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    sto, stĕti, stătum, 1 (scanned stĕtĕrunt, Verg. A. 2, 774; 3, 48; Ov. H. 7, 166; Prop. 2, 8, 10), v. n. [root sta-; Sanscr. sthā, sthalam, locus; Gr. sta-, histêmi, to set, place; statêr, weight; O. H. Germ. stām; Goth. standa; Engl. stand], to stand, in opposition to sitting, walking, or lying prostrate, to stand still, remain standing, stand upright.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    hos quos videtis stare hic captivos duos, Illi qui astant, hi stant ambo, non sedent,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 1 sq.; cf.:

    cum virgo staret et Caecilia in sellā sederet,

    Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104:

    si iste ibit, ito: stabit, astato simul,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 74:

    abi intro, noli stare,

    id. Mil. 4, 3, 36; so (opp. ire) id. Merc. 3, 3, 21; id. Mil. 4, 2, 95; 4, 9, 10; id. Pers. 3, 3, 43; 4, 4, 50; Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 6; 3, 2, 12:

    i: quid stas, lapis?

    id. Heaut. 4, 7, 3:

    ante aedes,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 56; 1, 1, 250; 2, 2, 35; id. Truc. 2, 3, 14:

    ante ostium,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 4; id. And. 3, 1, 17; id. Hec. 3, 4, 14; 5, 4, 14:

    ante oculos,

    Ov. Am. 1, 5, 17:

    ad januam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353:

    ad undam,

    Verg. G. 4, 356:

    orantem juxta,

    Stat. Th. 11, 618:

    hic foris,

    Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 12:

    hinc procul,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 1:

    propter in occulto,

    Cic. Clu. 28, 78; cf.:

    qui proximi steterant,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 35, 3:

    propius,

    Hor. A. P. 361:

    sta ilico,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 18:

    qui frequentissimi in gradibus concordiae steterunt,

    Cic. Phil. 7, 8, 21:

    stans pede in uno,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 10 et saep.—Of things:

    ita statim stant signa,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 120:

    quorum statuae steterunt in Rostris,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 2, 4:

    statua,

    id. Div. 1, 34, 75:

    signa ad impluvium, ad valvas Junonis,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 23, § 61:

    stabat acuta silex,

    Verg. A. 8, 233:

    columna,

    Hor. C. 1, 35, 14:

    cerea effigies,

    id. S. 1, 8, 32; cf. poet.:

    aeneus ut stes,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 183.— Pass. impers.: Ps. Statur hic ad hunc modum. Sim. Statum vide hominis, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 44: Gn. Quid agitur? Pa. Statur, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 40:

    confecto munerum cursu moriar stando,

    Amm. 24, 3, 7.—Prov.:

    inter sacrum saxumque sto, nec quid faciam scio,

    i.e. I am in a pinch, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 84; v. sacrum.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Pregn., to stand firm or immovable; to last, remain, continue: cui nec arae patriae domi stant; fractae et disjectae jacent, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 115 Vahl.):

    nec domus ulla nec urbs stare poterit,

    Cic. Lael. 7, 23:

    stantibus Hierosolymis,

    id. Fl. 28, 69:

    ut praeter spem stare muros viderunt,

    Liv. 38, 5:

    urbem innoxiam stare incolumem pati,

    id. 31, 31, 15:

    hasta, quae radice novā, non ferro stabat adacto,

    stuck fast, remained fixed, Ov. M. 15, 562:

    missum stetit inguine ferrum,

    id. ib. 5, 132; cf. id. ib. 5, 34;

    8, 415: stat glacies iners,

    Hor. C. 2, 9, 5:

    aquae,

    Ov. M. 4, 732:

    longā stare senectā,

    Sil. 3, 94:

    cornus stetit inter tempora frontis,

    id. 4, 142.—
    2.
    To remain, tarry, linger any where (cf. moror):

    paulisper stetimus in illā ganearum tuarum nidore atque fumo,

    Cic. Pis. 6, 13:

    hos quos video volitare in foro, quos stare ad curiam,

    id. Cat. 2, 3, 5: cur non aut stantem comprehenderint, aut fugientem consecuti sint, remaining in the city, id. Cael, 28, 67;

    so (opp. fugio),

    id. Tusc. 2, 23, 54:

    cum gladiis in conspectu senatus,

    id. Phil. 2, 4, 8:

    qui domi stare non poterant,

    id. Fl. 6, 13:

    (meretrix) olente in fornice stans,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 30; cf. Ov. Am. 1, 10, 21; Juv. 10, 239; cf.

    of minerals not attracted by the magnet: pondere enim fretae partim stant, quod genus aurum,

    Lucr. 6, 1058. —
    3.
    In milit. lang.
    a.
    To stand in the ranks or under arms, to fight:

    quisque uti steterat, jacet obtinetque ordinem,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 86: ut sustinere corpora plerique nequeuntes arma sua quisque stantes incumberet, Sall. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 9, 229 (H. 3, 72 Dietsch):

    cum milites a mane diei jejuni sub armis stetissent defatigati, Auct. B. Afr. 42, 3: primo haud impari stetere acie,

    Liv. 26, 44:

    in Asia totius Asiae steterunt vires,

    id. 37, 58: in acie, Auct. B. Hisp. 28 fin.:

    pars acie stabat, Auct. B. Afr. 51, 6: stetit acies in armis,

    Sen. Phoen. 389; cf.:

    stetit ordine certo Infelix acies,

    Luc. 7, 2, 16.—
    b.
    Pregn., to stand firm in fight, stand one's ground, maintain the contest (opp. abjecto scuto fugere), Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 54; cf.:

    in acie stare ac pugnare (opp. in castra refugere),

    Liv. 22, 60, 25:

    Tarquiniensis, novus hostis non stetit solum, sed etiam ab suā parte Romanum pepulit,

    id. 2, 6, 11:

    comminus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 47:

    inque gradu stetimus, certi non cedere,

    Ov. M. 9, 43; cf.:

    contra leonem,

    Spart. Carac. 5.—
    c.
    Transf., of a battle, to last, hold out, continue (a favorite expression of Livy):

    ibi aliquamdiu atrox pugna stetit,

    Liv. 29, 2:

    diu pugna neutro inclinata stetit,

    id. 27, 2:

    ita anceps dicitur certamen stetisse,

    id. 8, 38:

    primo stetit ambiguā spe pugna,

    id. 7, 7.—
    4.
    Nautical t. t., to lie, to lie or ride at anchor:

    ante hostium portus in salo stare,

    Liv. 37, 16;

    Auct. B. Afr. 62: naves regiae in sinu Maliaco,

    Liv. 36, 20:

    classis instructa in portu,

    id. 37, 11:

    classis in salo ad Leptim, Auct. B. Afr. 62, 4: litore puppes,

    Verg. A. 6, 901.—
    5.
    Of servants, to stand, wait, attend (very rare): neque pueri eximiā facie stabant, C. Gracch. ap. Gell. 15, 12, 2:

    sto exspectans, si quid mihi imperent,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 46:

    ad cyathum et vinum,

    Suet. Caes. 49; cf.:

    ad pedes,

    id. Galb. 22.—
    6.
    Of buildings, cities, etc., to stand finished, be erected (mostly poet.):

    intra annum nova urbs stetit,

    Liv. 6, 4, 6:

    jam stabant Thebae,

    Ov. M. 3, 131:

    moenia jam stabant,

    id. F. 3, 181:

    stet Capitolium Fulgens,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 42:

    aedificant muros... Stabat opus,

    Ov. M. 11, 205:

    jam stare ratem,

    Val. Fl. 1, 96.—
    7.
    Of the countenance, to be unmoved, to be at rest ( poet.):

    stat num quam facies,

    Luc. 5, 214:

    stant ora metu,

    are rigid, Val. Fl. 4, 639; cf.:

    cur ad patrios non stant tua lumina vultus,

    Stat. Th. 10, 693.—
    8.
    To stand up, stand upright, stand on end; to bristle up, stiffen, etc. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose): papillae, Lucil. ap. Non. 391, 26:

    mammae,

    Plin. 28, 19, 77, § 249:

    steterunt comae,

    Verg. A. 2, 774; 3, 48; Ov. M. 7, 631; cf. id. ib. 10, 425:

    crines fulvi pulvere,

    Stat. Th. 3, 326:

    setae,

    Ov. M. 8, 286:

    in vertice cristae,

    id. ib. 6, 672:

    aristae,

    id. ib. 10, 655:

    stantes oculi,

    prominent, Ov. F. 6, 133:

    oculis rigentibus et genis stantibus,

    fixed, Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 49. —In mal. part., Mart. 3, 73, 2; App. M. 2, p. 117, 39; Auct. Priap. 75, 2.—Rarely of fluids, to coagulate, stiffen:

    sanguis stetit,

    Sen. Oedip. 585.—
    9.
    With abl., to stand out with, be thick with, full of any thing (mostly poet.): stant pulvere campi, Enn. ap. Porphyr. ad Hor. C. 1, 9, 1 (Ann. v. 592 Vahl.): cupressi Stant rectis foliis, id. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 2, 444 (Ann. v. 268 ib.): stat sentibu' fundus, Lucil. ap. Don. Ter. And. 4, 2, 16; Titin. ap. Non. 391, 21; so,

    ager sentibus,

    Caecil. ib. 391, 23:

    vides ut altā stet nive candidum Soracte,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 1: caelum caligine stat, Sisenn. ap. Non. 392, 8:

    pulvere caelum,

    Verg. A. 12, 408:

    pulvereo globo astra,

    Stat. Th. 7, 124:

    stant lumina (Charontis) flammā,

    Verg. A. 6, 300:

    stant pulvere Syrtes,

    Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 257.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to stand: mentes, rectae quae stare solebant, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 6, 16 (Ann. v. 208 Vahl.):

    stetisse ipsum in fastigio eloquentiae,

    Quint. 12, 1, 20.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Pregn., to stand one's ground, stand firm or unshaken; to endure, persevere, persist, abide, continue:

    moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque, Enn. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 21 (Ann. v. 492 Vahl.): disciplinam militarem, quā stetit ad hanc diem Romana res, solvisti,

    Liv. 8, 7:

    res publica staret,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 10, 24; cf. id. Cat. 2, 10, 21:

    stante urbe et curiā,

    id. Planc. 29, 71:

    ut eo neglecto civitas stare non possit,

    id. Cael. 1, 1:

    utinam res publica stetisset, quo coeperat statu,

    id. Off. 2, 1, 3:

    qui illam (rem publicam) cadere posse stante me non putārant,

    id. Fam. 6, 6, 2:

    ut stante re publicā facere solebamus,

    id. Off. 2, 1, 3:

    neque enim aliter stare possemus,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    per quos homines ordinesque steterim, quibusque munitus fuerim, non ignoras,

    id. Fam. 13, 29, 7; cf.:

    eorum auxilio, qui me stante stare non poterant,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 3:

    respublica stetit virtute tuā,

    Liv. 4, 40:

    stetit regnum puero,

    id. 1, 3:

    dum stetimus,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 17:

    stamus animis,

    Cic. Att. 5, 18, 2:

    stas animo,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 213:

    Gabinium sine provinciā stare non posse,

    could not hold out, subsist, Cic. Pis. 6, 12; cf. id. Fl. 6, 14; Suet. Oth. 5:

    nedum sermonum stet honos,

    Hor. A. P. 69.—Hence, nearly—esse, tantā stat praedita culpā (natura), Lucr. 5, 199:

    pausam stare fragori,

    id. 1, 747.—
    b.
    (Acc. to its use as a milit. t. t., v. supra, I. B. 3.) To maintain the contest:

    cum in senatu pulcherrime staremus,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 1.—
    c.
    Stare in aliquā re, simply aliquā re, and post-class. also alicui rei, to stand firm, persist, persevere; to rest, abide, adhere to, continue in a thing.
    (α).
    In aliquā re:

    si in fide non stetit,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 10, 28:

    sin in eo non stat,

    id. Att. 2, 4, 1:

    stare oportet in eo, quod sit judicatum,

    id. Fin. 1, 14, 47:

    in sententiā,

    Liv. 4, 44.—
    (β).
    With abl.:

    eā omnes stant sententiā,

    Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 35:

    suis stare judiciis,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81:

    censoris opinione,

    id. Clu. 47, 132:

    alicujus decreto,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13:

    stare conditionibus,

    Cic. Att. 7, 15, 2:

    stare conventis,

    id. Off. 3, 25, 95:

    stare jurejurando,

    Quint. 5, 6, 4:

    nihil quo stat loco stabit, omnia sternet abducetque vetustas,

    Sen. ad Marc. 26, 4.— Pass. impers.:

    stabitur consilio,

    Liv. 7, 35:

    etsi priore foedere staretur,

    id. 21, 19:

    famā rerum standum est,

    id. 7, 6.—
    (γ).
    With dat.:

    arbitri sententiae stare,

    Dig. 4, 7, 23 fin.:

    voluntati patris,

    ib. 26, 7, 3; 36, 3, 6:

    rei judicatae,

    ib. 42, 1, 32:

    emptioni,

    ib. 19, 1, 13; ib. 4, 8, 27 (five times) et saep.—
    (δ).
    Stat sententia, aliquid, or, impersonally, stat ( alicui), the determination stands or holds good; I ( thou, he, etc.) am determined: Pa. Vide quid agas. Ph. Stat sententia, Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 18:

    Hannibal, postquam ipsi sententia stetit, pergere ire,

    Liv. 21, 30:

    stat sententia tradere mecum Dotalem patriam,

    Ov. M. 8, 67:

    modo nobis stet illud, unā vivere in studiis nostris,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 2, 5:

    stat pectore fixum, Aeetae sociare manus,

    Val. Fl. 5, 289:

    nos in Asiam convertemus: neque adhuc stabat, quo potissimum,

    Cic. Att. 3, 14, 2:

    mihi stat alere morbum,

    Nep. Att. 21, 6:

    quos ut seponi stetit,

    Sil. 3, 68:

    stat, casus renovare omnes,

    Verg. A. 2, 750. —
    d.
    In aliquā re, or simply aliquā re, to rest on, be fixed on, depend upon, etc.:

    omnis in Ascanio stat cura parentis,

    Verg. A. 1, 646:

    regnum fraternā stare concordiā,

    Liv. 45, 19:

    quā (disciplinā) stetit Romana res,

    id. 8, 7:

    hac arte (i.e. bello) in patriā steti,

    id. 5, 44, 2; Val. Fl. 3, 673; Verg. A. 2, 163:

    magis famā quam vi stare res suas,

    Tac. A. 6, 30:

    apud quos virtute quam pecuniā res Romana melius stetit,

    id. H. 2, 69 fin.:

    famā bella stare,

    Curt. 3, 8, 7.—
    2.
    In theatr. lang., of plays and actors, to stand, i.e. to please, take, succeed:

    quod si intellegeret, cum stetit olim nova (fabula), Actoris operā magis stetisse quam suā,

    Ter. Phorm. prol. 9 sq.:

    partim vix steti, id. Hec. prol. alt. 7: securus, cadat an recto stat fabula talo,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 176:

    illi, scripta quibus comoedia prisca viris est, Hoc stabant, hoc sunt imitandi,

    id. S. 1, 10, 17.—
    3.
    Stare, ab, cum, or pro aliquo, or aliquā re, or with adv. loci, to stand by, on the side of, adhere to a person or thing, take the part of:

    ut nemo contra civium perditorum dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causā steterit constantius,

    Cic. Brut. 79, 273:

    a se potius quam ab adversariis,

    id. Inv. 1, 43, 81:

    a mendacio contra verum,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 4:

    a contrariā ratione,

    Auct. Her. 4, 2, 4:

    cum di prope ipsi cum Hannibale starent,

    Liv. 26, 41, 17; 5, 38:

    stabat cum eo senatus majestas,

    id. 8, 34, 1:

    nobiscum adversus bar, baros,

    Nep. Ages. 5, 4:

    si pro meā patriā ista virtus staret,

    Liv. 2, 12:

    pro jure gentium,

    id. 38, 25:

    pro vobis adversus reges stetimus,

    id. 45, 22, 10; 23, 8, 3 Fabri ad loc.:

    pro Jubā atque Afris,

    Quint. 11, 1, 80:

    pro signis,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 200:

    quamvis duces non essent praesentes, staret tamen pro partibus invicta fortuna ultoris,

    Flor. 4, 7, 10:

    hic primo pro Pompei partibus, mox simulatione contra Pompeium stetit,

    Vell. 2, 48, 4:

    voluptas pro iisdem partibus standi,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 4, 1; cf.:

    et dii quoque pro meliore stant causā,

    Curt. 4, 1, 13:

    hinc stas, illinc causam dicis,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 48:

    unde stetisset, eo se victoria transferret,

    Just. 5, 4, 12: non semper vostra evortet: nunc Juppiter hac stat, stands at your side, stands by you, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 263 Vahl.); imitated by Verg. A. 12, 565.—So with in:

    Graeci, qui in Darei partibus steterant,

    Curt. 3, 11, 18.—
    4.
    Stare per aliquem, to stand to one's account, be chargeable or owing to one; to lie at one's door, be one's fault; followed by a negative consequence or effect, expressed by quin, [p. 1763] quominus, or ne.
    (α).
    With quin:

    quoniam per eum non stetisset, quin praestaretur, etc.,

    Liv. 2, 31, 11 Weissenb.ad loc.—
    (β).
    With quominus (freq.):

    si poterit fieri, ut ne pater per me stetisse credat, Quominus haec fierent nuptiae, volo: sed si id non poterit, Id faciam in proclivi quod est, per me stetisse, ut credat,

    Ter. And. 4, 2, 16 sq.:

    Caesar ubi cognovit per Afranium stare, quominus proelio dimicaretur,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 41:

    graviter eam rem tulerunt, quod stetisse per Trebonium, quominus oppido potirentur, videbatur,

    id. ib. 2, 13; so,

    nec, quominus perpetua cum eis amicitia esset, per populum Romanum stetisse,

    Liv. 8, 2, 2; 9, 14, 1; 6, 33, 2; 44, 14, 12.—
    (γ).
    With ne:

    ne praestaremus per vos stetit, qui, etc.,

    Liv. 45, 23, 6:

    non per milites stetisse, ne vincerent,

    id. 3, 61, 2:

    quasi per ipsum staret, ne redderetur,

    Suet. Aug. 28.—Rarely without the negation; so with ut:

    per quam (ignorantiam) stetit, ut tibi obligarer,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 6 (22), 2; cf. Ter. And. 4, 2, 17 supra; absol.:

    id est, non per me stetit, sed per illud,

    Quint. 3, 6, 78; with subj.-clause:

    si per eum non stetit, parere defuncti voluntati,

    Dig. 32, 1, 36.—
    5.
    Of price, to stand one in, to come to, to cost (mostly post-Aug.):

    Periclum vitae meae tuo stat periculo,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 82:

    Polybius scribit, centum talentis eam rem Achaeis stetisse,

    Liv. 34, 50; cf.:

    sit argumento tibi gratis stare navem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 48:

    haud illi stabunt Aeneia parvo Hospitia,

    Verg. A. 10, 494:

    quae neque magno Stet pretio,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 122:

    multo sanguine ac vulneribus ea Poenis victoria stetit,

    Liv. 23, 30:

    haud scio an magno detrimento certamen staturum fuerit,

    id. 3, 60:

    utrique vindicta libertatis morte stetit,

    Vell. 2, 64, 3:

    heu quanto regnis nox stetit una tuis?

    Ov. F. 2, 812 et saep.:

    nulla pestis humano generi pluris stetit,

    Sen. Ira, 1, 2, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > sto

  • 2 llevarse

    1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win
    2 (recibir) to get
    3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable
    4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)
    5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over
    * * *
    * * *
    VERBO PRONOMINAL
    1) (=tomar consigo) to take

    ¿puedo llevarme este libro? — can I borrow this book?

    -¿le gusta? -sí, me lo llevo — [al comprar] "do you like it?" - "yes, I'll take it"

    2) [+ persona]
    (=acompañar)

    • llevarse a algn por delante — (=atropellar) to run sb over; LAm (=ofender) to offend sb; (=maltratar) to ride roughshod over sb

    la riada se llevó el pueblo por delante — the village was swept away by o in the flood, the flood took the village with it

    esa ley se llevó por delante los derechos de los trabajadores — this law swept away o rode roughshod over the rights of the workers

    3) (=conseguir) [+ premio] to win

    ¡no lo toques o te la llevas! — don't touch it or you'll live to regret it!

    4) (=sufrir)

    • me llevé una alegría — I was so happy

    • se llevó un buen susto — he got a real fright

    5) (=arrastrar)
    6) [en el trato]

    • nos llevamos muy mal — we get on very badly

    matar 2., perro 1., 2)
    7) (=estar de moda) to be in fashion, be all the rage
    8) [con cantidades]

    de doce me llevo una — (Mat) that makes twelve so carry one

    * * *
    (v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with
    Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.
    Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.
    Ex. Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.
    Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    Ex. In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.
    Ex. A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.
    Ex. The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.
    Ex. Like them or not, plaits are still in.
    Ex. A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.
    * * *
    (v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with

    Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

    Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.
    Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.
    Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.
    Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.
    Ex: The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.
    Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in.
    Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass

    .

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    ■llevarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (de un sitio a otro) to take away: ¡llévatelo de aquí!, take it away!
    se llevaron la televisión al dormitorio, they moved the television to the bedroom
    2 (un premio, una felicitación) to win
    llevarse un susto, to have a fright
    3 (arrebatar) to carry away: se lo llevó la corriente, the current carried it away
    se llevaron el dinero, they took away all the money
    4 fam (estar de moda) to be fashionable 5 llevarse bien/mal con alguien, to get on well/badly with sb: con su padre no me llevo en absoluto, I don't get on with his father at all
    6 (haber una diferencia) se llevan diez años, there's a difference of ten years in their ages
    ♦ Locuciones: llevársele los demonios, to get really angry o mad
    llevarse el gato al agua, to succeed o to pull off
    ' llevarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    avenirse
    - calle
    - desengaño
    - entenderse
    - palma
    - perra
    - perro
    - compaginar
    - conectar
    - entender
    - gato
    - jalar
    - llevar
    - premio
    - preso
    - susto
    English:
    agree
    - blow off
    - carry off
    - conform
    - doggy bag
    - get along
    - get on
    - just
    - lead away
    - make off
    - reap
    - relationship
    - spirit
    - take
    - take away
    - term
    - walk off
    - walk with
    - wash away
    - whisk away
    - whisk off
    - carry
    - get
    - go
    - grab
    - lead
    - rough
    - shock
    - wash
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [tomar consigo] to take;
    alguien se ha llevado mi sombrero someone has taken my hat;
    voy a llevarme esta falda [comprar] I'll take o have this skirt;
    ¿se lo envuelvo o se lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?
    2. [trasladar, desplazar] to take;
    los agentes se lo llevaron detenido the policemen took him away;
    se llevó el cigarrillo a la boca she brought o raised the cigarette to her lips;
    llevarse algo por delante: la riada se llevó por delante casas y vehículos the flood swept o washed away houses and vehicles;
    un coche se lo llevó por delante he was run over by a car
    3. [conseguir] to get;
    se ha llevado el premio she has carried off o won the prize
    4. [recibir] [susto, sorpresa] to get;
    [reprimenda] to receive;
    como vuelvas a hacerlo te llevarás una bofetada if you do it again you'll get a smack;
    me llevé un disgusto/una desilusión I was upset/disappointed;
    llevarse una alegría to have o get a pleasant surprise;
    yo me llevo siempre las culpas I always get the blame
    5. [entenderse]
    llevarse bien/mal (con alguien) to get on well/badly (with sb);
    no me llevo muy bien con él I don't get on very well with him;
    se llevan a matar they are mortal enemies
    6. [estar de moda] to be in (fashion);
    este año se lleva el verde green is in this year;
    ahora se llevan mucho las despedidas de soltera hen parties are really in at the moment
    7. [recíproco] [diferencia de edad]
    mi hermana mayor y yo nos llevamos cinco años there are five years between me and my older sister
    8. [en operaciones matemáticas]
    me llevo una carry (the) one
    * * *
    v/r
    1 take
    3
    :
    llevarse bien/mal get on well/badly
    4
    :
    se lleva el color rojo red is fashionable
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to take away, to carry off
    2) : to get along
    siempre nos llevábamos bien: we always got along well
    * * *
    1. (robar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]
    2. (estar de moda) to be in fashion

    Spanish-English dictionary > llevarse

  • 3 funcionario del ayuntamiento

    (n.) = city official, city worker
    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    * * *
    (n.) = city official, city worker

    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

    Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

    Spanish-English dictionary > funcionario del ayuntamiento

  • 4 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 catastrófica disaster area
    zona comercial shopping area
    zona erógena erogenous zone
    zona de exclusión exclusion zone
    zona euro euro zone
    zona de guerra war zone
    zona de libre comercio free-trade zone
    zona peatonal pedestrian precinct
    zona residencial residential area
    zona verde park, green area; (grande) lawn (pequeña)
    2 key.
    3 zona.
    * * *
    1 area
    2 (fronteriza, militar) zone
    1 MEDICINA (herpes) shingles
    \
    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
    * * *
    noun f.
    area, district, zone
    * * *
    SF
    1) [en país, región] area

    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 urbanas — urban areas

    zona de conflicto — (Mil) conflict zone

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

    zona de peligro — danger zone, danger area

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

    zona militar — military zone, military area

    zona roja — Esp Republican territory

    2) [en ciudad] area

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

    • 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 marginada — CAm slum area

    zona roja — LAm red-light district

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

    3) [en edificio, recinto] 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

    4) (Geog) zone
    5) (Anat, Med) area
    6) (Baloncesto) free-zone lane
    * * *
    1) (área, región) area
    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.
    * * *
    1) (área, región) area
    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.

    * * *
    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:
    ( Esp) limited-time parking zone, pay-and-display area ( BrE)
    disaster area
    ground zero
    commercial district, business quarter o area
    penalty area
    combat zone o area
    crisis zone
    boarding area
    ( Esp) area of new development
    line of scrimmage
    exclusion zone
    no-fly zone
    war zone
    war zone
    free-trade zone
    maximum security zone o area
    danger area o zone
    test site, testing ground
    departure lounge o area
    nuclear-free zone o area
    red-light district
    erogenous zone
    eurozone
    duty-free zone
    industrial park, industrial estate ( BrE)
    military zone o area
    ( Esp) ( Hist) Nationalist-held territory
    nuclear-free zone o area
    buffer zone
    pedestrian precinct o zone o area
    ( AmL) (zona de prostitución) red-light district; ( Esp fam) (durante la guerra civil) Republican-held territory
    ( Telec) dead zone
    buffer zone
    temperate zone o region
    tropical zone o region
    park, green space
    B (en baloncesto) free-throw lane, three-second area
    * * *

     

    zona sustantivo femenino
    1 (área, región) area;


    ( on signs) zona de carga y descarga loading and unloading only;

    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
    * * *
    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
    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
    * * *
    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
    2. (militar, geográfica) zone

    Spanish-English dictionary > zona

  • 5 retirar

    v.
    1 to remove.
    me ha retirado el saludo he's not speaking to me
    2 to force to retire (jubilar) (a deportista).
    una lesión lo retiró de la alta competición an injury forced him to retire from top-flight competition
    3 to pick up, to collect.
    puede pasar a retirar sus fotos el jueves you can pick your photos up o collect your photos on Thursday
    4 to take back (retractarse de).
    ¡retira eso que o lo que dijiste! take that back!, take back what you said!
    5 to withdraw, to draw off, to draw out, to retire.
    Retiramos nuestro dinero We withdrew our money.
    6 to call in, to call back.
    La fábrica retiró diez piezas malas The factory called in ten damaged units.
    * * *
    1 (apartar - gen) to take away, remove; (- un mueble) to move away
    2 (un carnet) to take away
    3 (algo dicho) to take back
    4 (dinero, ley, moneda) to withdraw
    5 (jubilar) to retire
    1 MILITAR to retreat, withdraw
    2 (apartarse del mundo) to go into seclusion
    3 (apartarse) to withdraw, draw back, move back
    ■ retírate, no veo move back, I can't see
    4 (alejarse) to move away
    ■ retírate de la ventana, te van a ver move away from the window, they'll see you
    5 (marcharse) to leave
    ■ cuando acabó, se retiró when he finished, he left
    6 (irse a descansar) to retire
    7 (jubilarse) to retire
    \
    no se retire (al teléfono) hold on, don't hang up
    * * *
    verb
    1) to take away, remove
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ acusación, apoyo, subvención] to withdraw; [+ demanda] to withdraw, take back

    retiró su candidatura a la Presidencia — he stood down from the presidential election, he withdrew his candidacy for the presidency

    2) [+ moneda, sello] to withdraw (from circulation); [+ autobús, avión] to withdraw (from service)

    estos aviones serán retirados de o del servicio — these planes are to be withdrawn from service

    3) [+ permiso, carnet, pasaporte] to withdraw, take away
    4) [+ dinero] to withdraw
    5) [+ tropas] to withdraw; [+ embajador] to recall, withdraw; [+ atleta, caballo] to withdraw, scratch
    6) (=quitar) to take away, remove
    7) [+ cabeza, cara] to pull back, pull away; [+ mano] to draw back, withdraw; [+ tentáculo] to draw in
    8) (=jubilar) to retire, pension off
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( quitar) to remove, take away; ( apartar) to move away

    retiró la cacerola del fuego — he removed the saucepan from the heat, he took the saucepan off the heat

    b) <cabeza/mano> to pull... back
    c) <embajador/tropas> to withdraw, pull out
    d) < jugador> to take off, pull... out of the game; <corredor/ciclista> to withdraw, pull out
    e) (+ me/te/le etc) < apoyo> to withdraw; <pasaporte/carnet> to withdraw, take away
    2) <afirmaciones/propuesta> to withdraw
    3)
    a) (de cuenta, fondo) < dinero> to withdraw
    b) ( recoger) <carnet/entradas> to collect
    2.
    retirarse v pron
    1)
    a) ( apartarse) to move back o away; ( irse) to leave, withdraw
    b) ejército/tropas to withdraw, pull out
    c) ( irse a dormir) to go to bed, retire (frml)
    2) ( jubilarse) to retire; ( de actividad) to withdraw

    se retiró de la carrera — ( antes de iniciarse) he pulled out of o withdrew from the race; ( una vez iniciada) he pulled out of o retired from the race

    * * *
    = pick up, withdraw, retire, take back, perfect, revoke, haul away.
    Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.
    Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex. This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex. These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.
    Ex. Even the fully-developed rotary, which soon included devices for cutting and folding the paper as well as for printing and perfecting it, remained fundamentally simple.
    Ex. I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.
    Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    ----
    * retirar del mercado = withdraw from + sale, take off + the market.
    * retirar dinero = withdraw + cash.
    * retirar paulatinamente = phase out.
    * retirarse = retreat, pull back, bow out, draw back, stand down, back out, walk out.
    * retirarse a los aposientos de Uno = retire + at night.
    * retirarse (de) = pull out of, pull away (from).
    * retirarse por cobardía = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * retirar una acusación = drop + a charge.
    * retirar una propuesta = withdraw + proposal.
    * retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.
    * sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( quitar) to remove, take away; ( apartar) to move away

    retiró la cacerola del fuego — he removed the saucepan from the heat, he took the saucepan off the heat

    b) <cabeza/mano> to pull... back
    c) <embajador/tropas> to withdraw, pull out
    d) < jugador> to take off, pull... out of the game; <corredor/ciclista> to withdraw, pull out
    e) (+ me/te/le etc) < apoyo> to withdraw; <pasaporte/carnet> to withdraw, take away
    2) <afirmaciones/propuesta> to withdraw
    3)
    a) (de cuenta, fondo) < dinero> to withdraw
    b) ( recoger) <carnet/entradas> to collect
    2.
    retirarse v pron
    1)
    a) ( apartarse) to move back o away; ( irse) to leave, withdraw
    b) ejército/tropas to withdraw, pull out
    c) ( irse a dormir) to go to bed, retire (frml)
    2) ( jubilarse) to retire; ( de actividad) to withdraw

    se retiró de la carrera — ( antes de iniciarse) he pulled out of o withdrew from the race; ( una vez iniciada) he pulled out of o retired from the race

    * * *
    = pick up, withdraw, retire, take back, perfect, revoke, haul away.

    Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

    Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex: These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.
    Ex: Even the fully-developed rotary, which soon included devices for cutting and folding the paper as well as for printing and perfecting it, remained fundamentally simple.
    Ex: I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.
    Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    * retirar del mercado = withdraw from + sale, take off + the market.
    * retirar dinero = withdraw + cash.
    * retirar paulatinamente = phase out.
    * retirarse = retreat, pull back, bow out, draw back, stand down, back out, walk out.
    * retirarse a los aposientos de Uno = retire + at night.
    * retirarse (de) = pull out of, pull away (from).
    * retirarse por cobardía = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).
    * retirar una acusación = drop + a charge.
    * retirar una propuesta = withdraw + proposal.
    * retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.
    * sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.

    * * *
    retirar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (quitar) to remove, take away; (apartar) to move o take away
    retiraron las sillas para que pudiéramos bailar they moved o took away the chairs so that we could dance
    el camarero retiró los platos the waiter took o cleared the plates away
    retiraron los dos vehículos accidentados the two vehicles involved in the accident were moved out of the way o were removed
    los vehículos mal estacionados serán retirados badly-parked vehicles will be towed (away) o removed
    sin retirar la tapadera without taking off o removing the lid
    retiraremos a nuestro embajador we shall recall o withdraw our ambassador
    retirar algo DE algo:
    retíralo de la chimenea un poco move it back from the fireplace a little, move it a bit further away from the fire
    retiró la cacerola del fuego he removed the saucepan from the heat, he took the saucepan off the heat
    retiraron los tres coches de la calzada the three cars were removed from o moved off the road
    el autobús tuvo que ser retirado del servicio the bus had to be withdrawn from service
    retiró el ejército de la frontera he withdrew the army from the border
    serán retirados de la circulación they will be withdrawn from circulation
    2 ‹cabeza/mano›
    en el último momento retiró la cabeza at the last moment she pulled her head back o away
    no intentes retirar la mano don't try to pull your hand back ( o out etc), don't try to remove o withdraw your hand
    retirar algo DE algo:
    retiré la mano de la bolsa I took my hand out of the bag, I removed o withdrew my hand from the bag
    3 «entrenador» ‹jugador› to take off, pull … out of the game; ‹corredor/ciclista› to withdraw, pull out
    4 (+ me/te/le etc) ‹apoyo› to withdraw; ‹pasaporte/carnet› to withdraw, take away
    me retiró el saludo/la palabra she stopped saying hello to me/speaking to me
    B ‹afirmaciones/acusación› to withdraw; ‹candidatura/propuesta› to withdraw
    retiro lo dicho I take back o withdraw what I said
    C
    1 (de una cuenta, un fondo) ‹dinero› to withdraw
    2 (recoger) ‹certificado/carnet/entradas› to collect
    A
    1 (apartarse) to move back o away; (irse) to leave, withdraw
    me retiré de la puerta para dejarle paso I moved back from o away from o I stood back from the door to let him through
    puede retirarse you may go o ( frml) withdraw
    el ejército se retiró de la zona the army withdrew from o pulled out of the area
    se retiró a un convento he retired o withdrew to a monastery
    cuando las aguas se retiraron when the waters receded o retreated
    2 (irse a dormir) to go to bed, retire ( frml)
    B
    1 (jubilarse) to retire
    2 (de una actividad) to withdraw
    se retiró una semana antes de la votación he withdrew one week before the vote
    se retiró de la vida pública she retired o withdrew from public life
    se retiró de la carrera/competición (antes de iniciarse) he pulled out of o withdrew from the race/competition; (una vez iniciada) he pulled out of o retired from the race/competition
    * * *

     

    retirar ( conjugate retirar) verbo transitivo
    1

    ( apartar) to move away;

    retirar de la circulación to withdraw from circulation
    b) ‹cabeza/mano› to pull … back

    c) ‹embajador/tropas› to withdraw, pull out

    d) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹ apoyo› to withdraw;

    ‹pasaporte/carnet› to withdraw, take away
    2 ‹afirmaciones/propuesta› to withdraw;

    3 ( de cuenta) ‹ dinero› to withdraw
    retirarse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) ( apartarse) to move back o away;

    ( irse) to leave, withdraw
    b) [ejército/tropas] to withdraw, pull out


    2 ( jubilarse) to retire;
    ( de competición — antes de iniciarse) to withdraw, pull out;
    (— una vez iniciada) to pull out
    retirar verbo transitivo
    1 (de un lugar) to remove, move away: ya hemos retirado todos los muebles, we've already removed all of the furniture
    2 (de una actividad) to retire from
    3 (una ayuda, dinero) to withdraw
    4 (un comentario) to take back: espero que retires esas palabras, I hope you take back those words
    5 (el pasaporte, carné) to take away
    ' retirar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    quitar
    - saludo
    - desautorizar
    - sacar
    English:
    draw back
    - ex
    - ground
    - ill health
    - phase
    - pull out
    - recall
    - retire
    - retract
    - take back
    - take out
    - withdraw
    - call
    - disengage
    - drop
    - pull
    - reclaim
    - take
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [quitar, sacar] to remove (a from); [moneda, producto] to withdraw (de from); [carné, pasaporte] to take away (a from); [ayuda, subvención, apoyo] to withdraw (a from); [ejército, tropas] to withdraw (de from); [embajador] to withdraw, to recall (de from);
    retirar dinero del banco/de la cuenta to withdraw money from the bank/one's account;
    el entrenador retiró a Claudio del terreno de juego/del equipo the manager took Claudio off/left Claudio out of the team;
    me ha retirado el saludo she's not speaking to me
    2. [apartar, quitar de en medio] [objeto] to move away;
    [nieve] to clear; [mano] to withdraw;
    habrá que retirar ese armario de ahí we'll have to move that wardrobe (away) from there;
    retira el dedo o te cortarás move your finger back or you'll cut yourself
    3. [recoger, llevarse] to pick up, to collect;
    puede pasar a retirar sus fotos el jueves you can pick your photos up o collect your photos on Thursday
    4. [retractarse de] [insultos, acusaciones, afirmaciones] to take back;
    [denuncia] to drop;
    ¡retira eso que o [m5] lo que dijiste! take that back!, take back what you said!
    5. [jubilar] [a empleado] to retire;
    una lesión lo retiró de la alta competición an injury forced him to retire from top-flight competition
    * * *
    v/t silla, obstáculo take away, remove; acusación, dinero withdraw
    * * *
    1) : to remove, to take away, to recall
    2) : to withdraw, to take out
    * * *
    1. (en general) to withdraw [pt. withdrew; pp. withdrawn]
    2. (acusación, palabras) to take back [pt. took; pp. taken]

    Spanish-English dictionary > retirar

  • 6 bulldozer

    m.
    bulldozer.
    * * *
    1 bulldozer
    * * *
    [bul'doθer]
    SM (pl bulldozers) [bul'doθer] bulldozer
    * * *
    = bulldozer, dozer.
    Nota: Abreviatura de bulldozer.
    Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    Ex. The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.
    * * *
    = bulldozer, dozer.
    Nota: Abreviatura de bulldozer.

    Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

    Ex: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.

    * * *
    bulldozer [bul'doθer] (pl bulldozers) nm
    bulldozer

    Spanish-English dictionary > bulldozer

  • 7 antiguo

    adj.
    1 ancient, early, antique, long-standing.
    2 former, olden, one-time, sometime.
    3 outdated, of a bygone era, archaic, outmoded.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: antiguar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) ancient, old; (coche) vintage, old
    2 (en empleo) senior
    3 (pasado) old-fashioned
    4 (anterior) former
    1 the ancients
    \
    a la antigua in an old-fashioned way
    de antiguo since ancient times
    * * *
    (f. - antigua)
    adj.
    1) old
    * * *
    antiguo, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=viejo) [ciudad, costumbre] old; [coche] vintage; [mueble, objeto, libro] antique

    • a la antigua (usanza) — in the old-fashioned way

    • de o desde antiguo — from time immemorial

    • en lo antiguo — in olden days liter, in ancient times

    chapado, música
    2) ( Hist) [civilización, restos] ancient

    el palacio árabe más antiguo — the oldest Arab palace, the most ancient Arab palace

    edad 2)
    3) (=anterior) old, former

    la antigua capilla, ahora sala de exposiciones — the old o former chapel, now an exhibition hall

    un antiguo novio — an old boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend

    mi antiguo jefe — my former boss, my ex-boss

    • más antiguo — [cliente, socio] longest-standing; [empleado, prisionero] longest-serving

    el socio más antiguo — the most senior member, the longest-standing member, the oldest member

    alumno
    4) (=anticuado) [traje, estilo, persona] old-fashioned; [mentalidad] outdated
    2. SM / F
    1) (=anticuado)

    tu madre es una antigua — your mother is really old-fashioned, your mother is a real fuddy-duddy *

    2) (=veterano)
    3) ( Hist)
    * * *
    - gua adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> old
    b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

    de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial

    2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)
    3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned
    * * *
    = ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.
    Ex. But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.
    Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
    Ex. This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.
    Ex. These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
    Ex. The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
    Ex. The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
    Ex. One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.
    Ex. This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.
    Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
    Ex. But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
    Ex. A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.
    ----
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * antigua esposa = ex-wife.
    * antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.
    * antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.
    * Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.
    * antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.
    * antigua Roma = ancient Rome.
    * antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.
    * antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.
    * antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.
    * antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.
    * antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.
    * antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.
    * Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.
    * asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.
    * casco antiguo = old town.
    * casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.
    * chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.
    * de antigua generación = low-end.
    * de antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * desde antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * desde muy antiguo = since olden times.
    * en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.
    * impreso antiguo = old print.
    * ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
    * ley antigua = ancient law.
    * libro antiguo = old book, rare book.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * muy antiguo = centuries-old.
    * obra antigua = ancient work.
    * periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.
    * restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.
    * reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.
    * ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.
    * vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.
    * * *
    - gua adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> old
    b) ( veterano) old, long-standing

    de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial

    2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)
    3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned
    * * *
    = ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.

    Ex: But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.

    Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
    Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.
    Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
    Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
    Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
    Ex: One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.
    Ex: This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.
    Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
    Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
    Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * antigua esposa = ex-wife.
    * antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.
    * antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.
    * Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.
    * antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.
    * antigua Roma = ancient Rome.
    * antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.
    * antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.
    * antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.
    * antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.
    * antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.
    * antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.
    * Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.
    * asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.
    * casco antiguo = old town.
    * casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.
    * chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.
    * de antigua generación = low-end.
    * de antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * desde antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * desde muy antiguo = since olden times.
    * en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.
    * impreso antiguo = old print.
    * ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
    * ley antigua = ancient law.
    * libro antiguo = old book, rare book.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * muy antiguo = centuries-old.
    * obra antigua = ancient work.
    * periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.
    * red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.
    * restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.
    * reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.
    * ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.
    * vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.

    * * *
    A
    1 (viejo) ‹casa/ciudad› old; ‹ruinas/civilización› ancient; ‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old; ‹libro› old; ‹coche› vintage, old
    la parte antigua de la ciudad the old part of the city
    la antigua Roma ancient Rome
    una costumbre muy antigua an ancient o a very old custom
    es mejor no reavivar antiguas rencillas it's best not to revive old quarrels
    2 (veterano) old, long-standing
    es uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes he's one of our oldest customers
    3 ( en locs):
    a la antigua in an old-fashioned way
    se viste a la antigua she dresses in an old-fashioned way o style
    chapado a la antigua old-fashioned
    de or desde antiguo from time immemorial
    una tradición que viene de antiguo a tradition which dates from time immemorial
    Compuestos:
    masculine ancien régime
    masculine Old Testament
    B ( delante del n) (de antes) old ( before n), former ( before n)
    un antiguo novio an ex-boyfriend o old boyfriend
    visitamos mi antiguo colegio we visited my old school
    Río, antigua capital del Brasil Rio, the former capital of Brazil
    C (anticuado) ‹persona/estilo› old-fashioned
    tiene una cara muy antigua she has a very old-fashioned kind of face, her face seems to belong to another era
    * * *

     

    antiguo
    ◊ - gua adjetivo

    1
    a) ( viejo) ‹ciudad/libro› old;

    ‹ruinas/civilización› ancient;
    ‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old;
    ‹ coche› vintage, old;
    ‹costumbre/tradición› old;


    c) ( en locs)


    chapado a la antigua old-fashioned;
    de or desde antiguo from time immemorial
    2 ( delante del n) ( de antes) old ( before n), former ( before n);

    3 ( anticuado) old-fashioned
    antiguo,-a adjetivo
    1 old, ancient: Antiguo Testamento, Old Testament
    2 (pasado de moda) old-fashioned
    3 (empleado, cargo) senior
    4 (anterior) former
    ' antiguo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antigua
    - casco
    - decana
    - decano
    - entre
    - restituir
    - sellar
    - testamento
    - ver
    - combatiente
    - viejo
    English:
    alumnus
    - ancient
    - antique
    - become
    - dissociate
    - encounter
    - ex-
    - flame
    - former
    - gramophone
    - imperial mile
    - long-standing
    - old
    - old-style
    - one
    - paper
    - take over
    - testament
    - erstwhile
    - further
    - long
    - past
    - sometime
    - veteran
    - vintage car
    * * *
    antiguo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [viejo] old;
    [inmemorial] ancient;
    un antiguo amigo/enemigo an old friend/enemy
    antiguo alumno [de colegio] ex-pupil, former pupil, US alumnus;
    el antiguo continente [Europa] Europe;
    la antigua Roma Ancient Rome;
    el Antiguo Testamento the Old Testament
    2. [anterior, previo] former;
    la antigua Unión Soviética the former Soviet Union
    el antiguo régimen the former regime; Hist the ancien régime
    3. [veterano]
    los miembros/empleados más antiguos tienen preferencia preference is given to the longest-serving members/employees;
    los vecinos más antiguos the neighbours who've been here longest
    4. [pasado de moda] old-fashioned;
    a la antigua in an old-fashioned way;
    chapado a la antigua stuck in the past, old-fashioned
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [persona] old-fashioned person;
    su tío es un antiguo her uncle is very old-fashioned
    2.
    los antiguos [de la Antigüedad] the ancients
    * * *
    adj old; del pasado remoto ancient;
    su antiguo novio her old o former boyfriend;
    a la antigua in the old-fashioned way;
    edad antigua ancient times pl
    * * *
    antiguo, - gua adj
    1) : ancient, old
    2) : former
    3) : old-fashioned
    a la antigua: in the old-fashioned way
    * * *
    antiguo adj
    1. (mueble, cuadro, etc) antique
    2. (casa, coche) old
    3. (idioma, cultura) ancient
    4. (anterior) former
    5. (en el trabajo) senior
    6. (anticuado) old fashioned
    ¡qué ideas más antiguas tienes! what old fashioned ideas you've got!

    Spanish-English dictionary > antiguo

  • 8 ir delante

    v.
    to go in front, to be in the front, to be in front.
    * * *
    (v.) = lead + the way
    Ex. The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
    * * *
    (v.) = lead + the way

    Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir delante

  • 9 ir primero

    (v.) = lead + the way
    Ex. The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
    * * *
    (v.) = lead + the way

    Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir primero

  • 10 parapeto de la carretera

    (n.) = road bank
    Ex. The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
    * * *
    (n.) = road bank

    Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

    Spanish-English dictionary > parapeto de la carretera

  • 11 parapeto del camino

    (n.) = road bank
    Ex. The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
    * * *
    (n.) = road bank

    Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

    Spanish-English dictionary > parapeto del camino

  • 12 basurero

    m.
    1 dustman, refuse collector (British), garbage man, garbage collector (United States) (person).
    2 rubbish dump (British), garbage dump (United States).
    3 garbage can, wastebasket, trash can, refuse bin.
    4 dump yard, dump, dumping place, garbage dump.
    5 garbage collector, refuse collector, trash collector, garbage man.
    * * *
    1 (persona) dustman, US garbage man
    2 (lugar) tip, rubbish dump
    * * *
    basurero, -a
    1.
    SM / F (=persona) dustman/dustwoman, garbage collector (EEUU)
    2. SM
    1) (=vertedero) rubbish dump; (Agr) dung heap
    2) LAm (=cubo) litter bin, trash can (EEUU)
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) ( persona) garbage collector (AmE), dustman (BrE)
    2) basurero masculino
    a) ( vertedero) garbage dump (AmE), rubbish dump o tip (BrE)
    b) (Chi, Méx) ( recipiente) trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) ( persona) garbage collector (AmE), dustman (BrE)
    2) basurero masculino
    a) ( vertedero) garbage dump (AmE), rubbish dump o tip (BrE)
    b) (Chi, Méx) ( recipiente) trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)
    * * *
    basurero1
    1 = trash dump, dumping ground, rubbish dump.

    Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.

    Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
    Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

    basurero2
    2 = nightman [nightmen, -pl.], binman, dustbin man, dustman, rubbish collector, garbage collector, trash collector.

    Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.

    Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
    Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.
    Ex: Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.
    Ex: Life as a rubbish collector is not easy in a big city like Shanghai.
    Ex: Garbage collectors need to be physically fit, capable of driving trucks and happy to work long hours.
    Ex: Gringo was a hard worker as a trash collector, and believes handling large amounts of poop and trash help build his character.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A (persona) ( masculine) refuse collector ( frml), garbage collector ( AmE), dustman ( BrE); ( feminine) refuse collector ( frml), garbage collector ( AmE), dustwoman ( BrE)
    B
    1 (vertedero) garbage dump ( AmE), rubbish dump o tip ( BrE)
    2 (Chi, Méx) (recipiente) trash can ( AmE), dustbin ( BrE)
    * * *

    basurero
    ◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino

    1 ( persona) garbage collector (AmE), dustman (BrE)
    2
    a)

    ◊ basurero sustantivo masculino ( vertedero) garbage dump (AmE), rubbish dump o tip (BrE)

    b) ( recipiente) (Chi, Méx) trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)

    basurero sustantivo masculino
    1 (oficio) dustman, refuse collector, US garbage collector
    2 (vertedero) (rubbish) dump, (refuse) tip, US garbage dump
    ' basurero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    basural
    - tiradero
    English:
    dustman
    - garbage man
    - refuse dump
    - bin
    - dust
    - garbage
    - trash
    * * *
    basurero, -a
    ♦ nm,f
    [persona] Br dustman, refuse collector, US garbage man, garbage collector
    ♦ nm
    1. [vertedero] Br rubbish dump, US garbage dump
    2. RP, Ven [contenedor] Br dustbin, US garbage o trash can
    * * *
    m garbage collector, Br
    dustman
    * * *
    basurero, -ra n
    : garbage collector
    basurero nm, Mex : garbage can
    * * *
    1. (persona) dustman [pl. dustmen]
    2. (vertedero) tip / dump

    Spanish-English dictionary > basurero

  • 13 recorrido

    m.
    1 route, path (trayecto).
    2 journey (viaje).
    3 traveled distance, drive, run, travelled distance.
    4 course, route.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: recorrer.
    * * *
    1 (trayecto) journey, trip
    2 (distancia) distance travelled
    3 (itinerario) itinerary, route
    4 DEPORTE round
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=viaje) run, journey
    2) (=distancia)

    de corto recorrido — (Aer) short-haul

    de largo recorrido — (Aer) long-haul

    recorrido de aterrizaje — (Aer) landing run

    3) (=ruta) route
    4) [de émbolo] stroke
    5) (Golf) round
    6) (Hípica)
    7) (Mec) repair
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo (Andes fam)

    es muy recorrido — he's been around (colloq); he's seen a thing or two (colloq)

    II
    1)
    a) ( viaje)
    b) ( trayecto) route
    2) ( del émbolo) stroke; ( de proyectil) trajectory; ( de balón) path
    3) ( en golf) round; ( en esquí) run
    * * *
    = tour, trek, ride, journey, course.
    Ex. After a quick tour of the facilities and after meeting a few staff members, Bibeau was ushered into the 'Board Room,' where he was introduced to the other remaining trustees.
    Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
    Ex. For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.
    Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
    Ex. The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.
    ----
    * el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.
    * hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.
    * recorrido autoguiado = self-guided tour.
    * recorrido en jeep = jeep tour.
    * recorrido guiado = guided tour.
    * recorrido guiado virtual = virtual tour.
    * recorrido temporal = time span [time-span].
    * repetir el recorrido = re-track [retrack].
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo (Andes fam)

    es muy recorrido — he's been around (colloq); he's seen a thing or two (colloq)

    II
    1)
    a) ( viaje)
    b) ( trayecto) route
    2) ( del émbolo) stroke; ( de proyectil) trajectory; ( de balón) path
    3) ( en golf) round; ( en esquí) run
    * * *
    = tour, trek, ride, journey, course.

    Ex: After a quick tour of the facilities and after meeting a few staff members, Bibeau was ushered into the 'Board Room,' where he was introduced to the other remaining trustees.

    Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
    Ex: For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.
    Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
    Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.
    * el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.
    * hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.
    * recorrido autoguiado = self-guided tour.
    * recorrido en jeep = jeep tour.
    * recorrido guiado = guided tour.
    * recorrido guiado virtual = virtual tour.
    * recorrido temporal = time span [time-span].
    * repetir el recorrido = re-track [retrack].

    * * *
    recorrido1 -da
    ( Andes fam): es muy recorrido he's been around ( colloq), he's seen a thing or two ( colloq)
    A
    1
    (viaje): hicimos un recorrido por Perú y Brasil we traveled o we did a trip around Peru and Brazil
    2 (trayecto) route
    han cambiado el recorrido del 159 they've changed the route of the 159
    B
    1 (del émbolo) stroke
    2 (de un proyectil) trajectory
    3 (de un balón) path, trajectory
    C
    1 (en golf) round
    3 (en taxi) ride
    * * *

     

    Del verbo recorrer: ( conjugate recorrer)

    recorrido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    recorrer    
    recorrido
    recorrer ( conjugate recorrer) verbo transitivo
    a) ( viajar por):

    ◊ recorrí toda España I traveled o went all over Spain;


    ( como turista) I toured all over Spain;

    recorrimos toda la costa we traveled the whole length of the coast
    b) ‹distancia/trayecto› to cover, do



    recorrido sustantivo masculino
    a) ( viaje):



    ( turístico) a tour around Peru



    ( de balón) path
    d) ( en golf) round;

    ( en esquí) run
    recorrer verbo transitivo
    1 (una distancia) to cover, travel
    2 (un territorio) to travel across
    recorrer el mundo, to travel around the world
    3 (un museo, etc) to visit, go round
    4 (con la vista) (una sala, etc) to look around
    (un escrito) to run one's eyes over, to scan
    recorrido sustantivo masculino
    1 (trayecto) route
    tren de largo recorrido, long-distance train
    2 (viaje) trip, tour
    ' recorrido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    singladura
    - trayecto
    - trecho
    - tren
    - viaje
    - largo
    English:
    bus
    - circuit
    - course
    - haul
    - journey
    - long-distance
    - ride
    - path
    - round
    - route
    - take
    - terminate
    - tour
    * * *
    1. [ruta, itinerario] route;
    2. [viaje] journey;
    un recorrido a pie por la ciudad a walk round the city;
    un breve recorrido por la prehistoria a brief overview of prehistory;
    hacer un recorrido (mental) por algo to run over sth (in one's head)
    3. [en golf] round
    4. [en esquí] run
    5. [en estadística] range
    * * *
    m
    1 route;
    tren de largo recorrido long-distance train
    2 DEP round
    * * *
    1) : journey, trip
    2) : path, route, course
    3) : round (in golf)
    * * *
    1. (trayecto) route
    2. (viaje) journey / trip

    Spanish-English dictionary > recorrido

  • 14 Poelzig, Hans

    [br]
    b. 1869 Berlin, Germany
    d. June 1936 Berlin, Germany
    [br]
    German teacher and practising architect, the most notable individualistic exponent of the German Expressionist movement in the modern school.
    [br]
    In the last decade of the nineteenth century and in the first of the twentieth, Poelzig did not, like most of his colleagues in Germany and Austria, follow the Jugendstil theme or the eclectic or fundamentalist lines: he set a path to individualism. In 1898 he began a teaching career at the Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland) Academy of Arts and Crafts, remaining there until 1916. He early introduced workshop practice into the curriculum, presaging Gropius's Bauhaus ideas by many years; the school's workshop produced much of the artisan needs for a number of his buildings. From Breslau Poelzig moved to Dresden, where he was appointed City Architect. It was there that he launched his Expressionist line: which was particularly evident in the town hall and concert hall in the city. The structure for which Poelzig is best known and with which his name will always be associated is the Großes Schauspielhaus in Berlin; he had returned to his native city after the First World War and this great theatre was his first commission there. Using modern materials, he created a fabulous interior to seat 5,000 spectators. It was in the form of a vast amphitheatre with projecting stage and with the curving area roofed by a cavernous, stalactited dome, the Arabic-style stalactites of which were utilized by Poelzig for acoustic purposes. In the 1920s Poelzig went on to design cinemas, a field for which Expressionism was especially suited; these included the Capitol Cinema in Berlin and the Deli in Breslau. For his later industrial commissions—for example, the administrative building for the chemical firm I.G.Far ben in Frankfurt—he had perforce to design in more traditional modern manner.
    Poelzig died in 1936, which spared him, unlike many of his contemporaries, the choice of emigrating or working for National Socialism.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    Dennis Sharp, 1966, Modern Architecture and Expressionism, Longmans.
    Theodor Heuss, 1966, Hans Poelzig: Lebensbild eines Baumeister, Tübingen, Germany: Wunderlich.
    DY

    Biographical history of technology > Poelzig, Hans

  • 15 visita

    f.
    estar de visita to be visiting o on a visit
    hacer una visita a alguien to visit somebody, to pay somebody a visit
    hacer una visita a un museo to visit o go to a museum
    hacer una visita turística de la ciudad to do some sightseeing in the city
    ir de visita to go visiting
    visita de cortesía o cumplido courtesy visit o call
    visita guiada guided tour
    visitas médicas doctor's rounds
    visita relámpago flying visit
    2 visitor (visitante).
    tener visita o visitas to have visitors
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: visitar.
    * * *
    1 (acciión) visit
    2 (invitado) visitor, guest; (invitados) visitors plural, guests plural
    \
    estar de visita en to be visiting
    hacer una visita a alguien to pay somebody a visit
    ir de visita a casa de alguien to pay somebody a visit
    tener visita (uno) to have a visitor 2 (varios) to have visitors
    horas de visita MEDICINA surgery hours
    visita de cortesía / visita de cumplido courtesy visit
    visita relámpago flying visit, lightning visit
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) call, visit
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acción) visit; (breve) call

    tarjeta de visita — business card, visiting card

    devolver o pagar una visita — to return a visit

    hacer una visita a — to visit, pay a visit to

    visita de cortesía, visita de cumplido — formal visit, courtesy call

    visita de médico — *very short call, brief visit

    2) (=persona) visitor, caller

    "no se admiten visitas" — "no visitors"

    3) (en la aduana) search
    4) (Internet) hit
    5) (Caribe) (Med) enema
    * * *
    a) ( acción) visit

    sólo estoy/vine de visita — I'm just visiting

    visita de médico — (fam) flying visit

    b) ( visitante) visitor, caller; ( invitado) guest

    tener visita — to have visitors/guests

    * * *
    a) ( acción) visit

    sólo estoy/vine de visita — I'm just visiting

    visita de médico — (fam) flying visit

    b) ( visitante) visitor, caller; ( invitado) guest

    tener visita — to have visitors/guests

    * * *
    visita1
    1 = tour, visit, sojourn, viewing, trip, excursion.

    Ex: After a quick tour of the facilities and after meeting a few staff members, Bibeau was ushered into the 'Board Room,' where he was introduced to the other remaining trustees.

    Ex: The advise was based upon the assumption that students were taught, chalk in hand, in large classroom-based groups with little or no fieldwork or visits.
    Ex: The author briefly describes two professional sojourns, one in Barbados and the other in Kenya.
    Ex: There will be a private viewing for conference-goers of Chicago's Art Institute and a reception at the Newberry Library with culinary delights created by Chef Louis Szathmary.
    Ex: The approach may differ according to whether the person is preparing for a trip, settling a bet, beginning work on a 15-minute talk to a service club, or is undertaking to write a book on the subject.
    Ex: Excursions are arranged to historically important libraries.
    * equipo para escuchar visitas grabadas = audio tour unit.
    * hacer una visita = make + visit.
    * hacer visitas a domicilio = make + house calls.
    * organizar una visita a = arrange + expedition to.
    * tarjeta de visita = calling card, carte de visite, visiting card, business card.
    * visita a centros profesionales = study tour.
    * visita a domicilio = house call.
    * visita a los enfermos = work round.
    * visita a pie = walking tour.
    * visita autoguiada = self-guided tour.
    * visita breve = short stay.
    * visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.
    * visita cultural = cultural visit.
    * visita de complemento de formación = visit.
    * visita de estado = state visit.
    * visita de intercambio = exchange visit.
    * visita de larga duración = long stay.
    * visita de representación = sales call.
    * visita de representante = sales call.
    * visita de trabajo = field trip.
    * visita guiada = guided tour, orientation tour.
    * visita guiada a la biblioteca = library tour, library orientation.
    * visita guiada virtual = virtual tour.
    * visita médica = grand round.
    * visita nocturna = night tour.
    * visita oficial = official visit.
    * visita organizada = guided tour.
    * visita por la ciudad = city tour.
    * visita por motivos de investigación = research trip, research visit.
    * visita por razones de investigación = research trip, research visit.
    * visita profesional = study tour.
    * visita relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].
    * visitas a la biblioteca = library visits.
    * visita turística = sightseeing tour, sightseeing [sight-seeing].
    * visita turística de una día de duración = day trip.

    visita2
    2 = guest, visiting guest.

    Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

    Ex: As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.
    * cuarto para visitas = spare room, guest room.

    * * *
    A
    1 (acción) visit
    nos hizo una visita she paid us a visit o visited us
    ir de visita to go visiting
    devolver una visita to return a visit
    sólo estoy de visita I'm just visiting
    horas or horario de visita visiting hours o times
    visita de médico ( fam); flying visit
    2
    (persona, personas): espera una visita importante he is expecting an important visitor
    las visitas llegarán para la cena the guests will be arriving in time for dinner
    no me quedé porque tenían visita I didn't stay because they had visitors o guests
    Compuestos:
    house call
    conjugal visit
    ● visita de cumplido or de cortesía
    courtesy call, duty visit
    ● visita de pésame or de duelo
    visit to offer one's condolences
    ( AmL) guided tour
    pastoral visit
    flying visit, lightning visit
    B ( fam euf)
    (menstruación): tener la visita to have one's period
    * * *

     

    Del verbo visitar: ( conjugate visitar)

    visita es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    visita    
    visitar
    visita sustantivo femenino
    a) ( acción) visit;


    ir de visita to go visiting;
    horario de visita visiting hours o times;
    visita a domicilio house call;
    visita de cortesía courtesy call, duty visit;
    visita guiada (AmL) guided tour

    ( invitado) guest;

    tener visita to have visitors/guests
    visitar ( conjugate visitar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to visit, visit with (AmE)

    b) ‹ lugar› to visit

    visitarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) to visit each other
    visita sustantivo femenino
    1 visit: me hizo una visita, she paid me a visit o she visited me
    estar de visita, to be visiting
    visita de cortesía, courtesy call
    2 (el invitado) visitor: tienen visita, they have visitors
    visitar verbo transitivo to visit
    ' visita' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aviar
    - compromiso
    - consulta
    - dejar
    - esperar
    - formularia
    - formulario
    - imprevista
    - imprevisto
    - incomodar
    - mensual
    - obligada
    - obligado
    - provecho
    - terciarse
    - abreviar
    - animar
    - ánimo
    - apresurado
    - carácter
    - cortesía
    - corto
    - cumplido
    - devolver
    - fin
    - frecuente
    - fugaz
    - hacer
    - inoportuno
    - oportuno
    - prolongar
    - realizar
    - tarjeta
    English:
    call
    - caller
    - calling card
    - card
    - casual
    - deduce
    - favor
    - favour
    - flying
    - follow-up
    - guided tour
    - infrequent
    - listen for
    - listen out for
    - Mecca
    - odd
    - pay
    - receive
    - show up
    - sneak
    - state
    - stay
    - tour
    - trip
    - unauthorized
    - unexpected
    - unwelcome
    - visit
    - visiting
    - visiting hours
    - visitor
    - company
    - home
    - mileage
    - set
    * * *
    visita nf
    1. [a casa, hospital] [en general] visit;
    [breve] call;
    estar de visita to be visiting o on a visit;
    hacer una visita a alguien to visit sb, to pay sb a visit;
    horas de visita visiting hours;
    ir de visita to go visiting
    visita de cortesía courtesy visit o call;
    visita de cumplido courtesy visit o call;
    visita relámpago flying visit
    2. [de turismo] visit;
    hacer una visita a un museo to visit o go to a museum
    visita guiada guided tour;
    visita turística: [m5] hacer una visita turística de la ciudad to do some sightseeing in the city
    3. [de médico]
    pasar visita to see one's patients
    visitas médicas doctor's rounds
    4. [programada en hospital] appointment
    5. [visitante] visitor;
    tener visita o [m5] visitas to have visitors
    6. Informát [a página web] hit
    * * *
    f visit;
    visita de(l) médico fig quick visit
    * * *
    visita nf
    1) : visit, call
    2) : visitor
    3)
    ir de visita : to go visiting
    * * *
    1. (en general) visit
    te haré una visita I'll pay you a visit / I'll visit you
    2. (visitante) visitor / visitors

    Spanish-English dictionary > visita

  • 16 देव _dēva

    देव a. (
    -वी f.) [दिव्-अच्]
    1 Divine, celestial; Bg.11. 11; Ms.12.117.
    -2 Shining; यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् Rv.1.1.1.
    -3 Fit to be worshipped or honoured.
    -वः 1 A god, deity; एको देवः केशवो वा शिवो वा Bh.3.12.
    -2 (a) The god of rain, an epithet of Indra; as in द्वादश वर्षाणि देवो न ववर्ष; अवर्षयद्देवः Rām.1.9.18; काले च देशे च प्रववर्ष देवः Bu. Ch.2.7. (b) A cloud.
    -3 A divine man, Brāhmaṇa, as in भूदेव.
    -4 A king, ruler, as in मनुष्यदेव; तां देवसमितिं (अभ्या- गच्छत्) Mb.3.13.22.
    -5 A title affixed to the names of Bārhmaṇas; as in गोविन्ददेव, पुरुषोत्तमदेव &c.
    -6 (In dramas) A title of honour used in addressing a king, ('My lord', 'Your majesty'); ततश्च देव Ve.4; यथाज्ञापयति देवः &c.
    -7 Quicksilver.
    -8 The Supreme Spirit; हित्वा च देहं प्रविशन्ति देवं दिवौकसो द्यामिव पार्थ सांख्याः Mb.12.31.112.
    -9 A fool
    -1 A child.
    -11 A man following any particular business.
    -12 A lover.
    -13 Emulation.
    -14 Sport, play.
    -15 A husband's brother (cf. देवृ, देवर).
    -16 A lancer.
    -वम् An organ of sense; देवानां प्रभवो देवो मनसश्च त्रिलोककृत् Mb.14.41.3. [cf. L. deus; Gr. deos.].
    -Comp. -अंशः a partial incarnation of god.
    -अगारः, -रम् a temple.
    -अङ्गना a celestial damsel, an apsaras.
    -अतिदेवः, -अधिदेवः 1 the highest god.
    -2 an epithet of (1) Śiva. (2) Buddha. (3) Viṣṇu. देवातिदेवो भगवान् प्रसूतिरंशे हरिर्यस्य जगत्प्रणेता Hariv.
    -अधिपः 1 an epithet of Indra.
    -2 the supreme god.
    -अनीकम् an army of celestials.
    -अनुचरः, -अनुयायिन् m. an attendant or follower of a god; निशम्य देवानुचरस्य वाचं मनुष्यदेवः पुनरप्युवाच R.2.52.
    -अन्धस् n.,
    अन्नम् 1 the food of gods, divine food, ambrosia.
    -2 food that has been first offered to an idol; see Ms.5.7 and Kull. thereon.
    -अभीष्ट a.
    1 liked by or dear to gods.
    -2 sacred or dedicated to a deity. (
    -ष्टा) piper betel.
    -अरण्यम् the garden of gods, the Nandana gar- den; अलमुद्द्योतयामासुर्देवारण्यमिवर्तवः R.1.8.
    -अरिः a demon.
    -अर्चनम्, -ना 1 the worship of gods.
    -2 idolatry.
    -अर्पणम् 1 an offering to the god.
    -2 the Veda; पृथग्- भूतानि चान्यानि यानि देवार्पणानि च Mb.13.86.17 (see com.).
    -आवसथः a temple.
    -अश्वः an epithet of उच्चैःश्रवस्, the horse of Indra.
    -आक्रीडः 'the garden of the gods', Nandana garden.
    -आजीवः, -आजीविन् m. an attendant upon an idol.
    -2 a low Brāhmaṇa subsisting by attendance upon an idol and upon the offerings made to it.
    -आत्मन् a.
    1 consecrated, holy, sacred.
    -2 of a divine nature. (-m.)
    1 the divine soul; ते ध्यानयोगानुगता$ पश्यन् देवात्मशक्तिं स्वगुणैर्निगूढाम् Śvet. Up.1.3.
    -2 the holy fig-tree.
    -आयतनम् a temple; Ms.4.46; न देवा- यतनं गच्छेत् कदाचिद् वा$प्रदक्षिणम् । न पीडयेद् वा वस्त्राणि न देवा- यतनेष्वपि ॥ Kūrma P.
    -आयुधम् 1 a divine weapon.
    -2 rainbow.
    -आयुष्म् the life-time of a god.
    -आलयः 1 heaven.
    -2 a temple.
    -आवासः 1 heaven.
    -2 the holy fig-tree (अश्वत्थ).
    -3 a temple.
    -4 the Sumeru mountain.
    -आहारः nectar, ambrosia.
    -इज् a. (nom. sing. देवेट्-ड्) worshipping the gods.
    -इज्यः an epithet of Bṛihaspati, preceptor of the gods.
    -इज्जः 1 an epithet of Indra.
    -2 of Śiva.
    -इष्ट a. dear to gods. (
    -ष्टः) bdellium. (
    -ष्टा) the wild lime tree.
    -ईशः an epithet of (1) Indra. (2) Śiva. (3) Viṣṇu. (4) Brahman. (
    -शी) N. of Durgā also of Devakī mother of Kṛiṣṇa.
    -ईश्वरः N. of (1) Śiva. (2) Indra.
    -उद्यानम् 1 divine garden.
    -2 The Nandana garden.
    -3 a garden near a temple.
    -ऋषिः (देवर्षिः)
    1 a deified saint, divine sage such as अत्रि, भृगु, पुलस्त्य, अङ्गिरस् &c.; एवंवादिनि देवर्षौ Ku.6.84 (i. e. अङ्गिरस्); अथ देवऋषी राजन् संपरेतं नृपात्मजम् Bhāg.; आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोका देवर्षिपितृमानवाः । तृप्यन्तु पितरः सर्वे मातृमातामहा- दयाः Tarpaṇamantra.
    -2 an epithet of Narada; देवर्षीणां च नारदः Bg.1.13.26.
    -ओकस् n. the mountain Meru or Sumeru.
    -कन्या a celestial damsel, a nymph; also देवकन्यका.
    -कर्दमाः sandal, aloe wood, camphor, saffron pounded together and made into a paste.
    -कर्मन् n.,
    -कार्यम् 1 a religious act or rite, divine command; अनुष्ठितदेवकार्यम् R.12.13.
    -2 the worship of gods.
    -काष्ठम् the Devadāru tree.
    -किरी N. of a Rāgiṇī; ललिता मालती गौरी नाटी देवकिरी तथा । मेघरागस्य रागिण्यो भवन्तीमाः सुमध्यमाः ॥
    -कुटम् a temple.
    -कुण़्डम् a natural spring.
    -कुलम् 1 a temple.
    -2 a race of gods.
    -3 a group of gods.
    -कुल्या the celestial Ganges.
    -कुसुमम् cloves; एलां च देवकुसुमं त्वक्पत्रं देवदारु च Śiva. B.3.14.
    -खातम्, -खातकम् 1 a natural hollow among moun- tains.
    -2 a natural pond or reservoir; Ms.4.23.
    -3 a pond near a temple. ˚बिल a cavern, chasm.
    -गणः a class of gods.
    -गणिका an apsaras; q. v.
    -गतिः the path of देवलोक; अनुज्ञातश्च रामेण ययौ देवगतिं मुनिः A. Rām. 2.1.4.
    -गन्धर्वः an epithet of Nārada. (
    -र्वम्) a particular mode of singing.
    -गर्जनम् thunder.
    -गर्भः see हिरण्यगर्भ; Rām.2.4.23.
    -गायनः a celestial choris- ter, a Gandharva.
    -गान्धारी N. of a Rāgiṇī गान्धारी देवगान्धारी मालवी श्रीश्च सारवी । रामकीर्यपि रागिण्यः श्रीरागस्य प्रिया इमाः ॥
    -गिरिः 1 N. of a mountain; cf. Me.44.
    -2 N. of a town (Daulatabad).
    -गिरी f. N. of a Rāgiṇī.
    -गुरुः 1 an epithet of Kaśyapa (the father of gods).
    -2 of Bṛihaspati (the preceptor of gods).
    -गुही an epithet of Sarasvatī or of a place situated on it.
    -गुह्यम् 1 a secret only known by gods.
    -2 death.
    -गृहम् 1 a temple.
    -2 the place of a king.
    -3 a planetary sphere.
    -ग्रहः a class of demons who causes harmless madness.
    -चरितम् the course of action or practices of the gods; न देवचरितं चरेत्.
    -चर्या the worship or service of gods.
    -चिकित्सकौ (du.) Aśvins, the twin physicians of gods.
    -छन्दः a pearl-necklace having 81, 1 or 18 strings; शतमष्टयुतं हारो देवच्छन्दो ह्यशीतिरेकयुता Bṛi. S.81.32.
    -जनः the gods collectively. ˚विद्या the science of music, dance, other arts &c.; Ch. Up.7.1.2.
    -जातम् a class of gods.
    -जामिः f. a sister of the gods; देवजामीनां पुत्रो$सि Av. 6.46.1.
    -तरुः 1 the holy fig-tree.
    -2 one of the trees of paradise. (i. e. मन्दार, पारिजात, सन्तान, कल्प and हरि- चन्दन); पञ्चैते देवतरवो मन्दारः पारिजातकः । सन्तानः कल्पवृक्षश्च पुंसि वा हरिचन्दनम् ॥ Ak.
    -3 the tree in a village (चैत्यवृक्ष) where the villagers usually meet (Mar. पार).
    -तर्पणम् offerings of water, part of the सन्ध्या ceremony.
    -ताडः 1 fire.
    -2 an epithet of Rāhu.
    -तातः 1 a sacrifice.
    -2 N. of Kaśyapa.
    -तातिः 1 a god.
    -2 divine service; स नो यक्षद् देवताता यजीयान् Rv.3.19.1.
    -तीर्थम् 1 the right moment for the worship of gods.
    -2 the tips of the fingers sacred to gods.
    -दत्त a.
    1 god-given, grant- ed by the gods.
    -2 given to the gods (as a village, &c.).
    (-त्तः) 1 N. of the conch-shell of Arjuna; देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः (दध्मौ) Bg.1.15.
    -2 a certain person (used in speaking of men indefinitely); मुक्तस्ततो यदि बन्धाद्देवदत्त उपाच्छिनत्ति Bhāg.5.14.24; देवदत्तः पचति, पिनो देवदत्तो दिवा न भुङ्क्ते &c.
    -3 one of the vital airs exhaled in yawning; देवदत्तो विजृम्भणे. ˚अग्रजः N. of Buddha.
    -दर्शन a. visiting the gods. (
    -नः) N. of Nārada; यथा प्राह नारदो देवदर्शनः Bhāg.2.8.1.
    -दारु m., n. a species of pine; गङ्गाप्रवाहोक्षित- देवदारु Ku.1.54; R.2.36.
    -दासः a servant or attendant upon a temple.
    (-सी) 1 a female in the service of gods or a temple.
    -2 a courtezan (employed as a dancer in a temple).
    -3 the wild citron tree.
    -दीपः the eye.
    -दुन्दुभिः 1 divine drum; देवदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषो पुष्पवृष्टिश्च खात् पतन् Rām.
    -2 the holy basil with red flowers.
    -3 an epi- thet of Indra.
    -दूतः a divine envoy or messenger, an angel.
    -देवः 1 an epithet of Brahman; Rām.1.43.1.
    -2 of Śiva; अयाचितारं न हि देवदेवमद्रिः सुतां ग्राहयितुं शशाक Ku.1.52.
    -3 of Viṣṇu; Bg.1.15.
    -4 of Gaṇeśa; दृष्टप्रभावो वरदो देवदेवो विनायकः Ks.2.55.
    -दैवत्य a. destined for the god; Ms.2.189.
    -द्रोणी a procession with idols.
    -धर्मः a religious duty or office.
    -धानी the city of Indra; तां देवधानीं स वरुथिनीपतिर्बहिः समन्ताद्रुरुधे पृतन्यया Bhāg. 8.15.23.
    -धान्यम् a kind of grass-grain (Mar. देवभात).
    -धिष्ण्यम् a chariot of the gods (विमान); Bhāg.1. 82.7.
    -नक्षत्रम् N. of the first 14 नक्षत्रs in the southern quarter (opp. to यमनक्षत्रम्).
    -नदी 1 the Ganges.
    -2 any holy river; Ms.2.17.
    -नन्दिन् m. N. of the door- keeper of Indra.
    -2 N. of a grammarian.
    -नागरी N. of the character in which Sanskrit is usually written.
    -नाथः Śiva.
    -निकायः 1 'residence of gods', paradise, heaven; तं तुष्टुवुर्देवनिकायकेतवः Bhāg.1.27.25.
    -2 a host or assembly of gods; Ms.1.36.
    -निन्दकः a blasphe- mer, unbeliever, heretic, atheist.
    -निन्दा heresy, athe- ism.
    -निर्माल्यम् 1 a garland remaining from a sacrifice.
    -निर्मित a. 'god-created', natural.
    -पतिः an epithet of Indra.
    -पादाः 'the royal feet or presence', an honorific term for a king; देवपादाः प्रमाणम्.
    -पथः 1 'heavenly passage', heaven, firmament दिव्यो देवपथो ह्येष नात्र गच्छन्ति मानुषाः Mb.
    -2 the milky way.
    -पशुः any animal con- secrated to a deity.
    -पात्रम् an epithet of Agni.
    -पुर्, -पुरी f. an epithet of Amarāvatī, the city of Indra.
    -पुरोहितः 1 a domestic priest of the gods.
    -2 the planet Jupiter (बृहस्पति).
    -पुष्पम् cloves.
    -पूज्यः an epithet of Bṛihaspati.
    -प्रतिकृतिः f.,
    -प्रतिमा an idol, the image of a deity.
    -प्रश्नः 'consulting deities', astrology, for- tune-telling.
    -प्रसूत a. good-produced (water); Av.6. 1.2.
    -प्रियः 'dear to the gods', an epithet of Śiva; (देवानांप्रियः an irreg. comp. meaning-
    1 a goat.
    -2 a fool, idiot like a brute breast, as in ते$प्यतात्पर्यज्ञा देवानांप्रियाः K. P.
    -3 an ascetic, who renounces the world).
    -बलिः an oblation to the gods.
    -बाहुः 1 N. of a king in the Yadu race.
    -2 N. of a sage; देवबाहुः शतधनुः कृतवर्मेति तत्सुताः Bhāg.
    -ब्रह्मन् m. an epithet of Nārada.
    -ब्राह्मणः 1 a Brāhmaṇa who lives on the proceeds of a temple.
    -2 a venerable Brāhmaṇa.
    -भक्तिः worship or service of the gods.
    -भवनम् 1 the heaven.
    -2> a temple.
    -3 the holy fig-tree.
    -भागः the northern hemisphere.
    -भ m. a god; (-f.) heaven.
    -भूमिः f. heaven; पितुः प्रदेशा- स्तव देवभूमयः Ku.5.45.
    -भूतिः f. an epithet of the Ganges.
    -भूयम् divinity, godhead; विदितमेव भवतां...... परां निर्वृतिमुपेत्य देवभूयं गताः सर्वे न पूर्वपुरुषा इति Rām. Champū.
    -भृत् m. an epithet of
    1 Viṣṇu.
    -2 of Indra.
    -भोगः Pleasure of the gods, heavenly joy; अन्नन्ति दिव्यान् दिवि देवभोगान् Bg.9.2.
    -भोज्यम् nectar.
    -मणिः 1 the jewel of Viṣṇu called कौस्तुभ.
    -2 the sun.
    -3 a curl of hair on a horse's neck; आवर्तिनः शुभफल- प्रदशुक्तियुक्ताः संपन्नदेवमणयो भृतरन्ध्रभागाः (अश्वाः) Śi.5.4; N.1.58.
    -मधु n. divine honey; असौ वा आदित्यो देवमधु Ch. Up.3.1.1.
    -मातृ f. N. of Aditi, mother of gods.
    -मातृक a. 'having the god of rain or clouds as foster-mother', watered only by the clouds, depending on rain-water and not on irrigation, deprived of every other kind of water (as a country); देशो नद्यम्बुवृष्ट्यम्बु- संपन्नव्रीहिपालितः । स्यान्नदीमातृको देवमातृकश्च यथाक्रमम् ॥ Ak.; cf. also वितन्वति क्षेममदेवमातृकाः (i. e. नदीमातृकाः) चिराय तस्मिन् कुरवश्चकासते Ki.1. 17.
    -मानकः the jewel of Viṣṇu called कौस्तुभ.
    -माया the Māyā of gods; ते दुस्तराम- तितरन्ति च देवमायाम् Bhāg.
    -मार्गः the air or sky.
    -मासः the eighth month of pregnancy.
    -मुनिः a divine sage.
    -यजनम् 1 a sacrificial place, a place where a sacrifice is performed; ततस्ते देवयजनं ब्राह्मणाः स्वर्णलाङ्गलैः (कृष्ट्वा) Bhāg.1.74.12. देवयजनसंभवे सीते U.4.
    -2 a place of worship; मण्डलं देवयजनं दीक्षासंस्कार आत्मनः Bhāg.12.11.17.
    -यजि a. making oblations to gods.
    -यज्ञः a sacrifice to the superior gods made by oblations to fire, or through fire to the gods; (one of the five daily sacri- fices of a Brāhmaṇa; see Ms.3.81,85 and पञ्चयज्ञ also).
    -यज्यम्, -यज्या a sacrifice.
    -यात्रा 'an idol- procession,' any sacred festival when the idols are carried in procession; केनापि देवयात्रागतेन सिद्धादेशेन साधुना मत्समक्षमादिष्टा M.5.12-13.
    -यान bestowing मोक्ष; यज्ञस्य देवयानस्य मेध्याय हविषे नृप Bhāg.8.8.2.
    -नः the path leading to मोक्ष; सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः Muṇḍ.3.1.6.
    -यानम् a celestial car.
    -युगम् 1 the first of the four ages of the world; also called कृतयुग, सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पुरा देवयुगे प्रभुः Rām.1.11.11.
    -2 an age of the gods comprising four ages of men.
    -योनिः 1 a super- human being, a demigod; विद्याधरो$प्सरोयक्षरक्षोगन्धर्वकिन्नराः । पिशाचो गुह्यकः सिद्धो भूतो$मी देवयोनयः ॥ Ak.
    -2 a being of divine origin.
    -3 fuel used in kindling fire (f. also).
    -योषा an apsaras.
    -रथः a car for carrying the image of god in procession.
    -थम् a day's journey for the sun's chariot.
    -रहस्यम् a divine mystery.
    -राज्, -राजः 1 an epithet of Indra; Rām.7.6.6.
    -2 a king.
    -3 N. of Buddha.
    -रातः 1 an epithet of Parīkṣit.
    -2 a kind of swan or crane.
    -राष्ट्रम् N. of an empire in the Deccan.
    -लक्ष्मम् the Brāhmanical cord.
    -लता the Navamallikā or double jasmine plant.
    -लिङ्गम् the image or statue of a deity; Bhāg.3.17.13.
    -लोकः heaven, paradise; देवलोकस्य चर्त्विजः (प्रभुः) Ms.4.182.
    -वक्त्रम् an epithet of fire.
    -वर्त्मन् n. the sky or atmosphere.
    -वर्धकिः, -शिल्पिन् m. Viśvakarman, the architect of gods.
    -वाणी 'divine voice', a voice from heaven.
    -वाहनः an epithet of Agni.
    -विद्या 1 divine science; Ch. Up.7.1.2.
    -2 the science of Nirukta or etymology; ibid.
    -विभागः the northern hemisphere.
    -विश् f.,
    -विशा a deity.
    -वीतिः food of the gods.
    -वृक्षः the Mandāra tree.
    -व्यचस् a. Ved. occupied by the gods.
    -व्रतम् 1 a religious observance, any religious vow.
    -2 the favourite food of the gods. (
    -तः) an epithet of
    1 Bhīṣma; ततो विनशनं प्रागाद्यत्र देवव्रतो$पतत् Bhāg.1.9.1.
    -2 Kārtikeya.
    -व्रतत्वम् celibacy (ब्रह्मचारिव्रत); देवव्रतत्वं विज्ञाप्य Mb.5.172.19.
    -शत्रुः a demon; स देवशत्रूनिव देवराजः Mb.
    -शुनी an epithet of Saramā, the bitch of the gods.
    -शेखर the damanaka tree (Mar. दवणा).
    -शेषम् the remnants of a sacrifice offered to gods.
    -श्रीः m. a sacrifice. (f.) Lakṣmī.
    -श्रुतः an epithet of
    1 Viṣṇu.
    -2 Nārada.
    -3 a sacred treatise.
    -4 a god in general.
    -संसद् f. देवसभा q. v.
    -सत्यम् divine truth, established order of the gods.
    -संध a. divine.
    -सभा 1 an assembly of the gods (सुधर्मन्).
    -2 a council of a king, council-chamber.
    -3 a gambling-house.
    -सभ्यः 1 a gambler.
    -2 a fre- quenter of gaming-houses.
    -3 an attendant on a deity.
    -4 the keeper of a gambling-house.
    -सहा 1 rules of begging alms (? भिक्षासूत्र); L. D. B.
    -2 N. of a plant.
    -सायुज्यम् identification or unification with a deity, conjunction with the gods, deification.
    -सिंह an epithet of Śiva.
    -सुषिः a tube or cavity (in the heart) leading to the gods; cf. उदान, तस्य ह वा एतस्य हृदयस्य पञ्च देवसुषयः Ch. Up.3.13.1.
    -सू N. of 8 deities (अग्नि, सोम, सवितृ, रुद्र, बृहस्पति, इन्द्र, मित्र and वरुण).
    -सृष्टा an intoxicating drink.
    -सेना 1 the army of gods.
    -2 N. of the wife of Skanda; स्कन्देन साक्षादिव देवसेनाम् R.7.1. (Malli.:-- देवसेना = स्कन्दपत्नी perhaps it merely means 'the army of the gods' personified as Skanda's wife). ˚पतिः, ˚प्रियः an epithet of Kārtikeya.
    -स्वम् 'property of gods', property applicable to religious purposes or endowments; यद्धनं यज्ञशीलानां देवस्वं तद्विदु- र्बुधाः Ms.11.2,26. ˚अपहरणम् sacrilege.
    -सावर्णिः the 13th Manu; मनुस्त्रयोदशो भाव्यो देवसावर्णिरात्मवान् Bhāg. 8.13.3.
    -हविस् n. an animal offered to gods at a sacrifice.
    -हिंसकः an enemy of gods.
    -हूः the left ear; Bhāg.4.25.51.
    -हूतिः f.
    1 invocation of the gods.
    -2 N. of a daughter of Manu Svāyambhuva and wife of Kardama.
    -हेडनम् an offence against the gods.
    -हेतिः a divine weapon.

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  • 17 Empire, Portuguese overseas

    (1415-1975)
       Portugal was the first Western European state to establish an early modern overseas empire beyond the Mediterranean and perhaps the last colonial power to decolonize. A vast subject of complexity that is full of myth as well as debatable theories, the history of the Portuguese overseas empire involves the story of more than one empire, the question of imperial motives, the nature of Portuguese rule, and the results and consequences of empire, including the impact on subject peoples as well as on the mother country and its society, Here, only the briefest account of a few such issues can be attempted.
       There were various empires or phases of empire after the capture of the Moroccan city of Ceuta in 1415. There were at least three Portuguese empires in history: the First empire (1415-1580), the Second empire (1580-1640 and 1640-1822), and the Third empire (1822-1975).
       With regard to the second empire, the so-called Phillipine period (1580-1640), when Portugal's empire was under Spanish domination, could almost be counted as a separate era. During that period, Portugal lost important parts of its Asian holdings to England and also sections of its colonies of Brazil, Angola, and West Africa to Holland's conquests. These various empires could be characterized by the geography of where Lisbon invested its greatest efforts and resources to develop territories and ward off enemies.
       The first empire (1415-1580) had two phases. First came the African coastal phase (1415-97), when the Portuguese sought a foothold in various Moroccan cities but then explored the African coast from Morocco to past the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. While colonization and sugar farming were pursued in the Atlantic islands, as well as in the islands in the Gulf of Guinea like São Tomé and Príncipe, for the most part the Portuguese strategy was to avoid commitments to defending or peopling lands on the African continent. Rather, Lisbon sought a seaborne trade empire, in which the Portuguese could profit from exploiting trade and resources (such as gold) along the coasts and continue exploring southward to seek a sea route to Portuguese India. The second phase of the first empire (1498-1580) began with the discovery of the sea route to Asia, thanks to Vasco da Gama's first voyage in 1497-99, and the capture of strong points, ports, and trading posts in order to enforce a trade monopoly between Asia and Europe. This Asian phase produced the greatest revenues of empire Portugal had garnered, yet ended when Spain conquered Portugal and commanded her empire as of 1580.
       Portugal's second overseas empire began with Spanish domination and ran to 1822, when Brazil won her independence from Portugal. This phase was characterized largely by Brazilian dominance of imperial commitment, wealth in minerals and other raw materials from Brazil, and the loss of a significant portion of her African and Asian coastal empire to Holland and Great Britain. A sketch of Portugal's imperial losses either to native rebellions or to imperial rivals like Britain and Holland follows:
       • Morocco (North Africa) (sample only)
       Arzila—Taken in 1471; evacuated in 1550s; lost to Spain in 1580, which returned city to a sultan.
       Ceuta—Taken in 1415; lost to Spain in 1640 (loss confirmed in 1668 treaty with Spain).
       • Tangiers—Taken in 15th century; handed over to England in 1661 as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry to King Charles II.
       • West Africa
       • Fort/Castle of São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (in what is now Ghana)—Taken in 1480s; lost to Holland in 1630s.
       • Middle East
       Socotra-isle—Conquered in 1507; fort abandoned in 1511; used as water resupply stop for India fleet.
       Muscat—Conquered in 1501; lost to Persians in 1650.
       Ormuz—Taken, 1505-15 under Albuquerque; lost to England, which gave it to Persia in the 17th century.
       Aden (entry to Red Sea) — Unsuccessfully attacked by Portugal (1513-30); taken by Turks in 1538.
       • India
       • Ceylon (Sri Lanka)—Taken by 1516; lost to Dutch after 1600.
       • Bombay—Taken in 16th century; given to England in 1661 treaty as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry for Charles II.
       • East Indies
       • Moluccas—Taken by 1520; possession confirmed in 1529 Saragossa treaty with Spain; lost to Dutch after 1600; only East Timor remaining.
       After the restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain in 1640, Portugal proceeded to revive and strengthen the Anglo- Portuguese Alliance, with international aid to fight off further Spanish threats to Portugal and drive the Dutch invaders out of Brazil and Angola. While Portugal lost its foothold in West Africa at Mina to the Dutch, dominion in Angola was consolidated. The most vital part of the imperial economy was a triangular trade: slaves from West Africa and from the coasts of Congo and Angola were shipped to plantations in Brazil; raw materials (sugar, tobacco, gold, diamonds, dyes) were sent to Lisbon; Lisbon shipped Brazil colonists and hardware. Part of Portugal's War of Restoration against Spain (1640-68) and its reclaiming of Brazil and Angola from Dutch intrusions was financed by the New Christians (Jews converted to Christianity after the 1496 Manueline order of expulsion of Jews) who lived in Portugal, Holland and other low countries, France, and Brazil. If the first empire was mainly an African coastal and Asian empire, the second empire was primarily a Brazilian empire.
       Portugal's third overseas empire began upon the traumatic independence of Brazil, the keystone of the Lusitanian enterprise, in 1822. The loss of Brazil greatly weakened Portugal both as a European power and as an imperial state, for the scattered remainder of largely coastal, poor, and uncolonized territories that stretched from the bulge of West Africa to East Timor in the East Indies and Macau in south China were more of a financial liability than an asset. Only two small territories balanced their budgets occasionally or made profits: the cocoa islands of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea and tiny Macau, which lost much of its advantage as an entrepot between the West and the East when the British annexed neighboring Hong Kong in 1842. The others were largely burdens on the treasury. The African colonies were strapped by a chronic economic problem: at a time when the slave trade and then slavery were being abolished under pressures from Britain and other Western powers, the economies of Guinea- Bissau, São Tomé/Príncipe, Angola, and Mozambique were totally dependent on revenues from the slave trade and slavery. During the course of the 19th century, Lisbon began a program to reform colonial administration in a newly rejuvenated African empire, where most of the imperial efforts were expended, by means of replacing the slave trade and slavery, with legitimate economic activities.
       Portugal participated in its own early version of the "Scramble" for Africa's interior during 1850-69, but discovered that the costs of imperial expansion were too high to allow effective occupation of the hinterlands. After 1875, Portugal participated in the international "Scramble for Africa" and consolidated its holdings in west and southern Africa, despite the failure of the contra-costa (to the opposite coast) plan, which sought to link up the interiors of Angola and Mozambique with a corridor in central Africa. Portugal's expansion into what is now Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe (eastern section) in 1885-90 was thwarted by its oldest ally, Britain, under pressure from interest groups in South Africa, Scotland, and England. All things considered, Portugal's colonizing resources and energies were overwhelmed by the African empire it possessed after the frontier-marking treaties of 1891-1906. Lisbon could barely administer the massive area of five African colonies, whose total area comprised about 8 percent of the area of the colossal continent. The African territories alone were many times the size of tiny Portugal and, as of 1914, Portugal was the third colonial power in terms of size of area possessed in the world.
       The politics of Portugal's empire were deceptive. Lisbon remained obsessed with the fear that rival colonial powers, especially Germany and Britain, would undermine and then dismantle her African empire. This fear endured well into World War II. In developing and keeping her potentially rich African territories (especially mineral-rich Angola and strategically located Mozambique), however, the race against time was with herself and her subject peoples. Two major problems, both chronic, prevented Portugal from effective colonization (i.e., settling) and development of her African empire: the economic weakness and underdevelopment of the mother country and the fact that the bulk of Portuguese emigration after 1822 went to Brazil, Venezuela, the United States, and France, not to the colonies. These factors made it difficult to consolidate imperial control until it was too late; that is, until local African nationalist movements had organized and taken the field in insurgency wars that began in three of the colonies during the years 1961-64.
       Portugal's belated effort to revitalize control and to develop, in the truest sense of the word, Angola and Mozambique after 1961 had to be set against contemporary events in Europe, Africa, and Asia. While Portugal held on to a backward empire, other European countries like Britain, France, and Belgium were rapidly decolonizing their empires. Portugal's failure or unwillingness to divert the large streams of emigrants to her empire after 1850 remained a constant factor in this question. Prophetic were the words of the 19th-century economist Joaquim Oliveira Martins, who wrote in 1880 that Brazil was a better colony for Portugal than Africa and that the best colony of all would have been Portugal itself. As of the day of the Revolution of 25 April 1974, which sparked the final process of decolonization of the remainder of Portugal's third overseas empire, the results of the colonization program could be seen to be modest compared to the numbers of Portuguese emigrants outside the empire. Moreover, within a year, of some 600,000 Portuguese residing permanently in Angola and Mozambique, all but a few thousand had fled to South Africa or returned to Portugal.
       In 1974 and 1975, most of the Portuguese empire was decolonized or, in the case of East Timor, invaded and annexed by a foreign power before it could consolidate its independence. Only historic Macau, scheduled for transfer to the People's Republic of China in 1999, remained nominally under Portuguese control as a kind of footnote to imperial history. If Portugal now lacked a conventional overseas empire and was occupied with the challenges of integration in the European Union (EU), Lisbon retained another sort of informal dependency that was a new kind of empire: the empire of her scattered overseas Portuguese communities from North America to South America. Their numbers were at least six times greater than that of the last settlers of the third empire.

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  • 18 basurero1

    1 = trash dump, dumping ground, rubbish dump.
    Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
    Ex. Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
    Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

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  • 19 fuego

    intj.
    1 there's a fire, something's burning.
    2 fire, shoot.
    m.
    1 fire (llamas, hoguera).
    atizar el fuego to poke the fire
    hacer un fuego to make a fire
    pegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to something
    echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers
    fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp
    fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire
    2 ring, burner.
    apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat
    poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil
    a fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat
    3 fire (disparos).
    abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open fire
    fuego cruzado crossfire
    4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).
    la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion
    5 gunfire.
    6 ignis.
    * * *
    1 fire
    2 (lumbre) light
    3 (cocina) burner, ring
    4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal
    \
    a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow oven
    estar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea
    hacer fuego MILITAR to open fire
    ¿me da fuego? have you got a light?
    poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebody
    prender fuego a algo to set fire to something
    romper fuego MILITAR to open fire
    fuego cruzado crossfire
    fuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's fire
    fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lantern
    fuego graneado sustained fire
    fuego nutrido heavy fire
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) fire
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=llamas) fire

    ¡fuego! — fire!

    • apagar el fuego — to put out the fire

    • atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up

    • encender el fuego — to light the fire

    • marcar algo a fuego — to brand sth

    • pegar o prender fuego a algo — to set fire to sth, set sth on fire

    prendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire

    prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire

    • sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fire

    echar fuego por los ojos —

    se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing

    el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion

    ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars

    2) [de cocina]
    a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ring
    b) (=calor) heat, flame

    • a fuego lento — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

    se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes

    • a fuego suave — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

    • a fuego vivo — on o over a high flame, on o over a high heat

    3) [para cigarro] light

    ¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?

    4) (Mil) fire

    ¡fuego! — fire!

    • abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)

    • ¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!

    • hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)

    • romper el fuego — to open fire

    fuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack

    fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside

    fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire

    alto II, 1., 1)
    5) (=pasión) passion, fire
    6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire
    7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sore
    8) (=hogar) dwelling
    * * *
    1) fire

    sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

    le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

    echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

    ¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

    3) (Coc)

    cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

    4) (Mil) fire

    preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

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    * * *
    1) fire

    sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

    le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

    echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

    ¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

    3) (Coc)

    cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

    4) (Mil) fire

    preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

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    * * *
    fuego1
    1 = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

    Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

    Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.
    Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.
    Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.
    Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.
    * acción contra el fuego = fire response.
    * a medio fuego = medium heat.
    * apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.
    * apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.
    * apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.
    * baño de fuego = baptism of fire.
    * bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.
    * cocer a fuego lento = simmer.
    * como el fuego = like wildfire.
    * daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.
    * destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.
    * donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.
    * echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.
    * extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.
    * fuego + apagar = fire + be out.
    * fuego arrasador = wildfire.
    * fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.
    * fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.
    * fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.
    * fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.
    * fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.
    * fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.
    * fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.
    * fuego incontrolado = wildfire.
    * fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.
    * fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.
    * fuego repentino = flash fire.
    * fuego sagrado = sacred fire.
    * fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.
    * hervir a fuego lento = simmer.
    * hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.
    * jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.
    * lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.
    * luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.
    * precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.
    * prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.
    * prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.
    * prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.
    * propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.
    * propenso al fuego = fire-prone.
    * prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.
    * resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.
    * retardador del fuego = fire retardant.
    * sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.
    * sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.
    * ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

    fuego2
    2 = fire.

    Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

    * abrir fuego = open + fire.
    * alto del fuego = cease-fire.
    * arma de fuego = firearm.
    * arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.
    * cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.
    * coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.
    * control de armas de fuego = gun control.
    * en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.
    * entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.
    * fuego amigo = friendly fire.
    * fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].
    * fuego cruzado = crossfire.
    * fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.
    * fuego de mortero = mortar fire.
    * fuego enemigo = enemy fire.
    * herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.
    * línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.

    * * *
    A fire
    atizó el fuego she poked the fire
    ¡fuego! fire!
    necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire
    [ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!
    le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the house
    prendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documents
    echar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignation
    estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)
    jugar con fuego to play with fire
    Compuestos:
    will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus
    ● fuegos artificiales or de artificio
    mpl fireworks (pl)
    B
    (para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?
    me pidió fuego he asked me for a light
    C ( Coc):
    cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hour
    poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat
    dejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burned
    cocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three rings
    D ( Mil) fire
    preparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!
    fuego a discreción fire at will
    la policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstrators
    alto3 (↑ alto (3))
    Compuestos:
    crossfire
    friendly fire
    live ammunition
    E ( Andes fam) (en los labios) cold sore
    * * *

     

    fuego sustantivo masculino

    ◊ ¡fuego! fire!;

    le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
    abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
    fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)

    ◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?

    c) (Coc):



    ( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;

    fuego sustantivo masculino
    1 fire
    2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
    3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
    (eléctrica) plate
    Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
    ♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
    estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
    poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
    sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
    entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
    ' fuego' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apagar
    - arma
    - arrasar
    - arrimarse
    - atizar
    - avivar
    - bengala
    - carbonizarse
    - castaña
    - chimenea
    - cohete
    - discreción
    - disparar
    - encender
    - encenderse
    - extinguir
    - extinguirse
    - fatua
    - fatuo
    - fuelle
    - hornillo
    - humear
    - inflamar
    - inflamarse
    - jugar
    - leña
    - lenta
    - lento
    - pegar
    - prender
    - propagarse
    - prueba
    - quemar
    - quemadura
    - quemarse
    - resplandor
    - sangre
    - silenciador
    - soplar
    - tirar
    - voraz
    - abrir
    - acercar
    - alto
    - arrimar
    - astilla
    - calcinar
    - calor
    - candela
    - cese
    English:
    acid test
    - bail out
    - banger
    - barrel
    - beat out
    - body
    - boil over
    - bore
    - braise
    - burn
    - burner
    - ceasefire
    - come forward
    - cracker
    - crackle
    - crossfire
    - damp
    - die down
    - douse
    - fan
    - feed
    - fire
    - firearm
    - firing line
    - flak
    - flameproof
    - flare up
    - fuse
    - glow
    - glowing
    - go out
    - gun
    - gunfire
    - hammer
    - heat
    - hit
    - light
    - low
    - muzzle
    - naked
    - open
    - out
    - outlaw
    - play
    - poke
    - poker
    - put out
    - quench
    - recoil
    - rekindle
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [incandescencia] fire;
    pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;
    echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;
    jugar con fuego to play with fire
    fuegos artificiales fireworks;
    fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;
    fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire
    2. [hoguera] fire;
    atizar el fuego to poke the fire;
    hacer un fuego to make a fire
    3. [incendio] fire;
    los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze
    4. [para cigarrillo]
    pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;
    ¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?
    5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;
    [eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;
    una cocina de cuatro fuegos a stove o Br cooker with four rings;
    poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;
    a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;
    apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat
    6. [disparos] fire;
    abrir o [m5] hacer fuego to fire, to open fire;
    romper el fuego to open fire;
    estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea
    fuego cruzado crossfire
    7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;
    la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;
    tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)
    8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning
    ♦ interj
    fire!
    * * *
    m
    1 fire;
    prender fuego a set fire to;
    jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire
    2
    :
    a fuego lento/vivo cocinar over a low/high heat o flame
    3
    :
    ¿tienes fuego? para cigarro do you have a light?
    4
    :
    abrir el fuego MIL open fire;
    estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place
    * * *
    fuego nm
    1) : fire
    2) : light
    ¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?
    3) : flame, burner (on a stove)
    4) : ardor, passion
    5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore
    6)
    * * *
    1. (en general) fire
    ¿tienes fuego? have you got a light?
    prender fuego a algo to set fire to something [pt. & pp. set]

    Spanish-English dictionary > fuego

  • 20 Yeoman, Thomas

    SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering
    [br]
    b. c. 1700 probably near Northampton, England
    d. 24 January 1781 London, England
    [br]
    English surveyor and civil engineer.
    [br]
    Very little is known of his early life, but he was clearly a skilful and gifted engineer who had received comprehensive practical training, for in 1743 he erected the machinery in the world's first water-powered cotton mill at Northampton on the river Nene. In 1748 he invented a weighing machine for use by turnpike trusts for weighing wagons. Until 1757 he remained in Northampton, mainly surveying enclosures and turnpike roads and making agricultural machinery. He also gained a national reputation for building and installing very successful ventilating equipment (invented by Dr Stephen Hales) in hospitals, prisons and ships, including some ventilators of Yeoman's own design in the Houses of Parliament.
    Meanwhile he developed an interest in river improvements, and in 1744 he made his first survey of the River Nene between Thrapston and Northampton; he repeated the survey in 1753 and subsequently gave evidence in parliamentary proceedings in 1756. The following year he was in Gloucestershire surveying the line of the Stroudwater Canal, an operation that he repeated in 1776. Also in 1757, he was appointed Surveyor to the River Ivel Navigation in Bedfordshire. In 1761 he was back on the Nene. During 1762–5 he carried out surveys for the Chelmer \& Blackwater Navigation, although the work was not undertaken for another thirty years. In 1765 he reported on land-drainage improvements for the Kentish Sour. It was at this time that he became associated with John Smeaton in a major survey in 1766 of the river Lea for the Lee Navigation Trustees, having already made some surveys with Joseph Nickalls near Waltham Abbey in 1762. Yeoman modified some of Smeaton's proposals and on 1 July 1767 was officially appointed Surveyor to the Lee Navigation Trustees, a post he retained until 1771. He also advised on the work to create the Stort Navigation, and at the official opening on 24 October 1769 he made a formal speech announcing: "Now is Bishops Stortford open to all the ports of the world." Among his other works were: advice on Ferriby Sluice on the River Ancholme (1766); reports on the Forth \& Clyde Canal, the North Level and Wisbech outfall on the Nene, the Coventry Canal, and estimates for the Leeds and Selby Canal (1768–71); estimates for the extension of the Medway Navigation from Tonbridge to Edenbridge (1771); and between 1767 and 1777 he was consulted, with other engineers, by the City of London on problems regarding the Thames.
    He joined the Northampton Philosophical Society shortly after its formation in 1743 and was President several times before he moved to London. In 1760 he became a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, and in 1763 he was chosen as joint Chairman of the Committee on Mechanics—a position he held until 1778. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 12 January 1764. On the formation of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, the forerunner of the present Institution of Civil Engineers, he was elected first President in 1771, remaining as such until his illness in 1780.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    FRS 1764. President, Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers 1771–80; Treasurer 1771–7.
    JHB

    Biographical history of technology > Yeoman, Thomas

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