shelf stocks

aguanté el dolor como pude — I bore o put up with o endured the pain as best as I could

tenemos que estar aguantando continuas ofensas — we have to put up with o endure continual insults

no aguantaré tus impertinencias ni un minuto más — I won't stand for o take o put up with your cheek a minute longer

esta planta aguanta bien el calor — this plant withstands o can take heat well, this plant stands up well to heat

• no aguantar, no aguanto a los cotillas — I can't bear o stand gossips

no aguanto ver sufrir a un animal — I can't bear o stand to see an animal suffering

no aguantaba la rutina de los entrenamientos — he couldn't cope with o take the training programme

• no hay quien te aguante — you're impossible o insufferable

se rompió el cable que aguantaba la antena — the cable holding up o supporting the aerial broke

• aguantar las ganas de hacer algo — to resist the urge to do sth

ya no aguanto más — I can't bear it o stand it o take it any longer, I can't bear o stand o take any more

cuando empezaba a correr no aguantaba más de diez minutos — when she started running she couldn't keep going o last for more than ten minutes

aguantaré en Madrid hasta que pueda — I'll hang on o hold on in Madrid as long as I can

es de guapo que no se puede aguantar — * he's drop dead gorgeous *, he's to die for *

¡aguanta! — hang on * o hold on a minute!

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

to fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura

turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)

cook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento

supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar

to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche

to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido

to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja

of low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)

to fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo

in low gear — en primera or segunda

• to bow low — hacer una reverencia profunda

• a dress cut low in the back — un vestido muy escotado de espalda

• to fall low — (fig) caer bajo

• to be laid low with flu — ser postrado por la gripe

• to lay sb low — derribar a algn, poner a algn fuera de combate

• to lie low — (=hide) mantenerse escondido; (=be silent) mantenerse quieto

• to sink low — (fig) caer bajo

to reach a new or an all-time low — estar más bajo que nunca

low beam headlights NPL — (US) luces fpl de cruce

Low Church N — sector de la Iglesia Anglicana de tendencia más protestante

low comedy N — farsa f

the Low Countries NPL — los Países Bajos

low heels NPL — (=shoes) tacones mpl bajos

Low Latin N — bajo latín m

low mass N — misa f rezada

low point N — punto m (más) bajo

low salt N — sal f dietética

low season N — (esp Brit) temporada f baja

Low Sunday N — Domingo m de Cuasimodo

low tide N — marea f baja

low vowel N — vocal f grave

low water N — bajamar f

low water mark N — línea f de bajamar

to fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura

turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)

cook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento

supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar

to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche

to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido

to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja

of low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)

to fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo

estos chicos tienen grandes reservas de energía — these kids have endless amounts o reserves of energy

de reserva — [precio, jugador, fondo] reserve antes de s ; [zapatos, muda] spare

reserva de caja — cash reserves pl

reserva en efectivo, reserva en metálico — cash reserves pl

reservas monetarias — [de un país] currency reserves

no se cobra por la reserva de asientos — there is no booking o reservation charge

se pueden hacer reservas por teléfono — you can book by phone, you can make a telephone booking o reservation

ya he hecho la reserva de plaza en la academia de baile — I've reserved o booked my place at the dance school

reservas de trigo — reserves o stocks of wheat

habló sin reservas — he talked openly o freely

a reserva de que + subj: iremos a reserva de que (no) llueva — we'll go as long as o provided it doesn't rain

reservas de trigo — reserves o stocks of wheat

habló sin reservas — he talked openly o freely

a reserva de que + subj: iremos a reserva de que (no) llueva — we'll go as long as o provided it doesn't rain

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: If holds have been placed on the title, an 'X' appears in the hold column.

no puedo resistir este frío — I can't bear o stand this cold

el equipo no puede resistir mucho tiempo más — the team can't last o hold out much longer

el coche resiste todavía — the car is still holding out o going

¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?

su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte — his heart couldn't take o stand a shock like that

no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy

resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her

las cifras se me resisten — figures are beyond me (colloq)

¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?

su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte — his heart couldn't take o stand a shock like that

no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy

resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her

las cifras se me resisten — figures are beyond me (colloq)

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.