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1 lana
f.1 wool.de lana woolenlana de vidrio glass fiber2 money, capital, dough.m.dosh, dough (informal). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish)* * *1 wool■ ¡córtate esas lanas! get your hair cut!\de lana woollen (US woolen)cardarle la lana a alguien familiar to tick somebody off, tell somebody offir por lana y salir trasquilado,-a familiar to go for wool and come home shorn* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) [gen] wool; (=vellón) fleece; (=tela) woollen cloth, woolen cloth (EEUU); [para labores] knitting woolde lana, hecho de lana — wool antes de s, woollen, woolen (EEUU)
5) CAm (=estafador) swindlerII* * *1) ( material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleeceuna bufanda de lana — a wool o woolen scarf
2) (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl)tienen mucha lana — they're loaded (colloq)
* * *= wool, fleece.Ex. In this subject context the concept wool plays the role of Material.Ex. Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.----* cardar lana = card + wool.* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.* paño de lana = woollen [woolen, -USA].* productor de lana = wool producer.* pura lana = pure wool.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].* * *1) ( material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleeceuna bufanda de lana — a wool o woolen scarf
2) (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl)tienen mucha lana — they're loaded (colloq)
* * *= wool, fleece.Ex: In this subject context the concept wool plays the role of Material.
Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.* cardar lana = card + wool.* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.* paño de lana = woollen [woolen, -USA].* productor de lana = wool producer.* pura lana = pure wool.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].* * *A (material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleecelana de alpaca alpaca wooluna madeja de lana a skein of woolusó tres lanas distintas she used three different wools o kinds of wooluna bufanda de lana a wool o woolen o ( colloq) wooly scarftela de lana woolen cloth, woolno son de nylon, son de lana they're not nylon, they're woolir (a) por lana y volver trasquilado to be hoist by one's own petardunos cardan la lana y otros cobran la fama some do all the work and others get all the creditCompuestos:steel woolfiberglass*● lana merino or merinaBotany woolnew woolpura lana virgen pure new wooltienen mucha lana they're loaded ( colloq)* * *
lana sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) wool;
(vellón, pelambre) fleece;
una bufanda de lana a wool o woolen scarf
2 (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl);◊ tienen mucha lana they're loaded (colloq)
lana sustantivo femenino wool
pura lana virgen, pure new wool
' lana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calceta
- chaleco
- dar
- devanar
- ser
- estambre
- mechón
- paño
- prenda
- tonsurar
- alpaca
- apelmazarse
- cardar
- catalán
- cundir
- desenredar
- enmarañado
- enredado
- enredar
- esponjoso
- gordo
- guante
- hilar
- hueco
- jaspeado
- madeja
- mota
- peinar
- peludo
- picar
- tela
- terminar
English:
ball
- coat
- demand
- fleece
- scarf
- shear
- snarl up
- tangle
- wool
- woolen
- woollen
- woolly
- wooly
- cash
- Catalan
- cough
- dough
- loop
- loot
- ply
- steel
- woolens
* * *lana nf1. [de oveja] wool;de lana woollen;ir a por lana y volver trasquilado to be hoist with one's own petardlana mineral rock wool;lana de vidrio glass wool;lana virgen virgin woolser de lana to be rolling in it* * *f1wool;pura lana virgen pure new wool* * *lana nf1) : woollana de acero: steel wool* * *lana n wool -
2 puro
adj.1 pure, cleanly, unblemished, unadulterated.2 pure, chaste, decent, vestal.3 pure, innocent, guileless, lily-white.4 mere, pure, sheer.5 unmixed, pure, unalloyed.m.cigar.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin mezcla) pure2 (mero) sheer, mere, pure3 (casto) chaste, pure1 cigar\caerle a alguien un puro to be for the high jump, be in big trouble, be for it■ si se entera el jefe, te caerá un puro if the boss finds out, you're for itmeterle un puro a alguien tabú to throw the book at somebody————————1 cigar* * *(f. - pura)adj.1) pure2) sheer, simple* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin mezcla) [color, lenguaje] pure; [aire] clean; [oro] solidpura sangre — (=caballo) thoroughbred
2) [con valor enfático] pure, simplepuro y duro * —
fue un timo puro y duro — it was a straightforward o downright swindle
3) (=casto) pure, chaste4) LAm (=uno solo) only, just2.ADV3. SM1) (tb: cigarro puro) cigar2)3)a puro de — † by dint of, thanks only to
* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) (limpio, sin mezcla) pureel aire puro del campo — the fresh o clean country air
2) (mero, simple) (delante del n) < verdad> plain, honest (colloq); <casualidad/coincidencia> pure, sheer3) (AmL fam) ( sólo)II1) (AmL fam) (muy, tan)2) (Col fam) ( justo) rightIIImasculino cigar* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) (limpio, sin mezcla) pureel aire puro del campo — the fresh o clean country air
2) (mero, simple) (delante del n) < verdad> plain, honest (colloq); <casualidad/coincidencia> pure, sheer3) (AmL fam) ( sólo)II1) (AmL fam) (muy, tan)2) (Col fam) ( justo) rightIIImasculino cigar* * *puro11 = cigar.Ex: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.
* caja de puros = cigar box.* cigarro puro = cigar.puro22 = pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], stark, unmixed, naked, raw, sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], stainless, chaste.Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex: But the next Oxford catalog, published in 1620, represented an unmixed finding catalog, consisting of one alphabetical listing of all the books in the library irrespective of their arrangement on the shelves.Ex: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.* ciencias puras = pure sciences.* color puro = true colour.* notación pura = pure notation.* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* pura lana = pure wool.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* pura realidad = stark reality.* pura sangre = thoroughbred.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* puro de corazón = pure of heart.* puro nervio = live wire.* puro y duro = unvarnished.* * *A1 (sin mezcla) purepuro zumo de uva pure grape juicees de pura lana it's pure woolel aire puro del campo the fresh o clean country air2 (casto, inocente) ‹mujer› chaste, pure; ‹niño› innocent; ‹mirada/amor› innocent, pureCompuesto:masculine and feminine thoroughbredB (mero, simple) ( delante del n):es la pura verdad it's the plain o honest truth ( colloq)acertó por pura casualidad she got it right by pure o sheer chancefue pura coincidencia it was pure o sheer coincidenceesta carne es pura grasa this meat is nothing but fat o is all fates puro músculo he's all musclelo hizo por puro capricho she did it purely on a whimse quedó dormido de puro cansancio he fell asleep from sheer exhaustionen puro invierno ( Col); in the middle of winterC( AmL fam) (sólo): en esa oficina trabajan puras mujeres there are only women in that office, there aren't any men at all in that officea ese bar van puros viejos only old men go to that barson puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies ( colloq), it's all liespuro2Ani se sabe de qué color es de puro sucio que está it's so filthy you can't even tell what color it islo hizo de puro egoísta he did it out of sheer selfishness, he did it purely out of selfishnesslo mataron puro al borde de la carretera they killed him right beside the roadpuro31 (cigarro) cigar2( Esp fam) (tarea difícil): esta asignatura es un puro this subject is really heavy going o is really tough ( colloq)3te van a meter un buen puro they're going to throw the book at you ( colloq)Compuesto:Havana cigar, Havana* * *
puro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1
( limpio) ‹ aire› fresh, clean
‹ niño› innocent;
‹mirada/amor› innocent, pure
2 ( delante del n)
‹casualidad/coincidencia› pure, sheer;
de puro cansancio from sheer exhaustionb) (AmL fam) ( sólo):
son puras mentiras it's just a pack of lies (colloq)
puro 2 adverbio (fam) (muy, tan):
lo hizo de puro egoísta he did it out of sheer selfishness
■ sustantivo masculino
cigar
puro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un producto, color, sensación, etc) pure
al aire puro, outside
2 (uso enfático) sheer, mere: fue un puro trámite, it was a mere formality
es la pura verdad, it's the absolute truth
3 (una persona) chaste, pure
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cigarro) cigar
2 (reprimenda, castigo) trouble: si llegas tarde, te va a caer un puro, if you are late, you're going to get into trouble
' puro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastarda
- bastardo
- cigarro
- legítima
- legítimo
- pura
- teatro
- anilla
- bluff
- café
- capricho
- castizo
- cuentista
- cuento
- fumar
- tabaco
- vacilón
English:
cigar
- fat
- pure
- sheer
- solid
- unadulterated
- whip up
- act
- black
- coffee
- indulgence
- light
* * *puro, -a♦ adj1. [limpio, sin mezcla] pure;[oro] solid;este jersey es de pura lana this sweater is 100 percent wool2. [atmósfera, aire] clear3. [conducta, persona] decent, honourable;un alma pura a pure soul;la mirada pura de un niño the clear o pure gaze of a child4. [mero] sheer;[verdad] plain;por pura casualidad by pure chance;me quedé dormido de puro cansancio I fell asleep from sheer exhaustion;fue una pura coincidencia it was pure coincidence;Famy ésta es la realidad pura y dura and that is the harsh reality of the matter♦ nm1. [cigarro] cigarpuro habano Havana (cigar)2. CompEsp Fam [castigo] to throw the book at sb;si te descubren te caerá un buen puro if you're found out, you'll be in for it* * *I adj1 pure;la pura verdad the honest truth2 casualidad, coincidencia sheer;de puro miedo out of sheer frightte sirven la pura comida they just serve foodII m cigar* * *puro adv: sheer, muchde puro terco: out of sheer stubbornnesspuro, -ra adj1) : pureaire puro: fresh air2) : plain, simple, sheerpor pura curiosidad: from sheer curiosity3) : only, justemplean puras mujeres: they only employ women4)pura sangre : Thoroughbred horsepuro nm: cigar* * *puro1 adj1. (en general) pure2. (uso enfático) absolute / sheerpuro2 n cigar -
3 pura lana
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4 puro2
2 = pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], stark, unmixed, naked, raw, sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], stainless, chaste.Ex. The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. But the next Oxford catalog, published in 1620, represented an unmixed finding catalog, consisting of one alphabetical listing of all the books in the library irrespective of their arrangement on the shelves.Ex. Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex. Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.----* ciencias puras = pure sciences.* color puro = true colour.* notación pura = pure notation.* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* pura lana = pure wool.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* pura realidad = stark reality.* pura sangre = thoroughbred.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* puro de corazón = pure of heart.* puro nervio = live wire.* puro y duro = unvarnished. -
5 cien
adj.1 one-hundred, hundred, a hundred.2 one-hundredth.f. & m.a or one hundred.cien mil a o one hundred thousandpor cien percentcien por cien a hundred percent;m.hundred, a hundred.* * *1 one hundred, a hundred1 one hundred, a hundred\cien por cien one hundred per centponerse a cien familiar to blow one's top, get all worked up Table 1 NOTA see also ciento and seis/Table 1* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.hundred, a hundred* * *IADJ, PRON [antes de s, apócope de ciento] a hundred, one hundredes de lana cien por cien — it's pure wool, it's a hundred per cent wool
- me pone a cienCIEN, CIENTO ► La traducción de cien(to) puede ser a hundred o one hundred: Tengo que escribir cien páginas I've got to write a o one hundred pages Murió a la edad de ciento veinte años He died at the age of a o one hundred and twenty Sin embargo, hay que utilizar siempre one hundred: ► cuando cien(to) va detrás de otra cifra: El curso cuesta dos mil ciento noventa libras The course costs two thousand one hundred and ninety pounds ► cuando se quiere precisar que se trata de cien(to) y no de doscientos {etc}: I said "one hundred" not "two hundred" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver cien I, ciento II** SM bog **, lavatory, john (EEUU) ** * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre a/one hundredcien mil — a/one hundred thousand
IIes cien por cien algodón — (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
* * *= hundred, hundred, one hundred.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. It features elements of many of the trends in classification theory and practice over the past one hundred years.----* cien por cien = one hundred percent.* cientos = oodles, scores.* cientos de = hundreds of, yards of.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* cientos de millones = hundred million.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* en tanto por ciento = percentage-wise.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit.* tanto por ciento = percentage.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* veinte por ciento = two-tenths.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre a/one hundredcien mil — a/one hundred thousand
IIes cien por cien algodón — (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
* * *= hundred, hundred, one hundred.Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex: It features elements of many of the trends in classification theory and practice over the past one hundred years.* cien por cien = one hundred percent.* cientos = oodles, scores.* cientos de = hundreds of, yards of.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* cientos de millones = hundred million.* cien veces = hundred-fold.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* en tanto por ciento = percentage-wise.* más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit.* tanto por ciento = percentage.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* veinte por ciento = two-tenths.* * *cien1adj inv/prona/one hundredcien euros a/one hundred euroscien mil a/one hundred thousandes cien por cien algodón it's pure cotton, it's a hundred percent cottonno estoy convencido al cien por cien I'm not totally convincedponer a algn a cien ( Esp); to get sb annoyedcien2el cien one hundred, number one hundred* * *
Del verbo ciar: ( conjugate ciar)
cíen es:
3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente subjuntivo3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) imperativo
cien adj inv/pron
a/one hundred;◊ cien mil a/one hundred thousand;
es cien por cien algodón (esp Esp) it's a hundred percent cotton
■ sustantivo masculino: el cien (number) one hundred
cien adjetivo & sustantivo masculino inv hundred
cien personas, a o one hundred people
cinco por cien, five per cent
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner a alguien a cien, to drive sb mad
cien por cien, (completamente, de principio a fin) one hundred per cent: una sustancia cien por cien vegetal, a substance made from natural products only
ir/andar con cien ojos, to keep your eyes peeled
Recuerda que en inglés no tiene plural ( one/ two/three, etc. hundred) excepto cuando expresa una cantidad indeterminada: Había cientos de personas. There were hundreds of people there.
' cien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- antecesor
- antecesora
- baja
- bajo
- cabida
- casi
- contratación
- dividendo
- haber
- más
- neta
- neto
- pago
- poner
- venir
- ciento
- pájaro
English:
A
- aboard
- another
- around
- aware
- bet
- by
- deep
- discount
- funnel
- horsepower
- hundred
- length
- live
- offshore
- than
- vicinity
- watt
- within
- worth
* * *cien núma o one hundred;cien mil a o one hundred thousand;por cien percent;cien por cien a hundred percent;Famponer a cien alguien: esa musiquilla me está poniendo a cien that tune's getting on my nerves;Famdar cien mil vueltas a algo/alguien: mi moto le da cien vueltas a la tuya my motorbike's miles better than yours;ver también treinta* * *adj a oone hundred;poner a alguien a cien fam irritate s.o., get on s.o.’s nerves;cien por cien fig fam a hundred per cent, totally* * *cien adj1) : a hundred, hundredlas primeras cien páginas: the first hundred pages2)cien por ciento : a hundred percent, through and through, wholeheartedlycien nm: one hundred* * *cien num a hundred / one hundred -
6 lana pura
f.pure wool. -
7 pura lana virgen
(n.) = pure new woolEx. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.* * *(n.) = pure new woolEx: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.
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8 hebra
f.thread.* * *1 (de hilo) thread, piece of thread3 (veta) vein4 figurado thread\pegar la hebra familiar to get chatting, chew the fat* * *noun f.strand, thread* * *SF1) [de hilo] thread2) (Bot) (=fibra) fibre, fiber (EEUU); [de madera] grain; [de gusano de seda] thread3) [de metal] vein, streak5)romperse la hebra Méx * —
* * *a) (Tex) thread, strandb) (fibra vegetal, animal) fiber*c) ( del gusano de seda) threadd) ( de la madera) grain* * *= thread, yarn.Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.----* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* * *a) (Tex) thread, strandb) (fibra vegetal, animal) fiber*c) ( del gusano de seda) threadd) ( de la madera) grain* * *= thread, yarn.Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* * *1 ( Tex) thread, strandlana de cuatro hebras four-ply woolhebras de plata adornaban su sien ( liter); he had silver hairs around the templesperder la hebra to lose the thread2 (fibra vegetal, animal) fiber*tienes que quitarles las hebras a las judías verdes you have to string the green beans, you have to remove the stringy parts from the green beans3 (del gusano de seda) thread4 (de la madera) grain* * *
hebra sustantivo femenino
hebra sustantivo femenino
1 (trozo de hilo) thread
2 (de carne) sinew
♦ Locuciones: pegar la hebra, to chat
' hebra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brizna
- tabaco
English:
ply
- strand
* * *hebra nf1. [de hilo] thread2. [fibra] fibre3. [de judías, puerros] string;[de tabaco] strandhe perdido la hebra de su explicación I've lost the thread of his explanation;Esp Fampegar la hebra to start chatting5. CompChilede una hebra all at once, in one breath* * *f thread;pegar la hebra fam start a conversation, get talking fam* * *hebra nf: strand, thread* * * -
9 virgen
adj.virgin.f.1 Madonna (art).2 virgin, person of either sex who has never had sexual intercourse.f. & m.virgin (person).* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) virgin2 (puro) virgin, pure4 (reputación) unsullied1 virgin\ser un viva la Virgen familiar to be a devil-may-care personaceite de oliva virgen virgin olive oilcinta virgen blank tapela Santísima Virgen the Blessed Virginselva virgen virgin forest* * *noun mf. adj.* * *( pl vírgenes)1.ADJ [persona] virgin; [cinta] blank; [película] unexposed2.SMF virgin(Rel)¡Santísima Virgen! — by all that's holy!
se le apareció la Virgen — he got his big chance, he struck lucky *
- ser devoto de la Virgen del Puñoes un viva la Virgen — he doesn't give a damn **, he doesn't care one bit *
* * *Ia) < persona>una mujer/un hombre virgen — a virgin
c) < selva> virginIIa) ( persona) virginb) la Virgen (Relig) the VirginVirgen Santa or Santísima! — my goodness!
* * *Ia) < persona>una mujer/un hombre virgen — a virgin
c) < selva> virginIIa) ( persona) virginb) la Virgen (Relig) the VirginVirgen Santa or Santísima! — my goodness!
* * *virgen22 = blank, untapped, virgin, untouched, pristine, chaste, unchartered.Nota: Es recomendable usar en su lugar con este mismo significado " uncharted".Ex: To save the 'current' MARC record, place a blank, formatted (double-sided, double-density, soft sectored) floppy diskette into drive 'A' of the computer.
Ex: Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.Ex: In this culture, girls must be virgins at marriage & must not demonstrate overt pleasure at the beginning of the marriage lest their virginity be thrown into doubt.Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.* aceite de oliva virgen = virgin olive oil.* aceite de oliva virgen extra = extra virgin olive oil.* Islas Vírgenes, las = Virgin Islands, the.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* territorio virgen = virgin territory.* tierra virgen = virgin territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* * *1 ‹persona›una mujer/un hombre virgen a virginser virgen to be a virgin3 ‹selva› virgin1 (persona) virgin2la Santísima Virgen the Blessed Virgin¡Virgen Santa or Santísima! my goodness!* * *
virgen adjetivoa) ‹ persona›:◊ una mujer/un hombre virgen a virgin;
ser virgen to be a virgin
‹ película› unexposed
■ sustantivo femenino
virgin;◊ la Vvirgen (Relig) the Virgin
virgen
I adjetivo
1 (hombre, mujer, aceite, selva) virgin
2 (cinta) blank
II m,f (persona) virgin
III f Rel la Virgen, the Virgin
' virgen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cinta
- lana
- doncella
English:
blank
- expansive
- tape
- unspoilt
- unused
- virgin
- Virgin Mary
- untamed
* * *♦ adj[persona, selva, tierra] virgin; [cinta] blank; [película] unused♦ nmf[persona] virgin♦ nf1. [imagen] MadonnaFam¡Virgen Santa! good heavens!;Fam¡la Virgen! Br blimey!, US jeez!* * *I adj1 virgin2 cinta blank;lana virgen pure new woolII f virgin;la Virgen the Virgin;ser un viva la virgen fam be unreliable* * *virgen adj: virginlana virgen: virgin woolla Santísima Virgen: the Blessed Virgin* * *virgen1 adj1. (en general) virgin2. (cinta) blankvirgen2 n virgin -
10 hilo
m.1 thread (fibra, hebra).colgar o pender de un hilo to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos to pull some stringshilo dental dental floss2 linen (tejido).3 wire.sin hilos wireless4 trickle.entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the windowapenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak5 train.perder el hilo to lose the threadseguir el hilo to follow (the thread)tomar o retomar el hilo (de la conversación) to pick up the thread (of the conversation)esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterdayhilo argumental line of argument6 line of thought, drift.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hilar.* * *1 thread (grueso) yarn2 (lino) linen3 (alambre, cable) wire6 figurado (de la vida) course\al hilo on the graincoger el hilo figurado to catch the drift, get the driftcon un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a faint voiceestar colgando de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadestar pendiente de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos figurado to pull the stringsperder el hilo figurado to lose the threadseguir el hilo figurado to followhilo musical piped music, Musak* * *noun m.1) thread2) wire3) linen* * *SM1) (Cos) thread, yarntela de hilo — Méx linen cloth
coser al hilo — to sew on the straight, sew with the weave
- a hilo- al hilo2) (=cable) [de metal] thin wire; [de electricidad] wire, flex; [de teléfono] linehilo de tierra — earth wire, ground wire (EEUU)
hilo directo — direct line, hot line
3) (=chorro) [de líquido] thin stream, trickle; [de gente] thin linehilo de humo — thin line of smoke, plume of smoke
4) (Bot) fibre, fiber (EEUU), filament5) (=lino) linentraje de hilo — linen dress o suit
hilo de Escocia — lisle, strong cotton
6) (=curso) [de conversación] thread; [de vida] course; [de pensamientos] trainel hilo conductor — the theme o leitmotiv
seguir el hilo — [de razonamiento] to follow, understand
hilo argumental — story line, plot
* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.----* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *A1 (en costura) threadun carrete de hilo a reel of thread¿tienes aguja e hilo? do you have a needle and thread?al hilo ‹cortar/coser› on the straight, with the weave; (uno tras otro) ( AmL fam) on the trot ( colloq)ganó tres partidos al hilo he won three games on the trot o in a rowse vio cuatro películas al hilo she saw four movies in a row o one after the othermover los hilos: intereses económicos mueven los hilos de su política economic interests control their policytodos conocen a quienes mueven los hilos everybody knows who's pulling the strings o calling the shotspender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a threadsu vida pendía de un hilo his life was hanging by a threadel futuro de la empresa pende de un hilo the company's future hangs by a threadpor el hilo se saca el ovillo it's just a question of putting two and two together2 (lino) linenuna camisa de hilo a linen shirt3 (de araña, gusano de seda) thread4 ( fam) (de las judías, del plátano) stringCompuesto:dental flossB ( Elec) wireCompuestos:( Elec) conductor wire; (de una novela) thread( Esp) piped musicC ( Inf) threadD (de un relato, una conversación) threadperdió el hilo de la conversación she lost the thread of the conversationinterrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos it interrupted his train of thoughtE (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz a thread of light ( liter)con un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a thin little voice* * *
Del verbo hilar: ( conjugate hilar)
hilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hilar
hilo
hilar ( conjugate hilar) verbo intransitivo
to spin;◊ hilo fino to split hairs
verbo transitivo
[ araña] to spin
hilo sustantivo masculino
1
2 (Elec) wire;◊ hilo musical (Esp) piped music
3 (de relato, conversación) thread
4 (de sangre, agua) trickle
hilar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer hilo) to spin
2 (relacionar datos) to string together, link
♦ Locuciones: hilar fino, to split hairs
hilo sustantivo masculino
1 Cost thread
(de perlé, de tejer) yarn
(tela de hilo) linen
2 fig (argumento) thread
(del pensamiento) train
hilo musical, background music
3 (cable) wire
♦ Locuciones: familiar mantener al hilo, to keep posted
pender/colgar de un hilo, to hang by a thread o to be in imminent danger
perder el hilo, to lose the thread
' hilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carrete
- enrollar
- estambre
- hebra
- hilar
- pita
- alambre
- bobina
- delgado
- devanar
- doble
- embrollar
- filamento
- fino
- hacer
- madeja
- nudo
English:
balance
- ball
- cord
- cotton
- dental floss
- dribble
- floss
- length
- line
- ply
- spin
- strand
- string
- tangle
- thread
- track
- train
- trickle
- wind
- yarn
- knife
- linen
- piped music
* * *hilo nm1. [fibra, hebra] thread;Amal hilo in a row;me leí cinco libros al hilo I read five books one after the other o in a row;mover los hilos to pull some strings;es él quien mueve los hilos de la empresa he's the person who really runs the firmhilo de bramante twine;hilo dental [para la boca] dental floss;Am [bañador] G-string2. [tejido] linen;un mantel de hilo a linen tablecloth3. [cable] wire;sin hilos wireless;tener hilo directo con alguien to have direct access to sb4. [de agua, sangre] trickle;entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the window;apenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak6. [de pensamiento] train;[de discurso, conversación] thread;perder el hilo to lose the thread;seguir el hilo to follow (the thread);el hilo conductor del argumento de la película the central strand of the film's plot;al hilo de [a propósito de] following on from;esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterday* * *mcolgar opender de un hilo fig hang by a thread;mover los hilos fig pull strings;perder el hilo fig lose the thread2:3:con un hilo de voz fig in a barely audible voice* * *hilo nm1) : threadcolgar de un hilo: to hang by a threadhilo dental: dental floss2) lino: linen3) : (electric) wire4) : theme, thread (of a discourse)5) : trickle (of water, etc.)* * *hilo n1. (hebra) thread2. (alambre, cable) wire -
11 virgen2
2 = blank, untapped, virgin, untouched, pristine, chaste, unchartered.Nota: Es recomendable usar en su lugar con este mismo significado " uncharted".Ex. To save the 'current' MARC record, place a blank, formatted (double-sided, double-density, soft sectored) floppy diskette into drive 'A' of the computer.Ex. Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.Ex. In this culture, girls must be virgins at marriage & must not demonstrate overt pleasure at the beginning of the marriage lest their virginity be thrown into doubt.Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex. Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.Ex. Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.Ex. This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.----* aceite de oliva virgen = virgin olive oil.* aceite de oliva virgen extra = extra virgin olive oil.* Islas Vírgenes, las = Virgin Islands, the.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* territorio virgen = virgin territory.* tierra virgen = virgin territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.
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