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she (suddenly) burst into tears

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1 burst into

• burst into something 1. to rush in; 2. to start doing something suddenly 1. стремительно войти; 2. неожиданно начать делать что-то
1. He burst into the room. 2. She burst into tears. He burst into singing.

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2 burst

burst [bɜ:st]

éclatement ⇒ 1 (a) éclat ⇒ 1 (b) jaillissement ⇒ 1 (b) éclater ⇒ 2 (a) crever ⇒ 2 (a), 3 faire éclater ⇒ 3

(pt & pp burst)

1 noun

(a) (explosion) éclatement m, explosion f; (puncture) éclatement m, crevaison f

(b) (sudden eruption → of laughter) éclat m; (→ of emotion) accès m, explosion f; (→ of ideas) jaillissement m; (→ of thunder) coup m; (→ of flame) jet m, jaillissement m; (→ of applause) salve f;

∎ Military a burst of gunfire une rafale;

∎ he had a sudden burst of energy il a eu un sursaut d'énergie;

∎ to put on or to have a sudden burst of speed faire une pointe de vitesse, accélérer soudainement;

∎ we heard a burst of music on entendit quelques mesures;

∎ a burst of activity une poussée d'activité;

∎ to work in bursts travailler par à-coups

2 intransitive verb

(a) (break, explode → balloon, paper bag) éclater; Medicine (→ abscess, bubble) crever; Cars (→ tyre) crever, éclater; (→ bottle) éclater, voler en éclats; (→ dam) éclater, céder;

∎ to be bursting with pride crever d'orgueil;

∎ to be bursting with health déborder de santé;

∎ to be bursting with impatience bouillir d'impatience;

∎ I was bursting to tell him je mourais d'envie de le lui dire;

∎ figurative his heart felt as if it would burst with joy/grief il crut que son cœur allait éclater de joie/se briser de chagrin;

∎ familiar to be bursting (for the toilet) avoir terriblement envie d'aller aux toilettes^□ ;

∎ humorous I'll burst if I eat any more je vais éclater si je mange une bouchée de plus

(b) (enter, move suddenly)

∎ two policemen burst into the house deux policiers ont fait irruption dans la maison;

∎ she burst through the door elle est entrée brusquement;

∎ the front door burst open la porte d'entrée s'est ouverte brusquement;

∎ the sun suddenly burst through the clouds le soleil perça ou apparut soudain à travers les nuages

3 transitive verb

(balloon, bubble) crever, faire éclater; (pipe) faire éclater; (boiler) faire éclater, faire sauter; Cars (tyre) crever, faire éclater; Medicine (abscess) crever, percer;

∎ the river is about to burst its banks le fleuve est sur le point de déborder;

∎ we've got a burst pipe (in house) nous avons un tuyau qui a éclaté;

∎ to burst a blood vessel se faire éclater une veine, se rompre un vaisseau sanguin;

∎ British familiar humorous don't burst a blood vessel to get it done ce n'est pas la peine de te crever pour finir, ce n'est pas la peine de te tuer à la tâche

➲ burst forth intransitive verb

literary (liquid) jaillir; (person) sortir précipitamment, apparaître;

∎ the children burst forth into the playground les enfants se précipitèrent dans la cour de récréation;

∎ he burst forth with a song il se mit à chanter

➲ burst in intransitive verb

(enter violently) faire irruption; (interrupt conversation) interrompre brutalement la discussion; (intrude) entrer précipitamment;

∎ it was very rude of you to burst in on or upon us like that c'était très mal élevé de ta part de faire irruption chez nous comme ça

➲ burst into inseparable transitive verb

(begin suddenly)

∎ to burst into laughter éclater de rire;

∎ to burst into tears éclater en sanglots, fondre en larmes;

∎ to burst into song se mettre à chanter;

∎ to burst into flames prendre feu, s'enflammer

➲ burst open

1 separable transitive verb

(door → open suddenly) ouvrir brusquement; (smash open) enfoncer, briser; (cover, lock) faire sauter

2 intransitive verb

(of door) s'ouvrir brusquement

➲ burst out

1 intransitive verb

(leave suddenly) sortir précipitamment;

∎ two men suddenly burst out of the room deux hommes sortirent en trombe de la pièce

2 inseparable transitive verb

(exclaim) s'exclamer, s'écrier;

∎ to burst out laughing éclater de rire;

∎ to burst out crying fondre en larmes;

∎ they all burst out singing ils se sont tous mis à chanter d'un coup;

∎ "I love you", he burst out "je t'aime", lança-t-il

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3 burst

burst

A n ( of flame) jaillissement m, jet m ; (of bomb, shell) éclatement m ; ( of gunfire) rafale f ; (of activity, energy, enthusiasm) accès m ; a burst of growth une poussée ; a burst of weeping une crise de larmes ; a burst of laughter un éclat de rire ; a burst of anger un accès de colère ; a burst of applause un tonnerre d'applaudissements ; a burst of colour une explosion de couleurs ; a burst of inspiration un éclat de génie ; there has been a burst of interest in the 1920s/in her work il y a eu un regain d'intérêt subit pour les années 20/pour son œuvre ; to put on a burst of speed Aut faire une pointe de vitesse.

B vtr ( prét, pp burst) crever [balloon, bubble, tyre] ; to burst a blood vessel Med rompre un vaisseau sanguin ; the river burst its banks le fleuve a rompu ses digues ; a burst pipe un tuyau qui a éclaté.

C vi ( prét, pp burst)

1 [balloon, bubble, tyre] crever ; [abscess] crever, percer ; [pipe, boiler] éclater ; [dam] rompre ; [bomb, shell, firework] éclater ; to be bursting at the seams, to be full to bursting point [bag, room, building] être plein à craquer ; hum [person] ( from too much food) n'en pouvoir plus, être plein comme une outre ; to be laughing fit to burst se tordre de rire ; to be bursting to do mourir d'envie de faire ; to be bursting (for the toilet) ○ avoir besoin de faire pipi ○ ; to be bursting with health/enthusiasm/pride déborder de santé/d'enthousiasme/de fierté ;

2 ( emerge suddenly) [people] surgir ; [water etc] jaillir ; the sun burst through the clouds le soleil a percé les nuages ; soldiers burst from behind the hedgerows des soldats ont surgi brusquement de derrière les haies ; they burst onto the rock scene in 1982 ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock en 1982.

Phrasal verbs

■ burst forth littér [buds, blossom] éclore liter ; [sun] surgir.

■ burst in:

▶ burst in faire irruption, entrer en trombe ; to burst in on a meeting/conversation interrompre brusquement une réunion/conversation.

■ burst into:

▶ burst into [sth]

1 entrer dans [qch] en trombe, faire irruption dans [room, building, meeting] ;

2 to burst into blossom ou bloom s'épanouir ; to burst into leaf se couvrir de feuilles ; to burst into flames s'enflammer ; to burst into song se mettre à chanter ; to burst into tears fondre en larmes ; to burst into laughter éclater de rire.

■ burst open:

▶ burst open [door] s'ouvrir violemment or brusquement ; [bag, sack] éclater ;

▶ burst open [sth], burst [sth] open ouvrir [qch] violemment.

■ burst out

1 ( come out) to burst out of a room/building sortir en trombe d'une pièce/d'un immeuble ; he was bursting out of his waistcoat fig il était boudiné dans son gilet ; the straw was bursting out of the mattress la paille sortait du matelas éventré ;

2 ( start) to burst out laughing éclater de rire ; to burst out crying fondre en larmes ; to burst out singing se mettre (tout d'un coup) à chanter ;

3 ( exclaim) s'écrier, s'exclamer ; ‘you're lying!’ he burst out angrily ‘tu mens!’ s'écria-t-il en colère.

■ burst through:

▶ burst through [sth] rompre [barricade, road block] ; she burst through the door elle est entrée violemment or brusquement.

Big English-French dictionary > burst
4 burst

1. noun
1) (split) Bruch, der

a burst in a pipe — ein Rohrbruch

2) (outbreak of firing) Feuerstoß, der; Salve, die

3) (fig.)

a burst of applause — ein Beifallsausbruch

there was a burst of laughter — man brach in Lachen aus
2. transitive verb,
burst zum Platzen bringen; platzen lassen [Luftballon]; platzen [Reifen]; sprengen [Kessel]

burst pipe — Rohrbruch, der

the river burst its banks — der Fluss trat über die Ufer

he [almost] burst a blood vessel — (fig.) ihn traf [fast] der Schlag

burst the door open — die Tür aufbrechen od. aufsprengen

burst one's sides with laughing — (fig.) vor Lachen beinahe platzen
3. intransitive verb,
burst

1) platzen; [Granate, Bombe, Kessel:] explodieren; [Damm:] brechen; [Flussufer:] überschwemmt werden; [Furunkel, Geschwür:] aufgehen, aufplatzen; [Knospe:] aufbrechen

burst open — [Tür, Deckel, Kiste, Koffer:] aufspringen

2) (be full to overflowing)

be bursting with something — zum Bersten voll sein mit etwas

be bursting with pride/impatience — (fig.) vor Stolz/Ungeduld platzen

be bursting with excitement — (fig.) vor Aufregung außer sich sein

I can't eat any more. I'm bursting — (fig.) Ich kann nichts mehr essen. Ich platze [gleich] (ugs.)

be bursting to say/do something — (fig.) es kaum abwarten können, etwas zu sagen/tun

3) (appear, come suddenly)

burst through something — etwas durchbrechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/84992/burst_in">burst in

- burst into

- burst out

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past tense, past participle; see burst

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burst

[bɜ:st, AM bɜ:rst]

I. n

1. (rupture) of pipe [Rohr]bruch m; of tyre Platzen nt

2. (explosion) Explosion f

3. of flame auflodern

4. (sudden activity) Ausbruch m; (in advertising) stoßweise Werbung

\burst of activity plötzliche Geschäftigkeit

\burst of applause Beifallssturm m

\burst of growth Wachstumsschub m

to undergo a \burst of growth einen Schuss tun fam

\burst of economic growth plötzlich einsetzendes Wirtschaftswachstum

\burst of laughter Lachsalve f

\burst of speed Spurt m

to put on a \burst of speed einen Zahn zulegen fam

II. vi

<burst or AM also bursted, burst or AM also bursted>

1. (explode) balloon, pipe, tyre platzen; bubble zerplatzen; dam bersten, brechen; wound aufplatzen; ( fig hum: when stuffed) platzen fig

2. ( fig: eager to do)

▪ to be \bursting to do sth darauf brennen, etw zu tun

3. ( fam: toilet)

I'm \bursting to go to the loo! ich muss ganz dringend aufs Klo! fam

4. (come suddenly) durchbrechen

the sun \burst through the clouds die Sonne brach durch die Wolken

to \burst through the enemy lines die feindlichen Stellungen durchbrechen

5. (be full) suitcase zum Bersten voll sein, platzen a. fig

to \burst with anger/curiosity/joy/pride vor Wut/Neugier/Freude/Stolz platzen

to \burst with energy/health/joie de vivre vor Kraft/Gesundheit/Lebensfreude [nur so] strotzen

to \burst with excitement/happiness vor Aufregung/Glück ganz außer sich dat sein

6.

▶ to do sth fit to \burst ( fam) etw mit voller Kraft tun

she was crying fit to \burst sie war völlig in Tränen aufgelöst

Tom was singing fit to \burst Tom sang aus vollem Hals

she is talking fit to \burst sie redet wie ein Wasserfall

▶ to \burst at the seams ( fam) aus allen Nähten platzen

III. vt

<burst or AM also bursted, burst or AM also bursted>

▪ to \burst sth etw zum Platzen bringen

the river \burst its banks der Fluss trat über die Ufer

she \burst a blood vessel ihr ist eine Ader geplatzt

to \burst a balloon/tyre einen Ballon/Reifen platzen lassen

▶ to \burst sb's bubble jds Illusionen zerstören

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[bɜːst] vb: pret, ptp burst
1. n

1) (of shell etc) Explosion f

2) (in pipe etc) Bruch m

3) (of anger, enthusiasm, activity etc) Ausbruch m; (of flames) (plötzliches) Auflodern

burst of laughter — Lachsalve f

burst of applause — Beifallssturm m

burst of speed — Spurt m; (of cars etc) Riesenbeschleunigung f (inf)

a burst of automatic gunfire — eine Maschinengewehrsalve

give them another burst — verpass ihnen noch eine Salve

2. vi

1) (balloon, bubble, tyre) platzen

to burst open (box, door etc) — aufspringen; (buds) aufbrechen; (abscess) aufplatzen; (wound) aufbrechen, aufplatzen

2) (= be full to overflowing sack etc) platzen, bersten

to fill sth to bursting point — etw bis zum Platzen or Bersten füllen

to be full to bursting — zum Platzen or Bersten voll sein

to be bursting with health — vor Gesundheit strotzen

to be bursting with a desire to do sth — vor Begierde brennen, etw zu tun

to be bursting with pride — vor Stolz platzen

if I eat any more, I'll burst (inf) — wenn ich noch mehr esse, platze ich (inf)

he was bursting to tell us (inf) — er brannte darauf, uns das zu sagen

See:

→ seam

3)

(= start, go suddenly) to burst into tears — in Tränen ausbrechen

to burst into flames — in Flammen aufgehen

he burst past me — er schoss an mir vorbei

he burst into the room —

we burst through the enemy lines — wir durchbrachen die feindlichen Linien

the sun burst through the clouds —

sunlight burst into the room the oil burst from the well — Sonnenlicht fiel plötzlich ins Zimmer das Öl brach aus der Quelle

to burst into view — plötzlich in Sicht kommen

to burst into song —

to burst into bloom — plötzlich aufblühen

3. vt
balloon, bubble, tyre zum Platzen bringen, platzen lassen; (person) kaputtmachen (inf); boiler, pipe, dyke sprengen
the river has burst its banks — der Fluss ist über die Ufer getreten

See:

→ blood vessel

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burst [bɜːst; US bɜrst]

A v/i prät und pperf burst

1. a) bersten (Eis, Mauer etc), (zer)platzen (Luftballon, Reifen etc), brechen (Damm etc)

b) auch burst open aufplatzen (Knospe, Wunde etc), aufspringen (Knospe, Tür etc):

she was bursting out of her dress sie platzte fast aus ihrem Kleid

2. explodieren, (Granate etc auch) krepieren

3. zerbrechen, zersplittern

4. fig ausbrechen ( into in akk):

burst out laughing, burst into laughter in Gelächter ausbrechen, loslachen, herausplatzen umg;

burst out crying, burst into tears in Tränen ausbrechen;

the news made her burst into tears bei der Nachricht brach sie in Tränen aus;

burst into bloom plötzlich erblühen;

burst into flame(s) in Flammen aufgehen;

burst into rage plötzlich in Wut geraten

5. zum Bersten voll sein ( with von):

burst with health (energy) fig vor oder von Gesundheit (Energie) strotzen

6. fig bersten, platzen ( beide:

with vor dat):

burst with curiosity (envy);

burst with laughter sich vor Lachen schütteln;

I am bursting to tell you ich brenne darauf, es dir zu sagen

7. burst in (out) herein-(hinaus)stürmen:

burst into the room ins Zimmer platzen oder stürzen;

burst in (up)on

a) hereinplatzen bei jemandem,

b) sich einmischen in (akk), eine Unterhaltung etc unterbrechen

8. burst into view ( oder sight) plötzlich sichtbar werden;

burst forth hervorbrechen, -sprudeln;

burst through durchbrechen (Sonne etc);

burst (up)on sb jemandem plötzlich klar werden

B v/t

1. (auf)sprengen, zum Platzen bringen:

burst open aufbrechen;

I have burst a blood vessel mir ist eine Ader geplatzt;

burst a hole into sth ein Loch in etwas sprengen;

the car burst a tire (bes Br tyre) ein Reifen am Wagen platzte;

the river burst its banks der Fluss trat über die Ufer oder durchbrach die Dämme; → bubble A 3, side A 4

2. Endlosformulare etc trennen

3. burst out herausplatzen (sagen):

“I don’t believe it!” he burst out

C s

1. Bersten n, Platzen n

2. Explosion f

3. Bruch m, Riss m

4. fig Ausbruch m:

burst of applause Beifallssturm m;

burst of hospitality plötzliche Anwandlung von Gastfreundschaft;

burst of laughter Lachsalve f

5. auch burst of fire Feuerstoß m, Salve f (eines Maschinengewehrs etc)

6. ELEK, PHYS

a) (Strom)Stoß m, Impuls m

b) Ionisationsstoß m

7. auch burst of speed SPORT (Zwischen)Spurt m

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1. noun
1) (split) Bruch, der

a burst in a pipe — ein Rohrbruch

2) (outbreak of firing) Feuerstoß, der; Salve, die

3) (fig.)

a burst of applause — ein Beifallsausbruch

there was a burst of laughter — man brach in Lachen aus
2. transitive verb,
burst zum Platzen bringen; platzen lassen [Luftballon]; platzen [Reifen]; sprengen [Kessel]

burst pipe — Rohrbruch, der

the river burst its banks — der Fluss trat über die Ufer

he [almost] burst a blood vessel — (fig.) ihn traf [fast] der Schlag

burst the door open — die Tür aufbrechen od. aufsprengen

burst one's sides with laughing — (fig.) vor Lachen beinahe platzen
3. intransitive verb,
burst

1) platzen; [Granate, Bombe, Kessel:] explodieren; [Damm:] brechen; [Flussufer:] überschwemmt werden; [Furunkel, Geschwür:] aufgehen, aufplatzen; [Knospe:] aufbrechen

burst open — [Tür, Deckel, Kiste, Koffer:] aufspringen

2) (be full to overflowing)

be bursting with something — zum Bersten voll sein mit etwas

be bursting with pride/impatience — (fig.) vor Stolz/Ungeduld platzen

be bursting with excitement — (fig.) vor Aufregung außer sich sein

I can't eat any more. I'm bursting — (fig.) Ich kann nichts mehr essen. Ich platze [gleich] (ugs.)

be bursting to say/do something — (fig.) es kaum abwarten können, etwas zu sagen/tun

3) (appear, come suddenly)

burst through something — etwas durchbrechen

Phrasal Verbs:

- burst in

- burst into

- burst out

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n.

Bruch ¨-e m.

Explosion f.

Häufung -en f. expr.

zum Platzen bringen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: burst)

= bersten v.

(§ p.,pp.: barst, ist geborsten)

brechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: brach, gebrochen)

platzen v.

zerspringen v.

English-german dictionary > burst
5 burst

bə:st
1. сущ.
1) взрыв;
разрыв( снаряда) ;
пулеметная очередь burst of a bomb ≈ взрыв бомбы burst of machine-gun fire ≈ пулеметная очередь burst in the water main ≈ прорыв водопровода Syn: explosion, detonation
2) взрыв, вспышка( радости, гнева и т. п.) burst of applause burst of laughter
3) порыв;
спорт бросок, рывок burst of energy
4) разг. попойка, пьянка to go on the burst ≈ загулять, закутить Syn: carouse, binge
2. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - burst
1) лопаться;
разрываться;
взрываться( о снаряде и т. п.) ;
прорываться( о плотине, нарыве и т. п.) The driver lost control when a tyre burst. ≈ Шофер потерял управление, когда лопнула шина. A dam burst and flooded their villages. ≈ Дамба прорвалась, и вода затопила их деревни. burst open Syn: break
2) внезапно появиться Chinese companies have burst upon the scene with millions of dollars in their pockets. ≈ Неожиданно на рынке появились китайские компании с миллионами долларов.
3) разражаться( гневом, слезами и т. п.), давать выход чувствам to burst out crying (laughing) ≈ разразиться слезами (смехом) to burst into tears( into laughter) ≈ разразиться слезами (смехом)
4) с трудом сдерживать какое-л. чувство He almost burst with pride when his son began to excel at football. ≈ Он был весь переполнен гордостью от успехов своего сына в футболе.
5) взрывать, разрывать, разрушать;
разламывать;
вскрывать to burst a bloodvessel ≈ получить или вызвать разрыв кровеносного сосуда Monsoons caused the river to burst its banks. ≈ Вследствие муссонов река размыла свои берега. ∙ burst forth burst in burst in on burst into burst on burst out burst through burst up burst upon burst with I am simply bursting to tell you ≈ я горю нетерпением рассказать вам взрыв;
разрыв - a * of a shell разрыв снаряда - a * of a bomb взрыв бомбы - a * of thunder удар грома - * effect( военное) действие взрывной волны - * range( военное) дистанция разрыва (военное) шквал огня;
огневой налет очередь огня (метеорология) прорыв (массы воздуха) взрыв, вспышка - a * of flame вспышка огня - a * of applause взрыв аплодисментов - a * of anger вспышка гнева, взрыв негодования прорыв - * of energy прилив энергии - * of speed резкое увеличение скорости - periodical *s периодические скачки - to work in sudden *s работать рывками( спортивное) бросок в беге, рывко - * for the tape бросок на ленточку (спортивное) спурт (разговорное) попойка, пьянка;
пьяный разгул - to go on the * загулять, закутить (книжное) внезапное возникновение( пейзажа) - a * of mountain and plain внезапно открывшийся /возникший/ вид на гору и равнину (астрономия) всплеск или вспышка излучения( компьютерное) пакет (данных) - * mode монопольный режим, пакетный режим взрываться, разрываться (тж. * up) - to * into fragments разлететься на куски - the bomb * бомба разорвалась - a boiler * котел взорвался - to * open распахиваться - the door * open дверь распахнулась взрывать прорывать - to * open прорывать, взламывать;
(редкое) распахивать - to * the door open взломать дверь - to * open the line( военное) прорвать фронт - to * the door open распахнуть дверь лопаться, прорываться - a sack * мешок лопнул - a dam * плотина прорвалась - the boil * нарыв прорвался - if you eat much more you will * если ты еще будешь есть, ты лопнешь - the buds are all *ing (open) почки раскрываются /начинают лопаться/ - my heart will * (устаревшее) мое сердце разорвется надорваться разрывать, прорывать - to * one's bonds разрывать узы - the river has * its banks река вышла из берегов - to * one's way through the crowd прорваться через толпу - she is getting so fat that she is *ing her clothes она так толстеет, что на ней платья трещат - to * one's sides with laughing /laughter/ надорвать животики от смеха прорываться, пробиваться - the moon * through the clouds луна проглядывала сквозь тучи (into) врываться - to * into a room ворваться в комнату внезапно вспыхнуть, разразиться - the storm * внезапно разразилась буря быть переполненным - the storehouses are *ing (with goods) склады ломятся (от товаров) - to be ready to * быть переполненным (чувством), еле сдерживаться переполнять - grain *s the granary зернохранилище переполнено зерном (разговорное) сорвать, провалить - to * a conspiracy сорвать /провалить/ заговор потерпеть крах, провалиться разориться( обыкн. о коммерческом предприятии) (книжное) внезапно появиться (обыкн. в поле зрения) - the sea * upon our view, the view of the sea * suddenly upon our sight внезапно нашим взорам открылось море - the knowledge * upon him all at once он сразу все понял - to * upon the enemy's country внезапно вторнуться на территорию противника неожиданно сломаться;
треснуть, надломиться неожиданно сломать;
надломить - to burst into smth., to burst out doing smth. давать выход чувствам;
внезапно или бурно начинать что-л. - to * into laughter разразиться смехом, расхохотаться - to * into tears залиться слезами, расплакаться - to * into a rage рассвирепеть - to * into angry words разразиться гневной речью, раскричаться - to * into song запеть - to * into cheering разразиться бурной овацией - to * into applause захлопать - the audience * into applause в зале вспыхнули бурные аплодисменты - to * into flame воспламениться, вспыхнуть, загореться - the regiment * into rebellion в полку вспыхнул бунт - to * into leaf зазеленеть( о деревьях) - the bushes * into blossom /bloom/ кусты зацвели /покрылись цветами/ - to * out laughing рассмеяться - to * out crying расплакаться, залиться слезами - to burst with some emotion с трудом сдерживать какое-л. чувство - to * with pride сиять от гордости - to * with indignation кипеть от негодования - he was *ing with envy его переполняла зависть - to * with curiosity с трудом сдерживать любопытство - the children were *ing with the secret дети еле сдерживались, чтобы не разболтать об этой тайне /не раскрыть секрета/ - to burst upon smb. внезапно прийти в голову - the truth suddenly * upon him вдруг его осенило, внезапно он все понял burst взрыв;
burst of applause (of laughter) взрыв аплодисментов (смеха) ~ взрывать, разрывать, разрушать;
разламывать;
вскрывать;
rivers burst their banks реки размывают свои берега;
to burst a bloodvessel получить или вызвать разрыв кровеносного сосуда ~ вспышка (пламени и т. п.) ~ кутеж;
to go on the burst загулять, закутить ~ лопаться;
разрываться;
взрываться (о снаряде, котле) ;
прорываться (о плотине;
о нарыве) ~ порыв;
burst of energy прилив энергии;
спорт. бросок, рывок ~ разражаться ~ разрыв (снаряда) ;
пулеметная очередь ~ взрывать, разрывать, разрушать;
разламывать;
вскрывать;
rivers burst their banks реки размывают свои берега;
to burst a bloodvessel получить или вызвать разрыв кровеносного сосуда ~ in ворваться, вломиться to ~ into blossom расцвести;
to burst into flame вспыхнуть пламенем;
to burst into tears (into laughter) залиться слезами (смехом) ;
to burst into the room ворваться в комнату to ~ into blossom расцвести;
to burst into flame вспыхнуть пламенем;
to burst into tears (into laughter) залиться слезами (смехом) ;
to burst into the room ворваться в комнату flame: ~ пламя;
the flames огонь;
to burst into flame(s) вспыхнуть пламенем to ~ into blossom расцвести;
to burst into flame вспыхнуть пламенем;
to burst into tears (into laughter) залиться слезами (смехом) ;
to burst into the room ворваться в комнату to ~ into blossom расцвести;
to burst into flame вспыхнуть пламенем;
to burst into tears (into laughter) залиться слезами (смехом) ;
to burst into the room ворваться в комнату to ~ into (или upon) the view внезапно появиться (в поле зрения) burst взрыв;
burst of applause (of laughter) взрыв аплодисментов (смеха) ~ порыв;
burst of energy прилив энергии;
спорт. бросок, рывок to ~ one's sides надорвать животики от смеха to ~ open взломать to ~ open распахнуться ~ out вспыхивать( о войне, эпидемии) ;
to burst out crying (laughing) = to burst into tears (into laughter) ~ out вспыхивать (о войне, эпидемии) ;
to burst out crying (laughing) = to burst into tears (into laughter) ~ up взорваться ~ up разг. потерпеть неудачу, крушение ~ with лопаться;
to burst with envy лопнуть от зависти;
to burst with plenty ломиться от избытка;
I am simply bursting to tell you я горю нетерпением рассказать вам ~ with лопаться;
to burst with envy лопнуть от зависти;
to burst with plenty ломиться от избытка;
I am simply bursting to tell you я горю нетерпением рассказать вам ~ with лопаться;
to burst with envy лопнуть от зависти;
to burst with plenty ломиться от избытка;
I am simply bursting to tell you я горю нетерпением рассказать вам error ~ вчт. пакет ошибок ~ кутеж;
to go on the burst загулять, закутить ~ with лопаться;
to burst with envy лопнуть от зависти;
to burst with plenty ломиться от избытка;
I am simply bursting to tell you я горю нетерпением рассказать вам ~ взрывать, разрывать, разрушать;
разламывать;
вскрывать;
rivers burst their banks реки размывают свои берега;
to burst a bloodvessel получить или вызвать разрыв кровеносного сосуда ~ out вспыхивать (о войне, эпидемии) ;
to burst out crying (laughing) = to burst into tears (into laughter)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > burst
6 burst

1. [bɜ:st] n
1. 1) взрыв; разрыв

a burst of a shell - разрыв снаряда

a burst of a bomb - взрыв бомбы

a burst of thunder - удар грома

burst effect - воен. действие взрывной волны

burst range [interval] - воен. дистанция [интервал] разрыва

2) воен. шквал огня; огневой налёт

3) очередь огня

4) метеор. прорыв ( массы воздуха)

2. взрыв, вспышка

a burst of flame - вспышка огня

a burst of applause [of laughter] - взрыв аплодисментов [смеха]

a burst of anger - вспышка гнева, взрыв негодования

3. 1) прорыв

burst of energy - прилив энергии

burst of speed - резкое увеличение скорости

periodical bursts - периодические скачки

to work in sudden bursts - работать рывками

2) спорт. бросок в беге, рывок

burst for the tape - бросок на ленточку

3) спорт. спурт

4. разг. попойка, пьянка; пьяный разгул

to go on the burst - загулять, закутить

5. книжн. внезапное возникновение ( пейзажа)

a burst of mountain and plain - внезапно открывшийся /возникший/ вид на гору и равнину

6. астр. всплеск или вспышка излучения

7. вчт. пакет ( данных)

burst mode - монопольный режим, пакетный режим
2. [bɜ:st] v (burst)
I

1. 1) взрываться, разрываться (тж. burst up)

to burst into fragments - разлететься на куски

the bomb burst - бомба разорвалась

a boiler burst - котёл взорвался

to burst open - распахиваться [см. тж. 1, 3)]

the door [the window] burst open - дверь [окно] распахнулась [-ось]

2) взрывать

3) прорывать

to burst open - а) прорывать, взламывать; to burst the door [the safe] open - взломать дверь [сейф]; to burst open the line - воен. прорвать фронт; б) редк. распахивать; to burst the door open - распахнуть дверь

2. 1) лопаться, прорываться

a sack [a seam, a balloon] burst - мешок [шов, воздушный шар] лопнул

a dam burst - плотина прорвалась

the boil burst - нарыв прорвался

if you eat much more you will burst - если ты ещё будешь есть, ты лопнешь

the buds are all bursting (open) - почки раскрываются /начинают лопаться/

my heart will burst - уст. моё сердце разорвётся

2) refl надорваться

3. 1) разрывать; прорывать

to burst one's bonds [chains] - разрывать узы [цепи]

the river has burst its banks - река вышла из берегов

to burst one's way through the crowd - прорваться через толпу

she is getting so fat that she is bursting her clothes - она так толстеет, что на ней платья трещат

to burst one's sides with laughing /laughter/ - ≅ надорвать животики от смеха

2) прорываться, пробиваться

the moon burst through the clouds - луна проглядывала сквозь тучи

4. (into) врываться

to burst into a room - ворваться в комнату

5. внезапно вспыхнуть, разразиться

the storm burst - внезапно разразилась буря

6. 1) быть переполненным

the storehouses are bursting (with goods) - склады ломятся (от товаров)

to be ready to burst - быть переполненным ( чувством), еле сдерживаться

2) переполнять

grain bursts the granary - зернохранилище переполнено зерном

7. разг.

1) сорвать, провалить

to burst a conspiracy - сорвать /провалить/ заговор

2) потерпеть крах, провалиться

3) разориться (обыкн. о коммерческом предприятии)

8. книжн. внезапно появиться (обыкн. в поле зрения)

the sea burst upon our view, the view of the sea burst suddenly upon our sight - внезапно нашим взорам открылось море

the knowledge burst upon him all at once - он сразу всё понял

to burst upon the enemy's country - внезапно вторгнуться на территорию противника

9. 1) неожиданно сломаться; треснуть, надломиться

2) неожиданно сломать; надломить

II Б

1. to burst into smth., to burst out doing smth.

1) давать выход чувствам

to burst into laughter - разразиться смехом, расхохотаться

to burst into tears - залиться слезами, расплакаться

to burst into a rage - рассвирепеть

to burst into angry words - разразиться гневной речью, раскричаться

2) внезапно или бурно начинать что-л.

to burst into song - запеть

to burst into cheering - разразиться бурной овацией

to burst into applause - захлопать

the audience burst into applause - в зале вспыхнули бурные аплодисменты

to burst into flame - воспламениться, вспыхнуть, загореться

the regiment burst into rebellion - в полку вспыхнул бунт

to burst into leaf - зазеленеть ( о деревьях)

the bushes burst into blossom /bloom/ - кусты зацвели /покрылись цветами/

to burst out laughing - рассмеяться

to burst out crying - расплакаться, залиться слезами

2. to burst with some emotion с трудом сдерживать какое-л. чувство

to burst with pride [joy, importance] - сиять от гордости [радости, сознания важности]

to burst with indignation - кипеть от негодования

he was bursting with envy [vanity] - его переполняла зависть [-ло тщеславие]

to burst with curiosity - с трудом сдерживать любопытство

the children were bursting with the secret - дети еле сдерживались, чтобы не разболтать об этой тайне /не раскрыть секрета/

3. to burst upon smb. внезапно прийти в голову

the truth suddenly burst upon him - вдруг его осенило, внезапно он всё понял

НБАРС > burst
7 burst

[bəːst] past tense, past participle burst
1. verb

1) to break open or in pieces suddenly:

The bag/balloon burst.
يَنْفَجِرُ
2) ( with in, ～into, ～through etc) to come or go suddenly or violently:

He burst in without knocking

He burst into the room

She burst into tears.
يَنْدَفِعُ إلى الغُرفَه، يَقْتَحِم
3) (of rivers) to overflow or flood (the banks):

The river has burst its banks.
يَطْفَحُ، يَفيضُ
2. noun

1) a break or explosion:

a burst in the pipes.
إنْفِجار
2) an (often sudden and short) outbreak:

a burst of applause.
إنْفِجارٌ بِ

Arabic-English dictionary > burst
8 coger

v.

1 to take.

coger a alguien de la mano to take somebody by the hand

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?

Ella cogió una rama She caught a branch.

Ella cogió impulso para despegar She took impulse to lift off.

2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón, pez, pájaro).

¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!

Ella cogió un ratón con su ratonera She caught a mouse with her mousetrap.

Ella cogió una enfermedad contagiosa She caught a contagious disease.

3 to catch up with (alcanzar) (persona, vehículo).

4 to pick up (recoger) (objeto caído).

se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?

5 to take (quedarse con) (propina, empleo, piso).

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat

6 to take on (contratar) (personal).

7 to take.

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

8 to take, to catch.

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying

9 to catch, to get (contraer) (gripe, resfriado).

coger una borrachera to get drunk

coger frío to get cold

10 to start to feel (sentir) (manía, odio, afecto).

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

11 to knock over, to run over.

12 to catch.

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke

13 to get, to receive (sintonizar) (canal, emisora).

14 to cover, to take up (abarcar) (espacio).

15 to screw, to fuck. ( Latin American Spanish)

16 to be.

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

17 to catch on, to understand, to catch.

Ella cogió la conversación She caught on the conversation.

18 to have.

Nos cogió un acceso de tos We had a coughing fit.

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coger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (asir) to seize, take hold of

■ coge al bebé hold the baby

2 (apresar) to capture, catch

3 (tomar) to take

■ coger un empleo to take a job

■ coge algo para beber take a drink

4 (contratar) to take on

■ cogimos a una secretaria we took on a secretary

5 (tren etc) to catch

6 (tomar prestado) to borrow

■ te he cogido el libro I've borrowed your book

7 (recolectar frutos etc) to pick; (del suelo) to gather

8 (enfermedad, balón) to catch

■ cogí un resfriado I caught a cold

9 (acento, costumbres) to pick up

10 (velocidad, fuerza) to gather

11 (atropellar) to run over, knock down

12 (emisora, canal) to pick up, get

■ coger la BBC to get the BBC

13 (notas) to take, take down

14 (oír) to catch

■ no he cogido lo que ha dicho I didn't catch what she said

15 (entender) to understand, get

■ no cogí el final I didn't get the end

16 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO tabú to fuck

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plantas, colores) to take

■ el limonero no ha cogido the lemon tree didn't take

2 (ir) to turn, take, go

■ coge a la izquierda turn left

■ coge todo recto go straight on

3 familiar (caber) to fit

■ coge allí it fits there

■ no cogemos todos there isn't room for all of us

► verbo pronominal cogerse

1 (pillarse) to catch

2 (agarrarse) to hold on

■ cógete fuerte hold on tight

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger algo por los pelos figurado to just make something

■ cogimos el tren por los pelos we just made the train

coger del brazo a alguien to take somebody by the arm, grab somebody by the arm

coger cariño a algo/alguien to become fond of something/somebody, take a liking to something/somebody

coger desprevenido,-a figurado to catch unawares

coger miedo a algo to become afraid of something

coger por sorpresa to catch by surprise

coger puntos (de media etc) to pick up stitches

coger una borrachera familiar to get drunk

coger una manía a alguien familiar to take a dislike to somebody

coger y... familiar to up and..., go and...

■ cogió y se fue she upped and left

■ y entonces coge y lo insulta so then she goes and insults him

cogerse un cabreo familiar to get very angry

no hay por dónde cogerlo he hasn't got a leg to stand on

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verb

1) to take

2) seize

3) catch

4) gather

5) pick

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Para las expresiones coger desprevenido, coger in fraganti, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=con la mano)

a) (=tomar) to take

¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?

coger un libro de un estante — to take a book from a shelf

coge un poco más de queso — have a bit more cheese

• coger a algn de la [mano] — to take sb by the hand

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand

b) (=levantar) to pick up

cogió la guitarra y se puso a tocar — he picked up the guitar and started to play

coge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying

cogió el bolso y salió de casa — she picked up her handbag and went out

c) [con fuerza] to grasp

la cogió por la muñeca y no la soltó — he grabbed her by the wrist and wouldn't let go

d) (=sostener) to hold

coge bien el bolígrafo — hold the biro properly

no ha cogido un fusil en la vida — he's never held a gun in his life

2) (=escoger) to pick

cogió el azul — she picked the blue one

coge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best

has cogido un mal momento — you've picked a bad time

3) [+ flor, fruta] to pick

4) (=quitar) [gen] to take; (=pedir prestado) to borrow

me coge siempre las cerillas — he's always taking my matches

¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?

¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?

te he cogido la regla — I've borrowed your ruler, I've pinched your ruler *

5) (=apuntar) to take (down)

cogió la dirección del cliente — she took (down) the customer's address

coger apuntes — to take notes

6) esp Esp (=conseguir) to get

¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?

cógeme un buen sitio — get me a good place

he cogido un billete de avión — I've bought an air ticket

• coger [hora] para el dentista/en la peluquería — to make an appointment to see {o} with the dentist/at the hairdresser's

7) (=adquirir)

a) [+ enfermedad] to catch

coger un resfriado — to catch a cold

el niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles

• coger [frío] — to get cold

• ha cogido una [insolación] — she's got sunstroke

b) [+ costumbre, hábito] to get into; [+ acento] to pick up

ha cogido la costumbre de morderse las uñas — she has got into the habit of biting her nails

ha cogido la manía de las quinielas — he's caught the pools craze

cogieron acento irlandés — they picked up an Irish accent

c) [+ fuerzas] to gather; [+ velocidad] to gather, pick up

8) (=atrapar)

a) esp Esp [+ persona, pez, balón] to catch

¡coge la pelota! — catch the ball!

¡por fin te he cogido! — caught you at last!

les cogieron con varios kilos de heroína — they were caught with several kilos of heroin

b) esp Esp [toro] (=cornear) to gore; (=voltear) to toss

c) esp Esp [coche] (=atropellar) to knock down, run over

d) (Mil) to take prisoner, capture

han cogido a quince soldados — fifteen soldiers have been taken prisoner {o} have been captured

9) esp Esp (=sorprender) to catch

la cogieron robando — they caught her stealing

coger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb lying, catch sb in a lie

la guerra nos cogió en Francia — the war found {o} caught us in France

la noche nos cogió todavía en el mar — the night caught us still at sea

antes que nos coja la noche — before night overtakes us {o} comes down on us

- coger a algn detrás de la puerta

- coger de nuevas a algn

10) (=empezar a sentir)

• coger [aversión] a algo — to take a strong dislike to sth

• coger [cariño] a algn — to grow {o} become fond of sb, become attached to sb

• coger [celos] de algn — to become jealous of sb

11) (=tomarse) to take

no sé si podré coger vacaciones — I don't know if I'll be able to take any holidays

¿vas a coger fiesta mañana? — are you going to take tomorrow off?, are you going to take the day off tomorrow?

12) (=entender) [+ sentido, giro] to get

¿no has cogido el chiste? — don't you get the joke?

13) esp Esp (=aceptar) [+ empleados, trabajo] to take on; [+ alumnos] to take in; [+ pacientes] [en hospital] to take in; [en consultorio] to take on

acabo de coger una secretaria nueva — I've just taken on a new secretary

14) (=alquilar) to take, rent

cogimos un apartamento — we took {o} rented an apartment

15) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, autobús] to take

vamos a coger el tren — let's take {o} get the train

quiero coger el tren de las tres — I want to catch the three o'clock train

16) (=ir por) to take

coja la primera calle a la derecha — take the first street on the right

no cojas las curvas tan rápido — don't take the bends so fast

17) (=recibir) [+ emisora, canal] to pick up, get

con esta radio cogemos Radio Praga — we can pick up {o} get Radio Prague on this set

18) (=retener) [+ polvo] to gather, collect

esta moqueta coge mucho polvo — this carpet gathers {o} collects a lot of dust

los perros cogen pulgas — dogs get {o} catch fleas

19) (=aprender) to pick up

los niños lo cogen todo enseguida — children pick things up very quickly

20) (=incorporarse a)

cogí la conferencia a la mitad — I joined the discussion halfway through

cogí la obra casi al final — the play was almost over when I got there

21) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=estar) to be

¿coge muy lejos de aquí? — is it very far from here?

el cine coge bastante cerca — the cinema is quite near here

el banco me coge de camino — the bank's on my way

2) (=ir)

• coger [por], cogió por esta calle — he went down this street

3) Esp * (=caber) to fit

aquí no coge — there's no room for it here, it doesn't fit (in) here

4) [planta] to take

5) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

6)

- cogió y se fue

3.

See:

cogerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

* * *

= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex. The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

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* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

* * *

= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex: The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* * *

coger [E6 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (tomar) to take

coge lo que quieras take what you like

a la salida coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet on the way out

lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm

no ha cogido una brocha en su vida she's never used o picked up a paintbrush in her life

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo ( fam); I just don't know where to start with this, I can't make head or tail of this ( colloq)

2 (quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

3 (recoger) to pick up; ‹flores/moras/uvas› to pick

coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor

¿quién ha cogido el dinero que dejé aquí? who's taken the money I left here?

cogió sus cosas y se largó she got her things together o picked up her things and left

coger los puntos pick up the stitches

cogió al niño en brazos she picked the child up in her arms

no cogen el teléfono they're not answering the phone

B (alcanzar, atrapar)

1 ( esp Esp) ‹ladrón/terrorista› to catch

como te coja, ya verás you'll be sorry if I catch you

2 ‹pelota› to catch

3 ‹pescado› to catch; ‹liebres/faisanes› to catch, bag

4 ( esp Esp) «toro» to gore; «coche» to knock … down

C

1 ( esp Esp) (descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando he was caught red-handed/stealing

los cogieron con 100 gramos de cocaína they were caught with 100 grams of cocaine

2 (encontrar) ( esp Esp) to catch

no quiero que me coja la noche en la carretera I don't want to be driving when it gets dark

la noticia nos cogió en París we were in Paris when we got the news

me cogió de buenas/malas she caught me in a good/bad mood

nos cogió desprevenidos it took us by surprise, it caught us unawares

D

1 ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

no me apetece coger el coche I don't feel like taking the car

hace años que no cojo un coche I haven't driven for years

2 ‹calle/camino› to take

coge la primera a la derecha take the first right

E

1 ( Esp fam) (sacar, obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get

tengo que coger hora para ir al médico I have to make an appointment to see the doctor

2

(ocupar): ve pronto y coge sitio get there early and save a place

coge la vez en la cola take your turn in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

cogió la delantera he took the lead

Sentido II

A (aceptar)

1 ‹dinero/propina› to take

2 ‹trabajo/casa› to take

cogió una casa en las afueras she took a house in the outskirts

no puedo coger más clases I can't take on any more classes

3

( Esp) (admitir, atender): ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio they're not taking any more children at that school now

estuvimos haciendo autostop durante horas hasta que nos cogieron we were hitching for hours before someone picked us up

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería, they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

entrevistó a cinco personas, pero no cogió a ninguno she interviewed five people, but she didn't give the job to any of them o she didn't take any of them on

B (adquirir)

1 ‹enfermedad› to catch; ‹insolación› to get

vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

2 ‹borrachera/berrinche›

cogí una borrachera I got plastered ( colloq)

cogió un berrinche she had a temper tantrum

3 ‹polvo/suciedad› to collect, gather

con dos días en la playa ya cojo algo de color it only takes me a couple of days on the beach to start to tan o to get a bit of color

los tejidos sintéticos no cogen bien el tinte synthetic fabrics don't dye well

4 ‹costumbre/vicio/acento› to pick up; ‹ritmo› to get into

le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

si le gritas te va a coger manía if you shout at him he'll take against you

cogerla con algn to take it out on sb

cogerla por hacer algo ( Ven fam); to take to doing sth

C (captar)

1 ‹sentido/significado› to get

no cogió el chiste/la indirecta he didn't get the joke/take the hint

2 ‹emisora› to pick up, get

3 ‹programa/frase› to catch

cogí el programa por la mitad I only caught the second half of the program

4 ‹apuntes/notas› to take

le cogió las medidas para el vestido she measured her o took her measurements for the dress

D (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (acostarse con) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ coger

vi

A

1 «planta» to take

2 «tinte/permanente» to take

el tinte no cogió the dye didn't take

B

1

coge/cogió y … ( fam): si empiezas con ese tema cojo y me voy if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o ( AmE) I'm taking off ( colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue suddenly he upped and went ( colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar she (suddenly) burst into tears

2

(por un camino): cogieron por el camino más corto they took the shortest route

coge por esta calle go down this street

3 ( Esp fam) (caber) to fit

C (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (copular) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ cogerse

v pron

1 (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

2 ( recípr):

iban cogidos de la mano they were walking along hand in hand

* * *

coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
a) ( tomar) to take;

◊ lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm;

coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
b) ( quitar) to take;

◊ siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

c) ‹flores/fruta› to pick

d) ( levantar) to pick up;

◊ coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor;

no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
a) ‹ladrón/pelota› to catch

b) ‹pescado/liebre› to catch

c) ( descubrir) to catch;

◊ lo cogieron robando he was caught stealing

d) [ toro] to gore

3
a) ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

b) ‹calle/camino› to take

4 (Esp fam)
a) ( obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get;

◊ coger hora para el médico to make an appointment to see the doctor;

coger sitio to save a place
b) ( aceptar) ‹dinero/trabajo/casa› to take

c) ( admitir) ‹alumnos/solicitudes› to take

5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
a) ‹ enfermedad› to catch;

‹ insolación› to get;
◊ vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

b) ‹ acento› to pick up;

‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
◊ le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
a) ‹sentido/significado› to get

b) ‹ emisora› to pick up, get

7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on;

◊ cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

b) ( recípr):

◊ se cogieron de la mano they held hands

coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
' coger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- agarrar
- alcanzar
- anillo
- atajo
- baja
- banda
- calle
- camino
- debajo
- despechugada
- despechugado
- desprevenida
- desprevenido
- embalarse
- empuñar
- enfriarse
- horizontal
- ligar
- mona
- prestar
- separarse
- soler
- sorprender
- sujetar
- timón
- tomar
- toro
- turca
- volante
- carrerilla
- catarro
- frío
- mano
- perra
- sorpresa
- tren
- trompa
English:
act
- bend
- bypass
- catch
- catch out
- catch up
- cotton
- end
- entrap
- gather
- get
- go down with
- hold
- hook
- hop
- lasso
- luckily
- nail
- observe
- opt
- pants
- pick
- pluck
- reach
- red-handed
- stick
- take
- take to
- tape
- train
- trip up
- umbrella
- unawares
- answer
- fuck
- hint
- knack
- latch
- nab
- prisoner
- red
- surprise
- up

* * *

coger Although the word coger is accepted in educated use throughout Latin America, in many places its principal meaning is the taboo sense indicated at 21. For this reason it tends to be avoided in other contexts, and is usually replaced by agarrar.

♦ vt

1. [tomar, agarrar] to take;

coger a alguien de la mano to take sb by the hand;

pasear cogidos de la mano to walk hand in hand;

coger a alguien en brazos to take sb in one's arms;

coge la tetera por el asa take o hold the teapot by the handle;

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment;

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?;
Fam
éste no ha cogido un libro en su vida he's never picked up a book in his life;

Comp
Fam
no haber por dónde cogerlo: esta película no hay por dónde cogerla I couldn't make head or tail of this movie o Br film;

tu hermano es muy raro, no hay por dónde cogerlo your brother's very strange, it's hard to know what to make of him;

se sabe todas las respuestas, no hay por dónde cogerlo he knows all the answers, it's impossible to catch him out

2. [quitar] to take;

coger algo a alguien to take sth from sb;

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?;

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

3. [recoger] [objeto caído] to pick up;
[frutos, flores] to pick;
se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?;

nos gusta mucho coger setas we really enjoy picking mushrooms o going mushrooming;

cogimos a un autoestopista muy simpático we picked up a very friendly hitchhiker

4. [atrapar] [ladrón, pez, pájaro, pelota] to catch;

¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!;
Fam
¡si te cojo, te la cargas! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!

5. [sorprender]
coger a alguien haciendo algo to catch sb doing sth;

coger a alguien desprevenido to take sb by surprise;

coger a alguien in fraganti to catch sb red-handed o in the act;

la tormenta me cogió cerca de casa the storm broke when I was nearly home;

el terremoto nos cogió en la capital the earthquake happened while we were in the capital;

lo cogí de buen humor I caught him in a good mood

6. [alcanzar] [persona, vehículo] to catch up with;

aceleró para coger al corredor que llevaba delante she ran faster to try and catch up with the runner in front of her;

cogió la delantera tras la segunda vuelta she went into o took the lead after the second lap

7. [tren, autobús] to take, to catch;

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying;

prefiero coger el coche I'd rather drive

8. [sacar, obtener] to get;

he cogido hora con el dentista I've made an appointment with the dentist;

¿has cogido las entradas? have you got the tickets?

9. [quedarse con] [propina, empleo, apartamento] to take;

ha cogido un trabajo de mecanógrafo he has taken a job as a typist;

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat;

están tan ocupados que ya no cogen más encargos they're so busy they've stopped taking on o accepting orders

10. [contratar, admitir] [personal] to take on;

hemos cogido a una secretaria nueva we've taken on a new secretary;

el colegio ya no coge más alumnos para este curso the school has stopped taking pupils for this year

11. [contraer] [gripe, resfriado] to catch, to get;

coger frío to get cold;

coger una insolación to get sunstroke;

coger el sarampión to get o catch (the) measles;

coger una borrachera to get drunk;

coger un berrinche to throw a tantrum

12. [absorber] to absorb, to soak up;

este tipo de esponja coge mucha agua this type of sponge absorbs a lot of water;

esta mesa coge mucho polvo al lado de la ventana this table gets very dusty o gathers a lot of dust next to the window

13. [empezar a sentir] [odio, afecto] to start to feel;

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

14. [adquirir] [costumbre, vicio, acento] to pick up;

los hijos cogen los hábitos de los padres children pick up the habits of their parents;

ha cogido la costumbre de cantar por las mañanas she has taken to singing in the mornings;

Comp
Fam
cogerle el truco o [m5] tranquillo a algo to get the knack of sth;

Comp
Fam
cogerla con alguien: la ha cogido con nosotros, y no deja de molestarnos she's got it in for us and never leaves us alone

15. [sintonizar] [canal, emisora] to get, to receive

16. [entender] to get;
[oír] to catch;
¿coges lo que te digo? do you get o understand what I'm saying to you?;

no cogió la indirecta she didn't take the hint;

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke;

cogí su comentario a mitad I only half heard what she said, I only caught half of what she said

17. [cobrar]
coger fuerzas to build up one's strength;

coger velocidad to gather o gain speed

18. [sujeto: vehículo] to knock over, to run over;
[sujeto: toro] to gore;
me cogió un coche, y ando con muletas I was run over o hit by a car, and I'm on crutches now;

le cogió un toro he was gored by a bull

19. [abarcar] [espacio] to cover, to take up;

estas oficinas cogen tres plantas del edificio these offices take up o occupy three floors of the building

20. [elegir] to choose;

cogió un mal momento para anunciar el resultado she chose a bad moment to announce the result

21. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales con] to screw, to fuck;

coger a alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ vi

1. [situarse] to be;

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

2. [dirigirse]
coger a la derecha/la izquierda to turn right/left;

coge por la calle de la iglesia take the church road

3. [enraizar] to take;

los rosales han cogido the roses have taken

4. [contestar al teléfono] to answer;

llevo un rato llamando, pero no cogen I've been calling for a while now, but there's no answer o they don't answer

5. [indicando acción repentina]
cogió y se fue she upped and went;

de pronto cogió y me insultó he turned round and insulted me;

si seguimos así, cojo y me marcho if we carry on like this, I'm off

6. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales] to screw, to fuck;

coger con alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ See also the pronominal verb cogerse

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coger

I v/t

1 ( asir) take (hold of); del suelo pick up

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 ladrón, enfermedad catch

4 TRANSP catch, take;

coger el tren/bus catch the train/bus

5 ( entender) get

6 emisora de radio pick up

II v/i

1 en un espacio fit

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 de una planta take, take root

4

:

coger por la primera a la derecha take the first right

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coger {15} vt

1) : to seize, to take hold of

2) : to catch

3) : to pick up

4) : to gather, to pick

5) : to gore

♦ See also the reflexive verb cogerse

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coger vb

1. (tomar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

coge un trozo más grande take a bigger piece

¿quién ha cogido mi libro? who's taken my book?

voy a coger un poco más de tortilla I'm going to have some more omelette

2. (pillar) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

quiero coger el tren de las 10.30 I want to catch the 10.30 train

ha cogido la gripe she's caught the flu

¿a que no me coges? I bet you can't catch me

3. (entender) to get

no he cogido el chiste I didn't understand the joke

4. (fruta, flor) to pick

hemos cogido unas moras we've picked some blackberries

5. (emisora, canal) to pick up

no cojo el canal local I can't pick up the local channel

6. (tomar prestado) to borrow

te cojo el diccionario, ¿vale? I'm just borrowing your dictionary, OK?

coger de camino to be on your way

te llevo a tu casa, me coge de camino I'll take you home, it's on my way

Spanish-English dictionary > coger
9 arrancar

v.

1 to uproot (sacar de su sitio) (árbol).

arrancar a alguien de un sitio (figurative) to shift somebody from somewhere

2 to start (poner en marcha) (coche, máquina).

El carro no arranca The car won't start.

3 to set off.

4 to pull out, to break off, to break away, to pluck.

Juana arrancó las hierbas Johanna pulled out the weeds.

5 to start up, to boot up, to boot, to get started.

Ricardo arrancó el auto sin problemas Richard started the car up without trouble

6 to begin, to start.

Arrancamos el año con optimismo We began the year with optimism.

7 to blow off.

El huracán arrancó las plantas The hurricane blew off the plants.

8 to avulse, to pull off forcibly.

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arrancar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (árbol) to uproot; (flor) to pull up

2 (plumas, cejas) to pluck; (cabello, diente) to pull out; (con violencia - página) to tear out

3 (arrebatar) to snatch, grab

■ me arrancó el bolso he snatched my bag

4 (obtener - aplausos, sonrisa) to get; (- confesión, información) to extract

5 (rescatar) to rescue, save

■ intentaron arrancarle de la droga they tried to get him off drugs

6 (coche) to start

► verbo intransitivo

1 (partir) to begin, start

2 (salir) to go, leave

3 (coche) to start; (tren) to pull out

4 figurado (provenir) to stem (de, from)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arrancar a correr to break into a run

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verb

1) to pull out, tear out

2) pluck

3) snatch

4) start

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1. VT

1) (=sacar de raíz)

a) [+ planta, pelo] to pull up; [+ clavo, diente] to pull out; [+ pluma] to pluck; [+ ojos] to gouge out; [+ botón, esparadrapo, etiqueta] to pull off, tear off; [+ página] to tear out, rip out; [+ cartel] to pull down, tear down

he estado arrancando las malas hierbas del jardín — I've been pulling up the weeds in the garden

le arrancó la oreja de un mordisco — he bit off his ear

azulejos arrancados de las paredes de una iglesia — tiles that have been pulled off the walls of a church

b) [explosión, viento] to blow off

una explosión le arrancó las dos piernas — an explosion blew both his legs off

el vendaval ha arrancado varios árboles — the gale has uprooted several trees

el golpe le arrancó dos dientes — the blow knocked two of his teeth out
cuajo, raíz
c) (Med) [+ flema] to bring up

2) (=arrebatar) to snatch (a, de from)
[con violencia] to wrench (a, de from)
le arrancó al niño de los brazos — she snatched the baby from his arms

no podían arrancarle el cuchillo — they were unable to get the knife off him, they were unable to wrest o wrench the knife from him

el viento me lo arrancó de las manos — the wind blew it out of my hands, the wind snatched it from my hands más frm

3) (=provocar) [+ aplausos] to draw; [+ risas] to provoke, cause

el tenor arrancó una gran ovación — the tenor received a great ovation

hemos conseguido arrancarle una sonrisa — we managed to get a smile out of him

el beso arrancó algunos suspiros entre el público — when they kissed part of the audience let out a sigh

• arrancar las lágrimas a algn — to bring tears to sb's eyes

4) (=separar)

• arrancar a algn de — [+ lugar] to drag sb away from; [+ éxtasis, trance] to drag sb out of; [+ vicio] to wean sb off a bad habit

no había forma de arrancarla del teléfono — there was no way I could drag her away from the phone

5) (=obtener) [+ apoyo] to gain, win; [+ victoria] to snatch; [+ confesión, promesa] to extract; [+ sonido, nota] to produce

no hubo forma de arrancarle una palabra — we couldn't get a word out of him

• arrancar información a algn — to extract information from sb, get information out of sb

6) (Aut) [+ vehículo, motor] to start

un motor de los que se arrancan con manivela — an engine that you crank up

7) (Inform) [+ ordenador] to boot, boot up, start up

tengo problemas para arrancar el ordenador — I have problems starting up o booting the computer

2. VI

1) [vehículo, motor] to start

el coche no arranca — the car won't start o isn't starting

esperé hasta que arrancó el tren — I waited until the train left

2) (=moverse) to get going, get moving

¡venga, arranca! — * come on, get going o get moving!, come on, get a move on! *

3) (=comenzar) to start

¿desde dónde arranca el camino? — where does the road start?

el momento donde arrancó nuestra relación — the moment when our relationship started

• arrancar a hacer algo — to start doing sth, start to do sth

arrancó a hablar a los dos años — she started talking o to talk when she was two

arrancó a cantar/llorar — he broke o burst into song/tears

• arrancar de — to go back to, date back to

esta celebración arranca del siglo XV — this celebration dates o goes back to the 15th century

problemas que arrancan de muy antiguo — problems that go back a long way

4) (Náut) to set sail

5) (Arquit) [arco] to spring (de from)

6) Chile
* (=escapar)
salieron arrancado — they ran away

arranquemos de aquí — let's get away from here

tuvieron que arrancar del país — they had to get out of the country

- arrancar a perderse

3.

See:

arrancarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull off

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso — he snatched her bag

2) <confesión/declaración> to extract

no hay quien le arranque una palabra — no one can get a word out of him

consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa — she managed to get a smile out of him

3) <motor/coche> to start
2.
arrancar vi

1)

a) motor/vehículo to start

el tren está a punto de arrancar — the train is about to leave

no arranques en segunda! — don't try and move off in second gear!

b) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get going

no hay quien lo haga arrancar — it's impossible to get him going

c) ( empezar)

arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing

2) (provenir, proceder)

a) costumbre to originate

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV — this tradition dates from the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias — that's where all his misfortunes stem from

b) carretera to start

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away

arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
3.
arrancarse v pron

1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off

2) (Taur) to charge

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away

arrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull off

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso — he snatched her bag

2) <confesión/declaración> to extract

no hay quien le arranque una palabra — no one can get a word out of him

consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa — she managed to get a smile out of him

3) <motor/coche> to start
2.
arrancar vi

1)

a) motor/vehículo to start

el tren está a punto de arrancar — the train is about to leave

no arranques en segunda! — don't try and move off in second gear!

b) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get going

no hay quien lo haga arrancar — it's impossible to get him going

c) ( empezar)

arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing

2) (provenir, proceder)

a) costumbre to originate

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV — this tradition dates from the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias — that's where all his misfortunes stem from

b) carretera to start

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away

arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
3.
arrancarse v pron

1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off

2) (Taur) to charge

3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away

arrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody

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arrancar¹

¹ = rip off, wrench, pluck up, rip + open, pluck out, strip off, winkle out, pull up, rip.

Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.

Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

Ex: Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.

Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

* abrir arrancando = rip + open.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.

* arrancar de = wretch from.

* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.

* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien = scalp.

* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.

* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien = scalp.

* arrancar + Nombre + de = wring + Nombre + out of/from.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arrancar una página = tear out + page.

arrancar²

² = boot, boot up, crank up.

Ex: In computer science to boot means to start up a computer system.

Ex: Since then, the computer has started to make a whirring noise everytime it is booted up.

Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.

* al arrancar = at startup.

* arrancar con cables = jump-start [jump start].

* arrancar + Sistema Operativo = start + Sistema Operativo.

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arrancar [A2 ]

vt

A ‹hoja de papel/página› to tear out; ‹etiqueta› to tear o rip off; ‹esparadrapo› to pull off; ‹botón› to tear o rip o pull off; ‹planta› to pull up; ‹flor› to pick; ‹diente› to pull out

arrancó la planta de raíz she pulled the plant up by the roots, she uprooted the plant

le arrancó un mechón de pelo he pulled out a clump of her hair

no le arranques hojas al libro don't tear pages out of the book

arrancó la venda he tore off the bandage

me arrancó la carta de las manos she snatched the letter out of my hands

hubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her

le arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag, he grabbed her bag from her

cuando se apoltrona no hay quien consiga arrancarlo de casa when he gets into one of his stay-at-home moods it's impossible to drag him out

arrancar a algn de los brazos del vicio ( liter); to rescue sb from the clutches of evil ( liter)

el teléfono lo arrancó de sus pensamientos the sound of the telephone brought him back to reality with a jolt

B ‹confesión/declaración› to extract

consiguieron arrancarle una confesión they managed to extract a confession from o get a confession out of her

no hay quien le arranque una palabra de lo ocurrido no one can get a word out of him about what happened

por fin consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa she finally managed to get a smile out of him

C ‹motor/coche› to start; ( Inf) to boot; ( Inf) to boot (up)

■ arrancar

vi

A

1 ( Auto, Mec) «motor/vehículo» to start

el coche no arranca the car won't start

el tren está a punto de arrancar the train is about to leave

¡no arranques en segunda! don't try and move off o pull away in second gear!

2 (moverse, decidirse) ( fam):

no hay quien lo haga arrancar it's impossible to get him moving o to get him off his backside ( colloq)

tarda horas en arrancar it takes him hours to get started o to get down to doing anything ( colloq)

3 (empezar) arrancar A + INF to start to + INF, to start -ING

arrancó a llorar he burst into tears, he started crying o to cry

B (provenir, proceder)

1 «problema/crisis/creencia»: arrancar DE algo; to stem FROM sth

esta tradición arranca del siglo XIV this tradition dates from o back to the 14th century

de allí arrancan todas sus desgracias that's where all his misfortunes stem from

2 «carretera» to start

la senda que arranca de or en este punto the path that starts from this point

3 ( Const):

el punto del cual arranca el arco the point from which the arch springs o stems

de la pared arrancaba un largo mostrador a long counter came out from o jutted out from the wall

C ( Inf) to boot up

volver* a arrancar to reboot

D «toro» to charge

E ( Chi fam) (huir) to run off o away arrancar DE algo/algn to get away FROM sth/sb

fueron los primeros en arrancar del país they were the first to get out of o skip the country ( colloq)

arrancar a perderse ( Chi fam); to be off like a shot ( colloq)

■ arrancarse

v pron

A ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out; ‹piel› to pull off; ‹botón› to pull off

B

1 ( Taur) to charge

2 ( Mús):

arrancarse por sevillanas to break into dance o into a sevillana ; sevillanas

C

1 ( Chi fam) (huir) to run away

se les arrancó el prisionero the prisoner got away from them o ran away ( colloq)

arrancarse DE algo/algn to run away FROM sth/sb

2 ( Chi fam) «precios» to shoot up ( colloq)

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arrancar ( conjugate arrancar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ hoja de papel› to tear out;
‹ etiqueta› to tear off;
‹botón/venda› to pull off;
‹ planta› to pull up;
‹ flor› to pick;
‹diente/pelo› to pull out;
◊ le arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag

2 ‹confesión/declaración› to extract
3 ‹motor/coche› to start
verbo intransitivo [motor/vehículo] to start
arrancarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out;
‹piel/botón› to pull off
2 (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away
arrancar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una planta) to uproot, pull up
arrancar de raíz, to uproot
2 (una página) to tear out
(un diente) to pull out
3 fig (una confesión) to extract
4 (mover) no había manera de arrancar a Rodrigo de allí, it was impossible to pull Rodrigo away
5 Auto Téc to start
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto Téc to start
2 (empezar) to begin: estábamos tan tranquilos y de repente arrancó a llorar, everything was quiet when he suddenly started crying
' arrancar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- mala
- malo
- calentar
- cuajo
- raíz
English:
boot
- crank
- dig up
- extract
- get
- light
- pick off
- pluck
- pull away
- pull off
- pull up
- rip off
- root out
- root up
- scalp
- start
- start up
- tear
- tear away
- tear off
- tear out
- tear up
- wrench
- yank
- dig
- draw
- exact
- jump
- kick
- move
- pull
- push
- rip
- root
- strip
- up

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arrancar

♦ vt

1. [sacar de su sitio] [árbol] to uproot;
[malas hierbas, flor] to pull up; [cable, página, pelo] to tear out; [cartel, cortinas] to tear down; [muela] to pull out, to extract; [ojos] to gouge out; [botón, etiqueta] to tear o rip off;
arranqué el póster de la pared I tore the poster off the wall;

arrancar la cabellera a alguien to scalp sb;

arrancar de cuajo o [m5] de raíz [árbol] to uproot;
[brazo, pierna] to tear right off; Fig
arrancar a alguien de un sitio to shift sb from somewhere;
Fig
arrancar a alguien de las drogas/del alcohol to get sb off drugs/alcohol

2. [arrebatar]
arrancar algo a alguien to grab o snatch sth from sb;

arrancar algo de las manos de alguien to snatch sth out of sb's hands;

tenía el bolso muy bien agarrado y no se lo pudieron arrancar she was holding on very tight to her handbag and they couldn't get it off her;

el vigilante consiguió arrancarle el arma al atracador the security guard managed to grab the robber's gun;

el Barcelona consiguió arrancar un punto en su visita a Madrid Barcelona managed to take a point from their visit to Madrid;

la oposición arrancó varias concesiones al gobierno the opposition managed to win several concessions from the government

3. [poner en marcha] [coche, máquina] to start;
Informát to start up, to boot (up)
4. [obtener]
arrancar algo a alguien [confesión, promesa, secreto] to extract sth from sb;
[sonrisa, dinero, ovación] to get sth out of sb; [suspiro, carcajada] to bring sth from sb;
no consiguieron arrancarle ninguna declaración they failed to get a statement out of him

♦ vi

1. [partir] to leave;

¡corre, que el autobús está arrancando! quick, the bus is about to leave;

el Tour ha arrancado finalmente the Tour has finally got o is finally under way

2. [máquina, coche] to start;

no intentes arrancar en segunda you shouldn't try to start the car in second gear

3. [empezar] to get under way, to kick off;

ya arrancó la campaña electoral the election campaign is already under way;

el festival arrancó con un concierto de música clásica the festival got under way o kicked off with a classical music concert;

empataron al poco de arrancar la segunda mitad they equalized shortly after the second half had got under way o kicked off

4. Fam
arrancar a hacer algo [persona] to start doing o to do sth;

arrancó a llorar de repente she suddenly started crying, she suddenly burst into tears

5. [provenir]
la tradición arranca de la Edad Media the tradition dates back to the Middle Ages;

el río arranca de los Andes the river has its source in the Andes;

todos los problemas arrancan de una nefasta planificación all the problems stem from poor planning

♦ See also the pronominal verb arrancarse

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arrancar

I v/t

1 planta, página pull out

2 vehículo start (up)

3 ( quitar) snatch;

le arrancaron el bolso they snatched her purse

II v/i

1 de vehículo, máquina start (up)

2 INFOR boot (up)

3

:

arrancar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth

4 Chi ( huir) run away

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arrancar {72} vt

1) : to pull out, to tear out

2) : to pick, to pluck (a flower)

3) : to start (an engine)

4) : to boot (a computer)

arrancar vi

1) : to start an engine

2) : to get going

♦ See also the reflexive verb arrancarse

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arrancar vb

1. (sacar) to pull out

el dentista me ha arrancado un diente I've had a tooth out

2. (página) to tear out [pt. tore; pp. torn]

arrancó una hoja del libro she tore a page out of the book

3. (planta) to pull up

han arrancado todas las plantas all the plants have been pulled up

4. (arrebatar) to snatch

me arrancó el libro de las manos he snatched the book out of my hands

5. (motor, coche) to start

el motor no arranca the engine won't start

Spanish-English dictionary > arrancar
10 płacz

m (G płaczu) 1. zw. sg (łzy) crying
- wybuch płaczu a flood of tears

- oczy czerwone od płaczu eyes red from crying

- wybuchnąć płaczem to burst out crying

- zanosić się płaczem a. od płaczu to cry wildly

- powstrzymać się od płaczu to choke back a. hold back one’s tears

- powiedzieć coś z płaczem to say sth crying

- płaczem niczego nie załatwisz crying won’t get you anywhere

- być bliskim płaczu to be on the verge of tears

- zbierało jej się na płacz she was about to cry

- zza drzwi dochodził cichy płacz there was soft crying from behind the door

- słychać było głośne płacze loud crying could be heard

- skończyć się płaczem [zabawa, gra] to end in tears

- ona nagle (uderzyła) w płacz! she suddenly burst into tears!
2. przen. (narzekanie) lament
- podnieść płacz z powodu czegoś to start lamenting sth
3. przen. (odgłos) wail
- płacz wiolonczeli the wail of a cello

- płacz wiatru za oknami the wail of the wind outside

- płacz psa the whining of a dog
4. Ogr. bleeding
■ będzie płacz i zgrzytanie zębów Bibl. there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth; żart. someone’s going to be very sorry!

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-u; -e

crying, weeping

wybuchnąć płaczem — ( perf) to burst into tears

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płacz

mi

Gen.pl. -ów cry; komuś jest do płaczu sb is on the brink of tears; powstrzymywać się od płaczu fight back tears; wybuchnąć płaczem burst into tears.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > płacz
11 nuż

Ⅰ part. a nuż (z nadzieją) perhaps, maybe; (z obawą) what if?
- a nuż się uda it may a. might just work; you never know, it might work
Ⅱ inter. przest. suddenly, just
- ona nuż w płacz she just burst into tears

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part

a nuż... — what if...

a nuż nie przyjdzie? — what if he doesn't come?

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nuż

particle

and if, what if; a nuż przyjdzie? and what if he/she comes?

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nuż
12 romper

v.

1 to break.

romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear something to pieces

Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.

Su voz rompe el silencio His voice breaks the silence.

2 to break.

3 to break (empezar) (día).

al romper el alba o día at daybreak

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing something

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romper a reír to burst out laughing

4 to break (olas).

5 to wear out.

6 to break (interrumpir) (monotonía, silencio, hábito).

7 to break off.

Su ira rompe nuestra amistad His anger breaks off our friendship.

8 to tear, to tear up.

Ellos rompieron los papeles They tore the papers.

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romper

(pp roto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to break; (papel, tela) to tear; (cristal, loza) to smash, shatter

2 (rajar, reventar) to split

3 (gastar) to wear out

4 (relaciones) to break off

5 figurado (ley) to break, violate; (contrato) to break

6 figurado (cerca, límite) to break through, break down

7 (empezar) to initiate, begin

■ romper las hostilidades to initiate hostilities

8 figurado (interrumpir) to break, interrupt

■ romper el silencio to break the silence

9 (mar, aire) to cleave

► verbo intransitivo

1 (acabar - con algo) to break; (- con alguien) to split up, US break up

■ romper con el pasado to break with one's past

■ rompieron hace un mes they broke up a month ago

2 (olas, día) to break

■ al romper el día at daybreak

3 (flores) to bloom, blossom

4 romper a + inf figurado (empezar) to burst out

■ romper a reír to burst out laughing

5 romper en + sust figurado (prorrumpir) to burst into

■ romper en llanto to burst into tears

► verbo pronominal romperse

1 (gen) to break

■ se me ha roto esta uña I've broken this nail

2 (papel, tela) to tear, rip

■ se me han roto las medias I've ripped my stockings

3 (rajarse, reventarse) to split

■ la bolsa se ha roto the bag has split open

4 (desgastarse) to wear out

■ se me han roto los zapatos my shoes are worn out

5 (coche) to break down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de rompe y rasga familiar resolute, determined

romper con alguien to quarrel with somebody, fall out with somebody

romper el fuego MILITAR to open fire

romper el hielo figurado to break the ice

romper una lanza por alguien figurado to defend somebody

romperle la cara a alguien / romperle las narices a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

romperse la cabeza (pensar) to rack one's brains 2 (herirse) to split one's head open

romperse por la mitad to break in half, split in half

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verb

1) to break

2) smash, shatter

3) rip, tear

•

- romper a

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(pp roto)
1. VT

1) (=partir, destrozar)

a) [intencionadamente] [+ juguete, mueble, cuerda] to break; [+ rama] to break, break off; [+ vaso, jarrón, cristal] to break, smash

los ladrones entraron rompiendo la puerta a patadas — the burglars got in by kicking down the door

la onda expansiva rompió los cristales — the shock wave broke o smashed the windows

b) (=rasgar) [+ tela, vestido, papel] to tear, rip

¡cuidado, que vas a romper las cortinas! — careful, you'll tear o rip the curtains!

se disgustó tanto con la carta que la rompió en pedazos — he was so angry about the letter that he tore o ripped it up

c) [por el uso] [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out

d) [+ barrera] (lit) to break down, break through; (fig) to break down

tratan de romper barreras en el campo de la informática — they are trying to break down barriers in the area of computing

romper la barrera del sonido — to break the sound barrier

e)

romper aguas —

todavía no ha roto aguas — her waters haven't broken yet

- romper la cara a algn

- romper el hielo

- romper una lanza en favor de algn/algo

no haber roto un plato —

se comporta como si no hubiera roto un plato en su vida — he behaves as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

de rompe y rasga —

es una mujer de rompe y rasga — she's not someone to mess with

- quien rompe paga
esquema, molde
2) (=terminar) [+ equilibrio, silencio, maleficio, contrato] to break; [+ relaciones, amistad] to break off

hagamos algo distinto que rompa la rutina — let's do something different to break the routine

la patronal ha roto el pacto con los sindicatos — employers have broken the agreement with the unions

romper la racha de algo — to break a run of sth

romper el servicio a algn — (Tenis) to break sb's service

3) (Mil) [+ línea, cerco] to break, break through

¡rompan filas! — fall out!

romper (el) fuego — to open fire

romper las hostilidades — to start hostilities

4) (Agr) [+ tierra] to break, break up

5) Arg, Uru *** (=molestar) to piss off ***

deja de romperme — stop pissing me off ***

2. VI

1) [olas] to break

2) (=salir) [diente] to come through; [capullo, flor] to come out

romper entre algo — to break through sth, burst through sth

los manifestantes rompieron entre el cordón de seguridad — the demonstrators broke o burst through the security cordon

3) [alba, día] to break

al romper el alba — at crack of dawn, at daybreak

4) (=empezar)

romper a hacer algo — to (suddenly) start doing sth, (suddenly) start to do sth

rompió a proferir insultos contra todo el mundo — he suddenly started hurling o to hurl insults at everyone

al verme rompió a llorar — when he saw me he burst into tears

romper en llanto — to break down in tears

cuando rompa el hervor — when it comes to the boil

5) (=separarse) [pareja, novios] to split up

hace algún tiempo que rompieron — they split up some time ago

romper con — [+ novio, amante] to split up with, break up with; [+ amigo, familia] to fall out with; [+ aliado] to break off relations with; [+ tradición, costumbre, pasado] to break with; [+ imagen, tópico, leyenda] to break away from

ha roto con su novio — she has broken o split up with her boyfriend

Albania rompió con China en 1978 — Albania broke off relations with China in 1978

han roto con una tradición de siglos — they have broken with a centuries-old tradition

3.

See:

romperse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

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= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex. The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex. Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex. He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex. He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

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* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

* * *

= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

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romper [ E30 ]

vt

A

1 ‹taza› to break; ‹ventana› to break, smash; ‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap; ‹juguete/radio/silla› to break

2 ‹puerta› (tirándola abajo) to break down; (para que quede abierta) to break open

3 ‹hoja/póster› (rasgar) to tear; (en varios pedazos) to tear up

4 ‹camisa› to tear, split

B

1 ‹silencio/monotonía› to break; ‹tranquilidad› to disturb

2 ‹promesa/pacto› to break; ‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off

C

1 ( fam) ‹servicio› (en tenis) to break

2 ( esp AmL) ‹récord› to break

■ romper

vi

A

1 «olas» to break

2 ( liter); «alba/día» to break; «flores» to open, burst open, come out

salimos al romper el día we left at daybreak o at the crack of dawn

3

(empezar): cuando rompa el hervor when it reaches boiling point, when it comes to the boil o starts to boil

romper A + INF to begin o start to + INF

rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper EN algo:

romper en llanto to burst into tears

romper en sollozos to break into sobs, start sobbing

B «novios» to break up, split up romper CON algn ‹con un novio› to split o break up WITH sb; ‹con un amigo› to fall out WITH sb romper CON algo ‹con el pasado› to break WITH sth; ‹con una tradición› to break away FROM sth, break WITH sth

hay que romper con esas viejas creencias we have to break away from those old beliefs

este verso rompe con la estructura general del poema this verse departs from the general structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga: me lo dijo así, de rompe y rasga he told me like that, straight out ( colloq)

no se puede decidir así de rompe y rasga you can't just decide like that on the spur of the moment

mujeres de rompe y rasga strong-minded women

C ( RPl vulg) (molestar) to bug ( colloq)

■ romperse

v pron

1 «vaso/plato» to break, smash, get broken o smashed; «papel» to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; «televisor/lavadora/ascensor» ( RPl) to break down

2 «pantalones/zapatos» to wear out

se me rompieron los calcetines por el talón my socks have worn through o gone through at the heel

3 ‹brazo/pierna/muñeca› to break

se rompió el tobillo he broke his ankle

4

( RPl fam) (esforzarse): no te rompas demasiado don't kill yourself ( colloq)

no se rompieron mucho con el regalo they didn't go to much trouble o expense over the gift ( colloq)

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romper ( conjugate romper) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹loza/mueble› to break;

‹ ventana› to break, smash;
‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap
b) ‹hoja/póster› ( rasgar) to tear;

( en varios pedazos) to tear up
c) ‹ camisa› to tear, split

2
a) ‹silencio/monotonía› to break;

‹ tranquilidad› to disturb
b) ‹promesa/pacto› to break;

‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off
verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ olas] to break

b) (liter) [ alba] to break;

◊ al romper el día at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar):

◊ rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

2 [ novios] to break up, split up;
romper CON algn ‹ con novio› to split o break up with sb;
romper CON algo ‹ con el pasado› to break with sth;
‹ con tradición› to break away from sth
romperse verbo pronominal
a) [vaso/plato] to break, smash, get broken o smashed;

[ papel] to tear, rip, get torn o ripped;
[televisor/ascensor] (RPl) to break down
b) [pantalones/zapatos] to wear out

c) ( refl) ‹brazo/pierna› to break

romper
I verbo transitivo
1 to break
(un cristal, una pieza de loza) to smash, shatter
(una tela, un papel) to tear (up): rompió el contrato en pedazos, he tore the contract into pieces
2 (relaciones, una negociación) to break off
3 (una norma) to fail to fulfil, break
(una promesa, un trato) to break
4 (el ritmo, sueño, silencio) to break
II verbo intransitivo
1 (empezar el día, etc) to break: al cabo de un rato rompió a hablar, after a while she started talking
rompió a llorar, he burst into tears
2 (poner un fin) to break [con, with]: he roto con el pasado, I've broken with the past
(relaciones de pareja) rompieron hace una semana, they broke up a week ago ➣ Ver nota en break
' romper' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- cascar
- congénere
- crisma
- dejar
- desligarse
- desordenar
- destrozar
- frágil
- hielo
- lanza
- partir
- regañar
- reñir
- echar
- espuma
- mameluco
- pacto
- promesa
- quebrar
English:
bash in
- break
- break into
- break off
- break up
- break with
- bust
- bust up
- crack
- dash
- fall out
- finish with
- ice
- monotony
- oath
- pound
- prompt
- rank
- relieve
- rupture
- sever
- smash
- snap
- snap off
- tear
- tear up
- chip
- fall
- half
- rip
- rompers
- shatter

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romper

♦ vt

1. [partir, fragmentar] to break;
[hacer añicos] to smash; [rasgar] to tear;
romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear sth to pieces;
Mil
¡rompan filas! fall out!;

Comp
Fam
romper la baraja to get annoyed;

Comp
Fam
o jugamos todos, o se rompe la baraja either we all play, or nobody does

2. [estropear] to break

3. [desgastar] to wear out

4. [interrumpir] [monotonía, silencio, hábito] to break;
[hilo del discurso] to break off; [tradición] to put an end to, to stop
5. [terminar] to break off

6. [incumplir] to break;

rompió su promesa de ayudarnos she broke her promise to help us

7.
romper el par [en golf] to break par

8.
romper el servicio de alguien [en tenis] to break sb's serve

9. RP Fam [fastidiar]
no me rompas give me a break;

no (me) rompas la paciencia you're trying my patience;
muy Fam
romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos a alguien to get on sb's tits;
muy Fam
dejá de romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos stop being such a pain in the Br arse o US ass

♦ vi

1. [terminar una relación]
romper (con alguien) to break up o split up (with sb);

rompió con su novia he broke up o split up with his girlfriend;

ha roto con su familia she has broken off contact with her family;

romper con la tradición to break with tradition;

rompió con el partido she broke with the party

2. [empezar] [día] to break;
[hostilidades] to break out;
al romper el alba o [m5] día at daybreak;

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing sth;

romper a llorar to burst into tears;

romper a reír to burst out laughing

3. [olas] to break

4. Fam [tener éxito] to be a hit;

un cantante que rompe a singer who's all the rage;

Comp

de rompe y rasga: es una mujer de rompe y rasga she's a woman who knows what she wants o knows her own mind

5. RP Fam [molestar] to be a pain;

¡no rompas! give me a break!

♦ See also the pronominal verb romperse

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romper

<part roto>

I v/t

1 break; ( hacer añicos) smash; tela, papel tear

2 relación break off

II v/i

1 break;

romper con alguien break up with s.o.

2

:

romper a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;

romper a llorar burst into tears, start crying

3

:

hombre de rompe y rasga strong-minded man

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romper {70} vt

1) : to break, to smash

2) : to rip, to tear

3) : to break off (relations), to break (a contract)

4) : to break through, to break down

5) gastar: to wear out

romper vi

1) : to break

al romper del día: at the break of day

2)

romper a : to begin to, to burst out with

romper a llorar: to burst into tears

3)

romper con : to break off with

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romper vb

1. (en general) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

¿quién ha roto el cristal? who broke the window?

se rompió el brazo he broke his arm

2. (papel, tela) to tear [pt. tore; pp. torn]

he roto la sábana I've torn the sheet

rompió la carta she tore the letter up

3. (desgastar ropa, zapatos) to wear out [pt. wore; pp. worn]

vas a romper los zapatos you're going to wear your shoes out

4. (acabar una relación) to split up [pt. & pp. split]

rompieron hace un mes they split up a month ago

rompió con su novio she split up with her boyfriend

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romperse la cabeza to split your head open

Spanish-English dictionary > romper
13 estallar

v.

1 to explode (explotar) (bomba).

si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burst

La bomba estalló de repente The bomb exploded suddenly.

2 to break out (sonar) (ovación).

La epidemia estalló The epidemic broke out.

3 to break out (guerra, epidemia).

ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted

4 to blow up, to blow one's top (expresarse bruscamente).

se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my top

estallar en sollozos to burst into tears

estallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing

¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!

5 to suffer a nervous breakdown, to crumble emotionally, to crack up, to crumble.

María estalló Mary suffered a nervous breakdown.

6 to explode all of a sudden, to appear suddenly, to blaze forth, to blaze out.

7 to explode on.

Nos estalló una mina A mine exploded on us

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estallar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (reventar) to explode, blow up

2 (neumático) to burst; (bomba) to explode, go off; (cristal) to shatter

3 (volcán) to erupt

4 (látigo) to crack

5 figurado (rebelión, epidemia) to break out

6 figurado (pasión, sentimientos) to burst

■ estallar en lágrimas to burst into tears

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verb

1) to explode

2) burst

3) break out

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VI

1) (=reventar) [pólvora, globo] to explode; [bomba] to explode, go off; [volcán] to erupt; [neumático] to burst; [vidrio] to shatter; [látigo] to crack

estallar en llanto — to burst into tears

el parabrisas estalló en pedazos — the windscreen shattered

hacer estallar — to set off; (fig) to spark off, start

2) [epidemia, guerra, conflicto, sublevación] to break out

cuando estalló la guerra — when the war broke out

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verbo intransitivo

a) bomba to explode; neumático to blow out, burst; globo to burst; cristal to shatter

hizo estallar el dispositivo — he detonated the device

un día de estos voy a estallar — one of these days I'm going to blow my top (colloq)

b) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to break

c) persona

estallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something

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= reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.

Ex. Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.

Ex. There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).

Ex. Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.

Ex. It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.

Ex. The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.

Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.

Ex. This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.

Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.

Ex. This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.

Ex. My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.

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* estallar a borbotones = splurt out.

* guerra + estallar = war + break out.

* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.

* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.

* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.

* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.

* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.

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verbo intransitivo

a) bomba to explode; neumático to blow out, burst; globo to burst; cristal to shatter

hizo estallar el dispositivo — he detonated the device

un día de estos voy a estallar — one of these days I'm going to blow my top (colloq)

b) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to break

c) persona

estallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something

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= reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.

Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.

Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).

Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.

Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.

Ex: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.

Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.

Ex: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.

Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.

Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.

Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.

* estallar a borbotones = splurt out.

* guerra + estallar = war + break out.

* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.

* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.

* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.

* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.

* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.

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estallar [A1 ]

vi

1 (explotar, reventar) «bomba» to explode; «neumático» to blow out, burst; «globo» to burst; «cristal» to shatter

la policía hizo estallar el dispositivo police detonated the device

el vestido le estallaba por las costuras her dress was literally bursting at the seams

un día de estos voy a estallar one of these days I'm going to blow my top ( colloq)

2 «guerra/revuelta» to break out; «tormenta» to break; «escándalo/crisis» to break

el conflicto estalló tras un incidente fronterizo the conflict blew up after a border incident

3

«persona»: estallar EN algo: estalló en llanto she burst into tears, she burst out crying

el público estalló en aplausos the audience burst into applause

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estallar ( conjugate estallar) verbo intransitivo
a) [ bomba] to explode;

[ neumático] to blow out, burst;
[ globo] to burst;
[ vidrio] to shatter;
◊ hizo estallar el dispositivo he detonated the device

b) [guerra/revuelta] to break out;

[tormenta/escándalo/crisis] to break
c) [ persona] ( ponerse furioso) to blow one's top (colloq);

estallar en algo ‹en llanto/carcajadas› to burst into sth
estallar verbo intransitivo
1 (reventar) to burst
(explotar) to explode, blow up, go off: a José le estalló la televisión, Jose's TV blew up
estalló el vaso, the glass shattered
2 (un suceso) to break out
3 fig (de rabia, etc) to explode
' estallar' also found in these entries:
English:
blow up
- break out
- burst
- erupt
- explode
- flare up
- let off
- live
- start
- blow
- break
- flare
- go
- let
- pop
- spark

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estallar vi

1. [reventar] [bomba] to explode, to go off;
[misil] to explode; [petardo] to go off; [neumático, globo] to burst; [volcán] to erupt; [cristal] to shatter; [olas] to break, to crash; [botón] to fly off; [cremallera, costura] to burst; [vestido, falda, pantalón] to split;
hacer estallar un artefacto explosivo to detonate an explosive device;

si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burst

2. [sonar] [ovación] to break out;
[látigo] to crack; [trueno] to crash
3. [desencadenarse] [guerra, revolución, disturbios, epidemia] to break out;
[tormenta] to break;
ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted

4. [expresarse bruscamente] to blow up, to blow one's top;

se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my top;

estallar en aplausos to burst into applause;

estallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing;

estallar en llanto o [m5] sollozos to burst into tears;

¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!

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estallar

v/i

1 explode

2 de guerra break out; de escándalo break;

estalló en llanto she burst into tears

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estallar vi

1) reventar: to burst, to explode, to erupt

2) : to break out

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estallar vb

1. (explotar) to explode

la bomba estalló delante del cuartel the bomb exploded outside the barracks

2. (romperse) to burst [pt. & pp. burst]

el niño estalló el globo the little boy burst the balloon

estalló en llanto she burst into tears

3. (sobrevenir) to break out [pt. broke; pp. broken]

estalló la guerra war broke out

Spanish-English dictionary > estallar
14 echar

v.

1 to throw.

echar algo a la basura to throw something in the bin

Ella echa la basura She throws the garbage.

2 to put.

echa esos pantalones a la lavadora put those trousers in the washing machine

3 to pour (añadir) (vino, agua).

échame más zumo, por favor (sal, azúcar) could you pour me some more juice, please?

4 to give (decir) (discurso).

5 to post(postcard, letter).

echar algo al correo to put something in the post, to post something, to mail something (United States)

6 to give off, to emit (humo, vapor, chispas).

está que echa humo (informal figurative) she's fuming

El silenciador echa gases tóxicos The muffler emits toxic gases.

7 to sprout, to shoot (hojas, flores).

Mi mata de café echó hojitas My coffee plant sprouted leaves.

8 to lie (down).

9 to tell (buenaventura).

echar las cartas (a alguien) to read somebody's fortune (in cards)

10 to fire, to turn out, to dismiss.

La empresa echó a los empleados The company fired the employees.

11 to put in, to add in, to pour, to pour in.

Ella le echó agua al balde She put water in the pail.

12 to cast out, to throw out, to ditch, to drop.

María echó al borracho Mary cast out the wino.

13 to blame, to attribute.

Le echó la culpa a Ricardo He attributed the blame to Ricardo.

14 to blurt out.

Nos echó una andanada de insultos He blurted out insults on us.

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echar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lanzar) to throw

■ echar monedas en la fuente to throw coins in the fountain

2 (dejar caer) to put, drop

3 (líquido) to pour; (comida) to give; (sal) to add, put in

4 (carta) to post, US mail

5 (expulsar) to throw out

■ lo han echado del cine he was thrown out of the cinema

6 (despedir de empleo) to sack, dismiss, fire

■ me han echado I've been sacked

7 (brotar, salir - plantas) to sprout; (- dientes) to cut; (- pelo) to grow

8 (decir) to tell

9 (emanar) to give out, give off

■ la caja de fusibles echa chispas sparks are coming out of the fuse box

10 (suponer, calcular) to guess

■ yo le echo 40 I think she's 40

11 (poner, aplicar) to put on, apply

12 (llave) to lock, turn; (cerrojo) to bolt, fasten

■ echa la llave lock the door, lock it

■ echa el cerrojo bolt the door, fasten the bolt

13 (multas, tributos) to give, impose

14 (en naipes) to deal

15 familiar (en el cine, teatro) to show, put on

■ echan una buena película en la tele there's a good film on TV

► verbo intransitivo

1 echar a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ echó a andar he began to walk

■ echó a correr she ran off

2 echar de + inf (dar)

■ echar de comer to feed

3 echar por (seguir, ir) to take, follow

■ echó por la izquierda he went left

► verbo pronominal echarse

1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself

2 (tenderse) to lie down

■ me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a bit

3 (ponerse) to put on

4 (novio, novia) to get oneself

5 echarse a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ se echó a reír he burst out laughing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a cara o cruz to toss for

echar a un lado to push aside

echar a perder to spoil

echar a suertes to draw lots

echar abajo→ link=echarechar por tierra

echar algo a suertes figurado to draw lots for something

echar barriga / echar carnes to put on weight

echar cuentas to calculate

echar de menos / echar en falta to miss

■ la echa de menos he misses her

echar el freno to put the brake on

echar en cara to blame

echar la buenaventura to tell somebody's fortune

echar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, splash out

echar las bases de to lay the foundations for

echar leña al fuego figurado to add fuel to the fire

echar maldiciones to curse

echar mano a algo to reach for something

echar mano de to make use of

echar pelillos a la mar figurado to bury the hatchet

echar por tierra (edificio) to demolish 2 (reputación etc) to ruin

echar un cigarrillo to smoke a cigarette

echar una mano to give a hand

echar una mirada / echar una ojeada to have a look, have a quick look

echar una parrafada to have a chat

echar una partida to play a game

echar una regañina a alguien / echar un sermón a alguien to tell somebody off

echar una siesta to have a siesta

echarse a perder (alimentos) to go bad 2 (personas) to go downhill

echarse a un lado to move to one side

echarse atrás (inclinarse) to lean back 2 (repensárselo) to have second thoughts, get cold feet

echárselas de familiar to claim to be

■ se las echa de valiente he claims to be brave

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verb

1) to throw, throw out

2) fire, dismiss

3) put forth

4) add

5) launch

6) put

•

- echar a perder
- echar de menos
- echarse
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Para las expresiones echar abajo, echar en cara, echar la culpa, echar en falta, echar de menos, echar a perder, echar raíces, echar a suertes, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=tirar) [+ pelota, piedra, dados] to throw; [+ basura] to throw away; [+ ancla, red] to cast; [+ moneda al aire] to toss; [+ mirada] to cast, give; [+ naipe] to deal

échame las llaves — throw me the keys

échalo a la basura — throw it away

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

- echarlas

2) (=poner) to put

echar carbón a la lumbre — to put coal on the fire

he echado otra manta en la cama — I've put another blanket on the bed

¿te echo mantequilla en el pan? — shall I put some butter on your bread?

échale un poco de azúcar a la mezcla — add a little sugar to the mixture

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)
leña 1)
3) (=verter) to pour

echó un poco de vino en un vaso — he poured some wine into a glass

echar cera en un molde — to pour wax into a mould

4) (=servir) [+ bebida] to pour; [+ comida] to give

échame agua — could you give {o} pour me some water?

¿te echo más whisky? — shall I pour you some more whisky?

no me eches tanto — don't give me so much

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

lo que le echen —

resiste lo que le echen — she can take whatever they throw at her

5) (=dejar salir)

la chimenea echa humo — smoke is coming out of the chimney

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *
chispa 1., 1), espuma 1), hostia 6), leche 9), peste 3), sangre 1)
6) (=expulsar) [de casa, bar, tienda, club] to throw out; [del trabajo] to fire *, sack *; [de colegio] to expel

cuando protesté me echaron — when I protested they threw me out

me echó de su casa — he threw me out of his house

lo han echado del colegio — he's been expelled from school

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

echar algo de sí — to get rid of sth, throw sth off

7) (=producir) [+ dientes] to cut; [+ hojas] to sprout

está empezando a echar barriga — he's starting to get a bit of a belly {o} paunch

¡vaya mal genio que has echado últimamente! — you've become {o} got really bad-tempered recently!

8) (=cerrar)

echar la llave/el cerrojo — to lock/bolt the door

echar el freno — to brake

echa la persiana — can you draw the blinds?

9) (=mover)

a) [+ parte del cuerpo]

echar la cabeza a un lado — to tilt {o} cock one's head to one side

echar el cuerpo hacia atrás — to lean back

b) (=empujando) to push

echar a algn a un lado — to push sb aside

echar atrás a la multitud — to push the crowd back

10) (=enviar) [+ carta] to post, mail (EEUU)

eché la carta en el buzón — I posted the letter

¿dónde puedo echar esta postal? — where can I post this postcard?

11) (=calcular) to reckon

¿cuántos kilos le echas? — how much do you think {o} reckon she weighs?

¿cuántos años le echas? — how old do you think {o} reckon he is?

échale una hora andando — you can reckon on it taking you an hour if you walk

12) (=dar) [+ discurso] to give, make

echar maldiciones — to curse

echar una reprimenda a algn — to tick sb off, give sb a ticking-off

he ido a que me echen las cartas — I've had my cards read

13) [con sustantivos que implican acciones] [+ trago, partida] to have

¿echamos un café? — shall we have a coffee?

salió al balcón a echar un cigarrillo — he went out onto the balcony for a smoke {o} cigarette

echar una multa a algn — to fine sb, give sb a fine
polvo 5), vistazo
14) [+ tiempo]

hay que echarle muchas horas — it takes a long time

de jóvenes nos echábamos nuestros buenos ratos de charla — we used to spend a lot of time talking when we were younger

esta semana he echado cuatro horas extras — I did four hours overtime this week

15) * [en cine, televisión] to show

echaron un programa sobre Einstein — there was a programme about Einstein on, they showed a programme about Einstein

¿qué echan en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

16) [+ cimientos] to lay

17) (Zool) [para procrear]

ha echado a su perra con un pastor alemán — he has mated his bitch with a German shepherd

18) Caribe, Cono Sur (=azuzar) [+ animal] to urge on

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO (=tirar)

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

ahora tienes que echar para adelante y olvidarte del pasado — you need to get on with your life and forget about the past

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

echa para allá — move up

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

echemos por aquí — let's go this way
echar a ({+ infin})
echar a correr — to break into a run, start running

echar a reír — to burst out laughing, start laughing

3.

See:

echarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex. He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex. As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex. Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex. Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex. The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

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* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

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echar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ echar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 lanzar, tirar

2 soltar

3 Juegos: cartas

B expulsar: persona

C echar: carta

D

1 pasar, correr

2 mover

E despedir: humo

F

1 echar: hojas

2 echar: dientes

Sentido II

A

1 poner

2 servir, dar

B

1 dirigir: sermón, discurso

2 imponer

C calcular

D dar: programa, película

E pasar: tiempo

Sentido III con sustantivos

Sentido IV

A echar abajo

B echar de ver

■ echar (verbo intransitivo)

A empezar

B dirigirse

C echar para adelante

■ echarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 tirarse, arrojarse

2 tumbarse, acostarse

3 apartarse, moverse

B

1 ponerse

2 echarse novio/novia

3 tragarse

C expulsar

D romper

E tardar

Sentido II echarse a + infinitivo

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (lanzar, tirar) to throw

echó la botella por la ventanilla she threw the bottle out of the window

lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin

echó una piedra al agua she threw a stone into the water

échame la pelota throw me the ball, throw the ball to me

echaron el ancla they cast their anchor o dropped anchor

echó la red he cast his net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back

echó la mano a la pistola he grabbed o made a grab for his gun

le echó los brazos al cuello she threw her arms around his neck

echar a algn a perder to spoil sb

echar algo a perder ‹sorpresa/preparativos› to spoil sth, ruin sth

ha luchado tanto y ahora lo echa todo a perder he's fought so hard and now he's throwing it all away

la helada echó a perder la cosecha the frost ruined the harvest

echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb

¿cuándo lo echaste de menos? when did you miss it o realize it was missing?

te echo mucho de menos I really miss you, I miss you terribly

2

(soltar): les echaron los perros they set the dogs on them

echó el semental a la yegua he put the mare to the stud

3 ( Juegos) ‹carta› to play, put down

echarle las cartas a algn to read sb's cards

B (expulsar) ‹persona› (de un trabajo) to fire ( colloq), to sack ( BrE colloq); (de un bar, teatro) to throw … out; (de un colegio) to expel

me echaron (del trabajo) I was fired, I got the sack ( BrE)

me echó de casa he threw o turned me out (of the house)

entre dos camareros lo echaron a la calle two of the waiters threw him out

C ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

D

1 (pasar, correr) ‹cortinas› to pull, draw

échale la llave lock it

la persiana estaba echada the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?

2

(mover): échalo a un lado push it to one side

lo echó para atrás she pushed ( o moved etc) it backward(s)

E

(expeler, despedir): echaba espuma por la boca he was foaming at the mouth

el motor echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the engine

el volcán echaba humo y lava the volcano was belching out smoke and lava

¡qué peste echa esa fábrica! ( fam); what a stink that factory gives off! ( colloq)

chispa² (↑ chispa (2))

F (producir)

1 ‹hojas› to sprout

la planta ya está echando flores the plant is already flowering

2 ‹dientes› to cut

estás echando barriga ( fam); you're getting a bit of a tummy ( colloq)

Sentido II

A

1 (poner) to put

le echaste mucha sal a la sopa you put too much salt in the soup

¿cuánto azúcar le echas al café? how many sugars do you take in your coffee?

echa esa camisa a la ropa sucia put that shirt in with the dirty laundry, put that shirt out for the wash

echa más leña al fuego put some more wood on the fire

¿qué te echaron los Reyes? ( Esp); ≈ what did Santa bring you?

échale valor y díselo ( fam); just pluck up your courage and tell him

2 (servir, dar) to give

échame un poquito de vino can you pour o give me a little wine?

¿te echo más salsa? do you want some more sauce?

tenía que echar de comer a los cerdos he had to feed the pigs

tengo que echarles de comer a los niños ( fam hum); I have to feed the children, I have to get the children's dinner ( o lunch etc)

lo que me/le echen ( Esp fam): yo, de trabajo, lo que me echen I'll do whatever needs doing ( colloq)

éste come lo que le echen he'll eat whatever's put in front of him ( colloq)

B

1 (dirigir) ‹sermón/discurso› (+ me/te/le etc):

me echó un sermón por llegar tarde ( fam); he gave me a real talking-to for being late ( colloq)

nos echó un discurso de dos horas ( fam); she gave us a two-hour lecture ( colloq)

le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

peste

2 ( fam) (imponer) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa he was fined, they gave him a fine, he got a fine

me echaron dos años I got two years ( colloq)

C ( fam) (calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

le echo 20 años I'd say he was 20, I'd put him at 20 ( colloq)

¿cuánto te costó? — ¿cuánto le echas? how much did it cost you? — how much do you think? o have a guess

de aquí a tu casa échale una media hora it's o it takes about half an hour from here to your house

D ( Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show

¿qué echan en el Imperial? what are they showing at the Imperial?, what's on at the Imperial?

¿qué echan en la tele esta noche? what's on TV tonight?

E ( Esp fam) (pasar) ‹tiempo› to spend

echamos un rato agradable con ellos we spent o had a pleasant few hours with them

Sentido III ( con sustantivos):

echar un cigarrillo ( fam); to have a cigarette

echar una firma ( fam); to sign

echar el freno to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda she gave o threw me a furious look

echaron unas manos de póquer they played o had a few hands of poker

cuenta¹ f A 1. (↑ cuenta (1)), culpa, mirada, partida, siesta, etc

Sentido IV

A

echar abajo ‹edificio› to pull down;

‹gobierno› to bring down; ‹proyecto› to destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

nos echó abajo la moral it undermined our morale

echaron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

tierra

B

echar de ver to notice, realize

se echa de ver que está muy triste it's obvious that o you can see that she's not very happy

■ echar

vi

A (empezar) echar A + INF to start o begin to + INF, start o begin -ING

al ver que lo seguían echó a correr when he saw they were following him he started to run o started running o broke into a run

echó a andar sin esperarnos he set off without waiting for us

el motor echó a andar a la primera the engine started (the) first time

las palomas echaron a volar the doves flew off

B

(dirigirse): echó calle abajo she went off down the street

echa por aquí a ver si podemos aparcar go down here to see if we can find a place to park

echaron por la primera calle a la derecha they took the first street on the right

C

echar para adelante or ( fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco, si no vas a bloquear la salida del garaje go forward a little, or else you'll block the garage exit

echa p'alante y verás cómo te sale bien go for it! everything will turn out all right, you'll see ( colloq)

echa p'alante, que ya llegamos keep going, we're nearly there

■ echarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

nos echamos al suelo we threw ourselves to the ground

se echó en sus brazos she threw o flung herself into his arms

se echó de cabeza al agua she dived into the water

échate hacia atrás lean back

la noche se nos echó encima night fell suddenly, it was night before we knew it

echarse a perder «comida» to go bad, go off ( BrE);

«proyecto/preparativos» to be ruined

se me echó a perder el televisor my television's broken

era muy bonita pero se ha echado a perder she used to be very pretty but she's lost her looks

desde que se ha juntado con ellos se ha echado a perder since he started hanging out with them he's gone off the rails ( colloq)

encima

2 (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

se echó en la cama he lay down on the bed

me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while, I'm going to have a lie-down ( BrE)

3 (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

se echó a un lado she moved to one side

me tuve que echar a la cuneta I had to go off the edge of the road

échate para allá y nos podremos sentar todos if you move over that way a bit we can all sit down

echarse atrás to back out

dijo que iba a venir, pero luego se echó atrás she said she was going to come, but then she changed her mind o pulled out o backed out

cuando vieron que iba a ser difícil se echaron atrás when they saw that it was going to be difficult, they got cold feet o backed out

echárselas ( Chi fam): el jefe no le quiso pagar más y se las echó the boss didn't want to pay him any more so he upped and left ( colloq)

se las echó cerro arriba he went off up the hill

echárselas de algo ( fam): se las echa de culto he likes to think he's cultured

se las echa de gran conocedor de vinos he claims to be o makes out he is a bit of a wine connoisseur, he likes to think of himself as o ( BrE) he fancies himself as a bit of a wine connoisseur ( colloq)

B

1 (ponerse) to put on

échate crema o te quemarás con este sol put some cream on or you'll burn in this sun

se echó el abrigo por los hombros she threw the coat around her shoulders

espalda

2 ( fam) ‹novio/novia›

se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

3 ( Méx fam) (tragarse) to drink

C (expulsar) ‹pedo›

¿quién se ha echado un pedo? who's let off o farted? ( colloq)

D ( Méx fam) (romper) to break

echarse a algn al plato ( Méx fam); to bump sb off ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (tardar) ‹horas/días› to take

Sentido II (empezar) echarse A + INF to start -ING o start to + INF

se echó a llorar he started crying o to cry, he burst into tears

se echaron a reír they started laughing o to laugh, they burst out laughing

se echó a correr cuesta abajo he ran o he set off at a run down the hill

sólo de pensarlo me echo a temblar just thinking about it gives me the shivers ( colloq)

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echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw;

◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echaron el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echar algo a perder to ruin sth;
echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb
b)

◊ echar abajo ‹ edificio› to pull down;

‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
a) (pasar, correr) ‹ cortinas› to pull, draw;

◊ échale (la) llave lock it;

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover):

◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side

5
a) (expeler, despedir) ‹olor/humo/chispas› to give off

b) ( producir) ‹ hojas› to sprout;

◊ ya está echando flores it's flowering already

1
a) ( poner) ‹leña/carbón› to put;

‹ gasolina› to put in;
◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

b) (servir, dar) to give;

◊ échame un poco de vino can you give me a little wine?

c) ‹ trago› to have

2
a) ‹sermón/discurso› (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ echarle la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb

3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ me eché al suelo I threw myself to the ground;

echarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echarse a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);

[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

◊ se echó a un lado she moved to one side;

échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echarse atrás to back out
2
a) ( ponerse) ‹crema/bronceador› to put on

b) ‹ cigarillo› to have

c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:

◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

d) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echarse a to start o begin to, start o begin;
◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;

las palomas se echaron a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añorar
- balón
- bautizar
- borda
- botar
- bronca
- buenaventura
- cabezada
- campana
- cana
- capote
- cara
- cierre
- correo
- extrañar
- falta
- guante
- jarra
- jarro
- leña
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- olvidarse
- papilla
- película
- perder
- peste
- polvo
- pulso
- resto
- saco
- salar
- sapo
- siesta
- sortear
- suerte
- tierra
- tirar
- vista
- vistazo
- amarra
- ancla
- barriga
- basura
- brote
- buzón
- calle
- carta
- casa
English:
anchor
- arm wrestle
- belch
- blame
- boot
- boot out
- brake
- browse
- bud
- cast
- catapult
- chase away
- chuck out
- demolish
- dip into
- discharge
- door
- doze
- draw
- evict
- explode
- eye
- fill out
- fire
- forget
- froth
- fuel
- fume
- glance down
- glance round
- hair
- hex
- jettison
- kick out
- lace
- launch
- lay
- lend
- lie down
- lock up
- look
- lot
- mail
- miss
- muck up
- peep
- post
- puff
- pull apart
- put

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echar

♦ vt

1. [tirar] to throw;
[red] to cast;
echar anclas, echar el ancla to drop anchor;

échame el balón throw me the ball;

echar algo a la basura to throw sth in the Br bin o US garbage can;

echar una moneda al aire to toss a coin;

échalo en la cesta de la ropa sucia put it in the dirty-clothes basket;

echar una piedra por la ventana to throw a stone through the window;

echar abajo [edificio] to pull down, to demolish;
[puerta] to break down; [gobierno] to bring down; [proyecto] to ruin
2. [meter, poner] to put;

echa suficiente ropa en la maleta make sure you pack enough clothes in your suitcase;

échalo en el asiento de atrás put it on the back seat;

echa esta camisa a la lavadora put that shirt in the washing machine;

echa una firma en esta postal sign o put your name on this postcard;

Comp

echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire;

Comp
Fam
echar el resto: queda sólo una semana, ahora hay que echar el resto there's only a week to go, so from now on we really have to give it our all

3. [carta, postal] to post, US to mail;

¿(me) podrías echar esta carta? could you post o US mail this letter (for me)?;

echó la carta al buzón y siguió caminando he put the letter in the postbox o US mailbox and walked on;

echar algo al correo to put sth in the post, to post sth, US to mail sth

4. [trago, sorbo] to take, to have;
[cigarrillo] to have
5. [vistazo] to take, to have;

le he echado una mirada, pero no me parece interesante I've had a look at it, but I don't think it's very interesting

6. [mover] [parte del cuerpo]
echa la pierna a un lado move your leg aside;

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;

echa los hombros para atrás y saca el pecho put your shoulders back and stick your chest out

7. [añadir] [vino, agua] to pour (a o en into); [sal, azúcar] to add (a o en to);
échame más agua, por favor could you pour me some more water, please?;

no me eches tanta azúcar en el café don't put so much sugar in my coffee

8. [dar] [comida, bebida] to give;

echa alpiste al canario give the canary some birdseed;

hay que echar agua a las plantas we need to water the plants;

Comp
Fam
lo que me/te/le etc[m5]. echen: [m5] Alberto come lo que le echen Alberto will eat whatever you put in front of him;

es un hombre muy paciente, aguanta lo que le eches he's a very patient man, he puts up with anything you can throw at him

9. [decir] [discurso, sermón] to give;
[reprimenda] to dish out; [piropo, cumplido] to pay;
echar una maldición a alguien to put a curse on sb;
Fam
le echaron una bronca por llegar tarde they told her off for arriving late;

me echó en cara que no le hubiera ayudado she reproached me for not helping her

10. [humo, vapor, chispas] to give off, to emit;

la fábrica echa mucho humo a la atmósfera the factory pours out a lot of smoke into the atmosphere;

Comp
Fam
está que echa humo he's fuming;

Comp
Fam
echar pestes o Méx [m5]madres: volvió de vacaciones echando pestes o Méx [m5] madres del lugar she came back from her Br holiday o US vacation cursing the place where she had stayed

11. [hojas, flores] to sprout, to shoot;
[raíces, pelo, barba] to begin to grow; [diente] to cut;
los almendros están echando flores the almond trees are beginning to flower;

está empezando a echar los dientes she's beginning to cut her teeth;
Fam
en los últimos meses ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch over the past few months

12. [expulsar]
echar a alguien (de) to throw sb out (of);

le han echado del partido he's been expelled from the party;

le echaron de clase por hablar con un compañero he was thrown o sent out of the class for talking to a friend

13. [despedir]
echar a alguien (de) to fire o sack sb (from);

¡que lo echen! fire him!, sack him!, kick him out!

14. [accionar]
echar la llave/el cerrojo to lock/bolt the door;

echar el freno to brake, to put the brakes on;
Fam Fig
¡echa el freno! ¿estás seguro de que podemos pagarlo? hold your horses, are you sure we can afford it?

15. [acostar] to lie (down);

¿has echado al bebé? have you put the baby to bed?

16. [tiempo]
le he echado dos semanas a este proyecto I've taken two weeks over this project, I've spent two weeks on this project;

echaron dos horas en llegar a Bogotá it took them two hours to get to Bogotá

17. [calcular]
¿cuántos años le echas? how old do you reckon he is?;

siempre me echan años de menos people always think I'm younger than I really am;

échale que de aquí a Málaga haya 600 kilómetros let's say it's about 600 kilometres from here to Malaga

18. [naipe, partida] to play;

te echo una carrera I'll race you;

¿echamos un dominó? shall we have a game of dominoes?

19. [buenaventura] to tell;

echar las cartas a alguien to read sb's fortune [from the cards]

20. [emplear]
le echó muchas ganas al asunto he went about it with a will;

le echan mucha ilusión a todo lo que hacen they put a lot of enthusiasm into everything they do;

échale más brío al pedaleo put a bit more energy into the pedalling;

los ladrones le echaron mucho ingenio the thieves showed a lot of ingenuity

21. Fam [sentencia]
le echaron diez años he got ten years

22. Fam [documento]
tengo que ir a echar una instancia al Ministerio I've got to go and hand in a form at the ministry

23. Esp Fam [en televisión, cine, teatro] to show;

¿qué echan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV o Br telly tonight?;

¿qué echan en el Rialto? what's on o showing at the Rialto?;

echan una película de acción they're showing an action movie

24. Am [animales] to urge on

25. [otras contrucciones]
echar a perder algo [vestido, alimentos, plan] to ruin sth;
[ocasión] to waste sth;
no puedes echar todo a perder, después de tanto esfuerzo you can't just throw it all away after all that effort;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth;

echar algo a suertes to draw lots for sth;

echar de menos to miss;

le echa mucho de menos he misses her a lot;

echo de menos mi casa I miss my house;
Chile
echarlas to run away;

echar algo por tierra to put paid to sth, to ruin sth;

eso echa por tierra todas nuestras esperanzas that dashes all our hopes

♦ vi

1. [encaminarse]
echar por la calle arriba to go o head up the street;

echar por la derecha to go (to the) right

2. [empezar]
echar a andar to set off;

echar a correr to break into a run;

echar a llorar to burst into tears;

echar a reír to burst out laughing;

echar a volar to fly off

♦ See also the pronominal verb echarse

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echar

I v/t

1 ( lanzar) throw; de un lugar throw out;

lo han echado del trabajo he’s been fired;

echar abajo pull down, destroy

2 humo give off

3 ( poner) put

4 carta mail, Br tb

post

5

:

echar la culpa a alguien blame s.o., put the blame on s.o.;

me echó 40 años he thought I was 40

II v/i

:

echar a start to, begin to;

echar a correr start o begin to run, start running

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echar vt

1) lanzar: to throw, to cast, to hurl

2) expulsar: to throw out, to expel

3) emitir: to emit, give off

4) brotar: to sprout, to put forth

5) despedir: to fire, to dismiss

6) : to put in, to add

7)

echar a perder : to spoil, to ruin

8)

echar de menos : to miss

echan de menos a su madre: they miss their mother

echar vi

1) : to start off

2)

echar a : to begin to

♦ See also the reflexive verb echarse

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echar vb

1. (tirar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

échame la pelota throw me the ball

2. (expulsar) to expel [pt. & pp. expelled] / to throw out

lo han echado del colegio he's been expelled from school

nos echó de su casa she threw us out of her house

3. (poner) to put [pt. & pp. put]

¿has echado sal al arroz? have you put any salt in the rice?

4. (dar) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

me has echado demasiado, no creo que pueda comérmelo you've given me too much I don't think I can eat it all

mi padre me ha echado un sermón my father gave me a lecture

5. (verter) to pour

échame un poco de zumo pour me some juice

6. (emitir) to give out

la chimenea echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the chimney

7. (jugar) to play / to have

¿echamos una partida de ajedrez? shall we have a game of chess?

8. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué echan hoy en televisión? what's on television tonight?

9. (calcular) to think [pt. & pp. thought] / to guess

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

te echo 25 años I think you're 25

echar a cara o cruz to toss a coin for it

echar a hacer algo to start doing something

echar de menos to miss

echar el cerrojo to bolt the door

echar una carta al buzón to post a letter

echar una mirada to look

Spanish-English dictionary > echar
15 انفجر

اِنْفَجَرَ \ blow up: to explode. burst: to be broken open by an inside force; explode: Pipes burst when water in them freezes. erupt: (of a volcano) to explode and throw out red-hot material. explode: to burst with a loud noise: The aircraft exploded when it fell. \ اِنْفَجَرَ (ضاحِكًا أو باكِيًا)‏ \ burst out: (laughing or crying) to suddenly begin laughing (or crying). \ اِنْفَجَرَ بِـ (الضَّحِك، البُكَاء، إلخ)‏ \ burst into: to break out into: She burst into tears. The car burst into flames.

Arabic-English dictionary > انفجر
16 hereinstürmen

v/i (trennb., ist -ge-), hereinstürzen v/i (trennb., ist -ge-): hereinstürmen (in + Akk) rush in(to)

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he|rein|stür|men
vi sep aux sein
to storm or come storming in ( in +acc -to)
* * *

((with in, into, through etc) to come or go suddenly or violently: He burst in without knocking; He burst into the room; She burst into tears.) burst

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he·rein|stür·men

vi to rush [or dash] in, to come rushing [or dashing] in

wütend kam er ins Zimmer hereingestürmt he stormed into the room angrily

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intransitives Verb; mit sein rush or dash in; come rushing or dashing in; (wütend) storm in; come storming in

* * *

hereinstürmen v/i (trennb, ist -ge-), hereinstürzen v/i (trennb, ist -ge-):

hereinstürmen (

in +akk) rush in(to)

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intransitives Verb; mit sein rush or dash in; come rushing or dashing in; (wütend) storm in; come storming in

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hereinstürmen
17 С-738

РАЗВОДИТЬ/РАЗВЕСТИ СЫРОСТЬ coll, often humor VP subj: human often impfv ( neg imper or infin with хватит, нечего etc)) to cry
X развёл сырость = X turned on the waterworks (the tears)

Neg Imper не разводи (хватит разводить) сырость - turn off the waterworks
(in limited contexts) quit blubbering.
(Лебедев:) Ну, все заревели! Квартет! Да будет вам сырость разводить! Матвей!.. Марфа Егоровна!.. Ведь этак и я... я заплачу... (Чехов4). (L.:) There, now, everyone's bawling! A quartet! That's enough. Turn off the waterworks! Matvei!...Marfa Egorovna!...If you keep it up, I...I'll start crying, too... (4a).

И вдруг Лизка охнула, пала на скамейку и расплакалась... Егорша в нерешительности остановился... «Ладно, - сказал он, неприязненно глядя на неё, - хватит сырость разводить» (Абрамов 1). Then suddenly she (Lizka) groaned, slumped onto the bench and burst into tears.... Egorsha stopped in indecision____"Okay," he said, looking at her with hostility. "Quit blubbering" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-738
18 развести сырость

• РАЗВОДИТЬ/РАЗВЕСТИ СЫРОСТЬ coll, often humor

[VP; subj: human; often impfv (neg Imper or infin with хватит, нечего etc)]

=====

⇒ to cry:

- X развёл сырость≈ X turned on the waterworks (the tears);

|| Neg Imper не разводи (хватит разводить) сырость≈ turn off the waterworks;

- [in limited contexts] quit blubbering.

♦ [Лебедев:] Ну, все заревели! Квартет! Да будет вам сырость разводить! Матвей!.. Марфа Егоровна!.. Ведь этак и я... я заплачу... (Чехов 4). [L.:] There, now, everyone's bawling! A quartet! That's enough. Him off the waterworks! Matvei!...Marfa Egorovna!...If you keep it up, I...I'll start crying, too... (4a).

♦ И вдруг Лизка охнула, пала на скамейку и расплакалась... Егорша в нерешительности остановился... "Ладно, - сказал он, неприязненно глядя на неё, - хватит сырость разводить" (Абрамов 1). Then suddenly she [Lizka] groaned, slumped onto the bench and burst into tears.... Egorsha stopped in indecision - "Okay," he said, looking at her with hostility. "Quit blubbering" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > развести сырость
19 разводить сырость

• РАЗВОДИТЬ/РАЗВЕСТИ СЫРОСТЬ coll, often humor

[VP; subj: human; often impfv (neg Imper or infin with хватит, нечего etc)]

=====

⇒ to cry:

- X развёл сырость≈ X turned on the waterworks (the tears);

|| Neg Imper не разводи (хватит разводить) сырость≈ turn off the waterworks;

- [in limited contexts] quit blubbering.

♦ [Лебедев:] Ну, все заревели! Квартет! Да будет вам сырость разводить! Матвей!.. Марфа Егоровна!.. Ведь этак и я... я заплачу... (Чехов 4). [L.:] There, now, everyone's bawling! A quartet! That's enough. Him off the waterworks! Matvei!...Marfa Egorovna!...If you keep it up, I...I'll start crying, too... (4a).

♦ И вдруг Лизка охнула, пала на скамейку и расплакалась... Егорша в нерешительности остановился... "Ладно, - сказал он, неприязненно глядя на неё, - хватит сырость разводить" (Абрамов 1). Then suddenly she [Lizka] groaned, slumped onto the bench and burst into tears.... Egorsha stopped in indecision - "Okay," he said, looking at her with hostility. "Quit blubbering" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разводить сырость
20 saltar

v.

1 to jump (over).

saltó de o desde una ventana she jumped out of o from a window

saltar sobre alguien to set upon somebody (abalanzarse)

saltar a la cuerda to skip (peninsular Spanish)

saltar a la comba to skip (peninsular Spanish)

saltar de un tema a otro to jump (around) from one subject to another

La rana salta The frog jumps.

2 to jump up.

saltar de la silla to jump out of one's seat

3 to jump, to shoot (salir disparado) (object).

4 to go off (alarma).

hacer saltar to set off

5 to explode, to blow up.

el automóvil saltó por los aires the car was blown into the air

han saltado los plomos the fuses have blown

6 to break.

7 to explode (reaccionar bruscamente).

saltar a la mínima to be quick to lose one's temper

8 to skip, to miss out.

9 to bound.

10 to jump over, to leap over, to climb over, to jump.

El chico salta el río The boy jumps over the river.

11 to pop, to protrude.

Estaba tan asustado que sus ojos saltaron He was so scared his eyes popped.

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saltar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to jump, leap

■ saltó de la cama she jumped out of bed

■ saltamos del muro we jumped off the wall

2 (en paracaídas) to parachute

3 (romperse) to break; (estallar) to burst

4 (desprenderse) to come off

5 (tapón, corcho) to pop out, pop off

6 figurado (enfadarse) to blow up, explode

■ salta por todo he flies off the handle at the slightest thing

7 figurado (de una cosa a otra) to jump, skip

8 figurado (decir) to come out ( con, with); (contestar) to answer ( con, with)

■ saltó con una tontería he came out with a silly remark

9 figurado (de un cargo, empleo) to be thrown out

■ saltó de la vicepresidencia por corrupción he was thrown out as vice president because of corruption

► verbo transitivo

1 figurado (salvar de un salto) to jump (over), leap (over)

2 (arrancar) to pull off

3 (ajedrez etc) to jump

4 figurado (omitir) to skip, miss out

► verbo pronominal saltarse

1 (ley etc) to ignore

2 (omitir) to skip, miss out

3 (desprenderse) to come off; (- lentilla) to fall out

■ se le saltó un botón one of her buttons came off

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar a la que salta (estar atento) to be always on the look out for an opportunity 2 (enfadarse por todo) to have a short fuse

hacer saltar to blow up

hacer saltar las lágrimas a alguien figurado to bring tears to somebody's eyes

saltar a la cuerda / saltar a la comba to skip

saltar a la vista figurado to be obvious, be as plain as the nose on one's face

saltar de alegría figurado to jump for joy

saltar en pedazos to break into pieces, smash to bits

saltar sobre alguien figurado to pounce on somebody

saltarle a alguien la tapa de los sesos familiar to blow somebody's brains out

saltarse el turno to jump the queue

saltarse un semáforo to jump the lights

saltársele a uno las lágrimas figurado to have tears in one's eyes

■ se me saltaron las lágrimas tears came to my eyes

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verb

1) to jump, leap

2) burst, explode

3) pop out

•

- saltarse

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1. VI

1) [persona, animal] (=dar un salto) (tb Atletismo) to jump; [más lejos] to leap; [a la pata coja] to hop

saltar de alegría — to jump with o for joy

saltar a la comba — to skip, jump rope (EEUU)

hacer saltar un caballo — to jump a horse, make a horse jump

- está a la que salta

2) (=lanzarse)

a) (lit)

saltar al campo o al césped — (Dep) to come out on to the pitch

• saltar al agua — to jump o dive into the water

• saltar de la cama — to leap out of bed

• saltar en paracaídas — to parachute

• saltar por una ventana — to jump o leap out of a window

• saltar sobre algn — to jump o leap o pounce on sb

• saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

b) (fig)

saltar al mundo de la política — to go into politics, move into the political arena

saltar del último puesto al primero — to jump from last place to first

saltar a la fama — to win fame, be shot to fame

3) (=salir disparado) [chispa] to fly, fly out; [líquido] to shoot out, spurt out; [corcho] to pop out; [resorte] to break, go *; [astilla] to fly off; [botón] to come off; [pelota] to fly

saltan chispas — sparks are flying

está saltando el aceite — the oil is spitting

la pelota saltó fuera del campo — the ball flew out of the ground

el balón saltó por encima de la portería — the ball flew over the bar

hacer saltar una trampa — to spring a trap

el asunto ha saltado a la prensa — the affair has reached the newspapers

- saltar a la memoria

- salta a la vista

4) (=estallar) [cristal] to shatter; [recipiente] to crack; [madera] to crack, snap, break

la bombilla saltó en pedazos — the light bulb exploded

hacer saltar un edificio — to blow a building up

• saltar por los aires, el coche saltó por los aires — the car was blown up

el acuerdo puede saltar por los aires — the agreement could be destroyed o go up in smoke

hacer saltar algo por los aires — to blow sth up
banca 2)
5) (Elec) [alarma] to go off; [plomos] to blow

6) [al hablar]

a) [de forma inesperada] to say, pipe up *

-¡estupendo! -saltó uno de los chavales — "great!" piped up * o said one of the boys

saltar con una patochada — to come out with a ridiculous o foolish remark

saltar de una cosa a otra — to skip from one thing o subject to another, skip about

b) [con ira] to explode, blow up

7) (=irse)

saltar de un puesto — to give up a job

hacer saltar a algn de un puesto — to boot sb out of a job *

8) [cantidad, cifra] to shoot up, leap, leap up

la mayoría ha saltado a 900 votos — the majority has shot up o leaped (up) to 900 votes

9)

saltar atrás — (Bio) to revert

2. VT

1) [+ muro, obstáculo] [por encima] to jump over, jump; [llegando más lejos] to leap, leap over; [apoyándose con las manos] to vault

el caballo saltó la valla — the horse jumped over o jumped the fence

2) (=arrancar)

le saltó tres dientes — he knocked out three of his teeth

me has saltado un botón — you've torn off one of my buttons

3) [con explosivos] to blow up

3.

See:

saltarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leap

saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)

saltaban de (la) alegría — they were jumping for joy

salté por encima de las cajas — I jumped over the boxes

miraba saltar las truchas en el río — he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con or en una pierna — to hop

b) ( en atletismo) to jump

tendrá que saltar 1,85m — he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

c) pelota to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump

saltar en paracaídas — to parachute

saltó desde una ventana — he jumped from a window

saltar a tierra/al suelo — to jump to the ground

saltar al agua — to jump into the water

¿sabes saltar del trampolín? — can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío — he leapt into space

saltar SOBRE algo/alguien — to jump on something/somebody

la pantera saltó sobre su presa — the panther jumped o leapt on its prey

e) ( levantarse)

saltar de la cama/del sillón — to jump out of bed/off one's chair

2)

a) ( aparecer)

saltar A algo: ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch; salta a la vista que... it's patently obvious that...; la noticia saltó a primera plana — the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

b) ( pasar)

saltar DE algo A algo — to jump from something to something

saltaba de una idea a otra — she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3)

a) botón to come off, pop off; chispas to fly; aceite to spit; corcho to pop out; fusibles to blow

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo — he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

hacer saltar la banca — to break the bank

b) ( estallar)

la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires — the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita — they blew up the building with dynamite

4) (fam) persona

a) ( enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angry

b) (decir, soltar) to retort

- eso no es verdad -saltó Julián — that's not true, retorted Julián

saltar con algo: ¿y ahora saltas con eso? — and now you come out with that?
2.
saltar vt

a) <obstáculo/valla/zanja> to jump (over); ( apoyándose) to vault (over)

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla — the horse refused the fence

b) ( omitir) <pregunta/página> to skip, miss out

me saltó al pasar lista — he missed me out when he was taking the register
3.
saltarse v pron

1)

a) ( omitir) <línea/página/nombre> to skip; < comida> to miss, skip

b) <semáforo/stop> to jump; < leyes> to bypass, circumvent

2) botón to come off, pop off; pintura to chip

se le saltaron las lágrimas — her eyes filled with tears

3) (Chi) diente/loza to chip

* * *

= leap, bounce, pipe, skip, jump, hop, pop.

Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex. When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

Ex. Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.

Ex. The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex. Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.

Ex. The article ' Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

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* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears.

* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* fusible + saltar = blow + a fuse.

* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.

* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.

* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* saltar a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.

* saltar al estrellato = jump into + stardom.

* saltar de una isla a otra = island-hop.

* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.

* saltar la comba = skip + rope.

* saltarse = skip over, skip.

* saltarse Algo a la torera = flout.

* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leap

saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)

saltaban de (la) alegría — they were jumping for joy

salté por encima de las cajas — I jumped over the boxes

miraba saltar las truchas en el río — he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con or en una pierna — to hop

b) ( en atletismo) to jump

tendrá que saltar 1,85m — he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

c) pelota to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump

saltar en paracaídas — to parachute

saltó desde una ventana — he jumped from a window

saltar a tierra/al suelo — to jump to the ground

saltar al agua — to jump into the water

¿sabes saltar del trampolín? — can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío — he leapt into space

saltar SOBRE algo/alguien — to jump on something/somebody

la pantera saltó sobre su presa — the panther jumped o leapt on its prey

e) ( levantarse)

saltar de la cama/del sillón — to jump out of bed/off one's chair

2)

a) ( aparecer)

saltar A algo: ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch; salta a la vista que... it's patently obvious that...; la noticia saltó a primera plana — the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

b) ( pasar)

saltar DE algo A algo — to jump from something to something

saltaba de una idea a otra — she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3)

a) botón to come off, pop off; chispas to fly; aceite to spit; corcho to pop out; fusibles to blow

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo — he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

hacer saltar la banca — to break the bank

b) ( estallar)

la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires — the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita — they blew up the building with dynamite

4) (fam) persona

a) ( enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angry

b) (decir, soltar) to retort

- eso no es verdad -saltó Julián — that's not true, retorted Julián

saltar con algo: ¿y ahora saltas con eso? — and now you come out with that?
2.
saltar vt

a) <obstáculo/valla/zanja> to jump (over); ( apoyándose) to vault (over)

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla — the horse refused the fence

b) ( omitir) <pregunta/página> to skip, miss out

me saltó al pasar lista — he missed me out when he was taking the register
3.
saltarse v pron

1)

a) ( omitir) <línea/página/nombre> to skip; < comida> to miss, skip

b) <semáforo/stop> to jump; < leyes> to bypass, circumvent

2) botón to come off, pop off; pintura to chip

se le saltaron las lágrimas — her eyes filled with tears

3) (Chi) diente/loza to chip

* * *

= leap, bounce, pipe, skip, jump, hop, pop.

Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.

Ex: The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex: Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.

Ex: The article ' Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears.

* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* fusible + saltar = blow + a fuse.

* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.

* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.

* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* saltar a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.

* saltar al estrellato = jump into + stardom.

* saltar de una isla a otra = island-hop.

* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.

* saltar la comba = skip + rope.

* saltarse = skip over, skip.

* saltarse Algo a la torera = flout.

* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.

* * *

saltar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leap

saltar a la cuerda or ( Esp) a la comba or ( Chi) al cordel to jump rope ( AmE), to skip ( BrE)

saltaban de (la) alegría they were jumping for joy

tuve que saltar por encima de las cajas I had to jump over the boxes

saltó de la silla he leapt o jumped up out of his chair

los cachorros saltaban juguetones a su alrededor the puppies romped playfully around her

miraba saltar las truchas en el río he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con or en una pierna to hop

están dispuestos a saltar por encima de todo para conseguirlo they're prepared to go to any lengths o they'll stop at nothing to get it

2 (en atletismo) to jump

saltó casi seis metros he jumped nearly six meters

para clasificarse tendrá que saltar 1,85m to qualify he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

3 «pelota» to bounce; «párpado» to twitch

4 (lanzarse) to jump

saltó del tren en marcha she jumped from the moving train

saltar en paracaídas to parachute

saltó desde una ventana/desde un tercer piso he jumped from a window/the third floor

al saltar a tierra se hizo daño she hurt herself jumping to the ground

echó una carrera y saltó al otro lado del río he took a run and jumped o leapt over the river

¿sabes saltar del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío he leapt into space

saltar SOBRE algn/algo to jump ON sb/sth

dos individuos saltaron sobre él y le robaron la cartera two people jumped on him and stole his wallet

la pantera saltó sobre su presa the panther jumped o leapt o sprang on its prey

B

1 (aparecer) saltar A algo:

ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch

salta ahora a las pantallas comerciales is now on release at commercial theaters ( AmE) o ( BrE) cinemas

cuatro nombres saltan de inmediato a la memoria four names immediately spring to mind

salta a la vista que están descontentos it's patently obvious o quite clear that they're unhappy

la noticia saltó a la primera página de los periódicos the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

2 (pasar) saltar DE algo A algo to jump FROM sth TO sth

el disco ha saltado del cuarto al primer puesto the record has jumped from number four to number one

saltaba de una idea a otra she was jumping about o skipping from one idea to the next

C

1 «botón» to come off, pop off; «chispas» to fly; «aceite» to spit

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

agitó la botella y el corcho saltó he shook the bottle and the cork popped out

han saltado los plomos or fusibles or (CS) tapones the fuses have blown

hacer saltar la banca to break the bank

2 (romperse) «vaso/cristal» to shatter

se cayó y saltó en mil pedazos it fell and shattered into a thousand pieces

3

(estallar): la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita they blew up the building with dynamite

D ( fam) «persona»

1 (enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angry

salta por nada he loses his temper o gets angry for no reason

2 (decir, soltar) to retort

—eso no es verdad —saltó Julián that's not true, Julián retorted

saltar CON algo:

saltó con una serie de insultos he came out with o let fly with a stream of insults

¿y ahora saltas con que no te interesa? and now you suddenly say that you're not interested?

estar a la que salta ( fam): éste siempre está a la que salta (alerta a las oportunidades) he never misses a trick ( colloq) (listo a criticar) he never misses an opportunity o a chance to criticize

E ( fam) (perder un empleo) to get the shove o chop ( colloq)

■ saltar

vt

A

1 ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump, jump over; (apoyándose) to vault, vault over

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla por segunda vez the horse refused the fence for the second time

no se puede saltar la ficha del contrario you are not allowed to jump over your opponent's piece

2 (omitir) ‹pregunta/página› to skip, miss out

me saltó al pasar lista he missed me out when he was taking the register

B (CS) ( Coc) (saltear, freír) to sauté, lightly fry

C ( Chi) ‹diente/loza› to chip

■ saltarse

v pron

A

1 (omitir) ‹línea/palabra/página› to skip

no es bueno saltarse así una comida it's not good to miss o skip a meal like that

2 ‹semáforo/stop› to jump; ‹leyes› to bypass, circumvent torera

B «botón» to come off, pop off; «pintura» to chip

se le ha saltado el esmalte the varnish has chipped

se le saltaron las lágrimas tears sprang to her eyes, her eyes filled with tears

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saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( brincar) to jump;

(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
◊ saltar de alegría to jump for joy;

saltar con or en una pierna to hop;
saltar de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
b) ( en atletismo) to jump

c) [ pelota] to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump;

◊ saltar al agua to jump into the water;

saltar en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes saltar del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
saltar SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) saltar DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
◊ saltaba de una idea a otra she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
◊ la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires the bomb blew the car into the air

verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( omitir) ‹línea/página/nombre› to skip, miss out;

‹ comida› to miss, skip
b) ‹semáforo/stop› to jump

2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
◊ se le saltaron las lágrimas her eyes filled with tears

3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
' saltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- cantar
- comba
- espatarrarse
- estampido
- fleje
- palestra
- parar
- ponerse
- tirarse
- alegría
- animar
- capaz
- cordel
- cuerda
- junto
- lazo
- pata
English:
bail out
- blast
- dare
- dive
- fuse
- hop
- jump
- jump out
- leap
- parachute
- poised
- pop
- pounce
- skip
- sky-dive
- spring
- vault
- blow
- bound
- chip
- fore
- joy
- running
- send
- take

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saltar

♦ vt

1. [obstáculo, valla, verja] to jump (over);

si salta los 2,35 ganará la prueba if he jumps o clears 2.35 metres, he'll win the competition

2. [omitir] to skip, to miss out;

me saltaron al nombrar los candidatos they missed me out of the list of candidates

3. [romper violentamente]
saltar una cerradura to force a lock;

saltar un ojo a alguien to poke sb's eye out;
Informát
saltar la protección de un programa to break a program's protection, to crack a program

4. CSur [sofreír] to sauté, to fry lightly

♦ vi

1. [brincar, lanzarse] to jump;

los chicos saltaron al otro lado de la tapia the children jumped over the wall;

saltó de o [m5] desde una ventana she jumped out of o from a window;

Bubka fue el primero en saltar por encima de los 6 metros Bubka was the first person to clear 6 metres;

saltar de alegría to jump for joy;

saltar a la cuerda o Esp [m5] comba to skip;

saltar en paracaídas to parachute;

saltar al río to jump into the river;

saltar a tierra to jump to the ground;

saltar del o [m5] desde el trampolín to dive off the springboard;

saltar al vacío to leap into space;

los jugadores saltan al campo the players are coming out onto the field;

saltar de un tema a otro to jump (around) from one subject to another;

saltábamos de la euforia al desánimo our mood was swinging backwards and forwards between euphoria and dejection;

saltar sobre algo/alguien [abalanzarse] to jump on sth/sb;

Comp
Fam RP
saltar en una pata to be over the moon

2. [levantarse de repente] to jump up;

saltar de la silla/cama to jump out of one's seat/out of bed

3. [salir disparado] [objeto] to jump, to shoot;
[corcho, válvula] to pop out; [botón] to pop off; [aceite] to spurt; [esquirlas, astillas, chispas] to fly
4. [explotar] to explode, to blow up;

el automóvil saltó por los aires the car was blown into the air;

han saltado los plomos o CSur [m5] tapones the fuses have blown

5. [romperse] to crack;

fregando los platos me saltó un vaso I broke one of the glasses when I was doing the washing-up

6. [decir inesperadamente]
“de eso nada”, saltó ella “no way,” she blurted out;

saltar con to suddenly come out with;

saltó con una impertinencia he suddenly came out with an impertinent remark;

cuando le pasaron la factura saltó con que no tenía dinero when they gave her the bill, she suddenly said she didn't have any money

7. [reaccionar bruscamente] to explode;

saltar a la mínima to be quick to lose one's temper

8. [alarma] to go off;
[botón] to jump out; [mecanismo, termostato, interruptor] to activate;
hacer saltar la alarma to set off the alarm

9. [agua, cascada]
saltar por to gush down, to pour down

10. [venir]
me salta a la memoria aquel momento inolvidable cuando… that unforgettable moment springs to mind, when…

11. Comp

está a la que salta [para aprovechar ocasión] she's always on the lookout;
[para señalar error ajeno] she never misses a chance to criticize
♦ See also the pronominal verb saltarse

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saltar

I v/i

1 jump, leap;

saltar a la comba jump rope, Br skip;

andar o

estar a la que salta never miss an opportunity

2 ( abalanzarse)

:

saltar sobre pounce on;

saltar a la vista fig be obvious, be clear

3 de fusible, plomos blow;

saltar por los aires blow up, explode

4

:

saltó con una sarta de estupideces he came out with one stupid thing after another

II v/t

1 valla jump

2

:

saltar la banca break the bank

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saltar vi

1) brincar: to jump, to leap

2) : to bounce

3) : to come off, to pop out

4) : to shatter, to break

5) : to explode, to blow up

saltar vt

1) : to jump, to jump over

2) : to skip, to miss

♦ See also the reflexive verb saltarse

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saltar vb

1. (en general) to jump

salto muy alto I can jump very high

el caballo saltó la valla the horse jumped over the fence

2. (de un trampolín) to dive

el nadador saltó desde un trampolín the swimmer dived off a springboard

3. (tapón) to come off [pt. came; pp. come]

saltó el tapón de la botella the top came off the bottle

4. (enfadarse) to lose your temper [pt. & pp. lost]

salta por nada he loses his temper for no reason

saltar a la vista to be obvious

saltar a la comba to skip [pt. & pp. skipped]

saltar a la pata coja to hop [pt. & pp. hopped]

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