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41 ligero
adj.1 light, lite.2 light, venial, slight, unimportant.3 light, flimsy, flighty, double-quick.4 lightweight, buoyant, airy, weightless.adv.fast, quickly, rapidly, swiftly.* * *► adjetivo1 (liviano) light2 (sin importancia) minor, light3 (rápido) swift4 (ágil) agile5 (frívolo) flippant\a la ligera lightly, flippantlyser ligero,-a de cascos to be irresponsibletomarse las cosas a la ligera to make light of things, not take things seriouslyviajar ligero,-a de peso to travel light* * *(f. - ligera)adj.1) slight2) light, lightweight3) quick, agile* * *1. ADJ1) (=poco pesado) [paquete, gas, metal, comida] light; [tela] light, lightweight, thin; [material] lightweightuna blusa ligerita — a light o lightweight o thin blouse
vas muy ligero de ropa para esta época del año — you're very lightly o flimsily dressed for this time of the year
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tener el sueño ligero — to be a light sleeper2) (=leve) [viento, caricia] light; [ruido] slight; [perfume, fragancia] delicate3) (=poco importante) [enfermedad] minor; [castigo] light4) (=rápido) swiftligero como una balaligero de pies — light-footed, quick
5) (=ágil) agiledespués del régimen me siento mucho más ligera — after the diet I feel a lot lighter on my feet o a lot more agile
6) (=superficial) [conocimiento] slight; [sospecha] sneakingun ligero conocimiento de alemán — a slight knowledge o a smattering of German
tengo la ligera sospecha de que nos hemos equivocado — I have a sneaking suspicion that we've made a mistake
7) (=frívolo) [carácter, persona] flippant, frivolous; [comentario, tema] flippant; [mujer] pey † loose †casco 5)no deberías ser tan ligera con estos asuntos — you shouldn't be so flippant o frivolous about these things
8) (=sin complicaciones) [novela, película] lightweight; [conversación, contexto] light-hearted9)• a la ligera — (=irreflexivamente) rashly; (=rápidamente) quickly
es obvio que lo has hecho muy a la ligera — it's obvious that you rushed it o did it too quickly
no podemos juzgar su conducta a la ligera — we shouldn't jump to conclusions about his behaviour, we shouldn't judge his behaviour so hastily
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tomarse algo a la ligera — not to take sth seriously2.ADV (=rápido) [andar, correr] quicklyvenga, ligero, que nos vamos — get a move on, we're going
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de ligero — rashly, thoughtlessly* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( liviano)a) <paquete/gas/metal> light; < tela> light, thinb)ligero de algo: salió muy ligera de ropa she went out very lightly dressed; viajar ligero de equipaje — to travel light
c) <comida/masa> light2) ( leve)a) <dolor/sabor/olor> slight; < inconveniente> slight, minor; < golpe> gentle, slightb) <noción/sensación/sospecha> slight3)a) ( no serio) < conversación> lighthearted; <película/lectura> lightweightb) ( frívolo)una mujer ligera — (ant) a woman of easy virtue (dated or hum)
a la ligera — < actuar> without thinking, hastily
4) ( ágil) < movimiento> agile, nimble5) ( rápido) <persona/animal/vehículo> fastIIadverbio quickly, fast* * *= mild, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], swift [swifter -comp., swiftest -sup.], swift-footed.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Hares, wild boar, and swift-footed gazelle roam freely over these vast regions.----* a la ligera = lightly.* a paso ligero = on the double.* arma ligera = light weapon.* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.* industria ligera = light industry.* ligero como una pluma = light as a feather.* ligero de cascos = reckless, promiscuous, airheaded.* ligero de peso = lightweight [light-weight].* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tono ligero = light touch.* vehículo ligero = light vehicle.* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( liviano)a) <paquete/gas/metal> light; < tela> light, thinb)ligero de algo: salió muy ligera de ropa she went out very lightly dressed; viajar ligero de equipaje — to travel light
c) <comida/masa> light2) ( leve)a) <dolor/sabor/olor> slight; < inconveniente> slight, minor; < golpe> gentle, slightb) <noción/sensación/sospecha> slight3)a) ( no serio) < conversación> lighthearted; <película/lectura> lightweightb) ( frívolo)una mujer ligera — (ant) a woman of easy virtue (dated or hum)
a la ligera — < actuar> without thinking, hastily
4) ( ágil) < movimiento> agile, nimble5) ( rápido) <persona/animal/vehículo> fastIIadverbio quickly, fast* * *= mild, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], swift [swifter -comp., swiftest -sup.], swift-footed.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Hares, wild boar, and swift-footed gazelle roam freely over these vast regions.* a la ligera = lightly.* a paso ligero = on the double.* arma ligera = light weapon.* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.* industria ligera = light industry.* ligero como una pluma = light as a feather.* ligero de cascos = reckless, promiscuous, airheaded.* ligero de peso = lightweight [light-weight].* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tono ligero = light touch.* vehículo ligero = light vehicle.* * *1 ‹maleta/paquete› light; ‹gas/metal› light; ‹tela/vestido› light, thines ligero como una pluma it's (as) light as a feathermaterial ligero lightweight material2 ligero DE algo:salió muy ligera de ropa she went out very lightly dressedsiempre viaja muy ligero de equipaje he always travels very light3 ‹comida/masa› light; ‹vino› light; ‹perfume› delicate, discreetvamos a comer algo ligero ahora we're going to have a light meal o snack nowB (leve)1 ‹dolor/sabor› slight; ‹olor› faint, slight; ‹inconveniente› slight, minoroyó unos pasos ligeros por el pasillo she heard light steps in the corridorle dio un golpe ligero en la mano she gave him a gentle smack on the handsoplaba una brisa ligera there was a slight o light o gentle breezecualquier ruido, por muy ligero que sea, la despierta she wakes up at the slightest noisetiene un sueño muy ligero he's a very light sleeper2 ‹noción/conocimientos› slight; ‹sensación› slightun ligero conocimiento del latín a slight knowledge of o a smattering of Latintengo la ligera impresión de que nos mintió ( iró); I have the tiniest suspicion that he was lying to us ( iro)C1 (no serio) ‹conversación› lighthearted; ‹película/lectura› lightweightlo dijo en tono ligero he said it lightheartedly2 (frívolo) ‹persona› flippant, frivolousa la ligera ‹actuar› without thinking, hastilytodo se lo toma a la ligera he doesn't take anything seriouslyD (ágil) ‹salto/movimiento› agile, nimblede un salto ligero cruzó el riachuelo she leaped nimbly across the streamE (rápido) ‹persona/animal/vehículo› fast¿por qué no vas tú, que eres más ligero? why don't you go? you're quicker o faster than meun caballo ligero como el viento a horse that runs like the windquickly, fastbébelo ligerito que nos vamos drink it up quickly, we're goingvamos, ligero, que llegamos tarde come on, let's move it o let's get a move on, we're late ( colloq)* * *
ligero 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1 ( liviano)
‹ tela› light, thin;
viajar ligero de equipaje to travel light
2 ( leve)
‹ inconveniente› slight, minor;
‹ golpe› gentle, slight;
3 ( no serio) ‹ conversación› lighthearted;
‹película/lectura› lightweight;
todo se lo toma a la ligera he doesn't take anything seriously
4 ( ágil) ‹ movimiento› agile, nimble;
( rápido) ‹persona/animal/vehículo› fast
ligero 2 adverbio
quickly, fast
ligero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de poco peso) light, lightweight: iba muy ligero de ropa, he was lightly dressed
2 (rápido) swift, quick
3 (acento, etc) slight
(cena, brisa) light
4 (poco serio) light
música ligera, light music
II adverbio ligero (veloz) fast, swiftly
♦ Locuciones: ser ligero,-a de cascos, to be flighty
a la ligera, lightly
caballería ligera, light cavalry
paso ligero, double quick
' ligero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achatamiento
- ligera
- paso
- sabor
- sueño
- tentempié
- peso
- TALGO
- temblor
English:
angel food cake
- clad
- feather
- flimsy
- light
- lightweight
- lissom
- lissome
- scantily
- scanty
- sleeper
- slight
- soft
- springy
- subtle
- trip along
- brisk
- double
- faint
- -footed
- lighten
- mild
- snack
- vaguely
* * *ligero, -a♦ adj1. [de poco peso] light;iba muy ligera de ropa [provocativa] she was very scantily clad;[poco abrigada] she wasn't wearing enough clothes;ser ligero como una pluma to be as light as a feather2. [traje, tela] thin3. [comida] light;en casa hacemos cenas ligeras we have a light meal in the evening at home4. [armamento] light5. [leve] [roce, toque, golpe] light;[olor, rumor, sonido] faint; [sabor] slight, mild; [dolor, resfriado] slight; [herida, accidente, daño] minor; [descenso, diferencia, inconveniente] slight; [conocimientos, sospecha, idea] vague;sufrieron heridas de ligera consideración they suffered minor injuries;tengo la ligera impresión de que te equivocas I have a vague feeling that you might be wrong;tener el sueño ligero to be a light sleeper6. [literatura, teatro] light;una comedia ligera a light comedy;quiero leer algo ligero que no me haga pensar I want to read something light that I don't have to think about too hard7. [rápido] quick, swift;caminar a paso ligero to walk at a brisk pace;tener una mente ligera to be quick-thinking8. [ágil] agile, nimble9. [irreflexivo] flippant;hacer algo a la ligera to do sth without much thought;juzgar (algo/a alguien) a la ligera to be superficial in one's judgements (about sth/sb);tomarse algo a la ligera not to take sth seriously;ser ligero de cascos [irresponsable] to be irresponsible;[mujer] to be flighty♦ adv[rápidamente] quickly;ligero, que tengo mucha prisa hurry up, I'm in a rush* * *I adj1 light;ligero de ropa scantily clad;tomarse algo a la ligera not take sth seriously2 ( rápido) rapid, quick3 movimiento agile, nimble4 ( leve) slightII adv quickly* * *ligero, -ra adj1) : light, lightweight2) : slight, minor3) : agile, quick4) : lighthearted, superficial* * *ligero adj1. (en general) light2. (leve) slight -
42 malva2
2 = purple, mauve.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. Rarely do we think of a color as being invented by a person, yet in the case of the color mauve this might be a reasonable way to think about it. -
43 mancha
f.1 stain, spot.tienes una mancha en la camisa you've got a stain on your shirt2 blotch (in skin).3 blemish.este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record4 tache.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: manchar.* * *1 stain, spot2 figurado blemish\sin mancha flawless, spotlessmancha solar sunspot* * *noun f.mark, stain, spot* * *SF* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.----* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *A1 (de suciedad) spot, mark; (difícil de quitar) stainuna mancha de grasa/sangre a grease/blood stainla mancha no salió the stain didn't come outmanchas de humedad damp patchesno le pude quitar or ( AmL) sacar la mancha I couldn't get rid of the stain, I couldn't get the stain outeste mantel está lleno de manchas this tablecloth is covered in stainsla sábana tiene manchas de óxido the sheet has rust marks on it2 (borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite «noticia» to spread like wildfireestas barriadas pobres se están extendiendo como una mancha de aceite these shantytowns are spreading rapidly¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? ( Arg); what difference does/will it make?Compuestos:patch of iceoil slicksunspotB1 (en la piel) markuna mancha de nacimiento a birthmark2 (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchnegro con manchas blancas black with white patcheslas manchas del tigre the tiger's stripes o markingslas manchas del leopardo the leopard's spots o markingsCompuesto:yellow spotC (en el pulmón) shadowD (de vegetación) patchE ( liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainun alma sin mancha a pure souluna reputación sin mancha a spotless reputationuna mancha imborrable en el honor de la familia an indelible stain on the family honorG* * *
Del verbo manchar: ( conjugate manchar)
mancha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mancha
manchar
mancha sustantivo femenino
1
( difícil de quitar) stain;
manchas de humedad damp patches;
mancha de petróleo oil slick
2
( del leopardo) spot
3 (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain;
‹ reputación› spotless
4 (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang
manchar ( conjugate manchar) verbo transitivo
1 ( ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty;
( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain
2 ‹reputación/honra/memoria› to tarnish
verbo intransitivo
to stain
mancharse verbo pronominal
( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained;
manchase DE or con algo to get stained with sth
mancha sustantivo femenino
1 (de grasa, pintura, etc) stain
2 (en la piel) spot: le ha salido una mancha roja en la mano, she has a red spot on her hand
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' mancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- guiso
- lamparón
- manchar
- penetrar
- pinta
- quitar
- quitarse
- rebelde
- sacar
- salpicadura
- aparecer
- aureola
- borrón
- cerco
- dejar
- desaparecer
- gotera
- ir
- manchego
- salir
- tenaz
English:
blemish
- blob
- blot
- blotch
- Channel Tunnel
- chunnel
- come off
- come out
- fleck
- get off
- get out
- mark
- patch
- removal
- remove
- rub off
- scrub away
- shift
- show
- show up
- slick
- smear
- smudge
- smut
- somewhere
- spot
- stain
- stubborn
- sunspot
- untarnished
- wash out
- wipe off
- birth
- blood
- channel
- cross
- dab
- marking
- sun
- wash
* * *mancha nf1. [de suciedad] stain, spot;[de tinta] blot;me he echado una mancha en la camisa I've stained my shirt, I've got a stain on my shirt;no consiguió que se fuera la mancha she couldn't get the stain out;una mancha de petróleo [en el mar] an oil slick;una mancha de aceite an oil stain;extenderse como una mancha de aceite to spread like wildfire2. [de color] spot, mark;un caballo con manchas negras a horse with black patches;RP¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? what difference does one more make?, one more won't make any difference3. [en la piel] [por reacción] blotch;[de la vejez] liver spot;le han salido unas manchas en la piel he's come out in blotchesmancha de nacimiento birthmark5. [deshonra] blemish, blot;este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record;tiene un historial sin mancha she has a spotless record* * *:Canal de la Mancha English Channel;la Mancha La Mancha* * *mancha nf1) : stain, spot, markmancha de sangre: bloodstain2) : blemish, blotuna mancha en su reputación: a blemish on his reputation3) : patch* * *mancha n1. (en general) stain3. (de animal) spot -
44 marrón
adj.brown, chestnut.* * *► adjetivo1 brown1 (color) brown3 argot (fastidio) pain, drag\comerse un marrón argot to own up* * *noun m. adj.* * *1.ADJ brown2. SM1) (=color) brown2) (Culin)3) ** (=acusación) charge; (=condena) sentence; (=situación comprometida) messle pillaron de o en un marrón — they caught him red-handed
4) ** (=policía) pig **, cop *5) LAm ( Hist) maroon6) And (=papillote) curlpaper7) Caribe (=café con leche) coffee with milk* * *Iadjetivo brownII1) ( color) brown2) (Col) ( rulo) roller, curler* * *= brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].Ex. Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.----* marrón café = coffee-brown.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* marrón óxido = rust brown, rusty brown.* marrón rojizo = reddish-brown.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* volverse marrón = turn + brown.* * *Iadjetivo brownII1) ( color) brown2) (Col) ( rulo) roller, curler* * *= brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.
* marrón café = coffee-brown.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* marrón óxido = rust brown, rusty brown.* marrón rojizo = reddish-brown.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* volverse marrón = turn + brown.* * *1 ‹color/ojos/zapatos› brown2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) brownmarrón oscuro dark brownA [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (color) brownCompuesto:marron glacé* * *
marrón adjetivo / noun masculine
brown;
marrón
I adj (color) brown
II sustantivo masculino
1 (color) brown
2 fam (tarea desagradable) drag, pain 3 marrón glacé, marron glacé
♦ Locuciones: familiar comerse un marrón, to grin and bear it
pillar a alguien de marrón, to catch sb redhanded
' marrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
café
English:
brown
- curler
- fleck
* * *♦ adjbrown;marrón claro light brown, tan♦ nm1. [color] brown;el marrón es mi color favorito brown is my favourite colour2. marrón glacé marron glacé3. RP [mazo] large club [for killing animals]me cayó el marrón de acompañar a mi madre I was the one who got stuck with having to go with my mother;el profesor nos metió un marrón we got done by the teacher;comerse el marrón: me ha tocado a mí comerme el marrón de limpiar la casa tras la fiesta I got lumbered with having to clean the house after the party;pillar a alguien de marrón to catch sb in the act* * *m/adj brown;comerse un marrón fam own up;meterse en un marrón fam get in a fix fam* * ** * *marrón adj n brown -
45 moderado
adj.1 moderate, abstinent, abstemious, even-tempered.Es un hombre muy medido He is a very frugal [measured] man.2 moderate, gentle.3 discrete.past part.past participle of spanish verb: moderar.* * *► adjetivo1 moderate► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 moderate* * *(f. - moderada)noun adj.* * *ADJ moderate* * *I- da adjetivo < temperatura> moderate; < precio> reasonable; <ideología/facción> moderateII- da masculino, femenino moderate* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], mild, moderate, middle-ground, restrained, low-key [low key], temperate, moderate, moderated, sparing, low-keyed, guarded, measured.Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.Ex. Beginning with a middle-ground strategy may offer the best balance between Recall and Precision.Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex. Being on the ocean means that Boston's climate is temperate in the summer.Ex. This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.Ex. this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.Ex. The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.Ex. Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.Ex. This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.----* optimismo moderado = guarded optimism.* * *I- da adjetivo < temperatura> moderate; < precio> reasonable; <ideología/facción> moderateII- da masculino, femenino moderate* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], mild, moderate, middle-ground, restrained, low-key [low key], temperate, moderate, moderated, sparing, low-keyed, guarded, measured.Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.Ex: Beginning with a middle-ground strategy may offer the best balance between Recall and Precision.Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: Being on the ocean means that Boston's climate is temperate in the summer.Ex: This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.Ex: this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.Ex: The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.* optimismo moderado = guarded optimism.* * *1 ‹temperatura› moderate; ‹precio› reasonable2 ‹ideología/facción› moderate3 ‹persona/comportamiento› restrainedmasculine, femininemoderate* * *
Del verbo moderar: ( conjugate moderar)
moderado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
moderado
moderar
moderado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ precio› reasonable;
‹ideología/facción› moderate
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
moderate
moderar ( conjugate moderar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ velocidad› to reduce
2 ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair
moderarse verbo pronominal:◊ modérate, estás comiendo mucho restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much;
moderadose en los gastos to cut down on spending
moderado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona, ideas) moderate
2 (precio) reasonable
(temperatura, viento) mild
moderar verbo transitivo
1 to moderate: tienes que moderar esos hábitos, you have to kick your bad habits
2 (velocidad) to reduce: al llegar a la curva, modere la velocidad, slow down at the curve
3 (una discusión) to chair: tengo que moderar un debate en el Ateneo, I have to chair a debate at the Ateneo
' moderado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
moderada
- sobria
- sobrio
- comedido
- fresco
- parco
English:
measured
- middle-of-the-road
- moderate
- restrained
- wet
- gentle
- middle
- modest
- reasonable
* * *moderado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] moderate;es una persona moderada he's not given to excesses2. [velocidad] moderate;[precio] reasonable;habrá lluvias moderadas en el norte there will be some rain in the north3. [en política] moderate♦ nm,fmoderate* * *I adj moderateII m, moderada f moderate* * *moderado, -da adj & n: moderate♦ moderadamente adv* * *moderado adj moderate -
46 morada
f.1 dwelling.2 haunt, hideout.past part.past participle of spanish verb: morar.* * *1 adobe, dwelling* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - morado)* * *SF1) (=casa) dwelling liter, abode liter, dwelling placeallanamiento 4)2) (=estadía) stay, period of residence* * *femenino (frml o liter)a) (residencia, hogar) dwelling (frml), abode (frml or liter)b) ( estancia)* * *= habitation, abode.Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.----* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* * *femenino (frml o liter)a) (residencia, hogar) dwelling (frml), abode (frml or liter)b) ( estancia)* * *= habitation, abode.Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.* robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.* * *la última morada the final resting place2(estancia): hacer morada en un lugar to stay in a place* * *
morada sustantivo femenino (frml o liter) dwelling (frml), abode (frml or liter)
morado,-a
I adjetivo purple
II sustantivo masculino
1 (color) purple
2 (moratón) bruise
♦ Locuciones: familiar pasarlas moradas, to have a tough time
ponerse morado, to stuff oneself [de, with]
morada f frml dwelling
' morada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allanamiento
English:
break-in
- breaking and entering
- dwelling
- forcible entry
- housebreaking
- abode
- breaking
- burglary
* * *morada nfLiterario dwelling, abode;entren en mi humilde morada welcome to my humble abode;miles de personas lo acompañaron a su última morada thousands of people accompanied him to his final resting place* * *f dwelling;la última morada lit one’s final resting place* * *morada nfresidencia: dwelling, abode -
47 moreno
adj.dark-colored, dark, brunette, dark-complexioned.m.1 dark-complexioned man, dark man.2 suntan.* * *► adjetivo1 (pelo) dark, dark-haired2 (piel) dark, dark-skinned3 (de raza negra) black4 (bronceado) brown, suntanned, tanned5 (pan, azúcar) brown► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de pelo) dark-haired person2 (de piel) dark-skinned person3 (de raza negra) black person1 suntan\estar moreno,-a to be brown, suntannedponerse moreno,-a to get brown, get tanned, get a suntan————————1 suntan* * *(f. - morena)adj.dark-skinned, brown* * *moreno, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=de pelo moreno) dark-haired; (=de tez morena) dark(-skinned), swarthy; (=bronceado) brown, tanned; euf coloured, colored (EEUU); And, Caribe mulattoponerse moreno — to tan, go brown
2) [pelo] (dark) brown; [azúcar, pan] brown2.SM / F [de pelo] dark-haired man/woman; [de tez] dark(-skinned) man/woman3.SM tan* * *I- na adjetivoa) [SER] < persona> ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; ( de tez oscura) dark; ( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned (euph)b) [ESTAR] ( bronceado) brown, tannedc) < piel> brown, darkII- na masculino, femenino1)a) ( persona de pelo oscuro) (m) dark-haired man (o boy etc); (f) dark-haired woman (o girl etc), brunet*b) ( persona - de tez oscura) dark person (o man etc); (- de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned person (o man etc) (euph), coloured man (o woman etc) (BrE euph)* * *= dusky, brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].Ex. The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.Ex. Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.----* azúcar morena = brown sugar.* azúcar moreno = brown sugar.* azúcar moreno sin refinar = jaggery.* * *I- na adjetivoa) [SER] < persona> ( de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; ( de tez oscura) dark; ( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned (euph)b) [ESTAR] ( bronceado) brown, tannedc) < piel> brown, darkII- na masculino, femenino1)a) ( persona de pelo oscuro) (m) dark-haired man (o boy etc); (f) dark-haired woman (o girl etc), brunet*b) ( persona - de tez oscura) dark person (o man etc); (- de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned person (o man etc) (euph), coloured man (o woman etc) (BrE euph)* * *= dusky, brown [browner -comp., brownest -sup.].Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.* azúcar morena = brown sugar.* azúcar moreno = brown sugar.* azúcar moreno sin refinar = jaggery.* * *1 [ SER] ‹persona› (de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; (de tez oscura) dark; (de raza negra) ( euf) dark-skinned ( euph)2 [ ESTAR] (bronceado) brown, tannedmasculine, feminineA1 (persona de pelo oscuro) ( masculine) dark(-haired) man ( o boy etc); ( feminine) dark(-haired) woman ( o girl etc), brunet*2 (persona — de tez oscura) dark person ( o man etc); (— de raza negra) ( euf) dark-skinned person ( o man etc) ( euph), coloured man ( o woman etc) ( BrE euph)B* * *
moreno◊ -na adjetivo
( de tez oscura) dark;
( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned (euph)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) dark-haired woman (o girl etc), brunet( conjugate brunet)
( de raza negra) (euf) dark-skinned person (o man etc) (euph), coloured man (o woman etc) (BrE euph)
moreno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de pelo) dark-haired
(de piel) dark-skinned
pan/azúcar moreno, brown bread/sugar
2 (bronceado) tanned
ponerse moreno, to get a suntan
II m,f (persona) (de pelo) dark-haired person
(de piel) dark-skinned person
III f Zool moray
' moreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- morena
English:
brown
- brown sugar
- dark
- dusky
- swarthy
- demerara (sugar)
- sun
- tan
- tanned
* * *moreno, -a♦ adj1. [pelo, piel] dark;ser moreno [por el pelo] to have dark hair;[por la piel] to have dark skin2. [por el sol] tanned;ponerse moreno to get a tan;volvió muy moreno de sus vacaciones he came back from his holiday looking very tanned3. [pan, azúcar] brown♦ nm,f1.[por la piel] to have dark skinser un moreno [por el pelo] to have dark hair;♦ nmEsp [bronceado] suntan, tan* * *I adj2 ( bronceado) tannedII m tan, suntan* * *moreno, -na adj1) : brunette2) : dark, dark-skinnedmoreno, -na n1) : brunette2) : dark-skinned person* * *moreno1 adj1. (pelo, piel) darkyo soy rubia, pero mi hermano es moreno I'm blonde, but my brother's dark2. (bronceado) brown¡qué morena estás! aren't you brown!3. (pan, azúcar) brownmoreno2 n (bronceado) tan -
48 multicolor
adj.multicolored.* * *► adjetivo1 multicoloured, US multicolored* * *ADJ [camisa, bandera, pájaro] multicoloured, multicolored (EEUU); [espectáculo] colourful, colorful (EEUU); [planta, diseño] variegated* * *adjetivo multicolored** * *= multi-colour [multi-color -USA], rainbow, variegated, dappled.Ex. Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.Ex. Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.Ex. The authors acknowledge that their model reduces the variegated nature of religion in this context to a homogeneous structure.Ex. Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.* * *adjetivo multicolored** * *= multi-colour [multi-color -USA], rainbow, variegated, dappled.Ex: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.
Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.Ex: The authors acknowledge that their model reduces the variegated nature of religion in this context to a homogeneous structure.Ex: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.* * *multicolored** * *
multicolor adjetivo
multicolored( conjugate multicolored)
multicolor adjetivo multicoloured, US multicolored
' multicolor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abigarrada
- abigarrado
English:
multicolored
- multicoloured
- variegated
* * *multicolor adjmulticoloured* * *adj multicolored, Brmulticoloured* * *multicolor adj: multicolored -
49 ni lo uno ni lo otro
= in-between, betwixt and betweenEx. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The villages live betwixt and between the nomadic pastoral culture of the interior and seafaring culture of the coast.* * *= in-between, betwixt and betweenEx: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
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50 ni una cosa ni la otra
= in-between, betwixt and betweenEx. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The villages live betwixt and between the nomadic pastoral culture of the interior and seafaring culture of the coast.* * *= in-between, betwixt and betweenEx: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
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51 pavo real
m.peacock, peafowl.* * *peacock* * ** * *(n.) = peacockEx. The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.* * ** * *(n.) = peacockEx: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.
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52 pomada
f.1 ointment.2 shoe polish.* * *1 cream* * *SF1) (=crema) cream, ointment2) (=gente)la pomada — ** the cream, the top people
* * *femenino (Farm) ointment, creamhacer pomada a alguien — (Méx, RPl fam) to give somebody a thrashing o hammering (colloq)
hacer pomada algo — (RPl fam) to ruin something
* * *= ointment.Ex. The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.* * *femenino (Farm) ointment, creamhacer pomada a alguien — (Méx, RPl fam) to give somebody a thrashing o hammering (colloq)
hacer pomada algo — (RPl fam) to ruin something
* * *= ointment.Ex: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.
* * *( Farm) ointment, creamme lo devolvió hecho pomada when he gave it back it was falling apart o it was ruinedCompuesto:( RPl) shoe polish* * *
pomada sustantivo femenino (Farm) ointment, cream;◊ pomada de zapatos (RPl) shoe polish
pomada f Med ointment
' pomada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
localmente
- para
- aplicar
English:
application
- apply
- ointment
- reapply
- polish
* * *pomada nfointment;Méx, RP Famhacer algo pomada: si seguís toqueteando esa planta la vas a hacer pomada that plant's going to fall to bits if you keep touching it;esos argumentos te los hacen pomada en cinco minutos they'll pull those arguments to pieces in next to no time;hizo pomada el auto he wrote the car off;Méx, RP Famhacerse pomada: se hizo pomada con el accidente he hurt himself really badly in the accidentRP pomada para zapatos shoe polish* * *f cream* * *pomada nf: ointment, cream* * *pomada n cream / ointment -
53 ponerse + Color
(v.) = go + ColorEx. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.* * *(v.) = go + ColorEx: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
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54 somero
adj.1 shallow, superficial.2 summary.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) (=a poca profundidad) shallow2) (=poco detallado) superficial, summary frm* * *- ra adjetivo superficial, summary (frml)* * *= mild, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], perfunctory.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex. It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.----* espiga de la somera = head tenon.* mortaja de la somera = head mortise.* * *- ra adjetivo superficial, summary (frml)* * *= mild, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], perfunctory.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.* espiga de la somera = head tenon.* mortaja de la somera = head mortise.* * *somero -ra1 ‹análisis/descripción/estudio› superficial, summary ( frml)2 ‹aguas› shallowrocas someras rocks just below the surface of the water* * *
somero,-a adjetivo
1 (sucinto, insustancial) slight, superficial
una somera descripción de los hechos, a brief description of the facts
2 (superficial) superficial
' somero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
somera
English:
cursory
- perfunctory
* * *somero, -a adj1. [superficial] superficial2. [breve] brief3. [aguas] shallow* * *adj superficial* * *somero, -ra adj: superficial, cursory, shallow -
55 tinte de anilina
(n.) = aniline dyeEx. Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.* * *(n.) = aniline dyeEx: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.
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56 ungüento
m.ointment, unguent, salve, balm.* * *1 ointment* * *SM1) (=sustancia) ointment, unguent2) (=remedio) salve, balm* * *masculino ointment* * *= salve, ointment, anointing oil.Ex. 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.Ex. The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.Ex. Cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples.----* ungüento perfumado = perfumed oil.* * *masculino ointment* * *= salve, ointment, anointing oil.Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
Ex: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.Ex: Cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples.* ungüento perfumado = perfumed oil.* * *ointment* * *
ungüento sustantivo masculino
ointment
ungüento sustantivo masculino ointment
' ungüento' also found in these entries:
English:
ointment
- salve
* * *ungüento nmointment* * *m ointment* * *ungüento nm: ointment, salve -
57 ácido
adj.acid, biting, sour, acid-forming.m.1 acid, corrosive.2 acid, LSD.* * *► adjetivo1 (sabor) sharp, tart2 QUÍMICA acidic3 (tono) harsh1 QUÍMICA acid\ácido acético acetic acidácido carbónico carbonic acidácido clorhídrico hydrochloric acidácido nítrico nitric acidácido sulfúrico sulphuric acidácido úrico uric acid————————1 QUÍMICA acid* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - ácida)adj.sour, acid* * *1. ADJ1) [sabor, olor] sour, acid2)estar ácido — LAm * (=fabuloso) to be great *, be fabulous *
2. SM1) (Quím) acid2) * (=droga) LSD, acid *; (=pastilla) acid tab *, LSD tab ** * *I- da adjetivob) <carácter/tono> acid, causticIIa) (Quím) acidb) (arg) ( droga) acid (sl)* * *= acid, sour, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.].Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.Ex. Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.----* ácido acético = acetic acid.* ácido cítrico = citric acid.* ácido clorídrico = hydrochloric acid.* ácido fólico = folic acid.* ácido fórmico = formic acid.* ácido graso = fatty acid.* ácido graso saturado = saturated fatty acid.* ácido láctico = lactic acid.* ácido nítrico = nitric acid.* ácido nitroso = nitrous acid.* ácido sulfámico = sulphamic acid.* ácido sulfúrico = sulphuric acid.* ácido ziótico = thioctic acid.* aminoácido = amino acid.* bacteria del ácido láctico = lactic acid bacteria.* bajo en ácido = low-acid.* batería de ácido = lead acid battery.* batería de ácido y plomo = lead acid battery.* grabado al ácido = etching.* indigestión ácida = acid indigestion.* lluvia ácida = acid rain.* no ácido = acid-free.* papel ácido = acid paper.* resistente al ácido = acid-resistant.* * *I- da adjetivob) <carácter/tono> acid, causticIIa) (Quím) acidb) (arg) ( droga) acid (sl)* * *= acid, sour, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.].Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.Ex: Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.* ácido acético = acetic acid.* ácido cítrico = citric acid.* ácido clorídrico = hydrochloric acid.* ácido fólico = folic acid.* ácido fórmico = formic acid.* ácido graso = fatty acid.* ácido graso saturado = saturated fatty acid.* ácido láctico = lactic acid.* ácido nítrico = nitric acid.* ácido nitroso = nitrous acid.* ácido sulfámico = sulphamic acid.* ácido sulfúrico = sulphuric acid.* ácido ziótico = thioctic acid.* aminoácido = amino acid.* bacteria del ácido láctico = lactic acid bacteria.* bajo en ácido = low-acid.* batería de ácido = lead acid battery.* batería de ácido y plomo = lead acid battery.* grabado al ácido = etching.* indigestión ácida = acid indigestion.* lluvia ácida = acid rain.* no ácido = acid-free.* papel ácido = acid paper.* resistente al ácido = acid-resistant.* * *1 ‹sabor› acid; ‹fruta› acid, tart, sharp; ‹vino› sharp2 ‹carácter/tono› acid, caustic; ‹palabras› sharp, caustic1 ( Quím) acidCompuestos:acetic acidacetylsalicylic acidascorbic acid● ácido carbólico or fénicocarbolic acidcarbonic acidhydrocyanic acidcitric acidhydrochloric aciddeoxyribonucleic acid, DNAlactic acidlysergic acidmalic acidnitric acidnitrous acidnucleic acidoxalic acidprussic acidretinoic acidribonucleic acid, RNAsulfuric* acidtannic aciduric acid* * *
ácido 1◊ -da adjetivo
‹ fruta› acid, tart, sharp;
‹ vino› sharp
ácido 2 sustantivo masculinoa) (Quím) acid
ácido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sabor, olor) sharp, tart
2 Quím (sustancia) acidic
3 fig (sentido del humor, comentario, talante) harsh, sharp: escribe unos artículos muy ácidos, he writes some very harsh articles
II m Quím acid
' ácido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ADN
- ARN
- grasa
- graso
- potingue
- comer
- perforar
- quemadura
- quemar
English:
acid
- bite
- DNA
- eat away
- LSD
- sharp
- tart
- sour
* * *ácido, -a♦ adj1. [bebida, sabor] acid, sour2. Quím acidic3. [desabrido] caustic, acid;habló con tono ácido she spoke caustically o acidly♦ nm1. Quím acidácido acético acetic acid;ácido acetilsalicílico acetylsalicylic acid;ácido ascórbico ascorbic acid;ácido aspártico aspartic acid;ácido bórico boric acid;ácido carbónico carbonic acid;ácido cítrico citric acid;ácido clorhídrico hydrochloric acid;Bioquím ácido desoxirribonucleico deoxyribonucleic acid;ácido fénico carbolic acid;ácido fólico folic acid;ácido glutámico glutamic acid;ácido graso fatty acid;ácido láctico lactic acid;ácido lisérgico lysergic acid;ácido málico malic acid;ácido nítrico nitric acid;ácido nitroso nitrous acid;Bioquím ácido nucleico nucleic acid;ácido oxálico oxalic acid;ácido palmítico palmitic acid;ácido prúsico prussic acid;Bioquím ácido ribonucleico ribonucleic acid;ácido sulfhídrico hydrogen sulphide;ácido sulfúrico sulphuric acid;ácido úrico uric acid* * *I adj1 sabor sour, sharp2 comentario caustic, acidII m acid* * *ácido, -da adjagrio: acid, sourácido nm: acid* * *ácido adj n acid -
58 malva
adj.mauve.f.mallow.m.mauve (color).* * *► adjetivo1 (color) mauve1 BOTÁNICA mallow\estar criando malvas familiar to be pushing up the daisiesestar como una malva to be as meek as a lambmalva loca hollyhock, rose mallow* * *1.ADJ INV [color] mauve2.SF (Bot) mallowmalva loca, malva real, malva rósea — hollyhock
* * *Iadjetivo invariable mauveIIfemenino mallowIIIestar criando malvas — (Esp fam) to be pushing up daisies (colloq)
masculino mauve* * *Iadjetivo invariable mauveIIfemenino mallowIIIestar criando malvas — (Esp fam) to be pushing up daisies (colloq)
masculino mauve* * *malva11 = mallow.Ex: Mallow originates from southern Europe and Asia but has spread all over the world as a common weed.
* criar malvas = push up + (the) daisies.malva22 = purple, mauve.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: Rarely do we think of a color as being invented by a person, yet in the case of the color mauve this might be a reasonable way to think about it.* * *mauvemallowCompuesto:hollyhock, rose mallow ( AmE)mauve* * *
malva adj inv/m
mauve
■ sustantivo femenino
mallow;
malva
I adj inv & m (color) mauve
II f Bot mallow
' malva' also found in these entries:
English:
mauve
* * *♦ adj invmauve♦ nfmallow;Famcriar malvas to push up daisies♦ nm[color] mauve* * *I adj mauveII f BOT mallow;estar criando malvas fig fam be pushing up daisies;ser (como) una malva fig be as gentle as a lamb* * *malva adj & nf: mauve* * * -
59 congestionarse
1 to become congested2 (la cara) to go red, blush* * *se le congestionó la cara — his face became flushed o turned read
* * *
congestionarse ( conjugate congestionarse) verbo pronominal
b) (Med) to become congested o blocked
* * *vpr1. [cara] to flush, to turn purple;su cara se congestionó con el enfado his face went purple with rage2. [tráfico] to become congested* * *v/r MED become congested* * *1) : to become flushed2) : to become congested -
60 purpurado
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