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1 amazed

прил. изумленный, пораженный He was amazed at what he saw. ≈ Его удивило то, что он увидел She was amazed to see the results of the research. ≈ Она была поражена, увидев результаты исследования. We were amazed that he agreed so quickly. ≈ Нас поразило, что он так быстро согласился.
крайне удивленый, пораженный, изумленный - * look удивленный взгляд

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > amazed
2 amazed

[ə'meɪzd]
прил.

изумлённый, поражённый

He was amazed at what he saw. — Его удивило то, что он увидел.

She was amazed to see the results of the research. — Она была поражена, увидев результаты исследования.

We were amazed that he agreed so quickly. — Нас поразило, что он так быстро согласился.

Англо-русский современный словарь > amazed
3 asombrar

v.

1 to amaze.

Su talento y carisma asombran a Ricardo Her talent and charisma amaze Richard.

2 to be amazed at.

Me asombran tus logros I am amazed at your achievements.

3 to be amazing.

Su destreza asombra His prowess is amazing.

4 to be astonished to, to be shocked to.

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asombrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to amaze, astonish, surprise

► verbo pronominal asombrarse

1 to be astonished, be amazed, be surprised

■ nos asombramos de su altura we were amazed at her height

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verb

to amaze, astonish

- asombrarse

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1. VT

1) (=extrañar) to amaze, astonish

nos asombra ese repentino cambio — we are amazed o astonished at this sudden change

me asombra verte trabajar tanto — I'm amazed o astonished to see you working so hard

este chico no deja de asombrarme — that boy never ceases to amaze me

a mí ya nada me asombra — nothing surprises me any more

2) frm (=hacer sombra) to shade

3) frm (=oscurecer) [+ color] to darken

4) frm [asustar] to frighten

2.

See:

asombrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish

me dejó asombrada — I was stunned o amazed

me asombró su reacción — I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
2.
asombrarse v pron to be astonished o amazed

asombrarse de/por/con algo: se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more; se asombró de que... — he was very surprised that...

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= surprise, amaze, astound, startle.

Ex. He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.

Ex. I am fairly certain that this amazes and confuses many users.

Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.

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* asombrarse = raise + eyebrows.

* no ser de asombrar que = it + be + little wonder that.

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1.
verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish

me dejó asombrada — I was stunned o amazed

me asombró su reacción — I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
2.
asombrarse v pron to be astonished o amazed

asombrarse de/por/con algo: se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more; se asombró de que... — he was very surprised that...

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= surprise, amaze, astound, startle.

Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.

Ex: I am fairly certain that this amazes and confuses many users.

Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.

* asombrarse = raise + eyebrows.

* no ser de asombrar que = it + be + little wonder that.

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asombrar [A1 ]

vt

to amaze, astonish

me dejó asombrada I was stunned o amazed o astonished, it amazed o astonished me

me asombra que lo haya sabido I'm amazed o astonished that he knew it

asombra la perseverancia con que trabaja the perseverance with which he works is quite astonishing o amazing o incredible

me asombró su violenta reacción I was astonished o stunned o taken aback by his violent reaction

aunque sea muy normal a mí no deja de asombrarme it may be quite normal but I still find it astonishing o incredible o amazing

■ asombrarse

v pron

to be astonished o amazed asombrarse DE/ POR/ CON algo:

se asombró con los resultados/con lo rápido que lo hice she was amazed o astonished at the results/at how quickly I did it

yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more

se asombró de que no hubieras llegado he was very surprised that you hadn't arrived

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asombrar ( conjugate asombrar) verbo transitivo
to amaze, astonish;
◊ me asombró su reacción I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction

asombrarse verbo pronominal
to be astonished o amazed;
se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results;
yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more
asombrar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish

' asombrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- deslumbrar
- extrañar
- encandilar
English:
amaze
- astonish
- astound
- loop
- stagger

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asombrar

♦ vt

to amaze, to astonish;

el tenor volvió a asombrar a todos con su maestría once again the tenor amazed o astonished everyone with his masterful performance;

el colorido del paisaje nunca deja de asombrarme it never ceases to amaze o astonish me how colourful the landscape is;

me asombra oír sus quejas I'm surprised to hear her complain

♦ See also the pronominal verb asombrarse

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asombrar

v/t amaze, astonish

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asombrar vt

maravillar: to amaze, to astonish

♦ See also the reflexive verb asombrarse

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asombrar vb to amaze

el truco nos asombró a todos the trick amazed us all

Spanish-English dictionary > asombrar
4 alucinar

v.

1 to hallucinate (medicine).

2 to hypnotize, to captivate.

3 to daunt, to bewilder, to freak, to freak out.

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alucinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (producir sensaciones) to hallucinate

2 figurado (cautivar) to fascinate, amaze, astound, flip out, stun

► verbo intransitivo

1 argot to be amazed, be gobsmacked

■ ¡alucinas! you're out of your mind!, you're crazy!

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1. VT

1) (=engañar) to delude, deceive

2) Esp
* (=fascinar)
me alucinó lo que pasó — I was gobsmacked at what happened **

2. VI

1) (=padecer alucinaciones) to hallucinate

2) Esp
* (=delirar)
¡tú alucinas! — you're seeing things!

¡este tío alucina! — this guy must be joking! *

yo alucino con esa canción — I love this song

yo alucinaba al ver tanta cosa — I was gobsmacked at all the stuff I saw **

3.

See:

alucinarse

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verbo intransitivo enfermo/drogadicto to hallucinate

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= hallucinate, blow + Posesivo + mind, freak out, flip out, be flabbergasted, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex. As Gately wonders if he is dreaming or hallucinating, a series of words and phrases bombard his consciousness.

Ex. This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind.

Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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verbo intransitivo enfermo/drogadicto to hallucinate

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= hallucinate, blow + Posesivo + mind, freak out, flip out, be flabbergasted, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex: As Gately wonders if he is dreaming or hallucinating, a series of words and phrases bombard his consciousness.

Ex: This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind.

Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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alucinar [A1 ]

vi

1 «enfermo/drogadicto» to hallucinate

2

( Esp fam) (delirar): estás alucinando you're crazy

■ alucinar

vt

( Esp fam) (asombrar, impresionar): me alucina lo caradura que es I'm amazed at her nerve

si quieres alucinarla, ponte ese sombrero if you really want to freak her out, put that hat on ( colloq)

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alucinar ( conjugate alucinar) verbo intransitivo
to hallucinate
alucinar
I verbo transitivo to hallucinate
fig (maravillar) to fascinate
II vi argot to be amazed, be spaced out
' alucinar' also found in these entries:
English:
hallucinate
- freak

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alucinar

♦ vi

1. [tener alucinaciones] to hallucinate

2. Fam [delirar]
¡tú alucinas! you must be dreaming!;

¡yo alucino! I can't believe it!;

yo alucino con tu hermano [con enfado, admiración] that brother of yours is incredible;

alucinó con todos los regalos que le hicieron he was bowled over by all the presents they gave him

♦ vt
Fam
1. [seducir] to hypnotize, to captivate

2. [gustar]
le alucinan las motos he's crazy about motorbikes

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alucinar

I v/i hallucinate

II v/t fam

amaze

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alucinar vi

: to hallucinate

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alucinar vb

1. (sorprenderse) to be amazed

alucinó cuando vio a toda su familia allí she was amazed when she saw her all her family there

2. (estar loco por) to be crazy about

alucina con los coches deportivos he's crazy about sports cars

Spanish-English dictionary > alucinar
5 asombrarse

asombrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to be astonished, be amazed, be surprised

■ nos asombramos de su altura we were amazed at her height

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to marvel, be amazed, be astonished

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VPR

1) (=extrañarse) to be amazed, be astonished

me asombré con o de su extraña reacción — I was amazed o astonished by his strange reaction

se asombró (de) que lo supieras — she was amazed o astonished that you knew

no me asombro por o de nada — nothing surprises me

2) frm (=asustarse) to take fright

3) CAm (=desmayarse) to faint

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(v.) = raise + eyebrows

Ex. We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.

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(v.) = raise + eyebrows

Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.

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■asombrarse verbo reflexivo to be amazed [de, at]
' asombrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asombrar
English:
eye

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vpr

to be amazed o astonished;

me asombro con o [m5] de lo que sabe sobre aves I'm amazed o astonished at how much she knows about birds;

no sé de qué te asombras I don't know why you're so surprised

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asombrarse

v/r be amazed o

astonished

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vr

: to marvel, to be amazed

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asombrarse vb to be amazed

me asombré de su fuerza I was amazed by her strength

Spanish-English dictionary > asombrarse
6 admirar

v.

1 to admire (personaje, obra de arte).

lo admiro por su honradez I admire his honesty

ser de admirar to be admirable

Admiro este paisaje I admire this scenery.

2 to amaze (to surprise).

me admira su descaro I can't believe his cheek

Admiro a María I amaze Mary=I cause admiration in Mary.

3 to be admired by, to cause admiration in.

Me admira María I am admired by Mary= I cause admiration in Mary

4 to be admired at, to be amazed at.

Me admira este paisaje I am admired at this scenery.

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admirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (estimar) to admire

2 (sorprender) to amaze, surprise, astonish

► verbo pronominal admirarse

1 (asombrarse) to be astonished (de, at), be amazed (de, at)

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verb

to admire

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1. VT

1) (=estimar) to admire

admirar algo/a algn — to admire sth/sb

lo admiran por su coraje — he is admired for his courage

sus progresos son de admirar — his progress is admirable

2) (=contemplar) [+ cuadro, panorama] to admire

admiramos el paisaje desde la cima — we admired the scenery from the top of the hill

3) frm (=asombrar) to amaze, astonish

su descaro admiró a todos — everyone was amazed o astonished at o by his nerve

me admira tu ingenuidad — your ingenuity amazes o astonishes me

no es de admirar que haya triunfado — it's hardly surprising that she has won

2.

See:

admirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( respetar) <persona/cualidad> to admire

b) ( contemplar) to admire

c) ( sorprender) to amaze

me admira la tolerancia de esta gente — I'm amazed at the tolerance of these people
2.
admirarse v pron

admirarse de algo — to be amazed at o about something

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= admire, marvel at, hold + Nombre + up for praise, impress, look up to, ooh and aah.

Ex. I've heard people say they did not admire Thomas Hardy's novels because they were gloomy.

Ex. You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.

Ex. Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.

Ex. When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.

Ex. No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

Ex. I cannot understand the mentality of people who stand around a stage door to ooh and aah at some actor or actress.

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* admirar, estimar, apreciar = look up to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( respetar) <persona/cualidad> to admire

b) ( contemplar) to admire

c) ( sorprender) to amaze

me admira la tolerancia de esta gente — I'm amazed at the tolerance of these people
2.
admirarse v pron

admirarse de algo — to be amazed at o about something

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= admire, marvel at, hold + Nombre + up for praise, impress, look up to, ooh and aah.

Ex: I've heard people say they did not admire Thomas Hardy's novels because they were gloomy.

Ex: You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.

Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.

Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.

Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

Ex: I cannot understand the mentality of people who stand around a stage door to ooh and aah at some actor or actress.

* admirar, estimar, apreciar = look up to.

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admirar [A1 ]

vt

1 (respetar) ‹persona/cualidad› to admire

2 (contemplar) to admire

3

(sorprender): me admira la ignorancia de esta gente I'm amazed at the ignorance of these people o (at) how ignorant these people are, it amazes me how ignorant these people are, the ignorance of these people amazes me

■ admirarse

v pron

admirarse DE algo to be amazed AT o ABOUT sth

se admiró de que hubiéramos podido hacerlo sin su ayuda she was amazed that we'd managed to do it without her help

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admirar ( conjugate admirar) verbo transitivo
a) ( respetar) ‹persona/cualidad› to admire

b) ( contemplar) to admire

c) ( sorprender) to amaze

admirarse verbo pronominal admirarse de algo to be amazed at o about sth
admirar verbo transitivo
1 (tener en gran estima) to admire
2 (asombrar, causar sorpresa) to amaze, astonish
' admirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contemplar
English:
admire
- look up to
- look

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admirar

♦ vt

1. [personaje, obra de arte] to admire;

admiro su sinceridad I admire her frankness;

lo admiro por su honradez I admire his honesty;

ser de admirar to be admirable

2. [sorprender] to amaze;

me admira su descaro I can't believe his cheek

3. [contemplar] to admire

♦ See also the pronominal verb admirarse

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admirar

v/t admire

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admirar vt

1) : to admire

2) : to amaze, to astonish

♦ See also the reflexive verb admirarse

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admirar vb

1. (apreciar) to admire

2. (asombrar) to amaze

Spanish-English dictionary > admirar
7 asombro

m.

amazement.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: asombrar.

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asombro

► nombre masculino

1 amazement, astonishment, surprise

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noun m.

amazement, astonishment

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SM

1) (=sorpresa) amazement, astonishment

lo miró con asombro — he looked at it with amazement o astonishment

para asombro de todos, ante el asombro de todo el mundo — to everyone's amazement o astonishment

tener cara o mirada de asombro — to look amazed o astonished

no salgo de mi asombro — I can't get over it

2) frm (=susto) fear, fright

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masculino astonishment

miraba con asombro cómo caía la nieve — she watched the falling snow in wonderment

no salía de su asombro — he couldn't get over his surprise

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= amazement, astonishment.

Ex. At these words Jeanne Leforte gave a little gasp of amazement, and her cheeks paled.

Ex. In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.

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* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.

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masculino astonishment

miraba con asombro cómo caía la nieve — she watched the falling snow in wonderment

no salía de su asombro — he couldn't get over his surprise

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= amazement, astonishment.

Ex: At these words Jeanne Leforte gave a little gasp of amazement, and her cheeks paled.

Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.

* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.

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asombro

masculine

astonishment

el niño miraba con asombro cómo caía la nieve the boy watched the falling snow in wonderment o amazement o astonishment

no salía de su asombro he couldn't get over his surprise o astonishment, he couldn't get over it

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Del verbo asombrar: ( conjugate asombrar)

asombro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

asombró es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
asombrar
asombro
asombrar ( conjugate asombrar) verbo transitivo
to amaze, astonish;
◊ me asombró su reacción I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction

asombrarse verbo pronominal
to be astonished o amazed;
se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results;
yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more
asombro sustantivo masculino
astonishment;
no salía de su asombro he couldn't get over his surprise
asombrar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish
asombro sustantivo masculino amazement, astonishment

' asombro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conmocionar
- enmudecer
- extrañeza
- muda
- mudo
- asombrar
- atontado
- helado
- huy
- joder
- uy
English:
amazement
- astonishment
- dumbfounded
- dumbstruck
- gasp
- to
- wonder
- amazed
- astonished
- stunned

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asombro nm

amazement, astonishment;

no salía de su asombro she couldn't get over her amazement o astonishment;

miraba a los niños con asombro she watched the children in amazement o astonishment;

ante el asombro de los asistentes, se puso a cantar to the amazement o astonishment of everyone present, she started singing

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asombro

m amazement, astonishment;

no salía de su asombro he couldn’t get over his amazement o astonishment

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asombro nm

: amazement, astonishment

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asombro n amazement

Spanish-English dictionary > asombro
8 asombro

Del verbo asombrar: ( conjugate asombrar) \ \
asombro es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

asombró es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: asombrar asombro
asombrar ( conjugate asombrar) verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish;
◊ me asombró su reacción I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
asombrarse verbo pronominal to be astonished o amazed; se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more
asombro sustantivo masculino astonishment; no salía de su asombro he couldn't get over his surprise
asombrar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish
asombro sustantivo masculino amazement, astonishment ' asombro' also found in these entries: Spanish: conmocionar - enmudecer - extrañeza - muda - mudo - asombrar - atontado - helado - huy - joder - uy English: amazement - astonishment - dumbfounded - dumbstruck - gasp - to - wonder - amazed - astonished - stunned

English-spanish dictionary > asombro
9 asombrar

asombrar ( conjugate asombrar) verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish;
◊ me asombró su reacción I was astonished o taken aback by his reaction
asombrarse verbo pronominal to be astonished o amazed; se asombró con los resultados she was amazed o astonished at the results; yo ya no me asombro por nada nothing surprises me any more
asombrar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish ' asombrar' also found in these entries: Spanish: admirar - deslumbrar - extrañar - encandilar English: amaze - astonish - astound - loop - stagger

English-spanish dictionary > asombrar
10 Е-11

ЕРУНДА (ЧЕПУХА) НА ПОСТНОМ МАСЛЕ highly coll NP fixed WO
(in refer, to stupid, meaningless, or insignificant talk, thoughts, actions etc) foolishness, not deserving of attention

a bunch

a lot) of nonsense ( baloney, rubbish, bull etc)
hogwash crapola stuff and nonsense horsefeathers (unbelievable) drivel.
Иногда она смеялась, иногда злилась, но более всего изумлялась тому, что чепуха на постном масле - все эти медиумы, планшетки, низшие духи, высшие духи, загробные голоса - дотащилась до наших дней (Трифонов 3). Sometimes they made her laugh, sometimes angry, but above all she was amazed that so much unbelievable drivel-all these mediums, planchettes, lower spirits, higher spirits, voices from beyond the grave-had actually persisted into the present day (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Е-11
11 ерунда на постном масле

• ЕРУНДА < ЧЕПУХА> на постном МАСЛЕ highly coll

[NP; fixed WO]

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⇒ (in refer, to stupid, meaningless, or insignificant talk, thoughts, actions etc) foolishness, not deserving of attention:

- a bunch < a lot> of nonsense <baloney, rubbish, bull etc>;

- hogwash;

- crapola;

- stuff and nonsense;

- horsefeathers;

- (unbelievable) drivel.

♦ Иногда она смеялась, иногда злилась, но более всего изумлялась тому, что чепуха на постном масле - все эти медиумы, планшетки, низшие духи, высшие духи, загробные голоса - дотащилась до наших дней (Трифонов 3). Sometimes they made her laugh, sometimes angry, but above all she was amazed that so much unbelievable drivel-all these mediums, planchettes, lower spirits, higher spirits, voices from beyond the grave-had actually persisted into the present day (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ерунда на постном масле
12 чепуха на постном масле

• ЕРУНДА < ЧЕПУХА> на постном МАСЛЕ highly coll

[NP; fixed WO]

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⇒ (in refer, to stupid, meaningless, or insignificant talk, thoughts, actions etc) foolishness, not deserving of attention:

- a bunch < a lot> of nonsense <baloney, rubbish, bull etc>;

- hogwash;

- crapola;

- stuff and nonsense;

- horsefeathers;

- (unbelievable) drivel.

♦ Иногда она смеялась, иногда злилась, но более всего изумлялась тому, что чепуха на постном масле - все эти медиумы, планшетки, низшие духи, высшие духи, загробные голоса - дотащилась до наших дней (Трифонов 3). Sometimes they made her laugh, sometimes angry, but above all she was amazed that so much unbelievable drivel-all these mediums, planchettes, lower spirits, higher spirits, voices from beyond the grave-had actually persisted into the present day (3a).

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13 flipar

flipar

► verbo transitivo

1 argot (gustar mucho) to drive wild

■ le flipan los coches de carreras he's crazy about racing cars

■ me flipa este disco I really love this record

► verbo intransitivo

1 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be stunned

■ era increíble, yo flipaba con lo que decía it was incredible, I couldn't believe what he was saying

2 (pasárselo bomba) to freak out

■ la música era una caña, la gente flipaba the music was brilliant, everyone was freaking out

► verbo pronominal fliparse

1 argot (drogarse) to get high

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1.
verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)

el helado me flipa cantidad — I love ice cream (colloq)

flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
2.
fliparse v pron

a) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)

se flipa por el cine — she's crazy about movies (colloq)

b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)

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= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex. Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex. He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.

Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex. A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex. And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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1.
verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)

el helado me flipa cantidad — I love ice cream (colloq)

flipo contigo, no hay quien te entienda — I can't believe you sometimes, you're impossible to understand
2.
fliparse v pron

a) (Esp fam) ( entusiasmarse)

se flipa por el cine — she's crazy about movies (colloq)

b) (Esp arg) ( drogarse) to get high (colloq)

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= go + nuts, be amazed at, be amazed by, astound, be astonished, be impressed, be flabbergasted, freak out, flip out, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex: Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.

Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.

Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.

Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.

Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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flipar [A1 ]

vi

( Esp fam): el helado de limón me flipa cantidad I'm crazy about o ( BrE) mad on lemon ice cream ( colloq)

■ fliparse

v pron

1

( Esp fam) (entusiasmarse): se flipa por el cine de aventuras she's crazy about o ( BrE) mad on adventure movies ( colloq)

2 ( Esp arg) (drogarse) to get high ( colloq)

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flipar vtr fam
1 to be mad/crazy/wild about, to love: le flipan los coches antiguos, he's crazy about antique cars
2 (drogarse) to get high on drugs: está flipado todo el día, he's high on drugs all day
' flipar' also found in these entries:
English:
freak out
- freak

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flipar Esp Fam

♦ vi

1. [asombrarse] to be flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked;

yo flipo con las tonterías que dice I just can't believe the rubbish o US garbage he talks;

Comp

flipar en colores to be absolutely flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked

2. [con una droga] to be stoned o high

♦ vt
[gustar a]
me flipan los videojuegos I'm wild about video games

♦ See also the pronominal verb fliparse

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flipar
pop
v/i

1

:

le flipa el cine he’s mad about the movies fam

2 con sorpresa flip pop

:

yo flipé con … … blew my mind fam

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flipar vb to be crazy about

le flipa la música he's crazy about music

Spanish-English dictionary > flipar
14 atónito

adj.

astonished, amazed, bewildered, dumbfounded.

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atónito

► adjetivo

1 astonished, amazed

■ escuchó las noticias atónito he listened to the news in amazement

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ADJ amazed, astounded

me miró atónito — he looked at me in amazement o astonishment

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- ta adjetivo astonished, amazed

me quedé atónito — I was astonished o (colloq) flabbergasted

se la quedó mirando atónitos — he stared at her in amazement

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= dumbfounded, in a spin, gobsmacked, stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, astonished.

Ex. 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.

Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.

Ex. She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.

Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.

Ex. 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

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* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

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- ta adjetivo astonished, amazed

me quedé atónito — I was astonished o (colloq) flabbergasted

se la quedó mirando atónitos — he stared at her in amazement

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= dumbfounded, in a spin, gobsmacked, stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, astonished.

Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.

Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.

Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.

Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.

Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

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atónito -ta

adjective

astonished, amazed

me quedé atónito al enterarme de la noticia I was amazed o astonished o astounded o ( colloq) flabbergasted when I heard the news

se la quedaron mirando atónitos they stared at her in amazement o astonishment

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atónito
◊ -ta adjetivo

astonished, amazed;
se quedó mirándola atónito he stared at her in amazement
atónito,-a adjetivo amazed, astonished

' atónito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atónita
- boquiabierta
- boquiabierto
- fría
- frío
- helada
- helado
- seca
- seco
English:
boggle
- flabbergasted
- astounded
- stun
- stunned

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atónito, -a adj

astonished, astounded;

me quedé atónito con lo que me contó I was astonished o astounded by what he told me;

miraba con ojos atónitos she watched wide-eyed

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atónito

adj astonished, amazed;

me dejas atónito you astonish o amaze me

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atónito, -ta adj

: astonished, amazed

Spanish-English dictionary > atónito
15 quedar

v.

1 to be left, to remain.

¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?

nos quedan 100 pesos we have 100 pesos left

¿cuánto queda para León? how much farther is it to León?

quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the race

quedar por hacer to remain to be done

queda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleaned

Algo queda Something is left, something remains.

Queda un solo carro There is only one car.

Eso queda lejos This is far away.

2 to remain, to stay.

el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage

¡esto no puede o no va a quedar así! I'm not going to let it rest at this!

3 to look.

te queda un poco corto el traje your suit is a bit too short

quedar bien/mal a alguien to look good/bad on somebody

quedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with something

4 to be (informal) (estar situado).

queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts

¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?

5 to keep on, to keep.

Ella quedó trabajando She kept on working.

6 to fit.

Esta camisa me queda (bien) This shirts fits (well).

Queda bien It fits well.

7 to be left with, to have left, to have.

Me quedó un dolar solamente I was left with one dollar only.

8 to get, to become.

Ella quedó alegre She got happy, she became happy.

El caso quedó muy claro The case became very clear.

9 to leave.

Se me quedó mi sombrero I left my hat.

10 to act, to perform, to come across, to do one's part.

Quedé muy bien en la reunión I acted [did my part] very well at the meeting.

11 to be still pending to.

Queda pintar It is still pending to paint.

12 to be left to be done.

13 to be for.

Me queda muy difícil It is very difficult for me.

14 to make an appointment.

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quedar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (permanecer) to remain, stay

■ quedó quieto he remained still

■ la carta quedó abierta the letter was left open

2 figurado (terminar) to end

■ la discusión quedó aquí the discussion ended here

3 (cita) to arrange to meet

■ quedamos en el aeropuerto a las diez we arranged to meet at the airport at ten o'clock

4 (resultado de algo) to be

■ al morir sus padres quedó solo en la vida when his parents died he was left all alone in the world

■ quedó ciego por culpa del accidente he went blind as a result of the accident

■ te ha quedado muy bien la tarta your cake has turned out really well

5 (favorecer) to look, fit

■ el abrigo me queda grande the coat is too big for me

■ esta falda no me queda bien this skirt doesn't fit me

■ allí quedaría bien un cuadro a picture would look nice there

■ ¿qué tal me queda? does it suit me?, how does it look on me?

6 (estar situado) to be

■ ¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?

■ eso queda por detrás del cine that's somewhere behind the cinema

7 (restar) to be left, remain

■ quedan tres bombones there are three chocolates left

■ después del incendio sólo quedan las cenizas after the fire only ashes remain

8 (faltar) to be, be still

■ queda mucho que hacer there's a lot to be done

■ quedan cuatro kilómetros para llegar there are still four kilometres to go

9 quedar en (convenir) to agree to

■ quedamos en volver más tarde we agreed to come back later

■ quedamos en que la película no era buena we agreed that it wasn't a good film

10 quedar por + inf not to have been + past participle

■ la cama quedó por hacer the bed had not been made, the bed was left unmade

■ quedan esos platos por lavar there are still those dishes to be washed up

■ queda por ver si llegarán a algún acuerdo it remains to be seen whether they will come to some agreement

11 quedar + gerundio to be, remain

■ cuando me fui el niño quedaba durmiendo when I left the child was sleeping

► verbo pronominal quedarse

1 (permanecer) to remain, stay, be

■ se quedaron una semana they stayed for a week

■ Juan se ha quedado en casa Juan stayed at home

2 (resultado de algo) to be, remain

■ se quedó sin trabajo she lost her job

■ nos quedamos sin dinero we ran out of money

■ quedó entusiasmado he was delighted

3 eufemístico (morirse) to die

4 (mar, viento) to become calm; (viento) to drop

5 quedarse con (retener algo) to keep

■ quédese con el cambio keep the change

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ahí quedó la cosa that's the way it was left

¿en qué quedamos? so what's it to be?

no quedar títere con cabeza familiar to leave nothing intact

'Queda de usted atentamente...' (en cartas) "Yours faithfully..."

quedar a deber algo to owe something

quedar alguien bien/mal to make a good/bad impression

quedar como un señor/una señora familiar to create a very good impression

quedarse atrás figurado to be left behind

quedarse con alguien familiar to make a fool of somebody, have somebody on

quedarse con la boca abierta figurado to be dumbfounded, be stunned

quedarse con las ganas de algo figurado to go without something

quedarse en blanco to go blank

quedarse sin algo to run out of something

quedarse sin blanca familiar to be broke

quedarse tan tranquilo,-a familiar not to bat an eyelid

quedar en nada to come to nothing

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verb

1) to remain

2) fit, suit

3) be left

4) suit

•

- quedar en
- quedarse
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Para expresiones como quedarse tan ancho, quedarse con las ganas, quedársele grabado algn, quedarse helado, quedarse parado, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [indicando lugar] to be

eso queda muy lejos — that's a long way away

queda un poco más al oeste — it is a little further west

queda a 6 km de aquí — it's 6 km from here

queda hacia la derecha — it's over to the right

¿por dónde queda Correos? — where's the post office?

queda por aquí — it's around here somewhere

esa cuestión queda fuera de nuestra responsabilidad — that matter lies outside our responsibility

2) [indicando posición]

quedó el penúltimo — he was second last

• quedar [atrás], no quieren quedar atrás en la carrera espacial — they don't want to be left behind {o} fall behind in the space race

la crisis ha quedado atrás — the crisis is behind us

3) [indicando resultado]

a) [con adjetivos, adverbios, locuciones preposicionales, participios]

el autocar quedó destrozado — the coach was wrecked

te ha quedado muy bonita la cocina — you've made a great job of the kitchen

quedó paralítico tras el accidente — the accident left him paralysed

la cara le ha quedado desfigurada — her face has been disfigured

al final quedamos como amigos — we were still friends afterwards

aún no han quedado definidos los criterios — the criteria still haven't been established

la junta ha quedado constituida — the board has been elected

• quedar [ciego] — to go blind

• quedar [huérfano] — to be orphaned

quedó huérfano de padre a los seis años — he lost his father when he was six years old

• quedar [viuda]/[viudo] — to be widowed, lose one's husband/wife

- ahí quedó la cosa

b)

• quedar [en] algo, ¿en qué quedó la conversación? — how did the conversation end?

todas sus promesas quedaron en nada — all her promises came to nothing

al final todo quedó en un susto — it gave us a scare but it turned out all right in the end

c)

• quedar [sin], miles de personas han quedado sin hogar — thousands of people have been left homeless

el proyecto quedó sin realizar — the project was never carried out

la reconstrucción del puente ha quedado sin hacer por falta de presupuesto — the rebuilding of the bridge has been abandoned because of a shortage of funds

4) [en el trato, al hablar]

ha quedado como un canalla — he has shown himself to be a rotter

• quedar [bien], regalando flores siempre queda uno bien — taking flowers always makes a good impression

solo lo ha hecho por quedar bien — he only did it to make himself look good

quedar bien con algn — to make a good impression on sb

• quedar [mal], nos hiciste quedar mal haciendo esas preguntas — you made us look bad by asking those questions

no quiero quedar mal con ellos — I don't want to get on the wrong side of them

por no quedar mal — so as not to cause any offence

• quedar [por] algo — to be left looking like sth

quedé por idiota — I was left looking like an idiot

aunque fue idea de todos, yo quedé por el culpable — although everyone was to blame, it ended up looking as if it was my fault

• quedar en [ridículo], ha quedado en ridículo — he ended up looking a fool

quería que su marido quedara en ridículo — she wanted to make her husband look a fool, she wanted to show her husband up

5) (=permanecer) to stay

quedaron allí una semana — they stayed there a week

quedo a la espera de sus noticias — [en carta] I look forward to hearing from you

6) (=haber todavía) to be left

no queda ninguno — there are none left

¿queda algo de la cena? — is there any dinner left?

no quedan más que escombros — there is nothing left but rubble

no quedaba nadie en el autobús — there was nobody left on the bus

de la ciudad solo queda el castillo — all that remains {o} is left of the city is the castle

no quedó ni un solo edificio en pie — not a single building was left standing

se me cayó un poco de vino, pero no ha quedado ninguna mancha — I spilt some wine, but it didn't leave a stain

si a 8 le quito 2, quedan 6 — if I take 2 from 8, I'm left with {o} it leaves 6

• quedarle [a algn], ¿le quedan entradas para esta noche? — do you have any tickets left for tonight?

me quedan cinco euros — I've got five euros left

no nos queda mucho dinero — we don't have much money left

• quedar [a deber] algo — to owe sth

no tenía suficiente y tuve que quedarle a deber — I didn't have enough money on me, so I had to owe him

me quedó a deber 25 euros — he was left owing me 25 euros

• quedan pocos días [para] la fiesta — the party is only a few days away

nos quedan 12 km para llegar a Badalona — we've still got 12 km to go to Badalona

• quedar [por] hacer, nos queda por pagar la luz — we still have to pay the electricity bill

queda por limpiar la cocina — the kitchen still needs cleaning

eso queda todavía por estudiar — that remains to be studied

• no me queda más [remedio] — I have no alternative (left)

que no quede —

por mí que no quede, yo he ayudado en lo que he podido — it won't be for want of trying on my part, I helped as much as I could

por probar que no quede — there's no harm in trying

tú por ser amable que no quede — nobody could accuse you of not being nice

7) (Educ) [asignatura]

me han quedado las matemáticas — I failed mathematics

8) [ropa] (=ser la talla) to fit; (=sentar) to suit

¿qué tal (de grande) te queda el vestido? — does the dress fit you?

me queda pequeño — it's too small for me

no te queda bien ese vestido — that dress doesn't suit you

te queda bien — it suits you

no queda bien así/aquí — it doesn't look right like that/here

9)

• quedar [en] (=acordar) —

¿quedamos en eso, entonces? — we'll do that, then, all right?

quedar en {o} LAm de hacer algo — to agree to do sth

quedaron en esperar unos días antes de tomar una decisión definitiva — they agreed to wait a few days before taking a final decision

quedamos en vernos mañana — we arranged to meet tomorrow

• quedar en [que] — to agree that

quedamos en que cada uno traería una botella — we agreed that everyone would bring a bottle

¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo compras o no? — so what's it to be then? are you going to buy it or not?

10) (=citarse) to arrange to meet

hemos quedado en la puerta del cine — we've arranged to meet outside the cinema

habíamos quedado, pero no se presentó — we had arranged to meet, but he didn't turn up

¿quedamos a las cuatro? — shall we meet at four?

¿cómo quedamos? — where shall we meet and what time?

• quedar [con] algn — to arrange to meet sb

¿quedamos con ella en la parada? — shall we meet her at the bus stop?

2.

See:

quedarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) (en un estado, una situación)

quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed

quedar huérfano — to be orphaned

quedó paralítico — he was left paralyzed

quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute

el coche quedó como nuevo — the car is as good as new (now)

ha quedado precioso pintado de blanco — it looks beautiful painted white

todo quedó solucionado — everything was sorted out

ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...

y que esto quede bien claro — and I want to make this quite clear

¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?

¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)

me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...

el postre le quedó riquísimo — that dessert (he made) was delicious

2) ( en la opinión de los demás)

para no quedar mal — so as not to lose face

si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go

si no voy quedaré mal con ellos — it won't go down very well if I don't turn up

lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe — I did it to get in the boss's good books

quedé muy bien con el regalo — I made a very good impression with my present

me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso — you really showed me up saying that

nos hizo quedar mal a todos — he embarrassed us all

quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool

quedé como una ignorante — I made a fool of myself

3) ( permanecer)

¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?

le quedó la cicatriz — she was left with a scar

quedó sin solución — it remained unsolved

esto no puede quedar así — we can't leave things like this

quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)

quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)

quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past

4) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) tamaño/talla

me queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me

la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine

b) ( sentar)

el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you

Sentido II

5)

a) (acordar, convenir)

quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine

b) ( citarse)

¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?

quedé con unos amigos para cenar — I arranged to meet some friends for dinner

Sentido III

6) ( estar situado) to be

queda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)

me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)

Sentido IV

7) (en 3^a pers)

a) ( haber todavía)

¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?

no quedan entradas — there are no tickets left

sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?

¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?

no nos queda más remedio que ir — we have no choice but to go

ya no me quedan fuerzas — I've no more strength left

b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)

8) ( faltar)

queda poco para que acabe la clase — it's not long till the end of the class

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)

todavía le quedan dos años — he still has two years to go o do

me queda poco para terminar — I've almost finished

quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
2.
1) quedarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( en un lugar) to stay

quedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed

se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)

te estás quedando calvo — you're going bald

quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it

quedarse dormido — to fall asleep

¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?

me quedé sin postre — I didn't get any dessert

quedarse sin trabajo — to lose one's job

quedarse soltera — to stay single

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa — I don't like being alone in the house

no te quedes ahí parado — don't just stand there!

nos quedamos charlando toda la noche — we spent the whole night chatting

se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me

de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) (fam) ( memorizar)

no se me quedan los nombres — I don't retain names

no se me queda nada — I don't retain a thing

b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)

se me quedó el paraguas — I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)

la casa se les está quedando pequeña — the house is getting (to be) too small for them

Sentido II

4)

quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)

* * *

= remain.

Ex. Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.

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* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.

* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mientras queden = while stocks last.

* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* quedar atrapado = get + caught.

* quedar constatado = go on + record.

* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.

* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.

* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.

* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.

* quedar exempto de = discharge from.

* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.

* quedar igual = remain + the same.

* quedar impactado = be impressed.

* quedar impresionado = be impressed.

* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.

* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.

* quedar libre = become + vacant.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.

* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.

* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* quedar registrado = go on + record.

* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.

* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.

* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.

* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.

* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse en = stick at.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* quedarse encallado = be stranded.

* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.

* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.

* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.

* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.

* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.

* quedarse estancado = stagnate.

* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.

* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse huérfano = orphan.

* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.

* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.

* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.

* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.

* quedarse levantado = stay up.

* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.

* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse pasmado = stun.

* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.

* quedarse pequeño = overflow.

* quedarse prendado = smite.

* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.

* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.

* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.

* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.

* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.

* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tirado = be stranded.

* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.

* quedarse viudo = widow.

* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar vacante = become + vacant.

* quedar vacío = empty.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que queda = surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* si queda tiempo = time permitting.

* todo queda en casa = all in the family.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) (en un estado, una situación)

quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed

quedar huérfano — to be orphaned

quedó paralítico — he was left paralyzed

quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute

el coche quedó como nuevo — the car is as good as new (now)

ha quedado precioso pintado de blanco — it looks beautiful painted white

todo quedó solucionado — everything was sorted out

ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...

y que esto quede bien claro — and I want to make this quite clear

¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?

¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)

me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...

el postre le quedó riquísimo — that dessert (he made) was delicious

2) ( en la opinión de los demás)

para no quedar mal — so as not to lose face

si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go

si no voy quedaré mal con ellos — it won't go down very well if I don't turn up

lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe — I did it to get in the boss's good books

quedé muy bien con el regalo — I made a very good impression with my present

me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso — you really showed me up saying that

nos hizo quedar mal a todos — he embarrassed us all

quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool

quedé como una ignorante — I made a fool of myself

3) ( permanecer)

¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?

le quedó la cicatriz — she was left with a scar

quedó sin solución — it remained unsolved

esto no puede quedar así — we can't leave things like this

quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)

quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)

quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past

4) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) tamaño/talla

me queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me

la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine

b) ( sentar)

el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you

Sentido II

5)

a) (acordar, convenir)

quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine

b) ( citarse)

¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?

quedé con unos amigos para cenar — I arranged to meet some friends for dinner

Sentido III

6) ( estar situado) to be

queda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)

me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)

Sentido IV

7) (en 3^a pers)

a) ( haber todavía)

¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?

no quedan entradas — there are no tickets left

sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?

¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?

no nos queda más remedio que ir — we have no choice but to go

ya no me quedan fuerzas — I've no more strength left

b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)

8) ( faltar)

queda poco para que acabe la clase — it's not long till the end of the class

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)

todavía le quedan dos años — he still has two years to go o do

me queda poco para terminar — I've almost finished

quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
2.
1) quedarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( en un lugar) to stay

quedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed

se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)

te estás quedando calvo — you're going bald

quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it

quedarse dormido — to fall asleep

¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?

me quedé sin postre — I didn't get any dessert

quedarse sin trabajo — to lose one's job

quedarse soltera — to stay single

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa — I don't like being alone in the house

no te quedes ahí parado — don't just stand there!

nos quedamos charlando toda la noche — we spent the whole night chatting

se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me

de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) (fam) ( memorizar)

no se me quedan los nombres — I don't retain names

no se me queda nada — I don't retain a thing

b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)

se me quedó el paraguas — I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)

la casa se les está quedando pequeña — the house is getting (to be) too small for them

Sentido II

4)

quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)

* * *

= remain.

Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.

* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.

* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mientras queden = while stocks last.

* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* quedar atrapado = get + caught.

* quedar constatado = go on + record.

* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.

* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.

* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.

* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.

* quedar exempto de = discharge from.

* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.

* quedar igual = remain + the same.

* quedar impactado = be impressed.

* quedar impresionado = be impressed.

* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.

* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.

* quedar libre = become + vacant.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.

* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.

* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* quedar registrado = go on + record.

* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.

* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.

* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.

* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.

* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse en = stick at.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* quedarse encallado = be stranded.

* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.

* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.

* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.

* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.

* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.

* quedarse estancado = stagnate.

* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.

* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse huérfano = orphan.

* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.

* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.

* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.

* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.

* quedarse levantado = stay up.

* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.

* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse pasmado = stun.

* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.

* quedarse pequeño = overflow.

* quedarse prendado = smite.

* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.

* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.

* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.

* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.

* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.

* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tirado = be stranded.

* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.

* quedarse viudo = widow.

* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar vacante = become + vacant.

* quedar vacío = empty.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que queda = surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* si queda tiempo = time permitting.

* todo queda en casa = all in the family.

* * *

quedar [A1 ]

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Sentido I

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(en un estado, una situación): quedó viuda muy joven she was widowed o she lost her husband when she was very young

quedó huérfano a los siete años he was orphaned when he was seven years old

tuvo un ataque y quedó paralítico he had a stroke and was left paralyzed

cientos de familias quedaron sin hogar/en la miseria hundreds of families were left homeless/destitute

las calles quedaron desiertas the streets were left deserted

el sombrero quedó hecho un acordeón the hat was o got squashed flat

el coche ha quedado como nuevo the car is as good as new (now)

algunas fotos quedaron mal some of the photos came out badly

ha quedado precioso pintado de blanco it looks beautiful painted white

ha quedado acordado que … it has been agreed that …

y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear

¿cómo quedó la cosa? ¿quién tenía razón? what happened in the end? who was right?

¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? where did we get (up) to in the last class?

¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? who was o who came first/last?

(+ me/te/le etc): no me había quedado claro y se lo pregunté otra vez I hadn't quite understood o I hadn't got things quite clear, so I asked him again

el postre te quedó riquísimo that dessert (you made) was delicious

¿quién la queda? (Ur) (en juegos) who's `it'? ( colloq)

B

(en la opinión de los demás): si no vamos, quedamos mal it'll look bad if we don't go

quedarás muy bien con ese regalo it's a lovely present, they'll be delighted

me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that

se emborrachó y nos hizo quedar mal a todos he got drunk and embarrassed us all

quedó en ridículo (por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; (por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool

quedar mal/bien con algn: si no voy quedaré mal con ellos they won't think much of me o it won't go down very well if I don't turn up

no se puede quedar bien con todo el mundo you can't please everybody

los invitó a todos para no quedar mal con nadie he invited them all so as not to offend anyone o to cause any offense*

C

(permanecer): quedaron en casa they stayed at home

¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?

le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar

lo lavé pero le quedó la mancha I washed it but the stain didn't come out

esto no puede quedar así we can't leave/I'm not going to leave things like this

quedamos a la espera de su notificación ( frml); we await your notification ( frml)

quedo a sus gratas órdenes ( frml) ( Corresp) Sincerely yours ( AmE), Yours faithfully o ( frml) I remain, yours faithfully ( BrE)

le quedo a deber 5 euros I owe you 5 euros

quedar EN algo:

todo ha quedado en un mero proyecto none of it has got beyond the planning stage

todos nuestros planes quedaron en nada all our plans came to nothing

quedar atrás: pronto quedó atrás he soon fell behind

hemos tenido nuestras diferencias pero todo eso ha quedado atrás we've had our differences but all that's behind us now o that's all water under the bridge now

D (+ me/te/le etc)

1

«tamaño/talla»: me queda grande/largo/apretado it's too big/long/tight for me

la talla 12 le queda bien or (Col, Méx) le queda the size 12 fits (you/him) fine

2

(sentar): el azul te queda muy bien blue really suits you, you look really good in blue

ese peinado le quedaba muy bien that hairstyle really suited her, her hair looked really good like that

ese vestido te queda estupendo that dress looks fantastic on you, you look great in that dress

Sentido II

A (acordar, convenir) quedar EN algo:

quedamos en eso, vienes tú a mi casa let's do that, then, you come to my house, so that's agreed, you're coming to my house

¿al final en qué quedaron? what did you decide/arrange/agree in the end?

¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo quieres o no? well o so, do you want it or not?

¿entonces en qué quedamos? ¿nos vemos mañana o no? so, what's happening, then? are we meeting tomorrow or not?

quedar EN + INFor ( AmL) quedar DE + INF:

quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything

quedó en venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine, she arranged to come at nine

quedar EN QUE:

quedamos en que iría él a recogerlo we agreed o arranged that he would go and pick it up

B

(citarse): me tengo que ir porque he quedado con Rafael I have to go because I've arranged to meet Rafael

¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? what time/where shall we meet?

quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner, I arranged to go out for dinner with some friends

Sentido III (estar situado) to be

queda justo enfrente de la estación it's right opposite the station

(+ me/te/le etc): puedo ir yo, me queda muy cerca I can go, it's very near where I live ( o work etc)

Sentido IV ( en tercera persona)

A

1

(haber todavía): no queda café there's no coffee left

no quedan entradas there are no tickets left

sólo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain

(+ me/te/le etc): es el único pariente que me queda he is the only relative I have left, he is my only living relative

¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?

¿te ha quedado alguna duda? is there anything you still don't understand?

me han quedado dos asignaturas (pendientes) I have to make up two subjects o take two subjects over ( AmE), I have to retake two subjects ( BrE)

no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no alternative o no choice but to go, we'll just have to go

ya no me quedan fuerzas para seguir I no longer have the strength to go on, I don't have the strength to go on any more

me queda la satisfacción de haber cumplido con mi deber I have the satisfaction of having done my duty

2 (sobrar) to be left, be left over

me comí la ensalada que había quedado del almuerzo I ate up the salad that was left (over) from lunch

el vino que quede se puede guardar para la próxima fiesta we can keep any wine that's left (over) for the next party

B

1

(faltar): quedan cinco minutos para que acabe la clase there are five minutes to go to o five minutes left to the end of the class

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?, how far is it now?

(+ me/te/le etc): todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do

¡ánimo! ¡ya te queda poco para terminar! come on! you've almost finished!

2 quedar POR + INF:

quedan tres pacientes por ver there are three more patients to be seen

aún queda gente por pagar some people haven't paid yet, some people still haven't paid

(+ me/te/le etc): aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do

no me/le queda otra ( AmL fam); I have/he has no choice

por … que no quede ( Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try

hazlo, por mí que no quede go ahead, don't let me stop you

■ quedarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

te estás quedando calvo you're going bald

se quedó huérfana/sorda a los seis años she was orphaned/she went deaf when she was six years old

cuando se fue me quedé muy sola when he left I felt very lonely

me quedé helado cuando me lo dijo I was staggered when she told me

quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto don't (you) worry about it, I'll take care of it

me quedé dormido en el sofá I fell asleep on the sofa

embarazada¹ (↑ embarazada (1))

2

quedarse con/sin algo: ¿te has quedado con hambre? are you still hungry?

me quedé sin postre I didn't get any dessert

se ha quedado sin trabajo she's out of work, she's lost her job

me quedé sin saber qué había pasado I never did find out what had happened

3

( Esp) (llegar a ser) (+ me/te/le etc): el vestido se te ha quedado corto the dress is too short on you now

la casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them

4 (olvidarse) (+ me/te/le etc):

se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behind

B

1

(permanecer): pienso quedarme soltera I intend to stay single

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being (left) on my own o being alone in the house

no te quedes ahí parado y haz algo don't just stand there, do something!

nos quedamos charlando toda la noche we spent the whole night chatting

se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me

la escena se me ha quedado grabada en la memoria the scene has remained engraved o is engraved on my memory

iba para pintor pero se quedó en profesor de dibujo he set out to be a painter but he ended up as an art teacher

se quedó en la mesa de operaciones ( euf); he died on the operating table

de repente el motor se quedó ( AmL); the engine suddenly died on me

2 (en un lugar) to stay

quédate aquí stay here

me quedé a dormir en su casa I spent o stayed the night at his house

nos quedamos en un hotel/en casa de unos amigos we stayed at a hotel/with some friends

se tuvo que quedar en el hospital una semana más she had to stay o remain in (the) hospital for another week

se quedó en casa/en la cama todo el día she stayed at home/in bed all day

Sentido II

A ‹cambio/lápiz› to keep

quédatelo, yo tengo otro keep it, I have another one

quedarse CON algo:

quédate con la foto si quieres you can keep the photo o ( colloq) hang on to the photo if you want

se quedó con mi libro she kept my book, she didn't give my book back

entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál de los dos me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife

si me lo rebaja me quedo con él if you knock something off the price, I'll take it ( colloq)

quedarse con algn ( Esp fam) (burlarse de él) to have sb on ( colloq) (engañarlo) to take sb for a ride ( colloq)

B

( Chi) «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc): quiso levantarse pero se le quedó la pierna he tried to get up but he couldn't move his leg

se le queda la pierna al caminar he drags one leg when he walks

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quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado, una situación):
◊ quedar viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;

quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed;
el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now);
y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear;
¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first?
2 ( en la opinión de los demás):
◊ si no voy quedaré mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;

lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books;
quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present;
me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that;
nos hizo quedar mal a todos he embarrassed us all;
quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself;

( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3 ( permanecer):
◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;

le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar;
esto no puede quedar así we can't leave things like this;
nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing;
quedar atrás [ persona] to fall behind;

[rencillas/problemas] to be in the past
4 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) [tamaño/talla]:

◊ me queda largo it's too long for me;

la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar):

◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit her

a) (acordar, convenir):

◊ ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?;

¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?;
quedaron en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything;
quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse):

◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;

quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner
( estar situado) to be;
◊ queda justo entrente de la estación it's right opposite the station;

me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc)
(en 3a pers)
1
a) ( haber todavía) to be left;

◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;

¿queda café? is there any coffee left?;
solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain;
no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
b) ( sobrar) [comida/vino] to be left (over)

2 ( faltar):
◊ queda poco para que acabe la clase it's not long till the end of the class;

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?;
todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do;
queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see;
aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do;
no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice
quedarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (en un lugar, país) to stay;

◊ quedarse en la cama to stay in bed

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

◊ te estás quedando calvo you're going bald;

quedarse dormido to fall asleep;
quedarse sin trabajo to lose one's job
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( permanecer):

◊ quedarse soltera to stay single;

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house;
no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!;
nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening;
se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me;
de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
b) (Andes) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):

◊ la casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them

‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
◊ se quedó con mi libro she kept my book;

me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression
(un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you
' quedar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
betún
- cumplir
- descolgarse
- embarazarse
- enmudecer
- estar
- lucirse
- restar
- sobrar
- sopa
- venir
- aire
- aislado
- anillo
- bailar
- calle
- constar
- descubierto
- desmano
- enganchar
- faltar
- lejísimos
- manifiesto
- mano
- rezagado
- tabla
English:
air
- appal
- appall
- arrange
- date
- egg
- fit
- flu
- gasp
- go
- leave
- lie
- long
- meet
- one-upmanship
- remain
- rest
- side
- smoke
- stand
- stand about
- stand around
- agree
- alternatively
- catch
- come
- get
- keep
- narrow
- out
- over
- place
- remand
- runner
- scar
- scot-free
- show
- strand
- unpunished
- water
- widow

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quedar

♦ vi

1. [permanecer] to remain, to stay;

nuestros problemas quedaron sin resolver our problems remained unsolved;

los tipos de interés han quedado al mismo nivel interest rates have stayed o remained at the same level;

no le quedaron secuelas del accidente he suffered no after-effects from the accident;
Andes, RP
en el apuro, quedaron los abrigos the coats got left behind o forgotten in the rush;

quedo a su entera disposición para cualquier consulta [en cartas] I am available to answer any enquiries you may have;

todo quedó en un buen susto she suffered nothing worse than a shock;

el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage;

¡esto no puede o [m5] no va a quedar así! I'm not going to let it rest at this!;

todos nuestros problemas han quedado atrás all our problems are behind us now

2. [haber aún] to be left, to remain;

¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?;

no queda azúcar there isn't any sugar left;

no nos queda leche we're out of milk;

queda gente dentro haciendo el examen there are still some people left inside doing the exam;

queda poco del casco antiguo de la ciudad little remains of the old part of the city;

nos quedan 50 pesos we have 50 pesos left;

lo que quede dáselo al perro give whatever's left over to the dog;

no me quedan ganas de seguir hablando I don't feel like talking any more;

me queda la esperanza de volver algún día I can only hope that one day I will return;

Comp
Am
no queda otra there's nothing else for it;

voy a tener que vender el auto para pagar las cuentas, no queda otra I'm going to have to sell the car to pay the bills, there's nothing else for it

3. [faltar]
¿cuánto queda para Buenos Aires? how much further is it to Buenos Aires?;

quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the race;

queda poco/un mes para las vacaciones there's not long to go/there's a month to go until the holidays, it's not long/it's a month until the holidays;

queda mucho para mi cumpleaños my birthday's a long way off;

me quedan dos días para terminar el trabajo I have two days (left) to finish the work;

sólo me queda despedirme hasta la próxima semana all that remains is for me to say goodbye until next week;

quedar por hacer to remain to be done;

queda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleaned;

nos quedan bastantes sitios por visitar we still have quite a lot of places to visit

4. [mostrarse, dar cierta imagen]
quedar bien/mal (con alguien) to make a good/bad impression (on sb);

le gusta quedar bien con todo el mundo he likes to keep everyone happy;

quedaste estupendamente trayendo flores you made a very good impression by bringing flowers;

voy a quedar fatal si no voy it'll look really bad if I don't go;

no me hagas quedar mal don't show me up;

quedaste como un mentiroso you ended up looking like o you came across like a liar;

quedó como un idiota he ended up o he was left looking stupid

5. [resultar]
el trabajo ha quedado perfecto the job turned out perfectly;

el cuadro queda muy bien ahí the picture looks great there;

el salón os ha quedado muy bonito the living-room has turned out lovely, you've made a great job of the living-room;

quedar claro to be clear;

no quiero que llegues después de las once, ¿queda claro? I don't want you back later than eleven, is that clear?;

quedar en [llegar, acabar] to end in;

quedar en quinto lugar, quedar el quinto to come fifth;

quedar en nada to come to nothing;
RP Fam
quedamos en veremos we left it open

6. [sentar]
te queda un poco corto el traje your suit is a bit too short;

esta falda me queda un poco justa this skirt is a bit tight;

¡qué bien te queda ese traje! that dress really suits you!, you look great in that dress!;

esa camisa te queda mal that shirt doesn't suit you;

¿te quedan bien los zapatos? do the shoes fit you?;

quedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with sth;
Méx
este pantalón no me queda these Br trousers o US pants don't suit me;
Méx
esas cortinas le quedan mal al salón those curtains don't go well in the living-room

7. [citarse]
quedar (con alguien) to arrange to meet (sb);

¿cuándo/dónde quedamos? when/where shall we meet?;

hemos quedado el lunes we've arranged to meet on Monday;

he quedado con Juan para jugar al tenis I've arranged to play tennis with Juan

8. [acordar]
quedar en algo to agree on sth;

quedar en o Am [m5] de hacer algo to agree to do sth;

¿en qué has quedado? what have you decided to do?;

quedar en que… to agree that…;

quedé con ellos en que iría I told them I'd go;

¿en qué quedamos? what's it to be, then?

9. [estar situado] to be;

queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts;

¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?

10. [asignatura]
me queda el inglés de primero I still haven't passed first-year English;

¿cuántas te han quedado? how many subjects from last year do you have to resit this year?

♦ vt
RP Fam
quedarla: no apuestes todo a una sola posibilidad porque si no sale, la quedás don't put all your eggs in one basket because if it doesn't work out, you've had it;

¿quién la queda? [en juego] who's counting?

♦ v impersonal

por mí que no quede don't let me be the one to stop you;

que no quede por falta de dinero we don't want it to fall through for lack of money;

por probar que no quede we should at least try it

♦ See also the pronominal verb quedarse

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quedar

v/i

1 ( permanecer) stay;

esto queda entre nosotros this is just between us;

quedar cerca be nearby

2 en un estado be;

quedó sin resolver it remained unresolved, it wasn’t sorted out;

¿cómo quedó? how did it end up?;

queda por hacer it still has o needs to be done

3 ( sentar)

:

te queda bien/mal de estilo it suits you/doesn’t suit you; de talla it fits you/doesn’t fit you

4 ( sobrar) be left;

¿queda mucho tiempo? is there much time left?;

no queda nada de tiempo time’s almost up; distancia it’s not far now

5 ( encontrarse)

:

quedar con alguien fam arrange to meet (with) s.o.;

¿dónde habíamos quedado? where had we arranged to meet?

6 ( acordar)

:

quedar en algo agree to sth;

¿en qué quedamos? what did we agree?

7

:

por mí que no quede it’s fine by me

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quedar vi

1) permanecer: to remain, to stay

2) : to be

quedamos contentos con las mejoras: we were pleased with the improvements

3) : to be situated

queda muy lejos: it's very far, it's too far away

4) : to be left

quedan sólo dos alternativas: there are only two options left

5) : to fit, to suit

estos zapatos no me quedan: these shoes don't fit

6)

quedar bien (mal) : to turn out well (badly)

7)

quedar en : to agree, to arrange

¿en qué quedamos?: what's the arrangement, then?

♦ See also the reflexive verb quedarse

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quedar vb

1. (haber) to be left

queda un poco de jamón there's a bit of ham left

¿quedan cebollas? are there any onions left?

2. (permanecer) to remain

aún quedan las murallas romanas the Roman walls still remain

3. (tener) to have left

me quedan mil pesetas I've got a thousand pesetas left

4. (faltar) to have to do

aún me quedan los deberes de inglés I've still got to do my English homework

5. (distancia, tiempo)

quedan todavía 10 kilómetros there are still 10 kilometres to go

queda un mes para las vacaciones it's one month till the holidays

6. (resultar) to be

el partido quedó en empate the match was a draw

las flores quedaron destrozadas the flowers were ruined

7. (estar) to be

quedó tranquila al saber la noticia she was relieved to hear the news

me quedé parada I was shocked

¿dónde queda la estación? where's the station?

ese pantalón te queda pequeño those trousers are too small for you

8. (citarse) to meet [pt. & pp. met]

¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?

he quedado con Ana I've arranged to meet Ana

9. (ponerse de acuerdo) to agree

habíamos quedado en que me vendrías a buscar we agreed that you'd come and meet me

10. (sentar bien ropa) to suit

ese sombrero te queda bien that hat suits you

quedar bien to make a good impression

quedó muy bien en la entrevista he made a good impression in the interview

quedar mal to make a bad impression

Spanish-English dictionary > quedar
16 pasmado

adj.

1 baffled, aghast, amazed, appalled.

2 stunted.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pasmar.

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pasmado

► adjetivo

1 flabbergasted, open-mouthed

■ ¿qué haces ahí pasmado? what are you gaping at?

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar pasmado,-a a alguien to stun somebody, amaze somebody

quedarse pasmado,-a to be flabbergasted, be stunned

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ADJ

1) (=asombrado) astonished, amazed

dejar pasmado a algn — to astonish o amaze sb

estar o quedar pasmado de — to be amazed at, be astonished at

mirar con cara de pasmado — to look in astonishment at

2) (=atontado) stunned, dumbfounded

se quedó ahí pasmado — he just stood there gaping

¡oye, pasmado! — * hey, you dope!

3) (=frío) frozen stiff; (Bot) frostbitten

4) LAm [herida] infected; [persona] unhealthy-looking, ill-looking

5) CAm, Méx (=estúpido) stupid; (=torpe) clumsy

6) LAm [fruta] overripe

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- da adjetivo

1) (fam) < persona>

no te quedes ahí pasmado! — don't stand there gaping o gawping (colloq)

la noticia me dejó pasmada — I was stunned by the news (colloq)

2) (Chi, Méx) < fruta> stunted

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= stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, gobsmacked, astonished.

Ex. She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.

Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.

Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.

Ex. 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

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* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* quedarse pasmado = stun.

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- da adjetivo

1) (fam) < persona>

no te quedes ahí pasmado! — don't stand there gaping o gawping (colloq)

la noticia me dejó pasmada — I was stunned by the news (colloq)

2) (Chi, Méx) < fruta> stunted

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= stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, gobsmacked, astonished.

Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.

Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.

Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.

Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* quedarse pasmado = stun.

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pasmado -da

adjective

A ( fam) ‹persona›

¡no te quedes ahí pasmado, ayúdame! don't stand there gaping o gawping o with your mouth open, help me! ( colloq)

la noticia me dejó pasmada I was amazed o stunned o flabbergasted by the news ( colloq)

B (Chi, Méx) ‹fruta› stunted

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Del verbo pasmar: ( conjugate pasmar)

pasmado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
pasmado
pasmar
pasmado
◊ -da adjetivo (fam) ‹ persona›: la noticia me dejó pasmada I was stunned by the news (colloq)

pasmar ( conjugate pasmar) verbo transitivo (fam) to amaze, stun
pasmado,-a adj (asombrado) amazed: ¡me dejas pasmado!, you amaze me!
se quedó pasmada delante del cuadro, she was stunned by the painting

' pasmado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasmada
- lelo
English:
stun
- thunderstruck
- astonish

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pasmado, -a

♦ adj

1. [asombrado] astonished, astounded

2. [atontado] stunned

3. [enfriado] frozen stiff;

me quedé pasmado esperando el autobús I nearly froze to death waiting for the bus

♦ nm,f

halfwit

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pasmado

adj

1 ( aturdido) stunned

2 ( quieto) still

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pasmado, -da adj

: stunned, flabbergasted

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pasmado adj amazed

Spanish-English dictionary > pasmado
17 culo

m.

1 bum (British), butt (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)

me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o bum (British)

ir de culo (muy informal) to be going down the tubes (negocio, país)

el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year

ser un culo inquieto o de mal asiento (figurative) to be fidgety; (enredador) to be a restless soul (errante)

vive en el culo del mundo (muy informal) he lives bloody o (British) goddamn miles from anywhere (United States)

2 bottom.

3 anus.

4 butt end, back part.

5 ass, buttocks, butt, arse.

6 attractive woman.

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culo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar bottom, bum, arse (US ass)

2 familiar (ano) arse (US ass)

3 (de recipiente) bottom

■ queda un culo there's a bit left in the bottom

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer de culo familiar to fall flat on one's bottom

con el culo al aire figurado in a fix, in a tight spot

ir de culo familiar to be rushed off one's feet

lamer el culo a alguien tabú to lick somebody's arse (US ass)

mojarse el culo figurado to come down off the fence, make up one's mind

ser culo de mal asiento figurado to be a fidget, not to be able to sit still

¡vete a tomar por el culo! tabú fuck off!, up yours!

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noun m.

1) bottom

2) ass

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SM

1) * (=nalgas) backside *, bum **, arse ***, ass (EEUU) ***, butt (EEUU) **; (=ano) arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

le dio un puntapié en el culo — he kicked him in the backside *

le limpió el culito al niño — he wiped the baby's bottom

caer de culo — to fall on one's backside *

dar a algn por el culo — *** (=sexualmente) to bugger sb; (=fastidiar) to piss sb off ***

me da por culo tener que trabajar tan temprano — it really pisses me off having to go to work so early ***

¡que te den por (el) culo! — *** fuck you! ***, screw you! ***

- confunde el culo con las témporas

el culo del mundo ** —

está en el culo del mundo — it's in the back of beyond

es el culo del mundo — it's the arsehole of the world ***

- dejar a algn con el culo al aire

- ir con el culo a rastras

ir de culo ** —

con tanta llamada, esta mañana voy de culo — with all these calls this morning I'm way behind *

si no apruebas esta asignatura vas de culo — if you don't pass this subject you've had it *

en cuanto al paro, el país va de culo — the country's unemployment record is disastrous

- lamer el culo a algn

meterse algo por el culo *** —

¡métetelo por el culo! — stick it up your ass! ***

mojarse el culo ** —

para conseguirlo tendrás que mojarte el culo — you won't achieve that without getting your feet wet *

partirse el culo ** —

me partí el culo de risa con él — I laughed myself silly with him

se parten el culo por encontrar entradas — they're pulling their hair out trying to get tickets

- pasarse algo por el culo

perder el culo por algn/algo ** —

pierde el culo por ella — he's nuts about her *

pierde el culo por conocerlos — she's dying to be introduced to them

ser un culo de mal asiento —

se mudó cinco veces en un año, es un culo de mal asiento — she moved house five times in one year, she just can't stay in one place

tomar por culo *** —

¡vete a tomar por culo! — *** screw you! ***, fuck off! ***, piss off! ***

¡que se vayan a tomar por culo! — *** they can go screw themselves ***, they can fuck o piss off ***

si nos pillan nos vamos todos a tomar por culo — if they catch us we'll all be fucked o screwed ***

el proyecto se fue a tomar por culo — the project went down the toilet **

les mandó a tomar por culo — he told them to fuck off o piss off ***

un día se hartó y mandó el trabajo a tomar por culo — one day he got fed up with it and jacked his job in *

- su casa está a tomar por culo

- culo que veo, culo que deseo

2) * [de vaso, botella] bottom

el vaso se rompió por el culo — the bottom of the glass broke

-¿queda cerveza? -sí, un culillo — "is there any beer left in there?" - "yes, a drop"

se bebió los culos de todos los vasos — he drank the dregs of all the glasses

gafas de culo de vaso — pebble glasses

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masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes de culo — he has the most amazing house

darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

ir de culo — (fam)

el negocio va de culo — the business is going really badly

lamerle el culo a alguien — (vulg) to lick somebody's ass (vulg)

mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

métetelo en el culo — stick it up your ass (vulg)

pasarse algo por el culo — (vulg)

las reglas me las paso por el culo — I don't give a shit about the rules (vulg)

perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento — (fam)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck

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= bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex. There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.

Ex. Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex. She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.

Ex. She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.

Ex. They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.

Ex. Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.

Ex. American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.

Ex. He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.

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* besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.

* culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

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masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes or pegar en el culo — I'm going to spank o smack you

caerse or (AmL) irse de culo (fam) ( literal) — to fall on one's backside o ass; ( asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed (colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes de culo — he has the most amazing house

darle por (el) culo a alguien — (vulg) to screw somebody (sl)

que te den por culo! — (vulg) screw you! (vulg)

en el culo del mundo — (fam) in the back of beyond

ir de culo — (fam)

el negocio va de culo — the business is going really badly

lamerle el culo a alguien — (vulg) to lick somebody's ass (vulg)

mandar a alguien a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to tell someone to piss off (vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo — (Esp vulg) to pack o chuck something in (colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo — (vulg)

métetelo en el culo — stick it up your ass (vulg)

pasarse algo por el culo — (vulg)

las reglas me las paso por el culo — I don't give a shit about the rules (vulg)

perder el culo por algo/alguien — (fam)

pierde el culo por él/porque la inviten — she's just crazy about him/she's just dying to be asked (colloq)

quedar como el or un culo — (AmS fam o vulg) to look awful o terrible

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo — he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! (colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento — (fam)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento — ( no se está quieto) he can't sit still for a minute; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella — pebble (lens) glasses (colloq)

c) (RPl fam) ( suerte) luck

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= bum, bottom, backside, arse, ass, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.

Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.

Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.

Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.

Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.

Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.

Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.

Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.

Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.

Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.

Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.

* besarle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.

* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.

* culo respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar un pellizco en el culo = bottom pinching.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* enseñar el culo = moon, do + a moony.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* lamerle el culo a Alguien = kiss + Posesivo + butt.

* mojarse el culo = get + involved with/in.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pellizcar el culo = bottom pinching.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* tonto del culo = arsehole [asshole, -USA], mug, prick, as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

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culo

masculine

(fam: en algunas regiones vulg)

1 (nalgas) backside ( colloq), butt ( AmE colloq), bum ( BrE colloq), ass ( AmE vulg), arse ( BrE vulg)

te voy a dar unos azotes en el culo I'm going to spank o smack your bottom

me dan ganas de darle una patada en el culo I feel like giving him a kick up the backside o ass

cada cual hace de su culo un pito ( RPl vulg); I/you can do what I/you bloody well like

caerse or ( AmL) irse de culo ( fam) (literal) to fall on one's backside o ass; (asombrarse) to be flabbergasted o amazed ( colloq)

tiene una casa que te caes or vas de culo he has an amazing o incredible house

casi me caigo de culo cuando la vi entrar I couldn't believe my eyes o I was amazed o flabbergasted when I saw her come in

darle por (el) culo a algn ( vulg); to screw sb (sl), to shaft sb (sl)

¡que te den por culo! ( vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)

en el culo del mundo ( fam); in the back of beyond, in the sticks ( colloq), in the Boonies ( AmE colloq)

ir de culo ( fam): el negocio va de culo the business is going really badly

voy de culo con tanto trabajo ( Esp); I'm up to my ears o eyes in work ( colloq)

lamerle el culo a algn ( vulg); to lick sb's ass ( vulg), to brown-nose sb ( vulg), to suck up to sb ( BrE colloq)

mandar a algn a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to tell someone to piss off ( vulg)

¡vete a tomar por culo! ( Esp vulg); screw you! ( vulg), piss off! ( vulg)

mandar algo a tomar por culo ( Esp vulg); to pack sth in ( colloq), to chuck sth in ( BrE colloq)

meterse algo en or por el culo ( vulg): métetelo en el culo you can stick it up your ass ( vulg)

mojarse el culo ( Esp fam); to get one's feet wet ( colloq)

pasarse algo por el culo ( vulg): las reglas me las paso por el culo I don't give a shit about the rules ( vulg)

perder el culo por algo/algn ( fam): pierde el culo por él she's just crazy o nuts about him ( colloq)

está que pierde el culo por que la inviten she's just dying to be asked

quedar como el or un culo ( AmS fam o vulg); to look awful o terrible

ese color te queda como el or un culo you look a sight in that color, you look bloody awful in that color ( BrE sl)

ni la llamó y quedó como el or un culo he didn't even call her, it was so rude of him! ( colloq)

romperse el culo ( fam); to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

ser un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento ( fam); to have ants in one's pants ( colloq)

es un culo de mal asiento or sin asiento (no se está quieto) he's got ants in his pants; (en cuestiones de trabajo, vivienda) he never stays in one place for long o he's a restless soul

ser un culo veo culo quiero ( fam): es un culo veo culo quiero when he sees something he likes, he just has to have it

tener culo ( Esp fam); to have a nerve ( colloq)

traerle de culo a algn ( Esp fam o vulg); to drive sb bananas o nuts ( colloq), to drive sb round the bend o twist ( colloq)

2 (de un vaso, una botella) bottom

gafas de culo de vaso or botella pebble (lens) glasses ( colloq)

3 ( RPl fam) (suerte) luck

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culo sustantivo masculino (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
a) ( nalgas) backside (colloq), butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq), ass (AmE vulg), arse (BrE vulg);

◊ te voy a pegar en el culo I'm going to spank o smack you

b) (de vaso, botella) bottom

culo sustantivo masculino
1 familiar (trasero) backside, butt, bottom
2 (de recipiente) bottom
' culo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caerse
English:
arse
- ass
- backside
- bum
- butt
- fanny
- tail
- bun
- fuck

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culo nm Fam Note that in some regions of Latin America this term is vulgar in register.

1. [nalgas] Br bum, US butt;

le di una patada en el culo I gave him a kick up the backside, US I kicked his butt;

culo firme firm buttocks;

culo respingón pert bottom;

¡vaya culo tiene! she's got a nice Br arse o US ass!;

me caí de culo I fell flat on my backside o Br bum;
Fig
cuando vi su moto me caí de culo I was flabbergasted o Br gobsmacked when I saw his motorbike;

Comp

con el culo al aire: su confesión dejó a sus compinches con el culo al aire his confession left his accomplices up the creek;

Comp
muy Fam
vive en el culo del mundo she lives Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;

Comp
muy Fam
estoy hasta el culo de trabajo I've got so much Br bloody o US goddamn work to do!;

Comp
muy Fam
ir de culo: el equipo va de culo este año the team's doing shit o crap this year;

con esa estrategia vas de culo that strategy's a load of crap;

esta última semana hemos ido de culo, sin parar ni un minuto this last week has been a Br bloody o US goddamn nightmare, we haven't had a minute's rest;

Comp
muy Fam
lamer el culo: siempre está lamiéndole el culo al jefe he's always licking the boss's Br arse o US ass, he's always sucking up to o brown-nosing the boss;

Comp
muy Fam
mojarse el culo: éste no se moja el culo por nadie he wouldn't lift a Br bloody o US goddamn finger to help anyone;

Comp
muy Fam
partirse el culo: con este tío te partes el culo that guy's a Br bloody o US goddamn hoot;

Comp
muy Fam
pensar con el culo: ¡qué estupideces dice!, parece que piense con el culo what a load of nonsense, she's just talking out of her Br arse o US ass;

Comp
muy Fam
perder el culo: ha perdido el culo por una compañera de clase he's madly in love with a girl in his class;

Comp
muy Fam
ponerse hasta el culo: nos pusimos hasta el culo de cerveza we got wasted on beer;

Comp

ser un culo inquieto o [m5] de mal asiento [enredador] to be fidgety;
[errante] to be a restless soul
2. [ano] Br arsehole, US asshole;

Comp
RP muy Fam
como el culo: me siento como el culo I feel like shit;

esa muchacha me cae como el culo I hate that girl's Br bloody o US goddamn guts;

Comp
Vulg
dar por el culo a alguien [sodomizar] to give it to sb up the Br arse o US ass;
Esp
¡que te den por culo!, ¡vete a tomar por culo! fuck off!;
Esp
no quiere ayudar – ¡que le den por culo! he doesn't want to help – well, fuck him, then!

Comp
Vulg
meterse algo por el culo: te puedes meter tu propuesta por el culo you can stick your proposal up your Br arse o US ass

Comp
Esp Vulg
a tomar por culo: le pedí dinero prestado, y me mandó a tomar por culo I asked her to lend me some money and she told me to fuck off o where to stick it;

estoy harto, voy a mandar todo a tomar por culo fuck this o Br fuck this for a lark, I've had enough of it;

todo lo que habíamos hecho se fue a tomar por culo con el apagón the power cut completely fucked up everything we'd done;
muy Fam
está a tomar por culo it's Br bloody o US goddamn miles from anywhere;

3. [de vaso, botella] bottom;
Esp
gafas de culo de vaso, Am [m5] lentes de culo de botella pebble-glasses

4. [líquido]
queda un culo de vino there's a drop (or two) of wine left in the bottom

5. [zurcido]
me has hecho un culo de pollo en el calcetín you've made a mess of darning my sock

6. RP Fam [suerte]
me gané la lotería – ¡qué culo! I won the lottery – you lucky o Br jammy thing!

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culo

m vulg

ass vulg, Br

arse vulg ; fam

butt fam, Br

bum fam ;

caer(se) de culo fall on one’s ass;

lamer el culo a alguien vulg brown-nose s.o. fam ;

ir de culo fig fam do badly;

ser culo de mal asiento fig fam be restless, have ants in one’s pants fam ;

en el culo del mundo fig in the boondocks fam, in the middle of nowhere

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culo nm

1) fam : backside, behind

2) : bottom (of a glass)

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culo n

1. (trasero) bottom / bum

te daré un azote en el culo I'll smack your bottom

2. (de vaso, botella) bottom

Spanish-English dictionary > culo
18 maravillar

v.

1 to amaze.

Su habilidad maravilla a María His ability amazes Mary.

2 to be marveled by, to be astonished by, to be amazed at, to be marvelled by.

Me maravillan sus palabras I am marveled by his words.

3 to be amazed to.

Me maravilla ver las estrellas I am amazed to see the stars.

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maravillar

► verbo transitivo

1 to astonish, amaze

► verbo pronominal maravilllarse

1 to marvel (de, at)

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1.

VT to astonish, amaze

su actuación maravilló a todo el mundo — his performance astonished o amazed everybody, everybody was astonished o amazed at his performance

2.

See:

maravillarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish
2.
maravillarse v pron to be amazed o astonished

maravillarse DE algo/alguien — to marvel at something/somebody

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= dazzle, bedazzle.

Ex. The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.

Ex. Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.

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* maravillarse de = marvel at.

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1.
verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish
2.
maravillarse v pron to be amazed o astonished

maravillarse DE algo/alguien — to marvel at something/somebody

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= dazzle, bedazzle.

Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.

Ex: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.

* maravillarse de = marvel at.

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maravillar [A1 ]

vt

to amaze, astonish

quedé maravillado al ver lo cambiada que estaba la ciudad I was amazed o astonished at how much the city had changed

la actuación del niño maravilló al público the child's performance amazed o astonished the audience

■ maravillarse

v pron

to be amazed o astonished maravillarse DE algo/algn to be amazed o astonished AT sth/sb, marvel AT sth/sb

todos se maravillaron de lo bien que habló everyone was amazed o astonished at how well she spoke, everyone marveled at how well she spoke

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maravillar ( conjugate maravillar) verbo transitivo
to amaze, astonish
maravillarse verbo pronominal
to be amazed o astonished;
maravillarse DE algo/algn to marvel at sth/sb
maravillar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish: me maravilla lo mal que habla, I'm astonished at how badly she speaks
' maravillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alucinar
- sorprender

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maravillar

♦ vt

to amaze;

este juguete maravilla a los niños children are amazed by this toy;

me maravilla que esté tan tranquilo I'm amazed that he is so calm

♦ See also the pronominal verb maravillarse

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maravillar

v/t amaze, astonish

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maravillar vt

asombrar: to astonish, to amaze

♦ See also the reflexive verb maravillarse

Spanish-English dictionary > maravillar
19 sorprender

v.

1 to surprise.

me sorprende verte por aquí I'm surprised to see you here

no me sorprende que se haya marchado I'm not surprised she's left

Su regalo sorprendió a María His gift surprised Mary.

2 to catch.

nos sorprendió la tormenta we got caught in the storm

sorprender a alguien (haciendo algo) to catch somebody (doing something)

3 to be surprised to, to be amazed to.

Me sorprende verte I am surprised to see you.

4 to be a surprise.

5 to catch out.

Elsa sorprendió al ladrón Elsa caught out the thief.

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sorprender

► verbo transitivo

1 (coger desprevenido) to catch unawares, take by surprise

2 figurado (descubrir) to discover; (conversación) to overhear

3 figurado (maravillar) to surprise, astonish, amaze

► verbo pronominal sorprenderse

1 figurado to be surprised

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no me sorprendería nada I wouldn't be at all surprised

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verb

to surprise

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1. VT

1) (=asombrar) to surprise

no me sorprendería que... — I wouldn't be surprised if...

2) (=coger desprevenido) to catch; (Mil) to surprise

lo sorprendieron robando — they caught him stealing

3) [+ conversación] to overhear; [+ secreto] to find out, discover; [+ escondrijo] to find

2.

VI to be surprising

sorprende observar cómo lo hace — it's surprising to see how he does it

sorprende la delicadeza de su verso — the delicacy of her poetry is surprising

3.

See:

sorprenderse

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1.
verbo intransitivo to surprise

me sorprende que no lo sepas — I'm surprised you don't know
2.
sorprender vt

a) ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch... unawares

nos sorprendió la lluvia — we got caught in the rain

b) < mensaje> to intercept; < conversación> to overhear
3.
sorprenderse v pron to be surprised

¿de qué te sorprendes? — what are you so surprised about?

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= surprise, puzzle, shock, startle, blow away, blindside, blow + Nombre + to bits.

Ex. He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.

Ex. During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.

Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.

Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex. Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.

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* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.

* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.

* sorprender enormemente = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* sorprender mucho = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* sorprenderse = raise + eyebrows, express + surprise, be surprised, be thrown.

* sorprenderse de = be struck by.

* sorprenderse enormemente = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

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1.
verbo intransitivo to surprise

me sorprende que no lo sepas — I'm surprised you don't know
2.
sorprender vt

a) ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch... unawares

nos sorprendió la lluvia — we got caught in the rain

b) < mensaje> to intercept; < conversación> to overhear
3.
sorprenderse v pron to be surprised

¿de qué te sorprendes? — what are you so surprised about?

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= surprise, puzzle, shock, startle, blow away, blindside, blow + Nombre + to bits.

Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.

Ex: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.

Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.

Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.

Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.

* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.

* sorprender enormemente = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* sorprender mucho = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* sorprenderse = raise + eyebrows, express + surprise, be surprised, be thrown.

* sorprenderse de = be struck by.

* sorprenderse enormemente = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

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sorprender [E1 ]

vi

to surprise

me sorprende que no lo sepas I'm surprised you don't know, it surprises me that you didn't know

■ sorprender

vt

1 (coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch … unawares, take … by surprise

entramos por detrás y los sorprendimos we went in the back and surprised them o caught them unawares o took them by surprise

fueron sorprendidos cuando intentaban forzar la caja fuerte they were caught o surprised trying to break open the safe

nos sorprendió la lluvia we got caught in the rain

2 ‹mensaje› to intercept; ‹conversación› to overhear

■ sorprenderse

v pron

to be surprised

se sorprendió mucho al encontrarme ahí he was very surprised to find me there

¿de qué te sorprendes? why are you so surprised?, what are you so surprised about?

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sorprender ( conjugate sorprender) verbo intransitivo
to surprise;
◊ me sorprende que no lo sepas I'm surprised you don't know

verbo transitivo ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch … unawares;
nos sorprendió la lluvia we got caught in the rain
sorprenderse verbo pronominal
to be surprised
sorprender verbo transitivo
1 (conmover, maravillar) to wonder, marvel: la puesta en escena sorprendió al público, the audience was amazed by the production
2 (extrañar) to surprise: me sorprende que lo sepas, I'm surprised that you know it
3 (coger desprevenido) to catch unawares: la sorprendimos fumando, we caught her smoking
la tormenta nos sorprendió en la montaña, the storm caught us on the mountain

' sorprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocar
- pillar
- admirar
- cachar
- extrañar
- impresionar
- sorprendido
English:
catch
- overtake
- surprise
- take
- take aback
- disturb

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sorprender

♦ vt

1. [asombrar, extrañar] to surprise;

me sorprende verte por aquí I'm surprised to see you here;

no me sorprende que se haya marchado I'm not surprised she's left;

me sorprendió con su pregunta I was surprised by her question

2. [atrapar, pillar]
sorprender a alguien (haciendo algo) to catch sb (doing sth)

3. [coger desprevenido] to catch;

nos sorprendió la tormenta we got caught in the storm;

el temporal nos sorprendió en mar abierto the storm caught us out at sea

4. [descubrir] to discover

♦ See also the pronominal verb sorprenderse

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sorprender

v/t

1 surprise;

me sorprende que … I’m surprised that …

2 ( descubrir) catch

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sorprender vt

: to surprise

♦ sorprenderse vr

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sorprender vb

1. (asombrar) to surprise

me sorprendió que fuera tan joven I was surprised that he was so young

2. (coger) to catch / to catch out

le sorprendió copiando en el examen she caught him copying in the exam

me sorprendió la lluvia I got caught in the rain

Spanish-English dictionary > sorprender
20 asombrado

adj.

amazed, bewildered.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: asombrar.

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asombrado

► participio pasado

1→ link=asombrar asombrar

► adjetivo

1 amazed, astonished, surprised

■ me quedé asombrada I was amazed

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= astounded, stunned, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, startled, astonished.

Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex. She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.

Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.

Ex. What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.

Ex. 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

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= astounded, stunned, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, startled, astonished.

Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.

Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.

Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.

Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.

Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

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asombrado

adj amazed

Spanish-English dictionary > asombrado

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