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1 rendija
f.1 crack, gap.2 slit.* * *1 crack, split* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=hendedura) crack, cleft; (=abertura) aperture2) [en la ley] loophole* * ** * *= chink, opening.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex. The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.----* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * ** * *= chink, opening.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
Ex: The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * ** * *
rendija sustantivo femenino ( grieta) crack, crevice;
( hueco) gap
rendija sustantivo femenino
1 (de persiana, ventana, puerta, etc) gap
2 (en una pared, roca, etc) crack, crevice
' rendija' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abertura
English:
aperture
- crack
- slit
* * *rendija nfcrack, gap* * ** * *rendija nfgrieta: crack, split* * *rendija n crack / gap -
2 rendija
• chink• crack• crevice -
3 abertura
f.1 opening (agujero).2 aperture (photography).abertura del diafragma apertureAbertura del lente Aperture of the lens.3 slit, crevice, crack.4 openness, outspokenness, frankness.5 rima.* * *2 (valle) pass3 (ensenada) cove, creek* * *noun f.1) opening2) hole* * *SF1) [gen] opening, gap; (=agujero) hole; (=grieta) crack; (=corte) slit; (=brecha) gap2) (Geog) (=cala) cove; (=valle) wide valley, gap; (=puerto) pass3) (Cos) vent4) (=franqueza) openness, frankness* * ** * *= chink, opening.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex. The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.* * ** * *= chink, opening.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
Ex: The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.* * *por una abertura que había en la valla through a gap o an opening in the fencequeda una abertura entre los dos postigos there's a gap between the two shutters* * *
abertura sustantivo femenino ( en general) opening;
( agujero) hole;
( rendija) gap;
(corte, tajo) slit
abertura sustantivo femenino
1 (grieta) crack, slit
2 (de una prenda) slit
3 (de telescopio, ángulo, etc) aperture
(de un tubo) opening: la abertura de ese conducto es muy estrecha, this tube has a very narrow opening
' abertura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colar
- raja
- resquicio
- ventilador
English:
aperture
- opening
- vent
- chink
- split
* * *abertura nf1. [agujero] opening;[ranura] crack2. Fot apertureabertura del diafragma aperture* * *f opening* * *abertura nf1) : aperture, opening2) agujero: hole3) : slit (in a skirt, etc.)4) grieta: crack* * *abertura n1. (hueco) gap2. (grieta) crack -
4 colarse
1 (escabullirse) to slip in, gatecrash2 (en una cola) to push in, jump the queue, US jump the line3 familiar (equivocarse) to slip up, make a mistake4 (enamorarse) to fall ( por, for)* * *VPR1) (=filtrarse)el agua se cuela por las rendijas — the water seeps (in) through o gets in through the cracks
2) [personas] [sin pagar] to get in without paying; [en lugar prohibido] to sneak in; [en fiesta] to gatecrashun equipo de segunda división se había colado en las semifinales — a second division team had slipped through to the semifinals
3) [error]se le colaron varias faltas al revisar el texto — he overlooked several mistakes when revising the text
4) [en una cola] to jump the queue, cut in line (EEUU)¡oiga, no se cuele! — excuse me, there's a queue!
5) Esp * (=equivocarse) to get it wrong *¡huy! ¡me colé! — oops! I got it wrong! *
ahí te has colado porque yo no dije nada de eso — you got it wrong there, because I didn't say anything about that
6) Esp (=enamorarse)* * *= creep + past, sneak + past, sneak through, slither + Posesivo + way into, seep, creep (up) (in/into), sneak, weasel + Posesivo + way into, sneak into, worm + Posesivo + way through.Ex. Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.Ex. The more expensive media such as kits, models, and games are too large for someone to sneak past a vigilant charge out system = Los conjuntos documentales multimedia, las maquetas y los juegos son demasiado grandes para que alguien los pase sin ser visto por el sistema de préstamo.Ex. I think I am probably 99.9% effective at catching these spams but this was one of the.1% that snuck through.Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex. The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.Ex. Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.Ex. With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.Ex. He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.Ex. The police said that he had sneaked into a her house and raped her nearly 200 times over a 13-month period.Ex. Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.----* colarse en = slip into.* colarse inadvertidamente = slip through.* * *= creep + past, sneak + past, sneak through, slither + Posesivo + way into, seep, creep (up) (in/into), sneak, weasel + Posesivo + way into, sneak into, worm + Posesivo + way through.Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.
Ex: The more expensive media such as kits, models, and games are too large for someone to sneak past a vigilant charge out system = Los conjuntos documentales multimedia, las maquetas y los juegos son demasiado grandes para que alguien los pase sin ser visto por el sistema de préstamo.Ex: I think I am probably 99.9% effective at catching these spams but this was one of the.1% that snuck through.Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex: The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.Ex: Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.Ex: He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.Ex: The police said that he had sneaked into a her house and raped her nearly 200 times over a 13-month period.Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.* colarse en = slip into.* colarse inadvertidamente = slip through.* * *
■colarse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar sin ser visto) to slip in
(sin ser invitado) to gatecrash
(sin pagar) se coló en el autobús, he got onto the bus without paying
2 (saltarse el turno) to jump the queue, US to cut in the line
3 fam (meter la pata) to slip up, go too far
' colarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colar
English:
cut in
- gatecrash
- jump
- push in
- queue
- thread
- worm
- crash
- gate
- line
- push
* * *vprel aire se cuela por esta rendija air passes through this crack;las llaves se colaron por la alcantarilla the keys dropped down the drain;el balón se coló por la portería sin que ningún jugador pudiera detenerlo the ball just slipped into the goal and no one could stop it2. [en cola] to Br jump the queue o US cut in line;¡eh, no te cueles! Br oi, don't jump the queue!, US hey, don't cut in line!3. [en sitio] to slip, to sneak (en into);se colaron en el tren they slipped o sneaked onto the train without paying;colarse en una fiesta to gatecrash a party;nos colamos por la puerta de atrás we sneaked in (by) the back doorte has colado, no es mi hermana you've got it wrong, she's not my sister* * *v/r fampush in3:colarse por alguien fam fall for s.o.* * *vr1) : to sneak in, to cut in line, to gate-crash2) : to slip up, to make a mistake* * *colarse vb1. (meterse en un lugar) to sneak inse coló en el concierto he sneaked into the concert / he got into the concert without paying2. (meterse en una cola) to push in3. (equivocarse en general) to slip up / to be wrong4. (equivocarse hablando) to put your foot in itte has colado, no debías decirle eso you've put your foot in it you shouldn't have said that -
5 crack
m.1 star, superstar (estrella).2 crash (finance).3 crack (droga).4 rock cocaine, crack, crack cocaine.* * *1 (droga) crack2 (persona) star, ace* * *SM2) * (=droga) crack *** * *1) ( droga) crack* * *----* adicto al crack = crackhead.* * *1) ( droga) crack* * ** adicto al crack = crackhead.* * *(pl cracks)A (droga) crackes un crack jugando al polo he's a crack polo player* * *
crack sustantivo masculino (pl
crac o crack sustantivo masculino
1 Fin crash
2 (droga) crack
' crack' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abertura
- agrietar
- agrietarse
- boquera
- cascar
- cascarse
- chascar
- chasquear
- chasquido
- chorro
- crac
- despepitarse
- grieta
- hendidura
- mondarse
- raja
- rajar
- rajarse
- rendija
- resquebrajarse
- roer
- rotura
- trallazo
- traquetear
- alba
- cortar
- crujir
- introducir
- latigazo
- partir
- paso
- quebradura
- quebrar
- rayar
- resquebrajar
- resquicio
- romper
- trizarse
English:
crack
- crack down
- crack up
- hairline
- nut
- crash
- fill
- poke
- split
- stop
* * *1. [estrella] star, superstar2. Fin crashHist el crack del 29 the Wall Street Crash3. [droga] crack* * *m DEP star, ace -
6 filtrarse
1 (pasar a través) to filter* * *VPR1) [líquido] to seep, leak; [luz, sonido] to filterel agua se filtraba por las paredes — water was seeping o leaking in through the walls
2) (=desaparecer) [dinero, bienes] to disappear* * *(v.) = seep through, percolate, seep into, seepEx. The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern.Ex. A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.Ex. Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex. The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.* * *(v.) = seep through, percolate, seep into, seepEx: The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern.
Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex: The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.* * *
■filtrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (líquido) seep
2 (una noticia) to leak out
' filtrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
filtrar
English:
filter out
- filter through
- get out
- leak
- seep
- filter
- percolate
* * *vpr1. [penetrar] to filter, to seep ( por through);la luz se filtra por una rendija the light filters in through a crack;la humedad se filtra por la pared the damp seeps through the wall2. [información, noticia] to be leaked* * ** * *vr: to seep through, to leak* * *filtrarse vb1. (líquidos) to leak / to seep2. (luz) to filter3. (información) to leak -
7 grieta
f.1 crack.2 chap.* * *1 crack, crevice2 (en la piel) chap, crack* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=fisura) fissure, crack; (=hendidura) chink; (=quiebra) crevice; [en la piel] chap, crack2) (Pol) rift* * ** * *= cleavage, fissure, crack, cranny, crevice, crevasse, chink, fracture.Ex. After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.Ex. Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex. The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.Ex. Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex. Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex. Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex. In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.----* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* grietas = cracks and crevices.* salir grietas = develop + cracks.* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * ** * *= cleavage, fissure, crack, cranny, crevice, crevasse, chink, fracture.Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.
Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex: The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex: Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* grietas = cracks and crevices.* salir grietas = develop + cracks.* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * *la luz entraba por una pequeña grieta en la pared the light was coming in through a chink in the wall* * *
grieta sustantivo femenino ( en una pared) crack;
( en la tierra) crack, crevice;
( en la piel) crack
grieta (en la pared, terreno) crack
(en la piel, los labios) chap, crack
' grieta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abertura
- chorro
- rellena
- relleno
- salirse
- introducir
- rellenar
- rendija
- resquicio
- salir
- superficial
English:
aperture
- breach
- break
- chink
- cleft
- crack
- crevice
- fill in
- hairline
- slide
- split
- stop
* * *grieta nf[ranura] crack; [entre montañas] crevice; [en glaciar] crevasse; [que deja pasar luz] chink* * *f crack* * *grieta nf: crack, crevice* * *grieta n crack -
8 pared
f.1 wall.entre cuatro paredes cooped up at homelas paredes oyen walls have earssi las paredes hablasen… if the walls could talk…subirse por las paredes (figurative) to hit the roof, to go up the wallestá que se sube por las paredes she's in an absolute rage, she's fit to be tiedintenté convencerle, pero como si hablara a la pared (informal) I tried to persuade him, but it was like talking to a brick wallpared maestra main wallpared medianera party wall2 side.3 one-two (sport).hacer la pared to play a one-two* * *1 wall2 (de una montaña) side\las paredes oyen walls have earsponer a alguien contra la pared to put somebody in a tight spotpared maestra main wall, structural wallpared medianera party wall* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de edificio, habitación] wallestar cara a la pared — (Escol) to be stood in the corner
entre cuatro paredes —
hablar a la pared —
- ponerse blanco como la pared2) (Anat) wall3) (Alpinismo) face wall4) (Ftbl)hacer la pared — to make o do a one-two *
* * *1)a) (Arquit, Const) walles como darse contra las paredes — (fam) it's like banging your head against a brick wall
es como hablarle a la pared — (fam) it's like talking to a brick wall
hasta la pared de enfrente — (Chi, Méx fam) loads (pl) (colloq)
las paredes oyen — walls have ears
subirse or trepar por las paredes — (fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof (colloq); ( de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) (colloq)
b) ( de recipiente) sidec) (Anat) walld) ( de montaña) face2) ( en fútbol) one-twohacer la pared — to play a one-two, to play a wall pass (AmE)
* * *= wall, lining.Ex. The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.Ex. The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.----* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.* cogido entre la espada y la pared = caught between two stools.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* decoración de paredes = wall covering.* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* interruptor de pared = wall switch.* montado en la pared = wall-mounted.* pared abdominal, la = abdominal wall, the.* pared arterial = artery wall.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* pared del acantilado = cliff face.* pared de ladrillo = brick wall.* pared del precipio = cliff face.* pared divisoria = partition wall.* pared energética = energy wall.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* recubrimiento de paredes = wall covering.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelling.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.* * *1)a) (Arquit, Const) walles como darse contra las paredes — (fam) it's like banging your head against a brick wall
es como hablarle a la pared — (fam) it's like talking to a brick wall
hasta la pared de enfrente — (Chi, Méx fam) loads (pl) (colloq)
las paredes oyen — walls have ears
subirse or trepar por las paredes — (fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof (colloq); ( de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) (colloq)
b) ( de recipiente) sidec) (Anat) walld) ( de montaña) face2) ( en fútbol) one-twohacer la pared — to play a one-two, to play a wall pass (AmE)
* * *= wall, lining.Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.
Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.* cogido entre la espada y la pared = caught between two stools.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* decoración de paredes = wall covering.* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* interruptor de pared = wall switch.* montado en la pared = wall-mounted.* pared abdominal, la = abdominal wall, the.* pared arterial = artery wall.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* pared del acantilado = cliff face.* pared de ladrillo = brick wall.* pared del precipio = cliff face.* pared divisoria = partition wall.* pared energética = energy wall.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* recubrimiento de paredes = wall covering.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelling.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.* * *Aviven pared por medio they live next doordarse contra las paredes ( fam): estaba que se daba contra las paredes he was furious o ( colloq) hopping mades como darse contra las paredes it's like banging your head against a brick wallentre cuatro paredes cooped upme he pasado el día (encerrado) entre cuatro paredes I've been cooped up o stuck indoors all dayes como hablarle a la pared ( fam); it's like talking to a brick wallhabía gente hasta la pared de enfrente there were loads of people there, the place was absolutely packedle echó sal hasta la pared de enfrente he put half a ton of salt in ( colloq)las paredes oyen walls have earssubirse or treparse por las paredes ( fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof ( colloq) (de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) ( colloq); (de angustia) to go spare o frantic ( colloq)2 (de un recipiente) side3 ( Anat) wallpared abdominal stomach wall; (parte interior) stomach liningla pared del intestino the intestinal wall4 (de una montaña) faceCompuestos:wall of the arterycell wallcurtain wallmain wall, supporting wallparty wallB (en fútbol) one-two* * *
pared sustantivo femenino
1a) (Arquit, Const) wall;
las paredes oyen walls have ears
2 ( en fútbol) one-two
pared sustantivo femenino wall: mi casa da pared con pared con el salón de Juan, my house runs adjacent to Juan's living room
♦ Locuciones: las paredes oyen, walls have ears
poner a alguien contra la pared, to have sb up against the wall
subirse por las paredes, to go up the wall
' pared' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- acolchada
- acolchado
- atravesar
- brecha
- cara
- desconchada
- desconchado
- desconcharse
- enyesar
- espada
- estampar
- grieta
- llenar
- los
- montante
- pegar
- pelada
- pelado
- perchero
- proyectar
- reloj
- rendija
- réplica
- resquicio
- revocar
- tabique
- tirar
- acolchar
- agrietarse
- alfombra
- alisar
- almanaque
- alto
- apoyar
- arrimar
- bajar
- blanquear
- comba
- combarse
- contra
- delgado
- descascararse
- empapelar
- emparejar
- escalar
- escarpado
- estrellar
- fijo
- frontón
English:
barrel
- blow
- brace
- chink
- crack
- devil
- face
- grime
- hang
- hole
- mend
- notice
- paintbrush
- plaster
- ricochet
- scrape
- sheer
- smear
- split
- thick
- tile
- wall
- wall socket
- wall-to-wall carpet
- attach
- down
- fitted
- knock
- rock
- through
* * *pared nf1. [de construcción] wall;entre cuatro paredes cooped up at home;me pusieron contra la pared they had me up against the wall;las paredes oyen walls have ears;si las paredes hablasen… if the walls could talk…;subirse por las paredes to hit the roof, to go up the wall;está que se sube por las paredes she's in an absolute rage, she's fit to be tied;Fames como hablar a la pared it's like talking to a brick wallpared maestra main wall;2. [de montaña] facepared artificial climbing wall3. [de nariz, intestino] wall;[caja] side pared arterial arterial wall;pared celular cell wall4. Dep one-two;hacer la pared to play a one-two* * *f wall;subirse por las paredes hit the roof;las paredes oyen walls have ears;poner a alguien contra la pared fig force s.o. into a corner* * *pared nf: wall* * *pared n wall -
9 persiana
f.1 blind.2 Persian blind, shade, sun-blind, blind.3 shutter.* * *1 blind* * *noun f.* * *SF [de lamas] (Venetian) blind; [de tablitas] slatted shutter; [enrollable] roller blind* * *a) ( que se enrolla o levanta) blindenrollarse como una persiana — (Esp fam) to go on and on
b) (AmL) (contraventana, postigo) shutter* * *= roller blind, blind, shutter, louvre [louver, -USA].Ex. Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.Ex. It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, ' blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex. The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.----* persiana de láminas = louvre [louver, -USA].* persiana de metal = security shutter.* persiana de tabillas = louvre [louver, -USA].* * *a) ( que se enrolla o levanta) blindenrollarse como una persiana — (Esp fam) to go on and on
b) (AmL) (contraventana, postigo) shutter* * *= roller blind, blind, shutter, louvre [louver, -USA].Ex: Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.
Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, ' blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.* persiana de láminas = louvre [louver, -USA].* persiana de metal = security shutter.* persiana de tabillas = louvre [louver, -USA].* * *1 (que se enrolla) blindse enrolló como una persiana she went on and on foreveres un pesado, se enrolla como una persiana he's really tedious, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey ( colloq)2 ( AmL) (contraventana, postigo) shutterCompuestos:roll-down shutter● persiana veneciana or de lamasVenetian blind* * *
persiana sustantivo femenino
persiana veneciana or de lamas Venetian blind
persiana sustantivo femenino blind
' persiana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- enrollar
- lama
- rendija
- desenrollar
- levantar
- subir
English:
blind
- pull down
- roll up
- shade
- venetian blind
- louver
- roller
- Venetian blind
* * *persiana nf[enrollable] (roller) blind; [con láminas] (Venetian) blind; Espenrollarse como una persiana o [m5]como las persianas: se enrolla como una persiana he could talk the hind legs off a donkeypersiana enrollable roller blind;persiana veneciana Venetian blind* * *blind; enrollable shade, Brroller blind* * *persiana nf: blind, venetian blind* * *persiana n (que se enrolla) blind -
10 roca
f.rock.* * *1 rock\ser firme como una roca figurado to be as solid as a rocktener un corazón de roca figurado to have a heart of stoneroca viva bare rock* * *noun f.* * *SFla Roca — the Rock, the Rock of Gibraltar
* * *femenino rockfirme como una roca — solid as a rock
* * *= rock, boulder.Nota: De tamaño grande.Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.Ex. The moraine included 'particle' sizes varying from boulders down to fine silt.----* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* Cúpula de la Roca, la = Dome of the Rock, the.* desprendimiento de rocas = falling rocks.* gallito de las rocas = cock-of-the-rock.* gato de roca = meerkat.* lecho de roca = bedrock.* posa entre las rocas de la orilla = rock pool.* roca cristalina = crystalline rock.* roca ígnea = igneous rock.* roca madre = bedrock.* roca sedimentaria = sedimentary rock.* roca volcánica = volcanic rock.* sal de roca = rock salt.* * *femenino rockfirme como una roca — solid as a rock
* * *= rock, boulder.Nota: De tamaño grande.Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.
Ex: The moraine included 'particle' sizes varying from boulders down to fine silt.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* Cúpula de la Roca, la = Dome of the Rock, the.* desprendimiento de rocas = falling rocks.* gallito de las rocas = cock-of-the-rock.* gato de roca = meerkat.* lecho de roca = bedrock.* posa entre las rocas de la orilla = rock pool.* roca cristalina = crystalline rock.* roca ígnea = igneous rock.* roca madre = bedrock.* roca sedimentaria = sedimentary rock.* roca volcánica = volcanic rock.* sal de roca = rock salt.* * *rockroca viva living rockwhisky en las rocas ( Andes); whiskey on the rocksfirme como una roca solid as a rockCompuestos:igneous rockmagmatic rockmetamorphic rocksedimentary rock* * *
roca sustantivo femenino
rock
roca sustantivo femenino
1 rock
roca volcánica/metamórfica/sedimentaria, volcanic/metamorphic/sedimentary rock
2 (una persona) firme como una roca, solid as a rock
' roca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrena
- cristal
- escollo
- expeler
- metamórfica
- metamórfico
- perforación
- perforado
- rendija
- barrenar
- canto
- desgastar
- granito
- hendidura
- horadar
- hueco
- paredón
- partir
- peña
- resquebrajar
- veta
English:
cleft
- rock
- rock salt
- solid
- vertical
- boulder
* * *roca nfrock;ser (como) una roca to be as hard as nailsroca metamórfica metamorphic rock;roca sedimentaria sedimentary rock;roca volcánica volcanic rock* * *f rock* * *roca nf: rock, boulder* * *roca n rock -
11 ventana
f.1 window.echar o tirar algo por la ventana (figurative) to let something go to wasteventana de socorro emergency exit (window)2 nostril.3 window (computing).ventana activa active window4 fenestra.* * *1 ARQUITECTURA window2 (de la nariz) nostril\tirar algo por la ventana figurado to waste somethingventana de guillotina sash windowventana vidriera picture window* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Constr) windowtirar algo por la ventana — (lit) to throw sth out of the window; (fig) to throw sth away, fail to make any use of sth
ventanas dobles — double glazing [sing]
2) [de nariz] nostril3) (Inform) windowventana emergente — (Inform) pop-up (window)
4) (And) (=claro de bosque) forest clearing, glade* * *1)a) (Arquit, Const) windowtirar algo por la ventana — ( literal) to throw something out of the window; ( desperdiciar) to throw something away
b) (Inf) window2) ( de la nariz) nostril* * *= window.Ex. In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.----* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* basado en ventanas = window-based.* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.* marco de la ventana = window frame.* marco de ventana = window frame.* repisa de la ventana = window-sill, window ledge.* sin ventana(s) = windowless.* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.* ventana al mundo = window on/to the world.* ventana con acristalamiento doble = double-glazed window.* ventana de búsqueda = search box.* ventana de guillotina = sash-window.* ventana de selección = dialogue box.* ventana desplegable = pop up window.* ventana de un portal = portlet.* ventana emergente = pop up window.* ventana en saliente = bay, bay window.* ventana mirador = bay window, bay.* Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros (WIMP) = WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).* * *1)a) (Arquit, Const) windowtirar algo por la ventana — ( literal) to throw something out of the window; ( desperdiciar) to throw something away
b) (Inf) window2) ( de la nariz) nostril* * *= window.Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.
* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.* basado en ventanas = window-based.* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.* marco de la ventana = window frame.* marco de ventana = window frame.* repisa de la ventana = window-sill, window ledge.* sin ventana(s) = windowless.* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.* ventana al mundo = window on/to the world.* ventana con acristalamiento doble = double-glazed window.* ventana de búsqueda = search box.* ventana de guillotina = sash-window.* ventana de selección = dialogue box.* ventana desplegable = pop up window.* ventana de un portal = portlet.* ventana emergente = pop up window.* ventana en saliente = bay, bay window.* ventana mirador = bay window, bay.* Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros (WIMP) = WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).* * *las ventanas dan al patio/a la calle the windows look out onto the courtyard/the streetasomarse a la ventana to lean out (of) the windowarrojar or echar or tirar algo por la ventana (literal) to throw sth out of the window; (desperdiciar) to throw away sth, squander sth; (malograr) to ruin sth, spoil sthCompuestos:sash windowemergency exit( Inf) pop-up (window)( Inf) floating windowshuttered windowB (de la nariz) nostrilC ( Inf) window* * *
ventana sustantivo femenino
1 (Arquit, Const, Inf) window;
2 ( de la nariz) nostril
ventana sustantivo femenino
1 window
2 Inform window
3 Anat (de la nariz) nostril
' ventana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- abrir
- antepecho
- asomarse
- barandilla
- bocanada
- caber
- cadavérica
- cadavérico
- caer
- carril
- casa
- cegar
- cerrarse
- clavada
- clavado
- corredera
- corredero
- cristal
- descolgarse
- desde
- ensordecer
- entornar
- entornada
- entornado
- entrar
- entreabierta
- entreabierto
- gaita
- golpear
- golpetazo
- guardia
- hoja
- importar
- jardinera
- peligro
- por
- postigo
- refilón
- reja
- rendija
- reventar
- sacar
- salir
- sol
- tambalearse
- tranca
- travesaño
- alféizar
English:
bay window
- cricket
- dormer window
- double glazing
- frame
- frightful
- frost
- glass
- glaze
- gunshot
- hog
- lash out
- lean out
- lock
- nostril
- out
- out of
- overlook
- pull
- put
- rattle
- sash
- sash window
- shall
- slam to
- splash out
- thrust
- town
- wind down
- window
- window frame
- windowpane
- bay
- billow
- carry
- double
- French
- get
- lean
- leave
- ledge
- look
- mind
- no
- own
- pop-up
- stream
* * *ventana nf1. [en casa] window;estás tirando por la ventana muchos años de investigación you're throwing away many years of researchventana de guillotina sash window;ventana de socorro emergency exit (window)2. Informát windowventana activa active window;* * *f1 window;echar otirar por la ventana throw out of the window; fig throw away* * *ventana nf1) : window (of a building)2)ventana de la nariz : nostril* * *ventana n window -
12 hendija
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13 hueco
adj.1 hollow.2 soulless.3 empty, meaningless.m.hole, gap, cavity, chuckhole.* * *► adjetivo1 hollow■ pared hueca hollow wall, stud wall2 (vacío) empty3 (cóncavo) concave5 (mullido) spongy, soft6 figurado (presumido) vain, conceited7 (estilo etc) affected, empty1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening\dejar un hueco to leave a gaphacer un hueco a alguien to make room for somebodyllenar un hueco figurado to fill a need, fill a gaphueco de la escalera stairwellhueco de la ventana window recesshueco del ascensor lift shaft, (US elevator shaft)————————1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening* * *1. (f. - hueca)adj.2. noun m.1) hole, hollow2) space* * *1. ADJ1) [árbol, tubo] hollow2) [lana, tierra] soft3) [blusa, chaqueta] loose4) [sonido] hollow; [voz] booming, resonant5) (=insustancial) [palabras, promesas, retórica] empty6) (=pedante) [estilo, lenguaje] pompous7) [persona] (=orgulloso) proud; (=engreído) conceited, smugel niño se puso muy hueco cuando lo nombraron ganador — the boy was very proud when he was declared the winner
la típica rubia hueca — pey the usual blonde bimbo *
2. SM1) (=agujero) [en valla, muro] holeel hueco del ascensor — the lift o (EEUU) elevator shaft
2) (=espacio libre) space; [entre árboles] gap, openingel hueco que quedaba entre las dos mesas — the gap o space between the two tables
solo hay huecos en la primera fila — the only places o spaces are in the front row
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hacer (un) hueco a algn — to make space for sb¿me haces un hueco? — can you make some room for me?
3) [en texto] gap, blank4) [en mercado, organización] gapen el mercado hay un hueco para una revista de este tipo — there is a gap in the market for this type of magazine
aspiran a abrirse un hueco en el mundo de la música pop — they are hoping to carve o create a niche for themselves in the pop world
5) (=cavidad) hollowel hueco de la mano — the hollow of the o one's hand
6) (=nicho) recess, alcove7) (=en una empresa) vacancy8) [de tiempo]en cuanto tenga un hueco hablará contigo — he will talk to you as soon as he has a gap in his schedule o as soon as he can fit you in
hizo un hueco en su programa para recibirlos — he made space in his schedule to see them, he managed to fit them into his schedule
9) Méx ** (=homosexual) queer **, faggot (EEUU) *** * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *hueco11 = gap, slot, hollow, recess, alcove, cavity.Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.* hueco de servicio = service core.* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.hueco22 = hollow.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.
* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* en hueco = punched.* * *A1 [ ESTAR] ‹árbol/bola› hollow; ‹nuez› empty, hollow2 [ SER] (vacío) ‹palabras› empty; ‹estilo› superficial; ‹persona› shallow, superficial3 (esponjoso) ‹lana› soft; ‹colchón› soft, spongy4 ‹sonido› hollow; ‹voz› resonant; ‹tos› hollowB ( Esp) (orgulloso) proudiba tan hueco con sus nietos he looked so proud as he walked along with his grandchildrenA1(cavidad): detrás de la tabla hay un hueco there's a cavity behind the board, it's hollow behind the boardaquí la pared suena a hueco the wall sounds hollow hereel hueco del ascensor the lift shaftel hueco de la escalera the stairwellel hueco de la puerta the doorway2 (espacio libre) spaceun hueco para aparcar a parking spaceeste hueco es para la lavadora this space is for the washing machinea ver si me hacen un hueco para sentarme can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?si no entiendes alguna palabra, deja un hueco if you don't understand a word, just leave a blank o a space3(en una organización): para llenar el hueco existente en este campo to fill the gap which exists in this fielddeja un hueco que será difícil llenar he leaves a gap which will be hard to filltengo un hueco entre las dos clases I have a free period between the two classes¿no puedes hacer un huequito or un huequecito para verlo hoy? can't you make a bit of time to see him today?, can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today? ( colloq)B (concavidad) hollowen el hueco de la mano in the hollow of his/her handhacer un hueco en la harina make a well o hollow in the flourel acné le dejó la cara llena de huecos his face was pitted by acnelos huecos que dejaron las balas en la pared the bulletholes left in the wall* * *
hueco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
‹ nuez› empty, hollow;◊ tienes la cabeza hueca (fam &
hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
‹ estilo› superficial;
‹ persona› shallow, superficial
‹ colchón› soft, spongy
‹ voz› resonant
hueco 2 sustantivo masculino
( de ascensor) shaft;
el hueco de la escalera the stairwell
( entre dos dientes) gap;
hazme un hueco make room for me;
llenar un hueco en el mercado to fill a gap in the market
hueco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (vacío) empty, hollow
cabeza hueca, empty-headed
palabras huecas, empty words
2 (voz, sonido) resonant
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cavidad vacía) hollow, hole
2 (rato libre) free time
3 (sitio libre) empty space
♦ Locuciones: hacer un hueco, (de tiempo) to make time
(de espacio) to make room
' hueco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueca
- mella
- montante
- rellenar
- tapiar
- vacía
- vaciar
- vacío
- escalera
- rendija
- sonar
- tapar
- tubo
English:
bay
- gap
- gaping
- hollow
- niche
- recess
- shaft
- solid
- stairwell
- well
- alcove
- neatly
- socket
- stair
* * *hueco, -a♦ adj1. [vacío] hollow2. [sonido] resonant, hollow3. [sin ideas] empty;su discurso fue hueco there was no substance to his speech;eso no son más que palabras huecas those are just empty words;Fames una cabeza hueca she's an airhead4. [mullido, esponjoso] [bizcocho] light and fluffy;lleva el pelo muy hueco she has a very bouffant hairstylese puso muy hueco cuando anunciaron su triunfo he swelled with pride when they announced his victory♦ nm1. [cavidad] hole;[en pared] recess;suena a hueco it sounds hollow2. [espacio libre] space, gap;[de ascensor] shaft;el hueco de la escalera the stairwell;no había ni un hueco en el teatro there wasn't an empty seat in the theatre;hazme un hueco en el sofá make a bit of room for me on the sofa;deja un hueco para poder insertar los gráficos leave a space for the graphs;estoy buscando un hueco para aparcar I'm looking for a parking space;la marcha de los hijos dejó un hueco en sus vidas the children leaving left a gap in their lives;deja un hueco que será difícil de llenar she leaves a gap that will be hard to fill;se abrió hueco entre la masa de curiosos he made his way through the crowd of onlookers;un producto que se ha abierto un hueco en el mercado a product that has carved out a niche in the market3. [rato libre] spare moment;tengo un hueco a la hora del almuerzo I've got a moment at lunchtime;te puedo hacer un hueco esta tarde I can fit o squeeze you in this afternoon4. [vacante] vacancy;ha quedado un hueco vacante en la cúpula del partido there's a vacancy in the party leadership* * *II m* * *hueco, -ca adj1) : hollow, empty2) : soft, spongy3) : hollow-sounding, resonant4) : proud, conceited5) : superficialhueco nm1) : hole, hollow, cavity2) : gap, space3) : recess, alcove* * *hueco1 adj hollowhueco2 n1. (espacio) space2. (abertura, espacio en blanco) gap3. (sitio) room4. (rato libre) timesi tengo un hueco, te llamaré I'll phone you if I have time -
14 endija
См. также в других словарях:
rendija — sustantivo femenino 1. Abertura estrecha y alargada que se produce en un cuerpo o que existe entre dos cosas próximas: El niño espiaba por las rendijas de las ventanas. Sinónimo: ranura … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
rendija — (De re y hendija). 1. f. Hendidura, raja o abertura larga y estrecha que se produce en cualquier cuerpo sólido, como una pared, una tabla, etc., y lo atraviesa de parte a parte. 2. Espacio, generalmente estrecho, entre dos tableros o planchas… … Diccionario de la lengua española
rendija — ► sustantivo femenino Abertura larga y estrecha que atraviesa un cuerpo sólido y que deja entrar la luz y el aire o que existe entre dos cosas que están muy próximas: ■ el terremoto hizo algunas rendijas en la pared. SINÓNIMO hendidura ranura * * … Enciclopedia Universal
rendija — (f) (Intermedio) espacio abierto estrecho en una superficie o entre dos cosas Ejemplos: A través de una rendija de la ventana entraba poca de luz. Metió la carta en la rendija del buzón. Sinónimos: boca, abertura, grieta, resquicio, fisura, raja … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
rendija — {{#}}{{LM R33717}}{{〓}} {{SynR34550}} {{[}}rendija{{]}} ‹ren·di·ja› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Abertura larga y estrecha que se forma en un cuerpo o que separa dos elementos muy próximos. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del antiguo rehendija (hendidura).… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
rendija — sustantivo femenino abertura*, hendidura, boquete, brecha, quebradura, grieta, rotura, hendija (América). * * * Sinónimos: ■ grieta, ranura … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
rendija — f. Hendija … Diccionario Castellano
rendija para el correo — f Abertura en una puerta o pared, generalmente dotada de una placa articulada para el depуsito de cartas … Diccionario de Construcción y Arquitectur
huija rendija — expresión popular, especialmente en tono cuequero, campestre o chilenista; cf. huifa, huija; salieron los jinetes disparados; huija rendija , esta es la fonda La Bacinica, el que mete una patita no la saca nica; huija rendija … Diccionario de chileno actual
A la hija, tápale la rendija. — Recomienda, con evidente doble sentido, que la hija no vea aquello que pueda dañarla … Diccionario de dichos y refranes
Experimento de Young — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El experimento de Young, también denominado experimento de la doble rendija, fue realizado en 1801 por Thomas Young, en un intento de discernir sobre la naturaleza corpuscular u ondulatoria de la luz. Young comprobó… … Wikipedia Español