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1 acomodar

v.

1 to seat, to instal (instalar) (person).

El teatro acomoda a mil personas The theater seats a thousand people.

2 to fit.

3 to accommodate, to fix up, to adapt, to fit.

María acomoda el cuarto a diario Mary accommodates the bedroom daily.

4 to give accommodation for, to make room for, to provide accommodation for.

El hotel acomoda a excursiones The hotel gives accommodation for tours.

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acomodar

► verbo transitivo

1 (colocar) to arrange, fit in, find room for

2 (adaptar) to apply, adapt

■ podemos acomodar este ejemplo a la nueva teoría we can adapt this example to the new theory

3 (alojar) to lodge, accommodate

4 (conseguir empleo) to provide with a job, find a job for

■ la acomodó de niñera en Londres he found her a job as a nanny in London

5 (en un local) to find a place for

► verbo pronominal acomodarse

1 (instalarse) to make oneself comfortable

2 (adaptarse) to adapt oneself (a/con, to); (aceptar) to accept

■ de momento me acomodaré con este sueldo for the time being I'll make do with this salary

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verb

to accommodate, make room for, to adapt to

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1. VT

1) [+ visitante, huésped] to put up

nos acomodaron en diferentes cuartos — they put us up in different rooms

acomodaron a los evacuados en la escuela — they put up o accommodated the evacuees in the school

2) (=sentar)

nos acomodaron en nuestros asientos — they showed us to our seats

3) (=poner cómodo) to make comfortable

4) (=albergar) [local] to seat; [vehículo] to take

una sala con capacidad para acomodar a mil personas — a hall with a capacity of one thousand, a hall which can seat one thousand people

5) frm (=adaptar)

acomodar algo a algo — to adapt sth to (suit) sth

acomodaron la historia a sus necesidades políticas — they adapted history to suit their political requirements

tendrán que acomodar la ley a la directiva europea — they will have to bring the law into line with the European directive

tienes que acomodar tus gastos a tus ingresos — you need to adjust your expenditure to your income

6) frm (=conciliar) [+ colores] to match; [+ enemigos, rivales] to reconcile

7) frm (=suministrar)

acomodar a algn con algo — to supply o provide sb with sth

8) LAm (=colocar) to put

acomoda aquí los libros — put the books here

9) Cono Sur, Méx (=dar trabajo a) to get a job for, fix up (with a job) *

acomodó a su primo en la oficina — he got his cousin a job in the office, he fixed his cousin up (with a job) in the office *

10) Caribe (=estafar) to con *, trick

2.

See:

acomodarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (adaptar, amoldar) to adapt

no puedes acomodar las reglas a tu antojo — you can't bend the rules just to suit you

2) < huésped> to put... up

3)

a) (AmL) ( arreglar) to arrange; ( poner) to put

acomodó la cabeza en la almohada — he settled his head on the pillow

b) (fam) < persona> ( en puesto)

su tío lo acomodó en su sección — his uncle fixed him up with a job in his department
2.
acomodarse v pron

a) ( ponerse cómodo) to make oneself comfortable

se acomodó en el sillón — he settled himself (comfortably) in the armchair

b) (adaptarse, amoldarse)

acomodarse a algo — to adapt to something

c) (AmL) ( arreglarse) <ropa/anteojos> to adjust

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* acomodarse = fit, suit, ease + Reflexivo + in.

* acomodarse a = accommodate.

* acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* acomodarse en un Asiento = adjust + Reflexivo + Asiento.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (adaptar, amoldar) to adapt

no puedes acomodar las reglas a tu antojo — you can't bend the rules just to suit you

2) < huésped> to put... up

3)

a) (AmL) ( arreglar) to arrange; ( poner) to put

acomodó la cabeza en la almohada — he settled his head on the pillow

b) (fam) < persona> ( en puesto)

su tío lo acomodó en su sección — his uncle fixed him up with a job in his department
2.
acomodarse v pron

a) ( ponerse cómodo) to make oneself comfortable

se acomodó en el sillón — he settled himself (comfortably) in the armchair

b) (adaptarse, amoldarse)

acomodarse a algo — to adapt to something

c) (AmL) ( arreglarse) <ropa/anteojos> to adjust

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* acomodarse = fit, suit, ease + Reflexivo + in.

* acomodarse a = accommodate.

* acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* acomodarse en un Asiento = adjust + Reflexivo + Asiento.

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acomodar [A1 ]

vt

A (adaptar, amoldar) to adapt

acomodar la ley a las realidades sociales to bring the law into line with the realities of society, to adapt the law to the realities of society

no puedes acomodar las reglas a tu antojo you can't bend the rules just to suit you

deberías tratar de acomodar tus pretensiones a la realidad you should try to be more realistic in your aims

B ‹huésped› to put … up

C

1

( esp AmL) (colocar): acomoda los juguetes en el armario put your toys away in the cupboard

voy a acomodar el equipaje en el auto I'm going to put the bags in the car

2 ( fam) ‹persona›

(en un puesto): su tío lo acomodó en su departamento his uncle got him a job in o ( colloq) got him into his department

■ acomodarse

v pron

1 (ponerse cómodo) to make oneself comfortable

se acomodó en el sillón he settled himself (comfortably) in the armchair

2 (adaptarse, amoldarse) acomodarse A algo to adapt TO sth

se tendrá que acomodar a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas he will have to adapt to o adjust to o fit in with our way of doing things

no se acomoda a la realidad de la situación it doesn't fit in with the reality of the situation

3 ( AmL) (arreglarse) ‹ropa/anteojos› to straighten

se acomodó los anteojos he straightened his glasses

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acomodar ( conjugate acomodar) verbo transitivo
1 (adaptar, amoldar) to adapt
2 ‹ huésped› to put … up
3
a) (AmL) ( arreglar) to arrange;

( poner) to put
b) (fam) ‹ persona› ( en puesto):

◊ su tío lo acomodó en su sección his uncle fixed him up with a job in his department

acomodarse verbo pronominal
a) ( ponerse cómodo) to make oneself comfortable

b) (adaptarse, amoldarse) acomodarse a algo to adapt to sth

c) (AmL) ( arreglarse) ‹ropa/anteojos› to adjust

acomodar verbo transitivo
1 (dar alojamiento) to lodge, accommodate
2 (dar asiento en cine, teatro, etc) to find a place for
3 (adaptar) to adapt: acomoda tu horario al suyo, adapt your timetable to his
puedes acomodar la habitación a otros usos, you can put this room to other uses
' acomodar' also found in these entries:
English:
fit

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acomodar

♦ vt

1. [instalar] [persona] to seat, to instal;
[cosa] to place;
acomodó a los niños en la habitación de invitados she put the children in the guest room;

nos acomodaron en su casa lo mejor que pudieron they put us up in their house as best they could;

el vehículo tiene capacidad para acomodar a siete adultos the vehicle seats seven adults

2. [adaptar] to fit;

acomodamos nuestro paso al del resto del grupo we adjusted our pace to that of the rest of the group

3. CSur, Méx [colocar en un trabajo]
acomodar a alguien to get sb a job through connections o influence

♦ See also the pronominal verb acomodarse

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acomodar

v/t

1 ( adaptar) adapt

2 a alguien accommodate

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acomodar vt

1) : to accommodate, to make room for

2) : to adjust, to adapt

♦ See also the reflexive verb acomodarse

Spanish-English dictionary > acomodar
2 adentro

adv.

inside.

quédate adentro y no salgas stay inside o indoors and don't go out

le clavó el cuchillo muy adentro he plunged the knife deep into her

tierra adentro inland

mar adentro out to sea

adentro de inside (Am)

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adentro

► adverbio

1 inside

■ se fueron muy adentro they went too far in

► nombre masculino plural adentros

1 inward mind sing

■ para sus adentros in his heart

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mar adentro out to sea

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adv.

inside, within

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1. ADV

1) esp LAm = dentro 1)

2)

mar adentro — out at sea, out to sea

tierra adentro — inland

¡adentro! — come in!

2.

PREP

adentro de — LAm (=dentro de) inside

adentro mío — inside myself

3. SM

1) Cono Sur indoors, inside the house

2) pl adentros [de persona] innermost being sing, innermost thoughts

dijo para sus adentros — he said to himself

reírse para sus adentros — to laugh inwardly

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adverbio

1)

a) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

vamos para adentro — let's go in o inside

ven aquí adentro — come in here

mar adentro — out to sea

tierra adentro — inland

b) (lugar, parte) inside; [European Spanish prefers dentro in many of these examples]

qué calor hace aquí adentro! — it's so hot in here!

¿comemos adentro? — shall we eat indoors o inside?

por adentro — on the inside

la parte de adentro — the inside

ser bien o bueno de adentro — (Chi, Per fam) to be a good sort

2)

adentro de — (AmL) in, inside

adentro del edificio — inside o in the building

adentro del zapato — in my (o his etc) shoe

adentro de los límites territoriales — inside o within our boundaries

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* de mar adentro = offshore.

* de puertas adentro = back-office.

* mar adentro = offshore.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

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adverbio

1)

a) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

vamos para adentro — let's go in o inside

ven aquí adentro — come in here

mar adentro — out to sea

tierra adentro — inland

b) (lugar, parte) inside; [European Spanish prefers dentro in many of these examples]

qué calor hace aquí adentro! — it's so hot in here!

¿comemos adentro? — shall we eat indoors o inside?

por adentro — on the inside

la parte de adentro — the inside

ser bien o bueno de adentro — (Chi, Per fam) to be a good sort

2)

adentro de — (AmL) in, inside

adentro del edificio — inside o in the building

adentro del zapato — in my (o his etc) shoe

adentro de los límites territoriales — inside o within our boundaries

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* de mar adentro = offshore.

* de puertas adentro = back-office.

* mar adentro = offshore.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

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adentro

adverb

A

1

(expresando dirección, movimiento): vamos para adentro let's go in o inside

ven aquí adentro come in here

mar adentro out to sea

tierra adentro inland

2 (lugar, parte) inside

[ European Spanish prefers dentro in many of these examples] ¡qué calor hace aquí adentro! it's so hot in here!

¿comemos adentro? shall we eat indoors o inside?

por adentro es esmaltado it is enameled on the inside

la parte de adentro the inside

ser bien de adentro ( Per fam); to be a good sort

B

adentro de ( AmL); in, inside

tenía una piedrita adentro del zapato I had a little stone in my shoe

una vez adentro del edificio once inside o in the building

adentro de los límites de nuestras aguas jurisdiccionales inside o within our territorial waters

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Del verbo adentrarse: ( conjugate adentrarse)

me adentro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

se adentró es:

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

adentro adverbio
1
a) (expresando dirección, movimiento):

◊ vamos para adentro let's go in o inside;

ven aquí adentro come in here
b) (lugar, parte) inside;

European Spanish prefers
◊ dentro in many of these examples ¡qué calor hace aquí adentro! it's so hot in here!;

¿comemos adentro? shall we eat indoors o inside?;
la parte de adentro the inside
2
◊ adentro de (AmL) in, inside

adentro
I adv (interior) inside: hace mucho frío, volvamos adentro, it's really cold, let's go inside
mar adentro, out to sea
tierra adentro, inland
II mpl me dije para mis adentros que más me valía no volverle a ver, I thought to myself it would be better for me not to see him again
' adentro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastrar
- mar
- puerta
- tierra
- dentro
- hacia
- patizambo
- quedar
- torcido
English:
inland
- inside
- turn in
- in
- indoors
- inward
- live

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adentro

♦ adv

1. [movimiento] inside;

pasen adentro come/go inside;

empújalo hacia adentro push it inside;

le clavó el cuchillo muy adentro she plunged the knife deep into him

2. [en el interior]
la parte de adentro the inside;

hoy comeremos adentro we'll eat inside o indoors today;

quédate adentro y no salgas stay inside o indoors and don't go out;

tierra adentro inland;

mar adentro out to sea

♦ adentro de loc prep
Am inside;
adentro del armario inside the cupboard

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adentro

I adv

1 inside;

¡adentro! get inside!;

mar adentro out to sea;

tierra adentro inland

2 L.Am.

adentro de inside

II mpl

:

para sus adentros to o.s.;

decir para sus adentros say to o.s.

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adentro adv

: inside, within

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adentro adv inside

Spanish-English dictionary > adentro
3 adosado

adj.

back-to-back, semi-detached, abutted.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: adosar.

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adosado

► participio pasado

1→ link=adosar adosar

► adjetivo

1 semidetached

■ casas adosadas semidetached houses

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1.

ADJ

casa adosada, chalet adosado — semi-detached house, duplex (EEUU)

2.

SM semi-detached house, duplex (EEUU)

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- da adjetivo

adosado a algo: estaba adosado a la pared it was against the wall; un invernadero adosado a la casa — a greenhouse built onto the house; casa

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= semidetached [semi-detached], .

Ex. Houses are marketed as a semidetached but in fact the house adjoins only the neighbours garage.

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* casa adosada = terrace(d) home, terrace(d) house, semidetached house, duplex, duplex house.

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- da adjetivo

adosado a algo: estaba adosado a la pared it was against the wall; un invernadero adosado a la casa — a greenhouse built onto the house; casa

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= semidetached [semi-detached],.

Ex: Houses are marketed as a semidetached but in fact the house adjoins only the neighbours garage.

* casa adosada = terrace(d) home, terrace(d) house, semidetached house, duplex, duplex house.

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adosado -da

adjective

adosado A algo:

el armario estaba adosado a la pared the cupboard was against the wall

un invernadero adosado a la casa a greenhouse attached to o built onto the house

casa, chalet

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Del verbo adosar: ( conjugate adosar)

adosado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
adosado
adosar
adosado
◊ -da adjetivo adosado a algo fixed to sth;

See Also→ casa 1 a
adosar ( conjugate adosar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹armario/escritorio› adosado algo a algo to fix sth to sth

b) (Méx) ‹ documento› to enclose, attach

adosado,-a
I adjetivo
1 adjacent
2 (chalé, casa) semidetached, terraced
II sustantivo masculino terraced house
' adosado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adosada
- chalet
English:
semidetached
- detached
- terraced

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adosado, -a

♦ adj

1. [pegado]
un granero adosado al edificio principal a granary attached to the main building

2. [casa] terraced;

chalé adosado terraced villa

3. [columna] half-relief

♦ nm

terraced house

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adosado adj terraced

Spanish-English dictionary > adosado
4 alacena

f.

1 kitchen cupboard (forniture).

2 wall cupboard.

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alacena

► nombre femenino

1 cupboard

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SF cupboard, closet (EEUU)

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femenino larder

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= cupboard.

Ex. It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.

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femenino larder

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= cupboard.

Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.

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alacena

feminine

larder

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alacena sustantivo femenino
larder
alacena sustantivo femenino (food) cupboard
' alacena' also found in these entries:
English:
walk-in

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alacena nf

1. [mueble] kitchen cupboard

2. [en la pared] wall cupboard

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alacena

f larder

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alacena nf

: cupboard, larder

Spanish-English dictionary > alacena
5 altillo

m.

1 attic, loft.

2 hillock (cerro) (peninsular Spanish).

3 storage cupboard.

4 hill, hillock.

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altillo

► nombre masculino

1 (encima de un armario) top cupboard; (desván) attic

2 GEOGRAFÍA hillock

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SM

1) (Geog) small hill, hillock

2) LAm (=desván) attic

3) (=entreplanta) mezzanine

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masculino ( desván) attic; ( en habitación) (sleeping) loft

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= loft.

Ex. The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.

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masculino ( desván) attic; ( en habitación) (sleeping) loft

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= loft.

Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.

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altillo

masculine

A

1 (desván) attic

2 (en una habitación) (sleeping) loft

B ( Esp) (armario) storage cupboard ( over a built-in closet)

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altillo sustantivo masculino ( desván) attic;
( en habitación) (sleeping) loft
' altillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobrada
- sobrado
English:
pass down
- attic
- loft

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altillo nm

1. [desván] attic, loft

2. Esp [armario] = small storage cupboard above head height, usually above another cupboard

3. [cerro] hillock

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altillo

m

1 ( desván) attic

2 en armario top (part) of the closet

Spanish-English dictionary > altillo
6 amor

intj.

honey, sweetheart.

m.

1 love (sentimiento).

hacer el amor to make love

de mil amores with pleasure

por amor al arte for the love of it

¡por el amor de Dios! for God's sake!

al amor de la lumbre o del fuego by the fireside

amor libre free love

amor platónico platonic love

amor propio pride

2 love (persona amada).

su primer amor his first love

el amor de mi vida the love of my life

un antiguo amor an old flame

3 devotion (esmero).

escribe con amor su última novela she's lovingly crafting her latest novel

4 romance.

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amor

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) love

■ amor a los padres love for one's parents

■ amor a la pintura love of painting

■ es mi amor she's my love

2 (cuidado) loving care; (devoción) devotion

■ lo arregló con mucho amor she mended it lovingly

► nombre masculino plural amores

1 (asuntos) love affairs, loves

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al amor de la lumbre by the fireside

amor con amor se paga one good turn deserves another

con/de mil amores familiar willingly, with pleasure

hacer el amor to make love

por amor al arte familiar for the sake of it

¡por el amor de Dios! for God's sake!

amor cortés courtly love

amor libre free love

amor propio self-esteem

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noun m.

1) love

2) beloved

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- amor propio
- hacer el amor
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SM

1) (=pasión) love (a for)

por el amor al arte — hum just for the fun of it

hacer algo por amor al arte — to do sth for nothing, do sth for free

por el amor de — for the love of

por (el) amor de Dios — for God's sake

hacer algo con amor — to do sth lovingly, do sth with love

lo hizo por amor — he did it for love

casarse por amor — to marry for love

matrimonio sin amor — loveless marriage

una relación de amor-odio — a love-hate relationship

hacer el amor — to make love

hacer el amor a — (=cortejar) to court; (=hacer sexo) to make love to

amor a primera vista — love at first sight

amor cortés — courtly love

amor de madre — mother love

amor fracasado — disappointment in love

amor interesado — cupboard love

amor libre — free love

amor maternal — mother love

amor platónico — platonic love

amor propio — amour propre, self-respect

es cuestión de amor propio — it's a matter of pride

picarle a algn en el amor propio — to wound sb's pride

2) (=persona) love, lover

mi amor, amor mío — my love, my darling

¡eres un amor! — you're a love!, you are sweet!

primer amor — first love

buscar un nuevo amor — to look for a new love

tiene un amor en la ciudad — he's carrying on an affair in town

3)

- ir al amor del agua

- estar al amor de la lumbre

- amor con el amor se paga

4) pl amores (=amoríos) love affair sing, romance sing

tener mal de amores — to be lovesick

¡de mil amores!, ¡con mil amores! — I'd love to!, gladly!

los mil amores de don Juan — Don Juan's countless affairs

requebrar a algn de amores — to court sb

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masculino

1)

a) ( sentimiento) love

una historia de amor — a love story

amor no correspondido — unrequited love

amor a primera vista — love at first sight

¿qué tal andas de amores? — (fam) how's your love life? (colloq)

siente un gran amor por ti — he loves you very much

amor al prójimo/a la patria — love for one's neighbor/one's country

un gran amor a la vida/a los animales — a great love of life/animals

de mil amores — with (the greatest of) pleasure

por amor al arte — (fam) just for the fun of it

por (el) amor de Dios — ( mendigando) for the love of God; ( expresando irritación) for God's sake!

amor con amor se paga — one good turn deserves another

b) ( el acto sexual)

el amor — lovemaking

hacer el amor a/con alguien — to make love to/with somebody

c) (persona, cosa amada) love

el gran amor de su vida — the great love of her life

tu amorcito está al teléfono — (fam & hum) your beloved is on the telephone (hum)

amor mío or mi amor — my darling, my love

d) (esmero, dedicación)

hacer algo con amor — to do something lovingly

hay mucho amor puesto en esto — a lot of love and care has gone into this

- amor cortés/libre

- amor materno or maternal

- amor propio

2) (fam) ( persona encantadora) darling (colloq), dear (colloq)

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= love, beloved.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.

Ex. This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.

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* al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* amor al prójimo = charity.

* amor al trabajo = love of work.

* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.

* amor ciego = blind love.

* amor de madre = mother love.

* amor divino = divine love.

* amor duradero = lasting love.

* amor filial = filial love.

* amor incondicional = unconditional love.

* amor paternal = parental love.

* amor por el libro = book-fancying.

* amor por la perfección = love of perfection.

* amor propio = self-esteem [self esteem], pride.

* amor verdadero = true love.

* árbol del amor = Judas tree, redbud.

* carta de amor = love letter.

* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.

* crucero del amor = love boat.

* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* elixir de amor = love potion.

* enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.

* escena de amor = love scene.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* expresar amor por = profess + love for.

* filtro de amor = love potion.

* fuga por amor = elopement.

* hacer Algo por amor al arte = labour of love.

* hacer el amor = make + love.

* herido de amor = lovelorn, lovelorn.

* historia de amor = love story.

* lazos de amor = bonding.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* manifestar amor por = profess + love for.

* novela de amor = love story, love fiction.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* sin amor = loveless.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* tragarse el amor propio = swallow + Posesivo + pride.

* viejo amor = old flame.

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masculino

1)

a) ( sentimiento) love

una historia de amor — a love story

amor no correspondido — unrequited love

amor a primera vista — love at first sight

¿qué tal andas de amores? — (fam) how's your love life? (colloq)

siente un gran amor por ti — he loves you very much

amor al prójimo/a la patria — love for one's neighbor/one's country

un gran amor a la vida/a los animales — a great love of life/animals

de mil amores — with (the greatest of) pleasure

por amor al arte — (fam) just for the fun of it

por (el) amor de Dios — ( mendigando) for the love of God; ( expresando irritación) for God's sake!

amor con amor se paga — one good turn deserves another

b) ( el acto sexual)

el amor — lovemaking

hacer el amor a/con alguien — to make love to/with somebody

c) (persona, cosa amada) love

el gran amor de su vida — the great love of her life

tu amorcito está al teléfono — (fam & hum) your beloved is on the telephone (hum)

amor mío or mi amor — my darling, my love

d) (esmero, dedicación)

hacer algo con amor — to do something lovingly

hay mucho amor puesto en esto — a lot of love and care has gone into this

- amor cortés/libre

- amor materno or maternal

- amor propio

2) (fam) ( persona encantadora) darling (colloq), dear (colloq)

* * *

= love, beloved.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.

Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.

* al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* amor al prójimo = charity.

* amor al trabajo = love of work.

* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.

* amor ciego = blind love.

* amor de madre = mother love.

* amor divino = divine love.

* amor duradero = lasting love.

* amor filial = filial love.

* amor incondicional = unconditional love.

* amor paternal = parental love.

* amor por el libro = book-fancying.

* amor por la perfección = love of perfection.

* amor propio = self-esteem [self esteem], pride.

* amor verdadero = true love.

* árbol del amor = Judas tree, redbud.

* carta de amor = love letter.

* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.

* crucero del amor = love boat.

* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* elixir de amor = love potion.

* enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.

* escena de amor = love scene.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* expresar amor por = profess + love for.

* filtro de amor = love potion.

* fuga por amor = elopement.

* hacer Algo por amor al arte = labour of love.

* hacer el amor = make + love.

* herido de amor = lovelorn, lovelorn.

* historia de amor = love story.

* lazos de amor = bonding.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* manifestar amor por = profess + love for.

* novela de amor = love story, love fiction.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* sin amor = loveless.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* tragarse el amor propio = swallow + Posesivo + pride.

* viejo amor = old flame.

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amor

masculine

A

1 (sentimiento) love

una historia de amor a love story

amor no correspondido unrequited love

fue amor a primera vista it was love at first sight

tener amores con algn ( ant); to have a liaison with sb ( dated)

¿qué tal andas de amores? ( fam); how's your love life? ( colloq)

amor POR algn:

siente un gran amor por ti he loves you very much

amor A algn/algo:

amor al prójimo/a la patria love for one's neighbor/one's country

un gran amor a la vida/a los animales a great love of life/animals

de mil amores with (the greatest of) pleasure

hacerle el amor a algn ( ant); to court o woo sb ( dated)

por amor al arte ( fam); just for the fun of it

por (el) amor de Dios (mendigando) for the love of God; (expresando irritación) for God's sake!

requerir a algn de amores ( ant); to pay court to sb ( arch)

amor con amor se paga one good turn deserves another

2

(el acto sexual): el amor lovemaking

yacían desnudos después del amor ( liter); they lay naked after making love

hacer el amor a/con algn to make love to/with sb

3 (persona amada) love; (cosa amada) love

él fue el gran amor de su vida he was the great love of her life

tu amorcito está al teléfono ( fam hum); your beloved is on the telephone ( hum)

amor mío or mi amor my darling, my love

su gran amor es la música music is her great love

4

(esmero, dedicación): hacer algo con amor to do sth lovingly

hay mucho amor puesto en esto a lot of love and care has gone into this

Compuestos:

● amor cortés

courtly love

● amor de hombre

tradescantia, wandering Jew

● amor libre

free love

● amor materno or maternal

maternal love

● amor propio

pride, self-esteem

B ( fam) (persona bondadosa) darling ( colloq), dear ( colloq), honey ( AmE colloq)

sus hijas son un amor his daughters are real darlings

C

al amor de la lumbre by the fireside

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amor sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( sentimiento) love;

◊ amor no correspondido unrequited love;

amor a primera vista love at first sight;
amor al prójimo/a la patria love for one's neighbor/one's country;
amor propio pride, self-esteem;
un gran amor a la vida/a los animales a great love of life/animals;
por amor al arte (fam) just for the fun of it;
por (el) amor de Dios ( mendigando) for the love of God;

( expresando irritación) for God's sake!
b) ( el acto sexual):

◊ hacer el amor a/con algn to make love to/with sb

c) (persona, cosa amada) love;

amor mío or mi amor my darling, my love
d) (esmero, dedicación):

◊ hacer algo con amor to do sth lovingly

2 (fam) ( persona encantadora) darling (colloq), dear (colloq)
amor sustantivo masculino love: amor fraternal, brotherly love
amor maternal, maternal love
amor platónico, platonic love
♦ Locuciones: hacer el amor, to make love
por amor al arte, for nothing: nadie trabaja por amor al arte, nobody works out of the goodness of his heart
' amor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amante
- cariño
- droga
- eterna
- eterno
- evidencia
- fraternal
- hacer
- muestra
- profunda
- profundo
- rendida
- rendido
- vida
- vista
- apasionado
- arte
- brujo
- carnal
- carta
- conquistador
- convivencia
- corresponder
- decir
- declaración
- declarar
- dios
- enfriamiento
- extinguir
- filial
- fugaz
- imposible
- infinito
- maternal
- materno
- nido
- pasajero
- por
- puro
- señal
English:
blind
- bonk
- buy
- conceal
- cupboard love
- definition
- eternal
- fierce
- flame
- free love
- love
- loveless
- lovesick
- pledge
- puppy love
- reciprocate
- self-esteem
- self-respect
- sight
- sweetheart
- Christ
- ego
- fellow
- for
- lovingly
- sake
- self
- sweet
- true

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amor nm

1. [sentimiento] love;

el amor lo transforma todo love changes everything;
Anticuado
mantiene amores con un señor de Montevideo she's having a liaison with a gentleman from Montevideo;

un amor imposible a love that could never be;
Formal
al amor de la lumbre o [m5] del fuego by the fireside;

amor mío, mi amor my love;

amor por algo love of sth;

amor por alguien love for sb;

siente un gran amor por los animales she has a great love of animals, she really loves animals;

hacer el amor [físicamente] to make love;
Anticuado [cortejar] to court;
hacer el amor a o [m5] con alguien to make love to o with sb;

por amor for love;
Fam
por amor al arte for the love of it;

deme una limosna, por amor de Dios for charity's sake o for the love of God, please spare me something;

¡por el amor de Dios, cállate! for God's sake shut up!;

Comp

de mil amores with pleasure;

Prov

amor con amor se paga one good turn deserves another

Comp
amor de adolescente puppy love; Lit amor cortés courtly love;
amor libre free love;

el amor de madre a mother's love;

el amor materno a mother's love;

amor platónico platonic love;

amor propio pride;

tiene mucho/poco amor propio she has high/low self-esteem;

amor verdadero true love

2. [persona amada] love;

un antiguo amor an old flame;

Ana fue su primer amor Ana was his first love;

el amor de mi vida the love of my life

3. [esmero] devotion;

escribe con amor su última novela she's lovingly crafting her latest novel;

limpiaba con amor el valioso jarrón he cleaned the valuable vase lovingly

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amor

m

1 love;

amor mío my love, darling;

amor al prójimo love for one’s fellow man;

por amor a alguien for the love of s.o.;

por amor al arte fig just for the fun of it;

por amor de Dios for God’s sake;

hacer el amor a alguien uso antiguo court o woo s.o.

2 ( acto sexual)

:

hacer el amor make love;

hacer el amor con alguien make love to o with s.o.

3

:

de o

con mil amores with the greatest of pleasure

4

:

al amor de la lumbre around the fire

* * *

amor nm

1) : love

2) : loved one, beloved

3)

amor propio : self-esteem

4)

hacer el amor : to make love

* * *

amor n love

mi amor por ti my love for you

su amor por la música his love of music

canción de amor love song

amor propio pride

Spanish-English dictionary > amor
7 andar

m.

1 gait, walk.

andares gait (de persona)

tener andares de to walk like

2 way of walking, walking, gait, pace.

v.

1 to walk (caminar). (especially peninsular Spanish)

¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?

andar por la calle to walk in the street

Ricardo anduvo por las calles Richard walked along the streets.

María anduvo el muelle Mary walked the dock.

2 to work, to go.

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped

las cosas andan mal things are going badly

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

El motor anda bien The engine is working well.

3 to be.

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?

andar preocupado to be worried

creo que anda por el almacén I think he is somewhere in the warehouse

andar haciendo algo to be doing something

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures

andar tras algo/alguien to be after something/somebody

de andar por casa basic, rough and ready (explicación, método)

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house

Anda triste He is sad.

Ella anda visitando a su prima She is visiting her cousin.

4 to go, to travel.

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometers

5 to wear. ( Central American Spanish)

6 to carry. ( Central American Spanish)

7 to have, to be using.

Anda una pistola He has a gun.

8 to be wearing, to wear.

Anda una bonita corbata He is wearing a nice tie.

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ANDAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Past Indicative

anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

anduviera, anduvieras, anduviera, anduviéramos, anduvierais, anduvieran;

anduviese, anduvieses, anduviese, anduviésemos, anduvieseis, anduviesen.

Future Subjunctive

anduviere, anduvieres, anduviere, anduviéremos, anduviereis, anduvieren.

* * *
1. verb
1) to walk

2) function, work, run

•

- andar tras
2. noun m.
walk

* * *

1. VI

1) (=ir a pie) to walk; (=moverse) to move; (=viajar) to travel around

iremos andando a la estación — we'll walk to the station

vinimos andando — we walked here, we came on foot

el tren empezó a andar — the train started moving

la máquina empezó a andar — the machine started up

anduvieron por Jamaica y Cuba — they travelled around Jamaica and Cuba

• andar a caballo — to ride

• andar tras algo/algn — to be after sth/sb

andar tras una chica — to be o chase after a girl

2) (=funcionar) to go, work

el reloj no anda — the clock won't go, the clock isn't working

el reloj anda bien — the clock keeps good time

¿cómo anda esto? — how does this work?

3) * (=estar) to be

no sé por dónde anda — I don't know where he is

anda por aquí — it's around here somewhere

seguro que ese anda por Brasil — he's bound to be somewhere in Brazil

andar alegre — to be o feel cheerful

hay que andar con cuidado — you have to be careful

últimamente ando muy liado — I've been very busy lately

andar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health

andamos mal de dinero — we're badly off for money, we're short of money

¿cómo andan las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo anda eso? — how are things going?

¿qué tal andas? — how are you?

¿cómo andas de tabaco? — how are you off for cigarettes?

ando escaso de tiempo — I am pushed for time

• de andar por casa, ropa de andar por casa — clothes for wearing around the house

un montaje muy de andar por casa — a rough-and-ready production

justicia de andar por casa — rough-and-ready justice

- andan como Pedro por su casa

- quien mal anda, mal acaba

4) (=rebuscar)

¡no andes ahí! — keep away from there!

andar en — to rummage around in

han estado andando en el armario — they've been rummaging around in the cupboard

no andes en mis cosas — keep out of my things

5)

• andar a, siempre andan a gritos — they're always shouting

andan a la greña o a la gresca — they're at each other's throats

6)

• andar con algn — to go around with sb

anda con una chica francesa — he goes around with a French girl

- dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres

7)

• andar en — (=estar implicado en) to be involved in

andar en pleitos — to be engaged o involved in lawsuits

anda en la droga — he's involved with drugs

sospecho que anda en ello Rosa — I suspect Rosa is involved

¿en qué andas? — what are you up to?

8)

• andar haciendo algo — to be doing sth

¿qué andas buscando? — what are you looking for?

ando buscando un socio — I'm looking for a partner

no andes criticándolo todo el tiempo — stop criticizing him all the time

9)

• andar por (=rondar) —

anda por los 50 — he's about 50

el pueblo anda por los 1.000 habitantes — the village has about 1,000 inhabitants

anda por los 700 euros — it's around 700 euros

10)

andando el tiempo —

un niño que, andando el tiempo, sería rey — a child who, in time, would become king

andando el tiempo la pena de muerte desaparecerá — the death penalty will eventually disappear

11) [exclamaciones]

¡anda! — (=¡no me digas!) well I never!; (=¡vamos!) come on!

¡anda!, no lo sabía — well I never, I didn't know that!

anda, dímelo — go on, tell me

anda, no me molestes — just stop annoying me, will you?

anda, no te lo tomes tan a pecho — come on, there's no need to take it to heart like that

¡anda, anda! — come on!

¡ándale (pues)! — Méx * (=apúrese) come on!, hurry up!; (=adiós) cheerio!; (=gracias) thanks!; [encontrando algo] that's it!

¡andando! — right, let's get on with it!

andando, que todavía hay mucho que hacer — let's get moving, there's still a lot to do

• ¡anda ya!, anda ya, no nos vengas con esnobismos — come on, don't be such a snob

-dile que te gusta -¡anda ya, para que me suba el precio! — "tell her you like it" - "oh sure, so she can charge me more!"

2. VT

1) (=recorrer a pie) [+ trecho] to walk

anduvimos varios kilómetros — we walked several kilometres

me conocía muy bien el camino por haberlo andado varias veces — I knew the path very well, as I'd been down o walked it several times before

2) LAm (=llevar) [+ ropa] to wear; [+ objeto] to carry

yo no ando reloj — I don't wear a watch

3.

See:

andarse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

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= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex. Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

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* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

* * *

= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *

andar¹ [ A24 ]

vi

A

1 ( esp Esp) (caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda the little girl's already walking

anda encorvado he stoops, he walks with a stoop

el perrito venía andando detrás de ella the little dog was coming along o walking along behind her

se acercó andando de puntillas she tiptoed up to him, she went up to him on tiptoes

¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar ( Chi); before long

2 (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

anduvo de aquí para allá intentando encontrarla he went all over the place trying to find her

andá a pasear ( fam) or ( vulg) a la mierda ( RPl) get lost! ( colloq), go to hell! (sl), piss off! ( BrE sl)

3

( AmL) (montar): no sé andar a caballo I can't ride a horse

fue a andar a caballo al parque she went horseriding o riding in the park

los domingos salen a andar en bicicleta they go cycling on Sundays, they go for bike rides on Sundays ( colloq)

está aprendiendo a andar en bicicleta she's learning to ride a bicycle

gata f B. (↑ gata)

B (marchar, funcionar) to work

el tocadiscos no anda the record player's not working

el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o ( BrE) going like a dream

C (+ compl)

1 (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? ( colloq), how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo andas de calcetines? how are you for o ( BrE) how are you off for socks?

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

no anda muy bien de salud he isn't very well

ando enfermo I'm ill

anda un poco tristón he's (looking) a bit gloomy

siempre anda con prisas he's always in a hurry

anda siempre muy arregladita she's always very well turned-out

no andes descalza don't walk o go around without your shoes on

¿quién anda ahí? who's there?

¿y Manolo? — creo que anda por América what about Manolo? — I think he's in America somewhere

¿dónde andan mis calcetines? where have my socks got(ten) o gone to? ( colloq), what's happened to my socks?

andar + GER to be -ING

anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight

la policía lo anda buscando the police are looking for him o ( colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

2 (juntarse) andar CON algn to mix WITH sb

no me gusta la gente con la que andas I don't like the people you're mixing with o ( colloq) you're hanging around with

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can tell a man o a man is known by the company he keeps

3

(salir con): andar CON algn to go out WITH sb

D (rondar) andar POR algo:

andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

E andar DETRáS DE or TRAS algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be AFTER sb/sth

ese sólo anda detrás de tu dinero he's only after your money

andan tras la fama y la riqueza they are looking for o ( colloq) they are out for fame and fortune

F

1 ( fam) andar CON algo (llevar) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth; ‹contraje/sombrero› to wear sth

sabes que no me gusta que andes con cuchillos you know I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

2 (revolver) andar EN algo to rummage o poke o ferret around IN sth

no me andes en el bolso don't go rummaging o poking o ferreting around in my bag

G (en exclamaciones)

1

(expresando sorpresa, incredulidad): ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! well! o good heavens! o good grief! what a coincidence!

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! o hey! look who's here!

¡anda ya! ¡eso es imposible! go on! o ( BrE) get away with you! that's impossible! ( colloq)

2

(expresando irritación, rechazo): ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!

¡anda! no me vengas con excusas come on! o come off it! I don't want to hear your excuses ( colloq)

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! ( colloq)

3

(instando a hacer algo): préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!

anda, déjate de tonterías come on, stop being silly!

ándale, no seas sacón ( Méx fam); go on, don't be chicken ( colloq)

¡anda! or ( Méx) ¡ándale! or ( Col) ¡ándele! que llegamos tarde come on o get a move on o let's get moving, we'll be late! ( colloq)

¡vamos, andando, que se hace tarde! come on, let's get a move on, it's getting late!

■ andar

vt

A (caminar) to walk

tuvimos que andar un buen trecho we had to walk a fair distance

he andado muchos caminos ( liter); I have trodden many paths ( liter)

B

( AmC) (llevar): no ando dinero I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts en casa I always go around in o wear shorts at home

■ andarse

v pron

A andarse CON algo:

ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke around o not one for jokes

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful

rodeo, rama

B ( en imperativo)

( AmL) (irse): ándate de aquí inmediatamente get out of here this minute

ándate luego, no vayas a llegar tarde get going o get a move on, otherwise you'll be late ( colloq)

andar²

masculine

A (modo de andar) gait, walk

un viejo de andar pausado an old man with an unhurried gait o walk

tiene andares de princesa she walks like a princess, she has the bearing o deportment of a princess ( frml)

B andares mpl

1 (viajes) travels (pl)

en mis andares por Sudamérica on my travels through South America

2 (aventuras) adventures (pl)

* * *

andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk;

◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

b) (AmL):

◊ andar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

c) ( en imperativo) (AmS) (ir) to go;

◊ anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;
◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3 (+ compl)
a) ( estar) to be;

◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering me
b) andar con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;

( salir con) to go out with sb;
◊ dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres a man is known by the company he keeps

c) andar detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth

4 ( rondar):
◊ andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

5 andar con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)
a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):

◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!
b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):

◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)
c) ( instando a hacer algo):

◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;

¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
◊ no ando dinero I don't have any money on me;

siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andarse con algo:
◊ ese no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke;

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
◊ ándate de aquí get out of here;

ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,
◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural

gait, walk
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing

' andar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andares
- bicicleta
- boca
- casa
- cien
- dinero
- echar
- escasa
- escaso
- gatas
- greña
- holgada
- holgado
- juego
- peculiar
- puntilla
- reconocer
- soltarse
- tienta
- torpe
- torpeza
- anduve
- bien
- caballo
- caminar
- cojo
- compañía
- corto
- descaminado
- desgarbado
- gata
- gatear
- mal
- nube
- ojo
- paso
English:
ambulatory
- badly
- barefoot
- blunder
- bustle
- crawl
- down
- drag
- even
- gait
- grope
- heavily
- large
- loose
- mooch
- mope about
- mope around
- move about
- move around
- pad about
- pad around
- pick
- plod
- pound
- prance
- pressed
- pussyfoot
- run
- scramble
- short
- slouch
- slouch about
- slouch around
- slow
- stall
- steadily
- stoop
- stride
- tiptoe
- toddler
- tout
- tramp
- trek
- trip along
- upright
- waddle
- walk
- walking pace
- walking shoes
- blink

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andar

♦ vi

1. esp Esp [caminar] to walk;
[moverse] to move;
¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?;

andar por la calle to walk in the street;

andar deprisa/despacio to walk quickly/slowly;

andar a gatas to crawl;

andar de puntillas to tiptoe

Comp

todo se andará all in good time

2. [funcionar] to work, to go;

la nueva moto anda estupendamente the new motorbike is running superbly;

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped;

las cosas andan mal things are going badly;

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

3. [estar] to be;

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?;

no sabía que habían operado a tu padre – ¿qué tal anda? I didn't know your father had had an operation, how is he (getting on o doing)?;

¿dónde anda tu hermano? no lo he visto desde hace meses what's your brother up to these days? I haven't seen him for months;

creo que anda por el almacén I think he's somewhere in the warehouse;

andar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

desde que tiene novia, andar muy contento ever since he got a girlfriend he's been very happy;

ando muy ocupado I'm very busy at the moment;

¿cómo andas de dinero? how are you (off) for money?;

andamos muy mal de dinero we're very short of money, we're very badly off for money;

¡date prisa, que andamos muy mal de tiempo! hurry up, we haven't got much time!, hurry up, we're late!;

andar detrás de o [m5]tras algo/alguien to be after sth/sb;

Comp

de andar por casa [explicación, método] basic, rough and ready;

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house;

hice un apaño de andar por casa y ya funciona I patched it up myself and it works again now;

Prov

ande yo caliente, ríase la gente I'm quite happy, I don't care what other people think;

Prov

quien mal anda mal acaba everyone gets their just deserts

4. [ocuparse]
andar en [asuntos, líos] to be involved in;
[papeleos, negocios] to be busy with;
anda metido en pleitos desde el accidente ever since the accident he's been busy fighting legal battles

5. [hurgar]
andar en to rummage around in;

¿quién ha andado en mis papeles? who has been messing around with my papers?

6. [indica acción]
andar haciendo algo to be doing sth;

con esa chulería, David anda buscándose problemas David's asking for trouble, always being so cocky;

en ese país andan a tiros in that country they go round shooting one another;

andan a voces todo el día they spend the whole day shouting at each other;

anda echando broncas a todos he's going round telling everybody off;

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures;

Comp

andar a vueltas con algo to be having trouble with sth;

Comp
RP
¡andá a saber! who knows!

7. [ir]
andar con alguien to go around o round with sb;

anda por ahí con una jovencita he's running around with a young girl;

anda con gente muy poco recomendable she mixes with o goes around with a very undesirable crowd;

Prov

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres birds of a feather flock together

8.
andar por [alcanzar, rondar] to be about;

anda por los sesenta he's about sixty;

debe de andar por el medio millón it must be o cost about half a million

9. Fam [enredar]
andar con algo to play with sth

♦ vt

1. [recorrer] to go, to travel;

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometres

2. CAm [llevar puesto] to wear

3. CAm [llevar] to carry

♦ nm

1. [modo de caminar] gait, walk;

andares [de persona] gait;

tiene andares de modelo she walks like a model

2. [transcurso]
con el andar del tiempo, comprenderás todo mejor you'll understand everything better with the passing of time

♦ See also the pronominal verb andarse

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andar

I v/i

1 ( caminar) walk;

andando on foot;

¡andando! come on!, move it! fam

2 ( funcionar) work

3

:

andar alegre/triste be happy/sad;

andar bien/mal do well/badly;

andar bien/mal de algo have a lot of/be short of sth;

andar con cuidado be careful;

andar con alguien mix with s.o., hang out with s.o. fam ;

andar en algo ( buscar) rummage in sth;

andar en el cajón rummage around in the drawer;

andar en o

por los 30 años be around 30;

andar tras algo be after sth fam ;

andar haciendo algo be doing sth;

andar a golpes, andar a palos be always fighting;

andar a una work together;

¡anda! sorpresa wow!; incredulidad come on!

II v/t walk

III m

:

andares gait, walk

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andar {6} vi

1) caminar: to walk

2) ir: to go, to travel

3) funcionar: to run, to function

el auto anda bien: the car runs well

4) : to ride

andar a caballo: to ride on horseback

5) : to be

anda sin dinero: he's broke

andar vt

: to walk, to travel

andar nm

: walk, gait

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andar vb

1. (caminar) to walk

andaba por la calle I was walking down the street

se fue a casa andando she walked home

2. (moverse) to go

las motos acuáticas andan por el agua jet skis go on the water

3. (funcionar) to work / to go

no me anda el reloj my watch isn't working

su nuevo coche anda muy bien his new car goes like a dream

4. (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?

¿cómo andas de tu resfriado? how's your cold?

¿por dónde anda Enrique? where's Enrique?

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?

anda despistado he's absent minded

andas equivocado you're wrong

andar por to be about

anda por los cuarenta she's about forty

Spanish-English dictionary > andar
8 aparador

m.

1 sideboard (mueble bajo).

2 shop window (escaparate).

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aparador

► nombre masculino

1 (escaparate) shop window

2 (mueble) sideboard, cupboard, buffet

* * *

SM (=mueble) sideboard; (=vitrina) showcase; esp LAm (=escaparate) shop window

- estar de aparador

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masculino

a) ( mueble) sideboard

b) (AmL exc CS) ( vitrina) store window (AmE), shop window (BrE)

* * *

= sideboard, dresser.

Ex. The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.

Ex. Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.

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masculino

a) ( mueble) sideboard

b) (AmL exc CS) ( vitrina) store window (AmE), shop window (BrE)

* * *

= sideboard, dresser.

Ex: The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.

Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.

* * *

aparador

masculine

1 (mueble) sideboard

2 ( AmL exc CS) (vitrina) store window ( AmE), shop window ( BrE)

* * *

aparador sustantivo masculino
a) ( mueble) sideboard

b) (AmL exc CS) ( vitrina) store window (AmE), shop window (BrE)

aparador sustantivo masculino
1 (mueble) sideboard
2 (escaparate en una tienda) shop window
' aparador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bufet
- escaparate
English:
buffet
- dresser
- sideboard
- cupboard
- shop
- side

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aparador nm

1. [mueble bajo] sideboard;
[mueble alto] dresser
2. [escaparate] shop window

* * *

aparador

m

1 sideboard

2 Méx ( escaparate) store window, Br

shop window

* * *

aparador nm

1) : sideboard, cupboard

2) escaparate, vitrina: shop window

* * *

aparador n (mueble) sideboard

Spanish-English dictionary > aparador
9 armario

m.

1 cupboard.

armario empotrado fitted cupboard/wardrobe

2 cabinet, storage cupboard.

* * *

armario

► nombre masculino

1 (para ropa) wardrobe, US closet; (de cocina) cupboard

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armario empotrado built-in wardrobe, built-in cupboard

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noun m.

1) closet

2) cupboard

* * *

SM [de cocina] cupboard, closet (EEUU); [de ropa] wardrobe, closet (EEUU)

armario botiquín — medicine chest o cabinet

armario empotrado — built-in cupboard

armario ropero — wardrobe, closet (EEUU)

* * *

masculino

a) ( para ropa - mueble) wardrobe; (- empotrado) closet (AmE), wardrobe (BrE)

b) ( de cocina) cupboard; ( de cuarto de baño) cabinet

- armario de luna

- armario empotrado

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= cupboard, credenza, cabinet, closet, wardrobe.

Ex. It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.

Ex. Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.

Ex. This article describes the main options available (filing cabinets, open shelving, cabinets, carousels, mobile racking, rotary storage) and assesses how these can be applied.

Ex. Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.

Ex. In the bedroom there is a wardrobe, a bed, two bedside rugs, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, and a coat-stand.

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* almacenamiento en armarios = cabinet storage.

* armario de aseo = bathroom cabinet.

* armario de baño = bathroom cabinet.

* armario de cocina = kitchen cabinet.

* armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet, linen cupboard.

* armario de suministros = stock cupboard.

* armario empotrado = fitted wardrobe.

* salido del armario = out-of-the-closet.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

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masculino

a) ( para ropa - mueble) wardrobe; (- empotrado) closet (AmE), wardrobe (BrE)

b) ( de cocina) cupboard; ( de cuarto de baño) cabinet

- armario de luna

- armario empotrado

* * *

= cupboard, credenza, cabinet, closet, wardrobe.

Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.

Ex: Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.

Ex: This article describes the main options available (filing cabinets, open shelving, cabinets, carousels, mobile racking, rotary storage) and assesses how these can be applied.

Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.

Ex: In the bedroom there is a wardrobe, a bed, two bedside rugs, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, and a coat-stand.

* almacenamiento en armarios = cabinet storage.

* armario de aseo = bathroom cabinet.

* armario de baño = bathroom cabinet.

* armario de cocina = kitchen cabinet.

* armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet, linen cupboard.

* armario de suministros = stock cupboard.

* armario empotrado = fitted wardrobe.

* salido del armario = out-of-the-closet.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* * *

armario

masculine

1 (para ropa) closet ( AmE), wardrobe ( BrE)

2 (de cocina) cupboard, closet ( AmE)

3 (de cuarto de baño) cabinet

Compuestos:

● armario de luna

closet/wardrobe with mirrors on both sides of the doors

● armario empotrado

(para ropa) built-in closet ( AmE), fitted o built-in wardrobe ( BrE); (de cocina etc) fitted o built-in cupboard

● armario ropero

closet ( AmE), wardrobe ( BrE)

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armario sustantivo masculino
a) ( para ropa — mueble) wardrobe;

(— empotrado) closet (AmE), wardrobe (BrE)
b) ( de cocina) cupboard;

( de cuarto de baño) cabinet
armario m (ropero) GB wardrobe, US closet
(de cocina) cupboard
armario empotrado, built-in wardrobe o cupboard
' armario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacidad
- cotillear
- cuerpo
- empotrado-a
- guardar
- ordenar
- taquilla
- adosar
- bajar
- barra
- botiquín
- encima
- escaparate
- escarbar
- gabinete
- guardarropa
- orden
- percha
- poner
- rincón
- vaciar
English:
back
- bare
- built-in
- cabinet
- clear out
- closet
- cubbyhole
- cupboard
- fitted wardrobe
- linen
- locker
- shelf
- skeleton
- tilt
- turn out
- walk-in
- wardrobe
- from

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armario nm

1. [para objetos] cupboard;
[para ropa] wardrobe;
Comp
Fam
salir del armario to come out of the closet

Comp
armario empotrado Br fitted o US built-in cupboard/wardrobe;
armario de luna wardrobe [with mirrors on the doors];

armario ropero wardrobe

2. Fam [jugador, deportista] Br donkey, US goat

* * *

armario

m closet, wardrobe; de cocina cabinet, Br

cupboard

* * *

armario nm

1) clóset, ropero: closet

2) alacena: cupboard

* * *

armario n

1. (en general) cupboard

el armario de la cocina the kitchen cupboard

2. (ropero) wardrobe

lo he colgado en el armario I've hung it up in the wardrobe

Spanish-English dictionary > armario
10 armario de la ropa blanca

(n.) = linen closet, linen cupboard

Ex. Most linen closets are typically located in or near bathrooms and/or bedrooms.

Ex. The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors.

* * *

(n.) = linen closet, linen cupboard

Ex: Most linen closets are typically located in or near bathrooms and/or bedrooms.

Ex: The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors.

Spanish-English dictionary > armario de la ropa blanca
11 armario de suministros

(n.) = stock cupboard

Ex. Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.

* * *

(n.) = stock cupboard

Ex: Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.

Spanish-English dictionary > armario de suministros
12 armario empotrado

m.

built-in wardrobe, fitted wardrobe.

* * *

armario empotrado

built-in wardrobe, built-in cupboard

* * *

( para ropa) built-in closet (AmE), fitted wardrobe (BrE); ( de cocina etc) fitted cupboard

* * *

(n.) = fitted wardrobe

Ex. Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobe space, all beds have non-allergenic duvets and pillows, including the bedding for the extra beds.

* * *

( para ropa) built-in closet (AmE), fitted wardrobe (BrE); ( de cocina etc) fitted cupboard

* * *

(n.) = fitted wardrobe

Ex: Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobe space, all beds have non-allergenic duvets and pillows, including the bedding for the extra beds.

Spanish-English dictionary > armario empotrado
13 blanco2

² = white, Caucasian.

Nota: Persona de raza blanca.

Ex. In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.

Ex. Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.

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* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* huida blanca = white flight.

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

Spanish-English dictionary > blanco2
14 botiquín

m.

first-aid kit, medicine cabinet, medicine case, cabinet.

* * *

botiquín

► nombre masculino

1 first-aid kit

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SM

1) (=armario) medicine cabinet; (=conjunto de medicinas) first-aid kit

botiquín de emergencia, botiquín de primeros auxilios — first-aid kit

2) (=enfermería) first-aid post, first-aid station (EEUU), sick bay

3) Caribe hum [para bebidas] drinks cupboard

* * *

masculino

a) ( armario - para medicinas) medicine chest o cabinet; (para colonias, jabón, etc) bathroom cabinet

b) ( maletín) tb

botiquín de primeros auxilios — first-aid kit

* * *

= medicine cabinet.

Ex. While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.

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* botiquín de primeros auxilios = first-aid kit.

* * *

masculino

a) ( armario - para medicinas) medicine chest o cabinet; (para colonias, jabón, etc) bathroom cabinet

b) ( maletín) tb

botiquín de primeros auxilios — first-aid kit

* * *

= medicine cabinet.

Ex: While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.

* botiquín de primeros auxilios = first-aid kit.

* * *

botiquín

masculine

1 (armario — para medicinas) medicine chest o cabinet; (— para colonias, jabón, etc) bathroom cabinet

2 (maletín) tb

botiquín de primeros auxilios first-aid kit

3 (enfermería) sick bay

* * *

botiquín sustantivo masculino
a) ( armario — para medicinas) medicine chest o cabinet;

(— para colonias, jabón, etc) bathroom cabinet
b) ( maletín) tb

◊ botiquín de primeros auxilios first-aid kit

botiquín sustantivo masculino
1 medicine chest o cabinet
(maletín) first aid kit
2 (local de primeros auxilios) first aid post
' botiquín' also found in these entries:
English:
kit
- first
- keep

* * *

botiquín nm

1. [caja] first-aid kit;
[mueble] first-aid cabinet
Comp
botiquín de primeros auxilios [caja] first-aid kit; [mueble] first-aid cabinet
2. [enfermería] sick bay

3. Ven [taberna] bar

* * *

botiquín

m

1 armario medicine chest

2 estuche first-aid kit

* * *

botiquín nm, pl - quines

1) : medicine cabinet

2) : first-aid kit

* * *

botiquín n

1. (estuche) first aid kit

2. (armario) medicine cabinet

Spanish-English dictionary > botiquín
15 caber

v.

1 to fit.

caber por to go through

caben cinco personas there is room for five people

no cabía ni un alfiler the place was packed out

no me cabe en el dedo it won't fit (on) my finger

no quiero postre, no me cabe nada más I don't want a dessert, I couldn't eat another thing, I've no room left for a dessert

2 to be possible (ser posible).

cabe la posibilidad de que no pueda venir (it is possible that) he might not come

cabe destacar que… it's worth pointing out that…

cabe preguntarse si… one might ask whether…

3 to fit in.

Ese grupo enorme de turistas cupo That huge group of tourists fit in.

4 to be pertinent to, to be possible to.

Cabe decir que eso no es así It's pertinent to say that this is not so.

5 to have room for.

Me cabe la cama pequeña solamente I have room for the small bed only.

6 to be room for, to be enough room for, to be enough space for.

Caben tres camas más There is room for three more beds.

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CABER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

quepo, cabes, cabe, cabemos, cabéis, caben.

Past Indicative

cupe, cupiste, cupo, cupimos, cupisteis, cupieron.

Future Indicative

cabré, cabrás, cabrá, cabremos, cabréis, cabrán.

Conditional

cabría, cabrías, cabría, cabríamos, cabríais, cabrían.

Present Subjunctive

quepa, quepas, quepa, quepamos, quepáis, quepan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cupiera, cupieras, cupiera, cupiéramos, cupierais, cupieran;

cupiese, cupieses, cupiese, cupiésemos, cupieseis, cupiesen.

Future Subjunctive

cupiere, cupieres, cupiere, cupiéremos, cupiereis, cupieren.

Imperative

cabe (tú), quepa (él/Vd.), quepamos (nos.), cabed (vos.), quepan (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to fit

2) be possible

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VI

1) (=haber espacio para) to fit (en into)

tu guitarra no cabe en mi armario — your guitar won't fit in my cupboard

en este baúl no cabe — it won't fit in o go into this trunk, there's no room for it in this trunk

en mi coche caben dos maletas más — there's room for two more suitcases in my car

¿cabe alguien más? — is there room for anyone else?

¿cabemos todos? — is there room for us all?

no cabe nadie más — there's no room for anyone else

en este baúl ya no cabe más — there's no more room (for anything) in this trunk

- ¡no me cabe en la cabeza!

- no caber en sí

no cabe en sí de contento o gozo — he's beside himself with joy, he's over the moon

2) (=tener cabida)

en la bandeja de papel caben 100 hojas — the paper tray will hold 100 sheets

en este depósito caben 20 litros — this tank holds 20 litres

un sofá donde caben dos — a two-seater sofa

3)

• caber por — to go through

eso no cabe por esta puerta — that won't go through this door

4) (Mat)

veinte entre cinco cabe a cuatro — five into twenty goes four (times)

5) [ser posible]

a) [+ explicación] to be possible

solo caben dos explicaciones — there are only two possible explanations

la única explicación que cabe es que... — the only possible explanation is that...

todo cabe en ese chico — that boy is capable of anything, nothing would surprise me from that boy

no cabe en él hacerlo — he doesn't have it in him to do it

ya no caben más lamentaciones — it's no use complaining

no cabe perdón — it's inexcusable

b) + infin

cabe imaginar distintas posibilidades — different possibilities can be imagined

la persona más generosa que cabe imaginar — the most generous person you could imagine, the most generous person imaginable

cabe intentar otro sistema — it would be worth trying another system

cabe preguntar si... — one might o could ask whether...

c)

• dentro de lo que cabe — under the circumstances

se trata al animal lo mejor posible dentro de lo que cabe — the animal is treated as well as possible under the circumstances

nos llevamos bastante bien, dentro de lo que cabe — we get on quite well, under the circumstances o considering

• no cabe duda de que... — there is o can be no doubt that...

• no cabe más que, no cabe más que esperar a ver lo que pasa — we can only wait o all we can do is wait o the only thing for it is to wait and see what happens

no cabe más que obedecer — there's no option but to obey

• cabe la posibilidad de que..., ¿no cabe la posibilidad de que usted haya sido utilizada? — is it not possible that you might have been used?

cabe la posibilidad que en unos días nos comuniquen algo — (there is a chance that) we may hear from them in a few days

el flash no resulta aconsejable, puesto que cabe la posibilidad de asustar a los animales — it's best not to use a flash as it is liable to frighten the animals

• si cabe, a mí me parece que es aún mejor, si cabe — I think it's even better, if that's possible

ahora está más amable, si cabe — she's even friendlier now

mejoraremos, si cabe, el servicio posventa — we will improve our after-sales service, wherever possible

6) (=corresponder)

me cabe el honor/la satisfacción de presentarles (a)... — I have the honour/it gives me great pleasure to introduce...

me cupo el privilegio de... — I had the privilege of...

me cupo la responsabilidad de dirigir el país — the responsibility of running the country fell to me

le cupieron 120 dólares — his share was 120 dollars, he got 120 dollars (as his share)
suerte 1)
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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( en un lugar) to fit

esto aquí no cabe — this won't fit o go (in) here

no cabemos los cuatro — there isn't room for all four of us

caber en algo: no cabe en la caja it won't fit in the box; en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters; ¿cabe otro en el coche? is there room for one more in the car?; no caber en sí: no cabía en sí de alegría — she was beside herself with joy

b) ( pasar) to fit, go

caber por algo — to go through something

no cabe por la puerta — it won't go through the door

c) falda/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to fit

estos pantalones ya no me caben — these trousers don't fit me any more

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( ser posible)

cabe la posibilidad de que haya perdido el tren — he may have missed the train

no cabe duda de que... — there is no doubt that...

este es mejor, no cabe duda — this one is better, without a doubt

sólo me cabe una solución: renunciar — I have no option but to resign

es, si cabe, aún mejor — it is even better, if such a thing is possible

caber + inf: cabe suponer que ha habido un error it is possible that there has been a mistake; cabría decir que... it could be said that...; una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar one of the bloodiest eras imaginable; cabe esperar que... it is to be hoped that...; cabría cuestionarse si... we should ask ourselves whether...; cabe mencionar que... it is worth mentioning that...; dentro de lo que cabe — all things considered

3) (frml) ( corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc)

le cupo la satisfacción de... — he had the satisfaction of...

el papel que le cupo en las negociaciones — the role she played in the negotiations

4) (Mat)

2 entre 3 no cabe — 3 into 2 won't o doesn't go

17 entre 5 cabe a 3 y sobran 2 — 5 into 17 goes 3 times and 2 over

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* caber en = fit in/into.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* no caber ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.

* según cabe presumir = presumably.

* según cabe suponer = supposedly, allegedly.

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( en un lugar) to fit

esto aquí no cabe — this won't fit o go (in) here

no cabemos los cuatro — there isn't room for all four of us

caber en algo: no cabe en la caja it won't fit in the box; en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters; ¿cabe otro en el coche? is there room for one more in the car?; no caber en sí: no cabía en sí de alegría — she was beside herself with joy

b) ( pasar) to fit, go

caber por algo — to go through something

no cabe por la puerta — it won't go through the door

c) falda/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to fit

estos pantalones ya no me caben — these trousers don't fit me any more

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( ser posible)

cabe la posibilidad de que haya perdido el tren — he may have missed the train

no cabe duda de que... — there is no doubt that...

este es mejor, no cabe duda — this one is better, without a doubt

sólo me cabe una solución: renunciar — I have no option but to resign

es, si cabe, aún mejor — it is even better, if such a thing is possible

caber + inf: cabe suponer que ha habido un error it is possible that there has been a mistake; cabría decir que... it could be said that...; una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar one of the bloodiest eras imaginable; cabe esperar que... it is to be hoped that...; cabría cuestionarse si... we should ask ourselves whether...; cabe mencionar que... it is worth mentioning that...; dentro de lo que cabe — all things considered

3) (frml) ( corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc)

le cupo la satisfacción de... — he had the satisfaction of...

el papel que le cupo en las negociaciones — the role she played in the negotiations

4) (Mat)

2 entre 3 no cabe — 3 into 2 won't o doesn't go

17 entre 5 cabe a 3 y sobran 2 — 5 into 17 goes 3 times and 2 over

* * *

* caber en = fit in/into.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* no caber ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.

* según cabe presumir = presumably.

* según cabe suponer = supposedly, allegedly.

* * *

caber [ E15 ]

vi

A

1 (en un lugar) to fit

esto aquí no cabe this won't fit o go (in) here

no cabemos los cuatro there isn't room for all four of us

caber EN algo:

en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters

no me cabe nada más en el estómago I couldn't fit in o eat o manage another thing

¿cabe otro en el coche? is there room for one more in the car?, can you fit o get one more in the car?

no caber en sí: no cabía en sí de alegría she was beside herself with joy, she was over the moon

cabeza, pellejo

2 (pasar) to fit, go caber POR algo:

este piano no cabe por la puerta this piano won't fit o go through the door

yo por ahí no quepo I'll never get o fit through there

3 «falda/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to fit

estos pantalones ya no me caben I can't get into these trousers any more, these trousers don't fit me any more

B ( en tercera persona) ( frml)

(ser posible): cabe la posibilidad de que haya perdido el tren he might/may have missed the train

sólo me cabe una solución: renunciar I have no option but to resign, there's only one option open to me, I'll have to resign

no me cupo más que decirle la verdad I had no alternative but to tell him the truth

es, si cabe, aún mejor que las anteriores it is even better than the previous ones, if such a thing is possible

caber + INF:

cabe suponer que ha habido un error en el diagnóstico it is possible that there has been a mistake in the diagnosis

cabría decir que … it could be said that …

fue una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar it was one of the bloodiest eras imaginable

no cabe pensar que no estuviera enterado there's no question that he didn't know

cabe esperar que … it is to be hoped that …

cabría cuestionarse si es la persona adecuada we need to o we should ask ourselves whether he is the right person

cabe mencionar que … it is worth mentioning that …

dentro de lo que cabe: dentro de lo que cabe hemos tenido suerte all things considered, we've been lucky o we've been lucky, considering

duda

C ( frml) (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):

me cabe el honor de presentar a … it is a great honor for me to introduce …

le cupo la satisfacción de quedar entre los finalistas he had the satisfaction of being amongst the finalists

el papel que le cabe a la mujer en la sociedad actual the role of women in society today

D ( Mat):

2 entre 3 no cabe 3 into 2 won't o doesn't go

¿cuántas veces cabe 5 en 25? how many 5's are there in 25?, how many times does 5 go into 25?

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caber ( conjugate caber) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( en un lugar) to fit;

◊ no cabe en la caja it won't fit in the box;

no cabemos los cuatro there isn't room for all four of us;
en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters;
no caber en sí de alegría to be beside oneself with joy
b) ( pasar) to fit, go;

caber por algo to go through sth
c) [falda/zapatos] to fit;

◊ estos pantalones ya no me caben these trousers don't fit me any more

2 (en 3a pers) (frml) ( ser posible):
◊ cabe la posibilidad de que haya perdido el tren he may have missed the train;

no cabe duda de que … there is no doubt that …;
cabría decir que … it could be said that …;
es, si cabe, aún mejor it is even better, if such a thing is possible;
dentro de lo que cabe all things considered
3 (Mat):
◊ 17 entre 5 cabe a 3 y sobran 2 5 into 17 goes 3 times and 2 over

caber verbo intransitivo
1 (poder entrar) to fit: no cabe por la ventana, it won't go through the window
no sé si cabrán los tres, I don't known if there is room for all three of them
2 (en un recipiente) to hold: en esta botellla caben dos litros, this bottle holds two litres
(vestimenta) estos zapatos ya no me caben, these shoes don't fit me anymore
3 (en 3.ª persona) (ser posible, existir) cabe que vayamos el viernes, it's possible that we'll go on Friday
no nos cabe duda alguna, we have no doubts
♦ Locuciones: no me cabe en la cabeza, I can't understand it
no está mal, dentro de lo que cabe, it isn't bad, under the circumstances
Andy no cabía en sí de gozo, Andy was beside himself with joy
' caber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- cabrá
- cabría
- cupe
- cupiera
- cupimos
- gozo
- pasar
- quepa
- quepo
English:
fit
- fit into
- go
- go in
- squash in

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caber vi

1. [entrar, pasar] to fit (en in o into);
los libros no caben en la estantería the books won't fit on the bookshelves o in the bookcase;

caben cinco personas there is room for five people;

¿cuánta gente cabe en este estadio? how many people can this stadium hold?;

el vino no cabrá en ese vaso that glass won't hold the wine, that glass is too small for the wine;

no me cabe en el dedo it won't fit (on) my finger;

no quiero postre, no me cabe nada más I don't want a dessert, I couldn't eat another thing;

esta falda ya no me cabe I can't get into this skirt any more;

caber por to go through;

el armario no cabe por la puerta the wardrobe won't go through the door;

Comp

no cabía ni un alfiler the place was packed out;

Comp

no caberle a alguien en la cabeza: no me cabe en la cabeza que se haya ido sin llamar I simply can't understand her leaving without calling;

Comp

no caber en sí de alegría to be beside oneself with joy

2. [en divisiones]
nueve entre tres caben a tres three into nine goes three (times);

tres entre cinco no caben five into three won't go

3. [ser posible] to be possible;

cabe la posibilidad de que no pueda venir (it is possible that) he might not come;

sólo cabe una solución, aplazar la conferencia there is only one solution (available to us), to postpone the conference;

cabe añadir que… one might add that…;

cabe decir… it is possible to say…;

cabe destacar que… it's worth pointing out that…;

cabe esperar que… it is to be hoped that…;

cabe mencionar que… it's worth mentioning that…, it should be mentioned that…;

cabe preguntarse si… one might ask whether…;

cabe recordar que… it should be remembered that…;

el nuevo modelo todavía es mejor, si cabe the new model is even better, difficult though it may be to imagine;

sus declaraciones han añadido más tensión, si cabe, a la situación his remarks have made the situation more tense, if that were possible;

Comp

dentro de lo que cabe [en cierto modo] up to a point, to some extent;

dentro de lo que cabe, no nos ha ido tan mal all things considered, it didn't go that badly for us

4. [corresponder]
caber a alguien to be sb's duty o honour, to fall to sb;

me cupo a mí darle las noticias it fell to me to give him the news;

me cabe la satisfacción de ser el que anuncie el resultado it is my honour to announce the result, I am delighted to have the honour of announcing the result

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caber

v/i

1 fit;

ya no me cabe el vestido the dress doesn’t fit me anymore

2 en un sitio

:

caben tres litros it holds three liters o Br litres;

cabemos todos there’s room for all of us;

aquí no cabe nadie más there’s no room here for anyone else;

no me cabe en la cabeza I just don’t understand, I just can’t get my head around it;

no caber en sí de alegría o

de gozo be beside o.s. with joy

3 ( ser posible)

:

no cabe duda fig there’s no doubt;

cabe preguntarse si I wonder if;

no cabe/cabe esperar que … there’s no hope that…/it is to be hoped that …;

si cabe if that’s possible

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caber {12} vi

1) : to fit, to go

no sé si cabremos todos en el coche: I don't know if we'll all fit in the car

2) : to be possible

no cabe duda alguna: there's no doubt about it

cabe que llegue mañana: he may come tomorrow

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caber vb

1. to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

el sillón es muy ancho y no cabe en el ascensor the armchair is very wide and won't fit in the lift

no me caben los pantalones my trousers don't fit

2. to go through

la nevera no cabe por la puerta the fridge won't go through the door

no cabe duda de que... there is no doubt that...

no me cabe en la cabeza que... I can't believe that...

Spanish-English dictionary > caber
16 cadáver

m.

cadaver, dead body, corpse, body.

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cadáver

► nombre masculino

1 (de persona) corpse, cadaver, body, dead body

2 (de animal) body, carcass

* * *

noun m.

body, corpse

* * *

SM [de persona] (dead) body, corpse; [de animal] body, carcass

¡sobre mi cadáver!, ¡por encima de mi cadáver! — over my dead body!

ingresó cadáver — he was dead on arrival (at hospital)

cadáver en el armario — (fig) skeleton in the cupboard

* * *

masculino ( de persona) corpse; ( de animal) carcass

ingresó cadáver — he was dead on arrival

tendrás que pasar por encima de mi cadáver! — over my dead body!

* * *

= corpse, cadaver, dead body.

Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.

Ex. American scientists grow brain cells taken from dead bodies, in an advance they say could one day treat neurodegenerative diseases.

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* bolsa para cadáveres = body bag.

* depósito de cadáveres = morgue, mortuary.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* * *

masculino ( de persona) corpse; ( de animal) carcass

ingresó cadáver — he was dead on arrival

tendrás que pasar por encima de mi cadáver! — over my dead body!

* * *

= corpse, cadaver, dead body.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.

Ex: American scientists grow brain cells taken from dead bodies, in an advance they say could one day treat neurodegenerative diseases.

* bolsa para cadáveres = body bag.

* depósito de cadáveres = morgue, mortuary.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* * *

cadáver

masculine

(de una persona) corpse; (de un animal) carcass

ingresó cadáver he was dead on arrival

lo encontraron ya cadáver he was dead when they found him

depósito

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cadáver sustantivo masculino ( de persona) corpse;
( de animal) carcass
cadáver sustantivo masculino
1 (de persona) corpse, (dead) body: ingresó cadáver, she was dead on arrival
¡antes tendrás que pasar por encima de mi cadáver!, over my dead body!
depósito de cadáveres, morgue
2 (de animal) body, carcass
' cadáver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuerpo
- desenterrar
- despojo
- exhumación
- fiambre
- ingresar
- levantamiento
- muerta
- muerto
- pudrirse
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- impacto
- incinerar
- pudrir
English:
avert
- body
- cadaver
- carcase
- carcass
- corpse
- dead
- DOA
- doe
- dredge up
- exhume
- pronounce
- skeleton
- stiff
- wash up
- disposal

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cadáver nm
[de persona] corpse, (dead) body; [de animal] carcass;
ingresó cadáver [en hospital] he was dead on arrival;

Comp

por encima de mi cadáver over my dead body

* * *

cadáver

m (dead) body, corpse

* * *

cadáver nm

: corpse, cadaver

* * *

cadáver n corpse / body [pl. bodies]

Spanish-English dictionary > cadáver
17 cantonera

f.

1 corner piece.

2 corner plate.

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cantonera

► nombre femenino

1 (pieza) corner piece

* * *

SF

1) (=anaquel) corner shelf; (=escuadra) corner bracket, angle iron; (=mesita) corner table; (=armario) corner cupboard; [de libro, mueble etc] corner piece

2) * (=prostituta) streetwalker, hustler (EEUU) *

* * *

= corner.

Ex. Newspapers are best bound in uncovered boards with a cloth spine and corners, journals should be provided with cloth covered boards and spine.

* * *

= corner.

Ex: Newspapers are best bound in uncovered boards with a cloth spine and corners, journals should be provided with cloth covered boards and spine.

* * *

cantonera

feminine

1 (de un libro) corner piece

2 (mueble) corner unit ( o cupboard etc)

* * *

cantonera nf
[de esquina, libro] corner piece
* * *

cantonera

f corner piece

Spanish-English dictionary > cantonera
18 cocina

f.

1 kitchen.

2 cooker, stove.

cocina eléctrica/de gas electric/gas cooker

3 cooking (art).

cocina casera home cooking

cocina española Spanish cuisine o cooking

libro/clase de cocina cookery book/class

4 kitchen stove, stove, cooker, kitchen range.

5 cuisine, cookery, cooking.

6 galley, ship's kitchen.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cocinar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cocinar.

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cocina

► nombre femenino

1 (lugar) kitchen

2 (gastronomía) cooking

■ cocina española Spanish cooking, Spanish cuisine

3 (aparato) cooker, US stove

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cocina casera home cooking

cocina de gas gas cooker, US gas stove

cocina de mercado seasonal produce

cocina económica cooking range

cocina eléctrica electric cooker, US electric stove

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noun f.

1) kitchen

2) cuisine

* * *

SF

1) (=habitación) kitchen

muebles de cocina — kitchen units

- llegar hasta la cocina

cocina amueblada — fitted kitchen
batería 1., 4), cuchillo 1)
2) (=aparato) stove, cooker

cocina de gas — gas cooker, gas stove

cocina de petróleo — LAm oil stove

cocina económica — range

cocina eléctrica — electric cooker, electric stove ( esp EEUU)

3) (=actividad) cooking, cookery; (=arte) cuisine, cookery

no me gusta nada la cocina — I don't like cookery o cooking at all

libro de cocina — cookery book, cookbook (EEUU)

la cocina valenciana — Valencian cuisine, Valencian cookery

alta cocina — haute cuisine

cocina casera — home cooking

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femenino

1) ( habitación) kitchen

armario de cocina — kitchen cupboard

2) ( aparato) range (AmE), stove (AmE), cooker (BrE)

- cocina de or a gas

- cocina eléctrica

3) ( arte) cookery

la cocina vasca — Basque cuisine

la cocina casera — home cooking

libro de cocina — cookbook, cookery book (BrE)

* * *

= cooking, kitchen, cooking facilities.

Ex. Some libraries have purchased display stands to hold these packs, covering a range of current regional information, such as cooking, baking, business and the natural sciences.

Ex. The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.

Ex. No sleeping room of a hotel shall include cooking facilities unless the they have been approved by the building department having jurisdiction over the hotel.

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* alta cocina = haute cuisine.

* armario de cocina = kitchen cabinet.

* cocina a carbón = coal-burning stove.

* cocina a gas = gas stove.

* cocina a leña = wood-burning stove.

* cocina casera = home cooking.

* cocina de carbón = coal-burning stove.

* cocina de gas = gas stove.

* cocina de leña = wood-burning stove.

* cocina modular = modular kitchen.

* cuchillo de cocina = kitchen knife.

* dispensador de papel de cocina = kitchen roll holder.

* encimera de la cocina = kitchen counter top.

* isla de cocina = kitchen island.

* jefe de cocina = chef.

* libro de cocina = book on cookery, cookbook.

* mesa de cocina = kitchen table.

* mobiliario de cocina = kitchen furniture.

* muebles de cocina = kitchen furniture.

* paño de cocina = tea towel.

* papel de cocina = paper towel, kitchen paper.

* placa de cocina = cooktop, hob, kitchen hob.

* receta de cocina = cookery recipe.

* robot de cocina = food mixer.

* rollo de papel de cocina = kitchen roll.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* temporizador de cocina = egg timer.

* utensilio de cocina = kitchen utensil, cooking utensil.

* utensilios de cocina = kitchenware.

* utensilios para la cocina = cookware.

* * *

femenino

1) ( habitación) kitchen

armario de cocina — kitchen cupboard

2) ( aparato) range (AmE), stove (AmE), cooker (BrE)

- cocina de or a gas

- cocina eléctrica

3) ( arte) cookery

la cocina vasca — Basque cuisine

la cocina casera — home cooking

libro de cocina — cookbook, cookery book (BrE)

* * *

= cooking, kitchen, cooking facilities.

Ex: Some libraries have purchased display stands to hold these packs, covering a range of current regional information, such as cooking, baking, business and the natural sciences.

Ex: The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.

Ex: No sleeping room of a hotel shall include cooking facilities unless the they have been approved by the building department having jurisdiction over the hotel.

* alta cocina = haute cuisine.

* armario de cocina = kitchen cabinet.

* cocina a carbón = coal-burning stove.

* cocina a gas = gas stove.

* cocina a leña = wood-burning stove.

* cocina casera = home cooking.

* cocina de carbón = coal-burning stove.

* cocina de gas = gas stove.

* cocina de leña = wood-burning stove.

* cocina modular = modular kitchen.

* cuchillo de cocina = kitchen knife.

* dispensador de papel de cocina = kitchen roll holder.

* encimera de la cocina = kitchen counter top.

* isla de cocina = kitchen island.

* jefe de cocina = chef.

* libro de cocina = book on cookery, cookbook.

* mesa de cocina = kitchen table.

* mobiliario de cocina = kitchen furniture.

* muebles de cocina = kitchen furniture.

* paño de cocina = tea towel.

* papel de cocina = paper towel, kitchen paper.

* placa de cocina = cooktop, hob, kitchen hob.

* receta de cocina = cookery recipe.

* robot de cocina = food mixer.

* rollo de papel de cocina = kitchen roll.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* temporizador de cocina = egg timer.

* utensilio de cocina = kitchen utensil, cooking utensil.

* utensilios de cocina = kitchenware.

* utensilios para la cocina = cookware.

* * *

cocina

feminine

A (habitación) kitchen

armario/mesa de cocina kitchen cupboard/table

ella lleva la cocina y el marido el bar she does the cooking and her husband runs the bar

B (aparato) stove, range ( AmE), cooker ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● cocina de campaña

field kitchen

● cocina de or a gas

gas stove o range o cooker

● cocina económica

range

● cocina eléctrica

electric stove o range o cooker

C (arte) cookery

la cocina vasca Basque cuisine o cookery

libro de cocina cookbook, cookery book ( BrE)

curso de cocina cookery course

D ( Ven fam) (en un avión) tail; (en un autobús) back

* * *

Del verbo cocinar: ( conjugate cocinar)

cocina es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cocina
cocinar
cocina sustantivo femenino
a) ( habitación) kitchen

b) ( aparato) stove, cooker (BrE);

cocina de or a gas gas stove o (BrE) cooker;
◊ cocina eléctrica electric stove o (BrE) cooker

c) ( arte) cookery;

( gastronomía) cuisine;
◊ libro de cocina cookbook, cookery book (BrE);

la cocina casera home cooking
cocinar ( conjugate cocinar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to cook;
◊ ¿quién cocina en tu casa? who does the cooking in your house?

cocina sustantivo femenino
1 (habitación de la casa) kitchen
2 (electrodoméstico) cooker, US stove: la cocina es eléctrica, the cooker is electric
3 (modo de cocinar) cooking, cuisine
la cocina peruana, Peruvian cooking
cocinar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to cook

' cocina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amueblada
- amueblado
- ancha
- ancho
- armario
- batería
- bayeta
- cacharro
- campaña
- empantanarse
- encerrar
- exterior
- fogón
- fuego
- funcional
- hornillo
- llevar
- maña
- menaje
- molde
- paño
- pinche
- pirrar
- robot
- rodillo
- trapo
- arriba
- ayudante
- barrer
- campana
- cocinar
- cocineta
- condimento
- criollo
- cubo
- cuchillo
- desnivel
- dotado
- enchastrar
- equipar
- estufa
- fregadero
- gabinete
- horno
- libro
- lumbre
- mobiliario
- monumental
- paleta
- papa
English:
burner
- chopping board
- cloth
- cookbook
- cooker
- cookery
- cookery book
- cooking
- cooktop
- cuisine
- dishcloth
- dishtowel
- do
- down-home
- dresser
- exhaust fan
- food processor
- galley
- gas cooker
- granite
- grime
- hob
- hotplate
- intuitively
- kitchen
- kitchenware
- mess about
- mess around
- mop
- nowadays
- poor
- pot
- self-catering
- self-contained
- specialize
- stove
- tea cloth
- tea towel
- utensil
- worktop
- bed
- chef
- cook
- dish
- fixture
- food
- hatch
- keep
- mean
- processor

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cocina nf

1. [habitación] kitchen;

muebles/utensilios de cocina kitchen furniture/utensils

2. [electrodoméstico] stove, Br cooker

Comp
cocina eléctrica electric stove o Br cooker;
cocina de gas gas stove o Br cooker

3. [arte] cooking;

cocina española/mexicana Spanish/Mexican cuisine o cooking;

clase de cocina Br cookery o US cooking class;

libro de cocina cookbook, Br cookery book

Comp
cocina casera home cooking;
cocina de mercado = cooking using fresh market produce;

cocina rápida fast food;

el microondas hace más fácil la cocina rápida the microwave makes it easier to prepare food quickly

* * *

cocina

f

1 habitación kitchen

2 aparato stove, cooker

3 actividad cooking

4

:

la cocina francesa French cuisine

* * *

cocina nf

1) : kitchen

2) : stove

3) : cuisine, cooking

* * *

cocina n

1. (lugar) kitchen

está en la cocina she's in the kitchen

2. (aparato) cooker

una cocina eléctrica an electric cooker

3. (técnica) cookery

un curso de cocina a cookery course

4. (gastronomía) cooking

cocina española Spanish cooking

Spanish-English dictionary > cocina
19 compartimento

m.

compartment.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: compartimentar.

* * *

compartimento

► nombre masculino

1 compartment

■ compartimento de primera clase first-class compartment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

compartimento estanco watertight compartment

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compartimiento masculino

a) (Ferr) compartment

b) (de cartera, cajón) section, compartment

- compartimento estanco

* * *

= bucket, compartment.

Ex. This article considers a random access file which consists of a given number of buckets.

Ex. They wear waterproof vests that include compartments for wireless gadgets.

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* compartimento estanco = watertight compartment, silo.

* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.

* * *

compartimiento masculino

a) (Ferr) compartment

b) (de cartera, cajón) section, compartment

- compartimento estanco

* * *

= bucket, compartment.

Ex: This article considers a random access file which consists of a given number of buckets.

Ex: They wear waterproof vests that include compartments for wireless gadgets.

* compartimento estanco = watertight compartment, silo.

* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.

* * *

compartimento, compartimiento

masculine

1 ( Ferr) compartment

un compartimento para no fumadores/de primera clase a no-smoking/first-class compartment

2 (de una cartera, un cajón) section, compartment

el compartimento superior del armario the top part o section of the cupboard

Compuesto:

compartimento estanco

( Náut) watertight compartment

los distintos departamentos son compartimentos estancos there is no communication between the various departments

* * *

Del verbo compartimentar: ( conjugate compartimentar)

compartimento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

compartimentó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
compartimentar
compartimento
compartimento,
◊ compartimiento sustantivo masculino

compartment
compartim(i)ento sustantivo masculino
1 compartment
2 Ferroc compartimiento de primera/segunda clase, first-/ second-class compartment

' compartimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casillero
English:
compartment
- smoking

* * *

compartimento, compartimiento nm

1. [en tren] compartment

2. [de armario] part, section;
[de nevera] compartment
Comp
compartimento estanco watertight compartment
* * *

compartimento

m FERR car, Br

compartment

* * *

compartimento n compartment

Spanish-English dictionary > compartimento
20 cuerpo

m.

1 body.

a cuerpo without a coat on

de cuerpo entero full-length (retrato, espejo)

en cuerpo y alma body and soul

luchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-hand

de cuerpo presente (lying) in state

tomar cuerpo to take shape

vivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king

¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!

cuerpo celeste heavenly body

cuerpo extraño foreign body

el cuerpo humano the human body

2 main body (parte principal).

3 thickness (consistencia).

mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickens

el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape

4 corps.

cuerpo de bomberos fire brigade (British), fire department (United States)

cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps

cuerpo de policía police force

5 section (parte de armario, edificio).

6 point (Imprenta) (de letra).

7 corpus, body, main section of a bodily part, main section of an organism.

8 mass of tissue, corpus.

* * *

cuerpo

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA body

2 (constitución) build

3 (figura) figure; (tronco) trunk

4 (tronco) trunk

5 (grupo) body, force, corps

■ el cuerpo de bomberos the fire brigade (US the fire department)

6 (cadáver) corpse, body

7 (parte) section, part; (parte principal) main part, main body

■ el cuerpo del libro the main body of the book

■ un armario de dos cuerpos a wardrobe in two sections

8 QUÍMICA substance

9 FÍSICA body

10 (vino, tela, etc) body

11 DEPORTE length

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cuerpo descubierto defenceless (US defenseless)

cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand

de cuerpo entero full-length

en cuerpo y alma figurado heart and soul, body and soul

estar de cuerpo presente to lie in state

hacer de cuerpo eufemístico to relieve oneself

no tener nada en el cuerpo to have an empty stomach

tener buen cuerpo to have a good figure

tomar cuerpo figurado to take shape

cuerpo de baile corps de ballet

cuerpo del delito DERECHO evidence, corpus delicti

cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps

cuerpo legislativo legislative body

cuerpo geométrico regular solid

cuerpos celestes heavenly bodies

* * *

noun m.

1) body

2) corps

* * *

SM

1) (Anat) body

me dolía todo el cuerpo — my body was aching all over, I was aching all over

se le metió el frío en el cuerpo — he caught a chill

nos sacó dos cuerpos de ventaja — she was two lengths ahead of us

cuerpo a cuerpo —

fue una lucha cuerpo a cuerpo — it was hand-to-hand combat

un cuerpo a cuerpo entre los dos políticos — a head-on o head-to-head confrontation between the two politicians

• de cuerpo entero — [retrato, espejo] full-length

• de medio cuerpo — [retrato, espejo] half-length

• cuerpo serrano — hum body to die for

• ¡cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground!

dar con el cuerpo en tierra — to fall down, fall to the ground

- en cuerpo y alma

a cuerpo gentil —

salió a cuerpo gentil — he went out without wrapping up properly

un combate a cuerpo gentil — a hand-to-hand fight

- a cuerpo limpio

a cuerpo de rey —

vive a cuerpo de rey — he lives like a king

nos trataron a cuerpo de rey — they treated us like royalty

- hacer del cuerpo

- hurtar el cuerpo

hurtó el cuerpo y eludió a sus vecinos — he sneaked off o away and avoided his neighbours

pedirle a algn algo el cuerpo —

hice lo que en ese momento me pedía el cuerpo — I did what my body was telling me to do at that moment

2) (=cadáver) body, corpse

encontraron el cuerpo entre los matorrales — they found the body o corpse in the bushes

de cuerpo presente: su marido aún estaba de cuerpo presente — her husband had not yet been buried

funeral de cuerpo presente — funeral service, funeral

3) (=grupo)

el cuerpo social — society

cuerpo de baile — corps de ballet

cuerpo de bomberos — fire brigade, fire department (EEUU)

cuerpo de doctrina — body of teaching

cuerpo de leyes — body of laws

cuerpo de policía — police force

cuerpo de sanidad — medical corps

cuerpo diplomático — diplomatic corps

cuerpo electoral — electorate

cuerpo legislativo — legislative body

4) (=parte) [de mueble] section, part; [de un vestido] bodice; (=parte principal) main body

un armario de dos cuerpos — a cupboard in two sections o parts

5) (=objeto) body, object

cuerpo celeste — heavenly body

cuerpo compuesto — compound

cuerpo del delito — corpus delicti

cuerpo extraño — foreign body

cuerpo geométrico — geometric shape

cuerpo simple — element

6) (=consistencia) [de vino] body

un vino de mucho cuerpo — a full-bodied wine

• dar cuerpo a algo, el suavizante que da cuerpo a su cabello — the conditioner that gives your hair body

hay que darle un poco más cuerpo a la salsa — the sauce needs thickening a bit more

sugirieron varios puntos para dar cuerpo al proyecto — they suggested several points to round out o give more substance to the project

• tomar cuerpo — [plan, proyecto, personaje, historia] to take shape

batió las claras hasta que tomaron cuerpo — she beat the egg whites until they were fluffy o stiff

el vino va tomando cuerpo con los años — aging gives the wine more body

7) (Tip) [de letra] point, point size

negritas del cuerpo seis — six-point bold

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Anat) body

es de cuerpo menudo — she's slightly built

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

de cuerpo entero — full-length

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

vive a cuerpo de rey — he lives like a king

nos atendieron a cuerpo de rey — they treated us like royalty

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

cuerpo a cuerpo — hand-to-hand

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

cuando me lo pide el cuerpo — when I feel like it

el cuerpo le pedía un descanso — he felt he had to have a rest

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

b) ( cadáver) body, corpse

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

c) ( tronco) body

- cuerpo del delito

2) (Equ) length

ganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja — he won by three lengths

3)

a) ( parte principal) main body

b) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section

un armario de dos cuerpos — a double wardrobe

4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body

- cuerpo de baile

- cuerpo de bomberos

- cuerpo de doctrina/de leyes

- cuerpo de policía

- cuerpo diplomático

- cuerpo legislativo

- cuerpo médico

5) (Fís) ( objeto) body, object; ( sustancia) substance

- cuerpo celeste

- cuerpo geométrico

6) (consistencia, densidad) body

una tela de mucho cuerpo — a heavy cloth

un vino de mucho cuerpo — a full-bodied wine

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

* * *

= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.

Ex. But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.

Ex. A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.

Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex. Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.

Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.

Ex. Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.

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* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.

* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.

* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.

* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.

* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.

* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.

* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.

* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.

* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.

* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.

* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* del cuerpo = body.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.

* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.

* miembro del cuerpo = limb.

* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.

* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.

* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.

* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Anat) body

es de cuerpo menudo — she's slightly built

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

de cuerpo entero — full-length

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

vive a cuerpo de rey — he lives like a king

nos atendieron a cuerpo de rey — they treated us like royalty

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

cuerpo a cuerpo — hand-to-hand

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

cuando me lo pide el cuerpo — when I feel like it

el cuerpo le pedía un descanso — he felt he had to have a rest

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

b) ( cadáver) body, corpse

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

c) ( tronco) body

- cuerpo del delito

2) (Equ) length

ganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja — he won by three lengths

3)

a) ( parte principal) main body

b) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section

un armario de dos cuerpos — a double wardrobe

4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body

- cuerpo de baile

- cuerpo de bomberos

- cuerpo de doctrina/de leyes

- cuerpo de policía

- cuerpo diplomático

- cuerpo legislativo

- cuerpo médico

5) (Fís) ( objeto) body, object; ( sustancia) substance

- cuerpo celeste

- cuerpo geométrico

6) (consistencia, densidad) body

una tela de mucho cuerpo — a heavy cloth

un vino de mucho cuerpo — a full-bodied wine

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

* * *

= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.

Ex: But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.

Ex: A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.

Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.

Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.

Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.

* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.

* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.

* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.

* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.

* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.

* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.

* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.

* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.

* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.

* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* del cuerpo = body.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.

* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.

* miembro del cuerpo = limb.

* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.

* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.

* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.

* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.

* * *

cuerpo

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) body

le dolía todo el cuerpo his whole body ached

es de cuerpo muy menudo she's very slightly built o she has a very slight build

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo ( fam); he was scared stiff ( colloq)

un retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero a full-length portrait/mirror

a cuerpo de rey ( fam): vive a cuerpo de rey he lives like a king

nos atendieron a cuerpo de rey they treated us like royalty, they gave us real V.I.P. treatment ( colloq)

a cuerpo or en or de cuerpo gentil ( fam); without a coat ( o sweater etc)

cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand

en un combate cuerpo a cuerpo in hand-to-hand combat

dárselo a algn el cuerpo ( fam): me lo daba el cuerpo que algo había ocurrido I had a feeling that something had happened

echarse algo al cuerpo ( fam); ‹comida› to have sth to eat;

‹bebida› to have sth to drink, knock sth back ( colloq)

en cuerpo y alma ( fam); wholeheartedly

hacer or ir del cuerpo ( euf); to do one's business ( euph)

hurtarle el cuerpo a algo to dodge sth

logró hurtarle el cuerpo al golpe she managed to dodge the blow

pedirle el cuerpo algo a algn ( fam): como cuando me lo pide el cuerpo I eat when I feel like it

el cuerpo le pedía un descanso he felt he had to have a rest, his body was crying out for a rest

pintar or retratar a algn de cuerpo entero: en pocas líneas pinta al personaje de cuerpo entero in a few lines she gives you a complete picture of what the character is like

eso lo pinta de cuerpo entero that shows him in his true colors, that shows him for what he is

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algn ( AmL fam); to steer clear of sb

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo ( AmL fam) (a un trabajo) to get out of sth; (a una responsabilidad) to evade o shirk sth

suelto de cuerpo (CS fam); cool as anything ( colloq), cool as you like ( colloq)

2 (cadáver) body, corpse

allí encontraron su cuerpo sin vida ( frml); his lifeless body was found there

misa

3 (tronco) body

Compuesto:

cuerpo del delito

corpus delicti

B ( Dep, Equ) length

ganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja she won by three lengths

C

1 (parte principal) main body

2 (de un mueble) part; (de un edificio) section

un armario de dos cuerpos a double wardrobe

D (conjunto)

1 (de personas) body

se negaron a hacer declaraciones como cuerpo they refused to make any statement as a body o group

su separación del cuerpo his dismissal from the force ( o service etc)

2 (de ideas, normas) body

Compuestos:

● cuerpo de baile

corps de ballet

● cuerpo de bomberos

fire department ( AmE), fire brigade ( BrE)

● cuerpo de doctrina

body of teaching

● cuerpo de leyes

body of laws

● cuerpo de paz

peace corps

● cuerpo de policía

police force

● cuerpo de seguridad

security corps

● cuerpo diplomático

diplomatic corps

● cuerpo electoral

electorate

● cuerpo legislativo

legislative body

● cuerpo médico

medical corps

E ( Fís)

1 (objeto) body, object

2 (sustancia) substance

Compuestos:

● cuerpo celeste

heavenly body

● cuerpo compuesto

compound

● cuerpo extraño

foreign body

● cuerpo geométrico

geometric shape o figure

● cuerpo simple

element

F (consistencia, densidad) body

una tela de mucho cuerpo a heavy cloth

un vino de mucho cuerpo a full-bodied wine

le da cuerpo al pelo it gives the hair body

dar/tomar cuerpo: la escultura iba tomando cuerpo the sculpture was taking shape

hay que dar cuerpo legal a estas asociaciones we have to give legal status to these organizations

G ( Impr) point size

* * *

cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Anat) body;

◊ el cuerpo humano the human body;

retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero full-length portrait/mirror;
cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand
b) ( cadáver) body, corpse

c) (Fís) ( objeto) body, object

2 (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body;
◊ cuerpo de bomberos fire department (AmE), fire brigade (BrE);

cuerpo de policía police force;
cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps
3 (consistencia, densidad) body;
◊ de mucho cuerpo ‹ tela› heavy;

‹ vino› full-bodied
cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1 body
2 (humano) body, (tronco humano) trunk
3 (cadáver) corpse
4 (de un edificio o mueble) section, part
un armario de tres cuerpos, a wardrobe with three sections
(de un libro, una doctrina) body
5 (grupo) corps, force
cuerpo de bomberos, fire brigade
cuerpo diplomático, diplomatic corps
♦ Locuciones: figurado tomar cuerpo, to take shape
a cuerpo de rey, like a king
cuerpo a cuerpo, hand-to-hand
de cuerpo entero, full-length
de cuerpo presente, lying in state
un retrato de medio cuerpo, a half portrait
' cuerpo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargarse
- adormecerse
- apéndice
- caída
- caído
- cd
- deformar
- deformarse
- delito
- derecha
- derecho
- desnuda
- desnudo
- dilatar
- dilatarse
- diplomática
- diplomático
- el
- encima
- encoger
- extraña
- extraño
- grasa
- guardia
- holgada
- holgado
- inclinación
- interfecta
- interfecto
- línea
- llaga
- lugar
- perecedera
- perecedero
- proporcionada
- proporcionado
- quiebro
- rebanar
- reclinar
- silueta
- titilar
- vaivén
- volverse
- abotagado
- asamblea
- bola
- bombero
- bulto
- cana
- carga
English:
attitude
- bar
- beauty spot
- bodice
- body
- bow
- bruise
- corps
- decay
- diplomatic corps
- figure
- fire brigade
- fire department
- force
- full-length
- hair
- legislative
- over
- police force
- position
- proportionate
- their
- tingly
- carcass
- department
- faculty
- fellow
- fire
- foreign
- full
- length
- profession
- riddle
- rigor mortis
- wash

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cuerpo nm

1. [objeto material] body

Comp
Astron cuerpo celeste heavenly body; Quím cuerpo compuesto compound;
cuerpo extraño foreign body;
Náut cuerpo muerto mooring buoy; Fís cuerpo negro black body; Quím cuerpo simple element
2. [de persona, animal] body;

el cuerpo humano the human body;

tiene un cuerpo estupendo he's got a great body;

¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!;

luchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-hand;

de medio cuerpo [retrato, espejo] half-length;

de cuerpo entero [retrato, espejo] full-length;

Comp
Fam
a cuerpo (gentil) without a coat on;

Comp

a cuerpo descubierto o [m5]limpio: se enfrentaron a cuerpo descubierto o [m5] limpio they fought each other hand-to-hand;

Comp

dar con el cuerpo en la tierra to fall down;

Comp
Fam
dejar mal cuerpo: la comida le dejó muy mal cuerpo the meal disagreed with him;

la discusión con mi padre me dejó muy mal cuerpo the argument with my father left a bad taste in my mouth;

Comp

en cuerpo y alma: se dedicó en cuerpo y alma a ayudar a los necesitados he devoted himself body and soul to helping the poor;

se entrega en cuerpo y alma a la empresa she gives her all for the company;

Comp
Fam
demasiado para el cuerpo: ¡esta película es demasiado para el cuerpo! this movie o Br film is just great!, Br this film is the business!;

Comp

echarse algo al cuerpo: se echó al cuerpo dos botellas de vino he downed two bottles of wine;

Comp
Fam Euf
hacer de cuerpo to relieve oneself;

Comp

le metieron el miedo en el cuerpo they filled her with fear, they scared her stiff;

Comp
Fam
pedir algo el cuerpo: esta noche el cuerpo me pide bailar I'm in the mood for dancing tonight;

no bebas más si no te lo pide el cuerpo don't have any more to drink if you don't feel like it;

Comp
Am Fam
sacarle el cuerpo a algo to get out of (doing) sth;

Comp
RP Fam
suelto de cuerpo as cool o nice as you like o please;

a pesar de todo lo que le dije, después se me acercó muy suelto de cuerpo despite everything I said to him, he came up to me later as cool o nice as you like;

Comp
Fam
tratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey to treat sb like royalty o like a king;

Comp
Fam
vivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king

3. [tronco] trunk

4. [parte principal] main body;

el cuerpo del libro the main part o body of the book

5. [densidad, consistencia] thickness;

la tela de este vestido tiene mucho cuerpo this dress is made from a very heavy cloth;

un vino con mucho cuerpo a full-bodied wine;

dar cuerpo a [salsa] to thicken;

tomar cuerpo: mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickens;

están tomando cuerpo los rumores de remodelación del gobierno the rumoured cabinet reshuffle is beginning to look like a distinct possibility;

el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape

6. [cadáver] body, corpse;

de cuerpo presente (lying) in state

7. [corporación consular, militar] corps;

el agente fue expulsado del cuerpo por indisciplina the policeman was thrown out of the force for indiscipline

Comp
cuerpo de baile dance company;
cuerpo de bomberos Br fire brigade, US fire department;

cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps;

cuerpo del ejército army corps;

cuerpo expedicionario expeditionary force;

cuerpo médico medical corps;

cuerpo de policía police force

8. [conjunto de informaciones] body;

cuerpo de doctrina body of ideas, doctrine;

cuerpo legal body of legislation

9. [parte de armario, edificio] section

10. [parte de vestido] body, bodice

11. [en carreras] length;

el caballo ganó por cuatro cuerpos the horse won by four lengths

12. Der cuerpo del delito corpus delicti, = evidence of a crime or means of perpetrating it

13. Imprenta point;

letra de cuerpo diez ten point font

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cuerpo

m

1 body;

cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand;

retrato de cuerpo entero/de medio cuerpo full-length/half-length portrait;

a cuerpo de rey like a king;

en cuerpo y alma body and soul;

aún estaba de cuerpo presente he had not yet been buried;

me lo pide el cuerpo I feel like it;

hacer del cuerpo euph do one’s business

2 de policía force;

cuerpo (de ejército) corps

3

:

tomar cuerpo take shape

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cuerpo nm

1) : body

2) : corps

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cuerpo n

1. (en general) body [pl. bodies]

el cuerpo humano the human body

2. (tronco) trunk

a cuerpo without a coat

tomar cuerpo to take shape [pt. took; pp. taken]

cuerpo de bomberos fire brigade

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