejercicio sustantivo masculino
1 exercise
2 (desempeño de profesión) practice
3 (movimiento físico) exercise: hace ejercicio todos los días, she does exercises every day
4 Fin tax year
ejercicio económico, financial year
5 (examen, esp práctico) exam, proof (deberes prácticos) exercices Locuciones: estar en ejercicio, to practise one's profession: es juez en ejercicio, she's a practising judge ' ejercicio' also found in these entries: Spanish: deberse - memoria - oxidarse - bicicleta - buzo - ejecutar - exceso - función - hacer - plana - relajar - sencillo - trotar English: bracing - conducive - do - exercise - financial year - flabby - object - practice - practicing - practise - practising - press-up - pursuit - rowing machine - work off - work out - comprehension - drill - financial - malpractice - running - sit - strike - tax - tenure - warm - work -
35 escaquearse
escaquearse vr fam to shirk, skive [de, off]: siempre se escaquea del trabajo, she always skives off work ' escaquearse' also found in these entries: English: skive -
36 falta
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar) \ \
falta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: falta faltar
falta sustantivo femenino 1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth; es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it; fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them; eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners; a falta de más información in the absence of more information 2 ( inasistencia) tb le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent 3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;si hace falta … if necessary …; hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses; le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)4 ( defecto) fault; sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth; falta de ortografía spelling mistake 5 (Dep) (— en tenis) fault (— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo 1◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?; a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):les falta cariño they need affection 2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished; me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book; solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out; falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas; faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts; ¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (— a una petición) of course, certainly; (— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it! 3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth; ‹ a una cita› to miss sth; ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul Ten fault Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude! (ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course! ' falta' also found in these entries: Spanish: acrecentar - adolecer - ante - apagada - apagado - apercibirse - apuro - área - atonía - bajeza - bastarse - cachondeo - calor - carencia - cometer - deberse - debilidad - delicadeza - desenfreno - desgana - desprecio - desvergüenza - dimanar - distracción - echar - educación - enervar - enjuagar - error - estrechez - evidenciar - faltar - flojedad - hígado - incorrección - informalidad - injusticia - inquietud - inseguridad - insignificancia - lastre - ligereza - linier - naturalidad - ñoñería - ñoñez - orden - osadía - oscuridad - pecado English: absence - amiss - antibiotic - application - badly - carry on - catch out - close down - coordination - dark - deficiency - deprivation - difference - diffidence - disagreement - disrespect - fail - failing - failure - fall through - fault - folding - foul - half-heartedness - hate - if - impurity - infringement - joblessness - lack - liability - marble - microphone - miss - missing - mistake - muscle - nearly - necessary - need - news - numb - off - out of - persuasion - practice - practise - remain - remorselessness - self-doubt -
37 through
Ɵru:
1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) a través de2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) a través de3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) de cabo a rabo, de principio a fin, entero4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) por, a causa de5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) a través de, gracias a6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) de... a
2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) de un lado a otro
3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) directo2) (finished: Are you through yet?) listo, (haber) acabado con algo•
4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) enteramente, por completo- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with
through prep por / a través detr[ɵrʊː]1 por, a través de2 (because of) por, a causa de3 (from beginning to the end) durante todo,-a, hasta el final de4 (by means of) por, a través de, mediante1 de un lado a otro2 (to the end) hasta el final3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (on phone) conectado,-a■ can you put me through to Helen James? ¿me puede poner con Helen James?■ I rang several times, but I couldn't get through llamé varias veces, pero estaba comunicando4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL terminado,-a, acabado,-a■ are you through? ¿has acabado?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be through with something/somebody haber acabado con algo/alguienthrough and through hasta la médula, a ultranzano through road calle nombre femenino sin salidathrough ['ɵru:] adv1) : a través, de un lado a otrolet them through: déjenlos pasar2) : de principio a finshe read the book through: leyó el libro de principio a fin3) completely: completamentesoaked through: completamente empapadothrough adj1) direct: directoa through train: un tren directo2) finished: terminado, acabadowe're through: hemos terminadothrough prep1) : a través de, porthrough the door: por la puertaa road through the woods: un camino que atraviesa el bosque2) between: entrea path through the trees: un sendero entre los árboles3) because of: a causa de, como consecuencia dethrough the night: durante la nocheto go through an experience: pasar por una experiencia5) : a, hastafrom Monday through Friday: de lunes a viernesadj.• acabado, -a adj.adj.• directo, -a adj.• sin paradas adj.• terminado, -a adj.adv.• a través adv.• de un lado a otro adv.• por medio de adv.prep.• a través de prep.• atravéz prep.• mediante prep.• por prep.
I θruː1)a) ( from one side to the other) porto hear/feel something through something — oír*/sentir* algo a través de algo
b) (past, beyond)to be through something — haber* pasado algo
2)a) ( in time)half-way through his speech — en medio de su discurso, cuando iba (or vaya etc) por la mitad del discurso
b) ( until and including) (AmE)3) (by)I heard about it through a friend — me enteré a través de or por un amigo
through his help — gracias a su ayuda or mediante su ayuda
II
the red paint shows through — se nota la pintura roja que hay debajo; see also get, pull, put through
2) ( in time)3)a) ( completely)wet/soaked through — mojado/calado hasta los huesos
b)through and through: he's a soldier through and through — es militar hasta la médula
III
1) ( Transp) (before n) <train/route> directothrough traffic — tráfico m de paso
2) ( finished) (colloq) (pred)aren't you through yet? — ¿no has terminado aún?
as a journalist, you're through — como periodista, estás acabado
to be through with somebody/something — haber* terminado con alguien/algo
to be through (with) -ing: I'm through trying to be nice to you — no pienso seguir tratando de ser amable contigo
3) (BrE Telec)[θruː] When through is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break through, fall through, look up the verb.1. PREP1) (place) por•
to go through sth, to go through a tunnel — atravesar un túnelto go through sb's pockets/belongings/papers — hurgar en los bolsillos/entre las cosas/entre los papeles de algn
2) (time, process)(from) Monday through Friday — (US) de lunes a viernes
•
to go through a bad/good period — pasar una mala/buena racha•
to be halfway through a book — ir por la mitad de un libro3) (means) porthrough him I found out that... — por or a través de él supe que...
2. ADV1) (place)•
it's frozen (right) through — está completamente helado•
does this train go through to London? — ¿este tren va directamente a Londres?•
can you put me through to sales, please? — (Telec) ¿puede ponerme or pasarme con el departamento de ventas, por favor?•
the wood has rotted through — la madera se ha podrido completamente•
the window was dirty and I couldn't see through — la ventana estaba sucia y no podía ver nada2) (time, process)•
I read the book right through — leí el libro entero•
to sleep the whole night through — dormir la noche entera•
did you stay right through to the end? — ¿te quedaste hasta el final?•
he is through to the finals of the competition — pasó a la final del concurso3)through and through — [be something] hasta la médula, completamente; [know something] de pe a pa
3. ADJ1) [road, train] directo; [traffic] de paso2) (=finished) terminadoyou're through! — ¡se acabó (para ti)!
are you through criticizing? — ¿has terminado or acabado de criticarme?
•
I'm through with my girlfriend — he roto or terminado con mi noviaare you through with that book? — ¿has terminado de leer ese libro?
I'm through with bridge — renuncio al bridge, ya no vuelvo a jugar al bridge
3) (Telec)you're through! — ¡ya puede hablar!, ¡hable!
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I [θruː]1)a) ( from one side to the other) porto hear/feel something through something — oír*/sentir* algo a través de algo
b) (past, beyond)to be through something — haber* pasado algo
2)a) ( in time)half-way through his speech — en medio de su discurso, cuando iba (or vaya etc) por la mitad del discurso
b) ( until and including) (AmE)3) (by)I heard about it through a friend — me enteré a través de or por un amigo
through his help — gracias a su ayuda or mediante su ayuda
II
the red paint shows through — se nota la pintura roja que hay debajo; see also get, pull, put through
2) ( in time)3)a) ( completely)wet/soaked through — mojado/calado hasta los huesos
b)through and through: he's a soldier through and through — es militar hasta la médula
III
1) ( Transp) (before n) <train/route> directothrough traffic — tráfico m de paso
2) ( finished) (colloq) (pred)aren't you through yet? — ¿no has terminado aún?
as a journalist, you're through — como periodista, estás acabado
to be through with somebody/something — haber* terminado con alguien/algo
to be through (with) -ing: I'm through trying to be nice to you — no pienso seguir tratando de ser amable contigo
3) (BrE Telec) -
38 warrant
'worənt
1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) justificar2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) asegurar (que)
2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) orden judicialwarrant n orden judicialtr['wɒrənt]1 SMALLLAW/SMALL orden nombre femenino judicial, mandamiento judicial2 (voucher) cédula, bono, vale nombre masculino2 (guarantee) garantizar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI'll warrant (you) se lo asegurowarrant officer suboficial nombre masculinowarrant ['wɔrənt] vt1) assure: asegurar, garantizar2) guarantee: garantizar3) justify, merit: justificar, merecerwarrant n1) authorization: autorización f, permiso man arrest warrant: una orden de detención2) justification: justificación fv.• garantizar v.• justificar v.n.• autorización s.f.• cédula s.f.• garantía s.f.• justificación s.f.• libramiento s.m.• mandato s.m.• orden s.m.• patente s.m.
I 'wɔːrənt, 'wɒrənta) c ( written authorization) ( Law) orden f judicial; ( search warrant) orden f de registro or (AmL tb) de allanamientoto have a warrant for somebody's arrest — tener* una orden de arresto contra alguien
b) c ( voucher) vale mc) u ( justification) (frml) justificación f
II
1) ( justify) justificar*the case does not warrant further investigation — el caso no merece que se continúe con la investigación
2) ( guarantee) (often pass) garantizar*['wɒrǝnt]1. N1) (=justification) justificación f2) (Comm, Econ) (=certificate, bond) cédula f, certificado m ; (=guarantee) garantía f4) (Jur) (for seizure of goods) mandamiento m judicial; (also: search warrant) orden f de registro; (also: arrest warrant) orden f de detencióndeath 2.2. VT1) (=justify, merit) merecer2) (Comm) (=guarantee) garantizar3) (=assure) asegurar, garantizarhe didn't do it legally, I'll warrant (you) — no lo hizo por la vía legal, te lo aseguro or garantizo
3.CPDwarrant officer N — (Mil) suboficial mf ; (Naut) contramaestre mf
* * *
I ['wɔːrənt, 'wɒrənt]a) c ( written authorization) ( Law) orden f judicial; ( search warrant) orden f de registro or (AmL tb) de allanamientoto have a warrant for somebody's arrest — tener* una orden de arresto contra alguien
b) c ( voucher) vale mc) u ( justification) (frml) justificación f
II
1) ( justify) justificar*the case does not warrant further investigation — el caso no merece que se continúe con la investigación
2) ( guarantee) (often pass) garantizar* -
39 apetito
apetito sustantivo masculino appetite; tiene buen apetito he has a good appetite; esta caminata me ha abierto el apetito this walk has given me an appetite
apetito sustantivo masculino appetite: siempre tiene apetito, he's always hungry ' apetito' also found in these entries: Spanish: desgana - desganada - desganado - hambre - hambrienta - hambriento - poca - poco - abrir - deseo - despertar - quitar - voraz English: appetite - sharpen - spoil - whet - work up - drive - go - healthy - off - work -
40 efecto
efecto sustantivo masculino 1 un calmante de efecto inmediato a fast-acting painkiller; mecanismo de efecto retardado delayed-action mechanism; bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol; efecto dos mil (Inf) millennium bug; efecto invernadero greenhouse effect; efecto óptico optical illusion; efecto secundario side effect; efectos especiales special effects; efectos sonoros sound effectsb)( así es) indeed 2 ( impresión):◊ su conducta causó mal efecto his behavior made a bad impression o (colloq) didn't go down well;no sé qué efecto le causaron mis palabras I don't know what effect my words had on him 3 (Dep) ( desvío) swerve; ( movimiento rotatorio) spin; 4
efecto sustantivo masculino
1 (consecuencia, resultado) effect: no tiene efectos secundarios, it has no side effects
se marea por efecto de la medicación, she feels ill because of the medicine
2 (impresión) impression: su discurso no me causó el menor efecto, his speech made no impression on me
hace mal efecto, it makes a bad impression
efectos especiales, special effects
3 (fin, propósito) purpose: se le comunica al efecto de que.., you are informed that... 4 efectos personales, personal belongings o effects
5 Meteor efecto invernadero, greenhouse effect
6 Dep spin Locuciones: a efectos de..., for the purposes of...
su firma es válida a todos los efectos, his signature is valid for any purpose
surtir efecto, to take effect: nuestro plan no surtió efecto, our plan didn't work out ' efecto' also found in these entries: Spanish: ambiente - consecuencia - deberse - destructor - destructora - difusor - difusora - ser - estabilizador - estabilizadora - fulminante - golpe - imagen - impresión - imprimir - incidir - influencia - invernadero - mella - mirada - obra - prohibición - resultado - retardada - retardado - retroactiva - retroactivo - surtir - swing - afectar - agradable - compensar - denominar - disuasivo - enfoque - impactante - inmediato - pasar - recorte - relación - simular - soporífero - surrealista - trascendental English: act - actually - adverse - aerial - after-effect - bite - boomerang - cause - domino effect - effect - effectively - enough - evil - fall - flourish - fuck - greenhouse effect - heighten - leverage - ripple effect - send - side - some - special - spin - void - wear off - work - after - draft - effective - green - indeed - millennium - sedation - succeed - sure
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