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1 albúmina
f.albumin, albumen.* * *1 albumin* * *SF albumin* * *femenino albumin* * *= albumen, albumin.Ex. The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.Ex. The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.----* albúmina sérica = serum albumin.* * *femenino albumin* * *= albumen, albumin.Ex: The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.
Ex: The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.* albúmina sérica = serum albumin.* * *albumin* * *albúmina nfQuím albumin* * *f albumin* * *albúmina nf: albumin -
2 asfalto
m.asphalt.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: asfaltar.* * *1 asphalt\en el asfalto figurado on the road* * *noun m.* * *SM asphalt, blacktop (EEUU); (Aer) tarmac- regar el asfalto* * *masculino asphalt* * *= asphalt.Ex. The bitumen (or asphalt) photolitho process gave only a handful of prints from each stone, but the bichromate process could give as many as 700 prints from a single stone = El proceso de fotolito de betún o asfalto solamente proporcionaba un número limitado de impresones de cada piedra, pero el proceso bicromático podía conseguir hasta 700 impresiones con una sola piedra.----* jungla del asfalto = asphalt jungle, concrete jungle.* * *masculino asphalt* * *= asphalt.Ex: The bitumen (or asphalt) photolitho process gave only a handful of prints from each stone, but the bichromate process could give as many as 700 prints from a single stone = El proceso de fotolito de betún o asfalto solamente proporcionaba un número limitado de impresones de cada piedra, pero el proceso bicromático podía conseguir hasta 700 impresiones con una sola piedra.
* jungla del asfalto = asphalt jungle, concrete jungle.* * *1 ( Min) asphalt2(ciudad): el asfalto the city* * *
Del verbo asfaltar: ( conjugate asfaltar)
asfalto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
asfaltó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
asfaltar
asfalto
asfaltar ( conjugate asfaltar) verbo transitivo
to asphalt
asfalto sustantivo masculino
asphalt
asfalto sustantivo masculino asphalt
' asfalto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berma
- chapopote
- pavimentar
- pavimento
English:
asphalt
- tarmac
* * *asfalto nm1. [sustancia] asphalt2. [carretera]50 personas han perdido la vida en el asfalto este fin de semana 50 people lost their lives on the roads this weekend* * *m asphalt* * *asfalto nm: asphalt* * *asfalto n tarmac -
3 colodión
m.collodion, pyroxylin, collodium.* * *= collodion.Nota: En fotografía, disolución de piroxilina (nitrato de celulosa) en éter y alcohol utilizada antiguamente como emulsión.Ex. The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.* * *= collodion.Nota: En fotografía, disolución de piroxilina (nitrato de celulosa) en éter y alcohol utilizada antiguamente como emulsión.Ex: The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.
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4 esprínt
m.sprint.* * *1 sprint* * *[es'prin]SM (pl esprints ó esprintes) sprint* * ** * *= sprint.Ex. If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.* * ** * *= sprint.Ex: If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.
* * *(pl - prints)sprintel esprint final the final sprintes bueno/malo para el esprint he's a good/bad sprinter* * *
esprint sustantivo masculino (pl
' esprint' also found in these entries:
English:
dash
- sprint
* * *sprint;la carrera se decidió al esprint it was a sprint finishesprint especial [en ciclismo] hot spot sprint* * *m sprint* * *esprint nm: sprint -
5 proceso bicromático
(n.) = bichromate processEx. The bitumen (or asphalt) photolitho process gave only a handful of prints from each stone, but the bichromate process could give as many as 700 prints from a single stone = El proceso de fotolito de betún o asfalto solamente proporcionaba un número limitado de impresones de cada piedra, pero el proceso bicromático podía conseguir hasta 700 impresiones con una sola piedra.* * *(n.) = bichromate processEx: The bitumen (or asphalt) photolitho process gave only a handful of prints from each stone, but the bichromate process could give as many as 700 prints from a single stone = El proceso de fotolito de betún o asfalto solamente proporcionaba un número limitado de impresones de cada piedra, pero el proceso bicromático podía conseguir hasta 700 impresiones con una sola piedra.
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6 proceso de fotolito
(n.) = photolitho processEx. The bitumen (or asphalt) photolitho process gave only a handful of prints from each stone, but the bichromate process could give as many as 700 prints from a single stone = El proceso de fotolito de betún o asfalto solamente proporcionaba un número limitado de impresones de cada piedra, pero el proceso bicromático podía conseguir hasta 700 impresiones con una sola piedra.* * *(n.) = photolitho processEx: The bitumen (or asphalt) photolitho process gave only a handful of prints from each stone, but the bichromate process could give as many as 700 prints from a single stone = El proceso de fotolito de betún o asfalto solamente proporcionaba un número limitado de impresones de cada piedra, pero el proceso bicromático podía conseguir hasta 700 impresiones con una sola piedra.
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7 sulfuro de plata
(n.) = silver sulphideEx. The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.* * *(n.) = silver sulphideEx: The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.
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8 vuelo
m.1 flight (gen) & (aviation).alzar o emprender o levantar el vuelo to take flight, to fly off; (despegar) to fly the nest (figurative) (irse de casa)coger algo al vuelo to catch something in flight; (en el aire) to catch on to something very quickly (figurative) (rápido)remontar el vuelo to soarde altos vuelos, de mucho vuelo of great importanceno se oía el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin dropvuelo chárter charter flightvuelo sin escalas direct flightvuelo espacial space flightvuelo libre hang-glidingvuelo sin motor glidingvuelos nacionales domestic flightsvuelo de reconocimiento reconnaissance flightvuelo regular scheduled flight2 fullness.una falda de vuelo a full skirt3 projection (architecture).4 pleat, frill, ruffle.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: volar.* * *1 (acto, espacio, etc) flight2 (acción) flying3 (de vestido) fullness, flare5 ARQUITECTURA (voladizo) projection\al vuelo in flightalzar el vuelo / emprender el vuelo / levantar el vuelo to take flightcazarlas al vuelo / cogerlas al vuelo figurado to be quick on the uptakecortarle los vuelos a alguien figurado to clip somebody's wingsde alto vuelo figurado important, far-reachingde un vuelo figurado in a flashremontar el vuelo to soar uptener muchas horas de vuelo familiar to be an old hand at somethingtomar vuelo to take off, growpersonal de vuelo flight crewvuelo chárter / vuelo regular charter flight / scheduled flightvuelo espacial space flightvuelo libre hang-glidingvuelo sin escala nonstop flightvuelo sin motor gliding* * *noun m.1) flight2) fullness* * *I IISM1) [de ave, avión] flight(=independizarse) to leave the nestalzar o levantar el vuelo — (=echar a volar) to fly off; (=marcharse) to dash off
remontar el vuelo: la cigüeña remontó el vuelo — the stork soared (up) into the sky, the stork took the sky
vuelo directo — direct flight, non-stop flight
vuelo interior — internal flight, domestic flight
vuelo sin escalas, vuelo sin etapas — non-stop flight
2) (Orn) (=plumas) flight feathers [pl] ; (=alas) wings [pl]3) [de falda, capa]el vuelo de la falda — the spread o swirl of the skirt
falda de mucho vuelo — full o wide skirt
4) (Arquit) projection* * *I1)a) ( acción)horas de vuelo — (Aviac) flying time
agarrarlas or cogerlas al vuelo — to be very quick on the uptake
alzar or levantar el vuelo — pájaro to fly away o off; avión to take off; persona to fly o leave the nest
a vuelo de pájaro — (AmL)
de alto vuelo — proyecto big, important; ejecutivo high-flying (before n)
b) (trayecto, viaje) flightc) ( avión) flight2) ( en costura)a) ( amplitud)b) (Chi) ( adorno) flounce3) ( pluma) flight (feather)II* * *= flight, flight mission, flight mission.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.Ex. The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.----* al vuelo = on-the-fly.* auxiliar de vuelo = flight attendant.* compañía de vuelos chárter = charter airline.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cubierta de vuelo = flight deck.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* diario de vuelo = logbook [log book].* durante el vuelo = in-flight.* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.* en el vuelo = in-flight.* en vuelo = aloft, in-flight.* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* horario de vuelos = air timetable.* iniciar el vuelo = take to + the sky.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* oír el vuelo de una mosca = hear a pin drop.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* personal de vuelo = flight crew.* reservar un vuelo = book + flight.* simulador de vuelo = flight simulator.* tripulación de vuelo = flight crew.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* vuelo chárter = charter flight.* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.* vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.* vuelo de enlace = connecting flight.* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.* vuelo en ala delta = hang-gliding.* vuelo espacial = space flight.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.* vuelo tripulado = manned flight.* * *I1)a) ( acción)horas de vuelo — (Aviac) flying time
agarrarlas or cogerlas al vuelo — to be very quick on the uptake
alzar or levantar el vuelo — pájaro to fly away o off; avión to take off; persona to fly o leave the nest
a vuelo de pájaro — (AmL)
de alto vuelo — proyecto big, important; ejecutivo high-flying (before n)
b) (trayecto, viaje) flightc) ( avión) flight2) ( en costura)a) ( amplitud)b) (Chi) ( adorno) flounce3) ( pluma) flight (feather)II* * *= flight, flight mission, flight mission.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.Ex: The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.* al vuelo = on-the-fly.* auxiliar de vuelo = flight attendant.* compañía de vuelos chárter = charter airline.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cubierta de vuelo = flight deck.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* diario de vuelo = logbook [log book].* durante el vuelo = in-flight.* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.* en el vuelo = in-flight.* en vuelo = aloft, in-flight.* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* horario de vuelos = air timetable.* iniciar el vuelo = take to + the sky.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* oír el vuelo de una mosca = hear a pin drop.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* personal de vuelo = flight crew.* reservar un vuelo = book + flight.* simulador de vuelo = flight simulator.* tripulación de vuelo = flight crew.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* vuelo chárter = charter flight.* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.* vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.* vuelo de enlace = connecting flight.* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.* vuelo en ala delta = hang-gliding.* vuelo espacial = space flight.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.* vuelo tripulado = manned flight.* * *A1(acción): contemplaba el vuelo de las gaviotas he was watching the seagulls' flight o the seagulls flyingremontar el vuelo to soar upun piloto con más de mil horas de vuelo a pilot with more than a thousand hours' flying timeagarrarlas or cazarlas or cogerlas al vuelo to be very quick on the uptake, to be sharp ( colloq)alzar or levantar el vuelo «pájaro» to fly away o off;«avión» to take off; «persona» to fly o leave the nesta vuelo de pájaro ( AmL): así, a vuelo de pájaro, han de ser unas cinco hectáreas at a rough o quick guess, I'd say it's about five hectaresleí el informe a vuelo de pájaro I just skimmed over the reportde alto vuelo: un proyecto de alto vuelo a big o an important o a prestigious projectun ejecutivo de alto vuelo a high-flying executiveel vuelo de una mosca: no se oía ni el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq), there wasn't a sound to be heardtomar vuelo to take flight2 (trayecto, viaje) flightMadrid-Londres son dos horas de vuelo it is a two-hour flight from Madrid to London, it takes two hours to fly from Madrid to London3 (avión) flightel vuelo 852 procedente de París flight 852 from Parisel vuelo llegó con retraso the flight o the plane was lateCompuestos:gliding, soaring ( AmE)charter flight( RPl) local flight● vuelo de entrenamiento or instruccióntraining flighttest flightspaceflightinternational flighthang-glidingdomestic o internal flightlow-level flightscheduled flightgliding, soaring ( AmE)1(amplitud): la falda tiene mucho vuelo it is a very full skirtC ( Arquit) projectionD (pluma) flight, flight feather* * *
Del verbo volar: ( conjugate volar)
vuelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
volar
vuelo
volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
2
◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;
las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fastb)
se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
3
verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
1
2
vuelo sustantivo masculino
1a) ( acción):
remontar el vuelo to soar up;
alzar or levantar el vuelo [ pájaro] to fly away o off;
[ avión] to take off;
[ persona] to fly o leave the nest;◊ a vuelo de pájaro (AmL): un cálculo a vuelo de pájaro a rough estimate;
lo leí a vuelo de pájaro I just skimmed through itb) (Aviac) flight;
vuelo charter/regular charter/schedule flight;
vuelo internacional/nacional international/domestic o internal flight;
vuelo sin motor gliding, soaring (AmE)
2 ( en costura) ( amplitud):
volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
vuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de un ave, avión, etc) flight
vuelo chárter, charter flight
vuelo espacial, spaceflight
vuelo regular, scheduled flight
vuelo sin motor, gliding
2 Cost (amplitud de una falda) tiene mucho vuelo, it's very full
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas/cogerlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
fam (de importancia) de altos vuelos, high fliers
' vuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alzar
- cazar
- campana
- hora
- procedente
- rasa
- rasante
- raso
- reconocimiento
- reserva
- simular
- simulador
- simuladora
- sobrecargo
- auxiliar
- conectar
- controlador
- destino
- desviar
- directo
- doméstico
- enlazar
- espacial
- nacional
- nocturno
- operar
- pasar
- remontar
- suspender
- zarandear
English:
airborne
- aloft
- announce
- book
- bumpy
- cancel
- charter flight
- connect
- delay
- delayed
- domestic
- due
- fall away
- flight
- flight attendant
- flight recorder
- flight-deck
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- hold up
- hop
- in-flight
- inbound
- incoming
- instrument
- jump at
- luckily
- nonstop
- notify
- originate
- outward
- pin
- quick
- route
- scheduled flight
- space flight
- steward
- takeoff
- air
- flare
- flared
- flounce
- flying
- frill
- from
- hang
- high
- log
- ruffle
- schedule
* * *♦ nm1. [de pájaro, insecto] flight;[irse de casa] to fly the nest; [rápido] to catch on to sth very quickly;en un vuelo in next to no time;de altos vuelos [boda, ceremonia] grand;[conferencia] prestigious; [proyecto, programa] ambitious;cortar los vuelos a alguien to clip sb's wings;no se oía el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;Ama vuelo de pájaro in overview, in broad outline2. [de avión] flightRP vuelo de cabotaje internal flight;vuelo chárter charter flight;vuelo sin escalas direct flight;vuelo espacial space flight;vuelo libre hang-gliding;vuelo sin motor gliding;vuelos nacionales domestic flights;vuelo nocturno overnight flight;vuelo rasante low-level flight;vuelo de reconocimiento reconnaissance flight;vuelo regular scheduled flight;vuelo supersónico supersonic flight3. [de vestido] fullness;una falda de vuelo a full skirt4. Arquit projection* * *I vb → volarII m1 flight;en vuelo in flight;cazar algo al vuelo catch sth in mid-air; fig catch olatch on to sth quickly;de altos vuelos boda, bautizo big; ceremonia important; restaurante prestigious; proyecto big, prestigious2:una falda con vuelo a full skirt* * *vuelo nm1) : flight, flyingalzar el vuelo: to take flight2) : flight (of an aircraft)vuelo espacial: space flight3) : flare, fullness (of clothing)4)al vuelo : on the wing* * *vuelo n flight¿a qué hora sale tu vuelo? what time does your flight leave? -
9 a diferencia de
unlike* * *in contrast to, unlike* * *= apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with)Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.Ex. This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user.Ex. The intent is to create a mechanism which recognizes the needs of the reader, in contradistinction to simplifying clerical procedures within the cataloging department.Ex. An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.Ex. The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.Ex. Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.Ex. The archives of mediaeval universities are sparse and fragmented, in sharp contrast with the fact that these institutions were among the most regulated, structured and stable of their time.* * *= apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with)Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
Ex: This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user.Ex: The intent is to create a mechanism which recognizes the needs of the reader, in contradistinction to simplifying clerical procedures within the cataloging department.Ex: An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.Ex: The archives of mediaeval universities are sparse and fragmented, in sharp contrast with the fact that these institutions were among the most regulated, structured and stable of their time. -
10 a la hora de + Infinitivo
= when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + GerundioEx. Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file.Ex. Even such devices are much too slow when it comes, for example, to matching a set of finger prints with one of five million on file.* * *= when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + GerundioEx: Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file.
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11 anastática
Nota: Procedimiento de impresión.Ex. Anastatic printing was a form of transfer metal-plate lithography which, as well as being a cheap method of duplicating specially-written documents, offered the interesting possibility of making prints direct from letterpress originals.* * *Nota: Procedimiento de impresión.Ex: Anastatic printing was a form of transfer metal-plate lithography which, as well as being a cheap method of duplicating specially-written documents, offered the interesting possibility of making prints direct from letterpress originals.
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12 arma
f.1 arm, weapon (instrument).alzarse en armas to rise up in armspresentar/rendir armas to present/surrender armsarma blanca bladearma de fuego firearmarma homicida murder weaponarma nuclear nuclear weaponarma química chemical weaponarma secreta secret weapon2 weapon (medio).la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria3 gun.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: armar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: armar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 weapon, arm2 (heráldica) arms, armorial bearings\alzarse en armas to rise up in armspasar por las armas to executepresentar armas to present armsrendir armas to surrenderser de armas tomar figurado to be formidabletomar las armas to take up armsarma blanca knifearma corta small armarma de artillería artilleryarma de doble filo figurado double-edged swordarma de fuego firearmarma homicida murder weaponarma nuclear nuclear weaponlicencia de armas firearms licence (US license)* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mil) weapon¡a las armas! — to arms!
¡armas al hombro! — shoulder arms!
¡descansen armas! — order arms!
¡presenten armas! — present arms!
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rendir las armas — to lay down one's arms•
estar sobre las armas — to be under arms•
tocar (al) arma — to sound the call to arms•
tomar las armas — to take up armsde armas tomar —
arma reglamentaria — service weapon, regulation weapon
2) (=medio) weapon3) (Mil) (=cuerpo) arm4) (Mil)las armas — (=profesión) the military, the armed services
5) pl armas [de escudo] arms* * *femenino‡1)a) (Arm, Mil) weaponarma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon
de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)
ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword
b) (instrumento, medio) weapon2) ( cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm
* * *= weapon, arm.Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.Ex. The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.----* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.* arma arrojadiza = projectile.* arma biológica = biological weapon.* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.* arma corta = small arm.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* arma de servicio = service weapon.* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.* arma letal = lethal weapon.* arma ligera = light weapon.* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.* arma nuclear = nuclear device.* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.* arma química = chemical weapon.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* armas, las = armed force.* armas letales = lethal weaponry.* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.* camarada de armas = brother in arms.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* comercio de armas = arms trade.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* permiso de armas = firearm permit.* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.* plaza de armas = parade ground.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* venta de armas = arms sale.* * *femenino‡1)a) (Arm, Mil) weaponarma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon
de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)
ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword
b) (instrumento, medio) weapon2) ( cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm
* * *= weapon, arm.Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.* arma arrojadiza = projectile.* arma biológica = biological weapon.* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.* arma corta = small arm.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* arma de servicio = service weapon.* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.* arma letal = lethal weapon.* arma ligera = light weapon.* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.* arma nuclear = nuclear device.* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.* arma química = chemical weapon.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* armas, las = armed force.* armas letales = lethal weaponry.* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.* camarada de armas = brother in arms.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* comercio de armas = arms trade.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* permiso de armas = firearm permit.* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.* plaza de armas = parade ground.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* venta de armas = arms sale.* * *f‡Ala venta de armas the sale of weapons o armstenencia ilícita de armas illegal possession of arms¡a las armas! to arms!¡armas al hombro! shoulder arms!¡presenten armas! present arms!alzarse or levantarse en armas to rise up in armsrendir las armas to lay down one's armstomar (las) armas to take up armsde armas tomar formidable, redoubtable ( frml)pasar a algn por las armas (fusilar) to shoot sb;(aprovecharse de) ( fam) to have one's way with sbser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos to be a double-edged sword2 (instrumento, medio) weaponla huelga es la única arma que tenemos strike action is the only weapon we havela única arma de que dispone este animal para defenderse the only means this animal has of defending itselfla sencillez de la película se revela como su mejor arma the simplicity of the film turns out to be its greatest strengthCompuestos:atomic weapon● arma aturdidora or de aturdimientostun gunbiological weaponconventional weaponlarge-bore gunsmall-bore gunweapon of mass destructionfirearmlarge-bore gunsmall-bore gunnuclear weponchemical weaponregulation firearmsecret weaponB (cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería the artillery/infantry arm1 (fuerzas armadas) armed forces (pl)2(profesión militar): la carrera de armas a career in the armed services o in the military (services) ( AmE), a career in the services o the armed forces o the forces ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo armar: ( conjugate armar)
arma es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
arma
armar
arma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singulara) (Arm, Mil) weapon;
arma blanca any sharp instrument used as a weapon;
arma de fuego firearm;
armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;
deponer las armas to lay down one's arms;
tomar (las) armas to take up arms;
no llevaba armas he wasn't carrying a weapon;
de armas tomar formidable;
ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword
armar ( conjugate armar) verbo transitivo
1
2
‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up
3 (fam) ‹alboroto/ruido/lío› to make;◊ arma jaleo to kick up o make a racket (colloq);
arma un escándalo to kick up a fuss;
armala (fam): ¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! (colloq);
la que me armó porque llegué tarde you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
armarse verbo pronominal
1a) (Mil) to arm oneselfb) armase de algo ‹de armas/herramientas› to arm oneself with sth;
armase de valor to pluck up courage
2
◊ ¡qué jaleo se armó! there was a real commotionb) (fam) [ persona]:◊ me armé un lío/una confusión I got into a mess (colloq)
arma sustantivo femenino weapon: figurado ese argumento es un arma de doble filo, that argument is a double-edged sword
arma biológica, biological weapon
arma blanca, knife
arma de fuego, firearm
arma homicida, murder weapon
arma nuclear, nuclear weapon
♦ Locuciones: ser de armas tomar, to be a person to be reckoned with
armar verbo transitivo
1 (dar armas) to arm
2 (ensamblar) to fit o put together, assemble
3 fam (organizar un escándalo, un alboroto) la armaron buena, they kicked up a real fuss
' arma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- calibrar
- calibre
- conminar
- culata
- descargada
- descargado
- desenfundar
- disparar
- doble
- empuñar
- escabechar
- gatillo
- herir
- hoja
- homicida
- impacto
- incisiva
- incisivo
- mira
- montar
- navaja
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- segura
- seguro
- silenciador
- alcance
- cañón
- dardo
- defensivo
- delator
- descarga
- disparador
- espada
- lanza
- manejar
- maza
- patada
- pistón
- portar
- probar
- recargar
- un
English:
accuracy
- aim
- alarm
- automatic
- bang
- barrel
- bore
- cock
- conventional
- cover
- deadly
- disable
- draw
- fire
- firearm
- gun
- hammer
- lethal
- level
- loaded
- magazine
- misfire
- muzzle
- pointed
- recoil
- shoot off
- shot
- sight
- sling
- spear
- train
- weapon
- wield
* * *1. [instrumento] arm, weapon;alzarse en armas to rise up in arms;pasar a alguien por las armas to have sb shot (by firing squad);¡presenten armas! present arms!;rendir armas to surrender arms;tomar las armas to take up arms;velar las armas to undertake the vigil of the arms;ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword;ser de armas tomar to be someone to be reckoned witharma atómica nuclear weapon;arma bacteriológica bacteriological weapon;arma biológica biological weapon;arma blanca blade, = weapon with a sharp blade;arma convencional conventional weapon;armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;arma de fuego firearm;arma homicida murder weapon;arma ligera light weapon;arma nuclear nuclear weapon;arma pesada heavy weapon;arma química chemical weapon;arma reglamentaria regulation firearm;también Fig arma secreta secret weapon2. [medio] weapon;la mejor arma contra la arrogancia es la indiferencia the best defence against arrogance is to ignore it;renunciaron a la violencia como arma política they renounced the use of violence as a political weapon;la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria3. [cuerpo en ejército] arm;el arma de infantería the infantry arm4.las armas [profesión] a military career, the Army;eligió la carrera de las armas he chose a career in the Army* * *f weapon;alzarse en armas rise up in arms;tomar las armas take up arms;llamar a las arma call to arms;pasar por las armas shoot;presentar arma present arms;de armas tomar fig fam formidable* * *arma nf1) : weapon2) armas nfpl: armed forces3)arma de fuego : firearm* * *arma n weapon -
13 boceto
m.sketch, rough outline.* * *1 sketch (proyecto) outline* * *noun m.sketch, outline* * *SM (=esquema) sketch, outline; (=diseño) design; (=maqueta) model, mock-up* * ** * *= sketch, rough draft, study print, rough sketch.Ex. A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.Ex. This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form.Ex. For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.Ex. Intelligent software that brings rough sketches to life in a virtual world is promising to revolutionise the way children learn and to help engineers.----* cuaderno de bocetos = sketchbook [sketch book].* * ** * *= sketch, rough draft, study print, rough sketch.Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
Ex: This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form.Ex: For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.Ex: Intelligent software that brings rough sketches to life in a virtual world is promising to revolutionise the way children learn and to help engineers.* cuaderno de bocetos = sketchbook [sketch book].* * *1 (dibujo) sketch2 (de un proyecto) outline* * *
boceto sustantivo masculino ( dibujo) sketch;
( de proyecto) outline
boceto m Arte sketch, outline u (borrador) outline, plan
' boceto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dibujar
English:
design
* * *boceto nm1. [dibujo] sketch, rough outline2. [de proyecto] outline* * *m sketch* * *boceto nm: sketch, outline* * * -
14 bosquejo
m.sketch.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bosquejar.* * *1 (dibujo) sketch; (plan etc) outline* * *SM1) (Arte) sketch2) (=forma provisional) [de idea] sketch, outline; [de plan] draft* * *presentó or hizo un bosquejo de sus planes — he outlined his plans, he gave a brief outline of his plans
* * *= sketch, study print.Ex. A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.Ex. For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.* * *presentó or hizo un bosquejo de sus planes — he outlined his plans, he gave a brief outline of his plans
* * *= sketch, study print.Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
Ex: For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.* * *( Art) sketch; (de una novela) outlinepresentó or hizo un bosquejo de sus planes he outlined his plans, he gave a brief outline of his plans* * *
Del verbo bosquejar: ( conjugate bosquejar)
bosquejo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bosquejó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
bosquejar
bosquejo
bosquejar ( conjugate bosquejar) verbo transitivo (Art) to sketch, make a sketch of;
‹idea/proyecto› to outline, sketch out
bosquejo sustantivo masculino (Art) sketch;
( de novela) outline
bosquejar vtr (trazar líneas) to sketch, outline
(insinuar una idea, un plan) to draft, outline
bosquejo m (de una figura, pintura) sketch, study
(de una idea, un proyecto) draft, outline
' bosquejo' also found in these entries:
English:
sketch
* * *bosquejo nm1. [esbozo] sketch2. [de idea, tema, situación] rough outline* * *m1 de dibujo sketch2 fig* * *bosquejo nm1) trazado: outline, sketch2) : draft* * * -
15 como opuesto a
= as distinct from, as opposed toEx. In the author approach there is a clear emphasis on document retrieval as distinct from information retrieval.Ex. This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user.* * *= as distinct from, as opposed toEx: In the author approach there is a clear emphasis on document retrieval as distinct from information retrieval.
Ex: This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user. -
16 croquis
m. s.&pl.sketch.* * *1 sketch, outline* * *noun m.* * *SM INV sketchhacer un croquis — to do o draw a sketch
* * ** * *= study print, sketch.Ex. For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.Ex. A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.* * ** * *= study print, sketch.Ex: For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.* * *(pl croquis)sketch* * *
croquis sustantivo masculino (pl
croquis sustantivo masculino inv sketch: ¿has traído los croquis de la urbanización? did you bring the sketches of the housing development?
' croquis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrador
- esquema
English:
sketch
* * *croquis nm invsketch* * *m inv sketch* * *croquis nm: rough sketch -
17 cuando se trata de + Infinitivo
= when it comes to + GerundioEx. Even such devices are much too slow when it comes, for example, to matching a set of finger prints with one of five million on file.* * *= when it comes to + GerundioEx: Even such devices are much too slow when it comes, for example, to matching a set of finger prints with one of five million on file.
Spanish-English dictionary > cuando se trata de + Infinitivo
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18 daguerrotipo
m.daguerreotype.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: daguerrotipar.* * *1 (arte) daguerreotypy2 (aparato, retrato) daguerreotype* * ** * ** * *= daguerrotype.Ex. Daguerrotypes had been etched to make plates from which a few prints could be taken as early as 1839.* * ** * *= daguerrotype.Ex: Daguerrotypes had been etched to make plates from which a few prints could be taken as early as 1839.
* * *1 (proceso) daguerreotypy2 (fotografía) daguerreotype* * *daguerrotipo nm1. [aparato] daguerreotype camera2. [imagen] daguerreotype3. [técnica] daguerreotype, daguerreotypy -
19 de final de mes
(adj.) = end-of-the-monthEx. The program is written in dBase 3 and runs on an IBM PC/XT, and reports the number of searches performed and prints end-of-the-month invoices for users unassociated with the university but with standing accounts.* * *(adj.) = end-of-the-monthEx: The program is written in dBase 3 and runs on an IBM PC/XT, and reports the number of searches performed and prints end-of-the-month invoices for users unassociated with the university but with standing accounts.
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20 durante el transporte
Ex. Boxing is essential for the proper storage of prints and drawings and other unbound materials, for bound volumes that require extra protection and for the protection of materials in transit.* * *Ex: Boxing is essential for the proper storage of prints and drawings and other unbound materials, for bound volumes that require extra protection and for the protection of materials in transit.
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