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21 almohada
f.pillow.* * *1 pillow\consultar algo con la almohada familiar to sleep on something* * *noun f.* * *SF [de cama] pillow; (=funda) pillowcase; (=cojín) cushion* * *femenino pillowconsultarlo con la almohada — to sleep on it
* * *= pillow.Ex. The article 'Wiring information to a college campus: a port for every pillow' describes a system for accessing on-line data bases via a campus-wide network of microcomputers.----* combate de almohadas = pillow fight.* consultar con la almohada = sleep on + it.* funda de almohada = pillow case.* guerra de almohadas = pillow fight.* pelea de almohadas = pillow fight.* * *femenino pillowconsultarlo con la almohada — to sleep on it
* * *= pillow.Ex: The article 'Wiring information to a college campus: a port for every pillow' describes a system for accessing on-line data bases via a campus-wide network of microcomputers.
* combate de almohadas = pillow fight.* consultar con la almohada = sleep on + it.* funda de almohada = pillow case.* guerra de almohadas = pillow fight.* pelea de almohadas = pillow fight.* * *pillowconsultarlo con la almohada to sleep on it* * *
almohada sustantivo femenino
pillow;◊ consultarlo con la almohada to sleep on it
almohada sustantivo femenino pillow
♦ Locuciones: familiar consultar algo con la almohada, to sleep on something
' almohada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahuecar
- cabello
- tampón
- cabezal
- funda
English:
bolster
- case
- cover
- fluff
- pillow
- pillowcase
- plump up
- sleep
- sleep on
- stuff
- think over
* * *almohada nfpillow;consultarlo con la almohada to sleep on it* * *f pillow;consultarlo con la almohada sleep on it* * *almohada nf: pillow* * *almohada n pillow -
22 decidirse
1 to make up one's mind* * ** * *VPR to decide, make up one's mindno me he decidido todavía — I haven't decided o made up my mind yet
¡decídete ya, que se hace tarde! — make up your mind! it's getting late
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decidirse a hacer algo — to decide to do sth, make up one's mind to do sthsi me decido a marcharme de París... — if I decide to o make up my mind to leave Paris...
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decidirse por algo — to decide on sth* * *(v.) = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind upEx. Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.Ex. The problem was that the Government could not make their mind up and agonised about it for many months.* * *(v.) = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind upEx: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.
Ex: The problem was that the Government could not make their mind up and agonised about it for many months.* * *
■decidirse verbo reflexivo to make up one's mind: se decidió a escribir una novela, she made up her mind to write a novel
me decido por el negro, I'll choose the black one
' decidirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- aclararse
- lanzarse
- optar
- decidir
- final
English:
decide
- mind
- settle on
- agonize
- go
- plump
- settle
* * *vprto decide, to make up one's mind;aún no se ha decidido he still hasn't decided o made up his mind;¡decídete de una vez! make up your mind!;decidirse a hacer algo to decide to do sth;al final, me decidí a estudiar inglés in the end, I decided to study English;si te decides a venir, llámame if you decide to come, give me a ring;decidirse por to decide on, to choose;no sabía por qué color decidirme I couldn't decide which colour to go for;me decidí por el más barato I decided on o decided to go for the cheapest* * *v/r make up one’s mind, decide* * *vr: to make up one's mind* * *decidirse vb to make up your mind¡decídete! make up your mind! -
23 ruido
m.1 noise (sonido).desde aquí se escuchan los ruidos de la fiesta you can hear the noise of the party from hereesta lavadora hace mucho ruido this washing machine is very noisy¡no hagas ruido! be quiet!ruido de fondo background noisemucho ruido y pocas nueces much ado about nothing2 row (alboroto).hacer o meter ruido to cause a stir3 glitch.4 bruit.* * *1 (gen) noise2 (sonido) sound3 (jaleo) din, row4 figurado stir, commotion\hacer ruido / meter ruido to make a noise 2 figurado to cause a stirmucho ruido y pocas nueces familiar much ado about nothingruido ambiental / ruido de fondo background noise* * *noun m.noise, sound* * *SM1) (=sonido) noise¿has oído ese ruido? — did you hear that noise?
no hagas ruido, que el niño está durmiendo — don't make a sound, the baby's sleeping
me hace ruido el estómago — * my stomach is rumbling
lejos del mundanal ruido — hum, liter far from the madding crowd liter
es más el ruido que las nueces —
prometieron reformas para este año, pero era más el ruido que las nueces — they promised reforms for this year, but it was all hot air
los grandes beneficios anunciados son más el ruido que las nueces — the large profits they announced are not all what they were cracked up to be
ruido de sables, en los cuarteles se oye ruido de sables — there's talk of rebellion in the ranks
2) (=escándalo)hacer o meter ruido — to cause a stir
* * *a) ( sonido) noiseno metas or hagas tanto ruido — don't make so much noise
lejos del mundanal ruido — (liter o hum) far from the madding crowd (liter), away from it all
b) (Audio) noise* * *a) ( sonido) noiseno metas or hagas tanto ruido — don't make so much noise
lejos del mundanal ruido — (liter o hum) far from the madding crowd (liter), away from it all
b) (Audio) noise* * *ruido11 = clatter, noise, cacophony, rumble, loud noise, squeak, swish.Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex: The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.Ex: Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge.Ex: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.Ex: On a bicycle there can be nothing more annoying then a squeak while you're riding.Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.* alejado del mundanal ruido = far from the maddening crowd(s).* con un ruido sordo = plump.* hacer ruido = be loud, rattle.* hacer ruido al sorber = slurp.* hacer un ruido = make + a noise.* haciendo ruido = noisily.* lejos del mundanal ruido = out in the woods, far from the maddening crowd(s).* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* nivel de ruido = noise level.* ruido altisonante = cacophony.* ruido corporal = bodily noise.* ruido de fondo = background noise.* ruido industrial = industrial noise.* ruidos de la noche = things that go bump in the night.* ruido sordo = thud.* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.* sin ruido = soundless.* sorber haciendo ruido = slurp.ruido22 = false drop, false hit.Ex: False drops are cards which drop from the needle when the documents that the cards represent are not truly relevant to the topic of a search.
Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse; these are called ' false hits'.* ruido documental = noise.* * *1 (sonido) noiseentra sin hacer ruido come in quietlyno quiero oír ni un ruido I don't want to hear a soundla lavadora hace un ruido extraño the washing machine is making a funny noisese oyen mucho los ruidos de la calle you can hear a lot of noise from the streetno metas or hagas tanto ruido don't make so much noise2 ( Audio) noiseCompuestos:white noisebackground noisesaber* rattling* * *
ruido sustantivo masculino
noise;
no hagas tanto ruido don't make so much noise
ruido sustantivo masculino
1 noise: la lavadora hace un ruido extraño, the washing machine is making a strange noise
sin ruido, quietly
2 (jaleo) fuss, row: dejad de meter ruido, vais a molestar a los vecinos, stop fussing, you'll disturb the neighbors
3 familiar stir, commotion
♦ Locuciones: mucho ruido y pocas nueces, much ado about nothing
' ruido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abstraerse
- amortiguar
- barullo
- callar
- chasquido
- detonación
- disgusto
- ensordecer
- escándalo
- estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
- hacer
- jaleo
- jolgorio
- matar
- molesta
- molesto
- mundanal
- negra
- negro
- nuez
- oír
- puñetera
- puñetero
- retumbar
- seca
- seco
- sofocar
- sonsonete
- sorber
- sorda
- sordo
- tecleo
- zarabanda
- absorber
- absorción
- alboroto
- armar
- aturdir
- bulla
- bullicio
- creer
- despacio
- enloquecedor
- espantoso
- follón
- fondo
- fuerte
- infernal
- jicotera
English:
ado
- alarm
- bang
- bend
- boom
- bump
- clatter
- crash
- die down
- dislike
- distraction
- disturbance
- disturbing
- effective
- excruciating
- grind
- hell
- incessant
- loud
- make
- munch
- nerve
- noise
- nonstop
- off-putting
- perpetual
- persistent
- quiet
- quietly
- racket
- rattle
- rumble
- rumbling
- rumpus
- scratch
- silence
- sleep through
- smack
- smash
- snap
- sound
- static
- stifle
- terrific
- this
- thud
- thump
- thunder
- tired
- tread
* * *ruido nm1. [sonido] noise;escuchamos un ruido we heard a noise;desde aquí se escuchan los ruidos de la fiesta you can hear the noise of the party from here;esta lavadora hace mucho ruido this washing machine is very noisy;esta impresora hace un ruido muy raro this printer is making a very strange noise;¡no hagas ruido! be quiet!;mucho ruido y pocas nueces much ado about nothingruido de fondo background noise; Pol ruido de sables:se oye ruido de sables there has been some sabre-rattling2. [alboroto] row;3. Tel noiseruido blanco white noise;ruido en la línea line noise* * *m noise;hacer ruido make a noise;armar mucho ruido make a lot of noise; fig make a fuss;mucho ruido y pocas nueces all talk and no action* * *ruido nm: noise, sound* * *ruido n noise -
24 pollo
m.1 chicken, pullet.2 chicken.* * *1 chicken* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Orn) (=adulto) chicken; (=cría) chick; (Culin) chickenpollo asado o LAm rostizado — roast chicken
- ¡qué duquesa ni qué pollos en vinagre!2) (Pol) torture where the victim is suspended from a pole or spit3) * (=joven) young lad¿quién es ese pollo? — who's that young lad? *
pollo pera — * (=pijo) rich kid; (=chanchullero) spiv *, flash Harry *
4) Esp ** (=esputo) gob ** * *- lla masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( cría) chickb) ( adulto) chickenc) (Coc) chickenlisto el pollo — (AmL fam) that's that!
hago esto y listo el pollo — I'll just do this and then I'm calling it a day
2) (fam) (m) young lad; (f) young girl* * *= chicken.Ex. For example, a paper that discusses diseases in dogs, cats, and chickens might have only the part about dogs abstracted if the user group is doing research on diseases in dogs.----* asadero de pollos = chicken place, chicken rotisserie.* asador de pollos = chicken rotisserie.* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.* crianza de pollos = chicken culture, chicken raising.* fiebre del pollo = bird flu.* hígado de pollo = chicken liver.* nugget de pollo = chicken nugget.* pepita de pollo = chicken nugget.* pollo de campo = free-range chicken.* pollo de corral = free-range chicken.* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.* sartén para asar pollos = chicken roaster pan.* * *- lla masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( cría) chickb) ( adulto) chickenc) (Coc) chickenlisto el pollo — (AmL fam) that's that!
hago esto y listo el pollo — I'll just do this and then I'm calling it a day
2) (fam) (m) young lad; (f) young girl* * *= chicken.Ex: For example, a paper that discusses diseases in dogs, cats, and chickens might have only the part about dogs abstracted if the user group is doing research on diseases in dogs.
* asadero de pollos = chicken place, chicken rotisserie.* asador de pollos = chicken rotisserie.* caldo de pollo = chicken broth.* crianza de pollos = chicken culture, chicken raising.* fiebre del pollo = bird flu.* hígado de pollo = chicken liver.* nugget de pollo = chicken nugget.* pepita de pollo = chicken nugget.* pollo de campo = free-range chicken.* pollo de corral = free-range chicken.* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.* sartén para asar pollos = chicken roaster pan.* * *masculine, feminine(ver tb polla)A ( Zool)1 (cría — de gallina) chick; (— de otras aves) chick, young bird2 (adulto) chickenestoy sudada como un pollo I'm soaked in sweat3 ( Coc) chickenpollo asado roast chickennos tomamos un taxi y listo el pollo we'll take a taxi and that's that!hago esto y listo el pollo I'll just do this and then I'm calling it a dayCompuestos:feminine moorhenmasculine spit-roast chickenoye pollo, más respeto have a little more respect, young lad o young manestá usted todavía hecho un pollo you still look very young o like a youngstertus hijas ya son pollitas your daughters have already grown up into real young ladiesun bar lleno de pollos pera vestidos a la última a bar full of rich kids wearing the latest fashions ( colloq)* * *
pollo◊ - lla sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool)
c) (Coc) chicken;
pollo sustantivo masculino chicken
pollo asado, roast chicken
' pollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistir
- hermosa
- hermoso
- trinchar
- asado
- asar
- caldo
- color
- cuarto
- curry
- deshuesar
- desmenuzar
- horno
- muslo
- nadar
- pechuga
- polla
- presa
- rostizar
English:
breast
- broiler
- chicken
- curry
- grill
- plump
- spring chicken
- for
* * *pollo, -a♦ nm,f2. Méx Fam [inmigrante ilegal] = illegal immigrant who is smuggled from Mexico into the US by a “pollero”♦ nm1. [animal] chickpollo tomatero spring chicken2. [guiso] chickenpollo al ajillo chicken fried with garlic;pollo asado roast chicken;pollo frito fried chicken;Méx pollo rostizado roast chicken; RP pollo al spiedo spit-roasted chicken4. Fammontar un pollo [escándalo] to kick up a massive fuss;mi madre (me) montó un pollo porque llegué tarde a casa my mum went bananas because I was late home;se montó un pollo muy grande en los alrededores del estadio there was Br some major aggro o US a helluva rumble outside the ground* * *m ZO, GASTR chicken* * *1) : chicken2) pollito: chick3) joven: young man m, young lady f* * *pollo n chicken -
25 cerdo
m.1 pig, hog, swine.2 pork, pork meat.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) pig2 (carne) pork————————1 (animal) pig2 (carne) pork* * *(f. - cerda)nounpig, hog* * *ISM1) (Zool) pig, hog (EEUU)cerda2) (Culin) porkII cerdo, -a *1. ADJ1) (=sucio) filthy, dirty2) (=malhablado)no digas palabrotas, no seas tan cerdo — don't swear o curse, don't be so foul-mouthed o crude
3) (=maleducado)no eructes en público, no seas cerdo — don't belch in public, don't be such a pig o don't be so gross!
4) (=canalla) rotten *2. SM / F1) (=sucio) slob *¡mira cómo tienes la habitación! ¡eres un cerdo! — look at the state of your room! you're a real slob! o you're filthy! *
2) (=malhablado) foul-mouthed pig3) (=maleducado)es un cerdo, siempre habla con la boca llena — he's such a pig o so gross eating with his mouth full all the time *
4) (=canalla) swine *cerda* * *1) ( animal) pig, hog (AmE)comer como un cerdo — ( comer mucho) to stuff oneself (colloq)
2) ( carne) pork3) (fam) ( hombre - sucio) slob (colloq); (- despreciable) bastard (sl), swine (colloq)* * *1) ( animal) pig, hog (AmE)comer como un cerdo — ( comer mucho) to stuff oneself (colloq)
2) ( carne) pork3) (fam) ( hombre - sucio) slob (colloq); (- despreciable) bastard (sl), swine (colloq)* * *cerdo11 = pig, pork, porker, swine.Nota: Tanto singular como plural.Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.
Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.Ex: The words ' swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.* barbacoa de cerdo = pig roast.* caña de cerdo = pork loin.* carne de cerdo = pigmeat.* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.* cerdo a la barbacoa = pig roast.* cerdo hormiguero = aardvark.* cerdo macho = boar.* cerdo vietnamita = pot-bellied pig.* chillar como un cerdo = squeal like + a pig.* chuleta de cerdo = chop, pork chop.* codillo de cerdo = ham hock, pork hock.* cortezas de cerdo = pork scratchings.* criadero de cerdos = piggery.* criador de cerdos = pig farmer.* granja de cerdos = piggery.* grasa de cerdo = pork fat.* lomo de cerdo = pork loin.* manteca de cerdo = lard.* piel de cerdo = pigskin.* queso de cerdo = head cheese [headcheese].* sector de la cría de cerdos, el = pig sector, the.cerdo22 = glutton, pig.Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a ' glutton and a drunkard'.
Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.cerdo33 = scumbag, swine.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.* * *a cada cerdo le llega su San Martín everyone gets their comeuppance o their just deserts sooner or laterCompuesto:aardvarkB (carne) pork* * *
cerdo sustantivo masculino
(— despreciable) bastard (sl), swine (colloq)
cerdo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool pig
2 (carne de cerdo) pork
3 fam pey (hombre sucio) pig, slob
(hombre despreciable) bastard
Recuerda que los anglohablantes emplean diferentes palabras cuando se refieren al animal y a su carne. Cerdo, nombre genérico, es pig; boar se aplica sólo al macho, sow sólo a la hembra y piglet a su cría. Su carne es pork.
' cerdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carne
- carné
- chillar
- chillido
- cochina
- cochino
- corteza
- gruñir
- lechón
- magra
- magro
- mano
- manteca
- poder
- costilla
- hocico
- lomo
- matanza
English:
boar
- hog
- lard
- loin
- pig
- piglet
- pigskin
- plump
- pork
- pork chop
- sow
- swine
- baked beans
* * *cerdo, -a♦ adjFam1. [sucio] filthy2. [malintencionado] mean♦ nm,f1. [animal] pig, f sow;Fam [sin modales] he eats like a pig; Famestar como un cerdo [gordo] to be a fat pig;a cada cerdo le llega su San Martín = everyone gets their come-uppance at some point♦ nm[carne] pork* * *m hog, Brpig; fig fampersona pig fam* * *cerdo nm1) : pig, hog2)carne de cerdo : pork* * *cerdo n1. (animal, persona) pig¡eres un cerdo! you're a pig!2. (carne) pork -
26 ruido1
1 = clatter, noise, cacophony, rumble, loud noise, squeak, swish.Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex. The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.Ex. Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge.Ex. Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.Ex. On a bicycle there can be nothing more annoying then a squeak while you're riding.Ex. At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.----* alejado del mundanal ruido = far from the maddening crowd(s).* con un ruido sordo = plump.* hacer ruido = be loud, rattle.* hacer ruido al sorber = slurp.* hacer un ruido = make + a noise.* haciendo ruido = noisily.* lejos del mundanal ruido = out in the woods, far from the maddening crowd(s).* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* nivel de ruido = noise level.* ruido altisonante = cacophony.* ruido corporal = bodily noise.* ruido de fondo = background noise.* ruido industrial = industrial noise.* ruidos de la noche = things that go bump in the night.* ruido sordo = thud.* sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.* sin ruido = soundless.* sorber haciendo ruido = slurp. -
27 gorda
adj.1 fat, corpulent, plump, fleshy, obese (person).2 fat, rich, gray, oily (comida, sustancia).3 coarse, thick (hilo, tela) Lienzo gordo, coarse linen.4 great, large, big.5 torpid, stupid.6 unpleasant.f.fat lady, fat woman.* * *f., (m. - gordo)* * *SF1)ni gorda * —
no tener ni gorda — to be skint *, be broke *
2)la Gorda — the 1868 revolution in Spain
armarse la gorda * —
se armó la gorda cuando volvieron mis padres — there was a hell of a row when my parents came back *
3) Méx thick tortillagordo* * ** * *
gordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) fat
2 (cable, jersey, etc) thick
3 (importante, serio) big: estoy en un lío muy gordo, I'm in big trouble
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fat person
familiar fatty
III sustantivo masculino el gordo, (de una lotería) the jackpot
♦ Locuciones: caer gordo: le cae gordo, she can't bear o stand him
' gorda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armarse
- gota
- pasar
- sal
- sudar
- vista
- pintor
English:
blind
- eye
- overlook
- sweat
- way
* * *I adj1 fat2:me cae gordo fam I can’t stand him;se va a armar la gorda fam all hell will break loose fam ;¡ésta sí que es gorda! fam this is a disaster!;no veo ni gorda fam I can’t see a damn thing famII m, gorda f fat persontocado el gordo I’ve won the jackpot; fig I’ve hit the jackpot* * * -
28 metido *
1. ADJ1)2)metido en años — elderly, advanced in years
3)4)5) LAm (=entrometido) interfering, meddling2. SM1) (=reprimenda) ticking-offdar o pegar un metido a algn — to give sb a ticking-off
2) ** (=sablazo)3) * (=golpe) bash *; (=empujón) shove
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