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81 bisonte
m.bison.* * *1 bison* * *SM bison* * *masculino bison* * *= bison.Ex. The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.* * *masculino bison* * *= bison.Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
* * *bison* * *
bisonte sustantivo masculino
bison
bisonte sustantivo masculino bison, buffalo
' bisonte' also found in these entries:
English:
bison
- buffalo
* * *bisonte nmbison* * *m ZO bison* * *bisonte nm: bison, buffalo -
82 bloqueo
m.1 blockade.bloqueo naval naval blockade2 blockade (economics).bloqueo económico economic blockade3 jamming.4 freeze, freezing (finance).5 block (sport).6 lock (computing).7 blockage, block, clogging, blocking.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bloquear.* * *1 (gen) blocking2 MILITAR blockade3 (precios, cuenta) freezing\bloqueo económico trade boycott, economic boycottbloqueo mental mental blockbloqueo naval naval blockade* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Mil) blockadeburlar o forzar el bloqueo — to run the blockade
2) (Com, Econ)3)* * *2) ( de gestiones) deadlock3) ( de mecanismo) jamming; ( de las ruedas) locking4) (Com, Fin) freezing, blocking* * *= lock, blockade, siege, blockage, block.Ex. If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.Ex. The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.Ex. This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.----* bloqueo comercial = trade blockade.* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.* * *2) ( de gestiones) deadlock3) ( de mecanismo) jamming; ( de las ruedas) locking4) (Com, Fin) freezing, blocking* * *= lock, blockade, siege, blockage, block.Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.
Ex: The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.Ex: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.* bloqueo comercial = trade blockade.* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.* * *A1 (de una ciudad) blockade, siege; (de un puerto) blockade2 ( Dep) blockCompuestos:heart blocktuve un bloqueo mental en el examen I had a complete block o my mind went blank in the examnaval blockadeB (de gestiones) deadlockC (de un mecanismo) jamming; (de las ruedas) locking* * *
Del verbo bloquear: ( conjugate bloquear)
bloqueo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bloqueó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
bloquear
bloqueo
bloquear ( conjugate bloquear) verbo transitivo
1
b) (Mil) to blockade
2 ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, block
bloquearse verbo pronominal
1 [ mecanismo] to jam;
[ frenos] to jam, lock on;
[ ruedas] to lock
2 [ negociaciones] to reach deadlock
bloqueo sustantivo masculino ( de ciudad) blockade, siege;
( de puerto) blockade;
(Dep) block
bloquear verbo transitivo
1 (impedir el movimiento, el acceso) to block: ese coche bloquea el paso, that car is blocking the access
2 (impedir una gestión, paralizar) to block
3 (una cuenta) to freeze
4 (colapsar un servicio, un aparato) to jam, seize up
bloqueo sustantivo masculino blockade
Dep block
bloqueo económico, economic sanctions pl
bloqueo mental, mental block
' bloqueo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acopiar
English:
bar
- block
- blockade
- blockage
- lift
- run
* * *bloqueo nm1. [con ejército, barcos] blockadebloqueo naval naval blockade2. Econ blockade;violar el bloqueo to break the blockadebloqueo económico economic blockade3. [de comunicaciones, accesos] [por nieve, inundación]debido al bloqueo de la zona owing to the fact that the area is cut off4. [de mecanismo] jamming6. Aut locking[en baloncesto] screen* * *m1 MIL blockade2 en baloncesto screen* * *bloqueo nm1) obstrucción: blockage, obstruction2) : blockade* * *bloqueo n block -
83 bobo
adj.silly, booby, foolish, stupid.intj.you blot, you dope.m.fool, clod, blockhead, silly.* * *► adjetivo1 silly, foolish► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fool* * *1. (f. - boba)nounfool, simpleton2. (f. - boba)adj.silly, stupid* * *bobo, -a1.ADJ (=tonto) silly, stupid; (=ingenuo) simple, naïve2.SM / F (=tonto) idiot, fool; (Teat) clown, funny man3. SM / F1) Caribe * (=reloj) watch2) Cono Sur (=corazón) heart, ticker ** * *I- ba adjetivo (fam) sillyII- ba masculino, femenino (fam) fooldeja de hacer el bobo — stop playing the fool, stop being so silly
* * *= daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], fool, simpleton, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], witless, simp, deadhead, nincompoop, dumbbell, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], half-soaked, airhead, airheaded, drongo, dweeb.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.----* como un bobo = stupidly.* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.* * *I- ba adjetivo (fam) sillyII- ba masculino, femenino (fam) fooldeja de hacer el bobo — stop playing the fool, stop being so silly
* * *= daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], fool, simpleton, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], witless, simp, deadhead, nincompoop, dumbbell, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], half-soaked, airhead, airheaded, drongo, dweeb.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.* como un bobo = stupidly.* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.* * *( fam); sillymasculine, feminine( fam); fooldeja de hacer el bobo stop playing the fool, stop being so silly* * *
bobo◊ -ba adjetivo (fam) silly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) fool
bobo,-a
I adj (simple, lelo) stupid, silly
(cándido) naïve
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool
' bobo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atontada
- atontado
- boba
- pájaro
- che
- hacer
- pavo
- primo
English:
boob
- daft
- dopey
- dumb
- dummy
- goof
- halfwit
- lemon
- mug
- simple
- soft-headed
- sucker
* * *bobo, -a♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid, daft2. [ingenuo] naive, simple♦ nm,f1. [tonto] fool, idiot;hacer el bobo to act o play the fool2. [ingenuo] simpleton♦ nm1. Teatro = rustic simpleton2. CAm, Méx [pez] threadfin* * *I adj silly, foolishII m, boba f fool;pájaro bobo penguin* * *bobo, -ba adj: silly, stupidbobo, -ba n: fool, simpleton* * *bobo1 adjanda, no seas bobo come on, don't be silly2. (ingenuo) naivees tan bobo que se lo cree todo he's so naive, he'll believe anythingbobo2 n fool -
84 bohemio
adj.1 bohemian, nonconventional.2 Bohemian, native of Bohemia.m.bohemian, nonconventional person.* * *► adjetivo1 (vida etc) bohemian2 (de Bohemia) Bohemian► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (artista etc) bohemian2 (persona de Bohemia) Bohemian1 Bohemian life style* * *bohemio, -aADJ SM / F1) (Geog) Bohemian2) (=poco convencional) bohemian* * *I- mia adjetivoa) <vida/artista> bohemianb) ( de Bohemia) BohemianII- mia masculino, femenino bohemian* * *= Bohemian.Ex. Such wasteful practices are only engaged in for the benefit of a certain, arbitrarily small, class of Bohemian scholars, who are probably anarchists anyway.* * *I- mia adjetivoa) <vida/artista> bohemianb) ( de Bohemia) BohemianII- mia masculino, femenino bohemian* * *= Bohemian.Ex: Such wasteful practices are only engaged in for the benefit of a certain, arbitrarily small, class of Bohemian scholars, who are probably anarchists anyway.
* * *1 ‹vida/artista› bohemian2 (de Bohemia) Bohemianmasculine, feminine1 (artista) bohemian2 (de Bohemia) Bohemian* * *
bohemio◊ - mia adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
bohemian
bohemio,-a adjetivo bohemian, hippy
' bohemio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bohemia
English:
Bohemian
* * *bohemio, -a♦ adj1. [aspecto, vida, barrio] bohemian2. [de Bohemia] Bohemian♦ nm,f1. [artista, vividor] bohemian2. [de Bohemia] Bohemian* * *I adj bohemianII m, bohemia f bohemian* * *: bohemian, Bohemian -
85 borrascoso
adj.stormy, gusty, rough, tempestuous.* * *► adjetivo1 stormy2 figurado tempestuous* * *(f. - borrascosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) [tiempo] stormy; [viento] squally, gusty2) (=problemático) stormy, tempestuous* * ** * *= blustery.Ex. This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.* * ** * *= blustery.Ex: This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.
* * *borrascoso -sa1 ‹viento› squally; ‹tiempo› stormy, squally2 ‹reunión/vida› stormy, tempestuous* * *
borrascoso
‹ tiempo› stormy, squally
borrascoso,-a adjetivo stormy
' borrascoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrascosa
* * *borrascoso, -a adj1. [tiempo] stormy2. [vida, reunión, relación] stormy, tempestuous* * *adj2 fig: vida tempestuous* * *borrascoso, -sa adj: gusty, blustery -
86 botín de guerra
spoils plural of war* * *(n.) = war bootyEx. Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is ' war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.* * *el botín de guerra(n.) = spoils of war, the, victor's spoilsEx: The horrors of what women have had to endure as the human spoils of wars over time has had little examination and little if any punishment.
Ex: The city should be defended street by street and house by house, until, if taken, the victor's spoils should be alone a heap of ashes.(n.) = war bootyEx: Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is ' war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.
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87 boyante
adj.1 happy (feliz).2 prosperous (company, business).3 buoyant, floating.* * *► adjetivo1 MARÍTIMO buoyant2 figurado prosperous, successful, flourishing* * *ADJ1) (Náut) buoyant2) (=próspero) [persona] buoyant; [negocio] prosperous* * *a) <situación/economía> buoyantb) (Náut) high in the water* * *= buoyant.Ex. The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.* * *a) <situación/economía> buoyantb) (Náut) high in the water* * *= buoyant.Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.
* * *1 ‹situación/economía› buoyant2 ( Náut) high in the water* * *
boyante adjetivo ‹situación/economía› buoyant
boyante adjetivo buoyant
' boyante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
situada
- situado
* * *boyante adj1. [feliz] happy2. [próspero] [empresa, negocio] prosperous;[economía, comercio] buoyant* * *adj figbuoyant* * *boyante adj1) : buoyant2) : prosperous, thriving -
88 bregar
v.1 to struggle, to fight.2 to work hard.3 to quarrel.* * *2 (ajetrearse) to work hard ( con, at)1 (amasar) to knead* * *VI1) (=luchar) to struggle, fight ( con against, with)2) (=reñir) to quarrel3) (=trabajar mucho) to slog away* * ** * *= struggle, toil, slave away.Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.----* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* * ** * *= struggle, toil, slave away.Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* * *bregar [A3 ]vi1 (luchar) to struggle2 (trabajar) to slave away, toilse pasó la vida bregando para sacar adelante a sus hijos she spent her whole life toiling away to bring up her children* * *
bregar verbo intransitivo
1 (trabajar duro) to toil, slaveaway: ha estado bregando todo el día en el taller, she has been slaving away all day in the workshop
2 (discutir) to argue: han estado bregando toda la mañana sin conseguir nada, they have been arguing all morning and have got nowhere
* * *bregar vi1. [luchar] to struggle, to fight2. [trabajar] to work hard* * *v/i1 ( luchar) struggle2 ( trabajar) work hard* * *bregar {52} vi1) luchar: to struggle2) : to toil, to work hard3)bregar con : to deal with -
89 brindis
m. s.&pl.toast.* * *1 toast* * *noun m.* * *SM INV1) [para celebrar algo] toasthacer un brindis por algn/algo — to toast sb/sth, drink a toast to sb/sth
2) (=dedicatoria) dedication, ceremony of dedication* * ** * *= drinking toast, toast.Ex. If you've never heard any Irish drinking toasts you're definitely missing out on something!.Ex. The simplest toasts are probably 'Cheers!' or 'Here's to you!'.* * ** * *= drinking toast, toast.Ex: If you've never heard any Irish drinking toasts you're definitely missing out on something!.
Ex: The simplest toasts are probably 'Cheers!' or 'Here's to you!'.* * *(pl brindis)toasthicieron un brindis por los novios they drank a toast to the newlyweds* * *
brindis sustantivo masculino (pl
hacer un brindis por algn to drink a toast to sb
brindis sustantivo masculino toast
' brindis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proponer
English:
cheer
- health
- raise
- toast
* * *brindis nm invtoast;hacer un brindis (por) [proponerlo] to propose a toast (to);[beber] to drink a toast (to)* * *m inv toast;hacer un brindis drink a toast ( por to)* * *brindis nm: toast, drinkhacer un brindis: to drink a toast* * *brindis n toast -
90 burlarse de
v.to make fun of, to flout, to laugh at, to gibe.Silvia burló a Ricardo Silvia tricked Richard.* * *(v.) = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff atEx. He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.Ex. America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.Ex. Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.Ex. To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.Ex. Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.Ex. It's time to stop scoffing at those who worry about the budget deficit.* * *(v.) = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff atEx: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.
Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.Ex: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.Ex: It's time to stop scoffing at those who worry about the budget deficit. -
91 cabeza de ajo
bulb of garlic* * ** * *(n.) = head of garlic, bulb of garlicEx. In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min.Ex. Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen have been found bulbs of garlic probably left there in order to keep away evil ghosts.* * ** * *(n.) = head of garlic, bulb of garlicEx: In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min.
Ex: Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen have been found bulbs of garlic probably left there in order to keep away evil ghosts.* * *head of garlic -
92 cada uno
pron.each one, each, every one, everybody.* * *= apiece, eachEx. Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.Ex. Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.* * *= apiece, eachEx: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.
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93 caer en desgracia
to lose favour (US favor), fall from grace* * *(v.) = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul ofEx. She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.Ex. The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues.Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. By the fifteenth century the practice of uroscopy was falling into disrepute.Ex. This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse.Ex. The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice.* * *(v.) = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul ofEx: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.
Ex: The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues.Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex: By the fifteenth century the practice of uroscopy was falling into disrepute.Ex: This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse.Ex: The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice. -
94 calar
adj.calcareous, lime.v.1 to soak.2 to see through (guess) (person).3 to jam on (gorro, sombrero).4 to cut a sample of (fruit).5 to perforate, to pierce.6 to draw (Nautical).7 to soak through, to pierce, to soak, to penetrate.La lluvia cala la ropa The rain soaks through the clothes.8 to swoop down, to fly down rapidly, to make a swoop.El halcón caló sobre la liebre The hawk swooped down over the hare.* * *► adjetivo1 calcareous1 limestone quarry————————1 (mojar) to soak through, soak, drench2 (agujerear) to go through, pierce, puncture3 (el sombrero) to jam on4 COSTURA to do openwork on5 TÉCNICA to do fretwork on6 (la bayoneta) to fix7 (las velas) to strike; (las redes) to lower8 figurado (penetrar) to have an effect on9 familiar to rumble, find out■ ¡te han calado! they have got your number!1 MARÍTIMO to draw1 (mojarse) to get soaked2 (sombrero) to pull down3 AUTOMÓVIL to stop, stall* * *I1.ADJ calcareous frm, lime antes de s2.II1. VT1) [líquido, lluvia, humedad] to soak (through)la lluvia me caló la ropa — the rain soaked o drenched my clothes
2) * (=percatar) to suss (out) *¡nos ha calado! — he's sussed o rumbled us! *, we've been sussed o rumbled! *
3) (Téc) [+ metal, madera] to fret4) [+ bayoneta] to fix5) [+ mástil] to fix, fit; [+ vela] to lower; [+ red] to castel buque cala 12 metros — the ship draws 12 metres, the ship has a draught of 12 metres
2.VI (=penetrar)esa moda no caló en España — that fashion did not take on o catch on in Spain
su mensaje caló hondo en nuestra generación — her message had a deep effect o made a deep impression on our generation
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo2)a) < sandía> to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)b) (fam) <persona/intenciones> to rumble (colloq), to suss... out (BrE colloq)3) barco to draw4) < bayoneta> to fix5) (Esp) <coche/motor> to stall2.calar vi2) zapatos/tienda de campaña to leak, let water in3.calarse v pron1) ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched2) (liter) <sombrero/gorra> to pull... down3) (Esp) coche/motor to stall* * *= take + hold, permeate, hit + home.Ex. New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.Ex. This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.----* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin.* calar a Alguien = suss (out).* calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* calar hondo = hit + home.* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* motor + calar = engine + stall.* * *1.verbo transitivo2)a) < sandía> to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)b) (fam) <persona/intenciones> to rumble (colloq), to suss... out (BrE colloq)3) barco to draw4) < bayoneta> to fix5) (Esp) <coche/motor> to stall2.calar vi2) zapatos/tienda de campaña to leak, let water in3.calarse v pron1) ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched2) (liter) <sombrero/gorra> to pull... down3) (Esp) coche/motor to stall* * *= take + hold, permeate, hit + home.Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.
Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin.* calar a Alguien = suss (out).* calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* calar hondo = hit + home.* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* motor + calar = engine + stall.* * *vtA «líquido» (empapar) to soak; (atravesar) to soak throughB1 ‹sandía› to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)lo calé enseguida I sussed him (out) o rumbled him right awayte tenemos muy calado we've rumbled you o got you sussed, we've got your number (sl)C1 ‹madera/cuero› to fret2 ‹tela/blusa› to make openwork inD ( Náut)1 ‹velas› to lower2 ‹redes› to cast3 «barco» to drawel barco cala ocho metros the ship draws eight metersE ‹bayoneta› to fixF ( Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stallG( Chi fam) ‹gol› (+ me/te/le etc): desde fuera del área le caló un gol he put the ball past him from outside the area■ calarviA «moda» (penetrar) to catch onestos cambios calan lentamente en la sociedad these changes permeate society slowlylos países donde ha calado esta religión the countries where this religion has taken root o become establishedaquellas palabras calaron hondo en él those words made a deep impression on himson experiencias que calan hondo experiences of this kind affect you deeply o have a profound effectB «zapatos/botas» to leak, let water in■ calarseA (empaparse) to get soaked, get drenchedme calé hasta los huesos I got soaked to the skinB ‹sombrero/gorra› to pull … down; ‹gafas› to put onC ( Esp) «coche/motor» to stall* * *
calar ( conjugate calar) verbo transitivo
1 [ líquido] ( empapar) to soak;
( atravesar) to soak through;
2 (fam) ‹persona/intenciones› to rumble (colloq), to suss … out (BrE colloq)
3 [ barco] to draw
4 (Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stall
verbo intransitivo
1 [ moda] to catch on;
[costumbre/filosofía] to take root
2 [zapatos/tienda de campaña] to leak, let water in
calarse verbo pronominal
1 ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched
2 (Esp) [coche/motor] to stall
calar
I verbo transitivo
1 (empapar) to soak, drench:
2 (atravesar) to pierce, penetrate
3 familiar (a alguien o sus intenciones) to rumble: ¡te tenemos calado!, we've got your number!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (permitir que pase el líquido) to let in water
2 (impresionar) to make an impression [en, on]
(penetrar) to catch on
3 Náut to draw
' calar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empapar
English:
leak
- see through
- soak through
- stall
- permeate
- see
- soak
* * *♦ vt1. [empapar] to soak3. [persona, asunto] to see through, Br to suss out;lo calé nada más verlo I had him worked out as soon as I set eyes on him;no consigo calar sus intenciones I can't work out what she's after4. [sombrero] to jam on5. [melón, sandía] to cut a sample of6. [tela] to do openwork embroidery on7. [perforar] to perforate, to pierce[redes] to cast9. [bayoneta] to fix10. Am [grano] to sample♦ vi1. Náut to drawun producto que ha calado (hondo) entre los consumidores a product that has struck a chord among consumers* * *I v/tII v/i1 de zapato leakcalar hondo en make a big impression on* * *calar vt1) : to soak through2) : to pierce, to penetratecalar vi: to catch on* * *calar vb to soak -
95 calaña
f.1 class, nature, type, stamp.2 sample, pattern.* * *1 (muestra, patrón) sample, pattern2 figurado (calidad, naturaleza) nature, disposition3 peyorativo kind, type, sort* * *SF sortgente de esa calaña — people of that ilk o sort
* * *los de tu calaña... — your sort o kind... (colloq)
un tipo de mala calaña — a bad sort o lot (colloq)
* * *= stamp, stripe.Ex. The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.Ex. The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.* * *los de tu calaña... — your sort o kind... (colloq)
un tipo de mala calaña — a bad sort o lot (colloq)
* * *= stamp, stripe.Ex: The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.
Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.* * *si se junta con gente de esa calaña if he mixes with people of that type o sortyo no me trato con los de tu calaña I don't mix with your sort o kind ( colloq)un tipo de mala calaña a bad sort o lot ( colloq)* * *
calaña sustantivo femenino pey (estofa) kind, sort: con gente de esa calaña es mejor no tratarse, it's better to have nothing to do with people of that sort
* * *calaña nfPeyde esa calaña of that ilk;no me junto con los de su calaña I don't mix with people of his sort;gente de la peor calaña people of the worst sort, the worst sort of people* * *f despsort, type;de mala calaña gente nasty;son de la misma calaña they’re as bad as each other* * *calaña nf: ilk, kind, sortuna persona de mala calaña: a bad sort -
96 calculadora electrónica
f.electronic calculator, electronic computer.* * *(n.) = electronic calculatorEx. However, they probably should not yet be completely equated with the electronic calculator in that the electronic calculator has multiple magnitudes of analytic power.* * *(n.) = electronic calculatorEx: However, they probably should not yet be completely equated with the electronic calculator in that the electronic calculator has multiple magnitudes of analytic power.
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97 cambiar el decorado
(n.) = change + the sceneryEx. Warmer summer temperatures will probably lead to a rise in the summer snowline, changing the scenery in southern mountain areas.* * *(n.) = change + the sceneryEx: Warmer summer temperatures will probably lead to a rise in the summer snowline, changing the scenery in southern mountain areas.
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98 cambiar el paisaje
(n.) = change + the sceneryEx. Warmer summer temperatures will probably lead to a rise in the summer snowline, changing the scenery in southern mountain areas.* * *(n.) = change + the sceneryEx: Warmer summer temperatures will probably lead to a rise in the summer snowline, changing the scenery in southern mountain areas.
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99 camuflado como
= under the guise of, in the guise ofEx. Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.Ex. Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.* * *= under the guise of, in the guise ofEx: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.
Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships. -
100 captura de pantalla
(n.) = screen shot [screen-shot], screen captureEx. The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.Ex. Screen captures are probably the most frequently used illustration in software manuals but have received little attention in the literature on technical documentation.* * *(n.) = screen shot [screen-shot], screen captureEx: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.
Ex: Screen captures are probably the most frequently used illustration in software manuals but have received little attention in the literature on technical documentation.
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