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21 pincelada
f.1 brushstroke.2 outline.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pincelar.* * *1 brush stroke\dar las últimas pinceladas a algo to put the finishing touches to something* * *SF brushstrokeúltima pincelada — (fig) finishing touch
* * *femenino brushstroke* * *= touch, brush stroke [brushstroke].Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis' -- one brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity.----* una pincelada de = a splash of, a hint of.* * *femenino brushstroke* * *= touch, brush stroke [brushstroke].Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis' -- one brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity.* una pincelada de = a splash of, a hint of.* * *brushstrokele di las últimas pinceladas I added the final touches* * *
pincelada sustantivo femenino
brushstroke
pincelada sustantivo femenino
1 brushstroke
2 figurado caracteriza perfectamente al personaje con un par de pinceladas, he can really capture the essence of someone's character with just a few strokes of the brush
♦ Locuciones: dar las últimas pinceladas: le estoy dando las útlimas pinceladas al proyecto, I'm just putting the finishing touches to the project
' pincelada' also found in these entries:
English:
stroke
* * *pincelada nf1. [con el pincel] brushstroke;a grandes pinceladas in broad terms;dar la última pincelada a algo to put the finishing touches to sth2. [toque, detalle] touch;el autor describe con unas pocas pinceladas el ambiente de la época the author conveys the atmosphere of the period in a few short sentences* * *f:dar la(s) última(s) pincelada(s) a fig put the finishing touches to* * *pincelada nf1) : brushstroke2)últimas pinceladas : final touches -
22 provocar
v.1 to provoke.El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebodyprovocó las risas de todos he made everyone laughel polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).* * *1 to provoke\provocar el parto to induce birth* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite¡no me provoques! — don't start me!
provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury
4) [sexualmente] to rouse2. VI1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?
¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?
no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea
-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"
no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today
2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up ** * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *provocar [A2 ]vtA1 (causar, ocasionar) to causeun cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigaretteuna decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversyno se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire2 ( Med):provocar el parto to induce labor*las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reactionel antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodiesB ‹persona›1 (al enfado) to provoke2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on■ provocarvi( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)( refl):se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself* * *
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke
' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to provoke;¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes♦ viCarib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?* * *v/t1 cause2 el enfado provoke3 sexualmente lead on4 parto induce5:¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?* * *provocar {72} vt1) causar: to provoke, to cause2) irritar: to provoke, to pique* * *provocar vb1. (en general) to cause2. (incendio) to start3. (una persona) to provoke -
23 toque
m.1 knock (blow).dio unos toques en la puerta she knocked on the door2 touch (detalle).dar los últimos toques a algo to put the finishing touches to something3 warning (aviso).dar un toque a alguien to call somebody; (llamar) to prod somebody, to warn somebody (llamar la atención)toque de atención warning4 chime (sonido) (de campana).toque de diana reveilletoque de difuntos death knelltoque de queda curfew5 bunt.6 joint, hashish cigarette, spliff, marijuana cigarette.7 electric shock, electrical shock, electroshock, electrical discharge.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tocar.* * *1 (acto) touch2 (de campana) ringing, peal, pealing; (de trompeta) blare, sounding; (de claxon) honk; (de sirena) hoot; (de tambor) beat, beating3 (pincelada) touch4 figurado (advertencia) warning\dar el toque de alarma figurado to sound the alarmdar el último toque to put the finishing touchdar un toque a alguien (llamar) to take somebody to task 2 (llamar la atención) to call somebody's attentiontoque de alarma alarm signaltoque de atención warning, warning notetoque de balón ball controltoque de diana reveilletoque de difuntos death knelltoque de queda curfewtoque de retreta tattoo* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=golpecito) tapunos toquecitos con la varita y saldrá el conejo — a few taps of the magic wand and the rabbit will come out
dar un toque de atención a algn, dar un toque a algn * —
el jefe tuvo que darle un toque de atención por llegar tarde — the boss had to pull him up for being late
te van a dar un toque si sigues portándote mal — you'll get a telling-off if you keep behaving badly
2) (=sonido) [de campana] chime, ring; [de reloj] stroke; [de timbre] ring; [de tambor] beatdar un toque a algn — [por teléfono] to give sb a bell *
3) (=detalle) touchdar el último toque o los últimos toques a algo — to put the finishing touch o touches to sth
4) (Arte) [de color, brillo] touch5) (Quím) test6) † (=quid) crux, essence7) And (=vuelta) turn* * *1)a) ( de timbre) ring; ( de campana) stroke, chimea toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana — it's like being in the army here
b) (fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)2)a) ( golpe suave) touchb) (Med)hacerse or darse unos toques — to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)
c) ( en béisbol) bunt3) ( detalle) touch4)a) (Méx arg) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (arg)b) (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock* * *= touch, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.----* piedra de toque = touchstone.* tener el toque mágico = have + the magic touch.* toque de clarín = bugle call.* toque de diana = reveille.* toque de difuntos = death knell.* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.* toque de rebato = clarion call.* toque de retreta = last post, the.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* toque de trompetas = fanfare.* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.* toque personal = personal touch.* toques de luz = highlights.* toque suave = tap.* un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.* * *1)a) ( de timbre) ring; ( de campana) stroke, chimea toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana — it's like being in the army here
b) (fam) ( llamada) call, ring (BrE colloq)2)a) ( golpe suave) touchb) (Med)hacerse or darse unos toques — to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)
c) ( en béisbol) bunt3) ( detalle) touch4)a) (Méx arg) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (arg)b) (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock* * *= touch, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* tener el toque mágico = have + the magic touch.* toque de clarín = bugle call.* toque de diana = reveille.* toque de difuntos = death knell.* toque de queda = curfew, last post, the.* toque de rebato = clarion call.* toque de retreta = last post, the.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* toque de trompetas = fanfare.* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.* toque personal = personal touch.* toques de luz = highlights.* toque suave = tap.* un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.* * *A1 (de un timbre) ring; (de una campana) stroke, chimeal toque de cornetas when the bugles sound/soundedlo recibieron con toque de campanas they greeted him with the ringing of bells o with peals of bellsllama con dos toques ring twiceal toque de las doce when the clock strikes twelve, on the stroke of twelvea toque de campana: aquí hay que hacerlo todo a toque de campana it's like being in the army here o everything is so regimented heresi te levantas temprano dale un toque a César if you get up early, wake César o ( colloq) give César a knockCompuestos:reveillewarningdarle un toque de atención a algn to call sb to order, to rap sb on the knucklesreveillecurfewimpusieron el toque de queda they imposed a curfewlevantaron el toque de queda they lifted the curfewB1 (golpe suave) touchcon cuatro toques magistrales acabó el retrato with a few deft touches she finished the portraitse aplica con unos toquecitos you dab it on2 ( Med):hacerse or darse unos toques to paint one's throat ( with antiseptic)3 (en béisbol) buntdio un toque perfecto he laid down a perfect buntC (detalle) touchaquí falta el toque femenino this place lacks a woman's touchnecesita un toque de color it needs a touch of colorsólo falta darle los últimos toques we just have to put the finishing touches to itE* * *
Del verbo tocar: ( conjugate tocar)
toqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
toque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Del verbo tocarse: ( conjugate tocarse)
me toqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
me toque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo
se toque es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
tocar
toque
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;◊ ¡no vayas a toque ese cable! don't touch that cable!;
mis ahorros no los quiero toque I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
‹ claxon› to blow, sound
2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
verbo intransitivo
1
c) (Mús) to play
2a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):
le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the schoolb) ( ser el turno):
¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
‹ barba› to play with
[ cables] to touch
toque sustantivo masculino
1
( de campana) stroke, chime;
toque de queda curfew
2 ( en béisbol) bunt
3 ( detalle) touch;
4 (Méx fam) ( descarga) electric shock
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
toque sustantivo masculino
1 (golpe suave) rap
2 (matiz, detalle) touch
un toque de buen gusto, a touch of good taste
3 fam (aviso) un toque de atención, warning
(llamada) call
4 Mil toque de queda, curfew
' toque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- detalle
- día
- diana
- levantamiento
- tocar
- retreta
- turno
English:
blast
- brighten up
- curfew
- dab
- disturb
- hoot
- lend
- reveille
- splash
- touch
- highlight
- hint
- joint
- pat
- peep
- ringing
- tap
- wait
* * *♦ nm1. [golpe] knock;dio unos toques en la puerta she knocked on the door;jugar al primer toque [en fútbol] to play one-touch soccer2. [detalle, retoque] touch;el toque femenino the feminine touch;dar los últimos toques a algo to put the finishing touches to sth[llamar la atención] to talk to sb, to have a few words with sb;si te enteras de algo, dame un toque if you hear anything, give me a shouttoque de atención warning;le dio un toque de atención por llegar tarde she had a word with him about coming in late4. [sonido] [de campana] chime;[de tambor] beat; [de sirena] blast toque de diana reveille;toque de difuntos [con campanas] death knell;toque de queda curfew;toque de retreta last post* * *m1 tap;toque de atención warning3:dar los últimos toques put the finishing touches (a to);toque personal personal touch* * *toque nm1) : touchel último toque: the finishing touchun toque de color: a touch of color2) : ringing, peal, chime4)toque de queda : curfew5)toque de diana : reveille* * *toque n2. (golpe suave) bump3. (llamada) ring / call4. (aviso) warning -
24 subido de color
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25 de color subido
• risky undertaking• risotto• risqué• risqué humor -
26 escabroso
• bordering on impoliteness• harry• harsh color• indebtment• indecent act• precipitous• risky undertaking• risotto• risqué• risqué humor• rockshaft• rocky• rugged• scabrous -
27 sal gorda
• cooking salt• racy• racy humor• risorius• risqué• risqué humor• rissole -
28 subido de color
• risky undertaking• risotto• risqué• risqué humor -
29 subido de tono
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30 alegre
adj.1 happy (contento).una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman2 cheerful, bright.3 tipsy (borracho).4 perky, bright, sunny, debonair.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alegrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (contento) happy, glad2 (color) bright3 (música) lively4 (espacio) cheerful, pleasant5 familiar (achispado) tipsy6 eufemístico (irreflexivo) thoughtless, irresponsible, rash\alegre de cascos familiar scatterbrained* * *adj.1) glad, cheerful, happy2) bright3) lively4) merry* * *ADJ1) (=feliz) [persona] happy; [cara, carácter] happy, cheerfulser alegre — to be cheerful o happy
María es muy alegre — María's a very cheerful o happy person
2) (=luminoso) [día, habitación, color] bright3) [música, fiesta] lively4) * (=borracho)estar alegre — to be merry o tipsy *
5) (=irresponsable) thoughtless6) (=inmoral) [vida] fast; [chiste] † risqué, bluemujer 1)* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex. Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex. However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex. The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex. The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.----* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *1 ‹persona/carácter› happy, cheerful; ‹color› bright; ‹fiesta› lively; ‹música› livelysu habitación es muy alegre her room is very brightes muy alegre, siempre está de buen humor she's very cheerful o she's a very happy person, she's always in a good moodse puso muy alegre con la noticia the news made him very happy* * *
Del verbo alegrar: ( conjugate alegrar)
alegré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
alegre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
alegrar
alegre
alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it
‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!
alegrarse verbo pronominala) (ponerse feliz, contento):
se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrese con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
alegre adjetivo
‹ color› bright;
‹fiesta/música› lively;
es muy alegre she's very cheerful, she's a very happy person
alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
alegre adjetivo
1 (contento) happy, glad ➣ Ver nota en gay
2 (color vivo) bright
(música) lively
(habitáculo) pleasant, cheerful
3 fig (achispado, bebido) tipsy, merry
' alegre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excesivamente
- feliz
- gay
- pletórica
- pletórico
- viva
- vivo
- contento
- vida
English:
bright
- brighten up
- cheerful
- cheery
- festive
- gay
- glad
- gleeful
- happy
- jaunty
- jolly
- joyful
- joyous
- light-hearted
- merry
- perky
- rip-roaring
- sunny
- tipsy
- good
- light
- lively
- self
* * *alegre adj1. [persona] happy, cheerful;estás muy alegre you're very happy o cheerful today;¡hay que estar alegre! cheer up!;es una persona muy alegre she's a very happy o cheerful person2. [fiesta, día] lively3. [habitación, decoración, color] bright4. [irreflexivo] happy-go-lucky;hace las cosas de un modo muy alegre she's very happy-go-lucky5. [borracho] tipsy, merry* * *adj2 fam ( bebido) tipsy* * *alegre adj1) : glad, cheerful2) : colorful, bright* * *alegre adj2. (color, habitación) bright -
31 picardía
f.1 coquetry, flirtatiousness.2 astuteness, artful maneuvering, slyness, ability to deceive.3 witticism, mischievous statement.4 childish prank, prank.5 Picardy, Picardie.m.baby doll pajama, baby doll, short nightgown, short nightgown used by women.* * *1 (astucia) craftiness2 (atrevimiento) naughtiness3 (dicho atrevido) risqué comment\tener picardía to be crafty* * *SF Picardy* * *1) ( cualidad) craftiness, cunningtuvo la picardía de esconderlo — he was crafty o cunning enough to hide it
2) (RPl fam) ( lástima) shame* * *= savvy.Nota: Nombre.Ex. This article reveals seven key points which apply street savvy psychology in the workplace.----* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.* picardía callejera = street knowledge.* * *1) ( cualidad) craftiness, cunningtuvo la picardía de esconderlo — he was crafty o cunning enough to hide it
2) (RPl fam) ( lástima) shame* * *= savvy.Nota: Nombre.Ex: This article reveals seven key points which apply street savvy psychology in the workplace.
* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.* picardía callejera = street knowledge.* * *Picardy* * *
picardía sustantivo femenino
picardía sustantivo femenino
1 (astucia) craftiness
2 (dicho, acción) mischievous comment o act
' picardía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malicia
English:
laugh
- roguery
* * *♦ nf1. [astucia] cunning, craftiness;hace todo con mucha picardía she does everything with great cunning o very cunningly2. [travesura] naughty trick, mischief3. [atrevimiento] brazenness;a ese chico le falta picardía con las chicas that boy isn't bold enough with the girls4. RP [lástima] shame♦ picardías nm inv[con falda] baby-doll nightdress; [con pantalón] baby-doll pyjamas* * *f1 ( astucia) craftiness, slyness2 ( travesura) mischievousness* * *picardía nf1) : cunning, craftiness2) : prank, dirty trick -
32 pícaro
adj.mischievous, impish, rascally, naughty.m.rascal, little wretch, scamp, picaro.* * *► adjetivo1 (astuto) crafty, sly2 (atrevido) wicked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona astuta) slyboots, crafty devil* * *pícaro, -a1. ADJ1) (=taimado) sly, crafty; (=travieso) [niño] naughty, mischievous2) (=deshonesto) crooked; (=pillo) roguish, knavish3) hum naughty, wicked¡este pícaro siglo! — what naughty times we live in!
2. SM / F1) (=granuja) rogue, scoundrel; (=ladino) sly sort; (=niño) rascal, scamp¡pícaro! — you rascal!
2) (Literat) roguePÍCARO In Spanish literature, especially of the Golden Age, the pícaro is a roguish character whose travels and adventures are used as a vehicle for social satire. The anonymous Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), which relates the life and adventures of one such character, is thought to be the first of the genre known as the picaresque novel, or novela picaresca. Other well-known picaresque novels were written by Cervantes (Rinconete y Cortadillo) and Francisco de Quevedo (El Buscón).* * *I- ra adjetivoa) ( ladino) crafty, cunningb) ( malicioso) < persona> naughty, wicked (colloq); <chiste/comentario> naughty, racy; <mirada/sonrisa> wicked (colloq), cheeky (BrE)II- ra masculino, femeninoa) (Lit) rogue, villainb) ( astuto) cunning o crafty devil (colloq)* * *= rogue, elfin, impish, crafty, mischievous, playful.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex. Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.Ex. Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex. The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.* * *I- ra adjetivoa) ( ladino) crafty, cunningb) ( malicioso) < persona> naughty, wicked (colloq); <chiste/comentario> naughty, racy; <mirada/sonrisa> wicked (colloq), cheeky (BrE)II- ra masculino, femeninoa) (Lit) rogue, villainb) ( astuto) cunning o crafty devil (colloq)* * *= rogue, elfin, impish, crafty, mischievous, playful.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex: Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.* * *1 (ladino) crafty, cunning2 (malicioso) ‹persona› naughty, wicked ( colloq); ‹chiste/comentario› naughty, racy; ‹mirada/sonrisa› wicked ( colloq), cheeky ( BrE)masculine, feminine1 ( Lit) rogue, villain* * *
pícaro◊ -ra adjetivo
‹chiste/comentario› naughty, racy;
‹mirada/sonrisa› mischievous, cheeky (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
' pícaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bandida
- bandido
- granuja
- maliciosa
- malicioso
- socarrón
- socarrona
- sabandija
- sinvergüenza
English:
glint
- mischievous
- rogue
- roguish
- cheeky
- playful
* * *pícaro, -a♦ adj1. [astuto] cunning, crafty;¡qué pícaro es este gato! this cat is very cunning o sly2. [travieso] naughty, mischievous3. [atrevido] [persona] bold, daring;[comentario] naughty, racy; [sonrisa] wicked, cheeky♦ nm,f2. [astuto] sly person, rogue3. [travieso] rascal4. [atrevido] brazen person* * *I adj1 persona crafty, sly2 comentario mischievousII m rogue* * *pícaro, -ra adj1) : mischievous2) : cunning, sly3) : off-color, risquépícaro, -ra n1) : rogue, scoundrel2) : rascal -
33 sal
f.1 salt (cooking & chemistry).sal común o de cocina cooking saltsal gema rock saltsal marina sea saltsal de mesa table salt2 wit (gracia).es la sal de la vida it's one of the little things that makes life worth living3 charm (garbo).4 misfortune, bad luck. ( Central American Spanish, Carib, Mexican Spanish)echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on somebody5 piquancy, liveliness, salt, spice.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: salir.* * *1→ link=salir salir————————1 salt1 smelling salts\echar sal a algo to add salt to somethingla sal de la vida figurado the spice of lifesal de cocina cooking saltsal de frutas fruit salts pluralsal fina table saltsal gema rock saltsal gorda coarse saltsales de baño bath salts* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) (Culin, Quím) saltsal común — kitchen salt, cooking salt
sal de cocina — kitchen salt, cooking salt
sal de eno — CAm fruit salts, liver salts
sal gorda — kitchen salt, cooking salt
2) [de persona] (=gracia) wit; (=encanto) charm3) LAm (=mala suerte) misfortune, piece of bad luckII* * *I1) (Coc) saltcaerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)
le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house
echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody
la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth
2) (Quím) salt3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)IIesa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories
* * *= salt.Ex. Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.----* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* echar sal = salt.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* grano de sal = grain of salt.* minas de sal = saltworks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* poner sal = salt.* sabor a sal = saltiness.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sal de roca = rock salt.* sales de baño = bath salts.* sal fina = table salt.* sal gema = rock salt.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.* sal marina = sea salt.* * *I1) (Coc) saltcaerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)
le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house
echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody
la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth
2) (Quím) salt3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)IIesa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories
* * *= salt.Ex: Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.
* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* echar sal = salt.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* grano de sal = grain of salt.* minas de sal = saltworks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* poner sal = salt.* sabor a sal = saltiness.* sal de ajo = garlic salt.* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.* sal de mesa = table salt.* sal de roca = rock salt.* sales de baño = bath salts.* sal fina = table salt.* sal gema = rock salt.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.* sal marina = sea salt.* * *sal1A ( Coc) saltéchale or ponle una pizca de sal add a pinch of saltmantequilla sin sal unsalted buttercaerle (la) sal a algn ( Méx fam): le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the housela sal de la tierra the salt of the earthCompuestos:common saltgarlic saltcooking salttable salt● sal finatable salt● sal gemarock saltA ( Coc) cooking salt(CS) cooking saltsea saltiodized salt( fam); life, sparkla música flamenca le puso un poco de sal y pimienta a la fiesta the flamenco music added a bit of spark o life to the partyle falta un poco de sal y pimienta she has no spark o life about her¡qué sal y pimienta con la que bailan! they're such lively dancers!B ( Quím) saltCompuestos:fruit salts (pl)( Per) caustic sodafpl smelling salts (pl)fpl bath salts (pl)hydrochloric acidC ( fam)(gracia, chispa): esa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas her witty o funny way of telling storiespara mí viajar es la sal de la vida for me travel is the spice of life* * *
Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)
sal es:
2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sal
salir
sal sustantivo femenino
1 (Coc) salt;
echarle la sal a algn (Méx fam) to put a jinx on sb
2 (Quím) salt;
sales de baño bath salts (pl)
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;
el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
sal de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
sal para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
no puedo sal, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
sal de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
sal por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;
¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
sal con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
(+ me/te/le etc)
le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
( de detrás de una nube) to come out
2
[ disco] to come out, be released;
(+ compl)
1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensiveb) ( resultar):◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;
salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
sal bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 (de situación, estado) sal de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
sal adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;
[ propuesta] to prosper;◊ lograron sal adelante they managed to get through it
4 ( con preposición)a)
b)
salirse verbo pronominal
1
[ leche] to boil over;
salse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
procura no salte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
3 ( irse) to leave;
salse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;◊ salse con la suya to get one's (own) way
sal sustantivo femenino
1 salt
sal fina o de mesa, table salt
sal gruesa o gorda, cooking salt
sales de baño, bath salts
2 fam (chispa, gracejo) wit, sparkle
la sal de la vida, the spice of life
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' sal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afuera
- corta
- corto
- derretir
- hervir
- le
- media
- medio
- pizca
- rasa
- raso
- salir
- salar
- salada
- salado
- salero
- sazonar
- sosa
- soso
- vinagrera
- pellizco
- poder
- por
- reducir
English:
bow
- coarse
- grain
- overdo
- pass
- pinch
- put
- rock salt
- salt
- salt-free
- reach
- some
- unsalted
* * *♦ nf1. [condimento] salt;echar sal a [guiso] to add salt to;sin sal [mantequilla] unsaltedsal de cocina cooking salt;sal común cooking salt;sal fina table salt;sal de fruta fruit salts;sal gema rock salt;Esp sal gorda [en la cocina] cooking salt; Fig [como descripción] coarse salt; Fig [humor soez] coarse humour;sal gruesa cooking salt;sal marina sea salt;sal de mesa table salt2. Quím saltsal amónica sal ammoniac3. [gracia] wit;[garbo] verve;tiene mucha sal bailando she dances with great verve;es la sal de la vida it's one of the things that make life worth living4. CAm, Carib, Méx [desgracia] misfortune, bad luck;echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on sb♦ sales nfpl1. [para reanimar] smelling salts* * *I f1 salt;sin sal salt-free, without salt;bajo en sal low in salt, low-salt atrsal y pimienta spark, zest3 C.Am., Méxbad luckII vb → salir* * *sal nf1) : salt2) CA, Mex : misfortune, bad luck* * *sal n salt -
34 sal gorda
f.1 cooking salt.2 risqué humor, racy humor.* * *coarse salt* * *(n.) = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse saltEx. Adult intake of kitchen salt is on average 9 g per day, which translates to approximately 4 g of sodium.Ex. Beautiful and unique, this box keeps a half-pound of cooking salt within close reach on your countertop.Ex. Season with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper.* * *(n.) = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse saltEx: Adult intake of kitchen salt is on average 9 g per day, which translates to approximately 4 g of sodium.
Ex: Beautiful and unique, this box keeps a half-pound of cooking salt within close reach on your countertop.Ex: Season with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper.* * *cooking salt -
35 subida
f.1 hill (cuesta).2 ascent, climb.3 increase, rise (aumento).se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de precios price increasesubida de sueldo pay rise4 pick-up, recovery in prices.past part.past participle of spanish verb: subir.* * *1 (ascenso) ascent, climb2 (pendiente) slope, hill3 (automovilismo) hill climb4 figurado (aumento - gen) increase; (- de temperatura) rise; (- de precios, salario) rise, increase* * *noun f.1) rise2) ascent, climb* * *SF1) (=ascensión) [de montaña, cuesta] ascentes una subida difícil — it's a tough ascent o climb
2) (=pendiente) slope, hill3) (=aumento) rise, increaseuna subida de los precios — a price rise o increase
subida salarial — pay rise, wage increase
4) * [de drogas] high ** * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex. Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex. The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex: The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *A1 (pendiente) rise, climbir de or ( AmL) en subida to go uphillla subida fue más dura que la bajada the ascent was harder than the descent o going up was harder than coming down3 (de precios, salarios) rise, increase; (de temperatura) rise, increasese registró una fuerte subida del yen there was a sharp rise in the value of the yen, the yen rose sharply o substantiallyla subida del río supuso un peligro the river rose to a dangerous levelB ( Inf) upload* * *
subida sustantivo femenino
( al poder) rise
subido,-a adj fam (intenso) un rojo subido, a deep red
♦ Locuciones: una conversación subida de tono, a risqué conversation
subida sustantivo femenino
1 (incremento de precios, temperatura, etc) rise, increase
2 (cuesta, pendiente) slope, hill
3 (a una montaña) ascent
' subida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascenso
- negociar
- protesta
- protestar
- subido
- brusco
- crecida
- escalada
- trabajoso
English:
ascent
- climb
- demand
- escalation
- gazumping
- increase
- jump
- pay increase
- rise
- scramble
- way
- hike
- raise
- soar
- up
* * *subida nf1. [cuesta] hill2. [ascensión] ascent, climb;el tenista australiano se impuso en sus subidas a la red the Australian player showed his superiority when he came to the net3. [aumento] increase, rise;se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de sueldo Br pay rise, US pay raise4. CompRP Famuna subida al carro an attempt to jump on the bandwagon* * *f rise, ascent;subida de los precios rise in prices* * *subida nf1) : ascent, climb2) : rise, increase3) : slope, hillir de subida: to go uphill* * *subida n1. (aumento) rise2. (ascenso) ascent / climb3. (cuesta) hill / slope -
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37 verde
adj.1 green.verde botella bottle greenverde oliva olive (green)verde esmeralda emerald (green)2 unripe, green (poco maduro) (fruit).3 Green, green (ecologista).4 blue, dirty (obsceno).5 rookie, green.6 bawdy, hot, ribald, crude.m.1 green (color).2 foliage, green.3 nerd, swot, excessively assiduous student, grind.* * *► adjetivo1 (color) green1 (color) green2 (hierba) grass3 PLÍTICA green\poner verde a alguien familiar to call somebody every name under the sunverde oliva olive green* * *noun m. adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (color) green- poner verde a algnsiempre ponen verde al jefe — they're always running down *o slagging off **the boss
me llamó y me puso verde por no haberla ayudado — she called me and gave me a piece of her mind for not helping her *
2) [árbol, planta] green; [fruta, verdura] green, unripe; [legumbres] green; [madera] unseasoned3) [zona, espacio] green4) *[plan, proyecto]5) * (=sin experiencia) green *está muy verde — *he's very green *, he doesn't know a thing
6) * [chiste, canción] smutty *, blue *, dirty7) (Pol) Green2. SM1) (=color) green2) (=hierba) grass; (=follaje) foliage, greenery; (=forraje) green fodder3) *(=billete) [de mil pesetas] 1,000-peseta note; [de un dólar] dollar bill, buck (EEUU) *, greenback (EEUU) *4)- darse un verde de algo5) ( Cono Sur) (=mate) maté6) ( Cono Sur) (=pasto) grass, pasture7) ( Cono Sur) (=ensalada) salad8) (And) (=plátano) plantain9) (Caribe, Méx) (=campo) country, countryside10) (Caribe)* (=policía) cop *3.SMF (Pol) Greenlos Verdes — the Greens, the Green Party
* * *I1) <color/ojos/vestido> greenzapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes
ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy
estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)
3) (Pol) GreenII1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green* * *I1) <color/ojos/vestido> greenzapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes
ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy
estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)
3) (Pol) GreenII1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green* * *verde11 = green [greener -comp., greenest -sup.], unripe, underripe, unripened.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour ( green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: Unripe seeds do not have all the things they need to grow.Ex: Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.Ex: To ripen tomatoes, add a whole lime to unripened tomatoes in a paper bag and store at room temperature for a few days.* alerta verde = green alert.* Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.* color verde = green.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* fruta verde = unripe fruit.* Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.* judía verde = green bean, runner bean, French bean.* libro verde = green paper.* manzana verde = green apple.* menta verde = spearmint.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* República de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.* República de las Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.* té verde = green tea.* verde aceituna = olive green.* verde botella = bottle green.* verde chillón = parrot green.* verde esmeralda = emerald green.* verde loro = parrot green.* verde manzana = apple green.* verde mar = sea green.* verde marino = sea green.* verde oliva = olive green.* verde pistacho = pistachio green.* verdes, los = green, the.* verde turquesa = turquoise green.* zona verde = grassy area.verde22 = bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], ribald.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* * *1 ‹color/ojos/vestido› greenponerse verde de envidia to turn o ( BrE) go green with envyel semáforo estaba (en) verde the traffic light was greenestar verde de envidia (CS); to be green with envyponer verde a algn ( Esp fam) (hablando con algn) to call sb all the names under the sun, to give sb a dressing down; (hablando de algn) to say nasty things about sb, run sb down ( colloq), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) greenzapatos verde claro/fuerte/oscuro light/bright/dark green shoesojos verde azulado bluish o ( BrE) bluey green eyesB1 ‹fruta› green, unripe(en una asignatura): está verde en historia he doesn't know the first thing about history ( colloq), he doesn't have have a clue o have the first idea about history ( colloq)el plan todavía está verde the plan is still in its very early stages2 ‹leña› greenC ( Pol) ‹partido/movimiento› GreenA [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (color) greenB (hierbas) greeneryC ( Pol) Greenlos verdes the GreensD ( fam) (billete — de un dólar) greenback ( AmE colloq), dollar bill; ( obs Esp) (— de mil pesetas) 1,000 peseta noteCompuestos:A masculine watery greenB adj inv watery-greenA masculine bottle greenB adj inv bottle-greenA masculine emerald greenB adj inv emerald-green, emeraldA masculine leaf greenB adj inv leaf-greenA masculine apple greenB adj inv apple-greenA masculine moss greenB adj inv moss-greenA masculine olive greenB adj inv olive-greenA masculine bright greenB adj inv bright-greenA masculine turquoise greenB adj inv turquoise-green* * *
verde adjetivo <s3 num="1" st="s"> ‹color/ojos/vestido› green;
ojos verde azulado bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
2 ‹ fruta› green, unripe;
‹ leña› green;
( en una asignatura):
3 (Pol) Green
4 (fam) ‹ chiste› dirty, blue (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino ( color) green;
(Bot) greenery
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Pol) Green;◊ los verdes the Greens</s3>
verde
I sustantivo masculino
1 (color) green
verde esmeralda, emerald
II sustantivo masculino y femenino Pol los Verdes, the Greens
III adjetivo
1 (de ese color) green
verdes campos, green fields
2 (fruto inmaduro) unripe, green
3 Pol (ideología, partido) green
4 familiar estar verde, (tener poca experiencia) to be green
(estar en fase primeriza) su tesis está verde, his thesis is in its early stages
5 fam (impúdico) dirty
pey viejo verde, dirty old man
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner verde a alguien, to call sb every name under the sun
' verde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabo
- chiste
- entre
- esmeralda
- judía
- luz
- metalizada
- metalizado
- oliva
- parque
- pimiento
- semáforo
- tapete
- tono
- tuya
- tuyo
- una
- uno
- venir
- zona
- cebolleta
- cinturón
- claro
- de
- intermedio
- ir
- limón
- poroto
- vestir
- viejo
English:
bean
- blue
- bottle-green
- coarse
- colour
- come
- dirty
- French bean
- go-ahead
- green
- green bean
- green pepper
- green salad
- light
- nod
- olive green
- pepper
- raunchy
- runner bean
- slag off
- smutty
- trash
- unripe
- all
- buck
- dirty old man
- emerald
- go
- hedge
- hedgerow
- immature
- jade
- lime
- marrow
- mint
- raw
- runner
- spear
* * *♦ adj1. [de color] green;Fam [delante] to tear into sb, to tear sb to pieces; RP Famestar verde de envidia to be green with envy2. [poco maduro] [fruta] unripe, green;Fam [persona] green, wet behind the ears;el proyecto está aún verde the project is still very much in its early stages3. [ecologista] Green, green4. [obsceno] blue, dirty♦ nm[color] green;el verde es mi color favorito green is my favourite colour;cruzar con el semáforo en verde to cross when the lights are greenverde agua pale blue-green;verde botella bottle green;RP verde cotorra bright green;verde esmeralda emerald green;verde lima lime green;verde manzana apple green;verde mar sea green;verde musgo moss green;verde oliva olive (green)♦ nmpllos Verdes [partido] the Greens* * *I adj1 green;poner verde a alguien fam criticize s.o.2 fruta unripe3 famchiste blue, dirty;viejo verde dirty old manII m1 green;verde botella/oliva bottle/olive green2:los verdes POL the Greens* * *verde adj1) : green (in color)2) : green, unripe3) : inexperienced, green4) : dirty, risquéverde nm: green* * *verde1 adj1. (en general) green2. (no maduro) not ripeno comas este melocotón, está verde don't eat this peach, it's not ripeverde2 n green -
38 atrevida
f., (m. - atrevido)* * *
atrevido,-a adjetivo
1 (descarado) daring, bold
2 (insolente) cheeky, impudent
3 (un vestido) risqué
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39 albóndiga
• meat ball• risotto• risqué humor• rissole• rite -
40 albondiguilla
• meatball• risotto• risqué humor• rissole• rite
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