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81 impose
im'pouz1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) imponer2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) imponer3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de•impose vb imponertr[ɪm'pəʊz]1 (gen) imponer (on, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto impose oneself on somebody aprovecharse de alguien: imponerto impose a tax: imponer un impuestoimpose vito impose on : abusar de, molestarto impose on her kindness: abusar de su bondadv.• cargar v.• imponer v.ɪm'pəʊz
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transitive verb \<\<restriction/condition\>\> imponer*
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v reflto impose oneself on somebody: if I may impose myself on you for a few more days — si puedo abusar de su amabilidad quedándome unos días más
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vi molestar[ɪm'pǝʊz]to impose ON o UPON somebody: I think I've imposed on him enough already me parece que ya lo he molestado or importunado bastante; to impose on somebody's goodwill — abusar de la buena voluntad de alguien
1.VT [+ condition, fine, tax] imponer (on a); (Jur) [+ sentence] imponerto impose o.s. on sb — abusar de la amabilidad de algn
I couldn't possibly impose myself on you for dinner — estaría abusando de su amabilidad si me quedara a cenar
2.VIto impose (up)on — (=take advantage of) [+ kindness, hospitality] abusar de
I don't wish to impose (upon you) — no quiero abusar, no quiero molestar(le)
* * *[ɪm'pəʊz]
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transitive verb \<\<restriction/condition\>\> imponer*
2.
v reflto impose oneself on somebody: if I may impose myself on you for a few more days — si puedo abusar de su amabilidad quedándome unos días más
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vi molestarto impose ON o UPON somebody: I think I've imposed on him enough already me parece que ya lo he molestado or importunado bastante; to impose on somebody's goodwill — abusar de la buena voluntad de alguien
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82 pilgrim
'pilɡrim(a person who travels to a holy place: Every year thousands of pilgrims visit Jerusalem.) peregrinopilgrim n peregrinotr['pɪlgrɪm]1 peregrino,-apilgrim ['pɪlgrəm] n: peregrino m, -na fn.• peregrino s.m.• romero, -era s.m.,f.v.• peregrinar v.'pɪlgrəm, 'pɪlgrɪmnoun peregrino, -na m,f; (before n)the Pilgrim Fathers — los primeros colonizadores de Nueva Inglaterra
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Cultural note:
Se denomina así a las 102 personas que zarparon rumbo a América, en 1620, a bordo del Mayflower. El grupo incluía 35 puritanos cuyo objetivo era fundar una comunidad religiosa segura en el Nuevo Mundo y lejos de la persecución de la que habían sido objeto en Inglaterra. Probablemente atracaron en Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, donde fundaron la colonia de Plymouth['pɪlɡrɪm]1.N peregrino(-a) m / f, romero(-a) m / f2.CPDPILGRIM FATHERS Los Pilgrim Fathers fueron un grupo de puritanos que abandonaron Inglaterra en 1620 huyendo de las persecuciones religiosas y que, después de cruzar el Atlántico en el Mayflower, fundaron una colonia en Nueva Inglaterra (New Plymouth, Massachusetts), dando así comienzo a la colonización británica en Norteamérica. Se los considera como los fundadores de Estados Unidos y el éxito de su primera cosecha se conmemora cada año en el Día de Acción de Gracias ( Thanksgiving Day).See:* * *['pɪlgrəm, 'pɪlgrɪm]noun peregrino, -na m,f; (before n)the Pilgrim Fathers — los primeros colonizadores de Nueva Inglaterra
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Cultural note:
Se denomina así a las 102 personas que zarparon rumbo a América, en 1620, a bordo del Mayflower. El grupo incluía 35 puritanos cuyo objetivo era fundar una comunidad religiosa segura en el Nuevo Mundo y lejos de la persecución de la que habían sido objeto en Inglaterra. Probablemente atracaron en Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, donde fundaron la colonia de Plymouth -
83 surroundings
1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) alrededores, cercanías2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) entorno, ambientesurroundings npl entorno / alrededores1 (environment) entorno, ambiente nombre masculinosurroundings [sə'raʊndɪŋz] npl: ambiente m, entorno mn.pl.• alrededores (plural) s.m.pl.• contorno s.m.• esfera s.f.sə'raʊndɪŋza) (of town, village) alrededores mpl, aledaños mplb) ( environment) ambiente m, entorno m[sǝ'raʊndɪŋz]NPL [of town, city] alrededores mpl, cercanías fpl ; (=environment) ambiente msing ; (=setting) entorno msinghe'll soon get used to his new surroundings — pronto se acostumbrará al nuevo ambiente or entorno que le rodea
he looked around at his surroundings — miró a su alrededor, miró en torno suyo
* * *[sə'raʊndɪŋz]a) (of town, village) alrededores mpl, aledaños mplb) ( environment) ambiente m, entorno m -
84 proper noun/name
(a noun or name which names a particular person, thing or place (beginning with a capital letter): `John' and `New York' are proper nouns.)
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