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21 Nicaragua
1 Nicaragua* * *SF Nicaragua* * *femenino Nicaragua* * *= Nicaragua.Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.* * *femenino Nicaragua* * *= Nicaragua.Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* * *Nicaragua* * *
Nicaragua sustantivo femenino
Nicaragua
Nicaragua sustantivo femenino Nicaragua
' Nicaragua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
córdoba
English:
Nicaragua
* * *Nicaragua* * *f Nicaragua -
22 Panamá
f.Panama.* * *1 Panama\sombrero panamá Panama hat* * *SM Panama* * *a) ( país) Panamab) ( capital) tb* * *= Panama.Ex. The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.* * *a) ( país) Panamab) ( capital) tb* * *= Panama.Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
* * *1 (país) Panamael Canal de Panamá the Panama Canal2 (capital) tbciudad de Panamá Panama, Panama City* * *
Multiple Entries:
Panamá
panamá
Panamá sustantivo masculino
panamá sustantivo masculino
panama hat
panamá sustantivo masculino
1 (sombrero) Panamá hat
2 (tejido) canvas
' panamá' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balboa
- jipijapa
- canal
- Panamá
- sombrero
English:
Panama
- Panama Canal
* * *Panamá nPanama* * *m Panama;el Canal de Panamá the Panama Canal;Ciudad de Panamá Panama city -
23 costa1
1 = coast, shore, coastline, shoreline, seaboard, seafront, littoral, sea-coast.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West coast.Ex. The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.Ex. The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.Ex. This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.Ex. This article reports on a workshop and subsequent visits to library schools on the eastern seaboard of the USA.Ex. Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.Ex. Abandonment of the region -- except for the littoral -- followed in the second half of the first millennium.Ex. Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.----* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* bordear la costa = coast.* Costa de Marfil = Ivory Coast, the.* costa marítima = sea-coast.* costa mediterránea, la = Mediterranean coast, the.* Costa Rica = Costa Rica.* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* en la costa = at the seaside.* navegar siguiendo la costa = coast.* sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked]. -
24 variedad
f.1 variety.2 strain, variety, stock.* * *1 (diversidad) variety, diversity2 (clase, tipo) variety1 (espectáculo) variety show sing\en la variedad está el gusto variety is the spice of life* * *noun f.variety, diversity* * *SF1) (=diversidad) variety2) (Bio) variety3) pl variedades (Teat) variety show [sing]teatro de variedades — variety theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater (EEUU)
* * *a) ( diversidad) varietyb) (clase, especie) varietyc) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)espectáculo de variedades — vaudeville o variety show
* * *= breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.Ex. Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.Ex. Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.Ex. Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex. Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.Ex. The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.Ex. It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.Ex. The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.----* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.* teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.* una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.* una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.* una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.* variedad de colores = variegation.* variedad de, la = range of, the.* variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.* * *a) ( diversidad) varietyb) (clase, especie) varietyc) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)espectáculo de variedades — vaudeville o variety show
* * *= breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.Ex: Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.
Ex: Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.Ex: Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.Ex: The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.* teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.* una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.* una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.* una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.* una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.* variedad de colores = variegation.* variedad de, la = range of, the.* variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.* * *1 (diversidad) varietyen este tema hay variedad de opiniones there are a variety of opinions on this subject, people hold many different o very different views on this subjecten la variedad está el gusto or (Col, Ven) el placer variety is the spice of life2 (clase, especie) varietyespectáculo de variedades vaudeville o variety showteatro de variedades vaudeville theater, variety theatre* * *
variedad sustantivo femenino
b)
variedad sustantivo femenino
1 variety
una gran variedad de opiniones, a wide range o variety of opinions
2 (espectáculo) variedades, variety show, US vaudeville
' variedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extensa
- extenso
- variada
- variado
- miscelánea
- riqueza
English:
array
- assortment
- romaine lettuce
- strain
- variety
- breed
- drug
- engage
- vary
- wide
* * *♦ nf1. [diversidad] variety;hay gran variedad de modelos there is a wide variety of models2. [de planta] variety;[de animal] breed♦ variedades nfplTeatro variety, Br music hall;* * *f variety;variedades pl vaudeville sg, Br variety sg* * *variedad nfdiversidad: variety, diversity* * * -
25 costarricense
adj.Costa Rican, from Costa Rica.f. & m.Costa Rican, native of Costa Rica.* * *► adjetivo1 Costa Rican1 Costa Rican* * *ADJ SMF Costa Rican* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Costa Rican* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Costa Rican* * *adj/mfCosta Rican* * *
costarricense adjetivo, masculino y femenino
Costa Rican
costarricense adjetivo & mf Costa Rican
' costarricense' also found in these entries:
English:
Costa Rican
* * *♦ adjCosta Rican♦ nmfCosta Rican* * *m/f & adj Costa Rican* * *costarricense adj & nmf: Costa Rican -
26 costarriqueño
adj.Costa Rican, from Costa Rica.m.Costa Rican, native of Costa Rica.* * *► adjetivo-nombre masculino,nombre femenino1→ link=costarricense costarricense* * *costarriqueño, -aADJ SM / F Costa Rican* * *- ña adjetivo/masculino, femenino Costa Rican* * *- ña adjetivo/masculino, femenino Costa Rican* * *costarriqueño -ñaadj/m,fCosta Rican* * *
costarriqueño◊ -ña adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
Costa Rican
costarriqueño,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Costa Rican
' costarriqueño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
costarriqueña
English:
Costa Rican
* * *costarriqueño, -a♦ adjCosta Rican♦ nm,fCosta Rican* * * -
27 tico
adj.Costa Rican, from Costa Rica.m.1 Costa Rican, person from Costa Rica.2 ARI, accounting rate, accounting rate of interest.* * *tico, -a* ADJ SM / F CAm Costa Rican* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino (AmL fam) Costa Rican* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino (AmL fam) Costa Rican* * *tico -caadj/m,f* * *
tico◊ -ca adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL fam) Costa Rican
* * *♦ adjCosta Rican♦ nm,fCosta Rican* * *L.Am. famI adj Costa RicanII m, tica f Costa Rican* * * -
28 tutear
v.to address as tú, to address informally, to address with familiar terms.Voceamos a Ricardo en Costa Rica We address Richard as vos in Costa Rica.* * *1 to address as tú2 figurado to be on familiar terms with1 (uso recíproco) to address each other as tú* * *1.VTtutear a algn — (lit) to address sb as "tú" ( 2nd person sing); (fig) to be on familiar terms with sb
2.See:* * ** * ** * *tutear [A1 ]vt■ tutearse* * *
tutear ( conjugate tutear) verbo transitivo: to address sb using the familiar◊ tú form
tutearse verbo pronominal: to address each other using the familiar tú form
tutear verbo transitivo to address as "tú"
' tutear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tutearse
* * *♦ vt= to address as “tú”, i.e. not using the formal “usted” form* * *v/t address as ‘tú’* * *tutear vt: to address as tú* * *tutear vb to use the "tu" form -
29 vosear
v.1 to address as vos, to address informally, to address with familiar terms, to treat in close terms.Voceamos a Ricardo en Costa Rica We address Richard as vos in Costa Rica.2 to disrespect.Los chicos vosearon al director The boys disrespected the principal.* * *1 to address as vos* * ** * ** * *vosear [A1 ]vtto address sb using the vos form* * *
vosear ( conjugate vosear) verbo transitivo
to address sb using the◊ vos form
* * *vosear vtto address as “vos”* * *v/t Rpl, C.Am., Venaddress as ‘vos’* * *vosear vt: to address as vos -
30 San
adj.1 Saint.san José Saint Joseph2 St., saint.* * *► adjetivo1 saint■ San Carlos Saint Charles Table 1 NOTA Used before names of male saints except for Tomás, Tomé, Toribio and Domingo. See also santo,-a /Table 1* * *SM [apócope de santo] saintsanto, lunesse casarán por San Juan — [en sentido extenso] they'll get married sometime in midsummer; [estrictamente] they'll get married round about St John's Day
* * *adjetivo (apócope de santo usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint* * *= S..Nota: Abreviatura de Saint.Ex. S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.----* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.* fiebre de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River.* San Antonio de Abad = Saint Anthony Abbot.* San + Nombre = St. [Saint] + Nombre, Saint [St.] + Nombre.* tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.* * *adjetivo (apócope de santo usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, Saint* * *= S..Nota: Abreviatura de Saint.Ex: S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.
* armar la de San Quintín = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.* fiebre de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* río San Lorenzo = Saint Lawrence River.* San Antonio de Abad = Saint Anthony Abbot.* San + Nombre = St. [Saint] + Nombre, Saint [St.] + Nombre.* tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.* * *(apócope de santo1 adj A. (↑ santo (1)) usado delante de nombres de varón excepto Domingo, Tomás y Tomé) St, SaintSan Pedro y San Pablo St Peter and St Paulel 19 de marzo es San José March 19th is St Joseph's Day* * *
Multiple Entries:
San
san
San adjetivo (apócope de
san adjetivo saint
San Pedro, Saint Peter ➣ santo,-a
' san' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
por
- S.
- San Salvador
- veranillo
- canal
- falla
- San
- santo
English:
Boxing Day
- Indian summer
- midway
- saint
- San Marino
- Santa Claus
- St
- valentine
- bedlam
- Indian
- lady
- midsummer
- stop
* * *san1 adj santo is shortened to san when it comes before a man's name, except before the names Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio.SaintUrug San Antonio [mariquita] Br ladybird, US ladybug;San Bernardo [perro] Saint Bernard;San Cristóbal y Nieves [federación] Saint Kitts and Nevis;San Francisco [ciudad] San Francisco;San José [santo] Saint Joseph;[de Costa Rica] San José; Andes, Méx San Lunes = imaginary saint's day cited as an excuse for not going to work on Monday;estaba festejando el San Lunes he had a bad attack of lazyitis and didn't go to work on Monday;San Marino San Marino;RP San Pablo [ciudad] São Paulo;San Petersburgo Saint Petersburg;San Salvador San Salvadorsan2 nmVen = popular savings scheme* * *adj Saint* * ** * *San abr St. / SaintSan Juan St. John -
31 acaudalado
adj.rich, wealthy, well-to-do, affluent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acaudalar.* * *1→ link=acaudalar acaudalar► adjetivo1 wealthy, rich, well-off* * *ADJ well-off, affluent* * *- da adjetivo wealthy, rich, affluent* * *= wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.].Ex. Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.* * *- da adjetivo wealthy, rich, affluent* * *= wealthy [wealthier -comp., wealthiest -sup.].Ex: Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.
* * *acaudalado -dawealthy, rich, affluent* * *
Del verbo acaudalar: ( conjugate acaudalar)
acaudalado es:
el participio
acaudalado,-a adjetivo wealthy
' acaudalado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaudalada
- rica
- rico
* * *acaudalado, -a adjwell-to-do, wealthy* * *adj wealthy, well-off* * *acaudalado, -da adjrico: wealthy, rich -
32 adorable
adj.adorable (person).* * *► adjetivo1 adorable* * *ADJ adorable* * *adjetivo adorable* * *= lovable, cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], darling.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex. Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.* * *adjetivo adorable* * *= lovable, cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], darling.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.* * *adorable* * *
adorable adjetivo
adorable
adorable adjetivo adorable
' adorable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
así
- cielo
- rica
- rico
English:
lovable
- adorable
- cuddly
- dear
* * *adorable adj[persona] adorable; [lugar, película] wonderful* * *adj adorable* * *adorable adj: adorable, lovable -
33 adorno
m.1 decoration.de adorno decorative (árbol, figura)2 adornment, decoration, frill, garnishing.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adornar.* * *1 decoration, adornment2 COSTURA trimming3 COCINA garnish\de adorno decorative* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=objeto) ornament2) (=decoración) ornamentation, adornmentun estilo literario sin adorno superfluo — a literary style with no superfluous ornamentation o adornment
no se puede comer, está de adorno — you can't eat it, it's just for decoration
no funciona, está o es de adorno — it doesn't work, it's just for show
3) (Cos) trim, trimming4) (Culin) garnish* * *a) ( objeto) ornamentb) ( decoración) adornmentlo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show
* * *= embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.Ex. Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.Ex. Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.Ex. He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex. In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.----* adornos = bells and whistles.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* * *a) ( objeto) ornamentb) ( decoración) adornmentlo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show
* * *= embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
Ex: Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.* adornos = bells and whistles.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* * *1 (objeto) ornamentlos adornos de Navidad the Christmas decorations2(decoración): su único adorno eran unos pendientes a pair of earrings was her only adornmentuna tela tan rica no necesita adorno ninguno such a rich fabric doesn't need any decoration o adornmentuna falda con adorno de pasamanería a skirt trimmed with frillsde adorno for decorationle puso unas aceitunas de adorno she added a few olives for decorationlo tenemos de adorno ( hum); it's just for show* * *
Del verbo adornar: ( conjugate adornar)
adorno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
adornó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
adornar
adorno
adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
adorno sustantivo masculino
adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
adorno sustantivo masculino decoration, adornment
♦ Locuciones: de adorno (que no hace nada) just for show: tienen el coche de adorno, porque nunca van a ningún sitio, they just have the car for show; they never go anywhere in it
' adorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borla
- brazalete
- colgante
- orla
- plumaje
- revestir
- ribete
- tocada
- tocado
- viñeta
- aplique
- bagatela
- baratija
- chiche
- chuchería
- complicado
- figurita
- flecos
- franja
- horrible
- huachafo
- jareta
- móvil
- paño
- pluma
English:
adornment
- bauble
- flourish
- ornament
- salad
- trim
- trimming
- decoration
- decorative
- for
- garnish
* * *adorno nm[objeto] ornament;los adornos navideños the Christmas decorations;de adorno [árbol, figura] decorative;es sólo de adorno [no funciona] it's just for show;Fam Humestar de adorno: está aquí sólo de adorno he's just taking up space here;no está aquí sólo de adorno he's not here just because he's a pretty face* * *m ornament; de Navidad decoration* * *adorno nm: ornament, decoration* * *adorno n decoration -
34 alimento
m.food.alimentos grasos fatty foodsla lectura es un alimento para el espíritu reading improves your mindpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alimentar.* * *1 (comida) food2 (valor nutritivo) nutritional value, nourishment3 figurado fuel* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=comida) food2) (=apoyo) encouragement, support; (=incentivo) incentive; [de pasión] fuel* * *1) (frml) ( comida) food2) ( valor nutritivo)* * *= nourishment, sustenance.Ex. He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.Ex. The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.----* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.* alimento fresco = fresh food.* alimento graso = fatty food.* alimento natural = natural food.* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.* alimentos crudos = raw food.* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.* alimentos naturales = health food.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.* alimentos procesados = processed food.* alimentos refinados = refined food.* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.* alimentos sólidos = solid food.* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.* conservar alimentos = cure + food.* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.* curar alimentos = cure + food.* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.* fuente de alimentos = food supply.* industria de los alimentos = food industry.* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.* producción de alimentos = food production.* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.* suministro de alimentos = food supply.* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.* * *1) (frml) ( comida) food2) ( valor nutritivo)* * *= nourishment, sustenance.Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.
Ex: The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.* alimento fresco = fresh food.* alimento graso = fatty food.* alimento natural = natural food.* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.* alimentos crudos = raw food.* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.* alimentos naturales = health food.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.* alimentos procesados = processed food.* alimentos refinados = refined food.* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.* alimentos sólidos = solid food.* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.* conservar alimentos = cure + food.* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.* curar alimentos = cure + food.* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.* fuente de alimentos = food supply.* industria de los alimentos = food industry.* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.* producción de alimentos = food production.* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.* suministro de alimentos = food supply.* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.* * *lleva varios días sin tomar or ingerir alimentos she hasn't eaten anything o ( frml) taken any food for several dayses delicioso, pero como alimento es pobre it's delicious, but it has little nutritional valuela leche es un alimento completo milk is a complete foodalimentos para diabéticos diabetic foodsCompuestos:( AmL) junk foodwholefoodhealth foodB(valor nutritivo): es un plato de mucho alimento it's a very nutritious dishestos refrescos no tienen alimento ninguno these soft drinks have no nutritional value* * *
Del verbo alimentar: ( conjugate alimentar)
alimento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
alimentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
alimentar
alimento
alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
‹ ego› to boost
3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentose con or de algo to live on sth
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (frml) ( comida) food, nourishment;
alimentos naturales health food;
2 ( valor nutritivo):
de mucho alimento very nutritious
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (comida) food
2 (valor alimenticio) nutritional value
' alimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaramelada
- acaramelado
- baño
- carne
- carné
- cocerse
- comida
- conservación
- contaminar
- dosificar
- estropearse
- indigesta
- indigesto
- pan
- pasarse
- pasto
- rancia
- rancio
- repetir
- reposar
- reposo
- resto
- rica
- rico
- saborear
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sonda
- sustento
- tajada
- yantar
- abombado
- adulterar
- alterar
- astringente
- básico
- demasía
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- energético
- enfriar
- enriquecer
- fecha
- fritanga
- malo
- nutritivo
- óptimo
- precio
English:
best
- crisps
- fattening
- potato chips
- slimming
- staple
- swallow
- feed
- food
- junk food
- nourishment
- sustenance
* * *alimento nm1. [comestible] foodalimentos básicos basic foodstuffs;alimentos infantiles baby foods;alimentos transgénicos GM foodsel desempleo es un alimento para la delincuencia unemployment fuels crime* * *m1 ( comida) food2:tiene poco alimento it has little nutritional value* * *alimento nm: food, nourishment* * *alimento n food -
35 aparte
adj.separate.lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawerser caso o capítulo aparte to be a different matteradv.1 aside, to one side.bromas aparte joking apart2 separately (por separado).la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift3 besides.y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o tooaparte de feo… besides being ugly…4 apart, aside, on one side, separately.m.1 new paragraph.2 aside (Teatro).3 private conference with the judge, sidebar.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: apartar.* * *► adverbio1 apart, aside, separately► adjetivo1 (distinto) special1 TEATRO aside2 LINGÚÍSTICA paragraph■ punto y aparte full stop, new paragraph\* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.separate, special3. adv.1) aside, apart2) separately3) besides•* * *1.ADJ INV separateguárdalo en un cajón aparte — keep it in a different o separate drawer
•
mantenerse aparte — to keep away2. ADV1) (=a un lado)bromas aparte, ¿qué os parece que me vaya a vivir a El Cairo? — joking aside o seriously though, what do you think of me going to live in Cairo?
diferencias ideológicas aparte, perseguimos el mismo fin — ideological differences aside, we're after the same thing
•
dejando aparte el norte, este país no es muy montañoso — leaving aside the north, this country is not very mountainous•
hacerle a algn aparte — to exclude sb•
poner algo aparte — to put sth asidela ropa sucia ponla aparte — put the dirty clothes to one side, put aside the dirty clothes
modestia•
ser algo aparte — to be something superior2) (=por separado) separately3) (=además) besidesaparte, yo ya soy mayorcita para que me manden — besides, I'm too old to be bossed about like that
-¿y no paga el alquiler? -sí, eso aparte — "and he doesn't pay the rent?" - "yes, that as well"
300 euros, aparte impuestos — 300 euros, taxes aside
3.PREP•
aparte de — apart fromaparte del mal tiempo, las vacaciones fueron estupendas — apart from the bad weather, the holidays were great
4. SM1) (Teat) aside2) (Tip) paragraph, new paragraph* * *I1) (a un lado, por separado)pon las verduras aparte — put the vegetables to o on one side
¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?
aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...
2) ( además)IIy aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid
adjetivo invariableIIImasculino aside* * *= aside, separate, of its own.Ex. Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.Ex. The document has no title of its own.----* aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* mantener aparte = keep + separate.* mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.* * *I1) (a un lado, por separado)pon las verduras aparte — put the vegetables to o on one side
¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?
aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...
2) ( además)IIy aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid
adjetivo invariableIIImasculino aside* * *= aside, separate, of its own.Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.
Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.Ex: The document has no title of its own.* aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.* dejar aparte = leave + aside.* mantener aparte = keep + separate.* mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.* * *A (a un lado, por separado) separately¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?lavar la ropa de color aparte wash coloreds separatelyeste asunto lo vamos a tratar aparte we'll deal with this matter separatelylo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside o to one side and reprimanded himpon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one sidedejando aparte la cuestión del dinero leaving aside the question of moneybromas aparte joking asidesoy muy buena cocinera, modestia aparte I'm a very good cook, although I say so myselfaparte de la pensión no tiene ningún otro ingreso apart from her pension, she has no other incomeaparte de que no tiene experiencia, es muy irresponsable apart from the fact that she has no experience, she's very irresponsibleB(además): y aparte tiene otra casa en el campo and she has another house in the country as welly aparte yo no soy su criada and anyway o besides o apart from anything else, I'm not his maidesto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter o a chapter to itselfes un caso aparte he's a special caseaside* * *
Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)
aparté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
aparte es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
apartar
aparte
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
b) (alejarse, separarse):◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;
no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
aparte adverbio
1 (a un lado, por separado):◊ pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side;
¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?;
lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside and reprimanded him;
bromas aparte joking aside;
aparte de ( excepto) apart from;
( además de) as well as;
aparte de hacerlos, los diseña she designs them as well as making them
2 ( además) as well;
( por otra parte) anyway, besides
■ adjetivo invariable:
es un caso aparte he's a special case
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
aparte 1 adverbio
1 (en un sitio separado) aside: pon eso aparte, put it aside
2 (dejando a un lado) apart
modestia/bromas aparte, modesty/joking apart
3 (separadamente) separately: la bebida te la cobran aparte, they charge separately for the drinks
♦ Locuciones: aparte de, (además de) besides: aparte de educado es muy simpático, besides being polite he's also very nice
(independientemente de, a excepción de) no tiene a nadie aparte de mí, he has no one apart from me
aparte 2 I adj inv
1 (insólito) special: este hombre es un caso aparte, this man's a special case
2 (distinto) separated
II sustantivo masculino
1 Teat aside
2 Ling punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph
' aparte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
broma
- independientemente
- punto
- separar
- separada
- separado
- allá
- párrafo
English:
apart
- aside
- avert
- keep
- offprint
- otherwise
- outside
- separate
- away
- besides
- draw
- extra
- other
- plus
- segregate
- take
* * *♦ adv1. [en otro lugar, a un lado] aside, to one side;las cartas urgentes ponlas aparte put the urgent letters to one side;dejando aparte tu último comentario… leaving aside your last comment…;bromas aparte joking apart2. [por separado] separately;este paquete vino aparte this parcel came separately;poner aparte el grano y la paja to separate the grain from the chaff;la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift3. [además] besides;y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too;y aparte no tengo por qué hacerte caso and anyway o besides, there's no reason why I should take any notice of you;aparte de apart from, except for;aparte de esta pequeña errata, el resto está perfecto apart from o except for this small mistake, the rest is perfect;aparte de feo… besides being ugly…;no encontré otra razón aparte de la que te he explicado I couldn't find any reason for it other than the one I've told you;aparte de eso, no hay nada más que decir other than that, there's nothing more to say;aparte de que no es un goleador nato, ha costado muy caro quite apart from the fact that he isn't an instinctive goal scorer, he cost a lot of money;es mi mejor amigo, aparte de ti, claro está he's my best friend, apart from you o except for you, of course♦ adj invseparate;lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer;es un poeta aparte, tremendamente original he's in a league o class of his own as a poet, he's incredibly original;tu hermana es un caso aparte your sister's a special case;constituir una clase aparte to be in a league o class of one's own♦ nm1. [párrafo] new paragraph2. Teatro aside;Figse lo dijo en un aparte she told him when the others couldn't hear her* * *I adv1 to one side;llevar a alguien aparte take s.o. aside o to one side3:aparte de aside from, Br apart from;aparte de guapa, es rica she’s not only pretty, she’s rich too, she’s rich as well as pretty;aparte de que apart from the fact thatII m1 TEA aside2 TIP new line;punto y aparte new paragraph* * *aparte adv1) : apart, asidemodestia aparte: if I say so myself2) : separately3)aparte de : apart from, besidesaparte adj: separate, specialaparte nm: aside (in theater)* * *aparte1 adj1. (distinto) special / different2. (separado) separateaparte2 adv1. (a un lado) aside / to one side2. (por separado) separately3. (a solas) on your ownaparte del susto, no le ha pasado nada apart from the shock, she's fineaparte de inteligente, es también guapo besides being clever, he's good looking too -
36 bebé
adj.1 baby.2 baby.f. & m.baby, babe, infant, newborn.* * *1 baby\bebé probeta test-tube baby* * *noun m.* * *bebe, -aSM / F Cono Sur baby* * *- ba masculino, femenino (RPl, Per) baby* * *= baby [babies, -pl.], babe, sprog.Ex. The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.Ex. They are pure as a babe's innocence.Ex. Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.----* bebé con cólicos = colicky baby, colicky infant.* bebé probeta = test-tube baby.* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].* bebé que padece de cólicos = colicky baby, colicky infant.* cochecito de bebé = pram, baby carriage.* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* intercomunicador para bebés = baby monitor, baby alarm.* interfono para bebés = baby monitor, baby alarm.* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* tan inocente como un bebé = as innocent as a lamb.* un bebé = a babe in arms.* * *- ba masculino, femenino (RPl, Per) baby* * *= baby [babies, -pl.], babe, sprog.Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: They are pure as a babe's innocence.Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.* bebé con cólicos = colicky baby, colicky infant.* bebé probeta = test-tube baby.* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].* bebé que padece de cólicos = colicky baby, colicky infant.* cochecito de bebé = pram, baby carriage.* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* intercomunicador para bebés = baby monitor, baby alarm.* interfono para bebés = baby monitor, baby alarm.* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* tan inocente como un bebé = as innocent as a lamb.* un bebé = a babe in arms.* * *bebe -bamasculine, feminine(Per, RPl) baby* * *
Del verbo beber: ( conjugate beber)
bebe es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bebe
beber
bebé
bebe◊ -ba sustantivo masculino, femenino (RPl, Per) baby
beber ( conjugate beber) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to drink;
¿quieres bebé algo? do you want something to drink?;
bebé a sorbos to sip;
si bebes no conduzcas don't drink and drive;
bebé a la salud de algn to drink sb's o (BrE) to sb's health;
bebé por algn/algo to drink to sb/sth
beberse verbo pronominal ( enf) to drink up;
nos bebimos la botella entera we drank the whole bottle
bebé sustantivo masculino
baby;
bebé probeta test-tube baby
beber verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to drink
(brindar) beber a/por, to drink to: beberemos a la salud de Nicolás, let's drink to Nicholas
♦ Locuciones: familiar beber a morro, to drink straight from the bottle
familiar beber como un cosaco, to drink like a fish
beber de un trago, to down something in one go
bebé sustantivo masculino baby
' bebé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
año
- baba
- demasiada
- demasiado
- desarrollo
- escocedura
- gatear
- llantina
- mamar
- mantilla
- pecho
- pelele
- rica
- rico
- tener
- tiempo
- abandonar
- ajuar
- alzar
- ama
- balbucear
- balbuceo
- bautismo
- bautizar
- bautizo
- bebe
- botín
- cambiar
- capota
- changuito
- chillar
- chupar
- chupete
- cocer
- coche
- cuco
- dormir
- escaldar
- escarpín
- esperar
- faldón
- gorra
- guagua
- guapo
- lindo
- mameluco
- mecer
- mudar
- niño
- ricura
English:
baby
- bib
- bootie
- bottle
- burble
- burp
- change
- comforter
- cradle
- crawl
- crying
- cut
- delivery
- dummy
- excite
- feed
- fish
- frequency
- fuzzy
- gulp
- gurgle
- have
- heavy
- infant
- it
- lift up
- notion
- novelty
- nurse
- rest
- some
- spoon-feed
- sprog
- suck
- sweet
- teethe
- wail
- wean
- be
- call
- car
- drink
- drinking
- expect
- something
* * *bebe, -a nm,fAndes, RP baby* * *m baby* * *bebé nm: baby* * * -
37 caballo
adj.stupid.m.1 horse (animal).montar a caballo to ridea caballo on horsebackvive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brusselscaballo de batalla bone of contention; (dificultad, escollo) hobbyhorse (objetivo, obsesión)caballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de Troya Trojan Horse2 knight (piece of chess).3 smack, horse (informal) (heroína).4 stupid person.5 heroin.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA horse2 TÉCNICA horsepower3 (ajedrez) knight4 (naipes) queen\a caballo on horsebackmontar a caballo to ridea caballo entre... figurado halfway between...a caballo regalado no le mires el dentado figurado don't look a gift horse in the mouthcaballo de batalla figurado hobbyhorsecaballo de carreras racehorsecaballo de tiro cart horse* * *noun m.1) horse* * *SM1) (=animal) horsea caballo: una mujer a caballo — a woman on horseback o riding a horse
vino a caballo — he came on horseback, he rode here
una dosis de caballo — a huge dose, a massive dose
una depresión de caballo — a terrible depression, a really deep depression
a caballo entre —
Andalucía, a caballo entre oriente y occidente — Andalusia, halfway between the east and the west
vivo a caballo entre Madrid y Barcelona — I spend my time between Madrid and Barcelona, I spend half my time in Madrid, half in Barcelona
- ir a mata caballocaballo blanco — † white knight
caballo de batalla, han convertido el asunto en su caballo de batalla personal — the issue has become their hobbyhorse
esto se convirtió en el caballo de batalla de la reunión — this became the bone of contention in the meeting
caballo de guerra — warhorse, charger
caballo de manta, caballo de silla — saddle horse
caballo de tiro — carthorse, plough horse, plow horse (EEUU)
2) (Ajedrez) knight; (Naipes) equivalent of queen in the Spanish pack of cards3) (Mec) (tb: caballo de fuerza, caballo de vapor) horsepower¿cuántos caballos tiene este coche? — what horsepower is this car?, what's this car's horsepower?
4) (Dep)caballo con arcos — pommel horse, side horse
caballo de saltos — vaulting horse, long horse
5) [de carpintero] sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)6) ** (=heroína) smack **, sugar *** * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex. When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.----* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *I II1) (Equ, Zool) horse¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?
a caballo entre... — halfway between...
como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth
2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse6) (AmC fam)a) ( estúpido) idiotb) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)* * *= horse.Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.* aperos del caballo = horse tack.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.* caballo de tiro = carthorse.* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.* cochecito de caballos = runabout.* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.* cola de caballo = ponytail.* criadero de caballos = stud.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.* pelo de caballo = horsehair.* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.* * *¡qué tipo más caballo! he's gorgeous! ( colloq)2 (enorme) ‹problema› huge, terribletengo un hambre caballa I'm so hungry I could eat a horse, I'm incredibly hungry¿sabes montar or ( AmL) andar a caballo? can you ride (a horse)?fueron a caballo hasta el pueblo they rode to the village (on horseback)dieron un paseo a caballo they went for a ride (on horseback), they went riding, they went horseback riding ( AmE), they went horseriding ( BrE)nos comimos una sopa la caballa de rica we had the most delicious soupa caballo entre …: temas a caballo entre la antropología y la historia subjects on the borderline between anthropology and historyla obra está a caballo entre lo documental y la ficción the play is half documentary and half fictiona caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes don't look a gift horse in the mouthCompuestos:(de una persona) hobby-horse; (en una discusión) central issuepackhorse● caballo de carreras or (CS) carreraracehorse● caballo de monta or sillasaddle horsecarthorseTrojan horseB1 (en ajedrez) knight2 (en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)Compuesto:white knightcaballo de vapor metric horsepower, horsepowerCompuestos:British horsepower, horsepowerE ( Méx) (en gimnasia) horse1 (estúpido) idiot* * *
caballo 1
caballo 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (Equ, Zool) horse;
montar or (AmL) andar a caballo to ride (a horse);
caballo de carga/de tiro packhorse/carthorse;
caballo de carreras racehorse;
a caballo entre … halfway between …;
llevar a algn a caballo to give sb a piggyback
( en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)
2 (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb
caballo sustantivo masculino
1 horse
2 Ajedrez knight
3 Naipes queen
4 argot (heroína) horse, smack
5 Fís caballos de vapor, horse power 6 caballo de batalla, sticking point, figurado hobby-horse
♦ Locuciones: llevar a alguien a caballo, to give somebody a piggyback
montar a caballo, to ride
a caballo, on horseback
(a horcajadas) astride
a caballo entre..., halfway between...
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a mata caballo/matacaballo: tuvimos que hacer las compras a matacaballo, we had to do the shopping at breakneck speed
' caballo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- baya
- bayo
- casco
- con
- desbocarse
- desbocada
- desbocado
- desmontar
- domar
- espantarse
- espuela
- freno
- guiar
- hostigar
- montar
- montada
- montado
- paseo
- pata
- reventar
- reventarse
- rienda
- sofrenar
- subirse
- trenzado
- trotar
- trote
- ventrera
- zaina
- zaino
- a
- amansar
- andar
- aparejo
- apearse
- arre
- atar
- baba
- bajar
- bien
- bozal
- brío
- brioso
- caballito
- cabecear
- cabriola
- caer
- castrar
- cola
English:
bareback
- battlefield
- bay
- bit
- blinkers
- bolt
- break
- buck
- canter
- carthorse
- come off
- control
- croup
- dappled
- draught
- fall off
- flick
- frisky
- gallop up
- gelding
- get off
- gift
- gouge out
- grey
- groom
- hack
- harness
- haul
- hitch
- hobbyhorse
- hoof
- horse
- horseback
- horsepower
- hp
- knight
- mane
- mount
- nag
- odds-on
- paw
- pony express
- ponytail
- prance
- race
- racehorse
- rear
- rein
- respectively
- ride
* * *caballo nm1. [animal] horse;a caballo on horseback;Chileestar a caballo en algo [materia] to have mastered sth;a caballo entre: estar a caballo entre dos cosas to be halfway between two things;vivir a caballo: vive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brussels;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;Fam Huma caballo regalado no le mires el diente don't look a gift horse in the mouthFig caballo de batalla [dificultad, escollo] bone of contention; [objetivo, obsesión] hobbyhorse;caballo de carga packhorse;caballo de carreras racehorse;Fig caballo ganador front runner;caballo de tiro workhorse, carthorse;Fig caballo de Troya Trojan horse2. [pieza de ajedrez] knight3. [naipe] = card in Spanish deck with picture of knight, equivalent to queen in standard deck4. Tec (metric) horsepowercaballo de fuerza (metric) horsepower;caballo de fuerza métrico metric horsepower;caballo de vapor (metric) horsepower;caballo de vapor inglés horsepower;caballo de vapor métrico metric horsepower6. Dep horsecaballo con arcos pommel horse;caballo sin arcos vaulting horse* * *m1 horse;a caballo on horseback;montar oa caballo ride (a horse);me gusta montar a caballo I like riding;ir a caballo go on horseback;a caballo entre halfway between;a mata caballo at breakneck speed;a caballo regalado no le mires el diente don’t look a gift horse in the mouth2 en ajedrez knight* * *caballo nm1) : horse2) : knight (in chess)3)caballo de vapor : horsepower* * *caballo n1. (animal, en gimnasio) horse2. (en ajedrez) knight -
38 caloría
f.1 calorie, calory, unit of heat, cal.2 calorie, gram calorie, small calorie, g-cal.3 Calorie, large calorie, kilocalorie, one thousand calories.* * *1 calorie* * *noun f.* * *SF calorie* * *femenino calorie* * *= calorie.Ex. The article is entitled 'Empty calories for the mind: the news might be sensationalistic, but face it, we're all interested'.----* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.* sin calorías = calorieless.* total de calorías = calorie count.* * *femenino calorie* * *= calorie.Ex: The article is entitled 'Empty calories for the mind: the news might be sensationalistic, but face it, we're all interested'.
* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.* sin calorías = calorieless.* total de calorías = calorie count.* * ** * *
caloría sustantivo femenino
calorie
caloría sustantivo femenino calorie
bajo en calorías, low calorie
' caloría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cal
English:
calorie
* * *caloría nfcalorie;bajo en calorías low-calorie* * *f calorie;comida baja/rica en calorías low-/high-calorie food* * *caloría nf: calorie* * *caloría n calorie -
39 cazar
v.1 to hunt (animales).Pedro cazaba conejos en su pueblo Peter hunted rabbits in his hometown.2 to catch (informal) (pillar, atrapar).me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hopcuando me hablan rápido en inglés no cazo una when people speak English quickly to me I can't understand a word3 to pursue, to track down, to chase after, to chase.María caza sueños imposibles Mary pursues impossible dreams.4 to land oneself, to snare.María cazó un buen marido Mary got herself a good husband.* * *1 to hunt2 familiar (conseguir) to catch, land3 familiar (descubrir) to find out, discover4 familiar (entender) to understand, catch\cazar furtivamente to poachcazarlas al vuelo familiar to be quick on the uptake* * *verb1) to hunt2) catch3) land* * *1. VT1) [+ animales] to hunt; [con fusil] to shoot2) [+ ladrón, fugitivo] to hunt down3) [+ corredor, ciclista] to catch (up with)4) [+ votos] to capture; [+ electores, votantes] to win (over)5) * (=atrapar) to land *6) * (=sorprender) to catch7) * (=comprender) to understandvuelo II, 1)es el mejor alumno, lo caza todo enseguida — he's the best pupil, he understands o gets * everything at once
2.VI to huntsalir a cazar — to go (out) hunting; [con fusil] to go (out) shooting
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shootb) < mariposas> to catch2) (fam)a) (conseguir, atrapar)ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to takec) ( atrapar) to catch2.salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting
* * *= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.----* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* cazar furtivamente = poach.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shootb) < mariposas> to catch2) (fam)a) (conseguir, atrapar)ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to takec) ( atrapar) to catch2.salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting
* * *= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* cazar furtivamente = poach.* * *cazar [A4 ]vtA2 ‹mariposas› to catchB ( fam)1(conseguir, atrapar): ha cazado un buen empleo he's landed himself o got himself a good jobpretende cazar a un millonario she hopes to net herself o land herself a millionaire ( colloq)2(percatarse de): ya le he cazado varios errores I've heard him make several mistakes already3 (entender, oír) to catchsólo cacé algunas palabras sueltas I only caught the odd word■ cazarvito hunt; (con fusil) to shootsalimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting* * *
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;◊ salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
' cazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacería
- caza
- ratonera
- lazo
English:
chase
- head-hunt
- hunt
- poach
- shoot
- net
- prey
- trap
* * *cazar vt1. [animales] to hunt[en matrimonio] to trap;cazó a una rica heredera he landed himself a rich heiress;he conseguido cazar dos entradas para el concierto I managed to get hold of two tickets for the concert;cazó un buen trabajo she landed herself a good job;cazarlas al vuelo to be quick on the uptakeme has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hopcuando me hablan rápido en inglés, no cazo una when people speak quickly to me in English, I can't understand a wordel portero cazó al delantero the goalkeeper brought down the forward* * *I v/t1 animal hunt; fig: información track downcazar un buen trabajo get o.s. a good jobII v/i hunt;ir a cazar go hunting* * *cazar {21} vt1) : to hunt2) : to catch, to bagcazar vi: to go hunting* * *cazar vb1. (en general) to hunt -
40 contraer
v.1 to contract.La máquina contrajo las palancas The machine contracted the levers.Ella contrajo un servicio She contracted=agreed to a service.Ella contrajo todos sus músculos She contracted all her muscles.Las gotas contrajeron sus pupilas The drops contracted her pupils.2 to acquire (vicio, costumbre).3 to catch.Contraje paperas hace un mes I caught the mumps a month ago.4 to incur in, to fall into.Contrajo una deuda tremenda She incurred in an enormous debt.5 to shorten, to abbreviate, to abridge, to condense.Contraje tu ensayo por estética I shortened your essay for aesthetics.* * *1 (encoger) to contract2 (enfermedad) to catch4 LINGÚÍSTICA to contract1 (encogerse) to contract\contraer matrimonio con alguien to marry somebodycontraer obligaciones to enter into obligations* * *verb1) to contract2) catch•* * *1. VT1) [+ enfermedad] to contract frm, catch2) [+ compromiso] to make, take on; [+ obligación] to take on, contract frm; [+ deuda, crédito] to incur, contract frmcontrajo parentesco con la familia real — frm she married into the royal family
3) [+ costumbre] to get into, acquire frm4) [+ músculo, nervio] to contracttenía el rostro contraído por el dolor — his face was contorted o twisted with pain
5) [+ metal, objeto] to cause to contract2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)a) < enfermedad> to contract (frml), to catchb) <obligación/deudas> to contract (frml); < compromiso> to makec) < matrimonio>contrajo matrimonio con doña Eva Sáenz — he married o (frml) contracted (a) marriage with Eva Sáenz
2)a) < músculo> to contract, tighten; <facciones/cara> to contortb) <metal/material> to cause... to contract2.contraerse v pron to contract* * *= contract, crick.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.----* contraer multa = incur + fine.* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)a) < enfermedad> to contract (frml), to catchb) <obligación/deudas> to contract (frml); < compromiso> to makec) < matrimonio>contrajo matrimonio con doña Eva Sáenz — he married o (frml) contracted (a) marriage with Eva Sáenz
2)a) < músculo> to contract, tighten; <facciones/cara> to contortb) <metal/material> to cause... to contract2.contraerse v pron to contract* * *= contract, crick.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.
Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.* contraer multa = incur + fine.* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* * *vtA ( frml)1 ‹enfermedad› to contract ( frml), to catchcontraer un compromiso to make a commitment3 ‹matrimonio›a la edad de 30 años contrajo matrimonio con doña Eva Sáenz at the age of 30 he married o ( frml) contracted (a) marriage with Eva Sáenzal casarse contrajo parentesco con la familia más rica de la localidad he married into the wealthiest family in the areaB1 ‹músculo› to contract, tighten, tauten; ‹facciones› to contortcon la cara contraída en una mueca de dolor his face contorted into a grimace of pain, his face screwed up with painel miedo le contraía las entrañas his stomach muscles contracted o tightened with fear2 ‹metal/material› to cause … to contract, make … contract1 «músculo» to contractsintió contraerse el corazón ante tan triste espectáculo he felt his heart contract at that pitiful sight ( liter)2 ( Fís) «metal/material/cuerpo» to contract* * *
contraer ( conjugate contraer) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
‹ compromiso› to make;
2
‹facciones/cara› to contortb) ‹metal/material› to cause … to contract
contraerse verbo pronominal
to contract
contraer verbo transitivo
1 to contract
2 (enfermedad) to catch
3 frml contraer matrimonio, to marry [con, -]
' contraer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
matrimonio
- crispar
- deuda
- enfermedad
English:
contract
- debt
- develop
- incur
- contort
- heavily
- risk
- under
* * *♦ vt1. [enfermedad] to catch, to contract2. [vicio, costumbre, deuda, obligación] to acquire3.contraer matrimonio (con) to get married (to)4. [material] to cause to contract5. [músculo] to contract* * *<part contraido> v/t1 contract2 músculo tighten3:contraer matrimonio marry* * *contraer {81} vt1) : to contract (a disease)2) : to establish by contractcontraer matrimonio: to get married3) : to tighten, to contract* * *
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