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1 absolutely
adverb (completely: It is absolutely impossible for me to go.) absolutamenteabsolutely adv absolutamente / totalmentedo you agree? -Absolutely! ¿estás de acuerdo? -¡Totalmente!tr[æbsə'lʊːtlɪ]1 completamente, totalmente2 (used for emphasis) absolutamente1 (agreement) ¡por supuesto!, ¡desde luego!■ I think we should sell. what about you John? --oh, absolutely! creo que deberíamos vender. ¿y tú John? --oh, ¡por supuesto!absolutely ['æbsə.lu:tli,.æbsə'lu:tli] adv1) completely: completamente, absolutamente2) certainly: desde luegodo you agree? absolutely!: ¿estás de acuerdo? ¡desde luego!adv.• absolutamente adv.• materialmente adv.• por supuesto (que s) adv.• totalmente adv.'æbsə'luːtlia) ( completely) <deny/reject> rotundamente, terminantementeI'm absolutely certain — estoy segurísima or absolutamente segura
b) (as intensifier) < impossible> absolutamentec) (as interj)do you agree? - oh, absolutely! — ¿estás de acuerdo? - claro or por supuesto (que sí)!
['æbsǝluːtlɪ]ADV1) (=completely) [clear, impossible, alone, untrue] completamente, totalmente; [hilarious, beautiful, wonderful] realmente; [exhausted, horrible] totalmente; [necessary] absolutamente•
it's absolutely boiling in here! — ¡aquí dentro hace un calor infernal!•
he's absolutely delighted at being a father again — está contentísimo de volver a ser padre•
I've looked absolutely everywhere for it — lo he buscado absolutamente por todas partes•
it's absolutely freezing in here! — ¡aquí dentro hace un frío que pela!•
it makes absolutely no difference — no cambia nada en absoluto•
absolutely nobody/ nothing — nadie/nada en absoluto•
are you absolutely sure? — ¿estás completamente seguro?•
it's absolutely true — es la pura verdad, es totalmente cierto2) (=unconditionally) [refuse, deny] rotundamente; [believe] firmemente3) * (=certainly) desde luego"it's worrying, isn't it?" - "absolutely" — -es preocupante ¿verdad? -desde luego
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absolutely not! — ¡de ninguna manera!"does this affect your attitude to your work?" - "absolutely not" — -¿afecta esto a su actitud hacia su trabajo? -no, en absoluto
4) (Gram)* * *['æbsə'luːtli]a) ( completely) <deny/reject> rotundamente, terminantementeI'm absolutely certain — estoy segurísima or absolutamente segura
b) (as intensifier) < impossible> absolutamentec) (as interj)do you agree? - oh, absolutely! — ¿estás de acuerdo? - claro or por supuesto (que sí)!
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2 convencer
v.to convince.convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of somethinglo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party* * *1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on1 to be convincing■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself* * *verbto convince, persuade* * *1. VT1)convencer a algn (de algo) — to convince sb (of sth), persuade sb (of sth)
me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence
al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true
no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise
2)convencer a algn (de o para hacer algo) — to persuade sb (to do sth)
me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them
no iba a salir, pero al final me convencieron — I wasn't going to go out, but in the end they persuaded me (to)
3) (=satisfacer)no nos convence del todo la propuesta — we are not entirely convinced about the proposal, the proposal is not entirely convincing
ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me
su último disco no me convence nada — I'm not very impressed with her latest record, her latest record doesn't do much for me
parece buena gente, pero no me acaba de convencer — he seems nice enough but I'm not too sure about him
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.----* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.
Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *convencer [E2 ]vtA1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuadedconvencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sthla convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take actionno logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwiselos convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was seriousel artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were trueme costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong2 (para hacer algo) to persuadeyo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into itconvencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INFa ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción we couldn't persuade him to support our motion, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motionno pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any moneyB ( en frases negativas)(satisfacer): es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure aboutno me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the ideala explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincingme cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was afterserá muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that rolese lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it¡convéncete, estás equivocado! believe me, you're wrong!convencerse DE algo:¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón? now do you believe I was right?te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón you have to accept that your mother is right* * *
convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo
la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong
no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money
su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing
convencerse verbo pronominal
to be convinced;◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;
convencerse de algo to accept sth;
¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle
' convencer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
- enredar
- trabajarse
- nomás
English:
bring round
- coax
- come round
- convince
- get round
- impress
- persuade
- prevail
- put off
- reason
- satisfy
- sway
- talk
- win over
- assure
- budge
- cajole
- come
* * *♦ vt1. [persuadir] to convince;si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him2. [satisfacer]me convence esta lavadora, la voy a comprar I like the sound of this washing machine, I'm going to buy it;su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends♦ visu explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress* * *v/t convince* * *convencer {86} vt: to convince, to persuade* * *convencer vb1. (de algo) to convince2. (persuadir) to persuade3. (agradar) to like -
3 absoluto
adj.1 absolute, perfect, out-and-out, teetotal.2 absolute, absolutist, arbitrary, dictatorial.3 utter.4 absolute.* * *► adjetivo1 absolute\en absoluto not at all, by no meansestar prohibido,-a en absoluto to be absolutely forbiddennada en absoluto nothing at all* * *(f. - absoluta)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=no relativo) absolute2) (=máximo) [prioridad] top; [reposo, fe] complete; [verdad] absoluteson de absoluta necesidad — they are absolutely necessary o essential
existe compenetración absoluta entre los dos — there is a perfect understanding between them, they understand each other perfectly
3) [monarquía, poder] absolute4)-¿es verdad? -no, en absoluto — "is it true?" - "no, absolutely not o no, not at all"
-¿te importa? -en absoluto — "do you mind?" - "no, absolutely not o no, not at all"
esa idea no me atrae en absoluto — that idea doesn't appeal to me at all o in the slightest
* * *- ta adjetivo1) <monarca/poder> absolute2)a) ( total) total, absolute; completeb)en absoluto — (loc adv)
¿te gustó? - en absoluto — did you like it? - no, not at all
* * *= absolute, unrelieved, overriding, sublime, out-and-out, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad], unmitigaged.Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex. When she said 'That's no way to speak about a patron, Mike,' he turned on her a look of sublime unconcern.Ex. Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.Ex. There is no hard and fast answer to this question.Ex. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.----* correspondencia absoluta = perfect match.* en absoluto = at all, in the slightest, whatsoever, not at all, in any shape or form.* éxito absoluto = award-winning success.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* no importar en absoluto = have + no qualms about.* norma absoluta = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* oscuridad absoluta = pitch darkness, pitch blackness.* regla absoluta = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* * *- ta adjetivo1) <monarca/poder> absolute2)a) ( total) total, absolute; completeb)en absoluto — (loc adv)
¿te gustó? - en absoluto — did you like it? - no, not at all
* * *= absolute, unrelieved, overriding, sublime, out-and-out, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad], unmitigaged.Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex: When she said 'That's no way to speak about a patron, Mike,' he turned on her a look of sublime unconcern.Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.* correspondencia absoluta = perfect match.* en absoluto = at all, in the slightest, whatsoever, not at all, in any shape or form.* éxito absoluto = award-winning success.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* no importar en absoluto = have + no qualms about.* norma absoluta = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* oscuridad absoluta = pitch darkness, pitch blackness.* regla absoluta = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* * *absoluto -taA ‹monarca/poder› absoluteB (no relativo) ‹valor› absoluteC1 (total) ‹silencio› total, absolute; ‹reposo› complete, absolute; ‹confianza› complete, total, absolute; ‹miseria› utter, absolutelos dejó en la ruina más absoluta he left them absolutely o utterly pennilesstengo la absoluta certeza de que lo encontraremos allí I am absolutely convinced that we'll find him there2en absoluto ( loc adv): ¿te gustó? — en absoluto did you like it? — no, not at allno lo consentiré en absoluto there is absolutely no way I will agree to itno hizo nada en absoluto he didn't do a thing, he did absolutely nothinges un caso en absoluto aislado it is by no means an isolated caseD ‹adjetivo/construcción› absoluteun uso absoluto de un verbo transitivo a transitive verb used absolutely* * *
absoluto◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ‹monarca/poder› absolute
2
b)
no lo consentiré en absoluto there is absolutely no way I will agree to it
absoluto,-a
I adj (independiente) absolute
(completo, intenso) total, complete: necesito silencio absoluto para poder escribir, I need total silence to be able to write
(sin réplica) absolute: ejerce un dominio absoluto sobre sus amigos, he has total control over his friends
II sustantivo masculino absolute
♦ Locuciones: en absoluto, not at all, by no means: no creas en absoluto que me fío de él, don't believe for a minute that I trust him
' absoluto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- identidad
- interesar
- llevarse
- recogimiento
- completo
- perfecto
- relativo
- silencio
- total
English:
absolute
- absolutely
- all
- clear
- dead
- dislike
- earthly
- ignorance
- implicit
- least
- long shot
- mismatch
- not
- out-and-out
- quite
- rank
- remotely
- stranglehold
- strict
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- whatever
- whatsoever
- any
- downright
- hard
* * *absoluto, -a♦ adj1. [no relativo] absolute2. [completo] [verdad, mayoría] absolute;[silencio] total, absolute; [reposo] complete;tengo una confianza absoluta en ellos I have complete o every confidence in them;es el campeón absoluto de este torneo he's the overall winner of the tournament;es un absoluto sinvergüenza he's completely shameless3. [monarca] absoluteablativo absoluto ablative absolute♦ en absoluto loc advnada en absoluto nothing at all;no me gustó en absoluto I didn't like it at all;¿te importa? – en absoluto do you mind? – not at all* * *adj absolute;en absoluto not at all;nada en absoluto absolutely nothing;la casa no ha cambiado nada en absoluto the house hasn’t changed at all, the house hasn’t changed in the slightest;se negó en absoluto he refused outright* * *absoluto, -ta adj1) : absolute, unconditional2)en absoluto : not at allno me gustó en absoluto: I did not like it at all♦ absolutamente adv* * *absoluto adj absolute -
4 fest
I Adj.1. Nahrung, Substanz: solid; fest werden harden, solidify; Pudding, Zement, Gelee etc.: set; fester Körper PHYS. solid (body)2. Fleisch, Boden etc.: firm; Bucheinband: hard; Straße: surfaced, Am. paved; festes Land terra firma, dry land6. Händedruck: firm; Schlag etc.: heavy; festen Halt finden find something firm to hold onto; fig. find security; Fuß1 1, Hand1 2, 37. Blick, Charakter: steady; Stimme: auch firm; Entschluss, Glaube: firm, unshak(e)able; WIRTS., Börse, Kurse, Markt: steady, firm; Währung: hard, stable; ich hatte die feste Absicht zu gehen I firmly intended to go, I had every intention of going; ich war der festen Meinung, dass... I was firmly of the opinion ( oder convinced) that...; in Geschichte ist er ( nicht sehr) fest fig. he’s (not very) well up in history8. Schlaf: sound, deep9. Einkommen, Kosten, Preis, Termin, Zeitpunkt, Regel etc.: fixed; Abmachung: firm, binding; Plan: definite, fixed; Redewendung: set; fester Bestandteil integral ( oder permanent) part; feste Form(en ) oder Gestalt annehmen take on a definite shape, take shape; hast du einen festen Platz dafür? do you have a permanent place for it?10. (dauerhaft) Stellung: permanent; Freund(in), Job: steady; Freundschaft: close; Kunde: regular; einen festen Freund / eine feste Freundin haben have a steady boyfriend / girlfriend; ohne festen Wohnsitz of no fixed abodeII Adv.1. binden, packen etc.: tightly; die Tür fest schließen shut the door firmly; Schrauben fest anziehen tighten screws; jemanden fest anfassen take s.o. firmly by the hand; fig. handle s.o. firmly ( oder with firmness); etw. fest in der Hand haben have a firm hold on s.th.; fig. have s.th. firmly under control2. fest kochende Kartoffeln salad potatoes3. glauben etc.: firmly; versprechen: faithfully; ( steif und) fest behaupten (absolutely) insist; ich bin fest entschlossen zu (+ Inf.) I’m determined to (+ Inf.) fest gefügt fig. Ordnung etc.: firmly established; fest zu jemandem stehen stand by s.o.faithfully; ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass... I’m absolutely convinced ( oder positive) that...; du kannst dich fest auf sie verlassen you can rely on her totally ( oder absolutely); ich hab’s ihm fest versprochen I gave him my word ( oder I swore to him) (that I would)4. (unlösbar) securely; fest anbringen fix ( oder attach) securely (an + Dat to); fest verankert securely ( oder firmly) anchored; fig. firmly ( oder deeply) rooted; fest miteinander verbinden join securely; fest verwurzelt Pflanze: deeply rooted; fig. auch deep-rooted, ingrained5. (dauerhaft) permanently; fest angelegt Geld: tied-up, präd. tied up; Geld fest anlegen invest money long-term, make a long-term investment; fest angestellt sein be permanently employed, have a permanent post ( oder job); fest besoldet on a regular (full-time) salary; sie sind fest befreundet they’re firm ( oder very good) friends; Paar: they’re going steady6. (endgültig) definitely; es ist fest abgemacht oder vereinbart there’s a firm agreement, it’s definite; fest umrissen clear-cut, clearly defined8. umg. arbeiten, helfen: with a will; essen: heartily; lernen, üben: hard; fest zuschlagen hit out hard; ( immer) feste! umg. (schlag zu) let him ( oder her) have it!; (streng dich an) go at it!* * *das Festfeast; fête; party; celebration; festival* * *Fẹst [fɛst]nt -(e)s, -e1) (= Feier) celebration; (= historische Begebenheit) celebrations pl; (= Party) party; (= Hochzeitsfest) reception; (= Bankett) banquet, feast (old); (= Ballfest) ball; (= Kinderfest, Schützenfest) carnivalein Fest zum hundertjährigen Bestehen des Vereins — the club's centenary celebrations, celebrations to mark the club's centenary
das war ein Fest! (inf) — it was great fun
man soll die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen (prov) — make hay while the sun shines (prov)
2) (= kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festival; (= Weihnachtsfest) Christmasbewegliches/unbewegliches Fest — movable/immovable feast
frohes Fest! — Merry or Happy (esp Brit) Christmas!
* * *1) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fast2) (arranged in advance; settled: a fixed price.) fixed3) (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) do4) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) festival5) (an entertainment, especially in the open air, with competitions, displays, the selling of goods etc usually to raise money, especially for charity: We are holding a summer fete in aid of charity.) fête6) firmly7) ((fixed) strong and steady: a firm handshake.) firm8) (a meeting for certain sports: a swimming gala.) gala9) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) set10) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) secure11) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) solid12) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) sound13) (solid or strong: a nice substantial table.) substantial14) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tight* * *<-[e]s, -e>[fɛst]nt1. (Feier) celebrationein \Fest geben to have [or throw] a party2. (kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festivalbewegliches/unbewegliches \Fest movable/immovable feastfrohes \Fest! Happy [or Merry] Christmas/Happy Easter, etc.ein kirchliches \Fest a religious festival [or feast3.* * *das; Fest[e]s, Feste1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festivalfrohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!
* * *A. adj1. Nahrung, Substanz: solid;fest werden harden, solidify; Pudding, Zement, Gelee etc: set;festes Land terra firma, dry landziehen tightenfester Punkt fixed point7. Blick, Charakter: steady; Stimme: auch firm; Entschluss, Glaube: firm, unshak(e)able; WIRTSCH, Börse, Kurse, Markt: steady, firm; Währung: hard, stable;ich hatte die feste Absicht zu gehen I firmly intended to go, I had every intention of going;ich war der festen Meinung, dass … I was firmly of the opinion ( oder convinced) that …;8. Schlaf: sound, deep9. Einkommen, Kosten, Preis, Termin, Zeitpunkt, Regel etc: fixed; Abmachung: firm, binding; Plan: definite, fixed; Redewendung: set;fester Bestandteil integral ( oder permanent) part;Gestalt annehmen take on a definite shape, take shape;hast du einen festen Platz dafür? do you have a permanent place for it?einen festen Freund/eine feste Freundin haben have a steady boyfriend/girlfriend;ohne festen Wohnsitz of no fixed abodeB. adv1. binden, packen etc: tightly;die Tür fest schließen shut the door firmly;Schrauben fest anziehen tighten screws;etwas fest in der Hand haben have a firm hold on sth; fig have sth firmly under control(steif und) fest behaupten (absolutely) insist;fest gefügt fig Ordnung etc: firmly established;fest zu jemandem stehen stand by sbfaithfully;ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass … I’m absolutely convinced ( oder positive) that …;du kannst dich fest auf sie verlassen you can rely on her totally ( oder absolutely);3. (unlösbar) securely;fest anbringen fix ( oder attach) securely (an +dat to);fest miteinander verbinden join securely;4. (dauerhaft) permanently;Geld fest anlegen invest money long-term, make a long-term investment;fest angestellt sein be permanently employed, have a permanent post ( oder job);fest besoldet on a regular (full-time) salary;5. (endgültig) definitely;vereinbart there’s a firm agreement, it’s definite;fest umrissen clear-cut, clearly defined6.eingeschlafen sein be fast asleepfest zuschlagen hit out hard;…fest im adj -proof;dürrefest drought-proof;krisenfest crisis-proof;störfest interference-proof;temperaturfest präd unaffected by temperature* * *das; Fest[e]s, Feste1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festivalfrohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!
* * *-e m.feast n. -e n.celebration n.festival n.party n. -
5 medio
adj.1 half a, half, half an, mid.2 average.3 half-way, halfway.4 one-half.adv.half-way, half, kind of, partially.m.1 means, manner, mode, way.2 center, midway, midst.3 medium, instrument, means.4 environment.5 halfback.6 medium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.* * *► adjetivo1 (mitad) half2 (intermedio) middle3 (de promedio) average■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...► adverbio1 half■ medio terminado,-a half-finished1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle1 (recursos) means\equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrongestar (todo) por el medio to be in the wayponerse en medio to get in the waypor medio de through, by means ofpor todos los medios by all meansquitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the waymedia aritmética arithmetic meanmedio ambiente environmentmedio fondo middle-distancemedios de comunicación (mass) mediamedios de transporte means of transport————————1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle* * *1. (f. - media)adj.1) middle2) half3) average4) medium2. adv.1) half2) rather3. noun m.1) middle2) element3) medium4) means•* * *1. ADJ1) (=la mitad de) halfmedia pensión — [en hotel] half-board
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media luna — (Astron) half-moonasta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
2) (=intermedio)plazo•
a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there3) (=promedio) averagetérmino 2)4) (=normal) average5)• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done
lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] halfes medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side
2) [con verbo, adverbio]está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished
3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *3. SM1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square
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de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house•
de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involveddía (de) por medio — LAm every other day
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en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us•
por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)de medio a medio —
2) (Dep) midfieldermedio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half
medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half
3) (=método) means pl, wayno hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get
poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth
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por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley systemrespira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills
lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail
5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment7) (=círculo) circleencontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu
* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *medio1= middle, one-half (1/2).Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* clase media = middle class.* cocer a medias = parboil.* comprendido a medias = half-understood.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* de la edad media = dark-age.* del medio = middle.* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.* de media jornada = half-day [half day].* de media mañana = mid-morning.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de medio pelo = small-time.* de talla media = middle-sized.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.* edición media = medium edition.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entre medias = in between.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* línea de medio campo = halfway line.* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.* media hora = half-hour.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* media luz = half-light.* media pensión = half board.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* media vuelta = about-face.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.* medio día = one-half day.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.* Medio Oriente = Middle East.* medio pliego = half-sheet.* medio sumergido = half-submerged.* medio vacío = half-empty.* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.* nacido en medio = middleborn.* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* punto medio = mid-point.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.medio22 = average, mainline, mainstream.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* como término medio = on average.* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de talle medio = medium-length.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].* de tipo medio = middle-range.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* por término medio = on average.* precio medio = average price.* tener por término medio = average.* término medio = compromise, balance.* valor medio = midrange, mean value.medio33 = instrumentality, means, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.* dotar de medios = resource.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.* equipar de medios = resource.* exceso de medios = overkill.* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.* medio de ahorro = economy measure.* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.* medio de transmisión = conduit.* medio físico = physical medium.* medios = ways and means.* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.* medios de comunicación = news media.* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.* medios de comunicación social = mass media.* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.* medios de producción = means of production.* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.* medios económicos = economic resources.* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.* medios oficiales = official channels.* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.* medios visuales = visual media.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por todos los medios = by all means.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* streaming media = streaming media.* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.* * *A ( delante del n)(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-litermedio kilo de harina half a kilo of flourmedia docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half priceun retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portraitllevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hourla última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaininghay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show startssi se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrowla bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mastla falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirta media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly litCompuestos:habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby languagela deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talksA ( Astron) half-moonen forma de medioa luna crescent-shapedla Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile CrescentB (de las uñas) half-moonD(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescentfeminine short sleevellevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dresstodavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yetvino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)feminine (en hoteles) half board(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinnersfpl:me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many wordsfeminine half sole, solefeminine half volleya medioa voz in a low voicehablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and leftmasculine and feminine fly half, outside halfmasculine midfieldmasculine and feminine scrum halfmasculine and feminine middle-distance runnermasculine middle-distance● medio hermano, media hermanamasculine, femininemasculine half-mourning● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupilamasculine, feminine (CS) day pupillos medio pupilos the day pupils( AmL) half-timeB (mediano, promedio) averageel cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexicanbarrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrida medio y largo plazo in the medium and long termtécnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree coursela temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degreesC1(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finishedme dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o storylo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly2(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?pagar a medios to pay half each, go halveslo hicimos a medios we did it between usD( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!halfestá medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazylo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half deadfue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him thereme lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serioustodo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finishedmedio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)B1 (centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middleel justo medio the happy mediumquítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't seeC1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they couldno hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating himhizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposalcomo medio de coacción as a means of coercion2 ( Art) (vehículo) tbmedio de expresión mediumno escatimó medios he spared no expensea pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited meansno cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do itCompuestos:la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)los medios de comunicación the medialos medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass mediameans of transport( Méx) legal challengempl audiovisual aids (pl)mpl:los medio de producción the means of productionD ( en locs):de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think ofhay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involveden medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many peopleno sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this messen medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusionen medio de todo all things considereden medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this waypor medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/weekdos o tres casas por medio every two or three housespor medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousinatrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincersse comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this systemobtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contactsde medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistakenle acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely rightE1(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circlesno está en su medio he's out of his elementun artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …2 ( Biol) environmentestos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitatla adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundingsCompuesto:environmentque no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendlyF (dedo) middle fingerG (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countriesel que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world* * *
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)
medio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;
medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1◊ - dia adjetivo
1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;
quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transportb)◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)
4 ( en locs)◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;
en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5a) (círculo, ámbito):◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;
no está en su medio he's out of his elementb) (Biol) environment;
medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television
* * *medio, -a♦ adj1. [igual a la mitad] half;media docena half a dozen;media hora half an hour;medio litro half a litre;el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;[en trabajo] halfway through;a media luz in the half-light;como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;docena y media one and a half dozen;un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;son las dos y media it's half past two;son y media it's half pastAndes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;la media luna the crescent;la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;Fam Fig media naranja:media pensión half board;CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;media suela half-sole;media volea half volley2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;[posición, punto] middle;de una calidad media of average quality;a medio plazo in the medium term;de clase media middle-class;a media distancia in the middle distancemedio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;Mat mean;el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h4. [corriente] ordinary, average;el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people♦ advhalf;medio borracho half drunk;estaba medio muerto he was half dead;a medio hacer half done;han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake♦ nm1. [mitad] half;uno y medio one and a half2. [centro] middle, centre;en medio (de) in the middle (of);estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;quítate de en medio get out of the way;siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;Famquitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;por medio de by means of, through;ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;por todos los medios by all possible means;intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metallos medios de comunicación the media;medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;los medios de difusión the media;medio de expresión medium;los medios de información the media;medios de producción means of production;4.medios [recursos] means, resources;no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it5. [elemento físico] environment;animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environmentmedio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;medio físico physical environment6. [ámbito]el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;en medios bien informados in well-informed circles[en rugby] halfback medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half9. CompCSur Famni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day* * *I adj1 half;las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;a medio camino halfway2 tamaño medium3 (de promedio) average4 posición middleII m1 ( entorno) environment2 en fútbol midfielder3 ( centro) middle;en medio de in the middle of4 ( manera) means;por medio de by means of;III adv half;hacer algo a medias half do sth;ir a medias go halves;a medio hacer half done;de medio a medio completely;día por medio L.Am. every other day;quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;quitarse de en medio get out of the way* * *medio adv1) : halfestá medio dormida: she's half asleep2) : rather, kind ofestá medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring1) : halfuna media hora: half an hourmedio hermano: half brothera media luz: in the half-lightson las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty2) : midway, halfwaya medio camino: halfway there3) : middlela clase media: the middle class4) : averagela temperatura media: the average temperaturemedio nm1) centro: middle, centeren medio de: in the middle of, amid2) ambiente: milieu, environment3) : medium, spiritualist4) : means pl, waypor medio de: by means oflos medios de comunicación: the media5) medios nmpl: means, resources* * *medio1 adj1. (mitad) half2. (promedio, normal) averagemedio2 adv halfmedio3 n1. (centro) middle2. (entorno) environment3. (recurso, método) means -
6 Fest
I Adj.1. Nahrung, Substanz: solid; fest werden harden, solidify; Pudding, Zement, Gelee etc.: set; fester Körper PHYS. solid (body)2. Fleisch, Boden etc.: firm; Bucheinband: hard; Straße: surfaced, Am. paved; festes Land terra firma, dry land6. Händedruck: firm; Schlag etc.: heavy; festen Halt finden find something firm to hold onto; fig. find security; Fuß1 1, Hand1 2, 37. Blick, Charakter: steady; Stimme: auch firm; Entschluss, Glaube: firm, unshak(e)able; WIRTS., Börse, Kurse, Markt: steady, firm; Währung: hard, stable; ich hatte die feste Absicht zu gehen I firmly intended to go, I had every intention of going; ich war der festen Meinung, dass... I was firmly of the opinion ( oder convinced) that...; in Geschichte ist er ( nicht sehr) fest fig. he’s (not very) well up in history8. Schlaf: sound, deep9. Einkommen, Kosten, Preis, Termin, Zeitpunkt, Regel etc.: fixed; Abmachung: firm, binding; Plan: definite, fixed; Redewendung: set; fester Bestandteil integral ( oder permanent) part; feste Form(en ) oder Gestalt annehmen take on a definite shape, take shape; hast du einen festen Platz dafür? do you have a permanent place for it?10. (dauerhaft) Stellung: permanent; Freund(in), Job: steady; Freundschaft: close; Kunde: regular; einen festen Freund / eine feste Freundin haben have a steady boyfriend / girlfriend; ohne festen Wohnsitz of no fixed abodeII Adv.1. binden, packen etc.: tightly; die Tür fest schließen shut the door firmly; Schrauben fest anziehen tighten screws; jemanden fest anfassen take s.o. firmly by the hand; fig. handle s.o. firmly ( oder with firmness); etw. fest in der Hand haben have a firm hold on s.th.; fig. have s.th. firmly under control2. fest kochende Kartoffeln salad potatoes3. glauben etc.: firmly; versprechen: faithfully; ( steif und) fest behaupten (absolutely) insist; ich bin fest entschlossen zu (+ Inf.) I’m determined to (+ Inf.) fest gefügt fig. Ordnung etc.: firmly established; fest zu jemandem stehen stand by s.o.faithfully; ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass... I’m absolutely convinced ( oder positive) that...; du kannst dich fest auf sie verlassen you can rely on her totally ( oder absolutely); ich hab’s ihm fest versprochen I gave him my word ( oder I swore to him) (that I would)4. (unlösbar) securely; fest anbringen fix ( oder attach) securely (an + Dat to); fest verankert securely ( oder firmly) anchored; fig. firmly ( oder deeply) rooted; fest miteinander verbinden join securely; fest verwurzelt Pflanze: deeply rooted; fig. auch deep-rooted, ingrained5. (dauerhaft) permanently; fest angelegt Geld: tied-up, präd. tied up; Geld fest anlegen invest money long-term, make a long-term investment; fest angestellt sein be permanently employed, have a permanent post ( oder job); fest besoldet on a regular (full-time) salary; sie sind fest befreundet they’re firm ( oder very good) friends; Paar: they’re going steady6. (endgültig) definitely; es ist fest abgemacht oder vereinbart there’s a firm agreement, it’s definite; fest umrissen clear-cut, clearly defined8. umg. arbeiten, helfen: with a will; essen: heartily; lernen, üben: hard; fest zuschlagen hit out hard; ( immer) feste! umg. (schlag zu) let him ( oder her) have it!; (streng dich an) go at it!* * *das Festfeast; fête; party; celebration; festival* * *Fẹst [fɛst]nt -(e)s, -e1) (= Feier) celebration; (= historische Begebenheit) celebrations pl; (= Party) party; (= Hochzeitsfest) reception; (= Bankett) banquet, feast (old); (= Ballfest) ball; (= Kinderfest, Schützenfest) carnivalein Fest zum hundertjährigen Bestehen des Vereins — the club's centenary celebrations, celebrations to mark the club's centenary
das war ein Fest! (inf) — it was great fun
man soll die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen (prov) — make hay while the sun shines (prov)
2) (= kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festival; (= Weihnachtsfest) Christmasbewegliches/unbewegliches Fest — movable/immovable feast
frohes Fest! — Merry or Happy (esp Brit) Christmas!
* * *1) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fast2) (arranged in advance; settled: a fixed price.) fixed3) (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) do4) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) festival5) (an entertainment, especially in the open air, with competitions, displays, the selling of goods etc usually to raise money, especially for charity: We are holding a summer fete in aid of charity.) fête6) firmly7) ((fixed) strong and steady: a firm handshake.) firm8) (a meeting for certain sports: a swimming gala.) gala9) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) set10) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) secure11) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) solid12) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) sound13) (solid or strong: a nice substantial table.) substantial14) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tight* * *<-[e]s, -e>[fɛst]nt1. (Feier) celebrationein \Fest geben to have [or throw] a party2. (kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festivalbewegliches/unbewegliches \Fest movable/immovable feastfrohes \Fest! Happy [or Merry] Christmas/Happy Easter, etc.ein kirchliches \Fest a religious festival [or feast3.* * *das; Fest[e]s, Feste1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festivalfrohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!
* * *1. um etwas zu feiern: celebration; (Festlichkeiten) festivities pl; (Party) party; (Empfang) reception; (Festmahl) banquet;man muss die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen it’s not every day you get a chance to celebrate, any excuse for a celebration umg; fig you’ve got to take your chancesein Fest feiern celebrate a feast3. umg (Vergnügen) treat;ein Fest für die Ohren a feast for the ears;es war mir ein Fest! it was a pleasure;* * *das; Fest[e]s, Feste1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festivalfrohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!
* * *-e m.feast n. -e n.celebration n.festival n.party n. -
7 ehrlich
I Adj.Antwort, Gesicht, Person etc.: honest; Bedauern, Wunsch etc.: genuine; (aufrichtig) sincere; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful; (offen) open, frank; ehrlich mit oder zu jemandem sein be honest with s.o.; sei doch mal ehrlich, stimmt das? umg. be honest with me, is it true?; seien wir ehrlich let’s face it, let’s be honest (with ourselves); wenn ich ehrlich bin, (muss ich zugeben,) ich mag es gar nicht to be quite honest, (I must admit) I don’t like it at all; ehrlich währt am längsten Sprichw. honesty is the best policy2. Spiel, Handel etc.: fair, präd. auch above board; ehrliche Absichten hono(u)rable intentions; FinderII Adv.1. siehe I; mal ganz ehrlich - hat er das gesagt? umg. seriously now, did he say that?; ehrlich spielen play fair; ehrlich gesagt to tell you the truth, to be absolutely honest, quite honestly; er meint es ehrlich he means well; ich mein’s ehrlich mit dir I’m only thinking of your own good2. (wirklich) really, honestly; den Urlaub etc. hat sie sich ehrlich verdient she’s really earned this holiday etc.; davon bin ich ehrlich überzeugt I am absolutely convinced of that; soll ich dir ehrlich meine Meinung dazu sagen? do you really want to know what I think about it?* * *truthful; veracious; straight; honest; sincere; upright; straightforward; genuine* * *ehr|lich ['eːɐlɪç]1. adj, advhonest; Name good; Absicht, Zuneigung sincereder éhrliche Finder bekommt 50 Euro — a reward of 50 euros will be given to anyone finding and returning this
eine éhrliche Haut (inf) — an honest soul
ich hatte die éhrliche Absicht zu kommen — I honestly did intend to come
éhrlich währt am längsten (Prov) — honesty is the best policy (Prov)
2. adv1)(= ohne Betrug)
éhrlich verdientes Geld — hard-earned moneyéhrlich teilen — to share fairly
éhrlich gesagt... — quite frankly or honestly..., to be quite frank...
er meint es éhrlich mit uns — he is being honest with us
2) (= wirklich) honestly, really (and truly), trulyich bin éhrlich begeistert — I'm really thrilled
éhrlich, ich habe nichts damit zu tun — honestly, I've got nothing to do with it
éhrlich! — honestly!, really!
* * *1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) honestly2) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) honest3) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) honest4) (fair; honest.) on the level5) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) plain6) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) straight* * *ehr·lich[ˈe:ɐ̯lɪç]I. adj honest\ehrliche Absichten honorable intentions\ehrliche Besorgnis/Zuneigung genuine concern/affectiones \ehrlich mit jdm meinen to have good intentions towards [or mean well by] sbich hatte die \ehrliche Absicht zu kommen I really did mean [or intend] to comeder \ehrliche Finder wird einen Finderlohn erhalten anybody finding and returning it will receive a rewardum \ehrlich zu sein... to be [quite] honest...II. adv1. (legal, vorschriftsmäßig) fairly\ehrlich gesagt... to be [quite] honest...\ehrlich spielen to play fair\ehrlich verdientes Geld honestly earned money\ehrlich! honestly!, really!* * *1.Adjektiv honest <person, face, answer, deal>; genuine <concern, desire, admiration>; upright < character>; honourable < intentions>; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful <answer, statement>der ehrliche Finder gab die Brieftasche ab — the person who found the wallet handed (Brit.) or (Amer.) turned it in
2.ehrlich währt am längsten — (Spr.) honesty is the best policy (prov.)
adverbial honestlyehrlich gesagt — quite honestly; to be honest
* * *A. adj1. Antwort, Gesicht, Person etc: honest; Bedauern, Wunsch etc: genuine; (aufrichtig) sincere; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful; (offen) open, frank;zu jemandem sein be honest with sb;sei doch mal ehrlich, stimmt das? umg be honest with me, is it true?;seien wir ehrlich let’s face it, let’s be honest (with ourselves);wenn ich ehrlich bin, (muss ich zugeben,) ich mag es gar nicht to be quite honest, (I must admit) I don’t like it at all;ehrlich währt am längsten sprichw honesty is the best policyehrlicher Leute Kind (child) of a good familyB. adv1. → A;mal ganz ehrlich - hat er das gesagt? umg seriously now, did he say that?;ehrlich spielen play fair;ehrlich gesagt to tell you the truth, to be absolutely honest, quite honestly;er meint es ehrlich he means well;ich mein’s ehrlich mit dir I’m only thinking of your own good2. (wirklich) really, honestly;den Urlaub etchat sie sich ehrlich verdient she’s really earned this holiday etc;davon bin ich ehrlich überzeugt I am absolutely convinced of that;soll ich dir ehrlich meine Meinung dazu sagen? do you really want to know what I think about it?* * *1.Adjektiv honest <person, face, answer, deal>; genuine <concern, desire, admiration>; upright < character>; honourable < intentions>; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful <answer, statement>der ehrliche Finder gab die Brieftasche ab — the person who found the wallet handed (Brit.) or (Amer.) turned it in
2.ehrlich währt am längsten — (Spr.) honesty is the best policy (prov.)
adverbial honestlyehrlich gesagt — quite honestly; to be honest
* * *adj.aboveboard adj.downright adj.honest adj.plain adj.straightforward adj. adv.faithfully adv.honestly adv.straightforwardly adv. -
8 convencer
convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing convencerse verbo pronominal to be convinced;◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;convencerse de algo to accept sth; ¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle ' convencer' also found in these entries: Spanish: camelar - enredar - trabajarse - nomás English: bring round - coax - come round - convince - get round - impress - persuade - prevail - put off - reason - satisfy - sway - talk - win over - assure - budge - cajole - come -
9 croire
croire [kʀwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 441. <a. to believe• auriez-vous cru cela de lui ? would you have believed that of him?b. ( = penser) to think• il n'est pas là ? -- je crois que si isn't he in? -- yes I think he is• non, mais qu'est-ce que vous croyez ? what do you think?• je ne suis pas celle que vous croyez ! I'm not that sort of person!• où vous croyez-vous ? where do you think you are?c. (locutions)• à l'en croire... to listen to him...2. <* * *kʀwɑʀ
1.
1) ( trouver crédible) to believe [histoire, personne]2) ( penser) to thinkil est malin, (il ne) faut pas (colloq) croire! — he's clever, believe me!
on croirait de la soie/un diamant — it looks like silk/a diamond
3) ( se fier à)si l'on en croit l'auteur, à en croire l'auteur — if we are to believe the author
à en croire les sondages, elle va remporter les élections — if the polls are anything to go by, she will win the election
2.
croire à verbe transitif indirectcroire à — to believe [histoire]; to believe in [fantômes, justice, progrès]
‘veuillez croire à ma sympathie’ — ‘with deepest sympathy’
faire croire à un accident — to make people believe ou think it was an accident
3.
croire en verbe transitif indirect
4.
verbe intransitif Religion to believe
5.
se croire verbe pronominal* * *kʀwaʀ1. vt1) (= considérer comme vrai) [personne, récit, explication] to believeIl croit tout ce qu'on lui raconte. — He believes everything he's told.
À l'en croire, tout ne serait qu'une coïncidence. — According to her, it's all just a coincidence.
2) (= considérer comme)croire qn honnête — to believe sb to be honest, to think that sb is honest
3) (= penser)croire que — to think that, to think
croyant bien faire; Certains, croyant bien faire, ont administré des doses très élevées. — Some, thinking they were doing the right thing, administered very large doses.
4) (= imaginer)2. vi1) (conviction, adhésion)croire à qch [progrès, paix, avenir] — to believe in sth, [père Noël, fantômes] to believe in sth, [histoires] to believe sth
2) (foi)Oui, je crois, mais il faut un peu de patience. — Yes, I think so, but we must be patient.
4) RELIGION (= avoir la foi) to believe5) (sur lettre)croyez, cher Monsieur, à mes sentiments les meilleurs — yours sincerely
* * *croire verb table: croireA vtr1 ( admettre comme vrai) to believe [histoire, récit]; je n'en crois pas un traître mot I don't believe a single word of it; il faut le voir pour le croire it has to be seen to be believed; faire croire à qn to make sb believe [histoire];2 ( faire confiance à) to believe [personne]; je veux bien te croire mais I'd like to believe you but; tu me croiras si tu veux believe it or not; je n'en ai pas cru mes yeux/oreilles I couldn't believe my eyes/ears; ⇒ Dieu;3 ( penser) to think; j'ai cru mourir/étouffer I thought I was dying/suffocating; je crois rêver! I must be dreaming!; je crois n'avoir rien oublié I don't think I've forgotten anything; je crois pouvoir vous aider I think I can help you; croire nécessaire/bon/raisonnable de faire to think it necessary/a good thing/reasonable to do; il n'a pas cru bon de vous prévenir he didn't think it necessary to warn you; elle croyait bien faire she thought she was doing the right thing; croire que to think (that); je crois bien que non I don't think so; je crois savoir que I happen to know that; il faut croire qu'il avait vraiment besoin de repos it would seem that he really needed a rest; il est malin, (il ne) faut pas○ croire! he's clever, believe me!; c'est à croire qu'elle le fait exprès anyone would think she was doing it on purpose; je le croyais malade/disparu/sincère I thought he was ill/missing/sincere; je vous croyais en Afrique! I thought you were in Africa!; tu le crois capable de garder le secret? do you think he can keep the secret?; je ne suis pas celui que vous croyez I'm not what you think I am; tu ne crois pas si bien dire you don't know how right you are; on croirait de la soie/un diamant it looks like silk/a diamond; coiffée comme ça on croirait sa mère with her hair like that she looks just like her mother;4 ( se fier à) en croire to believe; si l'on en croit l'auteur, à en croire l'auteur if we are to believe the author; si l'on en croit le rapport if you believe the report; vous pouvez m'en croire you can believe me; à en croire les sondages, elle va remporter les élections if the polls are anything to go by, she will win the election; crois-en mon expérience take my word for it.B croire à vtr ind1 ( admettre comme vrai) croire à to believe [histoire, mensonge]; to believe in [fantômes, esprits]; je n'ai pas cru à ton histoire I didn't believe your story; personne n'a cru au suicide no-one believed it was suicide; nous avons cru à la victoire we thought we'd win; ‘veuillez croire à ma sympathie’ ‘with deepest sympathy’; faire croire à un accident/vol to make people believe ou think it was an accident/it was theft;2 ( être convaincu du mérite de) croire à to believe in [sorcellerie, justice, promesses]; croire à la médecine to have faith in doctors; croire au bonheur/à l'amour/au progrès to believe in happiness/in love/in progress.C croire en vtr ind1 ( avoir foi en) croire en to believe in [Dieu, esprit, saint]; croire en l'existence de qch/qn to believe in the existence of sth/sb;D vi Relig to believe.E se croire vpr1 ( se considérer) il se croit beau/libre/seul he thinks he's handsome/free/alone; elle se croit tout permis she thinks she can do what she likes; il se croit quelqu'un he thinks he's really somebody; on se croirait à New York/en Afrique you'd think you were in New York/Africa; tu te crois où? where do you think you are?;[krwar] verbe transitif1. [fait, histoire, personne] to believecrois-moi, on n'a pas fini d'en entendre parler! believe me, we haven't heard the last of thisje te prie de croire qu'il va entendre parler de nous! believe me, we haven't finished with him!tu ne me feras pas croire que... I refuse to believe that...si vous m'en croyez if you ask me ou want my opinionje n'en crois pas mes yeux/oreilles I can't believe my eyes/earsje croyais pouvoir venir plus tôt I thought ou assumed I could come earlierà la voir on croirait sa sœur to look at her, you'd think she was her sisteron l'a crue enceinte she was believed ou thought to be pregnantje crois que oui I believe ou think soil croit que non he doesn't think so, he thinks not————————[krwar] verbe intransitif1. [sans analyser] to believeon leur apprend à réfléchir et non à croire they're taught to think and not simply to believe what they're told————————croire à verbe plus préposition1. [avoir confiance en] to believe in2. [accepter comme réel] to believe inc'est à n'y pas croire! you just wouldn't believe ou credit it!4. [dans la correspondance]————————croire en verbe plus préposition1. [avoir confiance en] to believe in2. RELIGION————————se croire verbe pronominal transitif[penser avoir]————————se croire verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se juger]il se croit beau/intelligent he thinks he's handsome/intelligenttu te crois malin? think you're clever, do you?2. (familier & locution)et ton nom en grosses lettres sur l'affiche, mais tu t'y crois déjà! and your name in huge letters on the poster, you're letting your imagination run away with you! -
10 tutto
1. adj wholetutti, tutte pl alltutto il libro the whole booktutti i giorni every daytutti e tre all threenoi tutti all of us2. adv allera tutto solo he was all alonedel tutto quitein tutto altogether, in all3. pron allgente everybody, everyonecose everythinglo ha mangiato tutto he ate it all* * *tutto agg.indef.1 ( con riferimento a numero, quantità, estensione, durata) all; ( intero) (the) whole (of): tutto il mondo, all the (o the whole) world; tutta l'Italia, all (o the whole of) Italy; tutta la mia famiglia, all my (o my whole) family; tutto il giorno, all the day (o the whole day); tutto il mese, l'anno, all the (o the whole) month, year; ha speso tutto il suo denaro, he has spent all his money; abbiamo consumato tutta l'acqua, we have used up all the water; ho letto tutto il libro, I've read all the (o the whole) book; si è mangiato tutta ( quanta) la torta, he has eaten all the (o the whole) cake; tutto il traffico era bloccato, all the traffic was blocked; tutta la casa dev'essere ristrutturata, all the (o the whole) house needs rebuilding; abbiamo fatto tutta la strada di corsa, a piedi, we ran, walked all the way; ha lavorato tutta la vita, he worked all his life; ho passato tutto il tempo con loro, I spent all the time with them; l'ho fatto con tutto il cuore, I did it willingly (o with all my heart); ci ha messo tutta la sua buona volontà, he put all he'd got into it; devi dirmi tutta la verità, you must tell me the whole truth; tutta Parigi ne parla, all Paris is talking about it; tutta la città era in pericolo, the whole city was in danger; ha letto tutto Dante, he has read all (of) Dante's works; ha speso lo stipendio tutto intero, he has spent all his salary // in tutto il mondo, all over the world // per tutta la casa, all over the house; ha viaggiato per tutta l'Europa, he has travelled all over Europe // per tutto il giorno, all day long // per tutta la notte, l'inverno, all through (o throughout) the night, the winter; ha dormito per tutta la durata del film, he slept throughout (o all through) the film // Con uso predicativo: il pane è tutto in tavola, the bread is all on the table; il problema era tutto qui, that was all the problem; la difficoltà sta tutta nel cominciare, all the problem lies in how to start2 pl. all (con costr. pl.); ( ogni) every; ( ciascuno) each (con costr. sing.): tutti gli uomini sono uguali, all men are equal; l'appello è rivolto a tutti i cittadini, the appeal is addressed to all (the) citizens; invitò tutti i suoi amici alla festa, he invited all his friends to the party; malgrado tutti i suoi difetti, la trovo simpatica, I like her despite all her faults; tutte le strade erano bloccate, all the roads were blocked; sono stati venduti tutti ( quanti) i biglietti, all the tickets were sold; da chi hai saputo tutte queste cose?, where did you learn all these things?; ci vediamo tutti i giorni, we see each other every day; tutti i partecipanti riceveranno un premio, all the participants will receive a prize (o everyone taking part will receive a prize); c'erano atleti di tutte le nazionalità, there were athletes of all nationalities (o of every nationality); riceve visite a tutte le ore, he receives visitors at all hours // tutti gli altri, all the others // tutti quanti, everyone // tutti e due i fratelli, both brothers; tutt'e tre, tutt'e quattro le sorelle, all three, all four sisters // noi tutti, we all (o all of us); voi tutti, you all (o all of you); tutti loro, (sogg.) they all (o all of them), (compl.) them all (o all of them) // Anche con uso predicativo: i bambini erano tutti a dormire, the children were all sleeping; le auto erano tutte straniere, the cars were all foreign ones3 ( con valore di completamente) all; quite; completely: è tutto sbagliato, it's all wrong; se ne andò tutto felice, he went off as happy as could be (o he went off quite happily); sei tutto bagnato, you're all wet (o wet through); era tutto commosso, he was very moved.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: a tutta forza, as hard as one can (o at full speed) // a tutta prova, well tried // a tutto spiano, a tutto andare, all out // a tutta velocità, at top (o full) speed // a tutt'oggi, up to the present (o until today o so far) // a tutto il 20 agosto, to 20th August inclusive // in tutta sincerità, in tutta onestà, in all sincerity, in all honesty // in tutta confidenza, quite frankly // di tutto punto, fully (o completely): essere vestito di tutto punto, to be fully dressed // è tutt'altra cosa, it's quite different // sono di tutt'altro parere, I disagree entirely // (mar.) tutta a dritta!, hard over!; avanti tutta!, full steam ahead!tutto pron.indef.1 ( ogni cosa) all; everything: tutto è finito, it's all over; era tutto deciso, it was all decided; va tutto bene?, is everything all right?; gli hai detto tutto?, did you tell him everything?; tutto era facile per lui, everything was easy for him; penserò a tutto io, I'll see to everything; nostro padre era tutto per noi, our father was everything to us; sa tutto, he knows everything; abbiamo speso tutto, we have spent everything; ha mangiato tutto ( quanto), he ate everything; gli ho dato tutto quello che avevo, I gave him all (o everything) I had; abbiamo parlato di tutto, we talked about everything; un po' di tutto, di tutto un po', a bit of everything; grazie di tutto!, thank you for everything! // mi ha detto di tutto!, he really gave it me! // prima di tutto, innanzi tutto, ( per prima cosa) first of all; ( in primo luogo) in the first place; ( soprattutto) above all // dopo tutto, after all // ecco tutto, questo è tutto, that's all // e non è tutto!, and that's not all! // o tutto o niente, all or nothing // tutto sommato, all in all // tutto sta che io arrivi in tempo, it all depends on my arriving in time // sa fare di tutto, he knows how to do everything; mangia di tutto, he eats anything and everything // essere capace di tutto, to be capable of anything // fare di tutto per..., to do everything one can do to...2 pl. all (con costr. pl.); ( ognuno) everybody, everyone; ( ciascuno) each (one) (con costr. sing.): sono arrivati tutti insieme, they all arrived together; lo sanno tutti, everyone knows; non tutti la pensano come te, they don't all share your opinion; va d'accordo con tutti, he gets on well with everyone; qui conosco tutti uno per uno, I know each and every one here; alla cerimonia c'eravamo tutti, we were all at the ceremony; sono partiti tutti, they have all left; è opinione di tutti, it's everyone's opinion; tutti dicono che..., everyone says that...; ci sarà da bere per tutti, there will be drinks for everyone; verrà distribuita a tutti una scheda di partecipazione, a participation form will be distributed to everyone; ''Quanto costano questi impermeabili?'' ''Costano tutti sui 200 euro'', ''How much do these raincoats cost?'' ''They each cost (o each of them costs) about 200 euros // tutti e due ( noi, voi, loro), we, you, they both (o both of us, you, them) // tutti e tre, tutti e quattro, all three, all four: andarono tutti e quattro, all four of them went // zitti tutti!, everyone be quiet! // fermi tutti!, hold it!◆ s.m. ( l'intero) whole; ( totale) total; ( ogni cosa) everything: il tutto costava sul mezzo milione, the whole (thing) came to about half a million lire; mescolate il tutto fino a ottenere una crema densa, mix everything to a thick cream; moltiplicare, dividere il tutto per mille, multiply, divide the total by a thousand; riceverete il tutto entro pochi giorni, you will receive everything in a few days' time // tentare il tutto per tutto, to risk everything on a single throw.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: del tutto, in tutto e per tutto, quite (o completely): le sue conclusioni sono del tutto sbagliate, his conclusions are quite (o completely) wrong; la copia è in tutto e per tutto identica all'originale, the copy is absolutely identical to the original // in tutto, in all: siamo venti in tutto, there are twenty of us in all; quanto fa in tutto?, how much is it all together? (o in all?); sono 150 euro in tutto, it's 150 euros all together (o in all) // tutto intorno, all around // tutt'al più → tuttalpiù // tutt'altro!, on the contrary (o not at all)!: ''Sei stanco?'' ''Tutt'altro!'', ''Are you tired?'' ''Not at all''; tutt'altro che, anything but: è tutt'altro che onesto, he's anything but honest; ha fatto tutt'altro che studiare, he did anything but study // è tutto dire, that's saying a lot // con tutto che..., ( sebbene, malgrado) (al)though.* * *['tutto] tutto (-a)1. agg1) (intero) all (of), the whole (of)tutta l' Europa — the whole of o all Europe
ha studiato tutto il giorno — he studied the whole day o all day long
famoso in tutto il mondo — world-famous, famous the world over
sarò qui tutta la settimana — I'll be here all week o the whole week
2)viaggiare in aereo è tutt' altra cosa — (è meglio) travelling by plane is altogether different
è tutta sua madre — she's just o exactly like her mother
è tutto l' opposto di... — it's the exact opposite of...
3)tutto — he was trembling all over4) (plurale, collettivo) allin tutte le direzioni — in all directions, in every direction
tutti e cinque — all five of us (o them)
con tutti i pensieri che ho — worried as I am, with all my worries
5) (qualsiasi) allin tutti i modi — (a qualsiasi costo) at all costs, (comunque) anyway
6)7)la sua fedeltà è a tutta prova — his loyalty is unshakeable o will stand any test
con tutta la mia buona volontà, non posso aiutarti — however much I may want to, I can't help you
2. pron1) (ogni cosa) everything, all, (qualunque cosa) anythingha fatto (un po') di tutto — he's done (a bit of) everything
essere capace di tutto — to be capable of anything
mangia di tutto — he eats anything
farebbe di tutto per ferirti — he would do anything to hurt you
tutto — tell me everythingquesto è tutto quello che ho — this is all I have
2)tutto compreso — inclusive, all-in Britquesto è tutto — that's all (I have to say)
tutto che — (malgrado) although...che è tutto dire —... and that's saying a lot
tutto — that's all (I have to say)in
tutto — (complessivamente) in allin
tutto sono 180 euro — that's 180 euros in alltutto — first of alle non è tutto — and that's not all
tutto — first of all3.tutti(e) sm/fpl — (tutte le persone) all (of them), (ognuno) everybody
erano tutti presenti — everybody was o they were all present
vengono tutti — they are all coming, everybody's coming
4. avv1) (completamente) entirely, quite, completelyè tutto il contrario — it's quite o exactly the opposite
è tutto il contrario di ciò che credi — it's not what you think at all
fa tutto il contrario di quello che gli dico — he does the exact opposite of what I tell him to do
tutto — completelyè tutto l' opposto — it's quite o exactly the opposite
2)saranno stati tutt' al più una cinquantina — there were about fifty of them at (the very) mosttutt' altro — (al contrario) on the contrary, (affatto) not at all
tutto a un tratto — all of a sudden, suddenly
5. smil tutto — the whole lot, all of itil
tutto costa 550 euro — the whole thing o lot costs 550 eurosvi manderemo il tutto nel corso della settimana — we'll send you the (whole) lot during the course of the week
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tutto si è risolto in bene — everything turned out for the bestrischiare il tutto per tutto — to risk everything
* * *['tutto] 1.1) all; (intero) wholecon tutto il mio affetto — (nelle lettere) all my love
(per) tutto il giorno, la notte — all day, night long
per -a la sua vita — all o throughout his life, in his whole life
in o per tutto il paese — throughout o all over the country
2) (seguito da pronome dimostrativo)3) (completo)in -a franchezza... — to be perfectly frank...
4) (compreso)a tutt'oggi — up to the present, until today
5) (con uso avverbiale, enfatico)2.tutto solo — all alone o on one's own
1) all; (ogni cosa) everything; (qualsiasi cosa) anything3) del tutto altogether, perfectly, quite3.sostantivo maschile whole4.aggettivo indefinito plurale tutti1) all; (ogni) every; (ciascuno) each; (qualsiasi) anya -i i costi — at all costs, at any cost
5.- i noi o noi -i vogliamo we all o all of us want; di' a -i loro cosa è accaduto — tell them all what happened
pronome indefinito plurale tutti all; (ognuno) everybody, everyone; (ciascuno) each (one)parlavano -i insieme — they were talking all together o all at once
* * *tutto/'tutto/1 all; (intero) whole; tutto il denaro all the money; - a la storia the whole story; con tutto il mio affetto (nelle lettere) all my love; tutto l'anno all year round; (per) tutto il giorno, la notte all day, night long; (per) tutto il tempo all the time; per -a la sua vita all o throughout his life, in his whole life; (per) tutto l'inverno throughout the winter; lungo tutto il fiume all along the river; - a Roma ne parla the whole of Rome is talking about it; in o per tutto il paese throughout o all over the country2 (seguito da pronome dimostrativo) è tutto quello che so that's all I know; tutt'altro che anything but; tutt'altro! not at all!3 (completo) in -a onestà in all honesty; in -a franchezza... to be perfectly frank...; con tutto il rispetto with all due respect; per -a risposta si mise a ridere her only answer was to laugh4 (compreso) a tutt'oggi up to the present, until today5 (con uso avverbiale, enfatico) tutto solo all alone o on one's own; tutto bagnato all wet; tutto sbagliato completely wrong; tutt'intorno all around; ha un appartamento tutto suo he's got a flat of his own; è tutto tuo it's all yours; è -a un'altra faccenda that's another matter altogether; è tutto sua madre he looks just like his motherII pronome1 all; (ogni cosa) everything; (qualsiasi cosa) anything; rischiare tutto to risk all; è tutto a posto? is everything all right? si è inventato tutto he made the whole thing up; tutto sta a indicare che all the indications are that; è tutto that's all; è tutto qui? will that be all? è tutto fuorché intelligente he's anything but intelligent; mangerebbe di tutto he'd eat anything; è capace di tutto he is capable of anything; prima di tutto first of all; 50 in tutto 50 in all; quanto fa in tutto? how much is that altogether? è un gentiluomo in tutto e per tutto he's every inch a gentleman; si assomigliano in tutto e per tutto they are alike in every way; tutto sommato all in all; è tutto dire that says it all2 (in espressioni ellittiche) provarle -e to try everything; mettercela -a to try hard; le pensa -e he knows all the tricks3 del tutto altogether, perfectly, quite; è del tutto naturale it's quite natural; l'operazione non è del tutto riuscita the operation is not entirely successfulIII sostantivo m.whole; vendere il tutto per 50 euro to sell the whole (thing) for 50 euros; rischiare il tutto per tutto to go for brokeIV tutti agg.ind.pl.1 all; (ogni) every; (ciascuno) each; (qualsiasi) any; - i gli uomini nascono uguali all men are born equal; a -e le ore at all hours; - i i pomeriggi every afternoon; in -i i modi in every way; - e le volte che faccio each time I do; a -i i costi at all costs, at any cost2 (con pronomi personali) -i noi o noi -i vogliamo we all o all of us want; di' a -i loro cosa è accaduto tell them all what happenedV tutti pron.ind.pl.all; (ognuno) everybody, everyone; (ciascuno) each (one); grazie a -i thank you all; parlavano -i insieme they were talking all together o all at once; non -i sono venuti not all of them came; - i quanti sbagliamo we all make mistakes; uscirono -i e due they both left; andremo -i e tre all three of us will go; - i gli altri everybody else; ascoltate -i! listen everybody! lo sanno -i everybody knows that; ho ringraziato -i I thanked each of them.\See also notes... (tutto.pdf) -
11 todo
adj.1 all, the whole of, all of.Toda la mañana All morning. Perdió todo su dinero=He lost all his money.2 every, each.Todo carro que.. All car that....3 entire.adv.all.pron.everything, absolutely everything, all, all the lot.m.whole, unity, entirety.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin excluir nada) all2 (verdadero) real3 (cada) every4 (igual) like, exactly like, the image of1 (sin excluir nada) all, everything2 (cualquiera) anybody1 (totalidad) whole2 (en charadas) all, whole► adverbio1 completely, totally, all\así y todo in spite of everythingcon todo in spite of everythingde todas formas / después de todo anyway, after alldel todo completely, entirelyeso es todo that's all, that's itestar en todo to be really with it, know what's going onfue todo uno familiar it all happened at oncehay de todo there are all sortsjugarse el todo por el todo figurado to take the plungepor todo,-a all overser todo uno familiar to be all the same thingtodo el mundo everybodytodo lo contrario quite the opposite, quite the contrarytodo lo más at the mosttodo quisque / todo Dios familiar every Tom, Dick and Harrytodos y cada uno each and everyone————————1 (totalidad) whole2 (en charadas) all, whole► adverbio1 completely, totally, all* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - toda)pron.all, everything- todos- todas 3. adv.wholly, entirely- con todo4. (f. - toda)adj.1) every, each2) all, whole, entire•* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] (=en su totalidad) allha viajado por todo el mundo — he has travelled throughout o all over the world
todo lo que usted necesite — everything o whatever you need
con todo lo listo que es, no es capaz de resolver esto — clever as he is o for all his intelligence, he can't solve this problem
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a o con toda prisa — in all haste, with all speeda todo esto, la orquesta siguió tocando — meanwhile, the band kept on playing
a todo esto, ¿os apetece ir al cine? — by the way, would you like to go to the cinema?
cuanto, mundoa todo esto, no nos olvidemos de llamarla — while we're on the subject, we mustn't forget to phone her
2) [en plural]a) [en un conjunto] allb) (=cada) everyforma 2)habrá un turno para todos y cada uno de los participantes — each and every one of the participants will have their turn
3) [con valor enfático]más 1., 2), d)es todo un hombre — he's every inch a man, he's a real man
4) (=del todo)vaya todo seguido — go straight on o ahead
2. PRON1) [en singular]lo han vendido todo — they've sold the lot, they've sold it all
todo el que quiera... — everyone o anyone who wants to...
todo a cien — ≈ pound store, ≈ dollar store (EEUU), shop selling everyday items at low prices
2) [en plural] (=cosas) all (of them); (=personas) everybody, everyonetodos estaban de acuerdo — everybody o everyone agreed
todos los que quieran venir — all those who want to come, anyone who wants to come
3) [locuciones con preposición]•
ir a todo — to be prepared to do or die•
ante todo — first of all, in the first place•
con todo, con todo y — in spite ofel coche, con todo y ser nuevo... — the car, in spite of being new..., despite the fact that the car was new...
con todo (y con eso) — still, nevertheless
con todo y con eso llegamos una hora tarde — we still arrived an hour late, nevertheless we arrived an hour late
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de todo, lo llamaron de todo — they called him every name under the sunnos pasó de todo — everything possible happened to us, you name it, it happened to us
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del todo — wholly, entirelyno es del todo malo — it is not wholly o all bad
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después de todo — after allde todas todas —
botica 1), pesar 4., 3), sobre II, 9)¡te digo que sí de todas todas! — I tell you it jolly well is!
3.SMjugar 3. TODO ► Para traducir el adjetivo todo con el sentido de en su totalidad se usa all, seguido del sustantivo en singular y sin determinante: Se pasó toda la tarde viendo la tele He spent all afternoon watching TV ► Con el mismo sentido anterior, también se puede traducir por whole o entire, este último es más enfático. En este caso, el indefinido tiene que ir acompañado de un sustantivo contable en singular y precedido por un determinante: Se pasó toda la tarde viendo la tele He spent the whole o the entire afternoon watching TV ► Todos se traduce por every cuando se hace hincapié en todos y cada uno de los individuos de un grupo de personas o cosas y también cuando se habla de acciones repetidas: Todos los niños deben llevar el uniforme del colegio Every child must wear school uniform Salimos a cenar todos los viernes We go out for dinner every Friday El sustantivo que sigue a every va en singular y nunca lleva determinante. El verbo va también en singular. ► Cuando todos se emplea para generalizar, se traduce por all. En este caso el sustantivo que sigue a all no lleva determinante: Todos los alemanes saben hablar inglés All Germans can speak English ► Todos también se traduce por all para referirse al conjunto de individuos de un grupo pero, a diferencia de every, sin dar importancia a los elementos. En este caso el sustantivo lleva determinante y va en plural, como el verbo: Todos los libros de la biblioteca eran antiguos All the books in the library were oldcomo o en un todo — as a whole
* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( la totalidad de) allnos comimos todo el pan/todos los bombones — we ate all the bread/chocolates
toda la mañana — all morning, the whole morning
2) (cualquier, cada)todo artículo importado — all imported items, any imported item
todos los días/los años — every day/year
3) ( uso enfático)IIa todo esto — ( mientras tanto) meanwhile, in the meantime; ( a propósito) incidentally, by the way
el/un todo — the/a whole
IIIjugarse el todo por el todo — to risk o gamble everything on one throw
- da pronombre1)a) ( sin excluir nada) everything¿eso es todo? — is that all?
b)todos/todas — ( referido a - cosas) all; (- a personas) all, everybody
vinieron todos — they all came, everybody came
es el más alto de todos — he's the tallest of the lot o of them all
¿están todos? — is everyone o everybody here?
¿estamos todos? — are we all here?
2) (en locs)con todo (y eso) — (fam) ( aun así) all the same, even so
con todo, sigo pensando que... — all the same o even so I still think that...
de todo: come de todo she'll eat anything; venden de todo they sell everything o all sorts of things; hace de todo un poco he does a bit of everything; del todo totally; no es del todo cierto it's not entirely o totally true; y todo: enfermo y todo, vino a trabajar sick as he was, he still came to work; tuvo que venir la policía y todo (fam) the police had to come and everything (colloq); de todas, todas (fam): ¿es verdad? - de todas, todas is it true? - you bet it is! (colloq); ganó de todas, todas he won by a mile (colloq); me las pagará todas juntas one of these days I'll get even with him for all of this; no tenerlas todas consigo — to be a little worried o uneasy
3) (como adv)a) ( completamente) allestá toda entusiasmada con el viaje — she's all o terribly excited about the trip
b) ( en frases ponderativas) quite* * *= all, complete, every, everything, whole affair, the, wholeness, the full monty, the whole lot, at large, the works!, the whole thing, the entire length of.Ex. All returned documents must be checked for the presence of a hold on the title.Ex. The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex. The CLEAR key erases everything on the screen.Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.Ex. The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.Ex. The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.Ex. Alternatively the printer might not have ordered enough paper for the whole book, either because he miscalculated or because he could not afford to buy the whole lot at once = Por otro lado, el impresor podría no haber encargado suficiente papel para imprimir el libro entero, bien porque lo calculó mal o porque no podía permitirse el lujo de comprarlo todo de una vez.Ex. The committee will be expected to produce an annual report to the members at large.Ex. Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.Ex. The truth is that I'm pretty upset about the whole thing and don't have very warm feelings towards the makers of these products.Ex. It tells the story of one man's absurd quest to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.----* ¡a por todas! = go for it!.* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.* abarcarlo todo = be all inclusive.* absolutamente todo = anything and everything, the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos = acquit + Nombre + on all counts.* acaparar toda la atención = steal + the limelight.* accesible por todos = widely accessible.* acceso para todos = access for all.* aceptado por todos = widely accepted.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.* ante todo = first and foremost, before anything else, more than anything else, first of all, above all, above all things.* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.* a toda costa = absolutely, come what may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda prueba = unswerving.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a todas luces = patently.* a todas partes = far and wide.* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a todo alrededor = all round.* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed.* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.* a todos lados = far and wide.* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.* a todos los niveles = at all levels.* a todos nosotros = us all.* a todos por igual = one size fits all.* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo volumen = at full blast.* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.* avanzar a toda máquina = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = go + full steam ahead.* bastante para todos = enough to go round.* bien de todos, el = common good, the.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* capaz de todo = capable of anything.* casi de todo = just about everything.* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.* casi todos = almost any.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* como un todo = as a whole.* comportarse como toda una señora = take + the high road, take + the high ground.* comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.* conjuntarlo todo = tie + the pieces together.* conocido de todos = well-known.* conocido por todos = widely recognised, well-known.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* con toda claridad = as clear as a bell.* con toda confianza = feel + free to.* con toda desfachatez = shamelessly.* con toda franqueza = to put it frankly, in all sincerity, in all honesty.* con toda honestidad = in all honesty.* con toda insolencia = shamelessly.* con toda la razón = quite rightly.* con toda la vestimenta = in full gear.* con toda nitidez = as clear as a bell.* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.* con toda seguridad = safely.* con toda sinceridad = quite honestly, to put it frankly, in all sincerity, in all honesty.* con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.* con todas las prestaciones = full-featured.* con todas sus prestaciones = fully featured.* con toda su fuerza = in full force.* con toda tranquilidad = casually.* con todo descaro = shamelessly.* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.* con todo incluido = with the works!.* con todo mi debido respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todo mi respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todos los extras = with the works!.* con todos los lujos = with all mods and cons.* con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de) = pace.* con todos sus defectos = warts and all.* con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.* con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.* contra toda persona = all comers.* contra (todo) pronóstico = against (all/the) odds.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* coordinarlo todo = tie + the pieces together.* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.* del todo = all the way.* demostrarlo todo = be proof enough.* dentro de todo = all in all.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* después de todo = after all.* de toda la empresa = systemwide.* de toda la institución = institution-wide, systemwide.* de toda la provincia = province-wide.* de toda la universidad = university-wide.* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.* de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.* de todas maneras = at any rate.* de todas partes = from far and wide.* de todo = throughout.* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.* de todo el continente = continent-wide.* de todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* de todo el mundo = world over, the, from (all) around the world, throughout the world, around the world, across the globe, around the globe, from (all) around the globe, all over the globe, from across the world, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* de todo el país = across the land, all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country.* de todo el planeta = across the planet.* de todo el sistema = systemwide.* de todo + Nombre = all through + Nombre.* de todos conocido = well-known.* de todos lados = from far and wide.* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.* de todos los tiempos = all-time, of all time(s).* de todos los tipos = of all stripes.* de todos modos = at any rate.* de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* durante toda la noche = all-night, all night long.* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.* durante todo = all the way through, throughout.* durante todo el día = all day long.* durante todo el trimestre = semester-long.* durante todo el verano = all summer long.* durante todo + Tiempo = all through + Tiempo.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* en igualdad de condiciones para todos los sexos = gender-equitable.* en toda la empresa = company-wide, systemwide.* en toda la institución = systemwide.* en toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* en toda ocasión = at every turn.* en todas partes = all around, far and wide.* en todo = throughout.* en todo caso = if anything.* en todo el edificio = site-wide.* en todo el estado = statewide [state-wide].* en todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], world over, the, throughout the world, around the world, all around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over, in the whole world.* en todo el país = all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country, across the country.* en todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* en todo el proceso = throughout.* en todo el sistema = systemwide.* en todo momento = at all times, at every instant, every step of the way, throughout, at every turn, day in and day out, at all hours, time after time.* en todos estos sentidos = in all these regards.* en todos lados = far and wide.* en todos los aspectos = all-round.* en todos los sentidos = in all respects, in every sense.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en todos y cada uno de = in all.* escolarización para todos = universal schooling.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar todos en el mismo barco = be all in the same boat.* exento de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* famoso en todo el mundo = world-famous [world famous], world-renowned, world-renown.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* fuera de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.* hacer todo lo posible = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can, try + hard, try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out, work + hard.* hacer todo lo posible (dado) = do + the best possible (with).* hacer todo lo posible para = every effort + be + made to.* hacer todo lo posible por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to, endeavour [endeavor, -USA], take + (great) pains to.* hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos = pull out + all the stops.* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + best, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can.* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado) = do + the best possible (with).* hacer un todo de = lump + Nombre + into.* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.* igualdad de condiciones para todos = levelling of the playing field.* igual para todos = one size fits all.* incluir a todo el mundo = inclusivity.* incluirlo todo = be all inclusive.* insuficiente para todos = insufficient to go round.* integrar formando un todo = articulate.* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.* ir todo bien = be fine.* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.* jalárselo todo = scoff + the lot, eat + Posesivo + way through.* jugarse el todo por el todo = take + the plunge, risk + life and limb.* jugárselo todo = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.* libre de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.* más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.* meter las manos en todo = have + a finger in every pie.* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* no del todo maduro, verde = underripe.* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.* para toda la industria = industry-wide.* para toda la universidad = university-wide.* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.* póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.* poner toda la carne en el asador = shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* por toda la provincia = province-wide.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].* por todo el continente = continent-wide.* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* por todo el servicio = service-wide.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.* por todos conocido = well-known.* por todos lados = far and wide.* por todos los medios = by all means.* por todos sitios = everywhere.* que afecta a toda la empresa = enterprise-wide.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que bate todos los récords = record breaking.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* que lo abarca todo = all-embracing.* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.* reconocido por todos = widely recognised.* relación parte = whole/part relationship.* replantearse todo desde cero = get back to + basics.* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* respetado por todos = widely-respected.* revolucionarlo todo = turn + everything upside down.* revolverlo todo = turn + everything upside down.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.* seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.* ser todo oídos = be all ears.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* ser todo ventajas = the best of both worlds.* ser todo vida = be all life.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* sobre todo = above all, above everything else, in particular, above all things.* tan amado de todos = so beloved of all.* tan amado por todos = so beloved of all.* tan querido por todos = so beloved of all.* tan queridos de todos = so beloved of all.* tenerlo todo = have + the best of both worlds.* tenerlo todo hecho = have + an easy ride.* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.* tener todas las posibilidades de = have + every possibility of.* tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener todo + Nombre + para + Pronombre = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* tienda que vende de todo = general store.* titular a toda plana = headline banner.* toda alma viviente = every living soul.* toda clase de = all sorts of.* toda la comunidad = the community at large.* toda la fuerza = full force.* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.* toda la noche = all night long.* toda la sociedad = society at large.* toda la trupe = in full force.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.* todas las florituras = all the bells and whistles.* todas las iniciales del nombre propio = full initials.* todas las partes implicadas = all concerned.* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.* todas las razones del mundo = every reason.* todas las semanas = weekly.* toda una serie de = a whole series of.* toda una vida = a lifetime.* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* todo de (un) golpe = all at once.* todo dios = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* todo el año = year-round.* todo el cotarro = the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* todo el día = all day, all day long, around the clock.* todo el fin de semana = all weekend long.* todo el mundo = all and sundry, every Tom, Dick and Harry, everybody, each and everyone.* todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información = access for all.* todo el peso de la ley = full force of the law, the, full force of the law, the.* todo el rato = all the while.* todo el santo día = all day long.* todo el tiempo = all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the while.* todo el tinglado = the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* todo en su conjunto = whole affair, the.* todo en uno = all in one.* todo es posible = all bets are off, the sky is the limit.* todo está a la vista = what you see is what you get.* todo esto = the whole thing.* todo excepto = everything except (for).* todo florido = in full blossom.* todo hijo de vecino = every Tom, Dick and Harry.* todo incluido = all-inclusive.* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.* todo liado = in a state of disarray.* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.* todo lo demás = all else.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.* todo lujo de detalles = chapter and verse.* todo marcha bien = everything is hunky-dory.* todo menos = everything except (for).* todo mindundi = every Tom, Dick and Harry.* todo + Nombre = the whole + Nombre.* todo queda en casa = all in the family.* todo quisque = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* todo quisqui = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* todo recto = straight ahead, straight on.* todos = everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyone.* todos a cubierta = all hands on deck!.* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* todos al rescate = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* todo seguido = continuously, straight ahead, straight on.* todos ellos = them all.* todo ser humano = every living soul.* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.* todos excepto = everyone except, everybody except.* todos excepto + Número = all but + Número.* todos lo demás = everyone else.* todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* todos los años = on a yearly basis, year in and year out, year-on-year.* todos los demás = everybody else.* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.* todos los días = daily, on a daily basis, every day, day in and day out.* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.* todos los otros = all of the other.* todos manos a la obra = all hands to the pump(s), all hands on deck.* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* todos nosotros = all of us.* todos por igual = share and share alike.* todos ustedes = you all.* todos vosotros = you all.* todos y cada uno = all and sundry, in full force, each and everyone.* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.* todo va a las mil maravillas = everything is hunky-dory.* todo vale = no holds barred.* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* Verbo + sobre todo = Verbo + the most.* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.* y lo peor de todo = and worst of all.* y sobre todo = and worst of all.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* zampárselo todo = scoff + the lot.* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( la totalidad de) allnos comimos todo el pan/todos los bombones — we ate all the bread/chocolates
toda la mañana — all morning, the whole morning
2) (cualquier, cada)todo artículo importado — all imported items, any imported item
todos los días/los años — every day/year
3) ( uso enfático)IIa todo esto — ( mientras tanto) meanwhile, in the meantime; ( a propósito) incidentally, by the way
el/un todo — the/a whole
IIIjugarse el todo por el todo — to risk o gamble everything on one throw
- da pronombre1)a) ( sin excluir nada) everything¿eso es todo? — is that all?
b)todos/todas — ( referido a - cosas) all; (- a personas) all, everybody
vinieron todos — they all came, everybody came
es el más alto de todos — he's the tallest of the lot o of them all
¿están todos? — is everyone o everybody here?
¿estamos todos? — are we all here?
2) (en locs)con todo (y eso) — (fam) ( aun así) all the same, even so
con todo, sigo pensando que... — all the same o even so I still think that...
de todo: come de todo she'll eat anything; venden de todo they sell everything o all sorts of things; hace de todo un poco he does a bit of everything; del todo totally; no es del todo cierto it's not entirely o totally true; y todo: enfermo y todo, vino a trabajar sick as he was, he still came to work; tuvo que venir la policía y todo (fam) the police had to come and everything (colloq); de todas, todas (fam): ¿es verdad? - de todas, todas is it true? - you bet it is! (colloq); ganó de todas, todas he won by a mile (colloq); me las pagará todas juntas one of these days I'll get even with him for all of this; no tenerlas todas consigo — to be a little worried o uneasy
3) (como adv)a) ( completamente) allestá toda entusiasmada con el viaje — she's all o terribly excited about the trip
b) ( en frases ponderativas) quite* * *= all, complete, every, everything, whole affair, the, wholeness, the full monty, the whole lot, at large, the works!, the whole thing, the entire length of.Ex: All returned documents must be checked for the presence of a hold on the title.
Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex: The CLEAR key erases everything on the screen.Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.Ex: The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.Ex: Alternatively the printer might not have ordered enough paper for the whole book, either because he miscalculated or because he could not afford to buy the whole lot at once = Por otro lado, el impresor podría no haber encargado suficiente papel para imprimir el libro entero, bien porque lo calculó mal o porque no podía permitirse el lujo de comprarlo todo de una vez.Ex: The committee will be expected to produce an annual report to the members at large.Ex: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.Ex: The truth is that I'm pretty upset about the whole thing and don't have very warm feelings towards the makers of these products.Ex: It tells the story of one man's absurd quest to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.* ¡a por todas! = go for it!.* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.* abarcarlo todo = be all inclusive.* absolutamente todo = anything and everything, the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos = acquit + Nombre + on all counts.* acaparar toda la atención = steal + the limelight.* accesible por todos = widely accessible.* acceso para todos = access for all.* aceptado por todos = widely accepted.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* antes de todo = before anything else, first off.* ante todo = first and foremost, before anything else, more than anything else, first of all, above all, above all things.* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.* a toda costa = absolutely, come what may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda prueba = unswerving.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a todas luces = patently.* a todas partes = far and wide.* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a todo alrededor = all round.* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed.* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.* a todos lados = far and wide.* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.* a todos los niveles = at all levels.* a todos nosotros = us all.* a todos por igual = one size fits all.* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo volumen = at full blast.* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.* avanzar a toda máquina = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = go + full steam ahead.* bastante para todos = enough to go round.* bien de todos, el = common good, the.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* capaz de todo = capable of anything.* casi de todo = just about everything.* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.* casi todos = almost any.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.* como un todo = as a whole.* comportarse como toda una señora = take + the high road, take + the high ground.* comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.* conjuntarlo todo = tie + the pieces together.* conocido de todos = well-known.* conocido por todos = widely recognised, well-known.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* con toda claridad = as clear as a bell.* con toda confianza = feel + free to.* con toda desfachatez = shamelessly.* con toda franqueza = to put it frankly, in all sincerity, in all honesty.* con toda honestidad = in all honesty.* con toda insolencia = shamelessly.* con toda la razón = quite rightly.* con toda la vestimenta = in full gear.* con toda nitidez = as clear as a bell.* con toda probabilidad = in all probability, probability.* con toda seguridad = safely.* con toda sinceridad = quite honestly, to put it frankly, in all sincerity, in all honesty.* con todas las de la ley = full-bodied, full-fledged, full-scale.* con todas las prestaciones = full-featured.* con todas sus prestaciones = fully featured.* con toda su fuerza = in full force.* con toda tranquilidad = casually.* con todo descaro = shamelessly.* con todo el peso de la ley = to the full extent of the law.* con todo incluido = with the works!.* con todo mi debido respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todo mi respeto hacia = with (all) due respect to.* con todos los extras = with the works!.* con todos los lujos = with all mods and cons.* con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de) = pace.* con todos sus defectos = warts and all.* con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.* con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.* contra toda persona = all comers.* contra (todo) pronóstico = against (all/the) odds.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* coordinarlo todo = tie + the pieces together.* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.* cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.* cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.* del todo = all the way.* demostrarlo todo = be proof enough.* dentro de todo = all in all.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* después de todo = after all.* de toda la empresa = systemwide.* de toda la institución = institution-wide, systemwide.* de toda la provincia = province-wide.* de toda la universidad = university-wide.* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.* de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.* de todas maneras = at any rate.* de todas partes = from far and wide.* de todo = throughout.* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.* de todo el continente = continent-wide.* de todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* de todo el mundo = world over, the, from (all) around the world, throughout the world, around the world, across the globe, around the globe, from (all) around the globe, all over the globe, from across the world, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* de todo el país = across the land, all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country.* de todo el planeta = across the planet.* de todo el sistema = systemwide.* de todo + Nombre = all through + Nombre.* de todos conocido = well-known.* de todos lados = from far and wide.* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.* de todos los tiempos = all-time, of all time(s).* de todos los tipos = of all stripes.* de todos modos = at any rate.* de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de una vez por todas = once and for all, once for all.* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* durante toda la noche = all-night, all night long.* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.* durante todo = all the way through, throughout.* durante todo el día = all day long.* durante todo el trimestre = semester-long.* durante todo el verano = all summer long.* durante todo + Tiempo = all through + Tiempo.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* en igualdad de condiciones para todos los sexos = gender-equitable.* en toda la empresa = company-wide, systemwide.* en toda la institución = systemwide.* en toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* en toda ocasión = at every turn.* en todas partes = all around, far and wide.* en todo = throughout.* en todo caso = if anything.* en todo el edificio = site-wide.* en todo el estado = statewide [state-wide].* en todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], world over, the, throughout the world, around the world, all around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over, in the whole world.* en todo el país = all around the country, all over the country, from all over the country, across the country.* en todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* en todo el proceso = throughout.* en todo el sistema = systemwide.* en todo momento = at all times, at every instant, every step of the way, throughout, at every turn, day in and day out, at all hours, time after time.* en todos estos sentidos = in all these regards.* en todos lados = far and wide.* en todos los aspectos = all-round.* en todos los sentidos = in all respects, in every sense.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en todos y cada uno de = in all.* escolarización para todos = universal schooling.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar todos en el mismo barco = be all in the same boat.* exento de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* famoso en todo el mundo = world-famous [world famous], world-renowned, world-renown.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* fuera de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.* hacer todo lo posible = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can, try + hard, try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out, work + hard.* hacer todo lo posible (dado) = do + the best possible (with).* hacer todo lo posible para = every effort + be + made to.* hacer todo lo posible por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to, endeavour [endeavor, -USA], take + (great) pains to.* hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos = pull out + all the stops.* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + best, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can.* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado) = do + the best possible (with).* hacer un todo de = lump + Nombre + into.* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.* igualdad de condiciones para todos = levelling of the playing field.* igual para todos = one size fits all.* incluir a todo el mundo = inclusivity.* incluirlo todo = be all inclusive.* insuficiente para todos = insufficient to go round.* integrar formando un todo = articulate.* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.* ir todo bien = be fine.* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.* jalárselo todo = scoff + the lot, eat + Posesivo + way through.* jugarse el todo por el todo = take + the plunge, risk + life and limb.* jugárselo todo = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.* libre de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.* más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.* meter las manos en todo = have + a finger in every pie.* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* no del todo maduro, verde = underripe.* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.* para toda la industria = industry-wide.* para toda la universidad = university-wide.* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.* póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.* poner toda la carne en el asador = shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* por toda la provincia = province-wide.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].* por todo el continente = continent-wide.* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* por todo el servicio = service-wide.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.* por todos conocido = well-known.* por todos lados = far and wide.* por todos los medios = by all means.* por todos sitios = everywhere.* que afecta a toda la empresa = enterprise-wide.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que bate todos los récords = record breaking.* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* que lo abarca todo = all-embracing.* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.* reconocido por todos = widely recognised.* relación parte = whole/part relationship.* replantearse todo desde cero = get back to + basics.* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* respetado por todos = widely-respected.* revolucionarlo todo = turn + everything upside down.* revolverlo todo = turn + everything upside down.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.* seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.* ser todo oídos = be all ears.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* ser todo ventajas = the best of both worlds.* ser todo vida = be all life.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* sobre todo = above all, above everything else, in particular, above all things.* tan amado de todos = so beloved of all.* tan amado por todos = so beloved of all.* tan querido por todos = so beloved of all.* tan queridos de todos = so beloved of all.* tenerlo todo = have + the best of both worlds.* tenerlo todo hecho = have + an easy ride.* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.* tener todas las posibilidades de = have + every possibility of.* tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener todo + Nombre + para + Pronombre = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* tienda que vende de todo = general store.* titular a toda plana = headline banner.* toda alma viviente = every living soul.* toda clase de = all sorts of.* toda la comunidad = the community at large.* toda la fuerza = full force.* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.* toda la noche = all night long.* toda la sociedad = society at large.* toda la trupe = in full force.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.* todas las florituras = all the bells and whistles.* todas las iniciales del nombre propio = full initials.* todas las partes implicadas = all concerned.* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.* todas las razones del mundo = every reason.* todas las semanas = weekly.* toda una serie de = a whole series of.* toda una vida = a lifetime.* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.* todo a la vez = all at once.* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.* todo bicho viviente = every living soul, everyone and their mother, every Tom, Dick and Harry.* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.* todo de una vez = in one lump.* todo de (un) golpe = all at once.* todo dios = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* todo el año = year-round.* todo el cotarro = the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* todo el día = all day, all day long, around the clock.* todo el fin de semana = all weekend long.* todo el mundo = all and sundry, every Tom, Dick and Harry, everybody, each and everyone.* todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información = access for all.* todo el peso de la ley = full force of the law, the, full force of the law, the.* todo el rato = all the while.* todo el santo día = all day long.* todo el tiempo = all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the while.* todo el tinglado = the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* todo en su conjunto = whole affair, the.* todo en uno = all in one.* todo es posible = all bets are off, the sky is the limit.* todo está a la vista = what you see is what you get.* todo esto = the whole thing.* todo excepto = everything except (for).* todo florido = in full blossom.* todo hijo de vecino = every Tom, Dick and Harry.* todo incluido = all-inclusive.* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.* todo liado = in a state of disarray.* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.* todo lo demás = all else.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.* todo lujo de detalles = chapter and verse.* todo marcha bien = everything is hunky-dory.* todo menos = everything except (for).* todo mindundi = every Tom, Dick and Harry.* todo + Nombre = the whole + Nombre.* todo queda en casa = all in the family.* todo quisque = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* todo quisqui = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* todo recto = straight ahead, straight on.* todos = everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyone.* todos a cubierta = all hands on deck!.* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* todos al rescate = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* todo seguido = continuously, straight ahead, straight on.* todos ellos = them all.* todo ser humano = every living soul.* todos + estar de acuerdo = agree on + all hands.* todos excepto = everyone except, everybody except.* todos excepto + Número = all but + Número.* todos lo demás = everyone else.* todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* todos los años = on a yearly basis, year in and year out, year-on-year.* todos los demás = everybody else.* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.* todos los días = daily, on a daily basis, every day, day in and day out.* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.* todos los otros = all of the other.* todos manos a la obra = all hands to the pump(s), all hands on deck.* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* todos nosotros = all of us.* todos por igual = share and share alike.* todos ustedes = you all.* todos vosotros = you all.* todos y cada uno = all and sundry, in full force, each and everyone.* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.* todo va a las mil maravillas = everything is hunky-dory.* todo vale = no holds barred.* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* Verbo + sobre todo = Verbo + the most.* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.* y lo peor de todo = and worst of all.* y sobre todo = and worst of all.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* zampárselo todo = scoff + the lot.* * *A1(la totalidad de): invitó a toda la clase she invited the whole classha estado llorando toda or todita la mañana ( fam); he's been crying all morning o the whole morningno lo he visto en todo el día/toda la semana I haven't seen him all day/all weektodo el secreto consiste en usar un buen caldo the secret of the whole thing is to use good stockdedicó toda su vida a la investigación he dedicated his entire o whole life to researchse recorrió todo México she traveled all over MexicoEspaña toda lo acompaña the whole of Spain is with himdeja las cosas tiradas por todos lados he leaves things lying about everywhere o all over the placeempujó con todas sus fuerzas she pushed with all her mighttodas y cada una de las necesidades de su empresa each and every one of o all of your company's needsme gustan todos los deportes I like all sportstodos ustedes lo sabían all of you knew, you all knew2(uso enfático): a toda velocidad at top speeda todo correr as fast as possiblele dieron todo tipo or toda clase de facilidades they gave him every facilityestá fuera de toda duda it's beyond all doubta todo esto, a Juan se lo habían llevado al hospital while all this was happening o meanwhile o in the meantime they had taken Juan to (the) hospital3 todo lo + ADJ/ADV:puedes hacerlo todo lo largo que quieras you can make it as long as you likeB(cualquier, cada): toda persona detenida debe ser informada de sus derechos all detainees must be informed of their rights, anyone who is detained must be informed of his or her rightstodo artículo importado all imported items, any imported itemtodo tipo de información all kinds of informationtodo aquél que se sienta capaz anyone who feels capabletodos los días/los jueves/los años every day/Thursday/yeartodos los primeros viernes de mes the first Friday of every monthCompuesto:todo2el/un todo the/a wholedos mitades forman un todo two halves make a wholejugarse el todo por el todo to risk o gamble everything on one throw1 ( en sing) everythinglo han perdido todo they've lost everythinga pesar de todo la sigo queriendo despite everything I still love hertodo le parece poco he's never satisfiedcome todo lo que quieras eat as much as you likete puedes quedar todo lo que quieras you can stay as long as you likeno fue todo lo interesante que pensábamos que iba a ser it wasn't as interesting as we thought it would be¿eso es todo? is that all?se cree que lo sabe todo he thinks he knows it allcon él siempre es o todo o nada with him it's always (a case of) all or nothingse rompieron todos they all brokelos compró todos she bought all of themvinieron todos they all came, everybody cameson todos compañeros de clase they're all classmates¿están todos? is everyone o everybody here?¿estamos todos? are we all here?B ( en locs):con todo, sigo pensando que … all the same o even so I still think that …de todo: come de todo she'll eat anythingvenden de todo they sell everything o all sorts of thingshace de todo un poco he does a bit of everythingdel todo totallyestá loca del todo she's completely o totally madfue del todo imposible it was absolutely o totally impossibleeso no es del todo cierto that's not entirely o totally truey todo: estropeado y todo, éste es mucho más valioso damaged though it is, this one is still much more valuableenfermo y todo, vino a trabajar sick as he was, he still came to workganó de todas, todas he won by a mile ( colloq)me las pagará/pagarás todas juntas one of these days I'll get even with him/you for all of thisno tenerlas todas consigo to be a little worried o uneasyser todo uno: verla entrar y ponerse a llorar fue todo uno he saw her come in and immediately o promptly burst into tearsC ( como adv)1 (completamente) allestá todo mojado it's all wetiba toda vestida de negro she was dressed all in blacktiene la cara toda marcada her face is badly scarredestá toda entusiasmada con la idea del viaje she's all o terribly excited about the triptodo alrededor del puño all o right around the cuff2 (en frases ponderativas) quiteya es toda una señorita she's a real young lady now, she's quite a young lady nowaquello fue todo un espectáculo that was quite a show!, that was some show!3(indicando cualidad predominante): el pescado era todo espinas the fish was full of bonescuéntame, soy toda oídos tell me, I'm all earspor toda respuesta lanzó un bufido/me guiñó el ojo his only reply was to snort/wink at me* * *
todo 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( la totalidad de) all;
toda la mañana all morning, the whole morning;
invitó a toda la clase she invited the whole class;
por todos lados all over the place;
todos ustedes lo sabían you all knew;
See Also→ mundo 1
2 (cualquier, cada):
todo aquel que quiera anyone who wishes to;
todos los días every day
3 ( uso enfático):
con toda inocencia in all innocence;
le dieron todo tipo de facilidades they gave him all kind of facilities;
a todo esto ( mientras tanto) meanwhile, in the meantime;
( a propósito) incidentally, by the way
■ pronombre
1
todo le parece poco he's never satisfied;
come todo lo que quieras eat as much as you like;
todo o nada all or nothingb)◊ todos/todas ( referido a — cosas) all;
(— a personas) all, everybody;
vinieron todos they all came, everybody came;
buena suerte a todos good luck to everybody;
es el más alto de todos he's the tallest of the lot o of them all;
¿están todos? is everyone o everybody here?;
todos y cada uno each and every one
2 ( en locs)
de todo: come de todo she'll eat anything;
venden de todo they sell everything o all sorts of things;
hace de todo un poco he does a bit of everything;
del todo totally
3 ( como adv)
todo 2 sustantivo masculino:◊ el/un todo the/a whole;
jugarse el todo por el todo to risk o gamble everything on one throw
todo,-a
1 adjetivo
1 (la totalidad: singular) all, whole: recorrió toda España, she travelled all over Spain
toda la semana, the whole week o all week
toda tu vida, your entire life o all your life
2 (: plural) all: todos sus hermanos, all his brothers
todos lo sabíamos, we all knew
se comió todas las fresas, she ate all the strawberries
3 (todo el mundo) todos están riendo, everybody is laughing
4 (cada, cualquier) every: viene todos los meses, he comes every month
todo el que desee..., anyone who wishes to...
5 fam (intensificador) through and through: es toda una atleta, she is every inch an athlete
II pron
1 (sin excepciones, sin exclusiones) everything: lo compró todo, he bought it all
lo perdió todo, he lost everything
lo sabe todo, she knows everything
todo son problemas, there's nothing but trouble
eso es todo, that's all
(todo el mundo) todos piensan que eres muy lista, everybody thinks you're very clever
nos invitó a todos, he invited all of us
todos y cada uno, each and every one
III adv (por completo, totalmente) estaba todo convencido, he was entirely convinced
estás todo mojado, you are all wet
está todo nervioso, he's terribly o all excited
IV sustantivo masculino todo (total, suma) whole
en todo o en parte, in whole or in part
All y whole tienen significados parecidos, pero se usan en estructuras diferentes. All se coloca delante de un artículo, pronombre posesivo o demostrativo, mientras que whole se coloca después: all the world, pero the whole world; all your family, pero your whole family; all this time, pero this whole time. Recuerda que no puedes usar whole sin artículo o pronombre correspondiente ni con sustantivos que indican masa (incontables). Por tanto, la traducción de todo el vino es all the wine y no the whole wine.
El plural todos o todo el mundo se traduce por everybody o everyone. Aunque el verbo acompañante aparezca en singular, cualquier pronombre que emplees debe estar en plural: Todos deben traer sus propios bolígrafos. Everybody has to bring their (own) pens.
' todo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- acabar
- alta
- alto
- amén
- anochecer
- ante
- arramblar
- arriba
- bendita
- bendito
- bicho
- bocado
- borraja
- borrosa
- borroso
- bregar
- caballero
- cachaza
- camino
- carente
- caso
- cháchara
- color
- comandita
- comerse
- con
- conforme
- contrapelo
- contraria
- contrario
- control
- corazón
- Cristo
- cuanta
- cuanto
- danza
- decir
- delante
- derecha
- derecho
- descaminada
- descaminado
- despojar
- después
- dios
- disponer
- empeño
- encerrarse
- encima
English:
above
- above-board
- abrupt
- ache
- aching
- act up
- add up
- agreement
- ahead
- aid
- all
- all-in
- altogether
- always
- amok
- anyhow
- anything
- appearance
- as
- backdrop
- ball
- be-all and end-all
- behind
- bend
- best
- blare out I
- blast
- blast out
- blow
- blunder
- boat
- boil down
- bottom
- breast
- but
- by
- call
- careless
- character
- checklist
- cheese off
- chiefly
- clause
- clean
- clear up
- colour
- come out
- come to
- common
- comprehensive
* * *todo, -a♦ adj1. [el conjunto o total de] all;todo el día all day;todo el libro the whole book, all (of) the book;todo el vino all (of) the wine;todas las manzanas all the apples;todos los americanos all Americans;toda esta planta está dedicada al impresionismo all (of) o the whole of this floor is devoted to impressionism;todo un día está dedicado a visitar la ciudad a whole day is devoted to visiting the city;todos ellos se marcharon they all left;toda su ilusión es conocer Europa her greatest wish is to visit Europe;por todas partes everywhere;en todo momento at all times;ilustraciones a todo color full-colour illustrations;un seguro a todo riesgo a comprehensive insurance policy;subimos la calle a toda velocidad we went up the street as fast as we could o at top speed;todo Buenos Aires habla de ello the whole of o all of Buenos Aires is talking about it2. [cada, cualquier] every;todos los días/lunes every day/Monday;como todo mexicano sabe… as every Mexican knows…, as all Mexicans know…;todo edificio de más de veinte años pasará una revisión all buildings that are more than twenty years old will be inspected;ya es toda una mujer she's a grown woman now;fue todo un éxito it was a great success;se produjo todo un cúmulo de casualidades there was a whole series of coincidencesse puso toda enojada she got all annoyed♦ pron1. [singular] everything;lo vendió todo he sold everything, he sold it all;todo está listo everything is ready, it's all ready;todo es poco tratándose de sus hijos nothing is too much when it comes to her children;se enoja por todo he gets angry at the slightest thing;eso es todo that's allEsp todo a cien [tienda] Br ≈ pound shop, US ≈ nickel-and-dime store2.[todas las cosas] all of them;todos [todas las personas] everybody, everyone;todos vinieron everybody o everyone came, they all came;quiero agradecer a todos su cooperación I would like to thank you all o everybody o everyone for your cooperation;¿estamos todos? are we all here?, is everybody o everyone here?;todos están rotos they're all broken, all of them are broken;me los ha dado todos she's given me all of them, she's given me them all[en primer lugar] first of all;con todo (y con eso) all the same;de todo everything (you can think of);tenemos de todo we have everything;puede pasar de todo anything could happen;después de todo after all;del todo completely;no estoy del todo contento I'm not entirely happy;no lo hace mal del todo she doesn't do it at all badly;en todo y por todo entirely;está en todo he thinks of everything;pese a todo, a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything;todo lo más at (the) most;y todo: me invitó a cenar y todo she even asked me to dinner;se presentó en la fiesta con muletas y todo he turned up at the party, crutches and all;de todas todas without a shadow of a doubt;fue todo uno: subirse al barco y marearse fue todo uno no sooner had he got on the boat than he felt sick♦ nmwhole;jugarse el todo por el todo to stake everything♦ adv[totalmente]el camarero era todo amabilidad the waiter was all friendliness, the waiter was extremely friendly;esa chica es todo huesos that girl is all skin and bones;soy todo oídos I'm all ears♦ a todo esto loc adv[mientras tanto] meanwhile; [a propósito] by the way* * *I adj all;todos los domingos every Sunday;toda la clase the whole o the entire classII adv all;estaba todo sucio it was all dirty;con todo all the same;del todo entirely, absolutelyIII pron all, everything; pl everybody, everyone;estaban todos everybody was there;esto es todo cuanto sé that’s all I know:o todo o nada all or nothing;de todas todas fam without a shadow of a doubt;ir a por todas go all out;estar en todo be on top of things* * *todo, -da adj1) : all, whole, entirecon toda sinceridad: with all sinceritytoda la comunidad: the whole community2) : every, eacha todo nivel: at every level3) : maximuma toda velocidad: at top speed4)todo el mundo : everyone, everybodytodo nm: wholetodo, -da pron1) : everything, all, every bitlo sabe todo: he knows it alles todo un soldado: he's every inch a soldier2) todos, -das pl: everybody, everyone, all* * *todo1 adj1. (en general) all2. (cada) every3. (la totalidad de) whole4. (uso enfático) quitetodo el mundo everyone / everybodytodo2 adv alltodo3 pron1. (en general) all2. (todas las cosas) everything3. (toda la gente) everyone / everybody -
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adj.1 safe, sure, low-risk, risk-free.2 safe.3 confident, definite.4 certain, sure, sure-enough, unfailing.adv.sure, surely.m.1 insurance, underwriting, assurance, insurance policy.2 safety catch.3 safety lock, latch.4 safety-pin.* * *► adjetivo1 (asegurado) secure2 (a salvo) safe3 (firme) firm, steady4 (cierto) certain, sure5 (de fiar) reliable6 (confiado) confident1 (contrato, póliza) insurance2 (mecanismo) safety device, safety catch► adverbio1 for sure, definitely\a buen seguro without any doubtdar algo por seguro to take something for grantedir sobre seguro figurado to play safesentirse seguro,-a to feel safesobre seguro without riskseguro a terceros third-party insuranceseguro a todo riesgo fully comprehensive insuranceseguro contra incendios fire insuranceseguro de vida life insurance————————1 (contrato, póliza) insurance2 (mecanismo) safety device, safety catch► adverbio1 for sure, definitely* * *1. (f. - segura)adj.1) safe, secure2) sure3) reliable4) self-assured, confident5) firm, fixed2. adv. 3. noun m.1) insurance2) fastener, clasp* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin peligro)a) [refugio, método, vehículo] safeno te subas a esa escalera porque no es muy segura — don't go up that ladder, it's not very safe
b) [persona, objetos de valor] safeel bebé se siente seguro cerca de su madre — the baby feels safe o secure close to its mother
2) (=sujeto, estable) securehay que atar mejor la carga porque no parece muy segura — the load needs to be fixed a bit better because it doesn't seem to be very securely attached o very secure
3) (=definitivo) [fracaso, muerte] certain•
eso es lo más seguro — that's the most likely thinglo más seguro es que no pueda ir — I almost certainly o most likely won't be able to go
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dar algo por seguro, si yo fuera tú no daría la victoria por segura — if I were you I wouldn't be sure of victory•
es seguro que..., es seguro que ganaremos la copa — we're bound o sure o certain to win the cuplo que es seguro es que el congreso se celebrará en Barcelona — the conference is definitely going to be held in Barcelona
4) (=convencido) sure¿estás seguro? — are you sure?
sí, estoy completamente segura — yes, I'm absolutely sure o positive
-¿estás seguro de que era él? -sí, segurísimo — "are you sure it was him?" - "yes, positive"
- vamos a ganar -pues yo no estaría tan seguro — "we're going to win" - "I wouldn't bet on it" o "I wouldn't be so sure"
•
seguro de algo — sure of sthnunca he visto un hombre tan seguro de sus opiniones — I've never seen a man so sure of his opinions
5) [de uno mismo] confidentse muestra cada vez más seguro en el escenario — he is more and more sure of himself o confident on stage
me noto más segura al andar — I feel more steady on my feet, I feel more confident walking now
seguro de sí mismo — self-confident, self-assured
6) (=fiable) [fuente, cálculo, método] reliableno es un método muy seguro — it's not a very reliable o sure method
7) LAm (=honesto) trustworthy2.ADV for sure, for certainno lo sabemos seguro — we don't know for sure o certain
-¿seguro que te interesa? -sí, seguro — "are you sure that you're interested?" - "yes, I'm sure"
-estoy dispuesto a cambiar de actitud -sí, sí, seguro — iró "I'm willing to change my attitude" - "yeah, yeah, sure!" iró
seguro que algunos se alegrarán — some people will certainly be pleased, I'm sure that some people will be pleased
•
a buen seguro, de seguro — certainlya buen seguro o de seguro va a dar que hablar — it will certainly give people something to talk about
decidieron jugar sobre seguro contratando a un buen abogado — they decided to play (it) safe and hire a good lawyer
3. SM1) (=dispositivo)a) [de puerta, lavadora] lock; [de arma de fuego] safety catch; [de pulsera] claspecha el seguro, que van niños en el coche — lock the doors, there are children in the car
2) (Com, Econ) insurance¿tienes el seguro del coche? — have you got your car insurance documents with you?
•
hacerse un seguro — to take out insuranceseguro de desempleo — unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation o insurance (EEUU)
seguro de jubilación — retirement plan, pension plan, pension scheme
seguro de paro — Esp unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation o insurance (EEUU)
seguro de vida — life assurance, life insurance ( esp EEUU)
seguro mixto — endowment assurance, endowment insurance ( esp EEUU)
3) * (=sistema médico) national health *seguro social — LAm (=sistema de pensiones y paro) social security, welfare (EEUU); (=contribuciones) national insurance; (=sistema médico) national health service
* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) [SER] ( exento de riesgo) safeb) ( estable) secureuna inversión segura — a safe o secure investment
sobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safe; sabía que iba sobre seguro — he knew he was onto a sure thing (colloq)
c) [SER] ( fiable)un método anticonceptivo poco seguro — not a very reliable o safe method of birth control
d) [ESTAR] ( a salvo) safe2)a) [ESTAR] ( convencido) sureseguro DE algo — sure o certain of something
estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí — I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it here
b) [SER] ( que no admite duda)no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada — don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing
seguro que se le olvida — he's sure o bound to forget
a buen seguro — ( ciertamente) for certain; ( a salvo) safe
guárdalo a buen seguro — keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping
c) ( con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confidentII1)a) ( mecanismo - de armas) safety catch; (- de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastenerponer el seguro — to do up the clasp o fastener
echó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar — he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car
b) (Méx) ( imperdible) safety pin2)a) ( contrato) insurancese sacó or se hizo un seguro — she took out insurance o an insurance policy
b) ( Seguridad Social)el seguro or el Seguro — the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)
se operó por el seguro — he had his operation through Medicaid/on the National Health
me lo recetó el seguro — I got the prescription on Medicaid (AmE), I got it on prescription (BrE)
•IIIno lo sabe seguro — she doesn't know for sure o certain
¿seguro que basta? - sí, seguro — (are you) sure that's enough? - yes, positive
esta vez dice la verdad - sí, seguro! — (iró) this time he's/she's telling the truth - oh yeah, sure (he/she is)! (colloq & iro)
* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) [SER] ( exento de riesgo) safeb) ( estable) secureuna inversión segura — a safe o secure investment
sobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safe; sabía que iba sobre seguro — he knew he was onto a sure thing (colloq)
c) [SER] ( fiable)un método anticonceptivo poco seguro — not a very reliable o safe method of birth control
d) [ESTAR] ( a salvo) safe2)a) [ESTAR] ( convencido) sureseguro DE algo — sure o certain of something
estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí — I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it here
b) [SER] ( que no admite duda)no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada — don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing
seguro que se le olvida — he's sure o bound to forget
a buen seguro — ( ciertamente) for certain; ( a salvo) safe
guárdalo a buen seguro — keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping
c) ( con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confidentII1)a) ( mecanismo - de armas) safety catch; (- de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastenerponer el seguro — to do up the clasp o fastener
echó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar — he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car
b) (Méx) ( imperdible) safety pin2)a) ( contrato) insurancese sacó or se hizo un seguro — she took out insurance o an insurance policy
b) ( Seguridad Social)el seguro or el Seguro — the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)
se operó por el seguro — he had his operation through Medicaid/on the National Health
me lo recetó el seguro — I got the prescription on Medicaid (AmE), I got it on prescription (BrE)
•IIIno lo sabe seguro — she doesn't know for sure o certain
¿seguro que basta? - sí, seguro — (are you) sure that's enough? - yes, positive
esta vez dice la verdad - sí, seguro! — (iró) this time he's/she's telling the truth - oh yeah, sure (he/she is)! (colloq & iro)
* * *seguro(de)(adj.) = confident (in)Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
seguro11 = insurance.Ex: Increasingly worrying to all however were the escalating cost of insurance, servicing and maintenance.
* actuario de seguros = actuary.* agencias de seguros, las = insurance industry, the.* agente de seguros = insurance agent, insurer, insurance broker.* compañía de seguros = insurance company, insurer.* compañia de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.* contratación de seguros = insurance broking.* contratar una póliza de seguros = take out + insurance policy.* contratar un seguro = take out + insurance policy.* corredor de seguros = insurance agent, insurance broker.* hacerse una póliza de seguros = take out + insurance policy.* hacerse un seguro = take out + insurance policy.* impreso de solicitud de seguro = insurance form.* mutua de seguros = mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.* oficina de seguros = insurance office.* plan de seguros = insurance plan.* póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.* póliza de seguros = insurance coverage, insurance policy, insurance cover.* póliza de seguros contra incendios = fire insurance policy.* prima de seguro = insurance premium.* seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.* seguro con franquicia = insurance with deductible.* seguro contra indemnizaciones = indemnity policy.* seguro contra indemnizaciones profesionales = indemnity insurance.* seguro de automóvil = automobile insurance.* seguro de coche = car insurance.* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault auto insurance.* seguro de enfermedad = health insurance.* seguro de incapacidad = disability insurance.* seguro de invalidez = disability insurance.* seguro de jubilación = retirement fund, retirement plan.* seguro de la casa = home insurance.* seguro dental = dental plan, dental insurance.* seguro de responsabilidad civil = liability insurance.* seguro de viaje = travel insurance.* seguro de vida = life insurance.* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.* seguro médico = health insurance plan, health insurance, medical insurance.* seguro mutualista = mutual insurance.* seguro mutuo = mutual insurance.* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.* seguro sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault insurance.* seguro social = social insurance.* sociedad de seguros mutuos = provident society, mutual benefit society.seguro22 = buffer.Ex: This article surveys the causes of disintegration and the use of microforms as a buffer against imminent destruction.
seguro33 = latch.Ex: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.
seguro4= comfortable, dependable, reliable, safe [safer -comp., safest -sup.], secure, sure [surer -comp., surest -sup.], assertive, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], you bet!.Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.Ex: The surest way to arrive at such a decision is to be guided by principles of helpful citation order.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The article 'Computer games in the learning resources center? you bet!' discusses some of the benefits of using computer games in education.* accidente seguro = accident waiting to happen.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.* algo seguro = safe bet.* blanco seguro = sitting duck.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* conocer de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure.* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* demasiado seguro de uno mismo = overconfident.* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.* de seguro = for sure, for certain.* de un modo seguro = securely.* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* en un sitio seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.* estar seguro de que = be confident that.* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.* jugar a lo seguro = play it + safe.* jugar sobre seguro = play it + safe.* no estar seguro = be uncertain.* no estar seguro de = be unsure about/of.* oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.* puerto seguro = safe harbour.* saber de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* seguro (de) = confident (in).* seguro de sí mismo = smug, assured, self-assured, poised.* seguro de uno mismo = self-confident.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* ser seguro = be on the cards.* ser seguro que + Subjuntivo = be bound to + Infinitivo.* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.* * *A1 [ SER] (exento de riesgo) safeese aeropuerto no es muy seguro it's not a very safe airportno te subas a esa escalera, que no es segura don't climb that ladder, it's not safeponlo en un lugar seguro put it somewhere safe o in a safe place o in a secure placebuscan la inversión más segura they are looking for the safest o most secure investment2 [ ESTAR] (estable) securetiene un trabajo bastante seguro she has a fairly secure jobesa escalera no está segura that ladder isn't safe o steadyel cuadro no se va a caer, está bien seguro the picture isn't going to fall, it's quite secureir a la segura: un lugar donde el que gusta comer bien va a la seguro a place which is a safe bet for people who like good foodsobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safesabía que iba sobre seguro he knew he was onto a sure thing o he knew it was a safe bet ( colloq)3 [ SER](fiable): un método poco seguro para controlar la natalidad not a very reliable o safe method of birth controlel cierre de la pulsera es muy seguro the fastener on the bracelet is very secure4 [ ESTAR] (a salvo) safeel dinero estará seguro aquí the money will be safe hereaquí estarás seguro you'll be safe herea su lado se siente seguro he feels safe when he's beside herB1 [ ESTAR] (convencido) sure¿estás seguro? are you sure?no estoy muy seguro, pero creo que ése es su nombre I'm not really sure but I think that's his nameseguro DE algo:estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it hereno estaba seguro de haber elegido bien he wasn't sure that he'd made the right choiceno estés tan seguro de eso don't (you) be so sure of thatestoy seguro de que vendrá I'm sure she'll comeestoy completamente segura de que te lo di I'm absolutely sure o I'm positive I gave it to you2 [ SER](que no admite duda): su triunfo es seguro his victory is assurediban a una muerte segura they were heading for certain deathtodavía no es seguro pero creo que lo traerán it's not definite but I think they'll bring itse da por seguro que ganarán it's seen as a foregone conclusion o there seems to be little doubt that they'll winda por seguro que tan pronto como llegue se pondrá en contacto contigo you can be sure o rest assured that she'll contact you as soon as she arriveslo más seguro es que no oyó el despertador he probably didn't hear the alarm clockno te preocupes, seguro que no es nada don't worry, I'm sure it's nothingguárdalo a buen seguro keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping3 (con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confidentes una persona muy segura de sí misma he's a very confident o self-confident o self-assured personA1 (mecanismo — de armas) safety catch; (— de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastenerno puse el seguro y se me cayó I didn't do up the clasp o fastener and it fell offechó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car2 ( Méx) (imperdible) safety pinCompuesto:(de coche) steering o wheel lock; (de bicicleta) wheel lockB1 (contrato) insurancese sacó or se hizo un seguro she took out insurance o an insurance policy2(Seguridad Social): el seguro or el Seguro the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)¿cuando te operaste ibas particular o por el seguro? when you had your operation did you go private or have it done through Medicaid/on the National Health?Compuestos:endowment insurance● seguro contra or a todo riesgocomprehensive insurance, all-risks insurance● seguro contra or de incendiosfire insuranceaccident insuranceunemployment benefitmedical insurance, health insurancetravel insurancelife assurance, life insurancepersonal accident insurancesocial insuranceterm assurancedijo que llegaría mañana seguro she said she'd definitely be arriving tomorrowno ha dicho seguro si vendrá he hasn't said definitely o for certain whether he's comingno lo sabe seguro she doesn't know for sure o certainseguro que sospecha lo nuestro I'm sure he suspects we're up to somethingseguro que llamó y no estábamos I bet she called and we weren't in¿seguro que tienes suficiente dinero? — sí, seguro (are you) sure you have enough money? — yes, positiveestoy convencido de que esta vez dice la verdad — ¡sí, seguro! ( iró); I'm convinced that this time he's telling the truth — oh yeah, sure (he is)! ( colloq iro)* * *
seguro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1
esa escalera no está segura that ladder isn't safe o steady
‹ anticonceptivo› safe;
2
seguro DE algo sure o certain of sth
‹ fecha› definite;
no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing;
seguro que se le olvida he's sure o bound to forget
seguro 2 sustantivo masculino
1
(— de pulsera, collar) clasp, fastener;
2
seguro contra or a todo riesgo comprehensive insurance, all-risks insurance;
seguro contra or de incendios fire insurance;
seguro de viaje travel insurance;
seguro de vida life assurance, life insuranceb) ( Seguridad Social): el seguro or el Sseguro the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)
■ adverbio:
no lo sabe seguro she doesn't know for sure o certain;
seguro que sospecha lo nuestro I'm sure he suspects we're up to something
seguro,-a
I adjetivo
1 es una persona muy segura (de sí misma), he's very self-confident
2 (convencido, sin dudas) sure, definite: estaba segura de que vendrías, I was sure you would come
3 (garantizado, cierto) assured: su dimisión es prácticamente segura, his resignation is almost certain
4 (sin peligro) safe
un lugar seguro, a safe place
5 (sin temor, riesgo) secure: no se siente seguro, he doesn't feel secure
es una inversión muy segura, it's a safe investment
6 (paso, voz) steady, firm
II sustantivo masculino
1 Com insurance
seguro a todo riesgo, fully comprehensive insurance
seguro de vida, life insurance
2 (de un arma) safety catch o device
(de una puerta) pásale el seguro a la puerta, bolt the door
III adverbio for sure, definitely
♦ Locuciones: ir sobre seguro, to play safe
tener algo por seguro, to be sure of sthg
' seguro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asegurarse
- cierta
- cierto
- cobertura
- confiada
- confiado
- esperar
- liquidez
- ocho
- prima
- riesgo
- santuario
- segura
- servidor
- servidora
- sexo
- sí
- tener
- asegurado
- bien
- confiar
- desenfadado
- montaje
- ojalá
- que
- tercero
English:
agenda
- assurance
- back up
- bet
- bound
- burglar alarm
- certain
- claim
- clear
- comprehensive
- confident
- dead
- define
- dependable
- doubt
- endowment
- extortionate
- insurance
- insurance premium
- itemize
- life insurance
- low-cost
- ought
- overconfident
- play
- policy
- positive
- premium
- quite
- safe
- safety
- safety catch
- secure
- self-assured
- self-confident
- steadily
- steady
- sure
- travel insurance
- uncertain
- unsure
- certainly
- certainty
- death
- definite
- definitely
- diffident
- dollar
- health
- including
* * *seguro, -a♦ adj1. [sin peligro] safe;el medio de transporte más seguro the safest means of transport;¿es éste un lugar seguro? is it safe here?;aquí estaremos seguros we'll be safe here;es una inversión segura it's a safe investment;prefiero ir sobre seguro I'd rather play (it) safe;más vale ir sobre seguro y llamar antes we'd better ring first, to be safe2. [protegido, estable] secure;un trabajo seguro a secure job;esta mesa no está segura this table isn't very steady;¿irán las botellas seguras ahí atrás? are the bottles safe in the back there?3. [fiable, infalible] reliable;4. [indudable, cierto] definite, certain;creo que sí, pero no es seguro I think so, but I'm not certain o but it's not definite;su nombramiento es seguro he's certain to be given the post;ya sabemos la fecha segura de su llegada we've now got a definite date for his arrival;no es seguro que vengan they're not definitely coming, they're not certain to come;lo puedes dar por seguro you can be sure of it;ya daban la victoria por segura they were sure that they had won;tener por seguro que… to be sure (that)…;ten por seguro que vendrá you can be sure (that) she'll come;¿crees que nos ayudará? – a buen seguro, de seguro do you think she'll help us? – I'm sure she will;a buen seguro que pone alguna pega he's certain to find something wrong with it5. [convencido] sure;¿estás seguro? are you sure?;no estoy muy seguro I'm not too sure;estar seguro de algo to be sure about o of sth;estoy seguro de ello I'm sure of it;estamos seguros de que te gustará we're sure you'll like it;no estoy seguro de habérselo dicho I'm not sure I told him;estaba segura de vencer she was confident of winning6. [con confianza en uno mismo] self-assured, self-confident;se le ve un tipo muy seguro he's very self-assured o self-confident;ser seguro de sí mismo, ser una persona segura de sí misma to be self-assured o self-confident♦ nm1. [contrato] insurance;seguro de accidentes accident insurance;seguro de asistencia en viaje travel insurance;seguro del automóvil car insurance;seguro de cambio exchange rate hedge;seguro de la casa buildings insurance;seguro de enfermedad private health insurance;seguro de hogar buildings insurance;seguro médico private health insurance;seguro multirriesgo comprehensive insurance;seguro mutuo joint insurance;seguro de responsabilidad civil liability insurance;seguro a todo riesgo comprehensive insurance;seguro a terceros liability insurance;seguro de viaje travel insurance;seguro de vida life insurance o assuranceir al seguro to go to the hospital;ese tratamiento no lo cubre el seguro ≈ you can't get that treatment on Br the National Health o US Medicaidseguro de desempleo unemployment benefit;seguro de incapacidad disability benefit;seguro de invalidez disability benefit;seguro de paro unemployment benefit3. [dispositivo] safety device;[de armas] safety catch; [en automóvil] door lock catch;4. CAm, Méx [imperdible] safety pin♦ advfor sure, definitely;¿vienes seguro? are you definitely coming?;no lo sé seguro I don't know for sure;seguro que ahora va y se lo cuenta todo a ella I bet she's going to go and tell her everything;¿seguro que no necesitas nada? – sí, sí, seguro are you sure you don't need anything? – yes, I'm sure* * *I adj1 tratamiento, puente safe;ir sobre seguro be on the safe side2 ( estable) steady3 ( cierto) sure;es seguro it’s a certainty;dar algo por seguro be sure about sth;no estoy tan seguro I’m not so sure;a buen seguro definitely4 persona:seguro de sí mismo self-confident, sure of o.s.II adv for sureIII m1 COM insuranceponer el seguro lock the door3 L.Am.* * *seguro adv: certainly, definitelyva a llover, seguro: it's going to rain for sure¡seguro que sí!: of course!seguro, -ra adj1) : safe, secure2) : sure, certainestoy segura que es él: I'm sure that's him3) : reliable, trustworthy4) : self-assuredseguro nm1) : insuranceseguro de vida: life insurance2) : fastener, clasp* * *seguro1 adj1. (en general) safe2. (estable) secure3. (convencido) sureseguro2 adv for certainseguro que... I bet... / to be bound...seguro que se ha olvidado I bet he's forgotten / he's bound to have forgottenseguro3 n1. (contrato) insurance2. (mecanismo) safety catch -
13 nada
adv.1 at all.la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the film at allno es nada extraño it's not at all strangela obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring2 a little, a bit (poco).no hace nada que salió he left just a minute ago3 not at all, not a single thing, nothing, not a bit.4 anything.intj.nothing at all.pron.1 nothing.no pasó nada nothing happenedno he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorcanada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help youno hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good booknada más nothing else, nothing moreno quiero nada más I don't want anything elseno dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at allno es nada it's nothing seriousesto no es nada that's nothingte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little somethingcuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! it costs five million, a real snip!casi nada almost nothingcomo si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happenedde nada don't mention it, you're welcome (respuesta a 'gracias')dentro de nada any second now¡nada de eso! absolutely not!No quiero nada I don't want any.2 love (en tenis). (peninsular Spanish)f.1 nothing, bugger all.2 little bit, trace, tiny bit, tiny little bit.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: nadar.* * *1 nothing■ (no hay) nada como... there's nothing like...■ ¿te has hecho daño? --no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? --no, I'm all right thank you► adverbio1 (not) at all1 nothingness\antes de nada first of allcomo si nada just like thatde nada (no hay de qué) don't mention it, think nothing of it, (US you're welcome) 2 (insignificante) insignificant■ gracias, --de nada thanks, --don't mention itdentro de nada in a momentnada de eso not at all, nothing of the kind■ ¿se casa Maribel? --¡nada de eso! is Maribel getting married? --absolutely not!, no way!nada más... as soon as..., no sooner...nada menos que no less thanpor nada for no reason at allpor nada del mundo (not) for anything in the world¡y nada de...! and don't...!■ ¡y nada de bañarse en el río! and don't go bathing in the river!* * *1. noun f.1) nothingness2) naught2. adv. - de nada 3. pron.nothing, anything* * *1. PRON1) (=ninguna cosa) [con el verbo inglés en forma afirmativa] nothing; [con el verbo inglés en forma negativa] anythingno dijo nada en toda la tarde — he said nothing all afternoon, he didn't say anything all afternoon
no hay nada como un café después de comer — there's nothing like a coffee after your meal, nothing beats a coffee after your meal
-¿qué has comprado? -nada — "what have you bought?" - "nothing"
no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything
•
nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"
¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!
¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!
ahínada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all
2) [en locuciones]a) [con verbo]•
estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it•
no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need•
hace nada — just a moment ago•
no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike•
quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing•
no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing•
no servir para nada — to be utterly useless•
no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matterb) [con preposición, adverbio]•
antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call•
casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing¡había unas cien mil personas! ¡casi nada! — there were no fewer than a hundred thousand people there!
•
como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spokenle dijo que estaba despedido y se quedó como si nada — she told him he was fired and he didn't even bat an eyelid
•
de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"¡tanto revuelo por un premio de nada! — all that fuss over such a silly little prize!
•
dentro de nada — very soon•
nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"no dijo nada más — he didn't say anything else, he said nothing else
estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over
nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired
•
(nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...han ganado nada menos que un coche — they've won a car, no less
•
ni nada — or anythingpues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!
•
para nada — at all-¿te gusta? -para nada — "do you like it?" - "not at all"
•
por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at allno por nada le llaman "apestoso" — he's not called "smelly" for nothing
¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!
3) [como coletilla]pues nada, me voy — well, I'm off then
-¿qué pasó? -pues nada, que estuve esperando y no llegó — "what happened?" - "well, I was there waiting and he didn't arrive"
y nada, al final nos fuimos — anyway, in the end we left
4) (Tenis) love2.ADV not at all, by no meansno es nada fácil — it's not at all easy, it's by no means easy
pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!
3.SF* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.Ex. Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex. While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex. In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex. Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex. The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex. There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex. Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.----* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *nada1A1 nothinges mejor que nada it's better than nothingde nada sirve que le compres libros si no los lee there's no point in buying him books if he doesn't read themantes que or de nada first of allnada te faltará or no te faltará nada you won't want for anythingno hay nada como un buen baño caliente there's nothing like a nice hot bathhace dos días que no come nada he hasn't eaten a thing o anything for two days¡no sirves para nada! you're uselessno se hizo nada he wasn't hurtno sé por qué llora, yo no le hice nada I don't know why he's crying, I didn't touch him¿te has hecho daño? — no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? — no, it's nothing¡perdón! — no fue nada sorry! — that's all rightno es por nada pero … don't take this the wrong way but …se fue sin decir nada she left without a wordnadie me dio nada nobody gave me anythingnada DE algo:no necesita nada de azúcar it doesn't need any sugar at alleso no tiene nada de gracia that's not in the least bit o not at all funny¡nada de juegos or jugar ahora! you're not playing o I don't want any games now!2 ( en locs):nada de nada ( fam); not a thingnada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all o that's the lotno se pudo hacer nada más or más nada por él nothing more could be done for himnada más fui yo ( Méx); I was the only one who wentno nada más yo lo critico ( Méx); I'm not the only one to criticize himsalí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunchsacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no lessnada más llegar subió a verla as soon as he arrived he went up to see hernada más que: la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truthno se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told, I didn't tell anyone except him o but himnada que … ( Andes fam): ya son las diez y nada que vienen it's already ten o'clock and there's still no sign of thempara nada not … at allese tema no se tocó para nada that topic didn't come up at allno me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all o one little bitahí es nada ( fam iró): hicieron un par de millones, ahí es nada they made a couple of million … peanuts o chickenfeed! ( colloq iro)como si nada ( fam): ¡me lo dice como si nada! she tells me as casual as you like, and she tells me as if it was nothingse quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelidse lo dije mil veces, pero como si nada I told her over and over again, but it didn't do the slightest bit of goodno estás/está en nada ( Ven arg); you're/he's so uncool ( colloq), you don't/he doesn't have a clue ( colloq)no hay nada que hacerle ( fam); that's all there is to it, there are no two ways about itB1(algo): ¿has visto alguna vez nada igual? have you ever seen the like of it o the likes of it o anything like it?antes de que digas nada before you say anything2(muy poco): con or de nada se rompe it breaks just like thatfue un golpe de nada it was only a little bumpen nada de tiempo in no time at allcompraron la casa por nada they bought the house for next to nothingdentro de nada very soon, in no time at allestar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren we very nearly missed the trainno nos vieron, pero estuvo en nada they didn't see us, but it was a close call o shave3 ( fam)(uso expletivo): y nada, que al final no lo compró anyway, in the end she didn't buy itpues nada, ya veremos qué pasa well o anyway, we'll see what happensC ( Esp) (en tenis) lovequince-nada fifteen-lovenada2no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worriedanoche no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink o at all last nightno me gusta nada lo que has hecho I don't like what you've done one bitnada3A ( Fil):la nada nothingel universo se creó de la nada the universe was created from nothing o from the voidsurgió de la nada it came out of nowhereB(Méx, RPl fam) (pequeña cantidad): ¿le diste vino al bebé? — sólo una nada did you give the baby wine? — only a tiny drople puse una nada de sal I added a tiny pinch of saltganó por una nada he won by a whisker* * *
Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar)
nada es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
nada
nadar
nada pronombre
1a) nothing;
de nada sirve que le compres libros there's no point in buying him books;
antes que or de nada first of all;
no quiere nada he doesn't want anything;
¡no sirves para nada! you're useless;
sin decir nada without a wordb) ( en locs)
nada de nada (fam) not a thing;
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else;
¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all;
nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went;
salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch;
sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less;
para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all;
por nada: la compraron por nada they bought it for next to nothing;
discuten por nada they argue over nothing;
llora por nada she cries at the slightest little thing
2 (Esp) ( en tenis) love;
■ adverbio:◊ no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried;
esto no me gusta nada I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
nadar ( conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;
nada (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke;
nada de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke
c)◊ nadar en ( tener mucho): nada en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);
el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease
verbo transitivo
to swim
nada
I pron
1 (ninguna cosa) nothing: ¿qué te cuentas?, - nada nuevo, how it's going?, - nothing new
(con otro negativo) nothing, not... anything: no hay nada más importante, there is nothing more important
no tocamos nada, we didn't touch anything
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo, I wouldn't change it for anything on earth
2 (en preguntas) anything: ¿no tienes nada que decir?, don't you have anything to say?
3 (muy poco) con la niebla no veíamos nada, we couldn't see a thing in the fog
no fue nada, (herida, golpe) I wasn't hurt
(respuesta a una disculpa) it's all right
4 (en ciertas construcciones) anything
más que nada, more than anything: me importa más que nada, it means more than anything else to me
sin decir nada, without saying anything/a word
II adverbio not at all: no nos aburrimos nada, we weren't bored at all
no escribe nada mal, he doesn't write at all badly
III sustantivo femenino nothingness
♦ Locuciones: casi nada, almost nothing
gracias, - de nada, thanks, - don't mention it
más que nada: te lo digo más que nada para que no vayas a meter la pata, more than anything else I'm telling you so you don't put your foot in it
nada más: nada más oírlo, as soon as she heard it
familiar para nada, not at all
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books
' nada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absolutamente
- adelantar
- adorno
- amilanarse
- amohinarse
- balde
- bastante
- bregar
- cabo
- callar
- calmarse
- cero
- ciega
- ciego
- clara
- claro
- comecome
- como
- comparecencia
- concreta
- concreto
- conducir
- contra
- dar
- débil
- decir
- derecha
- desocupada
- desocupado
- doblar
- doblarse
- doble
- ecuánime
- embalarse
- envidiar
- escaramuza
- escarceo
- faltar
- frescura
- ir
- gusto
- hablar
- incumbir
- interés
- interlunio
- jota
- jueves
- maldita
- maldito
- más
English:
all
- all right
- amusing
- antsy
- anything
- associate
- avail
- blank
- board
- breathe
- burn
- clash
- clear
- click
- come into
- contrary
- cop
- damn
- dark
- dark horse
- dead
- depth
- dim
- dishwater
- disorderly
- drone
- dwindle
- earth
- earthly
- easy
- enforce
- ever
- excuse
- first
- flair
- further
- go on
- go without
- going
- good
- hand
- hang about
- hang around
- hardly
- harm
- have
- head
- home
- hot
- ill-considered
* * *♦ pron1. [ninguna cosa o cantidad] nothing;[en negativas] anything;no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca;no pasó nada nothing happened;a él nada parece satisfacerle he never seems to be satisfied with anything;de nada vale insistir there's no point in insisting;nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you;no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book;tranquilos, no es nada don't worry, it's nothing serious;casi nada almost nothing;esto no es nada that's nothing;no queda nada de café there's no coffee left;no tengo nada de ganas de ir I don't feel like going at all;no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all;no me ha gustado nada de nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit;nada de quejas, ¿de acuerdo? no complaining, right?, I don't want any complaints, right?;nada más nothing else, nothing more;¿desean algo más? – nada más, gracias do you want anything else? – no, that's everything o all, thank you;no quiero nada más I don't want anything else;me dio de plazo dos días nada más she only gave me two days to do it;me ha costado nada más que 20 dólares it only cost me 20 dollars;¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!es muy frágil y con nada se parte it's very fragile and is easily broken;dentro de nada any second now;lo he visto salir hace nada I saw him leave just a moment ago o just this minute;no hace nada que salió he left just a moment ago o just this minute;por nada se enfada she gets angry at the slightest thing, it doesn't take much for her to get angry;CAm, Col, Ven Fama cada nada every five minutes, constantly;Méxen nada estuvo que se casara he very nearly got marriedtreinta nada thirty love4. [expresando negación]¡nada de eso! absolutely not!;no pienso ir, ni llamar, ni nada I won't go, or call, or anything;no tenemos ni coche, ni moto, ni nada que se le parezca we don't have a car or a motorbike, or anything of that sort5. Comp¡ahí es nada!, ¡casi nada!: cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! o [m5]¡casi nada! it costs a cool five million!;como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened;(nada más y) nada menos que [cosa] no less than;[persona] none other than; Famni nada: ¡no es alta ni nada la chica! she's tall all right!, you could say she's tall!;no es por nada: no es por nada pero creo que estás equivocado don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're mistaken;no es por nada pero llevas la bragueta abierta by the way, your fly's undone♦ adv1. [en absoluto] at all;la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the movie at all;no he dormido nada I didn't get any sleep at all;no es nada extraño it's not at all strange;la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring;no está nada mal it's not at all bad;no nos llevamos nada bien we don't get on at all well;Fam¿te importa que me quede? – ¡para nada! do you mind if I stay? – of course not! o not at all!♦ nf1.[el no ser]la nada nothingness, the void;2. Méx, RP Fam [muy poco]le pedí plata y me dio una nada I asked him for some money and he gave me next to nothing;comí una nada de helado I had a tiny bit of ice cream♦ de nada loc adjte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something;es sólo un rasguño de nada it's just a little scratch♦ nada más loc adv1. [al poco de]nada más salir de casa… no sooner had I left the house than…, as soon as I left the house…;nos iremos nada más cenar we'll go as soon as we've had dinner, we'll go straight after dinner* * *I pron nothing;no hay nada there isn’t anything;no es nada it’s nothing;nada más nothing else;nada menos que no less than;nada de nada nothing at all;para nada not at all;no lo entiendes para nada you don’t understand at all;lo dices como si nada you talk about it as if it was nothing;más que nada more than anything;no lo haría por nada del mundo I wouldn’t do it if you paid me;por menos de nada for no reason at all;nada más llegar as soon as I arrived;antes de nada first of all;¡nada de eso! fam you can put that idea out of your head;¡casi nada! peanuts!;¡de nada! you’re welcome, not at all;pues nada, … well, …II adv not at all;no ha llovido nada it hasn’t rained;no estoy nada contento I’m not at all happyIII f nothingness* * *nada adv: not at all, not in the leastno estamos nada cansados: we are not at all tirednada nf1) : nothingness2) : smidgen, bituna nada le disgusta: the slightest thing upsets himnada pron1) : nothingno estoy haciendo nada: I'm not doing anything2)casi nada : next to nothing3)de nada : you're welcome4)dentro de nada : very soon, in no time5)nada más : nothing else, nothing more* * *nada1 adv at allnada2 pron1. nothing / not... anythingno hay nada, está vacío there's nothing there, it's empty2. (en tenis) lovenada de no / anyno tengo nada de dinero I've got no money / I haven't got any moneyno habla nada de inglés he speaks no English / doesn't speak any Englishnada más... as soon as...nada más entrar, vi a Fernando I saw Fernando as soon as I went in -
14 certain
'sə:tn
1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) cierto2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) seguro3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) cierto4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) cierto•
2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') por supuesto- for certain
- make certain
certain adj1. seguro2. cierto / algunotr['sɜːtən]1 (sure to happen, definite) seguro,-a2 (completely sure, convinced, true) seguro,-a■ I'm certain estoy seguro,-a■ are you certain they're coming? ¿estás seguro (de) que vendrán?3 (specific, particular) cierto,-a4 (named) tal5 (limited, some, slight) cierto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor certain con certeza, con toda seguridadto a certain extent hasta cierto puntoto make certain of something asegurarse de algocertain ['sərtən] adj1) definite: cierto, determinadoa certain percentage: un porcentaje determinado2) true: cierto, con certezaI don't know for certain: no sé exactamente3) : cierto, algunoit has a certain charm: tiene cierta gracia4) inevitable: seguro, inevitable5) assured: seguro, aseguradoshe's certain to do well: seguro que le irá biencertain pron: ciertos pl, algunos plcertain of my friends: algunos de mis amigosadj.• certero, -a adj.• cierto, -a adj.• determinado, -a adj.• efectivo, -a adj.• seguro, -a adj.
I 'sɜːrtṇ, 'sɜːtṇ1)a) ( definite) seguroshe made certain of a good seat by arriving early — llegó temprano para asegurarse una buena localidad
one thing o this much is certain... — de lo que no cabe la menor duda es de que...
to be certain to + INF: it's certain to rain seguro que llueve; for certain con certeza; I can't say for certain no lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta; she won't do that again, that's (for) certain — no volverá a hacerlo, eso es seguro or de eso no cabe duda
b) ( convinced) (pred)to be certain (OF something) — estar* seguro (de algo)
I feel certain (that) it was a mistake — tengo la seguridad or la certeza de que fue un error
I checked the list to make certain (that)... — revisé la lista para asegurarme de que...
2) ( particular) (before n) ciertohe has a certain something — tiene un no sé qué or (un) algo especial
a certain person refused to go — cierta persona se negó a ir, alguien que yo conozco se negó a ir
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pronoun (frml) (+ pl vb)['sɜːtǝn]certain of his colleagues/her works — ciertos colegas suyos/ciertas obras suyas
1. ADJ1) (=convinced)to be certain — [person] estar seguro
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to be certain about sth — estar seguro de algo•
to feel certain — estar seguro•
to be certain of sth — estar seguro de algo•
you don't sound very certain — no pareces estar muy seguro2) (=sure)•
for certain, I can't say for certain — no puedo decirlo con seguridad or a ciencia ciertawe don't know for certain what caused the accident — no sabemos con seguridad or a ciencia cierta lo que causó el accidente
he's up to something, that's for certain — trama algo, de eso no hay duda or eso es seguro
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to make certain of sth — asegurarse de algoI wanted to make absolutely certain that this was the right number — quería asegurarme del todo de que este número era el correcto
3) (=definite, guaranteed) [defeat, death, winner] seguro; [cure] definitivo; [fact] cierto, seguroone thing is certain... — una cosa es segura...
it is certain that... — es seguro que...
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it's almost certain that her husband is dead — es casi seguro que or se tiene la casi completa seguridad de que su marido está muerto•
it is far from certain that they can win this election — no es ni mucho menos seguro or no está nada claro que puedan ganar estas elecciones•
he has been there four times to my certain knowledge — me consta que or sé con certeza que ha estado allí cuatro vecesin the certain knowledge that... — con la seguridad or certeza de que...
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nothing's certain in this world — no hay nada seguro en este mundo4) + infinbe certain to tell her — no dejes or olvides de decírselo
there's certain to be an argument — con seguridad se producirá una discusión; (less formal) seguro que habrá una discusión
there's certain to be strong opposition to these proposals — está garantizado que estas propuestas se enfrentarán a una fuerte oposición
5) (=particular) ciertoa certain Mr/Mrs Smith — un tal Señor/una tal Señora Smith
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a certain number of people/years — un cierto número de personas/años•
a certain person told me that... — cierta persona me dijo que...•
at certain times of the day/month/year — en ciertos momentos del día/ciertos días del mes/ciertas épocas del año6) (=slight) [impatience, bitterness, courage] cierto•
there's a certain amount of confusion about the arrangements — existe una cierta confusión or un cierto grado de confusión sobre los preparativos2.certain of our leaders — ciertos líderes nuestros, algunos de nuestros líderes
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I ['sɜːrtṇ, 'sɜːtṇ]1)a) ( definite) seguroshe made certain of a good seat by arriving early — llegó temprano para asegurarse una buena localidad
one thing o this much is certain... — de lo que no cabe la menor duda es de que...
to be certain to + INF: it's certain to rain seguro que llueve; for certain con certeza; I can't say for certain no lo puedo decir a ciencia cierta; she won't do that again, that's (for) certain — no volverá a hacerlo, eso es seguro or de eso no cabe duda
b) ( convinced) (pred)to be certain (OF something) — estar* seguro (de algo)
I feel certain (that) it was a mistake — tengo la seguridad or la certeza de que fue un error
I checked the list to make certain (that)... — revisé la lista para asegurarme de que...
2) ( particular) (before n) ciertohe has a certain something — tiene un no sé qué or (un) algo especial
a certain person refused to go — cierta persona se negó a ir, alguien que yo conozco se negó a ir
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pronoun (frml) (+ pl vb)certain of his colleagues/her works — ciertos colegas suyos/ciertas obras suyas
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15 niente
1. pron m nothing2. adv nothingnon ho niente I don't have anything, I have nothinglo fai tu? - niente affatto! are you going to do it? - no, I am not!tu hai detto che... - niente affatto! you said that... - no, I did not!non ho per niente fame I'm not at all hungrynon ho capito per niente I didn't understand a thingniente (di) meno no lessnientedimeno! that's incredible! you don't say!* * *niente pron.indef.1 nothing; ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything: niente si oppone alla realizzazione del progetto, nothing prevents the project being carried out; non ne sapevo niente, I knew nothing about it; ''Che cosa fai?'' ''Niente'', ''What are you doing?'' ''Nothing''; sta tutto il giorno senza far niente, he spends the whole day doing nothing; ancora non avete visto niente, you haven't seen anything yet; non bisogna dirgli niente, he mustn't be told anything; non dà mai niente a nessuno, he never gives anyone anything; so poco o niente di lui, I know next to nothing about him // nient'altro, nothing else, ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything else: ''Non disse altro?'' ''Nient'altro'', ''Didn't he say anything else?'' ''No, he didn't'' (o ''No, nothing else'') // nient'altro che, nothing but: non è nient'altro che un bugiardo, he's nothing but a liar // niente di nuovo, d'interessante, nothing new, interesting; non c'è niente di meglio, there's nothing better (o there isn't anything better); non ha fatto niente di male, he hasn't done anything wrong // non sa niente di niente, he knows nothing whatever (o nothing at all o nothing about nothing) // per niente, ( senza nessun compenso o risultato) for nothing, ( senza motivo, inutilmente) about nothing: lavorare per niente, to work for nothing, arrabbiarsi, lamentarsi per niente, to get angry, to complain about nothing; ho parlato per niente, I wasted my breath; nessuno fa niente per niente, nobody does anything for nothing // di niente, ( in risposta a un ringraziamento) don't mention it (o you're welcome): ''Grazie mille!'' ''Di niente, si figuri!'', ''Thank you so much'' ''Don't mention it'' // non serve a niente, it's no use // non cambia niente, ( fa lo stesso) it makes no odds // non fa niente, ( non importa) it doesn't matter (o it's all right) // non posso farci niente, I can't do anything about it (o I can do nothing about it) // non aver niente a che fare con qlcu., to have nothing to do with s.o.2 ( qualche cosa) anything (spec. in frasi interr. o dubitative): c'è niente per me?, is (n't) there anything for me?; ( c'è) niente di nuovo?, is there any news?; ti serve niente?, do you need anything?; hai mai visto niente di così divertente?, have you ever seen anything so amusing? (o as amusing as that?); hai niente in contrario?, have you any objections?; avete nient'altro da dirmi?, have you anything else to tell (o to say to) me?; dimmi se c'è niente che possa fare per te, tell me if there's anything I can do for you // non per niente..., ( non senza ragione) not for nothing...3 ( poca cosa) nothing: il danno alla mia auto era niente in confronto al suo, the damage to my car was nothing in comparison with the damage to his; ti pare niente?, do you think it's nothing?; l'ho pagato niente rispetto al suo valore, I paid nothing in comparison with what it's worth // come se niente fosse, as if nothing were the matter // da niente, ( da poco) nothing much; è una ferita da niente, it's only a scratch; una cosa da niente, a trifle // un buono a niente, a good-for-nothing◆ s.m. ( nessuna cosa) nothing: è un niente, he is a mere nothing; l'ho avuto per (un) niente, I got it for next to nothing; tutto finì in (un) niente, it all came to nothing (o everything fell through); offendersi per un niente, to take offence at the slightest thing; la conferenza finì in un niente di fatto, nothing concrete came out of the meeting // l'ha fatto in meno di un niente, he did it in next to no time // ridursi un niente, ( logorarsi) to wear oneself out; ridursi al niente, ( perdere tutto) to lose everything // venire dal niente, to come up from nothing // non ha ottenuto un bel niente, he got nothing at all◆ avv.1 ( punto, affatto) not at all: niente male!, not bad at all!; non ho niente voglia di lavorare oggi, (fam.) I don't feel like working today at all; non gli assomiglia per niente, it's nothing like him at all; non m'importa niente, it doesn't matter to me at all (o I don't care at all) // speravo di convincerlo, ma lui niente, I was hoping to persuade him, but he wasn't having any // niente affatto, not at all: ''Ti sei convinto?'' ''Niente affatto!'', ''Are you convinced?'' ''Not at all''2 ( molto poco): non ci metto niente a farlo, it won't take me a minute to do it // se niente niente gli si dà retta..., (fam.) once you start listening to him...◆ agg.invar. (fam.) ( nessuno) no; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any: niente pasta per me, grazie, sono a dieta, no pasta for me, thank you, I'm on a diet; non ha avuto niente rispetto per quel pover'uomo!, he didn't show that poor man any consideration // In espressioni ellittiche: niente paura!, not to worry!; niente scherzi, mi raccomando!, no tricks, please!; niente scuse!, no apologies!* * *['njɛnte]1. pron(nessuna cosa) nothing, (qualcosa) anythingnon... niente — nothing, espressione negativa + anything
non ho visto niente — I saw nothing, I didn't see anything
hai bisogno di o ti serve niente? — do you need anything?
niente di grave/nuovo — nothing serious/new
un uomo da niente — a nobody, a nonentity
ha niente in contrario se...? — would you object if...?
niente al mondo — nothing on earth o in the world
ho parlato per niente — I spoke to no purpose, I wasted my breath
nient'altro? — (in negozio) is that all?, will that be all?
nient'altro che — nothing but, (solamente) just, only
grazie. - di niente — thanks. - you're welcome
2. agg3. sm4. avvnon... niente — not... at allnon... per niente — (affatto) not...at all
niente affatto — not at all, not in the least
* * *['njɛnte] 1.1) (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anythingho deciso di non dire niente — I decided to say nothing o not to say anything
non c'è più niente da fare — (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done
non è niente — (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing
non serve a niente piangere — it's no good o use crying
non avere niente a che fare con qcn. — to have nothing to do with sb.
niente di meno, di più — nothing less, nothing more (di, che than)
niente di meglio, di peggio — nothing better, worse (di, che than)
non ci vedo niente di male — I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it
"grazie" - "di niente" — "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"
non fa niente — (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind
come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro — nothing else o more
2) (qualcosa) anything3) da nientenon per niente sono italiano — I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free
nessuno fa niente per niente — you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all
la cosa non mi riguarda per niente — that doesn't concern me at all o in any way
2.per niente al mondo — not for love nor for money, for anything
3.non ho niente fame — colloq. I'm not at all hungry
sostantivo maschile nothing4.è venuto su dal niente — fig. he is a self-made man
niente affatto — not at all, not in the least
niente male — not half bad, not bad at all
tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! — everybody calls him, but he won't listen
3) niente niente colloq.* * *niente/'njεnte/Niente in italiano, e i suoi equivalenti inglesi, possono essere usati come pronomi e aggettivi, meno spesso come sostantivi e avverbi. - Il pronome niente si traduce solitamente con nothing: non ne sapevo niente = I knew nothing about it; tuttavia, si usano anything se c'è già un'altra negazione ( non mi hanno mai detto niente = I was never told anything about it) o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (hai visto niente? = hai visto qualcosa? = have you seen anything?). - Come aggettivo, niente si rende con no (niente imbrogli! = no cheating!), e con any in una frase già negativa o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (niente soldi nel portafoglio? = dei soldi nel portafoglio? = any money in your wallet?). - Per gli altri usi di niente, si veda la voce qui sotto. Si veda anche la voce nulla.1 (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything; niente è impossibile nothing is impossible; non sento niente I can't hear anything; ho deciso di non dire niente I decided to say nothing o not to say anything; non c'è più niente there is nothing left; non c'è più niente da fare (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done; non è niente (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing; non possiamo farci niente we can do nothing (about it); non se ne fa niente it's all off; e questo è ancora niente! you haven't seen anything yet! non serve a niente piangere it's no good o use crying; non avere niente a che fare con qcn. to have nothing to do with sb.; niente da fare! no go! nothing doing! non ha niente di sua sorella she's nothing like her sister; niente di meno, di più nothing less, nothing more (di, che than); niente di meglio, di peggio nothing better, worse (di, che than); niente di nuovo nothing new; non ci vedo niente di male I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it; "grazie" - "di niente" "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"; non fa niente (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind; niente di niente absolutely nothing; come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro nothing else o more2 (qualcosa) anything; ti serve niente? do you need anything?4 per niente (inutilmente) tanta fatica per niente all that trouble for nothing; fare un sacco di storie per niente to make a big fuss about nothing; non per niente sono italiano I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free; nessuno fa niente per niente you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all; non è per niente sicuro it is by no means certain; non assomiglia per niente a suo padre he is nothing like his father; la cosa non mi riguarda per niente that doesn't concern me at all o in any way; non mi preoccupa per niente it doesn't bother me in the least; per niente al mondo not for love nor for money, for anything; per niente! not at all!(nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any; niente alcolici no alcoholic drinks; niente paura! never fear! have no fear! non ho niente fame colloq. I'm not at all hungryIII sostantivo m.nothing; un niente lo irrita the slighest thing annoys him; non vedo un bel niente I can't see a damned thing; in un niente in no time at all; è venuto su dal niente fig. he is a self-made manIV avverbio1 (neanche un poco) non m'importa niente I don't care at all; non ci metto niente a farlo I'll do it in no time; niente affatto not at all, not in the least; non ero niente affatto contento I was none too happy; non vale niente it's worth nothing; niente male not half bad, not bad at all; non eri niente male you weren't too bad at all2 (in espressioni ellittiche) tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! everybody calls him, but he won't listen -
16 cosa
f.1 thing (objeto, idea).tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?cualquier cosa anythingno es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big dealpoca cosa nothing muchUna cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing2 funny remark (ocurrencia).¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasiespres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * *1 (gen) thing■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?2 (asunto) matter, business3 (nada) nothing, not anything\así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things standcomo cosa tuya as if it were your ideacomo están las cosas as things standcomo si tal cosa just like thatcosa de aboutcosa nunca vista something surprisingcosas de la vida that's lifedecir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truthslo que son las cosas much to my surpriseno sea cosa que... in case...no ser gran cosa not to be importantno valer gran cosa not to be worth muchser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than doneser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too muchcosas de negocios business matters* * *noun f.1) thing, object, stuff2) matter, affair* * *SF1) (=objeto) thing¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?
no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag
- es cosa fina2) [uso indefinido]¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
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o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts•
cualquier cosa — anything•
gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth muchcomo futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer
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poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in returnjugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
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una cosa — something¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?
una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price
en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...
3) (=asunto)¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?
¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!
esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history
¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!
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la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle
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no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter•
no sea cosa que — in casetrae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains
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otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?
eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)
otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week
otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...
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cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw itcomo quien no quiere la cosa —
se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible
como si tal cosa —
me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened
le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted
4) (=nada)jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it
¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!
nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it
5) pl cosasa) (=acciones, asuntos)¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!
¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!
¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!
¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!
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meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's businessb)• las cosas — (=situación) things
así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting
¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!
6)• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about
7) ** [droga] hash *8) LAm [como conj]•
cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tiredno le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended
* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.----* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *A1 objeto2 acto, acción3 al hablar4 detalle, punto5 asunto, temaCompuestos:B1 pertenencias2 utensilios, equipoC situación, sucesoD1 ocurrencia2 comportamiento típicoE incumbenciaF peneG marihuanaH en locucionesA1 (objeto) thingcualquier cosa anything¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its placete he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!queda poca cosa there's hardly anything leftlo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operationhay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see2(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to dolo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can dome gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properlyno me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halvesentre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew byme parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right3(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you4(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear upaquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand5 (asunto, tema) thingtenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think abouthay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with youno creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to workestá muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easyen mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matterse enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me knowpor una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives lateesto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nervesesto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matterla cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have timela cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm goingCompuestos:( Der) res judicatares publica1 (pertenencias) things (pl)se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongingslas cosas de limpiar the cleaning thingsmis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)C(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o standla cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between themesas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen beforeson cosas de la vida that's life!¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happenademás, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me wellen mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like itcosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!no hay tal cosa it's not true at allesto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogetherD1 ( fam)(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your ideaesto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas2(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like thatE(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your businessno te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle iteso es cosa de mujeres that's women's workdéjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his businessHme fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about itlo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forgetno sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rainsátalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get awaymejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets leftigual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sistero cosa así or sodos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or socada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecomo quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversationcomo si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happenedle dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardlesscosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minuteses cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's allhace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he diedno está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometerscosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funnyme da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much moneydecirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or twodecir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean anothergran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look atella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not muchun trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for herponer las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straightser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusionser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well nowcon ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will golas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I standlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)* * *
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)
cosa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;
la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;
esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):
son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto, idea] thing;comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;alguna cosa anything;¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;cualquier cosa anything;venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;no hay tal cosa on the contrary;¡qué cosa! how strange!;no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;eso es cosa fácil that's easy;convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;eso es otra cosa that's another matter;¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;Famla cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;Famla cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling pointFamlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!5. [comportamiento]son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)6. [en frases negativas] [nada]no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interestel olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy9. Compo cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;Esp Famcosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;Fama otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;Famlas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;♦ cosas nfpl[pertenencias, utensilios] things;tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?* * *f thing;¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;alguna cosa something;ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;son cosas que pasan these things happen;son cosas de la vida that’s life;entre otras cosas among other things;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;cosa de about;hace cosa de un año about a year ago;le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over* * *cosa nf1) : thing, object2) : matter, affair3)otra cosa : anything else, something else* * *cosa n1. (en general) thing2. (algo) something¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?3. (nada) nothing4. (asunto) affair / matter¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important -
17 desvergonzado
adj.insolent, boldfaced, brazen, bald-faced.f. & m.shameless person, insolent person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desvergonzarse.* * *► adjetivo1 (sinvergüenza) shameless, brazen2 (descarado) cheeky, rude, impudent► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (sinvergüenza) shameless person2 (descarado) cheeky person* * *(f. - desvergonzada)adj.* * *desvergonzado, -a1. ADJ1) (=sin vergüenza) shameless2) (=descarado) insolent2.SM / F (=no vergonzoso) shameless person; (=descarado) insolent person* * *- da masculino, femeninoa) ( impúdico)b) ( descarado)* * *= shameless, cad, unashamed.Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex. There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.* * *- da masculino, femeninoa) ( impúdico)b) ( descarado)* * *= shameless, cad, unashamed.Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.* * *1 (impúdico) shameless2 (desfachatado) impertinent, impudentmasculine, feminine1(impúdico): es una coqueta y una desvergonzada she's a flirt and a completely shameless one at that2(desfachatado): eres un desvergonzado you're very impertinent* * *
desvergonzado◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: ser un desvergonzado ( impúdico) to have no shame;
( descarado) to be very impertinent
desvergonzado,-a
I adjetivo
1(sin pudor, vergüenza) shameless
2 (atrevido, sin respeto) insolent
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (descarado) insolent o cheeky person
2 (sin pudor) shameless person
' desvergonzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descarada
- descarado
- desvergonzada
- impúdico
English:
unashamed
- shameless
* * *desvergonzado, -a♦ adj[sin pudor, sin escrúpulos] shameless; [maleducado] insolent♦ nm,fshameless person;eres un desvergonzado you're absolutely shameless;¡habráse visto el desvergonzado! what a bad-mannered lout!* * *adj shameless* * *desvergonzado, -da adj: shameless, impudent -
18 positive
adjective1) (definite) eindeutig; entschieden [Weigerung]; positiv [Recht]in a positive tone of voice — in bestimmtem od. entschiedenem Ton
2) (convinced) sicherAre you sure? - Positive! — Bist du sicher? - Absolut [sicher]!
I'm positive of it — ich bin [mir] [dessen] ganz sicher
3) (affirmative) positiv4) (optimistic) positiv5) (showing presence of something) positiv [Ergebnis, Befund, Test]6) (constructive) konstruktiv [Kritik, Vorschlag]; positiv [Philosophie, Erfahrung, Denken]7) (Math.) positiv8) (Electr.) positiv [Elektrode, Platte, Ladung, Ion]9) as intensifier (coll.) echtit would be a positive miracle — es wäre ein echtes Wunder od. (ugs.) echt ein Wunder
* * *['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) positiv3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) sicher4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) ausgesprochen5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) positiv6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) im Positiv stehen8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positiv2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) das Positiv•- academic.ru/56928/positiveness">positiveness- positively* * *posi·tive[ˈpɒzətɪv, AM ˈpɑ:zət̬-]1. (certain) sicher, bestimmtare you sure...? — absolutely \positive! bist du sicher, dass...? — aber klar [doch]!are you sure you're coming tonight? — \positive! und du kommst heute Abend ganz bestimmt? — ganz bestimmt!▪ to be \positive that... sicher sein, dass...\positive proof [or proof \positive] ein sicherer Beweis2. (optimistic) positiv\positive attitude optimistische [o positive] Einstellung\positive criticism konstruktive Kritik\positive development positive [o viel versprechende] Entwicklung\positive feedback positive ReaktionI gave her some \positive feedback on it ich habe ihr eine positive Rückmeldung dazu gegeben\positive person/thinking positiver Mensch/positives Denkena \positive response eine positive Antwortto think \positive positiv denkento be HIV-\positive HIV-positiv seinshe was a \positive joy to have around es war wirklich eine Freude, sie hier zu habena \positive disadvantage/miracle ein echter Nachteil/ein echtes Wundera \positive quantity eine positive MengeII. n Stärke f, Pluspunkt m* * *['pɒzItɪv]1. adj1) (MATH, PHOT, ELEC, GRAM) positiv2) (= affirmative, constructive) result, answer, attitude positiv; criticism, suggestion konstruktivhe is a very positive person —
positive thinking — positive Haltung, positives Denken
3) (= definite) person, tone of voice bestimmt; instructions streng; evidence, answer definitiv, eindeutig; rule festto be positive that... — sicher sein, dass..., definitiv wissen, dass...
to be positive about or of sth — sich (dat) einer Sache (gen) absolut sicher sein
this may even do some positive good — damit tut man vielleicht sogar etwas wirklich or richtig Gutes
are you sure you don't want her address? – positive — bist du sicher, dass du nicht ihre Adresse willst? – absolut or ganz bestimmt
4)this is a positive miracle/crime/disgrace — das ist wirklich ein Wunder/Verbrechen/eine Schandehe's a positive genius/menace — er ist wirklich ein Genie/Ärgernis, er ist ein wahres Genie/wirkliches Ärgernis
2. n2) (= advantage) Positive(s) ntthe positives far outweigh the negatives — das Positive wiegt viel schwerer als das Negative, das Positive gleicht das Negative mehr als aus
3. adv1) (MED)to test positive —
to show positive ( for sth) — einen positiven Befund (auf etw) zeigen
2)* * *A adj (adv positively)1. bestimmt, ausdrücklich (Befehl etc), definitiv, fest (Angebot, Versprechen etc), unbedingt:positive law JUR positives Recht2. sicher, eindeutig, feststehend, unumstößlich (Beweise, Fakten etc)3. positiv, tatsächlich, auf Tatsachen beruhend:positive fraud JUR (vorsätzlicher) Betrug4. konkret, wirklich5. positiv, bejahend, zustimmend (Antwort etc):be positive eine positive Lebenseinstellung haben6. überzeugt, (absolut) sicher: are you sure? positive! absolut sicher!;be positive about sth einer Sache (absolut) sicher sein, etwas felsenfest glauben oder behaupten;7. selbstbewusst, hartnäckig, rechthaberisch8. PHIL positiv:a) ohne Skepsisb) empirisch9. positiv, positive Eigenschaften besitzend10. ausgesprochen, absolut:a positive fool ein ausgemachter Narr;positively unthinkable absolut undenkbarpositive sign positives Vorzeichen, Pluszeichen n12. BIOL, ELEK, FOTO, PHYS positiv:positive electrode positive Elektrode, Anode f;positive feedback Mitkopplung f, positive Rückkopplung;positive plate Plusplatte f;positive pole Pluspol m14. LING im Positiv stehend:positive degree → B 3B s1. Positivum n, (etwas) Positives, positive Eigenschaft2. FOTO Positiv n3. LING Positiv m, Grundstufe f (eines Adjektivs)pos. abk1. position Pos.2. positive pos.* * *adjective1) (definite) eindeutig; entschieden [Weigerung]; positiv [Recht]in a positive tone of voice — in bestimmtem od. entschiedenem Ton
2) (convinced) sicherAre you sure? - Positive! — Bist du sicher? - Absolut [sicher]!
I'm positive of it — ich bin [mir] [dessen] ganz sicher
3) (affirmative) positiv4) (optimistic) positiv5) (showing presence of something) positiv [Ergebnis, Befund, Test]6) (constructive) konstruktiv [Kritik, Vorschlag]; positiv [Philosophie, Erfahrung, Denken]7) (Math.) positiv8) (Electr.) positiv [Elektrode, Platte, Ladung, Ion]9) as intensifier (coll.) echtit would be a positive miracle — es wäre ein echtes Wunder od. (ugs.) echt ein Wunder
* * *adj.positiv (Mathematik) adj.positiv adj. -
19 toda
adv.Entirely, totally, completely, all.Todo el mundo everybody, everyonepron.All, whole (entero), entire, every.Con todo eso not withstanding, nevertheless, howeverDel todo entirely, quiteEn todo y por todo wholly, absolutelyf.Toda.* * *1. f., (m. - todo) 2. f., (m. - todo)* * *
todo,-a
1 adjetivo
1 (la totalidad: singular) all, whole: recorrió toda España, she travelled all over Spain
toda la semana, the whole week o all week
toda tu vida, your entire life o all your life
2 (: plural) all: todos sus hermanos, all his brothers
todos lo sabíamos, we all knew
se comió todas las fresas, she ate all the strawberries
3 (todo el mundo) todos están riendo, everybody is laughing
4 (cada, cualquier) every: viene todos los meses, he comes every month
todo el que desee..., anyone who wishes to...
5 fam (intensificador) through and through: es toda una atleta, she is every inch an athlete
II pron
1 (sin excepciones, sin exclusiones) everything: lo compró todo, he bought it all
lo perdió todo, he lost everything
lo sabe todo, she knows everything
todo son problemas, there's nothing but trouble
eso es todo, that's all
(todo el mundo) todos piensan que eres muy lista, everybody thinks you're very clever
nos invitó a todos, he invited all of us
todos y cada uno, each and every one
III adv (por completo, totalmente) estaba todo convencido, he was entirely convinced
estás todo mojado, you are all wet
está todo nervioso, he's terribly o all excited
IV sustantivo masculino todo (total, suma) whole
en todo o en parte, in whole or in part
All y whole tienen significados parecidos, pero se usan en estructuras diferentes. All se coloca delante de un artículo, pronombre posesivo o demostrativo, mientras que whole se coloca después: all the world, pero the whole world; all your family, pero your whole family; all this time, pero this whole time. Recuerda que no puedes usar whole sin artículo o pronombre correspondiente ni con sustantivos que indican masa (incontables). Por tanto, la traducción de todo el vino es all the wine y no the whole wine.
El plural todos o todo el mundo se traduce por everybody o everyone. Aunque el verbo acompañante aparezca en singular, cualquier pronombre que emplees debe estar en plural: Todos deben traer sus propios bolígrafos. Everybody has to bring their (own) pens.
' toda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- arrasar
- bregar
- broza
- casco
- clase
- comerse
- costa
- dar
- delante
- dormitar
- duda
- durante
- economía
- encaminarse
- escrutinio
- espanto
- estampar
- exonerar
- gozada
- ignorar
- incluso
- infortunio
- interrogar
- juntar
- lógica
- máquina
- marcha
- mecha
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- pajolera
- pajolero
- panoplia
- probabilidad
- propagarse
- rajar
- seguridad
- sinceridad
- sobre
- terminarse
- todo
- tranquilidad
- tropa
- vagar
- vena
- viaje
- vida
- callado
- confianza
English:
absolve
- ahead
- all
- all-night
- alone
- approve of
- battle
- bell
- broadcast
- career
- caution
- charge off
- clarify
- coastal
- cobble together
- colour
- cost
- crack
- crying
- distinctly
- dog-eat-dog
- done
- double
- ease
- eat
- fade
- family film
- fascination
- for
- fudge
- full
- grapple
- hoax
- hog
- intently
- lentil
- lifelong
- long
- most
- nationwide
- night
- nightlong
- out
- pelt
- pent-up
- price
- puss
- pussy
- quash
- quit
-
20 cent
c black cent [sɑ̃]1. adjectivea. ( = 100) a hundred━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When cent is preceded by a plural number s is added, unless another number follows.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• ça coûtait cent euros et non deux cents it was one hundred euros, not two hundredb. ( = beaucoup de) je te l'ai dit cent fois I've told you a hundred times2. masculine nouna. ( = monnaie) centc black b. ( = nombre) a hundred• il y a cent contre un à parier que... it's a hundred to one that...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The t is pronounced before a noun beginning with a vowel sound, eg cent ans.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *
I
1. sɑ̃adjectif gén a hundred, one hundreddeux cent trois/vingt-cinq — two hundred and three/twenty-five
2.
3.
nom masculin hundredun cent d'œufs — a ou one hundred eggs
4.
pour cent locution adjective per centdix à vingt pour cent or 10 à 20% des enseignants — between ten and twenty per cent of teachers
une jupe cent pour cent or 100% coton — a hundred per cent cotton skirt
je ne suis pas sûr à 100% — I'm not a hundred per cent sure
••être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)
attendre cent sept ans — (colloq) to wait for ages
durer cent sept ans — (colloq) to last for ages ou forever
II sɛnt* * *sɑ̃1. numa hundred, one hundred2. nm1) [euro] cent2) (aux USA, Canada) cent* * *I.A adj gén a hundred, one hundred; deux/trois cents two/three hundred; deux cents enfants two hundred children; deux cent trois/vingt-cinq two hundred and three/twenty-five; il y avait cent à deux cents personnes there were between a hundred and two hundred people; ⇒ fois, mètre, occasion, raison.B pron ils sont venus tous les cent all one hundred of them came.C nm1 ( quantité) hundred; un cent d'œufs/d'huîtres Comm a ou one hundred eggs/oysters; vendre/acheter au cent to sell/to buy by the hundred; c'est 12 euros le cent they're 12 euros a hundred;2 ⇒ L'argent et les monnaies ( centième d'euro) cent.D pour cent loc adj per cent; un emprunt à sept pour cent or 7% a loan at seven per cent ou 7%; un placement à sept pour cent an investment at seven per cent ou 7%; dix à vingt pour cent or 10 à 20% des enseignants between ten and twenty per cent of teachers; une jupe cent pour cent or 100% coton a hundred per cent cotton skirt; une production cent pour cent française a hundred per cent ou 100% French production; je ne suis pas sûr/convaincu à 100% I'm not a hundred per cent sure/convinced.faire les cent pas to pace up and down; être aux cent coups○ to be worried sick○, to be in a state○; faire les quatre cents coups to be a real tearaway; s'ennuyer à cent sous de l'heure○ to be bored stiff○ ou to death; attendre cent sept ans○ to wait for ages; durer cent sept ans○ to last for ages ou forever.II.[sɑ̃] déterminant1. a ou one hundredelle est aux cent coups [affolée] she's franticje m'embête (familier) ou m'emmerde (très familier) à cent sous de l'heure I'm bored stiff ou to death2. [dans des séries]3. SPORT————————[sɑ̃] nom masculin1. [chiffre]2. [centaine] hundred
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