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1 tabla

f.

1 plank.

tabla de planchar ironing board

tabla de saltos (sport) diving board (trampolín)

2 pleat (pliegue).

3 table.

tabla de conversión conversion table (para medidas)

tabla de materias table of contents

tabla de multiplicación multiplication table

tabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of elements)

4 board.

tabla de surf surfboard

5 panel (art).

6 backboard.

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tabla

► nombre femenino

1 (de madera) board, plank

2 (de piedra) slab; (de metal) sheet

3 (estante) shelf

4 ARTE panel

5 COSTURA pleat

6 (tablón de anuncios) notice board, US bulletin-board

7 (índice) index

8 (lista) list; (catálogo) catalogue (US catalog)

9 (parte plana de miembros) flat

10 (faja de tierra) strip, plot; (bancal) patch; (arriate) bed

11 MATEMÁTICAS table

► nombre femenino plural tablas

1 TEATRO stage sing, boards

2 (ajedrez) stalemate sing, draw sing

3 (de plaza de toros) barrier sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a raja tabla strictly, to the letter

hacer tabla rasa de algo to make a clean sweep of something

hacer tablas (gen) to be deadlocked, reach stalemate 2 (ajedrez etc) to end in a draw

pisar las tablas to tread the boards, go on the stage

quedar en tablas→ link=hacer hacer tablas

tener tablas / tener muchas tablas (gen) to be an old hand 2 (en teatro - hombre) to be an experienced actor 3 (- mujer) be an experienced actress

tabla de cocina chopping board

tabla de lavar washboard

la Tabla Redonda the Round Table

las Tablas de la Ley RELIGIÓN the Tables of the Law

tabla de materias contents plural, table of contents

tabla de multiplicar multiplication table

tabla de plancha / tabla de planchar ironing board

tabla de salvación figurado last hope, last resort

tabla de surf surfboard

tabla de windsurf sailboard

* * *

noun f.

1) table

2) board, plank

•

- tablas

* * *

1. SF

1) (=pieza) [de madera] plank, board; [de piedra] slab; (Arte) panel; (=estante) shelf; Caribe (=mostrador) shop counter

- estar en las tablas

- escaparse en una tabla

- hacer tabla rasa

hacer tabla rasa de algo — to completely disregard sth, ride roughshod over sth

- salvarse en una tabla

tabla a vela — surfboard, windsurfing board

tabla de cocina, tabla de cortar — chopping board

tabla de dibujo — drawing board

tabla de esmeril — emery board

tabla de lavar — washboard

tabla del suelo — floorboard

tabla de picar — chopping board

tabla de planchar — ironing board

tabla de quesos — cheeseboard

tabla de salvación — (fig) last resort, only hope

tabla deslizadora, tabla de surf — surfboard

tabla de windsurf — windsurfing board

2) pl tablas

a) (Taur) barrier sing

b) (Teat) stage sing

pisar las tablas — to tread the boards

salir a las tablas — to go on the stage, become an actor/actress

- coger tablas

- tener muchas tablas

3) pl tablas (Ajedrez) draw sing ; (fig) stalemate sing

hacer tablas, quedar en tablas — (lit) to draw; (fig) to reach stalemate, be deadlocked

el partido quedó en tablas — the game was a draw, the game was drawn

tablas por ahogado — stalemate

4) [de falda] box pleat, broad pleat

5) (=lista) (Mat) table; [en libro] (=índice) table; (Dep) (tb: tabla clasificatoria) table, (league) table; (Inform) array

tabla de abdominales — abdominal routine

tabla de consulta — (Inform) lookup table

tabla de ejercicios, tabla de gimnasia — exercise routine, set of exercises

tabla de logaritmos — table of logarithms

tabla de mareas — tide table

tabla de materias — table of contents

tabla de multiplicar — multiplication table

tabla de valores — set of values

tabla salarial — wage scale

tabla trazadora — plotter

6) (Agr) plot, patch

7) And

- cantarle las tablas a algn

- salir con las tablas

2.

SM ** queer **, fairy **, fag (EEUU) **

* * *

femenino

1) ( de madera) plank

las tablas del suelo — the floorboards

salvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)

- tabla de lavar

- tabla de picar/planchar

- tabla de salvación

- tabla rasa

- tablas de la ley

2) tablas femenino plural

a) (Teatr) stage

tener tablas — actor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence

b) (Taur) barrier

3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float

4)

a) (gráfico, listado) table

las tablas (de clasificación) de la liga — the division o league tables

b) (Mat) tb

tabla de multiplicar — multiplication table

la tabla del 6 — the 6 times table

- tabla de logaritmos

- tabla de materias

- tabla periódica or de los elementos

5) ( de falda) pleat

una falda de tablas — a pleated skirt

6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)

7) tb

tabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine

8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)

hacer tablas — to draw

acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw

estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)

* * *

femenino

1) ( de madera) plank

las tablas del suelo — the floorboards

salvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)

- tabla de lavar

- tabla de picar/planchar

- tabla de salvación

- tabla rasa

- tablas de la ley

2) tablas femenino plural

a) (Teatr) stage

tener tablas — actor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence

b) (Taur) barrier

3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float

4)

a) (gráfico, listado) table

las tablas (de clasificación) de la liga — the division o league tables

b) (Mat) tb

tabla de multiplicar — multiplication table

la tabla del 6 — the 6 times table

- tabla de logaritmos

- tabla de materias

- tabla periódica or de los elementos

5) ( de falda) pleat

una falda de tablas — a pleated skirt

6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)

7) tb

tabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine

8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)

hacer tablas — to draw

acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw

estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)

* * *

tabla¹

¹ = plank, board.

Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.

Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.

* cerrar con tablas = board up.

* cubrir con tablas = board up.

* hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.

* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.

* proteger con tablas = board up.

* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.

* tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.

* tabla de chocolate = six-pack, six-pack abs.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* tabla de la plancha = ironing board.

* tabla de lavar = washboard.

* tabla del entarimado = floorboard.

* tabla de planchar = ironing board.

* tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.

* tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.

tabla²

² = table.

Nota: Documento que contiene datos ordenados generalmente en filas y columnas que pueden ir acompañados de texto.

Ex: The document containing ordered data typically in rows and columns and possibly with an accompanying text is known as tables.

* basado en tablas = table-driven.

* confeccionar una tabla = draft + table.

* elaborar una tabla = draft + table.

* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.

* tabla de calcular = ready reckoner, reckoner.

* tabla de cálculo = reckoner, ready reckoner.

* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.

* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.

* tabla de contenido = table of contents [ToC].

* tabla genealógica = genealogical table.

* tabla hash = hash table.

* tabla periódica = periodic table.

tabla³

= schedules, the.

Nota: Lista de conceptos que forman un sistema en el que las relaciones se muestran de forma linear escalonada mediante el uso de tipografía especial o de un sistema de notaciones.

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

* tabla auxiliar = auxiliary schedule.

* tablas auxiliares = tables, auxiliary tables.

* tablas principales = main tables, main schedules.

* * *

tabla

feminine

A

1 (de madera) board

he puesto una tabla debajo del colchón I've put a board under the mattress

las tablas que forman el casco del barco the planks that make up the ship's hull

las tablas del suelo the floorboards

como tabla ( Chi fam): están como tabla con él they are solidly behind him

iremos todos como tabla a apoyarlos we'll be there in force to cheer them on

pasear la tabla to walk the plank

salvarse en or por una tablita ( Méx fam); to have a narrow escape ( colloq)

2 (de conglomerado) piece, sheet; (de metal) sheet

3 (de una mesa) top

Compuestos:

● tabla armónica or de armonía

belly, soundboard

● tabla de lavar

washboard

● tabla de picar

chopping board

● tabla de planchar

ironing board

● tabla de salvación

salvation

fue mi tabla de salvación it was my salvation, it saved my life ( colloq)

se aferra a sus recuerdos como a una tabla de salvación he clings to his memories like a drowning man to a piece of wood

● tabla rasa

tabula rasa

hacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate clean

● tablas de la ley

fpl tables of the law (pl)

B tablas fpl

1 ( Teatr) stage

volvió a las tablas después de varios años de ausencia she returned to the stage o ( dated) to the boards after an absence of several years

la primera vez que pisó las tablas the first time he appeared on stage

tener muchas tablas ( Méx fam); to be an old hand o an expert

tener tablas ( fam); to have presence, have a good stage presence

2 ( Taur) barrier

C

1 (de surfing) surfboard (de windsurf) tb

tabla a vela sailboard, windsurfer

2 (para natación) float

3 (para nieve) snowboard

4 (del wáter) seat

D

1 (gráfico, listado) table

las tablas (de clasificación) de la liga the division o conference o league tables

las tablas de los verbos the verb tables

2 ( Mat) tb

tabla de multiplicar multiplication table

la tabla del 6 the 6 times table

Compuestos:

● tabla de calcular

reckoner

● tabla de colores

( Inf) color* palette

● tabla de logaritmos

log table

● tabla de los elementos

periodic table

● tabla de mareas

tide table

● tabla de materias

table of contents

● tabla de ondas

wavetable

● tabla de traducción

translation table

● tabla periódica

periodic table

E (de una falda) pleat

una falda de tablas a pleated skirt

F (de terreno) plot, lot ( AmE)

G

tb tabla de gimnasia (serie de ejercicios) circuit training; (en una competición) routine

H tablas fpl

(en ajedrez): quedaron or hicieron tablas they drew

la partida quedó or acabó en tablas the game ended in a draw, the game was drawn

estar tablas ( Méx fam); to be even o quits ( colloq)

* * *

tabla sustantivo femenino
1 ( de madera) plank;
◊ las tablas del suelo the floorboards;

tabla de picar/planchar chopping/ironing board;
tener tablas [actor/cantante] (fam) to be an old hand o an expert
2 ( de surfing) surfboard;
( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer;
( para natación) float
3 (gráfico, listado) table;
(Mat) tb
◊ tabla de multiplicar multiplication table

4 ( de falda) pleat;
◊ una falda de tablas a pleated skirt

5
◊ tablas sustantivo femenino plural ( en ajedrez): acabar or quedar en tablas to end in a draw;

estar tablas (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
tabla sustantivo femenino
1 board
(más gruesa) plank
tabla de planchar, ironing board
2 (para nadar) float
(de surf) surfboard
(de windsurf) sailboard
3 (de una falda) pleat
4 (lista, índice) table
tabla periódica, periodic table
5 Mat table
la tabla del 4, the 4 times table
6 (en ajedrez) tablas, draw sing, stalemate sing: hicieron tablas, they drew
7 Teat (escenario) tablas, stage sing: es la primera vez que pisa las tablas, it's the first time he's been on the stage
8 figurado tabla de salvación, last resort, salvation
♦ Locuciones: tener tablas, (un artista) to have presence o to be an old hand
fam (persona) to have a lot of experience
Rel tablas de la ley, the Ten Commandments
(tajantemente) a raja tabla, without exception
(prescindir, obviar algo) hacer tabla rasa, to erase the past o to deliberately forget about sthg
' tabla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- madero
- multiplicar
- periódica
- periódico
- tablero
- clasificación
- clasificar
- crujir
- patín
- planilla
- suelto
- tentar
- windsurf
English:
board
- breadboard
- chart
- cheeseboard
- chopping board
- floorboard
- ironing board
- multiplication table
- pancake
- plank
- sailboard
- slab
- surfboard
- table
- windsurfer
- box
- bread
- cheese
- floor
- ironing
- pleat
- sprinkle
- surf
- wind

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tabla

♦ nf

1. [de madera] plank, board;
[de mármol, piedra] slab;
un puente de tablas a plank bridge;

la ventana estaba tapada con tablas the window was boarded up;

lo escondió bajo una tabla del suelo he hid it under a floorboard;

Comp

tabla de salvación salvation;

tú fuiste mi tabla de salvación you were my salvation;

nuestro partido no será la tabla de salvación del gobierno our party will not bale the government out;

Comp

hacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate clean;

Comp

hacer tabla rasa de algo: intentó hacer tabla rasa de su pasado she tried to wipe out o obliterate her past;

el presidente hizo tabla rasa de las instituciones democráticas the president did away with o swept away the institutions of democracy

Comp
tabla de cocina chopping board;
tabla de lavar washboard;
Rel las tablas de la ley the tablets of the law;
tabla de patés selection of pâtés;

tabla de planchar ironing board;

tabla de quesos cheeseboard

2. [en deportes] board

Comp
tabla de saltos [trampolín] diving board;
tabla de snowboard snowboard;

tabla de surf surfboard;

tabla de windsurf windsurfing board, sailboard

3. [del inodoro] seat

4. Arte panel

5. [lista, gráfico] table;
Informát table;
el equipo sigue primero en la tabla de clasificación the team is still at the top of the league Br table o US standings

Comp
tabla de conversión conversion table;
tabla de materias table of contents;

tabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of the elements)

6. Mat table;

la tabla del 3 the 3 times table

Comp
tabla de multiplicar multiplication table
7. [de gimnasia] exercise routine

8. [pliegue] pleat;

una falda de tablas a pleated skirt

9. Ven Fam [billete] = 100 bolivar note

♦ tablas nfpl

1. [en ajedrez]
hizo tablas con el campeón del mundo he drew with the world champion;

quedamos en tablas [en ajedrez, juego] the game ended in stalemate;
[en enfrentamiento] we reached a stalemate
2. [escenario, teatro]
las tablas the stage;

su regreso a las tablas his return to the stage;

pisar las tablas to tread the boards;

salir o [m5] subir a las tablas to go on stage;

tener (muchas) tablas to be an experienced actor;
Fig to be an old hand
3. Taurom = fence surrounding a bullring

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tabla

f

1 de madera board, plank

2 PINT panel; ( cuadro) table

3 en ajedrez

:

acabar o

quedar en tablas end in a tie

4

:

tener tablas TEA be a natural actor

* * *

tabla nf

1) : table, list

tabla de multiplicar: multiplication table

2) : board, plank, slab

tabla de planchar: ironing board

3) : plot, strip (of land)

4) tablas nfpl

: stage, boards pl

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tabla n

1. (madera pulida) board

una tabla del suelo a floorboard

2. (madera basta) plank

un puente hecho de tablas a bridge made of planks

3. (lista) table

las tablas de multiplicar multiplication tables

la tabla del cinco the five times table

tabla de planchar ironing board

tabla de surf surfboard

tabla de windsurf sailboard

Spanish-English dictionary > tabla
2 tablón

m.

1 thick board, wooden board, board, plank.

2 bulletin board, notice board.

3 plot of land, parcel of land, lot, parcel.

* * *

tablón

► nombre masculino

1 plank

2 (en construcción) board

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FRASEOLOGÍA

agarrar un tablón / coger un tablón familiar to get plastered

tablón de anuncios notice board, US bulletin board

* * *

noun m.

1) plank

2) board

* * *

SM

1) (=tabla) plank; (=viga) beam

tablón de anuncios — notice board, bulletin board (EEUU)

2) * (=borrachera)

coger o pillar un tablón — to get plastered *

3) LAm (Agr) plot, bed

* * *

masculino

a) ( de madera) plank

b) tb

tablón de anuncios — (Esp) bulletin board (AmE), noticeboard (BrE)

* * *

= board, plank, panel.

Ex. Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.

Ex. Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.

Ex. The rooms hold three cots each, and are separated by panels of glass instead of the regulation plaster partitions.

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* tablón de anuncios = noticeboard, bulletin board, message board, display board.

* tablón de anuncios electrónico = online bulletin board.

* tablón directorio = direction board.

* tablón electrónico de anuncios = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

* tablón electrónico de noticias = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

* tablón informativo = information board.

* tablón plegable = sandwich board.

* * *

masculino

a) ( de madera) plank

b) tb

tablón de anuncios — (Esp) bulletin board (AmE), noticeboard (BrE)

* * *

= board, plank, panel.

Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.

Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.

Ex: The rooms hold three cots each, and are separated by panels of glass instead of the regulation plaster partitions.

* tablón de anuncios = noticeboard, bulletin board, message board, display board.

* tablón de anuncios electrónico = online bulletin board.

* tablón directorio = direction board.

* tablón electrónico de anuncios = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

* tablón electrónico de noticias = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

* tablón informativo = information board.

* tablón plegable = sandwich board.

* * *

tablón

masculine

A

1 (de madera) plank

2

tb tablón de anuncios ( Esp); bulletin board ( AmE), noticeboard ( BrE)

B ( Méx) ( Agr) plot of land

C (CS) (en costura) large pleat

Compuesto:

tablón de mensajes

( Esp) ( Internet) bulletin board

* * *

tablón sustantivo masculino
a) ( de madera) plank

b) tb

◊ tablón de anuncios (Esp) bulletin board (AmE), noticeboard (BrE)

tablón sustantivo masculino
1 (de madera) plank
2 (informativo) tablón de anuncios, notice, US bulletin board
' tablón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corcho
- cartelera
English:
board
- bulletin board
- noticeboard
- plank
- bulletin
- notice

* * *

tablón nm

1. [tabla] plank

Comp
tablón de anuncios Br notice board, US bulletin board; Informát tablón de anuncios electrónico bulletin board system
2. [viga] beam

3. Fam [borrachera]
agarrar un tablón to get smashed o blind drunk

4. Andes, Méx, Ven [parcela] plot (of land)

5. RP [pliegue] large pleat

* * *

tablón

m

1 plank

2

:

llevar un tablón fam be plastered fam

* * *

tablón nm, pl tablones

1) : plank, beam

2)

tablón de anuncios : bulletin board

* * *

tablón n plank

tablón de anuncios notice board

Spanish-English dictionary > tablón
3 cuadro

m.

1 square (cuadrado).

una camisa a cuadros a check shirt

cuadro de diálogo (computing) dialogue box

2 painting (pintura).

un cuadro de Miró a painting by Miró

3 scene, spectacle (escena).

después del terremoto, la ciudad presentaba un cuadro desolador after the earthquake, the city was a scene of devastation

4 team (equipo).

el cuadro directivo de una empresa the management of a company

cuadro flamenco flamenco group

5 chart, diagram.

cuadro sinóptico tree diagram

6 frame.

7 scene (Teatro).

8 picture, painting.

9 description, picture.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cuadrar.

* * *

cuadro

► nombre masculino

1 (cuadrado) square

2 (pintura) painting, picture

3 TEATRO scene

4 (descripción) description, picture

■ un cuadro de la vida estudiantil a description of student life

5 MILITAR cadre

6 (dirigentes) leaders plural; (personal) staff

7 (conjunto de datos) chart, graph

8 (tablero de control) panel

9 (de un jardín etc) bed, patch, plot

10 figurado (escena) scene, sight

■ desde la cima se ofrecía un cuadro maravilloso there was a wonderful view from the summit

11 (de bicicleta) frame

12 (armazón) frame

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cuadros checked, US checkered

■ tela a cuadros checked (US checkered) cloth

en cuadro in a square

estar en cuadro / quedarse en cuadro figurado to be greatly reduced in numbers

cuadro clínico clinical pattern

cuadro de costumbres study of manners

cuadro de distribución switchboard

cuadro de mandos control panel

cuadro facultativo medical staff

cuadro sinóptico diagram, chart

* * *

noun m.

1) square

2) picture, painting

* * *

SM

1) (=cuadrado) square

una camisa/un vestido a o de cuadros — a checked o check shirt/dress

cuadros escoceses — tartan (pattern)

- quedarse a cuadros

en cuadro —

el equipo llegó en cuadro al partido — they brought a drastically reduced side o team to the match

- hacerse la vida de cuadros o cuadritos

- ser del otro cuadro

2) (Arte) (=pintura) painting; (=reproducción) picture

dos cuadros de Velázquez — two paintings by Velázquez, two Velázquez paintings

pintar un cuadro — to do a painting, paint a picture

- ir hecho un cuadro

cuadro de honor — roll of honour, honor roll (EEUU)

3) (=escena) (Teat) scene; (fig) scene, sight

fue un cuadro desgarrador — it was a heart-breaking scene o sight

desde el avión los escaladores ofrecían un cuadro impresionante — seen from the plane the climbers were an impressive sight

llegaron calados hasta los huesos y llenos de barro ¡vaya cuadro! — they arrived soaked to the skin and covered in mud, what a sight (they were)!

cuadro viviente, cuadro vivo — tableau vivant

4) (=gráfico) table, chart

cuadro de diálogo — dialog box

cuadro sinóptico — synoptic chart

5) (=tablero) panel

cuadro de conmutadores, cuadro de distribución — (Elec) switchboard

cuadro de instrumentos — (Aer) instrument panel; (Aut) dashboard

cuadro de mandos — control panel

6) (=armazón) [de bicicleta, ventana] frame

7) pl cuadros (tb: cuadros de mando) [en empresa] managerial staff; (Admin, Pol) officials; (Mil) commanding officers

cuadros dirigentes — [en empresa] senior management; (Admin, Pol) senior officials; (Mil) senior officers

cuadros medios — [en empresa] middle management; (Admin, Pol) middle-ranking officials; (Mil) middle-ranking officers

cuadros superiores — = cuadros dirigentes

8) (Med) symptoms pl, set of symptoms

el paciente presentaba un cuadro vírico — the patient presented with viral symptoms frm, the patient showed symptoms of a virus

cuadro clínico — symptoms pl, clinical symptoms pl

9) (=descripción) picture

un verdadero cuadro de la sociedad — a true picture of society

cuadro de costumbres — (Literat) description of local customs

10) [en jardín, huerto] bed, plot

11) (Mil) (=formación) square

- formar el cuadro

12) (Dep) team

el cuadro argentino — the Argentinian team

13) Cono Sur (=matadero) slaughterhouse, abattoir

14) Cono Sur (=bragas) knickers pl, panties pl

15) And (=pizarra) blackboard

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Art) ( pintura) painting; ( grabado) picture

b) (Teatr) scene

c) ( gráfico) table, chart

2)

a) (Lit) ( descripción) picture, description

me pintó un cuadro muy negro — he painted me a very bleak picture

b) ( panorama) scene, sight

el campo de batalla ofrecía un cuadro desolador — the battlefield presented a scene of devastation

se complica el cuadro político — the political picture is becoming complicated

- cuadro de costumbres

3)

a) ( cuadrado) square, check

tela a or de cuadros — checked material

zanahorias cortadas en cuadritos — diced carrots

b) ( en béisbol) diamond

4) (Med) symptoms (pl)

uno de los cuadros más frecuentes — one of the most common combinations of manifestations o symptoms

- cuadro clínico

5) ( tablero) board, panel

- cuadro de distribución

- cuadro de mandos or instrumentos

6) ( de bicicleta) frame

7) ( en organización)

los cuadros directivos del partido — the top party officials

cuadro de profesionales — team of professionals

los cuadros superiores/inferiores — ( de empresa) senior/junior management; ( del ejército) senior/junior officers

- cuadros de mando

8) (RPl) (Dep) team

ser del otro cuadro — (Ur fam) to be gay

9) cuadros masculino plural (Chi frml) (Indum) panties (pl) (AmE), briefs (pl) (BrE frml)

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Art) ( pintura) painting; ( grabado) picture

b) (Teatr) scene

c) ( gráfico) table, chart

2)

a) (Lit) ( descripción) picture, description

me pintó un cuadro muy negro — he painted me a very bleak picture

b) ( panorama) scene, sight

el campo de batalla ofrecía un cuadro desolador — the battlefield presented a scene of devastation

se complica el cuadro político — the political picture is becoming complicated

- cuadro de costumbres

3)

a) ( cuadrado) square, check

tela a or de cuadros — checked material

zanahorias cortadas en cuadritos — diced carrots

b) ( en béisbol) diamond

4) (Med) symptoms (pl)

uno de los cuadros más frecuentes — one of the most common combinations of manifestations o symptoms

- cuadro clínico

5) ( tablero) board, panel

- cuadro de distribución

- cuadro de mandos or instrumentos

6) ( de bicicleta) frame

7) ( en organización)

los cuadros directivos del partido — the top party officials

cuadro de profesionales — team of professionals

los cuadros superiores/inferiores — ( de empresa) senior/junior management; ( del ejército) senior/junior officers

- cuadros de mando

8) (RPl) (Dep) team

ser del otro cuadro — (Ur fam) to be gay

9) cuadros masculino plural (Chi frml) (Indum) panties (pl) (AmE), briefs (pl) (BrE frml)

* * *

cuadro¹

¹ = painting.

Ex: Within Human Science we find such subdisciplines as economics and sociology; within Art, painting and music.

* cuadro de la bicicleta = bike frame, bicycle frame.

* tela de cuadros = tweed.

* tela escocesa de cuadros = tartan.

* tela típica escocesa de cuadros = tartan.

cuadro²

² = table.

Nota: Documento que contiene datos ordenados generalmente en filas y columnas que pueden ir acompañados de texto.

Ex: The document containing ordered data typically in rows and columns and possibly with an accompanying text is known as tables.

* cuadro de honor = roll of honour.

* cuadro de instrumentos = dashboard.

* Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI) = Balanced Scorecard (BSC).

* cuadro de mandos = circuit board, dashboard.

* * *

cuadro

masculine

A

1 ( Art) (pintura) painting; (grabado, reproducción) picture

está pintando un cuadro he's doing a painting, he's painting a picture

un cuadro de Dalí a painting by Dalí

2 ( Teatr) scene

3 (gráfico) table, chart

4 (TV) frame

Compuestos:

● cuadro de honor

honors board* ( list of outstanding students)

● cuadro sinóptico

synoptic chart

● cuadro vivo

tableau vivant

B

1 ( Lit) (descripción) picture, description

me pintó un cuadro muy negro he painted me a very bleak picture

2 (espectáculo, panorama) scene, sight

el campo de batalla ofrecía un cuadro desolador the battlefield presented a scene of devastation

se complica el cuadro político the political picture is becoming complicated

¡vaya (un) cuadro! ( fam); what a sight!

Compuesto:

cuadro de costumbres

description of local customs

C

1 (cuadrado) square, check

tela a or de cuadros checked material

tela de cuadritos gingham

zanahorias cortadas en cuadritos diced carrots

2 (en un jardín) flowerbed

3 (en béisbol) diamond

D ( Med) manifestations (pl)

el cuadro patológico the pathological manifestations

presentan cuadros bronquiales crónicos their symptoms include chronic bronchial problems, they present with chronic bronchial problems ( tech)

uno de los cuadros más frecuentes one of the most common combinations of manifestations o symptoms

Compuesto:

cuadro clínico

clinical manifestation, symptoms (pl)

E (tablero) board, panel

Compuestos:

● cuadro de distribución

control panel

● cuadro de mandos or instrumentos

( Auto) dashboard; ( Aviac) instrument panel

F (de bicicleta) frame

G

(en una organización): los cuadros directivos del partido the top party officials

el grupo ha reestructurado sus cuadros the group has restructured its organization

cuadro de profesionales team of specialists o professionals

los cuadros medios de la empresa the company's middle management

los cuadros inferiores de las fuerzas armadas the junior officers in the armed forces

Compuesto:

cuadros de mando

mpl (de un ejército) commanders (pl), commanding officers (pl); (de una organización) leaders (pl), leading figures (pl)

H ( RPl) ( Dep) team

ser del otro cuadro (Ur fam); to be gay

I cuadros mpl ( Chi frml) ( Indum) panties (pl) ( AmE), briefs (pl) ( BrE frml)

* * *

Del verbo cuadrar: ( conjugate cuadrar)

cuadro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cuadró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
cuadrar
cuadro
cuadrar ( conjugate cuadrar) verbo intransitivo
a) [ cuentas] to tally, balance

b) [declaraciones/testimonias] to tally;

cuadro con algo to fit in with sth, tally with sth
c) (Ven) ( para una cita) cuadro con algn to arrange to meet sb;

cuadro para hacer algo to arrange to do sth
cuadrarse verbo pronominal
a) [ soldado] to stand to attention

b) [caballo/toro] to stand stock-still

c) (Col, Ven fam) ( estacionarse) to park

cuadro sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Art) ( pintura) painting;

(grabado, reproducción) picture
b) (Teatr) scene

c) ( gráfico) table, chart

2
a) ( cuadrado) square, check;

◊ tela a cuadros checked material;

zanahorias cortadas en cuadritos diced carrots
b) ( tablero) board, panel;

cuadro de mandos or instrumentos (Auto) dashboard;
(Aviac) instrument panel
c) ( de bicicleta) frame

3 ( en organización):
◊ los cuadros directivos del partido the top party officials;

los cuadros superiores de la empresa the company's senior management;
cuadros de mando (Mil) commanders (pl)
cuadrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (coincidir) to square, agree [con, with]
2 (las cuentas) to balance, tally
II verbo transitivo to balance
cuadro sustantivo masculino
1 Arte painting, picture
2 Teat scene
3 Geom square
tela a cuadros, checked cloth
4 (gráfico, esquema) chart, graph
cuadro clínico, medical profile
cuadro sinóptico, diagram
5 Elec Téc panel
cuadro de mandos, control panel
♦ Locuciones: quedarse a cuadros, to be astonished
estar/quedarse en cuadros, to be short of staff
' cuadro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorcarse
- barnizar
- colgar
- descentrada
- descentrado
- descolgar
- descolgarse
- deterioro
- enmarcar
- escudriñar
- imitación
- inglete
- mando
- parar
- pasmada
- pasmado
- posar
- presidir
- rematar
- representar
- restaurar
- retratar
- revalorizar
- rozar
- sinóptica
- sinóptico
- torcida
- torcido
- auténtico
- bajo
- bien
- colocar
- contemplar
- cotizar
- derecho
- deteriorado
- efigie
- encargar
- enchuecar
- exhibir
- exponer
- falso
- fondo
- inapreciable
- inclinado
- ladeado
- marco
- mirar
- óleo
- pintura
English:
bid
- canvas
- chart
- check
- colourful
- commission
- depict
- draw
- frame
- hang up
- mess
- mount
- noteworthy
- oil painting
- outbid
- painting
- picture
- pose
- put up
- restoration
- restore
- round
- show
- sight
- square
- squint
- straight
- straighten up
- table
- unhook
- view
- work in
- detract
- go
- honor
- pay
- wrong

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cuadro nm

1. [pintura] painting;

un cuadro de Miró a Miró, a painting by Miró;

cuadro al óleo oil painting

2. [escena] scene, spectacle;

después del terremoto, la ciudad presentaba un cuadro desolador after the earthquake, the city was a scene of devastation;

¡vaya (un) cuadro ofrecíamos tras la tormenta! we were in a sorry state after we got caught in the storm!

3. [descripción] portrait

Comp
cuadro de costumbres = scene portraying regional customs
4. [cuadrado] square;
[de flores] bed;
una camisa a cuadros a checked shirt;

un diseño a cuadros a checked pattern;

una camisa de cuadros verdes a green checked shirt

Comp
cuadro de saque [en squash] service box
5. [equipo] team;

el cuadro visitante the away team;

en este hospital hay un buen cuadro médico o [m5] facultativo the medical staff in this hospital are good;

el cuadro directivo de una empresa the management of a company;

los cuadros medios o [m5] intermedios de la administración middle-ranking government officials

Comp
cuadro flamenco flamenco group;
cuadros de mando [en ejército] commanding officers;
[en organización] highest-ranking officials; [en empresa] top management
6. [gráfico] chart, diagram

Comp
cuadro sinóptico tree diagram
7. [de bicicleta] frame

8. [de aparato] panel

Comp
cuadro de distribución switchboard;
cuadro eléctrico fuse box;

cuadro de instrumentos [en avión] control panel;
[en automóvil] dashboard;
cuadro de mandos [en avión] control panel;
[en automóvil] dashboard
9. Teatro scene

Comp
cuadro vivo tableau vivant
10. Med
cuadro (clínico) symptoms;

presenta un cuadro de extrema gravedad her symptoms are extremely serious

11. [armazón] framework

12. Mil square formation

13. Informát box

Comp
cuadro de cierre close box;
cuadro de diálogo dialog box

14. Am [matadero] slaughterhouse

15. Comp

en cuadro: la empresa está en cuadro tras la marcha del equipo directivo the company has been caught seriously short after its entire management team left;

con la lesión de siete jugadores, el equipo se queda en cuadro the team has been seriously weakened after the injuries to seven of its players;
Fam
quedarse a cuadros: cuando me dijo que yo era el padre del bebé, me quedé a cuadros I was completely floored when she told me that I was the father of the baby

* * *

cuadro

m

1 painting; ( grabado) picture

2 ( tabla) table

3 DEP team; POL, MIL staff, cadre;

cuadro de actores TEA cast

4

:

de o

a cuadros checked;

estar o

quedarse a cuadros be short of staff

* * *

cuadro nm

1) : square

una blusa a cuadros: a checkered blouse

2) : painting, picture

3) : baseball diamond, infield

4) : panel, board, cadre

* * *

cuadro n

1. (de arte) painting

un cuadro de Goya a painting by Goya

2. (figura cuadrada) square

a cuadros / de cuadros check / checked

una camisa a cuadros a check shirt

Spanish-English dictionary > cuadro
4 cama

f.

1 bed.

estar en o guardar cama to be confined to bed

hacer la cama to make the bed

hacerle o ponerle la cama a alguien (figurative) to plot against somebody

irse a la cama to go to bed

cama de agua water bed

cama doble double bed

cama de hospital hospital bed

cama individual single bed

cama de matrimonio double bed

cama nido pull-out bed

cama de rayos UVA (under other bed) sunbed

cama turca divan bed

2 cold frame.

3 hospital bed.

4 cam.

* * *

cama

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) bed

2 figurado (de animales) lair

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en cama to be confined to bed, stay in bed

guardar cama to be confined to bed, stay in bed

hacer cama to be confined to bed, stay in bed

hacer la cama to make the bed

irse a la cama to go to bed

llevarse a alguien a la cama familiar to get somebody into bed

meterse en la cama (acostarse) to go to bed 2 (meterse dentro) to get into bed

cama de matrimonio double bed

cama doble double bed

cama elástica trampoline

cama individual single bed

cama turca divan, couch

* * *

noun f.

bed

* * *

SF

1) bed

una cama para los invitados — a spare bed

una habitación con dos camas — a twin-bedded room

está en la cama durmiendo — he's asleep in bed, he's in bed sleeping

• caer en cama — to fall ill

• estar en cama — to be in bed

• guardar cama — to stay in bed

• hacer la cama — to make the bed

• irse a la cama — to go to bed

• llevarse a algn a la cama — to get sb into bed

• meterse en la cama — to go to bed

• mojar la cama — to wet the bed, wet one's bed

cama camera — three-quarter bed

cama de agua — water bed

cama de campaña — camp bed

cama de matrimonio — double bed

cama de tijera — folding bed

cama doble — double bed

cama elástica — trampoline

cama individual — single bed

cama litera — bunk bed

cama nido — truckle bed, trundle bed (EEUU)

cama plegable — folding bed

cama redonda — group sex

cama solar — sunbed

cama turca — divan bed

- quien mala cama hace en ella yace

2) [de carro] floor

3) (Geol) layer

* * *

femenino ( para dormir) bed

hacer or (AmL) tender la cama — to make the bed

estirar la cama — to straighten the covers

métete en la cama! — get into bed!

guardar cama — to stay in bed

está en cama — she's in bed

caer en cama — to fall ill

estar de cama — (RPl fam) to be dead (colloq), to be knackered (BrE sl)

irse a la cama con alguien — (fam) to go to bed with somebody (colloq)

llevarse a alguien a la cama — (fam) to get somebody into bed (colloq)

- cama camarote

- cama de agua

- cama doble or de matrimonio or de dos plazas

- cama individual or de una plaza

- cama elástica

- cama nido

- cama redonda

- camas gemelas

- cama solar

- cama turca

* * *

= bed.

Ex. He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.

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* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.

* armadura de cama = bedstead.

* armazón de cama = bedstead.

* bastidor de cama = bedstead.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* cama con baldaquín = canopy bed.

* cama con cuatro columnas = four-poster bed.

* cama con dosel = canopy bed.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cama de matrimonio = double bed.

* cama elástica = trampoline.

* cama individual = single bed, twin bed.

* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.

* cama para invitados = guest bed.

* cama plegable = camp bed, cot.

* cama solar = sunbed, tanning bed.

* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.

* coche cama = sleeping car.

* en cama = abed.

* falda de cama = bed skirt.

* gimnasta de la cama elástica = trampolinist.

* habitación con cama doble = double room.

* hacer la cama = make + the bed.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* junto a la cama = by the bedside, at the bedside.

* levantarse de la cama = get out of + bed.

* postrado en cama = bedridden [bed-ridden], bedfast [bed-fast].

* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* reposo en cama = bed rest.

* ropa de cama = bed linen, bedding.

* sofá cama = sofa sleeper, sofa bed.

* * *

femenino ( para dormir) bed

hacer or (AmL) tender la cama — to make the bed

estirar la cama — to straighten the covers

métete en la cama! — get into bed!

guardar cama — to stay in bed

está en cama — she's in bed

caer en cama — to fall ill

estar de cama — (RPl fam) to be dead (colloq), to be knackered (BrE sl)

irse a la cama con alguien — (fam) to go to bed with somebody (colloq)

llevarse a alguien a la cama — (fam) to get somebody into bed (colloq)

- cama camarote

- cama de agua

- cama doble or de matrimonio or de dos plazas

- cama individual or de una plaza

- cama elástica

- cama nido

- cama redonda

- camas gemelas

- cama solar

- cama turca

* * *

= bed.

Ex: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.

* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.

* armadura de cama = bedstead.

* armazón de cama = bedstead.

* bastidor de cama = bedstead.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* cama con baldaquín = canopy bed.

* cama con cuatro columnas = four-poster bed.

* cama con dosel = canopy bed.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cama de matrimonio = double bed.

* cama elástica = trampoline.

* cama individual = single bed, twin bed.

* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.

* cama para invitados = guest bed.

* cama plegable = camp bed, cot.

* cama solar = sunbed, tanning bed.

* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.

* coche cama = sleeping car.

* en cama = abed.

* falda de cama = bed skirt.

* gimnasta de la cama elástica = trampolinist.

* habitación con cama doble = double room.

* hacer la cama = make + the bed.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* junto a la cama = by the bedside, at the bedside.

* levantarse de la cama = get out of + bed.

* postrado en cama = bedridden [bed-ridden], bedfast [bed-fast].

* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* reposo en cama = bed rest.

* ropa de cama = bed linen, bedding.

* sofá cama = sofa sleeper, sofa bed.

* * *

cama

feminine

A (para dormir) bed

hacer or ( AmL) tender la cama to make the bed

levantar la cama to strip the bed

ya es hora de irse a la cama it's time to go to bed, it's bedtime o time for bed

estirar la cama to straighten the covers

¡métete en la cama! get into bed!

me voy a ir derechito a la cama I'm going straight to bed

el médico le mandó guardar cama the doctor told her to stay in bed

¿todavía estás en la cama? are you still in bed?, aren't you up yet?

no se encuentra bien y está en cama she's in bed not feeling very well

estar de cama ( AmL fam); to be dead ( colloq), to be knackered ( BrE sl)

irse a la cama con algn ( fam); to go to bed with sb ( colloq)

irse con camas y petacas ( Chi fam); to leave with all one's possessions

llevarse a algn a la cama ( fam); to get sb into bed ( colloq)

ropa

Compuestos:

● cama adicional

extra bed

● cama camarote

( AmL) bunk bed

● cama camera

(individual grande) three-quarter bed; (de matrimonio) ( Arg) double bed

● cama de agua

water bed

● cama de dos plazas

( AmL) double bed

● cama de matrimonio

double bed

● cama de una plaza

( AmL) single bed

● cama doble

double bed

● cama elástica

trampoline

● cama individual

single bed

● cama nido

trundle bed, truckle bed

● cama redonda

group sex

● camas gemelas

fpl twin beds (pl)

● cama solar

sunbed, solarium

● cama turca

(sin respaldo) divan bed, divan; (como broma) ( Arg) short sheet ( AmE), apple-pie bed ( BrE)

B ( Impr) bed

C ( Hort) cold frame

* * *

cama sustantivo femenino ( para dormir) bed;
hacer or (AmL) tender la cama to make the bed;
◊ ¡métete en la cama! get into bed!;

guardar cama to stay in bed;
está en cama she's in bed;
cama camarote (AmL) bunk bed;
cama doble or de matrimonio or (AmL) de dos plazas double bed;
cama individual or (AmL) de una plaza single bed;
cama solar sunbed;
caer en cama to fall ill
cama sustantivo femenino bed
cama de matrimonio, double bed
cama elástica, trampoline
cama individual, single bed
cama turca, divan
♦ Locuciones: estar en o guardar cama, to be confined to bed
hacer la cama, to make the bed
familiar hacerle la cama a alguien, (perjudicar) to frame somebody
irse a la cama, to go to bed ➣ Ver nota en bed

' cama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatible
- acostada
- acostado
- atonía
- cabecera
- coche
- cuidar
- debajo
- dejarse
- deshacer
- deshecha
- deshecho
- encogerse
- estirar
- extrañar
- fleje
- guardar
- hacer
- hora
- larguero
- lecho
- levantarse
- manía
- matrimonio
- peor
- recostarse
- resistir
- revolverse
- ropa
- salto
- sofá
- tálamo
- tapar
- taparse
- tener
- trancazo
- travesera
- travesero
- turca
- turco
- abajo
- acabar
- afuera
- angosto
- arrimar
- arropar
- blando
- borde
- bueno
- cabezal
English:
air
- bed
- bedclothes
- bedding
- bung
- bunk
- camp bed
- car
- comfortable
- convert
- cover
- double bed
- flu
- fold
- folding
- fresh
- full-length
- get up
- head
- homework
- keep
- lay up
- leap
- lie down
- lumpy
- move back
- ordinarily
- pillow talk
- rise
- sag
- sheet
- single
- sleeper
- sleeping car
- snuggle
- sofa bed
- stay
- strip
- sunbed
- thrash about
- thrash around
- toss
- tuck up
- wet
- bolt
- cot
- divan
- dressing
- flat
- flop

* * *

cama nf

1. [mueble] bed;

estar en o [m5] guardar cama to be confined to bed;

el médico le ha dicho que tiene que estar en o [m5] guardar cama the doctor told her to stay in bed;
Am Fam
estar o [m5] quedar de cama to be wrecked o Br knackered;

hacer la cama to make the bed;

irse a la cama to go to bed;

meterse en la cama to get into bed;

saltar de la cama to jump o leap out of bed;

Comp

hacerle o [m5] ponerle la cama a alguien to plot against sb;
Dep to make a back for sb, to upend sb;
Prov

a la cama no te irás sin saber una cosa más you learn something new every day

Comp
cama de agua water bed; RP camas cameras twin beds;
cama doble double bed;
Am cama de dos plazas double bed;
cama elástica trampoline;

camas gemelas twin beds;

cama individual single bed;
RP cama marinera truckle bed, = bed with another pull-out bed underneath;
cama de matrimonio double bed;

cama nido truckle bed, = bed with another pull-out bed underneath;

cama de rayos UVA Br sunbed, US tanning bed;

cama redonda group sex;
RP cama solar Br sunbed, US tanning bed;
cama turca = bed without head- or footboard, Br divan bed;
Am cama de una plaza single bed;
cama de uno single bed

2. [plaza hospitalaria] (hospital) bed

Comp
cama de hospital hospital bed
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cama

f bed;

hacer la cama make the bed;

irse a la cama go to bed;

estar en cama be in bed;

guardar cama be confined to bed

* * *

cama nf

1) : bed

2)

cama elástica : trampoline

* * *

cama n bed

me voy a la cama I'm going to bed

guardar cama to stay in bed

hacer la cama to make your bed

cama de matrimonio double bed

cama elástica trampoline

cama individual single bed

Spanish-English dictionary > cama
5 superar

v.

1 to beat.

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for something

nos superan en número they outnumber us

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2 to overtake, to pass.

3 to overcome.

superar un examen to get through an exam

tener algo superado to have got over something

Ellos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.

4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.

María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.

5 to outdo, to win over.

* * *

superar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel

2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount

► verbo pronominal superarse

1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself

2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself

* * *

verb

1) to surpass

2) overcome

* * *

1. VT

1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to break

fue incapaz de superar al rival — he was unable to overcome his rival

pronto superó al resto de los corredores — she soon overtook the other runners

las ventas han superado con creces nuestras expectativas — sales have far exceeded our expectations

las temperaturas han superado los 20 grados — temperatures have risen (to) above 20 degrees

superar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points

nos superaban en número — they outnumbered us

nos supera a todos en inteligencia — she's cleverer than all of us

2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get over

ha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life

aún no ha superado el divorcio de sus padres — he still hasn't got over his parents' divorce

3) [+ etapa] to get past

el equipo francés no superó la primera ronda — the French team did not get past the first round

ya hemos superado lo peor — we're over the worst now

4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass

2.

See:

superarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

* * *

= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

* * *

= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* * *

superar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

un éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectations

la realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fiction

el horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imagine

nadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skill

nos superan en número they outnumber us

supera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brother

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points

2 (mejorar) to beat

logró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own record

ese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely superseded

B

1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome

trata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differences

no ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accident

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

hace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now

2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to pass

■ superarse

v pron

to better oneself

* * *

superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ser superior a) to exceed;

◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;

nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
b) ( mejorar) ‹ marca› to beat

2
a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;

‹ trauma› to get over
b) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend

* * *

superar

♦ vt

1. [aventajar] to beat;

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;

nos superan en número they outnumber us;

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;

superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight

4. [época, técnica]
estar superado to have been superseded

5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;

no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;

tener algo superado to have got over sth

6. [examen, prueba] to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb superarse

* * *

superar

v/t persona beat; límite go beyond, exceed; obstáculo overcome, surmount

* * *

superar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) : to overcome, to surmount

♦ See also the reflexive verb superarse

* * *

superar vb

1. (vencer problema, etc) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

la empresa ha superado la crisis the company has overcome the crisis

2. (pasar) to pass

ha superado la primera prueba she's passed the first test

3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass

la realidad supera a la ficción the reality surpasses the fiction

4. (ser más) to be more / to be over

el porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85%

Spanish-English dictionary > superar
6 medir

v.

1 to measure (hacer mediciones).

Elsa midió la harina Elsa measured the flour.

Ricardo mide las consecuencias Richard measures=weighs the consequences.

2 to weigh up.

3 to weigh carefully (palabras).

4 to evaluate.

María midió los resultados Mary evaluated the results.

5 to take measurements.

* * *

medir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dimensiones) to measure

2 (riesgos) to gauge, weigh up

3 (palabras) to weigh, choose carefully

4 (versos) to scan

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener una dimensión) to measure, be

■ ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?

■ mide dos metros de alto por uno de ancho it's two metres high by one metre wide

► verbo pronominal medirse

1 to measure oneself

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

medirse con alguien to measure oneself against somebody

* * *

verb

1) to measure

2) gauge

3) weigh

* * *

1. VT

1) (=tomar la medida de) [+ habitación, ángulo] to measure; [+ distancia, temperatura] to measure, gauge, gage (EEUU); [+ tierra] to survey, plot

medir algo por millas — to measure sth in miles

- medir a algn con la vista

- medir las calles

2) (=calcular) to weigh up

deberías medir las consecuencias de lo que dices — you should consider o weigh up the consequences of what you say

deberíamos medir los pros y los contras de esta decisión — we should weigh up the pros and cons of this decision

3) (=enfrentar)

los dos púgiles medirán sus fuerzas — the two boxers will be pitted against each other o will take each other on
rasero
4) (=moderar) [+ comentarios] to choose carefully

mide tus palabras — [aconsejando] choose your words carefully; [regañando] mind your language

5) (Literat) to scan

¿cómo se mide este verso? — how does this line scan?

2.

VI to measure, be

el tablero mide 80 por 20 — the board measures o is 80 by 20

¿cuánto mides? — how tall are you?

mido 1,80m — I am 1.80m

la caja mide 20cm de ancho — the box is 20cm wide

mide 88cm de pecho — her bust measurement is 88cms

3.

See:

medirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) to measure

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho — the cloth is 90 cm wide

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

medir las consecuencias de algo — to consider the consequences of something

medir los pros y los contras de algo — to weigh up the pros and cons of something

4) ( moderar)

mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully
2.
medirse v pron

1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure

2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on

* * *

= measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

Ex. Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

Ex. The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.

Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex. The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.

Ex. The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.

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* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* medir a dos raseros = double standard.

* medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.

* medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) to measure

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho — the cloth is 90 cm wide

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

medir las consecuencias de algo — to consider the consequences of something

medir los pros y los contras de algo — to weigh up the pros and cons of something

4) ( moderar)

mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully
2.
medirse v pron

1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure

2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on

* * *

= measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

Ex: Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

Ex: The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.

Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.

Ex: The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.

Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.

* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* medir a dos raseros = double standard.

* medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.

* medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* sin medir = unmeasured.

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medir [ I14 ]

vt

A ‹habitación/ángulo› to measure; ‹distancia/temperatura/velocidad› to measure, gauge

¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? can you measure me off three meters of this material?

B (tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

la tela mide 90 cm de ancho the cloth is 90 cm wide

la mesa mide 50 por 40 the table is 50 by 40, the table measures 50 by 40

¿cuánto mide de ancho/largo? how wide/long is it?

mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

medía 52 cm al nacer she measured o was 52 cm at birth

C (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up

eso te pasa por no medir las consecuencias de tus actos that is what happens (to you) when you don't consider the consequences of your actions

midió cuidadosamente las ventajas y los inconvenientes de la oferta she carefully weighed up the pros and cons of the offer

D

(moderar): mediré mis palabras I'll choose my words carefully, I'll weigh my words

tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie he had to choose o measure his words carefully so as not to offend anyone, he had to be as restrained as possible in what he said so as not to offend anyone

■ medirse

v pron

A ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure

me medí sin zapatos I measured myself without shoes on

mídete la cintura measure your waist

medírsele a algo/algn ( Col): me retó a cruzar el río a nado, pero no me le medí al asunto he dared me to swim across the river but I didn't take up the challenge

era capaz de medírsele a cualquier tarea she was capable of taking on o tackling any task

B (Col, Méx) (probarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to try on

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medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure
2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;

¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?;
mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
◊ medir los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.

medirse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) to measure oneself;
‹caderas/pecho› to measure
2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
medir
I verbo transitivo
1 (dimensiones) to measure
2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide
' medir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
granel
- metro
- rasero
- regla
- tallar
- contorno
- huincha
- mida
- varilla
English:
double standards
- gauge
- measure
- measure out
- pace out
- precisely
- record
- stand
- survey
- measuring
- meter
- weigh

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medir

♦ vt

1. [hacer mediciones] to measure;

Comp

medir por el mismo rasero to treat alike

2. [verso] to scan

3. [sopesar] to weigh up;

tenemos que medir las ventajas y desventajas de este sistema we have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of this system

4. [palabras] to weigh carefully;

mide bien tus palabras cuando hables con ellos be careful what you say when you talk to them

5. [fuerzas]
los dos equipos medirán sus fuerzas en la semifinal the two sides will do battle in the semifinal

♦ vi
[tener de medida]
¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;

¿cuánto mide de largo? how long o what length is it?;

mido 1,80 I'm 6 foot (tall);

mide diez metros it's ten metres long;

el cuadro mide 30 por 90 the picture measures o is 30 by 90;

mide dos metros de ancho por cuatro de largo it's two metres wide by four metres long;

mide 90-60-90 her vital statistics are 36-24-36;

este armario mide demasiado this cupboard is too big

♦ See also the pronominal verb medirse

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medir

I v/t measure;

medir sus palabras fig weigh one’s words

II v/i

:

mide 2 metros de ancho/largo/alto it’s 2 meters wide/long/tall

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medir {54} vt

1) : to measure

2) : to weigh, to consider

medir los riesgos: to weigh the risks

medir vi

: to measure

♦ See also the reflexive verb medirse

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medir vb to measure

Spanish-English dictionary > medir

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