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121 usanza
f.custom, usage.a la vieja o antigua usanza in the old way o style* * *1 literal fashion, custom\a la antigua usanza in the old style* * *SF usage, customa usanza india, a usanza de los indios — according to Indian custom
* * *femenino (liter)* * *= rite.Ex. This is a list of uniform titles for liturgical works of the Latin rites of the Catholic Church.----* a la antigua usanza = old-style.* * *femenino (liter)* * *= rite.Ex: This is a list of uniform titles for liturgical works of the Latin rites of the Catholic Church.
* a la antigua usanza = old-style.* * *( liter)bailes tradicionales a la antigua usanza old-style folk dancesvestidos a la usanza india dressed in Indian costume, wearing Indian clothes* * *
usanza f (moda, costumbre) custom
trajes a la antigua usanza, old style costumes
' usanza' also found in these entries:
English:
usage
* * *usanza nfuna mujer vestida a la usanza del XVI a woman dressed in the style of the 16th century;es un caballero a la antigua usanza he's a gentleman in the old style* * *f usage, custom* * *usanza nf: custom, usage -
122 cuate
adj.chummy, comradely, pally.f. & m.1 twin. ( Central American Spanish, Ecuadoran Spanish, Mexican Spanish)2 chum, old friend, buddy, pal.* * *CAm, Méx1.ADJ twin2. SMF1) (=gemelo) twin2) (=compadre) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) *3) (=tipo) guy * /girl3.SM (=escopeta) double-barrelled gun* * *masculino y femenino (Méx)a) ( mellizo) twinb) (fam) ( amigo) pal (colloq)c) (fam) (tipo, tipa) (m) guy (colloq); (f) woman* * *masculino y femenino (Méx)a) ( mellizo) twinb) (fam) ( amigo) pal (colloq)c) (fam) (tipo, tipa) (m) guy (colloq); (f) woman* * *( Méx)1 (mellizo) twinen esa familia hay dos pares de cuates there are two sets of twins in that family* * *
cuate sustantivo masculino y femenino (Méx)
(f) woman
cuate m LAm
1 (amigo) friend
2 (mellizo) twin
' cuate' also found in these entries:
English:
buddy
- chum
- home
- mate
- pal
* * *cuate CAm, Ecuad, Méx♦ adj1. [gemelo] twin;hermano cuate twin brother;torres cuates twin towers2. [semejante] similar;no tener cuate to be unique♦ nmf1. [gemelo] twinse fue al bar con sus cuates he went to the bar with his pals;pásate por casa, cuate come round to my place[mujer] woman;el tren venía repleto de cuates the train was full of people4. [par]¿dónde está el cuate de mi zapato? where's my other shoe?* * *m Méx1 ( gemelo) twin2 fam ( tío) guy fam* * *1) : twin -
123 real
adj.1 real (verdadero).2 royal.f.REAL, revised European-American lymphoma classification.m.real (moneda) (from Brazil).no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name* * *► adjetivo1 (regio) royal2 figurado grand, fine1 (de feria) fairground2 (moneda) old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta\estar sin un real to be pennilessno me da la real gana familiar I don't feel like itno valer un real to be worthless, not be worth tuppencepor real decreto DERECHO by royal decree————————► adjetivo1 (verdadero) real* * *adj.1) teal2) true3) royal* * *IADJ (=verdadero) realIIla película está basada en hechos reales — the film is based on real o actual events
1. ADJ1) (=de la realeza) royalporque no me da la real gana — * because I don't damn well feel like it *
2) † (=espléndido) grand, splendiduna real hembra — hum a fine figure of a woman
2. SM1) (tb: real de la feria) fairground2) ( Hist) army campha asentado sus reales en mi casa y de aquí no lo sacas — he's installed himself in my house and you won't get him out of here
3) ( Hist) (Econ) old Spanish coin of 25 céntimos, one quarter of a pesetano tiene un real — * he hasn't a bean *
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *real11 = royal.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
* águila real = golden eagle.* cañada real = droving road.* carta real = charter.* glacé real = royal icing, glacé royal.* Nombre + real = majesty's + Nombre.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pavo real = peacock.real22 = actual, flesh-and-blood, genuine, real, real-world, real-life, on the ground, factual.Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.Ex: A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex: It is unfortunate that there is a dearth of real-world logged data to explore usage and problems.Ex: Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.* en la práctica real = in actual practice.* en la vida real = in real life.* en términos reales = in real terms, in actual practice.* experiencia del mundo real = real-world training.* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos reales = true story.* mundo real, el = real world, the.* práctica real = actual practice.* real y verdaderamente = really and truly.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tamaño real = full-size.* vida real = real life.* * *real1A(verdadero, no ficticio): el libro narra un hecho real the book tells a true storyes muy distinta en la vida real she's very different in real lifehistorias de la vida real real-life stories, true o true-life storiesB (de la realeza) royalla familia real the royal familypor real decreto by royal decreela Real Academia Española de la Lengua the Royal Academy of the Spanish LanguageCompuesto:masculine summer residence ( of the Spanish monarchs)C ( fam)real2A1 (moneda) real (old Spanish coin worth a quarter of a peseta, also a Peruvian 10 centavo coin)no valer un real ( fam); to be worth nothinglos terrenos no valen ni un real the land isn't worth a penny o is worthless2 ( Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)B1 ( Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales «ejército» to set up camp;«persona» to install* oneself; «empresa» to set up2(recinto): real de la feria fairground* * *
real adjetivoa) (verdadero, no ficticio):
en la vida real in real life;
historias de la vida real real-life o true-life stories
◊ porque me da la real gana (fam) because I damn well want to (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
◊ no valer un real (fam) to be worth nothing
c)
real 1 adj (no ficticio) real: fue una sensación muy real, it was a very vivid feeling
una historia basada en hechos reales, a true-life story ➣ Ver nota en actual
real 2 adj (relativo a la realeza) royal
' real' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- actual
- águila
- alteza
- armar
- batalla
- berenjenal
- bien
- bocazas
- botadura
- buena
- bueno
- caballero
- calvario
- campeonato
- comistrajo
- cómitre
- concreta
- concreto
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- corte
- desengañarse
- desperdicio
- efectiva
- efectivo
- elemento
- espectáculo
- esperpento
- expolio
- follón
- gaita
- guardia
- hecha
- hecho
- histórica
- histórico
- inmobiliaria
- inmobiliario
- inmueble
- jalea
- joya
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- legítima
- legítimo
- macho
- maestría
- mentir
- muy
English:
AA
- actual
- bumpkin
- chalk up
- character
- deduce
- dinosaur
- doll
- dope
- drip
- dump
- effective
- eye-opener
- go-getter
- godsend
- going-over
- golden eagle
- gut
- heyday
- hick
- hole
- host
- juggling act
- live
- loony
- mine
- misery
- mismatch
- nothing
- nut
- peacock
- predicament
- pushover
- real
- real estate
- real-life
- RN
- royal
- shirt
- sight
- snuff movie
- state
- sweat
- telling-off
- term
- thrashing
- to-do
- tough
- trial
- true
* * *♦ adj1. [verdadero] real;existe un peligro real de que explote there is a real danger that it may explode;una historia real a true story2. [de la realeza] royalReal Academia Española (de la Lengua) = institution that sets lexical and grammatical standards for Spanish;real decreto = name given to acts passed by the Spanish parliament when appearing in the official gazette;Hist royal decree; Fampor real decreto: tenemos que volver a casa a las diez por real decreto it has been decreed that we should be back home by ten o'clock♦ nm1. [moneda] [de Brasil] real;Hist [de España]= old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta;cuatro reales: lo compró por cuatro reales she bought it for next to nothing;no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name;no valer un real to be worthless2. Compsentar el real, sentar los reales [ejército] to set up camp;[persona] to settle down* * *I adj1 ( regio) royal2 ( verdadero) realII m fig:(a)sentar sus reales set up camp* * *real adj1) : real, true2) : royal* * *real adj1. (auténtico) true / real2. (del rey) royal -
124 español
adj.Spanish.m.1 Spanish, Spanish language.2 Spaniard.3 Dago.* * *► adjetivo1 Spanish► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Spaniard1 (idioma) Spanish, Castilian————————1 (idioma) Spanish, Castilian* * *(f. - española)noun adj.* * *español, -a1.ADJ Spanish2.SM / F Spaniardlos españoles — the Spaniards, the Spanish
3.SM (Ling) Spanish* * *I- ñola adjetivo SpanishII- ñola masculino, femenino1) ( persona) (m) Spaniard, Spanish man; (f) Spaniard, Spanish womanlos españoles — the Spanish, Spaniards, Spanish people
* * *= Spanish, Spaniard.Ex. This subdivision requires that DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION be further modified to specify who did the discovering; for example, AMERICA-DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, Spanish.Ex. By the 1920s a small number of Spaniards had settled in Chicago, attracted to the area by jobs in steel mills and other industries.* * *I- ñola adjetivo SpanishII- ñola masculino, femenino1) ( persona) (m) Spaniard, Spanish man; (f) Spaniard, Spanish womanlos españoles — the Spanish, Spaniards, Spanish people
* * *= Spanish, Spaniard.Ex: This subdivision requires that DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION be further modified to specify who did the discovering; for example, AMERICA-DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, Spanish.
Ex: By the 1920s a small number of Spaniards had settled in Chicago, attracted to the area by jobs in steel mills and other industries.* * *Spanishmasculine, femininelos españoles the Spanish, Spaniards, Spanish people2* * *
español 1◊ - ñola adjetivo
Spanish
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona) (m) Spaniard, Spanish man;
(f) Spaniard, Spanish woman;
español 2 sustantivo masculino ( idioma) Spanish
español,-a
I adjetivo Spanish
II sustantivo masculino y femenino Spaniard
los españoles, the Spanish
III m (idioma) Spanish
' español' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abordar
- AVE
- bar
- dedo
- ELE
- española
- estanca
- estanco
- gracia
- gustar
- hablada
- hablado
- heredera
- heredero
- hispana
- hispano
- levante
- página
- pulir
- realmente
- spanglish
- castellano
- cuenta
- gallego
- gente
- hispanismo
- latino
- traducción
English:
A
- actually
- agree
- both
- consulate
- conversational
- do
- fuck
- her
- his
- it
- monitor
- pair
- piece
- polish up
- small
- soil
- Spanglish
- Spaniard
- Spanish
- the
- into
- on
* * *español, -ola♦ adjSpanish♦ nm,f[persona] Spaniard;los españoles the Spanish, Spaniards♦ nm[lengua] Spanish español peninsular peninsular Spanish* * *I adj SpanishII m idioma Spanishlos españoles the Spanish* * *: Spanish: Spaniardespañol nmcastellano: Spanish (language)* * *español1 adj Spanishespañol2 n1. (idioma) Spanish2. (person) Spaniard -
125 puta
intj.fuck.f.whore (very informal).* * *1 tabú prostitute, whore\de puta madre tabú great, brilliant, bloody fantasticde puta pena tabú dreadful, bloody awfulir de putas tabú to go whoringni puta idea tabú not a bloody cluepasarlas putas tabú to go through hell* * *femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) prostitute, whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq)ir de putas — to go whoring (colloq)
hijo (de) puta — son of a bitch (vulg), bastard (vulg)
* * *= whore, slut, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.Ex. In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex. She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.Ex. The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex. She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.----* casa de putas = brothel, bawdy house [bawdyhouse].* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable, awful.* hijo de puta = rotter.* ir de putas = whoring.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* * *femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) prostitute, whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq)ir de putas — to go whoring (colloq)
hijo (de) puta — son of a bitch (vulg), bastard (vulg)
* * *= whore, slut, tart, hooker, slag, slapper, strumpet.Ex: In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.
Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex: She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.Ex: The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.* casa de putas = brothel, bawdy house [bawdyhouse].* de puta madre = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badass.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable, awful.* hijo de puta = rotter.* ir de putas = whoring.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* * *ir de putas to go whoring ( colloq)hace un frío de la gran puta shit, it's freezing! ( vulg), it's goddamn ( AmE) o ( BrE) bloody cold! (sl)por lo que las putas pudiese ( Arg); just in caseB ( vulg)(uso expletivo): ¡la puta! (expresando — asombro) shit! (sl), wow! ( colloq), jeez! ( AmE colloq), bloody hell! ( BrE sl) (— fastidio) shit! (sl), damn! ( colloq)mira que son lentos ¡la puta! they're so damned slow! ( colloq), they're so slow, damn them! ( colloq)nos/les fue como las putas ( Col vulg); we/they had a really lousy time ( colloq), we/they had a bloody awful time ( BrE sl)* * *
puta sustantivo femenino (vulg & pey) ( prostituta) whore (colloq & pej), hooker (colloq);
puta f pey whore
' puta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hijo
English:
son
- whore
- bastard
- bugger
- hooker
- tart
* * *puta nf1. muy Fam whore;¡me cago en la puta! [indica enfado, contrariedad] fucking hell!, fuck it!;pasarlas putas to have a really shit time;RPde la gran puta: hace un frío de la gran puta it's Br bloody o US goddamn freezing;* * *f popwhore;ir(se) de putas pop go whoring* * *puta nf: whore, slut -
126 asombrado
adj.amazed, bewildered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: asombrar.* * *1→ link=asombrar asombrar► adjetivo1 amazed, astonished, surprised* * *= astounded, stunned, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, startled, astonished.Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex. She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex. What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.Ex. 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.* * *= astounded, stunned, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, startled, astonished.Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.* * *adj amazed -
127 entonces
adv.then.si no te gusta, entonces no vayas if you don't like it, then don't gosi no ha llegado, entonces tiene que estar en la oficina if he hasn't arrived yet, then he must still be at the officeel entonces primer ministro the then prime ministerdesde entonces since thenen o por aquel entonces at that timeentonces, ¿vienes o no? are you coming or not, then?intj.1 so, so then, then, well then.2 and then, and so.* * *► adverbio1 (en aquel momento) then2 (en tal caso) so, then\de entonces in those days, of that timedesde entonces since thenen aquel entonces at that timepor (aquel) entonces at that time* * *adv.* * *ADV1) [uso temporal] then, at that timefue entonces que... — it was then that..., that was when...
2) [uso concesivo] so, thenentonces, ¿qué hacemos? — so, what shall we do?, what shall we do then?
¿entonces cómo que no viniste? — then o so why didn't you come?
¡y entonces! — Caribe, Cono Sur why of course!
* * *1) ( en aquel momento) thenpor or en aquel entonces — in those days
2)a) ( introduciendo conclusiones) so¿entonces vienes o te quedas? — so are you coming with us or staying here?
¿él se enteró? - no - ¿entonces? — did he find out? - no - so o well then, what's the problem?
b) ( uso expletivo) well, anywayentonces, como te iba diciendo... — well o anyway, as I was saying...
* * *= then, at this, about this time.Ex. An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.Ex. At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.----* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.* aun entonces = even then.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de entonces = of the day.* desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.* desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.* entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.* incluso entonces = even then.* justo entonces = immediately.* para aquel entonces = by then.* para entonces = by then.* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, en = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *1) ( en aquel momento) thenpor or en aquel entonces — in those days
2)a) ( introduciendo conclusiones) so¿entonces vienes o te quedas? — so are you coming with us or staying here?
¿él se enteró? - no - ¿entonces? — did he find out? - no - so o well then, what's the problem?
b) ( uso expletivo) well, anywayentonces, como te iba diciendo... — well o anyway, as I was saying...
* * *= then, at this, about this time.Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.* aun entonces = even then.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de entonces = of the day.* desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.* desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.* entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.* incluso entonces = even then.* justo entonces = immediately.* para aquel entonces = by then.* para entonces = by then.* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, en = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* * *A1 (en aquel momento) thenno los veo desde entonces I haven't seen them since (then)para entonces ya nadie se acordaba de él by then o by that time nobody remembered himel entonces presidente the then president, the president at that time2 (en aquellos tiempos) then, in those dayspor or en aquel entonces in those days3 (a continuación) thense acercó y entonces me reconoció he came closer and then he recognized meB1 (introduciendo conclusiones) thensi no es así, entonces él me mintió if that's not right, then he lied to me¿entonces vienes o te quedas? are you coming with us or staying here then?, so are you coming with us or staying here?¿él se enteró? — no — ¿entonces? did he find out? — no — so o well then, what's the problem?2 (uso expletivo) well, anywayentonces, como te iba diciendo … well o anyway, as I was saying …* * *
entonces adverbio
1 ( en aquel momento) then;
por or en aquel entonces in those days
2
◊ ¿entonces vienes o te quedas? so are you coming with us or staying here?
◊ entonces, como te iba diciendo … well o anyway, as I was saying …
entonces
I adverbio then: entonces íbamos mucho a la playa, at that time we very often used to go to the beach
entonces nos vemos mañana, we'll meet tomorrow then
hasta entonces, manténme informado, keep me informed until then
II conj then: si no les queda en blanco, entonces cógelo en azul, if there isn't any white left, then take the blue one
♦ Locuciones: por aquel entonces/en aquel entonces, in those days: por aquel entonces tú aún no habías nacido, you still hadn't been born at that time
' entonces' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochinche
- hasta
- hipnótica
- hipnótico
- irse
- llover
- para
- partir
- preferir
- pues
- tarde
- venir
- ya
- desde
- novedad
English:
intro
- now
- since
- so
- then
- thenceforth
- thereafter
- well
- zenith
- any
- ever
- gone
- there
- way
- when
- which
* * *entonces adv1. [en ese instante] then;entonces abrí la puerta y salí corriendo then I opened the door and ran out;esperaremos a que se apaguen las luces y entonces salimos we'll wait until the lights go out and then (we'll) leave2. [en esa época] then;entonces yo vivía en Manchester I was living in Manchester at the time;el entonces primer ministro the then prime minister;de entonces of the time, at that time;los periódicos de entonces the newspapers at that time o in those days;desde entonces since then;desde entonces vengo teniendo pesadillas ever since then I've had nightmares;desde entonces son enemigos they have been enemies ever since;en aquel entonces at that time;en aquel entonces nos conocimos we met at that time;hasta entonces until then;hasta entonces, devolvemos la conexión until then, it's back to the studio;para entonces by then;esperan que para entonces las obras estén finalizadas they hope the roadworks will be finished by then;por (aquel) entonces at that time;por (aquel) entonces estaba soltera she was single at the time3. [después] then;¿una bici?, primero aprueba el curso y entonces hablamos a bike? first pass the course and then we'll talk4. [introduciendo conclusión] then;entonces ella es la culpable so she's to blame, then;si no ha llegado, entonces tiene que estar en la oficina if he hasn't arrived yet, then he must still be at the office;si no te gusta, entonces no vayas if you don't like it, then don't go;entonces, ¿vienes o no? are you coming or not, then?;pero entonces, ¿quién lo hizo? well, who did it, then?* * *adv then;desde entonces since, since then;por entonces, en aquel entonces in those days, at that time;hasta entonces until then;¡pues entonces …! then …!;* * *entonces adv1) : then2)desde entonces : since then3)en aquel entonces : in those days* * *entonces adv thenme voy, entonces I'll be off, then -
128 gemir
v.1 to moan, to groan (person).El fantasma gime The ghost moans.El viento gime The wind moans.2 to howl (viento).3 to moan at.Me gime Ricardo Ricardo moans at me.* * *1 (quejarse) to moan, groan* * *verbto groan, moan* * *VI (=quejarse) to groan, moan; (=lamentarse) to wail, howl; [animal] to whine; [viento] to howl, wail- sí -dijo gimiendo — "yes," he groaned
* * *verbo intransitivoa) persona to moan, groanb) animal to whinec) (liter) viento to moan* * *= moan, whine, groan, wail, blubber, snivel, bay, whimper.Ex. The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.Ex. Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex. At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.Ex. 'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away.Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.Ex. My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.----* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* * *verbo intransitivoa) persona to moan, groanb) animal to whinec) (liter) viento to moan* * *= moan, whine, groan, wail, blubber, snivel, bay, whimper.Ex: The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.
Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.Ex: 'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away.Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* * *vi1 «persona» to moan, groangemía de dolor he moaned with pain2 «animal» to whine3 ( liter); «viento» to moan* * *
gemir ( conjugate gemir) verbo intransitivo
gemir verbo intransitivo to groan: gemían de dolor, he groaned in pain
' gemir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pujar
- quejarse
English:
groan
- moan
- wail
- whine
* * *gemir vi1. [persona] to moan, to groan;gemir de placer to moan o groan with pleasure2. [animal] to whine3. [viento] to moan* * *v/i moan, groan* * *gemir {54} vi: to moan, to groan, to wail* * *gemir vb1. (persona) to groan2. (animal) to whine
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