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21 su

adj. poss.

1 his, her, her own, his own, its, of theirs, their own, its own.

su coche his/her/your/their car

sus libros his/her/your/their books

su hocico its snout

2 your, your own, thy.

3 their.

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su

► adjetivo

1 (de él) his; (de ella) her; (de usted, de ustedes) your; (de ellos, de ellas) their; (de animales, cosas) its; (de uno) one's

■ es su coche (de ella) it's her car

■ me dieron sus libros they gave me their books

■ uno tiene que hacer su deber one must do one's duty

■ abra su maleta, por favor open your suitcase, please

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adj.

1) his, her, its, their

2) your

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ADJ POSES

1) [sing] (=de él) his; (=de ella) her; (=de usted) your; (=de animal, cosa) its; [impersonal] one's

el chico perdió su juguete — the boy lost his toy

María vino con su padre — María came with her father

dígame su número de teléfono — give me your telephone number

un oso y su cachorro — a bear and its cub

uno tiene que mirar por su negocio — one has to look after one's own business

2) [pl] (=de ustedes) your; (=de ellos, de ellas) their

no olviden sus paraguas — don't forget your umbrellas

las niñas se quedaron en su cuarto — the girls stayed in their room

3) [uso enfático]

tendrá sus buenos 80 años — he must be a good 80 years old

su dinero le habrá costado — it must have cost her a pretty penny

una casa de muñecas con sus cortinitas y todo — a doll's house with little curtains and everything

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adjetivo (delante del n)

a) ( de él) his; ( de ella) her; (de usted, ustedes) your; (de ellos, ellas) their; (de animal, cosa) its

cuando uno ha perdido su última esperanza — when one's last hope is gone

b) ( uso enfático)

pesará sus buenos 90 kilos — he must weigh a good 90 kilos

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= his, its, their, your.

Ex. Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex. Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.

Ex. The physical format of manual post-coordinate indexes also restricts their use to sectors in which the librarian or information officer acts as an intermediary between the index and its users.

Ex. And there is a basis for your belief: money.

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* adelantado a su tiempo = ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* aprender a su propio ritmo = learn at + Posesivo + own pace.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn.

* atribuir su origen a = trace to, trace back to.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.

* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.

* desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.

* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.

* de su época = of + Posesivo + time.

* dicho sea a su favor = to + Posesivo + credit.

* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).

* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* en su base = at its core.

* en su conjunto = overall, together, collective, put together.

* en su debido momento = in due time.

* en su defecto = failing that/these.

* en su día = in its day.

* en su eje = at its core.

* en su esencia = in substance.

* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.

* en su haber = on the credit side.

* en su infancia = in + Posesivo + infancy.

* en su interior = between its covers.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, in most respects.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en su momento = in timely fashion.

* en su momento álgido = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en su parte central = at its core.

* en su punto = ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.].

* en su punto más álgido = at its height.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en sus años de apogeo = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en sus años de auge = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en su seno = therein.

* en sus inicios = in + Posesivo + infancy.

* en su sitio = in place.

* en sus orígenes = originally.

* en su tiempo = formerly.

* en su totalidad = as a whole, in + Posesivo + entirety, in full, in toto, in whole, wholesale.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.

* hacer su debut = make + Posesivo + debut.

* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.

* hay que decir a su favor que = to + Posesivo + credit.

* hundirse por su propio peso = sink under + its own weight.

* información en su estado primario = raw information.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.

* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* que conserva su encanto natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.

* se cae de su peso que = it goes without saying that.

* según sus propias condiciones = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.

* ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.

* su (de ella) = her.

* Sus Majestades = Their Majesties.

* sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia = fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.

* tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.

* tener su apogeo = flourish.

* tener su efecto = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* tener su origen en = trace to, trace back to, have + Posesivo + roots in.

* tener sus diferencias = have + their differences.

* tener sus orígenes = be rooted in.

* todo en su conjunto = whole affair, the.

* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, bite back.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track.

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adjetivo (delante del n)

a) ( de él) his; ( de ella) her; (de usted, ustedes) your; (de ellos, ellas) their; (de animal, cosa) its

cuando uno ha perdido su última esperanza — when one's last hope is gone

b) ( uso enfático)

pesará sus buenos 90 kilos — he must weigh a good 90 kilos

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su (de ella)

(adj.) = her

Ex: Ms. Hinton received her library degree from the University of North Carolina after getting her bachelor's from the Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.

= his, its, their, your.

Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.

Ex: The physical format of manual post-coordinate indexes also restricts their use to sectors in which the librarian or information officer acts as an intermediary between the index and its users.

Ex: And there is a basis for your belief: money.

* adelantado a su tiempo = ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* aprender a su propio ritmo = learn at + Posesivo + own pace.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn.

* atribuir su origen a = trace to, trace back to.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.

* desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.

* desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.

* desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.

* de su época = of + Posesivo + time.

* dicho sea a su favor = to + Posesivo + credit.

* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).

* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* en su base = at its core.

* en su conjunto = overall, together, collective, put together.

* en su debido momento = in due time.

* en su defecto = failing that/these.

* en su día = in its day.

* en su eje = at its core.

* en su esencia = in substance.

* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.

* en su haber = on the credit side.

* en su infancia = in + Posesivo + infancy.

* en su interior = between its covers.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, in most respects.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en su momento = in timely fashion.

* en su momento álgido = at + Posesivo + peak.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en su parte central = at its core.

* en su punto = ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.].

* en su punto más álgido = at its height.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en sus años de apogeo = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en sus años de auge = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* en su seno = therein.

* en sus inicios = in + Posesivo + infancy.

* en su sitio = in place.

* en sus orígenes = originally.

* en su tiempo = formerly.

* en su totalidad = as a whole, in + Posesivo + entirety, in full, in toto, in whole, wholesale.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.

* hacer su debut = make + Posesivo + debut.

* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.

* hay que decir a su favor que = to + Posesivo + credit.

* hundirse por su propio peso = sink under + its own weight.

* información en su estado primario = raw information.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.

* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* que conserva su encanto natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.

* se cae de su peso que = it goes without saying that.

* según sus propias condiciones = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.

* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.

* ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.

* su (de ella) = her.

* Sus Majestades = Their Majesties.

* sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia = fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.

* tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.

* tener su apogeo = flourish.

* tener su efecto = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* tener su origen en = trace to, trace back to, have + Posesivo + roots in.

* tener sus diferencias = have + their differences.

* tener sus orígenes = be rooted in.

* todo en su conjunto = whole affair, the.

* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, bite back.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track.

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su

adjective

( delante del n) [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

1 (de él) his; (de ella) her; (de usted, ustedes) your; (de ellos, ellas) their; (de un animal, una cosa) its

cuando uno ha perdido su última esperanza when one's last hope is gone

2

(uso enfático): estas botas ya tienen sus años these boots have lasted a good many years

debe pesar sus buenos 90 kilos he must weigh a good 90 kilos

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su adjetivo ( delante del n) ( de él) his;
( de ella) her;
(de usted, ustedes) your;
(de ellos, ellas) their;
(de animal, cosa) its
su adj pos
1 (de él) his: vino con su hija, he came with his daughter
(de ella) her: sus amigos son italianos, her friends are Italians
(de ellos, de ellas) their: perdieron su coche, they lost their car
(de cosa, animal) its: su cola es naranja, its tail is orange
(de varios animales) sus cachorros son moteados, their cubs are spotted
(de usted, ustedes) your: su cena está lista, your dinner is ready
sus entradas, por favor, your tickets, please
2 fam (más o menos) cuesta sus (buenos) dos millones, it costs about two million
'su' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abarcar
- abdicar
- ablandar
- abogada
- abogado
- abominable
- abrazarse
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
- abusar
- acabar
- academicismo
- acallar
- acanallar
- acentuar
- acerba
- acerbo
- achantar
- aciaga
- aciago
- aclararse
- acoger
- acometer
- acostumbrar
- acto
- actuación
- acusar
- adolecer
- afán
- afectar
- agradecer
- agrado
- agriar
- aguijonear
- aire
- ajena
- ajeno
- alcanzar
- alejarse
- álgida
- álgido
- algo
- alma
- alteza
- altura
English:
aback
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- abuse
- acclaim
- accompany
- accomplished
- account
- aching
- acknowledgement
- admire
- advantage
- affirm
- afford
- after
- against
- ageing
- aggravate
- album
- alienate
- allege
- aloud
- ambit
- amok
- amount to
- amusing
- analyst
- anniversary
- announcement
- annul
- anticipate
- apathetic
- apologetic
- applaud
- applicant
- apron
- Arabian
- archives
- argue
- around
- aside
- ask back
- assignment
- astonishment
- astray
- attachment
- attest
- attraction
- auction

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su adj posesivo
[de él] his; [de ella] her; [de cosa, animal] its; [de uno] one's; [de ellos, ellas] their; [de usted, ustedes] your;
su libro his/her/your/their book;

sus libros his/her/your/their books;

su hocico its snout;
Fam
debe de tener sus buenos millones en el banco she must have a good few million in the bank

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su, sus

adj pos: de él his; de ella her; de cosa its; de usted, ustedes your; de ellos their; de uno his, Br

one’s

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su adj

1) : his, her, its, their, one's

su libro: her book

sus consecuencias: its consequences

2) (formal) : your

tómese su medicina, señor: take your medicine, sir

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su adj

1. (de él) his

su mujer his wife

2. (de ella) her

su marido her husband

3. (de un animal, cosa) its

el loro está en su jaula the parrot is in its cage

4. (de ellos) their

sus hijos their children

5. (de usted) your

abra su maleta, por favor open your suitcase, please

Spanish-English dictionary > su
22 fort

fort, e [fɔʀ, fɔʀt]

━━━━━━━━━

1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. strong

• il est fort comme un bœuf he's as strong as an ox

• le dollar est une monnaie forte the dollar is a strong currency

• de la moutarde forte strong mustard

• un fort accent anglais a strong English accent

• un fort vent du sud a strong southerly wind

• c'est plus fort que moi I can't help it

• c'est une forte tête he (or she) is a rebel

► fort de

• une équipe forte de 15 personnes a team of 15 people

• fort de son expérience, il... wiser for this experience, he...

   b. ( = gros) [personne, poitrine] large ; [hanches] broad

   c. ( = intense) [bruit, voix] loud ; [dégoût, crainte] great ; [douleur, chaleur] intense ; [fièvre] high

• il y a quelques moments forts dans son film there are some powerful scenes in his film

• au sens fort du terme in the strongest sense of the term

   d. ( = raide) [pente] steep

   e. ( = violent) [secousse, coup] hard ; [houle, pluies] heavy

• mer très forte very rough sea

   f. ( = excessif) (inf) c'est trop fort ! that's going too far!

• c'est un peu fort (inf) that's going a bit far

• et le plus fort, c'est que... and the best part of it is that...

   g. ( = important) (avant le nom) [somme, dose] large ; [baisse, différence, augmentation] big ; [consommation] high

   h. ( = doué) good (en at)

• il est fort en histoire he's good at history

• être fort sur un sujet to be good at a subject

• ce n'est pas très fort de sa part (inf) that's not very clever of him

• c'est trop fort pour moi it's beyond me

2. <

   a. ( = intensément) [lancer, serrer, souffler, frapper] hard

• sentir fort to have a strong smell

• respirez bien fort take a deep breath

• son cœur battait très fort his heart was pounding

• le feu marche trop fort the fire is burning too fast

• tu as fait fort ! (inf) that was a bit much! (inf)

   b. ( = bruyamment) loudly

• parlez plus fort speak up

• mets la radio moins fort turn the radio down

• mets la radio plus fort turn the radio up

   c. ( = beaucoup) greatly

• j'en doute fort I very much doubt it

• j'ai fort à faire avec lui I've got my work cut out with him

   d. ( = très) (formal) very

• c'est fort bon it is exceedingly good

• il y avait fort peu de monde there were very few people

► fort bien [dessiné, dit, conservé] extremely well

• je peux fort bien m'en passer I can quite easily do without it

• fort bien ! excellent!

   e. ► se faire fort de to be confident that

• nos champions se font fort de remporter la victoire our champions are confident they will win

• je me fais fort de le convaincre I have every confidence I can convince him

3. <

   a. ( = forteresse) fort

   b. ( = personne) un fort en thème a swot (inf) (Brit) a grind (inf) (US)

   c. ( = spécialité) forte

• l'amabilité n'est pas son fort kindness is not his strong point

   d. ► au plus fort de... at the height of...

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1.

forte fɔʀ, fɔʀt adjectif

1) ( puissant) strong

armée forte de 10000 hommes — 10,000-strong army

fort d'un chiffre d'affaires en hausse — boasting an increased turnover

forts de leur expérience... — boosted by their experience...

le roi est plus fort que la dame — a king is worth more than a queen

trouver plus fort que soi — to meet one's match

s'attaquer à plus fort que soi — to take on someone bigger than oneself

2) ( résistant) strong

3) ( intense) [bruit] loud; [lumière] bright; [chaleur, activité, pression] intense; [crampe] bad; [fièvre] high; [soupçon] strong; [crainte, colère] deep

une forte grippe — a bad attack of flu

avoir une forte envie de faire — to feel a strong desire to do

4) ( violent) [coup] hard; [pluie] heavy; [vent] strong

5) ( concentré) [café, cigarette, alcool] strong; [épice] hot

6) ( net) [accent, personnalité, odeur, tendance, impression] strong; [pente] steep; [somme, majorité, réduction] large; [taux, inflation, consommation] high; [expansion, pénurie] great; [baisse, augmentation] sharp; [différence] big; [contingent, dose, croissance] strong

forte émigration — high level of emigration

7) ( doué) good (en, à at; pour faire at doing)

il est fort pour ne rien faire — hum he's good at doing nothing

8) ( ferme) [personne] strong

9) ( gros) [personne] stout; [hanches] broad; [poitrine] large; [cuisses] big

être forte de poitrine — to have a large bust

10) (colloq) ( exagéré)

c'est un peu fort! — that's a bit much! (colloq)

le plus fort, c'est que... — ( surprenant) the most amazing thing is that...; ( absurde) the most ridiculous thing is that...

2.

adverbe

1) ( très) [bon, déçu, émouvant] extremely; [bien, vite] very

c'est fort dommage — it's a great pity

2) ( beaucoup) [douter] very much

j'ai eu fort à faire (colloq) pour le convaincre — I had a hard job convincing him

3) ( avec force) [frapper, tirer, frotter] hard; [serrer] tight; [respirer] deeply; [parler, crier] loudly; [sentir] strongly

souffle fort! — blow hard!

le vent souffle fort — there's a strong wind

parler de plus en plus fort — to speak louder and louder

mon cœur bat trop fort — my heart is beating too fast

le chauffage marche trop fort — the heating is turned up too high

y aller un peu fort — (colloq) to go a bit too far

y aller un peu fort sur la moutarde — to overdo the mustard

4) ( bien) well

il ne va pas très fort — he's not very well

faire or frapper (très) fort — (colloq) to do (really) well

attaquer très fort — (colloq) to start off really well

3.

nom masculin

1) ( ouvrage fortifié) fort

2) ( personne puissante) strong person

3) ( domaine d'excellence) strong point, forte

4.

au plus fort de locution prépositive

au plus fort de l'été — at the height of summer

au plus fort de l'hiver — in the depths of winter

au plus fort de la bataille — in the thick of the fighting

Phrasal Verbs:

- fort en thème

- forte tête

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fort comme un bœuf or Turc — strong as an ox

c'est plus fort que moi/qu'elle — ( incontrôlable) I/she just can't help it

c'est plus fort que l'as de pique (colloq) or que de jouer au bouchon — (colloq) that beats it all, that takes the biscuit (colloq)

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fɔʀ, fɔʀt fort, -e
1. adj

1) (physiquement, politiquement, économiquement) strong

fort comme un bœuf — as strong as an ox

la loi du plus fort — the survival of the fittest

2) (par le goût, l'effet, la sensation) (café, médicament, odeur) strong, (sauce) hot, (alcool) strong

Le café est trop fort. — The coffee's too strong.

3) (rendement) high, (intensité) great, (pluie) heavy

une forte augmentation de la température — a big increase in temperature

4) (= corpulent) large

5) (= doué)

être fort (en) — to be good (at)

Il est très fort en espagnol. — He's very good at Spanish.

se faire fort de faire — to claim one can do

6) (autres locutions)

fort de; fort de son expérience — with a wealth of experience

une équipe forte de vingt chercheurs — a team of twenty researchers

c'est un peu fort! — it's a bit much!

à plus forte raison — even more so, all the more reason

une forte tête — a rebel

2. adv

1) [serrer, frapper] hard

2) [sonner] loudly

Est-ce vous pouvez parler plus fort? — Can you speak louder?

3) soutenu (= très) most

C'est fort désagréable. — It's most unpleasant.

fort bien... (avec adjectif) — very well...

fort bien! — very well!

fort peu (avec adjectif) — not at all

fort peu loquace — not at all talkative, (emploi pronominal) very few

fort peu de — very few

4) (= beaucoup) greatly, very much

Il appréciait fort sa compagnie. — He very much enjoyed his company.

avoir fort à faire avec qn — to have a hard time with sb

3. nm

1) (= édifice) fort

2) (= point fort) strong point, forte

3) (emploi substantivé, généralement pluriel) (personne, pays)

les forts — the strong

4) (autre locution)

au plus fort de (= au milieu de) — in the thick of, at the height of

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fort, forte

A adj

1 ( puissant) [personne, pays, monnaie, économie, lunettes, médicament] strong; armée forte de 10 000 hommes 10,000-strong army; notre compagnie est forte de 30 appareils Aviat our airline can boast 30 aircraft; fort d'un chiffre d'affaires en hausse/de trois joueurs internationaux… boasting an increased turnover/three international players…; forts de leur approbation/expérience… boosted ou fortified by their approval/experience…; le roi est plus fort que la dame Jeux a king is worth more than a queen; trouver plus fort que soi to meet one's match; s'attaquer or s'en prendre à plus fort que soi to take on someone bigger than oneself; ⇒ partie;

2 ( résistant) [carton, papier, colle] strong;

3 ( intense) [bruit] loud; [lumière] bright; [chaleur, activité, pression] intense; [crampe, douleur] bad; [fièvre] high; [sentiment, soupçon] strong; [crainte, colère, mécontentement] deep; une forte grippe a bad attack of flu; avoir une forte envie de faire to feel a strong desire to do;

4 ( violent) [coup, poussée, secousse] hard; [pluie] heavy; [vent] strong;

5 ( concentré) [café, cigarette, alcool, moutarde] strong; [épice, piment, curry] hot; un vin fort a strong wine, a wine with a high degree of alcohol; au sens fort du mot fig in the fullest sense of the word;

6 ( accusé) [accent, personnalité, odeur, tendance, impression] strong; [pente] steep;

7 ( ample) [somme, majorité, réduction] large; [concentration, taux, inflation] high; [demande, consommation] high, heavy; [expansion, pénurie] great; [baisse, augmentation] sharp; [croissance] strong; [différence] big; [délégation, contingent, dose] strong; forte émigration/abstention high level of emigration/abstention; de forte puissance very powerful;

8 ( doué) good (en, à at; pour faire at doing); ceux qui sont forts en latin those who are good at Latin; il est fort pour ne rien faire iron he's good at doing nothing;

9 ( ferme) [personne] strong; rester fort dans le malheur to remain strong in adversity; je me fais fort de la convaincre I feel confident ou I am sure that I can convince her;

10 ( gros) [personne] stout; [hanches] broad; [poitrine] large; [cuisses] big; être forte de poitrine to have a large bust;

11 ○( exagéré) c'est un peu fort! that's a bit much○!; ( prix) that's a bit steep○!; le plus fort, c'est que… ( surprenant) the most amazing thing is that…; ( absurde) the most ridiculous thing is that…

B adv

1 ( très) [bon, déçu, émouvant, mécontent] extremely; [bien, logiquement, vite] very; fort recherché/demandé very much sought after/in demand; c'est fort dommage it's a great pity, it's extremely regrettable;

2 ( beaucoup) [douter, soupçonner] very much; avoir fort à faire○ to have a lot to do; j'ai eu fort à faire○ pour le convaincre I had a hard job convincing him;

3 ( avec force) [frapper, tirer, pousser, frotter] hard; [serrer] tight; [respirer] deeply; [parler, crier] loudly; [sentir] strongly; [coller] firmly; souffle fort! blow hard!; le vent souffle fort there's a strong wind; parler de plus en plus fort to speak louder and louder; mon cœur bat trop fort my heart is beating too fast; le chauffage marche trop fort the heating is turned up too high; dire haut et fort to say loud and clear; y aller un peu fort○ to go a bit too far; y aller un peu fort sur la moutarde/le sel to overdo the mustard/the salt; revenir très fort [coureur, équipe] to make a strong comeback;

4 ( bien) well; il ne va pas très fort he's not very well; (moi) ça ne va pas très fort I'm not all that well○; chez eux ça ne va pas très fort things aren't going so well for them; marcher fort [entreprise] to do well; faire or frapper (très) fort○ to do (really) well; attaquer or commencer très fort○ to start off really well.

C nm

1 Archit, Mil ( ouvrage fortifié) fort;

2 ( personne puissante) strong person; les forts et les faibles the strong and the weak; ⇒ raison;

3 ( domaine d'excellence) strong point; les échecs ne sont pas mon fort chess is not my strong point; la générosité n'est pas ton fort generosity is not your strong point.

D au plus fort de loc prép au plus fort de l'été/de l'incendie at the height of summer/of the fire; au plus fort de l'hiver in the depths of winter; au plus fort de la bataille in the thick of the fighting; au plus fort de la pluie in the middle of the downpour.

Composés

fort des halles market porter; fig Goliath; fort en thème○ Scol swot○ GB, grind○ US; forte tête rebel.

Idiomes

fort comme un bœuf or Turc strong as an ox; c'est plus fort que moi/qu'elle ( incontrôlable) I/she just can't help it; c'est plus fort que l'as de pique○ or que de jouer au bouchon that beats it all, that takes the biscuit○.

( féminin forte) [fɔr, fɔrt] adjectif

A.[QUI A DE LA PUISSANCE, DE L'EFFET]

1. [vigoureux - personne, bras] strong, sturdy ; [ - vent] strong, high ; [ - courant, jet] strong ; [ - secousse] hard ; [ - pluies] heavy

mer forte MÉTÉOROLOGIE rough sea

fort comme un Turc ou un bœuf as strong as an ox

2. [d'une grande résistance morale]

une âme forte a steadfast soul

rester fort dans l'adversité to remain strong ou to stand firm in the face of adversity

3. [autoritaire, contraignant - régime] strong-arm (avant nom)

4. [puissant - syndicat, parti, économie] strong, powerful ; [ - monnaie] strong, hard ; [ - carton, loupe, tranquillisant] strong

l'as est plus fort que le roi the ace is higher than the king

colle (très) forte (super) ou extra strong glue

c'est plus fort que moi I can't help it

fort de: fort de son expérience with a wealth of experience behind him

fort de leur protection reassured by their protection

une équipe forte de 40 hommes a 40-strong team

l'homme fort du parti the strong man of the party

5. [de grand impact - œuvre, film] powerful ; [ - argument] weighty, powerful, forcible

B.[MARQUÉ]

1. [épais, corpulent - jambes] big, thick ; [ - personne] stout, large ; [ - hanches] broad, large, wide

avoir la taille forte to be big around the waist

2. [important quantitativement - dénivellation] steep, pronounced ; [ - accent] strong, pronounced, marked ; [ - fièvre, taux] high ; [ - hausse] large ; [ - somme] large, big ; [ - concentration] high ; [ - bruit] loud ; [ - différence] great, big

il est prêt à payer le prix fort he's willing to pay the full price

3. [grand, intense - amour, haine] strong, intense ; [ - douleur] intense, great ; [ - influence] strong, big, great ; [ - propension] marked

il recherche les sensations fortes he's after big thrills

avoir une forte volonté to be strong-willed, to have a strong will

elle a une forte personnalité she's got a strong personality

4. [café, thé, moutarde, tabac] strong

[sauce] hot, spicy

[odeur] strong

5. (familier & locution)

et c'est moi qui devrais payer? alors ça c'est trop fort! and I should pay? that's a bit much!

le plus fort, c'est qu'il avait raison! the best of it is that he was right!

C.[HABILE] [compétent, doué]

le marketing, c'est là qu'il est fort/que sa société est forte marketing is his/his company's strong point

trouver plus fort que soi to meet one's match

pour donner des leçons, elle est très forte! she's very good at lecturing people!

fort en gymnastique/en langues very good at gymnastics/at languages

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adverbe

1. [avec vigueur - taper, tirer] hard

pousse plus fort push harder

[avec intensité]

sentir fort to smell

mets le gaz plus/moins fort turn the gas up/down

le gaz est trop fort the gas is too high

tu y vas un peu fort! you're going a bit far!

2. [bruyamment - parler] loudly, loud

parle plus fort, on ne t'entend pas speak up, we can't hear you

parle moins fort lower your voice

mets le son plus/moins fort turn the sound up/down

3. (soutenu) [très]

fort désagréable most disagreeable

fort joli very pretty

fort bien, partons à midi! very well, let's leave at noon!

j'en suis fort aise! (humoristique) I'm very pleased to hear it!

4. (locution)

là, tu as fait très fort! you've really excelled yourself!

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nom masculin

1. [physiquement, moralement]

les forts et les faibles the strong and the weak

[intellectuellement]

un fort en thème a swot

2. [spécialité] forte

la politesse n'est pas son fort! politeness isn't his strongest point!

3. [forteresse] fort

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au (plus) fort de locution prépositionnelle

au (plus) fort de l'hiver in the depths of winter

au (plus) fort de l'été in the height of summer

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > fort

23 movimiento

m.

1 movement (desplazamiento, corriente).

movimiento obrero working-class movement

2 motion (physics & mechanics).

en movimiento moving, in motion

ponerse en movimiento to start moving

movimiento continuo/de rotación perpetual/rotational motion

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

3 activity.

4 turnover.

movimiento de capital cash flow

5 movement (Music) (parte de la obra).

6 move, forward movement, step in a process.

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movimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) movement; (técnicamente) motion

2 (de gente, ideas) activity; (de vehículos) traffic

■ en esta ciudad hay mucho movimiento this is a very lively town

3 (artístico, político) movement

4 (financiero) operations plural

■ un extracto de los movimientos de la cuenta a bank statement

5 MÚSICA (parte de la composición) movement; (velocidad de una composición) tempo

6 el Movimiento the Falangist Movement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en movimiento in motion

movimiento de caja turnover

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

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noun m.

1) movement

2) motion

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SM

1) (Mec, Fís) movement

el movimiento ascendente del aire — the upward movement of the air

• movimiento hacia abajo/arriba — downward/upward movement

- el movimiento se demuestra andando

movimiento acelerado — acceleration

movimiento continuo — continuous movement, continuous motion

movimiento de pinza — pincer movement

movimiento de rotación — rotatory movement

movimiento de traslación — orbital movement o motion

movimiento ondulatorio — wave movement, wave motion

movimiento perpetuo — perpetual motion

movimiento retardado — deceleration

movimiento sísmico — seismic tremor

2) (=desplazamiento) [de persona, animal] movement

todos nuestros movimientos fueron filmados — all our movements were filmed

esta máquina puede detectar el menor movimiento — this machine can detect the slightest movement

he hecho un mal movimiento con el hombro — I moved my shoulder awkwardly

no hagas ningún movimiento — don't move a muscle, don't make a move

• movimiento de cabeza — [para negar] shake; [para asentir] nod

movimiento en falso — false move

¡un movimiento en falso y disparo! — one false move and I'll shoot!

hizo un movimiento en falso y tropezó — he missed his step and tripped over

movimiento migratorio — migratory movement

3)

• en movimiento — [figura, persona] moving; [vehículo] in motion

una célula en movimiento — a moving cell o a cell in motion

a lo lejos vi una figura en movimiento — I saw a moving figure in the distance

está siempre en movimiento — (fig) she's always on the move o go *

mantener algo en movimiento — to keep sth moving o in motion

• poner en movimiento — [+ máquina, motor] to set in motion; [+ vehículo] to get going; [+ actividad, negocio] to start, start up

nos pusimos en movimiento demasiado tarde — we got going too late

4) (Econ, Com) [de cuenta] transaction; [de dinero] movement

¿puedo consultar los movimientos de mi cuenta? — can I have a statement of my account?

"últimos movimientos" — "latest transactions"

hubo mucho movimiento de dinero en el mercado — there was a lot of movement in the money market

el movimiento de los precios — changes in prices

el movimiento ascensional de los precios de las acciones — the upward movement of share prices

movimiento de caja — cash flow

movimiento de efectivo — cash flow

movimiento de mercancías — turnover, volume of business

movimientos de existencias — stock movements

5) (=actividad) [en oficina, tribunal] activity; [en aeropuerto, carretera] traffic

hoy ha habido mucho movimiento en la Bolsa — there was a lot of activity on the Stock Market today

un día de poco movimiento en la Bolsa — a light trading day on the Stock Market

el movimiento de pasajeros ha sido intenso estos días — passenger traffic has been very heavy in recent days

un día de poco movimiento en las carreteras — a day with little traffic on the roads

movimiento máximo — (Aut) peak traffic

6) (=tendencia) movement

el movimiento de liberación de la mujer — the women's liberation movement

el Movimiento (Nacional) — Esp ( Hist) the Falangist Movement

movimiento obrero — workers' movement

movimiento pacifista — pacifist movement

movimiento sindical — trade union movement

7) (Mús) [de compás] tempo; [de sinfonía] movement

8) (Inform)

movimiento de bloques — block move

9) (=jugada) move

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masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement

un cuerpo en movimiento — a body in motion

poner algo en movimiento — to set something in motion

se puso en movimiento — it started moving

b) ( desplazamiento) movement

el movimiento migratorio de las aves — the migratory movement of birds

c) (cambio de postura, posición) movement

un movimiento en falso — one false move

el menor movimiento de la mano — the slightest movement of the hand

caminaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas — her hips swayed slightly as she walked

- movimiento de rotación

- movimiento de traslación

- movimiento sísmico

2)

a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shift

b) (variación, cambio) movement, change

c) (agitación, actividad) activity

3)

a) (corriente, tendencia) movement

el movimiento surrealista — the surrealist movement

movimiento pictórico — school of painting

b) ( organización) movement

4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo

6) (Jueg) move

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masculino

1)

a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement

un cuerpo en movimiento — a body in motion

poner algo en movimiento — to set something in motion

se puso en movimiento — it started moving

b) ( desplazamiento) movement

el movimiento migratorio de las aves — the migratory movement of birds

c) (cambio de postura, posición) movement

un movimiento en falso — one false move

el menor movimiento de la mano — the slightest movement of the hand

caminaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas — her hips swayed slightly as she walked

- movimiento de rotación

- movimiento de traslación

- movimiento sísmico

2)

a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shift

b) (variación, cambio) movement, change

c) (agitación, actividad) activity

3)

a) (corriente, tendencia) movement

el movimiento surrealista — the surrealist movement

movimiento pictórico — school of painting

b) ( organización) movement

4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo

6) (Jueg) move

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movimiento¹

¹ = flow, motion, move, navigation, shift, stream of traffic, mechanical stress, movement.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: For instance 'Sculpture-Technique' precedes 'Sculpture in motion'.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.

Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.

Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.

Ex: This type of non-skid polyurethane flooring is hygienic and resistant to chemical substances and mechanical stress.

Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.

* blanco en movimiento = moving target.

* con figuras en movimiento = animated.

* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.

* de movimientos rápidos = quick-moving.

* de movimiento total = full-motion.

* detectar el movimiento = detect + motion.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* documento de imagen en movimiento = moving image document.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* en constante movimiento = on the move, on the go.

* en movimiento = in transit, on the go, moving.

* gráfico en movimiento = animated graphic.

* graficos en movimiento = animated media.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* imagen en movimiento = moving image, animated image.

* imágenes en movimiento = animation.

* libertad de movimiento = freedom of movement.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.

* movimiento de la población = population turnover, population transfer.

* movimiento de libros = bookshift.

* movimiento de personal = staff turnover, turnover, labour turnover.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* movimiento oscilante = rocking motion.

* movimiento peatonal = foot traffic.

* movimientos de efectivos = cash flow.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.

* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.

* ritmo de movimiento de mercancías = turnover rate.

* ritmo de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.

* sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.

* tasa de movimiento de mercancías = turnover rate.

* tasa de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

movimiento²

² = drive, tide, push, movement.

Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* movimiento artístico = art movement.

* movimiento bibliotecario = library movement.

* movimiento cultural = cultural movement.

* movimiento de liberación nacional = national liberation movement.

* movimiento de resistencia = resistance movement.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.

* movimiento feminista, el = women's movement, the.

* movimiento político = political movement.

* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.

* movimiento scout, el = Scouts Movement, the.

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movimiento

masculine

A

1 ( Fís, Tec) motion, movement

un cuerpo en movimiento a body in motion

esto pone el mecanismo en movimiento this sets the mechanism in motion

¿cómo se mantiene en movimiento? how is it kept moving o in motion?

cuando el vehículo está en movimiento when the vehicle is in motion o is moving

se puso en movimiento it started moving

el movimiento de las olas the movement o motion of the waves

2 (desplazamiento) movement

el número de movimientos que se registraron en el puerto the number of vessel movements in the port, the number of ships that entered or left the port

el movimiento migratorio de las aves the migratory movement of birds

ella está siempre en movimiento she's always on the go ( colloq)

tenemos que ponernos en movimiento cuanto antes we have to get moving as soon as possible

el movimiento se demuestra andando actions speak louder than words

3 (cambio de postura, posición) movement

hizo un mal movimiento he turned ( o twisted etc) awkwardly

asintió con un vehemente movimiento de cabeza he nodded (his head) vigorously

un movimiento en falso one false move

el menor movimiento de la mano the slightest movement of the hand

andaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas her hips swayed slightly as she walked

Compuestos:

● movimiento acelerado

acceleration

● movimiento continuo

perpetual motion

● movimiento de rotación

rotation

● movimiento de traslación

orbital movement

● movimiento ondulatorio

wave movement o motion

● movimiento perpetuo

perpetual motion

● movimiento retardado

deceleration

● movimiento sísmico

earth tremor

● movimiento telúrico

earth tremor

● movimiento vibratorio

wave movement o motion

B

1 (traslado — de dinero, bienes) movement; (— de la población) shift

el libre movimiento de capitales/mercancías free movement of capital/goods

2 (variación, cambio) movement, change

habrá poco movimiento en las temperaturas there will be little change in temperatures

los movimientos anómalos en los precios the unusual movements o changes in prices

3 (agitación, actividad) activity

siempre hay mucho movimiento en el puerto there is always a great deal of activity in the port

es una zona de mucho movimiento it's a bustling o a very busy area

hubo poco movimiento ayer en la Bolsa there was little activity on the Stock Market yesterday, the Stock Market was quiet yesterday

C

1 (corriente, tendencia) movement

el movimiento surrealista/revolucionario the surrealist/revolutionary movement

movimiento literario literary movement

movimiento pictórico school of painting

movimiento separatista/pacifista separatist/pacifist movement

el movimiento de liberación femenina the women's liberation movement

2 (organización) movement

el movimiento pro amnistía the pro-amnesty movement

3

Movimiento tb Movimiento Nacional ( Hist) single party created by Franco in 1937

D (alzamiento) uprising, rebellion

el día que saltó el movimiento the day the uprising o rebellion began

E ( Mús)

1 (parte de una obra) movement

2 (compás) tempo

F ( Jueg) move

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movimiento sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) movement;

◊ el menor movimiento de la mano the slightest movement of the hand;

el movimiento surrealista the surrealist movement;
movimiento pictórico school of painting;
movimiento sísmico earth tremor
b) (Fís, Tec) motion, movement;

◊ poner algo en movimiento to set sth in motion;

se puso en movimiento it started moving
c) (agitación, actividad) activity;

◊ una calle de mucho movimiento a very busy street

2 (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement;
( compás) tempo
3 (Jueg) move
movimiento sustantivo masculino
1 movement
Fís Téc motion
2 (actividad) activity
3 Com Fin (de una cuenta) operations
4 (alzamiento, manifestación social) movement
el movimiento feminista, the feminist movement
5 Mús (de una composición) movement
' movimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ademán
- animación
- bloquear
- delante
- desplazamiento
- detenida
- detenido
- ejercicio
- en
- entre
- febril
- gestarse
- gravitatoria
- gravitatorio
- inerte
- inmovilizar
- intranquila
- intranquilo
- obrera
- obrero
- oscilación
- pendular
- quieta
- quieto
- refleja
- reflejo
- retroceso
- revigorizar
- sacudida
- sandinista
- suelta
- suelto
- tic
- trabar
- traslación
- vaivén
- vanguardista
- ver
- veloz
- viaje
- adelante
- adentro
- adherir
- afuera
- ágil
- arriba
- ascendente
- avance
- brusco
English:
along
- anywhere
- approach
- astir
- away
- backward
- bandwagon
- bob
- bump
- by
- check
- dive
- dodge
- double-jointed
- down
- flap
- flick
- flow
- forward
- gesture
- in
- indoors
- into
- jerk
- laboured
- liberation
- measured
- motion
- move
- movement
- off
- on
- over
- past
- perpetual
- perpetual motion
- poof
- pro-life
- set
- sharp
- sideways
- smooth
- speed
- stamp
- sudden
- turnover
- uncontrollable
- underground
- way
- women's lib

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movimiento nm

1. [desplazamiento, traslado] movement;

hizo un movimiento con la mano she made a movement with her hand;

asintió con un movimiento de la cabeza he nodded in agreement;

seguía con la mirada todos mis movimientos he was watching my every move;

¡no hagas ningún movimiento! don't move!;

si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo if you move, I'll shoot, one false move and I'll shoot;

la escayola entorpecía sus movimientos the plaster cast meant she couldn't move freely;

hay pocos movimientos en la clasificación general there have been few changes in the overall standings

Comp
movimiento migratorio migratory movement; Med movimientos oculares rápidos rapid eye movement;
movimientos de población population shifts;

movimiento sísmico earth tremor

2. [en física y mecánica] motion;

en movimiento moving, in motion;

se bajó del tren cuando todavía estaba en movimiento she got off the train while it was still moving;

poner algo en movimiento to set sth in motion;

ponerse en movimiento to start moving

Comp
Fís movimiento acelerado accelerated motion; Fís movimiento continuo perpetual motion; Fís movimiento ondulatorio wave motion; Fís movimiento oscilatorio oscillatory motion; Fís movimiento de rotación rotational motion; Fís movimiento de traslación orbital motion; Fís movimiento uniforme motion at a constant velocity
3. [corriente ideológica, artística] movement;

el movimiento dadaísta the Dadaist movement;

el movimiento obrero the working-class movement;

el movimiento pacifista the peace movement

4. Hist
el Movimiento (Nacional) [en España] = organisation uniting all Fascist groups supporting Franco, founded on 19th April 1937, and which served as the official party of his regime until 1975

5.
movimiento (militar) [sublevación] (military) uprising

6. [actividad] activity;
[de vehículos] traffic; [de personal, mercancías] turnover; [en cuenta bancaria] transaction; [en contabilidad] operation;
últimos movimientos [opción en cajero automático] print mini-statement

Comp
movimiento de capitales capital movements
7. Mús [parte de la obra] movement

8. Mús [velocidad del compás] tempo

9. [en ajedrez, damas, juego de mesa] move

10. [alzamiento] uprising

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movimiento

m

1 movement

2 COM, fig

activity

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movimiento nm

: movement, motion

movimiento del cuerpo: bodily movement

movimiento sindicalista: labor movement

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movimiento n

1. (en general) movement

los movimientos de la bailarina the dancer's movements

un movimiento artístico an artistic movement

2. (marcha) motion

en movimiento continuo in perpetual motion

3. (actividad) activity [pl. activities]

hay mucho movimiento en el centro there's a lot of activity in the centre

esta estación tiene mucho movimiento this station is very busy

Spanish-English dictionary > movimiento

24 condenado

adj.

1 damned, doggoned, damn, darn.

2 damned, condemned, fated, doomed.

3 convicted.

f. & m.

convict.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: condenar.

* * *

condenado

► participio pasado

1→ link=condenar condenar

► adjetivo

1 DERECHO convicted

2 RELIGIÓN damned

3 (cegado) condemned

4 (sin remedio) hopeless

5 figurado (maldito) damn, damned

■ ese condenado perro vuelve a ladrar that damned dog is barking again

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 DERECHO convict (a muerte) condemned prisoner

2 figurado (malvado) wretch

► nombre masculino plural los condenados

1 RELIGIÓN the damned

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FRASEOLOGÍA

trabajar como un condenado familiar to slog one's guts out, work like one possessed

* * *
1. (f. - condenada)
noun

convict
2. (f. - condenada)
adj.

1) convicted

2) damned

3) doomed

* * *
condenado, -a
1. ADJ

1) (Jur) condemned, convicted; (Rel) damned

2) (=destinado) [cambio, reforma, ley] doomed

la reforma estaba condenada al fracaso — the reform was doomed to failure

condenado al olvido — destined for oblivion

el buque condenado — the doomed o fated vessel

una especie condenada a la extinción — a species doomed to extinction

instituciones condenadas a desaparecer — institutions doomed to disappear

3) * (=maldito) damn *, flaming * euf

¡aquel condenado teléfono! — that damn o flaming o wretched phone! *, that bloody phone! **

4) * [niño] mischievous, naughty

5) Cono Sur (=listo) clever; (=astuto) sharp

2. SM / F

1) (Jur) prisoner

el condenado a muerte — the condemned man

- trabaja como un condenado

2) (Rel) damned soul

3)

el condenado de mi tío — * that wretched o damned uncle of mine *

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( destinado)

condenado a algo — doomed to something

b) ( obligado)

condenado a + inf — condemned o forced to + inf

2) (fam) ( expresando irritación) wretched (colloq), damn (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

1)

a) (Der) convicted person

el condenado a muerte — the condemned man

b) (Relig)

los condenados — the damned

como (un) condenado — (fam) < correr> like hell (colloq)

trabajaron como condenados — they worked like maniacs

2) (fam) ( maldito) wretch

el condenado de tu hermano — that wretched brother of yours (colloq)

* * *

= damned, freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking, convicted.

Ex. Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.

Ex. Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.

Ex. Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.

Ex. These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.

Ex. Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.

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* chillar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset.

* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.

* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning.

* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the beginning.

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenado a + Verbo = doomed to + Verbo.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* gritar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) ( destinado)

condenado a algo — doomed to something

b) ( obligado)

condenado a + inf — condemned o forced to + inf

2) (fam) ( expresando irritación) wretched (colloq), damn (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

1)

a) (Der) convicted person

el condenado a muerte — the condemned man

b) (Relig)

los condenados — the damned

como (un) condenado — (fam) < correr> like hell (colloq)

trabajaron como condenados — they worked like maniacs

2) (fam) ( maldito) wretch

el condenado de tu hermano — that wretched brother of yours (colloq)

* * *

= damned, freaking [frigging], frigging [freaking], fucking, convicted.

Ex: Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.

Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.

Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.

Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.

Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.

* chillar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset.

* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.

* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning.

* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the beginning.

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenado a + Verbo = doomed to + Verbo.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* gritar como un condenado = scream like + a banshee.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

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condenado¹ -da

adjective

A

1 (destinado) condenado A algo doomed TO sth

una iniciativa condenada al fracaso an initiative doomed to failure

costumbres condenadas a desaparecer customs doomed to disappear

2 (obligado) condenado A + INF condemned o forced to + INF

familias condenadas a vivir en la miseria families condemned to live in poverty

B ( fam) (expresando irritación) wretched ( colloq), damn ( colloq)

este condenado catarro me tiene harta I'm fed up with this wretched o damn cold

condenado² -da

masculine, feminine

A

1 ( Der) convicted person

el condenado a muerte the condemned man

2 ( Relig):

los condenados the damned

como un condenado ( fam): trabajaron como condenados they worked like maniacs o madmen

comiste como un condenado you made a pig of yourself ( colloq)

corrió como un condenado he ran like hell ( colloq)

B ( fam) (maldito) wretch

el condenado de tu hermano that wretched brother of yours ( colloq)

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Del verbo condenar: ( conjugate condenar)

condenado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
condenado
condenar
condenado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( destinado) condenado a algo doomed to sth

b) ( obligado) condenado a hacer algo condemned o forced to do sth

c) (fam) ( expresando irritación) wretched (colloq), damn (colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (Der) convicted person;

◊ el condenado a muerte the condemned man

b) (Relig):

◊ los condenados the damned;

como (un) condenado (fam) ‹ correr› like hell (colloq);

‹ work› like mad
condenar ( conjugate condenar) verbo transitivo
a) (Der) to sentence, condemn;

condenado a algn a algo to sentence sb to sth;
◊ condenado a algn a muerte to sentence sb to death;

lo condenadoon por robo he was convicted of or found guilty of robbery
b) (reprobar, censurar) to condemn

condenado,-a
I adjetivo
1 Jur convicted: fue condenado a muerte, he was condemned to death
2 Rel & familiar (al infierno) damned: ¡condenado niño!, bloody kid!
3 (destinado, abocado) doomed
(forzado) forced to: están condenados a entenderse, they are forced to get on
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Jur convicted person
(a muerte) condemned person
2 Rel damned
condenar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to convict, find guilty: lo condenaron a muerte, he was condemned to death
2 (reprobar) to condemn
3 (tapiar una entrada) to wall up
' condenado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabecilla
- condenada
- dichosa
- dichoso
- ejecución
- pena
- ejecutar
- muerte
- presidio
- reo
English:
convict
- failure
- maximum
- sentence
- damn
- god

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condenado, -a

♦ adj

1. [destinado] doomed;

un proyecto condenado al fracaso a project doomed to failure;

un libro condenado al olvido a book destined to be forgotten

2. [a una pena] sentenced;
[a un sufrimiento] condemned
3. Fam [maldito] damned, wretched;

¡a ver si para de una vez esta condenada lluvia! I wish this damned rain would stop!;

¡no seas condenado y devuélveme la llave! don't be such a pig and give me the key back!

♦ nm,f

1. [a una pena] convicted person;
[a muerte] condemned person;
Comp
Fam
como un condenado: correr como un condenado to run like the blazes o Br the clappers;

estudiar como un condenado to study like mad o crazy;

trabajar como un condenado to work like a slave

2.
los condenados [al infierno] the damned

3. Fam [maldito] wretch;

esa condenada se niega a pagarme that wretched woman refuses to pay me

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condenado

I adj

1 destined, doomed (a to)

2 JUR convicted;

condenado a muerte condemned to death

3 REL damned

4 ( maldito) fam

damn fam

II m, condenada f

1 prisoner

2 REL one of the damned;

los condenados the damned pl ;

como un condenado fig fam like a maniac o

lunatic fam

* * *

condenado, -da adj

1) : fated, doomed

2) : convicted, sentenced

3) fam : darn, damned

condenado, -da n

: convict

Spanish-English dictionary > condenado

25 abusado

adj.

smart, bright.

intj.

watch out, be careful, look out.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: abusar.

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abusado, -a Méx
1.

EXCL * (=cuidado) look out!, careful!

2. ADJ

1) (=astuto) sharp, cunning

2) (=cauteloso) watchful, wary

3.

SM / F swot *, grind (EEUU) *

* * *
I
- da adjetivo (Méx fam) bright (colloq), smart

es muy abusado para las ciencias — he's very hot on science (colloq)

(ponte) abusado con la bolsa — be careful with o watch your bag
II
interjección (Méx fam) watch out!, look out!

* * *

= abused.

Ex. The program aimed at the introduction of neglected and abused children to the public library and the books and services that can help them enrich their lives.

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* abusado físicamente = physically abused.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo (Méx fam) bright (colloq), smart

es muy abusado para las ciencias — he's very hot on science (colloq)

(ponte) abusado con la bolsa — be careful with o watch your bag
II
interjección (Méx fam) watch out!, look out!

* * *

= abused.

Ex: The program aimed at the introduction of neglected and abused children to the public library and the books and services that can help them enrich their lives.

* abusado físicamente = physically abused.

* * *

abusado¹ -da

adjective

( Méx fam) bright ( colloq), smart

es muy abusado para las ciencias he's very hot on science ( colloq)

(ponte) abusado con la bolsa, aquí asaltan mucho be careful with o watch your bag, there are a lot of muggers around here

si no te pones abusado te van a quitar la novia you're going to lose that girlfriend of yours if you don't get your act together o smarten your ideas up o ( BrE) buck your ideas up ( colloq)

abusado²

interjection

( Méx fam) watch out!, look out!

¡abusado con los alacranes! watch out for the scorpions!

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abusado, -a Méx Fam

♦ adj

smart, sharp;

esos niños son bien abusados, saben cómo sacarle dinero a sus padres those kids are really smart, they know how to get money out of their parents;

si no te pones abusado te quedarás sin comer if you don't watch out there won't be anything left for you to eat

♦ interj

look out!;

¡abusada, fíjate en el tráfico antes de cruzar! look out! watch what the traffic is doing before you start crossing the road!;

abusado con el excusado, ¡no es basurero! [en letrero] be careful how you use the toilet – it's not a Br dustbin o US trashcan!

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abusado

adj Méx

1 smart, clever

2

:

¡abusado! look out!

* * *

abusado, -da adj, Mex fam : sharp, on the ball

Spanish-English dictionary > abusado

26 ataque

m.

1 attack (acometida).

¡al ataque! charge!

ataque aéreo air raid

ataque preventivo pre-emptive strike

2 attack (sport).

3 attack.

lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president

4 fit (acceso).

le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the giggles

ataque cardíaco o al corazón heart attack

ataque epiléptico epileptic fit

ataque de nervios attack of nerves

ataque de pánico panic attack

5 stroke.

6 sudden start, pounce.

7 bout, sudden spell of sickness, crisis.

8 breakdown.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: atacar.

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ataque

► nombre masculino

1 attack

2 MEDICINA fit

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ataque aéreo air raid

ataque de nervios nervous breakdown

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noun m.

attack

- ataque al corazón
- ataque de nervios
* * *

SM

1) (Mil) attack

se dejó expuesto al ataque — he left himself open to attack

un ataque a o contra algo/algn — an attack on sth/sb

lanzar un ataque — to launch an attack

volver al ataque — to return to the attack

pasar al ataque — to go on the offensive

¡al ataque! — charge!

ataque aéreo — air raid, air strike

ataque a superficie — ground attack, ground strike

ataque fingido — sham attack

ataque frontal — frontal attack

ataque por sorpresa — surprise attack

ataque preventivo — pre-emptive strike

ataque suicida — suicide attack

2) (Med) attack

le dio un ataque de tos — he had a coughing fit o a fit of coughing

ataque al corazón, ataque cardíaco — heart attack

ataque cerebral — brain haemorrhage o (EEUU) hemorrhage

ataque de nervios — nervous breakdown

ataque de pánico — panic attack

ataque epiléptico — epileptic fit

ataque fulminante — stroke

3) (=arranque) fit

me entró o dio un ataque de risa — I got a fit of the giggles

cuando se entere le da un ataque — * she'll have a fit when she finds out *

ataque de celos — fit of jealousy

ataque de ira — fit of anger

4) (=crítica) attack

ataque a o contra algo/algn — attack on sth/sb

un duro ataque a o contra la ley electoral — a fierce attack on the electoral law

5) (Dep) attack

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masculino

1)

a) (Dep, Mil) attack

ataque aéreo — air raid

ataque por sorpresa — surprise attack

b) ( verbal) attack

lanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government

2) ( acceso) fit

un ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage

si la ves te va a dar un ataque de risa — you'll die laughing if you see her (colloq)

•

- ataque cardíaco or al corazón

- ataque de nervios

* * *

= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.

Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex. The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.

Ex. This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.

Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex. His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.

Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.

Ex. The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.

Ex. Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.

Ex. Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.

Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.

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* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.

* ataque al corazón = heart attack.

* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.

* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.

* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.

* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.

* ataque de asma = asthma attack.

* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.

* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.

* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.

* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.

* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.

* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.

* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.

* ataque de pánico = panic attack.

* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.

* ataque de tos = coughing fit.

* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.

* ataque epilético = seizure.

* ataque matutino = dawn raid.

* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.

* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.

* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.

* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.

* ataques = slings and arrows.

* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.

* ataques de cólera = flaming.

* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.

* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.

* ataque terrorista = terror attack.

* ataque violento = paroxysm.

* ataque virulento = blistering attack.

* ciberataque = cyberattack.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.

* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.

* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.

* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.

* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Dep, Mil) attack

ataque aéreo — air raid

ataque por sorpresa — surprise attack

b) ( verbal) attack

lanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government

2) ( acceso) fit

un ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage

si la ves te va a dar un ataque de risa — you'll die laughing if you see her (colloq)

•

- ataque cardíaco or al corazón

- ataque de nervios

* * *

= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.

Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.

Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.

Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.

Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.

Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.

Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.

Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.

Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.

* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.

* ataque al corazón = heart attack.

* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.

* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.

* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.

* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.

* ataque de asma = asthma attack.

* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.

* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.

* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.

* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.

* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.

* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.

* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.

* ataque de pánico = panic attack.

* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.

* ataque de tos = coughing fit.

* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.

* ataque epilético = seizure.

* ataque matutino = dawn raid.

* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.

* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.

* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.

* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.

* ataques = slings and arrows.

* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.

* ataques de cólera = flaming.

* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.

* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.

* ataque terrorista = terror attack.

* ataque violento = paroxysm.

* ataque virulento = blistering attack.

* ciberataque = cyberattack.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.

* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.

* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.

* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.

* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.

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ataque

masculine

A

1 ( Dep, Mil) attack

ataque aéreo air raid

ataque por sorpresa surprise attack

ataque en tres frentes three-pronged attack

2 (verbal) attack

la oposición lanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno the opposition launched a sharp o fierce o harsh attack on the government

interpretó mis críticas como un ataque personal she took my criticisms personally o as a personal attack

B (acceso) fit

un ataque de celos/ira a fit of jealousy/rage

si la ves te va a dar un ataque de risa you'll die laughing if you see her ( colloq)

le dio un ataque de llanto he burst into tears

le va a dar un ataque cuando vea esto ( fam); he's going to have a fit when he sees this ( colloq)

me dio un ataque de rabia al ver tanta injusticia it made me furious o I was enraged to see so much injustice

Compuestos:

● ataque cardíaco or al corazón

heart attack

● ataque de ansiedad

anxiety attack

● ataque de nervios

si ese ruido continúa me va a dar un ataque de nervios if that noise carries on I'm going to have a fit

me da un ataque de nervios cada vez que tengo que hablar en público each time I have to speak in public, I get into a panic

● ataque de pánico

panic attack

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Del verbo atacar: ( conjugate atacar)

ataqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

ataque es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
atacar
ataque
atacar ( conjugate atacar) verbo transitivo
to attack
ataque sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Dep, Mil) attack;

◊ ataque aéreo air strike

b) ( verbal) attack

2 (Med) attack;
◊ ataque de asma asthma attack;

ataque al corazón heart attack;
ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;
me dio un ataque de nervios I got into a panic;
un ataque de risa a fit of hysterics
atacar verbo transitivo to attack, assault
♦ Locuciones: familiar atacar los nervios, to lose one's cool
ataque sustantivo masculino
1 attack, assault
ataque aéreo, air raid
2 Med fit
ataque al corazón, heart attack
ataque de nervios/risa, fit of hysterics/laughter
' ataque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- acometida
- borde
- cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- crisis
- dar
- entrar
- golpe
- histeria
- inicial
- lanzarse
- nervio
- novilunio
- patatús
- repeler
- resistir
- simular
- arrollador
- asalto
- atentado
- crítica
- demoledor
- despiadado
- emprender
- enérgico
- feroz
- frontal
- lanzar
- rechazar
- refugiar
- refugio
- renovar
- salvaje
- simulacro
- soponcio
- sorpresa
English:
access
- aim
- air raid
- appendicitis
- assault
- attack
- barrage
- blitz
- bomb
- bout
- charge
- crack up
- destroy
- DT
- DTs
- fend off
- fierce
- fit
- full-scale
- go
- hysterics
- jealousy
- laughter
- lay
- lightning
- on
- onslaught
- outburst
- repel
- savage
- seizure
- send
- spearhead
- stave off
- stem
- strike
- throw
- turn
- unprovoked
- verge
- ward off
- air
- amok
- bilious
- crack
- drive
- have
- heart
- involvement
- offense

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ataque

♦ ver atacar

♦ nm

1. [acometida] attack;

¡al ataque! charge!

Comp
ataque aéreo [sobre ciudad] air raid; [sobre tropas] air attack; Bolsa ataque especulativo dawn raid;
ataque preventivo pre-emptive strike

2. Dep attack;

una jugada de ataque an attack, an attacking move

3. [crítica] attack;

lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president

4. [acceso] fit;

en un ataque de celos la mató he killed her in a fit of jealousy;
Fam
como no se calle me va a dar un ataque if he doesn't shut up I'm going to have a fit

Comp
ataque cardíaco heart attack;
ataque al corazón heart attack;

ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;

ataque de nervios attack of hysteria;

ataque de pánico panic attack;

ataque de risa: [m5] le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the giggles

5. [de sustancia] corrosive effect

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ataque

m

1 ( agresión), DEP attack

2 ( acceso) fit;

le dio un ataque de risa she burst out laughing

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ataque nm

1) : attack, assault

2) : fit

ataque de risa: fit of laughter

3)

ataque de nervios : nervous breakdown

4)

ataque cardíaco or

ataque al corazón : heart attack

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ataque n

1. (contra alguien o algo) attack

un ataque militar a military attack

un ataque al corazón a heart attack

2. (de tos, risa, etc) fit

ataque de tos coughing fit

ataque de risa fit of giggles

ataque de nervios nervous breakdown

Spanish-English dictionary > ataque

27 revulsivo

adj.

revulsory, revulsive.

m.

1 counter-irritant (drug).

2 kick-start, stimulus.

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revulsivo

► adjetivo

1 revulsive

► nombre masculino revulsivo

1 revulsive

————————

revulsivo

► nombre masculino

1 revulsive

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SM

1) (Med) enema, revulsive

2) (=acicate)

el mal resultado electoral fue un revulsivo para la izquierda — the bad election results were a salutary lesson for the left

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masculino

a) (Med) counterirritant, revulsive (tech)

b) ( sorpresa) salutary lesson

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masculino

a) (Med) counterirritant, revulsive (tech)

b) ( sorpresa) salutary lesson

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revulsivo

masculine

1 ( Med) counterirritant, revulsive ( tech)

2 (sorpresa) salutary lesson ( o experience etc)

ha sido un revulsivo para el partido it has proved a salutary lesson to/experience for the party

necesita un revulsivo para sacarlo de su apatía he needs a sharp shock to shake him out of it

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revulsivo,-a
I adj Med revulsive
II sustantivo masculino
1 Med revulsive
2 (estímulo) salutary lesson
' revulsivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
revulsiva

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revulsivo, -a

♦ adj
[fármaco]
un fármaco revulsivo a counter-irritant, Espec a revulsive

♦ nm

1. [fármaco] counter-irritant, Espec revulsive

2. [estímulo] stimulus, Br kick-start, US jump-start;

el gol fue el revulsivo que necesitaba el equipo the goal kick-started the team;

la nueva empresa fue un revulsivo para la competencia the new company spurred the competition into action

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revulsivo
fig
I adj salutary

II m lesson

Spanish-English dictionary > revulsivo

28 резьба

(screw) thread
(винтовая) (рис.155)
винтовая поверхность, образования на телах вращения, применяется как средство соединения, уплотнения или обеспечения заданных перемещений деталей машин, механизмов, приборов, инструмента. — screw threads serve two general purposes: а means of securing parts or units together, for transmitting power of motion.
-, внешняя — external thread
-, внутренняя — internal thread
-, газовая — gas pipe thread
-, двухзаходная — two-start thread
-, забитая — damaged thread
-, забитая (с образованием заусенцев) — burred thread
-, коническая — taper thread
-, крупная (большого шага) — coarse-pitch thread
-, левая — left-hand thread, lh thread
-, ленточная (прямоугольная) — square thread
-, международная стандартная (метрическая) — international standard metric screw thread
-, мелкая (малого шага) — fine thread
-, мелкая,... класса точности — fine thread,... class fit
-, метрическая — metric thread
-, многозаходная — multi-start thread
для обеспечения ускоренного линейного поступательного движения. — used where rapid linear movement is required.
-, накатанная — rolled thread
-, наружная — external thread
-, неполная — imperfect thread
-, нормальная — international standard metric screw thread
-, однозаходная — single-start thread
-, полезная — effective thread
-, правая — right-hand thread, rh thread
-, прямоугольная — square thread
-, силовая (для передачи усилий) — power transmission screw thread
-, смятая — damaged thread
-, сорванная — stripped thread
-, стандартная — standard thread
-, трапецеидальная — acme thread
-, треугольная — sharp-v thread
-, упорная — buttress thread
боковая поверхность (нитки) р. — flank
вершина р. — crest
виток р. — thread turn
внутренний диаметр р. — core /root/ diameter
впадина р. — groove
заедание р. — thread seizure
канавка р. — groove
нарезание р. — thread cutting
наружный диаметр р. — outside /crest/ diameter
нитка р. — thread, thread ridge
основание канавки р. — root
сбег р. — thread runout
средний диаметр р. — pitch diameter
срыв р. — thread strippage
шаг р. — pitch
восстанавливать р. — restore the thread
зачищать р. — clean the thread
зачищать (поврежденную) р. (надфилем) — correct the thread (with a needle file)
калибровать p. (восстанавливать) — restore thread
калибровать p. (калибром) — gauge /gage/ the thread
калибровать p. (подправлять) — correct the thread
калибровать (прогонять) р. — run thread down
калибровать p. метчиком — run thread down with tap
накатывать p. — roll the thread
нарезать p. — cut the thread
обеспечивать легкий ход р. — ease the thread
прогонять р. — run down thread
срывать p. — strip the thread

Русско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > резьба

29 stockend

I Part. Präs. stocken

II Adj. Stimme, Gespräch, Herzschlag etc.: faltering; Gang: halting; mit stockender Stimme in a faltering voice; stockende Redeweise halting speech; stockender Atem short, sharp breaths; stockende Schritte halting ( oder faltering) steps; stockender Verkehr stop-go ( oder slow-moving) traffic; stockende Geschäfte WIRTS. slack ( oder sluggish) trading; stockende Verhandlungen slow-moving ( oder faltering) talks

II Adv. haltingly; leise und stockend sprechen speak in a soft, faltering voice; wir kommen nur stockend voran we progress in fits and starts

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stagnant; faltering

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stọ|ckend
1. adj
Stimme, Deutsch faltering, hesitant; Konjunktur, Verhandlungen faltering; Verkehr stop-go
2. adv
sprechen haltingly
der Verkehr kam nur stockend voran — traffic was stop and go

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1) faltering

2) falteringly

3) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) stagnant

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sto·ckend

adj inv

1. (mit Pausen) Unterhaltung flagging, faltering, hesitant

2. (stehend) Verkehr stop-start

3. ÖKON stagnant

\stockende Wirtschaft stagnant economy

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stockend

A. ppr → stocken

B. adj Stimme, Gespräch, Herzschlag etc: faltering; Gang: halting;

mit stockender Stimme in a faltering voice;

stockende Redeweise halting speech;

stockender Atem short, sharp breaths;

stockende Schritte halting ( oder faltering) steps;

stockender Verkehr stop-go ( oder slow-moving) traffic;

stockende Geschäfte WIRTSCH slack ( oder sluggish) trading;

stockende Verhandlungen slow-moving ( oder faltering) talks

B. adv haltingly;

leise und stockend sprechen speak in a soft, faltering voice;

wir kommen nur stockend voran we progress in fits and starts

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adj.

stagnant adj. adv.

stagnantly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stockend

30 punta

f.

1 point (extremo) (de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja).

este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we traveled from one end of Chile to the other

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

2 touch, bit (pizca).

3 small nail (clavo).

4 point, headland (geography).

5 tip, tine, nib, peak.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: puntar.

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punta

► nombre femenino

1 (extremo) tip; (extremo afilado) point

2 (clavo) nail

3 COCINA (pizca) pinch

4 GEOGRAFÍA point

► nombre femenino plural puntas

1 (del pelo) ends

■ sólo quiero que me corte un poco las puntas I just want a trim

2 (zapatillas de ballet) point shoes, ballet shoes

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a punta de pistola at gunpoint

a punta pala familiar by the hundreds

■ había niños a punta pala there were hordes of kids

de punta a punta from one end to the other

■ nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta we went all round the town

de punta en blanco dressed up to the nines

en hora punta at peak time

estar de punta con alguien to be at odds with somebody

sacar punta a (lápiz) to sharpen 2 (palabras) to read too much into

ser la punta del iceberg to be the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have something on the tip of one's tongue

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noun f.

1) point, head

2) end, tip

* * *

1. SF

1) (=extremo) [de dedo, lengua, pincel] tip; [de ciudad] side; [de mesa] end; [de pañuelo] corner

la punta de los dedos — the fingertips, the tips of one's fingers

colocad la punta del pie hacia arriba — point your toes upwards

vivimos en la otra punta de Barcelona — we live on the other side of Barcelona

se sentó en la otra punta de la mesa — she sat at the other end of the table

• de punta a cabo o de punta a punta — from one end to the other

nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta — we went from one end of the city to the other

me leí el periódico de punta a cabo — I read the paper from cover to cover

- la punta del iceberg

- tener algo en la punta de la lengua

2) (=extremo puntiagudo) [de cuchillo, tijeras, lápiz] point; [de flecha] tip

un rotulador de punta fina — a felt-tip pen with a fine point

un cuchillo con punta — a pointed knife

una estrella de cinco puntas — a five-pointed star

• de punta, tenía todo el pelo de punta — her hair was all on end

las tijeras le cayeron de punta en el pie — the scissors fell point down o point first on his foot

unos zapatos de punta — a pair of pointed shoes

• acabado en punta — pointed

• a punta de navaja — at knife point

• a punta de pistola — at gunpoint

• sacar punta a — [+ lápiz] to sharpen; Esp [+ comentario, opinión] to twist

le saca punta a todo lo que digo — she twists everything I say

a punta de LAm * —

salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo — he got ahead by sheer effort o by dint of hard work

va a entender a punta de patadas — he has to have sense beaten into him

vive a punta de remedios — he lives on medicines

- estar de punta

estar de punta con algn — to be annoyed with sb

ponerse de punta con algn — to fall out with sb

- ir de punta en blanco

- ponerse de punta en blanco

- poner a algn los pelos o el vello de punta

se me ponen los pelos de punta de pensar en el miedo que pasamos — my hair stands on end when I think of how scared we were

esas imágenes me pusieron el vello de punta — those images were really spine-chilling, those images made my hair stand on end

- estar hasta la punta de los pelos con o de algn

a punta (de) pala Esp * —

había gente a punta pala — there were loads of people *

tienen dinero a punta pala — they're loaded *, they've got loads of money *

punta de diamante — (=cortador) diamond glass cutter; (=diseño) diamond point

cristal tallado a punta de diamante — diamond-cut glass

punta de lanza — spearhead

son la punta de lanza de nuestra ofensiva comercial — they are spearheading our marketing campaign
nervio 2)
3) (=cantidad pequeña) (lit) bit; (fig) touch

una puntita de sal — a pinch of salt

tiene sus puntas de filósofo — there's a touch of the philosopher about him

tiene una punta de loco — he has a streak of madness

4) (=clavo) tack

5) (Geog) (=cabo) point; (=promontorio) headland

6) (=asta) [de toro] horn; [de ciervo] point, tine

7) (Ftbl)

juega en la punta — he plays up front

8) (=colilla) stub, butt

9) (Cos) (=encaje) dentelle

10) pl puntas

a) [del pelo] ends

tengo las puntas abiertas — I have split ends

quiero cortarme las puntas — I'd like a trim, I'd like to have my hair trimmed

b) (Ballet) points, ballet shoes

c) (Culin)

puntas de espárrago — asparagus tips

puntas de solomillo — finest cuts of pork

11) Cono Sur, Méx

una punta de algo — a lot of sth

pagó una punta de pesos por eso — he paid a lot of money for that

son todos una punta de ladrones — they are all a bunch of thieves

12) Cuba [de tabaco] leaf of best tobacco

13) Bol eight-hour shift of work

14) Caribe (=mofa) taunt, snide remark

2.

ADJ INV peak

• horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak times

la hora punta — [del tráfico] the rush hour

el tráfico en la hora punta — rush-hour traffic

• tecnología punta — latest technology, leading edge technology

• velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed

3.

SMF (Dep) striker, forward

media punta — midfield player

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

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* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

* * *

= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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punta¹

adj inv

en la hora punta during the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta top speed

punta²

feminine

A

1 (de la lengua, los dedos) tip; (de la nariz) end, tip; (del pan) end

mojó la punta del pincel she wetted the tip of the paintbrush

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie with his toes

me recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the other

bailaba en puntas de pie (CS); she danced on the tips of her toes o ( frml) on her points

entró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo (CS); she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake him

a punta (de) pala ( Esp fam); loads ( colloq)

tiene dinero a punta pala she's loaded ( colloq), she's got pots o stacks o loads of money ( colloq)

a punta de pistola or ( Per) de bala at gunpoint

hasta la punta de los pelos or del pelo ( fam): estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job ( colloq)

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco to be/get dressed up

la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it's on the tip of my tongue, I have it on the tip of my tongue

2 puntas fpl (del pelo) ends (pl)

vengo a cortarme las puntas I'd like a trim

Compuesto:

puntas de espárrago

fpl asparagus tips (pl)

B (de una aguja) point; (de una flecha, lanza) tip; (de un clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil

el cuchillo cayó de punta the knife fell point first

en punta pointed

los zapatos en punta pointed shoes

por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end

hacerle punta a algn ( Chi fam); to try to win sb's affections

mandar a algn a la punta del cerro (CS fam); to send sb packing ( colloq), to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

sacarle punta a algo ( Esp); to read too much into sth, distort o twist sth

Compuesto:

punta de lanza

spearhead

estos grupos fueron la punta lanza de del cambio social these groups spearheaded the process of social change o were the spearhead of social change

C (de un pañuelo) corner

D ( Dep):

juega en la punta he's a forward o striker

E ( Geog) point

F

(CS fam) (montón): costó una punta de plata it cost a lot of money o ( colloq) a fortune

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer she has loads o stacks of things to do ( colloq)

son una punta de asesinos they're a bunch of murderers ( colloq)

G

a punta de ( AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times

se curó a punta de antibióticos he got better by taking antibiotics

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos a liquid-based diet

punta³

masculine and feminine

( Dep) striker, forward

punta izquierdo/punta derecho left/right winger

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punta sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de lengua, dedos) tip;

( de nariz) end, tip;
( de pan) end;
( de pincel) tip;
◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;

con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot;
la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg;
tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue
b)

◊ puntas sustantivo femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2
a) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point;

(de flecha, lanza) tip;
◊ punta de lanza spearhead;

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil;
de punta point first;
en punta pointed;
por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end
b)

◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told
3 ( de pañuelo) corner
■ adjetivo invariable:
◊ la hora punta the rush hour

punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife
(extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker
♦ LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end

' punta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- clavo
- despuntar
- iceberg
- lanza
- pelo
- rotulador
- tecnología
- terminar
- afinar
- agudo
- cesta
- cortar
- embotado
- en
- erizado
- fino
- hora
- nervio
- pistola
- puntiagudo
- puntilla
- torre
English:
cutting-edge
- edge
- end
- gunpoint
- hair
- headland
- high-tech
- mad
- nail
- nerve
- nine
- peak hours
- point
- prong
- rush-hour
- scary
- sharpen
- spike
- spiky
- stick up
- taper
- tip
- weapon
- bristle
- corner
- edgy
- gun
- hang
- head
- off
- pointed
- rat
- rush
- sharp
- stand
- stick

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punta

♦ adj inv

hora punta rush hour;

velocidad punta top speed

♦ nf

1. [extremo] [de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja] point;
[de pan, pelo, nariz] end; [de dedo, cuerno, flecha, pincel] tip; [de zapato] toe; [de pistola] muzzle; [de sábana, pañuelo] corner;
este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes;

punta fina/gruesa [de bolígrafo] fine/thick point;

lo sujetó con la punta de los dedos she held it with the tips of her fingers;

tengo las puntas (del pelo) abiertas o RP [m5] florecidas I've got split ends;

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town;

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table;

se dio en la rodilla con la punta de la mesa she banged her knee on the corner of the table;

lleva el pelo de punta he has spiky hair;

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we travelled from one end of Chile to the other;

acabado en punta [objeto, instrumento] pointed;

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil;

Comp
Fam
a punta (de) pala: tiene libros a punta (de) pala he has loads of books;

vinieron turistas a punta (de) pala loads of tourists came, tourists came by the busload;

Comp

estar de punta con alguien to be on edge with sb;

Comp

ir de punta en blanco to be dressed up to the nines;

Comp
Fam
sacarle punta a algo to read too much into sth;

Comp

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

Comp
punta de flecha arrowhead; Fig la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; Fig punta de lanza spearhead;
los obreros de la capital fueron la punta de lanza de la revolución the industrial workers of the capital spearheaded the revolution;
Perú, Ven punta trasera [de carne] rump tail;
punta de velocidad: [m5] tiene una gran punta de velocidad he's very pacey, Br he has a good turn of pace

2. [pizca] touch, bit;
[de sal] pinch
3. [clavo] small nail

4. Dep [zona de ataque] attack;
[jugador de ataque] forward;
jugar en punta to play in attack, to be a forward;

jugar como media punta to play just in behind the strikers

5. Geog point, headland

6. CSur
en puntas de pie on tiptoe;

andar en puntas de pie to (walk on) tiptoe

7. RP Fam
una punta [mucho] loads;

se casó hace una punta de años he got married donkey's years ago;

tiene una punta de primos she's got loads of cousins

8. Comp
Am
a punta de [a fuerza de] by dint of;

lo convencí a punta de amenazas I threatened him into doing it

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punta

f

1 de dedo, nariz, pie tip

2 ( extremo) end;

de punta a punta (de principio a fin) from beginning to end; (de un extremo a otro) from one extreme to the other

3 de lápiz, GEOG point;

sacar punta a sharpen

4 L.Am. ( grupo) group

5

:

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

ir de punta en blanco be dressed up

6 en fútbol forward

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punta nf

1) : tip, end

punta del dedo: fingertip

en la punta de la lengua: at the tip of one's tongue

2) : point (of a weapon or pencil)

punta de lanza: spearhead

3) : point, headland

4) : bunch, lot

una punta de ladrones: a bunch of thieves

5)

a punta de : by, by dint of

* * *

punta n

1. (extremo afilado) point

la punta de un lápiz the point of a pencil

2. (de lengua, dedo) tip

las puntas de los dedos fingertips

3. (de nariz, pelo) end

tiene un grano en la punta de la nariz he's got a spot on the end of his nose

4. (de ciudad) side

vive en la otra punta de la ciudad she lives on the other side of town

5. (clavo) nail

sacarle punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

Spanish-English dictionary > punta

31 af

af¹

〈 het〉

♦voorbeelden:

¶   teruggaan naar af • go back to square one

————————

af²

I 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [met betrekking tot een verwijdering] off, away

2 [+ van] [met betrekking tot het uitgangspunt] from

3 [met betrekking tot een verwijderd/gescheiden zijn] away, off

4 [naar beneden] down

5 [met betrekking tot een nadering] to ⇒ 〈+ op〉 towards, up to

♦voorbeelden:

1   af en aan • back and forth, to and fro

     mensen liepen af en aan • people came and went

     af en toe • (every) now and then

     klaar? af! • get set! go!

2   van die dag af • from that day (on/onward(s))

     van kind af/van jongs af (aan) • (ever) since I was 〈enz.〉 a child

     van de grond af • from ground level

3   hij is minister af • he has resigned as minister

     de nieuwigheid is er een beetje af • the novelty has worn off a bit

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat kan er niet af • that's beyond my 〈enz.〉means, I 〈enz.〉 can't afford that

     de verf is er af • the paint has come off

     ver af • a long way off

     hij woont een eindje van de weg af • he lives a little way away from the road

     van iemand af zijn • be rid of someone

     u bent nog niet van me af • you haven't seen the last/back of me

4   de rivier af • down river

     de trap af • down the stairs

     af! • (get) down!; 〈 tegen hond ook〉 down boy/girl!

5   ze komen op ons af • they are coming towards us

¶   〈 dramaturgie〉 Hamlet af • exit Hamlet

     goed/beter/slecht af zijn • have come off well/better/badly

     daar wil ik (van) af zijn • I wouldn't like to say

     op de minuut af • to the (very) minute; 〈 stipt〉 on the dot, sharp

     op 't onbeleefde af • to the point of rudeness

     ik weet er niets van af • I don't know anything about it

     van voren af aan beginnen • start from scratch; 〈 opnieuw〉 start all over again

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [afgemat] worn out; 〈 informeel〉 (dead) beat

2 [afgewerkt] finished ⇒ done, completed, 〈 verzorgd〉 polished, 〈 verzorgd〉 well-finished

3 [uit] 〈 toestel〉 off

4 [spel] out

♦voorbeelden:

2   het werk is af • the work is done/finished

     de voorstelling was af • the performance was perfect

4   je bent af • you're out

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > af

32 جفلة

جَفْلَة \ start: a sharp movement of surprise: His sudden appearance gave me quite a start. \ جَفْلَة أو ذُعْر وهَرَب مفاجئ (لجماعة من الناس أو الحيوانات)‏ \ stampede: a sudden rush of frightened animals or people.

Arabic-English dictionary > جفلة

33 فزة

فَزَّة \ start: a sharp movement of surprise: His sudden appearance gave me quite a start. \ See Also جفلة (جَفْلَة)‏

Arabic-English dictionary > فزة

34 point

إِشَارَة الخَانَة العَشْرِيَّة (في الحِسَاب)‏ \ point: a decimal sign in numbers: 4 1/2 is 4.5 (four point five) in decimal figures. \ رَأْسٌ مُدَبَّب \ point: a sharp end (of a nail, pencil, weapon, etc.). \ صُلْب المَوْضُوع \ point: the chief idea; the important matter: Please stick to the point (don’t start talking about unimportant things that concern us less). \ فَاصِلة \ point: a decimal sign in numbers: 4 1/2 is 4.5 (four point five) in decimal figures. \ نُقْطَة البَحْث \ point: the chief idea; the important matter: Please stick to the point (Don’t start talking about unimportant things that concern us less).

Arabic-English glossary > point

35 разворот

1) General subject: U turn, slew (орудия), uey, take a sweep

2) Aviation: backward turn, turn, leg

3) Military: pivoting (на месте), turn-to, turnback

4) Engineering: bank, double-page spread (издания), double-truck spread (издания), roll-out (на курс полёта), sweep, swivel, two-page spread (издания), unfolding

5) Mathematics: half-turn

6) Law: deployment

7) Automobile industry: U-turn, banking, sharp turn, supplemental motion, turning, (сокр. от U-turn) uey

8) Cinema: double truck

9) Polygraphy: centre spread, facing pages, page spread, two-page opening, two-page opening (книги, газеты)

10) Electronics: slewing

11) Information technology: (звонков VoIP) hairpin

12) Astronautics: attitude maneuver, clocking, re-orientation, turning flight

13) Advertising: opening (книги), two-page opening (газеты, книги), spread (книги, газеты), double page spread (формат рекламного объявления)

14) Sakhalin energy glossary: upending

15) Automation: swing, swiveling

16) Makarov: slewing (напр. антенны)

17) Combustion gas turbines: (турбины) turbine barring, (турбины) turbine start-up

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > разворот

36 Д-122

ПЕРВОЕ ДЕЛО NP Invar fixed WO
1. coll
subj-compl with бытье ( subj: infin or any common noun)) the most important matter
the main (first) thing
the (most) important thing (that's) what counts most
(in limited contexts) you don't get far without... (Анна Петровна:) Как ты мрачен... Что ж делать?.. Будь умницей, Сержель! Первое дело - хладнокровие (Чехов 1). (A.R:) Don't look so gloomy. You can't do anything about it....Be wise, Sergey. The important thing now is not to give way to despair (1a).

(Виктория:) По одёжке, значит, встречаете? (Калошин:) А ты думала? На этой работе глаз - первое дело... (Виктория:) А что - одежда? Есть большие люди, а одеваются скромно... (Вампилов 1). (V:) You mean you treat all guests according to their clothes? (K.:) What do you think? In this job you don't get far without sharp eyes.... (V.:) What do clothes tell you? Plenty of important people dress modestly... (1a).

2. substand (sent adv (parenth)) before (doing) anything else: (the) first thing
first of all in the first place first (off) to begin (start) with.
(Рисположенский:) Вот, первое дело, Самсон Силыч, надобно дом да лавки заложить либо продать (Островский 10). (R.) Well, the first thing, Samson Silych, the house and shops must be mortgaged, or sold (10a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-122

37 первое дело

• ПЕРВОЕ ДЕЛО

[NP; Invar; fixed WO]

=====

1. coll [subj-compl with быть (subj: infin or any common noun)]

⇒ the most important matter:

- the main (first) thing;

- the (most) important thing;

- (that's) what counts most;

- [in limited contexts] you don't get far without...

     ♦ [Анна Петровна:] Как ты мрачен... Что ж делать?.. Будь умницей, Сержель! Первое дело - хладнокровие (Чехов 1). [А.Р:] Don't look so gloomy. You can't do anything about it....Be wise, Sergey. The important thing now is not to give way to despair (1a).

     ♦ [Виктория:] По одёжке, значит, встречаете? [Калошин:] А ты думала? На этой работе глаз - первое дело... [Виктория:] А что - одежда? Есть большие люди, а одеваются скромно... (Вампилов 1). [V.:] You mean you treat all guests according to their clothes? [K.:] What do you think? In this job you don't get far without sharp eyes.... [V.:] What do clothes tell you? Plenty of important people dress modestly... (1a).

2. substand [sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ before (doing) anything else:

- (the) first thing;

- first of all;

- in the first place;

- first (off);

- to begin < start> with.

     ♦ [Рисположенский:] Вот, первое дело, Самсон Силыч, надобно дом да лавки заложить либо продать (Островский 10). [R. ] Well, the first thing, Samson Silych, the house and shops must be mortgaged, or sold (10a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > первое дело

38 Maul

n; -(e)s, Mäuler

1. ZOOL. mouth; (Kiefer) jaws Pl.; (Schnauze) muzzle, snout

2. umg., von Menschen: trap, gob; ein großes Maul haben have a big mouth, be a big-mouth; ein böses / loses Maul haben have a malicious / loose tongue; ein ungewaschenes Maul haben use filthy language; das Maul ( zu weit) aufreißen shoot one’s mouth off; das Maul halten keep one’s mouth shut; halts Maul! shut up!; sich (Dat) das Maul zerreißen gossip ( über + Akk about); darüber werden sie sich die Mäuler zerreißen that’ll give them something to gossip about, that’ll have plenty of tongues wagging; jemandem das Maul stopfen shut s.o. up; er hat sechs Mäuler zu stopfen umg., fig. he’s got six hungry mouths to feed; jemandem übers Maul fahren cut s.o. short; jemandem ums Maul gehen umg. soft-soap s.o.; dem Volk aufs Maul schauen listen to what people are saying; siehe auch Mund

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das Maul

yap; chap; jaws; muzzle; mouth

* * *
[maul]
nt -(e)s, Mäuler
['mɔylɐ] mouth; (von Löwe etc, von Zange) jaws pl; (inf von Menschen) gob (Brit inf trap (esp US sl); (von Schraubenschlüssel) head
ein böses or ungewaschenes or gottloses Máúl (inf) — an evil or a wicked or a malicious tongue

jdm übers Máúl fahren (inf) — to choke sb off (inf)

das Máúl zu voll nehmen (sl) — to be too cocksure (inf)

ein großes Máúl haben (inf) — to have a big mouth, to be a bigmouth (inf)

(hungrige) Mäuler stopfen (inf) — to feed or fill (hungry) mouths

darüber werden sich die Leute das Máúl zerreißen (inf) — that will start people's tongues wagging

dem Volk or den Leuten aufs Máúl schauen (inf) — to listen to what people really say

Máúl halten! (vulg) — shut your face (sl) or trap (sl) or gob (Brit inf)

halt dein ungewaschenes Máúl (sl) — keep your dirty mouth shut (inf)

das Máúl verbrennen (inf) — to talk one's way or oneself into trouble

* * *

das

((in plural) the mouth (especially of an animal): The crocodile's jaws opened wide.) jaw

* * *

Maul

<-[e]s, Mäuler>

[ˈmaul, pl ˈmɔylɐ]

nt

1. (Rachen eines Tieres) mouth; Raubtier jaws pl

2. (derb: Mund) trap fam!, BRIT a. gob fam!

das \Maul aufsperren to stare flabbergasted [or BRIT a. gobsmacked] fam

[hungrige] Mäuler stopfen to feed [or fill] [hungry] mouths

3. (derb: Mundwerk)

ein freches \Maul a sharp tongue

ein gottloses [o ungewaschenes] \Maul an evil [or a wicked] [or a malicious] tongue

jdm übers \Maul fahren to cut sb short fam

ein großes \Maul haben to have a big mouth, BRIT a. to be all mouth [and trousers] fam

das [o sein] \Maul halten to keep one's mouth [or BRIT a. gob] shut fam!

halt's \Maul!, \Maul halten! shut your face! [or mouth] [or trap] [or BRIT a. gob] fam!, shut it! fam!

jdm das \Maul stopfen to shut sb up

4.

▶ das \Maul [zu] weit aufreißen [o voll nehmen] to be too cocksure fam

▶ jdm ums \Maul gehen to soft-soap [or sep butter up] sb fam

▶ jdm aufs \Maul schauen to follow sb's every word

▶ sich dat das \Maul verbrennen (fam) to talk oneself [or fam let one's mouth get one] into trouble

▶ sich dat das \Maul [über jdn/etw] zerreißen (fam) to gossip [about sb/sth] pej, to bad-mouth sb/sth sl

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das; Maul[e]s, Mäuler

1) (von Tieren) mouth

2) (derb): (Mund) gob (sl.)

er hat fünf hungrige Mäuler zu stopfen — (fig.) he's got five hungry mouths to feed; das od

sein Maul aufmachen — (fig.) say something

ein großes Maul haben — (fig.) shoot one's mouth off (fig. sl.)

halt's od. halt dein Maul — shut your trap (sl.); shut up (coll.); s. auch stopfen 1. 4); verbrennen 2. 2)

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Maul n; -(e)s, Mäuler

1. ZOOL mouth; (Kiefer) jaws pl; (Schnauze) muzzle, snout

2. umg, von Menschen: trap, gob;

ein großes Maul haben have a big mouth, be a big-mouth;

ein böses/loses Maul haben have a malicious/loose tongue;

ein ungewaschenes Maul haben use filthy language;

das Maul (zu weit) aufreißen shoot one’s mouth off;

das Maul halten keep one’s mouth shut;

halts Maul! shut up!;

sich (dat)

das Maul zerreißen gossip (

über +akk about);

darüber werden sie sich die Mäuler zerreißen that’ll give them something to gossip about, that’ll have plenty of tongues wagging;

jemandem das Maul stopfen shut sb up;

er hat sechs Mäuler zu stopfen umg, fig he’s got six hungry mouths to feed;

jemandem übers Maul fahren cut sb short;

jemandem ums Maul gehen umg soft-soap sb;

dem Volk aufs Maul schauen listen to what people are saying; → auch Mund

* * *

das; Maul[e]s, Mäuler

1) (von Tieren) mouth

2) (derb): (Mund) gob (sl.)

er hat fünf hungrige Mäuler zu stopfen — (fig.) he's got five hungry mouths to feed; das od

sein Maul aufmachen — (fig.) say something

ein großes Maul haben — (fig.) shoot one's mouth off (fig. sl.)

halt's od. halt dein Maul — shut your trap (sl.); shut up (coll.); s. auch stopfen 1. 4); verbrennen 2. 2)

* * *

Mäuler n.

mouth of an animal n.

muzzle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Maul

39 cortar

v.

1 to cut.

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hair

cortar y pegar (computing) cut and paste

Ella corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.

2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).

3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).

4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).

El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.

5 to cut (baraja).

6 to curdle (leche).

7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).

cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic

8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).

cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)

9 to cut (producir un corte).

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)

cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)

10 to take a short cut.

11 to split up.

corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.

Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.

13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.

Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.

14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.

* * *

cortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cut

■ cortar una cinta to cut a ribbon

■ cortar una película to cut a film

2 (pelo) to cut, trim

3 (árbol) to cut down

4 (carne) to carve

5 (pastel) to cut up

6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off

7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle

8 (piel) to chap, crack

9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite

10 COSTURA to cut out

11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt

12 (bloquear) to block

■ cortaron la carretera the road was blocked

13 (suprimir) to cut out

14 figurado (separar) to divide, split, cut

► verbo intransitivo

1 to cut

► verbo pronominal cortarse

1 to cut

■ este metal se corta fácilmente this metal cuts easily

2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself

■ me he cortado I've cut myself

■ se cortó el dedo he cut his finger

3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair

■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

4 (piel) to become chapped

5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle

6 (comunicación) to be cut off

7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy

■ no te cortes don't be shy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡corta el rollo! knock it off!

cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebody

cortar el apetito to ruin one's appetite

cortar el bacalao familiar to be the boss

cortar en seco figurado to cut short

cortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomach

cortar la palabra to interrupt

cortar por la mitad to split down the middle

cortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures

* * *

verb

1) to cut

2) slice

3) chop

4) trim

5) interrupt

6) block

•

- cortarse

* * *

1. VT

1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice

corta la manzana por la mitad — cut the apple in half

¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw

cortar la cabeza a algn — to cut sb's head off

3) (=dividir) to cut

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

4) (=interrumpir)

a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to block

han cortado el gas — the gas has been cut off

las tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport

han cortado el tráfico durante unos minutos — they've closed the road to traffic for a few minutes

carretera cortada al tráfico — road closed

sus seguidores han cortado la calle — her followers have blocked off the road

nos cortaron la retirada — they cut off our retreat

cortar la hemorragia — to stop the bleeding

b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short

cortar la comunicación — to hang up

5) (=suprimir) to cut

la censura cortó una de las escenas — the censors cut one of the scenes

6) [frío] to chap, crack

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice

8) [+ baraja] to cut

9) * [+ droga] to cut *

2. VI

1) (=estar afilado) to cut

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
sano 1)
2) (Inform)

"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"

3) (Meteo)

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

4) (=acortar)

podemos cortar por el parque — we can take a shortcut through the park

es mejor que cortéis por el atajo — it would be better if you took the shortcut

5)

• cortar con (=terminar) —

cortar con el pasado — to make a break with the past

hay que cortar con este comportamiento — we must put a stop to this behaviour

es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

6)

¡corta! — * give us a break! *
rollo 1., 5)
7) (Naipes) to cut

8) (Radio)

¡corto! — over!

¡corto y cierro! — over and out!

9) LAm (Telec) to hang up

cortó — he hung up

3.

See:

cortarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

* * *

= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

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* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

* * *

= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

* * *

cortar [A1 ]

vt

A (dividir)

1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cut

corta el cable aquí cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

2 ‹asado› to carve

3 ‹leña/madera› to chop

4 ‹baraja› to cut

5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut through

B (quitar, separar)

1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pick

córtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head

sano

2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut out

C (hacer más corto) to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

D

«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my face

E (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out

F

1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla ( Chi fam): córtala con eso OK, cut it out, now ( colloq)

córtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)

2 ‹calle› (por obras) to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street

3 ‹retirada› to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off

4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut off

G ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stem

H ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharply

I ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit out

J ‹recta/plano› to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

K

1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)

2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to

3 ‹leche› to curdle

L ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cut

está cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

M

( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

■ cortar

vi

A «cuchillo/tijeras» to cut

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

B

1

(por radio): corto y cambio over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out

2 ( Cin):

¡corten! cut!

3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me

C (terminar)

1 «novios» to break up, split up

ha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sth

decidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the past

D (en naipes) to cut

E (en costura) to cut out

F (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo they took the shortcut

G

( Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse): cortaron para la ciudad they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar ( Chi fam); I/he didn't know which way to turn ( colloq)

■ cortarse

v pron

A (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut off

se cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

B ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose he cut himself shaving

C

1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas he slashed his wrists

2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to cross

E «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdle

F

( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «animal» to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst

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cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortarme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss

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cortar

♦ vt

1. [seccionar] to cut;
[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;
cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;

hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;

siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;

cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;

cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;

corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;

corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;

le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;

le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair

2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;
[gastos] to cut back
3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;
[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;
cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;

nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;

la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;

cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;

la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;

cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;

en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;

Comp
CSur Fam
¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!

4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;
[calle, territorio] to cut across;
el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west

5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap

6. Fam [droga] to cut

7. [baraja] to cut

8. [leche] to curdle;

el calor corta la mayonesa heat makes mayonnaise spoil o Br go off

9. [película] [escena] to cut;
[censurar] to censor
10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;
[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;
cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;
[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;
Comp

cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour

11. Fam [avergonzar]
este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's around

12. RP [comunicación]
cortar la comunicación to hang up;

me cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

13. Informát to cut;

cortar y pegar cut and paste

♦ vi

1. [producir un corte] to cut;

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);

corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;

Comp

cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;

decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past

2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);
corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest

3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);
corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

4. [terminar una acción] Cine
¡corten! cut!;
Rad
¡corto y cambio! over!;

¡corto y cierro! over and out!

5. [en juego de cartas] to cut

6. [ser muy intenso]
hace un frío que corta it's bitterly cold

7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no corte, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb cortarse

* * *

cortar

I v/t

1 cut; electricidad cut off

2 calle close

3

:

cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath away

II v/i cut;

cortar con alguien split up with s.o.

* * *

cortar vt

1) : to cut, to slice, to trim

2) : to cut out, to omit

3) : to cut off, to interrupt

4) : to block, to close off

5) : to curdle (milk)

cortar vi

1) : to cut

2) : to break up

3) : to hang up (the telephone)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cortarse

* * *

cortar vb

1. (en general) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

cortó un trozo de queso she cut a slice of cheese

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut

ten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp

2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off

han cortado el gas the gas has been cut off

3. (calle, carretera) to close

han cortado la calle the road has been closed

cortar el bacalao to be the boss

cortar en pedazos to cut up

Spanish-English dictionary > cortar

40 final1

¹ = completion, end, ending, finale, goodbye [good-bye], output stage, final.

Ex. The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.

Ex. The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.

Ex. The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.

Ex. To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.

Ex. A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.

----

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.

* a finales de = by the end of, in the late + Fecha.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, at the close of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.

* al final (de) = at the end (of).

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.

* al final del día = at the close of the day.

* al final de su mandato = lame duck.

* al final resultó que = in the event.

* al principio y al final = both ends.

* al principio y al final de = at each end of.

* balance final, el = bottom line, the.

* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* empezar por el final = work back from.

* estrategia final = endgame.

* fase final = endgame.

* final apoteósico = grandstand finish.

* final de la jornada laboral = close of business.

* final del plazo = closing date, deadline, dateline.

* final feliz = happy ending, happy end.

* final, la = final, the.

* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* incluir al final = append.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* luchar hasta el final = battle + it out, fight until + the end.

* marca de final de campo = delimiter.

* marcar el final = mark + the end.

* marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end.

* nota al final = endnote.

* nota al final del texto = endnote.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* poner punto y final a = sound + the death knell for.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* significar el final de = mean + the end of.

* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.

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