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121 knowing
1. n знание, познание; знакомствоthere is no knowing when we shall meet — неизвестно, когда мы встретимся
2. n понимание3. n осознание4. a знающий, понимающий5. a познавательный; относящийся к умственным способностям6. a разг. ловкий, хитрый; проницательный7. a разг. преднамеренный8. a разг. щегольской, модныйСинонимический ряд:1. aware (adj.) alive; apprehensive; attentive; au courant; awake; aware; cognisant; cognizant; conscious; conversant; keen; known; mindful; sensible; sentient; ware; witting2. intelligent (adj.) alert; brainy; bright; brilliant; canny; clever; erudite; intelligent; knowledgeable; profound; ready-witted; subtle3. smart (adj.) astute; cagey; perspicacious; shrewd; slick; smart4. sophisticated (adj.) blase; disenchanted; disentranced; disillusioned; mondaine; sophisticate; sophisticated; worldly; worldly-wise; world-wise5. wise (adj.) discerning; gnostic; hep; insighted; insightful; nimble-witted; perceptive; quick; quick-witted; sagacious; sage; sapient; sharp; sharp-witted; sophic; wise; wisehearted6. appreciating (verb) appreciating; apprehending; comprehending; grasping; understanding7. feeling (verb) feeling; savoring; tasting8. having (verb) experiencing; go through; having; meet with; seeing; suffering; sustaining; undergoing9. knowing (verb) differentiating; discerning; discriminating; distinguishing; extricating; knowing; recognising; separating; severing; telling10. recognizing (verb) recognizing -
122 miss
Ⅰ.miss1 [mɪs]manquer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 2 (c) rater ⇒ 1 (a) faillir ⇒ 1 (c) manquer de ⇒ 1 (e) se passer de ⇒ 3 (b)∎ a life of missed opportunities une vie d'occasions manquées;∎ we missed the train by five minutes on a manqué le train de cinq minutes;∎ he missed breakfast (was too late) il a manqué le petit déjeuner; (didn't go) il a sauté le petit déjeuner;∎ this film is not to be missed c'est un film à ne pas manquer ou à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte;∎ I missed the first five minutes of the programme j'ai raté les cinq premières minutes de l'émission;∎ at that price, it's a bargain not to be missed à ce prix, c'est une affaire à ne pas manquer;∎ you didn't miss much vous n'avez pas raté grand-chose;∎ it's too good an opportunity to miss c'est une occasion trop belle pour qu'on la manque;∎ familiar you don't know what you're missing tu ne sais pas ce que tu rates;∎ figurative to miss the boat rater une occasion, manquer le coche;∎ you're going to miss the boat if you delay your application vous allez manquer le coche si vous tardez à poser votre candidature;∎ to miss one's cue Theatre manquer sa réplique; figurative rater l'occasion(b) (fail to do, find, see, attend etc) manquer;∎ to miss school manquer l'école;∎ it's at the end of the street, you can't miss it c'est au bout de la rue, vous ne pouvez pas le manquer;∎ to miss one's stop (of passenger) rater son arrêt;∎ to miss a turning rater un tournant;∎ I'm sorry, I missed you in the crowd désolé, je ne vous ai pas vu ou remarqué ou aperçu dans la foule;∎ I missed seeing them in Australia (for lack of time) je n'ai pas eu le temps de les voir en Australie; (for lack of opportunity) je n'ai pas eu l'occasion ou la possibilité de les voir en Australie;∎ I missed the beginning of your question je n'ai pas entendu le début de votre question;∎ they've missed my name off the list ils ont oublié mon nom sur la liste;∎ you miss a lot if you read this novel in translation on perd beaucoup à ne pas lire ce roman dans le texte;∎ you've missed or you're missing the point! vous n'avez rien compris!;∎ he missed the point of the exercise il n'a pas compris ou saisi le but de l'exercice;∎ British she missed her footing or step elle a glissé ou trébuché;∎ you don't miss much! rien ne t'échappe!;∎ the boss doesn't miss a thing rien n'échappe au patron;∎ he never misses a chance to put other people down il ne manque jamais une occasion de rabaisser les autres;∎ British they never or don't miss a trick rien ne leur échappe(c) (escape, manage to avoid)∎ I narrowly or just missed being killed j'ai bien failli me faire tuer∎ I miss her elle me manque;∎ don't you miss your family? est-ce que ta famille ne te manque pas?;∎ you'll be missed when you retire on vous regrettera ou vous nous manquerez quand vous serez à la retraite;∎ I miss the warm weather/the sea la chaleur/la mer me manque;∎ I miss being able to do what I like ça me manque de ne pas pouvoir faire ce que je veux;∎ I missed my umbrella mon parapluie m'aurait été bien utile;∎ you can't miss what you've never had ce que l'on n'a jamais eu ne nous manque pas(e) (be short of, lack) manquer de;∎ I'm missing two books from my collection il me manque deux livres dans ma collection, deux livres de ma collection ont disparu;∎ the table's missing one of its legs il manque un pied à la table∎ when did you first miss your passport? quand est-ce que vous vous êtes aperçu pour la première fois de la perte de ou que vous aviez perdu votre passeport?;∎ he disappeared for a week and no one ever missed him il a disparu pendant une semaine et personne ne s'en est aperçu;∎ we're sure to be missed on va sûrement remarquer notre absence;∎ he's got so many records he won't miss one il a tellement de disques qu'il ne s'apercevra pas qu'il lui en manque un(a) (fail to hit target) manquer ou rater son coup;∎ missed! raté!(c) to be missing manquer;∎ there's a piece missing il manque une pièce;∎ there's one missing, one is missing il en manque un;∎ two of the children are still missing il manque encore deux enfants, deux enfants manquent encore3 noun∎ I gave work a miss yesterday je ne suis pas allé travailler hier;∎ I gave lessons a miss last week je n'ai pas assisté aux cours la semaine dernière;∎ I'll give the soup a miss je ne prendrai pas de soupe;∎ why don't you give the TV a miss tonight? pourquoi ne pas te passer de (la) télé ce soir?➲ miss out∎ they missed out my first name on a oublié mon prénom;∎ you've missed out one important fact vous avez omis ou oublié un fait important∎ he missed out because he couldn't afford to go to college il a été désavantagé parce qu'il n'avait pas les moyens de poursuivre ses études(advantage, opportunity) manquer, rater;∎ you're missing out on all the fun tu rates une occasion de bien t'amuser;∎ he missed out on a proper education il n'a pas eu la possibilité de faire de vraies études;∎ we missed out on the deal l'affaire nous est passée sous le nez ou nous a échappé;∎ a lot of people are missing out on state benefits they are entitled to bien des gens ne profitent pas des allocations auxquelles ils ont droitⅡ.miss2∎ (young) miss jeune demoiselle□ f;∎ everything for the modern miss tout ce qu'il faut pour la jeune fille moderne□ ;∎ impudent little miss! petite effrontée! -
123 anticipate
æn'tisəpeit1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) esperar, contar con2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) prever•tr[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]1 (expect) esperar2 (get ahead of) adelantarse a■ we wanted to be first, but the others anticipated us quisimos ser los primeros, pero los otros se nos adelantaron3 (forsee) anticiparse a, prever■ you should try to anticipate your opponent's next move debes intentar anticiparte al movimiento de tu oponente1) foresee: anticipar, prever2) expect: esperar, contar conv.• adelantar v.• anticipar v.• impedir v.• prever v.(§pres: preveo, preves...) imp. preve-•)æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt1)a) ( expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba
to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf
b) ( look forward to) esperar2)a) ( foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe
b) ( preempt) anticiparse a, adelantarse a[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]1. VT1) (=expect) [+ trouble, pleasure] esperar, contar conthe police anticipated trouble — la policía esperaba disturbios, la policía contaba con que hubiera disturbios
I anticipate seeing him tomorrow — espero or cuento con verlo mañana
as anticipated — según se esperaba, como esperábamos
the anticipated audience did not materialize — no apareció el público que se esperaba or con que se había contado
to anticipate that... — prever que..., calcular que...
do you anticipate that this will be easy? — ¿crees que esto va a resultar fácil?
we anticipate that he will come in spite of everything — contamos con que or esperamos que venga a pesar de todo
2) (=foresee) [+ event] prever; [+ question, objection, wishes] anticiparanticipated cost — (Comm) coste m previsto
anticipated profit — beneficios mpl previstos
3) (=forestall) [+ person] anticiparse a, adelantarse a; [+ event] anticiparse a, preveniryou have anticipated my wishes — usted se ha anticipado or adelantado a mis deseos
you have anticipated my orders — (wrongly) usted ha actuado sin esperar mis órdenes
2.VI (=act too soon) anticiparse* * *[æn'tɪsəpeɪt, æn'tɪsɪpeɪt]1)a) ( expect) \<\<consequences\>\> prever*it was more difficult than anticipated — resultó más difícil de lo que se había previsto or de lo que se esperaba
to anticipate -ing — tener* previsto + inf
b) ( look forward to) esperar2)a) ( foresee and act accordingly) \<\<movements/objections/needs\>\> prever*I anticipated the blow — vi venir* el golpe
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124 dazzle
'dæzl1) ((of a strong light) to prevent from seeing properly: I was dazzled by the car's headlights.) deslumbrar2) (to affect the ability of making correct judgements: She was dazzled by his charm.) deslumbrar, fascinar, ofuscar•- dazzlingdazzle vb deslumbrartr['dæzəl]1 (brilliance) resplandor nombre masculino, brillo1 deslumbrardazzle n: resplandor m, brillo mn.• deslumbramiento s.m.v.• deslumbrar v.• encandilar v.• ofuscar v.
I 'dæzəltransitive verb \<\<light\>\> deslumbrar, encandilar; \<\<beauty/wit\>\> deslumbrar
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mass noun ( of lights) resplandor m, brillo m; ( of publicity) hechizo m['dæzl]1.N deslumbramiento m2.VT deslumbrarshe was dazzled by his knowledge of the world — (se) quedó deslumbrada por su conocimiento del mundo
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I ['dæzəl]transitive verb \<\<light\>\> deslumbrar, encandilar; \<\<beauty/wit\>\> deslumbrar
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mass noun ( of lights) resplandor m, brillo m; ( of publicity) hechizo m -
125 face
feis
1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) cara, rostro2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) cara de trabajo
2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) estar enfrente de2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) estar de cara, ponerse de cara3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) afrontar•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face
face1 n1. cara2. esferaface2 vb1. dar a2. mirar hacia3. ponerse de cara awe must face facts, we are lost debemos afrontar la realidad, estamos perdidostr[feɪs]1 (of person) cara, rostro2 (surface) superficie nombre femenino3 (side) cara4 (of card, coin) cara5 (of dial) cuadrante nombre masculino6 (of watch) esfera8 (look) cara, expresión nombre femenino1 (look towards) mirar hacia■ she turned to face me se volvió hacia mí, se volvió para mirarme■ everybody face the blackboard! ¡todo el mundo mira cara a la pizarra!2 (look onto) mirar hacia, estar orientado,-a hacia, dar a3 (be opposite to) estar enfrente de4 (confront) presentarse, plantearse; (deal with) enfrentarse a■ the problems facing this government seem insurmountable los problemas a los que se enfrenta este gobierno parecen insuperables5 (tolerate) soportar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLface down (person, card) boca abajoface to face cara a caraface up (person, card) boca arribain the face of antelet's face it seamos realistas, reconozcámosloon the face of it a primera vistashut your face! ¡cierra el pico!to face the music dar la carato have a long face andar con cara largato have the face to do something tener la cara de hacer algoto keep a straight face mantenerse serio,-a, contener la risato look somebody in the face poder mirar a alguien en la carato lose face quedar malto make faces hacer muecasto pull faces hacer muecasto put on a brave face poner al mal tiempo buena carato save face salvar las aparienciasto say something to somebody's face decirle algo a alguien a la carato show one's face aparecerface cloth toallitaface cream crema facialface flannel toallitaface pack mascarilla facialface value valor nombre masculino nominal1) line: recubrir (una superficie), forrar (ropa)2) confront: enfrentarse a, afrontar, hacer frente ato face the music: afrontar las consecuenciasto face the facts: aceptar la realidad3) : estar de cara a, estar enfrente deshe's facing her brother: está de cara a su hermano4) overlook: dar aface vi: mirar (hacia), estar orientado (a)face n1) : cara f, rostro mhe told me to my face: me lo dijo a la cara2) expression: cara f, expresión fto pull a long face: poner mala cara3) grimace: mueca fto make faces: hacer muecas4) appearance: fisonomía f, aspecto mthe face of society: la fisonomía de la sociedad5) effrontery: desfachatez f6) prestige: prestigio mto lose face: desprestigiarse7) front, side: cara f (de una moneda), esfera f (de un reloj), fachada f (de un edificio), pared f (de una montaña)8) surface: superficie f, faz f (de la tierra), cara f (de la luna)9)in the face of despite: en medio de, en visto de, anten.• cara s.f.• fachada s.f.• faz s.f.• mueca s.f.• pundonor s.m.• rostro s.m.• semblante s.m.• visaje s.m.expr.• hacerle frente (a alguien) expr.v.• acarear v.• aceptar v.• afrontar v.• arrostrar v.• carear v.• encarar v.• enfrentar v.• mirar hacia v.feɪs
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1) ca) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro mif your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...
I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta
I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme
to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)
in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición
to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse
to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal
to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices
to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo
to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices
b) ( person) cara fc) ( expression) cara fto keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara
2)a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía fb) c ( aspect) aspecto mc) u ( dignity)to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal
3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)4) c ( of cliff) pared fto disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra
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1) ( be opposite)she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared
2) ( confront) enfrentarse ato be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo
let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa
3)a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarseI face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así
b) ( bear)c) ( lie ahead of)several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas
4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*
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vithe house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
Phrasal Verbs:[feɪs]1. N1) (=part of body) cara f, rostro m•
the bomb blew up in his face — la bomba estalló delante suyoit all blew up in his face * — (fig) le salió el tiro por la culata *
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I could never look him in the face again — no tendría valor para mirarle a la cara de nuevo•
to say sth to sb's face — decirle algo a la cara a algnto bring two people face to face — poner a dos personas cara a cara, confrontar a dos personas
to come face to face with — [+ person] encontrarse cara a cara con; [+ problem, danger] enfrentarse con
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face up — boca arriba- put a brave or good face on it- lose face- be off one's face- put one's face on- save face- set one's face against sth- show one's faceblue 1., 1), egg 1., 1), laugh 2., plain 1., 1), pretty 1., 1), slap 1., stuff 2., 1)2) (=expression) cara f, expresión fa happy face — una cara alegre or de Pascua
straight 1., 1)•
a long face — una cara larga3) (=person) cara fwe need some new or fresh faces on the team — el equipo necesita sangre nueva
4) (=surface) superficie f; [of dial, watch] esfera f; [of sundial] cuadrante m; [of mountain, cliff, coin, playing card] cara f; [of building] fachada f, frente m5) (=aspect)6) (=effrontery) descaro m, cara f, caradura f7) (=typeface) tipo m de imprenta•
in the face of — [+ enemy] frente a; [+ threats, danger] ante; [+ difficulty] en vista de, ante•
on the face of it — a primera vista, a juzgar por las apariencias- fly in the face of reason2. VT1) (=be facing) [+ person, object] estar de cara a; (=be opposite) estar enfrente deface the wall! — ¡ponte de cara a la pared!
they sat facing each other — se sentaron uno frente al or enfrente del otro
- face both ways2) [room, building]a) (=overlook) dar a, tener vista ab) (=be opposite to) [+ building] estar enfrente de3) (=confront) [+ enemy, danger, problem, situation] enfrentarse a; [+ consequences] hacer frente a, afrontarI can't face him — (ashamed) no podría mirarle a los ojos
he faces a fine of £200 if convicted — le espera una multa de £200 si lo declaran culpable
he was faced with a class who refused to cooperate — se encontraba ante una clase que se negaba a cooperar
faced with the prospect of living on his own, he... — ante la perspectiva de vivir solo,...
to face the fact that... — reconocer que...
we will face him with the facts — le expondremos los hechos or la realidad
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let's face it! — ¡seamos realistas!, ¡reconozcámoslo!- face the music4) (=bear, stand)•
I can't face breakfast this morning — hoy no podría desayunar nada5) (=clad) revestir6) (Sew) (on inside) forrar; (on outside) recubrir3. VI1) [person, animal] (=look) mirar hacia; (=turn) volverse haciaface this way! — ¡vuélvete hacia aquí!
right face! — (US) (Mil) ¡derecha!
about face! — (US) (Mil) ¡media vuelta!
2) [building]which way does the house face? — ¿en qué dirección está orientada la casa?
it faces east/towards the east — da al este/mira hacia el este
4.CPDface card N — (US) figura f
face cloth N — = face flannel
face cream N — crema f para la cara
face flannel N — (Brit) toallita f; (=glove) manopla f (para lavarse la cara)
(Cosmetics) = face packface mask N — mascarilla f
face pack N — mascarilla f facial
face paint N — pintura ornamental para la cara
face painting N — (for children) pintura f facial
face powder N — polvos mpl para la cara
face scrub N — = facial scrub
face value N — [of coin, stamp] valor m nominal
- take sb at face value- face out* * *[feɪs]
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1) ca) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro mif your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...
I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta
I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme
to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)
in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición
to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse
to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal
to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices
to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo
to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices
b) ( person) cara fc) ( expression) cara fto keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara
2)a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía fb) c ( aspect) aspecto mc) u ( dignity)to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal
3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)4) c ( of cliff) pared fto disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra
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1) ( be opposite)she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared
2) ( confront) enfrentarse ato be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo
let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa
3)a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarseI face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así
b) ( bear)c) ( lie ahead of)several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas
4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*
2.
vithe house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte
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126 foresee
fo:'si:past tense - foresaw; verb(to see or know about before or in advance: He could foresee the difficulties.) prever- foresight
foresee vb preverEl pasado de foresee es foresaw y el participio pasado es foreseen; el gerundio se escribe foreseeingtr[fɔː'siː]1 preverv.(§ p.,p.p.: foresaw, foreseen) = preconizar v.• prever v.(§pres: preveo, preves...) imp. preve-•)fɔːr'siː, fɔː'siː[fɔː'siː](pt foresaw) (pp foreseen) VT prever* * *[fɔːr'siː, fɔː'siː] -
127 lag
læɡ
1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) retrasarse, quedarse atrás
2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) retrasotr[læg]1 retraso2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang preso1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL revestir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto lag behind rezagarse, quedarse atrástime lag retraso, demoralag n1) delay: retraso m, demora f2) interval: lapso m, intervalo mn.• retraso s.m.v.• atrasarse v.• retrasarse v.• revestir v.• rezagarse v.læg
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2) (BrE colloq)
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- gg- intransitive verbto lag (behind) — quedarse atrás, rezagarse*
to lag behind somebody/something — ir* a la zaga de alguien/algo
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vt \<\<pipes/cylinder\>\> revestir* con aislantes
I [læɡ]1.2.English students are lagging behind their European counterparts — los alumnos ingleses se están quedando atrás con respecto a sus homólogos europeos, los alumnos ingleses van a la zaga de sus homólogos europeos
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[læɡ]VT [+ boiler, pipes] revestir ( with de)
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[læɡ]N (esp Brit)old lag — (=old prisoner) (preso(-a) m / f) veterano(-a) m / f ; (=ex-prisoner) ex-presidiario(-a) m / f
* * *[læg]
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- gg- intransitive verbto lag (behind) — quedarse atrás, rezagarse*
to lag behind somebody/something — ir* a la zaga de alguien/algo
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vt \<\<pipes/cylinder\>\> revestir* con aislantes -
128 oversee
əuvə'si:past tense - oversaw; verb(to supervise: He oversees production at the factory.) supervisar- overseertr[əʊvə'siː]1 supervisarv.(§ p.,p.p.: oversaw, overseen) = celar v.• fiscalizar v.• vigilar v.'əʊvər'siː, ˌəʊvə'siː[ˌǝʊvǝ'siː](pt oversaw) [ˌˌǝʊvǝ'sɔː] (pp overseen) [ˌˌǝʊvǝ'siːn] VT supervisar* * *['əʊvər'siː, ˌəʊvə'siː]
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