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41 arrestar
v.1 to arrest.La policía arrestó a Ricardo The police arrested Richard.La policía arrestó el paro The police arrested the strike.2 to hold back, to cork, to rein back, to restrain.Ricardo arrestó su ira Richard held back his anger.* * *1 to arrest, detain2 (poner en prisión) to imprison, jail, put in prison* * *verbto arrest, detain* * *1.VT (=detener) to arrest, detain; (=encarcelar) to imprison, put in prisonarrestar en el cuartel — (Mil) to confine to barracks
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to arrest* * *= detain, arrest, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, bust.Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex. They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.Ex. The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.Ex. A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.----* estar arrestado = be under arrest.* ser arrestado = be under arrest.* * *verbo transitivo to arrest* * *= detain, arrest, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, bust.Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.* estar arrestado = be under arrest.* ser arrestado = be under arrest.* * *arrestar [A1 ]vtto arrestqueda arrestado you're under arrestlos soldados que están arrestados the soldiers who are confined to barracks* * *
arrestar ( conjugate arrestar) verbo transitivo
to arrest
arrestar verbo transitivo to arrest
' arrestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prender
- detener
English:
apprehend
- bust
- arrest
* * *arrestar vtto arrest* * *v/t arrest* * *arrestar vtdetener: to arrest, to detain* * * -
42 atrapar
v.1 to catch.La policía atrapa ladrones The police catches thieves.2 to latch onto, to grab.Finalmente atrapó un novio She finally latch onto a boyfriend.3 to entrap.* * *1 to seize, capture, catch* * *verb1) to trap, capture2) catch* * *VT1) [en trampa] to trap; (=apresar) to capture; [+ resfriado etc] to catch2) (=engañar) to take in, deceive* * *verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch* * *= lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.----* atrapado en = enmeshed in.* atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.* * *verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch* * *= lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.* atrapado en = enmeshed in.* atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.* * *atrapar [A1 ]vt‹mariposas/conejo› to catchatraparon al ladrón they caught the thiefquedaron atrapados en el interior del local they were trapped inside the building* * *
atrapar ( conjugate atrapar) verbo transitivo
to catch
atrapar verbo transitivo to catch
' atrapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- cazar
- coger
- pillar
English:
catch
- ensnare
- hunt down
- snare
- trap
* * *atrapar vt1. [agarrar, alcanzar] to catch;la policía atrapó a los atracadores the police caught the bank robbers;el portero atrapó la pelota the goalkeeper caught the ballhe atrapado un resfriado I've come down with a cold* * *v/t catch, trap* * *atrapar vt: to trap, to capture* * * -
43 capturar
v.1 to capture.María captura ladrones de noche Mary captures thieves at night.2 to grab.Ella capturó el sentido de la frase She grabbed the meaning of the phrase.* * *1 to capture, seize* * *verb1) to capture2) seize* * *VT [+ prisionero, animal] to capture; [+ droga] to seize* * *verbo transitivo <delincuente, enemigo, animal> to capture; < alijo> to seize, confiscate; < peces> to catch* * *= capture, capture, bust.Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.Ex. The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP) is a cooperative effort by the National Agricultural Library and 42 university libraries to test a new method of capturing this literature in digital form for publication on CD-ROM.Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.----* capturar datos = capture + data.* capturar el espíritu = capture + the spirit.* capturar el momento = catch + the moment.* capturar registros = capture + records.* * *verbo transitivo <delincuente, enemigo, animal> to capture; < alijo> to seize, confiscate; < peces> to catch* * *= capture, capture, bust.Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
Ex: The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP) is a cooperative effort by the National Agricultural Library and 42 university libraries to test a new method of capturing this literature in digital form for publication on CD-ROM.Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.* capturar datos = capture + data.* capturar el espíritu = capture + the spirit.* capturar el momento = catch + the moment.* capturar registros = capture + records.* * *capturar [A1 ]vt1 ‹delincuente› to arrest, capture; ‹enemigo› to capture; ‹animal› to capture2 ‹alijo/drogas› to seize, confiscate* * *
capturar ( conjugate capturar) verbo transitivo ‹delincuente/enemigo/animal› to capture;
‹ alijo› to seize, confiscate;
‹ peces› to catch
capturar verbo transitivo
1 (a un criminal, enemigo, etc) to capture, seize
2 (una presa) to catch
' capturar' also found in these entries:
English:
capture
- catch
- recapture
* * *capturar vt[persona, animal] to capture* * *v/t capture; peces catch* * *capturar vt: to capture, to seize* * *capturar vb1. (en general) to capture -
44 ceremonia
f.1 ceremony (acto).ceremonia de apertura opening ceremonyceremonia de clausura closing ceremonyceremonia inaugural opening ceremonyceremonia iniciática o de iniciación initiation ceremony2 ceremony, pomp (pompa, boato).recibieron a los reyes con gran ceremonia they welcomed the king and queen with great pomp3 ritual, rite, ceremony, liturgy.4 formality, ceremony, protocol, ceremoniousness.* * *1 ceremony2 (cumplido) deference, ceremony\con mucha ceremonia / con gran ceremonia with great pomp* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acto) ceremonyceremonia religiosa — religious ceremony, (religious) service
2) (=afectación) formality, ceremoniousnesses muy llano y le molesta tanta ceremonia — he's very straightforward and all this formality annoys him
¡déjate de ceremonias! — don't stand on ceremony!
sin ceremonia: el rey nos habló sin ceremonias — the king spoke to us plainly o without any ceremony
* * *femenino ceremony* * *= fuss, ritual, ceremony, rite, function, rite of passage, ritual of passage.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. For example, a textbook on 'Social anthropology' will contain information on a large number of concepts such as social structure, kinship, marriage, ritual, etc.Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.Ex. This is a list of uniform titles for liturgical works of the Latin rites of the Catholic Church.Ex. The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.Ex. These books deal with stories involving ' rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.Ex. For some people class reunions act as a ritual of passage, while for others it may seems like a painful reminder of time marching on.----* ceremonia de apertura = opening ceremony.* ceremonia de clausura = closing ceremony.* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.* ceremonia de graduación = commencement, graduation day, graduation ceremony.* ceremonia de inauguración = opening ceremony.* ceremonia de iniciación = initiation ritual, rite of passage.* ceremonia del matrimonio = marriage ceremony.* ceremonia del té = tea ceremony.* ceremonia inaugural = unveiling ceremony, inaugural ceremony, opening ceremony.* ceremonia nupcial = wedding ceremony.* ceremonia privada = private ceremony.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* gustar la ceremonia = stand on + ceremony.* maestro de ceremonias = master of ceremonies, toastmaster.* sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.* traje de ceremonia = regalia.* * *femenino ceremony* * *= fuss, ritual, ceremony, rite, function, rite of passage, ritual of passage.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: For example, a textbook on 'Social anthropology' will contain information on a large number of concepts such as social structure, kinship, marriage, ritual, etc.Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.Ex: This is a list of uniform titles for liturgical works of the Latin rites of the Catholic Church.Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.Ex: These books deal with stories involving ' rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.Ex: For some people class reunions act as a ritual of passage, while for others it may seems like a painful reminder of time marching on.* ceremonia de apertura = opening ceremony.* ceremonia de clausura = closing ceremony.* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.* ceremonia de graduación = commencement, graduation day, graduation ceremony.* ceremonia de inauguración = opening ceremony.* ceremonia de iniciación = initiation ritual, rite of passage.* ceremonia del matrimonio = marriage ceremony.* ceremonia del té = tea ceremony.* ceremonia inaugural = unveiling ceremony, inaugural ceremony, opening ceremony.* ceremonia nupcial = wedding ceremony.* ceremonia privada = private ceremony.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* gustar la ceremonia = stand on + ceremony.* maestro de ceremonias = master of ceremonies, toastmaster.* sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.* traje de ceremonia = regalia.* * *1 (acto) ceremonyla ceremonia de asunción del mando the inauguration ceremonyla ceremonia de la boda the wedding service2 ( fam) (solemnidad) ceremonyno andemos con ceremonias let's not stand on ceremonylo hizo todo sin ceremonia she did it all without any fuss ( colloq)* * *
ceremonia sustantivo femenino
ceremony;
ceremonia sustantivo femenino ceremony
' ceremonia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boda
- clausura
- graduación
- inaugural
- naturalidad
- pompa
- acto
- comienzo
- entierro
- iniciar
- íntimo
- lindo
- nupcial
- palabra
- premiación
English:
ceremony
- commencement
- do
- gown
- graduation
- initiation
- low-key
- marriage
- palace
- participate
- presentation
- robe
- formality
- frill
- informality
- unchanged
* * *ceremonia nf1. [acto] ceremony;ceremonia de apertura/de clausura opening/closing ceremony;Amceremonia de transmisión de mando ceremonial handover of power2. [pompa, boato] ceremony, pomp;recibieron a los reyes con gran ceremonia they welcomed the king and queen with great pomp;se casaron sin ceremonia ni formalidades de ningún tipo their wedding was a very quiet and modest affair* * *f ceremony;sin ceremonias without ceremony* * *ceremonia nf: ceremony♦ ceremonial adj* * *ceremonia n ceremony [pl. ceremonies] -
45 corriente4
4 = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex. We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.----* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.* al corriente de = in step with.* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.* común y corriente = unremarkable.* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.* día corriente = ordinary day.* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.* normal y corriente = unremarkable.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* puesta al corriente = update [up-date]. -
46 esforzarse por
v.to make an effort to, to make a great effort to, to strive to.Ellos andaban detrás de adquirir dinero They strived to obtain money.* * *(v.) = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains toEx. There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.Ex. Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.Ex. The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.Ex. She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.Ex. While excessive effort is exerted by authorities to control contents and free online access, the same authorities exhibit an almost deliberate tolerance of software pirating and copyright infringement.Ex. She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.Ex. This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.Ex. Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.* * *(v.) = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains toEx: There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.
Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.Ex: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.Ex: While excessive effort is exerted by authorities to control contents and free online access, the same authorities exhibit an almost deliberate tolerance of software pirating and copyright infringement.Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. -
47 galimatías
f. s.&pl.1 gibberish, double-talk, doubletalk, double Dutch.2 galimatias.* * *1 familiar gibberish, double Dutch* * *SM INV (=asunto) rigmarole; (=lenguaje) gibberish, nonsense* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex. Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex. This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex. She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex: Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * *(pl galimatías)con ese galimatías de explicación nadie entendió nada his explanation was pure gibberish o pure gobbledygook o double Dutch and nobody understood a wordes un galimatías de fórmulas it's just a confusing mass of formulas* * *
galimatías sustantivo masculino (pl
(de cosas, ideas) jumble
galimatías m inv fam gibberish: este informe es un auténtico galimatías, this report is written in gobbledygook
' galimatías' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jerga
English:
gibberish
* * *galimatías nm invFamlas instrucciones de esta lavadora son un galimatías the instructions for this washing machine are complete gibberish;su explicación fue un galimatías his explanation was in double Dutch;el debate acabó en un auténtico galimatías the debate ended up in a free-for-all* * *m gibberish* * *galimatías nms & pl: gibberish, nonsense -
48 instinto
m.instinct.instinto maternal/de supervivencia maternal/survival instinctpor instinto instinctively* * *1 instinct\por instinto instinctively* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de conducta] [gen] instinctinstinto asesino, instinto de matar — killer instinct
2) (=impulso) impulse, urge* * *masculino instinct* * *= instinct, nose, hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.Ex. A librarian who is well-acquainted with the library's clientely will have a sharp instinct for preserving needed materials.Ex. It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.Ex. Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.Ex. There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex. There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex. But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.----* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* instinto agresivo = killer instinct.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* instinto asesino = killer instinct.* instinto de conservación = instinct of self-preservation, survival information.* instinto de supervivencia = instinct of self-preservation, survival instinct.* instinto maternal = maternal instinct.* instinto predador = killer instinct.* instinto protector = protective instinct.* por instinto = instinctively.* * *masculino instinct* * *= instinct, nose, hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.Ex: A librarian who is well-acquainted with the library's clientely will have a sharp instinct for preserving needed materials.
Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.* confiar en el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* instinto agresivo = killer instinct.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* instinto asesino = killer instinct.* instinto de conservación = instinct of self-preservation, survival information.* instinto de supervivencia = instinct of self-preservation, survival instinct.* instinto maternal = maternal instinct.* instinto predador = killer instinct.* instinto protector = protective instinct.* por instinto = instinctively.* * *instinctpor instinto instinctivelytiene mucho instinto para los negocios she has a good instinct for businessCompuestos:survival instinctmaternal instinct* * *
instinto sustantivo masculino
instinct;
instinto de conservación survival instinct
instinto sustantivo masculino instinct: actúa por instinto, he acts instinctively
' instinto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnal
- gregaria
- gregario
- maternal
- agudeza
- agudizar
- agudo
- animal
- asesino
- bajo
- guiar
- homicida
English:
drive
- herd instinct
- instinct
- instinctive
- self-preservation
- unbusinesslike
- self
* * *instinto nminstinct;tiene un instinto para detectar el peligro he senses danger instinctively;por instinto instinctivelyinstinto de conservación survival instinct;instinto maternal maternal instinct;instinto de supervivencia survival instinct* * *m instinct* * *instinto nm: instinct* * *instinto n instinct -
49 mediocre
adj.mediocre, average.f. & m.mediocre person, mediocrity.* * *► adjetivo1 mediocre* * *adj.mediocre, ordinary* * *ADJ average; pey mediocre* * *adjetivo mediocre* * *= meagre [meager, -USA], nondescript, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, indifferent, second-rate, undistinguished, lamely, unimpressive, unremarkable.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex. Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex. This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.Ex. To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.Ex. You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex. The author deems voice recognition technology to be unimpressive but finds that text-to-speech conversion has greatly improved.Ex. This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.* * *adjetivo mediocre* * *= meagre [meager, -USA], nondescript, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, indifferent, second-rate, undistinguished, lamely, unimpressive, unremarkable.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.Ex: To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.Ex: You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex: The author deems voice recognition technology to be unimpressive but finds that text-to-speech conversion has greatly improved.Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.* * *mediocre* * *
mediocre adjetivo
mediocre
mediocre adjetivo mediocre
' mediocre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- discreto
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- regular
- flojo
- mediano
- pobre
English:
goalkeeper
- indifferent
- mediocre
- rate
- sort
- lack
- mediocrity
- second
* * *mediocre adjmediocre, average* * *adj mediocre* * *mediocre adj: mediocre, average -
50 negar la entrada
(v.) = turn + Nombre + awayEx. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.* * *(v.) = turn + Nombre + awayEx: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
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51 no dejar entrar
(v.) = turn + Nombre + away, keep outEx. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.Ex. The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.* * *(v.) = turn + Nombre + away, keep outEx: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime. -
52 pan
m.1 bread (food).un pan a loaf of breadpan de barra French breadpan francés French breadpan de centeno rye breadpan de molde sliced breadpan de oro gold leaf o foilpan rallado breadcrumbs2 pan, anthropoid monkey.3 panis.* * *2 (alimento) food, bread3 (de metal) leaf, foil\a falta de pan, buenas son tortas beggars can't be chooserscon su pan se lo coma I don't give a damncontigo pan y cebolla you're all that matters to meestar a pan y agua to be on a strict dietganarse el pan to earn one's livingllamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino to call a spade a spadeser el pan nuestro de cada día to be an everyday occurrence, be par for the courseser más bueno que el pan to be very goodser pan comido familiar to be a piece of cakebarra de pan loaf of breadpan ácimo unleavened breadpan candeal white breadpan de molde packet sliced breadpan de oro gold leafpan de Viena bridge rollpan integral wholemeal breadpan rallado breadcrumbs plural* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Culin) bread; (=hogaza) loafpan blanco, pan candeal — white bread
pan francés — Arg baguette
pan lactal — Arg sandwich loaf
pan molido — Méx breadcrumbs pl
pan rallado — breadcrumbs pl
2) (=bloque)pan de hierba — turf, sod
pan de jabón — bar o cake of soap
3) (Agr) wheat4) (Téc) gold o silver leaf5)estar más bueno que el pan — [persona] to be gorgeous, be dishy *
ser pan comido —
eso es pan comido — it's a piece of cake, it's a cinch
ser el pan nuestro de cada día —
* * *con su pan se lo coma — (colloq) it's his/her tough luck (colloq)
contigo pan y cebolla — you're all I need, all I need is you
el pan nuestro de cada día — (Relig) our daily bread
ganarse el pan — to earn one's daily bread
llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino — to call a spade a spade
quitarle el pan de la boca a alguien — to take the food out of somebody's mouth
ser pan comido — (fam) to be a piece of cake (colloq)
ser un pan bendito or más bueno que el pan or (AmS) más bueno que un pan de Dios — to be very good
ese niño es más bueno que el pan — that child is as good as gold
venderse como pan caliente — to sell o go like hotcakes
pan con pan, comida de tontos — variety is the spice of life
2) ( de jabón) cake, bar* * *= loaf of bread, bread.Ex. You walk into your neighborhood supermarket and buy a loaf of crumby packaged bread and you take it home after having paid good money for it.Ex. This sector covers all bread sales both in the wrapped and the unwrapped sector.----* adornado con pan de oro = gold-leafed.* barra de pan = loaf, French bread.* cacho de pan = softy [softie].* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* en pan de oro = gold-leafed.* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.* masa de pan = bread dough.* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* miga de pan = breadcrumb.* pan ázimo = unleavened bread.* pan comido = plain sailing, child's play, walkover, pushover, no-brainer, easy peasy, easy peasy lemon squeezy, easy peasy japanesey.* pan con ajo = garlic bread.* pan de ajo = garlic bread.* pan de higo = fig bar, fig roll.* pan de oro = gold leaf.* pan francés = French bread.* pan integral = wholemeal bread, brown bread.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* pan rallado = breadcrumbs.* pan sin levadura = unleavened bread.* ser pan comido = be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.* ser un pedazo de pan = have + a heart of gold.* * *con su pan se lo coma — (colloq) it's his/her tough luck (colloq)
contigo pan y cebolla — you're all I need, all I need is you
el pan nuestro de cada día — (Relig) our daily bread
ganarse el pan — to earn one's daily bread
llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino — to call a spade a spade
quitarle el pan de la boca a alguien — to take the food out of somebody's mouth
ser pan comido — (fam) to be a piece of cake (colloq)
ser un pan bendito or más bueno que el pan or (AmS) más bueno que un pan de Dios — to be very good
ese niño es más bueno que el pan — that child is as good as gold
venderse como pan caliente — to sell o go like hotcakes
pan con pan, comida de tontos — variety is the spice of life
2) ( de jabón) cake, bar* * *= loaf of bread, bread.Ex: You walk into your neighborhood supermarket and buy a loaf of crumby packaged bread and you take it home after having paid good money for it.
Ex: This sector covers all bread sales both in the wrapped and the unwrapped sector.* adornado con pan de oro = gold-leafed.* barra de pan = loaf, French bread.* cacho de pan = softy [softie].* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* en pan de oro = gold-leafed.* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.* masa de pan = bread dough.* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* miga de pan = breadcrumb.* pan ázimo = unleavened bread.* pan comido = plain sailing, child's play, walkover, pushover, no-brainer, easy peasy, easy peasy lemon squeezy, easy peasy japanesey.* pan con ajo = garlic bread.* pan de ajo = garlic bread.* pan de higo = fig bar, fig roll.* pan de oro = gold leaf.* pan francés = French bread.* pan integral = wholemeal bread, brown bread.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* pan rallado = breadcrumbs.* pan sin levadura = unleavened bread.* ser pan comido = be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser un cacho de pan = have + a heart of gold.* ser un pedazo de pan = have + a heart of gold.* * */pan/PAN - Partido de Acción Nacional (↑ PAN)(en Méx) = Partido de Acción Nacional* * *
pan sustantivo masculino (Coc) bread;
( pieza) loaf;
( panecillo) roll;◊ ¿quieres pan? would you like some bread?;
una rebanada de pan a slice of bread;
pan blanco/de centeno/integral white/rye/whole wheat bread;
pan de molde bread/loaf baked gen in a rectangular tin, tin o pan loaf (BrE);
pan de Pascua (Chi) panettone;
pan dulce ( con pasas) (RPl) panettone;
( bollo) (AmC, Méx) bun, pastry;
pan tostado toast;
un pan tostado (Chi, Méx) a piece of toast;
ganarse el pan to earn one's daily bread;
ser pan comido (fam) to be a piece of cake (colloq)
pan sustantivo masculino
1 (alimento, sustento) bread
(hogaza) loaf
(barra) French bread: me gusta el pan, I like bread
pan integral, wholemeal bread
pan rallado, breadcrumbs pl
2 Arte pan de oro/plata, gold/silver leaf
♦ Locuciones: familiar eso es pan, comido, that's a piece of cake
familiar llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino, to call a spade a spade
figurado más bueno que el pan, as good as gold
' pan' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barra
- cacho
- caldo
- candeal
- cocer
- comida
- comido
- correosa
- correoso
- corteza
- crujir
- cuscurro
- despacho
- exageración
- ganarse
- gustar
- hornada
- integral
- más
- miga
- migaja
- mitad
- moho
- morena
- moreno
- negra
- negro
- pedazo
- plato
- rallar
- rallada
- rallado
- rebanar
- rebozar
- recordar
- reseca
- reseco
- retrete
- sartén
- tarugo
- tierna
- tierno
- tostar
- tostada
- tostado
- tostadura
- untar
- vapulear
- algo
- amasar
English:
all
- alone
- as
- baguette
- baking
- barrel
- batch
- bin
- bread
- breadboard
- breadcrumbs
- break up
- breeze
- bun
- cinch
- crumb
- crumble
- crusty
- either
- evenly
- flash
- fresh
- frying pan
- gingerbread
- gold leaf
- loaf
- moldy
- morsel
- mouldy
- nan bread
- nonstick
- pan
- panpipes
- piece
- pumpernickel
- rarebit
- rye bread
- salt
- sandwich
- slab
- slice
- spade
- stale
- thick
- toast
- toaster
- walkover
- wholemeal
- and
- bake
* * *PAN [pan] nm1. (abrev de Partido de Acción Nacional) = right-wing Mexican political party2. (abrev de Partido de Avanzada Nacional) = centre-right Guatemalan political party* * *m bread;un pan a loaf (of bread);ser pan comido fam be easy as pie fam ;con su pan se lo coma that’s his/her problem;está más bueno que el pan fam he’s gorgeous fam ;es más bueno que el pan he’s a good-natured sort;llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino call a spade a spade* * *pan nm1) : bread2) : loaf of bread3) : cake, barpan de jabón: bar of soap4)5)pan tostado : toast6)* * *pan n1. (en general) bread -
53 plana
f.1 page.en primera plana on the front page2 plain (llanura).3 drawknife.* * *1 (página) page\a toda plana full page* * *f., (m. - plano)* * *SF1) [de hoja] side, page; (Tip) page; (Escol) writing exercise, copywriting2)plana mayor — (Mil) staff; (fig) top brass *
3) (Téc) trowel; [de tonelero] cooper's plane* * *1) ( de periódico) pageaparece en primera plana — it has made o it's on the front page
2) (Educ) ( ejercicio) handwriting exercise•* * *= page.Nota: Cada cara de una hoja de un documento cuando ambas están numeradas o cuando estando las hojas sin numerar se hayan impresas por las dos caras.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.----* titular a toda plana = headline banner.* * *1) ( de periódico) pageaparece en primera plana — it has made o it's on the front page
2) (Educ) ( ejercicio) handwriting exercise•* * *= page.Nota: Cada cara de una hoja de un documento cuando ambas están numeradas o cuando estando las hojas sin numerar se hayan impresas por las dos caras.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
* titular a toda plana = headline banner.* * *A (de un periódico) pageaparece en primera plana it has made o it's on the front pageel artículo viene publicado a toda plana the article has been given a full pageB ( Educ) (ejercicio) handwriting exerciseenmendarle la plana a algn: está siempre enmendándoles la plana a los demás he's always finding fault with o criticizing other people, he's always trying to tell other people how to do thingssiempre me tiene que enmendar la plana she always has to try and improve on what I've doneCompuesto:* * *
Del verbo plañir: ( conjugate plañir)
plaña es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
plana
plañir
plana sustantivo femenino
1 ( de periódico) page;
2 (Educ) ( ejercicio) handwriting exercise
3
( jefes) (fam) the top brass (colloq)
plano,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de una ciudad) map
2 (de un edificio, de calles) plan, draft
3 Cine shot
primer plano, close-up
4 (nivel, aspecto) level: dejó sus problemas personales en segundo plano, he put his personal problems aside
5 Mat plane
II adjetivo flat, even
plana sustantivo femenino
1 (en un periódico) page: lo han publicado en primera plana, it's on the front page
2 Mil plana mayor, staff
' plana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lámina
- pala
- primero
English:
attack
- fore
- front-page
- spread
* * *plana nf1. [página] page;el anuncio saldrá a toda plana it will be a full-page advert;en primera plana on the front page;[superar] to go one better than sb2. [llanura] plain[de empresa, partido político] the leading figures4. [ejercicio escolar] writing exercise* * *f:enmendar la plana a alguien correct s.o., put s.o. right* * *plana nf1) : pagenoticias en primera plana: front-page news2)plana mayor : staff (in the military) -
54 rechazar
v.1 to reject.el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruptionEllos rechazan el grano malo They reject the bad grain.2 to push away (repeler) (a una persona).3 to reject (medicine) (órgano).4 to clear (sport).el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play5 to refuse, to pass up, to decline, to disregard.Ellos rechazan el café They refuse the coffee.6 to refuse to.Ellos rechazan comprar eso They refuse to buy that.7 to turn one's back on.8 to dishonor, to refuse to accept, to repudiate, to disavow.Ellos rechazan el reconocimiento They dishonor the recognition.* * *1 (gen) to reject, turn down, refuse2 (ataque) to repel, repulse, drive back3 MEDICINA to reject* * *verb1) to reject, decline2) refuse* * *VT1) [+ persona] to push away; [+ ataque] to repel, beat off; [+ enemigo] to drive back2) [+ acusación, idea] to reject; [+ oferta] to turn down, refuse; [+ tentación] to resist3) [+ luz] to reflect; [+ agua] to throw off4) (Med) [+ órgano] to reject* * *verbo transitivoa) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn downb) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulsec) (Med) < órgano> to reject* * *= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex. Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.Ex. Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.Ex. Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex. The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.----* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* rechazarse = go by + the board.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.* * *verbo transitivoa) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn downb) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulsec) (Med) < órgano> to reject* * *= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex: Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.Ex: Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.Ex: Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* rechazarse = go by + the board.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.* * *rechazar [A4 ]vt1 ‹invitación/propuesta› to reject; ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn downla moción fue rechazada the motion was defeatedrechazó su proposición de matrimonio she rejected o turned down his proposal of marriagese sienten rechazados por la sociedad they feel rejected by society2 ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse3 ‹luz› to reflect4 ( Med) ‹órgano› to reject* * *
rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo
‹moción/enmienda› to defeat;
‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
rechazar verbo transitivo
1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject
(oferta, contrato) to turn down
2 Med (un órgano) to reject
3 Mil to repel
' rechazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- declinar
- negar
- definitivamente
- desechar
- despreciar
- plano
English:
beat off
- brush off
- decline
- defeat
- deny
- disallow
- dismiss
- fend off
- fight off
- head-hunt
- offer
- refuse
- reject
- repudiate
- repulse
- shun
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- sweep aside
- turn away
- turn down
- ward off
- wave aside
- fend
- fight
- hand
- over
- parry
- rebuff
- repel
- throw
- turn
- ward
- wave
* * *rechazar vt1. [no aceptar] to reject;[oferta, invitación] to turn down, to reject2. [negar] to deny;el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption;rechazó que vaya a presentarse a la presidencia he denied that he was going to run for the presidency3. [órgano] to reject;el paciente rechazó el órgano the patient rejected the organ4. [repeler] [a una persona] to push away;[a atacantes] to drive back, to repel;rechazaron el ataque de los enemigos they repelled the enemy attack5. Dep to clear;el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play* * *v/t reject; MIL repel* * *rechazar {21} vt1) : to reject2) : to turn down, to refuse* * *rechazar vb to reject / to turn down -
55 sin rodeos
adv.directly, in plain English, bluntly, in plain language.* * *= head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenlyEx. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.Ex. The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.Ex. In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.* * *= head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenlyEx: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.
Ex: The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination. -
56 trincar
v.1 to grab (informal).han trincado al ladrón they've caught the thief2 to lash.3 to swindle, to deceive, to cheat.* * ** * *I1. VT1) (=atar) to tie up, bind; (Náut) to lash2) (=inmovilizar) to pinion, hold by the arms3) * (=detener) to nick *4) ** (=matar) to do in *5) *** (=copular) to screw ***7) Cono Sur*me trinca que... — I have a hunch that...
2.See:IIVT1) (=romper) to break up2) (=cortar) [+ carne] to chop up; [+ papel] to tear upIII *1.VT, VI (=beber) to drink2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) (Esp fam) ( agarrar) to pick up, nab (colloq); ( inmovilizar) to holdb) (Col fam) ( inmovilizar) to holdc) (Méx fam) ( estafar) to swindle* * *= bust.Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.* * *verbo transitivoa) (Esp fam) ( agarrar) to pick up, nab (colloq); ( inmovilizar) to holdb) (Col fam) ( inmovilizar) to holdc) (Méx fam) ( estafar) to swindle* * *= bust.Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
* * *trincar [A2 ]vtlo trincaron cuando intentaba cruzar la frontera they picked him up as he was trying to cross the border■ trincarvi( Méx) to swindle* * *
trincar verbo transitivo
1 fam (atar) to tie, fasten
2 fam (sujetar) to hold fast
3 fam (beber en exceso) to booze
' trincar' also found in these entries:
English:
bust
* * *♦ vtFam1. [agarrar] to grab;han trincado al ladrón they've caught o nabbed the thief2. [descubrir] to catch, to nab3. [beber] to guzzle, to knock back* * *famI v/t criminal catchII v/i drink, booze fam -
57 hecho
adj.1 made, done.2 made, created.intj.1 done.2 agreed.m.1 fact, point of fact, event, happening.2 act, feat, deed, action.past part.past participle of spanish verb: hacer.* * *1 (realidad) fact2 (suceso) event, incident————————1→ link=hacer hacer► adjetivo1 (carne) done2 (persona) mature3 (frase, expresión) set4 (ropa) ready-made1 (realidad) fact2 (suceso) event, incident► interjección ¡hecho!1 done!, agreed!\a lo hecho pecho it's no use crying over spilt milk¡bien hecho! well done!de hecho in factel hecho es que... the fact is that...eso está hecho figurado that won't take long, that'll only take a minuteestar hecho,-a un,-a... to be...■ está hecho un vago he's a real waster, he's a real layabouthecho,-a a mano handmadehecho,-a a máquina machine-madehecho,-a en casa home-madehechos son amores actions speak louder than wordslo hecho hecho está what's done is doneser un hombre hecho y derecho to be a real manhecho consumado fait accomplihecho de armas feat of armsHechos de los Apóstoles RELIGIÓN Acts of the Apostles* * *1. noun m.1) fact2) deed3) event2. (f. - hecha)adj.1) done, made2) finished* * *1.PP de hacer2. ADJ1) (=realizado) donesi le dijiste que no fuera, mal hecho — if you told him not to go, then you were wrong o you shouldn't have
¡hecho! — (=de acuerdo) agreed!, it's a deal!
2) (=manufacturado) made¿de qué está hecho? — what's it made of?
3) (=acabado) done, finished; (=listo) readyel trabajo ya está hecho — the work is done o finished
¿está hecha la comida? — is dinner ready?
4) (Culin)a) (=maduro) [queso, vino] mature; [fruta] ripeb) (=cocinado)muy hecho — (=bien) well-cooked; (=demasiado) overdone
no muy hecho, poco hecho — underdone, undercooked
un filete poco o no muy hecho — a rare steak
5) (=convertido en)ella, hecha una furia, se lanzó — she hurled herself furiously
6) [persona]hecho y derecho —
7) (=acostumbrado)3. SM1) (=acto)hechos, y o que no palabras — actions speak louder than words
2) (=realidad) fact; (=suceso) eventel hecho es que... — the fact is that...
un hecho histórico — (=acontecimiento) an historic event; (=dato) a historical fact
hecho imponible — (Econ) taxable source of income
3)de hecho — in fact, as a matter of fact
de hecho, yo no sé nada de eso — in fact o as a matter of fact, I don't know anything about that
4) (Jur)* * *I1) ( manufacturado) madebien/mal hecho — well/badly made
2) ( refiriéndose a acción)lo hecho, hecho está — what's done is done
3) ( convertido en)tú estás hecho un vago — you've become o turned into a lazy devil
4) ( acostumbrado)hecho a algo — used o accustomed to something
5) (como interj) ( expresando acuerdo)IIhecho! — it's a deal!, done!
- cha adjetivo1) < ropa> ready-to-wear, off-the-rack (AmE), off-the-peg (esp BrE)hecho y derecho — < hombre> (fully) grown; < abogado> fully-fledged
3) (esp Esp) < carne> doneIIIun filete muy/poco hecho — a well-done/rare steak
1)a) (acto, acción)ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos — those are just words, I want action o I want something done
b) (suceso, acontecimiento) event2) (realidad, verdad) factel hecho es que... — the fact (of the matter) is that...
3)* * *I1) ( manufacturado) madebien/mal hecho — well/badly made
2) ( refiriéndose a acción)lo hecho, hecho está — what's done is done
3) ( convertido en)tú estás hecho un vago — you've become o turned into a lazy devil
4) ( acostumbrado)hecho a algo — used o accustomed to something
5) (como interj) ( expresando acuerdo)IIhecho! — it's a deal!, done!
- cha adjetivo1) < ropa> ready-to-wear, off-the-rack (AmE), off-the-peg (esp BrE)hecho y derecho — < hombre> (fully) grown; < abogado> fully-fledged
3) (esp Esp) < carne> doneIIIun filete muy/poco hecho — a well-done/rare steak
1)a) (acto, acción)ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos — those are just words, I want action o I want something done
b) (suceso, acontecimiento) event2) (realidad, verdad) factel hecho es que... — the fact (of the matter) is that...
3)* * *hecho11 = event, fact, deed.Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Apart from the fact that different librarians may consult different reference sources, there are other factors which may lead different cataloguers to different decisions.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.* apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.* cegarse ante el hecho de que = blind + Pronombre + to the fact that.* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.* enfrentarse al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.* enunciado de los hechos = statement of fact.* estado de hecho = rule of men.* explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos = explain + Posesivo + side of the story.* exposición de los hechos = statement of fact.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.* hecho consumado = fait accompli.* hecho demostrado = established fact.* hecho ineludible = hard fact.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos dispersos = random facts.* hechos, los = plain fact, the.* hechos reales = true story.* no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* olvidarse del hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* presunción de hecho = prima facie.* prueba del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.* ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido = it + be + widely recognised.* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* verificación de los hechos = fact checking.hecho22 = executed.Ex: What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.
* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* bien hecho = well-rendered, well done.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano = buy + off-the-shelf.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* dado por hecho = foregone.* dando por hecho que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.* dar por hecho = take for + granted.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be two of a kind, be a right pair.* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.* estar hecho un desastre = be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.* frase hecha = bound phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.* hecho a máquina = machine-made.* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.* hecho añicos = shattered.* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].* hecho cisco = wrecked.* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.* hecho de antemano = off-the-peg, ready-made.* hecho de encaje = lacy.* hecho de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* hecho de un modo gratuito = pro bono.* hecho en América = American-built.* hecho en casa = homespun, homemade.* hecho en el extranjero = foreign-made.* hecho en el Reino Unido = British-made.* hecho en lugar de otra persona = delegated.* hecho exclusivamente para = born and bred.* hecho exclusivamente para la web = Web-centric.* hecho expresamente para = intended for.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.* hecho por el autor = author-designated, author-prepared.* hecho por el hombre = man-made.* hecho por encargo = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure.* hecho por la OCLC = OCLC-produced.* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].* hecho por multicopista = mimeographed.* hecho por uno mismo = home-grown [home grown/homegrown], home-produced, self-made.* hecho puré = mashed.* hecho recientemente = fresh-made.* hechos el uno para el otro = made for each other.* hecho una salsa = saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* hecho un toro = as strong as an ox.* hecho y derecho = full-bodied, full-scale, full-service, fully-fledged.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* menos hecho = rarer.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.* papel hecho a máquina = machine-made paper.* papel verjurado hecho a máquina = machine-made laid paper.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic.* recién hecho = hot off the griddle.* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.* sistema informático hecho por encargo = tailored system.* solución hecha = cut-and-dried solution.* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.* tenerlo todo hecho = have + an easy ride.* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.* * *ppA (manufacturado) madehecho a mano handmadehecho a máquina machine-made, machine-producedun traje hecho a (la) medida a made-to-measure suitestá muy bien/mal hecho it's very well/badly madeB(refiriéndose a una acción): ¡bien hecho! así aprenderá well done! o good for you! that'll teach himtomé la decisión yo solo — pues mal hecho, tenías que haberlo consultado I took the decision myself — well you shouldn't have (done), you should have discussed it with himlo hecho, hecho está it's no use crying over spilled milkC(convertido en): estaba hecho una fiera or furia he was livid o furiousestá hecha una foca she's got(ten) really fatse apareció hecho un mamarracho he turned up looking a real messme dejaron con los nervios hechos trizas when they finished my nerves were in tatters o in shreds o ( colloq) shot to piecestú estás hecho un vago you've become o turned into a lazy devilD (acostumbrado) hecho A algo used o accustomed TO sthun hombre muy hecho a la vida en el campo a man well used to o quite accustomed to life in the countryE ( como interj)(expresando acuerdo): ¡hecho! it's a deal!, done!A ‹ropa› ready-to-wear, off-the-pegcon ese físico se puede comprar los trajes hechos with his build he can buy ready-to-wear suits o he can buy his suits off the pegB (terminado) ‹trabajo› donehecho y derecho: un hombre hecho y derecho a grown o a fully grown manun abogado hecho y derecho a fully-fledged lawyerya es un jugador hecho y derecho he is already an inveterate o a confirmed gamblerC ( esp Esp) ‹carne› doneun filete muy/poco hecho a well-done/rare steakEA1(acto, acción): ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos those are just words, I want actiondemuéstramelo con hechos prove it to me by doing something about itno es el hecho en sí de que me lo haya robado lo que me duele sino … it's not the actual theft that upsets me but …, it's not the fact that she stole it from me that upsets me but …2 (suceso, acontecimiento) eventhechos como la caída del gobierno de Castillo events such as the fall of the Castillo governmentlos documentos hallados en el lugar de los hechos the documents found at the scene of the crimelimítese el testigo a relatar los hechos the witness will please limit o confine his testimony to the factsCompuestos:fait accompli( frml); battle( frml); violent crime ( involving bloodshed)mpl:los hecho de los Apóstoles The Acts of the ApostlesB (realidad, verdad) factes un hecho conocido por todos it's a well-known factpara esa fecha los viajes espaciales ya eran un hecho by that time space travel was already a realityel hecho es que … the fact (of the matter) is that …es un gran conocedor del país, debido al hecho de que … he knows the country very well owing to the fact that o because …el hecho de que habla tres idiomas le da una gran ventaja the fact that he speaks three languages gives him a great advantageel hecho DE QUE + SUBJ:el hecho de que mucha gente lo compre no quiere decir que sea un buen periódico the fact that a lot of people buy it doesn't make it a good newspaper, just because a lot of people buy it doesn't mean that it's a good newspaperCde hecho: de hecho, ya es significativo que haya hecho esa propuesta the fact that he has made such a proposal is in itself significantno fue una sorpresa, de hecho, me avisaron el mes pasado it didn't come as a surprise; in fact they warned me only last monthél es el director pero de hecho la que manda es ella he's the director, but she's the one who actually runs the place, he's the director, but in reality o in actual fact she's the one who runs the place* * *
Del verbo hacer: ( conjugate hacer)
hecho es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
hacer
hecho
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
aún queda mucho por hecho there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hecho to make a lot of work
3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
4
◊ hecho caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);
hecho pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hecho sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'
5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;
tengo que hecho la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500
1
¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hecho ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?
2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;
¡qué le vamos a hecho! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
hechola buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hecho algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hecho de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)
me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hecho que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;
hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame hecho a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;
la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hecho de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hecho v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;
hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;
¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself
5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
1
se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?
2 ( acostumbrarse) hechose a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
hechose pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
5
( de amigos) to make
hecho 1
1 ( manufacturado) made;
un traje hecho a (la) medida a made-to-measure suit;
bien/mal hecho well/badly made
2 ( refiriéndose a acción):◊ ¡bien hecho! well done!;
no le avisé — pues mal hecho I didn't let him know — well you should have (done);
lo hecho, hecho está what's done is done
3 ( convertido en):
tú estás hecho un vago you've become o turned into a lazy devil
■ adjetivo
◊ un filete muy/poco hecho a well-done/rare steak
hecho 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (acto, acción):◊ yo quiero hechos I want action, I want something done;
demuéstramelo con hechos prove it to me by doing something about it
2 (realidad, verdad) fact;
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
hecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (realizado) made, done: está muy bien hecho, it's really well done
2 (acostumbrado) used: está hecho a trabajar en este clima, he's used to working in this climate
3 (cocinado, cocido) done
un filete muy/poco hecho, a well-cooked/rare steak
4 (persona) mature
5 (frase) set
(ropa) ready-made
II sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso real) fact
el hecho es que..., the fact is that...
de hecho, in fact ➣ Ver nota en actually 2 (obra, acción) act, deed
3 (acontecimiento, caso) event, incident
III interj ¡hecho!, it's a deal! o all right!
' hecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acontecer
- actual
- asesinar
- braga
- bribón
- bribona
- buena
- bueno
- casera
- casero
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chapuza
- chaval
- chavala
- como
- conmoverse
- considerable
- consumada
- consumado
- Cristo
- de
- despeluchar
- desvarío
- dicha
- dicho
- documentalista
- elemento
- encubrir
- entrar
- exquisita
- exquisito
- fideo
- fiera
- flan
- furia
- haber
- habilidosa
- habilidoso
- hallar
- hecha
- higo
- hojalata
- humanamente
- incidencia
- interdisciplinaria
- interdisciplinario
- jirón
- jugarreta
- lástima
English:
accept
- action
- actual
- actually
- adjust
- admission
- admit
- advance
- angry
- appease
- asbestos
- bandwagon
- bargain
- basis
- beat
- by
- challenge
- cock-up
- collar
- come
- confirm
- cry
- custom
- cut out
- damage
- deal
- decree
- delay
- deliberately
- done
- dream
- effect
- effectively
- enforce
- established
- fact
- failure
- fait accompli
- find out
- fitted
- freshly
- fully-fledged
- good
- grown
- gumbo
- hand
- handmade
- however
- hurried
- in
* * *hecho, -a♦ participiover hacer♦ adjhecho a máquina machine-made;una película bien hecha a well-made film;¡eso está hecho! it's a deal!, you're on!;¡bien hecho! well done!;¡mal hecho, me tenías que haber avisado! you were wrong not to tell me!;¿me podrás conseguir entradas? – ¡eso está hecho! will you be able to get me tickets? – it's as good as done!;lo hecho, hecho está what is done is done;Fama lo hecho, pecho: no me gusta, pero a lo hecho, pecho I don't like it, but what's done is done;tú lo hiciste, así que a lo hecho, pecho you did it, so you'll have to take what's coming2. [acabado] mature;una mujer hecha y derecha a fully grown woman;estás hecho un artista you've become quite an artist3. [carne, pasta] done;quiero el filete muy hecho/poco hecho I'd like my steak well done/rare4. [acostumbrado]estar hecho a algo/a hacer algo to be used to sth/to doing sth;está hecha a la dureza del clima she's used to the harsh climate;no estoy hecho a levantarme tan temprano I'm not used to getting up so earlycon la compra de estos zapatos creo que estoy hecho after buying these shoes I think I've got everything I need;me faltan dos materias de la carrera y estoy hecha I need to do two more subjects in my degree and that's me done♦ nm1. [suceso] event;los hechos tuvieron lugar de madrugada the events took place in the early morning;el cuerpo de la víctima fue retirado del lugar de los hechos the victim's body was removed from the scene of the crimehecho consumado fait accompli2. [realidad, dato] fact;el hecho de que seas el jefe no te da derecho a comportarte así just because you're the boss doesn't mean you have the right to behave like that;es un hecho indiscutido que… it is an indisputable fact that…;el hecho es que… the fact is that…;hecho ineludible fact of life3. [obra] action, deed;sus hechos hablan por él his actions speak for him;queremos hechos, y no promesas we want action, not promiseslos Hechos de los Apóstoles the Acts of the Apostles; Mil hecho de armas feat of arms4.de hecho [en realidad] in fact, actually;claro que lo conozco, de hecho, fuimos juntos al colegio of course I know him, indeed o in fact we actually went to school together5. [en la práctica] de facto;es el presidente de hecho he's the de facto president♦ interjit's a deal!, you're on!;te lo vendo por un millón – ¡hecho! I'll sell it to you for a million – done! o it's a deal!* * *:hecho a mano hand-made;un traje hecho an off-the-peg suit;¡bien hecho! well done!;¡hecho!, ¡eso está hecho ! done!, it’s a deal!;a lo hecho, pecho what’s done is doneII adj finished;un hombre hecho y derecho a fully grown manIII m1 ( realidad) fact;de hecho in fact;el hecho es que the fact is that2 ( suceso) event3 ( obra) action, deed;un hecho consumado a fait accompli* * *1) : made, done2) : ready-to-wear3) : complete, finishedhecho y derecho: full-fledgedhecho nm1) : fact2) : eventhechos históricos: historic events3) : act, action4)de hecho : in fact, in reality* * *hecho1 adj1. (manufacturado) made¿de qué está hecho? what's it made of?2. (cocinado) done¡bien hecho! well done!¡hecho! done!hecho2 n1. (en general) fact2. (acto) actiondemuéstraselo con hechos y no con palabras prove it with actions, not words -
58 público
adj.public, open, overt, communal.m.public, paying spectators, assistance, audience.* * *► adjetivo1 public\en público in publichacer público,-a (comunicado) to announce (publicly)ser del dominio público to be common knowledgeser un peligro público to be a public nuisanceel gran público the general publicopinión pública public opinion————————* * *1. (f. - pública)adj.2. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=de los ciudadanos, del Estado) [transporte, teléfono, organismo, gasto] publicla gravedad de la situación es de dominio público — the seriousness of the situation is public knowledge
•
colegio público — state school•
es un peligro público en la carretera — he is a danger to the public, he's a public menace on the roads *administración 1), deuda 2), opinión, sector•
la vía pública — the street, the public highway frm2) (=no íntimo) [acto, escándalo] public•
hacer algo público — to make sth publicrelación 4)•
su incompetencia fue pública y notoria — his incompetence was blatantly obvious o was plain for all to see2. SM1) (=audiencia) (Mús, Teat) audience; (Dep, Taur) spectators pl, crowd; (TV) [en el plató] audience; [en casa] viewers pl, audienceapta para todos los públicos — certificate U, G movie (EEUU)
el estadio estaba lleno de público — the stadium was full of spectators, there was a big crowd in the stadium
un programa con gran audiencia de público — a programme with a large number of viewers o a large audience
•
en público — [actuar, hablar] in public; [actuación, presentación, aparición] publicun programa de televisión dirigido al público infantil — a television programme for children o aimed at a children's audience
público objetivo — (Com) target customers pl ; (TV) target audience
2) (=seguidores)a) [de periódico, escritor] readers pl, readershipno es lo que quiere nuestro público — it's not what our readers want o our readership wants
b) [de cantante] fans pl3) [de oficina, banco, museo]horario de atención al público — [en bancos] hours of business; [en tiendas] opening hours
* * *Iadjetivo publicIIasistió poco público al partido — few people attended the game, there were few spectators at the game
horario de atención al público — ( en oficinas públicas) opening hours; ( en bancos) hours of business
la exposición está abierta al público — the exhibit (AmE) o (BrE) exhibition is open to the public
película apta para todos los públicos or (CS) para todo público — `G' movie (AmE), `U' film (BrE)
un manual escrito para el gran público — a manual written for the layperson o non-specialist
salir al público — (Andes) periódico/revista to come out, appear; noticia/información to be published
* * *Iadjetivo publicIIasistió poco público al partido — few people attended the game, there were few spectators at the game
horario de atención al público — ( en oficinas públicas) opening hours; ( en bancos) hours of business
la exposición está abierta al público — the exhibit (AmE) o (BrE) exhibition is open to the public
película apta para todos los públicos or (CS) para todo público — `G' movie (AmE), `U' film (BrE)
un manual escrito para el gran público — a manual written for the layperson o non-specialist
salir al público — (Andes) periódico/revista to come out, appear; noticia/información to be published
* * *público11 = audience, public.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
* abierto al público = open for public viewing.* accesible por el público en general = publicly accessible.* contacto con el público = public contact.* dedicado al público = public-oriented.* del público asistente = from the floor.* derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR) = public lending right (PLR).* dirigido al público = public-oriented.* disponible al público en general = publicly available.* dosiers de información para el público = self-help pack of information.* éxito de público = blockbuster.* horario de apertura al público = banking hours.* horario de atención al público = opening hours, hours of operation, banking hours.* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* mostrador de atención al público = service desk, public service desk, service counter.* nivel del público = audience level.* no estar expuesto al público = be out of the public eye.* precio de venta al público = cover price, list price, listed price.* precio de venta al público (P.V.P.) = retail price.* público adulto = adult audience.* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.* público en general = broader audience, broad audience, broad public, broader public.* público en general, el = general public, the.* público específico = niche audience.* público fiel = devoted audience.* público joven = young audience.* público obligado a escuchar = captive audience.* servir a un público de = serve + a population of.* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.* venta directa al público = sale + over the counter.público22 = public, publicly held.Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.
Ex: The article 'Time to climb off the fence' discusses the policy concerning publicly held data both in the USA and Europe.* administración pública = public administration.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.* alteración del orden público = disorderly conduct, public order offence, breach of the peace.* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* alumbrado público = street lighting.* ámbito público, el = public sector, the.* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos = British Public Record Office.* archivo de documentos públicos = record office.* asamblea pública = public meeting.* aseo público = public restroom.* asuntos públicos = public affairs.* auditor público = public auditor.* autoridad pública = senior public official.* azotamiento público = public whipping.* beneficio público = public interest.* biblioteca pública = public library, public library service.* bono de transporte público = travel card.* campaña de relaciones públicas = public relations campaign.* castigo público = public whipping.* concurso público = bidding, tender, tender procedure, tendering, tendering procedure, tendering process.* concurso público de licitación = competitive tendering.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* convocatoria pública = tender, tender procedure, tendering, bid, tendering procedure, tendering process.* cultura pública = public culture.* debate público = public debate.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* derecho público = public law.* desorden público = public disorder.* de titularidad pública = government-owned, state-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported.* dinero público = public tax money.* dinero público, el = public's dollars, the.* dirigente público = senior public official.* discurso público = public speech.* edificio público = municipal building, public building.* empresa de servicios públicos = utility company, public utility.* empresa pública = public firm.* encargado de relaciones públicas = public liaison.* enemigo público = public enemy.* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.* en público = publicly, in public.* escándalo público = public scandal.* esfera pública, la = public sphere, the.* espacio público = public area, commons.* espacio público común = commons.* fijar una nota en un sitio públ = post.* financiado con dinero público = publicly financed.* fuerzas del orden público = police force.* fundación de beneficiencia pública = public trust.* gasto público = government spending, government expenditure.* hablar en público = public speaking, speak in + public.* hacer público = make + public, proclaim, publicise [publicize, -USA], go + public, issue + statement.* hacerse público = go + live, go + public, come out in + the open.* huelga del transporte público = public transport strike.* imagen pública = public image.* indignación pública = public outrage.* influir en la opinión pública = influence + public opinion.* ingresos públicos provenientes del petróleo = oil revenues.* institución pública = public institution.* interés público = public interest.* jardín público = public garden.* lo público = publicness.* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.* mercado público = public market.* módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea = online public access catalogue module.* monumento público conmemorativo = public memorial.* notario público = notary.* NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York) = NYPL (New York Public Library).* obras públicas = public works.* opinión pública, la = public mind, the.* ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).* orden público = public order.* organismo de beneficiencia pública = public trust.* organismo público = public body.* organizar un acto público = organise + function.* parque público = public park.* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.* peligro público = public danger.* personaje público = public figure.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* protesta pública = public protest.* relaciones públicas = public relations (PR), public liaison.* reunión pública = public meeting.* reyerta pública = affray.* sacar a concurso público = tender for, tender out.* sacar a convocatoria pública = tender for, tender out, bid.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.* sector público, el = public sector, the.* seguridad pública = public safety.* servicio público = amenity, utility service.* sistema de transporte público = public transport system.* sistema de videotexto público = public viewdata system.* transporte local público = local public transport.* transporte público = public transportation.* transporte urbano público = local public transport.* turbar el orden público = disturb + the peace, breach + the peace.* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.* vereda pública = public footpath.* vida pública = public life.* zona pública = public area.* * *1 ‹transporte/teléfono/bienestar› public; ‹acto/lugar/establecimiento› publicconduciendo es un peligro público he's a public menace o a danger to the public when he's behind the wheel3 (conocido por todos) ‹escándalo› publiccuando hicieron pública la fecha when they announced the date, when they made the date public4 ‹vida› publicasistió muy poco público al partido very few people attended the game, there were very few spectators at the gamese concentró gran cantidad de público frente al palacio a great crowd gathered in front of the palace[ S ] horario de atención al público (en oficinas públicas) opening hours; (en bancos) hours of businesspelículas aptas para todos los públicos or (CS) para todo público `G' movies ( AmE), `U' films ( BrE)la obra está pensada para un público joven the play is aimed at a young audienceel público televidente or telespectador the (television) viewing publicsu público le ha permanecido fiel a través de los años her fans have remained loyal to her over the yearsel público en general the general publicun programa para un público que quiere mantenerse informado a program for people who want to keep informeduna revista para un público muy especializado a magazine aimed at a very specialized readershipun libro de ordenadores escrito para el gran público a book on computers written for the layperson o non-specialistescribe novelas destinadas a complacer al gran público she writes popular fictionse pone muy nervioso cuando habla en público he gets very nervous when he has to speak in publicno le gusta tocar el piano en público she doesn't like playing the piano in front of an audiencesalir al público ( Andes) «periódico/revista» to come out, appear, be published;«noticia/información» to be published* * *
Del verbo publicar: ( conjugate publicar)
publico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
publicó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
publicar
público
publicar ( conjugate publicar) verbo transitivo
público 1◊ -ca adjetivo
public;
hacer público algo to announce sth;
es un peligro público he's a danger to the public
público 2 sustantivo masculino ( en teatro) audience, public;
(Dep) spectators (pl);
( on signs) horario de atención al público ( en oficinas públicas) opening hours;
( en bancos) hours of business;
el público en general the general public;
en público ‹ hablar› in public;
‹cantar/bailar› in front of an audience;
[noticia/información] to be published
publicar verbo transitivo
1 (libro, etc) to publish: publicó su primera novela, she published her first novel
2 (divulgar) to publicize
público,-a
I adjetivo
1 public
hacer público algo, to announce sthg
2 (de control estatal) public
una biblioteca pública, a public library
un colegio público, a state school
una empresa pública, a state-owned company
II sustantivo masculino
1 public: el museo cierra al público los lunes, the museum closes to the public on Mondays
una película para todos los públicos, a film suitable for the general public
2 Cine Teat audience
3 (en deporte) crowd, spectators pl
4 (de publicaciones) readership
♦ Locuciones: en público, in public
ser de dominio público, to be common knowledge
' público' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotar
- acto
- afluencia
- alteración
- alumbrada
- alumbrado
- antro
- atizar
- audiencia
- auditorio
- cachondeo
- colegio
- concurrencia
- conocer
- consejo
- conserje
- desalojo
- desarrollarse
- desorden
- dominio
- electrizar
- encantar
- enmudecer
- erario
- expectante
- farol
- funcionaria
- funcionario
- galería
- íntima
- íntimo
- mezclarse
- opositor
- opositora
- parque
- peligro
- portera
- portero
- privada
- privado
- publicar
- pública
- PVP
- reparo
- revisor
- revisora
- sala
- sector
- sentenciar
- sombra
English:
address
- Amtrak
- appear
- appearance
- applaud
- appreciative
- arouse
- audience
- boo
- breach
- break
- cannon
- clinic
- coinbox
- come on
- crowd
- curtail
- declare
- decree
- disorder
- disorderly
- disturb
- domain
- general public
- grip
- hiss
- hoot
- lavatory
- mainstream
- menace
- open
- out
- pay phone
- phone-in
- pitch
- promenade concert
- public
- public convenience
- public funds
- publicize
- purse
- release
- request
- responsive
- restricted
- retail
- retail price
- roar
- speaker
- state
* * *público, -a♦ adj1. [colegio, transporte, teléfono, servicio] public;en público in public;no le gusta hablar en público she doesn't like speaking in public;hacer algo público to make sth public;personaje público public figure;un acto público en honor al escritor fallecido a public ceremony in honour of the late writer;ese andamio es un peligro público that scaffolding is a danger to the public;eso es de dominio público that's public knowledge2. [del Estado] public;el sector público the public sector;un funcionario público a public sector worker3. [conocido] public;ser público to be common knowledge♦ nm1. [en espectáculo] audience;[en encuentro deportivo] crowd;una película dirigida al público infantil a movie aimed at young audiences;[película] Br ≈ U, US ≈ G;muy poco público asistió al encuentro very few people attended the game;tiene un público fiel she has a loyal following2. [comunidad] public;el gran público the (general) public;abierto al público open to the public* * *I adj public; escuela public, Brstate;hacer público make public, announce;hacerse público become public o knownel gran público the general public;en público in public* * *público, -ca adj: public♦ públicamente advpúblico nm1) : public2) : audience, spectators pl* * *público1 adj1. (en general) public2. (del Estado) statepúblico2 n1. (en general) public2. (en un cine, teatro, etc) audience3. (en un estadio, etc) crowd / spectators -
59 carrizo
m.reed.* * *SM1) (Bot) reed3)* * *1) (Bot) giant reed2) (Ven fam) ( nada)no sabe un carrizo — he hasn't a clue (colloq)
¿qué hiciste ayer? - un carrizo — what did you do yesterday? - not a lot
del carrizo — (Ven fam)
más... que el carrizo — (Ven fam)
* * *= reed.Ex. They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.* * *1) (Bot) giant reed2) (Ven fam) ( nada)no sabe un carrizo — he hasn't a clue (colloq)
¿qué hiciste ayer? - un carrizo — what did you do yesterday? - not a lot
del carrizo — (Ven fam)
más... que el carrizo — (Ven fam)
* * *= reed.Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.
* * *A ( Bot) giant reedB¿que hiciste el fin de semana? — un carrizo what did you do this week end? — not a lotdel carrizo ( Ven fam): esta muchacha del carrizo no hace sino llorar this darned o ( BrE) blasted girl does nothing but cry ( colloq)más … que el carrizo ( Ven fam): esa gente es más sucia que el carrizo those people are so filthy! ( colloq)estoy más triste que el carrizo con la noticia I'm really cut up about the news ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *♦ nmBot reed♦ interjMéx, Ven Fam [sorpresa] Br blimey!, US jeez!; [enfado] for heaven's sake!;¡carrizo con la que no sabía nada! so she's the one who didn't know anything, eh?;¡carrizo qué listo es tu hijo! gee but your son's smart!* * *m reed* * *carrizo nmjunco: reed -
60 desvivirse
pron.v.1 to do everything one can.desvivirse por hacer algo to bend over backward to do something2 to go all the way, to bend over backward, to do the impossible, to fall over oneself.* * ** * *VPRdesvivirse por algo — (=desear) to crave sth, long for sth; (=chiflarse por) to be crazy about sth
* * *verbo pronominaldesvivirse por + inf — to go out of one's way to + inf
* * *= lean over + backwards, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.Ex. In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.Ex. The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.* * *verbo pronominaldesvivirse por + inf — to go out of one's way to + inf
* * *= lean over + backwards, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.Ex: In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.
Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.* * *desvivirse [I1 ]desvivirse POR algn to be completely devoted TO sbse desvive por sus hijos she's completely devoted to her childrendesvivirse POR + INF to do one's utmost to + INFse desvive por vernos contentos she does everything she can o she does her utmost o she goes out of her way o she goes to enormous lengths to make us happy* * *
desvivirse ( conjugate desvivirse) verbo pronominal desvivirse por algn to be completely devoted to sb;
desvivirse por hacer algo to go out of one's way to do sth
desvivirse vr (esforzarse, mostrar mucho interés) to live [por, for], to devote oneself [por, to]: se desvive por los demás, he lives only for other people
' desvivirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
volcar
English:
way
* * *desvivirse vpr[desvelarse] to do everything one can ( por for);se desvive por su familia he'd do anything for his family;desvivirse por hacer algo to bend over backwards to do sth* * *v/r:desvivirse por alguien fig fam live for s.o., be devoted to s.o.
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