-
61 suzarro
m.manservant, house-servant, servant. -
62 wrangler
( caballerango [kaßajeráŋgo] < caballo 'horse' < Latin caballum 'pack horse, nag' plus - ero, an agentive suffix, plus - ango, a despec-tive suffix)OED: 1888. The hand on a ranch or trail drive who cares for the herd of horses. This position was usually held by a young or inexperienced cowboy. This term appears in English as early as the sixteenth century, but with the very different meaning of 'disputant,' such as for the throne. The OED suggests that the term used in the West is a combination of the English term wrangler and the Spanish caballerango. It is also quite likely that the western term evolved without the influence of the original English term, which cowboys were probably not familiar with. Rather, it is possible that early cowboys heard caballerango and recognized the caballo element. Early variants, caballo rango or even horse rango, would have eventually been shortened to wrango and then wrangler. It is likely that the eventual spelling was influenced by the existing English word. The Royal Academy glosses caballerango as a Mexicanism for a servant on horseback. Santamaría gives a definition more similar to the western meaning. He defines it as the servant who, on a ranch or personal estate, keeps and saddles the horses.Alternate forms: caverango, horse-wrangler, wangler, wrangatang, wrango.Also called horse pestler, horse rustler, remudero.The hand that cares for the remuda, or herd of horses, by day.The wrangler who works the early morning shift.A cowboy who cares for horses, leads rides for guests, and perform other chores on a dude ranch.A boy employed for chores on a ranch.According to Adams, a common term for a lawyer. -
63 administrativo
adj.administrative, executive, management, administrating.m.white-collar worker, administrator, office worker, clerk.* * *► adjetivo1 administrative► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (funcionario) official, civil servant; (de empresa, banco) office worker* * *(f. - administrativa)adj.* * *administrativo, -a1.ADJ administrative; (Com) managerial; (=del gobierno) of the government, of the administration2.SM / F (=funcionario) clerk, office worker; (=encargado) administrator, administrative officer* * *I- va adjetivo administrativeII- va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *= administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.Ex. Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.Ex. For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.Ex. Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.Ex. If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.Ex. There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex. Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.Ex. As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.Ex. A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.----* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.* auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.* cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.* derecho administrativo = administrative law.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* personal administrativo = administrative staff.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* reforma administrativa = administrative reform.* registro administrativo = administrative record.* secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.* * *I- va adjetivo administrativeII- va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *= administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.Ex: If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.Ex: There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex: Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.* auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.* cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.* derecho administrativo = administrative law.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* personal administrativo = administrative staff.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* reforma administrativa = administrative reform.* registro administrativo = administrative record.* secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.* * *administrativemasculine, feminineadministrative assistant ( o officer etc); (que desempeña funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *
administrativo◊ -va adjetivo
administrative
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
administrative assistant (o officer etc);
( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk
administrativo,-a
I adjetivo administrative
II m,f (funcionario) official
' administrativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administrativa
- empleada
- empleado
- trámite
- secretaría
- secretario
- sumario
English:
administrative
- channel
- council
- office staff
- office worker
- assistant
- clerk
- file
- paper
* * *administrativo, -a♦ adjadministrative;personal administrativo administrative staff♦ nm,foffice worker, clerical worker* * *I adj administrativeII m, administrativa f administrative assistant* * *administrativo, -va adj: administrative* * *administrativo n office worker -
64 afecto
adj.1 fond, inclined.2 affected.3 pledged, subject to lien, encumbered.m.affection, fondness.sentir afecto por alguien to be fond of somebodypres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: afectar.* * *► adjetivo1 (aficionado) fond (a, of)2 (enfermo) suffering (de, from)1 affection\tomarle afecto a alguien to become fond of somebody————————1 affection* * *noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=apegado) affectionate2)afecto a — (Jur) (=sujeto) subject to, liable for
3)afecto de — (Med) afflicted with
2. SM1) (=cariño) affection, fondness (a for)2) (=emoción) feeling, emotion* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] ( simpatizante)afecto a algo — a ideas/un régimen sympathetic to something
b) [ser] ( aficionado)afecto a + inf — given to -ing
2) (frml) (sujeto, ligado)afecto a algo: los empleados afectos a esa sucursal — those employed at that branch
3) (frml) ( afectado)IItenerle afecto a or sentir afecto por alguien — to be fond of somebody
* * *= affection, warmth, tenderness, caring, attachment.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex. In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.Ex. Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.Ex. Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.----* afecto físico = physical affection.* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.* devolver el afecto = return + Posesivo + affection.* expresar afecto por = profess + affection for.* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.* mostrar afecto = show + affection.* recordado con afecto = fondly remembered.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] ( simpatizante)afecto a algo — a ideas/un régimen sympathetic to something
b) [ser] ( aficionado)afecto a + inf — given to -ing
2) (frml) (sujeto, ligado)afecto a algo: los empleados afectos a esa sucursal — those employed at that branch
3) (frml) ( afectado)IItenerle afecto a or sentir afecto por alguien — to be fond of somebody
* * *= affection, warmth, tenderness, caring, attachment.Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.* afecto físico = physical affection.* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.* devolver el afecto = return + Posesivo + affection.* expresar afecto por = profess + affection for.* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.* mostrar afecto = show + affection.* recordado con afecto = fondly remembered.* * *A1 [ SER] (simpatizante) afecto A algo ‹a ideas/un régimen› sympathetic TO sth2 [ SER] (aficionado) afecto A algo keen ON sth afecto A + INF given TO -INGB ( frml) (sujeto, ligado) afecto A algo:los empleados afectos a esa sucursal employees belonging to that branch, those employed at that branchla adquisición de bienes afectos a actividades profesionales the purchase of goods for professional useA (cariño) affectionle tiene gran afecto a or siente gran afecto por su viejo profesor she has great affection for o she is very fond of her old teacher(en necrológicas): familiares y afectos family and close friends* * *
Del verbo afectar: ( conjugate afectar)
afecto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
afectó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
afectar
afecto
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afecto sustantivo masculino ( cariño) affection;
tomarle afecto a algn to grow fond of sb
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
afecto,-a
I adj frml (adepto, simpatizante) sympathetic
II sustantivo masculino affection: todos nosotros le tomamos mucho afecto, we all became very fond of him
' afecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afecta
- afectar
- calor
- cariño
- cobrar
- demostración
- efusión
- manifestación
- pequeña
- pequeño
- ganar
- necesitado
- reconquistar
English:
affection
- get
- sale
- upset
- care
- disturbed
- toll
* * *afecto, -a♦ adj2. [adepto] sympathetic (a to);un militar afecto al antiguo régimen a soldier who is sympathetic to the old regime3. [adscrito] attached (a to);un funcionario afecto al departamento de contabilidad a civil servant attached to the accounts department♦ nm1. [cariño] affection, fondness;lo trata con afecto she's very affectionate towards him;en poco tiempo le ha tomado mucho afecto she has quickly become very fond of him2. [sentimiento, emoción] emotion, feeling* * *I adj:afecto a algo keen on sth; POL sympathetic to sthII m affection;tener afecto a alguien be fond of s.o.* * *afecto, -ta adj1) : affected, afflicted2) : fond, affectionateafecto nmcariño: affection* * *afecto n affection -
65 ama
f.1 owner (dueña).2 mistress (of servant).ama de casa housewifeama de cría wet nurseama de llaves housekeeper3 headwoman, employer.4 AMA, American Medical Association.5 nurse, nursemaid, ama, amah.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: amar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: amar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 (señora) lady of the house2 (propietaria) landlady\ama de casa housewifeama de cría wet nurseama de leche wet nurseama de llaves housekeeper* * *1. f., (m. - amo) 2. noun f.(see amo)* * *SFama de brazos — nurse, nursemaid
ama de gobierno, ama de llaves — housekeeper
amoama seca — nurse, nursemaid
* * *femenino‡a) ( de bebé) tbama de leche or de cría — wet nurse
b) ( de niño mayor) nanny; ver tb amo* * *----* ama de casa = housewife [housewives, -pl.], homemaker, housekeeper.* ama de cría = wet-nurse.* ama de llaves = hotel housekeeper.* * *femenino‡a) ( de bebé) tbama de leche or de cría — wet nurse
b) ( de niño mayor) nanny; ver tb amo* * ** ama de casa = housewife [housewives, -pl.], homemaker, housekeeper.* ama de cría = wet-nurse.* ama de llaves = hotel housekeeper.* * *f‡1 (de un bebé) tbama de leche or de cría wet nurseCompuestos:housewifehousekeeper* * *
Del verbo amar: ( conjugate amar)
ama es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ama
amar
ama feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
c)◊ ama de casa/de llaves housewife/housekeeper;
ver tb amo
amar ( conjugate amar) verbo transitivo
to love
amarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) to love each other
amo,-a m, f
1 (propietario) owner, master, mistress: este perro no tiene amo, this dog has no master
2 (señor de la casa) master, mistress
ama f (señora) lady of the house
(propietaria) owner
ama de casa, housewife
ama de llaves, housekeeper
amar verbo transitivo to love
' ama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llave
- nodriza
- semejante
- amo
- apátrida
English:
AMA
- housekeeper
- housewife
- mistress
- home
- house
* * *1. [dueña] owner2. [de criado] mistressama de casa housewife;ama de cría wet nurse;ama de llaves housekeeper3. [de animal] mistress, owner* * *f ( dueña) owner* * ** * *ama n owner -
66 amo
f. & m.1 master, owner, proprietor.2 boss, taskmaster.3 employer.m.1 owner.2 master (of servant).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amar.* * *1 (señor) master2 (dueño) owner3 (jefe) boss\hacerse el amo figurado to be the boss (de, of), rule the roost* * *(f. - ama)noun1) master / mistress2) owner•- ama de llaves* * *amo, -a1. SM / F1) (=de casa) master/mistress¿está el amo? — is the master in?
amo/a de casa — house-husband/housewife
2) (=propietario) owner2.SM (=jefe) bossama* * *ama masculino, femenino (de animal, criado) (m) master; (f) mistresshacerse el amo del cotarro — (Esp fam) to become leader of the pack; ver tb ama
* * *= master.Ex. They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way.----* amo de casa = homemaker.* amo del cotarro, el = cock-of-the-walk.* * *ama masculino, femenino (de animal, criado) (m) master; (f) mistresshacerse el amo del cotarro — (Esp fam) to become leader of the pack; ver tb ama
* * *= master.Ex: They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way.
* amo de casa = homemaker.* amo del cotarro, el = cock-of-the-walk.* * *masculine, feminineen esta casa el amo soy yo I give the orders in this houseson los amos del pueblo they own the whole villagehacerse el amo del cotarro ( fam); to become leader of the pack* * *
Del verbo amar: ( conjugate amar)
amo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
amó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
amar
amo
amar ( conjugate amar) verbo transitivo
to love
amarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) to love each other
amo,
(f) mistress;
ver tb ama
amar verbo transitivo to love
amo,-a m, f
1 (propietario) owner, master, mistress: este perro no tiene amo, this dog has no master
2 (señor de la casa) master, mistress
' amo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ama
- fiel
- interdependencia
- a
- que
- señor
English:
master
- house
* * *amo nm1. [dueño] owner2. [de criado] master;Famser el amo del cotarro to rule the roost3. [de animal] master, owner* * *m1 ( dueño) owner2 HIST master;ser el amo del cotarro be the leader of the pack* * *1) : master m, mistress f2) : owner, keeper (of an animal)3)ama de casa : housewife4)ama de llaves : housekeeper* * *amo n owner -
67 animal
adj.1 animal (instintos, funciones).el reino animal the animal kingdom2 rough (person) (basto).f. & m.animal, brute (person).m.animal.animal de carga beast of burdenanimal protegido protected species* * *► adjetivo1 animal1 animal■ ¡animal! you brute!\animal de carga beast of burdenanimal doméstico petreino animal animal kingdom* * *noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=de los animales) animal2) * (=estúpido) stupidel muy animal no sabe la capital de España — he's so stupid he doesn't know what the capital of Spain is
3) * (=bruto)¡deja ya de empujar, no seas tan animal! — stop pushing, you great oaf o brute
no seas animal, trátala con cariño — don't be such a brute, be kind to her
¡el muy animal se comió tres platos! — he had three helpings, the oaf o pig!
2.SM animal- ser un animal de bellota- trabajar como un animalanimal de carga — (=burro, buey) beast of burden
¡me tratas como a un animal de carga! — what did your last servant die of? *
animal de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
animal doméstico — [de compañía] pet; [de granja] domestic animal
3. SMF *1) (=estúpido) fool, moron *¡animal!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five
2) (=bruto) bruteel animal de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too
eres un animal, lo has roto — you're so rough you've gone and broken it
* * *I1) < instinto> animal (before n)2)a) (fam) ( estúpido) stupidb) ( grosero) rude, uncouthII1)a) (Zool) animalcomer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)
* * *= animal, brute.Ex. Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.----* amante de los animales = animal lover.* animal acuático = water animal, aquatic animal.* animal anfibio = amphibian.* animal carnívoro = carnivorous animal.* animal carroñero = scavenger.* animal ciliado = ciliate.* animal dañino = pest.* animal de carga = pack animal.* animal de corral = farmyard animal.* animal de costumbres = creature of habit.* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* animal de presa = prey animal.* animal disecado = stuffed animal.* animal doméstico = pet, domestic animal.* animales de caza = game.* animal herbívoro = herbivorous animal.* animal joven = kit.* animal marino = marine animal.* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* animal que se alimenta filtrando plancton = filter feeder.* animal salvaje = wild animal.* animal terrestre = land animal.* animal vertebrado = vertebrate animal.* animal víctima de la carretera = road kill [roadkill].* aprovechamiento de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* colección de animales = menagerie.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comida para animales = animal feed.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuidado de animales = animal care.* cuidado de animales domésticos = pet care.* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico = zookeeper.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.* derechos de los animales = animal rights.* especie animal = animal species.* experimentación con animales = animal experimentation.* experimentos con animales = animal experimentation.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* grasa animal = animal fat.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* novela de animales = animal story.* pecera para animales anfibios = amphibian tank.* piel de animal = pelt.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.* reino animal, el = animal kingdom, the.* reserva de animales = wildlife preserve, game reserve.* reutilización de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* tienda de animales = pet shop.* vida animal = animal life.* * *I1) < instinto> animal (before n)2)a) (fam) ( estúpido) stupidb) ( grosero) rude, uncouthII1)a) (Zool) animalcomer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)
* * *= animal, brute.Ex: Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.* amante de los animales = animal lover.* animal acuático = water animal, aquatic animal.* animal anfibio = amphibian.* animal carnívoro = carnivorous animal.* animal carroñero = scavenger.* animal ciliado = ciliate.* animal dañino = pest.* animal de carga = pack animal.* animal de corral = farmyard animal.* animal de costumbres = creature of habit.* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* animal de presa = prey animal.* animal disecado = stuffed animal.* animal doméstico = pet, domestic animal.* animales de caza = game.* animal herbívoro = herbivorous animal.* animal joven = kit.* animal marino = marine animal.* animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.* animal que se alimenta filtrando plancton = filter feeder.* animal salvaje = wild animal.* animal terrestre = land animal.* animal vertebrado = vertebrate animal.* animal víctima de la carretera = road kill [roadkill].* aprovechamiento de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* colección de animales = menagerie.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comida para animales = animal feed.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* cuidado de animales = animal care.* cuidado de animales domésticos = pet care.* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico = zookeeper.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.* derechos de los animales = animal rights.* especie animal = animal species.* experimentación con animales = animal experimentation.* experimentos con animales = animal experimentation.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* grasa animal = animal fat.* instinto animal = animal instinct.* llamada de animal en celo = rutting call.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* novela de animales = animal story.* pecera para animales anfibios = amphibian tank.* piel de animal = pelt.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.* reino animal, el = animal kingdom, the.* reserva de animales = wildlife preserve, game reserve.* reutilización de los restos de animales = animal rendering.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* tienda de animales = pet shop.* vida animal = animal life.* * *A ‹instinto› animal ( before n)grasas de origen animal animal fatsB1 ( fam) (estúpido) stupid¡no seas animal, vamos a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, we'll crash!2 (grosero) rude, uncouthA1 ( Zool) animal2(persona con cierta característica): no soy un animal político I'm not a political animales un animal de costumbres he's a creature of habitCompuestos:(de granja) domestic animal; (mascota) petwild animalB1 (persona violenta) brute, animal2 (grosero) lout* * *
animal adjetivo
1 ‹ instinto› animal ( before n)
2 (fam)
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) animal;
( mascota) pet
(— grosera) lout
animal
I sustantivo masculino
1 animal
2 fig (persona bruta, fuerte) brute
(necio) dunce
II adjetivo animal
' animal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- abrir
- acariciar
- arisca
- arisco
- babear
- bellota
- bestia
- bicha
- bicho
- brazo
- buey
- bufar
- caballería
- cadáver
- callejera
- callejero
- calostro
- caricia
- cebar
- cerda
- cerdo
- cola
- congénere
- consigo
- cordera
- cordero
- cría
- cruce
- cruzar
- cruzada
- cruzado
- cualquiera
- cuarta
- cuarto
- degollar
- despiece
- deyección
- disecar
- diurna
- diurno
- domesticar
- dopar
- ejemplar
- él
- ella
- enjaular
- entrañas
- fiera
- fiero
English:
animal
- antenna
- baby
- back
- bellow
- belly
- bite
- breed
- brute
- bugger
- care for
- coat
- creep
- cub
- den
- destroy
- dig
- domestic
- domesticated
- fierce
- finish off
- flamingo
- flesh
- forerunner
- fur
- furry
- good-natured
- habit
- hardy
- hide
- host
- house-train
- instinct
- kick
- kill
- lap
- lap up
- lead
- lean
- leg
- magnetism
- master
- maul
- milk
- mistress
- neck
- neglect
- nocturnal
- nurture
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adj1. [instintos, funciones] animal;el reino animal the animal kingdom2. [persona] [basto] rough3. [persona] [ignorante] ignorant♦ nmanimal;como un animal: sudaba como un animal he was sweating like a pig;trabajamos como animales para acabar a tiempo we worked like slaves to get it finished on timeanimal de bellota [cerdo] pig; Fam [insulto] ignoramus;animal de carga beast of burden;animal de compañía pet;animal doméstico [de granja] farm animal;[de compañía] pet;animales de granja farm animals;animal de laboratorio laboratory animal;animal político political animal;animal protegido protected species;animal racional rational being;animal de tiro draught animal;animal transgénico transgenic animal♦ nmf1. [persona basta] animal, brute2. [persona ignorante] (ignorant) brute* * *I adj1 animal atr ;reino animal animal kingdom2 figstupidII m tb figanimal* * *animal adj1) : animal2) estúpido: stupid, idiotic3) : rough, brutishanimal nm: animalanimal nmf1) idiota: idiot, fool2) : brute, beastly person* * *animal adj n animal -
68 asistente
adj.1 assistant, auxiliary.2 attending.f. & m.1 assistant, helper (ayudante).asistente social social worker2 person present (presente).3 attendant, attendee.* * *► adjetivo1 (que está) attending2 (que ayuda) assistant1 (que está) member of the audience■ los asistentes al acto se quejaron del retraso those present at the ceremony complained about the delay2 (que ayuda) assistant■ el director dio la carta a su asistente para que la tradujera the director gave the letter to his assistant to translate1 MILITAR batman\asistente social social worker* * *(f. - asistenta)noun mf.1) assistant2) orderly•- asistente social
- los asistentes* * *SMF2)los asistentes — (=presentes) those present
* * *IIIlos delegados asistentes a la asamblea — the delegates present at o attending the conference
masculino y femenino1)a) ( ayudante) assistantb) (Mil) batman2) (frml)los/las asistentes — ( a una reunión) those present; ( a un espectáculo) the audience
* * *= attendee, visitor, attendant, home help, attender, aider, member of the audience.Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.Ex. 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex. However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex. A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.Ex. A questionnaire was circulated to the EURIM conference attenders to gather evidence on the application of research to practical problems = Se distribuyó un cuestionario a los asistentes al congreso EURIM para recoger pruebas sobre la aplicación de la investigación a los problemas prácticos.Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.----* asistente a congreso = conference-goer.* asistente a la feria = fairgoer.* asistente a un congreso = conferencer.* asistente a un entierro = mourner.* asistente por primera vez = newcomer.* asistentes = audience.* asistente social = social worker, welfare worker, case worker.* asistente social de barrio = community worker.* atraer asistentes = attract + attendees.* del público asistente = from the floor.* no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].* * *IIIlos delegados asistentes a la asamblea — the delegates present at o attending the conference
masculino y femenino1)a) ( ayudante) assistantb) (Mil) batman2) (frml)los/las asistentes — ( a una reunión) those present; ( a un espectáculo) the audience
* * *= attendee, visitor, attendant, home help, attender, aider, member of the audience.Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex: A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.Ex: A questionnaire was circulated to the EURIM conference attenders to gather evidence on the application of research to practical problems = Se distribuyó un cuestionario a los asistentes al congreso EURIM para recoger pruebas sobre la aplicación de la investigación a los problemas prácticos.Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.* asistente a congreso = conference-goer.* asistente a la feria = fairgoer.* asistente a un congreso = conferencer.* asistente a un entierro = mourner.* asistente por primera vez = newcomer.* asistentes = audience.* asistente social = social worker, welfare worker, case worker.* asistente social de barrio = community worker.* atraer asistentes = attract + attendees.* del público asistente = from the floor.* no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].* * *entre el público asistente se encontraba el Ministro de Salud the Minister of Health was in the audience o was among those presentlos delegados asistentes a la asamblea the delegates present at o attending the conferenceA1 (ayudante) assistant2 ( Educ) assistant, language assistant3 ( Mil) batmanCompuesto:social workerB ( frml):los/las asistentes (a una reunión) those present; (a un espectáculo) the audience, those present* * *
asistente sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 ( ayudante) assistant;
2 (frml)
( a un espectáculo) the audience
asistente
I adjetivo attending
personas asistentes, the audience
II mf
1 (ayudante) assistant 2 los asistentes, the public sing
3 asistente social, social worker
' asistente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
procurador
English:
social worker
- welfare worker
- social
* * *♦ adjel público asistente aplaudió a rabiar the audience o everyone present applauded wildly;los científicos asistentes a un congreso the scientists attending a congress♦ nmf1. [ayudante] assistant, helperasistente social social workercada asistente recibirá un regalo everyone who attends will receive a free gift;se espera una gran afluencia de asistentes a high attendance is expected♦ nm1. Mil batman, orderlyasistente personal [de bolsillo] personal assistant* * *m/f1 ( ayudante) assistant2:los asistentes pl those present* * *asistente adj: attending, in attendanceasistente nmf1) : assistant2)los asistentes : those present, those in attendance* * *asistente1 adj present / attendingasistente2 n assistant -
69 camarera
f.1 air hostess. ( Latin American Spanish)2 waitress.3 chamber maid, chambermaid, waiting maid.4 barmaid.5 hotel maid, maid.* * *1 (de hotel) chambermaid2 (sirvienta) maid, servant3 (de una reina) lady-in-waiting* * *f., (m. - camarero)* * *SF [en hotel] maid, chambermaid; [en casa] parlourmaid* * *= waitress, barmaid.Ex. 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.Ex. They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.* * *= waitress, barmaid.Ex: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.
Ex: They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.* * *
camarero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (de un restaurante) (hombre) waiter, (mujer) waitress
(de una barra de bar) (hombre) barman, (mujer) barmaid
2 (servicio de hotel) (hombre) bellboy, (mujer) chambermaid
(de un barco) (hombre) steward
(mujer) stewardess
' camarera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
como
English:
barmaid
- chambermaid
- maid
- moonlight
- stewardess
- waitress
- bar
- chamber
* * *camarera nfAm [azafata] air hostess* * *f waitress* * *camarera n waitress [pl. waitresses] -
70 chica
f.1 girl (joven).mira, chica, haz lo que quieras look, dear o darling, you can do what you wantchica de alterne = girl who works in bars on a commission basis, encouraging customers to drink, B-girl (United States)2 maid (criada).3 sweetheart, girlfriend, steady girlfriend.Es ella tu chica? Is she your girlfriend?* * *1 (muchacha) girl2 (criada) maid* * *1. f., (m. - chico) 2. f., (m. - chico)* * *SF1) (=criada) maid, servant2)chica de alterne — bar-girl, bar-room hostess
* * ** * *= girl, girlie, chick, gal, wench, lass, lassie.Ex. The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.Ex. The article ' Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.Ex. It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.Ex. Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.Ex. This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.Ex. Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.----* chica desinhibida = party girl.* chica liberal = flapper.* * ** * *= girl, girlie, chick, gal, wench, lass, lassie.Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
Ex: The article ' Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.* chica desinhibida = party girl.* chica liberal = flapper.* * *( fam)Compuestos:hostesschorus girlmaid* * *
chica sustantivo femenino (fam) maid;
ver tb◊ chico
chico,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino (muchacho) boy, lad
(muchacha) girl
II adjetivo small, little
' chica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chaval
- chavala
- embalarse
- fotográfica
- fotográfico
- hombruna
- hombruno
- metamorfosis
- portento
- recogepelotas
- tan
- área
- atención
- color
- coqueta
- de
- femenino
- guapetón
- jaña
- letra
- pantalla
- quien
- rico
- sobar
- tanto
- trastornar
- ve
English:
below
- chick
- far
- girl
- go out
- gorgeous
- homely
- hostess
- intently
- niece
- prompt
- sort
- whom
- woman
- fine
- float
- petty cash
- pinup
- small
- young
* * *chica nf1. [criada] maidchica de alterne = girl who works in bars on a commission basis, encouraging customers to drink, US B-girl* * *f girl* * ** * *chica n1. (en general) girl -
71 civil
adj.civil.f. & m.civilian.* * *► adjetivo1 civil2 (no militar) civilian3 (no eclesiástico) lay, secular1 (de la Guardia Civil) civil guard, member of the Guardia Civil* * *adj.1) civil2) civilian* * *1. ADJ1) (=no militar) [autoridad, aviación] civil; [vida, víctima, población] civilianva vestido de civil — he's wearing civilian clothes, he's in civilian clothes
2) (=no religioso) civilmatrimonio civil — civil wedding, registry office wedding
casarse por lo civil — to have a civil wedding, have a registry office wedding, be married in a civil ceremony
3) (Jur) [responsabilidad, desobediencia] civilcódigo 1), derecho 3., 1), gobernador 2., guardia 1., protección, registro 5)2. SMF1) (=persona no militar) civilian2) (=guardia) civil guard* * *Ia) <derechos/responsabilidades> civilb) ( no religioso) civilse casaron por lo civil or (Per, RPl, Ven) sólo por civil or (Chi, Méx) por el civil — they were married in a civil ceremony (AmE), they had a registry office wedding (BrE)
c) ( no militar) civilian (before n)IImasculino y femenino1)a) ( persona no militar) civilianb) (Esp) ( guardia civil) Civil Guard* * *= nonmilitary, civilian, civic.Ex. From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.Ex. Israel is nation very interested in both the military and civilian applications of nuclear energy.Ex. Like many other civic facilities in the town, the public library is used by only a minority of the population.----* abogado civil = people's lawyer.* anterior a la Guerra Civil = pre-Civil War.* año civil = calendar year.* autoridad civil = city authority.* boda civil = civil wedding.* código civil = civil code.* de civil = in plain clothes.* derechos civiles = civil rights, civil liberties.* edificio civil = civic building.* estatuto civil = civil statute.* guerra civil = civil war.* ingeniero civil = civil engineer.* litigio civil = civil litigation.* matrimonio civil = civil marriage.* mes civil = calendar month.* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.* persona civil = civilian.* personal civil = civilian staff.* pleito civil = civil litigation.* población civil = civilian.* población civil, la = civilian population, the.* procedimiento civil = civil proceedings.* unión civil = civil union.* vestido de civil = in plain clothes.* vestir de civil = wear + plain clothes, dress in + plain clothes.* vida civil = civic life.* * *Ia) <derechos/responsabilidades> civilb) ( no religioso) civilse casaron por lo civil or (Per, RPl, Ven) sólo por civil or (Chi, Méx) por el civil — they were married in a civil ceremony (AmE), they had a registry office wedding (BrE)
c) ( no militar) civilian (before n)IImasculino y femenino1)a) ( persona no militar) civilianb) (Esp) ( guardia civil) Civil Guard* * *= nonmilitary, civilian, civic.Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
Ex: Israel is nation very interested in both the military and civilian applications of nuclear energy.Ex: Like many other civic facilities in the town, the public library is used by only a minority of the population.* abogado civil = people's lawyer.* anterior a la Guerra Civil = pre-Civil War.* año civil = calendar year.* autoridad civil = city authority.* boda civil = civil wedding.* código civil = civil code.* de civil = in plain clothes.* derechos civiles = civil rights, civil liberties.* edificio civil = civic building.* estatuto civil = civil statute.* guerra civil = civil war.* ingeniero civil = civil engineer.* litigio civil = civil litigation.* matrimonio civil = civil marriage.* mes civil = calendar month.* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.* persona civil = civilian.* personal civil = civilian staff.* pleito civil = civil litigation.* población civil = civilian.* población civil, la = civilian population, the.* procedimiento civil = civil proceedings.* unión civil = civil union.* vestido de civil = in plain clothes.* vestir de civil = wear + plain clothes, dress in + plain clothes.* vida civil = civic life.* * *2 (no religioso) civiluna boda civil a civil marriagese casaron por lo civil or (Per, RPl, Ven) por civil or (Chi, Méx) por el civil they were married in a civil ceremony ( AmE), they had a registry office wedding ( BrE)3 (no militar) civilian ( before n)la población civil the civilian populationiba (vestido) de civil he was in civilian clothes o dressA1 (persona no militar) civilian2 ( Esp) (guardia civil) Civil GuardB* * *
civil adjetivo
casarse por lo civil or (Per, RPl, Ven) sólo por civil or (Chi, Méx) por el civil to be married in a civil ceremony (AmE), to have a registry office wedding (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
civil
I adjetivo
1 civil: se casaron por lo civil, they got married in the registry office
2 Mil civilian
II mf civilian: el policía iba de civil, the policeman was in plain clothes
' civil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administración
- aviación
- aviador
- aviadora
- benemérita
- casarse
- código
- estado
- funcionaria
- funcionario
- guerra
- ingeniera
- ingeniero
- machetazo
- paisana
- paisano
- protección
- reflejar
- sociedad
- umbral
- venir
- amotinar
- burócrata
- empleado
- estar
- guardia
- ingeniería
- juicio
- matrimonio
- notaría
- paisanaje
- prefecto
- registro
- reo
- rojo
- ser
English:
CAA
- civil
- civil engineer
- civil liberties
- civil rights
- civil servant
- civil service
- civil war
- civilian
- clear-cut
- disobedience
- injure
- marital status
- registrar
- registry office
- status
- civic
- county
- defendant
- load
- marital
- Ms
- plain
- wedding
* * *♦ adj1. [derecho, sociedad, arquitectura] civil2. [no militar] civilian;ir vestido de civil to be in civilian clothes3. [no religioso] civil;una boda civil a civil marriage;♦ nmf1. [no militar, no religioso] civilian♦ nmRP [boda] civil marriage ceremony;¿fueron al civil? – no, sólo nos invitaron a la iglesia did you go to the registry office ceremony? – no, we were only invited to the church ceremony* * *I adj civil;casarse por lo civil have a civil weddingII m/f civilianIII m civil guard* * *civil adj1) : civil2) : civiliancivil nmf: civilian* * *civil1 adj1. (en general) civil2. (no militar) civiliancivil2 n civilian -
72 concertado
adj.concerted, agreed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: concertar.* * *1→ link=concertar concertar► adjetivo1 concerted* * *ADJ1) (=metódico) systematic, concerted; (=ordenado) ordered; (=armonioso) harmonious2) [centro, colegio, hospital] officially approved, state assisted* * *= concerted.Ex. There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.----* actuación concertada = concerted action.* casamiento concertado = arranged marriage.* * *= concerted.Ex: There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.
* actuación concertada = concerted action.* casamiento concertado = arranged marriage.* * *concertado -da* * *concertado, -a♦ adj1. [acordado] arranged♦ nm,fCRica, Ven servant -
73 conchabado
conchabado, -aSM / F LAm servant* * *----* conchabado (con) = in cahoots (with).* * *conchabado (con)Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
* conchabado (con) = in cahoots (with). -
74 conchabarse
1 familiar (confabularse) to plot, scheme* * *VPR1) (=confabularse) to gang up ( contra on)conspire, plot ( contra against)2) LAm (=colocarse, esp como criado) to hire o.s. out, get a job (as a servant)* * *= collude.Ex. In their obsession to obtain scoops, journalists colluded with high level sources, failing to question their motives.* * *= collude.Ex: In their obsession to obtain scoops, journalists colluded with high level sources, failing to question their motives.
* * *
■conchabarse verbo reflexivo to be in cahoots with: se conchabaron para mantener los precios artificialmente altos, they were in cahoots to keep prices higher than normal
* * *vprFam [conspirar]conchabarse para hacer algo to gang up to do sth* * *v/r famplot -
75 conveniencia
f.1 usefulness.2 convenience.sólo mira su conveniencia he only looks after his own interests* * *1 (utilidad) usefulness■ ya veo la conveniencia de tener aire condicionado I can see the usefulness of having air-conditioning2 (oportunidad) suitability, advisability3 (provecho) interest, benefit4 (convenio) agreement\faltar a las conveniencias not to keep social conventionsconveniencias sociales social conventionsmatrimonio de conveniencia marriage of convenience* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=utilidad) [de una acción] advisabilityinsistió en la conveniencia de adelantar las elecciones — she insisted on the advisability of bringing forward the election
ser de la conveniencia de algn — to be convenient to sb, suit sb
2) (=provecho propio)por conveniencia: lo hace por conveniencia — he does it because it suits him o because it's in his own interest(s)
bandera 1), matrimonio 1), pabellón 7)te lo digo por tu conveniencia — I'm telling you for your own sake o in your own interests
4) † (=acuerdo) agreement5) † (=puesto) domestic post, job as a servant* * *1) (interés, provecho)se casó por conveniencia — he made o it was a marriage of convenience
2) (de proyecto, acción) advisability* * *= adequacy, advisability, convenience, desirability, expediency, suitability, fitness, desirableness, cosiness [coziness, -USA], reasonability.Ex. A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.Ex. He convinced our new president to have the board discuss the advisability of programming at all, especially since we had a film showing last month that drew only three people.Ex. Ironically, the most dangerous bias exists because of the usefulness and convenience of books themselves.Ex. Many people working on code revision and a lot of our catalogers are well aware of the desirability of getting catalog data distributed speedily.Ex. And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.Ex. The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.Ex. In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.Ex. Its title deserves giving in full: 'The desirableness of establishing personal intercourse and relations between librarians and readers in popular libraries'.Ex. The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.Ex. A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.----* matrimonio de conveniencia = marriage of convenience.* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* * *1) (interés, provecho)se casó por conveniencia — he made o it was a marriage of convenience
2) (de proyecto, acción) advisability* * *= adequacy, advisability, convenience, desirability, expediency, suitability, fitness, desirableness, cosiness [coziness, -USA], reasonability.Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
Ex: He convinced our new president to have the board discuss the advisability of programming at all, especially since we had a film showing last month that drew only three people.Ex: Ironically, the most dangerous bias exists because of the usefulness and convenience of books themselves.Ex: Many people working on code revision and a lot of our catalogers are well aware of the desirability of getting catalog data distributed speedily.Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.Ex: In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.Ex: Its title deserves giving in full: 'The desirableness of establishing personal intercourse and relations between librarians and readers in popular libraries'.Ex: The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.Ex: A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.* matrimonio de conveniencia = marriage of convenience.* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* * *A(interés, provecho): sólo piensa en su conveniencia personal he only thinks of his own interestste hizo el favor por conveniencia she only did you the favor because it was in her own interestse casó por conveniencia he made o it was a marriage of convenienceCompuesto:fpl social conventions (pl)B (de un proyecto, una acción) advisability* * *
conveniencia sustantivo femeninoa) (interés, provecho):
lo hizo por conveniencia she only did it because it was in her own interest;
se casó por conveniencia it was a marriage of convenience
c) (de proyecto, acción) advisability
conveniencia sustantivo femenino
1 (interés) benefit
2 (provecho) advisability, convenience
' conveniencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discusión
- haber
- polemizar
- comodidad
English:
convenience
- handiness
- marriage
- wisdom
* * *conveniencia nf1. [utilidad] usefulness;[oportunidad] suitability2. [interés] convenience;sólo mira su conveniencia he only looks after his own interests;un matrimonio de conveniencia a marriage of convenience* * *f2:hacer algo por conveniencia to do sth in one’s own interest;matrimonio de conveniencia marriage of convenience* * *conveniencia nf1) : convenience2) : fitness, suitability, advisability -
76 decir
v.1 to say.decir que sí/no to say yes/nodice que no viene she says (that) she is not coming¿cómo se dice “estación” en inglés? how do you say “estación” in English?dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summerElla dijo la razón She said the reason.Ella dijo incongruencias She said=uttered inconsistencies.Esa historia dice algo cierto That story says something that is true.2 to tell.¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?decir a alguien que haga algo to tell somebody to do somethingdecir la verdad to tell the truthDecirle la verdad a Ricardo To tell the truth to Richard= To tell Richard the truth.Le dije I told him.3 to recite, to read.4 to tell, to show.eso lo dice todo that says it alldecir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for5 to call.le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death6 to say to.Ella había dicho hacer eso She had said to do that.7 to say about.Ese estudio dice mil años That study says about one thousand years.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participledicho,-a.* * *verb1) to say2) tell3) speak•- decirse* * *DECIR ¿"Say" o "tell"? Decir se puede traducir por say o por tell. Por regla general, say simplemente {dice} y tell {informa} u {ordena hacer algo}. ► Decir generalmente se traduce por say en estilo directo. Normalmente no lleva un complemento de persona pero si se menciona a quién se está dirigiendo el hablante, el complemento de persona tiene que ir precedido por la preposición to: "Ya son las tres", dije "It's already three o'clock," I said "¡Qué tiempo más malo!" Eso fue lo único que me dijo "What awful weather!" That's all he said to me ► En estilo indirecto, decir se puede traducir por say cuando simplemente se cuenta lo que alguien ha dicho. Si say lleva complemento de persona, este se coloca después del complemento directo: Dijo que se tenía que marchar He said he had to leave Me dijo algo que no entendí He said something to me that I didn't understand ► Decir se traduce por tell cuando se {informa} o se {ordena hacer algo}. Suele llevar un objeto de persona sin la preposición to: Me dijo que tenía una entrevista de trabajo He told me he had a job interview ¡Te he dicho que no lo toques! I told you not to touch it! ► Hay algunos usos idiomáticos en los que decir se traduce por tell aunque no lleva complemento de persona. Por ejemplo: to tell the truth (decir la verdad) y to tell a lie (decir una mentira). Otros verbos ► Si decir va acompañado de un calificativo en español, a menudo se puede traducir al inglés por otros verbos que no sean say o tell: "Lo he perdido todo", dijo entre sollozos "I've lost everything," she sobbed Dijo con voz ronca algo sobre necesitar un médico He croaked something about needing a doctor Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada Para otras expresiones con el participio, ver dicho.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=afirmar) to sayya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words
- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said
viene y dice: -estás despedido — * he goes, "you're fired" *
olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything
¿decía usted? — you were saying?
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[como] dicen los madrileños — as they say in Madridcomo iba diciendo... — as I was saying...
¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?
decir que to say (that)•
decir para {o} entre [sí] — to say to o.s.dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...
el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...
decir que sí/no — to say yes/no
-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"
adiós 2.la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head
¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?
se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me
tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you
decir a algn que ({+ indic}) to tell sb (that)hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today
decir a algn que ({+ subjun}) (=ordenar) to tell sb to ({+ infin}); (=pedir) to ask sb to ({+ infin})¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go
3) (=contar) [+ mentiras, verdad, secreto] to tellverdad 1)4) (=llamar) to call¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?
se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco
le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"
en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"
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me dijo de [todo] — he called me all the names under the sun5) (=opinar) to saypodemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?
¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?
6) [rectificando]había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9
¡qué digo! — what am I saying?
7) [texto] to say•
como dice el [refrán]... — as the saying goes...8) [+ misa] to say9) [locuciones en indicativo]digo... — Méx well, er...
mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!
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y dice [bien] — and he is quite right•
[como quien] dice — (=de alguna manera) so to speak; (=aproximadamente) in a way, more or lessaunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company
está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say
como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important
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[lo mismo] digo — likewise- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"
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pero dice [mal] — but he is wrong•
pues si esto te parece mucha gente, no te digo [nada] en verano — if you think this is a lot of people, you should see it in summer•
no lo digo [por] ti — I'm not referring to you, I'm not getting at you•
sí, [porque tú] lo digas — yes, sir, aye, aye, captain! iró•
¿[qué me] dices? — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
[si tú] lo dices — if you say so•
eso digo [yo] — that's (just) what I saydeberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job
¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!
¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!
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¡[y que] lo digas! — you can say that again!10) [locuciones en infinitivo]•
[dar] que decir (a la gente) — to make people talk, set tongues wagging•
[es] decir — that is (to say)mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter
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[ir] a decir, ¡a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!•
es [mucho] decir — that's saying something•
[ni que] decir tiene que... — it goes without saying that...•
[no hay más] que decir — there's nothing more to say•
para decirlo con otras [palabras] — to put it another way, in other words•
decir [por] decir — to talk for talking's sake•
[por así] decirlo — so to speak•
[querer] decir — to mean¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?
¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?
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[ya es] decir — that's saying somethingles ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something
11) [locuciones en subjuntivo, imperativo]no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...
es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer
¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!
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digámoslo [así] — so to speak, for want of a better word•
digan [lo que] digan — whatever they say•
y [no] digamos... — not to mention...y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother
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no es muy guapa [que] digamos — she's not what you'd call pretty, she's not exactly prettyno estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite
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¡[no me] digas! — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
¿qué [quieres] que te diga? — what can I say?12) [locuciones en condicional]¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?
¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?
¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!
13) el qué diránse preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [invitando a hablar]-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"
¿diga?, ¿dígame? — [al teléfono] hello?
usted dirá — [invitando a hablar] go ahead; [sirviendo bebida] say when; [en tienda] can I help you?
-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"
2) (=indicar)su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes
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eso dice mucho [de] su personalidad — that says a lot about her personalityuna situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light
3.See:* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex. 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex. This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex. In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex. 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex. 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.----* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *1(manera de expresarse): en el decir popular in popular speech¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, it's just a manner of speaking o a figure of speechsupongamos, es un decir, que … let's assume, just for the sake of argument, that …al decir de la gente, el clima está cambiando people say the climate is changingno son más que decires it's just talk■ decir (verbo transitivo)A decir: palabra, mentira etcB decirle algo a alguienC1 transmitiendo órdenes, deseos etc2 decir adiósD por escritoE llamarF sugerir, comunicarG decir misaH1 querer decir2 digo (al rectificar)I opinar, pensarJ en locuciones■ decir (verbo intransitivo)A1 invitando a hablar2 al contestar el teléfonoB decir bien/mal de■ decirse (verbo pronominal)1 reflexivo2 recíproco3 para enfatizarvtA ‹palabra/frase› to say; ‹mentira/verdad› to tell; ‹poema› to say, recite; ‹oración› to say[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2] ya dice `mamá' he says ‘mama’ nowno digas esas cosas, por favor please don't say things like that¿cómo pudiste decir semejante disparate? how could you say such a stupid thing o make such a stupid comment?no me dejó decir ni una palabra he didn't let me get a word in edgeways¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?no sé qué decir … un millón de gracias I don't know what to say … thank you very much indeed¡qué callado estás! ¡no dices nada! you're very quiet, you've hardly said a word!¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!¡no irás a decir que no lo sabías! don't try and tell me you didn't know!dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded—no puedo hacer nada —dijo Juan there is nothing I can do, said Juan o Juan saidcomo dice el refrán/mi abuela as the saying goes/as my grandmother sayslo dijeron por la radio they said it o it was announced on the radiono eran ricos, digamos que vivían bien I don't mean they were rich, let's just say they lived welldicen que de joven fue muy guapa they say she was very beautiful when she was youngdicen que es el hombre más rico del país he is said to be the richest man in the country¿qué se dice? — gracias/por favor what do you say? — thank you/pleaseno se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!¿cómo se dice `te quiero' en ruso? how do you say `I love you' in Russian?, what's the Russian for `I love you'?bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es she's not what you would call prettyestoy harta, lo que se dice harta ¿me oyes? I'm fed up, absolutely fed up, do you hear?eso se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil that's easier said than donepalatal: dícese del sonido cuya articulación … palatal: of, relating to or denoting a sound articulated …es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado it's on Saturday; you're invited, of course, but that goes without saying o but I don't need to tell you thathaberlo dicho antes why didn't you say so before?, you might have said so before!¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? — dice que sí will he have time to do it? — he says he will¿no lo encontró? — dice que no didn't he find it? — no, he says he didn'tdigan lo que digan no matter what people say, whatever people sayBdecirle algo a algn to tell sb stheso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what he told me, that's not what he said to me¿sabes qué me dijo? do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?se lo voy a decir a papá I'm going to tell Dadhoy nos dicen el resultado they're going to give us the result todayme dijo una mentira he told me a lie, he lied to meAndrés me dijo lo de tu hermano Andrés told me about your brother¡a mí me lo vas a decir! you're telling me!, you don't have to tell me!¿sabes lo que te digo? por mí que se muera look, as far as I'm concerned he can drop dead! ( colloq)¿no te digo? éste se cree que yo soy la sirvienta see what I mean? he thinks I'm his servant¿no te digo or no te estoy diciendo que hasta le pega? I'm telling you, he even hits her!¿tú qué me aconsejas? — ¿qué quieres que te diga? tienes que tomar tú la decisión what do you think I should do? — well, to be quite frank o honest, I think you have to decide for yourselfya te decía yo que no era verdad I told you it wasn't true, didn't I?fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco it was terrible, I just can't describe it o I can't begin to tell youhace mal tiempo en verano, y no te digo nada en invierno … in summer the weather's bad, and as for the winter …¡no me digas que no es precioso! isn't it beautiful?a lo mejor te ofrecen el puesto ¿quién te dice? (CS); you never know, they might offer you the jobme resultó ¿cómo te diría? … violento I found it … how shall I put it? o I don't know … rather embarrassing¡ya me dirás qué le cuesta escribirnos una carta! I mean, surely it's not too much trouble for him to write us a letterno te creas todo lo que te dicen don't believe everything people tell you o everything you heardime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can judge a man by the company he keepsC1(transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias): ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!a mí nadie me dice lo que tengo que hacer nobody tells me what to doharás lo que yo diga you'll do as I saymanda decir mi mamá que si le puede prestar el martillo ( AmL); mom says can she borrow your hammer?Fernando pregunta si puede venir con nosotros — dile que sí Fernando wants to know if he can come with us — yes, tell him he can o say yesdecir QUE + SUBJ:dice papá que vayas Dad wants youdice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get theredijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful, she said we should be carefuldecirle a algn QUE + SUBJ to tell sb to + INFdiles que empiecen tell them to startle dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itnos dijeron que esperáramos they told us o we were told to waitte digo que vengas aquí enseguida I said, come here at once2decir adiós to say goodbyevino a decirme adiós she came to say goodbye (to me)di adiós a tu vida de estudiante that's the end of your student days, you'd better say goodbye to your student days¿se lo prestaste? ¡ya le puedes decir adiós! you mean you lent it to him? well, you can kiss that goodbye! ( colloq)D (por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? what does it say here?el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto there's nothing in the paper about itE (llamar) to callle dicen `Dumbo' por las orejas they call him `Dumbo' because of his earsse llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo her name is Rosario but people call her Charono me digas de usted there's no need to call me `usted'F(sugerir, comunicar): la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona the way someone dresses says a lot o tells you a lot about themel tiempo lo dirá time will tellpor afuera la casa no dice nada the house doesn't look much from the outsideel poema no me dice nada the poem doesn't do anything for mealgo me decía que no iba a ser fácil something told me it wasn't going to be easy¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?la tarta estaba diciendo cómeme the cake was just asking to be eatenGdecir misa to say massH1querer decir to mean¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?no entendiste lo que quise decir you didn't understand what I meant¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?sólo quería decirte que … I just wanted to say that …2digo (al rectificar) I meanel presupuesto asciende a diez mil, digo cien mil de euros we have a budget of ten thousand, (sorry,) I mean a hundred thousand eurosI (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?podríamos ir mañana ¿tú qué dices? we could go tomorrow, what do you think?¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?podría haber mencionado al resto del equipo, vamos, digo yo … he could have mentioned the rest of the team … well I'd have thought so, anywayhabría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anywayes muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …J ( en locuciones):a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honestcomo quien dice so to speakel nuevo tren está, como quien dice, a la vuelta de la esquina the new train is, so to speak o to coin a phrase, just around the cornerla granja es, como quien dice, la razón de su vida I suppose you could say the farm is his whole reason for livingcon decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda … he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to medecir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it¡digo! ( Esp fam): ¡qué calor hace! — ¡digo! it's so hot! — you can say that again o I'll say! ( colloq)es decir that ismi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that isno sé si voy a poder ir — es decir que no vas a ir I don't know if I'll be able to go — you mean you're not goinges mucho decir: es la mejor película del año — eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year — I wouldn't go that far¡he dicho! that's that!, that's final!lo mismo digo: mucho gusto en conocerle — lo mismo digo pleased to meet you — pleased to meet you o likewise¡qué alegría verte! — lo mismo digo it's great to see you! — and you o you too¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! ( colloq)¿sabes que se casa Lola? — ¡no me digas! do you know Lola's getting married? — no! o you're joking! o really? o never!por así decirlo so to speakes, por así decirlo, el alma-máter de la empresa he is, so to speak o as it were, the driving force behind the companyque digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent¿qué me dices?: saqué el primer puesto ¿qué me dices? I came first, how about that then?¿y qué me dices de lo de Carlos? and what about Carlos then?¿sabes que lo van a derribar? — ¿qué me dices? do you know they're going to demolish it? — what? o you're kidding!¡que no se diga! shame on you!¿te ganó un niño de seis años? ¡que no se diga! you were beaten by a six-year-old child? shame on you!¡que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do itse dice pronto no lesscostó $20.000 ¡se dice pronto! it cost $20,000, which is no mean sumlleva dos meses enferma, que se dice pronto she has been ill for two months, and that's a long time¡y que lo digas! ( Esp); you can say that again!, you're telling me!, don't I know it!y (ya) no digamos or ( AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics …el/la que te dije ( fam hum); you-know-whoel qué dirán ( fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán she's always been worried what other people (might) think¿por qué te preocupa tanto el qué dirán? why do you worry about what people will o might say?■ decirviA1(invitando a hablar): papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?tome asiento — gracias — usted dirá ( frml); take a seat — thank you — now, what can I do for you?2Bdecir bien/mal de algn/algo: sus trabajos dicen bien de él his work has created a good impressionla manera en que se comportó no dice muy bien de él the way he behaved doesn't show him in a very good light o doesn't say very much for him■ decirse1 ( reflexivo) to say to oneselfse dijo que no lo volvería a hacer he said to himself o he told himself that he wouldn't do it againme dije para mis adentros que allí había gato encerrado I said o thought to myself, there's something fishy going on here2 ( recíproco) to say to each otherse decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each otherse dijeron de todo they called each other every name under the sun3 ( enf):tú hazme caso que yo sé lo que me digo you listen to me, I know what I'm talking aboutno sé para qué me preguntas, si tú te lo dices todo I don't know why you're asking me, you seem to have all the answers* * *
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a decirle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' decir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- amén
- amohinarse
- año
- apéndice
- atinar
- bala
- barbaridad
- bastante
- burrada
- callar
- chorrada
- colmo
- comenzar
- confiar
- cosa
- declarar
- delirar
- descargo
- despedirse
- dilucidar
- disparate
- entender
- excusada
- excusado
- flexible
- fluir
- ir
- haber
- hablar
- holgar
- honestamente
- hoy
- lengua
- maravilla
- mu
- nada
- obviedad
- pelagatos
- pío
- precisamente
- puño
- querer
- rezar
- restar
- rey
- saciedad
- señor
- significar
- soltar
English:
ablaze
- abuse
- afraid
- anything
- bid
- bite back
- blurt out
- buzz off
- caller
- clear off
- dash off
- devil
- dinner
- distinctly
- drone
- enjoy
- eventual
- ever
- few
- flatter
- flounder
- fortune
- gasp out
- get
- get at
- go
- go on
- hand
- heart
- hotly
- i.e.
- keep in
- know
- lip
- loss
- mean
- mention
- mildly
- mind
- miserably
- mouth
- move
- need
- needless
- neither
- no
- nonsense
- O
- occasion
- oops!
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[en general] to say;siempre digo lo que pienso I always say what I think;es muy callado, nunca dice nada he's very quiet, he never says anything o a word;¿qué dice la etiqueta? what does the label say?;no digas tonterías don't talk nonsense;no digas tacos delante de los niños don't swear in front of the children;lo dijo en broma she meant it as a joke;¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?;me da igual lo que diga la gente I don't care what people say;al decir esto, se marchó with these words o with that, he left;no sabía qué decir I didn't know what to say, I was lost for words;decir que sí/no to say yes/no;dice que no viene she says (that) she's not coming;como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…;dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer;¡díjolo Blas, punto redondo! sure, whatever!, yes, sure!;donde dije digo, digo Diego: ayer dijiste que me lo dejarías – sí, pero no puedo – ya, donde dije digo, digo Diego yesterday you told me you'd lend it to me – yes, but I can't now – you're always saying one thing one minute and another the next2. [contar] to tell;se lo voy a decir a la profesora I'm going to tell the teacher;no se lo digas a nadie don't breathe a word of it to anyone;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?;ya te lo había dicho yo, es demasiado caro I told you it's too expensive;decir la verdad to tell the truth;decir mentiras to tell lies;pregunta si le dejas salir – dile que sí/no she wants to know if she can go out – tell her she can/can't;quiere saber si hemos terminado – dile que sí/no he wants to know if we've finished – tell him we have/haven't;dile que estoy ocupado tell him I'm busy;dígame lo que pasó tell me what happened;eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what she told me;tengo que hacerte una pregunta – dime I need to ask you a question – go ahead;dígame en qué puedo ayudarle what can I do for you?3. [ordenar] to tell;la ley dice que es obligatorio el uso del casco according to the law, it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet, the law says that it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet;decir a alguien que haga algo to tell sb to do sth;haz lo que te digan y no protestes do as you're told and don't complain;dile que venga tell her to come;nos dijeron que nos fuéramos they told us to go away;lo vas a hacer porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I say so4. [recitar] [de memoria] to recite;[leyendo] to read5. [revelar] to tell, to show;eso lo dice todo that says it all;decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for;sus ropas dicen bastante sobre su situación económica her clothes say a lot about her financial situation;su violenta reacción dice mucho sobre su personalidad his violent reaction tells us o reveals a lot about his personality6. [llamar] to call;me dicen Paco they call me Paco;le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death7. [asegurar] to tell, to assure;te digo que ella no está mintiendo I tell you o assure you (that) she isn't lying;dice que llegará mañana sin falta she says (that) she'll definitely arrive tomorrow8. [en frases]a decir verdad, no me apetece nada ir a la boda to tell (you) the truth o to be honest, I don't really feel like going to the wedding;como quien no dice nada as if it were nothing;olvídalo, como si no hubiera dicho nada forget I ever mentioned it;con decirte que me marché a los diez minutos, te puedes imaginar como fue la fiesta if I tell you that I left after ten minutes, you can imagine what the party was like;cualquiera diría que no le dan de comer en casa anyone would o you'd think she never gets fed at home;decir para sí to say to oneself;decir por decir to talk for the sake of talking;no te lo tomes en serio, lo dijo por decir don't take it seriously, she didn't really mean it;decirle a alguien cuatro verdades to tell sb a few home truths;es decir that is, that's to say;aracnofobia, es decir miedo a las arañas arachnophobia, that is o that's to say, fear of spiders;tengo otra cita – es decir, que no vendrás a la inauguración I've got another engagement – you mean o in other words you're not coming to the opening ceremony;encantado de conocerte – lo mismo digo pleased to meet you – likewise;tu primer examen estaba muy mal, y lo mismo digo del segundo you did very poorly in your first exam, and the same goes for the second one;ni que decir tiene needless to say;¿sabías que Santiago se ha casado? – ¡no me digas! did you know that Santiago got married? – no! o never!;¡no me digas que no te gusta! don't tell me you don't like it!;el tenis/este cuadro no me dice nada tennis/this picture doesn't do anything for me;no hay más que decir that's all there is to it, that's that;(o) mejor dicho or rather;por más que digas, no le veo nada especial a esta ciudad whatever you say, I don't see what's so special about this city;por decirlo así, por así decirlo in other words, so to speak;RP Fam¿qué decís? how are you doing?, how are things?;preocuparse por el qué dirán to worry about what people will say;no está lloviendo mucho que digamos it's not exactly raining hard;él no es muy inteligente que digamos he isn't what you'd call intelligent;ha sufrido un infarto – ¡qué me dices! she's had a heart attack – no! o surely not!;¡quién lo diría! tan rico y sin embargo tan humilde who would have thought it, such a rich person and yet so humble!;tardarán en construirlo cinco años, ¡se dice pronto! they're going to take five years, no less, to build it!;yo lo hago en cinco minutos – eso se dice pronto, no sabes lo difícil que es I'll have it done in five minutes – that's easily said, you've no idea how difficult it is;si tú lo dices if you say so;¡tú lo has dicho! you said it!;Esp¡y que lo digas! you can say that again!;no le gusta el pescado y no digamos el pollo she doesn't like fish, to say nothing of chicken♦ vicomo quien dice, como si dijéramos so to speak;es, como si dijéramos, una mezcla de danza y teatro it's a sort of mixture of dance and theatre;es, como quien dice, el alma de la empresa he is, so to speak, the soul of the company;Esp¿diga?, ¿dígame? [al teléfono] hello?;Fam¡digo! [¡ya lo creo!] of course!;[¡madre mía!] I say!;tenemos muchas ganas de ir de vacaciones, y nuestros hijos, no digamos we can't wait to go on holiday, and as for our children…* * *<part dicho>I v/t1 say; ( contar) tell;decir misa say mass;decir que sí say yes;decir que no say no;se dice que … they say that …, it’s said that …;diga lo que diga whatever he says;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you expect me to say?;para sí say to o.s.:querer decir mean;es decir in other words;dar que decir set people talking;ni que decir tiene (que) it goes without saying (that);por así decirlo so to speak;ya es decir that’s saying something;que ya es decir which is really something;es mucho decir that’s saying a lot:¡quién hubiera dicho que María se iba casar! who would have thought that Maria would get married!;dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;mejor dicho or rather;dicho sea de paso incidentally;está dicho, lo dicho as I have already said4:no es rico, que digamos let’s say he’s not rich;¡no me digas! you’re kidding!;¡dímelo a mí! tell me about it!, you’re telling me!;como quien dice so to speak;y que lo digas you bet;¿y qué me dices de …? so what do you think of …?;usted dirá how can I help you?;ya decía yo que iba a acabar mal I knew it would end badly;¡quién lo diría! who would believe it!;¡cualquiera diría que tiene setenta años! who would have thought he was seventy!, you wouldn’t think o believe he was seventy!II v/i:¡diga!, ¡dígame! EspTELEC helloIII m saying;es un decir it’s just a figure of speech* * *decir {23} vt1) : to saydice que no quiere ir: she says she doesn't want to go2) : to telldime lo que estás pensando: tell me what you're thinking3) : to speak, to talkno digas tonterías: don't talk nonsense4) : to callme dicen Rosy: they call me Rosy5)es decir : that is to say6)querer decir : to mean* * *decir1 n sayingdecir2 vb¿qué ha dicho? what did he say?¿cómo se dice "biblioteca" en inglés? how do you say "biblioteca" in English?3. (para dar órdenes) to tell4. (llamar) to callle dicen "Chapi" people call him "Chapi"es decir that is / that is to say -
77 devoto
adj.1 devoted, adoring, devotional, devout.2 dedicated, devoted, assiduous.m.1 devotee, worshiper, worshipper.2 member of a sect, sectary.3 churchgoer.* * *► adjetivo1 (piadoso) devout, pious2 (digno de devoción) devotional3 figurado (dedicado) devoted► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 RELIGIÓN pious person, devout person2 figurado (seguidor) devoted follower, devotee, admirer* * *devoto, -a1. ADJ1) (Rel) [persona] devout; [obra] devotional2) (=apegado, fiel) devoted (de to)su devoto servidor — frm your devoted servant
2. SM / F1) (Rel) devout personlos devotos — the faithful; [en iglesia] the congregation sing
2) (=aficionado) devotee* * *I II- ta masculino, femeninoa) (Relig)b) ( aficionado)* * *= devotee, devout, devotional, sectary, prayerful, devoted, loyal (to), pious, God-fearing.Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.Ex. His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.Ex. Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.Ex. Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.Ex. He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.----* judío devoto = devout Jew.* * *I II- ta masculino, femeninoa) (Relig)b) ( aficionado)* * *= devotee, devout, devotional, sectary, prayerful, devoted, loyal (to), pious, God-fearing.Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.* judío devoto = devout Jew.* * *‹persona› devout; ‹estampa/lugar/obra› devotionales muy devoto de la Virgen he's a devout follower of the Virginmasculine, feminine1 ( Relig) devoto DE algn devotee OF sbes un devoto de San Juan he is a devotee of Saint John2 (aficionado) devoto DE algo devotee OF sthlos devotos de la música clásica devotees of classical musicdevoto DE algn admirer OF sblos devotos del famoso tenor admirers of the famous tenor* * *
devoto
‹lugar/obra› devotional
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Relig) devoto de algn devotee of sbb) ( aficionado) devoto de algo/algn devotee of sth/admirer of sb
devoto,-a
I adjetivo
1 Rel pious, devout
2 (admirador) es un devoto lector de Dostoievski, he's an ardent reader of Dostoevski
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Rel pious person
2 (admirador) devotee
' devoto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
devota
- piadosa
- piadoso
English:
devotee
- devout
- worshipper
- devoted
* * *devoto, -a♦ adj1. [piadoso] devout;ser devoto de to have a devotion for3. [imagen, templo, lugar] devotional♦ nm,f1. [beato] devout person;es un devoto de San Antonio he has a special devotion to St Anthony;los devotos the faithful2. [admirador] devotee (de of);buenas noticias para los devotos del cine de ciencia ficción good news for fans of science fiction movies o Br films* * *I adj devout* * *devoto, -ta adj: devout♦ devotamente advdevoto, -ta n: devotee, admirer -
78 enterarse
1 (averiguar) to find out (de, about)2 (tener conocimiento) to learn, hear3 (darse cuenta) to realize* * *to learn, find out* * *VPR1) [de noticia, secreto]a) [por casualidad] to hear, find outnos enteramos a través de la radio — we heard it on the radio, we found out from the radio
¿sí? no me había enterado — really? I hadn't heard
no sabía nada, ahora mismo me entero — I had no idea, this is the first I've heard
•
enterarse de algo — to hear about sth, find out about sthno quiero que nadie se entere de esto — I don't want anyone to hear about o find out about this
me enteré de tu accidente por Juan — I heard about o found out about your accident from Juan
nos enteramos de que se había ido ayer — we heard o found out that he'd gone yesterday
b) [haciendo averiguaciones] to find out•
enterarse de algo — to find out about sth2) (=darse cuenta) to noticeoye, que es a ti, que no te enteras — * hey, you, are you deaf or something? *
•
enterarse de algo — to notice sthtodavía no se han enterado de qué tipo de persona es — they still don't know what kind of person he is
- te vas a enterar de quien soy yo o de lo que vale un peinehe aprobado el examen, para que os enteréis — I've passed the exam, for your information! *
3) Esp (=comprender, oír) to understandno quiero que vuelvas por aquí ¿te enteras? — I don't want you coming back here, do you understand o do you get it? *
¡a ver si te enteras! — wise up! *
•
enterarse de algo — to understand sthno se enteraba de lo que leía — he didn't take in o understand what he was reading
* * *= learn, come to + Posesivo + notice, come to + Posesivo + attention, wise up, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, learn + the news, realise [realize, -USA].Ex. 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.Ex. There is another important difference between electronic documents and all the types of library material that preceded them and it centers on how electronic resources come to our notice.Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex. The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.Ex. Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex. Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.Ex. It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.----* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* enterarse de lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* enterarse de oídas = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.* * *= learn, come to + Posesivo + notice, come to + Posesivo + attention, wise up, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, learn + the news, realise [realize, -USA].Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.
Ex: There is another important difference between electronic documents and all the types of library material that preceded them and it centers on how electronic resources come to our notice.Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.Ex: It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* enterarse de lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* enterarse de oídas = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.* * *
enterarse ( conjugate enterarse) verbo pronominal
1 (de suceso, noticia):
me enteré por tus padres I found out from your parents;
le robaron el reloj y ni se enteró they stole her watch and she didn't even notice o realize;
me enteré de la noticia por la radio I heard the news on the radio;
si papá se entera de esto … if Dad finds out about this …
2 ( averiguar) to find out;
enterarse de algo to find out about sth
3 (esp Esp fam) ( entender):◊ te voy a castigar ¿te enteras? I'll punish you, have I made myself clear?;
¡para que te enteres! (fam) so there! (colloq)
enterarse verbo reflexivo to find out: ¿te has enterado de lo de ayer?, have you heard about what happened yesterday?
ni se enteró de que yo estaba allí, he didn't even realize I was there
' enterarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubrir
- saber
- semblante
- a
- cachar
English:
catch
- find out
- hear
- know
- learn
- mud
- picture
- wind
- find
- must
- on
* * *vpr1. [descubrir, saber] to find out;enterarse de algo/por alguien to find out about sth/from sb;como se entere, me mata if she finds out, she'll kill me;nos acabamos de enterarse we've just heard;¿tú crees que se enterarán? do you think they'll find out?;no lo sabía, ahora me entero I didn't know, this is the first I've heard of it;se enterarán de tu pasado y lo publicarán they'll find out about your past and make it public;entérate bien de los horarios de los trenes make sure you find out about the train times;¿te has enterado de la noticia? have you heard the news?;¿te has enterado del accidente de Ana? did you hear about Ana's accident?;me enteré por mi prima I heard about it from my cousin;me enteré por la prensa I read about it in the papers;¡para que te enteres! I'll have you know!, as a matter of fact!;¡te vas a enterarse! you'll know all about it!, you'll catch it!;¡se va a enterarse de quién soy yo! he's going to find out what sort of stuff I'm made of!;Fam¡te vas a enterarse de lo que vale un peine! I'll show you what's what!tu mujer te está engañando y tú ni te enteras your wife is cheating on you and you haven't even noticed;no se enteró del golpe she didn't notice the impact;es una operación muy sencilla, no te vas ni a enterarse it's a very straightforward operation, you won't feel a thingcuando habla tan rápido no me entero when she talks so fast, I don't understand a word;no quiero ir, ¿te enteras? I don't want to go, have you got that clear?;¡entérate de una vez! ¡yo no soy tu criado! get this straight, I'm not your servant!;no me enteré de lo que dijo en clase I didn't understand what she said in class;no te enteras de nada you haven't got a clue, have you?* * *v/r1 find out, hear (de about)2:¡para que te enteres! fam so there! fam ;¡se va a enterar! fam he’s in for it! fam* * *vrinformarse: to find out, to learn* * *enterarse vb3. (darse cuenta) to notice¡ni siquiera se enteró! she didn't even notice!lo leí, pero no me enteré de nada I read it, but I didn't understand a word -
79 escalera
f.1 stairs, staircase.escalera de caracol spiral staircaseescalera de incendios fire escapeescalera mecánica escalatorescalera de servicio service stairsescalera de tijera step ladder2 run.escalera de color straight flush3 stair, stairway, staircase, stairs.4 ladder, step ladder, stepladder.* * *1 stairs plural, staircase2 (escala) ladder3 (naipes) run, sequence\escalera de caracol spiral staircaseescalera de incendios fire escapeescalera de servicio back stairs plural, servant's staircaseescalera doble / escalera de tijera stepladderescalera mecánica / escalera automática escalator* * *noun f.1) stairs2) ladder* * *SF1) [de edificio] stairs pl, staircasecorrió escaleras abajo — she ran downstairs o down the stairs
se cayó por las escaleras — she fell downstairs o down the stairs
escalera mecánica, escalera móvil — escalator
2) [portátil] ladderescalera de pintor, escalera de tijera, escalera doble — stepladder, steps pl
3) (Naipes) run, sequence; [en póquer] straight* * *1) ( de edificio) stairs (pl), staircasebajó las escaleras — he came downstairs o down the stairs
2) ( portátil) tbescalera de mano — ladder; ( de tijera) stepladder
3) ( en naipes) run; ( juego de tablero) snakes and ladders•* * *= ladder, rib, stairways, stepladder.Ex. 2 metaphors in particular are considered: reading is a ladder; and reading is eating.Ex. The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.Ex. Librarians must be made aware of the dangers of open floor bookstacks and open stairways and budgets must provide funds to achieve an acceptable level of fire safety.Ex. As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg.----* escalera de caracol = winding stair, spiralling staircase, spiral staircase, winding staircase.* escalera de cuerda = Jacob's ladder.* escalera de mano = stepladder.* escalera deslizante = escalator.* escalera de tijera = stepladder.* escalera mecánica = escalator.* escalera plegable = telescopic ladder, stepladder.* escalera rodante = escalator.* escaleras = stairs, stairways.* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.* tramo de escaleras = flight of stairs.* * *1) ( de edificio) stairs (pl), staircasebajó las escaleras — he came downstairs o down the stairs
2) ( portátil) tbescalera de mano — ladder; ( de tijera) stepladder
3) ( en naipes) run; ( juego de tablero) snakes and ladders•* * *= ladder, rib, stairways, stepladder.Ex: 2 metaphors in particular are considered: reading is a ladder; and reading is eating.
Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.Ex: Librarians must be made aware of the dangers of open floor bookstacks and open stairways and budgets must provide funds to achieve an acceptable level of fire safety.Ex: As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg.* escalera de caracol = winding stair, spiralling staircase, spiral staircase, winding staircase.* escalera de cuerda = Jacob's ladder.* escalera de mano = stepladder.* escalera deslizante = escalator.* escalera de tijera = stepladder.* escalera mecánica = escalator.* escalera plegable = telescopic ladder, stepladder.* escalera rodante = escalator.* escaleras = stairs, stairways.* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.* tramo de escaleras = flight of stairs.* * *A (de un edificio) stairs (pl), staircasebajó la escalera para recibirme he came downstairs o down the stairs to greet mesubí las escaleras corriendo I ran up the stairsuna escalera de mármol a marble staircasenos encontramos en la escalera we met on the stairs o on the staircaseel hueco de la escalera the stairwellle ayudé a empapelar la escalera I helped him to paper the stairwayCompuestos:spiral staircaseemergency stairsfire escape( Méx); escalatorspiral staircaseB1 (portátil) tbescalera de mano ladder2 (de tijera) stepladderCompuestos:turntable ladderescalatorC1 (en naipes) run2 (juego de tablero) snakes and laddersCompuestos:● escalera flor or de color( Col) royal flushroyal flush* * *
escalera sustantivo femenino
1 ( de edificio) stairs (pl), staircase;◊ bajó las escaleras he came downstairs o down the stairs;
el hueco de la escalera the stairwell;
escalera (de) caracol spiral staircase;
escalera mecánica escalator
2 ( portátil) tb
( de tijera) stepladder
3 ( en naipes) run;
( juego de tablero) snakes and ladders
escalera sustantivo femenino
1 stairs pl, staircase: hay que barrer la escalera, we have to sweep the staircase
escalera de caracol, spiral staircase
escalera de incendios, fire escape
2 (portátil) ladder
3 (naipes) run
♦ Locuciones: escalera de color, straight flush
' escalera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- escala
- pasamanos
- peldaño
- rellano
- rodar
- sujetar
- tramo
- travesaño
- afirmar
- bajar
- baranda
- burro
- espiral
- fijo
- firme
- hueco
- interior
- por
- punto
- seguro
- tijeras
English:
atop
- bottom
- climb
- descend
- down
- downstairs
- escalator
- fall
- fire escape
- flight
- kick down
- ladder
- landing
- reach
- rope ladder
- rung
- secure
- spiral staircase
- stair
- staircase
- stairwell
- steady
- step
- stepladder
- tread
- tumble down
- unsteady
- up
- well
- do
- fire
- manage
- maneuver
- pass
- rope
- spiral
- summon
* * *escalera nf1. [en edificio] stairs, staircase;escalera (de mano) ladder;me crucé con ellos en la escalera I passed them on the stairs;se cayó por el hueco de la escalera she fell down the stairwell;salió corriendo escaleras abajo/arriba he rushed down/up the stairs;antes que eso prefiero estar por ahí limpiando escaleras I'd sooner clean stairs than do thatescalera automática escalator;escalera de caracol spiral staircase;escalera de emergencia emergency stairs;escalera de incendios fire escape;escalera mecánica escalator, moving staircase;escalera de servicio service stairs;escalera de tijera stepladder2. [en naipes] runescalera de color straight flush;escalera real royal flush* * *f stairs pl, staircase* * *escalera nf1) : ladderescalera de tijera: stepladder2) : stairs pl, staircase3)escalera mecánica : escalator* * *escalera n1. (de un edificio) stairs2. (portátil) ladder -
80 esclavizar
v.to enslave (also figurative).* * *1 to enslave* * *VT to enslave* * *verbo transitivoa) (Hist) to enslaveb) ( absorber)* * *= enslave.Ex. These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.----* esclavizar a Alguien = harness + to treadmills.* * *verbo transitivoa) (Hist) to enslaveb) ( absorber)* * *= enslave.Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.
* esclavizar a Alguien = harness + to treadmills.* * *esclavizar [A4 ]vt1 ( Hist) to enslave2(absorber): no te dejes esclavizar por tus hijos don't let your children rule your lifeestá esclavizado por el trabajo he's a slave to his work* * *
esclavizar ( conjugate esclavizar) verbo transitivo
to enslave;
esclavizar verbo transitivo to enslave
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English:
enslave
* * *esclavizar vttambién Fig to enslave;sus hijos la esclavizan her children treat her like a servant;estaba esclavizada por las labores domésticas she was a slave to housework* * *v/t enslave; figtie down* * *esclavizar {21} vt: to enslave
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