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  • 41 jaleo

    m.
    1 row, rumpus (alboroto).
    armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss
    2 mess, confusion.
    3 cheering (aplausos, gritos).
    4 fuss, babel, racket, row.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: jalear.
    * * *
    1 (alboroto) din, racket
    2 (escándalo) fuss, commotion
    3 (riña) row
    4 (confusión) muddle
    * * *
    SM
    1) * (=ruido) row, racket
    2) * (=confusión) mess, muddle; (=problema) hassle
    3) * (=juerga) binge *
    4) (Mús) shouting and clapping ( to encourage dancers)
    5) (Caza) hallooing
    * * *
    masculino (fam)
    a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)
    b) ( confusión) muddle, mess; ( desorden) mess; ( problemas) hassle (colloq)
    d) ( riña) brawl
    * * *
    = fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.
    Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.
    Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
    Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.
    Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    Ex. Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
    Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
    Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
    Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
    ----
    * ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.
    * * *
    masculino (fam)
    a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)
    b) ( confusión) muddle, mess; ( desorden) mess; ( problemas) hassle (colloq)
    d) ( riña) brawl
    * * *
    = fireworks, buzz, rumpus, hoopla, hubbub, ruckus, commotion, racket, palaver.

    Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.
    Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
    Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.
    Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
    Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
    Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
    Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
    * ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    1 (alboroto, ruido) racket ( colloq), row ( colloq), ruckus ( AmE colloq)
    2 (confusión) muddle, mess; (desorden) mess; (problemas) hassle ( colloq)
    me armo un jaleo con estas calles I get into a muddle o I get confused with these streets
    perdón por este jaleo, es que acabo de llegar de viaje excuse the mess, I've just got back from a trip
    3
    (actividad intensa): hemos tenido mucho jaleo en casa everything's been very hectic at home
    con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move
    4 (riña) brawl
    aquí no quiero jaleos I don't want any brawling here
    * * *

    Del verbo jalear: ( conjugate jalear)

    jaleo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    jaleó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    jalear    
    jaleo
    jaleo sustantivo masculino (fam)
    a) (alboroto, ruido) racket (colloq), row (colloq)


    ( desorden) mess;
    ( problemas) hassle (colloq)


    con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move
    d) ( riña) brawl

    jalear vtr (animar) to cheer (on)
    jaleo sustantivo masculino
    1 (ruido) din, racket
    armar jaleo, to make a racket
    2 (situación confusa) muddle
    3 (bronca) row
    ' jaleo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alborotar
    - alboroto
    - buena
    - bueno
    - bulla
    - cacao
    - escándalo
    - folclore
    - follón
    - lomo
    - meter
    - montarse
    - ruido
    - taco
    - zarabanda
    - armar
    - gresca
    - pelotera
    - quilombo
    - revuelta
    English:
    almighty
    - din
    - fuss
    - racket
    - ruckus
    - rumpus
    - to-do
    - ructions
    - to
    * * *
    jaleo nm
    Fam
    1. [lío] mess, confusion;
    había un jaleo enorme a la entrada del estadio it was utter chaos outside the stadium;
    no encuentro el documento entre tanto jaleo de papeles I can't find the document amongst all this muddle o jumble of papers;
    tengo mucho jaleo en la oficina things are pretty hectic for me at the office just now;
    un jaleo de cifras a jumble of figures;
    en menudo jaleo te has metido that's a real mess you've landed yourself in;
    con este programa me armo mucho jaleo this program is a nightmare
    2. [alboroto] row, rumpus;
    armar jaleo to kick up a row o fuss
    3. [ruido] racket, row;
    [aplausos, gritos] cheering;
    armar jaleo to make a racket
    * * *
    m
    1 ( ruido) racket, uproar;
    armar jaleo fam kick up a fuss fam
    2 ( lío) mess, muddle
    * * *
    jaleo nm, fam
    1) : uproar, ruckus, racket
    2) fam : confusion, hassle
    3) : cheering and clapping (for a dance)
    * * *
    1. (ruido) racket / row
    ¡no arméis tanto jaleo! stop making such a racket!
    2. (problemas) trouble
    como se entere tu padre, habrá jaleo there'll be trouble if your dad finds out

    Spanish-English dictionary > jaleo

  • 42 privado

    adj.
    1 private, confidential, personal, privy.
    Este es un asunto privado This is private business.
    2 private, restricted, restricted-access.
    3 reserved.
    4 unconscious, fainted.
    5 sound asleep, asleep, sleeping, fast asleep.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: privar.
    * * *
    1→ link=privar privar
    1 private
    \
    en privado in private
    * * *
    (f. - privada)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [club, colegio, avión] private
    2) LAm (=alocado) mad, senseless
    3) Caribe (=débil) weak, faint
    2. SM
    1)

    en privado — privately, in private

    2) (Pol) (=favorito) favourite, favorite (EEUU), protégé; ( Hist) royal favourite, chief minister
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <reunión/vida> private
    b) (Col, Méx) ( desmayado) unconscious
    c) (Méx) <teléfono/número> unlisted (AmE), ex-directory (BrE)
    * * *
    = personal, private, confidential, privately run.
    Ex. Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.
    Ex. SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.
    Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
    Ex. It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
    ----
    * ámbito privado, el = private sector, the.
    * archivo privado = private archives.
    * biblioteca privada = private library.
    * ceremonia privada = private ceremony.
    * detective privado = private eye.
    * empresa privada = private firm.
    * en privado = privately, a word in + Posesivo + ear, in private, behind closed doors.
    * entidad privada = private institution.
    * espacio privado = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.
    * financiado con fondos privados = privately supported [privately-supported], privately funded, privately financed.
    * finca privada = private estate.
    * información privada = private information.
    * investigador privado = private eye, private detective.
    * invitación a inauguración privada = private view card (PVC).
    * mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.
    * no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
    * Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.
    * propiedad privada = private estate.
    * red privada = peer-to-peer network.
    * red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).
    * sector privado, el = private sector, the, profit sector, the.
    * sociedad privada = private society.
    * universidad privada = private university.
    * urbanización privada = private estate.
    * vida privada = private life.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <reunión/vida> private
    b) (Col, Méx) ( desmayado) unconscious
    c) (Méx) <teléfono/número> unlisted (AmE), ex-directory (BrE)
    * * *
    = personal, private, confidential, privately run.

    Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

    Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.
    Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
    Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
    * ámbito privado, el = private sector, the.
    * archivo privado = private archives.
    * biblioteca privada = private library.
    * ceremonia privada = private ceremony.
    * detective privado = private eye.
    * empresa privada = private firm.
    * en privado = privately, a word in + Posesivo + ear, in private, behind closed doors.
    * entidad privada = private institution.
    * espacio privado = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.
    * financiado con fondos privados = privately supported [privately-supported], privately funded, privately financed.
    * finca privada = private estate.
    * información privada = private information.
    * investigador privado = private eye, private detective.
    * invitación a inauguración privada = private view card (PVC).
    * mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.
    * no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
    * Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.
    * propiedad privada = private estate.
    * red privada = peer-to-peer network.
    * red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).
    * sector privado, el = private sector, the, profit sector, the.
    * sociedad privada = private society.
    * universidad privada = private university.
    * urbanización privada = private estate.
    * vida privada = private life.

    * * *
    privado -da
    1 ‹reunión/fiesta› private
    vida privada private life
    en privado in private
    2 (Col, Méx) (desmayado) unconscious
    3 ( Méx) ‹teléfono/número› unlisted ( AmE), ex-directory ( BrE)
    * * *

    Del verbo privar: ( conjugate privar)

    privado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    privado    
    privar
    privado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) ‹reunión/vida› private;


    b) (Col, Méx) ( desmayado) unconscious

    c) (Méx) ‹teléfono/número› unlisted (AmE), ex-directory (BrE)

    privar ( conjugate privar) verbo transitivo
    1 privado a algn DE algo ‹de derecho/libertad› to deprive sb of sth
    2 (Col, Méx) ( dejar inconsciente) to knock … unconscious
    privarse verbo pronominal
    1 privadose DE algo ‹de lujos/placeres› to deprive oneself of sth
    2 (Col, Méx) ( desmayarse) to lose consciousness, pass out
    privado,-a adj (personal) private: siempre está metiéndose en la vida privada de los demás, he's always sticking his nose into the private lives of others
    (secreto, reservado) private, confidential
    (no público) una clínica privada, a private clinic
    ♦ Locuciones: en privado, in private: los problemas familiares se discuten en privado, family issues should be discussed in private
    privar
    I vt
    1 (despojar) to deprive [de, of]
    2 fam (gustar mucho) me priva la fruta, I love fruit
    II vi argot (beber) to booze
    ' privado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    colegio
    - coto
    - detective
    - particular
    - privada
    - rincón
    - sabueso
    - sector
    - estudiar
    - intimidad
    English:
    celebrate
    - clinic
    - in
    - personal
    - prep school
    - private
    - privately
    - Pte.
    - public school
    - enterprise
    - ex-directory
    - finishing
    - investigator
    - preparatory
    - public
    * * *
    privado, -a
    ♦ adj
    private;
    en privado in private
    ♦ nm
    Am [despacho] private office
    * * *
    I part → privar
    II adj private;
    en privado in private
    * * *
    privado, -da adj
    : private
    ♦ privadamente adv
    * * *
    privado adj private

    Spanish-English dictionary > privado

  • 43 licencia

    f.
    1 license, permit (document).
    licencia de armas/caza gun/hunting license
    licencia de conducir driving license ( Carib, Chilean Spanish, Ecuadoran Spanish Méx Br), driver's license (United States)
    licencia para conducir driving license ( Carib, Chilean Spanish, Ecuadoran Spanish Méx Br), driver's license (United States)
    licencia de exportación/importación export/import license
    licencia fiscal = official authorization to practice a profession
    licencia de obras planning permission
    licencia poética poetic license
    2 leave (military).
    4 liberty.
    tomarse licencias con alguien to take liberties with somebody
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: licenciar.
    * * *
    1 (permiso) licence (US license), permission
    2 (documento) licence (US license), permit
    3 MILITAR discharge
    \
    tomarse la licencia de to take the licence (US license) to
    licencia poética poetic licence (US license)
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=documento) licence, license (EEUU)

    licencia de armas — gun licence, gun permit (EEUU)

    licencia de caza — game licence, hunting permit

    licencia de conducir, licencia de conductor — driving licence, driver's license (EEUU)

    licencia de construcción — ≈ planning permission

    licencia de exportación — (Com) export licence

    licencia de manejar — LAm driving licence, driver's license (EEUU)

    licencia de obras — building permit, planning permission

    licencia de piloto, licencia de vuelo — pilot's licence

    licencia fiscal — registration with the Spanish Inland Revenue necessary for any commercial activity

    2) (Mil) leave, furlough (EEUU)
    3) [de trabajo] leave
    4) frm (=permiso) permission

    dar su licencia — to give one's permission, grant permission

    5) (=libertinaje) licence
    6) (Literat)
    7) (Univ) † degree
    * * *
    1) ( documento) license*
    2)
    a) (frml) (permiso, beneplácito) permission
    b) (ant) (libertad, confianza) liberty
    3)
    a) (Mil) leave
    b) (AmL) ( de un trabajo) leave
    •
    * * *
    = licence [license, -USA], leave pass, franchise, license [licence, -USA], licensing, licensing agreement, licensing arrangement, licensure, permit.
    Ex. They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.
    Ex. Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
    Ex. The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.
    Ex. The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias.
    Ex. Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.
    Ex. The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements.
    Ex. Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.
    Ex. Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.
    Ex. The author discusses the role of the National Library of Nigeria as distributing agent and considers the problem surrounding the issue of a special permit for shipments into Nigeria.
    ----
    * acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.
    * conceder licencia = grant + license.
    * conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].
    * conceder una licencia = issue + licence.
    * condiciones de la licencia = licence terms, licence terms and conditions.
    * con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed.
    * derechos de licencia = licensing rights.
    * distribuidor que concede licencias = licensor.
    * incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].
    * incumplimiento de licencia = breach of license agreement.
    * licencia a ciegas = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
    * licencia colectiva = collective licensing.
    * licencia comercial = trading licence.
    * licencia corporativa = collective licensing.
    * licencia de acceso = subscription license.
    * licencia de acceso a información electrónica = license [licence, -USA], licensing.
    * licencia de armas = firearm licence.
    * licencia de caza = hunting licence, shooting licence.
    * licencia de pesca = fishing licence.
    * licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.
    * licencia de uso = licence agreement.
    * licencia educativa = educational licence.
    * licencia en sobre hermético = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
    * licencia estándar = boilerplate licensing.
    * licencia fiscal = trading licence.
    * licencia para matar = licence to kill.
    * licencias corporativas = site licensing.
    * sin licencia = unlicensed.
    * términos y condiciones de la licencia = licence terms and conditions, licence terms.
    * titular de una licencia = licensee.
    * * *
    1) ( documento) license*
    2)
    a) (frml) (permiso, beneplácito) permission
    b) (ant) (libertad, confianza) liberty
    3)
    a) (Mil) leave
    b) (AmL) ( de un trabajo) leave
    •
    * * *
    = licence [license, -USA], leave pass, franchise, license [licence, -USA], licensing, licensing agreement, licensing arrangement, licensure, permit.

    Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.

    Ex: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
    Ex: The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.
    Ex: The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias.
    Ex: Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.
    Ex: The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements.
    Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.
    Ex: Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.
    Ex: The author discusses the role of the National Library of Nigeria as distributing agent and considers the problem surrounding the issue of a special permit for shipments into Nigeria.
    * acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.
    * conceder licencia = grant + license.
    * conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].
    * conceder una licencia = issue + licence.
    * condiciones de la licencia = licence terms, licence terms and conditions.
    * con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed.
    * derechos de licencia = licensing rights.
    * distribuidor que concede licencias = licensor.
    * incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].
    * incumplimiento de licencia = breach of license agreement.
    * licencia a ciegas = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
    * licencia colectiva = collective licensing.
    * licencia comercial = trading licence.
    * licencia corporativa = collective licensing.
    * licencia de acceso = subscription license.
    * licencia de acceso a información electrónica = license [licence, -USA], licensing.
    * licencia de armas = firearm licence.
    * licencia de caza = hunting licence, shooting licence.
    * licencia de pesca = fishing licence.
    * licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.
    * licencia de uso = licence agreement.
    * licencia educativa = educational licence.
    * licencia en sobre hermético = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
    * licencia estándar = boilerplate licensing.
    * licencia fiscal = trading licence.
    * licencia para matar = licence to kill.
    * licencias corporativas = site licensing.
    * sin licencia = unlicensed.
    * términos y condiciones de la licencia = licence terms and conditions, licence terms.
    * titular de una licencia = licensee.

    * * *
    A (documento) license*
    Compuestos:
    gun permit ( AmE), gun licence ( BrE), license* to carry firearms
    hunting permit
    ● licencia de conducción or de conducir
    driver's license ( AmE), driving licence ( BrE)
    export license*
    import license*
    ● licencia de manejar or de manejo
    (AmC, Méx, Ven) licencia de conducir
    planning permission
    fishing license* o permit
    fee paid to the government by lawyers, doctors, etc for the right to practice their profession
    international driver’s license( AmE), international driving licence ( BrE)
    B
    1 ( frml) (permiso, beneplácito) permission
    ¿da usted su licencia? do you give your permission o consent?, do I have your permission?
    pidió licencia para verlo she asked permission to see it
    2 ( ant) (libertad, confianza) liberty
    Compuesto:
    poetic license*
    C
    1 ( Mil) leave
    viene a casa con licencia he's coming home on leave
    2 ( AmL) (de un trabajo) leave
    le dan 20 días de licencia anual he gets 20 days' annual leave
    está de licencia she's on leave
    Compuestos:
    absolute discharge
    ● licencia por enfermedad/maternidad
    ( RPl) sick/maternity leave
    * * *

     

    Del verbo licenciar: ( conjugate licenciar)

    licencia es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    licencia    
    licenciar
    licencia sustantivo femenino
    1 ( documento) license( conjugate license);

    licencia de conducir or (AmC, Méx, Ven) de manejar driver's license (AmE), driving licence (BrE)
    2
    a) (Mil) leave;


    b) (AmL) ( de un trabajo) leave;


    licenciar ( conjugate licenciar) verbo transitivo ‹ soldado› to discharge
    licenciarse verbo pronominal [ estudiante] to graduate
    licencia sustantivo femenino
    1 (autorización) permission
    licencia poética, poetic licence
    2 (documento oficial) permit, licence, US license
    licencia de armas, gun licence
    LAm Auto driving licence, US driver's license
    3 (exceso de libertad, confianza) licence, US license, freedom: se toma demasiadas licencias, he takes too many liberties
    licenciar vtr Mil to discharge
    ' licencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tramitar
    - pase
    - solicitud
    - vencimiento
    English:
    honourable discharge
    - interlope
    - leave
    - licence
    - driver's license
    - furlough
    - holiday
    - license
    - permit
    - sick
    - television
    - vacation
    * * *
    1. [documento] licence, permit;
    [de software, vídeo] licence agreement licencia de armas gun licence;
    licencia artística artistic licence;
    licencia de caza hunting licence o permit;
    Carib, Chile, Ecuad licencia de conducir Br driving licence, US driver's license; Méx licencia para conducir Br driving licence, US driver's license; Méx licencia de conductor Br driving licence, US driver's license;
    licencia de exportación export licence;
    licencia fiscal = official authorization to practise a profession;
    licencia de importación import licence;
    Méx licencia de manejo Br driving licence, US driver's license;
    licencia de obras planning permission;
    licencia de pesca fishing permit
    2. [eclesiástica] [para predicar] licence;
    [para publicar un texto] imprimatur
    3. [autorización] permission;
    dar licencia to give permission;
    Méx
    con licencia [con permiso] if I may, if you'll excuse me;
    Méx
    con licencia, ¿puedo pasar? may I come in?
    4. [en el ejército] leave
    licencia absoluta discharge
    5. Am [en el trabajo] leave;
    estar de licencia to be off work
    RP licencia por enfermedad sick leave; RP licencia por maternidad maternity leave
    6. [libertad] liberty;
    me he permitido la licencia de venir sin llamar I took the liberty of coming without calling first;
    tomarse licencias con alguien to take liberties with sb
    Lit licencia métrica metrical licence o freedom; Lit licencia poética poetic licence
    * * *
    f
    1 permit, license, Br
    licence
    2 ( permiso) permission
    3 MIL leave
    4
    :
    5 L.Am.
    AUTO license, Br
    licence
    * * *
    1) : permission
    2) : leave, leave of absence
    3) : permit, license
    licencia de conducir: driver's license
    * * *
    licencia n licence

    Spanish-English dictionary > licencia

  • 44 localizar

    v.
    1 to locate, to track down.
    Ricardo localizó al chico Richard located the boy.
    2 to localize.
    El director localizó la filmación The director confined the filming.
    El traductor localizó el sitio Web The translator localized the website.
    * * *
    1 (encontrar) to locate, find
    2 (infección, incendio) to localize
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=encontrar) to find, locate

    ¿dónde se puede localizar al Sr Gómez? — where can I find o get hold of Mr Gómez?

    2) [+ llamada telefónica] to trace
    3) (Med) to localize
    4) frm (=colocar) to site, locate, place
    2. VPR
    1) Méx (=situarse) to be located
    2) [dolor] to be localized
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/lugar/tumor> to locate
    b) <incendio/epidemia> to localize
    2.
    localizarse v pron dolor to be localized
    * * *
    = locate, site, situate, locate, station, set up, localise [localize, -USA], track down, get + hold of, post.
    Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
    Ex. The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.
    Ex. NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.
    Ex. One of the greatest appeals to travelers to Santiago, located in the central coastal region of Chile, is its Mediterranean climate.
    Ex. Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.
    Ex. The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.
    Ex. Here, the localisation index of a union catalogue is defined as the percentage of interlibrary lending (ILL) requests this catalogues can localise correctly.
    Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex. It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.
    Ex. The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.
    ----
    * difícil de localizar = irretraceable.
    * fácil de localizar = traceable.
    * imposible de localizar = untraceable.
    * localizar información = track down + information.
    * poderse localizar = be locatable.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/lugar/tumor> to locate
    b) <incendio/epidemia> to localize
    2.
    localizarse v pron dolor to be localized
    * * *
    = locate, site, situate, locate, station, set up, localise [localize, -USA], track down, get + hold of, post.

    Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

    Ex: The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.
    Ex: NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.
    Ex: One of the greatest appeals to travelers to Santiago, located in the central coastal region of Chile, is its Mediterranean climate.
    Ex: Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.
    Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.
    Ex: Here, the localisation index of a union catalogue is defined as the percentage of interlibrary lending (ILL) requests this catalogues can localise correctly.
    Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex: It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.
    Ex: The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.
    * difícil de localizar = irretraceable.
    * fácil de localizar = traceable.
    * imposible de localizar = untraceable.
    * localizar información = track down + information.
    * poderse localizar = be locatable.

    * * *
    localizar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona› to locate; ‹lugar› to locate; ‹tumor› to locate
    lograron localizar la avioneta siniestrada they succeeded in finding o locating the crashed plane
    llevo varios días intentando localizarla I've been trying to locate her o get hold of her o track her down for several days
    no logro localizarlo en el mapa I can't find it on the map
    no pudieron localizar el remitente del paquete they were unable to trace the sender of the parcel
    2 ‹incendio/epidemia› to localize
    «dolor» to be/become localized
    * * *

     

    localizar ( conjugate localizar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹persona/lugar/tumor› to locate;


    b) ‹incendio/epidemia› to localize

    localizar verbo transitivo
    1 to find
    2 (una epidemia, un incendio) to localize
    ' localizar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    localización
    - ubicar
    English:
    chase up
    - elusive
    - localize
    - locate
    - reach
    - trace
    - track down
    - hold
    - home
    - pin
    - track
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [encontrar] to locate, to find;
    localizar una llamada to trace a call;
    no han localizado al excursionista extraviado the missing hiker hasn't been found;
    llevo horas intentando localizarlo I've been trying to get hold of him for hours
    2. [circunscribir] to localize;
    han localizado la epidemia the epidemic has been localized
    3. Informát [software] to adapt for the local market, to localize
    * * *
    v/t
    1 locate; incendio contain, bring under control
    2 INFOR localize
    * * *
    localizar {21} vt
    1) ubicar: to locate, to find
    2) : to localize
    * * *
    1. (encontrar) to locate / to find [pt. & pp. found]
    2. (ponerse en contacto) to reach / to get hold of

    Spanish-English dictionary > localizar

  • 45 encargado

    adj.
    in charge.
    f. & m.
    1 person in charge, man in charge, manager, head clerk.
    2 attendant, tender.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: encargar.
    * * *
    1→ link=encargar encargar
    1 in charge
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 COMERCIO (hombre) manager; (mujer) manageress
    2 (empleado) person in charge
    \
    encargado,-a de curso EDUCACIÓN tutor
    encargado,-a de negocios PLÍTICA chargé d'affaires
    * * *
    (f. - encargada)
    noun
    * * *
    encargado, -a
    1.
    ADJ

    estar encargado de algo — to be in charge of sth, be responsible for sth

    ¿puedo hablar con la persona encargada de los impuestos? — can I speak to the person in charge of o responsible for taxes?

    2.
    SM / F (=responsable) [de tarea, expedición] person in charge; [de tienda, restaurante] manager; [de parque, cementerio] groundkeeper

    el encargado de la librería — the person in charge of the bookshop, the manager of the bookshop

    encargado/a de campo — (Dep) groundsman/groundswoman

    encargado/a de curso — student representative

    encargado/a de la recepción — receptionist

    encargado/a de mostrador — counter clerk

    encargado/a de negocios — (Pol) chargé d'affaires

    encargado/a de obra — site manager

    encargado/a de prensa — press officer

    encargado/a de relaciones públicas — public relations officer

    encargado/a de seguridad — security officer

    encargado/a de vestuario — (Teat) wardrobe manager; (Cine, TV) costume designer

    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo

    encargado de algo/+ inf — responsible for something/-ing, in charge of something/-ing

    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( de negocio) manager
    b) ( de tarea)
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo

    encargado de algo/+ inf — responsible for something/-ing, in charge of something/-ing

    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( de negocio) manager
    b) ( de tarea)
    * * *
    encargado1
    1 = manager [manageress, -fem.], official, attendant, appointee, housekeeper [house-keeper], minder, business manager, line manager, warden, overseer, person-in-charge.

    Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.

    Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.
    Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
    Ex: Upon hearing the favourable appraisal the committee was giving of her, the young appointee swelled with pride.
    Ex: A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.
    Ex: Education for librarianship should concern itself with encouraging self-reliance and sustained questioning rather than training servile machine minders.
    Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex: The major advantage is that staff feel able to talk more freely to colleagues than to a line manager.
    Ex: Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.
    Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
    Ex: Every fax machine is to be assigned to a person-in-charge who will have the responsibility of distributing incoming fax messages to recipients.
    * encargado de anotar los tantos = scorer.
    * encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.
    * encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.
    * encargado de la colección = stock editor.
    * encargado de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.
    * encargado de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.
    * encargado de la información = intelligence officer.
    * encargado de la lista = list moderator.
    * encargado del almacén = warehouse keeper, warehouseman [warehousemen, pl.].
    * encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine-minder.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargado de la tecnología de la información = information technologist.
    * encargado del correo = mail clerk.
    * encargado del desarrollo de nuevos productos = product developer.
    * encargado de librería = bookstore clerk.
    * encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].
    * encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.
    * encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.
    * encargado de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer.
    * encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].
    * encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios = first aider.
    * encargado de recoger = gatherer.
    * encargado de recursos humanos = human resource manager.
    * encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.
    * encargado de seguridad = security officer, security officer.
    * encargado de ventas = sales manager.
    * encargados = line management.
    * encargados, los = people in charge, the.
    * joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

    encargado2 (de)

    Ex: The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.

    * bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil = young adult librarian.
    * dejar a Alguien encargado de Algo = leave in + charge.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.

    * * *
    encargado1 -da
    encargado DE algo:
    la persona encargada de la caja chica the person in charge of o responsible for the petty cash, the person with responsibility for the petty cash
    el empleado encargado de recibir a las visitas the member of staff responsible for receiving visitors
    encargado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de un negocio) manager
    quiero hablar con el encargado I'd like to speak to the person in charge o the manager
    2
    (de una tarea): tú serás el encargado de avisarles it will be up to you o it will be your responsibility to tell them, you will be responsible for telling them
    el encargado de las obras de restauración the person in charge of the restoration work, the director of the restoration work
    Compuestos:
    ● encargado/encargada de negocios
    masculine, feminine chargé d'affaires
    ● encargado/encargada de seguridad
    masculine, feminine safety officer
    * * *

     

    Del verbo encargar: ( conjugate encargar)

    encargado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    encargado    
    encargar
    encargado
    ◊ -da adjetivo encargado de algo/hacer algo responsible for sth/doing sth, in charge of sth/doing sth

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    b) ( de tarea):


    encargar ( conjugate encargar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) encargadole algo a algn ‹ tarea› to entrust sb with sth;

    ◊ me encargó una botella de whisky escocés she asked me to buy o get her a bottle of Scotch

    b) encargado a algn que haga algo to ask sb to do sth

    2 ‹mueble/paella/libro› to order;
    ‹informe/cuadro› to commission
    encargarse verbo pronominal encargadose de algo/algn to take care of sth/sb;

    encargado,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Com manager
    2 (responsable) person in charge: Juan es el encargado de vigilarnos, Juan is the person in charge of our security
    II adjetivo in charge
    encargar verbo transitivo
    1 (encomendar) to entrust: su madre le encargó que cuidara de sus hermanos, her mother entrusted her with the care of her brothers
    2 Com (solicitar mercancías) to order: encargaremos una pizza, we'll order a pizza
    (un servicio) to commission: ¿por qué no se lo encargas a ellos?, why don't you commission it from them?

    ' encargado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cómitre
    - encargada
    - graduada
    - graduado
    - memoria
    - responsable
    - sobrecargo
    - recibir
    - tutor
    English:
    curator
    - logistics
    - manager
    - monitor
    - National Trust
    - registrar
    - scorer
    - steward
    - superintendent
    - attendant
    - buyer
    - coroner
    - file
    - house
    - job
    - land
    - prefect
    - town
    - warden
    * * *
    encargado, -a
    ♦ adj
    responsible (de for), in charge (de of);
    está encargado de cerrar la oficina he's responsible for locking up the office, it's his job to lock up the office
    ♦ nm,f
    [responsable] [de tarea, trabajo] person in charge; [de tienda, negocio] manager, f manageress;
    él es el encargado de hacer las camas he's responsible for making the beds, it's his job to make the beds;
    póngame con el encargado can I speak to the person in charge, please?
    encargado de negocios chargé d'affaires
    * * *
    I adj in charge (de of), responsible (de for)
    II m, encargada f
    1 person in charge
    2 de negocio manager
    * * *
    encargado, -da adj
    : in charge
    encargado, -da n
    : manager, person in charge
    * * *
    encargado n manager / person in charge

    Spanish-English dictionary > encargado

  • 46 un2

    = a (an).
    Ex. A good example is the British Catalogue of Music Classification.
    ----
    * a uno u otro lado de = on either side of.
    * a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.
    * cada uno = apiece, each.
    * cambiar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.
    * cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.
    * cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.
    * dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes.
    * de uno a otro = across.
    * en unos momentos = momentarily, at any moment.
    * estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.
    * estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.
    * los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.
    * por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.
    * por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.
    * pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.
    * ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.
    * ser uno de entre varios + Nombre = be one of a number of + Nombre.
    * todos y cada uno = all and sundry, each and everyone.
    * todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.
    * tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.
    * una amplia gama de = a wide band of, a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.
    * una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * una apuesta segura = a sure bet.
    * una avalancha de = a flood of, a flood tide of.
    * un abanico de = a palette of.
    * una bobadita = a little something.
    * una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.
    * una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.
    * una buena cosa = a good thing.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.
    * una buena pesca = a good catch.
    * una cadena de = a necklace of.
    * una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.
    * una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.
    * una capa fina de = a skim of.
    * una causa perdida = a dead dog.
    * una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.
    * una clase de = a kind of.
    * una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.
    * una combinación de = a mixture of, a mix of, a rollup of.
    * una comparsa de = a cavalcade of.
    * una constelación de = a galaxy of.
    * una convocatoria de = a call for.
    * una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
    * una cosita = a little something.
    * una cubeta llena de = a pailful of.
    * una cucharadita de = a teaspoon of.
    * una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * una desgracia = a crying shame.
    * una de varios = one of a variety of.
    * una diversidad de = a variety of, an array of, a mosaic of, a diversity of, a menu of.
    * una escasez de = a dearth of.
    * una especie de = a kind of.
    * una especie de + Nombre = Nombre + of sorts.
    * una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.
    * una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.
    * una estructura de = a pattern of.
    * una eternidad = ages and ages (and ages).
    * una fortuna = a king's ransom.
    * una fuente de = a treasure trove of.
    * una gama de = a suite of, a palette of.
    * una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.
    * una gama muy variada de = a whole gamut of.
    * una gama variada de = a trawling of.
    * una gran = a large measure of.
    * 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.
    * 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.
    * una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.
    * una guía general = a rough guide.
    * una idea general = a rough guide.
    * una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.
    * una intentona de = attempted.
    * un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.
    * una joya = a little gem.
    * una lotería = hit (and/or) miss.
    * un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.
    * un aluvión de = a flood of, a rash of, a barrage of, a flurry of.
    * una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.
    * una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * una mezcla de = a mixture of, a blend of, a mix of, a rollup of.
    * una mina de = a treasure trove of.
    * una mina de información = a mine of information.
    * una mina inagotable de = a treasure house of.
    * una minoría de = a minority of.
    * una minoría selecta = a select few.
    * una miscelánea de = a miscellany of.
    * una misma cosa = one and the same.
    * una montaña de = a mountain of.
    * un amplio espectro de = a broad band of, a broad spectrum of, a wide band of.
    * una muestra variada de = a mosaic of.
    * una mujer de mundo = a woman of the world.
    * una multidud de = a host of.
    * una multiplicidad de = a multiplicity of.
    * una multitud de = a swarm of.
    * una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.
    * una negociación justa = a square deal.
    * una noche tras otra = night after night.
    * una nube de = a haze of, a cloud of, a swarm of.
    * un año tras otro = year after year.
    * una ola de = a wave of, a tide of.
    * una oleada de = an army of, a flurry of, a swell of.
    * una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.
    * una oportunidad como es debido = a fair chance.
    * una oportunidad de triunfar = a fighting chance.
    * una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.
    * una organización de = a pattern of.
    * una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.
    * una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.
    * una pareja ideal = a match made in heaven.
    * una pareja perfecta = a match made in heaven.
    * una parte de = a share of, a snatch of.
    * una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.
    * una pérdida constante de = a haemorrhage of.
    * una pila de = a pile of, a stack of, a sackful of, a whole slew of, a raft of, a mass of.
    * una pincelada de = a splash of, a hint of.
    * una pizca de = a dash of, a grain of, a pinch of.
    * una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.
    * una plena convicción de = a strong sense of.
    * una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.
    * una primera y última vez = a first and last time.
    * una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.
    * una profusión de = a profusion of.
    * una provisión constante de = a diet of.
    * una racha de = a rash of, a stretch of.
    * una retahíla de = a volley of, a string of.
    * una ristra de = a long tail of, a volley of.
    * un arraigado sentido de = a strong sense of.
    * un arte = a fine art.
    * un arte en extinción = a dying art.
    * un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.
    * una salva de = a volley of.
    * una sarta de = a volley of.
    * una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.
    * unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.
    * una segunda opinión = a second opinion.
    * una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.
    * una selecta minoría, una minoría selecta, unos pocos elegidos = a select few.
    * una semblanza de = an air of.
    * una serie de = a choice of, a number of, a range of, a series of, a suite of, an array of, a string of, a pattern of, a stream of, a battery of, a succession of.
    * una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos = a rota of + Nombre.
    * un aspecto de = an air of.
    * una sucesión de = a succession of.
    * una tanda de = a flurry of.
    * un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.
    * una tentativa de = attempted.
    * una tira de = a raft of.
    * un atisbo de = a hint of.
    * una tontería = a little something.
    * una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.
    * una última vez = one last time.
    * una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.
    * un auténtico infierno = a living hell.
    * una variada gama de = a whole gamut of.
    * una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.
    * una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.
    * una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.
    * una verdadera lástima = a crying shame.
    * una verdadera pena = a crying shame.
    * una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.
    * una vez cumplimentado = completed.
    * una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.
    * una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.
    * una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.
    * una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.
    * una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.
    * una vez relleno = completed.
    * una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.
    * una yarda de largo = a yard long.
    * una zona de = a stretch of.
    * un bariburrillo de = a welter of.
    * un bebé = a babe in arms.
    * un bocadito = a little something.
    * un bombardeo de = a barrage of.
    * un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.
    * un buen número de = a good number of.
    * un buen partido = a good catch.
    * un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.
    * un camión de = a truckload of.
    * un caso perdido = a dead dog.
    * un caudal de experiencia = a wealth of experience.
    * un centro único = one stop shop.
    * un chorreón de = a splash of, a hint of.
    * un chorretón de = a splash of, a hint of.
    * un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.
    * un cierto número de = a number of.
    * un conglomerado de = a conglomeration of.
    * un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.
    * un conjunto de = a set of, a suite of, a pool of, an assembly of, a pattern of, a universe of, a harvest of, a complement of.
    * un corpus de = a body of.
    * un costal de = a sackful of.
    * un cuarto = one in four.
    * un cuarto de = a quarter of.
    * un cúmulo de = a treasure trove of.
    * un detalle = a little something.
    * un día de descanso = a day away from.
    * un día fuera = a day out.
    * un día haciendo algo diferente = a day away from.
    * un día normal = on a typical day.
    * un día sí y otro no = every other day.
    * un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.
    * un día tras otro = day after day.
    * un día y medio = one and a half days.
    * un dineral = a king's ransom, a huge amount of money.
    * un donnadie = a nobody.
    * un ejemplo claro = a case in question, a case in point.
    * un ejército de = an army of.
    * un enjambre de = a swarm of.
    * un equipo de = a team of.
    * un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.
    * un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.
    * un gran diversidad de = a broad range of.
    * un gran espectro de = a wide band of, 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 grano de arena en el desierto = a drop in the ocean, a drop of water in a bucket.
    * un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].
    * un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.
    * un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.
    * un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.
    * un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.
    * un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.
    * un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.
    * un grupo variado de = a collection of.
    * un halo de bruma = a veil of mist.
    * un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.
    * un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.
    * un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.
    * un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words, a man of few words.
    * un intento de = an exercise in, attempted.
    * un juego de = a battery of.
    * un kaleidoscopio de = a mosaic of.
    * un lecho de rosas = a bed of roses.
    * un lujo asiático = the lap of luxury.
    * un manojo de llaves = a set of + keys.
    * un manojo de nervios = a bundle of nerves.
    * un mar de = a sea of.
    * un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.
    * un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.
    * un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.
    * un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.
    * un mejor momento = a better time.
    * un mequetrefe = a nobody.
    * un minuto en los labios, para siempre en las caderas = a minute on the lips, forever on the hips.
    * un momento bueno de = a peak of.
    * un momento determinado = a frozen moment in time, a given moment in time.
    * un montón = like crazy, like mad.
    * un montonazo = like crazy, like mad.
    * un montonazo de = a truckload of, a whole slew of, a raft of.
    * un montonazo de dinero = a huge amount of money.
    * un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.
    * un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.
    * un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.
    * un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.
    * un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.
    * un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.
    * un + Nombre + por la mañana temprano = an early morning + Nombre.
    * un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.
    * un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.
    * un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.
    * un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.
    * un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.
    * un número de = a series of.
    * un número reducido de = a residue of, a small number of.
    * un número variado de + Nombre = any number of + Nombre.
    * un oásis de = an oasis of.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importantes = not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de tantos = little fish in a big pond.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * unos + Cantidad = around + Cantidad.
    * unos con otros = one another.
    * unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable, a sprinkling of.
    * unos de otros = one another.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * unos encima de los otros = one on another.
    * unos + Fecha = about + Fecha.
    * unos + Número = some + Número.
    * unos pocos elegidos = a select few.
    * unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.
    * uno u otro = one or another.
    * un paquete de = a suite of.
    * un paquete integrado de programas = a suite of + programmes.
    * un paquete ofimático integrado = a suite of office automation software.
    * un par de = a couple of.
    * un par de minutos = a couple of moments.
    * un pasado oscuro = a dark past.
    * un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.
    * un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.
    * un período de = a stretch of.
    * un período determinado = a frozen moment in time.
    * un periodo intenso de = a flurry of.
    * un pilón de = a raft of, a mass of, a stack of.
    * un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].
    * un poco áspero = roughish.
    * un poco como = kind of like.
    * un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.
    * un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * un poco obscuro = dusky.
    * un poco perdido = a bit at sea.
    * un poco rugoso = roughish.
    * un popurrí de = a potpourri of, a welter of.
    * un poquito = a wee bit.
    * un poquito (de) = a dash of, a tiny bit of, a splash of, a hint of, a touch (of).
    * un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * un puñado de = a bunch of, a handful of, a clutch of.
    * un rato = awhile.
    * un rayo de = a shimmer of.
    * un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.
    * un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.
    * un regalito = a little something.
    * un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.
    * un rosario de = a rash of.
    * un saco de = a sackful of.
    * un saco lleno de = a sackful of.
    * un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.
    * un sinfín de = a myriad of, a host of, a whole host of.
    * un sinnúmero de = a myriad of, a host of, a whole host of.
    * un sueño hecho realidad = a dream come true.
    * un surtido de = an assortment of.
    * un tanto + Adjetivo = vaguely + Adjetivo.
    * un tiempo = awhile.
    * un tipo de = a kind of.
    * un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.
    * un torrente de = a cascade of.
    * un total de = a universe of, a total of.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.
    * un tramo de = a stretch of.
    * un trato justo = a square deal.
    * un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.
    * un velo de bruma = a veil of mist.
    * un viso de = a whiff of.
    * variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > un2

  • 47 un

    adj.
    one.
    art.
    an, a.
    * * *
    un
    1 a, an
    1 (numeral) one
    2 (indef) some
    ■ un día volverá he'll come some day Table 1 NOTA See also uno,-a/Table 1
    * * *
    1. adj. 2. = una, art.
    a, an
    - unos I
    - unas I
    * * *
    un, -a
    1. ART INDEF
    1) [en singular] [refiriéndose a algo no conocido o de forma imprecisa] a; [antes de vocal o de h] an; [dando mayor énfasis, con expresiones temporales] one
    2) [en plural]
    a) [uso indefinido] (=algunos) some; (=pocos) a few

    hay unas cervezas en la nevera — there are a few o some beers in the fridge

    b) [con partes del cuerpo]
    c) [con objetos a pares] some
    d) [con cantidades, cifras] about, around

    había unas 20 personas — there were about o around 20 people, there were some 20 people

    unos 80 dólares — about o around 80 dollars, some 80 dollars

    3) [enfático]

    ¡se dio un golpe...! — he banged himself really hard!

    ¡había una gente más rara...! — there were some real weirdos there! *

    ¡sois unos vagos! — you're so lazy!

    2.
    ADJ [numeral] one

    una excursión de un día — a one-day trip, a day trip

    uno
    * * *
    (pl unos), una (pl unas) articulo
    [the masculine article un is also used before feminine nouns which begin with stressed a or ha e.g. un arma poderosa, un hambre feroz]
    1) (sing) a; (delante de sonido vocálico) an; (pl) some

    tú haces unas preguntas... — you do ask some questions!

    me dio una vergüenza... — I was so embarrassed!

    4) (sing) ( como genérico)
    5) (pl) ( expresando aproximación) about
    * * *
    (pl unos), una (pl unas) articulo
    [the masculine article un is also used before feminine nouns which begin with stressed a or ha e.g. un arma poderosa, un hambre feroz]
    1) (sing) a; (delante de sonido vocálico) an; (pl) some

    tú haces unas preguntas... — you do ask some questions!

    me dio una vergüenza... — I was so embarrassed!

    4) (sing) ( como genérico)
    5) (pl) ( expresando aproximación) about
    * * *
    un2

    Ex: A good example is the British Catalogue of Music Classification.

    * a uno u otro lado de = on either side of.
    * a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.
    * cada uno = apiece, each.
    * cambiar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.
    * cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.
    * cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.
    * dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes.
    * de uno a otro = across.
    * en unos momentos = momentarily, at any moment.
    * estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.
    * estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.
    * los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.
    * por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.
    * por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.
    * pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.
    * ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.
    * ser uno de entre varios + Nombre = be one of a number of + Nombre.
    * todos y cada uno = all and sundry, each and everyone.
    * todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.
    * tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.
    * una amplia gama de = a wide band of, a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.
    * una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * una apuesta segura = a sure bet.
    * una avalancha de = a flood of, a flood tide of.
    * un abanico de = a palette of.
    * una bobadita = a little something.
    * una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.
    * una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.
    * una buena cosa = a good thing.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.
    * una buena pesca = a good catch.
    * una cadena de = a necklace of.
    * una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.
    * una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.
    * una capa fina de = a skim of.
    * una causa perdida = a dead dog.
    * una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.
    * una clase de = a kind of.
    * una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.
    * una combinación de = a mixture of, a mix of, a rollup of.
    * una comparsa de = a cavalcade of.
    * una constelación de = a galaxy of.
    * una convocatoria de = a call for.
    * una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
    * una cosita = a little something.
    * una cubeta llena de = a pailful of.
    * una cucharadita de = a teaspoon of.
    * una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.
    * una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.
    * una desgracia = a crying shame.
    * una de varios = one of a variety of.
    * una diversidad de = a variety of, an array of, a mosaic of, a diversity of, a menu of.
    * una escasez de = a dearth of.
    * una especie de = a kind of.
    * una especie de + Nombre = Nombre + of sorts.
    * una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.
    * una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.
    * una estructura de = a pattern of.
    * una eternidad = ages and ages (and ages).
    * una fortuna = a king's ransom.
    * una fuente de = a treasure trove of.
    * una gama de = a suite of, a palette of.
    * una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.
    * una gama muy variada de = a whole gamut of.
    * una gama variada de = a trawling of.
    * una gran = a large measure of.
    * 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.
    * 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.
    * una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.
    * una guía general = a rough guide.
    * una idea general = a rough guide.
    * una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.
    * una intentona de = attempted.
    * un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.
    * una joya = a little gem.
    * una lotería = hit (and/or) miss.
    * un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.
    * un aluvión de = a flood of, a rash of, a barrage of, a flurry of.
    * una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.
    * un amante = a little something on the side.
    * una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * una mezcla de = a mixture of, a blend of, a mix of, a rollup of.
    * una mina de = a treasure trove of.
    * una mina de información = a mine of information.
    * una mina inagotable de = a treasure house of.
    * una minoría de = a minority of.
    * una minoría selecta = a select few.
    * una miscelánea de = a miscellany of.
    * una misma cosa = one and the same.
    * una montaña de = a mountain of.
    * un amplio espectro de = a broad band of, a broad spectrum of, a wide band of.
    * una muestra variada de = a mosaic of.
    * una mujer de mundo = a woman of the world.
    * una multidud de = a host of.
    * una multiplicidad de = a multiplicity of.
    * una multitud de = a swarm of.
    * una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.
    * una negociación justa = a square deal.
    * una noche tras otra = night after night.
    * una nube de = a haze of, a cloud of, a swarm of.
    * un año tras otro = year after year.
    * una ola de = a wave of, a tide of.
    * una oleada de = an army of, a flurry of, a swell of.
    * una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.
    * una oportunidad como es debido = a fair chance.
    * una oportunidad de triunfar = a fighting chance.
    * una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.
    * una organización de = a pattern of.
    * una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.
    * una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.
    * una pareja ideal = a match made in heaven.
    * una pareja perfecta = a match made in heaven.
    * una parte de = a share of, a snatch of.
    * una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.
    * una pérdida constante de = a haemorrhage of.
    * una pila de = a pile of, a stack of, a sackful of, a whole slew of, a raft of, a mass of.
    * una pincelada de = a splash of, a hint of.
    * una pizca de = a dash of, a grain of, a pinch of.
    * una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.
    * una plena convicción de = a strong sense of.
    * una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.
    * una primera y última vez = a first and last time.
    * una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.
    * una profusión de = a profusion of.
    * una provisión constante de = a diet of.
    * una racha de = a rash of, a stretch of.
    * una retahíla de = a volley of, a string of.
    * una ristra de = a long tail of, a volley of.
    * un arraigado sentido de = a strong sense of.
    * un arte = a fine art.
    * un arte en extinción = a dying art.
    * un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.
    * una salva de = a volley of.
    * una sarta de = a volley of.
    * una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.
    * unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.
    * una segunda opinión = a second opinion.
    * una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.
    * una selecta minoría, una minoría selecta, unos pocos elegidos = a select few.
    * una semblanza de = an air of.
    * una serie de = a choice of, a number of, a range of, a series of, a suite of, an array of, a string of, a pattern of, a stream of, a battery of, a succession of.
    * una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos = a rota of + Nombre.
    * un aspecto de = an air of.
    * una sucesión de = a succession of.
    * una tanda de = a flurry of.
    * un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.
    * una tentativa de = attempted.
    * una tira de = a raft of.
    * un atisbo de = a hint of.
    * una tontería = a little something.
    * una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.
    * una última vez = one last time.
    * una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.
    * un auténtico infierno = a living hell.
    * una variada gama de = a whole gamut of.
    * una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.
    * una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.
    * una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.
    * una verdadera lástima = a crying shame.
    * una verdadera pena = a crying shame.
    * una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.
    * una vez cumplimentado = completed.
    * una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.
    * una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.
    * una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.
    * una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.
    * una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.
    * una vez relleno = completed.
    * una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.
    * una yarda de largo = a yard long.
    * una zona de = a stretch of.
    * un bariburrillo de = a welter of.
    * un bebé = a babe in arms.
    * un bocadito = a little something.
    * un bombardeo de = a barrage of.
    * un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.
    * un buen número de = a good number of.
    * un buen partido = a good catch.
    * un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.
    * un camión de = a truckload of.
    * un caso perdido = a dead dog.
    * un caudal de experiencia = a wealth of experience.
    * un centro único = one stop shop.
    * un chorreón de = a splash of, a hint of.
    * un chorretón de = a splash of, a hint of.
    * un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.
    * un cierto número de = a number of.
    * un conglomerado de = a conglomeration of.
    * un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.
    * un conjunto de = a set of, a suite of, a pool of, an assembly of, a pattern of, a universe of, a harvest of, a complement of.
    * un corpus de = a body of.
    * un costal de = a sackful of.
    * un cuarto = one in four.
    * un cuarto de = a quarter of.
    * un cúmulo de = a treasure trove of.
    * un detalle = a little something.
    * un día de descanso = a day away from.
    * un día fuera = a day out.
    * un día haciendo algo diferente = a day away from.
    * un día normal = on a typical day.
    * un día sí y otro no = every other day.
    * un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.
    * un día tras otro = day after day.
    * un día y medio = one and a half days.
    * un dineral = a king's ransom, a huge amount of money.
    * un donnadie = a nobody.
    * un ejemplo claro = a case in question, a case in point.
    * un ejército de = an army of.
    * un enjambre de = a swarm of.
    * un equipo de = a team of.
    * un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.
    * un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.
    * un gran diversidad de = a broad range of.
    * un gran espectro de = a wide band of, 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 grano de arena en el desierto = a drop in the ocean, a drop of water in a bucket.
    * un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].
    * un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.
    * un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.
    * un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.
    * un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.
    * un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.
    * un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.
    * un grupo variado de = a collection of.
    * un halo de bruma = a veil of mist.
    * un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.
    * un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.
    * un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.
    * un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words, a man of few words.
    * un intento de = an exercise in, attempted.
    * un juego de = a battery of.
    * un kaleidoscopio de = a mosaic of.
    * un lecho de rosas = a bed of roses.
    * un lujo asiático = the lap of luxury.
    * un manojo de llaves = a set of + keys.
    * un manojo de nervios = a bundle of nerves.
    * un mar de = a sea of.
    * un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.
    * un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.
    * un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.
    * un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.
    * un mejor momento = a better time.
    * un mequetrefe = a nobody.
    * un minuto en los labios, para siempre en las caderas = a minute on the lips, forever on the hips.
    * un momento bueno de = a peak of.
    * un momento determinado = a frozen moment in time, a given moment in time.
    * un montón = like crazy, like mad.
    * un montonazo = like crazy, like mad.
    * un montonazo de = a truckload of, a whole slew of, a raft of.
    * un montonazo de dinero = a huge amount of money.
    * un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.
    * un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.
    * un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.
    * un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.
    * un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.
    * un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.
    * un + Nombre + por la mañana temprano = an early morning + Nombre.
    * un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.
    * un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.
    * un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.
    * un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.
    * un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.
    * un número de = a series of.
    * un número reducido de = a residue of, a small number of.
    * un número variado de + Nombre = any number of + Nombre.
    * un oásis de = an oasis of.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importantes = not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de tantos = little fish in a big pond.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * unos + Cantidad = around + Cantidad.
    * unos con otros = one another.
    * unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable, a sprinkling of.
    * unos de otros = one another.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * unos encima de los otros = one on another.
    * unos + Fecha = about + Fecha.
    * unos + Número = some + Número.
    * unos pocos elegidos = a select few.
    * unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.
    * uno u otro = one or another.
    * un paquete de = a suite of.
    * un paquete integrado de programas = a suite of + programmes.
    * un paquete ofimático integrado = a suite of office automation software.
    * un par de = a couple of.
    * un par de minutos = a couple of moments.
    * un pasado oscuro = a dark past.
    * un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.
    * un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.
    * un período de = a stretch of.
    * un período determinado = a frozen moment in time.
    * un periodo intenso de = a flurry of.
    * un pilón de = a raft of, a mass of, a stack of.
    * un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].
    * un poco áspero = roughish.
    * un poco como = kind of like.
    * un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.
    * un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * un poco obscuro = dusky.
    * un poco perdido = a bit at sea.
    * un poco rugoso = roughish.
    * un popurrí de = a potpourri of, a welter of.
    * un poquito = a wee bit.
    * un poquito (de) = a dash of, a tiny bit of, a splash of, a hint of, a touch (of).
    * un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * un puñado de = a bunch of, a handful of, a clutch of.
    * un querido = a little something on the side.
    * un rato = awhile.
    * un rayo de = a shimmer of.
    * un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.
    * un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.
    * un regalito = a little something.
    * un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.
    * un rosario de = a rash of.
    * un saco de = a sackful of.
    * un saco lleno de = a sackful of.
    * un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.
    * un sinfín de = a myriad of, a host of, a whole host of.
    * un sinnúmero de = a myriad of, a host of, a whole host of.
    * un sueño hecho realidad = a dream come true.
    * un surtido de = an assortment of.
    * un tanto + Adjetivo = vaguely + Adjetivo.
    * un tiempo = awhile.
    * un tipo de = a kind of.
    * un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.
    * un torrente de = a cascade of.
    * un total de = a universe of, a total of.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.
    * un tramo de = a stretch of.
    * un trato justo = a square deal.
    * un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.
    * un velo de bruma = a veil of mist.
    * un viso de = a whiff of.
    * variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.

    * * *
    UN
    (en Col) = Universidad Nacional
    * * *

     

    un (pl
    ◊ unos), una (pl unas) art the masculine article un is also used before feminine nouns which begin with stressed a or ha e.g. un arma poderosa, un hambre feroz

    1 ( sing) a;
    ( delante de sonido vocálico) an;
    (pl) some;

    un asunto importante an important matter;
    hay unas cartas para ti there are some letters for you;
    tiene unos ojos preciosos he has lovely eyes
    2 ( con valor ponderativo):
    ◊ tú haces unas preguntas … you do ask some questions!

    3 ( con nombres propios) a;

    4 (pl) ( expresando aproximación) about;

    un, una
    I art indet
    1 a
    una azafata, a hostess
    (antes de vocal) an
    un paraguas, an umbrella
    2 unos,-as, some: pasamos unos días en la playa, we spent some days by the sea
    II adj (cardinal) one: solo queda una, there is only one
    un kilo de azúcar, one kilo of sugar ➣ tb uno,-a
    'un' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abanderar
    - abandonar
    - abandono
    - abanico
    - abatirse
    - aberración
    - abertura
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abismo
    - ablandar
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abordar
    - abrir
    - abrazar
    - abrazo
    - abreviar
    - abrigar
    - abrochar
    - abrupta
    - abrupto
    - absoluta
    - absoluto
    - absurda
    - absurdo
    - abusar
    - abusiva
    - abusivo
    - abusón
    - abusona
    - acá
    - acabada
    - acabado
    - acariciar
    - acaudillar
    - accidental
    - accidente
    - acelerón
    - acento
    - achatamiento
    - achicar
    - acidez
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - acoger
    - acogida
    - acompañar
    English:
    A
    - abandon
    - abandoned
    - about
    - abridged
    - abroad
    - abrupt
    - absent
    - absolute
    - abuse
    - academy
    - accent
    - accept
    - acceptable
    - accepted
    - accidentally
    - accommodation
    - accomplishment
    - accuracy
    - accurate
    - accustom
    - achievement
    - acknowledgement
    - across
    - act
    - action
    - actual
    - addicted
    - adjourn
    - adjust
    - administer
    - administration
    - admission
    - admit
    - advance
    - advertise
    - advice
    - advise
    - adviser
    - afford
    - Afro
    - after
    - after-sales
    - aged
    - agent
    - aggravating
    - aggregate
    - aggressive
    - agree
    - agreement
    * * *
    un, una1 (mpl unos, fpl unas) art indeterminado Un is used instead of una before feminine nouns which begin with a stressed “a” or “ha” (e.g. un águila an eagle; un hacha an axe).
    1. [singular] a;
    [ante sonido vocálico] an;
    un hombre/tren a man/train;
    una mujer/mesa a woman/table;
    una hora an hour;
    tengo un hambre enorme I'm extremely hungry;
    un Picasso auténtico a genuine Picasso;
    un niño necesita cariño children need o a child needs affection
    2. [plural] some;
    tengo unos regalos para ti I have some presents for you;
    llegaremos en unos minutos we will arrive in a few minutes;
    había unos coches mal estacionados there were some badly parked cars;
    son unas personas muy amables they are very kind people;
    tiene unas ganas enormes de viajar he is extremely keen to travel;
    unas tijeras/gafas a pair of scissors/glasses;
    llevaba unas gafas de sol she was wearing sunglasses
    3. [ante números] [indica aproximación]
    había unos doce muchachos there were about o some twelve boys there
    4. [con valor enfático]
    ¡me dio una pena! I felt so sorry for her!;
    se te ocurren unas ideas you have some really odd ideas
    * * *
    un, una
    art indet a; antes de vocal y h muda an;
    unos coches/pájaros some cars/birds
    * * *
    un uno
    un, una art, mpl unos
    1) : a, an
    2) unos or unas pl
    : some, a few
    hace unas semanas: a few weeks ago
    3) unos or unas pl
    : about, approximately
    unos veinte años antes: about twenty years before
    * * *
    un det a / an

    Spanish-English dictionary > un

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