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adv.1 already.ya me lo habías contado you had already told me¿llamaron o han llamado ya? have they called yet?¿habrán llegado ya? will they have arrived yet o by now?ya en 1926 as long ago as 1926Ya hemos estado aquí antes We have already been here before...2 now (ahora).bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now¡ya voy! I'm coming!3 at once (inmediatamente).hay que hacer algo ya something has to be done now o at once4 right now, at once, now, right away.intj.1 right now, right away.2 that's enough.* * *ya► adverbio1 already■ ¿que ya se han casado? what! they've got married already?2 (más tarde) later3 (ahora mismo) at once, right now, straightaway■ ¡ya voy! I'm coming!4 (ahora) now■ es facilísimo, ya verás it's dead easy, you'll see■ y ya no es por el dinero... and it's not the money that matters...■ ¡ya tenemos coche nuevo! we've got the new car!■ ¡ya están aquí! they're here!■ ¡ya verás ya! just you wait!■ ¡ya está bien! enough is enough!■ ya encontrarás trabajo, ya verás como sí you'll find a job, you'll see10 (para afirmar) I know, yes■ tienes que estudiar -- ya, pero... you have to study -- I know, but...1 irónico oh yes!\ya... ya... now... now...■ ya ríe, ya llora now she laughs, now she weeps■ fantasmas que ya surgen, ya se esfuman ghosts which first appear and then vanish■ ya fueran católicos, ya protestantes whether they be Catholic or Protestantya entiendo I seeya era hora about time too¡ya está! there we are!, all done!ya nos veremos see you soonya que since, seeing that■ ya que estás aquí, quédate a cenar seeing that you're here, why don't you stay for supper?* * *adv.1) already2) now3) anymore, no longer4) later, soon•- ya que* * *1. ADV1) [con acción pasada] already¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?
¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?
2) [con verbo en presente]a) [con una acción esperada]¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?
b) [expresando sorpresa]¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?
c) (=ahora) now¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!
¡ya voy! — coming!
una estrategia que empiezo a poner en marcha desde ya mismo — a strategy which I will start to adopt as of now o as of this very moment
3) [con acción futura]ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry
4)• ya no — not any more, no longer
ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here
ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us
Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother
5) [expresando que se ha entendido o se recuerda algo]¡ya lo sé! — I know!
-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"
6) [expresando acuerdo o incredulidad]ya, pero... — yes, but...
¡ya, ya! — iró yes, yes!, oh, yes!, oh, sure!
ya, y luego viste un burro volando ¿no? — iró sure, and pigs might fly!
7) [con valor enfático]pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?
¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!
¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has
es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something
¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!
pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come
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¡ya está! — that's it¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!
¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!
¡ya era hora! — about time too!
¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!
¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!
2. CONJ1) [uso distributivo]ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another
ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me
ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no
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no ya — not onlyno ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere
debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too
2)• ya que — (seeing) as, since
ya que no viene, iremos nosotros — (seeing) as o since she's not coming, we'll go
ya que ha dejado de llover, ¿por qué no salimos a dar una vuelta? — (seeing) as o since it's stopped raining, why don't we go for a walk?
ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job
* * *Iadverbio [Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter]1)a) ( en frases afirmativas o interrogativas) already¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?
¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? — has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE)
aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!
le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down
b) ( expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure (colloq)dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?
me he pasado el día estudiando - ya, ya! — (iró) I spent the whole day studying - oh sure! (iro)
2)a) ( en frases negativas) any moreestaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think
b)no ya... sino — not (just)... but
estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring
3) (enseguida, ahora) right nowpreparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!
desde ya te digo que no puede ser — (esp AmL) I can tell you right now that it's not possible
ya mismo — (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE)
4) ( con verbo en futuro)5) ( en comparaciones)6) ( uso enfático)¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? - ya lo creo! — do you think people live better there? - you bet! (colloq)
7)ya que — since, as
ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here
IIya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too
ya por tierra, ya por mar — (liter) whether by land or by sea
se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone
* * *= already, by now.Ex. Some revisions have already been announced.Ex. It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.----* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* basta ya = enough is enough.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hace ya tiempo = long since.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* ¡Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* ya ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.* ya basta = enough is enough.* ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* ya en + Expresión Temporal = as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* ya en + Fecha = as early as + Fecha.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es bastante = enough is enough.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya existente = pre-existing [preexisting].* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya + lleva + desde hace + Expresión Temporal = have + now + been + for + Expresión Temporal.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* ya mencionado = aforementioned.* ya no = any longer, no longer, not... anymore.* ya parte de la empresa = on board.* ya perforado = pre-drilled.* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].* ya que = as, for, since, in that, seeing that/as.* ya que estamos en ello = while we're at it.* ya sea... o... = whether... or....* ya ser hora de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ya tradicional = long-established.* ya usado = second-hand [secondhand].* * *Iadverbio [Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter]1)a) ( en frases afirmativas o interrogativas) already¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?
¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? — has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE)
aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!
le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down
b) ( expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure (colloq)dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?
me he pasado el día estudiando - ya, ya! — (iró) I spent the whole day studying - oh sure! (iro)
2)a) ( en frases negativas) any moreestaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think
b)no ya... sino — not (just)... but
estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring
3) (enseguida, ahora) right nowpreparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!
desde ya te digo que no puede ser — (esp AmL) I can tell you right now that it's not possible
ya mismo — (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE)
4) ( con verbo en futuro)5) ( en comparaciones)6) ( uso enfático)¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? - ya lo creo! — do you think people live better there? - you bet! (colloq)
7)ya que — since, as
ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here
IIya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too
ya por tierra, ya por mar — (liter) whether by land or by sea
se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone
* * *= already, by now.Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.
Ex: It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.* basta ya = enough is enough.* estar aquí ya = be upon us.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hace ya tiempo = long since.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* ¡Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* ya ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.* ya basta = enough is enough.* ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya cortado en rodajas = pre-sliced [presliced].* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* ya en + Expresión Temporal = as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* ya en + Fecha = as early as + Fecha.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es bastante = enough is enough.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya existente = pre-existing [preexisting].* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya + lleva + desde hace + Expresión Temporal = have + now + been + for + Expresión Temporal.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* ya mencionado = aforementioned.* ya no = any longer, no longer, not... anymore.* ya parte de la empresa = on board.* ya perforado = pre-drilled.* ya preparado = preformatted [pre-formatted].* ya que = as, for, since, in that, seeing that/as.* ya que estamos en ello = while we're at it.* ya sea... o... = whether... or....* ya ser hora de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ya tradicional = long-established.* ya usado = second-hand [secondhand].* * *ya1[ Both the simple past ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America, while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter.]A1(en frases afirmativas o interrogativas): ¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero que te di? have you spent all the money I gave you already?ya terminé I've (already) finishedya te dije que no I've already said no, I already said no¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? ( AmE)a las nueve ya estaban durmiendo by nine o'clock they were already asleep¿ya estás molestando a tu hermana otra vez? are you bothering your sister again?ya lo sé, me lo dijo Sonia I (already) know, Sonia told meluego aprietas este botón ¡y ya está! then you press this button, and that's it! o that's that! o there you are!le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down2 (expresando que se ha comprendido) yes, sure ( colloq)tú le dices que venga — ya, pero ¿si no quiere? you tell her to come — yes, but what if she doesn't want to?3(buscando acuerdo): te vas a portar bien ¿ya? you're going to be a good boy, okay? o ( BrE) aren't you?B1 (en frases negativas) any more, no longerya no trabaja aquí he doesn't work here any more, he no longer works hereese estilo de zapatos ya no se lleva nobody wears shoes like that any moreya ni siquiera me escribe he doesn't even write (to) me any more, he no longer even writes (to) meestaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to thinkson las once, yo creo que ya no vienen it's eleven o'clock, I don't think they'll come nowsi perdemos este tren ya no llegamos if we miss this train we won't get there in time2no ya … sino not (just) … butestamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuringC (enseguida, ahora) right now¡Pilar! — ¡ya voy! Pilar! — coming!¿le falta mucho a la comida? — no, ya va a estar will lunch be long? — no, it's almost readypreparados or prontos or en sus marcas, listos ¡ya! on your mark(s), get set, go!ya puedes ir despidiéndote de ese dinero you can kiss that money goodbyeeste fin de semana no sales, así que ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you're not going out this weekend, so you'd better start getting used to the ideadesde ya te digo que lo veo muy difícil ( esp AmL); I can tell you right now I think it's going to be pretty difficultD(expresando promesa, esperanza, amenaza): ya te contaré cuando nos veamos I'll tell you all about it next time we meetya lo entenderás cuando seas mayor you'll understand one day, when you're olderE(en comparaciones): éste es precioso, éste ya no me gusta tanto this one is beautiful, but I don't like this one so muchpintado de blanco ya es otra cosa it really does look much better painted whiteF(uso enfático): ¡ya quisiera yo! I should be so lucky!, chance would be a fine thing! ( BrE)¡ya era hora! about time (too)!ya es hora de que empieces a buscar trabajo it's (about) time you started to look for a job¡ya me tienes harta con tus quejas! I'm just about fed up with your complaining all the time!¿te parece que allí se vive mejor? — ¡ya lo creo! do you think people live better there? — you bet! ( colloq)ya me dirás or contarás qué hacía él en un sitio así what on earth he was doing in a place like that, I don't know ( colloq)Gya que since, asya que estás aquí since o as you're hereya que estoy, lo limpio por dentro también while I'm at it I may as well clean the inside tooya2ya por tierra, ya por mar ( liter); whether by land or by sease puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono it can be ordered either in person or by telephone* * *
ya adverbio Both the simple past◊ ya terminé and the present perfect ya he terminado are used to refer to the recent indefinite past. The former is the preferred form in Latin America while in Spain there is a tendency to use the latter
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◊ ¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? have you spent all the money already?;
ya terminé I've (already) finished;
¿ya ha llegado Ernesto? has Ernesto arrived yet?, did Ernesto arrive yet? (AmE);
aprietas este botón ¡y ya está! you press this button, and that's it!
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b)◊ no ya … sino not (just) … but
3 (enseguida, ahora) right now;
ya mismo (esp AmL) right away, straightaway (BrE);
¡ya voy! coming!;
preparados listos ¡ya! on your mark(s), get set, go!
4 ( con verbo en futuro):
ya lo entenderás you'll understand one day
5 ( uso enfático):◊ ¡ya quisiera yo! I should be so lucky!;
ya era hora about time (too)!;
¡ya me tienes harta! I'm (just about) fed up with you!
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ya que estás aquí since o as you're here
■ conjunción:◊ se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono it can be ordered either in person or by telephone
ya
I adverbio
1 already
2 (presente) ya lo sé, I already know
ya puedes empezar, you can start now
(inmediatamente) now: decídelo ya, decide right now
3 (pasado) already: ya entonces nos conocíamos, we already knew each other
ya en 1213, as early as 1213
4 (futuro) ya veré lo que hago, I'll see
ya tendremos tiempo para hacerlo, we'll have time to do it later ➣ Ver nota en already
5 (con frases negativas) ya no lo soporto más, I can't bear him any more
ya no trabaja aquí, she no longer works here
6 (uso enfático) ya era hora, about time too
¡ya está bien!, enough is enough!
II conj ya que, since: llámale hoy, ya que mañana se irá de viaje, call him today, because tomorrow he'll be away
Como regla general, cuando ya se refiere al pasado se traduce por already: Ya lo he hecho. I've already done it. Cuando hace referencia al presente se traduce por now (ya podemos irnos, we can go now) y en el futuro se traduce por later o no se traduce: Ya hablaremos. We'll talk about it ( later).
'ya' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- achacosa
- achacoso
- aclimatarse
- acreditar
- adiós
- ajustar
- altura
- amañarse
- ambientarse
- antaño
- anterioridad
- avisar
- bañera
- barbaridad
- bien
- bote
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- canción
- cara
- celo
- cerca
- colocar
- como
- coña
- constructor
- constructora
- creer
- cuento
- deber
- despedirse
- desventura
- devolución
- dicha
- dicho
- distraerse
- don
- doña
- Ecuador
- empezar
- emplazamiento
- enferma
- enfermo
- enfriar
- entrada
- entrado
- ser
- escacharrar
English:
about
- act
- act up
- advertise
- ago
- alive
- already
- antics
- any
- as
- asleep
- can
- care
- clog up
- come off
- cut out
- damage
- day
- decide
- do
- elderly
- enough
- far
- foregone
- forenamed
- format
- fuck
- gazumping
- given
- go
- go off
- gone
- have
- he's
- high
- inflammation
- it
- just
- knack
- lay off
- let up
- like
- long
- more
- move
- neither
- nervous
- no
- now
- obtainable
* * *ya♦ adv1. [en el pasado] already;ya me lo habías contado you had already told me;¿habrán llegado ya? will they have arrived yet o by now?;ya dejó de llover it has stopped raining;ya en 1926 as long ago as 19262. [expresando sorpresa] already;¿ya has vuelto? are you back already?;son las siete – ¿ya? it's seven o'clock – already?3. [en presente] now;bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;ya es hora de cenar it's time for dinner;ya eres mayor para esas cosas you're too old for that sort of thing;¡ya voy! I'm coming!4. [inmediatamente] at once;hay que hacer algo ya something has to be done now o at once;Famdesde ya right now;hay que empezar desde ya we have to start right now o away;desde ya considérate invitado consider yourself invited as of now;ya mismo right awayya no es así it's not like that any more, it's no longer like that;ya no me duele it doesn't hurt any more, it no longer hurts;para entonces ya no quedarán entradas there won't be any tickets left by thenya hablaremos we'll talk later;ya nos habremos ido we'll already have gone;ya me dirás si te gustó you can tell me later if you liked it;ya verás you'll (soon) see;ya verás cuando se enteren just wait till they find out;¡ya te agarraré yo a ti! I'll get you sooner or later!7. [con valor enfático o intensivo]ya entiendo/lo sé I understand/know;sin el uniforme ya parece otro he looks completely different without his uniform on;¡ya está! ¿ves qué fácil? that's it o there you are, see how easy it is?;¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!, I've had enough!;¿es éste tu coche? – ¡ya me gustaría a mí! o [m5]¡ya quisiera yo! is this your car? – I wish! o if only!;ya podías haberlo dicho antes you could have said so before;ya puedes hacer las maletas y largarte I suggest you pack your bags and leave;¿qué haces despierto? – ya ves, que no puedo dormir what are you doing awake? – well, I can't get to sleep, you see;te matas a trabajar y, ya ves, luego se olvidan de ti you work yourself to death and then what happens…? they forget about you♦ conj1. [distributiva]ya sea por unas cosas ya sea por otras, siguen pasando hambre for one reason or another, they are still going hungry;manden sus datos ya sea por carta o por correo electrónico send in your details (either) by post or by e-mail2. [adversativa]ya no… sino…, no ya… sino… not only… but…;confían no ya en clasificarse sino en llegar a la final they are not only confident of qualifying but also of reaching the final♦ interj[indica asentimiento] right!; [indica comprensión] yes!;¡ya! no me eches más leche that's enough milk, thanks!;preparados, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!;Irónico¡ya, ya! sure!, yes, of course!♦ ya que loc conjsince;ya que has venido, ayúdame con esto since you're here, give me a hand with this;ya que te pones, podías hacer también la cena you could get dinner ready while you're at it;ya que eres tan listo, dime… if you're so clever o since you're so smart, tell me…* * *yaadv1 already;ya lo sé I knowya viene she’s coming now3:¿lo puede hacer? - ¡ya lo creo!; can she do it ? – you bet!;¡ya! incredulidad oh, yeah!, sure!; comprensión I know, I understand; asenso OK, sure; al terminar finished!, done!;4 en frases negativas:ya no vive aquí he doesn’t live here any more, he no longer lives here;ya no lo tengo I don’t have it any more, I no longer have it5:ya que since, as6:ya … ya … either … or …* * *ya adv1) : alreadyya terminó: she's finished already2) : now, right now¡hazlo ya!: do it now!ya mismo: right away3) : later, soonya iremos: we'll go later on4) : no longer, anymoreya no fuma: he no longer smokes¡ya lo sé!: I know!ya lo creo: of course6)no ya : not onlyno ya lloran sino gritan: they're not only crying but screaming7)ya que : now that, sinceya que sabe la verdad: now that she knows the truthya conjya... ya : whether... or, first... thenya le gusta, ya no: first he likes it, then he doesn't* * *ya1 adv1. (en general) already¿ya te vas? are you going already?2. (ahora) nowno grites, ya voy don't shout, I'm coming3. (luego) laterya no no longer / not any moreya no vive aquí she no longer lives here / she doesn't live here any moreya2 interj yes / of course -
122 acusar
v.1 to accuse.lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murderLuisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.2 to show.su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of timeacusar el golpe to show the effectssu espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back3 to acknowledge (recibo).acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.5 to manifest, to show.María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.* * *1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)3 (manifestar) to give away1 (confesarse) to confess2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced\acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of* * *verbto accuse, charge* * *1. VT1) (=culpar) to accuse2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge3) (=mostrar)4) (=registrar) to pick up, registereste sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration
5) (Correos)2.See:ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *acusar11 = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.acusar22 = reveal, show.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.* * *acusar [A1 ]vtA1 (culpar) to accuse¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse meacusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sthme acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sthlo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraudestá detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying3 ( fam)(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofacusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journeyC■ acusarse( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth* * *
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth
2 ( reconocer):◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell
* * *♦ vt1. [culpar] to accuse;acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything2. Der to charge;acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder3. [mostrar, resentirse de]su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement4. [recibo] to acknowledge;acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package* * *v/t1 accuse (de of)2 JUR charge (de with)3 ( manifestar) show4:acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of* * *acusar vt1) : to accuse, to charge2) : to reveal, to betraysus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust* * *Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge -
123 banco
m.1 bench (asiento).banco azul (politics) = seats in Spanish parliament where government ministers sitbanco de remo rowing machine2 bank.banco Central Europeo European Central Bankel banco Mundial the World Bank3 shoal.4 bank.banco de sangre blood bankbanco de esperma sperm bank5 workbench.6 school of fish.7 shelf.* * *1 bank2 (asiento) bench; (de iglesia) pew3 (mesa) bench, work bench4 (de peces) shoal\banco de carpintero workbenchbanco de datos data bankbanco de hielo ice floebanco de imágenes image bankbanco de memoria memory bankbanco de niebla fog bankbanco de órganos organ bankbanco de prueba test benchbanco de sangre blood bankbanco de semen sperm bank* * *noun m.1) bank2) bench, stool3) school* * *SM1) (=asiento) [al aire libre] bench, seat; [en iglesia] pew; [de carpintero] benchbanco azul — (Pol) ministerial benches pl
banco de pruebas — (lit) test bed; (fig) testing ground
2) (Com, Econ) bankbanco ejidal — Méx cooperative bank
3) (=reserva) [de información, órganos] bank4) (Geog) [en el mar] bank, shoal; (=estrato) stratum, layer; And (=suelo aluvial) deposit ( of alluvial soil); Caribe (=tierra elevada) raised groundbanco de hielo — ice field, ice floe
5) [de peces] shoal, school* * *1)a) ( de parque) bench; ( de iglesia) pew; ( de barca) thwart; ( pupitre) (Chi) deskb) ( de taller) workbench2) (Com, Fin) bank; ( de órganos) bank; ( de información) bank•* * *1)a) ( de parque) bench; ( de iglesia) pew; ( de barca) thwart; ( pupitre) (Chi) deskb) ( de taller) workbench2) (Com, Fin) bank; ( de órganos) bank; ( de información) bank•* * *banco11 = bank.Ex: If, for instance, a nonresearch library acquires a work in English, issued by the bank of Japan, the rules permit the acquiring library to enter the work under the name of the institution in English.
* banco comercial = commercial bank, business bank.* banco de ahorros mutualista = mutual savings bank.* banco de ahorros mutuos = mutual savings bank.* banco de conocimiento = knowledge bank.* banco de datos = data bank [databank], factual data bank.* banco de datos factual = factual data bank.* banco de datos terminológico = terminological data bank.* banco de esperma = sperm bank.* banco de genes = gene bank.* banco de imágenes = image bank.* banco de niebla = fog patch, fog bank.* banco de peces = school of fish, shoal of fish.* banco de recursos electrónicos = electronic resource bank.* banco de sangre = blood bank.* banco en casa = home banking.* banco genético = gene pool.* banco mercantil = commercial bank.* Banco Mundial, el = World Bank, the.* banco pagador = drawee bank.* banco terminológico = term bank.* billete de banco = banknote.* billetes de banco = paper money.banco22 = horse, bench [benches -pl.], pew, benching.Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.
Ex: With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.Ex: There is an imaginative reuse of windowless central storage area, uplighting, and perimeter benching = Se hace una reutilización imaginativa de una zona de almacenamiento central sin ventanas, iluminación es ascendente y hay bancos en todo el perímetro.* banco de carpintero = woodwork-shop bench.* banco de mecánico = metal-shop bench.* banco de parque = park bench.* banco de piedra = stone bench.* banco de plaza = park bench.* banco de pruebas = testbed [test bed], benchmarking.* tornillo de banco = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.* * *A1 (asiento — de parque) bench; (— de iglesia) pew; (— de escuela) bench, form ( BrE); (— de barca) thwart2 (taburete) stool3 (de taller) workbenchCompuestos:workbench( Tec) test bedesta guerra sería el banco de pruebas de sus teorías this war would be the testing ground for their theoriesB2 (de órganos) bank3 (de información) bankCompuestos:( Fin) central bankfood bank( Fin) clearing bank( Fin) lending bank( Inf) data base o bank( Med) sperm bank( Fin) investment bankmemory bank( Fin) investment bank; merchant bank( Med) organ bank( Med) blood bank( Med) sperm bank( Fin) issuing bank( Fin) home banking( Med) mortgage bank( Fin) merchant bank( Fin) World Bank( Fin) joint-stock bankC1 (de peces) shoal2 (bajío) bar, bankCompuestos:sandbankcoral reeffog banksnowdrift* * *
Del verbo bancar: ( conjugate bancar)
banco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bancó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
bancar
banco
banco sustantivo masculino
1
( de iglesia) pew;
( de barca) thwart;
( pupitre) (Chi) desk
2 (Com, Fin) bank;
(de órganos, sangre) bank;
( de información) bank;◊ banco de datos data base o bank;
banco de esperma or semen sperm bank
3 ( de peces) shoal;
( bajío) bar, bank;
banco sustantivo masculino
1 (para sentarse) bench
2 Com Fin bank
3 (de peces) shoal, school
4 Med (de órganos, etc) bank
banco de sangre, blood bank
5 (acumulación) bank
banco de arena, sandbank
banco de niebla, fog bank
♦ Locuciones: fig fam tener salidas de pata de banco, to be flippant
' banco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- asaltar
- asalto
- caballete
- caja
- consejo
- cuenta
- exhaustiva
- exhaustivo
- extracto
- ingresar
- libreta
- meter
- préstamo
- recordar
- reintegro
- robar
- robo
- sacar
- ventanilla
- atención
- atracador
- atracar
- atraco
- bajío
- B<su>o</su>
- cajero
- cerca
- correr
- empleado
- entrar
- escaño
- funcionario
- giro
- haber
- luego
- pasar
- pedir
- presidencia
- presidente
- sucursal
- vigilante
English:
bank
- banknote
- beach
- bench
- bill
- blood bank
- charge
- clerk
- counter
- crisp
- detail
- distrust
- draw
- fall in with
- governor
- head-hunt
- hold-up
- investment bank
- mask
- merchant bank
- near
- note
- pack ice
- pew
- publicity
- remind
- rob
- sandbank
- school
- shift over
- shoal
- start off
- take out
- vice
- withdraw
- witness box
- witness stand
- workbench
- world
- arrangement
- at
- borrow
- clamp
- mailing list
- park
- robbery
- sand
- stool
- vise
- with
* * *banco nm1. [asiento] bench;[de iglesia] pew Pol banco azul = seats in Spanish parliament where government ministers sit;banco público public bench;banco de remo rowing machine2. [institución financiera] bankbanco central central bank; UE Banco Central Europeo European Central Bank;el Banco Central del Uruguay = Uruguay's issuing bank, Br ≈ the Bank of England, US ≈ the Federal Reserve System;banco comercial commercial bank;banco emisor issuing bank;el Banco de España = Spain's issuing bank, Br ≈ the Bank of England, US ≈ the Federal Reserve System;Banco Europeo de Inversiones European Investment Bank;Banco Europeo de Reconstrucción y Desarrollo European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;banco industrial industrial bank;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Inter-American Development Bank;banco de inversiones investment bank;banco mercantil merchant bank;el Banco Mundial the World Bank;banco de negocios merchant bank;Col Banco de la República = Colombia's issuing bank, Br ≈ Bank of England, US ≈ Federal Reserve System3. [de peces] shoalbanco de peces shoal of fish;banco de pesca fishing ground, fishery4. [depósito] bankInformát banco de datos data bank;banco de órganos organ bank;banco de sangre blood bank;banco de semen sperm bank5. [de carpintero, artesano] workbenchFig testing ground;servir de banco de pruebas para algo to be a testing ground for sth7. banco de arena sandbank;banco de hielo pack ice;banco de niebla fog bank* * *m1 COM bank* * *banco nm1) : bankbanco central: central bankbanco de datos: data bankbanco de arena: sandbankbanco de sangre: blood bank2) banca: stool, bench3) : pew4) : school (of fish)* * *banco n1. (establecimiento) bank3. (de peces) shoal -
124 cometa
f.kite.m.1 comet (astronomy).2 kite.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cometer.* * *1 (cuerpo celeste) comet1 (juguete) kite* * *noun f.1) comet2) kite* * *ISM (Astron) cometIISF kitecometa voladora — And hang glider
* * *Imasculino cometIIfemenino kitehacer volar una cometa or (RPl) remontar una cometa — to fly a kite
* * *Imasculino cometIIfemenino kitehacer volar una cometa or (RPl) remontar una cometa — to fly a kite
* * *cometa11 = comet.Ex: This article examines ways of accessing and searching them from the point of view of both professional astronomers and casual comet observers..
cometa22 = kite.* * *cometkitehacer volar or ( RPl) remontar una cometa to fly a kite* * *
Del verbo cometer: ( conjugate cometer)
cometa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cometa
cometer
cometa sustantivo masculino
comet
■ sustantivo femenino
kite;
hacer volar una cometa or (RPl) remontar una cometa to fly a kite
cometer ( conjugate cometer) verbo transitivo ‹crimen/delito/pecado› to commit;
‹error/falta› to make
cometa
I sustantivo masculino Astron comet
II sustantivo femenino (juguete, volatín) kite
cometer verbo transitivo
1 (una falta, un error) to make: cuídate de no cometer ningún error, be careful not to make any mistakes
2 (perpetrar) to commit: han atrapado al delincuente que cometió el atraco, they've caught the delinquent who committed the robbery
' cometa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apear
- destreza
- estela
- impulsar
- remontar
- remontarse
- cabellera
- cola
- elevar
- volantín
English:
comet
- kite
* * *♦ nmAstron comet el cometa Halley Halley's comet♦ nfkite* * *I m cometII f kite* * *cometa nm: cometcometa nf: kite* * *cometa n1. (astro) comet2. (juguete) kite -
125 chorrada
f.flapdoodle, nonsense, bosh.* * *1 (de líquido) extra drop3 (regalito) little something4 familiar (adorno superfluo) frill5 familiar (fruslería) trinket, knick-knack* * *SF1) [de líquido] extra drop2) * (=objeto insignificante) knick-knack3) * (=tontería)4) ** [de orina]* * *femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez)decir chorradas — to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
b) ( cosa insignificante) little thing* * *femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez)decir chorradas — to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
b) ( cosa insignificante) little thing* * *12(cosa insignificante): no te enfades por una chorrada así don't get angry over a silly little thing like that¿qué le vas a regalar? — no sé, cualquier chorrada what are you going to give her? — I don't know, just some little thing* * *
chorrada sustantivo femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez):◊ decir chorradas to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
chorrada sustantivo femenino familiar piece of nonsense: ¡deja de decir chorradas!, stop talking nonsense
* * *chorrada nfFam¡deja de hacer chorradas! stop mucking about!cómprale alguna chorrada y ya está just get him any old thing and be done with it;se pelearon por una chorrada they fell out over nothingel profesor nos dio una chorrada de artículos para leer the teacher gave us stacks of articles to read4. RP [robo]¡$5 por un café es una chorrada! $5 for a cup of coffee is daylight robbery!* * *f fampiece of junk;decir chorradas fam talk garbage, Brtalk rubbish* * * -
126 desuello
m.1 the act of flaying, fleecing, or skinning.2 forwardness, impudence, insolence.3 extortion, or an exorbitant price.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desollar.* * *SM1) (=acto) skinning, flaying2) (=descaro) brazenness, insolence3) * (=robo) extortion¡es un desuello! — it's daylight robbery!
* * *masculino skinning, flaying* * *masculino skinning, flaying* * *skinning, flaying* * *desuello2 nm[de animales] skinning -
127 diez
adj.1 ten.2 tenth.f. & m.ten.una chica diez (informal) a stunning woman, a tenlos diez Mandamientos the ten Commandments;m.1 A, top marks (note).2 ten, number ten.* * *► adjetivo1 (cardinal) ten; (ordinal) tenth1 (número) ten* * *noun m. adj.* * *ADJ INV PRON SM ten; [ordinal, en la fecha] tenthseishacer las diez de últimas — (Naipes) to sweep the board; (fig) to queer one's own pitch, damage one's own cause
* * *IIIestar en las diez de última(s) — (RPl fam) to be on one's last legs
masculino ten* * *IIIestar en las diez de última(s) — (RPl fam) to be on one's last legs
masculino ten* * *diez(10)= ten (10).Ex: This limit of ten has been a particular handicap in respect of the main classes.
* cada diez años = ten-yearly, decennially.* diez veces = tenfold.* diez veces más = order of magnitude.* grupos de diez = tens of.* moneda de diez centavos = dime.* multiplicado por diez = tenfold.* sacar un diez = score + an A.* uno de cada diez = one in ten.* * *diez1adj inv/prondiez2ten* * *
diez adj inv/m/pron
ten;
para ejemplos ver◊ cinco
diez adjetivo & m inv ten
' diez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
así
- cada
- ciento
- desembolso
- dividendo
- el
- empezar
- friolera
- inclusive
- judoka
- llevarse
- noche
- ocurrirse
- pausa
- piso
- por
- producción
- razón
- salida
- soler
- ventilar
- Y
- yudoka
- a
- caber
- cabida
- dicho
- en
- indemnizar
- menos
- para
- partido
- preso
- radio
- redonda
- relación
- ser
- suelto
- ventaja
- y
English:
ago
- almost
- ammunition
- amortize
- anonymous
- apart
- approximate
- at
- attention span
- be
- borrow
- by
- come along
- come up
- comprise
- count out
- day
- deduct
- dime
- discount
- down
- fast
- for
- foreman
- funnel
- gain
- hog
- hundred
- into
- lease
- less
- minus
- multiply
- nine
- now
- o'clock
- old
- orphan
- outlive
- past
- quibble
- quit
- robbery
- second
- send down
- seventeen
- sixteen
- snow in
- stand
- start
* * *♦ númten;Famuna chica diez a stunning woman, a ten;muy Fam¡me cago en diez! Br bleeding hell!, US goddamn it!;ver también tres♦ nm[nota] A, top Br marks o US grade* * *adj ten* * ** * *diez num1. (en general) ten2. (en fechas) tenth -
128 diligencia
f.1 speed.actuar con diligencia to act speedily2 stagecoach.3 diligence, constancy, application, dedication.Una de la siete virtudes One of the seven virtues.4 errand, assignment, mission.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: diligenciar.* * *1 (cuidado) diligence, care2 (rapidez) rapidity, speed3 (carreta) stagecoach4 (nota oficial) stamp1 DERECHO (trámites) steps, measures; (investigaciones) investigations; (resultados) results of the investigations, findings; (actuación) proceedings■ el juez practicará las diligencias que estime oportunas the judge will take whatever steps he thinks fit■ el juez que instruye las diligencias del caso Paz the judge who is carrying out the investigation into the Paz case■ las diligencias contra Pedro Paz han sido archivadas por falta de pruebas the case against Pedro Paz has been dropped due to lack of evidence2 (preparativos) preparations■ las diligencias para construir el nuevo teatro se iniciaron el año pasado preparations for the building of the new theatre began last year3 (gestiones) business sing\con diligencia diligentlydiligencias previas preliminary inquiries* * *noun f.1) diligence, industry2) promptness, speed* * *SF1) (=cualidad) (=esmero) diligence; (=rapidez) speed2) (=encargo) errandpracticar sus diligencias para hacer algo — to make every possible effort to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth
3) (Jur)pl diligencias formalities4) (=carruaje) stagecoach* * *1)a) ( aplicación) diligence, conscientiousnessrealiza su trabajo con diligencia — she is diligent o conscientious in her work
b) (liter) ( rapidez) speed2)a) ( gestión)b) (Der) procedurediligencias judiciales — judicial procedures o formalities
c) (Adm) ( en documento oficial) acknowledgment, stamp3) (Hist, Transp) stagecoach, diligence* * *1)a) ( aplicación) diligence, conscientiousnessrealiza su trabajo con diligencia — she is diligent o conscientious in her work
b) (liter) ( rapidez) speed2)a) ( gestión)b) (Der) procedurediligencias judiciales — judicial procedures o formalities
c) (Adm) ( en documento oficial) acknowledgment, stamp3) (Hist, Transp) stagecoach, diligence* * *diligencia11 = stagecoach.Ex: The town of Wexler was hacked out of the wilderness, and for many years it stood alone in the forest, a halting place in the long stagecoach journey from eastern localities to the unknown West.
* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.* asalto a diligencia = stagecoach robbery.diligencia22 = diligence, industry.Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.* con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.diligencia33 = charge.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
* instruir una diligencia = deliver + charge.* * *A1 (afán, aplicación) diligence, conscientiousnessrealiza su trabajo con gran diligencia she is very diligent o conscientious in her workB1(gestión): activas diligencias del gobierno active steps by the governmentvoy al centro a hacer unas diligencias I have a few errands o jobs o things to do in town, I have some business to attend to in town2 ( Der) procedurediligencias judiciales judicial procedures o formalitiesinstruir diligencias to institute proceedingsdiligencia probatoria evidentiary proceedingsprimeras diligencias del sumario preliminary proceedings3 ( Adm) (en un documento oficial) acknowledgment, stamp* * *
Del verbo diligenciar: ( conjugate diligenciar)
diligencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
diligencia sustantivo femenino
b) ( gestión):
diligencia sustantivo femenino
1 (prontitud, eficacia) diligence
2 (de caballos) stagecoach
3 Jur procedure
4 Jur diligencias, proceedings
' diligencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
solicitud
- mandado
- recado
English:
diligence
- industry
- stagecoach
- apply
- stage
* * *diligencia nfeste trabajo requiere diligencia this work has to be done quickly and carefullyhacer unas diligencias to take care of some business;la embajada está haciendo diligencias para poder repatriarlos the embassy is taking the necessary steps to have them repatriatedinstruir diligencias to start proceedingsdiligencias informativas prosecutorial investigation;diligencias judiciales legal proceedings;diligencias policiales police inquiry o investigation;diligencias previas preliminary investigation;diligencias procesales criminal proceedings5. [vehículo] stagecoach* * *f1 ( prontitud) diligence2 vehículo stagecoach3:diligencias pl JUR procedures, formalities4:hacer diligencias do some business* * *diligencia nf1) : diligence, care2) : promptness, speed3) : action, step4) : task, errand5) : stagecoach6) diligencias nfpl: judicial procedures, formalities
См. также в других словарях:
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