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m.sandwich.* * *► nombre masculino (pl sándwiches)1 sandwich* * *noun m.* * *[saŋ'ɡwitˌ sam'bit]SM (pl sándwichs, sándwiches) sandwich* * *['saŋgwitʃ]masculino, sándwiche ['saŋgwitʃe] masculino (esp AmL) ( de pan de molde) sandwich; ( de pancito) (filled) roll* * *= sandwich.Ex. Its cloth-paper sandwich structure and large size make it unique.----* sándwich caliente = toasted sandwich.* * *['saŋgwitʃ]masculino, sándwiche ['saŋgwitʃe] masculino (esp AmL) ( de pan de molde) sandwich; ( de pancito) (filled) roll* * *= sandwich.Ex: Its cloth-paper sandwich structure and large size make it unique.
* sándwich caliente = toasted sandwich.* * */ˈsaŋgwitʃ//ˈsaŋgwitʃe/1 ( Esp) (bocadillo tostado) toasted sandwichCompuesto:(CS) toasted sandwich* * *
sándwich /'saŋgwitʃ/ sustantivo masculino,
( de pancito) (filled) roll
sándwich sustantivo masculino sandwich
' sándwich' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocadillo
- bocata
- emparedado
- merendar
- mixta
- mixto
- montada
- montado
- pezuña
- ventilarse
- hamburguesa
- torta
English:
BLT
- club sandwich
- extra
- grab
- plenty
- sandwich
- sandwich course
- sandwich-board
- sandwich-man
- use
- fill
- round
* * *1. [con pan de molde] [sin tostar] sandwich;[tostado] toasted sandwich sándwich mixto cheese and ham sandwich2. Am [con pan de barra] sandwich [made with French bread]3. Urug [feriado] = long weekend created when a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, and the working day in between is made a holiday too* * *m tostado toasted sandwich; L.Am.sin tostar sandwich* * ** * *sándwich n sandwich [pl. sandwiches] -
5 comer
v.1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!dar de comer to feed2 to take, to capture.me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops3 to eat up.les come la envidia they're eaten up with envyeso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time* * *1 to eat2 (tomar) to have3 (color) to fade4 (corroer) to corrode6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture1 eating1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow\comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrowcomer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horsecome con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) bellycomerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kissescomerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovinglycomerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyescomerse las uñas to bite one's nails¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?dar de comer to feedechar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envyno tener qué comer not to have enough to live onser de buen comer to be a good eatersin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida] to eat¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?
sin comerlo ni beberlo —
sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case
coco I, 2), tarro 2)ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch3) (=hacer desaparecer)•
comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them4) (=destruir, consumir)le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy
5) (=escocer)6) (Ajedrez) to take2. VI1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?
¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *
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comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sthcomer con los ojos —
siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach
2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner3)• dar de comer — to feed
4) And***comer a algn — to screw sb ***
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.----* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *viA1 (tomar alimentos) to eatno tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anythingno hay nada para comer there's nothing to eatlas palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her handel sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed themcomer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird2dar de comer to feedtodavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed himdarle de comer al gato to feed the cattengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kidsnos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very wellni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eatdarle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid glovesB1(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yethace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?aquí se come muy bien the food here is very gooddonde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the tablenos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunchcomemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at ninenos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner■ comervtA ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eatcomo mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruitno puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolatecome un poco de queso have a little cheesetienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eatnadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat youmira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eatencomo un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insidessin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)B ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her faceestos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoesestos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savingsel alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rentsi seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirtC (en ajedrez, damas) to take■ comerseA ‹acento/palabra›te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accentsme comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two linesse comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his wordsB1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eatcómetelo todo eat it all upse lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one gono te comas las uñas don't bite your nails¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envysi se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadownadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)C ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpetel mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sandel ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metalel colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salaryeatinguna persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her foodel arte del buen comer the art of good eatingel comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop* * *
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;
( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
verbo transitivo
◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;
no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
comerse verbo pronominal
1
‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot
* * *♦ vt1. [alimentos] to eat;no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;Famsin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops4. [consumir] to eat up;tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive♦ vi1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;comer a la carta to eat à la carte;¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;Famser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;Figtener qué comer to have enough to live on;Famcomer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;Famdar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch* * *dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden* * *comer vt1) : to eat2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat intocomer vi1) : to eat2) cenar: to have a meal3)dar de comer : to feed* * *comer vb¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?2. (al mediodía) to have lunch -
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(v.) = scoff + the lot, eat + Posesivo + way throughEx. The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.Ex. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *(v.) = scoff + the lot, eat + Posesivo + way throughEx: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.
Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge. -
7 medianoche
f.midnight (hora).a medianoche at midnight* * *1 midnight2 COCINA sweet bun* * *noun f.* * *SF midnight* * *1) ( las doce de la noche) midnight2) (Coc) (Esp, Méx) type of roll for sandwiches* * *= midnight.Ex. In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on.----* a medianoche = at midnight.* a partir de la medianoche = late night.* película de medianoche = midnight film.* * *1) ( las doce de la noche) midnight2) (Coc) (Esp, Méx) type of roll for sandwiches* * *= midnight.Ex: In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on.
* a medianoche = at midnight.* a partir de la medianoche = late night.* película de medianoche = midnight film.* * *A (las doce de la noche) midnightllegó a medianoche he arrived at midnight* * *
medianoche sustantivo femenino
midnight;
medianoche sustantivo femenino midnight
' medianoche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escopetazo
- eso
- madrugada
English:
dip
- eventual
- graveyard shift
- howl
- midnight
- on
- work on
- shortly
- way
* * *medianoche nf1. [hora] midnight;a medianoche at midnight;llegaremos hacia la medianoche we'll be there around midnight* * *f1 midnight2 GASTR sweet roll* * *medianoche nf: midnight* * *medianoche n midnight -
8 acabar con
v.1 to put an end to, to make an end of, to end with, to finish with.Pedro acabó con el suplicio Peter put an end to the ordeal.2 to finish with, to be through with, to break up one's relation with, to break off with.La chica acabó con su novio The girl broke up with her boyfriend.3 to finish with, to destroy.Las drogas acabaron con el chico Drugs finished with=destroyed the boy.4 to destroy, to ruin, to wreck.La peste acabó con el pueblo The plague destroyed the town.5 to kill, to exterminate, to eliminate, to get rid of.María acabó con las cucarachas Mary killed the roaches.6 to finish off, to account for, to polish off.Acabó con toda la comida He finished off all the food.* * *(destruir) to destroy, put an end to 2 (terminar) to finish, finish off■ la revolución acabó con los privilegios de los aristócratas the revolution put an end to the privileges of the aristocrats■ ¡este chico acabará conmigo! this boy will be the death of me!* * *(v.) = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way throughEx. Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs.Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex. Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.Ex. The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex. The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.Ex. 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.Ex. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *(v.) = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way throughEx: Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs.
Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.Ex: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge. -
9 arrasar con
v.to lay flat, to raze.* * *(gen) to sweep away 2 (comer) to polish off 3 (destrozar) to destroy 4 (robar) to get away with, make off with* * *(v.) = eat + Posesivo + way throughEx. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *(v.) = eat + Posesivo + way throughEx: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
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10 beber
v.1 to drink.beber de una fuente to drink from a fountainElla toma limonada She drinks lemonade.2 to drink (alcohol).bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many3 to lap up (absorber) (palabras, consejos).* * *1 to drink1 to drink2 (emborracharse) to drink, drink heavily\beber a algo/alguien to drink to something/somebodybeber a la salud de alguien to toast somebodybeber los vientos por figurado to long forbeber por algo/alguien to drink to something/somebody* * *verb- beber a tragos* * *1. VT1) [+ agua, leche, cerveza] to drink¿qué quieres (de) beber? — what would you like to drink?
beber algo a tragos — to gulp sth, gulp sth down
2) frm (=absorber) to drink in2. VI1) [gen] to drink2) (=beber alcohol) to drink-¿quieres vino? -no, gracias, no bebo — "would you like some wine?" - "no thanks, I don't drink"
su padre bebe muchísimo — his father drinks a lot, his father is a heavy drinker
si bebes, no conduzcas — don't drink and drive
3) (=brindar)salud 3)beber por algo/algn — to drink to sth/sb
3.See:4.SM drinking* * *I 1.verbo transitivo to drink2.¿quieres beber algo? — do you want something to drink?
beber vi to drinkbeber a la salud de alguien — to drink somebody's o (BrE) to somebody's health
3.beber por alguien — to drink to somebody, toast somebody
beberse v pron (enf) to drink upIIa)b) ( acción) drinking* * *= drink, sip, booze, take + a swig, swig, imbibe.Ex. Some libraries offer users the opportunity to eat and drink, read books, periodicals and newspapers and listen to records and tapes.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.Ex. The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.Ex. In general, two drinks should be the limit when you're imbibing alcohol, whether it's wine, beer or liquor.----* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* beber a la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.* beber como un cosaco = drink like + a fish.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* fuente para beber = scuttlebutt, drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo to drink2.¿quieres beber algo? — do you want something to drink?
beber vi to drinkbeber a la salud de alguien — to drink somebody's o (BrE) to somebody's health
3.beber por alguien — to drink to somebody, toast somebody
beberse v pron (enf) to drink upIIa)b) ( acción) drinking* * *= drink, sip, booze, take + a swig, swig, imbibe.Ex: Some libraries offer users the opportunity to eat and drink, read books, periodicals and newspapers and listen to records and tapes.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.Ex: The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.Ex: In general, two drinks should be the limit when you're imbibing alcohol, whether it's wine, beer or liquor.* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* beber a la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.* beber como un cosaco = drink like + a fish.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* fuente para beber = scuttlebutt, drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* * *vtto drink¿quieres beber algo? do you want something to drink?, do you want a drink?bébelo a sorbos sip it■ bebervito drinksi bebes no conduzcas don't drink and driveúltimamente le ha dado por beber recently he's taken to o started drinkingha bebido más de la cuenta he's had one too many, he's had too much to drinkbeber a la salud de algn to drink sb's healthbeber POR algn to drink TO sb, toast sbbebieron por los novios they drank to o toasted the bride and groombeber POR algo to drink TO sth beber DE algo to drink FROM sth■ beberse( enf):bébete toda la leche drink up all your milknos bebimos la botella entre los dos we drank the whole bottle between the two of usse lo bebió de un trago he downed it in one o in one gulp1 (bebida) drinkel buen beber y el buen comer good food and drink2 (acción) drinking* * *
Multiple Entries:
beber
beber algo
beber ( conjugate beber) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to drink;◊ ¿quieres beber algo? do you want something to drink?;
beber a sorbos to sip;
si bebes no conduzcas don't drink and drive;
beber a la salud de algn to drink sb's o (BrE) to sb's health;
beber por algn/algo to drink to sb/sth
beberse verbo pronominal ( enf) to drink up;
nos bebimos la botella entera we drank the whole bottle
beber verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to drink
(brindar) beber a/por, to drink to: beberemos a la salud de Nicolás, let's drink to Nicholas
♦ Locuciones: familiar beber a morro, to drink straight from the bottle
familiar beber como un cosaco, to drink like a fish
beber de un trago, to down something in one go
' beber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jarra
- moderación
- morro
- privar
- saciedad
- sorber
- tanta
- tanto
- terminar
- trasegar
- trincar
- tutiplén
- vaso
- viento
- agua
- algo
- ansia
- chupar
- demasía
- discreción
- estómago
- exceder
- exceso
- mamar
- paja
- pitillo
- repugnar
- resaca
- saciar
- ser
- tomar
English:
anything
- booze
- drink
- drink up
- give up
- gulp
- guzzle
- have
- lap
- lap up
- sip
- straw
- swig
- swill
- trough
- wash down
- drinking
- heavy
- moderation
- to
- water
* * *♦ vt1. [líquido] to drink;¿qué quieres beber? what would you like to drink?2. [absorber] [palabras, consejos] to lap up;[sabiduría, información] to draw, to acquire;beber los vientos por alguien to be head over heels in love with sb♦ vi1. [tomar líquido] to drink;beber de una fuente to drink from a fountain;Fambeber a morro to swig straight from the bottle;dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;me dio de beber un poco de agua she gave me a little water to drink2. [tomar alcohol] to drink;no sabe beber he doesn't know his limit where alcohol's concerned;bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many;si bebes, no conduzcas don't drink and drivebeber por algo to drink to sth♦ nmdrinking;cuida mucho el beber he's very careful how much he drinks* * *I v/i drink;beber a opor drink to;beber en exceso drink too much, drink to excess;beber en un vaso drink from a glass;beber de la botella drink straight from the bottleII v/t drink;beber los vientos por alguien fig be crazy about s.o.;beber las palabras de alguien fig hang on odrink in s.o.’s every word* * *beber vtomar: to drink* * *¿qué quieres beber? what do you want to drink?beber por... to drink to... -
11 bollo
m.1 (bread) roll.2 dent.3 dish, gorgeous guy/woman (informal) (atractive person).ser un bollo to be a bit of all right4 bun, roll, hot cross bun, scone.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bollar.* * *2 (abolladura) dent3 (chichón) bump\no está el horno para bollos figurado this is not the right time* * *noun m.bread roll, bun* * *SM1) (Culin) [de pan] bread roll; [dulce] scone, bun2) [en el coche] dent3) (Med) bump, lump4) (Cos) puff5) (=confusión) confusion, mix-up7) CAm, Caribe *** cunt **** * *masculino (Coc) (bread) roll, bunser un bollo — (RPl fam) to be a piece of cake (colloq)
* * *= roll, bun.Ex. Morning goods such as baps and rolls are covered separately.Ex. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.----* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* * *masculino (Coc) (bread) roll, bunser un bollo — (RPl fam) to be a piece of cake (colloq)
* * *= roll, bun.Ex: Morning goods such as baps and rolls are covered separately.
Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* * *A ( Coc) roll, bread roll, bunB( Esp fam) (lío): se armó un bollo tremendo there was a lot of trouble o ( AmE) an almighty ruckus ( colloq)me hice un bollo con tantos cables I got in a muddle with all the wires1 (puñetazo) punch, slug ( colloq)2 (pelota) ballhizo un bollo con el papel he screwed the piece of paper up into a ball* * *
bollo sustantivo masculino (Coc) bun;◊ ser un bollo (RPl fam) to be a piece of cake (colloq)
bollo sustantivo masculino
1 Culin bun, bread roll
2 (abolladura) dent
' bollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantecado
- pan
English:
bap
- bash
- bun
- muffin
- pastry
- scone
- biscuit
- cinch
- Danish
* * *bollo nm1. [para comer] [de pan] (bread) roll;[dulce] bun; RP Famser un bollo [ser fácil] to be a piece of cake2. [abolladura] dentarmar un bollo to kick up a fuss6. RP [bola] ball;tirá ese bollo de papel a la basura throw that ball of paper awayme siento como un bollo I feel crap* * *m1 de repostería bun2 ( abolladura) bump* * *bollo nm: bun, sweet roll* * *bollo n2. (abolladura) dent -
12 caricia
f.caress, stroke (a persona).hacer caricias/una caricia a alguien to caress somebody* * *1 caress, stroke* * *noun f.1) caress2) pat, stroke* * *SF [a persona] caress; [a animal] pat, strokehacer caricias a — to caress, stroke
* * *femenino caress* * *= caressing.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.* * *femenino caress* * *= caressing.Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
* * *caressle hizo una caricia al perro she stroked the dogle hizo una caricia al niño she stroked the child's face ( o cheek etc)sentía la caricia del sol en su piel he could feel the sun caressing his skin ( liter)* * *
caricia sustantivo femenino
caress;
le hizo una caricia al perro she stroked the dog
caricia sustantivo femenino caress, (a un animal) stroke
' caricia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apapacho
- cariño
- furtivo
- mimo
English:
caress
- stroke
* * *caricia nf[a persona] caress, stroke; [a animal] stroke;hacer caricias/una caricia a alguien to caress sb* * *f caress;hacer caricias a caress, stroke* * *caricia nf1) : caress2)hacer caricias : to pet, to stroke* * *caricia n2. (animal) stroke -
13 comérselo todo
(v.) = eat + Posesivo + way throughEx. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *(v.) = eat + Posesivo + way throughEx: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
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14 devorar
v.to devour (also figurative).lo devoraban los celos he was consumed by jealousy* * *1 to devour2 (engullir) to eat up, gobble up3 figurado (consumir) to devour, consume* * *VT1) (=comer ávidamente) [animal] to devour; [persona] to devour, wolf down *la devoraba con la mirada — [con cólera] he looked at her as if he could kill her; [con deseo] he devoured her with his eyes
2) (=destruir) [+ fortuna] to run through* * *verbo transitivodevorar a alguien con los ojos or la mirada — to devour somebody with one's eyes (colloq)
b) ( consumir) celos/pasión to consume* * *= devour, consume, chew up, eat + Posesivo + way through.Ex. A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.Ex. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *verbo transitivodevorar a alguien con los ojos or la mirada — to devour somebody with one's eyes (colloq)
b) ( consumir) celos/pasión to consume* * *= devour, consume, chew up, eat + Posesivo + way through.Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *devorar [A1 ]vtdevoró toda la comida en minutos he devoured the meal o wolfed the meal down in no timetengo tanta hambre que soy capaz de devorar un buey I'm so hungry I could eat a horse ( set phrase)devorar a algn con los ojos or la mirada or la vista to devour sb with one's eyes ( colloq)devora cuanto libro cae en sus manos he devours any book he gets his hands onme devoraron los mosquitos I was eaten alive by the mosquitoes ( colloq)2 (consumir) «celos/pasión» to consumelo devora la pasión he is consumed with passionfue devorado por las llamas it was devoured o engulfed o consumed by the flames■ devorarvieste niño no come, devora this boy doesn't just eat his food, he devours it o ( colloq) wolfs it down( enf) ‹comida/libros› to devour* * *
devorar ( conjugate devorar) verbo transitivo [ animal] to devour;
[ persona] to devour, wolf down (colloq);
devorar a algn con los ojos or la mirada to devour sb with one's eyes (colloq);
devorar verbo transitivo to devour
' devorar' also found in these entries:
English:
devour
- stuff away
- tuck in
- wolf
* * *devorar vt1. [alimentos] to devour;el lobo devoró tres ovejas the wolf ate three sheep;Fameste niño devora los libros de aventuras that child devours story books;Famdevoraba a las chicas con la mirada he ogled the girls2. [destruir] to destroy, to demolish;el ciclón devoraba edificios y viviendas the cyclone destroyed buildings and houses;las llamas devoraron el palacio en dos horas the fire destroyed the palace in two hours3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to devour;lo devoraban los celos he was consumed by jealousy;esta pasión que me devora por dentro this passion which consumes me o which is eating away inside me* * *v/t devour;devorar a alguien con los ojos devour s.o. with one’s eyes;el fuego devoró el bosque the forest was consumed by the fire;le devora la envidia he is consumed with jealousy* * *devorar vt1) : to devour2) : to consume* * *devorar vb to devour -
15 elegante
adj.1 elegant, smart (persona, ropa).estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dressponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding2 smart, chic (barrio, hotel, fiesta).3 graceful, elegant (movimiento, porte).4 gracious (actitud, comportamiento).fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his partf. & m.elegant person.* * *► adjetivo1 elegant, smart, stylish* * *adj.elegant, smart* * *ADJ [gen] elegant; [traje, fiesta, tienda] fashionable, smart; [sociedad] fashionable, elegant; [decoración] tasteful; [frase] elegant, well-turned, polished* * *1)a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smartiba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant
b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat* * *= elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex. The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.Ex. The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.Ex. It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.Ex. From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.Ex. The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.Ex. A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.Ex. Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.Ex. He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.Ex. The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.----* de un modo elegante = elegantly.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* * *1)a) <moda/vestido> elegant, smartiba muy elegante — ( bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; ( garboso) he looked very elegant
b) <barrio/restaurante/fiesta> smart, fashionable2) <estilo/frase> elegant, polished; < solución> elegant, neat* * *= elegant, glamorous, dashing, genteel, graceful, gracious, chic, polished, stylish, dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], gourmet, glam, voguish, dapper, swish.Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.* de un modo elegante = elegantly.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* * *A1 ‹moda/vestido› elegant, stylish, smartiba muy elegante (bien vestido) he was very well o very smartly dressed; (garboso, grácil) he was very stylishly o elegantly dressed, he looked very elegant¡qué elegante te has puesto! ( fam); you look smart!los elegantes jardines de la casa the elegantly o beautifully laid out gardens of the house2 ‹barrio/restaurante/fiesta› smart, fashionable, chicB1 ‹estilo› elegant, polisheduna frase muy elegante a very elegant o a well-turned phrase2 (generoso) ‹gesto/actitud› generous, handsome3 ‹solución› elegant, neat* * *
elegante adjetivo
1
◊ iba muy elegante he was very well o very smartly dressed
2 ‹estilo/frase› elegant, polished
elegante adjetivo elegant
' elegante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglar
- arreglada
- arreglado
- arreglarse
- bonita
- bonito
- sobria
- sobrio
- vestir
- vestirse
- gagá
- pituco
English:
avail
- chic
- classy
- dashing
- dowdy
- dressy
- elegant
- fashionable
- fine
- graceful
- gracious
- ladylike
- posh
- ritzy
- sleek
- smart
- snappy
- snazzy
- swish
- unfashionable
- awkward
- debonair
- do
- dress
- show
- sprawl
- stylish
- suave
- trim
* * *elegante adj1. [en vestimenta] [persona] elegant, smart;[ropa, calzado] smart, elegant;estás muy elegante con ese vestido you look really smart in that dress;ir elegante to be dressed smartly;¡qué elegante vas! you look smart!;ponte elegante, vamos a una boda make yourself smart, we're going to a wedding;es elegante en el vestir he dresses elegantly o smartly2. [lujoso] [barrio, hotel, fiesta] smart, chic;los elegantes bulevares parisinos the elegant boulevards of Paris3. [en garbo, porte] graceful, elegant4. [en actitud, comportamiento] gracious;fue un gesto poco elegante por su parte it wasn't a very gracious gesture on his part5. [estilo, frase] elegant* * *adj elegant, stylish* * *elegante adj: elegant, smart♦ elegantemente adv* * *elegante adj1. (persona, vestido) elegant2. (lugar) smart -
16 flirteo
m.flirtation, flirting.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: flirtear.* * *1 flirtation, flirting* * *SM1) (=coqueteo) flirting2)* * *masculino flirting* * *= flirtation, flirt, flirting.Ex. The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.Ex. The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a ' flirt' of ecology with philosophy.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.* * *masculino flirting* * *= flirtation, flirt, flirting.Ex: The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.
Ex: The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a ' flirt' of ecology with philosophy.Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.* * *flirtingdéjate de flirteos stop all this flirting* * *
Del verbo flirtear: ( conjugate flirtear)
flirteo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
flirteó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
flirtear
flirteo
flirtear ( conjugate flirtear) verbo intransitivo
to flirt
flirtear verbo intransitivo to flirt
flirteo sustantivo masculino flirtation: es un flirteo pasajero, it's a passing flirtation
' flirteo' also found in these entries:
English:
flirtation
* * *flirteo nm[acción] flirting; [relación] fling;tuvo un breve flirteo con Raúl she had a fling with Raúl* * *m flirting -
17 mascar
v.to chew.* * *1 to chew* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=masticar) to chew2) * [+ palabras] to mumble, mutter2.VI (=masticar) to chew; esp LAm (=masticar tabaco) to chew tobacco; And (=masticar coca) to chew coca3.See:* * *verbo transitivo to chew* * *= munch, crunch.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.* * *verbo transitivo to chew* * *= munch, crunch.Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
Ex: Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.* * *mascar [A2 ]vtto chewdarle todo mascado a algn to spoonfeed sb* * *
mascar ( conjugate mascar) verbo transitivo
to chew
mascar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to chew
' mascar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
goma
English:
chew
- chew up
- munch
- crunch
- gum
* * *♦ vtto chew* * *I v/t chewII v/i L.Am.chew tobacco* * *mascar {72} vmasticar: to chew* * *mascar vb to chew -
18 masticar
v.to chew.El ganado rumia pasto The cattle chew grass.* * *1 to chew, masticate* * *VT to chew, masticate frm* * *1.verbo transitivo to chew, masticate (frml)2.masticar vi to chew* * *= chew, munch, crunch, chew up.Ex. Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.Ex. If I chew up something fattening but I spit it out, will I still absorb the calories?.----* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* fácil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* masticar bien = chew up.* * *1.verbo transitivo to chew, masticate (frml)2.masticar vi to chew* * *= chew, munch, crunch, chew up.Ex: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex: Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.Ex: If I chew up something fattening but I spit it out, will I still absorb the calories?.* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* fácil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].* masticar bien = chew up.* * *masticar [A2 ]vtto chew, masticate ( frml)darle todo bien masticado a algn to spoonfeed sb■ masticarvito chew* * *
masticar ( conjugate masticar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to chew
masticar vt to chew
' masticar' also found in these entries:
English:
chew
- whole
* * *♦ vt2. [pensar] to chew over, to ponder3. [preparar]a él no le pongas problemas difíciles, dáselo todo masticado don't give him any difficult problems, you need to spoon-feed him o make everything as easy as possible for him♦ vito chew* * *v/t chew* * *masticar {72} vmascar: to chew, to masticate* * *masticar vb to chew -
19 papel Albal
(n.) = tinfoil [tin foil], kitchen foil, aluminum foil, aluminium foilEx. The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.Ex. This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required.Ex. Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum.Ex. The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers.* * *(n.) = tinfoil [tin foil], kitchen foil, aluminum foil, aluminium foilEx: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.
Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required.Ex: Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum.Ex: The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers. -
20 papel de aluminio
aluminium foil* * *tinfoil, aluminum* foil* * *(n.) = aluminium foil, tinfoil [tin foil], kitchen foil, aluminum foilEx. The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers.Ex. The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.Ex. This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required.Ex. Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum.* * *tinfoil, aluminum* foil* * *(n.) = aluminium foil, tinfoil [tin foil], kitchen foil, aluminum foilEx: The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers.
Ex: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required.Ex: Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum.* * *aluminum foil, Braluminium foil
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