pasarse de nota

nota de inhabilitación — (Aut) endorsement ( on licence)

nota de quita y pon — Post-it ®

tomar (buena) nota (de algo) — [fijarse] to take (good) note (of sth)

ir para o a por nota — * to go o aim for a high mark

dar la nota — (lit) to give the keynote; (fig) to get oneself noticed, act up

nota discordante — (lit) discordant note, discord

nota dominante — (lit) dominant note; (fig) dominant feature o element

tomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something

sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks

dar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself

dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)

ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note

tomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something

sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks

dar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself

dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)

ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

pass along the car, please — córranse or pasen adelante, por favor

it was a stupid remark, but let it pass — fue un comentario estúpido pero dejémoslo correr or no hagamos caso

no passing — (AmE) prohibido adelantar or (Méx) rebasar

to come to pass — acaecer* (liter), acontecer* (liter), suceder

I'll pass on the dessert, thanks — no voy a tomar postre or (fam) voy a pasar del postre, gracias

to pass (TO somebody) — pasar(le) la pelota (or el balón etc) (a algn)

it's not brilliant, but it'll pass — (colloq) una maravilla no es, pero pasa

• bus pass — abono m or pase m de autobús

• overnight pass — permiso m or pase m de pernocta

• press pass — pase m de prensa

• rail pass — abono m or pase m de ferrocarril

• security pass — pase m de seguridad

• visitor's pass — pase m de visitas

• weekend pass — permiso m or pase m de fin de semana

• back pass — pase m hacia atrás

• forward pass — pase m adelantado

• to get a pass (in sth) — aprobar (algo)

• things have come to a pretty pass — ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!

• things had reached such a pass that... — las cosas habían llegado a tal extremo que...

• to make a pass at sb * — tirarle a algn los tejos *, intentar ligar con algn *

• mountain pass — puerto m or paso m de montaña

he tried to pass me on the inside — (Aut) intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la derecha; (in UK) intentó adelantarme or pasarme por la izquierda

• not a word has passed my lips — de mí no ha salido una palabra, no he dicho ni una palabra

• the gas is then passed along a pipe — el gas luego se pasa por una tubería

• to pass sth down the line — pasar algo de mano en mano

• to pass a dish round the table — pasar un plato entre todos los que están a la mesa

• to pass sb sth, pass sth to sb — pasar algo a algn

pass me the salt, please — ¿me pasas or alcanzas la sal, por favor?

• he passed his handkerchief over his face — se pasó el pañuelo por la cara

• he passed the rope round the axle/ through the ring — pasó la cuerda por el eje/por el aro

• it would be unfair to pass comment on his private life — no sería justo hacer comentarios sobre su vida privada

• to pass (an) opinion on sth — expresar una opinión acerca de algo

• to pass sentence — (Jur) fallar, dictar sentencia

to pass sentence on sb — sentenciar or condenar a algn

• to pass a stone — expulsar un cálculo

• to pass a stool — realizar una deposición, defecar

• to pass urine — orinar

• to pass wind — expulsar ventosidades or una ventosidad frm

• to pass behind/ in front of sth/sb — pasar por detrás/por delante de algo/algn

she passed right in front of me — pasó justo por delante mío or de mí

• messages passed back and forth between them — se intercambiaban mensajes entre sí, se mandaban mensajes el uno al otro

• pass down the bus please! — ¡vayan hacia el fondo del autobús, por favor!

• to pass into oblivion — pasar al olvido

• control of the business passed out of my hands — la dirección de la empresa pasó a otras manos

• to pass out of sight — perderse de vista

• the bullet passed through her shoulder — la bala le atravesó el hombro

• words passed between them — intercambiaron algunas palabras (fuertes)

• all that passed between them — todo lo que hubo entre ellos

• it came to pass that... — liter aconteció que... liter

• how time passes! — ¡como pasa el tiempo!

• the months passed into years — los meses se convirtieron en años

• to pass for sth — pasar por algo

or what passes nowadays for a hat — o lo que pasa por or se llama sombrero hoy día

• let it pass — no hagas caso, pásalo por alto

we can't let that pass! — ¡eso no lo podemos consentir or pasar por alto!

I think I'll pass on the hiking next time * — creo que la próxima vez voy a pasar de la excursión *

pass degree N — (Brit) título universitario inferior al "honours degree" (licenciatura)

pass key N — llave f maestra

pass mark N — aprobado m, nota f de aprobado

pass rate N — índice m de aprobados

pass along the car, please — córranse or pasen adelante, por favor

it was a stupid remark, but let it pass — fue un comentario estúpido pero dejémoslo correr or no hagamos caso

no passing — (AmE) prohibido adelantar or (Méx) rebasar

to come to pass — acaecer* (liter), acontecer* (liter), suceder

I'll pass on the dessert, thanks — no voy a tomar postre or (fam) voy a pasar del postre, gracias

to pass (TO somebody) — pasar(le) la pelota (or el balón etc) (a algn)

it's not brilliant, but it'll pass — (colloq) una maravilla no es, pero pasa

• jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneck

• camino de alta montaña — high mountain path

• zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heels

• lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from above

• alta burguesía — upper-middle class

• alto cargo — [puesto] high-ranking position; [persona] senior official, high-ranking official

• alta cocina — haute cuisine

• alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner

• Alto Comisionado — High Commission

• alta costura — high fashion, haute couture

• de alta definición — high-definition antes de s

• alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive

• alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage

• altas esferas — upper echelons

• alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi

• altas finanzas — high finance

• alta frecuencia — high frequency

• alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official

• oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• altos hornos — blast furnace

• altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition

• alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure

• alta sociedad — high society

• alta tecnología — high technology

• temporada alta — high season

• alta tensión — high tension, high voltage

• alta traición — high treason

• alta velocidad — high speed

Alta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system

• en voz alta — [leer] out loud; [hablar] in a loud voice

• estar alto — [río] to be high; [mar] to be rough

hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly

• en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet up

con las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air

• dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sb

• hacer un alto — [en viaje] to stop off; [en actividad] to take a break

• poner el alto a algo — Méx to put an end to sth

alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.

Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.