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1 one-up
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2 one-up
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3 he upped one end of the plank
Макаров: он приподнял конец доскиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he upped one end of the plank
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4 superar
v.1 to beat.queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's resultsme superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a secondsuperar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for somethingnos superan en número they outnumber usme supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me2 to overtake, to pass.3 to overcome.superar un examen to get through an examtener algo superado to have got over somethingEllos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.5 to outdo, to win over.* * *1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself* * *verb1) to surpass2) overcome* * *1. VT1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to breaksuperar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points
2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get overha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life
3) [+ etapa] to get past4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond2)a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get overya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage
b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass2.superarse v pron to better oneself* * *= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.----* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar en número = outnumber.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond2)a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get overya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage
b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass2.superarse v pron to better oneself* * *= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.
Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar el intento = resist + effort.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar en número = outnumber.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar la etapa de = move on from.* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.* * *superar [A1 ]vtA1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyondun éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectationsla realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fictionel horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imaginenadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skillnos superan en número they outnumber ussupera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brothersupera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points2 (mejorar) to beatlogró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own recordese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely supersededB1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcometrata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differencesno ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accidentya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stagehace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to passto better oneself* * *
superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
2
‹ trauma› to get over
superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend
* * *♦ vt1. [aventajar] to beat;superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;nos superan en número they outnumber us;me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;tener algo superado to have got over sth6. [examen, prueba] to pass* * ** * *superar vt1) : to surpass, to exceed2) : to overcome, to surmount* * *superar vb2. (pasar) to pass3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass4. (ser más) to be more / to be overel porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85% -
5 conspirar
v.to conspire, to plot.* * *1 to conspire, plot* * *verbto plot, conspire* * ** * *verbo intransitivo to conspire, plot* * *= conspire, plot, scheme.Ex. There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.Ex. The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *verbo intransitivo to conspire, plot* * *= conspire, plot, scheme.Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.
Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *conspirar [A1 ]vito conspire, plotconspirar contra el régimen to conspire o plot against the regimetodo parece conspirar en nuestra contra everything seems to be conspiring against usconspirar A + algo:muchos factores conspiraron al fracaso del plan many factors conspired to ruin the plan* * *
conspirar ( conjugate conspirar) verbo intransitivo
to conspire, plot
conspirar verbo intransitivo to conspire, plot: conspiraron para derrocar al Gobierno, they conspired to overthrow the Government
' conspirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intrigar
English:
connive
- conspire
- intrigue
- plot
- scheme
* * *conspirar vito conspire, to plot;conspirar contra alguien to conspire o plot against sb;conspiraron para derribar al presidente they conspired o plotted to overthrow the president* * *v/i conspire* * *conspirar viconjurar: to conspire, to plot* * * -
6 engañoso
adj.1 deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, liar.2 delusive, misleading, illusive, delusional.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) deceptive2 (palabras) deceitful; (consejo) misleading* * *(f. - engañosa)adj.1) misleading2) deceitful* * *ADJ (=persona) deceitful, dishonest; (=apariencia) deceptive; (=consejo) misleading* * ** * *= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex. On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.Ex. The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.----* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* * ** * *= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* * *engañoso -sa‹palabras› deceitful; ‹apariencias› deceptive* * *
engañoso
‹ apariencias› deceptive
engañoso,-a adj (mentiroso, falaz) deceitful
(apariencia) deceptive
' engañoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- engañosa
- falaz
English:
deceptive
- misleading
- deceitful
* * *engañoso, -a adj1. [aspecto, apariencia, impresión] deceptive2. [persona, palabras] deceitful* * ** * *engañoso, -sa adj1) : deceitful2) : misleading, deceptive* * *engañoso adj deceptive -
7 maquinar
v.to machinate, to plot.maquinar algo contra alguien to plot something against somebodyElla discurre engaños She contrives tricks.* * *1 to scheme, plot* * *verbto plot, scheme* * *VT VI to plot* * *verbo transitivo to plot, scheme* * *= conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.Ex. There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* * *verbo transitivo to plot, scheme* * *= conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* * *maquinar [A1 ]vtto plot, scheme* * *
maquinar ( conjugate maquinar) verbo transitivo
to plot, scheme
maquinar verbo transitivo to scheme, plot
' maquinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discurrir
- tejer
English:
engineer
* * *maquinar vtto plot, to scheme;estaban maquinando una conspiración contra el gobierno they were plotting against the government* * *v/t plot* * *maquinar vt: to plot, to scheme -
8 nueva versión
f.new version, re-make, rewrite, remake.* * *(n.) = upgrade, remakeEx. The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *(n.) = upgrade, remakeEx: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.
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9 artero
adj.cunning, sly, artful, crafty.* * *► adjetivo1 artful, crafty* * *ADJ cunning, artful, crafty* * *- ra adjetivo artful, cunning* * *= devious, duplicitous, two-faced.Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.* * *- ra adjetivo artful, cunning* * *= devious, duplicitous, two-faced.Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.* * *artero -raartful, cunning* * *artero, -a adjcunning, sly* * *adj artful, cunning* * *artero, -ra adj: wily, crafty -
10 aventura de acción
(n.) = action adventureEx. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *(n.) = action adventureEx: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
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11 contramaniobra
f.1 counter-maneuver, a sudden change of tactics.2 counter-move, maneuver, manoeuvre.* * *= counterplot.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *= counterplot.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
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12 embaucador
adj.deceptive, deceiving.m.faker, charlatan, fraud, bamboozler.* * *► adjetivo1 deceitful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 cheat, swindler, trickster* * *embaucador, -aSM / F (=estafador) trickster, swindler; (=impostor) impostor; (=farsante) humbug* * *I- dora adjetivo deceitfulII- dora masculino, femenino trickster* * *= trickster, swindler, wheeler-dealer, duplicitous, two-faced, con artist, con man, humbug, scamster, fraudster, fraud, hoaxer, hoaxster.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.Ex. The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.Ex. This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.Ex. His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.Ex. Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.Ex. The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.Ex. You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.Ex. In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.Ex. This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.* * *I- dora adjetivo deceitfulII- dora masculino, femenino trickster* * *= trickster, swindler, wheeler-dealer, duplicitous, two-faced, con artist, con man, humbug, scamster, fraudster, fraud, hoaxer, hoaxster.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.Ex: His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.* * *deceitfulmasculine, femininetrickster, con artist ( colloq)* * *
embaucador◊ - dora adjetivo
deceitful
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
trickster
embaucador,-ora
I adjetivo deceitful
II sustantivo masculino y femenino swindler, cheat
' embaucador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatán
- charlatana
- embaucadora
English:
trickster
* * *embaucador, -ora♦ adjdeceitful♦ nm,fswindler, confodence man o trickster* * *I adj deceitfulII m, embaucadora f trickster* * *embaucador, - dora n: swindler, deceiver -
13 intrigar
v.1 to intrigue.2 to scheme, to plot, to intrigue, to cabal.* * *1 (interesar) to intrigue1 (maquinar) to intrigue, plot, scheme* * *1. VT1) (=interesar) to intriguelo que más me intriga del caso es... — the most intriguing aspect of the case is...
2) LAm [+ asunto] to conduct in a surprising way2.VI to scheme, plot3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to intrigue2.cuenta ya, que nos tienes intrigados — come on, tell us about it, you've got us intrigued now (colloq)
intrigar vi to scheme* * *= puzzle, intrigue, scheme.Ex. During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.Ex. 'BookBrain', 'Bookmate' and 'BookWhiz' are computer programs designed to intrigue and entice students who do not have a specific idea of what they want to read.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *1.verbo transitivo to intrigue2.cuenta ya, que nos tienes intrigados — come on, tell us about it, you've got us intrigued now (colloq)
intrigar vi to scheme* * *= puzzle, intrigue, scheme.Ex: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.
Ex: 'BookBrain', 'Bookmate' and 'BookWhiz' are computer programs designed to intrigue and entice students who do not have a specific idea of what they want to read.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *intrigar [A3 ]vtto intrigueme intrigan sus frecuentes visitas a la casa I'm intrigued by his frequent visits to the housecuenta ya, que nos tienes intrigados come on, tell us about it, you've got us in suspense o intrigued now ( colloq)■ intrigarvito scheme* * *
intrigar ( conjugate intrigar) verbo transitivo
to intrigue
verbo intransitivo
to scheme
intrigar
I vtr (suscitar viva curiosidad) to intrigue, interest
II vi (conspirar) to plot
' intrigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredar
English:
intrigue
- scheme
* * *♦ vtto intrigue;me intriga saber qué habrá pasado I'm intrigued to know what has happened♦ vito intrigue* * *I v/t ( interesar) intrigueII v/i plot, scheme* * *intrigar {52} v: to intrigue♦ intrigante adj -
14 película de acción
adventure film* * *(n.) = action movie, action adventureEx. Johnson's action movie 'Chill Factor' takes elements from many earlier suspense films and mixes them all together.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *(n.) = action movie, action adventureEx: Johnson's action movie 'Chill Factor' takes elements from many earlier suspense films and mixes them all together.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.* * *action movie -
15 planear
v.1 to plan.Ellos planean un viaje They plan a trip.Ellos planean una alta ganancia They envisage a big profit.2 to glide.Ellos planean en la playa They glide on the beach.3 to plan to, to expect to, to be planning to.Ellos planean viajar They are planning to travel.* * *1 (futuro, idea) to plan1 (en el aire) to glide* * *verb1) to plan2) glide* * *1.VT (=proyectar) to plan2.VI (Aer) to glide; (fig) to hang, hover ( sobre over)* * *1.verbo transitivo to plan2.* * *= envisage, plan, slate (for), make + plans, mastermind, scheme, glide.Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex. An expansion of this edition which will serve school librarians throughout the English-speaking world is planned.Ex. The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.Ex. Subject access plays an important part when plans are made for an on-line public access catalogue (OPAC).Ex. The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. These marsupials' primary mode of travel is by gliding from tree to tree -- they rarely travel across the ground.----* planear con ala delta = hang-glide.* planear con antelación = plan + ahead.* planear una actividad = plot + activity.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* * *1.verbo transitivo to plan2.* * *= envisage, plan, slate (for), make + plans, mastermind, scheme, glide.Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
Ex: An expansion of this edition which will serve school librarians throughout the English-speaking world is planned.Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.Ex: Subject access plays an important part when plans are made for an on-line public access catalogue (OPAC).Ex: The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: These marsupials' primary mode of travel is by gliding from tree to tree -- they rarely travel across the ground.* planear con ala delta = hang-glide.* planear con antelación = plan + ahead.* planear una actividad = plot + activity.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* * *planear [A1 ]vt1 ‹fiesta/expedición› to planfue un robo muy bien planeado it was a very well planned robberytienen planeado casarse a fin de año they plan to get married at the end of the year2 (tramar) to planalgo están planeando they're planning something, they're up to something ( colloq)■ planearvi2 «águila» to soar3 ( Náut) to plane* * *
planear ( conjugate planear) verbo transitivo
to plan
verbo intransitivo (Aviac) to glide;
[ águila] to soar;
(Náut) to plane
planear
I vtr (tramar, urdir) to plot
(preparar, pensar) to plan
II vi (un avión, ave) to glide
' planear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proyectar
- traerse
- calcular
- prever
English:
glide
- hover
- map out
- mastermind
- plan
- plane
- program
- programme
- project
- soar
- design
- hang
- map
- think
* * *♦ vtto plan;planean una fiesta para el viernes they are planning a party for Friday;planeo viajar a Asia en verano I'm planning to travel to Asia this summer♦ vi1. [hacer planes] to plan2. [planeador] to glide3. [ave] to glide, to soar* * *I v/t planII v/i AVIA glide* * *planear vt: to planplanear vi: to glide (in the air)* * *planear vb2. (avión, pájaro) to glide -
16 tramar
v.1 to weave (hilo).2 to plot.estar tramando algo to be up to somethingFraguamos un plan We concoct a plan.3 to scheme to.* * *1 (tejidos) to weave2 figurado (maquinar) to plot, cook up■ ¿qué estás tramando? what are you up to?* * *verb1) to plot, devise2) weave* * *1. VT1) (=tejer) to weave2) [+ engaño, enredo] to plan, plot; [+ complot] to lay, hatch¿qué estarán tramando? — I wonder what they're up to?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay2.¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme* * *= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.Ex. So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.Ex. The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.----* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.* * *1.verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay2.¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme* * *= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.Ex: So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.* * *tramar [A1 ]vt1 ‹engaño› to devise; ‹venganza› to plot; ‹complot› to hatch, lay¿qué andas tramando? what are you plotting o scheming?, what are you up to? ( colloq)2 ( Col) ‹lector/público› to absorbme tramó la conferencia I was totally absorbed by the lecture, the lecture really captured my interest■ tramarse( enf) to plot, scheme¿qué se estarán tramando? I wonder what they're plotting o scheming* * *
tramar ( conjugate tramar) verbo transitivo ‹ engaño› to devise;
‹ venganza› to plot;
‹ complot› to hatch, lay;◊ ¿qué andan tramando? what are they up to? (colloq)
tramar vtr (un engaño, conspiración, plan) to plot: ¿qué estará tramando? what is he up to?
' tramar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planear
- traerse
- traer
English:
concoct
- cook up
- hatch
- plot
- up to
- brew
- engineer
* * *tramar vt1. [planear] to plot;[complot] to hatch;un plan tramado por sus enemigos a plot hatched by her enemies;estar tramando algo to be up to something2. [hilo] to weave* * *v/t complot hatch* * *tramar vt1) : to plot, to plan2) : to weave* * * -
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УТЕРЕТЬ HOC кому highly coll VP subj: human to outdo s.o., prove one's superiority in sth.: X утёр нос Y-y =• X showed Y up X got the better of Y X was one up on Y X one-upped Y (in limited contexts) X tweaked Y's nose.Эх, многим бы нос утер, показал бы, кто он есть! (Айтматов 1). Oh, he'd get the better of lots of people, he'd show them who he was (1b).«Печатается. Сотрудничает... С портретом. И уполномоченному нос утер... Он теперь старше его по чину...» (Битов 2). "Не gets published A contributor...with his picture. And he's one up on the official-he outranks him now" (2a).Эти люди, думал Социолог, собираются здесь и образуют группы... без всякого принуждения... Здесь... можно воочию видеть социальность... Теперь-то он утрет Им (тамошним социологам) нос... (Зиновьев 1). These people, thought Sociologist, gather here and form groups... without any compulsion.. "Here... we can see sociality as it is...." Now he would be able to tweak Their (the foreign sociologists') noses... (1a). -
18 утереть нос
• УТЕРЕТЬ НОС кому highly coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to outdo s.o., prove one's superiority in sth.:- [in limited contexts] X tweaked Y's nose.♦ Эх, многим бы нос утер, показал бы, кто он есть! (Айтматов 1). Oh, he'd get the better of lots of people, he'd show them who he was (1b).♦ "Печатается. Сотрудничает... С портретом. И уполномоченному нос утер... Он теперь старше его по чину..." (Битов 2). "He gets published A contributor...with his picture. And he's one up on the official-he outranks him now" (2a).♦ Эти люди, думал Социолог, собираются здесь и образуют группы... без всякого принуждения... Здесь... можно воочию видеть социальность... Теперь-то он утрет Им (тамошним социологам) нос... (Зиновьев 1). These people, thought Sociologist, gather here and form groups... without any compulsion... "Here... we can see sociality as it is...." Now he would be able to tweak Their (the foreign sociologists') noses... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > утереть нос
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20 agarrar
v.1 to grab.me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waistSilvia agarró la mano de Ricardo Silvia grabbed John's hand.2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón).¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guardMaría agarra el bejuco Mary catches the liMaría.3 to catch (informal) (enfermedad). (peninsular Spanish)4 to get, to take. ( Latin American Spanish)Agarrar impulso Take impulse.5 to take (tinte).6 to be taken to prison, to get nicked.Lo agarraron He was taken to prison.[He got nicked]* * *1 (con la mano) to clutch, seize, grasp3 familiar (conseguir) to take advantage of1 (cogerse) to hold on, cling (a, to)2 (pegarse) to stick3 familiar (pelearse) to quarrel, fight\agarrar un cabreo to fly off the handleagarrar una borrachera to get drunk/pissedagarrarla to get drunk/pissedagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo figurado to try anything, do anything* * *verb1) to hold, seize, grab, grasp2) catch•* * *1. VT1) (=asir)a) [sujetando] to hold (on to)le señalaron falta por agarrar a un jugador contrario — a free kick was given against him for holding on to one of the opposition
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entró agarrada del brazo de su padre — she came in holding her father's armb) [con violencia] to grabc) [con fuerza] to grip2) (=capturar) to catch3) [+ resfriado] to catch4) * (=conseguir) to get, wangle *5) esp LAm (=coger)la casa tiene tanto trabajo que no sé por dónde agarrarla — the house needs such a lot doing to it, I don't know where to start
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agarrar a palos a algn — * to beat sb up *8) Caribe *** to fuck ***2. VI1) (=asir)agarra por este extremo — hold it by this end, take hold of it by this end
2) (Bot) [planta] to take (root)3) [color] to take4) esp LAm (=coger)agarró y se fue — * he upped and went *
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold ofme agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!
no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him
3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catchsi lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody
4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get2.agarrar vi1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, holdtoma, agarra — here, hold this
3) (esp AmL) (ir)4) (esp AmL fam)3.agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
agarrarse v pron1) ( asirse) to hold onagárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight
¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)
agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something
2) ( pillarse)3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fightagarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)
* * *= grip, bust, grab, grasp.Ex. The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.----* agarrarse = clutch.* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold ofme agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!
no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him
3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catchsi lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody
4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get2.agarrar vi1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, holdtoma, agarra — here, hold this
3) (esp AmL) (ir)4) (esp AmL fam)3.agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
agarrarse v pron1) ( asirse) to hold onagárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight
¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)
agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something
2) ( pillarse)3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fightagarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)
* * *= grip, bust, grab, grasp.Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.
Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.* agarrarse = clutch.* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* * *agarrar [A1 ]vtA (sujetar) to get hold of, grablo agarró de or por las solapas he grabbed him o took hold of him by the lapelsagárralo, que se va a caer grab him, he's going to fallme agarró del brazo (para apoyarse) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm, she seized my armya agarra bien el sonajero she can already hold her rattle properlyagarra el dinero de mi cartera take the money out of my walletagarra un papel y toma nota get a piece of paper and take this down¿alguien agarró el libro que dejé en la mesa? did anyone pick up o take the book I left on the table?¿puedo agarrar una manzana? may I take an apple?agarró las llaves/sus cosas y se fue he took the keys/his things and leftte lo tiro ¡agárralo! I'll throw it to you, catch!este capítulo es dificilísimo, no hay or no tiene por dónde agarrarlo ( fam); this chapter is really difficult, I can't make head nor tail of it ( colloq)C1 ( AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catchsi te agarra el profesor, ya verás if the teacher catches you, you'll be for itsi lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill himse acaba de ir, pero si corres, lo agarras he's just left, but if you run, you'll catch himme agarró desprevenido/de buen humor she caught me off guard/in a good mood3 (CS) ‹televisión/emisora› to get, pick upD1 ‹resfriado› to catchno salgas así, vas a agarrar una pulmonía don't go out like that, you'll catch your death of cold2 ‹velocidad› to gather, pick up3 ‹asco/odio/miedo› (+ me/te/le etc):se ha caído tantas veces que le ha agarrado miedo al caballo she's had so many falls that now she's afraid of the horsecon los años le he ido agarrando cariño over the years I've grown fond of her4 (entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get5 ( RPl) ‹calle› to take■ agarrarviA (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, holdtoma, agarra here, hold thisagarra por ahí take o get hold of that partB1 «planta/injerto» to take2 «tornillo» to grip, catch; «ruedas» to grip3 «tinte» to takeC ( esp AmL) (ir) agarrar POR algo; ‹por una calle/la costa› to go ALONG sth agarrar PARA algo to head FOR sthagarraron para la capital they headed for the capitaltiene tantos problemas, que no sabe para dónde agarrar he has so many problems, he doesn't know which way to turnD( esp AmL fam): agarrar y …: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everythingcuando ya había hecho la reserva agarra y me dice que no quiere ir I had already made the reservations when he goes and tells me he doesn't want to goasí que agarré y presenté la renuncia so I gave in my notice on the spot o there and thenA (asirse) to hold onagárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight¿sabes cuánto dinero nos queda? ¡agárrate! ( fam); do you know how much money we have left? wait for it! o prepare yourself for a shock! ( colloq)agarrarse A or DE algo to hold on TO sthse agarró al or del pasamanos she held on to o gripped the handrailiban agarrados del brazo they were walking along arm in armse agarró de eso para no venir he latched on to that as an excuse not to comese ha agarrado a esa promesa/esperanza she's clinging to that promise/hopeB(pillarse): me agarré el dedo en el cajón I caught my finger in the drawerC( esp AmL): se agarró una borrachera de padre y señor mío he got absolutely blind drunkse agarró una rabieta he got o flew into a temper¡qué disgusto se agarró cuando se enteró! she got really upset when she heard!no vale la pena agarrarse con él por esa estupidez there's no point arguing with him over a silly thing like thatse las agarró conmigo he took it out on me2(pelearse): se agarraron a patadas/puñetazos they started kicking/punching each otherpor poco se agarran de los pelos they almost came to blowsE (pegarse) «comida» to stick* * *
agarrar ( conjugate agarrar) verbo transitivo
1 ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of;
(con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
2 (esp AmL) ‹ objeto› ( tomar) to take;
( atajar) to catch;
3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch;◊ si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him
4 (esp AmL) ( adquirir) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
‹ ritmo› to get into;
‹ velocidad› to gather, pick up;
le agarró asco he got sick of it;
le he agarrado odio I've come to hate him
5 (AmL) ( entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get
verbo intransitivo
1 (asir, sujetar):◊ toma, agarra here, hold this;
agarra por ahí take hold of that part
2 [planta/injerto] to take;
[ tornillo] to grip, catch;
[ ruedas] to grip;
[ tinte] to take
agarrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( asirse) to hold on;
agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight;
agarrarse a or de algo to hold on to sth;
2 ‹dedo/manga› to catch;
3 (esp AmL) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
agarrarse un disgusto/una rabieta to get upset/into a temper
4 (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight;
agarrarse con algn to have a set-to with sb (colloq)
agarrar verbo transitivo
1 (sujetar con fuerza) to grasp, seize: lo tienes bien agarrado, you are holding it tightly
2 LAm (coger) to take
3 fam (pillar a alguien, un resfriado) to catch
agarrar(se) una borrachera, to get drunk o fam pissed
' agarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- melopea
- sujetar
- tomar
- turca
- alcanzar
- atajar
- cuete
- fuerte
- hueveo
- insolación
- jalar
- mano
- mona
English:
blind
- catch
- clasp
- clutch
- collar
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- hold
- seize
- take
- act
- bust
- clench
- get
- knack
- latch
- nab
- nail
- pick
- red
- rope
- surprise
- unawares
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [asir] to grab;me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waist;agarra bien al niño y no se caerá hold onto the child tight and he won't fall¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!;me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guard4. CompFamagarrarla, agarrar una buena to get sloshed;Famesta novela no hay por dónde agarrarla I can't make head or tail of this novel;RP Famagarrar la mano a algo to get to grips with sth;Méx Famagarrar patín to have a good laugh;RP Famagarrar viaje to accept an offer;RP Famagarrar viento en la camiseta to really get going;después de un comienzo accidentado, el proyecto agarró viento en la camiseta after a shaky start the project really took off♦ vi¡agarra de la cuerda! grab the rope!2. [tinte] to take3. [planta] to take root4. [ruedas] to grip5. [clavo] to go in;el tornillo no ha agarrado the screw hasn't gone in properlyagarró para la izquierda he took a left;RP Famagarrar para el lado de los tomates to get hold of the wrong end of the stick7. [tomar costumbre]agarrarle a alguien por: le agarró por el baile she took it into her head to take up dancing;le agarró por cantar en medio de la clase he got it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;le agarró por no tomar alcohol she suddenly started not drinking alcohol;¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le agarró por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest mad idea8. CompFamagarrar y hacer algo to go and do sth;agarró y se fue she upped and went;agarró y me dio una bofetada she went and slapped me* * *I v/t1 ( asir) grab3 L.Am. ( tomar) take4 L.Am.velocidad gather, pick up5 L.Am.agarrar una calle go up o along a streetII v/i1 ( asirse) hold on2 de planta take root3 L.Am.por un lugar go;agarró y se fue he upped and went* * *agarrar vt1) : to grab, to grasp2) : to catch, to takeagarrar viel día siguiente agarró y se fue: the next day he up and left* * *agarrar vb
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