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101 weave
wi:vpast tense - wove; verb1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) tejer; trenzar2) (to tell (an interesting story).) tramar, crear, inventar3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) zigzaguear, serpentear•- weaverweave vb tejertr[wiːv]1 tejido1 (cloth) tejer2 (fence, basket, nest, etc) trenzar, entretejer, tejer3 (one's way) serpentear, zigzaguear4 figurative use (plot, story) tramar, urdir, tejer1 (cloth) tejer2 (zig-zag about) serpentear, zigzaguear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto weave in and out (dance) trenzar1) : tejer (tela)2) interlace: entretejer, entrelazar3)to weave one's way through : abrirse camino porweave vi1) : tejer2) wind: serpentear, zigzaguearweave n: tejido m, trama fv.(§ p.,p.p.: wove, woven) or: weaved•) = tejer v.• tramar v.• trenzar v.n.• tejido s.m.
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1. wiːva) \<\<cloth/mat\>\> tejer ( en telar); \<\<basket/web\>\> tejer; \<\<story/plot\>\> tejerb) ( thread together) \<\<threads\>\> entretejer, entrelazar*; \<\<branches/straw\>\> entretejershe weaves these anecdotes into her lectures — entreteje or intercala estas anécdotas en sus conferencias
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vito get weaving — (BrE colloq) poner* manos a la obra
2)a) (past wove or weaved; past p woven or weaved) \<\<road\>\> serpentear, zigzaguear; \<\<person\>\> zigzaguearthe cyclist was weaving in and out of the traffic — el ciclista iba zigzagueando por entre el tráfico
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mass & count noun trama f, tejido m[wiːv] (vb: pt wove) (pp woven)1.N tejido m2. VT1) (lit) [+ fabric, basket] tejer2) (fig) [+ story] urdirhe wove these details into the story — entretejó or intercaló estos detalles en el cuento
3) (pt weaved or wove)(pp weaved or woven) (=zigzag)he weaved or wove his way to the bathroom — fue hasta el baño haciendo eses
3. VI1) (lit) tejer2) (pt, pp weaved) (fig) (=move in and out) zigzaguearhe weaves from side to side, trying to dodge his opponent — va zigzagueando or se mueve de lado a lado intentando esquivar a su rival
the motorbike was weaving in and out of the traffic — la motocicleta zigzagueaba or se abría paso entre los coches
the road weaves about a lot — el camino tiene muchas curvas, el camino serpentea mucho liter
- get weavinglet's get weaving! — ¡pongamos manos a la obra!
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1. [wiːv]a) \<\<cloth/mat\>\> tejer ( en telar); \<\<basket/web\>\> tejer; \<\<story/plot\>\> tejerb) ( thread together) \<\<threads\>\> entretejer, entrelazar*; \<\<branches/straw\>\> entretejershe weaves these anecdotes into her lectures — entreteje or intercala estas anécdotas en sus conferencias
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vito get weaving — (BrE colloq) poner* manos a la obra
2)a) (past wove or weaved; past p woven or weaved) \<\<road\>\> serpentear, zigzaguear; \<\<person\>\> zigzaguearthe cyclist was weaving in and out of the traffic — el ciclista iba zigzagueando por entre el tráfico
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mass & count noun trama f, tejido m -
102 get the better of
(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) superar; vencerv.• derrotar v. -
103 hold one's own
(to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.) mantenerse firmehold one's own (In an argument, etc.)expr.• mantenerse bien expr.• mantenerse firme expr. -
104 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) penalizar2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) castigartr['piːnəlaɪz]1→ link=penalize penalize{v.• castigar v.• multar v.• penar v.• perjudicar v. -
105 to dispose of
1 (get rid of - rubbish) tirar; (- unwanted object) deshacerse de; (- rival, opponent) deshacerse de, liquidar; (kill) liquidar, despachar; (sell) vender2 (deal with - argument, problem, task, question) despachar3 formal use (have available) disponer de -
106 adversaria
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107 contrario
Del verbo contrariar: ( conjugate contrariar) \ \
contrarío es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
contrarió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: contrariar contrario
contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset; ( enojar) to annoy
contrario
◊ - ria adjetivo1 ( opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting; ‹dirección/lado› opposite; ‹ equipo› opposing; ‹ bando› opposite; mientras no se demuestre lo contrario until proven otherwise; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; See Also→ sentido 2 4 2 ( en locs) al contrario de su hermano … unlike his brother, …; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario on the contrary; en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevarle la contraria a algn to contradict sb ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino opponent
contrariar verbo transitivo
1 (disgustar) to upset
2 (contradecir) to go against
contrario,-a
I adjetivo
1 opposite: otro coche venía en sentido contrario, another car was coming in the other direction
no me cae mal, más bien todo lo contrario, I don't dislike him, quite the contrary
2 (negativo, nocivo) contrary [a, to]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rival Locuciones: siempre lleva la contraria, he always argues
al contrario/por el contrario, on the contrary
de lo contrario, otherwise ' contrario' also found in these entries: Spanish: caso - contraria - decir - estar - irse - mientras - nunca - pequeña - pequeño - pulverizar - revés - soler - Tiro - campo - contramano - oponer - sentido English: adverse - against - agree - aloud - anticlimax - anticlockwise - antisocial - camp - contrary - counterclockwise - direction - headwind - lick - opposing - opposite - otherwise - perverse - reverse - unprofessional - wrong - counter - incline - irregular - quite -
108 opositora
opositor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (en un examen público) candidate for a competitive examination
2 (a un proyecto, una opinión, un régimen, etc) opponent -
109 partido
Del verbo partir: ( conjugate partir) \ \
partido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: partido partir
partido 1
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹ labios› chapped; ‹ barbilla› cleft 2 (Mat): nueve partido por tres da … nine divided by three gives …
partido 2 sustantivo masculino 1 ( de tenis) match; un partido de béisbol a baseball game; partido amistoso friendly game o match; partido de desempate deciding game, decider; partido en casa/fuera de casa home/away match 2 (Pol) party; tomar partido to take sides 3 ( provecho): sacarle partido a algo to make the most of sth 4 ( para casarse):
partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/avellana› to crack; ‹rama/palo› to break ‹ cabeza› to split open verbo intransitivo 1 2a) partido DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sthb)◊ a partir de from;a partido de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on; a partido de hoy (as o starting) from today partirse verbo pronominal ‹ diente› to break, chip
partido,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Pol party
2 Dep match, game
partido de vuelta, return match
3 (beneficio, oportunidades, jugo) advantage, benefit: sácale partido a la vida, make the most of life 4 ser un buen partido, to be a good catch Locuciones: tomar partido por, to side with
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide (con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on ' partido' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabar - adhesión - antológica - antológico - arrojadiza - arrojadizo - bajón - baño - barrer - beneficio - centenaria - centenario - continuismo - convoy - correligionaria - correligionario - cotización - cualquiera - decidir - depurar - desempate - desmembrarse - despeje - dirección - dirigir - dirigente - disputada - disputado - engranaje - entrar - épica - épico - ser - escaño - europeísta - fila - fracturar - fruto - ganarse - grupúsculo - imperante - independiente - izquierda - izquierdo - judicial - laborista - liberal - lucha - mayoría - mayoritaria English: about - amid - brain - brokenhearted - call off - cancel - capital - cardholder - centre - close - closely - decider - derby - disappoint - double - equal - eventual - fair - fixture - football match - fortunately - friendly - game - GOP - grass roots - heart-broken - hooligan - hot up - international - job - join - kick-off - labour - Liberal Party - line - machine - majority - match - member - membership - minority - office - opponent - opposing - ostracize - party line - pep talk - play - profit - quite -
110 ría
Del verbo reír: ( conjugate reír) \ \
ría es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: reír ría
reír ( conjugate reír) verbo intransitivo to laugh; verbo transitivo ‹gracia/chiste› to laugh at reírse verbo pronominal to laugh; ríase a carcajadas to guffaw; ríase DE algo/algn to laugh at sth/sb
ría sustantivo femenino ria (long, narrow, tidal inlet)
reír
I verbo intransitivo to laugh: me hace reír, he makes me laugh
echarse a reír, to burst out laughing
II vt to laugh at: no le rías las gracias al niño, don't humour the boy
ría f Geog ria ' ría' also found in these entries: Spanish: adversario - agrario - alimenticio - ambulatorio - anticuario - antirreglamentario - arancelario - arbitrario - arrendatario - autoritario - bancario - becario - beneficiario - bibliotecario - binario - canario - circulatorio - complementario - comunitario - contradictorio - contrario - culinario - destinatario - diario - difamatorio - dignatario - disuasivo - divisorio - ejidatario - eliminatorio - emisario - empresario - estrafalario - extraordinario - ferroviario - funcionario - giratorio - hereditario - hipotecario - honorario - hospitalario - humanitario - imaginario - incendiario - innecesario - insatisfactorio - intermediario - introductorio - involuntario - legendario English: addressee - adversary - aquarium - arsonist - auditorium - beneficiary - borrower - civil - clerk - contract - convict - coowner - crematorium - criterion - curator - entrepreneur - equilibrium - executor - fitter - flier - foreign - go - hard - home - impresario - intermediary - joint - librarian - loyalist - Member - mercenary - millionaire - minister - official - operator - opponent - owner - partisan - payee - personal - prison - promoter - proprietor - realtor - recipient - registrar - revolutionary - sanatorium - scholar - secretary -
111 tenis
Del verbo teñir: ( conjugate teñir) \ \
teñís es: \ \2ª persona plural (vosotros) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: tenis teñir
tenis sustantivo masculino (pl tenis de mesa table tennis
teñir ( conjugate teñir) verbo transitivo teñirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹pelo/zapatos› to dye
tenis sustantivo masculino tennis
raqueta de tenis, tennis racquet
teñir verbo transitivo
1 (una prenda) to dye: teñiré la falda de azul, I'll dye my skirt blue (el pelo) to tint, dye
2 fig (impregnar) to tinge with ' tenis' also found in these entries: Spanish: aplanar - cero - escoñarse - open - pala - pista - practicar - raqueta - rematar - remate - restar - resto - sacar - saque - también - ventaja - aficionado - alternar - arbitraje - arbitrar - árbitro - cancha - césped - doble - falta - final - igual - juego - juez - jugar - monitor - nada - partido - remachar - remache - ruptura - servicio - servir - single - tanto English: about - at - ball - club - court - exhausting - fault - follow through - forehead - guy - indoor - knock-up - neither - opponent - outlet - plimsolls - rally - seed - shot - smash - tennis - tennis ball - tennis court - tennis match - tennis player - tennis racket - tennis shoe - vantage - volley - work at - like - match - plimsoll - sneakers - table - trainer - understand -
112 have the edge on/over
(to have an advantage over: he had the edge over his opponent.) llevar ventaja a alguien -
113 play into someone's hands
(to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do.) hacerle el juego a alguien -
114 brush aside
v.1 no hacer caso a (objection, criticism); deshacerse de (opponent)2 rechazar, apartar de la atención, apartar del pensamiento, ignorar.3 apartar a un lado, apartar. -
115 buy off
v.1 comprar (familiar) (opponent)2 sobornar, cohechar.3 comprar a. -
116 checkmate
s.1 jaque mate (en ajedrez)2 callejón sin salida.vt.1 dar jaque mate a (en ajedrez); poner fuera de combate (sentido figurado) (opponent)2 dar jaque y mate, dar jaque mate, dar mate, jaquear. (pt & pp checkmated) -
117 defeat
s.derrota.p. ej. (ejemplo)To accept/admit defeat darse por vencidovt.1 derrotar, vencer (army, government, opponent)2 rechazar (proposal, bill, motion) (pt & pp defeated) -
118 demolish
vt.1 demoler, derribar (building); desbaratar (sentido figurado) (theory); aplastar (opponent)2 derrotar totalmente, demoler.3 destrozar anímicamente, derrocar. (pt & pp demolished) -
119 dislodge
vt.1 soltar (brick, tile); sacar (something stuck); desplazar, desalojar (opponent)2 dislocar, desencajar, desencajarse, dislocarse.vi.desalojar, mudarse a otra parte. (pt & pp dislodged) -
120 formidable
adj.terrible (opponent, difficulty); formidable (performance, talent)
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