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1 selva
f.1 jungle (jungla).selva tropical tropical rainforestselva virgen virgin forest2 forest, wilderness, the wilds, selva.* * *1 (bosque) forest2 (jungla) jungle* * *noun f.1) jungle2) forest* * *SF1) (=jungla) jungleselva tropical — rainforest, tropical rainforest
2) (=bosque) forest* * *la selva amazónica — the Amazonian jungle o rainforest
* * *= jungle.Ex. In preparing for the management 'jungle,' one should keep in mind that anyone who is supervising another -- whether another professional, a paraprofessional, a clerical worker, or a student assistant -- is involved in the management process.----* selva amazónica, la = Amazon rainforest, the.* selva forestal = rainforest [rain forest].* selva tropical = tropical rain forest, tropical forest.* * *la selva amazónica — the Amazonian jungle o rainforest
* * *= jungle.Ex: In preparing for the management 'jungle,' one should keep in mind that anyone who is supervising another -- whether another professional, a paraprofessional, a clerical worker, or a student assistant -- is involved in the management process.
* selva amazónica, la = Amazon rainforest, the.* selva forestal = rainforest [rain forest].* selva tropical = tropical rain forest, tropical forest.* * *(bosque) forest; (de vegetación tropical) jungleel rey de la selva the king of the jungleselva virgen virgin forestla selva amazónica the Amazonian jungle o rainforestsu escritorio es una selva de papeles his desk is a sea o jumble of papersCompuestos:Black Foresttropical rainforest, selva* * *
selva sustantivo femenino ( bosque) forest;
( de vegetación tropical) jungle;
selva tropical tropical rainforest, selva
selva sustantivo femenino jungle
selva tropical, rainforest
♦ Locuciones: la ley de la selva, the law of the jungle
' selva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ley
- selvática
- selvático
- virgen
English:
call
- depth
- forest
- jungle
- lone
- rainforest
- wilderness
- into
- rain
* * *selva nf[jungla] jungle; [bosque] forest;una selva de libros mountains of booksla Selva Lacandona the Lacandon Rainforest;la Selva Negra the Black Forest;selva tropical tropical rainforest;selva virgen virgin forest* * *f1 ( bosque) forest2 ( jungla) jungle* * *selva nf1) bosque: woods pl, forestselva húmeda: rain forest2) jungla: jungle* * *selva n jungle -
2 bosque
m.1 wood.2 forest, woodland, woods, grove.* * ** * *noun m.forest, wood* * *SM1) (=terreno con árboles) wood; [más denso] forest2) LAm * (=selva) jungle, rainforest* * ** * *= forest, woodland, wood.Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex. He creates a world in which his readers feel as though they're lost in the wood, only to discover they're not lost at all, just come to the same place from a different angle.----* bosque de árboles caducifolios = deciduous forest.* bosque de árboles de hoja caduca = deciduous forest.* bosque de coníferas = coniferous forest.* bosque de pinos = pine forest.* bosque encantado = enchanted forest.* bosque maderable = timberland.* bosque maderero = timberland.* bosques = forestry.* caribú del bosque = woodland caribou.* conocimiento de cómo sobrevivir en el bosque = woodcraft.* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.* no ver el bosque por los árboles = miss + the forest for the trees.* roturación de bosques = land-clearing.* tala de bosques = land-clearing.* * ** * *= forest, woodland, wood.Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex: He creates a world in which his readers feel as though they're lost in the wood, only to discover they're not lost at all, just come to the same place from a different angle
.* bosque de árboles caducifolios = deciduous forest.* bosque de árboles de hoja caduca = deciduous forest.* bosque de coníferas = coniferous forest.* bosque de pinos = pine forest.* bosque encantado = enchanted forest.* bosque maderable = timberland.* bosque maderero = timberland.* bosques = forestry.* caribú del bosque = woodland caribou.* conocimiento de cómo sobrevivir en el bosque = woodcraft.* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = cannot see the forest for the trees.* no ver el bosque por los árboles = miss + the forest for the trees.* roturación de bosques = land-clearing.* tala de bosques = land-clearing.* * *1 wood; (más grande) forest, woods (pl)una barba como un bosque a thick, bushy beard2 (terreno) woodland600 hectáreas de bosque 600 hectares of woodlandCompuesto:bosque ecuatorial or pluvialrainforest, equatorial rainforest* * *
bosque sustantivo masculino
wood;
( más grande) forest, woods (pl);
( terreno) woodland;
bosque ecuatorial or pluvial (equatorial) rainforest
bosque sustantivo masculino wood, forest: un bosque de coníferas cubría el monte, the mountain was covered with evergreens
' bosque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentrarse
- clara
- claro
- conservación
- dirigir
- erial
- frondosa
- frondoso
- reducir
- tupida
- tupido
- abrasar
- árbol
- encantado
- impenetrable
- incendiar
- internar
- poblar
- ralo
- selva
English:
blunder
- burn
- clearing
- dense
- fire
- forest
- go through
- impenetrable
- into
- push through
- skirt
- thin out
- through
- venture
- wood
- woodland
- deep
- melt
- teem
* * *bosque nm[pequeño] wood; [grande] forest; Figun bosque de jugadores a crowd of playersbosque tropical tropical forest* * *m wood; grande forest* * *bosque nm: woods, forest* * *bosque n wood / forest -
3 selvático
adj.woodland, forest, sylvan, wild.* * *► adjetivo1 forest, jungle2 figurado uncouth* * *ADJ1) (=de la selva) forest antes de s2) (=de la jungla) jungle antes de s3) (=rústico) rustic4) (Bot) wild* * *- ca adjetivo ( del bosque) forest (before n)la región selvática del Amazonas — the Amazonian jungle o rainforest
* * *- ca adjetivo ( del bosque) forest (before n)la región selvática del Amazonas — the Amazonian jungle o rainforest
* * *selvático -ca(del bosque) forest ( before n)la región selvática del Amazonas the Amazonian jungle o rainforest* * *
selvático,-a
1 adj (relativo a la selva) silvan, sylvan
2 fig (salvaje) rustic, wild
' selvático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
selvática
* * *selvático, -a adjwoodland;zona selvática woodland area* * *adj forest atr* * *selvático, -ca adj1) : forest, junglesendero selvático: jungle path2) : wild -
4 a dos velas
(adj.) = skint, penniless, brokeEx. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.* * *(adj.) = skint, penniless, brokeEx: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'. -
5 amazónico
adj.Amazonian, pertaining to Amazon River, Amazon, pertaining to Amazonic region.* * *► adjetivo1 Amazonian* * *ADJ Amazon antes de s, Amazonian* * *- ca adjetivo Amazonian, Amazon (before n)* * *----* selva amazónica, la = Amazon rainforest, the.* * *- ca adjetivo Amazonian, Amazon (before n)* * ** selva amazónica, la = Amazon rainforest, the.* * *amazónico -caAmazonian, Amazon ( before n)* * *
amazónico◊ -ca adjetivo
Amazonian, Amazon ( before n)
' amazónico' also found in these entries:
English:
Amazon
* * *amazónico, -a adj[selva, región] Amazon; [tribu, cultura] Amazonian* * *adj GEOG Amazonian* * *amazónico, -ca adj: amazonian -
6 comerse
1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow* * *1. VPR1) [+ comida] to eat¿quién se ha comido mi queso? — who's eaten my cheese?
2) (=destruir)el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra — the sun has bleached the carpet, the sun has caused the colours of the carpet to fade
3) [+ capital, recursos] to eat up4) (=saltarse) [+ párrafo] to miss out; [+ consonante] to swallow2.SMera muy parco en el comer — he didn't eat much, he wasn't a big eater
* * *(v.) = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew upEx. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Ex. In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* * *(v.) = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew upEx: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* * *
■comerse verbo reflexivo
1 to eat: cómete todo el puré, eat up your purée
2 (omitir) to skip: me comí una erre, I skipped an R
♦ Locuciones: figurado comerse el coco, to worry: estuvé toda la tarde comiéndome el coco con lo que me diría, I spent all afternoon worrying about what he would say to me
' comerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coco
- marrón
- rosca
- tarro
- comer
English:
down
- eat into
- grow out of
- nail
- nail-biting
- ogle
- eat
- swallow
* * *vpr1. [alimentos] to eat;en mi casa se come a las dos we have lunch at two o'clock at home;en ese restaurante se come muy bien the food is very good at that restaurant;se comió los tres platos he had all three courses;cómetelo todo eat it all up;comerse las uñas to bite one's nails;Famcomo descubra al que ha hecho esto, me lo como vivo when I find out who did this, I'll have their guts for garters;Famtu amigo está para comérselo your friend's gorgeous;comerse a alguien a besos to cover sb with kisses;Fam Famcomerse un 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;Esp Famcomerse un rosco: presume mucho, pero la realidad es que no se come un rosco he's always bragging, but the truth of the matter is he never gets off with anyone;¿y eso cómo se come? and what are we/am I supposed to make of that?2. [consumirse] to eat up;se la comen los celos, se come de celos she's consumed o eaten up with jealousy3. [desgastar] [colores] to fade;[metal] to corrode;el sol se comió los colores de la ropa the sun made the clothes fade;la humedad se come el hierro moisture causes iron to rust4. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;se comió mi reina she took my queen5. [palabras, texto] to swallow;se comió un párrafo she missed out a paragraph;te has comido todos los acentos you've missed out all the accents;se come las palabras al hablar he swallows his words when speaking;Fam Figse va a comerse sus palabras she'll have to eat her words7. [ser mejor que] to beat;mi trabajo se come al tuyo my job beats yours♦ nmcuida mucho el comerse she's very careful about what she eats;es muy sobrio en el comerse he eats very frugally* * *v/r1 tb figeat up;comerse de envidia be consumed with envy;está para comértela fam she’s really tasty fam2 de color fade3:se comió una palabra she missed out a word* * *vr: to eat upcomer nm: eating, dining* * *comerse vb -
7 con una mano delante y otra detrás
(adj.) = penniless, broke, skintEx. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.* * *(adj.) = penniless, broke, skintEx: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Spanish-English dictionary > con una mano delante y otra detrás
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8 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
9 devorar
v.to devour (also figurative).lo devoraban los celos he was consumed by jealousy* * *1 to devour2 (engullir) to eat up, gobble up3 figurado (consumir) to devour, consume* * *VT1) (=comer ávidamente) [animal] to devour; [persona] to devour, wolf down *la devoraba con la mirada — [con cólera] he looked at her as if he could kill her; [con deseo] he devoured her with his eyes
2) (=destruir) [+ fortuna] to run through* * *verbo transitivodevorar a alguien con los ojos or la mirada — to devour somebody with one's eyes (colloq)
b) ( consumir) celos/pasión to consume* * *= devour, consume, chew up, eat + Posesivo + way through.Ex. A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.Ex. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *verbo transitivodevorar a alguien con los ojos or la mirada — to devour somebody with one's eyes (colloq)
b) ( consumir) celos/pasión to consume* * *= devour, consume, chew up, eat + Posesivo + way through.Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *devorar [A1 ]vtdevoró toda la comida en minutos he devoured the meal o wolfed the meal down in no timetengo tanta hambre que soy capaz de devorar un buey I'm so hungry I could eat a horse ( set phrase)devorar a algn con los ojos or la mirada or la vista to devour sb with one's eyes ( colloq)devora cuanto libro cae en sus manos he devours any book he gets his hands onme devoraron los mosquitos I was eaten alive by the mosquitoes ( colloq)2 (consumir) «celos/pasión» to consumelo devora la pasión he is consumed with passionfue devorado por las llamas it was devoured o engulfed o consumed by the flames■ devorarvieste niño no come, devora this boy doesn't just eat his food, he devours it o ( colloq) wolfs it down( enf) ‹comida/libros› to devour* * *
devorar ( conjugate devorar) verbo transitivo [ animal] to devour;
[ persona] to devour, wolf down (colloq);
devorar a algn con los ojos or la mirada to devour sb with one's eyes (colloq);
devorar verbo transitivo to devour
' devorar' also found in these entries:
English:
devour
- stuff away
- tuck in
- wolf
* * *devorar vt1. [alimentos] to devour;el lobo devoró tres ovejas the wolf ate three sheep;Fameste niño devora los libros de aventuras that child devours story books;Famdevoraba a las chicas con la mirada he ogled the girls2. [destruir] to destroy, to demolish;el ciclón devoraba edificios y viviendas the cyclone destroyed buildings and houses;las llamas devoraron el palacio en dos horas the fire destroyed the palace in two hours3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to devour;lo devoraban los celos he was consumed by jealousy;esta pasión que me devora por dentro this passion which consumes me o which is eating away inside me* * *v/t devour;devorar a alguien con los ojos devour s.o. with one’s eyes;el fuego devoró el bosque the forest was consumed by the fire;le devora la envidia he is consumed with jealousy* * *devorar vt1) : to devour2) : to consume* * *devorar vb to devour -
10 en la miseria
(adj.) = in chapter 11, pennilessEx. And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = in chapter 11, pennilessEx: And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
11 mordisquear
v.to nibble (at).El conejo muerde la jaula The rabbit gnaws at the cage.* * *1 to nibble* * *1.VT [gen] to nibble (at); [caballo] to champ2.VI [gen] to nibble; [caballo] to champ* * *verbo transitivo to nibble* * *= nibble, nip, chew up.Ex. The he turned pale, nibbled his lips, and she could see tears in his eyes.Ex. Most baby ferrets (kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* mordisquear el lápiz = chew + pencil.* * *verbo transitivo to nibble* * *= nibble, nip, chew up.Ex: The he turned pale, nibbled his lips, and she could see tears in his eyes.
Ex: Most baby ferrets (kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* mordisquear el lápiz = chew + pencil.* * *mordisquear [A1 ]vtto nibbleno quiso la manzana porque estaba mordisqueada she didn't want the apple because it had been nibbled (at)cuando está nervioso mordisquea el lápiz when he's nervous he chews his pencil* * *
mordisquear ( conjugate mordisquear) verbo transitivo
to nibble
mordisquear verbo transitivo to nibble (at)
' mordisquear' also found in these entries:
English:
nibble
- nip
* * *mordisquear vtto nibble (at)* * *v/t nibble* * *mordisquear vt: to nibble (on), to bite* * *mordisquear vb to nibble -
12 planta de hoja perenne
(n.) = evergreen plant, evergreenEx. In the case of evergreen plants, needles or leaves are retained for several years in a row.Ex. Most tropical rainforest plants are evergreens, replacing their leaves gradually throughout the year as the leaves age and fall.* * *(n.) = evergreen plant, evergreenEx: In the case of evergreen plants, needles or leaves are retained for several years in a row.
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13 selva amazónica, la
(n.) = Amazon rainforest, theEx. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest. -
14 selva forestal
(n.) = rainforest [rain forest]Ex. The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.* * *(n.) = rainforest [rain forest]Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.
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15 selva tropical
f.tropical rain forest, rain forest.* * *tropical rainforest, selva* * *(n.) = tropical rain forest, tropical forestEx. Exchange of CO2 has been measured on a variety of ecosystems worldwide including grasslands, savannahs, tropical rain forests as well as arctic tundra.Ex. Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.* * *tropical rainforest, selva* * *(n.) = tropical rain forest, tropical forestEx: Exchange of CO2 has been measured on a variety of ecosystems worldwide including grasslands, savannahs, tropical rain forests as well as arctic tundra.
Ex: Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.* * *tropical rain forest -
16 sin un céntimo
(adj.) = skint, pennilessEx. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = skint, pennilessEx: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
17 sin un duro
(adj.) = broke, down-and-out, skint, pennilessEx. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = broke, down-and-out, skint, pennilessEx: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
18 sin una pela
(adj.) = broke, skint, pennilessEx. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = broke, skint, pennilessEx: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
19 bosque ecuatorial or pluvial
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20 selva amazónica
la selva amazónica(n.) = Amazon rainforest, theEx: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.
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