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41 desparramarse
1 to spread, scatter (líquido) to spill2 (divulgar) to spread* * *VPR1) (=esparcirse) [hojas, lentejas] to scatter; [líquido] to spill, be spilt2) * (=pasarlo bomba) to have a whale of a time ** * *(v.) = sprawlEx. Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *(v.) = sprawlEx: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.
* * *
desparramar vtr, desparramarse verbo reflexivo to spread, scatter
(líquido) to spill
' desparramarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desparramar
* * *vpr[líquido] to spill; [objetos, papeles, personas] to scatter, to spread out* * *v/r spill; figscatter -
42 desperdigarse
1 to scatter, disperse* * *VPR to scatter* * *verbo pronominal ( esparcirse) to be scattered, to scatter* * *= straggle, sprawl.Ex. After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.Ex. Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *verbo pronominal ( esparcirse) to be scattered, to scatter* * *= straggle, sprawl.Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.
Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *
desperdigar vtr, desperdigarse verbo reflexivo to scatter, separate
' desperdigarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desperdigar
* * *vpr* * *v/r be scattered -
43 ensañarse con
(v.) = go to + town on, lash out (on), take it out onEx. He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.Ex. The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.Ex. They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others.* * *(v.) = go to + town on, lash out (on), take it out onEx: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.Ex: They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others. -
44 extenderse
1 (durar) to extend, last■ el periodo que estudiaremos se extiende entre los siglos XVIII y XIX the period we're going to study goes from the 18th century to the 19th century2 (terreno) to stretch3 figurado (difundirse) to spread, extend4 figurado (al hablar) to enlarge, expand, go into detail* * *1) to stretch2) spread* * *VPR1) (=propagarse) [tumor, rumor, revolución] to spread (a to)2) (=ocupar un espacio) [terreno, cultivo] to stretch, extend; [especie, raza] to extendla mancha de petróleo se extendía hasta la orilla — the oil-slick stretched o extended as far as the shore
ante nosotros se extendía todo un mundo de posibilidades — a whole world of possibilities lay before us
3) (=durar) to lastel período que se extiende desde principios de siglo hasta los años veinte — the period lasting from the beginning of the century up to the 1920s
4) (=explayarse)extenderse en o sobre — [+ tema, comentarios, respuestas] to expand on
* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex. Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex. But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex. These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex. The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex. A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex. Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *(v.) = spread (over/throughout), gain + currency, spread over, take off, catch on, ricochet, sweep through, sprawlEx: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.Ex: Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.Ex: The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary.Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.* * *
■extenderse verbo reflexivo
1 (en el tiempo) to extend, last
2 (en el espacio) to spread out, stretch
3 (divulgarse) to spread, extend
4 (hablar mucho tiempo) to go on
' extenderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cundir
- seguir
- extender
- ir
- lado
English:
currency
- enlarge
- extend
- fire
- lie
- open out
- permeate
- range
- reach
- set in
- sprawl
- spread
- stretch
- stretch out
- sweep
- tail back
- unfold
- span
- spill
- wild
* * *vprextenderse por to stretch o extend across;sus tierras se extienden hasta la carretera/por todo el valle his property extends as far as the main road/all the way along the valley2. [durar] to extend, to last;su etapa de gobierno se extiende desde 1986 a 1994 her period of office extended o lasted from 1986 to 19943. [difundirse] to spread ( por across);el incendio se extendió por el bosque the fire spread through the forest;el virus se extendió rápidamente por Internet the virus spread quickly over the Internet;pon servilletas para que no se extienda la mancha put some paper napkins down so the stain doesn't spread;la costumbre se ha extendido a otras zonas del país the custom has spread to other parts of the country4. [hablar mucho] to enlarge, to expand (en on);no quisiera extenderme más I prefer not to say any more than that5. [tenderse] to stretch out* * *v/r1 de campos stretch2 de influencia extend3 ( difundirse) spread4 ( durar) last5 ( explayarse) go into detail* * *vr1) : to spread2) : to last* * *extenderse vbse ha extendido la moda de llevar el pelo muy corto the fashion of having very short hair has spread2. (en el tiempo) to last3. (terreno) to stretch -
45 hacia
prep.1 toward.hacia aquí/allí this/that wayhacia abajo downwardshacia arriba upwardhacia adelante forwardhacia atrás backwardhacia la izquierda/derecha to the left/right2 around, about (time).hacia las diez around o about ten o'clockempezó a perder la vista hacia los sesenta años he started to lose his sight at around the age of sixtyhacia finales de año toward the end of the yearHacia la medianoche.. Around midnight....3 toward (sentimiento).siente hostilidad hacia las reformas he is hostile toward the reforms4 toward (tendencia).un paso más hacia la guerra civil a further step toward civil war* * *1 (dirección) towards, to2 (tiempo) at about, at around\hacia abajo downward(s), downhacia acá this wayhacia adelante forward(s)hacia allá that wayhacia atrás backward(s), backhacia casa home, homeward, towards home* * *prep.1) towards, toward2) near, about•- hacia adelante* * *PREP1) [indicando dirección] towards, in the direction ofeso está más hacia el este — that's further (over) to the east, that's more in an easterly direction
vamos hacia allá — let's go in that direction, let's go over that way
¿hacia dónde vamos? — where are we going?
hacia abajo — down, downwards
hacia arriba — up, upwards
2) [con expresiones temporales] about, nearhacia las cinco — about five, around five
hacia mediodía — about noon, around noon
3) (=ante) towards* * *a) ( indicando dirección) toward, towards[el inglés norteamericano prefiere la forma toward mientras que el inglés británico prefiere la forma towards]hacia el sur — southward(s), toward(s) the south
¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? — which way do we have to go?
empujar hacia arriba/atrás — to push upward(s)/backward(s)
b) ( indicando aproximación) toward(s)llegaremos hacia las dos — we'll arrive towards o at around two
c) ( con respecto a) toward(s)su actitud hacia mí — his attitude toward(s) o to me
* * *= in the direction of, into, toward(s).Ex. Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.Ex. And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.----* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de miras hacia el exterior = outward looking.* de miras hacia fuera = outwardly.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for a long time.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = draw back, move + backwards.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* directamente hacia el norte = due north.* directamente hacia el oeste = due west.* directamente hacia el sur = due south.* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* hacia abajo = downward.* hacia adelante = onward(s), straight ahead, straight on.* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down, up and down.* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).* hacia dentro = inward.* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...? = whither?, whither?.* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.* hacia el frente = ahead.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* hacia el norte = northbound.* hacia el oeste = westward(s), westbound.* hacia el sur = southward(s), southbound.* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.* hacia fuera = outwards.* hacia la izquierda = leftwards, leftward.* hacia la proa = abaft.* hacia proa = abaft.* hacia un lado(s) = sideways.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth, move back and forth.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth, wobble back and forth.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.* * *a) ( indicando dirección) toward, towards[el inglés norteamericano prefiere la forma toward mientras que el inglés británico prefiere la forma towards]hacia el sur — southward(s), toward(s) the south
¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? — which way do we have to go?
empujar hacia arriba/atrás — to push upward(s)/backward(s)
b) ( indicando aproximación) toward(s)llegaremos hacia las dos — we'll arrive towards o at around two
c) ( con respecto a) toward(s)su actitud hacia mí — his attitude toward(s) o to me
* * *= in the direction of, into, toward(s).Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de miras hacia el exterior = outward looking.* de miras hacia fuera = outwardly.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for a long time.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = draw back, move + backwards.* directamente hacia el este = due east.* directamente hacia el norte = due north.* directamente hacia el oeste = due west.* directamente hacia el sur = due south.* enumerar hacia atrás = list + backwards.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* hacia abajo = downward.* hacia adelante = onward(s), straight ahead, straight on.* hacia adelante y hacia atrás = to and fro.* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down, up and down.* hacia atrás = backwards, backward(s).* hacia dentro = inward.* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...? = whither?, whither?.* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.* hacia el frente = ahead.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* hacia el norte = northbound.* hacia el oeste = westward(s), westbound.* hacia el sur = southward(s), southbound.* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.* hacia fuera = outwards.* hacia la izquierda = leftwards, leftward.* hacia la proa = abaft.* hacia proa = abaft.* hacia un lado(s) = sideways.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth, move back and forth.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth, wobble back and forth.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.* * *1(indicando dirección) toward, towards [ el inglés norteamericano prefiere la forma,etc] se dirigían hacia el sur they were heading south o southward(s) o toward(s) the southla puerta se abre hacia adentro the door opens inward(s)el país avanza hacia la democracia the country is moving toward(s) democracyla fuga de capitales hacia el exterior the flight of capital abroadel centro queda hacia allá the center is (over) that way¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? which way do we have to go?un movimiento hacia arriba/atrás an upward/backward movementempujar hacia arriba/atrás to push upward(s)/backward(s)2(indicando aproximación) toward(s) [ ver nota en la sección a] hacia finales de siglo/el final del primer acto toward(s) the end of the century/of the first acthacia el límite con el Brasil toward(s) the Brazilian borderllegaremos hacia las dos we'll arrive (at) about twoesto sucedió hacia las nueve de la mañana this occurred at approximately o toward(s) nine in the morning3 (con respecto a) toward(s)su actitud hacia mí his attitude toward(s) o to me* * *
Del verbo hacer: ( conjugate hacer)
hacía es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hacer
hacia
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
aún queda mucho por hacia there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hacia to make a lot of work
3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
4
◊ hacia caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);
hacia pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hacia sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'
5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;
tengo que hacia la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500
1
¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hacia ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?
2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;
¡qué le vamos a hacia! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
haciala buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hacia algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hacia de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)
me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hacia que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;
hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame hacia a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;
la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hacia de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hacia v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;
hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;
¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself
5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
1
se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?
2 ( acostumbrarse) haciase a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
haciase pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
5
( de amigos) to make
hacia preposición
hacia adelante forward(s);
hacia adentro/arriba inward(s)/upward(s);
el centro queda hacia allá the center is (over) that way;
¿hacia dónde tenemos que ir? which way do we have to go?
◊ llegaremos hacia las dos we'll arrive toward(s) o at around two
◊ su actitud hacia mí his attitude toward(s) o to me
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
hacia preposición
1 (en dirección a) towards, to
hacia abajo, down, downwards
hacia adelante, forwards
hacia arriba, up, upwards
hacia atrás, back, backwards
2 (en torno a) at about, at around: estaré allí hacia las cinco, I'll be there at about five o'clock
' hacia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abalanzarse
- aire
- añales
- animadversión
- arriba
- atrás
- calor
- contingente
- correrse
- delante
- derivar
- descender
- desprecio
- dirigir
- dirigirse
- empañar
- empujar
- encaminarse
- enfilar
- fogosidad
- frente
- fuera
- hacer
- infundio
- invencible
- llevar
- malsana
- malsano
- monetaria
- monetario
- orientar
- orientarse
- proyectar
- que
- recta
- recto
- retroceder
- saber
- siglo
- sobre
- subir
- sur
- tambalearse
- tirar
- volver
- volverse
- abatible
- adelante
- boca
English:
ahead
- aim
- antagonism
- antipathy
- ashore
- at
- back
- backward
- backwards
- beat down
- beeline
- bent
- bias
- boost
- care for
- come forward
- cool
- crowd
- cruelty
- curve
- deflect
- disdain
- dislike
- dispose
- disregard
- doubtless
- down
- downstairs
- downward
- downwards
- due
- East
- eastward
- eastwards
- extend
- face
- facing
- fast forward
- flash
- flippant
- floodlight
- for
- forward
- glance down
- go
- guise
- head
- home in
- ill-disposed
- incline
* * *hacia prep1. [dirección] towards;hacia aquí/allí this/that way;hacia abajo downwards;hacia arriba upwards;hacia adelante forwards;hacia atrás backwards;hacia la izquierda/derecha to the left/right;viajar hacia el norte to travel north;hacia el norte del país towards the north of the country;miró hacia el otro lado she looked the other way;muévete hacia un lado move to one side2. [tiempo] around, about;hacia las diez around o about ten o'clock;empezó a perder la vista hacia los sesenta años he started to lose his sight at around the age of sixty;hacia finales de año towards the end of the year3. [sentimiento] towards;siente hostilidad hacia las reformas he is hostile towards the reforms;su actitud hacia el trabajo es muy seria she has a very serious attitude towards her work, she takes her work very seriously4. [tendencia] towards;este año se marcha hacia una cosecha excepcional we are heading for a bumper crop this year;un paso más hacia la guerra civil a further step towards civil war* * *prphacia adelante forward;hacia abajo down;hacia arriba up;hacia atrás back(ward);hacia aquí in this direction, this way:hacia las cuatro about four (o’clock)* * *hacia prep1) : toward, towardshacia abajo: downwardhacia adelante: forward2) : near, around, abouthacia las seis: about six o'clock* * *hacia prep1. (dirección) towards2. (tiempo) at about -
46 horas extraordinarias
f.pl.overtime, overhours.* * *overtime* * *(n.) = overtimeEx. The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.* * *(n.) = overtimeEx: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.
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47 horas extras
f.pl.overtime.* * *overtime* * *(n.) = overtimeEx. The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.* * *(n.) = overtimeEx: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.
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48 interno
adj.1 internal, inward, from within, interior.2 in-house.3 in-store.4 in-patient, inpatient, hospital-stay.5 internus.f. & m.1 intern, internee, houseman.2 boarding pupil.3 hospital doctor.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: internar.* * *► adjetivo1 (órgano) internal2 (política) domestic, home3 (alumno) boarding► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (alumno) boarder2 (médico) intern3 (preso) prisoner\medicina interna internal medicine* * *1. (f. - interna)adj.2. (f. - interna)noun* * *interno, -a1.ADJ internalla política interna — internal politics, domestic politics
por vía interna — (Med) internally
2. SM / F1) (Escol) boarder2) (Med) houseman, intern (EEUU)3) (=preso) inmate, prisoner3.SM Cono Sur (Telec) extension, telephone extension* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) <llamada/correo/régimen> internalb) <producción/demanda> internal, domesticc) <dolor/hemorragia> internal2)a) (Educ)b) (Med)IImédico interno — ≈intern ( in US), ≈houseman ( in UK)
- na masculino, femenino1)a) (Educ) boarderb) ( en cárcel) inmate2) (RPl) (Telec) ( extensión) extension* * *= in-built, internal, local, inner, inward, inwardly, indoor, backroom, near-side, embedded, in situ, domestic.Ex. A citation index seeks to exploit these in-built links between documents and facilitate the identification of networks of cited, and thus associated documents.Ex. Although internal arrangements and library services vary from place to place, generally recent academic libraries have a number of common factors.Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex. As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.Ex. The questions of outward and inward gateways are addressed.Ex. An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex. The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.Ex. For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.Ex. The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.Ex. It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly.Ex. The author describes a new indexing algorithm designed to create large compressed inverted indexes in situ.Ex. Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.----* auditor interno = internal auditor.* base de datos interna = in-house database.* boletín interno = in-house bulletin.* comunicado interno = internal memo.* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].* formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.* limpieza interna = internal cleansing.* luchas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* mercado interno = internal market.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency programme.* querellas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* reloj interno = body clock, biological clock.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* sentimiento interno = inner feeling.* ser más interno = inner being.* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) <llamada/correo/régimen> internalb) <producción/demanda> internal, domesticc) <dolor/hemorragia> internal2)a) (Educ)b) (Med)IImédico interno — ≈intern ( in US), ≈houseman ( in UK)
- na masculino, femenino1)a) (Educ) boarderb) ( en cárcel) inmate2) (RPl) (Telec) ( extensión) extension* * *= in-built, internal, local, inner, inward, inwardly, indoor, backroom, near-side, embedded, in situ, domestic.Ex: A citation index seeks to exploit these in-built links between documents and facilitate the identification of networks of cited, and thus associated documents.
Ex: Although internal arrangements and library services vary from place to place, generally recent academic libraries have a number of common factors.Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex: As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.Ex: The questions of outward and inward gateways are addressed.Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.Ex: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.Ex: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly.Ex: The author describes a new indexing algorithm designed to create large compressed inverted indexes in situ.Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.* auditor interno = internal auditor.* base de datos interna = in-house database.* boletín interno = in-house bulletin.* comunicado interno = internal memo.* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].* formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.* limpieza interna = internal cleansing.* luchas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* mercado interno = internal market.* motor de explosión interna = internal combustion engine.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency programme.* querellas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* reloj interno = body clock, biological clock.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* sentimiento interno = inner feeling.* ser más interno = inner being.* * *A1 ‹llamada/correo/régimen› internalhabía luchas internas en el seno del partido there were battles o there was in-fighting within the party2 ‹producción/demanda› internal, domestic3 ‹dolor/hemorragia› internalB1 ( Educ):su hijo está interno en un colegio inglés her son is a boarder at an English school, her son boards at an English school2 ( Med):masculine, feminineA1 ( Educ) boarder2 (en una cárcel) inmateB¿me da con el interno 25? can I have extension 25, please?* * *
Del verbo internar: ( conjugate internar)
interno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
internó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
internar
interno
internar ( conjugate internar) verbo transitivo:
lo internoon en el hospital he was admitted to (the) hospital;
tuvimos que internolo we had to take him to (the) hospital
internarse verbo pronominal
interno 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 ( en general) internal
2a) (Educ):
b) (Med):
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Educ) boarder
interno 2 sustantivo masculino (RPl) (Telec) ( extensión) extension
internar vtr (en un hospital) to admit
(en un manicomio) to confine
interno,-a
I adjetivo
1 internal
medicina interna, internal medicine
2 Pol domestic
3 (espiritual) inward: en mi fuero interno me moría de la risa, inwardly I was laughing like mad
II m,f (alumno) boarder
Med (enfermo) patient
(preso) inmate
' interno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alumna
- alumno
- fuero
- interna
- íntima
- íntimo
- MIR
- pupilo
English:
board
- boarder
- by-law
- domestic
- in-house
- inmate
- inner
- inner ear
- intern
- internal
- inwardly
- live in
- communal
- extension
* * *interno, -a♦ adj1. [de dentro] internal;[capa] inner;pinta la parte interna del cajón paint the inside of the box;escucha voces internas she hears voices2. [política] domestic;la política interna de un país a country's domestic policy3. [medicina] internal5. [alumno] boarding;estuvo interno en Suiza he went to a boarding school in Switzerland6.♦ nm,f1. [alumno] boarder2. [preso] prisoner, inmate3. [médico] Br house officer, US intern♦ nmRP [extensión] (telephone) extension;interno 28, por favor extension 28, please* * *I adj internal; POL domestic, internalII m, interna f1 EDU boarder2 ( preso) inmate3 MED intern, Brhouseman* * *interno, -na adj: internal♦ internamente advinterno, -na n1) : intern2) : inmate, internee* * *interno1 adj1. (en general) internal2. (del país) domesticinterno2 n1. (alumno) boarder2. (preso) prisoner -
49 miras
Ex. Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.----* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* cortas miras = nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* corto de miras = myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted].* de miras estrechas = blinkered, close-minded, narrow-minded.* de miras hacia el exterior = outward looking.* de miras hacia fuera = outwardly.* estrechez de miras = narrowness, tunnel vision.* estrecho de miras = narrow-minded.* * *Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* cortas miras = nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* corto de miras = myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted].* de miras estrechas = blinkered, close-minded, narrow-minded.* de miras hacia el exterior = outward looking.* de miras hacia fuera = outwardly.* estrechez de miras = narrowness, tunnel vision.* estrecho de miras = narrow-minded. -
50 mojigato
adj.prudish, hypocritical, straight-laced, straitlaced.m.prude, prig, goody-goody.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *mojigato, -a1.ADJ (=santurrón) sanctimonious; (=puritano) prudish, strait-laced2.SM / F (=santurrón) sanctimonious person; (=puritano) prude* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *prudish, straitlaced, puritanicalmasculine, feminineprude* * *
mojigato◊ -ta adjetivo
prudish
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
prude
mojigato,-a
I adjetivo prudish
II sustantivo masculino y femenino prude
' mojigato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mojigata
- ñoña
- ñoño
- gazmoño
- melindroso
- puritano
- zanahoria
English:
prig
- priggish
- prude
- sanctimonious
- uptight
- prim
- prudish
* * *mojigato, -a♦ adj1. [beato] prudish2. [falsamente humilde] sanctimonious♦ nm,f1. [beato] prude2. [persona falsamente humilde] sanctimonious person* * *I adj prudishII m, mojigata f prude* * *mojigato, -ta adj: prudish, prim♦ mojigatamente advmojigato, -ta n: prude, prig -
51 orientado hacia el servicio
(adj.) = service orientated, service-focusedEx. The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.Ex. The public library must be service-focused, developing services that meet user's needs and delivering them where they will be most effective.* * *(adj.) = service orientated, service-focusedEx: The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.
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52 pagarlas con
(v.) = take it out onEx. They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others.* * *(v.) = take it out onEx: They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others.
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53 pasar por un proceso de
(v.) = go through + a process ofEx. Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.* * *(v.) = go through + a process ofEx: Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.
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54 patio de granja
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55 patizambo
adj.bowlegged, bandy-legged, bandy, knock-kneed.* * *► adjetivo1 (de rodillas abajo) knock-kneed; (con las piernas arqueadas) bandy-legged* * *ADJ knock-kneed* * ** * *= bandy-legged, bow-kneed, bow-legged, splay-footed.Ex. When children start walking they tend to be bandy-legged, pigeon-toed and look flat-footed.Ex. It's all got to do with whether you're knock-kneed or bow-kneed, whether your knees go in or out.Ex. At birth all children are more or less bow-legged.Ex. If the toes point outward, the horse is splay-footed; if the toes point inward, the horse is considered pigeon-toed.* * ** * *= bandy-legged, bow-kneed, bow-legged, splay-footed.Ex: When children start walking they tend to be bandy-legged, pigeon-toed and look flat-footed.
Ex: It's all got to do with whether you're knock-kneed or bow-kneed, whether your knees go in or out.Ex: At birth all children are more or less bow-legged.Ex: If the toes point outward, the horse is splay-footed; if the toes point inward, the horse is considered pigeon-toed.* * *patizambo -ba(con las piernas arqueadas — hacia adentro) knock-kneed; (— hacia afuera) bowlegged, bandy-legged* * *
patizambo◊ -ba adjetivo ( con las piernas arqueadas — hacia adentro) knock-kneed;
(— hacia afuera) bowlegged
' patizambo' also found in these entries:
English:
bandy legged
- bow-legged
- bow
- knock
* * *patizambo, -a adjknock-kneed* * *adj knock-kneed -
56 puritano
adj.puritan, puritanical, straight-laced, prudish.m.puritan, prude, bluenose.* * *► adjetivo1 puritan, puritanic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 puritan* * *puritano, -a1. ADJ1) (Rel) Puritan2) [actitud tradición] puritanical, puritan2. SM / F1) (Rel) Puritan2) (fig) puritan* * *I II* * *= puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *I II* * *= puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *2 (mojigato) puritanicalmasculine, feminine1 ( Relig) Puritan2 (mojigato) puritan* * *
puritano
( mojigato) puritanical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan;
( mojigato) puritan
puritano,-a
I adjetivo puritanical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 puritan
2 Rel Puritan
' puritano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
puritana
English:
puritan
- puritanical
- strait
* * *puritano, -a♦ adj1. Rel puritan2. [mojigato] puritanical♦ nm,f1. Rel puritan2. [mojigato] puritan* * *I adj puritanicalII m, puritana f puritan* * *puritano, -na adj: puritanical, puritanpuritano, -na n1) : Puritan2) : puritan -
57 pusilánime
adj.pusillanimous, poor-spirited, faint-hearted, fainthearted.f. & m.pusillanimous person, fainthearted person.* * *► adjetivo1 faint-hearted, pusillanimous* * *ADJ fainthearted, pusillanimous* * *Iadjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)IImasculino y femenino* * *= prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.----* pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.* * *Iadjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)IImasculino y femenino* * *= prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.* pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.* * *pusillanimous ( frml), faintheartedinténtalo, no seas pusilánime try it, don't be such a coward ( colloq)para esta clase de negocios no se puede ser pusilánime this line of business is not for the faintheartedel mundo no es de los pusilánimes this world is no place for the fainthearted* * *
pusilánime adjetivo
fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)
pusilánime adjetivo fainthearted, timorous, weak
' pusilánime' also found in these entries:
English:
faint-hearted
- pushover
- weak-willed
- pathetic
* * *♦ adjfaint-hearted;tiene un carácter pusilánime he's a weak character♦ nmffaint-hearted person;la carrera no fue para los pusilánimes the race was not for the faint-hearted* * *adj fainthearted* * *pusilánime adjcobarde: pusillanimous, cowardly -
58 santurrón
adj.1 self-righteous, goody-goody, priggish, bigoted.2 excessively devout, overpious.m.1 overpious person, excessively pious person, excessively devout person.2 goody-goody, Pharisee, affectedly good person, affectedly pious person.* * *► adjetivo1 sanctimonious► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sanctimonious person* * *santurrón, -ona1.ADJ (=mojigato) sanctimonious; (=hipócrita) hypocritical2.SM / F (=mojigato) sanctimonious person; (=hipócrita) hypocrite* * *- rrona masculino, femenino (fam) overpious o excessively devout person* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *- rrona masculino, femenino (fam) overpious o excessively devout person* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *( fam); overpious, excessively devoutmasculine, feminine( fam)overpious o excessively devout person* * *santurrón, -ona Pey♦ adjsanctimonious♦ nm,fsanctimonious person;ser un santurrón to be sanctimonious* * *I adj sanctimoniousHoly Willie fam* * *♦ santurronamente adv -
59 silenciar
v.1 to hush up, to keep quiet.2 to silence, to quiet, to hush, to keep quiet.Su mirada silencia a los chicos His look silences the kids.Ella silenció el asesinato She silenced the killing.Ellos silenciaron el rifle They silenced the rifle.3 to hide, to blank out, to black out, to seal.Ella silenció el pasado She hid the past.* * *1 (ocultar) to hush up2 (pasar por alto) not to mention3 (las armas) to silence* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ suceso] to hush up; [+ hecho] to keep silent about2) [+ persona] to silence3) (Téc) to silence2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) <persona/opinión/prensa> to silenceb) (period) < suceso> to keep... secret, hush up (colloq)c) < motor> to muffle (AmE), to silence (BrE), to fit a muffler o silencer tod) < pistola> to silence, fit a silencer to* * *= mute, quiet, gag, silence.Ex. The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex. Judges in many states have gagged the news media prohibiting them from reporting a criminal proceedings thus suggesting that a gag order is the preferred option rather than a last resort.Ex. Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.----* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.* * *verbo transitivoa) <persona/opinión/prensa> to silenceb) (period) < suceso> to keep... secret, hush up (colloq)c) < motor> to muffle (AmE), to silence (BrE), to fit a muffler o silencer tod) < pistola> to silence, fit a silencer to* * *= mute, quiet, gag, silence.Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex: Judges in many states have gagged the news media prohibiting them from reporting a criminal proceedings thus suggesting that a gag order is the preferred option rather than a last resort.Ex: Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.* * *silenciar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to silence2 ‹opinión/prensa› to silence5 ‹pistola› to silence, fit a silencer to* * *
silenciar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer callar) to silence
2 (ocultar un hecho, una noticia) to keep quiet about: los informativos silenciaron la manifestación, the news hushed up the demonstration
' silenciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
English:
silence
* * *silenciar vt1. [acallar] [persona, protestas] to silence;silenciaron a los testigos ofreciéndoles dinero they silenced the witnesses with bribes, they bought the witnesses off;los bombarderos silenciaron las baterías enemigas the bombers silenced the enemy batteries2. [ocultar, omitir] [hecho, escándalo] to hush up;la prensa silenció el atentado the press hushed up the attack* * *v/t silence* * *silenciar vt1) : to silence2) : to muffle -
60 vale canjeable
(n.) = voucher, gift certificateEx. The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.Ex. Prizes included an MP3 player, a cell phone with prepaid minutes, and a $50 gift certificate at the local mall.* * *(n.) = voucher, gift certificateEx: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.
Ex: Prizes included an MP3 player, a cell phone with prepaid minutes, and a $50 gift certificate at the local mall.
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