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1 uno entre mil
Ex. It seems that a certain prestige value was attached to the possession of this roll as it was accessible only to the elite (' one of a thousand') among the population.* * *Ex: It seems that a certain prestige value was attached to the possession of this roll as it was accessible only to the elite (' one of a thousand') among the population.
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2 uno1 (1)
= one (1).Ex. Legal advice centres are usually run and staffed part-time by groups of solicitors working to a rota system and open one or two evenings a week.----* a excepción de uno = with one exception.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.* número uno = number one.* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* todo en uno = all in one.* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.* una cuarta parte (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.* un año antes de = a year ahead of.* un año antes de lo previsto = a year ahead of schedule.* una octava parte = one in eight.* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.* una tajada = a slice of the cake.* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez que = when.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).* uno a cero = one down.* uno a uno = in turn, one at a time, one by one, on a one-to-one basis, one for one.* un octavo = one in eight.* uno de cada cinco = one in five.* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.* uno de cada diez = one in ten.* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.* uno de cada tres = one in three.* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.* uno de los padres = parent.* uno de más = one too many.* uno de sobra = one too many.* uno de tantos en la organización = a cog in the wheel.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.* uno por uno = in turn, one by one.* uno tras otro = in turn, one after the other, sequentially, one after another.* un quinto (1/5) = one-fifth [one fifth].* un tercio = one in three.* un tercio (1/3) = one third (1/3), a third (1/3). -
3 mil
adj.1 thousand, a thousand.2 thousandth.f. & m.thousand.dos mil two thousandmil años/pesos a thousand years/pesosmil cien one thousand one hundredmil y una/uno (figurative) a thousand and onemil y un detalles a hundred and one detailstengo mil cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do;m.thousand, a thousand.* * *► adjetivo1 thousand2 (milésimo) thousandth1 a thousand, one thousand\el año dos mil the year two thousandlas Mil y Una Noches the Arabian Nights* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.a thousand, one thousand* * *ADJ INV PRON SM a o one thousandseismil veces — a thousand times, thousands of times
* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre thousandmil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos
20 mil millones — 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE)
IIestar/ponerse a mil — (Col, Ven fam) ( nervioso) to be/get uptight (colloq); ( furioso) to be/get hopping mad (colloq)
masculino (number) one thousandse lo he dicho miles de veces — I've told him hundreds o thousands of times
* * *= thousand.Ex. They have literally changed thousands of sexist job titles.----* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* decenas de miles = tens of thousands.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* miles = oodles.* miles de = thousands of, myriad, many hundreds of.* miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.* mil millones = billion.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre thousandmil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos
20 mil millones — 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE)
IIestar/ponerse a mil — (Col, Ven fam) ( nervioso) to be/get uptight (colloq); ( furioso) to be/get hopping mad (colloq)
masculino (number) one thousandse lo he dicho miles de veces — I've told him hundreds o thousands of times
* * *= thousand.Ex: They have literally changed thousands of sexist job titles.
* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* decenas de miles = tens of thousands.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* miles = oodles.* miles de = thousands of, myriad, many hundreds of.* miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.* mil millones = billion.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* * *mil1adj inv/pronthousandmil quinientos pesos fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesosel año mil the year one thousandLas mil y una noches ( Lit) the Arabian Nightsse lo he dicho una y mil veces I've told him a thousand timestengo mil cosas que hacer I have a thousand and one things to doa las mil quinientas or a las mil y una very lateestar/ponerse a mil ( Col fam) (nervioso) to be/get uptight ( colloq) (furioso) to be/get hopping mad ( colloq)mil2(number) one thousandel dos por mil de la población two per thousand of the population, zero o nought point two percent of the populationse lo he dicho miles de veces I've told him hundreds o thousands of times* * *
mil adj inv/pron
thousand;
20 mil millones 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE);
tengo mil cosas que hacer I have a thousand and one things to do
■ sustantivo masculino
(number) one thousand
mil adjetivo & sustantivo masculino thousand
mil millones, a billion
mil personas, a o one thousand people
' mil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acoquinar
- acto
- alcanzar
- alistar
- alistarse
- amotinarse
- amotinar
- aterrorizar
- avanzadilla
- baja
- bajo
- base
- batirse
- billete
- brecha
- brigada
- caballería
- cabeza
- cabida
- cabo
- cadete
- caída
- caído
- cambio
- campaña
- campo
- cañón
- capacidad
- capitán
- capitana
- capitanear
- capitular
- capitulación
- capote
- carga
- carro
- catapulta
- cerca
- cerco
- civil
- clavar
- cobertura
- columna
- comandante
- comando
- combate
- comodoro
- compañía
- conflagración
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- action
- advance
- airborne
- and
- anonymous
- antipersonnel
- arena
- arm
- assault
- AWOL
- barracks
- barrage
- base
- baton
- battle
- be
- beat
- billion
- blank
- bombshell
- bowdlerize
- brass
- brief
- bunker
- cadet
- call up
- capture
- casualty
- charge
- colour
- command
- commander
- commanding officer
- cool
- corporal
- corps
- cruise missile
- decorate
- deploy
- depot
- desert
- desertion
- detachment
- detail
- dig in
- disarmament
- disengage
- dispatch
* * *mil númthousand;dos mil two thousand;mil pesos a thousand pesos;miles de dólares thousands of dollars;mil cien one thousand one hundred;miles (de) [gran cantidad] thousands (of);tengo mil cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do;RP Fama mil: estar a mil to be rushed off one's feet;ponerse a mil to go flat out;ver también treinta* * *I adj thousandII m thousand;a miles by the thousands* * *mil adj: thousandmil nm: one thousand, a thousand* * *mil num thousandmiles de... thousands of... -
4 uno
pron.1 one, one item.2 one, oneself, one man.m.one, number one.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: unir.* * *► adjetivo1 (numeral) one1 one2 (impersonal) one, you1 (número) one1 (hora) one o'clock► adjetivo pl unos,-as1 (indefinido) some; (aproximado) about, around\a (la) una togetherde uno,-a en uno,-a one by onehacerle una a alguien to play a dirty trick on somebodyme dieron una buena I got a really good thrashinguno,-a a uno,-a one by oneuna de dos it's either one thing or the otheruno,-a y no más (Santo Tomás) once bitten, twice shy————————1 (número) one* * *1. noun m.one, number one2. (f. - una)adj.3. = una, pron.- unos II- unas II* * *SF ABR Nic= Unión Nacional Opositora* * *Iuna adjetivo1)a) ( refiriéndose al número) oneno había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat
b) uno (pospuesto al n) oneel capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one
2) ( único)IIser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing
una pronombre1) ( numeral) oneentraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one
uno a or por uno — one by one
más de uno/una — (fam)
eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people
(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)
no dar una — (fam)
no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)
una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una
2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't
ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special
3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)4) ( uso impersonal)a) ( como sujeto) youuno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say
b) ( como complemento) youIIIdel uno — (Chi fam)
pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)
estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious
hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)
* * *Iuna adjetivo1)a) ( refiriéndose al número) oneno había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat
b) uno (pospuesto al n) oneel capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one
2) ( único)IIser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing
una pronombre1) ( numeral) oneentraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one
uno a or por uno — one by one
más de uno/una — (fam)
eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people
(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)
no dar una — (fam)
no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)
una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una
2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't
ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special
3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)4) ( uso impersonal)a) ( como sujeto) youuno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say
b) ( como complemento) youIIIdel uno — (Chi fam)
pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)
estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious
hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)
* * *uno1 (1)= one (1).Ex: Legal advice centres are usually run and staffed part-time by groups of solicitors working to a rota system and open one or two evenings a week.
* a excepción de uno = with one exception.* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.* número uno = number one.* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* todo en uno = all in one.* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.* una cuarta parte (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.* un año antes de = a year ahead of.* un año antes de lo previsto = a year ahead of schedule.* una octava parte = one in eight.* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.* una tajada = a slice of the cake.* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez que = when.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).* uno a cero = one down.* uno a uno = in turn, one at a time, one by one, on a one-to-one basis, one for one.* un octavo = one in eight.* uno de cada cinco = one in five.* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.* uno de cada diez = one in ten.* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.* uno de cada tres = one in three.* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.* uno de los padres = parent.* uno de más = one too many.* uno de sobra = one too many.* uno de tantos en la organización = a cog in the wheel.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.* uno por uno = in turn, one by one.* uno tras otro = in turn, one after the other, sequentially, one after another.* un quinto (1/5) = one-fifth [one fifth].* un tercio = one in three.* un tercio (1/3) = one third (1/3), a third (1/3).uno3= one.Nota: Cualquier persona.Ex: None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.
* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.* hecho por uno mismo = self-made.* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.* impuesto por uno mismo = self-imposed.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own.* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.* todos y cada uno = in full force.* uno mismo = oneself.* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way.* * *A1 (refiriéndose al número) oneniños de entre uno y cinco años de edad children between the ages of one and fiveno había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seatme costó un dólar y pico/una libra y pico it cost me a dollar something/one pound somethingtreinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengerscuarenta y una mujeres forty-one womencuesta ciento un pesos/ciento una libras it costs a hundred and one pesos/poundscincuenta y un mil euros fifty-one thousand euros2 uno (pospuesto al n) oneel capítulo/la sala uno chapter/room oneB1(único): la solución es una there's only one solution2(único e indivisible): Dios es uno God is oneser uno y lo mismo: llegar mi hermano y empezar a pelearnos es uno y lo mismo as soon as o the minute my brother arrives we start arguingA (numeral) one12 votos a favor y uno en contra 12 votes in favor and one against¿quieres media o una entera? do you want a half or a whole one?iban entrando de a uno/una they were going in one at a time o one by oneun pasillo de tres por uno a corridor three meters (long) by one (wide)los revisé uno por uno I went through them one by onees la una it's one o'clockhoy es uno de abril ( esp Esp); today is the first of Aprilmás de uno/una ( fam): más de una va a lamentar su partida there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go ( colloq)eso le debe haber molestado a más de uno that must have annoyed quite a few people o a number of peoplea ése no se le va (ni) una he doesn't miss a thingno le aguanta (ni) una al marido she won't put up with any nonsense from her husbandno dar or ( Chi) ver (ni) una ( fam): los meteorólogos no dan or ven ni una the weathermen just never get it right ( colloq)no doy or veo una I can't get a thing right ( colloq), I can't seem to get anything rightuna de dos one thing or the otheruna y no más, Santo Tomás ( Esp fam): lo pasamos horrible, una y no más, Santo Tomás we had a terrible time, never again!¿puedo comer una? — bueno, pero una y no más, Santo Tomás can I have one? — OK, but just one and that's your lot o and no more ( colloq)uno es profesor y el otro estudiante one's a teacher o one of them is a teacher and the other's a studenttiene cuatro dormitorios pero uno (de ellos) es diminuto it has four bedrooms but one of them is tiny¿te gustaron sus cuadros? — unos sí, otros no did you like his paintings? — some I did o I liked some, others I didn'tse envidian el uno al otro they're jealous of each otherse ayudan los unos a los otros they help one anotherser uno/una de tantos/tantas to be nothing special, be pretty ordinary, be run-of-the-millC ( fam) (alguien) ( masculine) some man ( colloq), this man ( colloq); ( feminine) some woman ( colloq), this woman ( colloq)les preguntamos a unos que estaban allí we asked some o ( colloq) these people who were thereD(uso impersonal): restaurantes donde se sirve uno mismo restaurants where you serve yourself o ( frml) one serves oneself¡qué horror cuando le dicen a uno que está gordo! or a una que está gorda! isn't it awful when people tell you you're fat!uno3lo pasamos del uno we had a great time ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo unir: ( conjugate unir)
uno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
unir
uno
unir ( conjugate unir) verbo transitivo
1
(con cola, pegamento) to stick … together;
‹ esfuerzos› to combine
uno algo a algo to combine sth with sth
2 ( comunicar) ‹ lugares› to link
3 ( fusionar) ‹empresas/organizaciones› to merge
unirse verbo pronominal
1 ( aliarse) [personas/colectividades] to join together;
2 ( juntarse) [ caminos] to converge, meet
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/organizaciones] to merge
uno 1,
no había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat;
treinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengers;
el capítulo uno chapter one
■ pronombre
1 ( numeral) one;
uno a or por uno one by one;
más de uno/una (fam) quite a few
2 ( personal) ( sing) one;
(pl) some;◊ uno es mío, el otro no one's mine, the other isn't;
¿te gustaron? — unos sí, otros no did you like them? — some I did, others I didn't;
se ayudan los unos a los otros they help one another
3 (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq);
(f) some woman (colloq);
4 ( uso impersonal) you;◊ uno no sabe qué decir you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say;
nunca le dicen nada a uno they don't tell you anything
uno 2 sustantivo masculino
(number) one;
para ejemplos ver◊ cinco
unir verbo transitivo
1 (cables, conexiones) to join, unite
2 (esfuerzos, intereses) to join
(asociar, fusionar) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (comunicar) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages
uno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cardinal) one
una manzana y dos limones, one apple and two lemons
necesito unas zapatillas, I need a pair of slippers
unos árboles, some trees
2 (ordinal) first
el uno de cada mes, the first of every month
II pron one: falta uno más, we need one more
hubo uno que dijo que no, there was one person who said no
vi unas de color verde, I saw some green ones
uno de ellos, one of them
unos cuantos, a few: unos cuantos nos arriesgamos, some of us took the chance
el uno al otro, each other
III sustantivo femenino
1 (hora) comimos a la una, we had lunch at one o'clock
2 (impers) you, one: uno tiene que..., you have to...
IV m Mat one
' uno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andana
- anillo
- atenerse
- balancearse
- batalla
- cada
- cara
- cavar
- china
- concretamente
- consigo
- contaminante
- curso
- decirse
- encerrarse
- encima
- encogerse
- enfadarse
- enjabonar
- faltar
- generador
- lengua
- mal
- menos
- mí
- misma
- mismo
- mundialmente
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pantalón
- pelarse
- pensamiento
- pequeña
- pequeño
- presentarse
- rasgo
- resbalar
- reunir
- salir
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- seguida
- seguido
- sí
- tema
- tocarse
- toda
- todo
- trece
English:
after
- airport
- also
- another
- apart
- apiece
- awe-inspiring
- blind
- bookworm
- celebrated
- charity
- colour
- come
- count out
- cow
- defeat
- deserts
- die off
- diffidence
- distrust
- do-it-yourself
- double back
- drool
- drop
- each
- either
- every
- fall away
- fascinating
- field
- first
- give
- have
- have up
- heel
- hoot
- house
- individual
- keep
- lad
- lose
- match
- mind
- name
- neither
- nil
- number one
- object
- odds
- of
* * *uno, -a Un is used instead of uno before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un perro a dog; un coche a car).♦ adj1. [indefinido] one;un día volveré one o some day I'll return;unos cuantos a few2. [numeral] one;un hombre, un voto one man, one vote;una hora y media an hour and a half, one and a half hours;treinta y un días thirty-one days;cincuenta y una páginas fifty-one pages3. [después de sustantivo] [con valor ordinal] one;la fila/página uno row/page one;ver también tres♦ pron1. [indefinido, numeral] one;toma uno take one;uno de ellos one of them;de uno en uno, uno a uno, uno por uno one by one;uno contra uno [en baloncesto] one on one;uno más uno [en baloncesto] one and one;juntar varias cosas en una to combine several things into one;más de uno piensa que es una mala decisión more than a few people o no small number of people think it's a bad decision;uno de tantos one of many;unos estaban a favor, otros en contra some were in favour, others (were) against;uno a otro, el uno al otro each other, one another;se miraron el uno al otro they looked at each other o one another;(los) unos a (los) otros each other, one another;se odian los unos a los otros they hate each other o one another;uno y otro [ambos] both (of them);unos y otros [todos] all of them;¡a la una, a las dos y a las tres! [en carrera] ready, steady, go!;[al saltar, lanzarse] one, two, three!;lo uno por lo otro it all evens out in the end;una de dos it's either one thing or the other;una y no más once was enough, once bitten, twice shyhablé con uno que te conoce I spoke to someone o somebody who knows you;conocí a una de Tijuana I met a woman from Tijuana;me lo han contado unos certain people told me so3. [yo] one;uno ya no está para estos trotes one isn't really up to this sort of thing any more4. [con valor impersonal] you;se trabaja mucho, pero uno se termina acostumbrando it's hard work but you get used to it eventually;hay que tener confianza en uno mismo you have to believe in yourself♦ nm(number) one;el uno number one;el número termina en uno the number ends in a one;ver también tres* * *I pron1 one;es la una it’s one o’clock;uno a uno, uno por uno, de uno en uno one by one;una de dos one thing or the otherme lo dijo uno someone o somebody told me:unos cuantos a few, some;unos y otros everyone;unos niños some children;unos a otros one another, each other4 impersonal you, one fml ;do?:unas mil pesetas about a thousand pesetas;unos 20 kilómetros about 20 kilometers, some 20 kilometers6:a una at the same time;una y no más never again;no dar ni una fam not get anything right7 en baloncesto:uno contra uno one on one;uno más uno one-and-oneII art:unos niños some childrenIII m one;el uno de enero January first, the first of January* * *una silla: one chairtiene treinta y un años: he's thirty-one years oldel tomo uno: volume oneuno nm: one, number one1) : one (number)uno por uno: one by onees la una: it's one o'clock2) : one (person or thing)una es mejor que las otras: one (of them) is better than the othershacerlo uno mismo: to do it oneself3) unos, unas pl: some (ones), some people4)uno y otro : both5)unos y otros : all of them6)el uno al otro : one another, each otherse enseñaron los unos a los otros: they taught each other* * *uno1 adj oneuno2 num1. (en general) one2. (en fechas) firstuno3 pron1. (en general) one2. (alguien) somebody3. (la gente) you / one -
5 oscilar
v.1 to swing (moverse) (péndulo).2 to fluctuate.el precio oscila entre los mil y los dos mil euros the price can be anything between one and two thousand euros3 to oscillate, to bob, to quiver, to swing.* * *1 (variar) to vary, fluctuate2 FÍSICA to oscillate* * *VI1) [péndulo] to swing, oscillate2) [luz] to wink, blink; [llama] to flicker3) [precio, peso, temperatura] to fluctuate ( entre between)[calidad, diseño] to vary ( entre between) [distancia, intensidad] to range ( entre between)la distancia oscila entre los 100 y 500m — the distance ranges between 100 and 500m o from 100 to 500m
4) (=dudar) to hesitate ( entre between)waver ( entre between)* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( fluctuar)sus edades oscilaban entre... — their ages ranged between...
la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 — the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92
oscila entre la depresión y la euforia — he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria
* * *= swing, dangle, pendulum + swing back and forth, oscillate, sway.Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex. The pendulum has swung back and forth between emphasis on rehabilitation and punishment.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex. The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.----* oscilar entre... y = ricochet between... and.* * *verbo intransitivo2) ( fluctuar)sus edades oscilaban entre... — their ages ranged between...
la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 — the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92
oscila entre la depresión y la euforia — he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria
* * *= swing, dangle, pendulum + swing back and forth, oscillate, sway.Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.Ex: The pendulum has swung back and forth between emphasis on rehabilitation and punishment.Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.* oscilar entre... y = ricochet between... and.* * *oscilar [A1 ]viA1 «péndulo» to swing, oscillate ( tech); «aguja» to oscillate2 «torre/columna» to swayB«precios/temperatura»: sus edades oscilaban entre los 10 y los 15 años their ages ranged between 10 and 15 years old o from 10 to 15la cotización osciló entre $90 y $92 the share price fluctuated between $90 and $92C«persona/humor»: oscila entre la depresión y la euforia he oscillates o fluctuates between depression and euphoria* * *
oscilar ( conjugate oscilar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ péndulo] to swing, oscillate (tech);
[ aguja] to oscillate;
[torre/columna] to sway
2 ( fluctuar) [cotización/valores] to fluctuate;◊ sus edades oscilaban entre … their ages ranged between …
oscilar verbo intransitivo
1 Fís to oscillate, swing
(la luz de una vela) to flicker
2 (variar) to vary, fluctuate: en verano la temperatura oscila entre los 25 y los 35 grados centígrados, summer temperatures range from 25 to 35 degrees centigrade
' oscilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
English:
oscillate
- range
- reciprocate
- seesaw
- swing
- vary
- dangle
- pulsate
- vacillate
* * *oscilar vi1. [moverse] [péndulo] to swing;[torre] to sway; [llama] to flicker2. Fís to oscillate3. [variar] to vary, to fluctuate;el precio oscila entre los mil y los dos mil pesos the price ranges between one and two thousand pesos;la temperatura osciló entre los 20° y los 30° the temperature fluctuated between 20° and 30°;la longitud de estas serpientes oscila entre cinco y siete metros these snakes vary o range in length between five and seven metres4. [vacilar] to vacillate, to waver;oscila entre el pesimismo y la esperanza she fluctuates between pessimism and hope* * *v/i oscillate; de precios fluctuate* * *oscilar vi1) balancearse: to swing, to sway, to oscillate2) fluctuar: to fluctuate3) : to vacillate, to waver* * *oscilar vb -
6 ser un símbolo de prestigio
(v.) = attach + prestige valueEx. It seems that a certain prestige value was attached to the possession of this roll as it was accessible only to the elite ('one of a thousand') among the population.* * *(v.) = attach + prestige valueEx: It seems that a certain prestige value was attached to the possession of this roll as it was accessible only to the elite ('one of a thousand') among the population.
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7 ni uno
pron.not a single one, no one in a hundred, no one in a thousand, not a one. -
8 ni uno
• no one could understand it• no one else• no one in a thousand• no-op instruction• not a little• not a peep out of you• not a sign• not a single person -
9 en ninguna otra parte
• no one in a thousand• no other place in• nowhere else -
10 mil dólares
• one furlong• one grand• one grief cures another• one thing remains sure• one thousand dollars• one thousand times -
11 aviso de una sola vez
• one thousand years• one-time• one-time advertisement• one-time buyer -
12 aviso que aparece una sola vez
• one thousand years• one-time advertisementDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > aviso que aparece una sola vez
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13 banda de un tercio de octava
• one thing or the other• one thousand dollarsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > banda de un tercio de octava
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14 de una vez anterior
• one thousand times• one-time ad -
15 mil ańos
• one thousand dollars• one-time -
16 cien
adj.1 one-hundred, hundred, a hundred.2 one-hundredth.f. & m.a or one hundred.cien mil a o one hundred thousandpor cien percentcien por cien a hundred percent;m.hundred, a hundred.* * *1 one hundred, a hundred1 one hundred, a hundred\cien por cien one hundred per centponerse a cien familiar to blow one's top, get all worked up Table 1 NOTA see also ciento and seis/Table 1* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.hundred, a hundred* * *IADJ, PRON [antes de s, apócope de ciento] a hundred, one hundredes de lana cien por cien — it's pure wool, it's a hundred per cent wool
- me pone a cienCIEN, CIENTO ► La traducción de cien(to) puede ser a hundred o one hundred: Tengo que escribir cien páginas I've got to write a o one hundred pages Murió a la edad de ciento veinte años He died at the age of a o one hundred and twenty Sin embargo, hay que utilizar siempre one hundred: ► cuando cien(to) va detrás de otra cifra: El curso cuesta dos mil ciento noventa libras The course costs two thousand one hundred and ninety pounds ► cuando se quiere precisar que se trata de cien(to) y no de doscientos {etc}: I said "one hundred" not "two hundred" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver cien I, ciento II** SM bog **, lavatory, john (EEUU) ** * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre a/one hundredcien mil — a/one hundred thousand
IIes cien por cien algodón — (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
* * *= hundred, hundred, one hundred.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. It features elements of many of the trends in classification theory and practice over the past one hundred years.----* cien por cien = one hundred percent.* cientos = oodles, scores.* cientos de = hundreds of, yards of.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* cientos de millones = hundred million.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* en tanto por ciento = percentage-wise.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit.* tanto por ciento = percentage.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* veinte por ciento = two-tenths.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre a/one hundredcien mil — a/one hundred thousand
IIes cien por cien algodón — (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
* * *= hundred, hundred, one hundred.Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex: It features elements of many of the trends in classification theory and practice over the past one hundred years.* cien por cien = one hundred percent.* cientos = oodles, scores.* cientos de = hundreds of, yards of.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* cientos de millones = hundred million.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* en tanto por ciento = percentage-wise.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit.* tanto por ciento = percentage.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* veinte por ciento = two-tenths.* * *cien1adj inv/prona/one hundredcien euros a/one hundred euroscien mil a/one hundred thousandes cien por cien algodón it's pure cotton, it's a hundred percent cottonno estoy convencido al cien por cien I'm not totally convincedponer a algn a cien ( Esp); to get sb annoyedcien2el cien one hundred, number one hundred* * *
Del verbo ciar: ( conjugate ciar)
cíen es:
3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente subjuntivo3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) imperativo
cien adj inv/pron
a/one hundred;◊ cien mil a/one hundred thousand;
es cien por cien algodón (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
■ sustantivo masculino: el cien (number) one hundred
cien adjetivo & sustantivo masculino inv hundred
cien personas, a o one hundred people
cinco por cien, five per cent
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner a alguien a cien, to drive sb mad
cien por cien, (completamente, de principio a fin) one hundred per cent: una sustancia cien por cien vegetal, a substance made from natural products only
ir/andar con cien ojos, to keep your eyes peeled
Recuerda que en inglés no tiene plural ( one/ two/three, etc. hundred) excepto cuando expresa una cantidad indeterminada: Había cientos de personas. There were hundreds of people there.
' cien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- antecesor
- antecesora
- baja
- bajo
- cabida
- casi
- contratación
- dividendo
- haber
- más
- neta
- neto
- pago
- poner
- venir
- ciento
- pájaro
English:
A
- aboard
- another
- around
- aware
- bet
- by
- deep
- discount
- funnel
- horsepower
- hundred
- length
- live
- offshore
- than
- vicinity
- watt
- within
- worth
* * *cien núma o one hundred;cien mil a o one hundred thousand;por cien percent;cien por cien a hundred percent;Famponer a cien alguien: esa musiquilla me está poniendo a cien that tune's getting on my nerves;Famdar cien mil vueltas a algo/alguien: mi moto le da cien vueltas a la tuya my motorbike's miles better than yours;ver también treinta* * *adj a oone hundred;poner a alguien a cien fam irritate s.o., get on s.o.’s nerves;cien por cien fig fam a hundred per cent, totally* * *cien adj1) : a hundred, hundredlas primeras cien páginas: the first hundred pages2)cien por ciento : a hundred percent, through and through, wholeheartedlycien nm: one hundred* * *cien num a hundred / one hundred -
17 menos
adj.1 less.menos aire less airmenos manzanas fewer applesmenos… que… less/fewer… than…tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than youhace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterdayhay dos libros de menos there are two books missingme han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little2 the least.el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shareslo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least timela que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam3 fewer.adv.1 less.menos de/que less thanson menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet2 minus (expresa resta).tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)son las dos menos diez it's ten to twoson menos diez it's ten to4 under.prep.1 except (for) (excepto).todo menos eso anything but that2 minus, less.m. s.&pl.minus (sign) (Mat).* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest► adverbio1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h2 (superlativo) least3 (con horas) to4 MATEMÁTICAS minus■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two1 but, except1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign\a menos que unlessal menos / a lo menos at leastaún menos much lesscada vez menos less and lessdar (dinero) de menos to short-changeen menos de nada in no time at alleso es lo de menos that's the least of my worriesir a menos to go down in the worldlo menos at leastmenos da una piedra something's better than nothing¡menos mal! thank God!¡ni mucho menos! far from it!no ser para menos to be no wonderpara no ser menos so as not to be outdonepor lo menos at leastpor menos de nada for no reason at allqué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have donesi al menos... if only...venirse a menos to come down in the world¡ya será menos! come off it!* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.1) less, least2) fewer, fewest3. adv.1) less2) least•- por lo menos 4. prep.1) except2) minus5. pron.less, fewer* * *1. ADV1) [comparativo] less•
menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer thanllegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes
2) [superlativo] least3)•
al menos — at least•
de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missingme dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight
darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.
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echar de menos a algn — to miss sb•
ir a menos — to come down in the world•
lo menos diez — at least ten•
eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it•
¡menos mal! — thank goodness!¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!
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era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less•
no es para menos — quite right too•
por lo menos — at least•
¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!
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quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone•
tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth•
venir a menos — to come down in the world•
y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit himcuando 2., 2), poder•
¡ ya será menos! — come off it!2. ADJ1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer•
menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than Bno soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is
este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one
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ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest3. PREP1) (=excepto) except¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!
2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, lesscinco menos dos — five minus o less two
4.CONJ5. SM1) (Mat) minus sign2)3)más 1., 2)* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex. Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex. Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.----* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ](comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and lessquiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn moreya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much nowahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of himeso es menos importante that's not so importantno voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with himmenos (…) QUE:un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this oneella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize youno pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could domenos (…) DE:los niños de menos de 7 años children under sevenpesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kiloséramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of uslo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothingno lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousandestá a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from herees menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you thinkB [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) leastes la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seenéste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the twoes el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drinkes el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) leastse esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possiblees lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for himsucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting italimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer caloriesya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold nowrecibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orderscuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as muchmide medio metro menos it's half a meter shortera éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this onemenos (…) QUE:tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as youmenos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last yearsomos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than themno soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than himyo no soy menos que él he's no better than meel rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least lightel partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votesesos casos son los menos cases like that are the exceptionAsírveme menos don't give me as o so muchya falta menos it won't be long nowaprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last yearB ( en locs):al menos at leasta menos que unlessa menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help uscuando menos at leastde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too littlesiempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too littleme has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enoughles pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesosmenos mal just as wellmenos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear menos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!por lo menos at leastsi por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people thereir a menos to go downhillser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrityla fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problemstener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath onetener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignityvenirse a menos to come down in the worldun aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard timesun hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*A(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonsomenos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for saletres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the doorB8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven2(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty tominus sign* * *
menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
2 ( superlativo) least;
el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;
hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
( en número) fewest;
el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
a menos que unless;
cuando menos at least;
de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
lo menos the least;
menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
por lo menos at least;
eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
■ preposición
1 ( excepto):◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;
menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
2
b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;
son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
(con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
' menos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- añorar
- cachondeo
- cada
- cantar
- contratación
- cuando
- echar
- esquivar
- estar
- extrañar
- gallo
- hipar
- historiada
- historiado
- indicada
- indicado
- infarto
- los
- mal
- más
- mucha
- mucho
- pensar
- piedra
- programa
- recochineo
- salva
- salvo
- signo
- siquiera
- su
- tan
- todavía
- vez
- cinco
- costumbre
- cuanto
- cuarto
- de
- día
- enfado
- enojo
- entre
- esperar
- estofado
- mientras
- mirar
- momento
- nada
English:
about
- absent
- agree
- alone
- anything
- anywhere
- appreciate
- at
- averse
- barring
- besides
- billion
- blind
- blue
- border
- but
- cackle
- chalk
- circuitous
- conscious
- delay
- far
- ferment
- few
- god
- good
- if
- job
- just
- last
- least
- less
- let
- let up
- mind
- minus
- minus sign
- minute
- miss
- more
- nothing
- nowadays
- of
- opposed
- or
- pretty
- put down
- rate
- recollect
- remain
* * *♦ adj inv1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;[número] fewer;menos aire less air;menos manzanas fewer apples;menos… que… less/fewer… than…;tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;colócate a menos distancia stand closer;eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;[número] the fewest;el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exames menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are♦ adv1. [comparativo] less;a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;menos de/que less than;Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems2. [superlativo]el/la/lo menos the least;ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few3. [indica resta] minus;tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;son menos diez it's ten to5. Compir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;[delincuencia] to drop;¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;nada menos (que) no less (than);le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;no es para menos not without (good) reason;no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;[persona] to go down in the world;no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb♦ pronhabía menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;ya queda menos it's not so far to go now♦ nm invMat minus (sign)♦ prep[excepto] except (for);todo menos eso anything but that;vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price♦ al menos loc conjat least;costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready♦ a menos que loc conjunless;no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me♦ de menos loc advhay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;eso es lo de menos that's the least of it♦ por lo menos loc advat least;por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize* * *I adj1 en cantidad less;cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short2 en número fewerII adves menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana2 sup: en cantidad least;al menos, por lo menos at least3 MAT minus;tres menos dos three minus twoIV:a menos que unless;todos menos yo everyone but o except me;echar de menos miss;tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;ir a menos come down in the world;ni mucho menos far from it;no es para menos quite right too;son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two* * *menos adv1) : lessllueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August2) : leastel coche menos caro: the least expensive car3)menos de : less than, fewer thanmenos adj1) : less, fewertengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time2) : least, fewestla clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest studentsmenos prep1) salvo, excepto: except2) : minusquince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is elevenmenos pron1) : less, fewerno deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less2)al menos orpor lo menos : at least3)a menos que : unless* * *menos1 adv1. (comparativo) less2. (con nombres contables) fewer3. (superlativo) least4. (excepto) except5. (con la hora) to6. (en matemáticas) minusmenos2 n minus sign -
18 vez
f.1 time.de vez en cuando from time to time, now and againvete de una vez just go, for heaven's sakeen vez de instead oférase una vez once upon a timehacer las veces de to act asmuchas veces often, a lototra vez againpocas veces, rara vez rarely, seldompor última/enésima vez for the last/umpteenth timetal vez perhaps, maybeuna vez más once againuna vez que once, afteruna y otra vez time and againuna vez once¿te acuerdas de una vez (en) que fuimos a pescar? do you remember that time we went fishing?dos veces twicetres veces three times¿has estado allí alguna vez? have you ever been there?a mi/tu/etc vez in my/your/etc turna la vez (que) at the same time (as)alguna que otra vez occasionallya veces, algunas veces sometimes, at timescada vez (que) every timecada vez más more and moreresulta cada vez más difícil it's getting harder and hardercada vez menos less and lesscada vez la veo más feliz she seems happier and happierde una vez in one gode una vez para siempre o por todas once and for all2 turn (turno).voy a pedir la vez I'm going to ask who's last* * *► nombre femenino (pl veces)1 time\a la vez at the same time, at oncea su vez in turna veces sometimesalguna que otra vez on the odd occasionalguna vez sometimes 2 (en pregunta) ever■ ¿has estado alguna vez allí? have you ever been there?algunas veces sometimescada vez every time, each timecada vez más more and more, increasinglycada vez peor worse and worse■ ¡acabémoslo de una vez! let's get it over with!de una vez para siempre once and for allde vez en cuando from time to time, now and again, every now and then, every so oftenen vez de instead oférase una vez... / había una vez... (en cuentos) once upon a time...hacer las veces de to act asmuchas veces oftenotra vez again■ tócala otra vez, Sam play it again, Samperder la vez to lose one's turn* * *noun f.1) time2) occasion•* * *SF1) (=ocasión) timepor esta vez — this time, this once
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a la vez, hablaban todos a la vez — they were all talking at once o at the same timecanta a la vez que toca — she sings and plays at the same time, she sings while she plays
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¿has estado alguna vez en...? — have you ever been to...?alguna que otra vez — occasionally, now and again
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las más de las veces — mostly, in most cases•
por primera vez — for the first time•
toda vez que... — since..., given that...•
por última vez — for the last timetal 3., 3)¿cuándo lo viste por última vez? — when was the last time you saw him?, when did you see him last?
lo he hecho cien veces — I've done it hundreds o lots of times *
¿cuántas veces al año? — how many times a year?
es cinco veces más caro — it's five times more expensive, it costs five times as much
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a veces, [algunas] veces — sometimes, at times•
contadas veces — seldom•
de vez en cuando — now and again, from time to time, occasionally•
¿ cuántas veces? — how often?, how many times?•
dos veces — twice•
en... veces, se fríen las patatas en dos veces — fry the potatoes in two batches•
por enésima vez — for the umpteenth time *•
muchas veces — often•
otra vez — again•
pocas veces — seldom, rarely•
rara vez, [raras] veces — seldom, rarely•
repetidas veces — again and again, over and over again•
una vez — onceuna vez dice que sí y otra que no — first he says yes and then he says no, one time he says yes, the next he says no
érase o había una vez una princesa... — once upon a time there was a princess...
"una vez al año no hace daño" — once in a while can't hurt
cada 2)•
varias veces — several times¡acabemos de una vez! — let's get it over with (once and for all)! *
¡cállate de una vez! — for the last time, shut up! *
¡dilo de una vez! — just say it!
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en vez de — instead of•
hacer las veces de — to serve asuna vez que me lo dijo se fue — once he had told me, he left
una vez que se hayan marchado todos me iré yo — once they've all left, I'll go too
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de una vez para siempre, de una vez por [todas] — once and for all *, for good4) (=turno) turn, go•
pedir la vez — to ask who's last in the queue•
quitar la vez a algn — to push in in front of sb5) (Mat)* * *1) ( ocasión) timeuna vez/dos veces — once/twice
una vez por semana/año — once a week/year
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando... — I remember once/that time when...
la última/primera vez que lo vi — the last/first time I saw him
mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? — have you ever regretted it?
la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!
érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)
¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?
repetidas veces — again and again, time and again
una vez más — once again o more
2) (en locs)a mi/tu/su vez — for my/your/his part
... quien a su vez depende del director —... who in turn reports to the director
se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more
de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every now and then
rara vez — seldom, hardly ever
una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished
hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something
3) (Mat)4) (Esp) ( turno en una cola)¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?
* * *= turn, moment.Ex. In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.----* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a veces = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s).* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, deepening, swelling, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = exploding, fast-increasing.* cada vez peor = worsening.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez = at one blow, at one time, in one action, in one step, in a single step, at one whack, in a single phase, in one shot, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* diez veces = tenfold.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* dos veces = doubly, twice.* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].* dos veces a la semana = twice-weekly, biweekly [bi-weekly], twice a week.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* en la mayoría de las veces = in most cases, mostly.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* en vez de = in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* ganar cada vez más importancia = grow from + strength to strength.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la primera vez = the first time around.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* más de una vez = more than once.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* muchas veces = multiple times.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* Ordinal + vez = Ordinal + time around/round.* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.* pero a la vez = but then again.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* popularidad cada vez mayor = growing popularity.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* próxima vez, la = next time.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.* que sucede sólo una vez = one-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* tres veces = thrice, three times.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.* una última vez = one last time.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* una vez cumplimentado = completed.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.* una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.* una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.* una vez que = when.* una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.* una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.* una vez relleno = completed.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.* veinte veces = twenty-fold.* verificar dos veces = double-check [doublecheck].* y a la vez = cum, yet.* * *1) ( ocasión) timeuna vez/dos veces — once/twice
una vez por semana/año — once a week/year
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando... — I remember once/that time when...
la última/primera vez que lo vi — the last/first time I saw him
mil veces or miles de veces — a thousand times o thousands of times
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? — have you ever regretted it?
la de veces or las veces que se lo dije! — the (number of) times I told him!
érase or había una vez — (liter) once upon a time (liter)
¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? — why don't we leave it for another time o day?
repetidas veces — again and again, time and again
una vez más — once again o more
2) (en locs)a mi/tu/su vez — for my/your/his part
... quien a su vez depende del director —... who in turn reports to the director
se utiliza cada vez más — it's being used increasingly o more and more
de una vez — ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all; ( simultáneamente) in one go
de vez en cuando — from time to time, every now and then
rara vez — seldom, hardly ever
una vez que hayan terminado — once o when you have finished
hacer las veces de algo — caja/libro to serve as something; persona to act as something
3) (Mat)4) (Esp) ( turno en una cola)¿quién tiene or me da la vez? — who's last?
* * *= turn, moment.Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.* algunas veces = sometimes, from time to time, occasionally.* alguna vez = ever, on any one occasion.* aparecer por primera vez = premiere.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a veces = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s).* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, deepening, swelling, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = exploding, fast-increasing.* cada vez peor = worsening.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demasiadas veces = one too many times.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez = at one blow, at one time, in one action, in one step, in a single step, at one whack, in a single phase, in one shot, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* diez veces = tenfold.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* dos veces = doubly, twice.* dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].* dos veces a la semana = twice-weekly, biweekly [bi-weekly], twice a week.* editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.* en la mayoría de las veces = in most cases, mostly.* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* en vez de = in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.* esta vez = this time around/round, this time.* ganar cada vez más importancia = grow from + strength to strength.* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la primera vez = the first time around.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* más de una vez = more than once.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* muchas veces = multiple times.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* Número + veces más = Número + times as many.* Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* Ordinal + vez = Ordinal + time around/round.* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.* pagar dos veces = double-pay.* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.* pero a la vez = but then again.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* popularidad cada vez mayor = growing popularity.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.* práctica cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* primera vez, la = first time, the.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* próxima vez, la = next time.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.* que sucede sólo una vez = one-off.* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* repetidas veces = repeatedly, time after time, time and again, time and time again.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* tres veces = thrice, three times.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.* una última vez = one last time.* una vez = once, one time.* una vez al año = annually, once a year.* una vez a la semana = once a week.* una vez al mes = once a month.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* una vez cumplimentado = completed.* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.* una vez más = again, yet again.* una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.* una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.* una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.* una vez que = when.* una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.* una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.* una vez relleno = completed.* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of, a growing body of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.* veinte veces = twenty-fold.* verificar dos veces = double-check [doublecheck].* y a la vez = cum, yet.* * *A (ocasión) timelo leí una vez/dos veces/tres veces I read it once/twice/three timesuna vez por semana/año once a week/yearme acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando … I remember once/that time when …es la última vez que te lo pido I'm not going to ask you againésa fue la última vez que lo vi that was the last time I saw himse lo he dicho mil veces or miles de veces I've told him a thousand times o thousands of timesalguna vez me he sentido tentada there have been times o there has been the odd time when I've been temptedalgunas veces me dan ganas de dejarlo at times o sometimes I feel like leaving him, there are times when I feel like leaving him¿alguna vez te has arrepentido? have you ever regretted it?¡la de veces or las veces que le dije que no lo hiciera! the (number of) times I told him not to do it!por primera vez for the first timeno es la primera vez que sucede it's not the first time it's happened¡cuéntamelo otra vez! tell me again!¿por qué no lo dejamos para otra vez? why don't we leave it for another time o day?me lo he preguntado repetidas veces I've asked myself again and again o time and againpor enésima vez for the umpteenth timepor esta vez pase we'll forget it this timela próxima vez lo haces tú next time you can do itno nos tocó nada — bueno, otra vez será … we didn't get anything — never mind, maybe next time o there's always next timeuna vez más se salió con la suya once again she got her own wayagradeciéndole una vez más su cooperación ( Corresp) thanking you once again o once more for your cooperationlas más de las veces llega tarde he's late more often than notB ( en locs):a la vez at the same timetodos hablaban a la vez they were all talking at once o at the same timea mi/tu/su vez for my/your/his partel gobernador, a su vez, agregó que … the governor, for his part, added that …luego hay un jefe de sección que a su vez depende del director de ventas then there's a head of department who in turn reports to the sales directora veces sometimesa veces me pregunto si no tendrá razón sometimes I wonder o there are times when I wonder if she might be rightcada vez: cada vez que viene nos peleamos every time o whenever he comes we fight, we always fight when he comeseste método se está utilizando cada vez más this method is being used increasingly o more and morelo encuentro cada vez más viejo he looks older every time I see himse nota cada vez menos it's becoming less and less noticeablecada vez es más difícil encontrar trabajo it's getting more and more difficult o it's getting increasingly difficult to find work¡a ver si se callan de una vez! once and for all, will you be quiet!a ver si solucionamos este problema de una vez (por todas) let's see if we can solve this problem once and for allapagó todas las velas de una vez she blew out all the candles in one gode vez en cuando from time to time, now and again, every now and thenen vez de instead ofen vez de ayudar molesta instead of helping he gets in the wayrara vez rarely, seldom, hardly everrara vez se equivoca she hardly ever o seldom o rarely makes a mistakeuna vez onceuna vez transcurridos dos años once two years have passed, after two yearsuna vez frío, cubrir con mayonesa once o when cool, cover with mayonnaiseuna vez que hayan terminado se pueden retirar once o when you have finished you may leavehacer las veces de algo «caja/libro» to serve as sth;«persona» to act as sthuna vez al año no hace daño once in a while doesn't do any harmC ( Mat):cabe una vez y sobran dos it goes once and two left overdiez veces más grande que la nuestra ten times bigger than oursD( Esp) (turno en una cola): ¿quién tiene or me da la vez? who's last in line ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the queue?hay que pedir la vez you have to ask who's last* * *
vez sustantivo femenino
1 ( ocasión) time;◊ una vez/dos veces once/twice;
una vez por semana once a week;
me acuerdo de una/aquella vez cuando … I remember once/that time when …;
la última vez que lo vi the last time I saw him;
mil veces or miles de veces a thousand times, thousands of times;
algunas veces sometimes;
¿te has arrepentido alguna vez? have you ever regretted it?;
érase una vez (liter) once upon a time (liter);
por primera vez for the first time;
otra vez again;
déjalo para otra vez leave it for another time o day;
otra vez será maybe next time;
una vez más once again
2 ( en locs)
a veces sometimes;
cada vez every o each time;
cada vez más more and more;
lo encuentro cada vez más viejo he looks older every time I see him;
cada vez menos less and less;
de una vez ( expresando impaciencia) once and for all;
( simultáneamente) in one go;
en vez de instead of;
rara vez seldom, hardly ever;
una vez once;
una vez que hayas terminado once o when you have finished
3 (Esp) ( turno en una cola): ¿quién tiene or me da la vez? who's last?;
vez f (pl veces)
1 (ocasión, tiempo en que sucede algo) time
una vez, once
dos veces, twice
tres veces seguidas, three times running
a veces/algunas veces, sometimes ➣ Ver nota en sometimes; a la vez, at the same time
cada vez, every o each time
cada vez más/cada vez menos, more and more/less and less
de vez en cuando/de vez en vez/alguna que otra vez, from time to time o every now and then
de una vez, (sin interrupción) in one go
(expresando impaciencia) ¡terminemos de una vez!, let's have done with it!
de una vez por todas/de una vez para siempre, once and for all
en vez de, instead of
otra vez, again
otra vez será, maybe next time
rara vez, seldom, rarely
te lo he dicho repetidas veces, I've told you time after time
una y otra vez, time and (time) again
érase o había una vez..., once upon a time there was...
tal vez, perhaps, maybe ➣ Ver nota en maybe 2 Mat 4 veces 6, 4 times 6
3 (funcionar como algo) hacer las veces de, to act as, serve as
4 (turno en una cola, etc) turn
' vez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alguna
- alguno
- asomar
- cada
- conocer
- contigo
- cuando
- definitivamente
- dejarse
- día
- enésima
- enésimo
- escachifollarse
- excusa
- gallina
- haber
- historiada
- historiado
- jamás
- jurarse
- más
- menos
- mientras
- ni
- par
- para
- pegarse
- poltrona
- repetirse
- reventa
- sobria
- sobrio
- sola
- solo
- solventar
- tabla
- tacada
- tal
- año
- aplazamiento
- aplazar
- bueno
- callar
- estrenar
- finalizar
- golpe
- intentar
- mejor
- mes
English:
A
- again
- agent
- amazing
- and
- anew
- annoy
- be
- better
- busy signal
- butt in
- card
- circle
- clean
- clog up
- consider
- day
- deserve
- dig out
- do
- downhill
- each
- elapse
- election
- ever
- every
- expect
- first
- first-time
- flower
- for
- goings-on
- goof
- growing
- herself
- himself
- hundredth
- increasingly
- instead
- last
- less
- lieu
- lifetime
- maybe
- misspell
- monthly
- more
- neither
- never
- next
* * *vez nf1. [ocasión] time;¿te acuerdas de una vez (en) que fuimos a pescar? do you remember that time we went fishing?;¿has estado allí alguna vez? have you ever been there?;hay veces (en) que es mejor callarse there are times when o sometimes it's better to keep quiet;a mi/tu/su vez: él a su vez se lo dijo a su mujer he, in turn, told his wife;yo a mi vez haré lo que pueda I, for my part, will do whatever I can;a la vez at the same time;a la vez podríamos hacer la compra we could do the shopping at the same time;así a la vez que leo, estudio this way, while I'm reading, I'm also studying;de una (sola) vez in one go;¡cállate de una vez! why don't you just shut up!;vete de una vez just go, for heaven's sake;érase una vez once upon a time;ha llamado otra vez she called again;déjalo para otra vez leave it for another time;otra vez será maybe next time;por enésima vez for the umpteenth time;por esta vez pase I'll let you off this time o just this once;por primera vez, por vez primera for the first time;por última vez for the last time;Formaltoda vez que since;una vez más once again;una vez que hayas terminado once you've finished;una vez dorada la carne…, una vez que la carne está dorada… once the meat is golden brown…una vez al día/mes once a day/month;dos veces twice;tres veces three times;te lo he dicho muchas/mil veces I've told you many/a thousand times;alguna que otra vez occasionally;a veces, algunas veces sometimes, at times;cada vez every time;cada vez que lo veo every time (that) I see him;cada vez más more and more;cada vez menos less and less;cada vez la veo más/menos feliz she seems happier and happier/less and less happy;resulta cada vez más difícil it's getting harder and harder;de vez en cuando from time to time, now and again;muy de vez en cuando very occasionally;muchas veces [con frecuencia] often;pocas veces rarely, seldom;rara vez rarely, seldom;repetidas veces repeatedly, time and again;una y otra vez time and againen vez de trabajar tanto deberías salir un poco más you should go out more instead of working so hard;hacer las veces de [persona] to act as;[objeto, aparato, mueble] to serve as4. [en multiplicaciones, divisiones] time;es tres veces mayor it's three times as big;estas pilas producen diez veces más energía que las normales these batteries produce ten times as much energy as ordinary ones5. [turno] turn;voy a pedir la vez I'm going to ask who's last* * *f1 time;a la vez at the same time;¿cuántas veces? how many times?, how often?;esta vez this time;la otra vez the other time;otra vez será some other time;cada vez que every time that;de vez en cuando from time to time;otra vez again;una vez once;érase una vez once upon a time, there was;una vez no cuenta just once doesn’t count o matter;una vez más once again;una vez que hayamos llegado … once we’ve arrived …;de una vez para siempre once and for all;una y otra vez time and time again;a veces sometimes;ninguna vez never;rara vez seldom, rarely;tantas veces so many times, so often;varias veces several times;de una sola vez in just one shot;por primera vez for the first time;2 ( turno):es mi vez it’s my turn3:tal vez perhaps, maybe;a su vez for his/her part;en vez de instead of* * *1) : time, occasiona la vez: at the same timea veces: at times, occasionallyde vez en cuando: from time to timeuna vez: oncede una vez: all at oncede una vez para siempre: once and for alldos veces: twice3) : turna su vez: in turnen vez de: instead ofhacer las veces de: to act as, to stand in for* * *vez n1. (en general) time2. (turno) turna la vez at the same time / at once -
19 punta
f.1 point (extremo) (de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja).este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toesrecorrimos Chile de punta a punta we traveled from one end of Chile to the otheren la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of townen la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the tablesacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil2 touch, bit (pizca).3 small nail (clavo).4 point, headland (geography).5 tip, tine, nib, peak.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: puntar.* * *1 (extremo) tip; (extremo afilado) point2 (clavo) nail4 GEOGRAFÍA point1 (del pelo) ends2 (zapatillas de ballet) point shoes, ballet shoes\a punta de pistola at gunpointa punta pala familiar by the hundredsde punta a punta from one end to the otherde punta en blanco dressed up to the ninesen hora punta at peak timeestar de punta con alguien to be at odds with somebodyser la punta del iceberg to be the tip of the icebergtener algo en la punta de la lengua to have something on the tip of one's tongue* * *noun f.1) point, head2) end, tip* * *1. SF1) (=extremo) [de dedo, lengua, pincel] tip; [de ciudad] side; [de mesa] end; [de pañuelo] cornerla punta de los dedos — the fingertips, the tips of one's fingers
2) (=extremo puntiagudo) [de cuchillo, tijeras, lápiz] point; [de flecha] tip•
de punta, tenía todo el pelo de punta — her hair was all on endlas tijeras le cayeron de punta en el pie — the scissors fell point down o point first on his foot
•
acabado en punta — pointeda punta de LAm * —
salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo — he got ahead by sheer effort o by dint of hard work
se me ponen los pelos de punta de pensar en el miedo que pasamos — my hair stands on end when I think of how scared we were
esas imágenes me pusieron el vello de punta — those images were really spine-chilling, those images made my hair stand on end
a punta (de) pala Esp * —
tienen dinero a punta pala — they're loaded *, they've got loads of money *
nervio 2)punta de diamante — (=cortador) diamond glass cutter; (=diseño) diamond point
3) (=cantidad pequeña) (lit) bit; (fig) touch4) (=clavo) tack5) (Geog) (=cabo) point; (=promontorio) headland6) (=asta) [de toro] horn; [de ciervo] point, tine7) (Ftbl)8) (=colilla) stub, butt9) (Cos) (=encaje) dentelle10) pl puntasa) [del pelo] endsquiero cortarme las puntas — I'd like a trim, I'd like to have my hair trimmed
b) (Ballet) points, ballet shoesc) (Culin)puntas de solomillo — finest cuts of pork
11) Cono Sur, Méx13) Bol eight-hour shift of work14) Caribe (=mofa) taunt, snide remark2.ADJ INV peakla hora punta — [del tráfico] the rush hour
•
tecnología punta — latest technology, leading edge technology•
velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed3.SMF (Dep) striker, forward* * *Iadjetivo invariableII1)vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town
a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)
a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint
ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up
la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg
tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue
2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tipmandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
3) ( de pañuelo) corner4) (Dep)juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker
5) (Geog) point6) (CS fam) ( montón)una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)
tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)
7)a punta de — (AmL fam)
* * *= apex, barb, end, tip.Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Ex. Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.----* acabado en punta = pointed.* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.* de una punta a otra = end to end.* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.* punta de flecha = arrowhead.* punta de lanza = spearpoint.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.* punta de trazar = scribe.* puntas abiertas = split ends.* sacar punta = sharpen.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.* * *Iadjetivo invariableII1)vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town
a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)
a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint
ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up
la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg
tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue
2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tipmandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
3) ( de pañuelo) corner4) (Dep)juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker
5) (Geog) point6) (CS fam) ( montón)una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)
tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)
7)a punta de — (AmL fam)
* * *= apex, barb, end, tip.Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.* acabado en punta = pointed.* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.* de una punta a otra = end to end.* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.* punta de flecha = arrowhead.* punta de lanza = spearpoint.* punta del dedo = fingertip.* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.* punta de trazar = scribe.* puntas abiertas = split ends.* sacar punta = sharpen.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.* * *en la hora punta during the rush hourun sector punta de nuestra industria a sector which is at the forefront of our industryvelocidad punta top speedAmojó la punta del pincel she wetted the tip of the paintbrushen la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the tablevivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of towncon la punta del pie with his toesme recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the otherentró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo (CS); she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake himtiene dinero a punta pala she's loaded ( colloq), she's got pots o stacks o loads of money ( colloq)a punta de pistola or ( Per) de bala at gunpointhasta la punta de los pelos or del pelo ( fam): estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job ( colloq)ir/ponerse de punta en blanco to be/get dressed upla punta del iceberg the tip of the icebergtener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tonguelo tengo en la punta de la lengua it's on the tip of my tongue, I have it on the tip of my tonguevengo a cortarme las puntas I'd like a trimCompuesto:fpl asparagus tips (pl)sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencilel cuchillo cayó de punta the knife fell point firsten punta pointedlos zapatos en punta pointed shoespor un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endmandar a algn a la punta del cerro (CS fam); to send sb packing ( colloq), to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)sacarle punta a algo ( Esp); to read too much into sth, distort o twist sthCompuesto:spearheadestos grupos fueron la punta lanza de del cambio social these groups spearheaded the process of social change o were the spearhead of social changeC (de un pañuelo) cornerD ( Dep):juega en la punta he's a forward o strikerE ( Geog) pointFtiene una punta de cosas que hacer she has loads o stacks of things to do ( colloq)son una punta de asesinos they're a bunch of murderers ( colloq)Gse curó a punta de antibióticos he got better by taking antibioticsa punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was tolduna dieta a punta de líquidos a liquid-based diet( Dep) striker, forwardpunta izquierdo/punta derecho left/right winger* * *
punta sustantivo femenino
1
( de nariz) end, tip;
( de pan) end;
( de pincel) tip;◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;
con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot;
la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg;
tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongueb)
2
(de flecha, lanza) tip;
sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil;
de punta point first;
en punta pointed;
por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endb)◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;
a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told
3 ( de pañuelo) corner
■ adjetivo invariable:
punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife
(extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker
♦ LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end
' punta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- clavo
- despuntar
- iceberg
- lanza
- pelo
- rotulador
- tecnología
- terminar
- afinar
- agudo
- cesta
- cortar
- embotado
- en
- erizado
- fino
- hora
- nervio
- pistola
- puntiagudo
- puntilla
- torre
English:
cutting-edge
- edge
- end
- gunpoint
- hair
- headland
- high-tech
- mad
- nail
- nerve
- nine
- peak hours
- point
- prong
- rush-hour
- scary
- sharpen
- spike
- spiky
- stick up
- taper
- tip
- weapon
- bristle
- corner
- edgy
- gun
- hang
- head
- off
- pointed
- rat
- rush
- sharp
- stand
- stick
* * *♦ adj invhora punta rush hour;velocidad punta top speed♦ nf1. [extremo] [de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja] point;[de pan, pelo, nariz] end; [de dedo, cuerno, flecha, pincel] tip; [de zapato] toe; [de pistola] muzzle; [de sábana, pañuelo] corner;este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes;punta fina/gruesa [de bolígrafo] fine/thick point;lo sujetó con la punta de los dedos she held it with the tips of her fingers;en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town;en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table;se dio en la rodilla con la punta de la mesa she banged her knee on the corner of the table;lleva el pelo de punta he has spiky hair;recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we travelled from one end of Chile to the other;acabado en punta [objeto, instrumento] pointed;a punta de pistola at gunpoint;sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil;Fama punta (de) pala: tiene libros a punta (de) pala he has loads of books;vinieron turistas a punta (de) pala loads of tourists came, tourists came by the busload;estar de punta con alguien to be on edge with sb;ir de punta en blanco to be dressed up to the nines;Famsacarle punta a algo to read too much into sth;tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tonguepunta de flecha arrowhead; Fig la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; Fig punta de lanza spearhead;los obreros de la capital fueron la punta de lanza de la revolución the industrial workers of the capital spearheaded the revolution;Perú, Ven punta trasera [de carne] rump tail;punta de velocidad: [m5] tiene una gran punta de velocidad he's very pacey, Br he has a good turn of pace2. [pizca] touch, bit;[de sal] pinch3. [clavo] small nail[jugador de ataque] forward;jugar en punta to play in attack, to be a forward;jugar como media punta to play just in behind the strikers5. Geog point, headlandandar en puntas de pie to (walk on) tiptoese casó hace una punta de años he got married donkey's years ago;tiene una punta de primos she's got loads of cousins8. CompAma punta de [a fuerza de] by dint of;lo convencí a punta de amenazas I threatened him into doing it* * *f2 ( extremo) end;de punta a punta (de principio a fin) from beginning to end; (de un extremo a otro) from one extreme to the othersacar punta a sharpen4 L.Am. ( grupo) group5:a punta de pistola at gunpoint;ir de punta en blanco be dressed up6 en fútbol forward* * *punta nf1) : tip, endpunta del dedo: fingertipen la punta de la lengua: at the tip of one's tongue2) : point (of a weapon or pencil)punta de lanza: spearhead3) : point, headland4) : bunch, lotuna punta de ladrones: a bunch of thieves5)a punta de : by, by dint of* * *punta n1. (extremo afilado) point2. (de lengua, dedo) tip3. (de nariz, pelo) end4. (de ciudad) side5. (clavo) nail -
20 cabeza
f.1 head.me duele la cabeza I've got a headachelavarse la cabeza to wash one's hairpor cabeza per headtirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)cabeza de ajo head of garliccabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) headcabeza nuclear nuclear warhead2 unit.3 lead, leading position.* * *1 (gen) head3 (de región) main town1 (jefe) head, leader\a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top ofandar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feetandar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebodycabeza abajo upside downcabeza arriba the right way up, uprightcalentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about somethingdarse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against somethingde pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toeestar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the headírsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzymeterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's headno tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sensepasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebodyperder la cabeza figurado to lose one's headquitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of somethingquitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget somethingser un cabeza dura to be stubbornsubirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's headtengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splittingtirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolver la cabeza to look roundcabeza cuadrada familiar bigotcabeza de ajo bulb of garliccabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbraincabeza de espárrago asparagus tipcabeza de lista main candidatecabeza de partido administrative capitalcabeza de puente bridgeheadcabeza de turco scapegoatcabeza hueca scatterbraincabeza loca familiar scatterbraincabeza rapada skinhead* * *noun f.- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura* * *1. SF1) [de persona] headme duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches
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afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands•
asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlongmarcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header
•
lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair•
negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head•
por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person•
se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy•
volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's headal oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head
•
me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning2)- andar o ir de cabezacortar cabezas —
írsele a algn de la cabeza —
el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner
hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up
estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —
meter algo en la cabeza a algn —
por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...
metérsele a algn en la cabeza —
se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone
pasársele a algn por la cabeza —
subirse a la cabeza —
3) (=frente)•
a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration•
ir en cabeza — to be in the leadir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list
4) (=distancia) head5) [de montaña] top, summit6) (=objeto)cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device
cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end
cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball
cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead
cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas
cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead
2. SMF1) (=líder) head, leaderes cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces
2)cabeza cuadrada — * bigot
cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain
cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed
cabeza de serrín — * airhead *
cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead
cabeza visible — head, leader
* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.----* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *A1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] headnegó con la cabeza she shook her headasintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his headsacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the windowvolvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followedbajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shameme duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head acheses para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cryse tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the netun día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o footpararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand2 (medida) headganó por una cabeza he won by a headle lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder3 (pelo) hairme tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair4(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazyal pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for itusa la cabeza use your headnunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for scienceno lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?5(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthdaytenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something elsetú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his headse me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get marriedle dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my headjamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mindya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that womananda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about hercalentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sthcomo malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to rollir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head highírsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzyjugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feetaún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feetla selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rutlevantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sthno caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that womanromperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle downser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupidsubírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her headtener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sievetener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-landtrae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pondnadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakesCompuestos:hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)masculine and feminine scapegoatAmasculine and feminine skinheadB1(individuo): por cabeza each, a headpagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each2 (de ganado) headtienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattleC(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the leada la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sectorse colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion pollsiban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstrationel equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the divisionCompuestos:masculine and feminine leader, lead climbermasculine and feminine head of the familymasculine head of the Churchfeminine beachheadfeminine bridgeheadderrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seedD1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head2 (de un misil) warheadCompuestos:atomic warhead● cabeza de biela or émbolomain bearing, big end ( BrE)warheadnuclear warheadCompuestos:write headrecording headplayback headplayback headF (de plátanos) hand, bunchCompuesto:bulb of garlicG (de un camión) tractor unit* * *
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) head;◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;
me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
d) ( inteligencia):
¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?e) ( mente):◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;
tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;
( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2a) ( individuo):
3 (primer lugar, delantera):
a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] head;me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;Amen cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;Famle abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;Famdesde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;Famno te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;Famla cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;Famse me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;RP Famjugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;Famtengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;Famme estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;Famrodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;Famle amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;[atreverse] to speak up; Famsubirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;Fam Famtener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;Famtenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;Famtener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in HeavenCulin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese Famno me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;venir a la cabeza to come to mind;ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!tener mucha cabeza to have brains3. [juicio] sense;tener poca cabeza to have no sense;obrar con cabeza to use one's head;tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;perder la cabeza to lose one's head;Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?4. [posición] front, head;cabeza abajo upside down;cabeza arriba the right way up;[en lista] at the top o head;el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;[al cargo de] in charge of;estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movementcabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] headcabeza de ajo head of garlic;cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;cabeza de combate warhead;cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;cabeza de guerra warhead;cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;cabeza magnética magnetic head;cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head7.por cabeza [persona] per head;costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each9. CompEsp Famesta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;Espescarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;RPdarle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;Famir de cabeza a to head straight for;Esp Famir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;Esp Famllevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;Famsentar la cabeza to settle down;Fam(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;Esp Famtraer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad♦ nmfFam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;Fam cabeza dura:es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;cabeza de familia head of the family;Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;cabeza rapada skinhead;Dep cabeza de serie seed;el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;cabeza de turco scapegoat* * *I f1 ANAT head;no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);andar oir de cabeza be snowed under;sentar la cabeza settle down;levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat2 ( razón):perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;llevar otraer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;3 ( memoria):tener mala cabeza have a bad memory4 ( pensamiento):pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;calentarse la cabeza get worked up;mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains5 ( persona):por cabeza per head, per person6:en cabeza the team at the top;estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader* * *cabeza nf1) : head2)cabeza hueca : scatterbrain3)de cabeza : head first4)dolor de cabeza : headache* * *cabeza n1. (en general) head2. (seso) intelligence3. (memoria) memoryde cabeza headlong / headfirstpor cabeza a head / per head
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