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1 tejado de paja
(n.) = thatched roof, thatch roofEx. The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.Ex. Urban dwelling types are appearing in the rural environment; wood is replaced by brick and cement and thatch and shingle roofs are replaced by sheet iron.* * *(n.) = thatched roof, thatch roofEx: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
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2 amontonamiento
m.1 the act of heaping, accumulating, hoarding, gathering; lodgment.2 piling, heaping.3 pile, heap, hoard.* * *1 (acción) heaping, piling2 (montón) heap, pile, stack* * *SM1) (=acción) [de mercancías, cajas] piling up, heaping; [de dinero] hoarding; [de datos] accumulation; [de gente] crowding, overcrowding; [de coches] traffic jam2) (=montón) [de cajas] heap, pile; [de dinero] stash; [de gente] crowd* * *masculino (fam) ( de objetos) stack, pile* * *= mounding.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.* * *masculino (fam) ( de objetos) stack, pile* * *= mounding.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.
* * *( fam)(de objetos) stack, pilehabía un amontonamiento de gente there were hordes o there was a great crowd of people* * *1. [apilamiento] piling up;el amontonamiento de personas a la salida impidió la normal evacuación the crush of people at the exit prevented the evacuation from proceeding as planned2. [acumulación] gathering3. [montón] heap, pile* * *m stack, pile; de gente crowd* * *: accumulation, piling up -
3 bajo tierra
adj.1 under the ground, buried.2 underground.adv.below ground, underground.* * *= underground, below surfaceEx. An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.* * *= underground, below surfaceEx: An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel.
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4 boca
f.1 mouth.boca arriba/abajo face up/down(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitationhacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).boca del estómago pit of the stomachboca de incendios fire hydrantboca de riego hydrant3 muzzle, fauces, maw.4 hors d'oeuvre.5 os.* * *1 ANATOMÍA mouth2 (de río) mouth3 (abertura) entrance, opening\abrir boca to whet one's appetitehacer boca to whet one's appetiteandar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lipsarreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen toboca abajo face downwardsboca arriba face upwardscallarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouthcorrer de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledgeen boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is goldenhacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth waterme lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouthno abrir boca not to say a wordno decir esta boca es mía not to say a wordpor la boca muere el pez silence is goldenboca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitationboca de incendios fire hydrantboca de riego hydrantboca del estómago pit of the stomach* * *noun f.- boca arriba* * *1. SF1) (Anat) mouth¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **
boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick
2)• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist
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por boca de — throughlo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime
3)- coserse la boca- dar bocade boca en boca —
de boca para afuera —
eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)
irse la boca a algn —
llenársele la boca a algn —
- partir la boca a algna pedir de boca —
4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzlea boca de jarro —
disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range
boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance
boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance
boca de río — river mouth, estuary
5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)6) [de crustáceo] pincer7) [de herramienta] cutting edge8)boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
9) (Inform) slot10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths2. SM1)boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life
2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder* * *1)a) (Anat, Zool) mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth
b) (en locs)boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back
uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human
c) ( persona)d) (Vin) flavor*••• Cultural note:A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination* * *= mouth, gob, muzzle.Nota: De un arma de fuego.Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.----* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* boca abajo = upside-down.* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.* boca de colector = manhole.* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.* boca de sumidero = manhole.* boca reseca = dry mouth.* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* salud de la boca = oral health.* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.* * *1)a) (Anat, Zool) mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth
b) (en locs)boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back
uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human
c) ( persona)d) (Vin) flavor*••• Cultural note:A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination* * *= mouth, gob, muzzle.Nota: De un arma de fuego.Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* boca abajo = upside-down.* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.* boca de colector = manhole.* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.* boca de sumidero = manhole.* boca reseca = dry mouth.* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* salud de la boca = oral health.* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.* * *Ano te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouthte huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlictengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixedno hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth fullcomo no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask¡esa boca …! language …!blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed2 ( en locs):boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o frontduerme boca arriba he sleeps on his backpuso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face upde boca de fromlo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouthuno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priesten boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speechla pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lipsse enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about itpor boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sisterabrir la boca to open one's mouthabra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider pleasemejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shutno abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all eveningandar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledgedesde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues waggingsu nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lipsa pedir de boca just finetodo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just finecallar(se) la boca to shut up¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shutcerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning itcoserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hatde (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports uses radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalismhablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashionhacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetitehacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth waterllenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surnamemeterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouthno decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouthno tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-darkquedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergastedquitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouthquitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's educationser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot airtener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouthen boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerousquien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human3(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of peopletiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed4 ( Vin) tasteB1 (de un buzón) slot2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance3 (de un puerto) entrance4 (de una vasija, botella) rimCompuestos:● boca de dragón or (Ur) saposnapdragonla falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stationsfire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)( fam); pit of the stomachhydrant* * *
boca sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat, Zool) mouthb) ( en locs)◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;
puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] mouth;una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;boca abajo face down;no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;boca arriba face up;ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;Figno abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;Famsiempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;Famlo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;Fampartir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes2. [entrada] opening;[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;Fama boca de jarro point-blankboca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;boca de fuego firearm;boca de gol goalmouth;boca de incendios hydrant;boca de riego hydrant;RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain4. [filo] cutting edge5. [del vino] flavour♦ nmboca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life* * *f1 mouth;boca a boca mouth to mouth;hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;abrir ohacer boca whet one’s appetite;a pedir de boca perfectly;andar oir ocorrer de boca en boca circulate, go around;callar la boca shut up;estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, famshut s.o. up;con la boca chica without much conviction;partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;quitarse algo de la boca fig go odo without sth, deny o.s. sth2 ZO crab claw* * *boca nf1) : mouth2)boca arriba : face up, on one's back3)boca abajo : face down, prone4)boca de riego : hydrant5)en boca de : according to* * *boca n1. (de persona, animal) mouth2. (entrada) entrancecuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water -
5 centenario
adj.hundred-year-old, centenarian, centenary.m.1 centennial, one-hundred anniversary, centenary.2 centenarian, hundred-year-old person.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) hundred-year-old, centenarian2 (periodo, fecha) centenary, centennial3 (cifra, cantidad) three-figure► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) centenarian1 (aniversario) centenary, centennial, hundredth anniversary————————1 (aniversario) centenary, centennial, hundredth anniversary* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - centenaria)adj.* * *centenario, -a1.ADJ centenary2.SM / F centenarian, hundred-year-old person3.SM centenary, centennial* * *I- ria adjetivo centenarianII- ria masculino, femeninoa) ( persona) centenarianb) centenario masculino ( aniversario) centenary, centennial (AmE)* * *= centennial, centuries-old, century-old, century-long.Ex. The article 'A centennial salute to Ranganathan' examines aspects of the lasting worldwide influence of the Father of Indian Librarianship, S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972).Ex. The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.Ex. Only by a gigantic change of idea will that century-old will o' the wisp,'function', be seen to be equated with 'critique', for they are one and the same.Ex. The documentary tells the story of a century-long struggle for tolerance and acceptance, a battle which is by no means over.----* celebrar el centenario = celebrate + centenary.* * *I- ria adjetivo centenarianII- ria masculino, femeninoa) ( persona) centenarianb) centenario masculino ( aniversario) centenary, centennial (AmE)* * *= centennial, centuries-old, century-old, century-long.Ex: The article 'A centennial salute to Ranganathan' examines aspects of the lasting worldwide influence of the Father of Indian Librarianship, S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972).
Ex: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.Ex: Only by a gigantic change of idea will that century-old will o' the wisp,'function', be seen to be equated with 'critique', for they are one and the same.Ex: The documentary tells the story of a century-long struggle for tolerance and acceptance, a battle which is by no means over.* celebrar el centenario = celebrate + centenary.* * *centenarianun árbol centenario a hundred-year-old treemasculine, feminine1 (persona) centenarian2* * *
centenario sustantivo masculino
centenary, centennial (AmE)
centenario,-a
I adjetivo hundred-year-old
II sustantivo masculino centenary, hundredth anniversary: el partido celebra el centenario de su fundación, the party is celebrating the centenary of its foundation
' centenario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
centenaria
- secular
English:
centenary
- quincentennial
- centennial
* * *centenario, -a♦ adj[persona] over a hundred; [institución, edificio, árbol] century-old♦ nm,f[persona] centenarian♦ nm1. [fecha] centenary;quinto centenario five hundredth anniversary;hoy se cumple el primer centenario de su nacimiento today is the centenary of his birth* * *I adj hundred-year-old atrII m centennial, Brcentenary* * *centenario, - ria adj & n: centenariancentenario nm: centennial* * *centenario n centenary [pl. centenaries] -
6 chapa de metal
(n.) = sheet ironEx. Urban dwelling types are appearing in the rural environment; wood is replaced by brick and cement and thatch and shingle roofs are replaced by sheet iron.* * *(n.) = sheet ironEx: Urban dwelling types are appearing in the rural environment; wood is replaced by brick and cement and thatch and shingle roofs are replaced by sheet iron.
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7 césped
m.lawn, sod, grass, green.* * *1 lawn, grass* * *noun m.1) grass2) lawn* * *SM1) (=planta) grasscésped artificial — artificial turf, Astroturf ®
2) (=terreno plantado) lawn3) (Dep) pitch* * *b) (Dep) field, pitch (BrE); ( en tenis) (AmL) grass* * *= greensward, grass, lawn, sod.Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. A sign on the lawn read: 'Halvorsen Memorial Library,' and gave the hours as '9 to 9 Monday through Friday,' and '9 to 5 Saturday'.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.----* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* zona con césped = grassy area.* * *b) (Dep) field, pitch (BrE); ( en tenis) (AmL) grass* * *= greensward, grass, lawn, sod.Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: A sign on the lawn read: 'Halvorsen Memorial Library,' and gave the hours as '9 to 9 Monday through Friday,' and '9 to 5 Saturday'.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* zona con césped = grassy area.* * *1 (planta) grass; (extensión) lawn, grasscortar el césped to cut the grass, mow the lawn[ S ] prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass3* * *
césped sustantivo masculino
( extensión) lawn, grass;
( on signs) prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass
( en tenis) (AmL) grass
césped sustantivo masculino lawn, grass
' césped' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortar
- letrero
- pisar
- prohibida
- prohibido
- ras
- grama
- hierba
- tijeras
- yerba
English:
begin
- clip
- grass
- green
- lawn
- mow
- turf
- bowls
- keep
- lawnmower
* * *césped nm1. [hierba] lawn, grass;Am [en tenis] grass court; Amcancha de césped grass court;cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;prohibido pisar el césped [en letrero] keep off the grasssaltan al césped los dos equipos the two teams are coming out onto the field o pitch* * *m lawn;prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass* * *césped nm: lawn, grass* * *césped n1. grass / lawn2. pitch [pl. pitches] -
8 de hace varios siglos
(adj.) = centuries-oldEx. The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.* * *(adj.) = centuries-oldEx: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
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9 milenario
adj.millenarian, millennial, millennium.* * *► adjetivo1 millennial1 millennium————————1 millennium* * *1.2.SM millennium* * *- ria adjetivo thousand-year-old (before n)* * *= centuries-old, millenarian, millennial, millenary.Ex. The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.Ex. All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.Ex. This is something which happens exactly once every thousand years; it is a true millennial event.Ex. He preserves a millenary tradition by working with genuine wool that is dyed with natural pigments and woven on a traditional loom.* * *- ria adjetivo thousand-year-old (before n)* * *= centuries-old, millenarian, millennial, millenary.Ex: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.Ex: This is something which happens exactly once every thousand years; it is a true millennial event.Ex: He preserves a millenary tradition by working with genuine wool that is dyed with natural pigments and woven on a traditional loom.* * *thousand-year-old ( before n)* * *
milenario,-a
I adjetivo thousand-year-old, millenial: son costumbres milenarias cuyo origen se desconoce, they're thousand-year-old traditions of unknown origin
II sustantivo masculino millenium
' milenario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
milenaria
* * *milenario, -a♦ adj[antiguo] (very) ancient♦ nm1. [milenio] millennium2. [aniversario] millennium* * *I adj thousand-year-oldII m2 aniversario thousandth anniversary -
10 muy antiguo
adj.very ancient, immemorial, age-old, superannuated.* * *(adj.) = centuries-oldEx. The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.* * *(adj.) = centuries-oldEx: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
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11 subterráneo
adj.subterranean, underground, subterraneous, subsurface.m.underground railroad, underground railway.* * *► adjetivo1 subterranean, underground1 underground passage, tunnel, subway————————1 underground passage, tunnel, subway* * *(f. - subterránea)adj.* * *1.ADJ underground, subterranean2. SM1) (=túnel) underground passage2) (=almacén bajo tierra) underground store, cellar3) Arg (=metro) underground, subway (EEUU)* * *I- nea adjetivo underground, subterraneanIIa) ( pasaje) subway, tunnelb) (RPl) (Transp) subway (AmE), underground (BrE)* * *= underground, below surface, subterranean.Ex. An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex. Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.----* agua subterránea = groundwater.* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.* pasaje subterráneo = subway, underpass.* pasaje subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* pasaje subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo = underground walkway, underpass, subway.* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* refugio subterráneo = dugout.* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.* * *I- nea adjetivo underground, subterraneanIIa) ( pasaje) subway, tunnelb) (RPl) (Transp) subway (AmE), underground (BrE)* * *= underground, below surface, subterranean.Ex: An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel.
Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: Hamlet refers to his father's spirit as 'old mole,' because it roams above ground for a brief period before returning to its subterranean region.* agua subterránea = groundwater.* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.* pasaje subterráneo = subway, underpass.* pasaje subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* pasaje subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo = underground walkway, underpass, subway.* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* refugio subterráneo = dugout.* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.* * *underground, subterranean1 (pasaje) subway, tunnel* * *
subterráneo 1◊ - nea adjetivo
underground, subterranean
subterráneo 2 sustantivo masculino
subterráneo,-a
I adjetivo underground, subterranean
II m (túnel, paso) tunnel, subway; underground passage
' subterráneo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paso
- subterránea
English:
subway
- underground
- underpass
- dug
- metro
- subterranean
- under
* * *subterráneo, -a♦ adjsubterranean, underground♦ nm1. [túnel] underground tunnel2. RP [metro] Br underground, US subway* * *I adj undergroundII m L.Am.subway, Brunderground* * *subterráneo, - nea adj: underground, subterraneansubterráneo nm1) : underground passage, tunnel2) Arg, Uru : subway* * *subterráneo adj underground -
12 teja plana
(n.) = shingleEx. Urban dwelling types are appearing in the rural environment; wood is replaced by brick and cement and thatch and shingle roofs are replaced by sheet iron.* * *(n.) = shingleEx: Urban dwelling types are appearing in the rural environment; wood is replaced by brick and cement and thatch and shingle roofs are replaced by sheet iron.
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13 tierra fértil
f.fertile soil.* * *(n.) = sod, loamEx. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex. The trees are hardy, and suitable for cultivation on a sandy loam soil.* * *(n.) = sod, loamEx: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.
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14 azotea
f.1 terraced roof.2 flat roof.* * *1 flat roof\estar mal de la azotea familiar to have a screw loose* * *SF1) (Arquit) (=terraza) flat roof, terrace roof; And, Cono Sur (=casa) flat-roofed adobe house2) ** (=cabeza) bonce **, headestar mal de la azotea — to be round the bend o twist **, be off one's head
* * *femenino terrace roof, flat roofestar mal de la azotea — (fam) to be off one's rocker (colloq)
* * *= rooftop, rooftop terrace, roof terrace.Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.Ex. The rooftop terrace is a grand belvedere, with views of the bay and the surrounding mountains.Ex. Roof terraces are increasingly common as urban dwellers seek to make the most of outside space.* * *femenino terrace roof, flat roofestar mal de la azotea — (fam) to be off one's rocker (colloq)
* * *= rooftop, rooftop terrace, roof terrace.Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.
Ex: The rooftop terrace is a grand belvedere, with views of the bay and the surrounding mountains.Ex: Roof terraces are increasingly common as urban dwellers seek to make the most of outside space.* * *terrace roof, flat roofestar mal de la azotea ( fam); to be off one's rocker ( colloq), to have bats in the belfry ( colloq), to be round the bend ( colloq)* * *
azotea sustantivo femenino
terrace roof, flat roof
azotea sustantivo femenino flat roof
♦ Locuciones: estar mal de la azotea, to be out of one's mind
' azotea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
terraza
- desagüe
English:
rooftop
- roof
* * *azotea nf1. [de edificio] terraced roof* * *f flat roof;estar mal de la azotea fig fam be crazy* * *azotea nf: flat roof, terraced roof* * * -
15 llevarse
2 (recibir) to get3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over* * *1) to take away2) get along* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=tomar consigo) to take¿puedo llevarme este libro? — can I borrow this book?
-¿le gusta? -sí, me lo llevo — [al comprar] "do you like it?" - "yes, I'll take it"
se llevaron más de diez mil euros en joyas — they got away with more than ten thousand euros' worth of jewels
2) [+ persona](=acompañar)•
llevarse a algn por delante — (=atropellar) to run sb over; LAm (=ofender) to offend sb; (=maltratar) to ride roughshod over sbla riada se llevó el pueblo por delante — the village was swept away by o in the flood, the flood took the village with it
esa ley se llevó por delante los derechos de los trabajadores — this law swept away o rode roughshod over the rights of the workers
3) (=conseguir) [+ premio] to winllevársela * —
¡no lo toques o te la llevas! — don't touch it or you'll live to regret it!
4) (=sufrir)5) (=arrastrar)6) [en el trato]matar 2., perro 1., 2)no se lleva bien con el jefe — he doesn't get on o along with the boss
7) (=estar de moda) to be in fashion, be all the ragese llevan los lunares — polka dots are in fashion o all the rage
8) [con cantidades]de doce me llevo una — (Mat) that makes twelve so carry one
* * *(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away withEx. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.Ex. City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.Ex. In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.Ex. A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.Ex. The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.Ex. Like them or not, plaits are still in.Ex. A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass.* * *(v.) = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away withEx: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.Ex: The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado.Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in.Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass
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■llevarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de un sitio a otro) to take away: ¡llévatelo de aquí!, take it away!
se llevaron la televisión al dormitorio, they moved the television to the bedroom
2 (un premio, una felicitación) to win
llevarse un susto, to have a fright
3 (arrebatar) to carry away: se lo llevó la corriente, the current carried it away
se llevaron el dinero, they took away all the money
4 fam (estar de moda) to be fashionable 5 llevarse bien/mal con alguien, to get on well/badly with sb: con su padre no me llevo en absoluto, I don't get on with his father at all
6 (haber una diferencia) se llevan diez años, there's a difference of ten years in their ages
♦ Locuciones: llevársele los demonios, to get really angry o mad
llevarse el gato al agua, to succeed o to pull off
' llevarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avenirse
- calle
- desengaño
- entenderse
- palma
- perra
- perro
- compaginar
- conectar
- entender
- gato
- jalar
- llevar
- premio
- preso
- susto
English:
agree
- blow off
- carry off
- conform
- doggy bag
- get along
- get on
- just
- lead away
- make off
- reap
- relationship
- spirit
- take
- take away
- term
- walk off
- walk with
- wash away
- whisk away
- whisk off
- carry
- get
- go
- grab
- lead
- rough
- shock
- wash
* * *vpr1. [tomar consigo] to take;alguien se ha llevado mi sombrero someone has taken my hat;¿se lo envuelvo o se lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?2. [trasladar, desplazar] to take;los agentes se lo llevaron detenido the policemen took him away;se llevó el cigarrillo a la boca she brought o raised the cigarette to her lips;llevarse algo por delante: la riada se llevó por delante casas y vehículos the flood swept o washed away houses and vehicles;un coche se lo llevó por delante he was run over by a car3. [conseguir] to get;se ha llevado el premio she has carried off o won the prize4. [recibir] [susto, sorpresa] to get;[reprimenda] to receive;como vuelvas a hacerlo te llevarás una bofetada if you do it again you'll get a smack;me llevé un disgusto/una desilusión I was upset/disappointed;llevarse una alegría to have o get a pleasant surprise;yo me llevo siempre las culpas I always get the blame5. [entenderse]llevarse bien/mal (con alguien) to get on well/badly (with sb);no me llevo muy bien con él I don't get on very well with him;se llevan a matar they are mortal enemies6. [estar de moda] to be in (fashion);este año se lleva el verde green is in this year;ahora se llevan mucho las despedidas de soltera hen parties are really in at the moment7. [recíproco] [diferencia de edad]mi hermana mayor y yo nos llevamos cinco años there are five years between me and my older sister* * *v/r1 take3:llevarse bien/mal get on well/badly4:se lleva el color rojo red is fashionable* * *vr1) : to take away, to carry off2) : to get alongsiempre nos llevábamos bien: we always got along well* * *llevarse vb2. (estar de moda) to be in fashion -
16 pizarra
f.1 slate (roca, material).2 blackboard (British), chalkboard (United States).* * *1 (mineral) slate2 (para escribir) blackboard* * *noun f.1) slate2) blackboard* * *SF1) (=piedra) slate; (=esquisto) shale2) (Escol) board, blackboard3) Cono Sur (=tablero) notice board, bulletin board (EEUU)4) LAm (=marcador) scoreboard* * *a) (Min) slateb) ( en el aula) blackboard, chalkboard; ( del alumno) slatec) (Cin) clapperboardd) ( en béisbol) scoreboard* * *= blackboard, chalkboard, slate, slateboard, shale.Ex. Imagine that there is a graphic to project on the screen or blackboard.Ex. In some cases, the overhead projector can replace the chalkboard.Ex. Libraries are built mainly from wood, slate and glass, with a structure designed to suit a wide range of activities.Ex. Now, instructors can beam what they write on their whiteboards directly to students' laptops, in effect turning each laptop screen into a portable, interactive slateboard.Ex. Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.----* pizarra virtual = whiteboard.* * *a) (Min) slateb) ( en el aula) blackboard, chalkboard; ( del alumno) slatec) (Cin) clapperboardd) ( en béisbol) scoreboard* * *= blackboard, chalkboard, slate, slateboard, shale.Ex: Imagine that there is a graphic to project on the screen or blackboard.
Ex: In some cases, the overhead projector can replace the chalkboard.Ex: Libraries are built mainly from wood, slate and glass, with a structure designed to suit a wide range of activities.Ex: Now, instructors can beam what they write on their whiteboards directly to students' laptops, in effect turning each laptop screen into a portable, interactive slateboard.Ex: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.* pizarra virtual = whiteboard.* * *1 ( Min) slate2 (en el aula) blackboard, chalkboard; (del alumno) slate3 ( Cin) clapperboard4 (en béisbol) scoreboard* * *
pizarra sustantivo femeninoa) (Min) slate
( del alumno) slatec) (Cin) clapperboard
pizarra sustantivo femenino
1 (en la escuela) blackboard
2 Min slate
' pizarra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrar
- borrador
- encerado
- caballete
- tablero
- teja
English:
blackboard
- board
- erase
- slate
- black
- -colored
- shale
* * *pizarra nf1. [roca, material] slate2. [encerado] Br blackboard, US chalkboard;* * *f1 en aula blackboard2 piedra slate* * *pizarra nf1) : slate2) : blackboard3) : scoreboard* * *pizarra n1. (en una clase) blackboard2. (roca) slate -
17 tejado
adj.tiled.m.1 roof.2 rooftop, housetop, roof, roof-top.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tejar.* * *1 roof* * *noun m.* * *SM (tiled) roof* * *masculino (esp Esp) roof* * *= roof, rooftop.Ex. The design of roof spaces, floors, walls and columns should all be considered in terms of their use for IT purpose.Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.----* constructor de tejados = roofer.* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.* rejilla de ventilación del tejado = roof vent.* reparador de tejados = roofer.* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hip roof, hipped roof.* tejado de paja = thatched roof, thatch roof.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *masculino (esp Esp) roof* * *= roof, rooftop.Ex: The design of roof spaces, floors, walls and columns should all be considered in terms of their use for IT purpose.
Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.* constructor de tejados = roofer.* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.* rejilla de ventilación del tejado = roof vent.* reparador de tejados = roofer.* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hip roof, hipped roof.* tejado de paja = thatched roof, thatch roof.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *( esp Esp)roof* * *
Del verbo tejar: ( conjugate tejar)
tejado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
tejado
tejar
tejado sustantivo masculino (esp Esp) roof
tejado sustantivo masculino roof
tejar
I sustantivo masculino brickworks
II verbo transitivo to tile (a roof)
' tejado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
haber
- pendiente
- techo
- caballete
- inclinado
- vertiente
English:
dodgy
- leak
- leaky
- overhang
- patch up
- ridge
- roof
- rooftop
- slope
- tile
- thatched
* * *tejado nmroof* * *m roof* * *tejado nmtecho: roof* * * -
18 tierra2
2 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex. This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.----* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land. -
19 cañabrava
SF LAm reed* * *femenino (AmL) reed ( used in construction of houses)* * *femenino (AmL) reed ( used in construction of houses)* * *( AmL)reed ( used in construction of houses)* * *cañabrava nfCuba, RP = reed used for building roofs and walls -
20 cundido
adj.totally full, overfilled, swarming.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cundir.* * *- da adjetivo (Méx)cundido de algo: estaba cundida de cáncer she was riddled with cancer; la casa estaba cundida de insectos — the house was full of o swarming with insects
* * *- da adjetivo (Méx)cundido de algo: estaba cundida de cáncer she was riddled with cancer; la casa estaba cundida de insectos — the house was full of o swarming with insects
* * *cundido -da( Méx) cundido DE algo: estaba cundida de cáncer she was riddled with cancerla casa estaba cundida de insectos the house was full of o swarming with insectsazoteas cundidas de tendederos roofs crowded with washing lines
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