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21 cubeta

f.

1 bucket, pail (cuba pequeña).

2 small bucket, vat, bucket.

3 bucketful.

4 cuvette.

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cubeta

► nombre femenino

1 (rectangular) tray, tank, dish

2 (cubo) bucket

3 (de barómetro) bulb

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SF

1) (Fot, Quím) tray

2) [de barómetro, termómetro] bulb

3) [para hielo] ice tray

4) (=tonel) keg, small cask

cubeta de siembra — seed box

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femenino

a) (Fot, Quím) tray; ( de paredes más altas) tank

b) ( para hielo) ice tray

c) ( barril) keg, small cask

d) (Méx) ( balde) bucket

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* una cubeta llena de = a pailful of.

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femenino

a) (Fot, Quím) tray; ( de paredes más altas) tank

b) ( para hielo) ice tray

c) ( barril) keg, small cask

d) (Méx) ( balde) bucket

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* una cubeta llena de = a pailful of.

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cubeta

feminine

1 ( Fot, Quím) tray; (de paredes más altas) tank

2 (para hielo) ice tray

3 (de un barómetro, termómetro) bulb

4 (barril) keg, small cask

5 ( Méx) (balde) bucket

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cubeta sustantivo femenino
a) (Fot, Quím) tray;

( de paredes más altas) tank
b) ( para hielo) ice tray

c) ( barril) keg, small cask

d) (Méx) ( balde) bucket

' cubeta' also found in these entries:
English:
bucket
- pail

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cubeta nf

1. [balde, cubo] bucket, pail

2. [recipiente rectangular] tray

3. [de barómetro] bulb

4. [cubitera] ice (cube) tray

5. Geol basin, basin fold

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cubeta

f

1 rectangular tray

2 ( cubo) bucket

3 ( cubitera) ice tray

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cubeta nf

1) : keg, cask

2) : bulb (of a thermometer)

3) Mex : bucket, pail

Spanish-English dictionary > cubeta
22 cuadrilongo

m.

1 rectangle; rightangled parallelogram.

2 formation of a corps of infantry into an oblong form.

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cuadrilongo

► adjetivo

1 rectangular

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1.

ADJ oblong

2.

SM oblong

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cuadrilongo¹ -ga

adjective

rectangular

cuadrilongo²

masculine

rectangle

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cuadrilongo, -a

♦ adj

rectangular, oblong

♦ nm

rectangle, oblong

Spanish-English dictionary > cuadrilongo
23 aleación de plomo

(n.) = lead-alloy

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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(n.) = lead-alloy

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

Spanish-English dictionary > aleación de plomo
24 cazo

m.

1 saucepan (cacerola).

2 ugly mug (informal) (persona fea).

3 ladle, billycan, dipper, saucepan.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cazar.

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cazo

► nombre masculino

1 (cucharón) ladle

2 (cacerola) saucepan

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noun m.

1) saucepan

2) ladle

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SM

1) (=cacerola) saucepan

cazo de cola — gluepot

2) (=cucharón) ladle

3) ** (=chulo) pimp

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masculino ( cacerola) small saucepan; ( cucharón) ladle

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= ladle, soup ladle.

Ex. The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex. This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.

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* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

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masculino ( cacerola) small saucepan; ( cucharón) ladle

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= ladle, soup ladle.

Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex: This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.

* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

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cazo

masculine

1 (cacerola) small saucepan

2 (cucharón) ladle

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Del verbo cazar: ( conjugate cazar)

cazo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cazó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cazar
cazo
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
a) ( para subsistir) to hunt;

( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
b) ‹ mariposas› to catch

c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):

◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;
◊ salimos a cazo we went out hunting/shooting

cazo sustantivo masculino ( cacerola) small saucepan;

( cucharón) ladle
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
cazo sustantivo masculino
1 (cacerola pequeña) saucepan
2 (cucharón) ladle
3 familiar (persona muy fea) su tía es un cazo, her aunt is ugly as sin
♦ Locuciones: familiar meter el cazo, to put one's foot in it
' cazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lumbre
- tapadera
English:
dipper
- ladle
- pan
- saucepan

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cazo nm

1. [cacerola] saucepan

2. [cucharón] ladle;

Comp
Fam
meter el cazo to put one's foot in it

3. Fam [persona fea] pig

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cazo

m saucepan

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cazo nm

1) : saucepan, pot

2) cucharón: ladle

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cazo n

1. (recipiente) saucepan

2. (cucharón) ladle

Spanish-English dictionary > cazo
25 cerámica

adj.&f.

feminine of CERÁMICO.

f.

ceramics, pottery.

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cerámica

► nombre femenino

1 (arte) ceramics, pottery

2 (objeto) piece of pottery

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noun f.

1) ceramics

2) pottery

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SF

1) (Arte) ceramics sing, pottery

2) (=conjunto de objetos) ceramics pl, pottery

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femenino ( arte) ceramics, pottery; ( pieza) piece of pottery

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= ceramics, pottery, crockery.

Ex. The collection of books remained essentially the reference library of a 19th century collector whose special interests were the decorative arts, particularly glass and ceramics.

Ex. This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions.

Ex. This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.

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* cerámica de gres = stoneware.

* cuenco rectangular de cerámica = terrine.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* fábrica de cerámica = ceramics factory.

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femenino ( arte) ceramics, pottery; ( pieza) piece of pottery

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= ceramics, pottery, crockery.

Ex: The collection of books remained essentially the reference library of a 19th century collector whose special interests were the decorative arts, particularly glass and ceramics.

Ex: This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions.

Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.

* cerámica de gres = stoneware.

* cuenco rectangular de cerámica = terrine.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* fábrica de cerámica = ceramics factory.

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cerámica

feminine

1 (arte) ceramics, pottery

2 (pieza) piece of pottery, ceramic

3 (conjunto) tb

cerámicas pottery, ceramics (pl)

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cerámica sustantivo femenino ( arte) ceramics, pottery;
( pieza) piece of pottery
cerámica sustantivo femenino ceramics sing
' cerámica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cocción
- cocer
- horno
- delicado
- esmaltar
- esmalte
- greda
- raja
- rajar
- tarro
- trozo
English:
ceramic
- ceramics
- glaze
- kiln
- pottery
- take

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cerámica nf

1. [arte] ceramics [singular], pottery

2. [objeto] piece of pottery;

un jarrón de cerámica a ceramic o pottery vase;

una colección de cerámica precolombina a collection of pre-Colombian pottery o ceramics

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cerámica

f ceramics sg

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cerámica nf

1) : ceramics pl

2) : pottery

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cerámica n pottery

Spanish-English dictionary > cerámica
26 consumir energía

(v.) = consume + energy, take up + energy

Ex. A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex. The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.

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(v.) = consume + energy, take up + energy

Ex: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.

Spanish-English dictionary > consumir energía
27 cucharón

m.

ladle, dipper, scoop, tablespoon.

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cucharón

► nombre masculino

1 ladle

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noun m.

ladle

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SM

1) (Culin) ladle

- tener el cucharón por el mango

2) (Téc) scoop, bucket

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masculino ladle

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= ladle.

Ex. The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

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masculino ladle

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= ladle.

Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

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cucharón

masculine

ladle

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cucharón sustantivo masculino
ladle
cucharón sustantivo masculino ladle ➣ Ver nota en cuchara
' cucharón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cazo
- cuchara
- cacillo
English:
ladle
- tablespoon

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cucharón nm

ladle

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cucharón

m ladle

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cucharón nf, pl - rones : ladle

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cucharón n ladle

Spanish-English dictionary > cucharón
28 cuenco

m.

1 earthenware bowl.

2 hollow.

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cuenco

► nombre masculino

1 (vasija) earthenware bowl

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noun m.

basin, bowl

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SM

1) (=recipiente) earthenware bowl

2) (=concavidad) hollow; [de cuchara] bowl

cuenco de la mano — hollow of the hand

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masculino

a) ( recipiente) bowl

b) ( concavidad) hollow

recogió agua con el cuenco de la mano — he scooped water up in his cupped hands

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= bowl, basin.

Ex. When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.

Ex. This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.

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* cuenco para batir = mixing bowl.

* cuenco para mezclar = mixing bowl.

* cuenco rectangular de cerámica = terrine.

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masculino

a) ( recipiente) bowl

b) ( concavidad) hollow

recogió agua con el cuenco de la mano — he scooped water up in his cupped hands

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= bowl, basin.

Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.

Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.

* cuenco para batir = mixing bowl.

* cuenco para mezclar = mixing bowl.

* cuenco rectangular de cerámica = terrine.

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cuenco

masculine

1 (recipiente) bowl

2 (concavidad) hollow

cogió el agua del arroyo con el cuenco de la mano he scooped the water from the stream in his cupped hands

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cuenco sustantivo masculino ( recipiente) bowl
cuenco sustantivo masculino bowl
♦ Locuciones: poner el cuenco de la mano, to cup your hand
' cuenco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colmar
English:
basin
- bowl
- crack
- wok

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cuenco nm

1. [recipiente] bowl;
[de barro] earthenware bowl
2. [concavidad] hollow;

llevaba las fresas en el cuenco de la mano she carried the strawberries in her cupped hands

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cuenco

m bowl;

el cuenco de la mano the hollow of one’s hand

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cuenco nm

: bowl, basin

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cuenco n bowl

Spanish-English dictionary > cuenco
29 cumplir

v.

1 to do, to carry out, to perform.

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements

2 to keep (promesa).

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the Aconcagua

Ella cumple la ley She obeys the law.

3 to reach (años).

mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrow

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

4 to serve (condena).

5 to expire.

6 to do one's duty.

cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebody

para o por cumplir out of politeness

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra to keep one's word

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job

7 to comply.

este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards

8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.

Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.

9 to do one's job, to comply.

Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.

10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.

Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.

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cumplir

► verbo transitivo

1 (orden) to carry out; (deseo) to fulfil (US fulfill); (deber) to do

2 (promesa) to keep

3 DERECHO (ley) to observe, abide by; (pena) to serve

4 (años) to be, turn

■ mañana cumplo treinta años I'll be thirty tomorrow

■ ha cumplido cuarenta años she has turned forty

■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plazo) to expire, end

2 (deuda, pago) to fall due

► verbo pronominal cumplirse

1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true

■ se cumplió la profecía the prophecy came true

2 (fecha) to be

■ hoy se cumplen cinco años de nuestra boda it's our fifth wedding anniversary today

■ se cumple una semana del comienzo del curso it's a week since the course began

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebody

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligations

cumplir con la ley to abide by the law

cumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligations

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

para cumplir / por cumplir as a formality

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verb

1) to accomplish, carry out

2) fulfill, comply with

3) expire

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- cumplirse

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1. VT

1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to play

los contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks

• la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrent

los parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage

• cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay rise

les ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word

2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obey

solo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders

cumplir la voluntad del difunto — to carry out the wishes of the deceased

• hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement

3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meet

estos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements

cumplió su deseo de viajar a la India — he fulfilled his wish of travelling to India

4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, complete

está cumpliendo 30 días de arresto — he is serving 30 days detention

tiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service

5) [con periodos de tiempo]

a) [+ años]

hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today

el rey cumple hoy años — today is the King's birthday

cumple 40 años en diciembre — she'll be 40 in December

cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21

¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?

¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

b) [+ aniversario, días]

la democracia cumple su vigésimo aniversario — democracy is celebrating its twentieth anniversary

el premio cumple su cincuentenario — the prize is currently in its fiftieth year

el paro en el transporte cumple hoy su cuarto día — this is the fourth day of the transport strike

6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make

2. VI

1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due

2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's duty

tengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me

es muy profesional y siempre cumple — she is very professional - she never lets you down

yo siempre cumplo en mi trabajo — I always do my job properly

mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)

prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you

3)

• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet

estaba cumpliendo con su deber — he was doing his duty

cumplir con los trámites de la aduana — to go through customs

tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement

tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on

para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria

cumplir con la iglesia — to fulfil one's religious obligations

4)

cumplir por algn — to act on sb's behalf

5) frm (=corresponder)

lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me

6) (Mil) to finish one's military service

3.

See:

cumplirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

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= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

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* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

* * *

= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

* * *

cumplir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry out

para hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforced

los inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rules

la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

no cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations

3

(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standards

los objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each year

nunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition

4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*

la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its function

cumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aims

B ‹condena/sentencia› to serve

está cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military service

C [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!

ése ya no cumple los cuarenta ( hum); he won't see forty again ( colloq hum)

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversary

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike

■ cumplir

vi

A

1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›

cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our duty

yo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to me

no cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedure

cumple con su trabajo he does his job

2

(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bit

a ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for once

nos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of duty

cumplir CON algn:

con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them

3 ( euf o hum)

(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( frml)

(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)

2 ( frml)

(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effort

■ cumplirse

v pron

A «profecía/predicción» to come true

se cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came true

se cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilled

B

«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death

* * *

cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ejecutar) ‹ orden› to carry out;

‹ ley› to obey;
◊ la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty

b) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep;

‹ compromiso› to honor^{( conjugate honor)}, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}
c) ( alcanzar) ‹objetivo/ambición› to achieve;

‹ requisitos› fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished

d) ( desempeñar) ‹ papel› to perform, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}

2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
◊ mañana cumple 20 años she'll be 20 tomorrow;

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
a) cumplir con algo ‹ con obligación› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth, satisfy sth;

‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth;
◊ cumple con su deber he does his duty

b) ( con una obligación social):

◊ nos invitó solo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to;

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
a) [deseo/predicción] to come true;

[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilled
b) [ plazo]:

◊ mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax;

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word

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cumplir

♦ vt

1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;
[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;
cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;

cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;

los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;

el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;

esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements

2. [años] to reach;

mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;

cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;

tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;

la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year

3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;
[servicio militar] to do
♦ vi

1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;

el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired

2.
cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;

varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

3. [por cortesía]
con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;

lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;

acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother

4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]
acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties

♦ See also the pronominal verb cumplirse

* * *

cumplir

I v/t

1 orden carry out; promesa fulfill, Br

fulfil

2 condena serve

3

:

cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn ten

II v/i

1

:

cumplir con algo carry sth out;

cumplir con su deber do one’s duty

2

:

te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness

* * *

cumplir vt

1) : to accomplish, to carry out

2) : to comply with, to fulfill

3) : to attain, to reach

su hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Friday

cumplir vi

1) : to expire, to fall due

2) : to fulfill one's obligations

cumplir con el deber: to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word

♦ See also the reflexive verb cumplirse

* * *

cumplir vb

1. (orden) to carry out [pt. & pp. carried]

sólo cumplían órdenes they were just carrying out orders

2. (compromiso, obligación) to fulfil [pt. & pp. fulfilled]

cumplo todos los requisitos I fulfil all the requirements

3. (promesa, palabra) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

cumplió su promesa he kept his promise

4. (pena) to serve

ha cumplido una condena de tres años he's served a three-year sentence

5. (años) to be

hoy cumplo once años I'm eleven today

la semana que viene cumplirá veinte años he'll be twenty next week

6. (plazo) to expire / to end

hoy cumple el plazo de matrícula the enrollment period ends today

cumplir con tu deber to do your duty

Spanish-English dictionary > cumplir
30 de forma cuadrada

(adj.) = squarish, square-shaped

Ex. The earlier of the two, the single lay, employed one large, squarish case for a fount of type, and it held about 34 kg.

Ex. Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular- shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.

* * *

(adj.) = squarish, square-shaped

Ex: The earlier of the two, the single lay, employed one large, squarish case for a fount of type, and it held about 34 kg.

Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular- shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.

Spanish-English dictionary > de forma cuadrada
31 eje

m.

1 axle.

eje vial main road (Am)

2 axis (geometry & astronomy).

eje de abscisas x-axis

eje de ordenadas y-axis

3 central idea, basis (idea central).

es el eje de la empresa she holds the company together

el eje argumental de la novela the central strand of the novel's plot

4 central point, pivotal point, pivot.

5 spindle.

* * *

eje

► nombre masculino

1 (línea, recta) axis

2 TÉCNICA shaft, spindle

3 AUTOMÓVIL axle

4 figurado (zona principal) centre (US center), main area

■ el eje comercial de la ciudad the city's main shopping area

5 figurado (parte esencial) crux, main idea, core

■ el eje de un discurso the core of a speech

6 (calle, carretera) thoroughfare

7 el Eje PLÍTICA the Axis

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

partir por el eje a alguien familiar to kill somebody

eje de abcisas MATEMÁTICAS x-axis

eje de ordenadas MATEMÁTICAS y-axis

eje delantero AUTOMÓVIL front axle

eje trasero AUTOMÓVIL rear axle

* * *

noun m.

1) axis

2) shaft

* * *

SM

1) (Geog, Mat) axis

partir a algn por el eje * —

¿que no vienes?, pues me partes por el eje — so you're not coming? well, that really upsets my plans

me hizo una pregunta que me partió por el eje — he asked me a question which really stumped o floored me *

eje de abscisas — x-axis

eje de ordenadas — y-axis

eje de rotación — axis of rotation

eje de simetría — axis of symmetry

2) [de rueda] axle

eje delantero — front axle

eje trasero — rear axle

3) [de máquina] shaft, spindle

- untar el eje a algn

eje de balancín — rocker shaft

eje de la hélice — propeller shaft

eje de impulsión, eje motor — drive shaft

eje del cigüeñal — crankshaft

4) (=centro)

la economía fue el eje de la conversación — the economy was the main topic of conversation, the conversation centred on the economy

el eje de la doctrina — the central point of the doctrine

5) ( Hist)

el Eje — the Axis

6)

eje vial — Méx (Aut) urban motorway

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

partir a alguien por el eje — (fam) ( con cambio) to ruin o mess up somebody's plans; ( con pregunta) to stump o floor somebody (colloq)

b) (Auto, Mec) ( barra) axle

- eje de simetría

- eje de transmisión

- eje vial

2) (de asunto, política) core, central theme

* * *

= axis [axes, -pl.], core, focus, hub, backbone, axle, pivot, shaft, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], locus [loci, -pl.], spindle, swivel.

Ex. If one assumes that the author segment of the author-title entry is on one axis and title on the other, there are 1,000,000 positions in the matrix for the placement of entries.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.

Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex. Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.

Ex. The rolling press consisted essentially of a frame in which two large rollers were mounted one above the other, and were turned by means of four large spokes radiating from the axle of the upper one.

Ex. The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.

Ex. The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex. The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex. A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.

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* eje de comunicaciones = communications hub.

* eje delantero = front end.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* eje trasero = rear end.

* en el eje = at the core (of).

* en su eje = at its core.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

partir a alguien por el eje — (fam) ( con cambio) to ruin o mess up somebody's plans; ( con pregunta) to stump o floor somebody (colloq)

b) (Auto, Mec) ( barra) axle

- eje de simetría

- eje de transmisión

- eje vial

2) (de asunto, política) core, central theme

* * *

= axis [axes, -pl.], core, focus, hub, backbone, axle, pivot, shaft, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], locus [loci, -pl.], spindle, swivel.

Ex: If one assumes that the author segment of the author-title entry is on one axis and title on the other, there are 1,000,000 positions in the matrix for the placement of entries.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.

Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.

Ex: The rolling press consisted essentially of a frame in which two large rollers were mounted one above the other, and were turned by means of four large spokes radiating from the axle of the upper one.

Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.

Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex: The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.

* eje de comunicaciones = communications hub.

* eje delantero = front end.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* eje trasero = rear end.

* en el eje = at the core (of).

* en su eje = at its core.

* * *

eje

masculine

A

1 ( Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

gira sobre su eje it rotates on its axis

partir a algn por el eje ( fam) (con un cambio) to ruin o mess up sb's plans; (con una pregunta) to stump o floor sb ( colloq)

2 ( Auto, Mec) (barra) axle

eje delantero/trasero front/rear axle

Compuestos:

● eje de abscisas

x-axis

● eje de ordenadas

y-axis

● eje de simetría

axis of symmetry

● eje de transmisión

drive shaft, propeller shaft

● eje vial

( Méx) main artery, arterial road

B (de un asunto, una política) core, central theme

el eje de la conversación the focal point of the conversation

C

el Eje ( Hist) the Axis

* * *

eje sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Astron, Fís, Mat) axis

b) (Auto, Mec) ( barra) axle

2 (de asunto, política) core, central theme
eje sustantivo masculino
1 Téc (de una rueda) axle
(de una máquina) shaft
2 Mat Geom axis (pl axes); eje de coordenadas, x and y axes
eje de simetría, axis of symmetry
3 (persona o asunto más importante) la aprobación de los presupuestos fue el eje de la reunión, approval of the budget was the crux of the meeting
4 Hist Pol Eje, Axis: las fuerzas del Eje fueron derrotadas en Normandía, Axis forces were defeated at Normandy
' eje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rodar
- rotar
- vuelta
- descentrado
- sobre
- transversal
English:
axis
- axle
- grease
- hinge
- linchpin
- polar
- shaft
- back
- center
- spindle

* * *

eje nm

1. [de rueda] axle;
[de máquina] shaft
Comp
Aut eje delantero front axle;
eje de transmisión drive shaft;
Aut eje trasero rear axle
2. Geom, Astron & Fís axis;

la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje the Earth rotates on its own axis

Comp
eje de abscisas x-axis;
eje de ordenadas y-axis;

eje de rotación axis of revolution;

eje de simetría axis of symmetry

3. [cosa central] [de obra] central theme;
[de doctrina, teoría] central idea;
es el eje de la compañía she holds the company together;

el eje argumental de la novela the central strand of the novel's plot

Comp
Am eje vial main road
4. Hist
el Eje the Axis

* * *

eje

m

1 axis;

partir a alguien por el eje fig mess up s.o.’s plans

2 TÉC shaft; AUTO de ruedas axle; fig

linchpin

* * *

eje nm

1) : axle

2) : axis

* * *

eje n

1. (de rueda) axle

2. (en geometría, geografía) axis [pl. axes]

Spanish-English dictionary > eje
32 elíptico

adj.

elliptical, ellipsoid, elliptic.

* * *

elíptico

► adjetivo

1 elliptic, elliptical

* * *

ADJ elliptical, elliptic

* * *

- ca adjetivo elliptical

* * *

= elliptic, elliptical.

Ex. It is designed to recognise elliptic, rectangular, and triangular shapes in a way similar to human cognition of these shapes.

Ex. It was later discovered, however, that the orbits are not circular, but were actually very round elliptical shapes.

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* arco elíptico = elliptical arch.

* órbita elíptica = elliptical orbit.

* * *

- ca adjetivo elliptical

* * *

= elliptic, elliptical.

Ex: It is designed to recognise elliptic, rectangular, and triangular shapes in a way similar to human cognition of these shapes.

Ex: It was later discovered, however, that the orbits are not circular, but were actually very round elliptical shapes.

* arco elíptico = elliptical arch.

* órbita elíptica = elliptical orbit.

* * *

elíptico -ca

adjective

1 ( Mat) elliptic, elliptical

2 ( Ling, Lit) elliptical

* * *

elíptico, -a adj

1. Gram elliptic, elliptical

2. Geom elliptic, elliptical

3. Cine & Lit elliptical

* * *

elíptico

adj elliptical

* * *

elíptico, -ca adj

: elliptical, elliptic

Spanish-English dictionary > elíptico
33 en forma de cuadrado

(adj.) = square-shaped

Ex. Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular- shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.

* * *

(adj.) = square-shaped

Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular- shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.

Spanish-English dictionary > en forma de cuadrado
34 hacer realidad

v.

to make happen, to actualize, to make a reality.

* * *

(v.) = fulfil [fulfill, -USA], realise [realize, -USA], make + good

Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

* * *

(v.) = fulfil [fulfill, -USA], realise [realize, -USA], make + good

Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer realidad
35 histórico-científico

(adj.) = historico-scientific

Ex. Particularly for historico-scientific studies, it is useful to make clusters in rectangular coordinates taking into account the value of citing the document and the year of its publication.

* * *

(adj.) = historico-scientific

Ex: Particularly for historico-scientific studies, it is useful to make clusters in rectangular coordinates taking into account the value of citing the document and the year of its publication.

Spanish-English dictionary > histórico-científico
36 matriz

adj.

1 parent (empresa).

casa matriz head office

2 holding.

La compañía matriz The holding company.

3 matrix.

f.

1 womb (anatomy).

2 (check) stub.

3 mold (molde).

4 matrix (math & computing).

5 die, swage, hub, swage block.

6 parent, parent company.

* * *

matriz

(pl matrices)

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA womb

2 TÉCNICA mould (US mold)

3 (original) original, master copy

4 (de talonario) stub, counterfoil

5 MATEMÁTICAS matrix

► adjetivo

1 principal

* * *

1. SF

1) (Anat) womb, uterus

2) (Téc) mould, mold (EEUU), die; (Tip) matrix

3) [de talonario] stub, counterfoil

4) (Jur) original, master copy

5) (Mat) matrix; (Inform) array

2.

ADJ

casa matriz — (Com) (=sede) head office; (=compañía) parent company; (=convento) parent house

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( útero) womb, uterus

b) ( molde) mold*

c) ( de documento) original; ( de disco) master

d) ( de talonario) stub

e) ( de un test) master copy

f) ( esténcil) stencil

2) (Inf, Mat) matrix

3) ( de empresa) headquarters (sing or pl)

* * *

= hose, master, matrix [matrixes/matrices, -pl.], type image, matrix [matrixes/matrices, -pl.].

Nota: En imprenta, molde usado para la fundición de los tipos de imprenta.

Ex. Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.

Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.

Ex. The combination of material type and borrower type specifies one cell in each of these matrices.

Ex. An edition is all those copies of an item produced from substantially the same type image, whether by direct contact or by photographic method.

Ex. The rate of production of ordinary matrices was slightly increased by the use of a screw press instead of a hammer for striking the punches, and of simple jigs for justification = El ritmo de producción de las matrices normales aumentó ligeramente por el uso de las prensas de tornillo en lugar de un martillo para golpear los tipos movibles y de unas simples plantillas de guía para la justificación.

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* documento matriz = master document.

* matrices = matrices [matrix, -sing.].

* matriz de puntos de impacto = impact dot matrix.

* matriz de similitud = similarity matrix.

* número matriz = master number.

* Procesador de Matrices de Texto (TAP) = Text Array Processor (TAP).

* registro matriz = master record.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( útero) womb, uterus

b) ( molde) mold*

c) ( de documento) original; ( de disco) master

d) ( de talonario) stub

e) ( de un test) master copy

f) ( esténcil) stencil

2) (Inf, Mat) matrix

3) ( de empresa) headquarters (sing or pl)

* * *

= hose, master, matrix [matrixes/matrices, -pl.], type image, matrix [matrixes/matrices, -pl.].

Nota: En imprenta, molde usado para la fundición de los tipos de imprenta.

Ex: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.

Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.

Ex: The combination of material type and borrower type specifies one cell in each of these matrices.

Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item produced from substantially the same type image, whether by direct contact or by photographic method.

Ex: The rate of production of ordinary matrices was slightly increased by the use of a screw press instead of a hammer for striking the punches, and of simple jigs for justification = El ritmo de producción de las matrices normales aumentó ligeramente por el uso de las prensas de tornillo en lugar de un martillo para golpear los tipos movibles y de unas simples plantillas de guía para la justificación.

* documento matriz = master document.

* matrices = matrices [matrix, -sing.].

* matriz de puntos de impacto = impact dot matrix.

* matriz de similitud = similarity matrix.

* número matriz = master number.

* Procesador de Matrices de Texto (TAP) = Text Array Processor (TAP).

* registro matriz = master record.

* * *

matriz¹

adjective

casa

matriz²

feminine

A

1 (útero) womb, uterus

2 (molde) mold*

3 (de un documento) original; (de un disco) master

4 (de un talonario) stub, counterfoil

5 (de un test) master copy

6 (esténcil) stencil

B ( Mat) matrix

C (de una empresa) headquarters ( sing o pl); (de una orden religiosa) mother church

* * *

matriz sustantivo femenino
a) ( útero) womb, uterus

b) ( molde) mold^{( conjugate mold)}

c) ( de talonario) stub

matriz sustantivo femenino
1 Anat womb, uterus
2 (molde) mould
3 Mat matrix
' matriz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
- talón
English:
matrix
- parent company
- stub
- womb
- counter
- master
- parent
- uterus

* * *

matriz

♦ nf

1. Anat womb, Espec uterus

2. [molde] mould

3. Imprenta [espacio] character

4. [de talonario] (cheque) stub

5. Informát matrix

Comp
matriz activa active matrix
6. Mat matrix

7. [empresa] parent company

♦ adj
[empresa] parent;
casa matriz head office

* * *

matriz

f

1 MAT, TÉC, GEOL matrix

2 ANAT womb

* * *

matriz nf, pl matrices

1) : uterus, womb

2) : original, master copy

3) : main office, headquarters

4) : stub (of a check)

5) : matrix

matriz de puntos: dot matrix

Spanish-English dictionary > matriz
37 ovalado

adj.

oval.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: ovalar.

* * *

ovalado

► adjetivo

1 oval

* * *

(f. - ovalada)

adj.

oval

* * *

= elliptic, oval.

Ex. It is designed to recognise elliptic, rectangular, and triangular shapes in a way similar to human cognition of these shapes.

Ex. Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

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* círculo ovalado = oval.

* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.

* * *

= elliptic, oval.

Ex: It is designed to recognise elliptic, rectangular, and triangular shapes in a way similar to human cognition of these shapes.

Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

* círculo ovalado = oval.

* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.

* * *

ovalado
◊ -da adjetivo

oval
oval, ovalado,-a adjetivo oval

' ovalado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oval
- ovalada
- adoquín
English:
oval

* * *

ovalado, -a adj

oval

* * *

oval, ovalado

adj oval

* * *

ovalado, -da adj

: oval

* * *

ovalado adj oval

Spanish-English dictionary > ovalado
38 palillo

m.

1 toothpick (mondadientes).

2 drumstick (baqueta).

3 chopstick.

4 matchstick (persona delgada).

5 jackstraw, spillikin.

* * *

palillo

► nombre masculino

1 (mondadientes) toothpick

2 MÚSICA drumstick

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar como un palillo familiar to be as thin as a rake

palillos chinos chopsticks

* * *

SM

1) (=mondadientes) (tb: palillo de dientes) toothpick

unas piernas como palillos de dientes — legs like matchsticks

2) (Mús) [de tambor, batería] drumstick
pl palillos (=instrumento) castanets
3) [para comida oriental] chopstick

4) * hum very thin person

- estar hecho un palillo

5) (Taur) * banderilla

6) Cono Sur (=aguja de tejer) knitting needle

7) CAm, Méx (=portalápices) penholder

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes — toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos — her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

b) (fam) ( persona flaca)

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

c) ( para comida oriental) chopstick

2)

a) ( de tambor) drumstick

b) palillos masculino plural ( castañuelas) castanets (pl)

3) (Chi) ( para tejer) knitting needle

* * *

= stalk.

Ex. Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

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* palillo de dientes = toothpick.

* palillo para comer comida oriental = chopstick.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes — toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos — her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

b) (fam) ( persona flaca)

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

c) ( para comida oriental) chopstick

2)

a) ( de tambor) drumstick

b) palillos masculino plural ( castañuelas) castanets (pl)

3) (Chi) ( para tejer) knitting needle

* * *

= stalk.

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

* palillo de dientes = toothpick.

* palillo para comer comida oriental = chopstick.

* * *

palillo

masculine

A

1 (mondadientes) tb

palillo de dientes toothpick

tiene las piernas como palillos her legs are like matchsticks

estar como un or hecho un palillo ( fam); to be as thin as a rake

2 ( fam)

(persona flaca): es un palillo he's as thin as a rake

B (para comida oriental) chopstick

C

1 (de un tambor) drumstick

2 palillos mpl (castañuelas) castanets (pl)

D ( Chi) (para tejer) knitting needle

mover los palillos ( Chi fam); to pull strings ( colloq)

* * *

palillo sustantivo masculino
a) ( mondadientes) tb

◊ palillo de dientes toothpick

b) ( para comida oriental) chopstick;

( de tambor) drumstick;
( para tejer) (Chi) knitting needle
c) (fam) ( persona flaca):

◊ es un palillo he's as thin as a rake

palillo
I sustantivo masculino
1 stick
(para los dientes) toothpick
2 Mús drumstick
3 tu hermano es un palillo, your brother is very skinny
II mpl
1 (para la comida oriental) chopsticks
2 (castañuelas) castanets
' palillo' also found in these entries:
English:
drumstick
- toothpick
- chopstick
- clothespin
- cocktail
- drum
- knitting
- match
- needle
- tooth

* * *

palillo nm

1. [mondadientes]
palillo (de dientes) toothpick

2. [baqueta] drumstick

3. [para comida china] chopstick

4. Fam [persona delgada] matchstick;

Comp

está hecho un palillo he's as thin as a rake

5.
palillos [castañuelas] castanets

6. Chile [de tejer] knitting needle

7. Urug [pinza] Br clothes peg, US clothes pin

* * *

palillo

m

1 para dientes toothpick

2 para comer chopstick

* * *

palillo nm

1) mondadientes: toothpick

2) palillos nmpl

: chopsticks

3)

palillo de tambor : drumstick

* * *

palillo n

1. (de dientes) toothpick

2. (para comer) chopstick

estar hecho un palillo to ba as thin as a rake

Spanish-English dictionary > palillo
39 papel de embalar

(n.) = wrapping paper

Ex. Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.

* * *

(n.) = wrapping paper

Ex: Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.

* * *

papel de embalar

wrapping paper

Spanish-English dictionary > papel de embalar
40 papel de envolver

(n.) = wrapping paper

Ex. Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.

* * *

(n.) = wrapping paper

Ex: Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.

* * *

papel de envolver

wrapping paper

Spanish-English dictionary > papel de envolver

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