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1 pensionista

f. & m.

1 pensioner (jubilado).

2 guest, lodger.

3 boarder (en un colegio). (peninsular Spanish)

4 old age pensioner.

5 boarding pupil.

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pensionista

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (jubilado) pensioner

2 (residente - en un internado) boarder; (- en una pensión) lodger

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FRASEOLOGÍA

medio pensionista person with half-board

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noun mf.

pensioner

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SMF

1) (=jubilado) pensioner, old-age pensioner

pensionista por invalidez — recipient of disability allowance

2) (=huésped) lodger, paying guest

3) (Escol) boarder

4) LAm (=subscriptor) subscriber

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masculino y femenino

1) (Servs Socs) pensioner

2) ( en casa de huéspedes) resident, lodger

* * *

= pensioner, old age pensioner.

Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improve cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex. There is a need for advice services to be accessible to particular groups within the community: old age pensioners, immigrant groups, claimants of supplementary benefits, and people in bad housing.

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* hogar del pensionista = day centre for the elderly, old people's day centre, retirement centre.

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masculino y femenino

1) (Servs Socs) pensioner

2) ( en casa de huéspedes) resident, lodger

* * *

= pensioner, old age pensioner.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improve cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: There is a need for advice services to be accessible to particular groups within the community: old age pensioners, immigrant groups, claimants of supplementary benefits, and people in bad housing.

* hogar del pensionista = day centre for the elderly, old people's day centre, retirement centre.

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pensionista

masculine and feminine

A ( Servs Socs) (trabajador retirado) pensioner, retired person; (viuda, huérfano, etc) pensioner ( frml), ( widow or orphan receiving a pension)

B (en una casa de huéspedes) resident, lodger

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pensionista sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (Servs Socs) pensioner
2 ( en casa de huéspedes) resident, lodger
pensionista mf
1 (que cobra una pensión) pensioner
2 (que se aloja en una pensión) resident, lodger
' pensionista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estafar
English:
old
- pensioner

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pensionista nmf

1. [jubilado] pensioner

2. [en pensión] guest, lodger

3. Esp [en internado] boarder

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pensionista

m/f pensioner

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pensionista nmf

1) jubilado: pensioner, retiree

2) : boarder, lodger

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pensionista n (jubilado) pensioner

Spanish-English dictionary > pensionista
2 clase

f.

1 class.

de primera clase first-class

de segunda clase second-class

clase alta/media upper/middle class

las clases dirigentes the ruling classes

clase obrera working class

clases pasivas = pensioners and people on benefit

clase preferente club class

clase social social class

clase trabajadora working class

clase turista tourist class

2 sort, kind (tipo).

no me gusta esa clase de bromas I don't like that kind of joke

toda clase de all sorts o kinds of

3 class (education) (asignatura, alumnos).

clases de manejar driving lessons (Am)

clases particulares private tuition

dar clases to teach; (en un colegio) to lecture (en una universidad)

hoy tengo clase I have to go to school today; (en colegio) I've got lectures today (en universidad)

clases de conducir driving lessons (peninsular Spanish)

clase de francés/inglés French/English class

clase magistral master class

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clase

► nombre femenino

1 (grupo, categoría) class

2 (aula) classroom; (de universidad) lecture hall

3 (tipo) type, sort

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FRASEOLOGÍA

asistir a clase to attend class

dar clase to teach

de buena clase good quality

de todas clases of all kinds, of all sorts

tener clase to have class

toda clase de all sorts of

clase alta upper class

clase baja lower class

clase de conducir driving lesson

clase dirigente ruling class

clase media middle class

clase obrera working class

clase particular private class, private lesson

clase preferente business class

clases de recuperación remedial classes

clases pasivas pensioners

primera clase first class

segunda clase second class

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noun f.

1) class

2) sort, type

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1. SF

1) (Escol)

a) (=lección) lesson, class

una clase de historia — a history lesson o class

clase de música — music lesson

clase de conducir — driving lesson

dar o Chile hacer clase(s) — [profesor] to teach; Esp [alumno] to have lessons

- fumarse o saltarse o soplarse la clase

b) (=instrucción) school

hoy no tengo clase — I don't have school today

los viernes salgo de clase a las cuatro — on Fridays I finish school at four

faltar a clase — to miss school, be absent

c) (=aula) classroom

d) (=grupo de alumnos) class

es el primero de la clase — he is top of the class

la gente de mi clase — my classmates, my class

compañero de clase — classmate

clase nocturna — evening class

clase particular — private lesson

doy clases particulares de francés — I teach private lessons in French

"se dan clases particulares" — "private tuition offered"

2) (Univ)

a) [práctica] (=lección, instrucción) class; (=aula) classroom

hoy no tengo clase — I don't have any classes today

dar o LAm frm dictar clase — [profesor] to teach; [alumno] Esp to have classes

b) (=lección) lecture

hoy no voy a clase — I'm not going to any lectures today, I'm not going to University today

• dar clase — [profesor] to teach, lecture; [alumno] to have lectures

doy clase de Derecho Civil — I teach civil law

c) (=aula) lecture room

clase magistral — master class

3) (=tipo) kind, sort

gente de todas clases — all kinds o sorts of people, people of all kinds

les deseo toda clase de felicidad — I wish you every happiness

con toda clase de detalles — in great detail, down to the last detail

4) (=calidad) quality

productos de primera clase — top-quality products

5) [en viajes] class

primera clase — first class

viajar en primera clase — to travel first class

segunda clase — second class, standard class

un billete de segunda clase — a second class ticket

clase económica — economy class

clase preferente — club class

clase turista — tourist class

6) (=elegancia) class

una persona con clase — someone with class

tener clase — to have class

tu hermana tiene mucha clase — your sister has a lot of class, your sister's very classy

7) (Sociol) class

la lucha de clases — the class struggle

las clases acomodadas — the well-to-do, the moneyed classes

la clase dirigente o dominante — the ruling class

la clase médica — the medical profession

la clase política — politicians pl, the political establishment Sociol

las clases privilegiadas — the privileged classes

clase alta — upper class

una joven de clase alta — an upper-class girl

clase baja — lower class

un chico de clase baja — a lower-class boy

clase media — middle class

una familia de clase media — a middle-class family

clase media-alta — upper-middle class

clase media-baja — lower-middle class

clase obrera — working class

la mentalidad de la clase obrera — the working-class mentality

clase social — social class

8) (Bio, Bot) class

9) (Mil)

clases de tropa — non-commissioned officers

2.

ADJ And * first-rate, classy *

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femenino

1)

a) ( tipo) kind, sort, type

b) ( categoría)

productos de primera clase — top-quality products

2) (Transp) class

viajar en primera/segunda clase — to travel (in) first/second class

- clase económica or turista

- clase ejecutiva or preferente

3) (Sociol) class

la clase política — politicians

- clase alta/baja/media

- clase dirigente or dominante

- clase obrera or trabajadora

- clases pasivas

4) (distinción, elegancia) class

tiene clase — she has class

5) (Educ)

a) ( lección) class

ha faltado a clase diez veces — he's missed ten classes

clases de conducir or manejar — driving lessons

dictar clase (de algo) — (AmL frml) to lecture (in something)

dar clase or (Chi) hacer clases (de algo) — profesor ( en colegio) to teach (something); ( en universidad) to lecture (something), teach (something)

¿quién te da clase de latín? — who takes you for Latin?

da clases de latín/piano con un profesor privado — (Esp) she has latin classes/piano lessons with a private tutor

b) ( grupo de alumnos) class

es el primero de la clase — he's top of the class

un compañero de clase — a classmate, a school friend

c) ( aula - en escuela) classroom; (- en universidad) lecture hall o room

- clase magistral

- clase particular

6) (Bot, Zool) class

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femenino

1)

a) ( tipo) kind, sort, type

b) ( categoría)

productos de primera clase — top-quality products

2) (Transp) class

viajar en primera/segunda clase — to travel (in) first/second class

- clase económica or turista

- clase ejecutiva or preferente

3) (Sociol) class

la clase política — politicians

- clase alta/baja/media

- clase dirigente or dominante

- clase obrera or trabajadora

- clases pasivas

4) (distinción, elegancia) class

tiene clase — she has class

5) (Educ)

a) ( lección) class

ha faltado a clase diez veces — he's missed ten classes

clases de conducir or manejar — driving lessons

dictar clase (de algo) — (AmL frml) to lecture (in something)

dar clase or (Chi) hacer clases (de algo) — profesor ( en colegio) to teach (something); ( en universidad) to lecture (something), teach (something)

¿quién te da clase de latín? — who takes you for Latin?

da clases de latín/piano con un profesor privado — (Esp) she has latin classes/piano lessons with a private tutor

b) ( grupo de alumnos) class

es el primero de la clase — he's top of the class

un compañero de clase — a classmate, a school friend

c) ( aula - en escuela) classroom; (- en universidad) lecture hall o room

- clase magistral

- clase particular

6) (Bot, Zool) class

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clase¹

¹ = class, class, cluster, kind, nature, schedules, the, sort, type, schedule, table, ilk, class standing.

Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex: A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.

Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.

Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.

Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.

Ex: The list of terms, representing concepts systematically arranged and showing their relationships, constitutes the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.

Ex: We have now established all the information that we need to enable us to construct a schedule, or table, in a given subject area.

Ex: We have now established all the information that we need to enable us to construct a schedule, or table, in a given subject area.

Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.

Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.

* análisis multidimensional de clases = multidimensional cluster analysis.

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* clase acomodada = nob.

* clase alta = upper class.

* clase anterior = anterior numeral class.

* clase baja = lower class, the.

* clase business = business class.

* clase capitalista = capitalist class.

* clase fénix = Phoenix schedule.

* clase general = containing class.

* clase gobernante, la = ruling class, the, ruling elite, the.

* clase intelectual = intellectual class.

* clase marginada = underclass.

* clase media = middle class.

* clase media alta = upper-middle class.

* clase obrera = working class.

* clase política = political class.

* clase principal = main class.

* clases altas, las = upper circles, the.

* clases auxiliares = auxiliaries.

* clases inferiores, las = lower orders, the.

* clase social = social class.

* clase superior = brahmin.

* clase trabajadora = working class, labouring class.

* clase turista = economy class.

* con toda clase de comodidades = with all mods and cons.

* con toda clase de lujos = with all mods and cons.

* correo de primera clase = first class post.

* cultura de la clase alta = high culture.

* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.

* cultura de la clase media = middlebrow culture.

* de primera clase = first class, first-rate, tip-top.

* de segunda clase = second-rate.

* designación específica de la clase de documento = specific material designation.

* designación general de la clase de documento = general material designation.

* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.

* dimensión de clase = class dimension.

* fuera de clase = out-of-class.

* identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.

* lucha de clases = class warfare.

* modelo en su clase = showpiece.

* notación de clase = class notation.

* política de clases = class politics.

* prejuicio de clases = class prejudice.

* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.

* sin clases sociales = classless.

* sistema de clases sociales = class system.

* subdivisión dentro de una clase = link, step of division.

* toda clase de = all sorts of.

* una clase de = a kind of.

clase²

² = classroom, class.

Ex: Teaching is done through lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical work both in the classroom and the library.

Ex: The students in these classes were asked to record their library science periodical usage for one week = En estas clases se les pidió a los estudiantes que mantuvieran un registro del uso que hacían de las publicaciones periódicas de biblioteconomía y documentación durante una semana.

* delegado de clase = class prefect, class representative.

clase³

³ = lesson, session, course unit, teaching session, lecture.

Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.

Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.

Ex: This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.

Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.

Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.

* anterior a la clase = preclass.

* apuntes de clase = lecture notes, class notes.

* asistir a una clase = attend + class.

* aula de clase = teaching room.

* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.

* clase de educación especial = special education class.

* clase de educación física = physical education class.

* clase de gimnasia = gym class.

* clase de historia = history lesson.

* clase de prácticas = practical.

* clase de primaria = infant class.

* clase de redacción = composition class.

* clase didáctica = didactic lecture.

* clase magistral = lecture class.

* clase nocturna = evening class.

* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.

* clases de guitarra = guitar tuition.

* clase virtual = e-lesson.

* compañero de clase = classmate.

* curso de clases magistrales = lecture course.

* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* ejercicios de clase = school tasks.

* en el aula de clase = classroom-based.

* faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.

* faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.

* fugarse una clase = skip + class.

* hora de clase = class period.

* horario de clase = class time, class schedule.

* horas de clase = class time, school hours.

* impartir clases = lecture.

* lectura en clase = class reading.

* lectura recomendada de clase = classroom reading.

* material didáctico entregado en clase = class handout.

* perderse una clase = miss + class.

* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.

* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.

* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.

* trabajo de clase = term paper, coursework [course work], term project, essay assignment, class assignment, course assignment, homework, student assignment, written assignment.

* trabajos de clase = classroom asignment.

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clase¹

feminine

A

1 (tipo) kind, sort, type

sin ninguna clase de explicaciones with no explanation of any kind, without any kind of explanation

te deseo toda clase de felicidad I wish you every happiness

2

(categoría): productos de primera clase top-quality products

B ( Transp) class

viajar en primera/segunda clase to travel (in) first/second class

Compuestos:

● clase económica

economy o tourist class

● clase ejecutiva or preferente

business class

● clase turista

clase económica

C ( Sociol) class

gente de todas las clases sociales people of all (social) classes

la clase política politicians

Compuestos:

● clase alta

upper class

● clase baja

lower class

● clase dirigente

ruling class

● clase media

middle class

● clase media alta/media baja

upper-middle/lower-middle class

● clase obrera

working class

● clases pasivas

fpl:

las clases pasivas people receiving state pensions

● clase trabajadora

working class

D (distinción, elegancia) class

tiene mucha clase she has a lot of class, she's very classy ( colloq)

E ( Educ)

1 (lección) class

este año ha faltado a clase diez veces this year he's missed ten classes

la clase que más me gusta es la de historia my favorite class o ( BrE) lesson is history

se porta muy mal en clase she behaves very badly in class

¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class ( o school etc)?

los centros en los que se imparten las clases ( frml); the centers where classes are held

clases de conducir or manejar driving lessons

dicta clase de filosofía ( AmL); she teaches philosophy, she gives philosophy classes

dar clase «profesor» (en el colegio) to teach; (en la universidad) to lecture, teach;

«alumno» ( Esp) to have classes

da clases particulares he gives private classes, he teaches privately

¿quién te da clase de latín? who do you have for o who takes you for Latin?

da clases de matemáticas en la Universidad she lectures in o teaches mathematics at the University

dio la clase de mi parte he gave o took the class for me

doy clases de música con un profesor particular ( Esp); I have music lessons with a private teacher

hace clases de piano en el conservatorio ( Chi); he teaches piano at the conservatory

2 (grupo de alumnos) class

invitó a toda la clase a la fiesta she invited the whole class to the party

es el primero de la clase he's top of the class, he's the best in the class

un compañero de clase a classmate, a school friend

3 (aula — en una escuela) classroom; (— en una universidad) lecture hall o room, lecture auditorium ( AmE), lecture theatre ( BrE)

¿en qué clase es la conferencia? which room is the lecture in?

Compuestos:

● clase magistral

master class

● clase nocturna

evening class

● clase particular

private class o lesson

F ( Bot, Zool) class

clase²

masculine

( Mil) ≈ NCO, ≈ noncommissioned officer

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clase sustantivo femenino
1 ( tipo) kind, sort, type;
◊ distintas clases de arroz different kinds of rice

2 (Transp, Sociol) class;
◊ viajar en segunda clase to travel (in) second class;

clase económica or turista economy o tourist class;
clase ejecutiva or preferente business class;
clase alta/baja/media upper/lower/middle class;
clase dirigente or dominante ruling class;
clase obrera working class
3
a) (distinción, elegancia) class;

◊ tiene clase she has class

b) ( categoría):

◊ productos de primera clase top-quality products

4 (Educ)
a) ( lección) class;

clases de conducir or manejar driving lessons;
dictar clase (de algo) (AmL frml) to lecture (in sth);
dar clase or (Chi) hacer clases (de algo) [ profesor] to teach (sth);
◊ da clases de piano (Esp) she has piano lessons;

clase particular private class o lesson
b) ( grupo de alumnos) class

c) ( aula — en escuela) classroom;

(— en universidad) lecture hall o room
clase sustantivo femenino
1 (género, tipo) kind, sort: tienen toda clase de instrumentos musicales, they have all kinds of musical instruments
2 (categoría) class
viajar en primera/ segunda clase, to travel first/second class
un jamón de primera clase, a top-quality ham
3 (grupo social) class
clase alta/media, upper/middle class
clases pasivas, pensioners
4 Educ (aula) classroom
(grupo de estudiantes) class
(lección) lesson, class
5 (elegancia, estilo) class
' clase' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amiga
- amigo
- baja
- bajo
- colegio
- compartimento
- compartimiento
- curso
- dar
- dirigente
- entre
- especie
- fichada
- fichado
- fumarse
- género
- guión
- honda
- índole
- media
- medio
- mejor
- naturaleza
- permitirse
- pueblo
- repelente
- suerte
- tema
- tipo
- adelante
- apuntar
- asistir
- atrás
- burgués
- burguesía
- capar
- capear
- cierto
- compañero
- dibujo
- dictar
- dormir
- espabilado
- faltar
- formar
- listo
- numeroso
- obrero
- orden
- parejo
English:
artwork
- background
- blue-collar
- board
- brand
- breed
- charge off
- class
- classmate
- classroom
- classy
- conclude
- description
- discipline
- diverse
- dunce
- economy class
- first-class
- form
- grade
- gym
- heterogeneous
- institution
- kind
- lance corporal
- lecture
- lesson
- lower-class
- manner
- method
- middle-class
- nature
- order
- period
- posh
- remedial
- riding lesson
- second-class
- session
- shade
- Sloane Ranger
- sort
- start off
- stay behind
- stream
- take
- tourist class
- type
- upper class
- variety

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clase nf

1. [grupo, categoría] class;

de primera clase first-class;

de segunda clase second-class;

una mercancía de primera clase a first-class o top-class product

2. [en medio de transporte] class;

primera/segunda clase first/second class;

viajar en primera/segunda clase to travel first/second class

Comp
clase económica economy class;
clase ejecutiva business class;

clase preferente business o club class;
Andes clase salón [en tren] first class;
clase turista tourist class

3. [grupo social, profesional, institucional] class;

la clase médica the medical profession;

la clase política the political class, politicians

Comp
clase alta upper class;
clase baja lower class;

la clase dirigente the ruling class;

clase media middle class;

clase media alta upper middle class;

clase media baja lower middle class;

clase obrera working class;

clase ociosa the idle classes;

clases pasivas = pensioners and people on benefit;

clase social social class;

clase trabajadora working class

4. [tipo] sort, kind;

no me gusta esa clase de bromas I don't like that kind of joke;

toda clase de all sorts o kinds of;

os deseamos toda clase de felicidad we wish you every happiness;

de toda clase of all sorts o kinds;

sin ninguna clase de dudas without a (shadow of a) doubt

5. Zool class

6. Ling class

7. [asignatura, lección] [en colegio] class;
[en universidad] lecture;
una clase de historia a history class/lecture;

iremos al cine después de clase [en colegio] we're going to the cinema after school;
[en universidad] we're going to the cinema after class;
me voy a clase, nos veremos luego I'm going to my lecture, see you later;

el profesor no le puede recibir ahora, está en clase the teacher can't see you now, he's teaching o he's giving a class;

dar clases [en colegio] to teach;
[en universidad] to lecture;
da clases de español a un grupo de franceses she teaches Spanish to a group of French people;

doy clase con el Sr. Vega Mr Vega is my teacher;

faltar a clase to miss school;

faltó una semana a clase por enfermedad she was off school for a week because she was ill;

hoy tengo clase [en colegio] I have to go to school today;
[en universidad] I've got lectures today
Comp
Esp clases de conducir driving lessons;
clase magistral lecture;
Am clases de manejar driving lessons;
clase nocturna evening class;

clases particulares private tuition;

clases de recuperación = extra lessons for pupils who have failed their exams

8. [alumnos] class;

me encontré a una compañera de clase I met a classmate

9. [aula] [en colegio] classroom;
[en universidad] lecture room o hall
10. [estilo]
tener clase to have class;

una mujer con mucha clase a very classy woman;

con ese gol demostró su clase he showed his class with that goal

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clase

f

1 EDU class;

dar clase(s) teach

2 ( variedad) kind, sort

3 social class;

la clase obrera the working class

4

:

tener clase have class;

una mujer con clase a classy woman

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clase nf

1) : class

2) índole, tipo: sort, kind, type

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clase n

1. (en general) class [pl. classes]

una clase de 25 alumnos a class of 25 pupils

la clase obrera the working class

viajar en primera clase to travel first class

2. (lección) class / lesson

¿a qué hora empieza la clase? what time does the class begin?

tengo clase de inglés I've got an English lesson

da clases de historia he teaches history

3. (tipo) kind

hay muchas clases de flores there are many kinds of flowers

4. (aula) classroom

hace frío en esta clase it's cold in this classroom

clase particular private class

Spanish-English dictionary > clase
3 terreno

adj.

earthly, worldly.

m.

1 lot, terrain, land, patch.

2 soil, ground.

3 terrain, ground.

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terreno

► adjetivo

1 worldly, earthly

► nombre masculino terreno

1 (tierra) land, piece of land, ground; (solar) plot, site

2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain

3 AGRICULTURA (de cultivo) soil; (campo) field

4 DEPORTE field, ground

5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ceder terreno figurado to give way

conocer el terreno figurado to be familiar with something

estar en su propio terreno figurado to be on home ground

ganar terreno / perder terreno to gain ground / lose ground

hacer algo sobre el terreno to do something on the spot 2 figurado to improvise something

saber uno el terreno que pisa figurado to know what one's doing

preparar el terreno figurado to pave the way, prepare the ground

ser terreno abonado (para algo) figurado to be receptive (to something)

terreno conocido figurado familiar ground

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terreno

► nombre masculino

1 (tierra) land, piece of land, ground; (solar) plot, site

2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain

3 AGRICULTURA (de cultivo) soil; (campo) field

4 DEPORTE field, ground

5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere

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noun m.

1) terrain

2) ground, land

3) plot

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1. ADJ

1) (Rel) [bienes] earthly

esta vida terrena — this earthly life liter

2) (Bio, Geol) terrestrial

2. SM

1) (=extensión de tierra) [gen] land; (=parcela) piece of land, plot of land

30 hectáreas de terreno — 30 hectares of land

es terreno municipal — it is council land

los terrenos pertenecientes al museo — the land belonging to the museum

vender unos terrenos — to sell some land

nos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city

el terreno que antes ocupaba la fábrica — the site the factory used to be on

2) [explicando sus características] (=relieve) ground, terrain; (=composición) soil, land

los accidentes del terreno — the unevenness of the ground o terrain

un terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain

estamos sobre un terreno arenoso — we're on sandy soil o land

vehículos todo terreno — all-terrain vehicles

3) (=campo)

a) [de estudio] field

en el terreno de la química — in the field of chemistry

ese no es mi terreno — that's not my field

b) [de actividad] sphere, field

el gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field

la competencia de las empresas extranjeras en todos los terrenos — competition from foreign companies in all areas

en cuanto a las pensiones, se ha avanzado poco en este terreno — as for pensions, little progress has been made in this area

este caso entra en el terreno militar — this case is a military matter

4)

- ceder terreno

- pisar terreno firme

- ganar terreno

- perder terreno

- saber o conocer el terreno que se pisa

- preparar el terreno

- vencer a algn en su propio terreno

- recuperar terreno

- sobre el terreno

analizarán la situación sobre el terreno — they will analyse the situation on the ground

resolveremos el problema sobre el terreno — we will solve the problem as we go along

terreno abonado —

es terreno abonado para el vicio — it is a breeding ground for vice

dichas tendencias han encontrado el terreno abonado entre la juventud — these trends have found a fertile breeding ground amongst the young

este país es terreno abonado para las inversiones extranjeras — this country provides rich pickings for foreign investment

- llamar a algn a terreno

terreno de pruebas — testing-ground

5) (Dep)

empataron en su terreno — they drew at home

perdieron en su propio terreno — they lost on their home ground

el equipo tuvo una nueva derrota fuera de su terreno — the team suffered a fresh defeat away (from home)

terreno de juego — pitch, field

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I
- na adjetivo

a) (Relig) earthly

b) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)
II
masculino

1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora — she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas — a field planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa — the land costs as much as the house

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

- terreno de juego

2) ( extensión de tierra) land

una casa con mucho terreno — a house with a lot of land

3)

a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

recuperar terreno — to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

b) (Geol) terrane, terrain

- terreno abonado or propicio

- terreno conocido

4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral — at work

en el terreno de las artes — in the arts

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(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land

Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex. Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.

Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

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I
- na adjetivo

a) (Relig) earthly

b) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)
II
masculino

1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora — she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas — a field planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa — the land costs as much as the house

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

- terreno de juego

2) ( extensión de tierra) land

una casa con mucho terreno — a house with a lot of land

3)

a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

recuperar terreno — to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

b) (Geol) terrane, terrain

- terreno abonado or propicio

- terreno conocido

4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral — at work

en el terreno de las artes — in the arts

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terreno¹

¹ = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].

* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.

* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* gestión de terrenos = land management.

* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.

* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.

* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.

* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.

* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.

* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.

* sobre el terreno = on the ground.

* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.

* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.

* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.

* terreno de deportes = sport arena.

* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.

* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.

* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* terreno elevado = high ground.

* terreno en construcción = building site.

* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.

* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.

* terreno maderero = timberland.

* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.

* terreno neutral = neutral ground.

* terreno para construir = building site.

* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.

* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].

* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.

* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.

* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.

* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.

* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.

* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.

* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.

terreno²

² = earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].

Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

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terreno¹ -na

adjective

1 ( Relig) earthly

nuestra vida terrena our earthly life, our life on earth

2 (no marino o aéreo) terrestrial ( frml), land ( before n)

terreno²

masculine

A (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot ( AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas a field o an area of land planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa the land costs as much as the house

quieren construir en esos terrenos they want to build on that land o site

el terreno llega hasta el río the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

Compuesto:

terreno de juego

field, pitch ( BrE)

Escocia perdió frente a Gales en su propio terreno (de juego) Scotland lost at home to Wales, Scotland lost to Wales despite having home-field advantage ( AmE), Scotland lost to Wales on their home ground ( BrE)

B (extensión de tierra) land

compraron una casa con mucho terreno they bought a house with a lot of land

C

1 ( Geog) (refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; (refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

un terreno montañoso mountainous terrain

los accidentes del terreno the features of the landscape o terrain

un terreno pantanoso marshy land, a marshy terrain

un terreno bueno para el cultivo del trigo good land o soil for growing wheat

allanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sb

ceder/ganar/perder terreno to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno to be on one's own ground

llamar a algn a terreno ( Chi fam); to pull sb up ( colloq)

minarle or socavarle el terreno a algn to cut the ground from under sb's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a algn/algo to pave the way for sb/sth

recuperar terreno to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: para estudiar sobre el terreno la situación to make an on-the-spot o an in situ assessment of the situation

iremos haciendo planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along

tantear el terreno to see how the land lies

2 ( Geol) terrane, terrain

Compuestos:

● terreno abonado or propicio

es terreno abonado or propicio para la delincuencia it is a breeding ground for crime

es un terreno abonado or propicio para la especulación it gives rise to a great deal of speculation

● terreno conocido

familiar ground

para él ya es terreno conocido he's on familiar ground, it's familiar ground to him

D (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral at work

ejerció una gran influencia en el terreno de las artes he was a major influence in the arts

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terreno 1
◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly

terreno 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE);

◊ heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonora;

un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines;
terreno de juego field, pitch
b) ( extensión de tierra) land;

◊ una casa con mucho terreno a house with a lot of land

2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain;
( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil;
◊ un terreno fértil fertile land

3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
◊ en el terreno político within the field of politics

terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground
♦ Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along
' terreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- adyacente
- allanar
- alta
- alto
- badén
- depresión
- elevación
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- finca
- grieta
- inclinación
- juego
- margen
- monte
- movediza
- movedizo
- nacional
- ondulada
- ondulado
- orientar
- parque
- pelada
- pelado
- pendiente
- polígono
- regar
- reseca
- reseco
- revalorizar
- salar
- salvaje
- sanear
- solar
- terrena
- terruño
- tierra
- triangular
- abrupto
- accidentado
- accidente
- adaptar
- agreste
- alameda
- altibajos
- anegar
- arbolado
- arenoso
- asentar
English:
dirt bike
- estate
- extend
- feeler
- flatten
- foresight
- gain
- gain on
- ground
- gulley
- gully
- ice
- jeep
- level
- lose
- lot
- out-of-bounds
- parcel
- patch
- pitch
- plot
- recreation ground
- rent
- rugged
- ruggedness
- scout
- spread
- stretch
- survey
- tenure
- terrain
- testing ground
- tract
- uneven
- unfold
- way
- area
- common
- country
- ease
- green
- mostly
- piece
- preserve
- property
- province
- reclaim
- site

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terreno, -a

♦ adj
Formal [vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly
♦ nm

1. [suelo] land;
[por su relieve] terrain; [por su composición, utilidad agrícola] soil;
grandes extensiones de terreno large tracts of land;

terreno montañoso/abrupto mountainous/rugged terrain;

terreno arenoso/volcánico sandy/volcanic soil;

el terreno era irregular the ground was uneven;

Comp

ser terreno abonado (para algo) to be fertile ground (for sth)

Comp
terreno agrícola farmland;
terreno cultivable arable land;

terreno edificable land suitable for development;

terreno rústico land unsuitable for development;

terreno urbanizable land suitable for development;

terreno no urbanizable land unsuitable for development

2. [parcela, solar] plot (of land);

tenemos unos terrenos en el pueblo we have some land in the village

3. [en deportes]
terreno (de juego) field, Br pitch;

los jugadores saltaron al terreno de juego the players came out onto the field o Br pitch

4. [ámbito] field;

en el terreno de la música/medicina in the field of music/medicine;

tiene muchos problemas en el terreno personal she has a lot of problems in her private life;

ha habido muchos avances en este terreno there have been considerable advances in this field

5. [territorio] ground;

estar o [m5] encontrarse en su propio terreno to be on home ground;

estar en o [m5]pisar terreno conocido/desconocido/firme to be on familiar/unfamiliar/solid ground;

llevar algo/a alguien a su terreno: sabe llevar las conversaciones a su terreno he knows how to steer conversations round to what interests him;

la campeona supo llevar a su terreno a la tenista holandesa the champion was able to impose her own terms on the Dutch player;

sabe llevar cualquier canción a su terreno he is capable of making any song his own;

Comp

ceder terreno to give ground;

Comp

ganar terreno to gain ground;

le está ganando terreno a su rival he's gaining ground on his rival;

Comp

perder terreno (ante alguien) to lose ground (to sb);

Comp

preparar el terreno (para algo/a alguien) to pave the way (for sth/sb);

Comp

reconocer o [m5] tantear el terreno to see how the land lies;

Comp

sabe el terreno que pisa she knows what she is about;

Comp

sobre el terreno: estudiar algo sobre el terreno to study something in the field;

resolveremos los problemas sobre el terreno we'll solve the problems as we go along

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terreno

I adj earthly, worldly

II m land; fig

field;

un terreno a lot, Br a plot o

piece of land;

sobre el terreno in the field;

ganar/perder terreno fig gain/lose ground;

tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies;

llevar a alguien a su terreno get s.o. on one’s home ground;

pisar terreno resbaladizo fig be on slippery ground

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terreno nm

1) : terrain

2) suelo: earth, ground

3) : plot, tract of land

4)

perder terreno : to lose ground

5)

preparar el terreno : to pave the way

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terreno n

1. (tierra) land

van a construir en ese terreno they going to build on that land

Carlos se ha comprado un terreno Carlos has bought a piece of land

2. (de una actividad) field

el terreno de la literatura the field of literature

terreno de juego pitch

Spanish-English dictionary > terreno
4 afectar

v.

1 to affect.

las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners

La conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.

La tensión nerviosa afecta a María Stress affects Mary.

2 to upset, to affect badly.

le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard

3 to damage.

a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp

4 to affect, to feign.

afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger

María afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.

5 to pretend to.

El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.

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afectar

► verbo transitivo

1 (aparentar) to affect

■ afectar la voz to talk in an affected way

2 (impresionar) to move

3 (dañar) to damage

4 (concernir) to concern

► verbo pronominal afectarse

1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved

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verb

1) to affect

2) feign

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1. VT

1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect

el paro afecta especialmente a los jóvenes — unemployment affects young people in particular

la falta de oxígeno afecta al cerebro — lack of oxygen affects the brain

por lo que afecta al tema de la contaminación — as far as the question of pollution is concerned

2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to move

su muerte nos afectó mucho — we were terribly saddened by his death

me afectaron mucho las imágenes del documental — I was very moved by the pictures in the documentary

3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feign

afectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance

4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber

5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume

6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate

2.

See:

afectarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tener efecto en) to affect

esto nos afecta a todos — this affects us all

le afectó el cerebro — it affected her brain

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)

la noticia lo afectó mucho — the news upset him terribly

2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign

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= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.

Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.

Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.

Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.

Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.

Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.

Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.

Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.

Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.

Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.

Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.

Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.

Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.

Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.

Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.

Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.

Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.

Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.

Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.

Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.

Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.

Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.

Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

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* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.

* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.

* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.

* afectar a todo = run through.

* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* afectar completamente = engulf.

* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.

* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.

* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.

* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* sin ser afectado = untouched.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tener efecto en) to affect

esto nos afecta a todos — this affects us all

le afectó el cerebro — it affected her brain

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)

la noticia lo afectó mucho — the news upset him terribly

2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign

* * *

= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.

Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.

Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.

Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.

Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.

Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.

Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.

Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.

Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.

Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.

Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.

Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.

Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.

Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.

Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.

Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.

Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.

Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.

Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.

Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.

Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.

Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.

Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.

* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.

* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.

* afectar a todo = run through.

* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* afectar completamente = engulf.

* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.

* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.

* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.

* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.

* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* sin ser afectado = untouched.

* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* * *

afectar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (tener efecto en) to affect

la nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessman

está afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung disease

la enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brain

las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floods

2 (afligir) to affect ( frml)

lo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly

3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumber

B (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF

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afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tener efecto en) to affect;

◊ esto nos afecta a todos this affects us all

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml);

◊ la noticia lo afectó mucho the news upset him terribly

2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmune
- tocar
- afligir
- impresionar
- repercutir
- sacudir
English:
affect
- damage
- get
- hit
- tell
- upset
- dent
- difference
- disrupt
- impair
- interfere
- touch
- whole

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afectar vt

1. [incumbir] to affect;

las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners

2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;

todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;

lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard

3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;

la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;

a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp

4. [simular] to affect, to feign;

afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger

5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign

* * *

afectar

v/t

1 ( producir efecto en) affect

2 ( conmover) upset, affect

3 ( fingir) feign

* * *

afectar vt

1) : to affect

2) : to upset

3) : to feign, to pretend

* * *

afectar vb

1. to affect

el sarampión afecta sobre todo a los niños measles mainly affects children

2. (conmover) to affect / to upset [pt. & pp. upset]

las desgracias nos afectan a todos tragic events upset everybody

Spanish-English dictionary > afectar
5 asistencia médica

f.

medical attendance, health care, medical help, medical attention.

* * *

asistencia médica

medical assistance

* * *

= asistencia sanitaria medical / health care

* * *

( servicio) medical care; ( atención médica) medical attention

* * *

(n.) = medical care, health care [healthcare], medical aid, medical assistance

Ex. One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.

Ex. HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care.

Ex. The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit.

Ex. They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.

* * *

( servicio) medical care; ( atención médica) medical attention

* * *

(n.) = medical care, health care [healthcare], medical aid, medical assistance

Ex: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.

Ex: HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care.

Ex: The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit.

Ex: They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.

* * *

asistencia médica

medical care

Spanish-English dictionary > asistencia médica
6 asistencia sanitaria

f.

health care.

* * *

= asistencia médica

* * *

medical care

* * *

(n.) = health care [healthcare], medical care, health care system, medical aid, medical assistance

Ex. HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care.

Ex. One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.

Ex. Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system.

Ex. The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit.

Ex. They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.

* * *

medical care

* * *

(n.) = health care [healthcare], medical care, health care system, medical aid, medical assistance

Ex: HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care.

Ex: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.

Ex: Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system.

Ex: The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit.

Ex: They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.

Spanish-English dictionary > asistencia sanitaria
7 como un campo de batalla

= like a war zone

Ex. Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

* * *

= like a war zone

Ex: Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

Spanish-English dictionary > como un campo de batalla
8 parcela

f.

1 plot (of land).

2 plot of land, parcel of land, parcel, lot.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: parcelar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: parcelar.

* * *

parcela

► nombre femenino

1 (de tierra) plot (of land)

2 figurado share, portion

* * *

noun f.

parcel

* * *

SF

1) (=solar) plot, piece of ground; (Agr) smallholding

2) [de conocimientos, autonomía] (=parte) part, portion; (=área) area

parcela de poder — [político] power base; [de influencia] sphere of influence

* * *

femenino plot (of land), lot (AmE)

* * *

= allotment, vegetable plot, croft, plot of land, piece of land.

Ex. The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.

Ex. Vegetable plots found around British cities form a landscape type with its own particular human involvement.

Ex. Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.

Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

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* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.

* parcela sin construir = vacant lot, vacant land.

* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.

* * *

femenino plot (of land), lot (AmE)

* * *

= allotment, vegetable plot, croft, plot of land, piece of land.

Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.

Ex: Vegetable plots found around British cities form a landscape type with its own particular human involvement.

Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.

* parcela sin construir = vacant lot, vacant land.

* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.

* * *

parcela

feminine

1 (solar) plot of land, plot, lot ( AmE)

2 ( Chi) ( Agric) small farm, smallholding ( BrE)

* * *

Del verbo parcelar: ( conjugate parcelar)

parcela es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
parcela
parcelar
parcela sustantivo femenino
plot (of land), lot (AmE)
parcela sustantivo femenino
1 (de tierra) plot
2 (de conocimiento) field
(de influencia, poder) area
' parcela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campo
- estacar
- huerta
- intimidad
- asignar
- terreno
English:
allotment
- land
- lot
- parcel
- patch
- piece
- plot
- property

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parcela nf

1. [de tierra] plot (of land)

2. [de saber, poder] area;

el ministro no quiere que nadie invada su parcela de poder the minister doesn't want anyone encroaching on his area of authority;

se agarra a su parcela de poder he's holding on to his power

* * *

parcela

f lot, Br

plot

* * *

parcela nf

: parcel, tract of land

* * *

parcela n plot

Spanish-English dictionary > parcela
9 parcela de terreno

(n.) = plot of land, piece of land

Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

* * *

(n.) = plot of land, piece of land

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

Spanish-English dictionary > parcela de terreno
10 servicio médico

m.

medical service.

* * *

(n.) = medical care, medical aid, medical assistance

Ex. One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.

Ex. The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit.

Ex. They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.

* * *

(n.) = medical care, medical aid, medical assistance

Ex: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.

Ex: The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit.

Ex: They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio médico
11 subsidio por bajos ingresos

(n.) = supplementary benefit

Ex. There is a need for advice services to be accessible to particular groups within the community: old age pensioners, immigrant groups, claimants of supplementary benefits, and people in bad housing.

* * *

(n.) = supplementary benefit

Ex: There is a need for advice services to be accessible to particular groups within the community: old age pensioners, immigrant groups, claimants of supplementary benefits, and people in bad housing.

Spanish-English dictionary > subsidio por bajos ingresos
12 vivir asustado

(v.) = live in + fear

Ex. Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

* * *

(v.) = live in + fear

Ex: Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

Spanish-English dictionary > vivir asustado
13 vivir atemorizado

(v.) = live in + fear

Ex. Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

* * *

(v.) = live in + fear

Ex: Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

Spanish-English dictionary > vivir atemorizado
14 vivir con miedo

(v.) = live in + fear

Ex. Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

* * *

(v.) = live in + fear

Ex: Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.

Spanish-English dictionary > vivir con miedo
15 jubilado

adj.

retired, pensioned, superannuated.

f. & m.

retired person, old age pensioner, pensioner, pensionary.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: jubilar.

* * *

jubilado

► participio pasado

1→ link=jubilar jubilar

► adjetivo

1 retired

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 pensioner, retired person, US retiree

* * *
1. (f. - jubilada)
noun

retired person
2. (f. - jubilada)
adj.

retired

* * *
jubilado, -a
1. ADJ

1) [trabajador] retired

vivir jubilado — to live in retirement

2) And, Caribe * (=sagaz) wise

3) And * (=lerdo) thick *, slow-witted

2.

SM / F retired person, pensioner

* * *
I
- da adjetivo retired
II
- da masculino, femenino pensioner, retired person (o worker etc)

* * *
I
- da adjetivo retired
II
- da masculino, femenino pensioner, retired person (o worker etc)

* * *

jubilado¹

¹ = senior citizen, senior, retiree, pensioner.

Ex: Senior citizens' income tax problems were met by organizing a free service of help in filling in tax returns.

Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.

Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improve cultivation of their small private plots of land.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* hogar del jubilado = retirement centre.

* jubilados, los = retired, the.

jubilado²

² = retired.

Ex: Naturally, there are always a few retired librarians who constitute the exception to the rule.

* * *

jubilado¹ -da

adjective

retired

jubilado² -da

masculine, feminine

pensioner, retiree ( AmE), retired person ( o worker etc)

* * *

Del verbo jubilar: ( conjugate jubilar)

jubilado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
jubilado
jubilar
jubilado
◊ -da adjetivo

retired
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
pensioner, retired person (o worker etc)
jubilar ( conjugate jubilar) verbo intransitivo (Andes) to retire
jubilarse verbo pronominal ( del trabajo) to retire
jubilado,-a
I adjetivo retired
II sustantivo masculino y femenino retired person, pensioner
los jubilados, retired people
jubilar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to retire, pension off
2 (un objeto) to get rid of, ditch: tendríamos que jubilar el coche, we should get rid of the car

' jubilado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jubilada
- retirado
English:
pensioner
- retired
- senior citizen

* * *

jubilado, -a

♦ adj

retired

♦ nm,f
Br pensioner, US retiree;
club de jubilados senior citizens' club

* * *

jubilado

I adj retired

II m, jubilada f retiree, Br

pensioner

* * *

jubilado, -da adj

: retired, in retirement

jubilado, -da nmf

: retired person, retiree

* * *

jubilado¹ adj retired

mi madre está jubilada my mother is retired

jubilado² n pensioner

los jubilados jugaban al dominó the pensioners were playing dominoes

Spanish-English dictionary > jubilado
16 PAMI

PAMI

/ˈpami/

masculine

(en Arg) welfare organization for pensioners

* * *

PAMI ['pami] nm (abrev de Programa de Asistencia Médico Integral)

= Argentinian organization which provides for the welfare of pensioners and those who have retired

Spanish-English dictionary > PAMI
17 alcanzar

v.

1 to catch up with (igualarse con).

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!

Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.

2 to reach (llegar a).

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success

4 to hit.

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots

5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.

Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.

6 to have enough.

Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.

7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.

Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.

8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.

Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.

9 to reach up for, to get.

Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.

10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.

Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.

11 to be enough.

Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.

12 to fit.

Yo alcanzo I fit

13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.

María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.

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alcanzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reach

■ no alcanzo el libro I can't reach the book

2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with

■ los alcanzamos en la esquina we'll catch up with them at the corner

3 (pasar) to pass, hand over

■ alcánzame el agua pass me some water

4 (entender) to understand, grasp

5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve

■ alcanzamos los objetivos we achieved the goals

6 (golpear) to hit

■ el tiro la alcanzó en el pie the shot hit her in the foot

7 (afectar) to affect

■ eso no nos alcanza it doesn't affect us

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser suficiente) to be sufficient ( para, for), be enough ( para, for), suffice ( para, for)

■ eso no alcanza para todos that's not enough for all of us

2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed

■ no alcanzo a verlo I can't see it

* * *

verb

1) to reach

2) catch up with

3) achieve, attain

4) suffice, be enough

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1. VT

1) [en carrera]

a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)

la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door

están a punto de alcanzar al grupo de cabeza — they are about to catch (up with) the leading group

dentro de poco alcanzará a su padre en altura — he'll soon be as tall as his father

b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch

no nos alcanzarán nunca — they'll never catch us

2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reach

por fin alcanzaron la cima — they finally reached the summit

alcanzó las cajas con un palo — she reached the boxes with a stick

puede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h

alcanzó el rango de general — he reached the rank of general

la producción ha alcanzado las 20 toneladas — production has reached 20 tons

el libro ha alcanzado ya las seis ediciones — the book is already in its sixth edition

las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m

el termómetro llegó a alcanzar los cuarenta grados — temperatures rose as high as forty degrees

• alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

• alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore

• no llegó a alcanzar la pubertad — he never made it as far as puberty

3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieve

el acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks

las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved

• alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous

alcanzar la paz — to achieve peace

4) (=afectar) to affect

el cambio nos alcanzará a todos — the change will affect us all

una ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners

5) [bala] to hit

uno de los dos disparos alcanzó al presidente — the president was hit by one of the two shots

la lancha fue alcanzada por un obús — the launch was hit by a shell

6) esp LAm (=dar) to pass

alcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?

7) * (=entender) to grasp, understand

no alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught

2. VI

1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)

no alcanzo — I can't reach

no alcanzaba al timbre — she couldn't reach (as far as) the doorbell

• hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

2)

• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth

no alcancé a verlo — I didn't manage to see him

no alcanzo a ver cómo pudo suceder — I can't see how it can have happened

no alcanzo a comprender sus razones — I just can't understand her reasons

3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

• con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone

el sueldo no me alcanza para nada — I can't make ends meet on my salary

¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?

4) LAm (=ascender)

¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

* * *

= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

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* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

* * *

= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

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alcanzar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

a este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up

¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)

2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up with

empecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already

¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!

B

1 ‹lugar› to reach, get to

los bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floor

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/train

lo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it

2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reach

el termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degrees

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height

algunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 meters

un libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidity

el aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kph

el proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 meters

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority

3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achieve

alcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in life

los resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellent

los acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmament

se pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesos

los candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standard

C (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb

¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?

D

1 «bala/misil» to hit

el número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles

2

(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes

■ alcanzar

vi

A

(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see

alcanzar A + INF to manage to + INF

no alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solution

algo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehend

B

(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go round

el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the month

no me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present in

con que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough

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alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);

(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;

¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;

alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary

alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive

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alcanzar

♦ vt

1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;

si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;

vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up

2. [llegar a] to reach;
[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;
alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;

los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;

alcanzar un precio alto [en subasta] to sell for o obtain a high price;

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;

su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3. [lograr] to obtain;

alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;

alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;

el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;

alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity

4. [entregar] to pass;

alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;

alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf

5. [golpear, dar] to hit;

el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;

el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning

6. [afectar] to affect;

la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;

la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought

♦ vi

1. [ser suficiente]
alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;

el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;

no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyone

2. [poder]
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

alcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;

no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;

no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean

3. [llegar]
está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;

hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;

hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember

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alcanzar

I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;

alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand at

II v/i

1 en altura reach

2 en cantidad be enough;

el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it

3

:

alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see

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alcanzar {21} vt

1) : to reach

2) : to catch up with

3) lograr: to achieve, to attain

alcanzar vi

1) dar: to suffice, to be enough

2)

alcanzar a : to manage to

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alcanzar vb

1. (en general) to reach

ya alcanza a la estantería she can reach the shelf now

2. (conseguir) to achieve

alcanzó su meta he achieved his goal

3. (pillar) to catch up [pt. & pp. caught]

lo alcancé al final de la calle I caught him up at the end of the street

4. (bastar) to be enough

el pan no alcanza para todos there's not enough bread for everyone

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18 animación

f.

1 animation, excitement, life, liveliness.

2 high spirits, elation.

3 enlivenment, cheering up.

4 animation, animation process.

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animación

► nombre femenino

1 (actividad) activity, movement, bustle

2 (viveza) liveliness

■ dar animación to liven up

3 CINEMATOGRAFÍA animation

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noun f.

1) life, activity

2) animation

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SF

1) (=alegría) life

a la fiesta le faltaba un poco de animación — the party lacked a bit of life, the party was a bit dead *

hemos logrado darle un poco de animación al bar — we have managed to liven up the bar, we have managed to put some life into the bar

su poesía goza de cierta animación — his poetry possesses a certain liveliness

2) (=bullicio) activity

una intensa animación en la Bolsa — an intense activity on the Stock Market

una plaza con muchísima animación — a square with a lot of bustle o activity, a very lively square

animación suspendida — suspended animation

3) (=impulso)

una campaña de animación a la lectura — a reading promotion campaign

coordinador de animación social — social activities coordinator

animación (socio)cultural, en verano aumenta la animación cultural — there are more cultural things going on in the summer

departamento de animación sociocultural — department of culture

4) (Cine) animation

animación por ordenador — computer animation

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femenino

1) (bullicio, actividad) activity

había gran animación en las calles — the streets were bustling with life o activity

un bar con mucha animación — a very lively bar

se debatió con gran animación — it was the subject of (a) lively debate

2) ( de una velada) entertainment

3) (Cin) animation

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= animation.

Ex. The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.

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* animación a la lectura = reading animation, reading promotion.

* animación informática = computer animation.

* animación por ordenador = computer animation.

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femenino

1) (bullicio, actividad) activity

había gran animación en las calles — the streets were bustling with life o activity

un bar con mucha animación — a very lively bar

se debatió con gran animación — it was the subject of (a) lively debate

2) ( de una velada) entertainment

3) (Cin) animation

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= animation.

Ex: The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.

* animación a la lectura = reading animation, reading promotion.

* animación informática = computer animation.

* animación por ordenador = computer animation.

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animación

feminine

A (bullicio, actividad) activity

había gran animación en las calles the streets were full of life o activity, the streets were bustling with life o activity

es un bar en el que hay siempre mucha animación it's always a very lively bar

se debatió con gran animación it was the subject of a lively debate

B (de una velada) entertainment

C ( Cin) animation

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animación sustantivo femenino
1 (bullicio, actividad) activity;
◊ un bar con mucha animación a very lively bar

2 ( de una velada) entertainment
3 (Cin) animation
animación sustantivo femenino
1 (diversión) entertainment
2 (concurrencia, bullicio) activity
3 Cine (simulación de movimiento en dibujos) animation
' animación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- marcha
English:
sprightliness
- action
- animation

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animación nf

1. [alegría] liveliness;

los desfiles callejeros dan mucha animación a las fiestas the street parades make the celebrations very lively o really liven up the celebrations

2. [bullicio] hustle and bustle, activity

3. Cine animation

Comp
Am animación por computadora computer animation; Esp animación por ordenador computer animation
4. [promoción]
un curso de animación a la lectura a course to encourage people to read more

Comp
animación (socio)cultural = organization of social and cultural activities for young people or pensioners;
animación turística = organization of games, outings and social activities for guests

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animación

f

1 liveliness;

hay mucha animación it’s very lively

2 en películas animation

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animación nf, pl - ciones

1) : animation

2) viveza: liveliness

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19 animador

adj.

1 encouraging, heartening, inspirational, inspiring.

2 cheering.

m.

entertainer, animator, master of ceremonies, compere.

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animador

► adjetivo

1 cheering, encouraging

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (artista) entertainer

2 (de un equipo) cheerleader

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animador, -a
SM / F (TV) host/hostess, presenter
animador(a) cultural — [en ayuntamiento] events organiser; [en hotel] entertainment manager

animador(a) turístico(a) — tourist coordinator

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I
- dora adjetivo encouraging
II
- dora masculino, femenino

1) ( de programa) (m) presenter, host; (f) presenter, hostess

2) animadora femenino ( de equipo) cheerleader

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= motivator, animator.

Ex. Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.

Ex. This paper suggests films for public libraries, listing director/ animator, title, time, distributor, length of film, and date.

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I
- dora adjetivo encouraging
II
- dora masculino, femenino

1) ( de programa) (m) presenter, host; (f) presenter, hostess

2) animadora femenino ( de equipo) cheerleader

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= motivator, animator.

Ex: Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.

Ex: This paper suggests films for public libraries, listing director/ animator, title, time, distributor, length of film, and date.

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animador¹ - dora

adjective

encouraging

animador² - dora

masculine, feminine

A

1 (de un programa) ( masculine) presenter, host; ( feminine) presenter, hostess

2 (de un hotel) social director ( AmE), entertainments manager ( BrE); (de un centro social, cultural) events organizer

B

animadora feminine (de un equipo) cheerleader

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animador
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) ( de programa) (m) presenter, host;

(f) presenter, hostess
b)

◊ animadora sustantivo femenino ( de equipo) cheerleader

animador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 entertainer
TV presenter
2 Dep cheerleader
' animador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animadora
English:
cheerleader
- animator
- cheer
- entertainer

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animador, -ora

♦ adj

encouraging

♦ nm,f

1. [en espectáculo] master of ceremonies, Br compere

2. [en hotel] events co-ordinator, = organizer of games, outings and social activities for guests

3. [en fiesta de niños] children's entertainer

4. [en centro cultural]
animador (socio)cultural = organizer of social and cultural activities for young people or pensioners

5. [en deporte] cheerleader

6. Cine animator

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animador

m TV host

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animador, - dora n

1) : (television) host

2) : cheerleader

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20 aplicarse

aplicarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (esforzarse) to apply oneself, work hard

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to work harder

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VPR

1) [+ crema, pomada] to apply (a, en to)

aplíquese la pomada en la quemadura — apply the cream to the burn

2) (=esforzarse)

si no te aplicas más, vas a suspender — if you don't work harder o if you don't apply yourself to your studies, you are going to fail

aplicarse en algo — to work hard at sth
cuento I, 1)
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= pull up + Posesivo + socks.

Ex. So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

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= pull up + Posesivo + socks.

Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

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■aplicarse verbo reflexivo
1 (esforzarse) to apply oneself, work hard
2 (una norma, una ley) to apply, be applicable
' aplicarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciudad
- darse
- maquillarse
- rezar
- aplicar
English:
apply
- go for
- settle down

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vpr

1. [esmerarse] to apply oneself;

se aplicó mucho en los estudios he applied himself very hard to his studies

2. [concernir]
aplicarse a to apply to;

el artículo 28 se aplicará en los siguientes casos… article 28 shall apply in the following cases…;

este recargo no se aplicará a los pensionistas this extra charge does not apply to pensioners

3. [a uno mismo]
… ¡y aplícate eso a ti también! … and that goes for you as well!

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aplicarse

v/r apply o.s.

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vr

: to apply oneself

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aplicarse vb to work hard

se aplicó mucho en el último trimestre he worked very hard in the last term

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