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41 fiel
adj.1 loyal (leal) (amigo, seguidor).fue siempre fiel a sus ideas he always remained faithful to his ideas2 accurate (preciso).un fiel reflejo de la realidad a very accurate picture of reality3 faithful, dedicated, loyal, devoted.f. & m.1 follower, faithful person.2 pointer, indicator.m.needle, pointer.* * *► adjetivo1 (leal) faithful, loyal1 (de balanza) needle, pointer1 the faithful\ser fiel a to be faithful to* * *adj.1) faithful2) accurate* * *1. ADJ1) [gen] faithful, loyal; [sexualmente] faithfulun fiel servidor del partido — a loyal o faithful servant of the Party
seguir siendo fiel a — to remain faithful to, stay true to
2) [traducción, relación] faithful, accurate2.SMF (Rel) believer3.SM (Téc) [de balanza] needle, pointer* * *Ia) < persona> faithfulb) <traducción/copia> faithful, accurateIImasculino y femenino1) (Relig)2) fiel masculino ( de balanza) needle, pointer* * *= accurate, faithful, undeviating, staunch [stanch, -USA], stalwart.Ex. An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex. This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex. She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.----* fiel (a) = loyal (to).* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* fieles, los = faithful, the.* fiel históricamente = historically accurate.* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.* permanecer fiel = remain + faithful.* público fiel = devoted audience.* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* * *Ia) < persona> faithfulb) <traducción/copia> faithful, accurateIImasculino y femenino1) (Relig)2) fiel masculino ( de balanza) needle, pointer* * *= accurate, faithful, undeviating, staunch [stanch, -USA], stalwart.Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex: She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.* fiel (a) = loyal (to).* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* fieles, los = faithful, the.* fiel históricamente = historically accurate.* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.* permanecer fiel = remain + faithful.* público fiel = devoted audience.* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* * *fiel11 ‹persona› faithfulno le es fiel she is not faithful to him, she is unfaithful to himfiel al rey loyal to the kingyo siempre he sido fiel a mis principios I've always remained faithful to my principles, I've always stuck to my principles2 ‹traducción› faithful, accurate; ‹balanza› accuratela copia es fiel al original the copy is faithful o true to the originalfiel2A ( Relig):los fieles the faithfulB* * *
fiel adjetivo
fiel al rey loyal to the king
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Relig)
fiel
I adjetivo
1 (constante) faithful, loyal: es un perro fiel a su amo, the dog is faithful to its owner
2 (consecuente) se mantienen fieles a sus principios, they remain faithful to their principles
3 (preciso, exacto) accurate, exact: su mirada era un fiel reflejo de su dolor, the look on his face was an accurate reflection of his inner suffering
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de una balanza) needle, pointer
2 Rel los fieles, the congregation
' fiel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retratar
- trasunto
- lego
- ser
English:
accurate
- adhere
- close
- constant
- devoted
- faithful
- likeness
- loyal
- stick by
- true
- trusty
- stalwart
- worshipper
* * *♦ adj1. [leal] [amigo, seguidor] loyal;[cónyuge, perro] faithful;es muy fiel a su dueño he's very faithful to his master;fue siempre fiel a sus ideas she always remained faithful to her ideas2. [preciso] accurate;esta novela ofrece un fiel reflejo de la realidad this novel gives a very accurate picture of reality♦ nm1. [de balanza] needle, pointerel sacerdote y sus fieles the priest and his flock* * *I adj faithful; ( leal) loyalII mpl:los fieles REL the faithful pl* * *fiel adj1) : faithful, loyal2) : accurate♦ fielmente advfiel nm1) : pointer (of a scale)2)los fieles : the faithful* * *fiel adj1. (persona) loyal / faithful2. (cosa) accurate -
42 apretar
v.1 to press (oprimir) (botón, tecla).me aprietan las botas my boots are too tightLa enfermera apretó la herida The nurse pressed the wound.2 to grit (juntar) (dientes).La niña aprieta los dientes al dormir The girl grits her teeth when sleeping.3 to squeeze.apretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's handMaría apretó la mostaza Mary squeezed the mustard.4 to press.lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer5 to get worse, to intensify (calor, lluvia).6 to tighten.El mecánico aprieta duramente el tornillo The mechanic tightens the screw.7 to pinch.Me aprietan los zapatos My shoes pinch.Ricardo apretó su nariz Richard pinched her nose.8 to be too tight.Esta faja aprieta This belt is too tight.9 to press down, to push down.Ricardo apretó el botón para iniciar Richard pressed down the button to start.10 to be too tight for.Me aprieta la ropa My clothes are too tight for me.11 to be most intense, to be more intense.* * *1 (estrechar) to squeeze, hug2 (tornillo) to tighten; (cordones, nudo) to do up tight3 (comprimir) to compress, press together, pack tight4 (activar) to press, push1 figurado (aumentar) to increase, get worse2 (prendas) to fit tight, be tight on3 (esforzarse) to work hard■ tendrás que apretar en tus estudios you'll have to study a lot harder, you'll have to pull your socks up1 (apiñar) to narrow, tighten2 (agolparse) to crowd together; (acercarse) to squeeze up\apretar a correr to start runningapretar el paso to quicken one's paceapretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's handapretar el gatillo to pull the trigger* * *verb1) to press2) tighten3) squeeze4) pinch, be too tight* * *1. VT1) [+ tapa, tornillo, nudo] to tighten2) (=pulsar) [+ interruptor, pedal, tecla] to press; [+ gatillo] to squeeze, pullapretar el acelerador — to put one's foot down (on the accelerator), depress the accelerator frm
3) (=apretujar)a) [+ objeto] to squeeze, grip; [para que no caiga] to clutchapretó bien los papeles en la cartera — he packed o squeezed the papers into the briefcase
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apretar los dientes — to grit one's teeth, clench one's teeth•
apretar la mano a algn — to shake sb's handb) [+ persona] [contra pared, suelo] to pin, press; [con los brazos] to clasp, clutchme apretaba con todo su cuerpo contra la pared — he pinned o pressed me against the wall with his whole body
la apretó con fuerza entre sus brazos — he clasped o clutched her tightly in his arms
4) (=presionar)•
apretar a algn — to put pressure on sbnos aprieta mucho para que estudiemos — he puts a lot of pressure on us to study, he pushes us to study hard
5)• apretar el paso — to quicken one's pace
6)7) (Mil) [+ asedio] to step up, intensify; [+ bloqueo] to tighten2. VI1) (=oprimir) [zapatos] to be too tight, pinch one's feet; [ropa] to be too tightzapatoestos zapatos aprietan — these shoes are too tight, these shoes pinch my feet
2) (=aumentar) [dolor, frío] to get worse; [viento] to intensifyes media mañana y el hambre aprieta — it's half way through the morning and I'm beginning to feel hungry
cuando el frío aprieta — when the cold gets worse, when it gets really cold
3) (=presionar) to put on the pressure, pile on the pressure *Dios 3)si le aprietan un poco más, confesará — if they put a bit more pressure on him, he'll confess
4) (=esforzarse)si apretáis un poco al final, aprobaréis — if you make an extra effort at the end, you'll pass
5)• apretar a hacer algo, si aprieta a llover — if it starts to rain heavily
6)¡aprieta! — nonsense!, good grief!
7) Chile (=irse con prisa)apretemos que viene la profesora — let's run for it, the teacher's coming
fueron los primeros en salir apretando después del golpe — they were the first ones to make a getaway after the coup
8) ** [al defecar] to push3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeezeb) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tightenc)apretar el paso or la marcha — to quicken one's pace o step
2)a) ( apretujar)apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast
me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
b) ( presionar) to put pressure on2.apretar vi1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)3) ( ser fuerte)cuando el hambre aprieta... — when people are in the grip of hunger...
4)a) ( esforzarse) to make an effortb) profesor/jefe to be demanding3.apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run
apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together* * *= squeeze, nip, tighten, screw, tighten + Posesivo + grip on, press, clenching, cramp.Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Ex. Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.Ex. This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.Ex. A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.Ex. The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.----* apretar el gatillo = pull + the trigger.* apretar fuerte = bear down on.* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* apretarse los machos = gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeezeb) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tightenc)apretar el paso or la marcha — to quicken one's pace o step
2)a) ( apretujar)apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast
me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
b) ( presionar) to put pressure on2.apretar vi1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)3) ( ser fuerte)cuando el hambre aprieta... — when people are in the grip of hunger...
4)a) ( esforzarse) to make an effortb) profesor/jefe to be demanding3.apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run
apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together* * *= squeeze, nip, tighten, screw, tighten + Posesivo + grip on, press, clenching, cramp.Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.* apretar el gatillo = pull + the trigger.* apretar fuerte = bear down on.* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* apretarse los machos = gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* * *apretar [A5 ]vtA1 ‹botón› to press, push; ‹acelerador› to put one's foot on, press, depress ( frml); ‹gatillo› to pull, squeeze2 ‹nudo/venda› to tighten; ‹tapa/tornillo› to tightenapretó bien la tapa he screwed the lid on tightlyaprieta el puño clench your fistapreté los dientes I gritted my teeth3apretar el paso or la marcha to quicken one's pace o stepapretar los puntos to knit tightlyB1(apretujar): apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breastllevaba el osito apretado entre sus brazos she was clutching the teddy bear in her armsme apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly2 (presionar) to put pressure onel profesor nos apretó mucho en los últimos meses in the last few months the teacher put a lot of pressure on us o pushed us really hard■ apretarviA «ropa/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tightel vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her o is very tight on herla falda me aprieta en las caderas the skirt is too tight around the hips¡cómo me aprietan estos zapatos! these shoes are so tight!, these shoes really pinch my feet!B (hacer presión) to press down ( o in etc)C(ser fuerte): a las tres de la tarde cuando el calor aprieta at three o'clock when the heat is at its most intensea primeras horas de la mañana el frío aprieta (Chi, Méx); in the early hours of the morning you really feel the coldcuando el hambre aprieta, la gente come cualquier cosa when people are in the grip of hunger they will eat anythingD1 (esforzarse) to make an effortvas a tener que apretar en la física you're going to have to knuckle down o make more of an effort in physics2 «profesor/jefe» to be demanding diosE( Chi fam) (irse): todos apretaron a la salida everyone made a dash for o ran for the door ( colloq)tuvimos que salir apretando we had to make a run for it ( colloq)apretar a correr ( fam); to break into a run, start running* * *
apretar ( conjugate apretar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ acelerador› to put one's foot on, press;
‹ gatillo› to pull, squeeze
‹puño/mandíbulas› to clench;
2a) ( apretujar):◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;
me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
verbo intransitivo
1 [ropa/zapatos] (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight;
2 ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)
apretarse verbo pronominal
to squeeze o squash together
apretar
I vtr (pulsar un botón) to press
(el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten
(el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me
II verbo intransitivo el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
♦ Locuciones: apretar el paso, to hasten, hurry
apretarle las clavijas a alguien, to put the screws on someone
donde aprieta el zapato, where the problem is
' apretar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustar
- estrujar
- aprieta
- estrechar
- fuerte
- gatillo
- oprimir
- puño
English:
clench
- grip
- loosely
- pack
- pack down
- pinch
- press
- pull
- push
- screw up
- squeeze
- tighten
- wedge
- which
- accelerate
- foot
- loosen
- screw
- speed
- tooth
* * *♦ vt1. [oprimir] [botón, tecla] to press;[gatillo] to pull, to squeeze; [acelerador] to step on;el zapato me aprieta my shoe is pinching;me aprietan las botas my boots are too tight2. [nudo, tuerca, cinturón] to tighten;Fam3. [juntar] [dientes] to grit;[labios] to press together; [puño] to clench;tendrás que apretar la letra you'll have to squeeze your handwriting up4. [estrechar] to squeeze;[abrazar] to hug;no me aprietes el brazo, me estás haciendo daño stop squeezing my arm, you're hurting me;la apretó contra su pecho he held her to his chest;apretar la mano a alguien to shake sb's handcomo no apretemos el paso, no llegaremos nunca if we don't hurry up, we'll never get there6. [exigir] to tighten up on;[presionar] to press;apretar la disciplina to tighten up on discipline;lo apretaron tanto que acabó confesando they pressed him so hard that he ended up confessing;no me gusta que me aprieten en el trabajo I don't like to feel pressurized in my work;lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer7. [ropa, objetos] to pack tight♦ vi1. [calor, lluvia] to get worse, to intensify;salgo de casa a las dos, cuando más aprieta el calor I leave home at two o'clock, when the heat is at its worst;en agosto ha apretado mucho el calor it got a lot hotter in August;cuando la necesidad aprieta, se agudiza el ingenio people become more resourceful when they really have to2. [zapatos] to pinch;[ropa] to be too tight3. [esforzarse] to push oneself;tienes que apretar más si quieres aprobar you'll have to pull your socks up if you want to passel ladrón apretó a correr the thief ran off* * *I v/t1 botón press;apretó contra el pecho la fotografía/el niño she held the photograph/the child close, she pressed the photograph/the child to her breast;apretar los puños clench one’s fists;apretar los dientes grit one’s teeth3 tuerca tighten4:apretar el paso quicken one’s paceII v/i2:apretar a correr start to run, start running* * *apretar {55} vt1) : to press, to push (a button)2) : to tighten3) : to squeezeapretar vi1) : to press, to push2) : to fit tightly, to be too tightlos zapatos me aprietan: my shoes are tight* * *apretar vb1. (botón) to press2. (gatillo) to pull3. (tornillo, cinturón, nudo) to tighten¿has apretado los tornillos? have you tightened the screws?4. (exigir) to be strict with / to push hard5. (quedar estrecho ropa) to be too tight6. (esforzarse) to work harder7. (aumentar calor) to increase -
43 capaz
adj.1 capable (apto).es un profesor muy capaz he's a very skilled o gifted teachercapaz de algo/de hacer algo capable of something/of doing somethinges capaz de todo con tal de conseguir lo que quiere he's capable of anything to get what he wants¡no serás capaz de dejarme sola! surely you wouldn't leave me all alone!2 competent (law).adv.maybe (informal) (quizá). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)capaz (que) viene Pedro Pedro might come* * *1 (competente) capable, able2 (cualificado) qualified3 (capable) capable (de, of)■ no es capaz de eso he's incapable of doing that, he wouldn't do that■ ¡no serías capaz! you wouldn't dare!4 (grande) spacious, roomy5 (con espacio) big enough ( para, for)* * *adj.able, capable* * *ADJ1) (=competente) capable, ablees una persona muy capaz — he is a very capable o able person
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capaz de hacer algo — capable of doing sth¡es capaz de no venir! — he's quite capable of not coming!
es capaz de cualquier tontería — he can do some really stupid things, he's capable of the stupidest things
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ser capaz para algo — to be capable of sth•
capaz para testar — (Jur) competent to make a will2) (=que se atreve)¿no me crees capaz? — do you think I won't?
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ser capaz — to dare¿a que no eres capaz? — you wouldn't dare!, I bet you wouldn't!
si eres capaz, dime eso otra vez — just say that again, if you dare!
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ser capaz de hacer algo, si soy capaz de hacerlo — if I can bring myself to do it3) (=con capacidad)un auditorio capaz para 1.200 personas — an auditorium with a capacity of 1,200 people, an auditorium that holds 1,200 people
4) LAm*•
capaz que, capaz que llueva — it might rain* * *1)a) ( competente) capable, ableb) (Der)capaz para + inf — with the capacity to + inf
2) ( de una hazaña) capablelo creo muy capaz — I think he's quite capable of it, I wouldn't put it past him
capaz de + inf: ¿te sientes capaz de enfrentarte con ella? do you feel able to face her o feel up to facing her?; ¿a qué no eres capaz de saltar esto? I bet you can't jump over this; es (muy) capaz de irse sin pagar — he's quite capable of leaving without paying
3) (AmS fam)capaz que — (puede que, a lo mejor)
capaz que se olvidó — maybe o perhaps he forgot
* * *= capable, competent, able [abler -comp., ablest -sup.].Ex. A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.Ex. Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.----* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.* capaz de aprender = trainable.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* capaz de ser enseñado = trainable.* capaz de todo = capable of anything.* capaz de usar el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.* conocer de lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz = have + Nombre + figured out.* conocer lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz de hacer = have + Nombre + figured out.* ser capaz de = be capable of.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* * *1)a) ( competente) capable, ableb) (Der)capaz para + inf — with the capacity to + inf
2) ( de una hazaña) capablelo creo muy capaz — I think he's quite capable of it, I wouldn't put it past him
capaz de + inf: ¿te sientes capaz de enfrentarte con ella? do you feel able to face her o feel up to facing her?; ¿a qué no eres capaz de saltar esto? I bet you can't jump over this; es (muy) capaz de irse sin pagar — he's quite capable of leaving without paying
3) (AmS fam)capaz que — (puede que, a lo mejor)
capaz que se olvidó — maybe o perhaps he forgot
* * *= capable, competent, able [abler -comp., ablest -sup.].Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.* capaz de aprender = trainable.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* capaz de ser enseñado = trainable.* capaz de todo = capable of anything.* capaz de usar el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.* conocer de lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz = have + Nombre + figured out.* conocer lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz de hacer = have + Nombre + figured out.* ser capaz de = be capable of.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* * *A1 (competente) capable, able2 ( Der) capaz PARA + INF with the capacity to + INFB (de una hazaña) capable¿y diría tal mentira? — le creo muy capaz would he tell a lie like that? — I think he's quite capable of it o I wouldn't put it past himcapaz DE algo capable OF sthes capaz de grandes logros he's capable of great thingses capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de salirse con la suya she'll stop at nothing o she'll do anything o she's capable of anything to get her own waycapaz DE + INF:¿te sientes capaz de enfrentarte con ella? do you feel able to face her o up to facing her?¿a que no eres capaz de saltar esto? I bet you can't jump over thises (muy) capaz de irse sin pagar he's quite capable of leaving without paying¡qué vago es! no es capaz ni de fregar su propia taza he's so lazy, he can't even wash up his own cup o he's not even capable of washing his own cupC ( frml) ‹estadio/sala›capaz para más de 20.000 espectadores with a capacity of over 20,000 o with capacity for more than 20,000 spectatorsD( AmS fam): (es) capaz que (puede que, a lo mejor): llévate el paraguas, capaz que llueve take your umbrella, it may raincapaz que se olvidó maybe o perhaps he forgot, it's quite possible that he forgot* * *
capaz adjetivo
¿te sientes capaz de enfrentarte con ella? do you feel able to face her?;
¿a qué no eres capaz de saltar esto? I bet you can't jump over this;
es (muy) capaz de irse sin pagar he's quite capable of leaving without paying
capaz adjetivo
1 (competente) capable, able
ser capaz de hacer algo, (tener la habilidad de) to be able to do sthg
(tener la audacia de) to dare to do sthg: es muy capaz de decírselo a la cara, he's quite capable of telling him to his face
2 (inteligente) clever
♦ Locuciones: LAm es capaz que llueva, it is likely to rain
' capaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- atorarse
- capacitar
- componer
- distinguir
- imaginarse
- pertinencia
- poder
- ritmo
- seguir
- solvente
- susceptible
- valer
- barbaridad
- creer
- demostrar
- lo
- saber
English:
able
- amazing
- apt
- bash out
- can
- capable
- fit
- handle
- hypnotize
- inspire
- reasoning
- relevance
- academic
- equal
- full
- length
- put
- will
* * *♦ adj1. [apto] capable, able;es un profesor muy capaz he's a very skilled o gifted teacher2. [de hacer algo] capable;capaz de algo capable of sth;es capaz de todo con tal de conseguir lo que quiere she's capable of anything to get what she wants;capaz de hacer algo capable of doing sth;una noticia capaz de conmover a todo el mundo a news story that would move anyone;es muy capaz de robarle a su propia madre he would be quite capable of stealing from his own mother;¡no serás capaz de dejarme sola! surely you wouldn't leave me all alone!;no me siento capaz de subir hasta la cumbre I don't think I can make it to the top3. [espacioso]muy/poco capaz with a large/small capacity;capaz para with room for4. Der competent♦ advAndes, RP Fam [tal vez] maybe;¿vendrás esta noche? – capaz are you coming tonight? – maybe;capaz (que) viene Pedro Pedro might come* * *adj able (de to);ser capaz de be capable of;ser capaz de todo be capable of anything* * *1) apto: capable, able2) competente: competent3) : spaciouscapaz para: with room for* * *capaz adj capable -
44 dirigirse
1 (ir) to go (a, to), make one's way (a, to), make (a, for)2 (hablar) to address (a, -), speak (a, to)3 (escribir) to write■ si quiere más información diríjase a esta dirección if you want further information write to this address* * *VPR1) (=ir)dirigirse a o hacia — to head for
se dirigía a la oficina cuando lo arrestaron — he was on his way to o heading for the office when he was arrested
2) (=ponerse en contacto)dirigirse a algn — [oralmente] to speak to sb, address sb frm; [por escrito] to contact sb
el presidente se dirigió a la nación — the president spoke to o frm addressed the nation
¿se dirige usted a mí? — are you speaking to me?
"diríjase a..." — "contact..."
3) (=estar destinado)el programa se dirige a los adultos — the programme is aimed at o geared towards adults
toda sus esfuerzos van dirigidos a conseguir un nuevo récord — she is concentrating all her efforts on setting a new record
* * *(v.) = be headed, head, head outEx. It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.Ex. The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.* * *(v.) = be headed, head, head outEx: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.
Ex: The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.* * *
■dirigirse verbo reflexivo
1 (encaminarse) to go [a/hacia, to], to make one's way [a/hacia, towards]
2 (a una persona, un grupo) to address: se dirigía a ti, he was speaking to you
diríjase al servicio de atención al cliente, contact the customer service department
' dirigirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- tratar
- tratamiento
- dirigir
- encaminar
- hablar
- majestad
English:
address
- approach
- bound
- head
- home in
- lord
- make for
- home
- inquiry
- make
* * *vprse dirigió al centro de la ciudad por un atajo she took a shortcut Br to the city centre o US downtown;pasajeros con destino a Miami: por favor, diríjanse a la puerta 5 would passengers flying to Miami please proceed to gate 5;¿hacia dónde te diriges? where are you heading for?;nos dirigimos hacia el río we made our way towards the river2.[escribir a] to write to;dirigirse a [hablar con] to address, to speak to;se dirigió a mí en un tono amenazador she addressed me threateningly, she spoke to me in a threatening tone of voice;se dirigió a varias empresas por escrito para pedir ayuda financiera he wrote to several firms asking for financial assistance;el monarca se dirigió a la nación por televisión the monarch addressed the nation on television, the monarch gave a television address to the nation;me estoy dirigiendo tí, así que escúchame I'm talking to you, so listen;me dirijo a usted para solicitarle… I'm writing to you to request…;diríjase al apartado de correos 42 write to PO Box 42* * *v/r make, head (a, hacia for)* * *vr1)dirigirse a : to go towards2)dirigirse a : to speak to, to address* * *dirigirse vb1. (ir) to go / to headse dirige a Roma he's going to Rome / he's heading for Romeel profesor se dirigió a toda la clase the teacher addressed the whole class / the teacher spoke to the whole classme dirijo a usted... I'm writing to you... -
45 imitar
v.1 to imitate, to copy.Ella imita a Ricardo She imitates Richard.Ella imita la obra de arte She copies the work of art.2 to mimic, to mime, to ape, to impersonate.El payaso imita a María The clown mimics Mary.3 to counterfeit, to fake.María imita la firma Mary counterfeits the signature.* * ** * *verbto imitate, copy* * *VT1) (=emular) to imitate2) (=por diversión) to imitate, mimic¡deja ya de imitarme! — stop imitating o mimicking me!
sabe imitar muy bien mi firma — he can imitate o copy my signature really well
3) (=parecerse a)* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> ( copiar) to copy, imitate; ( para reírse) to do an impression of, mimicse sentó y todos lo imitaron — he sat down and everyone followed suit
b) <voz/gesto/estilo> to imitate; ( para reírse) to imitate, mimicc) ( tener el aspecto de) to simulate* * *= parallel, simulate, mimic, emulate, imitate, shadow, impersonate, take after, take + a lead from.Ex. It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.Ex. Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.Ex. These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.Ex. You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.Ex. Libraries in developing countries must not necessarily attempt to imitate those of the developed nations but be based upon the social and cultural context in which they are set.Ex. This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.Ex. According to the analysis, intruders cannot obtain any secret information from transmitted messages and impersonate another legal user.Ex. Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.Ex. Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.----* ejemplo a imitar = role model.* imitando a lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* imitar a = take + a clue from.* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> ( copiar) to copy, imitate; ( para reírse) to do an impression of, mimicse sentó y todos lo imitaron — he sat down and everyone followed suit
b) <voz/gesto/estilo> to imitate; ( para reírse) to imitate, mimicc) ( tener el aspecto de) to simulate* * *= parallel, simulate, mimic, emulate, imitate, shadow, impersonate, take after, take + a lead from.Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.Ex: Libraries in developing countries must not necessarily attempt to imitate those of the developed nations but be based upon the social and cultural context in which they are set.Ex: This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.Ex: According to the analysis, intruders cannot obtain any secret information from transmitted messages and impersonate another legal user.Ex: Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.Ex: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.* ejemplo a imitar = role model.* imitando a lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* imitar a = take + a clue from.* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.* * *imitar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› (copiar) to copy, imitate; (para reírse) to do an impression of, mimic, take off ( BrE colloq)se sentó y todos lo imitaron he sat down and everyone followed suit¿la has visto imitar a la profesora? have you seen her doing her impression of the teacher o taking the teacher off?te imita el acento a la perfección he imitates your accent perfectlyhabía imitado la firma de su padre she had forged her father's signature3 (tener el aspecto de) to simulateun revestimiento de plástico imitando azulejos a tile-effect plastic covering* * *
imitar ( conjugate imitar) verbo transitivo
( para hacer reir) to do an impression of, mimic;
( para hacer reír) to imitate, mimic
imitar verbo transitivo to imitate: imita a Elvis en su forma de vestir, he dresses like Elvis
(parodiar) to mimic: el humorista imitaba a un político famoso, the comedian impersonated a famous politician
' imitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcar
- copiar
- emular
- mondarse
English:
ape
- caricature
- imitate
- impersonate
- mime
- mimic
- take off
* * *imitar vt1. [copiar] to imitate, to copy;intentaron imitar mi firma they tried to forge my signature;se marchó del bar y nosotros la imitamos she left the bar and we followed suit2. [producto, material] to simulate;un material que imita al cuero a material which looks like leather3. [a personajes famosos] to do an impression of, to impersonate;* * *v/t imitate* * *imitar vt1) : to imitate, to copy2) : to mimic, to impersonate* * *imitar vb -
46 imponente
adj.1 imposing, impressive (impresionante).2 sensational, terrific (informal) (estupendo).¡la profesora está imponente! the teacher is a stunner!f. & m.depositor.* * *► adjetivo1 impressive► adverbio1 familiar (buenísimo) terrific* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=que asusta) [persona, castillo, montaña] imposing2) (=magnífico) [aspecto] stunning; [edificio, fachada] impressive; [paisaje, representación] stunning, impressivevivía en una imponente mansión — she lived in an imposing o impressive mansion
2. SMF1) (Econ) depositor2) Chile Social Security contributor* * *a) < belleza> impressive; <edificio/paisaje> imposing, impressiveestás imponente con ese vestido — (fam) you look terrific in that dress (colloq)
b) ( como intensificador)cayó un aguacero imponente — there was an incredible o a terrific downpour
* * *= awesome, daunting, grandiose, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, forbidding, redoubtable, imposing, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], breathtaking, mind-blowing, towering, formidable, face-melting.Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex. The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.Ex. Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.Ex. We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.----* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.* * *a) < belleza> impressive; <edificio/paisaje> imposing, impressiveestás imponente con ese vestido — (fam) you look terrific in that dress (colloq)
b) ( como intensificador)cayó un aguacero imponente — there was an incredible o a terrific downpour
* * *= awesome, daunting, grandiose, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, forbidding, redoubtable, imposing, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], breathtaking, mind-blowing, towering, formidable, face-melting.Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex: The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.Ex: Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.* * *1 (grandioso) ‹belleza› impressive; ‹edificio/paisaje› imposing, impressivetiene una casa imponente he has a really grand o impressive housetiene una figura imponente he cuts an imposing figure2 ( como intensificador):cayó un aguacero imponente there was an incredible o a terrific downpourtiene un coche imponente she has an amazing carhacía un frío imponente it was extraordinarily o unbelievably coldB ( Chi) (a la seguridad social) contributor* * *
imponente adjetivo ‹ belleza› impressive;
‹edificio/paisaje› imposing, impressive
imponente adjetivo
1 (impresionante) imposing, impressive: estaba imponente, she looked terrific o great
la imponente presencia de aquel hombre, the imposing presence of that man
2 fam (guapo) terrific, tremendous, smashing
' imponente' also found in these entries:
English:
awe-inspiring
- formidable
- imposing
- awesome
- impressive
- loom
- mighty
* * *♦ adj1. [impresionante] imposing, impressive;un perro imponente guardaba la entrada an imposing-looking o a formidable dog guarded the entranceestaba imponente con esa falda she looked stunning in that skirt;¡la profesora está imponente! the teacher is a stunner!♦ nmfEsp depositor* * *I adj1 impressive, imposing2 famterrificII m/f FIN depositor* * *imponente adj: imposing, impressive -
47 insultar
v.to insult.María insultó a Elsa y se fue Mary insulted Elsa and left.Esto insulta mi dignidad This insults my dignity.* * *1 to insult* * *verb* * *VT to insult* * *verbo transitivoa) ( proferir insultos) to insultb) ( ofender) to insult, offend* * *= slap, curse, insult, namecall, jeer, rave at, shout + abuse at, abuse, speak + angry words.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex. A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.Ex. If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.----* insultar a = be abusive of.* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).* * *verbo transitivoa) ( proferir insultos) to insultb) ( ofender) to insult, offend* * *= slap, curse, insult, namecall, jeer, rave at, shout + abuse at, abuse, speak + angry words.Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.* insultar a = be abusive of.* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).* * *insultar [A1 ]vt1 (proferir insultos) to insultnos insultó a todos he insulted all of us2 (ofender) to insult, offendaquello insultaba la memoria de su padre that was an insult to the memory of her father* * *
insultar ( conjugate insultar) verbo transitivo
insultar verbo transitivo to insult
' insultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- faltar
- incapaz
English:
abuse
- call
- insult
- send off
- name
- swear
* * *insultar vtto insult* * *v/t insult* * *insultar vt: to insult* * *insultar vb to insult -
48 intervenir
v.1 to tap.El tipo interviene el proyecto The guy tap the project.2 to seize (incautarse de).3 to audit (finance) (cuentas).La contraloría interviene a la empresa The comptroller audits the company.4 to take part.intervino en varias películas cómicas (en discusión, debate) she appeared in several comedy filmsen la evolución de la economía intervienen muchos factores several different factors play a part in the state of the economydespués del presidente intervino el Sr. Ramírez Mr Ramirez spoke after the president5 to intervene (interferir, imponer el orden).El juez interviene a veces The judge intervenes sometimes.6 to operate on, to perform surgery on, to make an intervention on.Te interviene el Dr. Pérez Dr. Perez makes an operation on you.7 to take over, to take control of, to take over the operation of.El socio interviene la empresa The associate takes over the operation of..8 to confiscate, to seize.La corte interviene sus bienes The court seized his belongings.* * *1 (tomar parte) to take part (en, in); (mediar) to intervene2 (interrumpir) to intervene3 (hablar) to speak (en, at)1 MEDICINA to operate on2 (alijo, mercancía) to seize3 (teléfono) to tap4 (cuentas) to audit* * *verb1) to intervene2) take part3) operate* * *1. VI1) (=tomar parte) to take partla reyerta en la que intervino el acusado — the brawl in which the defendant took part o was involved
2) (=injerirse) to intervenela policía intervino para separar a las dos pandillas — the police intervened to separate the two gangs
3) (=mediar)el presidente intervino para que se pudiera llegar a un acuerdo — the president mediated o interceded so that an agreement could be reached
las circunstancias que intervinieron en mi dimisión — the circumstances that influenced my resignation
2. VT1) (=controlar) to take over, take control ofla junta militar intervino todas las cadenas estatales — the junta took over o took control of all the state-run channels
el gobierno intervino a los ferroviarios — the government took over o took control of the railworkers' union
2) (Com) [+ cuenta] to audit; [+ banco, empresa] to take into administration; [+ cuenta, bienes] to freeze3) (Med) to operate on4) [+ droga, armas, patrimonio, bienes] to confiscate, seize5) [+ teléfono] to tap* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (en debate, operación) to take part; ( en espectáculo) to appear, performb) ( mediar) to intervene, intercede (frml)c) ( tomar parte) to intervene2.intervenir vt1)a) < teléfono> to tapb) ( tomar control de) < empresa> to place... in administrationc) ( inspeccionar) < cuentas> to audit, inspectd) <armas/droga> to seize, confiscatee) (AmL) <universidad/emisora> to take over the running of, take control of2) ( operar) to operate on* * *= go into, have + a hand in, step in, intervene, jump in, obtrude (into), cut in, mediate, intersect, come into + play, call into + play, wiretap [wire-tap], weigh in, chime in.Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex. For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.Ex. Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.Ex. And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples.Ex. The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.Ex. The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.Ex. 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.Ex. School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex. If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.Ex. A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.----* intervenir con = chime in with.* intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.* que intervienen = at play.* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus, all (other) things being equal.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (en debate, operación) to take part; ( en espectáculo) to appear, performb) ( mediar) to intervene, intercede (frml)c) ( tomar parte) to intervene2.intervenir vt1)a) < teléfono> to tapb) ( tomar control de) < empresa> to place... in administrationc) ( inspeccionar) < cuentas> to audit, inspectd) <armas/droga> to seize, confiscatee) (AmL) <universidad/emisora> to take over the running of, take control of2) ( operar) to operate on* * *= go into, have + a hand in, step in, intervene, jump in, obtrude (into), cut in, mediate, intersect, come into + play, call into + play, wiretap [wire-tap], weigh in, chime in.Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.Ex: And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples.Ex: The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.Ex: 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex: If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.* intervenir con = chime in with.* intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.* que intervienen = at play.* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus, all (other) things being equal.* * *intervenir [ I31 ]vi1 (en un debate) to take part; (en un espectáculo) to appear, perform; (en una operación) to take partintervino ante el director a nuestro favor she intervened o interceded on our behalf with the directoren mi decisión han intervenido muchos factores many factors have had a bearing on my decision3 (involucrarse, inmiscuirse) to intervene, get involvedno pensamos intervenir en los problemas internos de otros países we do not intend intervening o getting involved in the internal affairs of other countrieslos profesores tuvieron que intervenir en la pelea the teachers had to intervene to stop the fightno quiso intervenir en la pelea he didn't want to get involved in the fight■ intervenirvtA1 ‹teléfono› to tap2 (tomar control de) ‹empresa› to place … in administration3 (inspeccionar) ‹cuentas› to audit, inspect4 ‹armas/droga› to seize, confiscate5 ( AmL) ‹universidad/emisora› to take over the running of, take control ofB (operar) to operate onfue intervenido en una clínica privada he had his operation o he was operated on o he underwent surgery in a private clinic* * *
intervenir ( conjugate intervenir) verbo intransitivo
( en espectáculo) to appear, perform
intervenir en una pelea to intervene o step in to stop a fight;
( involucrarse) to get involved in a fight
verbo transitivo
1
2 ( operar) to operate on;
intervenir
I vi (mediar) to intervene [en, in]
(participar) to take part [en, in]: me gustaría intervenir en el debate, I'd like to take part in the debate
II verbo transitivo
1 (un alijo de droga, etc) to confiscate, to seize: la policía ha intervenido la droga en la frontera, the police seized the drugs at the border
2 (bloquear una cuenta bancaria) to block o freeze: el juez ha intervenido su cuenta, the judge froze his bank account
(auditar) to audit
3 (un teléfono) to tap: me parece que la línea está intervenida, I think they put a tap on our phone
4 Med (a un paciente) to operate on: le van a intervenir mañana a las nueve, they're performing her surgery tomorrow at nine o'clock
' intervenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mediar
- terciar
English:
intervene
- join in
- step in
- interest
- move
- operate
- step
- tap
* * *♦ vt3. [teléfono, línea] to tap;[correspondencia] to open4. [incautarse de] to seize5. Am [institución privada] to put into administration♦ vi1. [participar] to take part (en in); [en pelea, discusión] to get involved (en in);intervino en varias películas cómicas she appeared in several comedy films;en la evolución de la economía intervienen muchos factores several different factors play a part in the state of the economy;después del presidente intervino el Sr. Ramírez Mr Ramirez spoke after the president;yo quisiera intervenir para decir que no estamos de acuerdo con la propuesta I would just like to say something: we do not agree with the proposal;¿alguien más quisiera intervenir sobre esta cuestión? would anyone else like so say something on this issue?2. [interferir, imponer el orden] to intervene (en in);la policía tuvo que intervenir para separar a las dos aficiones the police had to intervene to separate the two groups of fans3. [mediar] to intervene, to intercede;su padre intervino ante su madre para que lo dejara salir his father spoke to his mother to persuade her to let him go out;la ONU intervino para lograr un acuerdo the UN intervened o interceded in order to get an agreement* * *II v/t1 TELEC tap2 contrabando seize3 MED operate on* * *intervenir {87} vi1) : to take part2) interceder: to intervene, to intercedeintervenir vt1) : to control, to supervise2) : to audit3) : to operate on4) : to tap (a telephone)* * *intervenir vb1. (interponerse) to intervene3. (operar) to operate on -
49 número
m.1 number, amount, quantity, sum.2 number, numeral, Arabic numeral, cipher.3 size, number.4 issue, copy, number.5 act, number.* * *1 (gen) number2 (de una publicación) number, issue3 (de zapatos) size■ ¿qué número calzas? what's your shoe size?, what size shoe do you take?4 (de un espectáculo) act5 (de lotería) lottery ticket number6 (cargo sin graduación) officer7 LINGÚÍSTICA number8 familiar scene\en números redondos in round figuresen números rojos in the redhacer números to do the figuresmontar un número familiar to make a scenepedir número to take a numbered ticketser el número uno to be the number oneser miembro de número to be a full membernúmero arábigo Arabic numeralnúmero atrasado back numbernúmero de matrícula registration number, US license numbernúmero de serie serial numbernúmero entero whole numbernúmero extraordinario (en prensa) special edition, special issuenúmero fraccionario fractionnúmero impar odd numbernúmero ordinal ordinal numbernúmero par even numbernúmero primo prime numbernúmero quebrado fractionnúmero romano Roman numeral* * *noun m.1) number2) issue3) figure4) size* * *SM1) (Mat) numbervolver a números negros — to get back into the black, return to profitability
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de número, miembro de número — full memberprofesor de número — tenured teacher, teacher with a permanent post
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sin número, calle Aribau, sin número — Aribau street, no numbernúmero binario — (Inform) binary number
número de identificación fiscal — ID number used for tax purposes
número de lote — batch number, batch code
número de matrícula — (Aut) registration number
número de teléfono — telephone number, phone number
número dos — (lit) number two
el número dos del partido — the second in command of the party, the party's number two
número personal de identificación — (=clave) personal identification number
para mí, Sinatra será siempre el número uno — for me Sinatra will always be number one
el jugador número uno de su país — the number one player in his country, the top player in his country
2) [de zapatos] size3) [de periódico, revista] number, issuenúmero cero — dummy number, dummy run
número extraordinario — special edition, special issue
4) (=billete de lotería) ticket5) (Teat) act, number6) (Gram) number7) (Mil) man; (=soldado raso) private; (=policía) policeman* * *1)a) (Mat) numberproblemas sin número — innumerable o countless problems
en números redondos — in round numbers
estar en números rojos — (fam) to be in the red (colloq)
hacer números — to do one's arithmetic o (BrE) sums
b) ( de zapatos) size¿qué número calzas? — what size shoe do you take?
c) ( billete de lotería) lottery ticket2) (Espec) actmontar un/el número — (Esp fam) to kick up a fuss (colloq)
3) ( de publicación) issue* * *= extent, incidence, issue, number, numeral, percentage, tally [tallies, pl.], scale.Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.Ex. The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.Ex. This is an issue devoted in part to papers presented at the conference arranged and hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.Ex. The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).Ex. Records can be retrieved by character strings (that is, sequences of letters and numerals).Ex. But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.Ex. As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.Ex. I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.----* acción de marcar un número = dialling.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* base de un número = subscript numeral.* colorear por números = paint by + numbers.* con el número = numbered.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* cuadrar números = add up + figures.* el mismo número = as many.* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.* en grandes números = in record numbers.* en gran número = numerously.* en números redondos = in round figures.* en números reducidos = in small numbers.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* exceder en número = outnumber.* exponente de un número = superscript numeral.* ficha de número de registro = accessions card.* gran número de = great numbers of.* integridad de los números = integrity of numbers.* línea de números = number line.* marcar un número de teléfono = dial + number.* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* nº (número) + Número = # (number) + Número, no. (number) + Número.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* número actual = current issue.* Número + al año = Número + annually.* Número + al día = Número + a day.* número anterior = backrun, back issue.* número aproximado = ballpark number.* número arábigo = Arabic numeral.* número atrasado = back issue, back copy.* número binario = binary digit.* Número + cada año = Número + annually.* número cada vez mayor = rising numbers.* número capicúo = palindrome.* número consecutivo = running number.* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.* número de alumnos matriculados = enrolment [enrollment, -USA].* Número + de ancho = Número + wide.* número de aprobados = pass rate.* número de asientos = seating.* número de bibliografía nacional = national record number.* número de búsquedas fallidas = failure rate.* número decimal = decimal number.* número de citas = number of citations.* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* número de control = control number.* número de documentos devueltos a los estantes = shelving statistics.* número de ejemplar = copy number.* número de emergencia = hotline [hot-line].* número de exportaciones = export figures.* número de fascículo = issue number.* número de identificación = ID number (identification number).* número de identificación del documento = library registration number.* número de intentos fallidos = failure rate.* número de la bibliografía nacional = national bibliographic record number.* número de la búsqueda = set number.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* número de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card number.* número del documento = document identification number, document number.* número de lector = borrower number.* número del editor = publisher's number (música).* número de matrícula = registration number, car registration number.* número de modelo = model number.* número de muertos = death toll.* número de opus = opus number.* número de orden = rank number.* número de páginas = pagination.* número de palabras = wordage.* número de participantes = turnout.* número de pedido = order number.* número de plancha = plate number.* número de préstamo = charging number.* número de préstamos = circulation figures.* número de publicaciones = publication count.* número de referencia del documento = document reference number.* número de referencias = number of citations.* número de registro = accession number, card number.* número de relación = linking number.* número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.* número de serie = serial number.* número de solicitudes denegadas = failure rate.* número de suspensos = failure rate.* número de tarjeta de proceso = transaction card number.* número de teléfono = phone number, telephone number, dial-up number, dial-up number, dial-up number.* número de teléfono de llamada gratuita = toll free telephone number, toll-free number.* número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico = unlisted telephone number.* número de tema = thematic index number.* número determinado de = nth.* número de víctimas = death toll.* número de volumen = volume number.* número entero = integer.* número entero positivo = positive integer.* Número + en total = Número + in number.* número equivocado = wrong number.* número especial = special issue, special number.* número identificado de un ordenador en una red = network address.* número impar = odd number.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros (ISBN) = ISBN (International Standard Book Number).* Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas (ISSN) = ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).* número limitado de alumnos matriculados = limited enrolment.* número mágico = magic number.* número matriz = master number.* número monográfico = thematic issue.* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica = national bibliography number.* número normalizado = standard number.* número ordinal = ordinal, ordinal number.* número par = even number.* número pin = PIN (personal identification number), PIN number.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* número reclamado = claimed issue.* número romano = roman numeral.* números recientes de las revistas = current journals.* número total = head count.* número trascendente = transcendental number.* número trece = thirteenth.* número uno = number one.* Número + vez = Número + time.* número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.* ordenación por número curren = accession order, accession order, arrangement by accession number.* ordenado por número de clasificación = in class number order.* ordenar por número curren = arrange by + accession number.* PIN (número de identificación personal) = PIN (personal identification number).* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* procesador de números = number cruncher.* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.* sección de últimos números de publicaciones periódicas = current periodicals area.* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.* superar en número = outnumber.* tarifa por el número de operaciones = volume-based tariff.* último número, el = latest issue, the.* una gran número de = a broad variety of.* un buen número de = a good number of.* un cierto número de = a number of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* un número de = a series of.* un número reducido de = a residue of, a small number of.* un número variado de + Nombre = any number of + Nombre.* * *1)a) (Mat) numberproblemas sin número — innumerable o countless problems
en números redondos — in round numbers
estar en números rojos — (fam) to be in the red (colloq)
hacer números — to do one's arithmetic o (BrE) sums
b) ( de zapatos) size¿qué número calzas? — what size shoe do you take?
c) ( billete de lotería) lottery ticket2) (Espec) actmontar un/el número — (Esp fam) to kick up a fuss (colloq)
3) ( de publicación) issue* * *= extent, incidence, issue, number, numeral, percentage, tally [tallies, pl.], scale.Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.Ex: This is an issue devoted in part to papers presented at the conference arranged and hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).Ex: Records can be retrieved by character strings (that is, sequences of letters and numerals).Ex: But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.Ex: I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.* acción de marcar un número = dialling.* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* base de un número = subscript numeral.* colorear por números = paint by + numbers.* con el número = numbered.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* cuadrar números = add up + figures.* el mismo número = as many.* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.* en grandes números = in record numbers.* en gran número = numerously.* en números redondos = in round figures.* en números reducidos = in small numbers.* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.* exceder en número = outnumber.* exponente de un número = superscript numeral.* ficha de número de registro = accessions card.* gran número de = great numbers of.* integridad de los números = integrity of numbers.* línea de números = number line.* marcar un número de teléfono = dial + number.* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* nº (número) + Número = \# (number) + Número, no. (number) + Número.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* número actual = current issue.* Número + al año = Número + annually.* Número + al día = Número + a day.* número anterior = backrun, back issue.* número aproximado = ballpark number.* número arábigo = Arabic numeral.* número atrasado = back issue, back copy.* número binario = binary digit.* Número + cada año = Número + annually.* número cada vez mayor = rising numbers.* número capicúo = palindrome.* número consecutivo = running number.* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.* número de alumnos matriculados = enrolment [enrollment, -USA].* Número + de ancho = Número + wide.* número de aprobados = pass rate.* número de asientos = seating.* número de bibliografía nacional = national record number.* número de búsquedas fallidas = failure rate.* número decimal = decimal number.* número de citas = number of citations.* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* número de control = control number.* número de documentos devueltos a los estantes = shelving statistics.* número de ejemplar = copy number.* número de emergencia = hotline [hot-line].* número de exportaciones = export figures.* número de fascículo = issue number.* número de identificación = ID number (identification number).* número de identificación del documento = library registration number.* número de intentos fallidos = failure rate.* número de la bibliografía nacional = national bibliographic record number.* número de la búsqueda = set number.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* número de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card number.* número del documento = document identification number, document number.* número de lector = borrower number.* número del editor = publisher's number (música).* número de matrícula = registration number, car registration number.* número de modelo = model number.* número de muertos = death toll.* número de opus = opus number.* número de orden = rank number.* número de páginas = pagination.* número de palabras = wordage.* número de participantes = turnout.* número de pedido = order number.* número de plancha = plate number.* número de préstamo = charging number.* número de préstamos = circulation figures.* número de publicaciones = publication count.* número de referencia del documento = document reference number.* número de referencias = number of citations.* número de registro = accession number, card number.* número de relación = linking number.* número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.* número de serie = serial number.* número de solicitudes denegadas = failure rate.* número de suspensos = failure rate.* número de tarjeta de proceso = transaction card number.* número de teléfono = phone number, telephone number, dial-up number, dial-up number, dial-up number.* número de teléfono de llamada gratuita = toll free telephone number, toll-free number.* número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico = unlisted telephone number.* número de tema = thematic index number.* número determinado de = nth.* número de víctimas = death toll.* número de volumen = volume number.* número entero = integer.* número entero positivo = positive integer.* Número + en total = Número + in number.* número equivocado = wrong number.* número especial = special issue, special number.* número identificado de un ordenador en una red = network address.* número impar = odd number.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros (ISBN) = ISBN (International Standard Book Number).* Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas (ISSN) = ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).* número limitado de alumnos matriculados = limited enrolment.* número mágico = magic number.* número matriz = master number.* número monográfico = thematic issue.* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica = national bibliography number.* número normalizado = standard number.* número ordinal = ordinal, ordinal number.* número par = even number.* número pin = PIN (personal identification number), PIN number.* Número + por ciento = by + factor of + Número, Número + percentage points.* número reclamado = claimed issue.* número romano = roman numeral.* números recientes de las revistas = current journals.* número total = head count.* número trascendente = transcendental number.* número trece = thirteenth.* número uno = number one.* Número + vez = Número + time.* número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.* ordenación por número curren = accession order, accession order, arrangement by accession number.* ordenado por número de clasificación = in class number order.* ordenar por número curren = arrange by + accession number.* PIN (número de identificación personal) = PIN (personal identification number).* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* procesador de números = number cruncher.* redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.* sección de últimos números de publicaciones periódicas = current periodicals area.* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.* superar en número = outnumber.* tarifa por el número de operaciones = volume-based tariff.* último número, el = latest issue, the.* una gran número de = a broad variety of.* un buen número de = a good number of.* un cierto número de = a number of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.* un número de = a series of.* un número reducido de = a residue of, a small number of.* un número variado de + Nombre = any number of + Nombre.* * *A1 ( Mat) numbervive en el número 15 she lives at number 15el número premiado es el 10895 the winning number is (number) 10895pagó una suma de seis números he paid a six figure sumun número cada vez mayor de emigrantes more and more emigrantsel gran número de respuestas recibidas the large number of replies receivedproblemas sin número innumerable o countless problemsen números redondos in round numberstengo la cuenta en números rojos my account is o I'm in the red ( colloq)hacer números to do one's arithmetic o ( BrE) sums2 (de zapatos) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] size¿qué número calzas? what size shoe do you take?3 (billete de lotería) lottery ticketCompuestos:random numberArabic numeralatomic numberbinary numbercardinal numbercomplex numberdecimalvehicle identification numberaccount numberfax numberidentity number(de persona) identity number; (de producto) identification number● número de identificación fiscal or tributariaPIN number, Personal Identification Number(en Esp) national identity card numbermass numberserial numbertelephone numberflight numberwhole numberfractionodd numbermixed numberordinal numbereven numberperfect numberprime numberreal numberRoman numerales el número uno de su clase he's top of o the best in his classel número uno egipcio the Egyptian leaderB ( Espec) actun excelente número cómico an excellent comedy act o ( BrE) turnC (de una publicación) issueel número del mes de mayo the May issue o editionun número especial or extraordinario a special issue o editionnúmeros atrasados back numbers o issuesD (en gramática) number* * *
Del verbo numerar: ( conjugate numerar)
numero es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
numeró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
numerar
número
numerar ( conjugate numerar) verbo transitivo
to number
número sustantivo masculino
1a) (Mat) number;
número de matrícula license number (AmE), registration number (BrE);
número de serie serial number;
número de teléfono/fax phone/fax number;
una suma de seis números a six figure sum;
problemas sin número innumerable o countless problems
◊ ¿qué número calzas? what size shoe do you take?
2a) (Espec) act
numerar verbo transitivo to number
número sustantivo masculino
1 number: me equivoqué al escribir el último número, I made a mistake writting the last figure
soy el número tres de la lista, I'm third on the list
número de teléfono, telephone number
número par/impar, even/odd number
un buen número de personas, a large number of people
2 (de una revista) number, issue
número atrasado, back number
3 (de calzado) size
4 (de un espectáculo) sketch, act
5 familiar montar un número, to make a scene
6 (billete de juego de azar) ticket: tengo un número de lotería de Navidad, I have a Christmas lottery ticket
♦ Locuciones: números rojos, in the red: mi cuenta está en números rojos, my account is in the red
' número' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- acrobacia
- aforo
- arábiga
- arábigo
- atrasada
- atrasado
- cabeza
- calzar
- cantidad
- capicúa
- cardinal
- cifra
- espectáculo
- espuma
- herida
- herido
- imaginaria
- imaginario
- indeterminada
- indeterminado
- matrícula
- n.º
- núm.
- otra
- otro
- par
- pasada
- pasado
- plato
- premiada
- premiado
- prima
- primo
- quedarse
- redonda
- redondo
- referencia
- repetida
- repetido
- rey
- salir
- serie
- superior
- teléfono
- terminación
- abundar
- buscar
- ciento
- cinco
English:
accurate
- act
- admission
- alarming
- Arabic numeral
- army
- back
- copy
- death toll
- dial
- eight
- even
- exact
- fascism
- flock
- grand finale
- grand total
- growth
- intake
- integer
- issue
- licence number
- low
- lucky
- membership
- myriad
- N
- no.
- number
- numeral
- O
- odd
- one
- ordinal
- outnumber
- over
- poll
- prime
- registration number
- round
- round down
- round up
- routine
- scene
- serial
- size
- special
- stock up
- strength
- strong
* * *número nm1. [signo] number;mi número de la suerte my lucky number;en números rojos in the red;hacer números to reckon up;ser el número uno to be number one;[en lista de éxitos] to top the charts;fue el número uno de su promoción he was the best in his year;el número dos del partido republicano the number two o second in command of the Republican Party;sin número [muchos] countless, innumerable;un sin número de modelos diferentes countless o innumerable different modelsnúmero de afiliación a la seguridad social Br national insurance number, US social security number;número atómico atomic number;número binario binary number;número cardinal cardinal number;número complejo complex number;número de cuenta account number;número entero whole number, integer;Fot número f f number;número de fax fax number;número fraccionario fraction;número de identificación personal PIN (number);número impar odd number;Informát número IP IP number;número irracional irrational number;[de alumno] matriculation number;número natural natural number;número ordinal ordinal number;número par even number;número primo prime number;número quebrado fraction;número racional rational number;número redondo round number;número de referencia reference number;Informát número de registro registration number;número romano Roman numeral;número de serie serial number;número de sucursal [de banco] sort code;número de teléfono telephone number2. [tamaño, talla] size;¿qué número calzas? what size shoe are you?, what size shoe do you take?3. [de publicación] issue, numbernúmero atrasado back number;número extraordinario special edition o issue4. [de lotería] ticket5. Gram number6. [de espectáculo] turn, number;Esp Fammontar el número to make o cause a scene* * *m1 number;un gran número de a large number of;sin número countless;ser el número uno be number one, be the best;en números redondos in round figures;en números rojos fig in the red;hacer números fam add up the figures, Brdo one’s sums2 de publicación issue3 de zapato size4:montar un número fam make a scene5:* * *número nm1) : numbernúmero impar: odd numbernúmero ordinal: ordinal numbernúmero arábico: Arabic numeralnúmero quebrado: fraction2) : issue (of a publication)3)sin número : countless* * *número n1. (en general) number2. (de calzado) size¿qué número calzas? what size do you take in shoes?3. (publicación) issue4. (espectáculo) act / number -
50 quien
pron.who (sujeto).era Pepe a quien vi/de quien no me fiaba it was Pepe (whom) I saw/didn't trust* * *1 (sujeto) who■ me encontré a Toni, quien me dijo que estabas enfermo I met Toni, who told me you were ill2 (complemento) who, whom3 (indefinido) whoever, anyone who\como quien as ifquien más quien menos figurado everybody* * *pron.1) who, whom2) whoever, whomever* * *PRON REL1) [con antecedente]a) [como sujeto] whohablé con mi abogado, quien me dio la razón — I spoke to my solicitor, who said I was right
b) [como complemento] who, whom frmsu profesor, a quien está dedicado el libro, siempre lo apoyó — his teacher, who the book is dedicated to, always supported him, his teacher, to whom the book is dedicated, always supported him frm
el pintor a quien describe en su libro — the painter he describes in his book, the painter whom he describes in his book frm
la señorita con quien hablaba — the young lady I was talking to, the young lady to whom I was talking frm
2) [como indefinido]a) + subjunun libro muy interesante para quien sepa poco del tema — a very interesting book for anyone who knows little about the subject
pregúntale a quien quieras — ask anyone o whoever you like
"a quien corresponda" — "to whom it may concern"
b) + indicquien más se quejaba era él — the person who complained most was him, he was the one that o who complained the most
lo dijo como quien anuncia una gran noticia — he said it like someone announcing some really important news
hay quien no piensa lo mismo — there are some o those who do not think the same
¡no hay quien te entienda! — there's no understanding you!
c)quien más, quien menos —
quien más, quien menos tiene un amigo que ha estudiado en el extranjero — most of us have a friend who has studied abroad
quien más, quien menos, todos hemos tenido miedo a la oscuridad de pequeños — all of us, to some extent, have been afraid of the dark as children
nací en Navarra, a un paso, como quien dice, de Francia — I was born in Navarre, just a stone's throw from France, so to speak
como quien no quiere la cosa —
se acercó, como quien no quiere la cosa, a enterarse de lo que decíamos — he casually moved closer to us to find out what we were saying
era capaz de beberse una botella de vino, como quien no quiere la cosa — he was quite capable of drinking a whole bottle of wine, just like that o as if it were nothing
como quien oye llover —
estuve una hora intentando convencerlo, y él, como quien oye llover — I spent an hour trying to persuade him but it was like water off a duck's back
no ser quien —
tú no eres quien para decirme si tengo que llegar a casa antes de las diez — it's not for you to tell me whether I should come home before ten
* * *1)a) (sujeto) who, that; (complemento) who, that, whom (frml)tienes que ser tú misma quien lo decida — you are the one who o that has to decide
b) (frml o liter) ( en frases explicativas) who, whom (frml)su hermano, a quien no había visto,... — her brother, who o whom she had not seen,...
sus padres, para quienes esto había sido un duro golpe,... — her parents, for whom this had been a severe blow,...
2) ( la persona que)3)no ser quien: no soy quien para opinar al respecto I'm not the (right) person to comment on this matter; tú no eres quien para juzgarme — you're nobody to judge me
* * *= who, whom, whoever.Ex. The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.Ex. The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.Ex. Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.----* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quienes = whom.* Quién es quién = Who's Who.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* ¿quién más...? = who else...?.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.* quién sabe qué = who knows what.* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.* ¡quién te lo iba a decir! = lo and behold!, lo!.* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, let battle commence.* * *1)a) (sujeto) who, that; (complemento) who, that, whom (frml)tienes que ser tú misma quien lo decida — you are the one who o that has to decide
b) (frml o liter) ( en frases explicativas) who, whom (frml)su hermano, a quien no había visto,... — her brother, who o whom she had not seen,...
sus padres, para quienes esto había sido un duro golpe,... — her parents, for whom this had been a severe blow,...
2) ( la persona que)3)no ser quien: no soy quien para opinar al respecto I'm not the (right) person to comment on this matter; tú no eres quien para juzgarme — you're nobody to judge me
* * *= who, whom, whoever.Ex: The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.
Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.* quienes = whom.* Quién es quién = Who's Who.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* ¿quién más...? = who else...?.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.* quién sabe qué = who knows what.* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.* ¡quién te lo iba a decir! = lo and behold!, lo!.* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, let battle commence.* * *Atienes que ser tú misma quien lo decida you are the one who o that has to decidees a él a quien debemos agradecérselo he's the one (who) we must thank, he's the one (that) we must thank, he's the one (whom) we must thankla chica con quien salía the girl (who) I was going out with, the girl (that) I was going out with, the girl with whom I was going outsu hermano, a quien no había visto, … her brother, who o whom she had not seen, …sus padres, para quienes esto había sido un duro golpe, … her parents, for whom this had been a severe blow, …B(con antecedente implícito): quienes hayan terminado pueden irse those who have finished o anybody who has finished may gosálvese quien pueda every man for himselfhubo quien la criticó por esto there were those who criticized her for thisno encontré quien me lo pudiera explicar I didn't find anybody who could explain it to meCno ser quien: no soy quien para opinar al respecto I'm not the (right) person to comment on this mattertú no eres quien para juzgarme you're nobody to judge me* * *
Multiple Entries:
quien
quién
quien pronombre
1
( complemento) who, that, whom (frml);
es a él a quién debemos agradecérselo he's the one (who) we must thank;
la chica con quién salía the girl (who) I was going out with
◊ su hermano, a quién no había visto, … her brother, who o whom she had not seen, …
2 ( la persona que):
quién lo haya encontrado the person who found it;
quién se lo haya dicho whoever told him
quién pronombre
who;◊ ¿quiénes eran? who were they?;
¿quién de ustedes se atrevería? which of you would dare?;
¿con quiénes fuiste? who did you go with?;
¿de quién es esto? whose is this?;
llegó una postal — ¿de quién? there's a postcard — who's it from?
quien pron rel
1 (sujeto) who: estuve con mi hermana, quien me contó sus problemas, I was with my sister, who told me her problems
2 (complemento) es en él en quien pienso, he's the one I'm thinking about
la persona para quien trabajo es muy metódica, the person for whom I work is very methodical
(como negativa) nobody: no hay quien soporte este calor, nobody can stand this heat
no hubo quien le defendiera, no one defended him
3 (indefinido) whoever, anyone who: quien lo haya visto, que lo diga, anyone who has seen him should tell us
quién pron
1 (interrogativo) (sujeto) who?
¿quién es?, who is it?
(complemento) who
aún no sé quién es el ganador, I don't know yet who the winner is
¿con quién fuiste?, who did you go with?
adivina en quién estoy pensando, guess who I'm thinking about
2 (posesivo) de quién, whose: ¿de quién es ese libro? whose is that book?
3 (en exclamaciones) ¡quién sabe!, who knows!
♦ Locuciones: no es quién para juzgarme, he's not the person to judge me
' quién' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- acudir
- callar
- confesar
- creerse
- decir
- distribuir
- ganarse
- garantizar
- guapa
- guapo
- hablar
- hacer
- instigación
- irse
- mando
- mirar
- parte
- pique
- quien
- rienda
- saber
- salvarse
- vela
- yo
- a
- abarcar
- acertar
- aguantar
- andar
- atender
- barba
- comprar
- diablo
- importar
- ir
- propio
- salvar
- ser
- tocar
- tomar
- ver
English:
advise
- alone
- anybody
- beauty
- bird
- boss
- call
- carry-on
- choose
- commit
- conduct
- control
- culprit
- deal
- do
- envoy
- fault
- god
- grab
- guess
- humour
- it
- laugh
- look up to
- man
- matter
- me
- misplaced
- missing
- most
- next
- nobody
- one-upmanship
- place
- put up to
- repair
- second
- speak
- stare
- suspect
- take over
- that
- think
- upkeep
- us
- venture
- who
- whoever
- whom
- whose
* * *quien pron1. (relativo) [sujeto] who;[complemento] who, Formal whom;fue mi hermano quien me lo explicó it was my brother who explained it to me;él fue quien me robó he's the one who robbed me;era Rosario a quien vi/de quien no me fiaba it was Rosario (who) I saw/didn't trust;buscaba a alguien con quien hablar I was looking for someone to talk to;el atracador, a quien nadie reconoció, logró escapar the mugger, who nobody recognized, was able to escape;gane quien gane, el partido está siendo memorable whoever wins, it has been an unforgettable game2. (indefinido)quien lo encuentre que se lo quede whoever finds it can keep it;quienes quieran verlo que se acerquen whoever wants to see it will have to come closer;quien no sabe nada de esto es tu madre one person who knows nothing about it is your mother;hay quien lo niega there are those who deny it;al billar no hay quien le gane he's unbeatable at billiards;quien más quien menos everyone;quien más quien menos, todo el mundo se lo esperaba that's what everyone expected, to some extent or other;CAm, Méx, Ven Famquien quita y… [tal vez] maybe…;[ojalá] let's hope…;visita nuestra página, quien quita y te gusta visit our website, you may like it o maybe you'll like it;¿mañana sales de viaje? quien quita y te vaya bien so you're off on a trip tomorrow? I hope it all goes well* * *no soy quien para hacerlo I’m not the right person to do it;hay quien there are people;no hay quien lo haga nobody can do it;la mujer con quien llegó the woman he arrived with;quien más (y) quien menos some more, (and) some less* * *1) : who, whomno sé quien ganará: I don't know who will winlas personas con quienes trabajo: the people with whom I work2) : whoever, whomeverquien quiere salir que salga: whoever wants to can leave3) : anyone, some peoplehay quienes no están de acuerdo: some people don't agree1) : who, whom¿quién sabe?: who knows?¿con quién hablo?: with whom am I speaking?2)de quien : whose¿de quién es este libro?: whose book is this?* * *quien pron1. (sujeto) who2. (cualquiera) whoeverquien desee venir, puede hacerlo whoever wants to come can do soquien llegue el primero, que nos guarde una mesa whoever gets there first, save us a table -
51 rabia
f.1 rage (ira).me da rabia it makes me madme da rabia no haber podido ayudarles it's so annoying o frustrating not having been able to help them¡qué rabia! how annoying!“¡déjame!”, dijo con rabia “leave me alone,” she said angrily¿dónde dejo esto? — donde más rabia te dé where shall I put this? — wherever you likecompra el que más rabia te dé buy whichever one you like o fancy2 rabies.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rabiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: rabiar.* * *1 MEDICINA rabies\dar rabia to make furious¡qué rabia! familiar how annoying!tener rabia a alguien not to be able to stand the sight of somebody* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Med) rabies2) (=ira) fury, angerme da rabia — it makes me mad o infuriates me
¡qué rabia! — (=ira) isn't it infuriating!; (=pena) what a pity!
con rabia —
3) (=antipatía)tener rabia a algn — to have a grudge against sb, have it in for sb *
el maestro le tiene rabia — the teacher has it in for him *, the teacher doesn't like him
tomar rabia a algn/algo — to take a dislike to sb/sth
* * *1) ( enfermedad) rabies2)a) ( expresando fastidio)no sabes la rabia que me da que... — you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that...
b) (furor, ira) anger, furycon rabia — angrily, in a rage
c) (antipatía, manía)* * *= fury, rage, rabies, hydrophobia, bile.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.Ex. The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.Ex. Hydrophobia (fear of water) was once an alternative name for rabies as the victim has violent spasms when he sees or tries to drink water.Ex. It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.----* barbotar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.* farfollar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* mascullar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.* tenerle rabia a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* * *1) ( enfermedad) rabies2)a) ( expresando fastidio)no sabes la rabia que me da que... — you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that...
b) (furor, ira) anger, furycon rabia — angrily, in a rage
c) (antipatía, manía)* * *= fury, rage, rabies, hydrophobia, bile.Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.Ex: Hydrophobia (fear of water) was once an alternative name for rabies as the victim has violent spasms when he sees or tries to drink water.Ex: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.* barbotar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.* farfollar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* mascullar de rabia = sputter with + rage.* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.* tenerle rabia a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* * *A (enfermedad) rabiesB1(expresando fastidio): ¡me da una rabia tener que irme tan pronto! it's really annoying that I have to leave so soonno sabes la rabia que me da que nunca llegues a tiempo you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that you're never on time¡qué rabia! how maddening o annoying o infuriating!donde/cuando/el que más rabia te dé ( fam); wherever/whenever/whichever you likesiéntate donde más rabia te dé sit wherever you likeelige el que más rabia te dé take whichever one you like2 (furor, ira) anger, furycerró la puerta con rabia she slammed the door angrily o in a rage3* * *
Del verbo rabiar: ( conjugate rabiar)
rabia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
rabia
rabiar
rabia sustantivo femenino
1 ( enfermedad) rabies
2a) ( expresando fastidio):◊ no sabes la rabia que me da you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me;
¡qué rabia! how annoying!
con rabia angrily, in a ragec) (antipatía, manía):◊ tenerle rabia a algn to have it in for sb (colloq)
rabiar ( conjugate rabiar) verbo intransitivo (de furor, envidia):
no lo hagas rabia don't annoy him
rabia sustantivo femenino
1 (fastidio) ¡qué rabia!, how annoying!
2 (ira) fury, anger
con rabia, in a rage
3 Med rabies sing
4 fam (manía) dislike
tenerle rabia a alguien, to have it in for sb
rabiar vi fam
1 (de enfado, disgusto, etc) to be furious with sthg o sb: no le hagas rabiar, don't torment him
2 (de dolor) to be in great pain, suffer terribly
3 (de deseo) to long for, be dying for: rabiaba por ir a esa fiesta, she was dying to go to that party
♦ Locuciones: a rabiar, terribly: le gusta el dulce a rabiar, he's crazy about o loves sweets
' rabia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coraje
- desahogarse
- disimular
- estallar
- obcecar
- ofuscar
- palidecer
- patatús
- bronca
- enrojecer
- furor
- llorar
- más
- rabiar
English:
beside
- blind
- clench
- outburst
- pent-up
- rabies
- rage
- shake
- sickening
- stir up
- take out
- vaccinate
- vent
- wild
- annoying
- begrudge
- make
- sicken
- speechless
* * *rabia nf1. [enfermedad] rabies [singular]2. [enfado] rage;me da rabia it makes me mad;me da rabia no haber podido ayudarles it's so annoying o frustrating not having been able to help them;¡qué rabia! how annoying!;¡qué rabia que no haya podido despedirme de ella! I'm so annoyed I wasn't able to say goodbye to her!;“¡déjame!”, dijo con rabia “leave me alone,” she said angrily;¿dónde dejo esto? – donde más rabia te dé where shall I put this? – wherever you like;4. [furia] fury;el equipo empezó a atacar con rabia the team started attacking furiously* * *f MED rabies sg ;dar rabia a alguien make s.o. mad;¡qué rabia! how annoying!;tener rabia a alguien have it in for s.o.* * *rabia nf1) hidrofobia: rabies, hydrophobia2) : rage, anger* * * -
52 tranquilizar
v.1 to calm (down).Los medicamentos calmaron al lunático The medicines calmed the lunatic.2 to reassure (dar confianza a).* * *1 (calmar) to calm down, tranquillize (US tranquilize)2 (dar confianza) to reassure, set one's mind at rest1 (calmarse) to calm down2 to set one's mind at rest, be reassured* * *verbto calm down, soothe* * *1.VT to calm down¿por qué no llamas a tu madre para tranquilizarla? — why don't you call your mother to put her mind at rest?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <persona/animal> to calm... down2.tranquilizarse v pron persona to calm down* * *= reassure, soothe, settle, ease, lull, settle down, put + Nombre + at ease, tranquillise [tranquilize, -USA], quieten.Ex. The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.Ex. When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex. Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex. In wildlife conservation and research it is often necessary to tranquilise an animal for various reasons.Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.----* tranquilizarse = cool off, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down.* * *1.verbo transitivo <persona/animal> to calm... down2.tranquilizarse v pron persona to calm down* * *= reassure, soothe, settle, ease, lull, settle down, put + Nombre + at ease, tranquillise [tranquilize, -USA], quieten.Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.
Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex: In wildlife conservation and research it is often necessary to tranquilise an animal for various reasons.Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.* tranquilizarse = cool off, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down.* * *tranquilizar [A4 ]vtestaba histérico e intenté tranquilizarlo he was hysterical and I tried to calm him downsus palabras la tranquilizaron his words reassured herme tranquiliza ver que ahora se llevan mejor I'm relieved to see (that) they're getting along better nowintentó tranquilizar los ánimos he tried to calm people o things down1 «persona» to calm down¡tranquilízate! todo saldrá bien calm down! everything will be all right* * *
tranquilizar ( conjugate tranquilizar) verbo transitivo
sus palabras la tranquilizaron his words reassured herb) ( atenuar la preocupación):
tranquilizarse verbo pronominal ( calmarse) to calm down;
( dejar de preocuparse):
tranquilizar verbo transitivo
1 (calmar) to calm down
2 (eliminar el desasosiego) to reassure
' tranquilizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calmar
- ir
English:
calm
- pacify
- quieten
- reassure
- rest
- soothe
- tranquillize
- design
- ease
- quiet
- settle
- steady
* * *♦ vt1. [calmar] to calm (down);una enfermera la tranquilizó a nurse calmed her down;me tranquiliza saber que está a salvo it's a relief to know she's safe, I feel much better now I know she's safe2. [dar confianza a] to reassure;su presencia la tranquiliza his presence reassures her o is reassuring to her* * *v/t:tranquilizar a alguien calm s.o. down* * *tranquilizar {21} vtcalmar: to calm down, to soothetranquilizar la conciencia: to ease the conscience* * *tranquilizar vb1. (en general) to calm downcuando está nervioso, la música lo tranquiliza when he's nervous, music calms him down2. (aliviar) to reassure / to set your mind at rest -
53 dirección
f.1 direction, guidance, orientation, tack.2 address, postal address.3 steering wheel, steering.4 management, administration.5 editorial board.6 editorship.7 authorities.8 leadership, leaders of the party.* * *1 (acción de dirigir) management, running2 (cargo) directorship, position of manager; (de un partido) leadership; (de un colegio) headship; (de editorial) position of editor3 (junta) board of directors, management5 (sentido) direction, way6 (destino) destination7 (domicilio) address8 TÉCNICA steering9 figurado (orientación) direction\llevar la dirección de algo to run something, direct somethingcalle de dirección única one-way streetdirección asistida AUTOMÓVIL power assisted steering, power steeringdirección general head office'Dirección prohibida' "No entry"* * *noun f.1) address2) direction, way3) management4) steering* * *SF1) (=sentido) direction¿podría indicarme la dirección de la playa? — could you show me the way to the beach?
•
salir con dirección a — to leave for•
ir en dirección a — to go in the direction of, go towards, head forel taxi iba en dirección al aeropuerto — the taxi was going in the direction of o towards the airport, the taxi was heading for the airport
2) (=orientación) waydesconozco la dirección que están siguiendo los acontecimientos — I don't know which way events are going
3) (=señas) addressla carta llevaba una dirección equivocada — the letter was wrongly addressed o had the wrong address
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poner la dirección a un sobre — to address an envelope4) (=control) [de empresa, hospital, centro de enseñanza] running; [de partido] leadership; [de película] directiondirección colectiva, dirección colegiada — (Pol) collective leadership
5) (=personal directivo)•
la dirección — [de empresa, centro escolar] the management; [de partido] the leadership; [de periódico] the editorial boardprohibido fumar en este local: la dirección — smoking is prohibited in this building: the management
6) (=cargo) [en colegio] headship, principalship (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editorship; [en partido] leadership; [de gerente] post of manager; [de alto cargo] directorship7) (=despacho) [en colegio] headteacher's office, principal's office (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editor's office; [de gerente] manager's office; [de alto cargo] director's office8) (=oficina principal) head officeDirección General de Seguridad — State Security Office, State Security Service
dirección provincial — regional office of a government department
9) (Aut, Náut) steeringdirección asistida, dirección hidráulica — LAm power steering
* * *1) ( señas) address2) (sentido, rumbo) directionellos venían en dirección contraria — they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction
¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?
3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering4) (Adm)a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of managerb) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadershipc) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office5)a) (de obra, película) directionb) ( de orquesta)c) (de empresa, proyecto) management* * *1) ( señas) address2) (sentido, rumbo) directionellos venían en dirección contraria — they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction
¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?
3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering4) (Adm)a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of managerb) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadershipc) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office5)a) (de obra, película) directionb) ( de orquesta)c) (de empresa, proyecto) management* * *dirección11 = administration, directorship, management, senior staff, governance, senior management, top management, headship, steerage, directing, leadership, senior managers.Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
Ex: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.Ex: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.Ex: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management.Ex: In the context of collegial management in university libraries, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of rotating headships.Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.Ex: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.* asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.* comité de dirección = steering committee.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* dirección cinematográfica = film direction.* dirección compartida = shared governance.* dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.* dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.* dirección general = directorate-general.* dirección participativa = participative management.* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.* en la dirección = in the saddle.* en la dirección (de) = at the helm (of).* equipo de dirección = management, management team, administrative team.* grupo de dirección = management.* junta de dirección = board of directors.* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.* nivel alto de dirección = higher management.* ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.* personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.* puesto de dirección = position of leadership.* relativo a la dirección = directorial.* resumen de la dirección = executive summary.* reunión de la dirección = board meeting.dirección22 = direction, quarter.Ex: Thus the thesaurus user may approach a term from 'either direction'.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.* cambiar dirección = change + direction.* cambio de dirección = change of hands.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* dar dirección = lend + direction.* dirección del viento = wind direction.* en ambas direcciones = two-way.* en dirección de la proa = abaft.* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.* en dirección norte = northbound.* en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.* en la dirección de = toward(s).* en la dirección de la máquina = machine-direction.* en la dirección del viento = downwind.* falta de dirección = indirection.* indicador de dirección = signpost.* línea de dirección = line of direction.* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.* timón de dirección = rudder.* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.* tomar una dirección = take + direction.dirección33 = address.Ex: The Acquisitions system uses a Name address Directory as its source of address information for orders.
* correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.* dirección de contacto = contact address.* dirección de correo = mailing address.* dirección de correo electrónico = email address.* dirección de envío = shipping address.* dirección de facturación = billing address, invoice address.* dirección del remitente = return address.* dirección de pago = payment address.* dirección favorita = bookmark.* dirección para correspondencia = mailing address.* dirección postal = postal address, mailing address.* dirección web = web address.* fichero de direcciones = addresses file.* intercambio de direcciones = exchange of address.* libreta de direcciones = address book.* lista de direcciones = mailing list.* máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.dirección44 = steering.Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.
* dirección asistida = power steering.dirección55 = tack.Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
* dirección asistida = power-assisted steering.* explorar una dirección = chart + direction.* * *A (señas) addressnombre y dirección name and addressCompuestos:absolute addressbusiness addresse-mail addresshome addresspostal addressrelative addresstelegraphic addressB (sentido, rumbo) directioncirculaba con or en dirección a Madrid it was heading toward(s) Madridellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? which way was he heading o going?su política ha tomado una nueva dirección their policy has taken a new directionvientos de dirección norte northerly windscambiar de dirección to change directionseñal de dirección prohibida no-entry signla flecha indica dirección obligatoria the arrow indicates that it's one way onlyalinear la dirección to align the wheelsCompuesto:power-assisted steering, power steeringD ( Adm)1 (cargo — en una escuela) principalship ( AmE), headship ( BrE); (— en una empresa) post o position of manager2 (cuerpo directivo — de una empresa) management; (— de un periódico) editorial board; (— de una prisión) authorities (pl); (— de un partido) leadership3 (oficina — en una escuela) principal's office ( AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office ( BrE); (— en una empresa) manager's/director's office; (— en un periódico) editorial officeE1 (de una obra, película) directiones su primer trabajo de dirección it's the first time she's directed, it's her first job as a director o her first directing jobla dirección es de Saura it is directed by Saura2(de una orquesta): bajo la dirección de Campomar conducted by Campomar3 (de una empresa, proyecto) managementbajo la dirección de su profesor under the guidance of her teacher* * *
dirección sustantivo femenino
1 ( señas) address
2 (sentido, rumbo) direction;◊ ellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction;
¿en qué dirección iba? which way was he heading o going?;
señal de dirección prohibida no-entry sign;
dirección obligatoria one way only
3 (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering;
4 (Adm)
(— en empresa) post o position of manager
(— de periódico) editorial board;
(— de prisión) authorities (pl);
(— de partido) leadership
(— en empresa) manager's/director's office;
(— en periódico) editorial office
dirección sustantivo femenino
1 (sentido, rumbo) direction
dirección obligatoria, one way only
dirección prohibida, no entry
en dirección a, towards
2 (domicilio) address
3 Cine Teat direction
4 (conjunto de dirigentes de una empresa) management
(de un partido) leadership
(de un colegio) headship, US principal's office
5 (cargo de dirección) directorship
6 (oficina del director) director's office
7 Auto Téc steering
dirección asistida, power steering
' dirección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- allí
- cambiarse
- canalizar
- cara
- de
- derivar
- DGT
- dirigir
- domicilio
- dorso
- este
- girar
- giro
- hacia
- jefatura
- junta
- lado
- llevar
- para
- patronal
- recta
- recto
- rumbo
- saber
- seña
- singladura
- viraje
- a
- actual
- adelante
- adentro
- afuera
- anotar
- arriba
- arroba
- atrás
- calle
- camino
- casualidad
- contramano
- contrario
- deber
- encabezamiento
- indicador
- nordeste
- noroeste
- norte
- oeste
English:
address
- administration
- ahead
- ashore
- back
- business
- change
- course
- direction
- double-jointed
- eastbound
- entry
- film making
- him
- inquire
- leadership
- management
- negotiation
- oncoming
- opposite
- out of
- over
- overseas
- power steering
- promptly
- redirect
- round
- self-addressed
- somewhere
- south
- south-east
- south-west
- spin
- steering
- swing
- switch
- to
- turn
- up
- way
- westward
- with
- down
- east
- easterly
- eastward
- head
- inland
- internal
- may
* * *dirección nf1. [sentido] direction;se halla interrumpido el tráfico en ambas direcciones the road is closed in both directions;cambiar de dirección to change direction;en dirección contraria in the opposite direction;calle de dirección única one-way street;señal de dirección obligatoria = sign indicating that traffic must go in a particular direction;dirección prohibida [en letrero] no entry;no gires por la siguiente, que es dirección prohibida don't take the next turning, it's no entry;circular en dirección prohibida to drive the wrong way up a one-way street2. [rumbo] direction;con dirección a, en dirección a towards, in the direction of;¿en qué dirección ibas? which way were you going?;íbamos en dirección a mi casa we were heading for my place;se fue en dirección (al) sur he went south;el buque avanzaba en la dirección del viento the ship had the wind behind it;los acontecimientos han tomado una dirección inesperada events have taken an unexpected turn3. [domicilio] address;déme su nombre y dirección, por favor could you tell me your name and address, please?dirección de entrega shipping address4. Informát addressdirección de correo electrónico e-mail address;dirección electrónica [de correo] e-mail address;[de página] web page address;dirección IP IP address;dirección de memoria memory address;dirección web web address5. [mando, gestión] [de empresa, hospital] management;[de partido] leadership; [de colegio] headship; [de periódico] editorship; [de película] direction; [de obra de teatro] production; [de orquesta] conducting;estudia dirección de cine he's studying film directing6. [oficina] [de empresa, hospital] manager's office;[de colegio] Br headmaster's/headmistress's o US principal's office; [de periódico] editor's office7. [junta directiva] [de empresa, hospital] management;[de partido] leadership; [de colegio] management team; [de periódico] editorial board;la dirección de este periódico no se hace responsable de la opinión de sus colaboradores the editors of this newspaper are not responsible for opinions expressed by contributorsdirección comercial commercial department;dirección general head office;RP Dirección General Impositiva Br ≈ Inland Revenue, US ≈ IRS;Dirección General de Tráfico = government department in charge of road transport8. [de vehículo] steeringEsp dirección asistida power steering; Am dirección hidráulica power steering9. Geol strike* * *f1 ( sentido) direction;en aquella dirección that way, in that direction;dirección obligatoria one way only3 de coche steeringbajo la dirección de under the direction of, directed by5 en carta address6 ( rumbo):con dirección a Lima for Lima;en dirección a heading for;en dirección sur heading south7:direcciones pl ( instrucciones) guidelines* * *1) : address2) : direction3) : management, leadership4) : steering (of an automobile)* * *1. (sentido) directionse fue en esa dirección she went in that direction / she went that way3. (directores de una empresa) management -
54 hueso
m.1 bone.acabar o dar con sus huesos en (informal figurative) to end up inno poder con sus huesos (informal figurative) to be ready to drop, to be exhaustedhueso de santo (cooking) = small marzipan roll filled with egg yolk2 stone (British), pit (United States) (of fruit).aceitunas sin hueso pitted olives3 very strict person (informal) (person).4 contacts, influence (informal) (enchufe). (Mexican Spanish)5 pit.6 safe government job.7 cushy job, soft job, prebend, sinecure.8 personal connection.* * *1 ANATOMÍA bone2 (de fruta) stone, US pit\dar con los huesos en figurado to end up indar con los huesos en el suelo to end up on the floordarle a la sin hueso to talk one's head offestar en los huesos figurado to be all skin and boneno poder con sus huesos figurado to be all inromperle los huesos a alguien figurado to beat somebody upser un hueso duro de roer figurado to be a hard nut to cracktener los huesos molidos to be exhausted, be dead beat* * *noun m.1) bone2) pit, stone* * *SM1) (Anat) bonedar con los huesos en —
dio con sus huesos en la cárcel — he landed o ended up in jail
darle a la sin hueso — * to talk a lot
irse de la sin hueso, soltar la sin hueso — * to shoot one's mouth off *
hueso de santo — filled roll of marzipan
2) (Bot) stone, pit (EEUU)ser un hueso * —
4) And mule5)hueso colorado — Méx strong northerly wind
* * *1)a) (Anat) bonecalado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through
dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)
b)(de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored
c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack
* * *1)a) (Anat) bonecalado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through
dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)
b)(de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored
c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack
* * *hueso11 = bone.Ex: The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.
* blanco hueso = off-white.* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.* color hueso = off-white.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* empapado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.* helado hasta la médula de los huesos = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* hueso de la risa = funny bone.* hueso duro = tough nut.* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.* hueso metatarsiano = metatarsal.* hueso roto = broken bone.* hueso temporal = temporal bone.* lleno de huesos = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* salud de los huesos = bone health.* ser un saco de huesos = be a bag of bones.* sin hueso = boneless.hueso22 = pit, stone.Nota: De la fruta.Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.
Ex: Once you have removed the stones from fruits such as apricots and plums, you can turn the fruit halves inside out, then place them skin down on the tray.* * *A1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] bonecalado or empapado hasta los huesos soaked to the skin, wet throughdar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jaildio con los huesos en el suelo he ended up o landed up o finished up on the floordar or pinchar en hueso ( Esp fam): con éste hemos dado en hueso we've come up against a tricky o difficult customer here ( colloq)está/se ha quedado en los huesos he's nothing but o he's all skin and bone(s)2(de) color hueso off-white, bone-coloredCompuestos:● hueso or huesito de la suertewishbonempl marzipan shapes ( traditionally eaten on All Saints' Day)ser un hueso (duro de roer) (ser difícil): su rival es un hueso (duro de roer) ( fam); his opponent is a tough o hard nut to crack ( colloq)para mí la química es un hueso duro de roer chemistry is an uphill struggle for me* * *
hueso sustantivo masculino
1a) (Anat) bone;◊ en los huesos (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)b)
2 ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)
hueso sustantivo masculino
1 Anat bone
2 (de una fruta) stone, US pit
3 (persona difícil de complacer) hard nut
4 fig (tarea trabajosa) hard work
5 LAm (enchufe) contact
♦ Locuciones: estar en los huesos, to be all skin and bone
Esp pinchar/dar en hueso, to come up against a tricky or difficult person: conmigo has pinchado en hueso en cuanto a la financiación de tu aventura, to get me to pay for your adventure will be tricky
la sin hueso, the tongue
' hueso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballete
- caña
- carne
- carné
- desencajar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desencajarse
- desenterrar
- frontal
- médula
- pepita
- roer
- romperse
- rotura
- soldarse
- tuétano
- zafarse
- aceituna
- astilla
- astillarse
- componer
- fragmento
- pelado
- pómulo
- quebradizo
- quebrado
- saliente
English:
ankle bone
- bone
- bony
- break
- crack
- dislodge
- flesh
- for
- life
- live
- mend
- nut
- off-white
- pit
- set
- splinter
- stone
- off
* * *hueso nm1. [del cuerpo] bone;Famnos calamos hasta los huesos we got soaked to the skin;de color hueso ivory (coloured);Famtropezó y dio con sus huesos en el suelo she tripped and tumbled to the ground;la descubrieron y acabó con sus huesos en la cárcel she was caught out and ended up in jail;Famestar en los huesos to be all skin and bones;Famno puedo con mis huesos I'm ready to drop, I'm exhausted;Famser un hueso duro de roer to be a hard nut to crack;Famla sin hueso [la lengua] the tongue;soltar la sin hueso to shoot one's mouth offhueso del cráneo skull bone;hueso maxilar jawbone, Espec mandible;hueso de santo [pastel] = small roll of marzipan filled with sweetened egg yolk2. [de fruto] Br stone, US pit;aceitunas sin hueso pitted olivesel profe de inglés es un hueso our English teacher is dead strict5.huesos [restos] bones;el cementerio en el que descansan sus huesos the cemetery where her bones were laid to rest[trabajo fácil] cushy job* * *m1 ANAT bone;estar en los huesos be all skin and bone;moler/romper los huesos a alguien beat s.o. up;dar con sus huesos en la cárcel end up in jailhueso duro de roer fig fam hard nut to crack fam3 Méx famcushy number fam4 Méx fam ( influencia) influence, pull fam* * *hueso nm1) : bone2) : pit, stone (of a fruit)* * *hueso n1. (del cuerpo) bone2. (de aceituna, cereza) stone -
55 agudo
adj.1 sharp, smart, keen, astute.2 intense, severe, fierce, excruciating.3 high-pitched, sharp, shrill, piping.4 acute, clever, keen, insightful.5 witty, clever.6 pointed, acute, sharp-edged.7 acute.8 oxytone, accented in the last syllable, oxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on last syllable.Acordeón es una palabra aguda "Acordeon" is accented in the last syllable...m.high-pitch note, treble.* * *► adjetivo1 (afilado) sharp2 (dolor) acute5 (voz) high-pitched6 (sonido) treble, high* * *(f. - aguda)adj.1) sharp, acute2) high, high-pitched3) clever, witty* * *ADJ1) (=afilado) [filo] sharp; [instrumento] sharp, pointed2) (=intenso) [enfermedad, dolor] acute; [acento] acute3) [ángulo] acute4) (=incisivo) [mente, sentido] sharp, keen; [ingenio] ready, lively; [crítica] penetrating; [observación] smart, clever; [pregunta] acute, searching5) (=gracioso) witty6) (Mús) [nota] high, high-pitched; [voz, sonido] piercing* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <filo/punta> sharpb) < ángulo> acute2)a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> highb) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharpc) < crisis> severed) <aumento/descenso> sharp3)a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewdb) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> wittyc) <sentido/instinto> sharp* * *= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.----* acento agudo = acute.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* dolor agudo = twinge.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.* infección aguda = acute infection.* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <filo/punta> sharpb) < ángulo> acute2)a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> highb) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharpc) < crisis> severed) <aumento/descenso> sharp3)a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewdb) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> wittyc) <sentido/instinto> sharp* * *= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.* acento agudo = acute.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* dolor agudo = twinge.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.* infección aguda = acute infection.* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).* * *agudo -daA1 ‹filo/punta› sharp2 ‹ángulo› acuteB1 ‹voz› high-pitched; (irritante) shrill; ‹sonido› high-pitched; (irritante) piercing; ‹nota› high2 ‹dolor› (duradero) intense, acute; (momentáneo) sharp3 ‹crisis› severe4 ‹aumento/descenso› sharpun agudo descenso del índice de mortalidad a sharp fall in the death rateC1 (perspicaz) ‹persona› quick-witted, sharp; ‹observación/comentario› shrewd; ‹pregunta› shrewd, searching2 (gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty3 ‹vista› sharp; ‹oído› sharp, acute; ‹sentido/instinto› keen, sharpD1 ‹palabra› stressed on the last syllable2 ‹acento› acute* * *
agudo◊ -da adjetivo
1
2
‹ nota› high
( momentáneo) sharp
3
‹ comentario› shrewd
agudo,-a adjetivo
1 (sensación, enfermedad) acute
2 (tono de voz) high-pitched
(sonido) treble, high
3 (ingenioso) witty
4 (oído, vista, olfato) sharp, keen
' agudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- fina
- fino
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- lista
- listo
- sagaz
- estridente
- ladino
- pinchazo
- pitido
- quejido
English:
acute
- crack
- high
- high-pitched
- keen
- piping
- quick
- quick-witted
- raging
- sharp
- shrill
- witty
- yap
* * *agudo, -a♦ adj1. [filo, punta] sharp2. [vista, olfato] keen3. [crisis, problema, enfermedad] serious, acute4. [dolor] intense;sentí un dolor agudo al mover el brazo I felt a sharp pain when I moved my arm5. [sonido, voz] high, high-pitched6. [perspicaz] [persona] sharp, shrewd;[ingenio] keen, sharp7. [ingenioso] witty;estás muy agudo you're on form o very witty today;Irónico¡muy agudo! [cuando algo no es gracioso] very clever o funny!;[cuando algo es evidente] very observant!♦ nmagudos [sonidos] treble* * *adj1 acute2 ( afilado) sharp3 sonido high-pitched4 ( perspicaz) sharp5 LING:acento agudo acute accent* * *agudo, -da adj1) : acute, sharp2) : shrill, high-pitched3) perspicaz: clever, shrewd* * *agudo adj1. (en general) sharp2. (sonido, voz) high / high pitched3. (ángulo, dolor) acute5. (sentido) keen6. (palabra)"sofá" es una palabra aguda the accent is on the last syllable in "sofá" -
56 calmar
v.1 to relieve.2 to calm, to soothe.Los medicamentos calmaron al lunático The medicines calmed the lunatic.Sus comentarios calmaron su ánimo His comments calmed her mood.3 to alleviate.* * *1 (persona) to calm (down)2 (dolor) to relieve, soothe1 (estar en calma) to fall calm1 (persona) to calm down2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off* * *verbto calm, soothe- calmarse* * *1. VT1) (=relajar) [+ persona] to calm (down); [+ ánimos] to calm; [+ nervios] to calm, steadyestas pastillas le ayudarán a calmar la ansiedad — these pills will help reduce o relieve your anxiety
2) (=aliviar) [+ dolor, picor] to relieve; [+ tos] to soothe; [+ sed] to quench2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm2.calmarse v prona) persona to calm downb) mar to become calm* * *= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.Ex. Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex. When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex. Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.----* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm2.calmarse v prona) persona to calm downb) mar to become calm* * *= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* * *calmar [A1 ]vt1 (tranquilizar) ‹persona› to calm … down; ‹nervios› to calmesto calmó las tensiones/los ánimos this eased the tension/calmed people down2 (aliviar) ‹dolor› to relieve, ease; ‹hambre› to appease ( liter), to take the edge off; ‹sed› to quench■ calmarse1 «persona» to calm downahora que están los ánimos más calmados now that feelings aren't running so high, now that people have calmed down2 «mar» to become calm* * *
calmar ( conjugate calmar) verbo transitivo
‹ nervios› to calm;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ hambre› to take the edge off
calmarse verbo pronominal
calmar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to calm (down)
2 (un dolor) to soothe, relieve
' calmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- apaciguar
- sed
- tranquilizar
- pacificar
English:
calm
- deaden
- defuse
- heat
- lull
- settle
- steady
- assuage
- dull
- ease
- hush
- kill
- quieten
- relieve
- soothe
* * *♦ vt1. [mitigar] to relieve;[dolor] to relieve, to ease; [hinchazón] to relieve; [quemadura] to soothe; [sed] to quench; [hambre] to take the edge off2. [tranquilizar] [persona] to calm (down), to soothe;[situación] to defuse;tómate esto para calmar los nervios take this to calm your nerves* * *v/t1 calm (down)2 sed quench* * *calmar vttranquilizar: to calm, to soothe* * *calmar vb1. (nervios) to calm / to calm down2. (dolor) to relieve -
57 entusiasmar
v.1 to fill with enthusiasm.2 to be excited to.Nos entusiasma bailar We are excited to dance.Me entusiasmé I was excited.3 to enthuse, to interest, to excite, to carry away.El regalo entusiasmó a María The gift enthused Mary.4 to be excited about.Me entusiasma el paseo a la playa I am excited about the trip to the beach* * *1 (causar entusiasmo) to fill with enthusiasm, excite2 (gustar) to like, love* * *verb* * *1.VT (=apasionar) to fire with enthusiasm, excite; (=encantar) to delight2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( apasionar)b) ( infundir entusiasmo) to make... enthusiastic, get... excited2.entusiasmarse v pronentusiasmarse con algo — to get excited o enthusiastic about something
no te entusiasmes demasiado — don't get too excited o carried away
* * *= turn on, enthuse, thrill, get off on, capture + the imagination, electrify.Ex. When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.Ex. Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.Ex. The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.Ex. She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.----* entusiasmarse = excite, work up + an enthusiasm, fire up, go into + raptures.* entusiasmarse con = go + gaga (over).* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.* entusiasmarse por = be enthusiastic about, become + enamoured of, get + hooked on, be hooked by, be enamoured of/with.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( apasionar)b) ( infundir entusiasmo) to make... enthusiastic, get... excited2.entusiasmarse v pronentusiasmarse con algo — to get excited o enthusiastic about something
no te entusiasmes demasiado — don't get too excited o carried away
* * *= turn on, enthuse, thrill, get off on, capture + the imagination, electrify.Ex: When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.
Ex: Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.* entusiasmarse = excite, work up + an enthusiasm, fire up, go into + raptures.* entusiasmarse con = go + gaga (over).* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.* entusiasmarse por = be enthusiastic about, become + enamoured of, get + hooked on, be hooked by, be enamoured of/with.* * *entusiasmar [A1 ]vt1(apasionar): nada lo entusiasma he never gets enthusiastic o excited about anythingno me entusiasma mucho la idea I'm not very enthusiastic about o ( BrE) keen on the idea2 ‹persona› to make … enthusiastic, get … excitedno logré entusiasmarlo con la idea I didn't manage to make him very enthusiastic o get him very excited about the ideame entusiasmó para que aceptara he encouraged me to accept itentusiasmarse CON algo to get excited o enthusiastic ABOUT sthse entusiasmó con la idea he got excited o enthusiastic about the ideano te entusiasmes, que no sé si nos llega el dinero don't get excited o carried away, I don't know if we've got enough money* * *
entusiasmar ( conjugate entusiasmar) verbo transitivo ( apasionar):
no me entusiasma mucho la idea I'm not very enthusiastic about the idea
entusiasmarse verbo pronominal entusiasmarse con algo to get excited o enthusiastic about sth
entusiasmar verbo transitivo
1 (animar) to fill with enthusiasm
2 (gustar mucho) to delight: le entusiasman las películas del oeste, she loves westerns
' entusiasmar' also found in these entries:
English:
excite
- thrill
* * *♦ vt1. [animar] to fill with enthusiasm;entusiasmaron al público con su actuación their performance fired the public with enthusiasmla idea no le entusiasmó demasiado he wasn't overly enthusiastic about the idea* * *v/t excite, make enthusiastic* * *entusiasmar vt: to excite, to fill with enthusiasm* * *entusiasmar vb1. (gustar mucho) to love2. (emocionar) to excite / to thrill -
58 exigir
v.1 to demand.exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answerexigir algo de o a alguien to demand something from somebodyexigen una licenciatura you need to have a degreeElla demandó ayuda She called for assistance.2 to call for, to require.este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration3 to be demanding.4 to demand to, to urge to.Exigimos saber el por qué We demand to know why.* * *1 (pedir por derecho) to demand2 (pedir con energía) to insist on, demand3 figurado (necesitar) to require, call for\exigir demasiado to be very demanding* * *verb1) to demand, require2) exact* * *VT1) [persona] [gen] to demand; [+ dimisión] to demand, call forla maestra nos exige demasiado — our teacher is too demanding, our teacher asks too much of us
exigen tres años de experiencia — they're asking for o they require three years' experience
2) [situación, trabajo] to demand, require, call forese puesto exige mucha paciencia — this job demands o requires o calls for a lot of patience
el conflicto exige una pronta solución — the conflict requires o calls for a quick solution
3) Ven (=demandar)exigir algo — to ask for sth, request sth
exigir a algn — to beg sb, plead with sb
4) † [+ impuestos] to exact, levy (a from)* * *verbo transitivoa) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demandexigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw
b) ( requerir) to call for, demandmi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration
c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)* * *= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex. The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex. The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.----* exigir demasiado = overtax.* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* exigir un rescate = ransom.* * *verbo transitivoa) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demandexigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw
b) ( requerir) to call for, demandmi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration
c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)* * *= have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.* exigir demasiado = overtax.* exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.* exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.* exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* exigir un rescate = ransom.* * *exigir [I7 ]vt1 ‹pago/indemnización› to demand¡exijo una respuesta! I demand an answer!exigen dos años de experiencia they insist on o require two years' experienceexigir QUE + SUBJ:exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speakexigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw2 (requerir) to call for, demandla situación exige una solución inmediata the situation calls for o demands an immediate solutionun trabajo que exige mucha concentración a job which requires o demands o calls for great concentration3(esperar de algn): le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school* * *
exigir ( conjugate exigir) verbo transitivo
exigir verbo transitivo to demand
' exigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cobrar
- condición
- fiar
- reclamar
- reivindicar
- requerir
English:
absorb
- call
- call for
- claim
- demand
- exact
- expect
- levy
- necessitate
- need
- press
- ransom
- require
- command
- over
- waive
* * *♦ vt1. [pedir] to demand;exigimos nuestros derechos we demand our rights;exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree;exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer;¡exijo que venga el encargado! I demand to see the manager!;exigió que estuviera presente su abogado she demanded that her lawyer be present;de tí se exigirá una conducta ejemplar you will be expected to show exemplary behaviour;no le exijas tanto, que acaba de empezar you shouldn't demand so much of him, he's only just started2. [requerir, necesitar] to call for, to require;este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration;si el guión lo exige if the script requires it♦ vito be demanding* * *v/t1 demand2 ( requirir) call for, demand3:le exigen mucho they ask a lot of him* * *exigir {35} vt1) : to demand, to require2) : to exact, to levy* * *exigir vb1. (pedir) to demand2. (necesitar) to require -
59 meterse con
v.1 to provoke, to annoy, to pick on, to bother.María se metió con su hermMaría Mary provoked her sister.2 to pick a quarrel with, to fool around with, to pick a fight with, to mess around with.Ricardo se metió con el matón Richard picked a quarrel with the bully.María se metió con el vecino Mary fooled around with her neighbor.3 to fool around with, to bugger about with, to bugger around with, to fool about with.María se metió con el vecino Mary fooled around with her neighbor.* * ** * *(v.) = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roastingEx. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* * *(v.) = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roastingEx: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time. -
60 separar
v.1 to separate.las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apartson muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between usMaría separó las galletas Mary separated the cookies.2 to move away.separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit3 to put aside.4 to split, to draw apart, to pull away, to pull apart.El adulterio separa a las parejas Adultery splits couples.5 to set apart, to put away.6 to abduce.* * *1 (gen) to separate2 (hacer grupos) to separate, sort out3 (guardar aparte) to set aside, put aside4 (apartar) to move away (de, from)5 (de empleo, cargo) to remove (de, from), dismiss (de, from)6 figurado (mantener alejado) to keep away (de, from)1 (tomar diferente camino) to separate, part company2 (matrimonio) to separate3 (apartarse) to move away (de, from)4 (desprenderse) to separate (de, from), come off (de, -)5 (de amigo etc) to part company (de, with)6 separarse de (dejar algo) to part with* * *verb1) to separate2) divide•* * *1. VT1) (=apartar) to separatela maestra nos separó para que no habláramos — the teacher split us up o separated us so that we wouldn't talk
si no los llegan a separar se matan — if no one had pulled them apart o separated them, they would have killed each other
separar algn/algo de algn/algo — to separate sb/sth from sb/sth
al nacer los separaron de sus padres — they were taken (away) o separated from their parents at birth
los separaron del resto de los pasajeros — they were split up o separated from the rest of the passengers
2) (=distanciar)éramos buenos amigos, pero la política nos separó — we were good friends but politics came between us
3) (=existir entre)el abismo que separa a los ricos de los pobres — the gulf between o separating (the) rich and (the) poor
4) (=deslindar)unas barreras de protección separaban el escenario de la plaza — there were crash barriers separating the stage from the rest of the square
la frontera que separa realidad y ficción — the dividing line between reality and fiction, the line that separates reality from o and fiction
5) (=dividir) to divide6) (=poner aparte)¿me puedes separar un poco de tarta? — can you put aside some cake for me?
7) (=destituir) [de un cargo] to remove, dismissser separado del servicio — (Mil) to be discharged
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, partno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide2)a) ( deslindar) to separate, divideb) ( despegar)3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)2.fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
separarse v prona) matrimonio to separatese separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago
b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split upno se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost
separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside* * *= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.Ex. The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.Ex. The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex. The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.Ex. Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.Ex. It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.----* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* que se puede separar = detachable.* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* separar con una cortina = curtain off.* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.* separar las manos = spread out + hands.* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, partno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide2)a) ( deslindar) to separate, divideb) ( despegar)3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)2.fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
separarse v prona) matrimonio to separatese separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago
b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split upno se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost
separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside* * *= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.
Ex: The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex: The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.Ex: It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.* que se puede separar = detachable.* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.* separar con una cortina = curtain off.* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.* separar las manos = spread out + hands.* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.* * *separar [A1 ]vtA1 (apartar, alejar) to separatedos transeúntes intentaron separarlos two passersby tried to separate o part themha hecho todo lo posible por separarnos he has done everything he can to split us uplas consonantes dobles no se separan en español in Spanish, double consonants should not be split upla maestra las separó porque charlaban mucho the teacher separated them o split them up because they were talking so muchsepara la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wallno se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero it is not advisable to take the calf away from its motherseparar la yema de la clara separate the white from the yolkseparar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females2 (dividir un todo) to divideseparar las palabras en sílabas divide the words into syllablesla guerra separó a muchas familias the war divided many families3 (guardar, reservar) to put o set asidesepárame un trocito para Pablo, que va a venir más tarde can you put o set aside a slice for Pablo, he'll be coming latersepara la ropa que llevarás puesta put the clothes you're going to wear on one sideB1 (deslindar) to separate, divideuna valla separa a los hinchas de los dos equipos there is a fence separating the fans of the two teamslos separan profundas diferencias they are divided by deepseated differencesseparar algo DE algo to separate sth FROM sthlos Andes separan Argentina de Chile the Andes separate Argentina from Chile2(despegar): no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apartsepara las lonchas de jamón separate the slices of hamno separe la etiqueta antes de rellenarla do not remove o detach the label before filling it infue separado de su cargo/sus funciones he was removed from office/relieved of his duties ( frml)separar del servicio ( Mil) to discharge1 «matrimonio» to separatese separaron tras diez años de matrimonio they separated o split up after ten years of marriagees hijo de padres separados his parents are separatedsepararse DE algn to separate FROM sbse separó de su marido en octubre she separated from her husband in October2 (alejarse, apartarse) to split upa mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half waylos socios se separaron en 1996 they dissolved their partnership in 1996 ( frml), the partners split up in 1996no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please don't split up o divide up o please stay together in case the children get lostsepararse DE algo/algn:esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the televisionno me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my childrenno se separen de su equipaje do not leave your luggage unattended* * *
separar ( conjugate separar) verbo transitivo
1
separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall
c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside
2
b) ( despegar):
separarse verbo pronominal
separarse DE algn to separate from sb
c) (apartarse, alejarse):◊ no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please stay together in case the children get lost;
no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children
separar verbo transitivo
1 (aumentar la distancia física) to move apart
2 (poner aparte) to separate: separa las rosas de los claveles, separate the roses from the carnations
3 (reservar) to save
4 (algo pegado, grapado) to detach
5 (distanciar, disgregar) to divide
' separar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- desgajar
- desunir
- paja
- quitar
- segregar
- aislar
- apartar
- cortar
- desmontar
- desprender
English:
detach
- divide
- divorce
- fence off
- part
- peel off
- prise
- pull apart
- screen off
- separate
- sort out
- space
- split up
- twist off
- wall off
- fence
- pull
- screen
- sort
- splay
- split
- wall
* * *♦ vt1. [alejar, dividir, aislar] to separate (de from);lo han separado de sus hijos they've taken his children away from him;tuvo que venir la policía para separarlos the police had to be called to break them up o separate them;el muro que separa los dos campos the wall separating o that separates the two fields;separar algo en grupos/partes iguales to divide sth into groups/equal parts;son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us;quiere separar su vida privada de su vida pública she wants to keep her private life separate from her public life2. [apartar, dejar espacio entre] to move away (de from);separe el cuerpo del volante keep your body away from the steering wheel;separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit;separa bien las piernas open your legs wide3. [desunir, quitar]las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart;separe la carne del caldo remove the meat from the stock;no separaba los ojos del reloj she never took her eyes off the clock4. [reservar] to put asidefue separado del cargo he was removed (from his post), he was dismissed (from his job);separaron al coronel del servicio the colonel was removed from active service* * *v/t separate* * *separar vt1) : to separate, to divide2) : to split up, to pull apart♦ separarse vr* * *separar vb1. (en general) to separate2. (apartar) to move away
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