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I.iz.1.a. fishing; \arrantzatik bizi dira they live from fishing | they fish for a living; \arrantzan ikasi zuten they learnt how to fish; noiz sartu zinen \arrantzan? when did you start as a fisherman?; \arrantzan {ari izan || ibili || jardun } to be fishing; alturako \arrantza deep sea fishing; baxurako \arrantza coastal fishing; { itsas zabaleko || ur handietako} \arrantza deep sea fishing; itsasbazterreko \arrantza offshore fishingb. [ izenen aurrean ]2. fish caught, amount of fish caught; \arrantza handia egin zuten they {hauled in || caught} a lot of fishII.iz.1. ( astoari d.) bray2. ( oihua) scream, shout, cry, clamour -
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Fishery: offshore fishing boatУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > катер для лова в открытом море
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f. & m.1 sea (also figurative).veranean en el mar they spend their summer holidays at the seasidehacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to seaalta mar high seasa mares a lotllover a mares to rain bucketsmar abierto the open seamar adentro out to seamar gruesa rough o stormy seamar rizada choppy seael mar Báltico the Baltic Seael mar Cantábrico the Cantabrian Seael mar Caribe the Caribbean Seael mar Caspio the Caspian Seael mar Egeo the Aegean Seael mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Seael mar Muerto the Dead Seael mar del Norte the North Seael mar Negro the Black Seael mar Rojo the red SeaUn mar de gente A great number of people.2 EAR, enlarged access resources.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 (gen) sea2 (marejada) swell\en alta mar on the high sea, on the open seaestar hecho,-a un mar de lágrimas to be crying his/her eyes out, be in floods of tearshacerse a la mar to put (out) to sea, set sailllover a mares to rain cats and dogs, bucket down¡pelillos a la mar! familiar let bygones be bygones!por mar by seamar adentro out to seamar gruesa heavy seamar picada rough seamar rizada slightly choppy sea* * *noun mf.* * *ISM[a veces] SF1) (Geog) seael fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea, the seabed
una casa al lado del mar — a house by the sea o on the coast
el o la mar estaba en calma — the sea was calm
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en alta mar — on the high seas•
echarse a la mar — to set sail•
mar de fondo — (lit) groundswell; (fig) underlying tension•
por mar — by sea, by boat•
los siete mares — the seven seas- me cago en la mar saladamar Cantábrico — Bay of Biscay, Cantabrian Sea
brazo 4), golpe 11)mar de arena — poét sand dunes pl, desert wastes pl poét
2) (=marea) tide3) (=abundancia)a)• un mar de diferencia — a world of difference
hay un mar de diferencia entre las dos expresiones — there is a world of difference between the two expressions
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estar hecho un mar de dudas — to be full of doubt, be beset with doubts frmb)• a mares, estaba llorando a mares — she was crying her eyes out
estuvo lloviendo a mares todo el camino — it was raining cats and dogs o it was pouring (down) the whole way
c)la mar de * —
estoy la mar de contento — I'm ever so happy, I'm over the moon *
lo hemos pasado la mar de bien — we had a whale of a time * o a great time
IIen Lisboa vivimos la mar de bien — we live ever so well in Lisbon, we love living in Lisbon
SF [eufemismo] de madre in obscene expressionsIIIEXCL (Mil) march!* * *1) (Geog) seasurcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)
el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea
hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail
a mares — (fam)
sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat
arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse
me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)
surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas
quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained
2) ( costa)3)a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems
b) ( abismo)hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...
los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)
c)la mar de... — (fam)
es la mar de simpática — she's so nice
* * *= sea.Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.----* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* alta mar = high seas, the.* a mares = cats and dogs.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* brazo de mar = sound.* caballito de mar = seahorse.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.* concha de mar = seashell.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de mar adentro = offshore.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* en el mar = at sea.* energía del mar = ocean energy.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* erizo de mar = sea urchin.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estrella de mar = starfish.* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.* mar adentro = offshore.* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.* mar agitada = heavy sea.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar arbolada = heavy sea.* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.* mar de fondo = groundswell.* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* mar gruesa = heavy sea.* mar interior = inland sea.* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* mar picada = heavy sea.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.* mar territorial = territorial sea.* mar tropical = tropical sea.* mina de mar = sea mine.* nutria de mar = sea otter.* oreja de mar = abalone.* orilla del mar = seashore.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.* puerto de mar = seaport.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.* un mar de = a sea of.* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.* verde mar = sea green.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* vista al mar = sea view.* * *1) (Geog) seasurcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)
el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea
hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail
a mares — (fam)
sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat
arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse
me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)
surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas
quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained
2) ( costa)3)a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems
b) ( abismo)hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...
los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)
c)la mar de... — (fam)
es la mar de simpática — she's so nice
* * *= sea.Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* alta mar = high seas, the.* a mares = cats and dogs.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* brazo de mar = sound.* caballito de mar = seahorse.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.* concha de mar = seashell.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de mar adentro = offshore.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* en el mar = at sea.* energía del mar = ocean energy.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* erizo de mar = sea urchin.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estrella de mar = starfish.* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.* mar adentro = offshore.* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.* mar agitada = heavy sea.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar arbolada = heavy sea.* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.* mar de fondo = groundswell.* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* mar gruesa = heavy sea.* mar interior = inland sea.* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* mar picada = heavy sea.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.* mar territorial = territorial sea.* mar tropical = tropical sea.* mina de mar = sea mine.* nutria de mar = sea otter.* oreja de mar = abalone.* orilla del mar = seashore.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.* puerto de mar = seaport.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.* un mar de = a sea of.* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.* verde mar = sea green.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* vista al mar = sea view.* * *A ( Geog) seala vida en el mar life at seaa orillas del mar by the seael mar estaba como un plato or una balsa the sea was like a millpondel mar está picado or rizado the sea is choppyel mar estaba agitado or revuelto the sea was roughel fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the seamar abierto open seala corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the currentla tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro they were caught out at sea by the stormhacerse a la mar ( liter); to set sailpor mar by seaa mares ( fam): llovió a mares it poured with rain, it bucketed down ( BrE colloq), it rained cats and dogssudaba a mares he was sweating streams, he was streaming o pouring with sweatarar en el mar to flog a dead horsela mar en coche ( RPl fam): una cena con champán, el mejor caviar y la mar en coche a meal complete with champagne, the finest caviar, the works o the whole shebang o the whole caboodle ( colloq)surcar los siete mares to sail the seven seasquien no se arriesga no pasa la mar nothing ventured, nothing gainedCompuestos:Adriatic SeaYellow SeaBaltic SeaBay of BiscayCaribbean SeaCaspian SeaBarents SeaChina Sea(marejada) swellparece que se llevan muy bien pero hay mucho mar de fondo on the surface they seem to get on really well but underneath it all there's a lot of tension o but there's a lot of underlying tensionCaribbean SeaNorth Sea● mar EgeoAegean Searough o heavy seainland seaIonian SeaMediterranean SeaDead SeaBlack Seaterritorial waters (pl) ( within a 200 mile limit)● mar RojoRed Sea● mar territorial or jurisdiccionalterritorial waters (pl) ( within a 12 mile limit)Tyrrhenian SeaB(costa): el mar the coast¿prefieres ir al mar o a la montaña? would you prefer to go to the coast o to the seaside or to the mountains?C1(indicando abundancia, profusión): un mar de …: está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubtstiene un mar de problemas he has no end of problemsestaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears2(abismo): hay un mar de diferencia entre los dos países there's a world of difference between the two countries3es la mar de simpática she's so nicelo pasamos la mar de bien we had a whale of a time ( colloq)el vestido te queda la mar de bien the dress suits you perfectly, the dress looks really good on youtengo la mar de cosas que contarte I have loads of things to tell you ( colloq)* * *
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mar
mar.
mar sustantivo masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)
1 (Geog) sea;
el fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the sea;
mar abierto open sea;
la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the current;
hacerse a la mar (liter) to set sail;
por mar by sea;
mar Cantábrico Bay of Biscay;
mar de las Antillas Caribbean Sea;
mar Mediterráneo Mediterranean Sea;
mar gruesa rough o heavy sea
2 ( costa):
mar
I sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino sea: ayer había mucha mar, there was a heavy sea yesterday
en alta mar, on the high seas
mar adentro, out to sea
II sustantivo masculino
1 sea
Mar Cantábrico, Cantabrian Sea
2 (gran cantidad) un mar de deudas, a flood of debts
♦ Locuciones: a mares, a lot: lloraba a mares, he was in floods of tears
hacerse a la mar, to set sail
la mar de, really, very: es una niña la mar de despierta, she's a really clever girl
' mar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- arrastrar
- bonanza
- borde
- bramar
- bramido
- brava
- bravo
- buey
- cala
- chalet
- contramaestre
- crucero
- deslucir
- embravecerse
- encresparse
- erizo
- espuma
- estrella
- faenar
- golpe
- gruesa
- grueso
- langosta
- lengua
- loba
- lobo
- manga
- mareo
- nivel
- nublar
- nudo
- oleada
- orientarse
- orilla
- picada
- picado
- picarse
- puerto
- respeto
- revuelta
- revuelto
- ribera
- rizada
English:
above
- afloat
- bass
- bathe
- bed
- breaker
- calm
- can
- Caribbean
- choppy
- crossing
- Dead Sea
- facing
- groundswell
- hair
- heavy
- lap
- lost
- mar
- Mediterranean
- mighty
- navigate
- paddle
- prospect
- put out
- quagmire
- quit
- raging
- reclaim
- Red Sea
- rig
- rise
- roar
- rock
- rough
- sail
- sea
- sea dog
- sea-fish
- sea-level
- sea-water
- seabed
- seahorse
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- shore
- sink
- smooth
- splendid
* * *mar nm o nf Note that the feminine is used in literary language, by people such as fishermen with a close connection with the sea, and in some idiomatic expressions.1. [océano, masa de agua] sea;al nivel del mar at sea level;se cayó al mar she fell into the sea;hacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to sea;pasan meses en el mar [navegando] they spend months at sea;mar adentro out to sea;por mar [viajar, enviar] by sea;un viaje por mar a sea voyage;Literariosurcar los mares to ply the seas;a mares: llover a mares to rain cats and dogs;lloraba a mares she was crying her eyes out;sudaba a mares he was sweating buckets;RP Famla mar en coche the whole shebang;Esp muy Fam Esp Fam Euf mar abierto open sea;el mar Adriático the Adriatic Sea;el mar Amarillo the Yellow Sea;el mar Arábigo the Arabian Sea;el mar de Aral the Aral Sea;mar arbolada = rough sea with waves between 6 and 9 metres in height;el mar Báltico the Baltic Sea;mar calma calm sea;el mar Cantábrico the Bay of Biscay;el mar Caribe the Caribbean (Sea);el mar Caspio the Caspian Sea;el mar de China the China Sea;el mar de(l) Coral the Coral Sea;el mar Egeo the Aegean Sea;también Fig mar de fondo groundswell;el asunto ha creado mucha mar de fondo en la opinión pública the affair has given rise to a groundswell of public opinion;mar gruesa = rough sea with waves under 6 metres;un mar interior an inland sea;el mar de Irlanda the Irish Sea;el mar Jónico the Ionian Sea;mar llana calm sea;el mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Sea;el mar Muerto the Dead Sea;el mar Negro the Black Sea;el mar del Norte the North Sea;mar picada very choppy sea;mar rizada choppy sea;el mar Rojo the Red Sea;el mar de los Sargazos the Sargasso Sea2. [litoral] seaside;nos vamos a vivir al mar we're going to live by the sea;una casa en el mar a house by the sea;junto al mar at the seasideun mar de sangre a river of blood;estoy inmersa en un mar de dudas I'm plagued with doubts;estar hecho un mar de lágrimas to be crying one's eyes out[muy] dead;es la mar de inteligente she's dead intelligent;todo va la mar de lento everything's going dead slowly;está la mar de nerviosa she's dead nervous;tengo la mar de cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do* * *m (also f) GEOG sea;los mares del Sur the South Seas;alta mar high seas pl ;sudaba a mares fig fam the sweat was pouring off him fam ;llover a mares fig fam pour, bucket down fam ;hacerse a la mar put to sea* * *mar nmf1) : seaun mar agitado: a rough seahacerse a la mar: to set sail2)alta mar : high seas* * *mar n sea -
7 прибрежное рыболовство
1) General subject: banking (особ. у Ньюфаундленда)2) Engineering: coast fishery, inshore fishery3) Law: off-shore fishing4) Fishery: offshore fisheries5) Ecology: coastal fishery, near-shore fishing6) Business: coastal fishing, in-shore fishing, inshore fishing, near-coast fishingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > прибрежное рыболовство
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f hill* * *altura s.f.1 high ground, rise: il castello sorge su un'altura, the castle stands on a rise* * *[al'tura]sostantivo femminile1) (luogo elevato) rise, hill, high ground2) mar.d'altura — [ pesca] deep-sea, offshore; [ imbarcazione] seagoing, ocean-going
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adj.submarine, deep-ocean, subaquatic, deep-sea.m.submarine, sub.* * *► adjetivo1 underwater, submarine1 submarine————————1 submarine* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - submarina)adj.* * *1.ADJ underwater, submarine2. SM1) (Náut) submarine2) Arg (Culin) hot milk with piece of chocolate* * *I- na adjetivo underwater (before n), submarine (before n)IImasculino submarine* * *I- na adjetivo underwater (before n), submarine (before n)IImasculino submarine* * *submarino11 = submarine.Nota: Nombre que a veces se abrevia como sub.Ex: Ships and submarines also have to carry a lot of technical documents eg: handbooks, drawings, catalogues.
* marinero de submarino = submariner.* submarino nuclear = nuclear submarine.submarino22 = undersea, submarine, underwater.Ex: This article details the design of and experience with a virtual reality system controlling a remotely operating undersea vehicle in Antarctica.
Ex: The first high-speed data communication link was established between Canada and Japan in Feb 82 using a 9600-baud dedicated submarine cable.Ex: A museum in Australia has used the World Wide Web to create a virtual library of underwater archaeological digs.* cable submarino = undersea cable.* * ** * *
submarino 1◊ -na adjetivo
underwater ( before n), submarine ( before n)
submarino 2 sustantivo masculino
submarine
submarino,-a
I adjetivo underwater
pesca submarina, underwater fishing
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1 m (un barco) submarine
2 m fig (un infiltrado) es un submarino del partido rival, he's an infiltrator from the rival party
' submarino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmersa
- inmerso
- submarina
- submarinista
- arpón
- emerger
- sumergido
- sumergir
English:
offshore
- power
- resurface
- submarine
- submerge
- underwater
- off
- sub
* * *submarino, -a♦ adjundersea, submarine;fotografía submarina underwater photography♦ nm1. [nave] submarinesubmarino atómico atomic submarine;submarino nuclear nuclear submarine3. RP [merienda] = drink of hot milk with a lump of melted chocolate4. RP [tortura] = method of torture in which the victim's head is held underwater* * *I adj underwaterII m submarine* * *submarino, -na adj: submarine, underseasubmarino nm: submarine* * *submarino n submarine -
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adj.1 tall, elevated, high-rise.2 high, upland.3 tall.4 high, steep.Precios altos High (steep) prices5 loud.6 lofty.adv.1 loudly, aloud, high up.2 high, in a high position.intj.stop, hold everything, halt, hold it.m.1 height.2 stop, halt, interruption, pause.3 hill, top of the hill, height.4 upper floor.5 high point, high, maximum.6 Alto.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona, edificio, árbol) tall2 (montaña, pared, techo, precio) high3 (elevado) top, upper4 (importancia) high, top5 (voz, sonido) loud1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground\a altas horas de la noche late at nighten lo alto de on the top ofpasar por alto to pass overpor todo lo alto figurado in a grand waytirando alto figurado at the mostalta cocina haute cuisinealta sociedad high societyalta tecnología high technologyaltas presiones high pressure singalto horno blast furnace————————► adverbio1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground————————1 (parada) stop1 halt! (policía) stop!\dar el alto a alguien MILITAR to order somebody to haltalto el fuego cease-fire* * *1. (f. - alta)adj.1) tall2) high3) loud2. adv.1) high2) loudly3. noun m.1) height2) halt, stop* * *I1. ADJ1) [en altura]a) [edificio, persona] tall; [monte] high•
jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneckmar I, 1)•
zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heelsb)• lo alto, una casa en lo alto de la cuesta — a house on top of the hill
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lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from abovepor todo lo alto —
2) [en nivel] [grado, precio, riesgo] high; [clase, cámara] upperla marea estaba alta — it was high tide, the tide was in
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alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner•
alta costura — high fashion, haute couture•
alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive•
alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage•
alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi•
alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official•
oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition•
alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure•
temporada alta — high season•
alta tensión — high tension, high voltageAlta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system
3) [en intensidad]4) [en el tiempo]5) [estilo] lofty, elevated6) (=revuelto)7) (Geog) upper8) (Mús) [nota] sharp; [instrumento, voz] alto9) ( Hist, Ling) high2. ADV1) (=arriba) high2) (=en voz alta)hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly
¡más alto, por favor! — louder, please!
volarpensar (en) alto — to think out loud, think aloud
3. SM1) (=altura)mide 1,80 de alto — he is 1.80 metres tall
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en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet upcon las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air
dejar algo en alto —
el resultado deja muy en alto su reputación como el mejor del mundo — the result has boosted his reputation as the best in the world
estas cosas dejan en alto el buen nombre de un país — these things contribute to maintaining the country's good name
2) (Geog) hill3) (Arquit) upper floor4) (Mús) alto5)6)• pasar por alto — [+ detalle, problema] to overlook
7) Chile [de ropa, cartas] pile8) Chile [de tela] length9)II1. SM1) (=parada) stop•
dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sba este bar vienen los camioneros que hacen un alto en el camino — the lorry drivers stop off at this bar on the way
hicieron un alto en el trabajo para comer un bocadillo — they took a break from work to eat a sandwich
alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire
2) (Aut) (=señal) stop sign; (=semáforo) lights pl2.EXCL¡alto! — halt!, stop!
¡alto ahí! — stop there!
¡alto el fuego! — cease fire!
* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *alto11 = stop.Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.
* alto del fuego = cease-fire.* alto en el camino = stopover.* echar por alto = bungle.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.alto22 = alto.Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.
alto33 = height.Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* en lo alto = on top.* en lo alto de = on top of, atop.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.alto44 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.* alta cocina = haute cuisine.* alta costura = haute couture.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* alta intensidad = high-rate.* alta mar = high seas, the.* alta posición = high estate.* alta productividad = high yield.* alta resolución = high resolution.* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.* alta traición = high treason.* alta velocidad = high-rate.* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* alto comisario = high commissioner.* alto dignatario = high official.* alto en fibras = high-fibre.* alto funcionario = high official.* alto horno = blast furnace.* alto nivel = high standard.* alto precio = costliness.* alto rendimiento = high yield.* alto riesgo = high stakes.* altos cargos = people in high office.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* clase alta = upper class.* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de la gama alta = high-end.* edificio alto = high-rise building.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* marea alta = high tide.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* temporada alta = high season.* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.alto55 = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.].Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* en voz alta = loudly, out loud.* hablar alto = be loud.* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.* pensar en voz alta = think + out loud.* sonido alto = loud noise.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall; ‹pared/montaña› highzapatos de tacones altos or ( AmS) de taco alto high-heeled shoeses más alto que su hermano he's taller than his brotheruna blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse2 [ ESTAR]:¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!mi hija está casi tan alta como yo my daughter's almost as tall as me now o almost my height nowB (indicando posición, nivel)1 [ SER] highlos techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilingsun vestido de talle alto a high-waisted dress2 [ ESTAR]:ese cuadro está muy alto that picture's too highponlo más alto para que los niños no alcancen put it higher up so that the children can't reachel río está muy alto the river is very highla marea está alta it's high tide, the tide's inlos pisos más altos del edificio the top floors of the buildingsalgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands up o with your hands in the aireso deja muy en alto su buen nombre (CS); that has really boosted his reputationúltimamente están con or tienen la moral bastante alta they've been in pretty high spirits lately, their morale has been pretty high recentlya pesar de haber perdido, ha sabido mantener alto el espíritu he's managed to keep his spirits up despite losingDios te está mirando allá en lo alto God is watching you from on highhabían acampado en lo alto de la montaña they had camped high up on the mountainsideen lo alto del árbol high up in the tree, at the top of the treepor todo lo alto in stylecelebraron su triunfo por todo lo alto they celebrated their victory in styleuna boda por todo lo alto a lavish weddingC (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta she has high blood pressurecereales de alto contenido en fibra high-fiber cerealsha pagado un precio muy alto por su irreflexión he has paid a very high price for his rashnessproductos de alta calidad high-quality products[ S ] imprescindible alto dominio del inglés good knowledge of English essentialel nivel es bastante alto en este colegio the standard is quite high in this schoolel alto índice de participación en las elecciones the high turnout in the electionsembarazo de alto riesgo high-risk pregnancytirando por lo alto at the most, at the outsidetirando por lo alto costará unas 200 libras it will cost about 200 pounds at the most o at the outsideD1 [ ESTAR] (en intensidad) ‹volumen/radio/televisión› loudpon la radio más alta turn the radio up¡qué alta está la televisión! the television is so loud!2en voz alta or en alto aloud, out loudestaba pensando en voz alta I was thinking aloud o out loudE ( delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/dirigente/funcionario› high-ranking, topun militar de alto rango a high-ranking army officeruno de los más altos ejecutivos de la empresa one of the company's top executivesconversaciones de alto nivel high-level talksF ( delante del n) ‹ideales› hightiene un alto sentido del deber she has a strong sense of dutyes el más alto honor de mi vida it is the greatest honor I have ever hadtiene un alto concepto or una alta opinión de ti he has a high opinion of you, he thinks very highly of youG ( delante del n)1 ( Ling) highel alto alemán High German2 ( Geog) upperel alto Aragón upper Aragonel Alto Paraná the Upper ParanáCompuestos:feminine upper-middle classes (pl)feminine haute cuisinefeminine high comedyfeminine haute couture, high fashionfeminine high definitionde or en altoa definición high-definition ( before n)feminine High Middle Ages (pl)feminine dressagefeminine high fidelity, hi-fifeminine high frequency● alta marmasculine or feminine el pesquero fue apresado en (el or la) altoa mar the trawler was seized on the high sea(s)se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el or la) altoa mar it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at seala flota de altoa mar the deep-sea fleetfeminine hairstylingfpl upper echelons (pl)fpl:las altoas finanzas high financefeminine high societyfpl high pressureun sistema de altoas presiones a high-pressure systemfeminine high technologyfeminine high tension o voltagefeminine high treason● alto comisario, alta comisariamasculine, feminine high commissioner● alto comisionado or comisariadomasculine high commissionmasculine blast furnacemasculine high-ranking officermasculine high relief, alto relievomasculine high voltage o tensionalto2A ‹volar/subir/tirar› hightírala más alto throw it higherB ‹hablar› loud, loudlyhabla más alto que no te oigo can you speak up a little o speak a bit louder, I can't hear youalto3halt!¡alto (ahí)! (dicho por un centinela) halt!; (dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!¡alto ahí! ¡eso sí que no estoy dispuesto a aceptarlo! hold on! I'm not taking that!¡alto el fuego! cease fire!Compuesto:alto4A1(altura): de alto highun muro de cuatro metros de alto a four-meter high walltiene tres metros de alto por dos de ancho it's three meters high by two wide2 (en el terreno) high groundsiempre se edificaban en un alto they were always built on high groundB1 (de un edificio) top floorviven en un alto they live in a top floor apartment o ( BrE) flatviven en los altos del taller they live above the workshopC(parada, interrupción): hacer un alto to stophicieron un alto en el camino para almorzar they stopped off o they stopped on the way for lunchdar el alto a algn ( Mil) to stop sb, to order sb to halt1 (señal de pare) stop signpasarse el alto to go through the stop sign2 (semáforo) stoplightE2 ( Chi) (cantidad de tela) length* * *
alto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
‹pared/montaña› high;
b) [ESTAR]:◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;
está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now
2 (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] high;
b) [estar]:
la marea está alta it's high tide;
los pisos más altos the top floors;
salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air;
con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits;
en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside;
en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree;
por todo lo alto in style
3 (en cantidad, calidad) high;
productos de alta calidad high-quality products;
tirando por lo alto at the most
4
5 ( delante del n)
c) ( en nombres compuestos)◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femenino
upper-middle classes (pl);
alta costura sustantivo femenino
haute couture;
alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino
high fidelity, hi-fi;
alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas;
flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing;
alta sociedad sustantivo femenino
high society;
alta tensión sustantivo femenino
high tension o voltage;
alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position;
( persona) high-ranking official;◊ alto mando sustantivo masculino
high-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio
1 ‹volar/subir› high
2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
alto 3 interjección
halt!;◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!
alto 4 sustantivo masculino
1a) ( altura)
tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high
2a) (parada, interrupción):
alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fireb) (Méx) (Auto):
( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice
(tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
III adverbio
1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
♦ Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break
' alto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- así
- barrio
- caer
- colmo
- cómo
- ella
- fuerte
- horno
- listón
- medir
- media
- monte
- ojo
- pasar
- relativamente
- riesgo
- superior
- suprimir
- suspender
- tacón
- tono
- última
- último
- vida
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- buzo
- contralto
- cuello
- funcionario
- grande
- hablar
- imaginar
- individuo
- lo
- nivel
- redondear
- saltar
- salto
- subir
- taco
- tanto
- todo
- torre
English:
above
- aloud
- alto
- arch
- atop
- blast-furnace
- brass
- ceasefire
- discount
- foreigner
- gloss over
- halt
- height
- high
- high-end
- high-level
- high-powered
- inflated
- labour-intensive
- laugh
- lifestyle
- loud
- omission
- overhead
- overlook
- pass down
- pass over
- peak
- polo neck
- second
- senior
- short
- sing up
- small
- soar
- speak up
- stop
- tall
- top
- top-level
- top-secret
- topmost
- tree-house
- turtleneck
- unemployment
- up
- upper
- uppermost
- world
- aloft
* * *alto, -a♦ adj1. [persona, árbol, edificio] tall;[montaña] high;es más alto que su compañero he's taller than his colleague;el Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo Everest is the world's highest mountain;¡qué alta está tu hermana! your sister's really grown!;lo alto [de lugar, objeto] the top;Fig [el cielo] Heaven;en lo alto de at the top of;el gato se escondió en lo alto del árbol the cat hid up the tree;hacer algo por todo lo alto to do sth in (great) style;una boda por todo lo alto a sumptuous weddingalto relieve high relief2. [indica posición elevada] high;[piso] top, upper;tu mesa es muy alta para escribir bien your desk is too high for writing comfortably;¡salgan con los brazos en alto! come out with your arms raised o your hands up;aguántalo en alto un segundo hold it up for a second;tienen la moral muy alta their morale is very high;el portero desvió el balón por alto the keeper tipped the ball over the bar;de alta mar deep-sea;en alta mar out at sea;le entusiasma la alta montaña she loves mountaineering;equipo de alta montaña mountaineering gear;mantener la cabeza bien alta to hold one's head high;pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;[sin querer] to miss sth out;esta vez pasaré por alto tu retraso I'll overlook the fact that you arrived late this time3. [cantidad, intensidad] high;de alta calidad high-quality;tengo la tensión muy alta I have very high blood pressure;tiene la fiebre alta her temperature is high, she has a high temperature;Informátun disco duro de alta capacidad a high-capacity hard disk;un televisor de alta definición a high-definition TV;una inversión de alta rentabilidad a highly profitable investment;un tren de alta velocidad a high-speed trainalto horno blast furnace;altos hornos [factoría] iron and steelworks;Informát alta resolución high resolution;alta temperatura high temperature;alta tensión high voltage;Der alta traición high treason;alto voltaje high voltagede alto nivel [delegación] high-level;un alto dirigente a high-ranking leaderHist la alta aristocracia the highest ranks of the aristocracy;alto cargo [persona] [de empresa] top manager;[de la administración] top-ranking official; [puesto] top position o job;los altos cargos del partido the party leadership;los altos cargos de la empresa the company's top management;alta cocina haute cuisine;Alto Comisionado High Commission;alta costura haute couture;Mil alto mando [persona] high-ranking officer; [jefatura] high command;alta sociedad high societyaltas finanzas high finance;Informát de alto nivel [lenguaje] high-level;alta tecnología high technology6. [sonido, voz] loud;en voz alta in a loud voice;el que no esté de acuerdo que lo diga en voz alta if anyone disagrees, speak up7. [hora] late;a altas horas de la noche late at night8. Geog upper;un crucero por el curso alto del Danubio a cruise along the upper reaches of the Danube;el Alto Egipto Upper EgyptHist Alto Perú = name given to Bolivia during the colonial era; Antes Alto Volta Upper Volta9. Hist High;la alta Edad Media the High Middle Ages10. [noble] [ideales] lofty11. [crecido, alborotado] [río] swollen;[mar] rough;con estas lluvias el río va alto the rain has swollen the river's banks♦ nm1. [altura] height;mide 2 metros de alto [cosa] it's 2 metres high;[persona] he's 2 metres tall2. [lugar elevado] heightlos Altos del Golán the Golan Heights3. [detención] stop;hacer un alto to make a stop;hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped to have a bite to eat;dar el alto a alguien to challenge sbalto el fuego [cese de hostilidades] ceasefire;¡alto el fuego! [orden] cease fire!4. Mús alto5. [voz alta]no se atreve a decir las cosas en alto she doesn't dare say out loud what she's thinking6. Andes, Méx, RP [montón] pile;tengo un alto de cosas para leer I have a pile o mountain of things to readvive en los altos de la tintorería she lives in a separate Br flat o US apartment above the dry cleaner's♦ adv1. [arriba] high (up);volar muy alto to fly very high2. [hablar] loud;por favor, no hables tan alto please, don't talk so loud♦ interjhalt!, stop!;¡alto! ¿quién va? halt! who goes there?;¡alto ahí! [en discusión] hold on a minute!;[a un fugitivo] stop!* * *1en alta mar on the high seas;el alto Salado the upper (reaches of the) Salado;los pisos altos the top floors;en voz alta out loud;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;clase alta high class;alta calidad high qualityhablar alto speak loudly;pasar por alto overlook;poner más alto TV, RAD turn up;por todo lo alto fam lavishly;en alto on high ground, high up;llegar alto go farIII m1 ( altura) height;dos metros de alto two meters high2 Chipile3:los altos de Golán GEOG the Golan Heights2 m1 halt;¡alto! halt!;dar el alto a alguien order s.o. to stop;¡alto ahí! stop right there!2 ( pausa) pause;hacer un alto stop* * *alto adv1) : high2) : loud, loudlyalto, -ta adj1) : tall, high2) : louden voz alta: aloud, out loudalto nm1) altura: height, elevation2) : stop, halt3) altos nmpl: upper floorsalto interj: halt!, stop!* * *alto1 adj1. (en general) high2. (persona, edificio, árbol) tall3. (sonido, voz) loudalto2 adv1. (volar, subir) high2. (hablar) loudly
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Fishing — An important economicactivity of the region since the Mid dle Ages. Although freshwater and offshore fishing are now some what diminishing, they have been of vital importance for the food supply of the population (especially herring, salmon,… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
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Offshore Kite Fishing — is a sport fishing technique used to keep live bait on the surface of the water to attract and catch surface feeding predators. It is primarily used in Florida along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean for Sailfish. It is also used for… … Wikipedia
Fishing industry in New Zealand — Sea floor map around New Zealand. As with other countries, New Zealand’s 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone gives its fishing industry special fishing rights.[1] It covers 4.1 million square kilometres. This is the sixth largest zone in… … Wikipedia
Fishing in Alabama — Alabama has a rich history and diversity of freshwater and saltwater sport fishing opportunities within its extensive rivers systems, farm ponds and the inshore and offshore saltwaters of the Gulf of Mexico. [cite book |last=Jackson |first=Harvey … Wikipedia
Offshore wind power — View of Lillgrund Wind Farm, Sweden Offshore wind power refers to the construction of wind farms in bodies of water to generate electricity from wind. Better wind speeds are available offshore compared to on land, so offshore wind power’s… … Wikipedia
Fishing industry — Modern Spanish tuna purse seiner in the Seychelles Islands The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is… … Wikipedia
Marlin fishing — Hemingway with his family and four marlin in 1935 Marlin fishing is considered by some game fishermen to be the pinnacle of offshore game fishing, due to the size and power of marlin and the relative rareness and vulnerability of this species. In … Wikipedia
Recreational boat fishing — Fly fishing from a dinghy Recreational fishermen usually fish either from a boat or from a shoreline or river bank. When fishing from a boat, or fishing vessel, pretty much any fishing technique can be used, from nets to fish traps, but some … Wikipedia
bank fishing — fishing for cod on the offshore grounds of Newfoundland, usually with trawls or hook and line … Dictionary of ichthyology