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61 llevar

v.

1 to take.

llevar algo/a alguien a to take something/somebody to

me llevó en coche he drove me there

El bus llevó a María The bus got Mary there.

2 to carry.

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders

El bus lleva mercadería para vender The bus carries goods for selling.

Esa frase lleva mala intención That phrase carries bad intention.

3 to wear.

llevo gafas I wear glasses

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me

4 to have.

llevar el pelo largo to have long hair

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty

5 to handle, to deal with.

lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

6 to keep.

llevar el paso to keep in step

7 to deal or cope with.

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with something well/badly

¿cómo lo llevas? (informal) how are you getting on?

8 to be wearing, to have, to wear.

LLeva un buen traje He is wearing a nice suit.

9 to lead, to live.

Lleva un vida muy triste He leads a very sad life.

10 to convey.

Su gesto lleva amor His gesture conveys love.

11 to take up.

Ella llevó ciencias el año pasado She took up Science last year.

12 to have been.

Llevo viviendo mucho tiempo aquí I have been living a long time here.

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llevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ llévale esto a tu abuela take this to your granny

■ llévate los libros a tu habitación take these books to your bedroom

■ lleva a tu hermanita al colegio take your little sister to school

■ te llevo en coche I'll take you in the car, I'll give you a lift

2 (tener) to have; (tener encima) to have, carry

■ ¿qué llevas ahí? what's that you've got there?

■ ¿cuánto dinero llevas? how much money have you got on you?

■ llevaba un bate de béisbol she was carrying a baseball bat

■ llevaba las luces de posición encendidas his sidelights were on

■ llevo la calefacción puesta I've got the heating on

■ llevas los pantalones sucios your trousers are dirty

3 (prenda) to wear, have on

■ no me gusta llevar sombrero I don't like wearing a hat

■ no llevaba nada she had nothing on

■ llevaré un clavel en el ojal I shall be wearing a carnation in my buttonhole

4 (aguantar) to cope with

■ ¿cómo lleva lo de quedarse sin trabajo? how's he coping with losing his job?

5 (dirigir) to be in charge of

■ ¿quién lleva el tema de los pedidos? who's in charge of orders?

■ lleva la empresa ella solita she runs the company all by herself

6 (conducir - coche) to drive; (moto) - to ride

■ lleva un Seat azul he drives a blue Seat

7 (pasar tiempo) to be

■ llevo un mes aquí I have been here for a month

■ lleva tres días sin venir a trabajar he hasn't been to work for three days

8 (libros, cuentas) to keep

9 (años) to be older

■ te llevo tres años I'm three years older than you

10 (vida) to lead

■ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a hectic life

11 (tiempo, esfuerzo) to take

■ este trabajo nos llevará más de un mes this job will take us over a month

12 (compás, paso, ritmo) to keep

■ contigo no bailo, no sabes llevar el paso I'm not dancing with you, you can't keep in step

13 familiar (cobrar) to charge

■ ¿cuánto te llevaron por la reparación? how much did they charge you for the repairs?

► verbo intransitivo

1 llevar a (conducir) to take, lead

■ esta senda lleva a la cima this path takes you to the summit

■ y esto, ¿adónde nos lleva? and where will this lead us?

2 llevar a + inf (inducir) to lead to, make

■ esto me lleva a pensar que... this leads me to think that...

■ ¿qué lo llevó a actuar así? what made him act like that?

3 llevar + participio to have

■ llevo escritas cuatro cartas I've written four letters

► verbo pronominal llevarse

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse llevar por... to be influenced by..., get carried away with...

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

llevar adelante to carry out

llevar la cuenta de to keep track of

llevar las de + inf to be likely to + inf

■ las llevas de perder you'll lose

llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn

llevarse por delante (gen) to carry away, sweep away 2 (viento) to blow away 3 (coche) to run over

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verb

1) to carry

2) take, take away

3) wear

4) endure, bear

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- llevar a cabo
- llevarse
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Para las expresiones llevar adelante, llevar la contraria, llevar las de perder, llevar a la práctica, llevar a término, llevar ventaja, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=transportar) [con los brazos] to carry; [indicando el punto de destino] to take; [en vehículo] to transport

yo llevaba la maleta — I was carrying the case

es muy pesado para llevarlo entre los dos — it's too heavy for the two of us to carry

no te olvides de llevar un paraguas — make sure you take an umbrella with you

lleva los vasos a la cocina — can you take the glasses to the kitchen?

"comida para llevar" — "food to take away", "take-away food"

¿es para llevar? — is it to take away?

2) (=llevar puesto) to wear

¿hay que llevar corbata a la reunión? — do we have to wear a tie to the meeting?

llevaba puesto un sombrero muy raro — she had a very odd hat on, she was wearing a very odd hat

3) (=llevar encima)

solo llevo diez euros — I've only got ten euros on me

no llevo dinero (encima) — I haven't got any money on me

¡la que llevaba encima aquella noche! — * he was really smashed that night! *

4) (=tener)

a) [+ barba, pelo] to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

lleva el pelo corto — he has short hair

b) [+ adorno, ingrediente] to have

esta raqueta no lleva el precio — this racket doesn't have the price on it

este pastel no lleva harina — this cake doesn't have any flour in it

lleva un rótulo que dice... — it has a label (on it) which says...

el tren no lleva coche-comedor — the train doesn't have a dining car

lleva mucha sal — it's very salty

¿qué lleva el pollo que está tan bueno? — what's in this chicken that makes it taste so good?

c) [+ armas, nombre, título] to have, bear frm

llevará el nombre de la madre — she will be named after her mother

el libro lleva el título de... — the book has the title of..., the book is entitled...

5) [+ persona]

a) (=acompañar, conducir) to take

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio — I'm going to take the children to school

lo llevamos al teatro — we took him to the theatre

¿adónde me llevan? — where are you taking me?

a ver ¿cuándo me llevas a cenar? — when are you going to take me out for a meal?

b) [en coche] to drive

Sofía nos llevó a casa — Sofía gave us a lift home, Sofía drove us home

yo voy en esa dirección, ¿quieres que te lleve? — I'm going that way, do you want a lift?

6) (=conducir)

a) [+ vehículo] to drive

lleva muy bien el coche — she drives the car very well

yo llevé el coche hasta Santander — I drove the car to Santander

b) [+ persona, entidad]

este camino nos lleva a Bogotá — this road takes us to Bogotá

ha llevado al país a una guerra — he has led the country into a war

llevó a su empresa a la bancarrota — he caused his company to go bankrupt, he bankrupted his company

• [dejarse] llevar — to get carried away

se dejaba llevar por las olas — he allowed the waves to carry him away

no te dejes llevar por las apariencias — don't be taken in {o} deceived by appearances

si te dejas llevar por él, acabarás mal — if you fall in with him, you'll be in trouble

7) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, tienda] to run

llevar una finca — to run an estate

lleva todos sus negocios en secreto — he conducts all his business in secret

• llevar la [casa] — to run the household

lleva muy bien la casa — she's a very good housewife

• ¿quién lleva la [cuenta]? — who is keeping count?

llevar las cuentas {o} los libros — (Com) to keep the books

• llevar una [materia] — Méx to study a subject
compás 1)
8) (=aportar) to bring

la madre es quien lleva el dinero a la casa — it is the mother who brings home the money

llevó la tranquilidad a todos — he brought peace to everyone

seguro que llevas alegría a tu familia — I'm sure you're making your family happy

9) (=adelantar en)

mi hermana mayor me lleva ocho años — my elder sister is eight years older than me

él me lleva una cabeza — he's a head taller than me

10) (=inducir)

llevar a algn a creer que... — to lead sb to think that..., make sb think that...

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to think that...

11) (=tolerar)

llevar las desgracias con paciencia — to bear misfortunes patiently

¿cómo lleva lo de su hijo? — how's she coping with what happened to her son?

lleva muy bien sus setenta años — he's doing very well for seventy

tiene mucho genio y hay que saber llevarlo — he's very bad-tempered and you have to know how to deal with him

12) [indicando tiempo]

a) (=haber estado) to be

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? — how long have you been here?

llevo horas esperando aquí — I've been waiting here for hours

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train is an hour late

llevo tres meses buscándolo — I have been looking for it for three months

b) (=tardar) to take

el trabajo me llevará tres días — the work will take me three days

llevará varias horas reparar la avería — it will take several hours to carry out the repairs

13) (=cobrar) to charge

me llevó 80 euros por arreglar el televisor — he charged me 80 euros for fixing the television

no quería llevarme nada — he didn't want to charge me, he didn't want to take any money

14) (=ir por)

¿qué dirección llevaba? — what direction was he going in?, which way was he going?

• lleva [camino] de ser como su padre — it looks like he's going to turn out just like his father

15) [+ vida] to lead

llevar una vida tranquila — to live {o} lead a quiet life

16) + participio

llevo estudiados tres capítulos — I have covered three chapters

llevaba hecha la mitad — he had done half of it

lleva conseguidas muchas victorias — he has won many victories

17) (=producir) (Com, Econ) to bear; (Agr) to bear, produce

los bonos llevan un 8% de interés — the bonds pay {o} bear interest at 8%

no lleva fruto este año — it has no fruit this year, it hasn't produced any fruit this year

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [carretera] to go, lead

esta carretera lleva a La Paz — this road goes {o} leads to La Paz

3.

See:

llevarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

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= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex. Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex. Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex. Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex. Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex. When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex. These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

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* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

* * *

llevar (puesto)

(v.) = wear

Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.

= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *

llevar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (de un lugar a otro) to take

tengo que llevar los zapatos a arreglar I must take my shoes to be mended

le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya el sábado I'll bring it when I come on Saturday

este programa pretende llevar un mensaje de paz y amor a sus hogares this program aims to bring a message of peace and love into your homes

el camión llevaba una carga de abono the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas let me help you carry your bags

¿qué llevas en el bolso que pesa tanto? what have you got in your bag that weighs so much?

dos hamburguesas para llevar two hamburgers to go ( AmE), two hamburgers to take away ( BrE)

[ S ] comida para llevar take out meals ( AmE), takeaway meals ( BrE)

2 ‹persona› to take

iba para ese lado y me llevó hasta la estación she was going that way so she gave me a lift to o took me to o dropped me at the station

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio I'm going to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar fuera he took us out to dinner

la llevaba de la mano I was holding her hand, I had her by the hand

3

(tener consigo): los atracadores llevaban metralletas the robbers carried submachine guns

no llevo dinero encima or conmigo I don't have any money on me

4 (CS) (comprar) to take

¿la señora ha decidido? — sí, llevo éste have you decided, madam? — yes, I'll take o I'll have this one

¿cuántos va a llevar? how many would you like?

B

1

(guiar, conducir): nos llevaron por un sendero hacia la cueva they led o took us along a path toward(s) the cave

este camino te lleva al río this path leads o takes you to the river

esta discusión no nos llevará a ninguna parte arguing like this won't get us anywhere

2 (impulsar, inducir) to lead

su afición por el juego lo llevó a cometer el desfalco his passion for gambling led him to embezzle the money

esto me lleva a pensar que miente this leads me to believe that she is lying

¿qué puede llevar a una madre a hacer una cosa así? what could induce a mother to do such a thing?

C

1 ‹vestido/sombrero› to wear

puede llevarse suelto o con cinturón it can be worn loose or with a belt

llevaba uniforme he was wearing his uniform, he was in uniform

no llevo reloj I'm not wearing a watch, I haven't got a watch on

2

(hablando de modas): vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso people don't have engagement parties any more

D

(tener): llevas la corbata torcida your tie's crooked

hace años que lleva barba he's had a beard for years

llevaba el pelo corto she wore o had her hair short, she had short hair

cada entrada lleva un número each ticket bears a number o has a number on it

el colegio lleva el nombre de su fundador the school carries o bears the name of its founder

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

A

(tener a su cargo): lleva la contabilidad de la empresa she does the company's accounts

su padre lleva la tienda/el bar his father runs the shop/the bar

el abogado que lleva el caso the lawyer o ( AmE) attorney who is handling the case

mi compañero lleva lo de los créditos my colleague deals with loans

trabaja a tiempo completo y además lleva la casa she works full time and does all the housework as well

B

1 (conducir) ‹vehículo› to drive; ‹moto› to ride

¿quién llevaba el coche? who was driving the car?

2 ‹pareja›

(al bailar): no sé bailar — no importa, yo te llevo I can't dance — it doesn't matter, I'll lead

C

1 ‹vida› to lead

(+ compl): lleva una vida normal/muy ajetreada he leads o has a normal life/very hectic life

llevan su relación en secreto they're keeping their relationship secret

¿cómo llevas lo del divorcio? how are you coping with the divorce?

está en segundo año y lo lleva muy bien he's in the second year and he's doing very well

¿qué tal lo llevas? ( fam); how are things? ( colloq)

lleva muy mal lo de que te vayas al extranjero she's taking this business of you going abroad very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista you handled the interview very well

2 ( Ven) ‹golpe/susto› to get

llevamos un susto grande cuando … we got a terrible fright when …

va a llevar un disgusto grande cuando se entere he's going to be very upset when he finds out

D

(seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time

baila mal, no sabe llevar el compás he's a bad dancer, he can't keep in time to the music

¿estás llevando la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué rumbo llevan? what course are they on?

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in o were they headed in?

Sentido III

A

1 (requerir, insumir) to take

lleva mucho tiempo hacerlo bien it takes a long time to do it well

(+ me/te/le etc): le llevó horas aprendérselo de memoria it took her hours to learn it by heart

me va a llevar horas it's going to take me hours

2

(tener como ingrediente, componente): ¿qué lleva esta sopa? what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla en lugar de aceite this pastry is made with butter instead of oil

lleva unas gotas de jugo de limón it has a few drops of lemon juice in it

este modelo lleva tres metros de tela you need three meters of material for this dress

la blusa lleva un cuello de encaje the blouse has a lace collar

el tren lleva dos vagones de primera the train has o ( frml) conveys two first-class carriages

B (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc):

me lleva dos años he's two years older than me

mi hijo te lleva unos centímetros my son is a few centimeters taller than you, my son is taller than you by a few centimeters

nos llevan tres días de ventaja they have a three-day lead over us

C ( Esp) (cobrar) to charge

no me llevó nada por arreglármelo he didn't charge me (anything) for fixing it

■

v aux

lleva media hora esperando she's been waiting for half an hour

¿llevas mucho rato aquí? have you been here long?

lleva tres días sin probar bocado he hasn't eaten a thing for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late

¿te desperté? — no, llevo horas levantada did I wake you? — no, I've been up for hours

lleva cinco años en la empresa she's been with the company for five years

hasta ahora llevan ganados todos los partidos they've won every game so far

ya llevaba hecha la mitad de la manga I'd already done half the sleeve

llevar las de ganar/perder to be bound to win/lose

con el apoyo del jefe, llevas todas las de ganar if the boss is behind you, you're bound to succeed

■ llevar

vi

1 «camino/carretera» to go, lead

lleva directamente al pueblo it goes o leads straight to the village

¿adónde lleva este camino? where does this road go o lead?

2 (al bailar) to lead

■ llevarse

v pron

A

1 (a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away

¿quién se ha llevado mi paraguas? who's taken my umbrella?

nos lo llevamos a la playa we took him off to the beach

no te lleves el diccionario, lo necesito don't take the dictionary (away), I need it

llévate a los chicos de aquí get the children out of here

los ladrones se llevaron las joyas the thieves went off with o took the jewels

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso the water swept away everything in its path

2 ‹dinero/premio› to win

la película que se llevó todos los premios the movie that carried off o won o took all the prizes

3 (quedarse con, comprar) to take

no sé cuál llevarme I don't know which one to have o take

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? how many would you like?

4 ( Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

5 ( Arg) ‹asignatura› to carry over

B

(dirigir): no te lleves el cuchillo a la boca don't put your knife in your mouth

se llevó la mano al bolsillo he put his hand to his pocket

C ‹susto/regañina› to get

¡qué susto me llevé! what a fright I got!

me llevé una gran decepción I was terribly disappointed, it was a terrible disappointment

se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved

quiero que se lleve un buen recuerdo I want him to leave here with pleasant memories

D

llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb, to get on (well) with sb ( BrE)

nos llevamos mal we don't get along o on

se llevan a matar they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato they fight like cat and dog

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llevar ( conjugate llevar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take;

◊ le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers;

te lo llevaré cuando vaya I'll bring it when I come;
¿qué llevas en la bolsa? what have you got in your bag?;
comida para llevar take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals
b) ( transportar) ‹ carga› to carry;

◊ la ayudé a llevar las bolsas I helped her carry her bags

c) ‹ persona› to take;

◊ nos llevó a cenar he took us out to dinner;

me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación she gave me a lift to the station;
lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand
d) ( tener consigo) ‹llaves/dinero/documentación› to have

2
a) (guiar, conducir) to take;

◊ la llevaba de la mano I/he was holding her hand;

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte this won't get us anywhere
b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead;

◊ esto me lleva a pensar que … this leads me to believe that …

3
a) ‹ropa/perfume/reloj› to wear

b) ( tener) ‹barba/bigote› to have;

◊ llevaba el pelo corto she had short hair

1 ( tener a su cargo) ‹negocio/tienda› to run;
‹ caso› to handle;
‹ contabilidad› to do
2 (esp Esp) ( conducir) ‹ vehículo› to drive;
‹ moto› to ride
3 ‹ vida› to lead;
◊ llevar una vida tranquila to lead a quiet;

¿cómo llevas el informe? how are you getting on with the report?
4 (seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time;
◊ ¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?;

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in?
1
a) ( requerir) ‹ tiempo› to take;

◊ le llevó horas aprendérselo it took her hours to learn it

b) ( aventajar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me lleva un año he's a year older than me;

nos llevan un día de ventaja they have a one-day lead over us
2 (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
llevar v aux:
◊ llevo una hora esperando I've been waiting for an hour;

lleva tres días sin comer he hasn't eaten for three days;
el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late;
llevo revisada la mitad I've already checked half of it
verbo intransitivo [camino/carretera] to go, lead
llevarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( a otro lugar) to take;

◊ la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away;

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? who took my umbrella?;
el agua se llevó las casas the water swept away the houses
b) ‹premio/dinero› to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take;

◊ me llevo este I'll take this one

d) (Mat) to carry;

◊ 9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) ‹ asignatura› to carry over

2 ‹susto/regañina› to get;
◊ me llevé una decepción I was disappointed;

se llevó un buen recuerdo he left here with pleasant memories
3
◊ llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb

4 ( hablando de modas) to be in fashion;
◊ vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

llevar verbo transitivo
1 to take: llévame a casa, take me home
(en dirección al oyente) te lo llevaré al trabajo, I'll bring it to your work
2 (vestir) to wear: lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair down
3 (transportar) to carry: no llevo dinero encima, I don't carry any money on me
4 (tolerar, sufrir) lleva muy mal la separación, she is taking the separation very badly
5 (una diferencia de edad) le lleva dos años a su hermana, he is two years older than his sister
6 (cobrar) me llevó dos mil pesetas por el arreglo, she charged me two thousand pesetas for the repairs
7 (necesitar) eso no lleva mucho trabajo, that doesn't need much work
8 (tiempo) llevo dos horas esperando, I've been waiting for two hours
esto llevará un buen rato, this will take a long time
9 (un negocio, empresa) to be in charge of
(a una persona) to handle: te lleva por donde quiere, she does what she likes with you
♦ Locuciones: llevar adelante, to carry sthg through
llevar las de ganar/perder, to be on a winning/losing streak
La traducción más común es to take: ¿Adónde llevas eso?, Where are you taking that? Llévalo a la cocina. Take it to the kitchen. Sin embargo, tratándose de llevar algo hacia el oyente o el hablante, debes emplear el verbo to bring: Te lo llevaré mañana. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Te llevaré un regalo. I'll bring you a present.
' llevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- agitada
- agitado
- aire
- altar
- andar
- aparejada
- aparejado
- bajar
- batuta
- caballo
- cabo
- calzar
- calle
- cantante
- cargar
- cartera
- ciega
- ciego
- conducir
- costar
- dejarse
- delantera
- efectuar
- ejecutar
- escrita
- escrito
- garaje
- inducir
- juicio
- magistratura
- mal
- maquillarse
- operar
- pantalla
- pantalón
- perder
- preferir
- realizar
- sed
- sofoco
- subir
- traer
- transportar
- usar
- vestir
- voz
- anca
- andas
- arrastrar
English:
absorb
- accomplish
- account
- achieve
- ahead
- amulet
- astray
- authenticity
- band
- bankrupt
- bear
- blow
- boil
- bring
- carry
- carry about
- carry around
- carry away
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- coal
- conduct
- drag off
- drive
- effect
- fly
- follow through
- footpath
- forceful
- forever
- go through with
- hand-luggage
- handle
- haul up
- have
- have on
- have up
- hold
- hump
- implement
- inclination
- justice
- keep
- lead
- lead out
- lead to
- lead up to
- live
- lug

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llevar

♦ vt

1. [de un lugar a otro] to take;

le llevé unos bombones al hospital I took her some chocolates at the hospital, I brought some chocolates for her to the hospital with me;

llevaré a los niños al zoo I'll take the children to the zoo;

nosotros llevamos la mercancía del almacén a las tiendas we bring o transport the goods from the warehouse to the shops;

me llevó en coche he drove me there;

¿vas al colegio? ¡sube, que te llevo! are you going to school? get in, I'll give you a Br lift o US ride;

¿para tomar aquí o para llevar? is it to eat in or Br to take away o US to go?;

pizzas para llevar [en letrero] Br takeaway pizzas, US pizzas to go

2. [acarrear] to carry;

llevaba un saco a sus espaldas she was carrying a sack on her back;

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders;

¿llevas rueda de recambio? have you got a spare wheel?;

llevar adelante algo [planes, proyecto] to go ahead with sth;

llevar consigo [implicar] to lead to, to bring about;

está prohibido llevar armas carrying arms is prohibited

3. [encima] [ropa, objeto personal] to wear;

llevo gafas I wear glasses;

¿llevas reloj? [en este momento] have you got a watch on?, are you wearing a watch?;
[habitualmente] do you wear a watch?;
llevaba una falda azul she was wearing a blue skirt;

no lleva nada puesto she hasn't got anything o any clothes on;

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me;

nunca llevo mucho dinero encima I never carry a lot of money on me o around;

todavía lleva pañales he's still in Br nappies o US diapers

4. [tener] to have;

llevar bigote to have a moustache;

lleva el pelo largo he has long hair;

me gusta llevar el pelo recogido I like to wear my hair up;

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty;

los productos ecológicos llevan una etiqueta verde environmentally friendly products carry a green label

5. [como ingrediente]
esta tortilla lleva cebolla this omelette has got onion in it;

¿qué lleva el daiquiri? what do you make a daiquiri with?

6. [guiar, acompañar] to take;

los llevé por otro camino I took them another way;

lo llevaron a la comisaría he was taken to the police station;

un guía nos llevó hasta la cima a guide led us to the top;
Méx
lléveme con el gerente I want to see the manager

7. [dirigir] to be in charge of;
[casa, negocio] to look after, to run;
lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

8. [manejar, ocuparse de] [problema, persona] to handle;
[asunto, caso, expediente] to deal with; [automóvil] to drive; [bicicleta, moto] to ride;
este asunto lo lleva el departamento de contabilidad this matter is being handled by the accounts department;

ella llevó las negociaciones personalmente she handled the negotiations herself;

el inspector que lleva el caso the inspector in charge of the case;

lleva muy bien sus estudios he's doing very well in his studies;

sabe cómo llevar a la gente she's good with people

9. [mantener] to keep;

el hotel lleva un registro de todos sus clientes the hotel keeps a record of all its guests;

llevo la cuenta de todos tus fallos I've been keeping count of all your mistakes;

llevar el paso to keep in step;

llevar el ritmo o [m5] compás to keep time;

llevan una vida muy tranquila they lead a very quiet life

10. [soportar] to deal o cope with;

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with sth well/badly;

¿qué tal llevas o [m5] cómo llevas el régimen? how are you getting on with the diet?;

llevo bien lo de ir en tren todos los días, pero lo de madrugar… I can quite happily cope with catching the train every day, but as for getting up early…;
Fam
¿cómo lo llevas con el nuevo jefe? how are you getting on with your new boss?

11. [ir por]
la dirección que lleva el vehículo the direction in which the vehicle is heading;

lleva camino de ser famoso/rico he's on the road to fame/riches;

Comp

llevar las de ganar/perder: el equipo local lleva las de ganar/perder the local team are favourites to win/lose;

en un juicio, llevamos las de ganar if the matter goes to court, we can expect to win;

no te enfrentes con él, que llevas las de perder don't mess with him, you can't hope to win

12. [conducir]
llevar a alguien a algo to lead sb to sth;

aquella inversión le llevaría a la ruina that investment was to bring about his ruin;

¿adónde nos lleva la ingeniería genética? where is all this genetic engineering going to end?;

llevar a alguien a hacer algo to lead o cause sb to do sth;

esto me lleva a creer que miente this makes me think she's lying;

¿qué pudo llevarle a cometer semejante crimen? what could have led o caused him to commit such a crime?

13. [sobrepasar en]
te llevo seis puntos I'm six points ahead of you;

me lleva dos centímetros/dos años he's two centimetres taller/two years older than me

14. [amputar]
la motosierra casi le lleva una pierna the power saw nearly took o cut his leg off

15. [costar] [tiempo, esfuerzo] to take;

aprender a conducir o Am [m5] manejar lleva tiempo it takes time to learn to drive;

me llevó un día hacer este guiso it took me a day to make this dish

16. [pasarse] [tiempo]
lleva tres semanas sin venir she hasn't come for three weeks now, it's three weeks since she was last here;

llevaba siglos sin ir al cine I hadn't been to the cinema for ages, it was ages since I'd been to the cinema;

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? how long have you been here?;

llevo todo el día llamándote I've been trying to get through to you on the phone all day;

llevar mucho tiempo haciendo algo to have been doing sth for a long time

17. Esp [cobrar] to charge;

¿qué te llevaron por la revisión del coche? how much o what did they charge you for servicing the car?

18. CSur [comprar] to take;

llevaré la roja I'll take o have the red one;

¿lo envuelvo o lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

♦ vi
[conducir]
llevar a to lead to;

esta carretera lleva al norte this road leads north

♦ v aux
(antes de participio)
llevo leída media novela I'm halfway through the novel;

llevo dicho esto mismo docenas de veces I've said the same thing time and again;

llevaba anotados todos los gastos she had noted down all the expenses

♦ See also the pronominal verb llevarse

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llevar

I v/t

1 take;

llevar a alguien en coche drive s.o., take s.o. in the car;

llevar dinero encima carry money

2 ropa, gafas wear

3 ritmo keep up

4

:

llevar las de perder be likely to lose;

me lleva dos años he’s two years older than me;

llevo ocho días aquí I’ve been here a week;

llevo una hora esperando I’ve been waiting for an hour;

¿te llevó dos horas hacer eso? it took you two hours to do that?

II v/i lead (a to)

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llevar vt

1) : to take away, to carry

me gusta, me lo llevo: I like it, I'll take it

2) : to wear

3) : to take, to lead

llevamos a Pedro al cine: we took Pedro to the movies

4)

llevar a cabo : to carry out

5)

llevar adelante : to carry on, to keep going

llevar vi

: to lead

un problema lleva al otro: one problem leads to another

llevar v aux

: to have

llevo mucho tiempo buscándolo: I've been looking for it for a long time

lleva leído medio libro: he's halfway through the book

♦ See also the reflexive verb llevarse

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llevar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

lleva a sus hijos a la escuela she takes her children to school

le llevó muchos años aprender a tocar el arpa it took him many years to learn to play the harp

2. (cargar) to carry [pt. & pp. carried]

¿quieres que te lleve la compra? shall I carry your shopping?

3. (vestir) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

lleva una chaqueta gris he's wearing a grey jacket

4. (tener) to have

¿qué llevas en la mano? what have you got in your hand?

el pastel lleva crema the cake has got cream in it

5. (conducir) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

llevas el coche muy bien you drive very well

6. (tiempo) to have been

llevo media hora esperándote I've been waiting for you for half an hour

llevarle a alguien... años to be... years older than somebody

su hermano le lleva dos años his brother is two years older than him

para llevar to take away

Spanish-English dictionary > llevar
62 planteamiento

m.

1 raising, posing.

2 approach (enfoque).

3 proposal, line of attack, motion, point.

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planteamiento

► nombre masculino

1 MATEMÁTICAS (formulación - de un problema) formulation; (- de una teoría) exposition

2 (enfoque) approach

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SM

1) (=exposición) [de novela, película] first part, exposition frm

el planteamiento de la sinfonía — the way the symphony is structured

el planteamiento del problema — (Mat) the way the problem is set out

2) (=punto de vista) approach

el entrenador ha propuesto un planteamiento distinto del ataque — the coach has suggested a different approach in attack

un planteamiento nuevo de la cuestión — a new way of looking at o approaching the issue

sus planteamientos estéticos — his aesthetics

3) (=idea) plan

yo me había hecho otro planteamiento de este fin de semana — I had made other plans for this weekend

4) (Arquit) (tb: planteamiento urbanístico) town planning

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masculino

a) ( enfoque) approach

b) ( exposición)

no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas — he doesn't know how to set his ideas out

ése no es el planteamiento que me hicieron — that's not the way they explained the situation to me

el planteamiento de su relación en la película — the depiction o portrayal of their relationship in the movie

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= formulation, conceptualisation [conceptualization, -USA], outlook, definition, discourse, vision, field of vision, approach [approaches, -pl.].

Ex. Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.

Ex. Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.

Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex. Corporate reference collections may differ in kind and in definition from reference collections of other types of libraries.

Ex. The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.

Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

Ex. Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

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* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* planteamiento teórico = theorising [theorizing, -USA].

* replanteamiento = rethinking [re-thinking], rethink [re-think], redefinition.

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masculino

a) ( enfoque) approach

b) ( exposición)

no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas — he doesn't know how to set his ideas out

ése no es el planteamiento que me hicieron — that's not the way they explained the situation to me

el planteamiento de su relación en la película — the depiction o portrayal of their relationship in the movie

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= formulation, conceptualisation [conceptualization, -USA], outlook, definition, discourse, vision, field of vision, approach [approaches, -pl.].

Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.

Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.

Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex: Corporate reference collections may differ in kind and in definition from reference collections of other types of libraries.

Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.

Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* planteamiento teórico = theorising [theorizing, -USA].

* replanteamiento = rethinking [re-thinking], rethink [re-think], redefinition.

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planteamiento

masculine

1 (enfoque) approach

no estoy de acuerdo con ese planteamiento I do not agree with that approach o with that way of looking at things

la revisión de sus planteamientos ideológicos the revision of their ideological platform o of their ideology

2

(exposición): no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas he doesn't know how to set his ideas out o how to present his ideas well

ése no es el planteamiento que nos hicieron a nosotros that's not the way they explained the situation to us

hizo un planteamiento absurdo de la situación he gave us an absurd analysis of the situation

el planteamiento de su relación en la película the depiction o portrayal of their relationship in the movie

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planteamiento sustantivo masculino
a) ( enfoque) approach

b) ( exposición):

◊ no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas he doesn't know how to set his ideas out;

ese no es el planteamiento que me hicieron that's not the way they explained the situation to me
planteamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (enfoque) approach
2 (exposición, desarrollo) posing, raising
' planteamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retrógrado
English:
exposition

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planteamiento nm

1. [exposición]
no entiendo el planteamiento de esta pregunta I don't understand the way this question is phrased;

hizo un planteamiento realista de la situación he gave a realistic assessment of the situation;

su planteamiento del problema the way she presented the problem

2. [enfoque] approach;

no estoy de acuerdo con su planteamiento radical I don't agree with her radical approach;

tenemos planteamientos diferentes we see things differently

3. Lit, Teatro exposition;

planteamiento, nudo y desenlace introduction, development and denouement

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planteamiento

m

1 de problema posing

2 ( perspectiva) approach

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planteamiento nm

1) : approach, position

el planteamiento feminista: the feminist viewpoint

2) : explanation, exposition

3) : proposal, suggestion, plan

Spanish-English dictionary > planteamiento
63 recurso

m.

1 resort (medio).

como último recurso as a last resort

es un hombre de recursos he's very resourceful

2 appeal (law).

presentar recurso (ante) to appeal (against)

recurso de alzada appeal (against an official decision)

recurso de apelación appeal

recurso de casación High Court appeal

3 resource (bien, riqueza).

recursos humanos human resources

recursos naturales natural resources

recursos propios (finance) equity

4 recourse, resort to a person or a thing to solve a problem or need, affordable solution, refuge.

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recurso

► nombre masculino

1 (medio) resort

2 DERECHO appeal

► nombre masculino plural recursos

1 resources, means

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

como último recurso as a last resort

de recursos resourceful

recurso de apelación appeal

recurso de casación high court appeal

recursos naturales natural resources

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noun m.

1) appeal

2) resort

3) resource

•

- recursos

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SM

1) (=medio)

es una mujer de recursos — she's a resourceful woman

tiene infinidad de recursos — he's infinitely resourceful

como último recurso — as a last resort

2) (Jur) appeal

interponer recurso contra algn — to lodge an appeal against sb

recurso de apelación — appeal to the Supreme Court

3) pl recursos (=bienes) resources

la familia está sin recursos — the family has nothing to fall back on

recursos ajenos — borrowed capital

recursos económicos — economic resources

recursos energéticos — energy resources

recursos financieros — financial resources

recursos humanos — human resources

recursos naturales — natural resources

recursos no renovables — non-renewable resources

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masculino

1) ( medio)

agoté todos los recursos — I exhausted all the options

como último recurso — as a last resort

un hombre de recursos — a resourceful man

2) recursos masculino plural ( medios económicos - de país) resources (pl); (- de persona) means (pl)

una familia sin recursos — a family with no means of support

- recursos económicos

- recursos humanos

- recursos naturales

3) (Inf) facility, resource

4) (Der) appeal

presentar or interponer un recurso — to lodge an appeal

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= asset, expedient, facility, resource, resort, recourse, standby [stand-by].

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. The efficient analysis of professional and technical documents is an asset in many spheres of activity.

Ex. Here again we might resort to the old expedient of the 'see also', or simply pretend that each version of an author's name implies a different person.

Ex. Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex. Resources of the information system will impose constraints upon the nature of the indexing language.

Ex. Shared publication continued to be the resort of the smaller publisher.

Ex. Antitrust legislation probably does not provide recourse to libraries for publishers' prices.

Ex. Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.

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* administración de recursos = husbandry.

* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.

* aprovechamiento de los recursos = accountability.

* aprovecharse de recursos = tap + resources.

* archivo de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* banco de recursos electrónicos = electronic resource bank.

* basado en los recursos = resource-based.

* bibliografía de recursos en Internet = webliography.

* biblioteca de recursos = resource library.

* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.

* búsqueda de recursos = resource discovery.

* centro de recursos = resource centre.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).

* CLR (Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios) = CLR (Council on Library Resources).

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* compartir recursos = pool + resources.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.

* dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.

* dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).

* delegar recursos = delegate + resources.

* depósito de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* distribuidor de recursos = resource allocator.

* dotar de recursos = resource.

* encargado de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* equipar de recursos = resource.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].

* falto de recursos = resource-starved.

* fichero de recursos humanos = resource file.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* industrias que dependen de los recursos humanos = personnel based industries.

* inversión de recursos = commitment of resources.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* liberar recursos = free up + resources.

* LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.

* primer recurso = first recourse.

* programa de medición de los recursos usados = metering software.

* PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos) = PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).

* que combina diferenes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* recurso académico = scholarly resource.

* recurso de inconstitucionalidad = judicial review.

* recurso de información = information asset.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* recurso de referencia = reference resource.

* recurso de referencia eletrónico = electronic reference resource.

* recurso didáctico = teaching material.

* recurso digital = digital resource.

* recurso electrónico = electronic resource [e-resource].

* recurso energético = energy resource.

* recurso en línea = online resource.

* recurso impreso = print resource.

* recurso informativo = information asset.

* recurso natural = natural resource.

* recurso no renovable = non-renewable resource.

* recurso principal = primary resource.

* recurso renovable = renewable resource.

* recursos = assets, resourcing, inputs, resource base, ways and means.

* recursos acuíferos = water resources.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* recursos bibliotecarios = library resources.

* recursos comerciales = commercial resources.

* recursos compartidos = resource sharing.

* recursos de gas natural = gas resources, natural gas resources.

* recursos de información autodidácticos = self help resources.

* recursos digitales = digital assets.

* recursos documentales = documentary resources.

* recursos económicos = economic resources, financial resources, fiscal resources.

* recursos efectistas = gimmickry.

* recursos electrónicos por suscripción = licensed resources, licensed electronic resources.

* recursos hidrográficos = water resources.

* recursos humanos = manpower force, staffing, staffing levels, human resources.

* recursos informáticos = computing technology, computing resources.

* recursos informativos = information resources.

* recursos, los = wherewithal, the.

* recursos materiales = material resources.

* recursos petrolíferos = oil resources.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* repertorios de recursos de apelación = records of appeal proceedings.

* responsable de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* rico en recursos = resource-rich.

* sin recursos = resource-starved.

* sistema de medición de los recursos usados = metering system.

* sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* último recurso = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditch.

* URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos) = URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).

* URI (Identificador Universal de Recursos) = URI (Uniform Resource Identifier).

* URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos) = URN (Uniform Resource Name).

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* utilizar recursos = mobilise + resources, tap + resources, tap into + resources.

* * *

masculino

1) ( medio)

agoté todos los recursos — I exhausted all the options

como último recurso — as a last resort

un hombre de recursos — a resourceful man

2) recursos masculino plural ( medios económicos - de país) resources (pl); (- de persona) means (pl)

una familia sin recursos — a family with no means of support

- recursos económicos

- recursos humanos

- recursos naturales

3) (Inf) facility, resource

4) (Der) appeal

presentar or interponer un recurso — to lodge an appeal

* * *

= asset, expedient, facility, resource, resort, recourse, standby [stand-by].

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: The efficient analysis of professional and technical documents is an asset in many spheres of activity.

Ex: Here again we might resort to the old expedient of the 'see also', or simply pretend that each version of an author's name implies a different person.

Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.

Ex: Resources of the information system will impose constraints upon the nature of the indexing language.

Ex: Shared publication continued to be the resort of the smaller publisher.

Ex: Antitrust legislation probably does not provide recourse to libraries for publishers' prices.

Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.

* administración de recursos = husbandry.

* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.

* aprovechamiento de los recursos = accountability.

* aprovecharse de recursos = tap + resources.

* archivo de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* banco de recursos electrónicos = electronic resource bank.

* basado en los recursos = resource-based.

* bibliografía de recursos en Internet = webliography.

* biblioteca de recursos = resource library.

* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.

* búsqueda de recursos = resource discovery.

* centro de recursos = resource centre.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).

* CLR (Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios) = CLR (Council on Library Resources).

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* compartir recursos = pool + resources.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.

* dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.

* dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).

* delegar recursos = delegate + resources.

* depósito de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].

* distribuidor de recursos = resource allocator.

* dotar de recursos = resource.

* encargado de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* equipar de recursos = resource.

* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].

* falto de recursos = resource-starved.

* fichero de recursos humanos = resource file.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* industrias que dependen de los recursos humanos = personnel based industries.

* inversión de recursos = commitment of resources.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* liberar recursos = free up + resources.

* LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.

* primer recurso = first recourse.

* programa de medición de los recursos usados = metering software.

* PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos) = PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).

* que combina diferenes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* recurso académico = scholarly resource.

* recurso de inconstitucionalidad = judicial review.

* recurso de información = information asset.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* recurso de referencia = reference resource.

* recurso de referencia eletrónico = electronic reference resource.

* recurso didáctico = teaching material.

* recurso digital = digital resource.

* recurso electrónico = electronic resource [e-resource].

* recurso energético = energy resource.

* recurso en línea = online resource.

* recurso impreso = print resource.

* recurso informativo = information asset.

* recurso natural = natural resource.

* recurso no renovable = non-renewable resource.

* recurso principal = primary resource.

* recurso renovable = renewable resource.

* recursos = assets, resourcing, inputs, resource base, ways and means.

* recursos acuíferos = water resources.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* recursos bibliotecarios = library resources.

* recursos comerciales = commercial resources.

* recursos compartidos = resource sharing.

* recursos de gas natural = gas resources, natural gas resources.

* recursos de información autodidácticos = self help resources.

* recursos digitales = digital assets.

* recursos documentales = documentary resources.

* recursos económicos = economic resources, financial resources, fiscal resources.

* recursos efectistas = gimmickry.

* recursos electrónicos por suscripción = licensed resources, licensed electronic resources.

* recursos hidrográficos = water resources.

* recursos humanos = manpower force, staffing, staffing levels, human resources.

* recursos informáticos = computing technology, computing resources.

* recursos informativos = information resources.

* recursos, los = wherewithal, the.

* recursos materiales = material resources.

* recursos petrolíferos = oil resources.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* repertorios de recursos de apelación = records of appeal proceedings.

* responsable de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* rico en recursos = resource-rich.

* sin recursos = resource-starved.

* sistema de medición de los recursos usados = metering system.

* sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

* último recurso = fall-back [fallback], last resort, last ditch.

* URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos) = URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).

* URI (Identificador Universal de Recursos) = URI (Uniform Resource Identifier).

* URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos) = URN (Uniform Resource Name).

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* utilizar recursos = mobilise + resources, tap + resources, tap into + resources.

* * *

recurso

masculine

A

(medio): he agotado todos los recursos I've exhausted all the options, I've tried everything I can

como último recurso as a last resort

es un hombre de recursos he's a resourceful man

B recursos mpl (medios económicos — de un país) resources (pl); (— de una persona, una familia) means (pl)

recursos minerales mineral resources

una familia sin recursos a family with no means of support

Compuestos:

● recursos económicos

mpl economic o financial resources (pl)

● recursos energéticos

mpl energy resources (pl)

● recursos humanos

mpl human resources (pl)

● recursos naturales

mpl natural resources (pl)

C ( Inf) facility, resource

D ( Der) appeal

presentar or interponer un recurso to lodge an appeal

Compuestos:

● recurso de amparo

appeal on the grounds of unconstitutionality

● recurso de casación

appeal ( for a conviction to be quashed or annulled)

● recurso de habeas corpus

application for a writ of habeas corpus

● recurso de queja

remedy of complaint, complaint proceedings (pl)

● recurso impugnativo

( Per) legal challenge

* * *

recurso sustantivo masculino
1 ( medio):
◊ agoté todos los recursos I exhausted all the options;

como último recurso as a last resort;
un hombre de recursos a resourceful man
2
◊ recursos sustantivo masculino plural ( medios económicos — de país) resources (pl);

(— de persona) means (pl);
◊ recursos energéticos energy resources (pl);

recursos humanos human resources (pl);
recursos naturales natural resources (pl)
recurso sustantivo masculino 1 recursos, resources: su familia no tiene recursos, his family has no means of support
2 (medio, solución) resort
3 Jur appeal
' recurso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amparo
- aprovechada
- aprovechado
- casación
- explotación
- interponer
- sobrexplotación
- denegar
- medio
- remedio
- socorrido
- último
English:
asset
- expedient
- inadequate
- recourse
- resort
- resource
- standby
- stopgap
- tap
- tapping
- underemployed
- unemployed
- untapped
- device
- fail
- stop

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recurso nm

1. [medio] resort;

como último recurso as a last resort;

es un hombre de recursos he's very resourceful;

el único recurso que le queda es llamar a su hermano his only remaining alternative o option is to call his brother

2. Der appeal;

presentar recurso (ante) to appeal (against)

Comp
recurso de alzada appeal [against an official decision];
recurso de amparo appeal [to constitutional tribunal];

recurso de apelación appeal;

recurso de casación High Court appeal;

recurso contencioso administrativo = court case brought against the State;

recurso de súplica = appeal to a higher court for reversal of a decision

3. [bien, riqueza] resource;

no tiene recursos, así que su familia le da dinero he doesn't have his own means, so he gets money from his family

Comp
recurso energético energy resource;
recursos financieros financial resources;

recursos hídricos water resources;

recursos humanos human resources;

recursos minerales mineral resources;

recursos naturales natural resources;
Econ recursos propios equity;
recursos renovables renewable resources;

recursos no renovables non-renewable resources

4. Informát resource

* * *

recurso

m

1 JUR appeal;

recurso de apelación appeal

2 material resource;

sin recursos with no means of support

* * *

recurso nm

1) : recourse

el último recurso: the last resort

2) : appeal (in law)

3) recursos nmpl

: resources, means

recursos naturales: natural resources

* * *

recurso n method

siempre tiene algún recurso ingenioso para salir de las situaciones complicadas he's always got some ingenious method of getting out of complicated situations

como último recurso as a last resort

Spanish-English dictionary > recurso
64 óptica

f.

1 optics.

2 way of looking at things, approach, viewpoint, slant.

* * *

óptica

► nombre femenino

1 (tienda) optician's

2 FÍSICA optics

3 (enfoque) viewpoint

* * *

f., (m. - óptico)

* * *

SF

1) (=ciencia) optics sing

2) (=tienda) optician's

3) (=punto de vista) viewpoint, point of view

desde esta óptica — from this point of view

* * *

femenino (Fís, Ópt) optics; ( tienda) optician's; ( punto de vista) viewpoint, point of view

* * *

= optics.

Ex. The main focus of analysis is on the major fields of ophthalmology and optics.

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* cable de fibra óptica = fibre optic cable.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + new light on.

* * *

femenino (Fís, Ópt) optics; ( tienda) optician's; ( punto de vista) viewpoint, point of view

* * *

= optics.

Ex: The main focus of analysis is on the major fields of ophthalmology and optics.

* cable de fibra óptica = fibre optic cable.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + new light on.

* * *

óptica

feminine

1 ( Fís, Ópt) optics

2 (tienda) optician's

3 (punto de vista) viewpoint, point of view

ven el problema desde una óptica distinta they see the problem from a different standpoint o viewpoint o point of view o perspective

* * *

óptica sustantivo femenino (Fís, Ópt) optics;
( tienda) optician's
óptico,-a
I adjetivo optical
nervio óptico, optic nerve
fibra óptica, optical fibre, fibre-optic
II sustantivo masculino y femenino optician
óptica sustantivo femenino
1 (establecimiento) optician's (shop)
2 (ciencia) optics
3 (forma de considerar) point of view
' óptica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fibra
- ilusión
- óptico
English:
fibre-optics
- optical illusion
- optician
- optics
- illusion

* * *

óptica nf

1. [ciencia] optics [singular]

2. [tienda] optician's (shop)

3. [punto de vista] point of view

* * *

óptica

f

1 optician’s

2 FÍS optics sg ; fig

point of view

óptico

I adj optical;

nervio óptico optic nerve

II m, óptica f optician

* * *

óptica nf

1) : optics

2) : optician's shop

3) : viewpoint

* * *

óptica n (establecimiento) optician's

Spanish-English dictionary > óptica
65 asegurado

adj.

1 insured, covered by an insurance policy.

2 secured, fixed, secured in place.

f. & m.

insured person, policyholder, policy-holder, insurance policy holder.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: asegurar.

* * *

asegurado

► participio pasado

1→ link=asegurar asegurar

► adjetivo

1 (con seguro) insured

■ el coche está asegurado contra incendio the car is insured against fire

2 (garantizado) secure

■ tiene el futuro asegurado his future is secure

3 (seguro) secured, tightened

■ el tornillo está bien asegurado the screw is well tightened

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (tomador de un seguro) the insured person

* * *
asegurado, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=con seguro) insured (de, contra against) (en for)

la casa está asegurada contra incendios — the house is insured against fire

solo estaba asegurado contra daños a terceros — he was only insured for third party liability

el coche no estaba asegurado — the car was uninsured o was not insured

¿está asegurado su coche a todo riesgo? — is your car fully insured?

2) (=cierto)

el éxito de la huelga está asegurado — the success of the strike is assured

tenemos el éxito asegurado — we are bound to be successful

2.

SM / F

el asegurado — (=tomador) the policyholder; (=beneficiario) the insured frm

* * *
I
- da adjetivo insured

tengo el coche asegurado a or contra todo riesgo — I have fully comprehensive insurance for the car

está asegurado a todo riesgo — it is fully insured
II
- da masculino, femenino ( persona que contrata el seguro) policyholder; ( persona asegurada)

el asegurado/la asegurada — the insured

* * *
I
- da adjetivo insured

tengo el coche asegurado a or contra todo riesgo — I have fully comprehensive insurance for the car

está asegurado a todo riesgo — it is fully insured
II
- da masculino, femenino ( persona que contrata el seguro) policyholder; ( persona asegurada)

el asegurado/la asegurada — the insured

* * *

asegurado¹

¹ = assured, continued, guaranteed, sure-fire [surefire].

Ex: The future of DC is assured.

Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.

Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

asegurado²

² = insured person.

Ex: Health insurance expires with the death of the insured person or the declaration of their death.

* asegurado, el = insured, the.

el asegurado

(n.) = insured, the

Ex: No-fault insurance is a type of automobile insurance where insureds are indemnified by their own insurer regardless of fault in the incident.

* * *

asegurado¹ -da

adjective

insured

tengo el coche asegurado a or contra todo riesgo I have fully comprehensive insurance for the car

está asegurado en medio millón de dólares it is insured for half a million dollars

asegurado² -da

masculine, feminine

(persona que contrata el seguro) policyholder

(persona asegurada): el asegurado/la asegurada the insured

* * *

Del verbo asegurar: ( conjugate asegurar)

asegurado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
asegurado
asegurar
asegurado
◊ -da adjetivo

insured;
tengo el coche asegurado a todo riesgo I have fully comprehensive insurance for the car
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona que contrata el seguro) policy-holder;

( persona asegurada):
◊ el asegurado/la asegurada the insured

asegurar ( conjugate asegurar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( prometer) to assure;

◊ te lo aseguro I assure you;

asegura no haberlo visto she maintains that she did not see
b) ( garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guarantee

2 (Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure;
◊ aseguró el coche a todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3
a) (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to secure

b) ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secure

asegurarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

b) (garantizarse, procurarse):

◊ con ese gol se aseguradoon el triunfo by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2 (Com, Fin) to insure oneself
asegurado,-a adjetivo
1 insured
2 (garantizado) secure
asegurar verbo transitivo
1 to insure
2 (garantizar) asegurar el éxito de una empresa, to ensure the success of a project
te aseguro que..., I assure you that...
3 (afianzar, sujetar) to fasten, tighten up
' asegurado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asegurada
English:
policyholder
- hinge
- made
- policy

* * *

asegurado, -a

♦ adj

insured;

está asegurado en cinco millones it's insured for five million;

está asegurado a todo riesgo it's fully insured

♦ nm,f

policy-holder

* * *

asegurado

I adj insured

II m, asegurada f insured

Spanish-English dictionary > asegurado
66 acusar1

¹ = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.

Ex. He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.

Ex. From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.

Ex. In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.

Ex. The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.

Ex. This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.

Ex. 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.

Ex. Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.

Ex. Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.

Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex. It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.

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* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.

* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

Spanish-English dictionary > acusar1
67 adolecer

v.

to fall ill, to ail, to suffer.

* * *

adolecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (padecer) to suffer (de, from)

■ adolece de asma he suffers from asthma

■ adolece del corazón she has a heart problem

2 (tener un defecto) to have a fault

■ el discurso adolece de ambigüedad the speech is ambiguous

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VI

adolecer de — (Med) to be ill with; (fig) to suffer from

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verbo intransitivo (de enfermedad, defecto)

adolecer de algo — to suffer from something

adolece de muchos errores — it contains many mistakes

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* adolecer de = suffer from.

* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.

* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

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verbo intransitivo (de enfermedad, defecto)

adolecer de algo — to suffer from something

adolece de muchos errores — it contains many mistakes

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* adolecer de = suffer from.

* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.

* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

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adolecer [E3 ]

vi

(de una enfermedad, un defecto) adolecer DE algo to suffer FROM sth

adolece de indiscreción he is prone to indiscretion

el informe adolece de muchos errores the report contains o has many mistakes

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adolecer ( conjugate adolecer) verbo intransitivo adolecer de algo ‹de enfermedad/defecto› to suffer from sth
adolecer verbo intransitivo
1 (padecer una enfermedad) to be ill [de, with]
2 (tener un defecto) to suffer from: su poesía adolece de pesimismo, his poetry suffers from pessimism
3 (carecer) to lack: adolece de falta de nervio, she lacks vigour

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adolecer vi

adolecer de [enfermedad] to suffer from;
[defecto] to be guilty of;
adolece de falta de entusiasmo she suffers from a lack of enthusiasm;

su análisis adolece de simplismo his analysis is guilty of being simplistic

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adolecer

v/i suffer (de from)

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adolecer {53} vi

padecer: to suffer

adolece de timidez: he suffers from shyness

Spanish-English dictionary > adolecer
68 clave

adj.

key (fundamental, esencial).

es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company

f.

1 code.

en clave in code

nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messages

clave de acceso access code

2 key.

la clave de la felicidad/del éxito the key to happiness/success

3 clef (Music).

clave de fa bass clef

clave de sol treble clef

Clave de Fa F clef

4 password (computing).

5 key element, key, core element, crucial element.

6 harpsichord.

7 keystone.

m.

harpsichord (Music).

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: clavar.

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clave

► nombre femenino

1 (de un enigma etc) key, clue

■ la clave del éxito the key to success

2 (de signos) code, key, cipher

■ un mensaje en clave a coded message

3 MÚSICA key

■ en clave de sol in the key of G

4 ARQUITECTURA keystone

► nombre masculino

1 (instrumento) harpsichord

► adjetivo

1 (importante) key

■ el hombre clave es el ministro de Hacienda the key man is the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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1. adj.
key
2. noun f.
1) key

2) code

3) clef

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1. SF

1) (=código) code

la clave de la caja fuerte — the code of o to the safe

la clave secreta — the secret code

en clave — in code

hablan en clave — they speak in code

mensaje en clave — coded message, message in code

clave de acceso — (Inform) password

clave de búsqueda — (Inform) search key

clave de clasificación — (Inform) sort key

2) (=quid) key

la clave del problema — the key to the problem

una de las claves para entender el tema — one of the keys to understanding the subject

3) (Mús) clef

clave de fa — bass clef

clave de sol — treble clef

4) (=sentido)

una interpretación en clave económica — an economic interpretation, an interpretation from an economic viewpoint o perspective

una novela escrita en clave de humor — a novel written in a humorous style o tone

5) (Arquit) keystone

2.

SM (Mús) harpsichord

3.

ADJ (=esencial) [tema, punto, factor, personaje] key antes de s

una figura clave en la política catalana — a key figure in Catalan politics

cuestión clave — key question

palabra clave — keyword

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I
adjetivo (pl clave or - ves) key (before n)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( código) code

en clave — in code

b) (de problema, misterio) key

- clave de usuario

2) (Mús) clef

clave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef

3) (Arquit) keystone
III
masculino harpsichord

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= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.

Ex. Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.

Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex. Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.

Ex. Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.

Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.

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* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* clave compuesta = acronym key.

* clave de acceso = password.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* clave de codificación = scrambling key.

* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.

* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.

* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.

* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.

* componente clave = building block.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* elemento clave = building block.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word].

* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* punto clave = key point.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* título clave = key title.

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I
adjetivo (pl clave or - ves) key (before n)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( código) code

en clave — in code

b) (de problema, misterio) key

- clave de usuario

2) (Mús) clef

clave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef

3) (Arquit) keystone
III
masculino harpsichord

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= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.

Ex: Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.

Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex: Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.

Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.

Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* clave compuesta = acronym key.

* clave de acceso = password.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* clave de codificación = scrambling key.

* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.

* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.

* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.

* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.

* componente clave = building block.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* elemento clave = building block.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.

* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* palabra clave = keyword [key word].

* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* punto clave = key point.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* título clave = key title.

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clave¹

adjective

(pl clave or - ves)

key ( before n)

un autor/una obra clave de la literatura mexicana a key author/work in Mexican literature

los sectores clave(s) de la economía the key sectors of the economy

clave²

feminine

A

1 (código) code

transmitir en clave to transmit in code

un mensaje en clave a coded message, a message in code

2 (de un problema, misterio) key

Compuestos:

● clave de acceso

( Inf) password

● clave de bóveda

A ( Arquit) keystone

B (fundamento, base) cornerstone

● clave de búsqueda

( Inf) key word

● clave de clasificación

( Inf) sort key

● clave secreta

( Inf) password

número de clave secreta (Chi, Per); PIN number

● clave de usuario

( AmL) user's password

● clave LADA

( Méx) ( Tel) area code

B (signo) clef

clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef

no quiso que su visita se interpretase únicamente en clave económica he did not wish his visit to be viewed as being motivated purely by economic factors

C ( Arquit) keystone

clave³

masculine

harpsichord

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Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)

clavé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

clave es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
clavar
clave
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1
a) clave algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;

‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;
◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) ‹cartel/estante› to put up (with nails, etc)

c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on

2 (fam)
a) ( cobrar caro) to rip … off (colloq);

◊ nos claveon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS) ( engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

clavarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ‹ aguja› to stick … into one's finger (o thumb etc);

◊ me clavé una espina en el dedo I got a thorn in my finger

b) ( refl) ‹cuchillo/puñal›:

◊ se clavó el puñal en el pecho he plunged the dagger into his chest

2 (CS fam) clavese con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
◊ se clavó con el auto que compró the car turned out to be a bad buy

3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clave adjetivo (pl
◊ clave or -ves) key ( before n);

un factor clave a key factor
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( código) code;

◊ en clave in code;

clave de acceso (Inf) password
b) (de problema, misterio) key

c) (Mús) clef;

◊ clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef

■ sustantivo masculino
harpsichord
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
clave
I sustantivo femenino
1 (meollo, pista) key
2 (código, cifra) code, cipher
clave numérica, numerical code
3 Mús (tono) key
(símbolo) clef
II sustantivo masculino Mús harpsichord
' clave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- codificar
- encerrar
- realidad
- cifra
- clavar
English:
bass
- cipher
- clef
- clue
- code
- code name
- issue
- key
- operative
- treble clef
- pass
- treble

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clave

♦ adj inv
[fundamental, esencial] key;
es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company;

el factor clave de la política económica the key factor in economic policy

♦ nm
Mús harpsichord
♦ nf

1. [código] code;

en clave in code;

nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messages

Comp
clave de acceso access code
2. [de sistema informático] password;
[de caja fuerte] combination
3. [solución] key;

la clave del éxito está en una buena planificación the key to success is good planning

4. [interpretación]
un estudio en clave política de la situación a study of the situation from a political standpoint;

interpreta la obra en clave sociológica she interprets the work from a sociological point of view o perspective;

analiza en clave de humor la realidad del país he puts a humorous slant on his analysis of the country's situation

5. Mús clef

Comp
clave de fa bass clef;
clave de sol treble clef

6. Arquit keystone

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clave

I f

1 de problema key

2 ( código) code;

en clave in code

II adj importante key;

figura clave key figure;

puesto clave key post

III m MÚS harpsichord

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clave adj

: key, essential

clave nf

1) cifra: code

2) : key

la clave del misterio: the key to the mystery

3) : clef

4) : keystone

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clave n

1. (código) code

el espía usaba una clave para enviar mensajes al enemigo the spy used a code to send messages to the enemy

el morse es un lenguaje en clave morse is a code language

2. (información, dato) key

la clave de su éxito the key to her success

el libro lleva una clave de ejercicios al final the answers are at the back of the book

Spanish-English dictionary > clave
69 acusar

v.

1 to accuse.

lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murder

Luisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.

2 to show.

su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of time

acusar el golpe to show the effects

su espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back

3 to acknowledge (recibo).

acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package

4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.

La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.

5 to manifest, to show.

María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.

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acusar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)

2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)

3 (manifestar) to give away

► verbo pronominal acusarse

1 (confesarse) to confess

■ se acusó del crimen he confessed (to) the crime

2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of

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verb

to accuse, charge

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1. VT

1) (=culpar) to accuse

acusar a algn de algo — to accuse sb of sth

nos acusan de racistas — they are accusing us of being racists

acusar a algn de hacer algo — to accuse sb of doing sth

le acusan de promover la violencia — he is being accused of promoting violence

2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge

acusar a algn de algo — to charge sb with sth

le han acusado de asesinato — he has been charged with murder

acusar a algn de hacer algo — to charge sb with doing sth

le acusan de malversar fondos — he is being charged with embezzling funds

3) (=mostrar)

sus caras acusaban el cansancio — tiredness showed in their faces

la empresa acusaba cierta desorganización — the company was showing signs of disorganization

4) (=registrar) to pick up, register

este sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration

5) (Correos)

acusar recibo de algo — to acknowledge receipt of sth

2.

See:

acusarse
ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( culpar) to accuse

acusar a alguien de algo — to accuse somebody of something

me acusan de haber mentido — they accuse me of lying

b) (Der)

acusar a alguien de algo — to charge somebody with something

está acusado de espionaje — he is charged with spying

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

2)

a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

b) ( advertir) to pick up, register

acusa el menor movimiento — it picks up the slightest movement

3) ( reconocer)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
2.
acusarse v pron (refl)

acusarse de algo — to confess to something

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( culpar) to accuse

acusar a alguien de algo — to accuse somebody of something

me acusan de haber mentido — they accuse me of lying

b) (Der)

acusar a alguien de algo — to charge somebody with something

está acusado de espionaje — he is charged with spying

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

2)

a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

b) ( advertir) to pick up, register

acusa el menor movimiento — it picks up the slightest movement

3) ( reconocer)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
2.
acusarse v pron (refl)

acusarse de algo — to confess to something

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acusar¹

¹ = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.

Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.

Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.

Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.

Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.

Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.

Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.

Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.

Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.

Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.

Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.

Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.

Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.

* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.

* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

acusar²

² = reveal, show.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado showed, participio shown.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

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acusar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (culpar) to accuse

¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?

cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse me

acusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sth

me acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word

2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sth

lo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraud

está detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying

3 ( fam)

(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)

B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs of

acusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journey

C

(reconocer): acusar recibo de algo ( Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

■ acusarse

v pron

( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth

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acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( culpar) to accuse;

acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
◊ me acusan de haber mentido they accuse me of lying

b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth

c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

2 ( reconocer):
◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth

acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell

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acusar

♦ vt

1. [culpar] to accuse;

acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;

siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything

2. Der to charge;

acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;

lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder

3. [mostrar, resentirse de]
su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;

los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;

cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;

su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;

la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement

4. [recibo] to acknowledge;

acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package

♦ See also the pronominal verb acusarse

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acusar

v/t

1 accuse (de of)

2 JUR charge (de with)

3 ( manifestar) show

4

:

acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of

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acusar vt

1) : to accuse, to charge

2) : to reveal, to betray

sus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust

♦ See also the reflexive verb acusarse

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acusar vb (culpar) to accuse

lo acusaron de haber robado el dinero they accused him of stealing the money

Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge

fue acusado de robo he was charged with robbery

Spanish-English dictionary > acusar
70 léxico

adj.

lexical.

m.

1 lexicon.

2 vocabulary, wording.

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léxico

► adjetivo

1 lexical

► nombre masculino léxico

1 (diccionario) lexicon

2 (vocabulario) vocabulary

————————

léxico

► nombre masculino

1 (diccionario) lexicon

2 (vocabulario) vocabulary

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noun m.

lexicon

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1.

ADJ lexical

2.

SM (=lexicón) lexicon; (=diccionario) dictionary; (=vocabulario) vocabulary; (=lista de palabras) word list

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I
- ca adjetivo lexical
II
masculino ( vocabulario) vocabulary, lexis (tech); ( diccionario) lexicon; ( glosario) glossary, lexicon

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I
- ca adjetivo lexical
II
masculino ( vocabulario) vocabulary, lexis (tech); ( diccionario) lexicon; ( glosario) glossary, lexicon

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léxico¹

¹ = lexicon.

Ex: The problem of lexicon creation and updating for large textual data bases is particularly difficult for research fields where the terminology evolves rapidly.

léxico²

² = lexical.

Ex: This article discusses the style of scientific and technical writing from the point of view of its lexical, semantic, and use characteristics.

* análisis léxico = lexical analysis.

* entrada léxica = lexical entry.

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léxico¹ -ca

adjective

lexical

léxico²

masculine

1 (vocabulario) range of vocabulary, vocabulary, lexis ( tech)

2 (diccionario) lexicon; (glosario) glossary, lexicon

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léxico 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

lexical
léxico 2 sustantivo masculino ( vocabulario) vocabulary, lexis (tech);

( diccionario) lexicon;
( glosario) glossary, lexicon
léxico,-a
I m Ling
1 (vocabulario) vocabulary, word list
2 (diccionario) lexicon
II adjetivo lexical
' léxico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
léxica
English:
lexical

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léxico, -a

♦ adj

lexical

♦ nm

1. [vocabulario] vocabulary;
Ling lexis
2. [diccionario] lexicon

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léxico

m lexicon

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léxico, -ca adj

: lexical

léxico nm

: lexicon, glossary

Spanish-English dictionary > léxico
71 pretender

v.

1 to claim.

Ella pretende la casa y el auto She claims the house and the car.

2 to apply for.

3 to court.

4 to want, to seek, to go after, to aspire to obtain.

Ella pretendió una hazaña peligrosa She attempted a dangerous feat.

5 to want to, to intend to, to mean to, to try to.

Ella pretende viajar en la tormenta She intends to travel in the storm.

6 to intend to marry, to court, to pay court to.

Ricardo pretende a María Richard intends to marry Mary.

7 to be intended to, to be meant to, to be needed to.

8 to feign, to pretend, to purport, to sham.

Ella pretende un desmayo She feigns a fainting spell.

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pretender

► verbo transitivo

1 (querer) to want to

■ pretende ganar el concurso he wants to win the contest

2 (intentar) to try to

■ no sé qué pretende hacer I don't know what he's trying to do

3 (cortejar) to court

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verb

1) to attempt

2) seek

3) claim

4) intend

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VT

1) (=aspirar a)

¿qué pretende usted? — what are you after?, what do you hope to achieve?

pretender el trono — to pretend to the throne

• pretender hacer algo, pretendió convencerme — he tried to convince me

pretendo sacar algo de provecho — I intend to get something out of it

¿qué pretende usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

no pretendo ser rico — I've no aspirations to be rich

pretende llegar a ser médico — she hopes to become a doctor

pretender que — + subjun to expect that...

¡no pretenderás que te pague la comida! — you're not expecting me to pay for your meal, are you?

2) frm (=afirmar) to claim

pretende que el coche le atropelló adrede — he claims that the car deliberately knocked him down

3) † (=cortejar) to woo, court

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (intentar, aspirar)

¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? — what do you hope to gain with that attitude?

¿qué pretendes de mí? — what do you expect of me?

pretender + INF — to try to + inf

no pretenderás hacerlo tú sola — you're not going to try to do it alone, are you?

pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión — she was trying to make me change my mind

¿qué pretendes decir con eso? — what are you trying to say?, what are you getting at?

b) ( esperar)

¿pretendes que te crea? — do you expect me to believe you?

2) (ant) < mujer> to woo (dated)

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (intentar, aspirar)

¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? — what do you hope to gain with that attitude?

¿qué pretendes de mí? — what do you expect of me?

pretender + INF — to try to + inf

no pretenderás hacerlo tú sola — you're not going to try to do it alone, are you?

pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión — she was trying to make me change my mind

¿qué pretendes decir con eso? — what are you trying to say?, what are you getting at?

b) ( esperar)

¿pretendes que te crea? — do you expect me to believe you?

2) (ant) < mujer> to woo (dated)

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pretender¹

¹ = intend, make + pretence, purport, be out to + Verbo, lay + claim(s) to, look to.

Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.

Ex: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.

Ex: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.

Ex: Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.

Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

* no pretender ser = make + no claim to.

* pretender hacer = try.

* pretender lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.

* pretender lo imposible = square + the circle.

pretender²

² = pretend, feign.

Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.

Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.

* pretender + poseer = claim.

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pretender [E1 ]

vt

A

(intentar, aspirar): ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?

¿pero qué pretendes? ¿que haga yo tu trabajo? are you trying to get me to do your work, or what?, what are you after? you want me to do your work? ( colloq)

¿qué pretendes de mí? what do you expect of me?, what do you expect me to do?

pretender + INF to try to + INF

no pretenderás hacerlo tú sola you're not going to try to do it o try and do it alone

pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión her intention was to make me change my mind, she was trying to o ( colloq) she was out to make me change my mind

¿qué pretendes decir con eso? what do you mean by that?, what are you trying to say?, what are you getting at?

pretende engañarme con sus mentiras he's trying to fool me with his lies

con la campaña se pretende llamar la atención sobre el problema it is hoped that the campaign will draw attention to the problem

pretender QUE + SUBJ:

¿pretendes que crea esa mentira? do you expect me to believe such a lie?

si pretendes que te aprueben porque eres mi hijo, estás muy equivocado if you expect them to pass you o if you're hoping they'll pass you because you're my son, you're badly mistaken

sólo pretendo que sea feliz I just want her to be happy

B ( ant); ‹mujer› to woo ( dated)

la pretenden varios hombres several men are wooing her o are trying to win her hand ( dated)

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pretender ( conjugate pretender) verbo transitivo:
◊ ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?;

pretendía entrar sin pagar he was trying to get in without paying;
no pretendo saberlo todo I don't claim to know everything;
lo único que pretendía era ayudar I was only trying to help;
¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?
pretender verbo transitivo
1 (aspirar, intentar) to expect, try to: pretendía que le diera la razón, he was trying to make me agree with him
pretende ser actriz, she hopes to become an actress
2 (simular) to try: pretendió no habernos visto, he pretended he hadn't seen us
3 frml (cortejar) to woo, court

' pretender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pretendienta
- pretendiente
- aspirar
English:
aim at
- allege
- make out
- pretend
- pretender
- purport

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pretender vt

1. [intentar, aspirar a]
sólo pretendo ayudarte I just want to help you;

pretendo comprarme una casa I'm hoping to buy a house;

pretende llegar a presidente he aims to become president;

no sé qué pretende con esa actitud I don't know what he hopes to achieve with that attitude;

¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?;

¿qué pretendes decir? what do you mean?;

¿no pretenderás que te deje el dinero? you don't really expect me to lend you the money, do you?

2. [simular] to pretend;

pretende estar estudiando he pretends he's studying

3. [afirmar] to claim

4. [cortejar] to court

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pretender

v/t

:

pretender hacer algo try to do sth

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pretender vt

1) intentar: to attempt, to try

pretendo estudiar: I'm trying to study

2) afirmar: to claim

pretende ser pobre: he claims he's poor

3) : to seek, to aspire to

¿qué pretendes tú?: what are you after?

4) cortejar: to court

5)

pretender que : to expect

¿pretendes que lo crea?: do you expect me to believe you?

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pretender vb

1. (querer) to want

¿quién es usted? ¿qué pretende? who are you? what do you want?

nunca pretendí hacerte daño I never wanted to hurt you

2. (intentar) to try [pt. & pp. tried]

los obreros pretendían obtener un aumento de salario the workers were trying to get a wage increase

Spanish-English dictionary > pretender

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