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red-light district (noun)

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1 red-light district

red-light district

noun

quartier m chaud

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2 red-light district

red-light district

tr[red'laɪtdɪstrɪkt]

noun

1 barrio chino

red-light district

n.

• barrio de los lupanares s.m.

'red'laɪt
noun zona f de tolerancia, zona f roja (AmL), barrio m chino (Esp)

[ˌred'laɪtdɪstrɪkt]
N zona f de tolerancia, barrio m chino (Sp)
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['red'laɪt]
noun zona f de tolerancia, zona f roja (AmL), barrio m chino (Esp)

English-spanish dictionary > red-light district
3 red-light district

noun

Amüsierviertel, das; Strich, der (salopp)

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red-ˈlight dis·trict

n Rotlichtviertel nt

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red-light district s Rotlichtbezirk m

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noun

Amüsierviertel, das; Strich, der (salopp)

English-german dictionary > red-light district
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квартал публичных домов

residential district — жилой квартал

residential district — жилые кварталы

district nurse — медсестра, обслуживающая больных на дому

Синонимический ряд:

levee (noun) levee; stews; tenderloin

English-Russian base dictionary > red-light district
5 red

red [red]

1. adjective

rouge ; [hair] roux ( rousse f)

• to go as red as a beetroot or a beet (British, US) devenir rouge comme une tomate ; (from anger) devenir rouge de colère

• her face was red elle avait le visage rouge ; ( = ashamed, embarrassed) elle rougissait

• he went red in the face il est devenu tout rouge

• to go into red ink (inf) (US) [company] être dans le rouge ; [individual] se mettre à découvert

• that is like a red rag to him (British) il voit rouge quand on lui en parle (or quand on le lui montre etc)

• to see red voir rouge

• it's not worth a red cent (inf) (US) ça ne vaut pas un rond (inf)

2. noun

rouge m ; ( = communist) rouge mf

► to be in the red > (inf) être dans le rouge

• to be $100 in the red avoir un découvert de 100 dollars

3. compounds

► red alert noun alerte f rouge

• to be on red alert être en alerte rouge ► the Red Army noun l'Armée f rouge

► red-blooded adjective vigoureux

► red-brick adjective en briques rouges

► red cabbage noun chou m rouge

► red card noun (Football) carton m rouge

• to show sb the red card montrer le carton rouge à qn ► red carpet noun

• to roll out the red carpet for sb dérouler le tapis rouge pour qn ► red-carpet treatment noun accueil m en grande pompe

► Red Cross noun Croix-Rouge f

► red-eye noun (Photography) (effet m ) yeux mpl rouges

► red-faced adjective rougeaud ; ( = embarrassed) rouge de confusion

► red-haired adjective roux ( rousse f)

► red-handed adjective

• to be caught red-handed être pris la main dans le sac ► red-headed adjective roux ( rousse f)

► red herring noun

• that's a red herring c'est pour brouiller les pistes ► red-hot adjective brûlant ; [news, information] de dernière minute

► Red Indian noun Peau-Rouge mf

► red-letter day noun jour m à marquer d'une pierre blanche

► red light noun ( = traffic light) feu m rouge

• to go through the red light brûler un feu rouge ► red-light district noun quartier m des prostituées

► red meat noun viande f rouge

► red pepper noun poivron m rouge

► Red Riding Hood noun ( = Little Red Riding Hood) Le Petit Chaperon rouge

► the Red Sea noun la mer Rouge

► Red Square noun (in Moscow) place f Rouge

► red squirrel noun écureuil m roux

► red tape noun bureaucratie f tatillonne

► red wine noun vin m rouge

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[red] 1.
noun

1) ( colour) rouge m

in red — en rouge

2) (colloq) pej (also Red) ( communist) rouge mf

3) ( deficit)

to be in the red — [person, account] être à découvert; [company] être en déficit

4) ( wine) rouge m

5) ( red ball) bille f rouge (de billard/snooker)
2.
adjective ( in colour) gen rouge ( with de); [hair] roux/rousse

to go ou turn red — rougir

red in the face — tout rouge

there'll be red faces when... — certains vont être bien gênés quand...

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to be caught red-handed — être pris/-e la main dans le sac (colloq)

to see red — voir rouge

not to have a red cent — US ne pas avoir un sou (colloq)

English-French dictionary > red
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red
noun, adjective

1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rojo

2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rojo; pelirrojo

3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) rojo, comunista

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- the Red Army
- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red

red adj-n rojo

a red shirt una camisa roja

he's got red hair es pelirrojo

El comparativo de red se escribe redder; el superlativo se escribe reddest

red sustantivo femenino 1
a) ( para pescar) net

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack
2 (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring 3 ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mains 4
◊ la Red (Inf) the Net

red sustantivo femenino
1 (de pesca, etc) net (del pelo) hairnet (malla) mesh
2 (de comunicaciones, transporte, distribución, etc) network
red de espionaje, spy ring
red de seguridad, safety net (eléctrica) mains pl
3 (comercio, empresa) chain
red hotelera, hotel chain
4 fig (trampa) trap Locuciones: (ser engañado) caer en la red, to fall into the trap (ser embaucado) caer en las redes de alguien, to fall into sb's clutches ' red' also found in these entries: Spanish: amargada - amargado - barrio - bofetada - brasa - cadena - candente - Caperucita Roja - capricho - cartulina - casa - colorada - colorado - conectar - cruz - cuestación - dedo - dentro - desarticular - dos - encenderse - enchufar - enrojecer - ser - escollo - espionaje - estancarse - expeler - flagrante - fogón - fondo - formulismo - ir - glóbulo - hematíe - in fraganti - infrarroja - infrarrojo - lombarda - mancha - mano - minio - morrón - ninguna - ninguno - número - obnubilarse - pelirroja - pelirrojo - pimentón English: balding - blood - blusher - cast - convertible - crash - fishing net - grid - hereditary - highlight - in - infrared - infrastructure - main - net - network - nickname - ours - paint - pepper - poppy - probably - push - radio network - rag - read - readily - readiness - ready - ready-cooked - ready-made - red - red light - red light district - Red Riding Hood - Red Sea - red tape - red-haired - red-handed - red-hot - redden - reddish - regiment - register - registered - registrar - registration - registry - ring - safety net

red

tr[red]

noun

1 (colour) rojo

2 (left winger) rojo,-a

adjective

1 rojo,-a

■ she was dressed all in red iba vestida toda de rojo

2 (hair) pelirrojo,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in the red estar en descubierto

to turn red ponerse colorado,-a, sonrojarse

red admiral vanesa roja

red alert alerta roja

Red Army Ejército Rojo

red blood cell glóbulo rojo

red cabbage col nombre femenino lombarda

red card tarjeta roja

red carpet alfombra roja

■ they rolled out the red carpet for him lo recibieron con todos los honores

red corpuscle glóbulo rojo

Red Crescent Media Luna Roja

Red Cross Cruz nombre femenino Roja

red deer ciervo común

red giant gigante nombre femenino roja

red herring pista falsa

Red Indian piel roja nombre masulino o femenino

red light semáforo en rojo

red meat carne nombre femenino roja

red pepper pimiento rojo

Red Riding Hood Caperucita Roja

red route calle donde el estacionamiento está terminantemente prohibido

Red Sea Mar nombre masculino Rojo

red tape papeleo burocrático

red wine vino tinto

red ['rɛd] adj

1) : rojo, colorado

to be red in the face: ponerse colorado

to have red hair: ser pelirrojo

2) communist: rojo, comunista

red n

1) : rojo m, colorado m

2)

Red communist: comunista mf

red

adj.

• bermejo, -a adj.

• colorado, -a adj.

• comunista adj.

• encarnado, -a adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

• rojo (Color) adj.

• ruboroso, -a adj.

• tinto, -a adj.

n.

• comunista s.m.,f.

• rojo s.m.

I red
adjective redder, reddest

1)

a) <rose/dress> rojo, colorado; <flag/signal> rojo

her eyes were red — tenía los ojos enrojecidos or rojos

to go red in the face — (with anger, heat) ponerse* colorado or rojo; ( with embarrassment) sonrojarse, ruborizarse*, ponerse* colorado

there'll be a few red faces — a unos cuantos se les va a caer la cara de vergüenza

he has red hair — es pelirrojo

the (traffic) lights were red — el semáforo estaba (en) rojo

b) < meat> rojo; < wine> tinto

2) also Red ( Pol) rojo

II

noun

1) u ( color) rojo m, colorado m

to see red — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco

that sort of remark makes me see red — ese tipo de comentario me saca de quicio or de las casillas

2) c also Red ( Pol) (colloq & pej) rojo, -ja m,f (fam)

3)

the red — ( debt) (no pl)

to be in/out of the red — estar*/no estar* en números rojos

[red]
1. ADJ
(compar redder) (superl reddest)
1) (gen) [apple, sweater, lips, pen] rojo, colorado; [flower, sky] rojo; [wine] tinto

the traffic lights are red — el semáforo está en rojo

his eyes were red — (from crying) tenía los ojos rojos

the red evening sun — el sol rojizo del atardecer

bright red — rojo fuerte or chillón

dark red — rojo oscuro

deep red — rojo intenso

to have red hair — ser pelirrojo

- it's like a red rag to a bull

- roll out the red carpet for sb

to give sb the red carpet treatment — tratar a algn a cuerpo de rey

- not a red cent

- red sky at night, shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
paint 2., 2)
2) (=flushed) [face, cheeks] (with shame) sonrojado; (with anger) rojo; (with embarrassment) rojo, colorado

to be red in the face — (from anger, exertion, heat) estar rojo, tener la cara encendida liter; (from embarrassment) estar rojo or colorado, tener la cara encendida liter

to go red in the face — (from anger, exertion, heat) ponerse rojo or colorado; (with embarrassment) ponerse colorado; (with shame) sonrojarse

- go or turn as red as a beetroot

3) (Pol) * pej rojo

- better red than dead

2. N

1) (=colour) (color m) rojo m

to be dressed in red — ir vestido de rojo

it was underlined in red — estaba subrayado en rojo

- be in the red

I'm £100 in the red — tengo un descubierto de 100 libras en el banco

to go into or get into the red — contraer deudas

to get out of the red — liquidar las deudas

- see red

this makes me see red — esto me saca de quicio

2) (Pol) * pej (=person) rojo(-a) m / f

- reds under the bed

3) (=red wine) tinto m

3.

CPD

red admiral N — vanesa f roja

red alert N — alerta f roja

to be on red alert — estar en alerta roja

the Red Army N — el Ejército Rojo

red blood cell N — glóbulo m rojo

red cabbage N — col f lombarda, lombarda f

red card N — (Ftbl) tarjeta f roja

to show sb the red card — sacar a algn la tarjeta roja; (fig) (=reprimand) llamar al orden a algn, amonestar a algn; (=force to resign) destituir a algn

red cedar N — cedro m rojo

red cell N — glóbulo m rojo

red channel N — (at customs) canal m rojo (en aduana)

Red China N — China f comunista

red corpuscle N — corpúsculo m rojo

Red Crescent N — Media Luna f Roja

Red Cross N — Cruz f Roja

red deer N — ciervo m común

red ensign N — (Naut) enseña f roja

red eye N — (Phot) ojo m rojo
redeye
red flag N — (on beach etc) bandera f roja

red giant N — (Astron) gigante m rojo

red heat N — calor m rojo

red herring N — (fig) pista f falsa, despiste m

Red Indian N — piel roja mf

red lead N — minio m

red light N — (Aut) luz f roja

to go through a red light — saltarse un semáforo en rojo
red-light district
red meat N — carne f roja

red mullet N — salmonete m

red pepper N — (=capsicum) pimiento m rojo, pimiento m morrón, pimentón m rojo (LAm); (=powder) pimienta f de cayena

Red Riding Hood N — (also: Little Red Riding Hood) Caperucita f Roja

red salmon N — salmón m rojo

Red Sea N — mar m Rojo

red sea bream N — besugo m (rojo)

red setter N — setter m irlandés

red snapper N — pargo m

red spider mite N — arador m or ácaro m de la sarna

Red Square N — (in Moscow) plaza f Roja

red squirrel N — ardilla f roja

red tape N — trámites mpl, papeleo m

red wine N — vino m tinto, tinto m

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I [red]
adjective redder, reddest

1)

a) <rose/dress> rojo, colorado; <flag/signal> rojo

her eyes were red — tenía los ojos enrojecidos or rojos

to go red in the face — (with anger, heat) ponerse* colorado or rojo; ( with embarrassment) sonrojarse, ruborizarse*, ponerse* colorado

there'll be a few red faces — a unos cuantos se les va a caer la cara de vergüenza

he has red hair — es pelirrojo

the (traffic) lights were red — el semáforo estaba (en) rojo

b) < meat> rojo; < wine> tinto

2) also Red ( Pol) rojo

II

noun

1) u ( color) rojo m, colorado m

to see red — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco

that sort of remark makes me see red — ese tipo de comentario me saca de quicio or de las casillas

2) c also Red ( Pol) (colloq & pej) rojo, -ja m,f (fam)

3)

the red — ( debt) (no pl)

to be in/out of the red — estar*/no estar* en números rojos

English-spanish dictionary > red
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[red]
noun, adjective

1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) rdeč

2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) rdečkast

3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) rdečkar

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- the Red Army
- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red
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I [red]
adjective ( redly adverb)

rdeč; rus; pordečen ( with od); okrvavljen, krvav; rdeče razžarjen ali razbeljen; politics rdeč, komunističen, sovjetski; anarhističen, revolucionaren; marksističen

as red as a rose — rdeč kot vrtnica

red admiral — (metulj) admiral

Red Army — Rdeča armija

a red battle — krvava bitka

red cap British English vojaški policist, American postrešček, nosač na postaji

red cent — bakren novčič

red chalk — krvavec (kamen)

red coats slang vojaki

red deer — jelen

red eye American slang cenen viski

red eyes with tears — od jokanja rdeče oči

red flag — rdeča zastava

red flannel slang jezik

red hat — kardinalski klobuk, kardinal(ska čast); British English slang štabni častnik

red herring — prekajen slanik, figuratively nekaj, kar odvrača pozornost od neprijetnega, nevarnega predmeta

red handed — krvavih rok, hudodelski, ki je pri hudodelskem dejanju

red light — rdeča luč

red light district — mestni predel s številnimi javnimi hišami

red meat — govedina, bravina

a red radical politics hud, zagrizen radikal

red rag (to a bull) — rdeča krpa (ki razdraži bika), figuratively nekaj, kar človeka razdraži

red vengeance — krvavo maščevanje

red weed — mak

red, white and blue slang mrzla soljena govedina

neither fish, flesh nor good red herring — ne ptič ne miš, nekaj nedoločljivega

to be red with anger — biti rdeč od jeze

it is a red rag to him — to ga razdraži kot rdeča krpa bika

to draw a red herring across the track (the path) — s kako stransko stvarjo odvrniti pozornost od glavne stvari; z veščim manevrom odvrniti pozornost, zabrisati sled

to have red hands — imeti krvave roke, zakriviti smrt kake osebe

to make red — pordečiti

to paint the town red — hrupno veseljačiti, razgrajati, delati kraval po mestu

to see red figuratively pobesneti

to see the red light figuratively videti, spoznati pretečo nevarnost

to turn red — postati rdeč, zardeti
II [red]
intransitive verb aeronautics dobiti nenaden naval krvi v glavo
III [red]
noun

rdeča barva, rdečilo; rdečica; American rdeča tinta; politics ironically rdečkar, socialist, komunist, hud radikal, revolucionar, anarhist; (često Red) marksist, boljševik, sovjetski Rus

Reds plural Rdečekožci, Indijanci

reds plural rdeče vrste (vina); rdeči, tj. socialisti, komunisti

the red — rdeča krogla (pri biljardu)

the red — stran dolgov (v kontu), izguba, deficit, dolgovi

a dark red — temna rdeča barva

dressed in red — rdeče oblečen

the reds and yellows of autumn — rdeče in rumene jesenske barve

to be in the red figuratively imeti deficit, dolgove, izgubo

to be out of the red — biti, izvleči se iz dolgov

to come out of the red American izkazati dobiček

to see red figuratively pobesneti

English-Slovenian dictionary > red
8 light

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1.
noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva

2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

3. lit verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
II

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
III
= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

light¹ adj

1. claro

a light green shirt una camisa de color verde claro

2. ligero / que pesa poco

a light meal una comida ligera

feathers are very light las plumas pesan muy poco

I'm lighter than you peso menos que tú

3. luminoso / claro

it's a light room es una habitación muy luminosa

4. suave

a light breeze una brisa suave

to get light hacerse de día

light² n

1. luz

there's a lot of light in this room hay mucha luz en esta habitación

turn off the lights when you go to bed apaga las luces cuando te vayas a dormir

2. fuego

have you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?

light³ vb

1. encender / prender

she lit the candle with a match encendió la vela con una cerilla

2. iluminar / alumbrar

the stage is lit by several powerful spotlights el escenario se ilumina con varios focos potentes

El pasado y participio pasado de light es lit o lighted

light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diet

light

tr[laɪt]

adjective

1 (not heavy) ligero,-a; (rain) fino,-a; (breeze) suave

■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma

■ give it a light tap with the hammer dale un golpe suave con el martillo

■ I'm a light smoker fumo poco

2 (sentence, wound) leve

3 (head) mareado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be light on something familiar andar mal de algo

to be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de pies

to have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidos

to make light of something dar poca importancia a algo

to travel light viajar con poco equipaje

with a light heart con el corazón alegre

light aircraft avioneta

light ale cerveza clara

light opera opereta

light reading lectura fácil

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light

tr[laɪt]

intransitive verb

1 formal use architecture (alight) posarse (on, en)

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light

tr[laɪt]

noun

1 (gen) luz nombre femenino

■ by the light of a table lamp a la luz de una lámpara de mesa

■ bring it into the light tráelo aquí a la luz

2 (lamp) luz nombre femenino, lámpara; (traffic light) semáforo

■ the lights were (at) red el semáforo estaba (en) rojo

3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego

■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?

■ the boy set light to the branch el niño prendió fuego a la rama

transitive verb (pt & pp lighted o lit tr[lɪt])

1 (ignite) encender

2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar

intransitive verb

1 encenderse

adjective

1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a

■ light blue azul claro

2 (bright) con mucha claridad

■ it was getting light when we got home cuando llegamos a casa ya se hacía de día

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

according to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterio

in (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuenta

to bring something to light sacar algo a la luz

to come to light salir a luz

to go out like a light familiar quedarse roque

to see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnel

to see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspecto

to shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

to show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguien

to throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

light bulb bombilla

light industry industria ligera

light meter fotómetro

light pen SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL lápiz nombre masculino óptico

light year año luz

light ['laɪt] v, lit ['lɪt] or lighted ; lighting vt

1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar

2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego a

light vi

: encenderse, prender

light vi, lighted or lit ['lɪt] ; lighting

1) land, settle: posarse

2) dismount: bajarse, apearse

light ['laɪt] adv

1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente

2)

to travel light : viajar con poco equipaje

light adj

1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado

2) easy: fácil, ligero, liviano

light reading: lectura fácil

light work: trabajo liviano

3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, leve

a light breeze: una brisa suave

a light rain: una lluvia fina

4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial

5) bright: bien iluminado, claro

6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)

light n

1) illumination: luz f

2) daylight: luz f del día

3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f

4) lamp: lámpara f

to turn on off the light: apagar la luz

5) aspect: aspecto m

in a new light: con otros ojos

in the light of: en vista de, a la luz de

6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m

7)

to bring to light : sacar a (la) luz

light

adj.

• airoso, -a adj.

• blondo, -a adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• ingrávido, -a adj.

• leve adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• liviano, -a adj.

• luz adj.

• rubio, -a adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

• sutil adj.

• tenue adj.

n.

• candela s.f.

• claro s.m.

• fuego s.m.

• lumbre s.f.

• lumbrera s.f.

• luz s.f.

• lámpara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.

• brillar v.

• cebar v.

• encender v.

laɪt
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)
1. N

1) (=not darkness) luz f

she was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz

the light was beginning to fade — estaba empezando a oscurecer

her hair is almost black in certain lights — según como le da la luz tiene el pelo casi negro

• against the light — al trasluz

to hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• at first light — al rayar el día

• you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra

• light and shade — luz y sombra; (Art) claroscuro m

• to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

- see a light at the end of the tunnel

- bring sth to light

- shed or throw or cast light on sth

- in the cold light of day

- come to light

new facts have come to light — han salido a la luz nuevos datos

- light dawned on him/her

- hide one's light

- he was the light of her life

- see the light

- see the light of day
leading 2.
2) (=lamp) luz f

in the distance I could see the lights of a town — a lo lejos veía las luces de una ciudad

to switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz

to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz

- go out like a light
bright 3., runway
3) (=electricity) luz f

electric light — luz f eléctrica

4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f

• rear or tail lights — pilotos mpl, luces fpl traseras, calaveras fpl (Mex)

• reversing lights — luces fpl de marcha atrás

5) (=traffic signal) semáforo m

a red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar

to go through a red light — saltarse un semáforo en rojo

the lights — el semáforo

the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo

the lights were against us all the way — nos tocaron todos los semáforos en rojo
green 4.
6) (=viewpoint)

• according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn

• to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista

I began to see my friends in a new light — empecé a ver a mis amigos con otros ojos

• to show or portray sth/sb in a good/ bad light — dar una buena/mala imagen de algo/algn

this shows our country in a bad light — esto da una mala imagen de nuestro país

• in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...

7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m

there was a strange light in his eye — había un brillo extraño en su mirada

8) (=flame)

• have you got a light? — (for cigarette) ¿tienes fuego?

• to set light to sth — (Brit) prender fuego a algo
strike 2., 3)
9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m

2. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luz

her house is light and airy — su casa tiene bastante luz y ventilación

light summer evenings — las claras tardes de verano

while it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz

• to get light — hacerse de día

2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blanco

light blue/green — azul/verde claro

light in colour — de color claro

3. VT

1) (=illuminate) iluminar

she appeared at a lighted window — se asomó a la ventana de una habitación iluminada

to be lit up * — estar achispado *

to light the way for sb — alumbrar (el camino) a algn

2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender

4.

VI (=ignite) encenderse, prender

the fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía

5.

CPD

light bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)

light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc

light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m

light pen N — lápiz m óptico

light show N — espectáculo m de luces

lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces

what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?

light switch N — interruptor m

light wave N — onda f luminosa

light year N — año m luz

3000 light years away — a una distancia de 3000 años luz

- light out

- light up

II [laɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (in weight) [object, clothing, equipment] ligero, liviano (LAm); [step] ligero

I want to be ten pounds lighter — quiero adelgazar diez libras

I'm ten pounds lighter than I was — peso diez libras menos que antes

• to be light on one's feet — ser ligero de pies

• with a light heart — (=cheerfully) con el corazón alegre; (=without thinking) a la ligera

• you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

- as light as a feather

2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero

a light rain was falling — lloviznaba

a light fall of snow — una ligera nevada

trading was light on the Stock Exchange — hubo poca actividad en la Bolsa

traffic was light — había poco tráfico

the speech was light on content — el discurso tenía poco contenido

3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)

4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán

5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave

there was a light tapping on the door — se oyeron unos golpecitos a la puerta

6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero

she can only manage light work — solo puede realizar tareas ligeras

- make light work of sth

7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero

• to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo

• on a lighter note — hablando de cosas menos serias

• take along some light reading — llévate algo fácil de leer

8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve

9) (=shallow)

• she had drifted into a light sleep — se había quedado medio dormida

• to be a light sleeper — tener el sueño ligero

10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso

2.

ADV

• to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje

3. N

1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl

2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán

4.

CPD

light aircraft N — avión m ligero

light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara

light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida

light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades

a stand-up comedian provided light entertainment — un humorista amenizó la velada

light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado

light industry N — industria f ligera

light infantry N — infantería f ligera

light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico

light verse N — poesías fpl festivas

III

[laɪt]
(pt, pp lit or lighted) VI
to light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo

* * *
[laɪt]
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

English-spanish dictionary > light
9 red

f.

1 net (malla).

caer en las redes de alguien (figurative) to fall into somebody's trap

echar o tender las redes (también figurative) to cast one's net

red de arrastre dragnet

red de deriva drift net

2 network, system (sistema).

conectar algo a la red (singular) to connect something to the mains

red ferroviaria rail network

red viaria road network o system

3 ring (organización) (de espionaje).

4 network (computing).

la Red the Net (Internet)

red local/neuronal local (area)/neural network

5 snare, trap, web.

6 Red.

* * *

red

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) net

2 (redecilla) hairnet

3 (sistema) network, system

4 ELECTRICIDAD mains plural

5 INFORMÁTICA network

6 (estadística) graph

7 figurado (trampa) trap

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en la red / caer en las redes figurado to fall into the trap

echar las redes to cast one's nets

red barredera dragnet

red comercial sales network

red de carreteras road network

red de espionaje spy ring

red de supermercados chain of supermarkets

red ferroviaria rail network, railway network

* * *

noun f.

1) net

2) network

* * *

SF

1) [para pescar] net; [de portería] net; [del pelo] hairnet; (=malla) mesh; (=para equipajes) (luggage) rack; (=cerca) fence; (=enrejado) grille

red barredera — trawl

red de alambre — wire mesh, wire netting

red de seguridad — safety net

red metálica — metal screen

2) [de cosas relacionadas] network; [de agua, suministro eléctrico] mains, main (EEUU), supply system; [de tiendas] chain

la Red — (Internet) the Net

con agua de la red — with mains water, with water from the mains

red de área extendida — wide area network

red de área local — local network, local area network

red de comunicaciones — communications network

red de conmutación de circuito — circuit switching network

red de distribución — distribution network

red de emisoras — radio network

red de espionaje — spy network

red de rastreo — tracking network

red de transmisión de datos — data network

Red Digital de Servicios Integrados — Integrated Services Digital Network

red ferroviaria — railway network, railway system

red informática — network

red local — (Inform) local network, local area network

red rastreadora — tracking network

red social — social network

red terrorista — terrorist network

red vascular — vascular system

red viaria — road network

3) (=trampa) snare, trap

aprisionar a algn en sus redes — to have sb firmly in one's clutches, have sb well and truly snared

caer en la red — to fall into the trap

tender una red para algn — to set a trap for sb

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( para pescar) net

caer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring

red hotelera — hotel chain

3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mains

antes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains

4)

la Red — (Inf) the Net

* * *

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.

Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex. Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.

Ex. The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.

Ex. Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.

Ex. Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.

Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

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* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).

* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].

* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* conectado a la red = wired.

* conectado en red = networked.

* conectar en red = network.

* conexión a las redes = networking service.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* en red = networked.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estructura de red = network structure.

* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* hiper-red = metanetwork.

* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.

* interconexión en red = networking.

* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).

* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* nodo de la red = network node.

* participación en red = networking.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.

* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* red arterial de carreteras = road network.

* red barredera = dragnet.

* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).

* red comunitaria = networking community.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.

* red de carreteras = road network.

* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.

* red de catálogos = catalogue network.

* red de citación = citation network.

* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.

* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.

* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.

* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.

* red de electricidad = mains electricity.

* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* red de información = data network, information network.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* red de larga distancia = long haul network.

* red de ordenadores = computer network.

* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* red de seguridad = safety net.

* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.

* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.

* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de supercomputación = grid computing.

* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.

* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.

* red de teletexto = viewdata network.

* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.

* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).

* red de ventas = sales network.

* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.

* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* red en línea = online network.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* red inalámbrica = wireless network.

* red informática = computer network.

* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.

* red, la = Net, the.

* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.

* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.

* red óptica = optical network.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* red por cable = cable network.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* red semántica = semantic network.

* red social = network, social network.

* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.

* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.

* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).

* seguridad de las redes = network security.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sistema en red = network system.

* supercomputación en red = grid computing.

* superred = super network.

* tecnología de redes = networking technology.

* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajo en red = networking.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( para pescar) net

caer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring

red hotelera — hotel chain

3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mains

antes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains

4)

la Red — (Inf) the Net

* * *

la red

= Net, the

Ex: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech.

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.

Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex: Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.

Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.

Ex: Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.

Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.

Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).

* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].

* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* conectado a la red = wired.

* conectado en red = networked.

* conectar en red = network.

* conexión a las redes = networking service.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* en red = networked.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estructura de red = network structure.

* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* hiper-red = metanetwork.

* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.

* interconexión en red = networking.

* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).

* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* nodo de la red = network node.

* participación en red = networking.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.

* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* red arterial de carreteras = road network.

* red barredera = dragnet.

* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).

* red comunitaria = networking community.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.

* red de carreteras = road network.

* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.

* red de catálogos = catalogue network.

* red de citación = citation network.

* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.

* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.

* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.

* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.

* red de electricidad = mains electricity.

* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* red de información = data network, information network.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* red de larga distancia = long haul network.

* red de ordenadores = computer network.

* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* red de seguridad = safety net.

* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.

* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.

* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de supercomputación = grid computing.

* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.

* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.

* red de teletexto = viewdata network.

* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.

* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).

* red de ventas = sales network.

* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.

* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* red en línea = online network.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* red inalámbrica = wireless network.

* red informática = computer network.

* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.

* red, la = Net, the.

* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.

* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.

* red óptica = optical network.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* red por cable = cable network.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* red semántica = semantic network.

* red social = network, social network.

* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.

* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.

* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).

* seguridad de las redes = network security.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sistema en red = network system.

* supercomputación en red = grid computing.

* superred = super network.

* tecnología de redes = networking technology.

* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajo en red = networking.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

red

feminine

A

1 (para pescar) net

caer en las redes de algn to fall into sb's clutches

2 ( Dep) net

subir a la red to go up to o go into the net

3 (para el pelo) hairnet

4 (en el tren) rack, luggage rack

Compuesto:

red de arrastre

drift net, trawl net

B (de comunicaciones, emisoras) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network

red de carreteras/ferrocarriles network of roads/railways

red hotelera hotel chain

una red de espionaje/narcotraficantes a spy ring/drug-trafficking ring

Compuestos:

● red de área extendida or extensa

( Inf) wide area network, WAN

● red de área local

local area network, LAN

● red de prostitución

vice ring

● red de televisión

television network

● red digital de servicios integrados

integrated services digital network, ISDN

● red neuronal

( Inf) neural network

C (de electricidad) power supply, mains; (de gas) mains

todavía no han conectado el barrio a la red the neighborhood has not been connected up to the mains o to the power supply yet

antes de conectarlo a la red before connecting it to the mains o ( AmE) to the house current

Compuesto:

red de alcantarillado

sewage system

D la Red ( Inf) the Net

* * *

red sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( para pescar) net

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2 (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network;
(de comercios, empresas) chain, network;
(de espionaje, contrabando) ring
3 ( de electricidad) power supply, mains;
( de gas) mains
4
◊ la Red (Inf) the Net

red sustantivo femenino
1 (de pesca, etc) net
(del pelo) hairnet
(malla) mesh
2 (de comunicaciones, transporte, distribución, etc) network
red de espionaje, spy ring
red de seguridad, safety net
(eléctrica) mains pl
3 (comercio, empresa) chain
red hotelera, hotel chain
4 fig (trampa) trap
♦ Locuciones: (ser engañado) caer en la red, to fall into the trap
(ser embaucado) caer en las redes de alguien, to fall into sb's clutches
' red' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- barrio
- bofetada
- brasa
- cadena
- candente
- Caperucita Roja
- capricho
- cartulina
- casa
- colorada
- colorado
- conectar
- cruz
- cuestación
- dedo
- dentro
- desarticular
- dos
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enrojecer
- ser
- escollo
- espionaje
- estancarse
- expeler
- flagrante
- fogón
- fondo
- formulismo
- ir
- glóbulo
- hematíe
- in fraganti
- infrarroja
- infrarrojo
- lombarda
- mancha
- mano
- minio
- morrón
- ninguna
- ninguno
- número
- obnubilarse
- pelirroja
- pelirrojo
- pimentón
English:
balding
- blood
- blusher
- cast
- convertible
- crash
- fishing net
- grid
- hereditary
- highlight
- in
- infrared
- infrastructure
- main
- net
- network
- nickname
- ours
- paint
- pepper
- poppy
- probably
- push
- radio network
- rag
- read
- readily
- readiness
- ready
- ready-cooked
- ready-made
- red
- red light
- red light district
- Red Riding Hood
- Red Sea
- red tape
- red-haired
- red-handed
- red-hot
- redden
- reddish
- regiment
- register
- registered
- registrar
- registration
- registry
- ring
- safety net

* * *

red nf

1. [de pesca, caza] net;
también Fig
echar o [m5] tender las redes to cast one's net;

Comp

caer en las redes de alguien to fall into sb's trap

Comp
red de arrastre dragnet;
red de deriva drift net

2. [en tenis, voleibol, fútbol] net;

subir a la red [en tenis] to go into the net

3. [para cabello] hairnet

4. [sistema] network, system;
[de electricidad] esp Br mains [singular], US source; [de agua] esp Br mains [singular], esp US main;
una red de traficantes a network o ring of traffickers;

conectar algo a la red to connect sth to the mains

Comp
red de distribución distribution network;
red eléctrica mains [singular];

red ferroviaria rail network;

red hidrográfica river system o network;
Biol red trófica food chain;
red viaria road network o system

5. [organización] [de espionaje] ring;
[de narcotraficantes] network; [de tiendas, hoteles] chain
6. Informát network;

la Red [Internet] the Net;

lo encontré en la Red I found it on the Net;

la Red de redes [Internet] the Internet

Comp
red en anillo ring network;
red de área extensa wide area network;

red de área local local area network;

red ciudadana freenet;

red de datos (data) network;

red local local (area) network;

red neuronal neural network;

red troncal backbone

* * *

red

f

1 para pescar, DEP etc

net;

echar la red cast the net;

caer en las redes de fig fall into the clutches of

2 INFOR, fig

network;

la red INFOR the Web;

red de transportes/comunicaciones transportation/communications network

* * *

red nf

1) : net, mesh

2) : network, system, chain

3) : trap, snare

* * *

red n

1. (malla) net

una red de pesca a fishing net

2. (comunicaciones) network

la red de carreteras the road network

Spanish-English dictionary > red
10 stews

тушить

Синонимический ряд:

1. brothels (noun) bawdy houses; bordellos; brothels; call houses; cribs; disorderly houses; fancy houses; parlor houses; seraglios; sporting houses

2. commotions (noun) agitations; commotions; confusions; dithers; flaps; lathers; pothers; tumults; turbulences; turmoils

3. fumes (noun) fumes; sweats; tizzies

4. miscellanies (noun) assortments; brews; hashes; jumbles; medleys; melanges; melees; miscellanies; mishmashes; mixed bags; motleys; odds and ends; pastiches; patchworks; porridges; potpourris; salads; salmagundis; smorgasbords

5. red-light district (noun) levee; red-light district; tenderloin

6. red-light districts (noun) levees; red-light districts; tenderloins

7. slums (noun) slums

8. boils (verb) boils; parboils; seethes; simmers

9. fusses (verb) chafes; frets; fusses; pothers; take on; worries

English-Russian base dictionary > stews
11 tenderloin

1. n амер. кул. вырезка

double tenderloin — шатобриан

tenderloin steak — бифштекс из вырезки

tenderloin stew — тушеная говядина из вырезки

2. n амер. разг. место развлечений, злачное место

Синонимический ряд:

1. prostitute (noun) prostitute; red-light

2. red-light district (noun) levee; red-light district; stews

English-Russian base dictionary > tenderloin
12 levee

1. n дамба; насыпь, плотина; гать

border levee — дамба

earth levee — земляная дамба, земляной вал

2. n береговой вал реки

3. n преим. ист. пристань

4. n набережная

5. v амер. воздвигать дамбы или строить набережные

6. n дневной приём при дворе с присутствием одних мужчин

7. n амер. приём в честь почётного гостя

8. n утренний выход

9. n собир. присутствующие при выходе монарха; собравшиеся на приёме

10. n ист. приём при вставании с постели

Синонимический ряд:

1. embankment (noun) block; dam; dike; earthwork; embankment; obstruction; ridge; talus

2. red-light district (noun) red-light district; stews; tenderloin

3. wharf (noun) berth; dock; jetty; mooring; pier; quay; slip; wharf

English-Russian base dictionary > levee
13 barrio

m.

1 area, district.

los barrios bajos the rough parts of town

de barrio local (cine, tienda)

mandar a alguien al otro barrio (informal figurative) to do somebody in, to kill somebody (peninsular Spanish)

barrio chino Chinatown; (de chinos) red light district (de prostitución) (peninsular Spanish)

barrio comercial/periférico shopping/outlying district

barrio latino Latin Quarter

2 neighborhood, local community, neighbourhood.

3 quarter, area.

4 people in the neighborhood.

5 district, ward, town ward.

* * *

barrio

► nombre masculino

1 neighbourhood (US neighborhood) (zona) district, area

■ es un barrio muy tranquilo it's a very quiet neighbourhood

■ no vive en este barrio she doesn't live round here

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de barrio local

■ el cine de barrio the local cinema

irse al otro barrio familiar to kick the bucket

barrio chino red-light district

barrio comercial business district

barrio histórico old town

barrio latino Latin Quarter

barrio periférico suburb

barrio popular working-class area

barrio residencial residential area

barrios bajos slums

* * *

noun m.

1) neighborhood

2) quarter

* * *

SM

1) (=distrito) area, district, neighborhood (EEUU)

una casa en un barrio residencial — a house in a residential area o district o (EEUU) neighborhood

el barrio de Gracia — Gracia district

mi barrio — my part of town, my neighborhood (EEUU)

un piso en un barrio céntrico — a flat in the centre of town

vive en el barrio judío de Córdoba — he lives in the Jewish quarter of Cordova

los barrios de la periferia — the outlying suburbs o areas, the outskirts

tiendas de barrio — local shops, corner shops, neighborhood stores (EEUU)

cine de barrio — local cinema

- el otro barrio

- irse al otro barrio

- mandar a algn al otro barrio

barrio bruja — And shanty town

barrio chino — [de mayoría china] Chinatown, Chinese quarter; [de prostitución] Esp red-light district

barrio comercial — [de negocios] business quarter, commercial district; [de tiendas] shopping area, shopping district

barrio de chabolas — shanty town

barrio de tolerancia — And red-light district

barrio dormitorio — commuter suburb, dormitory suburb

barrio exterior — outer suburb

Barrio Gótico — historic district with principally Gothic architecture

barrio latino — Latin quarter

barrio miseria — † shanty town

barrio obrero — working-class area, working-class district, working-class neighborhood (EEUU)

barrios bajos — poorer areas (of town)

barrios marginales — poorer areas (of town)

2) LAm shanty town

* * *

masculino ( zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio — the local market

vive en un barrio de las afueras — she lives out in the suburbs

- barrio alto

- barrio chino

- barrio de invasión

- barrio de tolerancia

- barrio espontáneo

- barrio obrero/residencial

- barrio periférico

- barrios bajos

* * *

= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.

Ex. And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

Ex. A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.

Ex. Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

Ex. Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.

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* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* barrio de chabolas = slum.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.

* barrio marginado = deprived area.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrio pobre = slum.

* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.

* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de los barrios pobres = back-street.

* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* patrullas de barrio = community policing.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* tienda de barrio = convenience store.

* * *

masculino ( zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio — the local market

vive en un barrio de las afueras — she lives out in the suburbs

- barrio alto

- barrio chino

- barrio de invasión

- barrio de tolerancia

- barrio espontáneo

- barrio obrero/residencial

- barrio periférico

- barrios bajos

* * *

= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.

Ex: And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

Ex: A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.

Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

Ex: Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* barrio de chabolas = slum.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.

* barrio marginado = deprived area.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrio pobre = slum.

* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.

* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de los barrios pobres = back-street.

* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* patrullas de barrio = community policing.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* tienda de barrio = convenience store.

* * *

barrio barrio (↑ barrio a1)

masculine

(zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio the local market

ese chico es de mi barrio that boy lives in my neighborhood o round my way

un barrio residencial a residential district o area o neighborhood

lo conozco del barrio I've seen him around in my area o in the area I live in

un comité de barrio neighborhood association

los barrios más antiguos de la ciudad the oldest parts o areas o quarters of the city

es el hazmerreír del barrio he's the laughing stock of the neighborhood

vive en un barrio de las afueras she lives out in the suburbs

cine/peluquería de barrio local cinema/hairdresser's

irse al otro barrio ( Esp fam hum); to kick the bucket ( colloq hum)

Compuestos:

● barrio alto

( Chi) smart neighborhood

● barrio chino

(de chinos) Chinatown; (zona de prostitución) ( Esp) red-light district

● barrio comercial

business quarter o district

● barrio de chabolas

( Esp) shantytown

● barrio de invasión

( Col) shantytown

● barrio del centro

downtown quarter ( AmE), town centre area ( BrE)

● barrio de pescadores

fishermen's quarters

● barrio de tolerancia

( Andes) red-light district

● barrio espontáneo

( AmC) shantytown

● barrio latino

Latin Quarter

● barrio obrero

working-class neighborhood o area

● barrio periférico

suburb

● barrio residencial

residential neighborhood o area

● barrios bajos

mpl poor neighborhoods (pl)

CULTURAL NOTE

barrio

A city neighborhood, defined by its geographical location, a characteristic of its inhabitants, a particular feature, or its history. Most barrios have very strong identities. Buenos Aires is unique, with a total of forty-six distinctive barrios, some very well known, such as the oldest, San Telmo, and La Boca (↑ La Boca 21).

* * *

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)

barrió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrio
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrio con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrio sustantivo masculino
a) ( zona) neighborhood^{( conjugate neighborhood)};

◊ la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people;

el mercado del barrio the local market; barrio alto (Chi) smart neighborhood;
barrio chino (Esp) red-light district;
barrio espontáneo (AmC) shantytown;
barrios bajos poor neighborhoods (pl);
barrio de invasión (Col) shantytown
b) ( de las afueras) suburb

barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrio sustantivo masculino
1 area, district: el Barrio Alto, the Upper Quarter
barrio chino (zona de prostitución), red-light district
barrios bajos, slums
2 (vecindario) neighbourhood: el niño salió a jugar con los chicos del barrio, the boy went out to play with the local children
♦ Locuciones: de barrio, local: prefiero comprar en cualquier tienda de barrio, no me gustan las grandes superficies, I'd rather buy in a local shop, I don't like big stores
' barrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- barriada
- bien
- chabola
- comidilla
- comunicada
- comunicado
- desvalorizarse
- haber
- periférica
- periférico
- suburbio
- vecina
- vecindario
- vecino
- atemorizar
- chusco
- cine
- colonia
- comunicar
- copeo
- decaer
- elegancia
- elegante
- feo
- habitante
- inseguridad
- inseguro
- matón
- mirado
- obrero
- pobre
- por
- remodelar
- renovación
- renovar
- retirado
- roto
- rotoso
- silencioso
- superpoblado
- vecindad
English:
academy
- chinatown
- design
- disreputable
- district
- dormitory town
- exclusive
- local
- locally
- neighborhood
- neighbourhood
- quarter
- red light district
- resident
- residential
- rough
- shabby
- shantytown
- slum
- suburb
- unfashionable
- unsafe
- area
- corner
- east
- move
- nice
- salubrious

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barrio nm

1. [vecindario] area, district, neighbourhood;

un barrio acomodado a well-to-do area o neighbourhood;

vive en un barrio céntrico she lives centrally;

la gente del barrio nos conocemos todos everyone knows everyone else round here;

la contaminación afecta más al centro que a los barrios the pollution is worse in the centre of the city than further out;

una tienda/un cine de barrio a local shop/cinema;

los barrios bajos the rough parts of town;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
irse al otro barrio to kick the bucket, to snuff it;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
mandar a alguien al otro barrio to bump sb off

Comp
barrio chino [de chinos] Chinatown; Esp [de prostitución] red-light district;
barrio comercial shopping district;
Col barrio de invasión shanty town;
barrio latino Latin Quarter;

barrio marginal deprived area o district;

barrio obrero working-class area o district o neighbourhood;

barrio periférico outlying area o district;

barrio residencial residential area o district o neighbourhood;
Andes barrio de tolerancia red-light district
2. Ven [de chabolas] shanty town

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barrio

m neighborhood, Br

neighbourhood, area;

irse al otro barrio fig fam kick the bucket pop

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barrio nm

1) : neighborhood, district

2)

barrios bajos : slums pl

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barrio n

1. (zona) area / neighbourhood

es un barrio muy tranquilo it's a very quiet neighbourhood

2. (zona típica) quarter

el barrio antiguo the old quarter

del barrio local

compro en el mercado del barrio I shop at the local market

barrio bajo poor neighbourhood

barrio residencial suburb

Spanish-English dictionary > barrio
14 zona

f.

1 zone, area (espacio).

¿vives por la zona? do you live around here? (por aquí)

ésta es la zona de copas de la ciudad this is the center of the city's nightlife

zona azul restricted parking zone (de estacionamiento)

zona de carga y descarga loading bay

zona catastrófica disaster area

zona comercial shopping area

zona erógena erogenous zone

zona de exclusión exclusion zone

zona euro euro zone

zona franca (commerce) free-trade zone

zona de guerra war zone

zona de libre comercio free-trade zone

zona peatonal pedestrian precinct

zona protegida conservation area (natural)

zona residencial residential area

zona verde park, green area; (grande) lawn (pequeña)

2 key.

3 zona.

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zona

► nombre femenino

1 area

2 (fronteriza, militar) zone

► nombre masculino

1 MEDICINA (herpes) shingles

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

zona azul parking meter zone

zona edificada built-up area

zona fronteriza border zone

zona glacial frigid zone

zona templada temperate zone

zona tórrida torrid zone

zona verde green zone

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noun f.

area, district, zone

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SF

1) [en país, región] area

las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones — the areas affected by flooding

las zonas más ricas/remotas/deprimidas del país — the richest/remotest/most depressed areas o parts of the country

la zona norte/sur/este/oeste de la isla — the northern/southern/eastern/western part of the island

comimos en uno de los restaurantes típicos de la zona — we ate in a restaurant typical of the area, we ate in a typical local restaurant

• zonas costeras — coastal areas

• zona montañosa o de montaña — mountainous area, mountainous region

• zonas rurales — rural areas

• zonas turísticas — tourist areas

• zonas urbanas — urban areas

zona catastrófica — disaster area

zona de combate — combat zone

zona de conflicto — (Mil) conflict zone

zona de desarrollo — development area

zona de exclusión (aérea) — (air) exclusion zone

zona de guerra — war zone

zona de influencia — area of influence

zona de libre comercio — free-trade zone, free-trade area

zona de peligro — danger zone, danger area

zona de picnic — picnic area

zona de seguridad — security zone

zona desnuclearizada — nuclear-free zone

zona euro — Eurozone

los países de la zona euro — the Eurozone countries

zona franca — duty-free zone

zona fronteriza — [gen] border area; (Mil) border zone

zona húmeda — wetland

zona industrial — industrial area

zona militar — military zone, military area

zona roja — Esp Republican territory

zona segura — safe zone

2) [en ciudad] area

zona azul — Esp (Aut) ≈ pay-and-display area

zona centro — centre

los aparcamientos de la zona centro — city centre car parks

zona cero — Ground Zero

• zona comercial — [para negocios en general] commercial district; [solo de tiendas] shopping area

• zona de copas, ¿dónde está la zona de copas? — where do people go out to drink?

zona de ensanche — development area

• zona edificada — built-up area

zona marginada — CAm slum area

zona peatonal — pedestrian precinct

zona residencial — residential area

zona roja — LAm red-light district

zona rosa — Méx partly pedestrianized zone, so called because of its pink paving stones

zona verde — green space

3) [en edificio, recinto] area

las zonas comunes de la prisión — the communal areas of the prison

zona de no fumadores — no smoking area

zona ancha — (Dep) midfield

zona de castigo — (Dep) sin bin

zona de penumbra, zona de sombra — (lit) shaded area; (fig) area of secrecy

zona oscura, las zonas oscuras de la personalidad — the hidden areas of the personality

las zonas oscuras de la política — the shady o murky areas of politics

zona técnica — technical area

4) (Geog) zone

zona glacial — glacial zone

zona templada — temperate zone

zona tórrida — torrid zone

5) (Anat, Med) area

las zonas próximas a la columna vertebral — the areas around the spinal column

sentí un dolor por la zona del hombro — I felt a pain around my shoulder

zona erógena — erogenous zone

zona lumbar — lumbar region

6) (Baloncesto) free-zone lane

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femenino

1) (área, región) area

fue declarada zona neutral — it was declared a neutral zone

zona de influencia — sphere of influence

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

- zona catastrófica or de emergencia

- zona cero

- zona comercial

- zona de castigo

- zona del euro

- zona de libre comercio

- zona desnuclearizada or no nuclear

- zona de tolerancia

- zona franca

- zona industrial

- zona parachoque or tampón

- zona peatonal

- zona roja

- zona verde

2) ( en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area

* * *

= area, zone, bit, radius, area, service area, tract.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex. The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex. The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex. Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex. The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

Ex. Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.

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* biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.

* biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.

* ciencia de las zonas polares = polar science.

* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* en la zona de = in the land of.

* en + Posesivo + zona = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* ser zona prohibida = be off limits.

* una zona de = a stretch of.

* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.

* zona abierta = open area.

* zona activa = hot spot.

* zona alejada = reaches.

* zona alveolar = alveolar region.

* zona bélica = war zone.

* zona béntica, la = benthic zone, the.

* zona central = midsection [mid-section].

* zona central de un Lugar = heartland.

* zona cero = ground zero.

* zona climática = climatic zone.

* zona comercial = business district, shopping area, shopping district.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

* zona con césped = grassy area.

* zona costera = seafront, coastal area.

* zona de amortiguamiento = buffer zone.

* zona de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area, landing area.

* sitio de aterrizaje = landing area.

* zona de bienestar = comfort zone.

* zona de captación = catchment area.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas = playground.

* zona de comodidad = comfort zone.

* zona de confort = comfort zone.

* zona de cultivo del trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de descanso = rest area.

* zona de desempleo = pocket of unemployment.

* zona de estudio = study area, study facilities.

* zona de exclusión aérea = no-fly zone.

* zona de guerra = war zone.

* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].

* zona del euro, la = euro zone, the, euro zone, the, euro area, the.

* zona del interior = hinterland.

* zona de los tres estados = tristate area.

* zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.

* zona de ocio = leisure facilities.

* zona de ocupación = zone of occupation, occupation zone.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* zona de producción de trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.

* zona de recreo = playground.

* zona desnuclearizada = nuclear-free zone, nuclear-free.

* zona despejada = open area.

* zona de transición = buffer zone.

* zona dolorida = sore point, sore spot.

* zona entre mareas = intertidal zone.

* zona geográfica = geographical area.

* zona gris = grey area [gray area].

* zona habitable = living area.

* zona húmeda = wetland.

* zona industrial = industrial area.

* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.

* zona junto a la playa = beachfront.

* zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.

* zona limítrofe = fringe area.

* zona marginada = deprived area.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* zona neutral = buffer zone.

* zona pantanosa = marshland, marsh, marshy area, fen.

* zona para casas móviles = mobile home park, trailer park.

* zona para sentarse = seating area.

* zona peligrosa = no-go area.

* zona penumbrosa = twilight zone.

* zona problemática = problem area.

* zona prohibida = no-go area.

* zona protegida = safe haven, safe harbour, protected area.

* zona pública = public area.

* zona residencial = residential area, suburban area, estate.

* zona rural = country, rural area, hinterland, countryside, rural region.

* zona sin cultivar = wildland.

* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.

* zonas más alejadas = outlying areas.

* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.

* zona suburbana = suburban area.

* zona tampón = buffer zone.

* zona tectónica = fault zone.

* zona templada, la = temperate zone, the.

* zona tórrida, la = torrid zone, the.

* zona urbana = urban area.

* zona verde = parkland area, grassy area.

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femenino

1) (área, región) area

fue declarada zona neutral — it was declared a neutral zone

zona de influencia — sphere of influence

zona de carga y descarga — loading and unloading only

- zona catastrófica or de emergencia

- zona cero

- zona comercial

- zona de castigo

- zona del euro

- zona de libre comercio

- zona desnuclearizada or no nuclear

- zona de tolerancia

- zona franca

- zona industrial

- zona parachoque or tampón

- zona peatonal

- zona roja

- zona verde

2) ( en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area

* * *

= area, zone, bit, radius, area, service area, tract.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex: Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex: The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

Ex: Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.

* biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.

* biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.

* ciencia de las zonas polares = polar science.

* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* en la zona de = in the land of.

* en + Posesivo + zona = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* ser zona prohibida = be off limits.

* una zona de = a stretch of.

* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.

* zona abierta = open area.

* zona activa = hot spot.

* zona alejada = reaches.

* zona alveolar = alveolar region.

* zona bélica = war zone.

* zona béntica, la = benthic zone, the.

* zona central = midsection [mid-section].

* zona central de un Lugar = heartland.

* zona cero = ground zero.

* zona climática = climatic zone.

* zona comercial = business district, shopping area, shopping district.

* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.

* zona con césped = grassy area.

* zona costera = seafront, coastal area.

* zona de amortiguamiento = buffer zone.

* zona de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area, landing area.

* sitio de aterrizaje = landing area.

* zona de bienestar = comfort zone.

* zona de captación = catchment area.

* zona de carga = loading dock, loading bay.

* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas = playground.

* zona de comodidad = comfort zone.

* zona de confort = comfort zone.

* zona de cultivo del trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de descanso = rest area.

* zona de desempleo = pocket of unemployment.

* zona de estudio = study area, study facilities.

* zona de exclusión aérea = no-fly zone.

* zona de guerra = war zone.

* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].

* zona del euro, la = euro zone, the, euro zone, the, euro area, the.

* zona del interior = hinterland.

* zona de los tres estados = tristate area.

* zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.

* zona de ocio = leisure facilities.

* zona de ocupación = zone of occupation, occupation zone.

* zona de pasto = feeding ground, grazing area.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* zona de producción de trigo = wheatbelt.

* zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.

* zona de recreo = playground.

* zona desnuclearizada = nuclear-free zone, nuclear-free.

* zona despejada = open area.

* zona de transición = buffer zone.

* zona dolorida = sore point, sore spot.

* zona entre mareas = intertidal zone.

* zona geográfica = geographical area.

* zona gris = grey area [gray area].

* zona habitable = living area.

* zona húmeda = wetland.

* zona industrial = industrial area.

* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.

* zona junto a la playa = beachfront.

* zona libre de humo = smoke-free zone, smoke-free area.

* zona limítrofe = fringe area.

* zona marginada = deprived area.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* zona neutral = buffer zone.

* zona pantanosa = marshland, marsh, marshy area, fen.

* zona para casas móviles = mobile home park, trailer park.

* zona para sentarse = seating area.

* zona peligrosa = no-go area.

* zona penumbrosa = twilight zone.

* zona problemática = problem area.

* zona prohibida = no-go area.

* zona protegida = safe haven, safe harbour, protected area.

* zona pública = public area.

* zona residencial = residential area, suburban area, estate.

* zona rural = country, rural area, hinterland, countryside, rural region.

* zona sin cultivar = wildland.

* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.

* zonas más alejadas = outlying areas.

* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.

* zona suburbana = suburban area.

* zona tampón = buffer zone.

* zona tectónica = fault zone.

* zona templada, la = temperate zone, the.

* zona tórrida, la = torrid zone, the.

* zona urbana = urban area.

* zona verde = parkland area, grassy area.

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zona

feminine

A (área, región) area

¿por qué zona viven? what area do they live in?

en la zona fronteriza in the border area o zone

zonas montañosas mountainous areas o regions

por esa zona no hay servicio de autobuses there is no bus service in that area

fue declarada zona neutral it was declared a neutral zone

zona de influencia sphere of influence

[ S ] zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only

Compuestos:

● zona azul

( Esp) limited-time parking zone, pay-and-display area ( BrE)

● zona catastrófica

disaster area

● zona cero

ground zero

● zona comercial

commercial district, business quarter o area

● zona de castigo

penalty area

● zona de combate

combat zone o area

● zona de crisis

crisis zone

● zona de embarque de pasajeros

boarding area

● zona de ensanche

( Esp) area of new development

● zona de escaramuza

line of scrimmage

● zona de exclusión

exclusion zone

● zona de exclusión aérea

no-fly zone

● zona de guerra

war zone

● zona del conflicto

war zone

● zona de libre comercio

free-trade zone

● zona de máxima seguridad

maximum security zone o area

● zona de peligro

danger area o zone

● zona de pruebas

test site, testing ground

● zona de salidas

departure lounge o area

● zona desnuclearizada

nuclear-free zone o area

● zona de tolerancia

red-light district

● zona erógena

erogenous zone

● zona euro

eurozone

● zona franca

duty-free zone

● zona industrial

industrial park, industrial estate ( BrE)

● zona militar

military zone o area

● zona nacional

( Esp) ( Hist) Nationalist-held territory

● zona no nuclear

nuclear-free zone o area

● zona parachoque

buffer zone

● zona peatonal

pedestrian precinct o zone o area

● zona roja

( AmL) (zona de prostitución) red-light district; ( Esp fam) (durante la guerra civil) Republican-held territory

● zona sin cobertura

( Telec) dead zone

● zona tampón

buffer zone

● zona templada

temperate zone o region

● zona tropical

tropical zone o region

● zona verde

park, green space

B (en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area

* * *

zona sustantivo femenino
1 (área, región) area;
◊ fue declarada zona neutral it was declared a neutral zone;

( on signs) zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only;
◊ zona comercial commercial district;

zona de castigo penalty area;
zona industrial industrial park;
zona peatonal pedestrian precinct;
zona roja (AmL) ( zona de prostitución) red-light district;
zona verde park, green space;
zona cero ( en Nueva York) ground zero
2 ( en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area
zona sustantivo femenino
1 zone
2 (de un territorio, gran extensión) area, region
zona de obras, work area
zona de operaciones, operational zone
zona militar, military zone
zona verde, park, green space
3 Dep zone
' zona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acampada
- antinuclear
- arrasar
- barrio
- cabaña
- ciudad
- comisionada
- comisionado
- concurrida
- concurrido
- construcción
- contingente
- deprimida
- deprimido
- desalojar
- este
- expolio
- franca
- franco
- francófona
- francófono
- glacial
- huerta
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- oasis
- pacificar
- peinar
- peinada
- peinado
- rastrear
- rastreo
- riego
- sombra
- teatro
- urbanización
- vecindario
- vinícola
- apartado
- azucarero
- bajío
- cabezón
- campo
- carga
- cargue
- combate
- comercial
- concreto
- conflictivo
- desértico
English:
area
- belt
- busing
- clearance
- coastal
- compound
- country
- danger area
- decline
- demonstrate
- disaster area
- enclose
- enclosure
- enter
- grey area
- industrial area
- local
- pedestrianize
- precinct
- scour
- seal off
- smokeless zone
- stricken
- testing ground
- unemployment
- waterfront
- well-known
- zone
- area code
- around
- canvass
- catchment area
- district
- diverse
- division
- extreme
- -free
- green
- ground
- high
- incoming
- industrial
- inner
- locally
- neighborhood
- no-fly zone
- off
- out
- pedestrian
- red

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zona nf

1. [espacio, área] zone, area;

una zona montañosa/turística a mountainous/tourist area;

la zona norte/sur de la isla the northern/southern part of the island;

en las zonas más aisladas/pobres in the most remote/poorest areas;

¿vives por la zona? [por aquí] do you live around here?;

ésta es la zona de copas de la ciudad this is the centre of the city's nightlife

Comp
zona azul [de estacionamiento] restricted parking zone;
zona de carga y descarga loading bay o US zone;

zona catastrófica disaster area;

zona centro Br city centre, US downtown;

zona cero [en Nueva York] ground zero;

zona climática climatic zone;

zona comercial shopping area;

zona conflictiva trouble spot;

zona de conflicto [en guerra] war zone, battle zone;

zona edificada built-up area;

zona erógena erogenous zone;

zona euro euro zone;

zona de exclusión exclusion zone;
Com zona franca free-trade zone;
zona de no fumadores no-smoking area;

zona glacial glacial region;

zona de guerra war zone;

zona húmeda wetland area;

zona intermareal intertidal zone;
Meteo zona de inversión thermal o temperature inversion zone;
zona de libre comercio free-trade zone;

zona de marca [en rugby] in-goal area;

zona militar military area o zone;
Esp zona nacional [en la guerra] = the area controlled by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War;
zona peatonal pedestrian area o precinct;

zona protegida [natural] conservation area;

zona residencial residential area;

zona roja Esp [en la guerra] = term used by Nationalists to refer to Republican-controlled areas during the Spanish Civil War;
Am [de prostitución] red-light district;
Zona Rosa [en México DF] = elegant tourist and shopping area in Mexico City;

zona de seguridad [entre países] buffer zone;

zona templada temperate zone;
Am Anticuado zona de tolerancia red-light district;
zona tórrida tropics, Espec torrid zone;

zona de urgente reindustrialización = region given priority status for industrial investment, Br ≈ enterprise zone;

zona verde [grande] park, green area;
[pequeña] lawn
2. [en baloncesto] [área] key

3. [en baloncesto] [violación] three-seconds violation

* * *

zona

f

1 area, zone

2 en baloncesto: parte del campo key; violación three-seconds violation

* * *

zona nf

: zone, district, area

* * *

zona n

1. (área) area

es una zona muy tranquila it's a very quiet area

una zona comercial a commercial area

2. (militar, geográfica) zone

zona de guerra war zone

zona peatonal pedestrian zone

zona verde green space

Spanish-English dictionary > zona
15 barrio

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer) \ \
barrió es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: barrer barrio
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce
verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barrio con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrio sustantivo masculino
a) ( zona) neighborhood^{( conjugate neighborhood)};

◊ la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people;
el mercado del barrio the local market; barrio alto (Chi) smart neighborhood; barrio chino (Esp) red-light district; barrio espontáneo (AmC) shantytown; barrios bajos poor neighborhoods (pl); barrio de invasión (Col) shantytown
b) ( de las afueras) suburb

barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrio sustantivo masculino
1 area, district: el Barrio Alto, the Upper Quarter
barrio chino (zona de prostitución), red-light district
barrios bajos, slums
2 (vecindario) neighbourhood: el niño salió a jugar con los chicos del barrio, the boy went out to play with the local children Locuciones: de barrio, local: prefiero comprar en cualquier tienda de barrio, no me gustan las grandes superficies, I'd rather buy in a local shop, I don't like big stores ' barrio' also found in these entries: Spanish: barrer - barriada - bien - chabola - comidilla - comunicada - comunicado - desvalorizarse - haber - periférica - periférico - suburbio - vecina - vecindario - vecino - atemorizar - chusco - cine - colonia - comunicar - copeo - decaer - elegancia - elegante - feo - habitante - inseguridad - inseguro - matón - mirado - obrero - pobre - por - remodelar - renovación - renovar - retirado - roto - rotoso - silencioso - superpoblado - vecindad English: academy - chinatown - design - disreputable - district - dormitory town - exclusive - local - locally - neighborhood - neighbourhood - quarter - red light district - resident - residential - rough - shabby - shantytown - slum - suburb - unfashionable - unsafe - area - corner - east - move - nice - salubrious

barrio ['bɑrio, 'bær-] n

: barrio m

'bɑːriəʊ, 'bæriəʊ
noun (pl -os) ( in US) barrio de hispanohablantes en una ciudad norteamericana

['bɑːrɪǝʊ]
N (esp US) barrio m hispano
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['bɑːriəʊ, 'bæriəʊ]
noun (pl -os) ( in US) barrio de hispanohablantes en una ciudad norteamericana

English-spanish dictionary > barrio
16 chaud

chaud, chaude [∫o, ∫od]

1. adjective

   a. warm ; (très chaud) hot

• repas chaud hot meal

   b. [partisan] strong ; [discussion] heated

• la bataille a été chaude it was a fierce battle

• je n'étais pas très chaud pour le faire (inf) I wasn't very keen on doing it

   c. ( = difficile) les banlieues chaudes problem estates

• les points chauds du globe the world's hot spots

• la rentrée sera chaude there's going to be a lot of trouble in the autumn

• l'alerte a été chaude it was a close thing

   d. ( = mal famé) quartier chaud (inf) red-light district

2. masculine noun

( = chaleur) le chaud the heat

• restez donc au chaud stay in the warm

• garder un plat au chaud to keep a dish warm

► à chaud

• reportage à chaud on-the-spot report

• il a été opéré à chaud he had an emergency operation

3. adverb

• avoir chaud to be warm ; (très chaud) to be hot

• on a trop chaud ici it's too hot in here

• j'ai eu chaud ! (inf) ( = de la chance) I had a narrow escape

• il fait chaud it's hot

• ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid I couldn't care less

• ça fait chaud au cœur it's heart-warming

• manger chaud to have a hot meal

• « servir chaud » "serve hot"

4. compounds

► chaud lapin (inf!) horny devil (inf!)

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1.

chaude ʃo, ʃod adjectif

1) ( à température élevée) hot; ( modérément) warm

à four chaud/très chaud — in a warm/hot oven

on nous a servi des croissants tout chauds — we were served piping hot croissants

2) ( qui donne de la chaleur) [pièce] ( agréablement) warm; ( excessivement) hot

3) ( récent)

‘ils sont mariés?’ - ‘oui, c'est tout chaud’ — ‘they're married?’ - ‘yes, it's hot news’

4) ( enthousiaste) [félicitations] warm; [partisan] strong

être chaud pour faire — to be keen on doing

5) ( agité) [région, période] turbulent; [sujet] sensitive; [discussion] heated

un des points chauds du globe — one of the flash points of the world

chaude ambiance ce soir chez les voisins! — hum things are getting heated next door tonight!

6) ( attrayant) [coloris, voix] warm

7) (colloq) ( de prostitution) euph [quartier] red light (épith)

2.

adverbe

il fait chaud — ( agréablement) it's warm; ( excessivement) it's hot

ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid — it doesn't matter one way or the other to me

manger chaud — to eat hot foods

‘servir chaud’ — ‘serve hot’

3.

nom masculin ( chaleur) heat

on crève (colloq) de chaud ici! — we're roasting (colloq) in here!

avoir chaud — ( modérément) to be warm; ( excessivement) to be hot

nous avons eu chaud — lit we were very hot; fig we had a narrow escape

donner chaud à quelqu'un — [course, aventure] to make somebody sweat

tenir chaud à quelqu'un — to keep somebody warm

ça me tient chaud aux pieds — it keeps my feet warm

se tenir chaud — [personnes, animaux] to keep warm

chaud devant! — (colloq) watch out!

prendre un coup de chaud — [plante] to wilt (in the sun)

tenir or garder au chaud — lit to keep [somebody] warm [personne]; to keep [something] hot [plat, boisson]; fig ( pour parer à une éventualité) to have [something] on standby [matériel, projet]

4.

à chaud locution adverbiale

à chaud — [analyser] on the spot; [réaction] immediate; Technologie [étirer] under heat

opérer à chaud — to do an emergency operation

Phrasal Verbs:

- chaud et froid

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ʃo, ʃod chaud, -e
1. adj

1) (chaleur confortable) warm

Emportez des vêtements chauds. — Take some warm clothes.

il fait chaud — it's warm

Au soleil, il fait chaud. — It's nice and warm in the sun.

Tu peux y aller, l'eau est chaude. — Go on in, the water's nice and warm.

tenir chaud; Ça me tient chaud. — It keeps me warm.

2) (chaleur forte ou susceptible de brûler) hot

un plat chaud — a hot dish

Attention, c'est chaud! — Careful, it's hot!

il fait chaud — it's hot

Il fait un peu chaud, baisse le chauffage. — It's a bit hot, turn the heating down.

Il fait vraiment chaud aujourd'hui. — It's really hot today.

En juillet, il fait trop chaud. — It's too hot in July.

3) fig (accueil) warm

dans la chaude ambiance de la pizzeria — in the cosy atmosphere of the pizzeria

4) fig (discussion) heated

L'ambiance était chaude. — Things were getting heated.

5) fig (sexuellement)

un chaud lapin * — a randy devil *

2. nm

avoir chaud (chaleur confortable) — to be warm, (forte chaleur) to be hot

J'ai assez chaud. — I'm warm enough.

J'ai trop chaud! — I'm too hot!

tenir au chaud — to keep in a warm place

rester au chaud — to stay in the warm

avoir eu chaud fig Là on a eu chaud, une seconde de plus et on y passait! — We had a narrow escape there, another minute and we'd have had it!

3. adv

manger chaud — to have something hot to eat

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chaud, chaude

A adj

1 ( à température élevée) hot; ( modérément) warm; [temps, vent, air] hot ou warm; [climat, pays, saison, journée] hot ou warm; [nourriture, repas, boisson] hot; [mer] warm; [soleil] ( excessivement) hot; ( agréablement) warm; [moteur, appareil] ( anormalement) hot; ( après usage) warm; à four chaud/très chaud in a warm/hot oven; on nous a servi des croissants tout chauds we were served piping hot croissants; ⇒ fer, gorge, larme, sang;

2 ( qui donne de la chaleur) [local, pièce] ( agréablement) warm; ( excessivement) hot; emportez des vêtements chauds take warm clothing; ma veste est bien/trop chaude my jacket is really/too warm;

3 ( récent) ma nomination est toute chaude my appointment is hot news; ‘ils sont mariés?’-‘oui, c'est tout chaud’ ‘they're married?’-‘yes, it's hot news ou the latest gossip’;

4 ( enthousiaste) [recommandation, félicitations] warm; [partisan] strong; ils n'ont pas été très chauds pour faire they were not very keen on doing; une chaude ambiance entre camarades a warm and friendly atmosphere among friends;

5 ( agité) [région, période, rentrée sociale] turbulent; [dossier, sujet] sensitive; [assemblée, réunion, discussion] heated; l'automne sera chaud sur le front social it's going to be a turbulent autumn GB ou fall US on the industrial relations front; un des points chauds du globe one of the flash points of the world; ils ont eu une chaude alerte they had a narrow escape; chaude ambiance ce soir chez les voisins! iron things are getting heated next door tonight!;

6 ( attrayant) [coloris, ton, voix] warm;

7 ○( de prostitution) euph [quartier] red light ( épith); une des rues les plus chaudes de la capitale one of the most notorious red light districts in the capital.

B adv il fait chaud ( agréablement) it's warm; ( excessivement) it's hot; il a fait/fera chaud toute la journée Météo it has been/will be hot all day; ça ne me/leur fait ni chaud ni froid it doesn't matter one way or the other to me/to them; boire/manger chaud to drink hot drinks/to eat hot foods; ‘à boire/manger chaud’ ‘to be drunk/eaten hot’; je n'aime pas boire trop chaud I don't like very hot drinks; ‘servir chaud/très chaud’ ‘serve hot/very hot’

C nm ( chaleur) heat; on crève de chaud ici○! we're roasting○ in here!; avoir chaud ( modérément) to be warm; ( excessivement) to be hot; as-tu assez chaud? are you warm enough?; nous avons eu chaud lit we were very hot; fig we had a narrow escape; donner chaud à qn [boisson] to make sb feel hot; [course, aventure] to make sb sweat; tenir chaud à qn to keep sb warm; ça me tient chaud aux pieds it keeps my feet warm; reste contre moi, tu me tiens chaud stay right there, you're keeping me warm; se tenir chaud [personnes, animaux] to keep warm; chaud devant○! watch out!; coup de chaud à la Bourse flurry of activity on the stock exchange; prendre un coup de chaud [plante, fleur] to wilt (in the sun); tenir or garder au chaud lit to keep [sb] warm [personne, malade]; to keep [sth] hot [plat, boisson]; fig ( pour parer à une éventualité) to have [sth] on standby [matériel, projet, remède]; au chaud/bien au chaud dans mon manteau/lit snug/snug and warm in my coat/bed; je préfère rester au chaud devant la cheminée I prefer to stay in the warm by the fire; ⇒ souffler.

D à chaud loc adv à chaud [commenter, analyser, résoudre] on the spot; [réaction, impression] immediate; [étirer, travailler] Tech under heat; [opérer] on the spot; opérer qn à chaud Méd to carry out an emergency operation (on sb); soluble à chaud Chimie, Pharm heat-soluble.

Composé

chaud et froid Méd chill; attraper un chaud et froid to catch a chill.

Idiome

souffler le chaud et le froid to blow hot and cold.

( féminin chaude) [ʃo, ʃod] adjectif

1. [dont la température est - douce] warm ; [ - élevée] hot

une boisson chaude a hot drink

son front est tout chaud his forehead is hot

au (moment le) plus chaud de la journée in the heat of the day

marrons chauds roast chestnuts

chaud devant! [au restaurant] excuse me! (said by waiters carrying plates to clear the way)

2. [veste, couverture] warm

3. [qui n'a pas refroidi] warm

la place du directeur est encore chaude (figuré) the manager's shoes are still warm

4. [enthousiaste] ardent, warm, keen

je ne suis pas très chaud pour le faire (familier) I'm not really eager to do it

5. [ardent - ambiance] warm

avoir une chaude discussion sur quelque chose to debate something heatedly

6. [agité, dangereux] hot

les points chauds du monde the danger spots in the world

le mois de septembre sera chaud there will be (political) unrest in September

l'alerte a été chaude it was a near ou close thing

7. (familier) PRESSE hot (off the press)

une nouvelle toute chaude an up-to-the-minute piece of news

8. (très familier) [sexuellement] hot, randy (especially UK), horny

chaud lapin randy devil

9. [couleur, voix] warm

chaud adverbe

hot

servir chaud serve hot

bois-le chaud drink it (while it's) hot

avoir chaud

a. [douce chaleur] to feel warm

b. [forte chaleur] to feel hot

il fait chaud

a. [douce chaleur] it's warm

b. [forte chaleur] it's hot

on a eu chaud! (familier) that was a close ou near thing!

ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid I couldn't care less

chaud nom masculin

1. [chaleur]

le chaud the heat ou hot weather

2. MÉDECINE

un chaud et froid a chill

chaude nom féminin

MÉTALLURGIE heat, melt

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à chaud locution adverbiale

1. [en urgence]

l'opération s'est faite à chaud it was emergency surgery

sonder à chaud to do a spot poll

ne lui pose pas la question à chaud don't just spring the question on him in the midst of it all

2. MÉTALLURGIE

souder à chaud to hot-weld

étirer un métal à chaud to draw metal under heat

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au chaud locution adverbiale

restez bien au chaud

a. [au lit] stay nice and cosy ou warm in your bed

b. [sans sortir] don't go out in the cold

mettre ou garder des assiettes au chaud to keep plates warm

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > chaud
17 distrito

m.

district.

distrito electoral constituency

distrito postal postal code (número)

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distrito

► nombre masculino

1 district

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FRASEOLOGÍA

distrito electoral constituency

distrito postal postal district

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noun m.

district

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SM

1) (Admin) district

distrito electoral — constituency, precinct (EEUU)

distrito postal — postal district

2) (Jur) circuit

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masculino district

- distrito electoral

- distrito postal

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= district, township, parish, ward.

Nota: Subdivisión de un municipio por razones electorales y administrativas.

Ex. In this particular case, the district has 27 school libraries and 49 kindergarten libraries.

Ex. The library with its advantageous location should be the focal point for information in the township.

Ex. Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex. A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

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* biblioteca de distrito = district library.

* consejo del distrito = parish council.

* de todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* distrito comercial = business district.

* distrito compartido = intercampus registration.

* Distrito de los Lagos, el = Lake District, the.

* distrito electoral = constituency, electoral district.

* distrito escolar = school district.

* distrito municipal = borough.

* distrito rural = rural district.

* distrito urbano = urban district.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* tribunal de distrito = district court.

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masculino district

- distrito electoral

- distrito postal

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= district, township, parish, ward.

Nota: Subdivisión de un municipio por razones electorales y administrativas.

Ex: In this particular case, the district has 27 school libraries and 49 kindergarten libraries.

Ex: The library with its advantageous location should be the focal point for information in the township.

Ex: Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex: A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

* biblioteca de distrito = district library.

* consejo del distrito = parish council.

* de todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* distrito comercial = business district.

* distrito compartido = intercampus registration.

* Distrito de los Lagos, el = Lake District, the.

* distrito electoral = constituency, electoral district.

* distrito escolar = school district.

* distrito municipal = borough.

* distrito rural = rural district.

* distrito urbano = urban district.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* tribunal de distrito = district court.

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distrito

masculine

district

Compuestos:

● distrito electoral

electoral district, constituency

● distrito postal

postal district

● distrito rojo

red-light district

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distrito sustantivo masculino
district
distrito sustantivo masculino district
distrito postal, postal district, Distrito Federal (D.F.), Federal District, Mexico City
' distrito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
DF
- cercado
- circunscripción
- defeño
- departamento
- Distrito Federal
- postal
- vereda
English:
borough
- constituency
- district
- district attorney
- district council
- neighborhood
- neighbourhood
- precinct
- seat
- ward
- catchment area
- marshal
- parish
- police
- township
- uptown
- zone

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distrito nm

district;

el fiscal del distrito US district attorney, Br public prosecutor

Comp
distrito electoral electoral district;
Distrito Federal [en México] Federal District [= Mexico City];
[en Venezuela] Federal District [= Caracas];
distrito municipal Br borough, US ward;

distrito postal [número] Br postal code, US zip code

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distrito

m district

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distrito nm

: district

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distrito n district

distrito electoral constituency [pl. constituencies]

Spanish-English dictionary > distrito
18 chino

adj.

1 Chinese.

2 curly, very curly.

m.

1 Chinese, Chink, Chinaman, native of China.

2 Chinese, Chinese language.

3 person with curly hair, curly-haired person.

4 lad, boy, young man.

pres.indicat.

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

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chino

► adjetivo

1 Chinese

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) Chinese person

► nombre masculino chino

1 (idioma) Chinese

2 (colador) sieve

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FRASEOLOGÍA

engañar a alguien como a un chino familiar to take somebody for a ride

eso me suena a chino familiar it's all Greek to me

ser un trabajo de chinos familiar to be a fiddly piece of work

trabajar como un chino familiar to work like a slave

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chino

► nombre masculino

1 (idioma) Chinese

2 (colador) sieve

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chino

► nombre masculino

1 (piedrecita) pebble

► nombre masculino plural chinos

1 guessing game sing

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(f. - china)

noun adj.

Chinese

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I chino, -a
1.

ADJ Chinese

barrio chino — red-light district

2. SM / F

1) (=persona) Chinese man/woman

- quedar como un chino

- trabajar como un chino

- es trabajo de chinos

2) LAm (=mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race ( of Amerindian and European parentage); (=indio) Indian, Amerindian

3) LAm (=criado) servant/maid

3. SM

1) (Ling) Chinese

- hablar en chino

ni que hablara en chino — it was all Greek to me

- me suena a chino

2) (Culin) conical strainer

3) And, CAm (=cerdo) pig, hog (EEUU)

4) pl chinos Méx (=rizos) curls

5) Arg, CAm (=rabia) anger

le salió el chino — he lost his temper

tener un chino — to be angry
china II
SM (Geol) pebble, stone

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I
- na adjetivo

1) ( de la China) Chinese

estar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)

2) (Méx) < pelo> curly
II
- na masculino, femenino

1) ( de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese woman

los chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people

engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2

2)

a) (Arg, Per) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

b) (Col fam) ( joven) kid (colloq)

c) (Méx) ( de pelo rizado) curly-haired person
III
masculino

1) ( idioma) Chinese

es chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me

2) (fam) ( de hachís) lump, piece

3) (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair; ( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller

4) (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)

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I
- na adjetivo

1) ( de la China) Chinese

estar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)

2) (Méx) < pelo> curly
II
- na masculino, femenino

1) ( de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese woman

los chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people

engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2

2)

a) (Arg, Per) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

b) (Col fam) ( joven) kid (colloq)

c) (Méx) ( de pelo rizado) curly-haired person
III
masculino

1) ( idioma) Chinese

es chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me

2) (fam) ( de hachís) lump, piece

3) (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair; ( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller

4) (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)

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chino¹

¹ = Chinese, Chink, Chinaman.

Nota: Uso ofensivo.

Ex: There are Irish criminals, they are not all in Ireland; there are Chinese criminals; they are not all in China.

Ex: They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'.

Ex: An innocent Chinese man was punched right on his left eye and yelled at 'We don't need Chinamen in this country!'.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.

* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.

* naranjita china = kumquat [cumquat].

* papel de China = rice paper, pith paper.

* repollo chino = Chinese cabbage.

* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.

* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.

* trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].

chino²

² = stone.

Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.

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chino¹ -na

adjective

A (de la China) Chinese

estar chino de risa ( Per fam); to be in stitches ( colloq)

B ( Méx) ‹pelo› curly

chino² -na

masculine, feminine

A (de la China) ( masculine) Chinese man; ( feminine) Chinese woman

los chinos the Chinese, Chinese people

engañar a algn como a un chino to take sb for a ride

trabajar vi B. (↑ trabajar)

B

1 (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

2 ( Col fam) (joven) kid ( colloq)

3 ( Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired person, person with curly hair

chino³

masculine

A (idioma) Chinese

es chino para mí or me suena a chino (hablando de un tema) it's all Greek to me; (hablando de un idioma) it sounds like double Dutch to me

caer

B ( Esp) ( Coc) vegetable mill

C

1 ( fam) (de hachís) lump, piece

2 chinos mpl (juego) spoof

jugar a los chinos to play spoof

D ( Méx)

1 (pelo rizado) curly hair

2 (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller

E ( Per) (tienda) ( fam) convenience store, corner shop ( BrE)

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chino 1
◊ -na adjetivo

1 ( de la China) Chinese
2 (Méx) ‹ pelo› curly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( de la China) (m) Chinese man;
(f) Chinese woman;
◊ los chinos the Chinese

2
a) (Arg, Per) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage

b) (Col fam) ( joven) kid (colloq)

chino 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( idioma) Chinese;
◊ me suena a chino it's all Greek to me

2 (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair;
( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller
3 (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)
chino sustantivo masculino
1 (idioma) Chinese
2 familiar (lenguaje incomprensible) Greek: le sonaba a chino, it was all Greek to him
' chino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrio
- cuento
- novela
- sonar
- junco
English:
chinatown
- Chinese
- cock and bull story
- Dutch
- red light district
- story
- tall story
- curl
- curly
- double
- eye
- frizzy
- tall

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chino, -a

♦ adj

1. [de China] Chinese

2. Am [mestizo] of mixed race

3. Méx [rizado] curly

♦ nm,f
[persona] Chinese person;
un chino a Chinese man;

una china a Chinese woman;

los chinos the Chinese;

Comp

engañar a alguien como a un chino to take sb for a ride;

Comp

trabajar como un chino to slave away;

Comp

ser un trabajo de chinos [minucioso] to be a fiddly o finicky job;
[pesado] to be hard work
♦ nm

1. [lengua] Chinese;

Comp
Fam
me suena a chino [no lo conozco] I've never heard of it;
[no lo entiendo] it's all Greek to me;
Comp
Méx Fam
está en chino que pase eso no way is that going to happen

2. [pasapuré] hand-operated food mill

3. Andes, RP [mestizo] = person of mixed ancestry

4. Andes, Ven [niño] child

♦ chinos nmpl

1. [juego] = game in which each player must guess the number of coins or pebbles in the others' hands

2. [pantalones] chinos

♦ chino chano loc adv
[poco a poco] bit by bit, little by little;
caminaron sin detenerse y, chino chano, llegaron a su destino they walked on steadily and eventually got where they were going

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chino

I adj

1 Chinese

2 Méx ( rizado) curly

II m

1 Chinese man;

trabajo de chinos fam hard work

2 idioma Chinese;

me suena a chino fam it’s all Chinese o

double Dutch to me fam

3 L.Am. desp

half-breed desp

4 Méx ( rulo) curler

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chino, -na adj

1) : Chinese

2) Mex : curly, kinky

chino, -na n

: Chinese person

chino nm

: Chinese (language)

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chino¹ adj Chinese

un restaurante chino a Chinese restaurant

chino² n

1. (idioma) Chinese

2. (persona) Chinese man [pl. men] / Chinese woman [pl. women]

Spanish-English dictionary > chino
19 réservé

réserve [ʀezεʀv]

feminine noun

   a. ( = provision) reserve

• les enfants ont une réserve énorme d'énergie children have enormous reserves of energy

• faire des réserves de sucre to get in a stock of sugar

► en réserve

• avoir des provisions en réserve to have provisions in reserve

• mettre qch en réserve to put sth by

• avoir/garder qch en réserve to have/keep sth in reserve ; [commerçant] to have/keep sth in stock

   b. ( = restriction) reservation

• faire or émettre des réserves sur qch to have reservations about sth

• sans réserve [soutien, admiration, consentement] unreserved ; [approuver, accepter] unreservedly

► sous réserve que

• le projet est accepté sous réserve que les délais soient respectés the project has been approved on condition that the deadlines are met► sous toutes réserves [publier] with all proper reserves

• je vous le dis sous toutes réserves I can't guarantee the truth of what I'm telling you

• tarif publié sous toutes réserves prices correct at time of going to press

   c. ( = prudence, discrétion) reserve

• être/se tenir sur la réserve to be/remain very reserved

• devoir or obligation de réserve duty to preserve secrecy

   d. (Military) la réserve the reserve

• officiers/armée de réserve reserve officers/army

   e. (Sport) équipe/joueur de réserve reserve team/player

   f. [de nature, animaux] reserve ; [d'Indiens] reservation

• réserve de pêche/chasse fishing/hunting preserve

• réserve naturelle nature reserve

• réserve ornithologique or d'oiseaux bird sanctuary

   g. [de bibliothèque, musée] reserve collection

• le livre est à la réserve the book is in reserve

   h. ( = entrepôt) storehouse ; ( = pièce) storeroom ; (d'un magasin) stockroom

* * *
ʀezɛʀv
nom féminin

1) ( restriction) reservation (au sujet de, à l'égard de about)

je me range sans réserve de votre côté — you have my unreserved support

sous réserve de disponibilité/de changement — subject to availability/alteration

‘sous (toute) réserve’ — ( dans un programme) ‘to be confirmed’

je vous le dis sous toutes réserves — I'm telling you for what it's worth

2) ( provision) stock

faire des réserves de farine — to lay in a stock of flour

réserve(s) d'argent — money in reserve

j'ai toujours une bonne bouteille en réserve — I always have a good bottle put by

3) Économie

réserves de charbon/pétrole — coal/oil reserves

réserves d'eau — water supply (sg)

4) ( discrétion) reserve

manquer de réserve — to be too outspoken

garder une certaine réserve avec quelqu'un — to keep a certain distance with somebody

5) ( local de stockage) stockroom

6) ( section de bibliothèque) stacks (pl); ( section de musée) storerooms (pl)

7) ( territoire protégé) reserve

réserve naturelle/de chasse/de pêche — nature/game/fishing reserve

8) ( territoire alloué) reservation

réserve indienne — Indian reservation

9) Armée ( réservistes)

la réserve — the reserves (pl)

officier de réserve — reserve officer

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ʀezɛʀv nf
1) (= retenue) reserve

avoir de la réserve — to be reserved

faire preuve de réserve — to show reserve

manque de réserve — lack of reserve

2) (= restriction) reservation

faire des réserves — to have reservations

émettre des réserves — to express reservations

sans réserve [approuver, soutenir] — unreservedly, [soutien, accord] unreserved

sous réserve de — subject to

3) (= provision) reserve, stock

une réserve de — a reserve of, a stock of

On a une réserve de riz, au cas où. — We've got some rice in reserve, just in case.

réserve de carburant — fuel reserves, fuel stocks

faire des réserves — to stock up

faire des réserves de — to stock up on, to lay in a stock of

de réserve (provisions) — in reserve

en réserve — in reserve

avoir qch en réserve — to have a stock of sth

mettre qch en réserve — to put sth aside

4) (= entrepôt, pièce) storeroom

5) [pêche, chasse] preserve

6) (indiennes) reservation

7) MILITAIRE

officier de réserve — reserve officer

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réserve nf

1 ( restriction) reservation (au sujet de, à l'égard de about); le projet de loi suscite les plus grandes réserves dans l'opposition the opposition have very strong reservations about the bill; adhésion sans réserve unreserved support; je me range sans réserve de votre côté you have my unreserved support; se confier à qn sans réserve to confide in sb totally; avec une réserve importante with one important condition; sous réserve d'approbation du budget/de disponibilité/de changement subject to budget approval/availability/alteration; sous réserve que tout aille bien provided everything goes well; ‘sous (toute) réserve’ ( dans un programme) ‘to be confirmed’; je vous le dis sous toutes réserves I'm telling you for what it's worth; nouvelle donnée sous toutes réserves unconfirmed news (report);

2 ( provision) stock; des réserves de sucre/d'eau a stock of sugar/water; faire des réserves de farine/sucre to lay in a stock of flour/sugar; réserve(s) d'argent money in reserve; j'ai toujours une bonne bouteille en réserve I always have a good bottle put by; il a toujours une ou deux histoires drôles en réserve he's always got some funny story up his sleeve; il peut sauter un repas, il a des réserves he can afford to miss a meal;

3 Écol, Écon réserves de charbon/pétrole coal/oil reserves; réserves d'eau water supply (sg); réserves prouvées/probables/possibles proved/indicated/inferred reserve;

4 ( discrétion) reserve; sortir de sa réserve to drop one's reserve; manquer de réserve to be too outspoken; garder une certaine réserve avec qn to keep a certain distance with sb; devoir or obligation de réserve Admin, Mil duty of confidentiality; manquement à l'obligation de réserve breach of confidentiality;

5 ( local de stockage) stockroom;

6 ( section de bibliothèque) stacks (pl); ( section de musée) storerooms (pl);

7 ( territoire protégé) reserve; réserve naturelle/de chasse/de pêche nature/game/fishing reserve; réserve ornithologique bird sanctuary;

8 ( territoire alloué) reservation; réserve indienne Indian reservation;

9 Mil ( réservistes) la réserve the reserves (pl); armée/officier de réserve reserve army/officer;

10 Art, Imprim blank; laisser/garder en réserve to leave/to keep blank.

Composés

réserve alcaline alkali reserve; réserve légale Compta legal reserve; Jur portion of inheritance that cannot be witheld from legal heir; réserve de puissance power reserve; réserve statutaire statutory reserve; réserves en devises currency reserves; réserves métalliques bullion reserves; réserves monétaires monetary reserves; réserves nutritives nutritional reserves; réserves récupérables exploitable reserves.

( féminin réservée) [rezɛrve] adjectif

1. [non public]

‘chasse réservée’ private hunting

cuvée réservée reserved vintage, vintage cuvée

quartier réservé (euphémisme) red-light district

2. [retenu] reserved, booked (UK)

‘réservé’ ‘reserved’

3. [distant] reserved

une jeune fille très réservée a very reserved ou demure young girl

4. DROIT reserved

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > réservé
20 wander

wander ['wɒndə(r)]

1 intransitive verb

(a) (meander → person) errer, flâner; (→ stream) serpenter, faire des méandres;

∎ she wandered into a café elle est entrée dans un café d'un pas nonchalant;

∎ we wandered round the town nous avons flâné en ville, nous nous sommes promenés au hasard dans la ville;

∎ I'll just wander down to the beach later j'irai faire un tour ou je descendrai à la plage plus tard;

∎ her eyes wandered over the crowd elle a promené son regard sur la foule

(b) (stray → person) s'égarer;

∎ he's wandered off somewhere il est parti mais il n'est pas loin;

∎ the tourists wandered into the red light district les touristes se sont retrouvés par hasard dans le quartier chaud;

∎ don't wander too far, the bus will be here in ten minutes ne t'éloigne pas trop, le bus sera là dans dix minutes;

∎ don't wander off the path ne vous écartez pas du chemin

(c) (mind, thoughts) vagabonder, errer;

∎ he wandered off the topic il s'est écarté du sujet;

∎ her attention began to wander elle commença à être de moins en moins attentive;

∎ his eyes wandered over the scene ses regards se promenaient sur cette scène;

∎ I can't concentrate, my mind keeps wandering je ne peux pas me concentrer, je suis trop distrait;

∎ my mind wandered back to when we first met mes pensées se sont reportées à l'époque où nous nous sommes connus;

∎ her thoughts wandered to her holiday plans sa pensée erra sur ses projets de vacances

(d) (become confused) divaguer, déraisonner;

∎ her mother's mind or her mother has begun to wander sa mère commence à divaguer

2 transitive verb

errer dans, parcourir (au hasard);

∎ their children wander the streets at night leurs enfants errent dans les rues ou courent les rues le soir;

∎ the nomads wander the desert les nomades parcourent le désert;

∎ he spent his life wandering the world il a passé sa vie à parcourir le monde

3 noun

promenade f, tour m;

∎ we went for a wander round the town nous sommes allés faire un tour dans la ville

➲ wander about, wander around intransitive verb

(without destination) errer, aller sans but; (without hurrying) flâner, aller sans se presser

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