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61 cascar

v.

1 to crack.

cascar un huevo to crack an egg

2 to damage, to harm (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

cascarla (figurative) to kick the bucket

3 to make croaky (informal) (la voz).

4 to thump (informal) (pegar).

5 to witter on (informal) (hablar). (peninsular Spanish)

6 to hit, to bop.

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cascar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (romper) to crack

■ cascar un huevo to crack an egg

2 familiar (pegar) to hit, beat up

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (morir) to snuff it, kick the bucket

2 familiar (charlar) to chat

3 familiar (dañar) to harm

■ la bebida casca drinking is bad for you

► verbo pronominal cascarse

1 (romperse) to crack

2 (la voz) to become harsh, become hoarse

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cascarla familiar (morir) to kick the bucket

cascársela tabú to wank, US jerk off

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verb

to crack

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1. VT

1) (=romper) [+ nuez] to crack; [+ huevo] to break, crack; [+ taza, plato] to chip

2) * (=pegar)

cuando se entere tu padre, te casca — when your father finds out, he'll thump you o give you a bashing *

cuando se pelea con sus amigos, siempre le cascan — when he fights with his friends they always give him a bashing *

3) * (=poner)

me cascaron una multa por aparcar mal — I was landed with o slapped with a fine for parking in the wrong place *

4) (=chivar) to squeal *, tell *

5)

- cascarla

la cascó la semana pasada — he kicked the bucket last week *

2.

VI * (=charlar) to chatter, natter *

3.

See:

cascarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip

2) (fam) to knock... about

su marido le casca — her husband knocks her about

obedece o te casco — do as I tell you or I'll give you a clout

3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>

me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine

le cascaron 10 años de cárcel — he got 10 years

cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
cascar vi

1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat

2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away
3.
cascarse v pron

a) huevo to crack; taza to chip

b) ( pegarse) (recípr)

se cascaron de lo lindo — they knocked the living daylights out of each other

c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break

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= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.

Ex. While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.

Ex. I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.

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* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip

2) (fam) to knock... about

su marido le casca — her husband knocks her about

obedece o te casco — do as I tell you or I'll give you a clout

3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>

me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine

le cascaron 10 años de cárcel — he got 10 years

cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
cascar vi

1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat

2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away
3.
cascarse v pron

a) huevo to crack; taza to chip

b) ( pegarse) (recípr)

se cascaron de lo lindo — they knocked the living daylights out of each other

c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break

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= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.

Ex: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.

Ex: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.

* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

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cascar [A2 ]

vt

A ‹nuez/huevo› to crack; ‹taza› to chip

B ( fam); ‹niño› to clobber ( colloq), to clout ( colloq)

C

( Esp fam) ‹multa/pena› me cascaron una multa de 30 euros I got a 30 euro fine, they hit me with a 30 euro fine ( colloq)

le cascaron cinco años en chirona they gave him five years, he got five years ( colloq)

cascarla ( fam); to peg out ( colloq), to kick the bucket ( colloq)

■ cascar

vi

A ( Esp fam) (charlar) to chat, shoot the breeze ( AmE colloq)

B ( Chi fam) (huir) to run away

■ cascarse

v pron

1 «huevo» to crack; «taza» to chip

2 ( Esp fam) (estropearse) to break, bust ( colloq)

cascársela ( Esp vulg); to jerk off ( vulg), to wank ( BrE vulg)

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cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
' cascar' also found in these entries:
English:
crack
- chip

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cascar

♦ vt

1. [romper] to crack;

cascar un huevo to crack an egg

2. Esp Fam [dañar] to damage, to harm

3. Esp Fam
cascarla [morir] to kick the bucket

4. Fam [voz] to make croaky

5. Fam [pegar] to thump;
Esp Vulg
como no te calles, te casco una hostia if you don't shut up, I'll smash your face in

♦ vi
Esp Fam
1. [hablar] to chat, esp Br to natter;

no pararon de cascar en toda la tarde they were chatting o esp Br nattering away all afternoon

2. [morir] to kick the bucket

♦ See also the pronominal verb cascarse

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cascar

I v/t

1 crack; algo quebradizo break

2 fig fam

whack fam

3

:

cascarla peg out fam II v/i fam

chat

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cascar {72} vt

: to crack (a shell)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cascarse

Spanish-English dictionary > cascar
62 explotar

v.

1 to exploit (person).

El tipo explota a los empleados The guy exploits the employees.

El minero explota los recursos The miner exploits the resources.

2 to explode.

El minero explotó la carga The miner exploded the charge.

La carga explotó The charge exploded.

María explotó por la ofensa Mary exploded because of the offense.

3 to use, to take unfair advantage of.

El timador usó a las personas The swindler used the people.

4 to explode on.

Nos explotó una bomba A bomb exploded on us.

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explotar

► verbo transitivo

1 (sacar provecho) to exploit; (mina) to work; (tierra) to cultivate; (industria) to operate, run; (recursos) to tap, exploit

2 peyorativo (personas) to exploit

3 (bomba) to explode

► verbo intransitivo

1 (explosionar) to explode, blow up

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verb

1) to exploit

2) to run, operate

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1. VT

1) (=usar) [+ recursos, riquezas] to exploit; [+ planta] to run, operate; [+ mina] to work

2) (=usar excesivamente) [+ obreros] to exploit; [+ situación] to exploit, make capital out of

3) [+ bomba] to explode

2.

VI [bomba] to explode, go off

explotaron dos bombas — two bombs exploded o went off

cayó sin explotar — it fell but did not go off, it landed without going off

juegan con bombas sin explotar — they play with unexploded bombs

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < tierra> to exploit, work; < mina> to operate, work; < negocio> to run, operate

b) <idea/debilidad> to exploit

2) < trabajador> to exploit
2.
explotar vi

a) bomba to explode, go off; caldera/máquina to explode, blow up

b) (fam) persona to explode, to blow a fuse (colloq)

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= deploy, explode, exploit, harness, tap, burst, blow up, cash in on, prey on/upon, detonate, milk, mine, blow + a fuse, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails, go off.

Ex. The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

Ex. Other systems also employ a thesaurus in offering the facility to explode search profiles.

Ex. The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.

Ex. When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.

Ex. It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.

Ex. The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.

Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.

Ex. At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.

Ex. From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.

Ex. There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).

Ex. A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.

Ex. For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.

Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.

Ex. Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.

Ex. My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.

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* explotar al máximo = realise + to its full potential, realise + the potential.

* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.

* hacer explotar = blow up.

* por explotar = untapped.

* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < tierra> to exploit, work; < mina> to operate, work; < negocio> to run, operate

b) <idea/debilidad> to exploit

2) < trabajador> to exploit
2.
explotar vi

a) bomba to explode, go off; caldera/máquina to explode, blow up

b) (fam) persona to explode, to blow a fuse (colloq)

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= deploy, explode, exploit, harness, tap, burst, blow up, cash in on, prey on/upon, detonate, milk, mine, blow + a fuse, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails, go off.

Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

Ex: Other systems also employ a thesaurus in offering the facility to explode search profiles.

Ex: The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.

Ex: When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.

Ex: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.

Ex: The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.

Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.

Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.

Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.

Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).

Ex: A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.

Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.

Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.

Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.

Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.

* explotar al máximo = realise + to its full potential, realise + the potential.

* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.

* hacer explotar = blow up.

* por explotar = untapped.

* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.

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explotar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹tierra› to exploit, work; ‹mina› to operate, work, exploit; ‹negocio› to run, operate

2 (sacar provecho de) to exploit

supo explotar esta idea al máximo she knew how to exploit this idea to the full o how to make the most of this idea

sabe explotar los puntos flacos de su rival he knows how to exploit his opponent's weak points

B ‹trabajador› to exploit

■ explotar

vi

1 «bomba» to explode, go off; «caldera/máquina» to explode, blow up

2 ( fam); «persona» to explode, to blow a fuse ( colloq), to go through the roof ( colloq)

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explotar ( conjugate explotar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ tierra› to exploit, work;

‹ mina› to operate, work;
‹ negocio› to run, operate
b) ‹idea/debilidad› to exploit

c) ‹ trabajador› to exploit

verbo intransitivo
a) [ bomba] to explode, go off;

[caldera/máquina] to explode, blow up
b) (fam) [ persona] to explode, to blow a fuse (colloq)

explotar
I verbo intransitivo (un artefacto) to explode, go off
II verbo transitivo
1 (desarrollar, utilizar) to exploit
(una mina) to work
(la tierra) to cultivate
2 (a una persona) to exploit
' explotar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estallar
- jugo
- exprimir
English:
blow up
- explode
- exploit
- go off
- milk
- prey on
- rag
- shell-hole
- tap
- untapped
- use
- flare
- mileage
- prey
- set
- top
- undeveloped
- work

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explotar¹ vt

1. [niños, trabajadores] to exploit;

en esta empresa explotan a los trabajadores this firm exploits its workers

2. [recursos naturales] to exploit;
[fábrica, negocio] to run, to operate; [terreno] to farm; [mina] to work
3. [tema, asunto, situación] to exploit

explotar² vi

1. [bomba, explosivo, petardo] to explode, to go off;
[globo, neumático, caldera] to explode, to burst
2. [persona] to explode (with rage)

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explotar

I v/t

1 tierra, mina work, exploit

2 situación take advantage of, exploit

3 trabajador exploit

II v/i go off, explode; fig

explode, blow a fuse fam

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explotar vt

1) : to exploit

2) : to operate, to run

explotar vi

estallar, reventar: to explode

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explotar vb

1. (bomba, etc) to explode / to go off

el artefacto explotó en un túnel the device exploded in a tunnel

2. (mina) to work

3. (tierra) to farm

4. (aprovechar) to exploit

explotaban a los niños they exploited the children

Spanish-English dictionary > explotar
63 holgado

adj.

loose, loose-fitting, ample, wide.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: holgar.

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holgado

► participio pasado

1→ link=holgar holgar

► adjetivo

1 (desocupado) idle

2 (ropa) loose, baggy

■ un jersey holgado a loose-fitting jumper

3 (espacio) roomy

4 (victoria) easy, comfortable; (mayoría) comfortable

5 (posición) comfortable, well-off

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar/estar holgado,-a de tiempo to have plenty of time

ir holgado,-a to have plenty of room

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ADJ

1) [ropa] (=suelto) loose, comfortable, baggy

demasiado holgado — too big

2) (=amplio) roomy

así quedará el cuarto más holgado — this will make more space in the room

consiguieron una victoria holgada — they won easily o comfortably

3) (=cómodo) comfortably off, well-to-do

vida holgada — comfortable life, life of ease

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- da adjetivo

a) < prenda> loose-fitting, baggy

b) < posición> comfortable

viven holgados — they're comfortably off

c) < victoria> comfortable, easy; < mayoría> comfortable

d) ( de espacio)

así iremos más holgados — we'll be more comfortable like that

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= loose fitting, loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.], loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

Ex. Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

Ex. A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.

Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.

Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.

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- da adjetivo

a) < prenda> loose-fitting, baggy

b) < posición> comfortable

viven holgados — they're comfortably off

c) < victoria> comfortable, easy; < mayoría> comfortable

d) ( de espacio)

así iremos más holgados — we'll be more comfortable like that

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= loose fitting, loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.], loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.

Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.

Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.

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holgado -da

adjective

1 ‹vestido/camisa› loose-fitting, baggy

2 ‹posición› comfortable

su situación económica es holgada they're comfortably off

3 ‹victoria› comfortable, easy; ‹mayoría› comfortable

4

(de espacio): si pones la maleta en la baca iremos más holgados if you put the suitcase on the roof rack we'll have more room o we'll be more comfortable

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Del verbo holgar: ( conjugate holgar)

holgado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
holgado
holgar
holgado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹ prenda› loose-fitting, baggy

b) ‹ posición› comfortable;

◊ viven holgados they're comfortably off

c) ‹victoria/mayoría› comfortable

d) ( de espacio):

◊ así iremos más holgados we'll be more comfortable like that

holgar ( conjugate holgar) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) (frml) ( estar de más):
◊ huelga decir que … it goes without saying that …;

huelgan los comentarios what can one say?
holgado,-a adjetivo
1 (despegado del cuerpo) loose, baggy
2 (sobrado: de dinero) comfortable
(: de espacio, etc) ample, roomy: es un presupuesto holgado, it's an ample budget
andar holgado de tiempo, to have plenty of time
holgar vi frml
1 (estar ocioso) to be idle
2 (ser ocioso, estar de más) huelga decir que no estaré allí, it goes without saying that I won't be there

' holgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cumplida
- cumplido
- desahogada
- desahogado
- holgada
English:
baggy
- loose
- roomy
- shell-suit
- comfortable

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holgado, -a adj

1. [ropa] baggy, loose-fitting;

los pantalones me están muy holgados the trousers are very loose on me

2. [habitación, espacio] roomy;

en los asientos de atrás cabemos cuatro holgados there's (more than enough) room for four of us in the back seat

3. [victoria, situación] comfortable;

gobernará con una holgada mayoría he will govern with an ample o comfortable majority;

vamos holgados de tiempo we're fine for time, we've got plenty of time

4. [económicamente] comfortable;

están en una posición muy holgado they're very comfortably off

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holgado

adj ropa loose, comfortable;

estar holgado de tiempo have time to spare

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holgado, -da adj

1) : loose, baggy

2) : at ease, comfortable

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holgado adj loose

Spanish-English dictionary > holgado
64 luz

f.

1 light.

apagar la luz to switch off the light

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright

a la luz de in the light of

a plena luz del día in the full light of day

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on

a todas luces whichever way you look at it

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child)

dar luz verde to give the green light o the go-ahead

sacar a la luz to bring to light

luz natural natural light (del sol)

2 electricity.

cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply

encender la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

dar la luz to switch on the light (peninsular Spanish)

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3 gap.

4 luz.

5 airway.

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luz

► nombre femenino (pl luces)

1 (gen) light

■ en esta sala entra mucha luz this room gets plenty of light

■ ya no queda luz para leer there's not enough light to read

2 familiar (electricidad) electricity

■ nos han cortado la luz we've had the electricity cut off

■ nos hemos quedado sin luz the power has gone off

■ da la luz turn the light on

3 (iluminación) lighting

4 ARQUITECTURA span

5 (modelo) torch

■ Dios es mi luz y mi guía God is my torch and my guide

► nombre femenino plural luces

1 familiar intelligence sing

■ es un hombre de pocas luces he's not very bright

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la luz del día in daylight

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

a todas luces obviously, clearly

dar a luz to give birth

dar luz verde a to give the green light to

sacar a la luz to bring to light

salir a la luz to come out

ver la luz (persona) to come into the world 2 (libro etc) to come out

luces de cruce dipped headlights

luces de posición sidelights

luces cortas dipped headlights

luces de carretera full beam

luz del día daylight

luz del sol sunlight

luces largas full beam

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noun f.

1) light

2) electricity

3) span

•

- dar a luz

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SF

1) (=claridad) light

una casa con mucha luz — a very bright house, a house that gets a lot of light

necesito más luz para leer — I can't read in this light

• a media luz, la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in half-darkness

estábamos allí tumbados a media luz — we were lying there in the half-darkness

poner una lámpara a media luz — to dim a light

• a primera luz — at first light

• quitar o tapar la luz a algn — to be in sb's light

aparta de ahí, que me quitas o tapas la luz — get out of the way, you're in my light

- entre dos luces

estar entre dos luces — * (=borracho) to be mellow, be tipsy

- hacer luz de gas a algn

- negar la luz del día a algn

- ver la luz al final del túnel

luz cenital — light from above

luz del día, se despierta con la luz del día — she wakes up when it gets light o liter at first light

con la luz del día lo veremos de otra manera — we'll see things differently in the cold light of day

- tan claro como la luz del día

luz de (la) luna, a la luz de la luna — by the light of the moon, by moonlight

luz de las velas, a la luz de las velas — by candlelight

luz del sol — sunlight

me molesta la luz del sol — the sunlight hurts my eyes

luz eléctrica — electric light

luz natural — natural light

luz solar — sunlight

luz ultravioleta — ultraviolet light

luz y sombra — light and shade

luz y sonido, un espectáculo de luz y sonido — a son et lumière show
brillar
2) (=lámpara, foco) light

me dejé la luz encendida — I left the light on

se ha fundido la luz de la cocina — the light has gone in the kitchen

las luces de la ciudad — the city lights

• apagar la luz — to switch o turn o put the light off

• encender o LAm prender o poner la luz — to switch o turn o put the light on

- hacer algo con luz y taquígrafos

reunirse sin luz ni taquígrafos — to meet behind closed doors

luces altas — Chile full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

luces bajas Chile —

luces cortas — dipped headlights, low beams (EEUU)

poner las luces cortas o Chile bajas — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de aterrizaje — (Aer) landing lights

luces de balización — (Aer) runway lights

luces de carretera — full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)

poner las luces de carretera — to put one's headlights on full beam o (EEUU) high beam

luces de cruce — dipped headlights

poner las luces de cruce — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)

luces de detención — brake lights

luces de estacionamiento — parking lights

luces de frenado, luces de freno — brake lights

luces de gálibo — clearance lights

luces de navegación — navigation lights

luces de posición — sidelights

luces de tráfico — traffic lights

luces largas — = luces de carretera

luces traseras — rear lights, tail lamps

luz de Bengala — (Mil) flare, star-shell; LAm (=fuego de artificio) sparkler

luz de cortesía — courtesy light; CAm sidelight

luz de costado — sidelight

luz de giro — direction indicator

luz de lectura — reading light

luz de situación — sidelight, parking light

luz intermitente — flashing light

luz piloto — sidelight, parking light

luz relámpago — (Fot) flashlight

luz roja — red light

luz verde — green light

dar luz verde a un proyecto — to give a project the go-ahead o the green light

recibir luz verde — to get the go-ahead o the green light

luz vuelta — Méx direction indicator
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3) (=suministro de electricidad) electricity

no hay luz en todo el edificio — there's no electricity in the whole building

les cortaron la luz — their electricity (supply) was cut off

se ha ido la luz — the lights have gone out

¿cuánto has pagado de luz este mes? — how much was your electricity bill this month?

4) (tb: luz pública)

- sacar a la luz

- salir a la luz

el año en que el periódico salió a la luz — the year in which the newspaper first came out

la última vez que el periódico salió a la luz — the last time the newspaper was published

ver la luz — [libro, disco] to appear, come out

5) (Med)

• dar a luz — [+ niño] to give birth

acaba de dar a luz (a) una niña — she has just given birth to a baby girl

6) Cono Sur (=ventaja)

dar luz a algn — to give sb a start

te doy diez metros de luz — I'll give you ten metres' start

7) (=aclaración) light

a la luz de lo que hemos visto — in the light of what we've seen

a la luz de un nuevo descubrimiento — in the light of a new discovery

arrojar luz sobre algo — to cast o shed o throw light on sth

estudiar algo a nueva luz — to study sth in a new light

- a todas luces

8) (Arquit) [de puerta, hueco] span; [de edificio] window, opening; [de puente] span

9) pl luces (=inteligencia) intelligence sing

corto de luces, de pocas luces — dim, stupid

10) ( Hist, Literat)

el Siglo de las Luces — the Age of Enlightenment

11) Cono Sur (=distancia) distance between two objects

luz al suelo — clearance ( under a vehicle)

12) And ** dough **, money

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

* * *

= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex. Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex. Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

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* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( claridad) light

la luz del sol — the sunlight

la habitación tiene mucha luz — the room gets a lot of light

me da la luz en los ojos — the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

este reflector da mucha luz — this spotlight is very bright

no leas con tan poca luz — don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in semi-darkness

me estás tapando la luz — you're blocking the light

luces y sombras — (Art) light and shade

dar a luz — to give birth

entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)

sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out

salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out

tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted

ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)

b) ( que permite la comprensión)

a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos — in the light of recent events

arrojar luz sobre algo — to shed light on something

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice

- luz artificial/natural

2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz — their electricity was cut off

se fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut

3) ( dispositivo) light

la luz del cuarto de baño — the bathroom light

encender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light

cruzar con la luz roja — to cross when the lights are red

comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light

- luces de aterrizaje

- luces de estacionamiento or de situación

- luces de cruce or cortas or bajas

- luces de navegación

- luces intermitentes

- luces largas or altas

- luz de frenado

- luz de giro

- luz de neón

- luz y sonido

4) (Arquit, Ing) span

* * *

= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.

Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.

Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* año luz = light year.

* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.

* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* araña de luces = chandelier.

* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.

* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.

* a todas luces = patently.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* con poca luz = badly-lit.

* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

* emisor de luz = light-emitting.

* emitir luz = emit + light.

* encender la luz = turn + the light on.

* enchufe de la luz = light socket.

* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.

* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.

* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* fuente de luz = light source.

* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

* haz de luz = beam.

* inducido por la luz = light-induced.

* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].

* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.

* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.

* luz + apagarse = light + go out.

* luz artificial = artificial light.

* luz cálida = warm white light.

* luz cegadora = blinding light.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.

* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.

* luz de la luna = moonlight.

* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.

* luz de las estrellas = starlight.

* luz del día = daylight.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* luz de mesa = table light.

* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.

* luz descendente = downlight.

* luz deslumbradora = glare.

* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.

* luz guía = beacon light.

* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.

* luz piloto = pilot light.

* luz posterior = tail light.

* luz roja = red light.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

* luz trasera = tail light.

* luz ultravioleta = UV light.

* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.

* luz y guía = lodestar.

* media luz = half-light.

* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.

* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.

* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.

* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.

* sin luz de luna = moonless.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.

* toques de luz = highlights.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* ver la luz = see + the light.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* * *

luz

feminine

A

1 (claridad) light

la luz del sol the sunlight

a las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz it's still light at 10 o'clock at night

la habitación tiene mucha luz it's a very light room, the room gets a lot of light

me está dando la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes

a plena luz del día in broad daylight

esta bombilla da muy poca luz this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much light

no leas con tan poca luz don't read in such poor light

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was in semi-darkness/half-light

esta planta necesita mucha luz this plant needs a lot of light

me estás tapando or quitando la luz you're in my light, you're blocking the light

partieron con las primeras luces ( liter); they left at first light ( liter)

claro como la luz del día: fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día it was him, that's patently obvious, it was him, it's as plain as daylight

bueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día right, is that clear then? — crystal clear

dar a luz to give birth

dio a luz (a) un precioso bebé she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy

entre dos luces ( liter) (al amanecer) at daybreak ( liter), at first light ( liter), at dawn; (al anochecer) at twilight ( liter), at dusk

sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹publicación› to bring out

salir a la luz «secreto/escándalo» to come to light;

«publicación» to come out

el diario salió a la luz en 1951 the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951

el segundo número nunca salió a la luz the second issue never saw the light of day o was never published

ser de or tener pocas luces ( fam); to be dim-witted o ( BrE) dim

tiene pocas luces he's a bit dim-witted o dim, he's not very bright

ser una luz ( Arg); to be as bright as a button

ver la luz ( liter) «persona» to come into the world ( liter);

«publicación» to be published ( for the first time)

2

(que permite la comprensión): a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events

arrojar or echar luz sobre algo to throw o cast o shed light on sth

a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia whichever way o however o no matter how you look at it, this is an injustice

hacérsele la luz a algn: entonces se me hizo la luz then it became clear to me

Compuestos:

● luz artificial

artificial light

● luz blanca

white light

● luz cenital

overhead light

● luz natural

natural light

● luz negra

black light

B ( fam) (electricidad) electricity

les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

se fue la luz (en la casa) the power went off, the electricity went (off); (en toda la calle, zona) there was a power cut

C (dispositivo) light

se ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño the bathroom light's fused o gone

encender or ( AmL) prender la luz to turn on o switch on the light

da la luzor dale a la luz ( Esp); turn on o switch on the light

apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light

¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida or ( AmL) prendida? what are you doing with the light still on?

las luces de la ciudad the city lights

dejó la luz de la mesita encendida he left the table lamp on

cruzó con la luz roja she crossed when the lights were red

brillar con luces propias: un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias a student of his who has now become a great scholar ( o performer etc) in his own right, a student of his who has now become famous in his own right

comerse una or la luz ( Ven fam); to go through a red light

dar luz verde a algo to give sth the green light o the go-ahead

Compuestos:

● luces altas

fpl ( Chi) luces largas

● luces bajas

fpl ( Chi) dipped headlights (pl)

● luces cortas

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de alarma

fpl warning lights (pl)

● luces de aterrizaje

fpl landing lights (pl)

● luces de ciudad

fpl parking lights (pl)

● luces de colores

fpl colored* lights (pl)

● luces de cruce

fpl dipped headlights (pl)

● luces de estacionamiento

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces de gálibo

fpl clearance lights (pl)

● luces de navegación

fpl navigation lights (pl)

● luces de parqueo

mpl ( Col); parking lights (pl)

● luces de pista

fpl runway lights

● luces de situación

fpl luces de ciudad

● luces largas

fpl:

pon las luces largas put the headlights on main o full beam

● luces y sombras

fpl

A ( Art) light and shade

B (aspectos buenos y malos) the good and the bad

luces y sombras en el balance del gobierno the good and bad aspects of the government’s performance

● luz de bengala

(para iluminar) flare, Bengal light; (para señales) flare; (juguete) sparkler

● luz de carretera

luces largas

● luz de cortesía

courtesy light

● luz de estribo

courtesy light

● luz de frenado

stoplight, brake light ( BrE)

● luz de giro

( Arg) indicator

● luz de mercurio

mercury vapor* lamp

● luz de neón

neon light

● luz de sodio

sodium vapor* lamp

● luz larga

luces largas

● luz piloto

pilot light

● luz y sonido

son et lumière

D ( Taur):

siempre había soñado con vestirse de luces he had always dreamed of becoming a bullfighter

traje de luces (↑ traje (1))

E ( Arquit, Ing) span

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luz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) light;
◊ la luz del sol the sunlight;

me da la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes;
a plena luz del día in broad daylight;
este reflector da mucha luz this spotlight is very bright;
leer con poca luz to read in poor light;
a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events;
a todas luces: whichever way you look at it;
dar a luz to give birth;
sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;

‹ publicación› to bring out;
◊ salir a la luz [secreto/escándalo] to come to light;

[ publicación] to come out
2
a) (fam) ( electricidad) electricity;

◊ les cortaron la luz their electricity was cut off;

se fue la luz ( en una casa) the electricity went off;

( en una zona) there was a power cut
b) ( dispositivo) light;

encender or (AmL) prender or (Esp) dar la luz to turn on o switch on the light;
◊ apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light;

cruzar con la luz roja to cross when the lights are red;
luces de estacionamiento or (Esp) de situación parking lights (pl) (AmE), sidelights (pl) (BrE);
luces de cruce or cortas or (AmL) bajas dipped headlights (pl);
poner las luces largas or altas to put the headlights on high (AmE) o (BrE) full beam;
luz de frenado stoplight, brake light (BrE);
luz de giro (Arg) indicator
luz sustantivo femenino
1 light
luz natural, sunlight
2 (foco) light: apaga las luces, por favor, put out the lights, please
3 (electricidad) me cortaron la luz, my electricity has been cut off
4 Auto light
luz larga, headlights pl; luces de cruce, dipped headlights
luces de posición, sidelights 5 luces, (entendimiento) intelligence sing; tener pocas luces, to be dim-witted 6 traje de luces, bullfighter's costume
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar a luz, (parir) to give birth to
figurado dar luz verde a, to give the green light to
a la luz de, in the light of
a todas luces, obviously
' luz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortiguar
- ancha
- ancho
- año
- apagar
- apagada
- apagado
- aviso
- brillar
- brillo
- buena
- bueno
- cañón
- cegador
- cegadora
- cobrador
- cobradora
- contador
- corta
- cortar
- corto
- dar
- débil
- desconectar
- deslumbrar
- día
- divisar
- domiciliar
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enfocar
- escasa
- escaso
- gasto
- haz
- interruptor
- irradiar
- linterna
- oscilar
- oscuras
- oscuridad
- piloto
- precisa
- preciso
- proyectar
- proyector
- ráfaga
- rayo
- reflector
- reflectora
English:
beam
- birth
- blaze
- blind
- blink
- board
- bright
- brilliance
- brownout
- burn
- candlelight
- cast
- catch
- chink
- come through
- cut out
- dark
- day
- daylight
- deflect
- die
- diffuse
- dim
- disconnect
- dull
- electricity bill
- emit
- exposure
- fade
- flash
- flicker
- fluorescent light
- fuel
- give off
- glare
- glaring
- glimmer
- glow
- glowing
- go off
- go on
- go out
- go-ahead
- infrared
- lay on
- leave on
- light
- light year
- moonlight
- nod

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luz nf

1. [foco, energía, luminosidad] light;
[destello] flash (of light);
se veía una luz a lo lejos a light could be seen in the distance;

estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright;

esta habitación tiene mucha luz you get a lot of sunlight in this room;

ya no hay luz a esas horas it's no longer light at that time of day, the light has gone by that time of day;

apagar la luz to switch off the light;

encender o Esp [m5] dar o Am [m5] prender la luz to switch on the light;

la habitación estaba a media luz [con luz natural] it was almost dark in the room;
[con luz artificial] the room was dimly lit;
ponlo a la luz, que lo veamos mejor hold it up to the light so we can see it better;

con las primeras luces [al amanecer] at first light;

quitarle la luz a alguien [ponerse en medio] to block sb's light;

leer a la luz de una vela to read by the light of a candle;

una cena a la luz de las velas a candlelit dinner;
Fig
a la luz de [los hechos, los acontecimientos] in the light of;

a plena luz del día in the full light of day;

arrojar luz sobre to shed light on;

a todas luces whichever way you look at it;

dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child);

Comp

con luz y taquígrafos with absolute transparency;

Comp

dar luz verde (a) to give the green light o the go-ahead (to);

Comp

entre dos luces Literario [entre el día y la noche] at twilight;
Literario [entre la noche y el día] at first light; Fam Fig [achispado] tipsy;
Comp

sacar algo a la luz [revelar] to bring sth to light;
[publicar] to bring sth out, to publish sth;
Comp

salir a la luz [descubrirse] to come to light;
[publicarse] to come out;
Comp
RP Fam
ser una luz to be a bright spark;

Comp

ver la luz [publicación, informe] to see the light of day;
[tras penalidades] to see the light at the end of the tunnel
Comp
luz blanca white light;
luz cenital light from above;

luz del día daylight;

luz de discoteca strobe light;

luz eléctrica electric light;

luz de luna moonlight;
RP luz mala will-o'-the-wisp;
luz natural [del sol] natural light;

luz de neón neon light;

luz del sol sunlight;

luz solar sunlight

2. [electricidad] electricity;

cortar la luz a alguien to cut off sb's electricity supply;

se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out;

pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)

3.
luces [de automóvil] lights;

darle las luces a alguien to flash (one's lights) at sb;

dejarse las luces del coche puestas to leave one's lights on

Comp
Am luces altas:
poner las luces altas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;
Am luces bajas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;
luces de carretera: [m5] poner las luces de carretera to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luces cortas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de cruce Br dipped headlights, US low beams;

luces de emergencia Br hazard (warning) lights, US emergency lights;

luces de frenado brake lights;

luces de freno brake lights;

luces de gálibo clearance lights;
Arg luz de giro Br indicator, US turn signal;
luces largas: [m5] poner las luces largas to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;

luz de marcha atrás reversing light;

luces de navegación navigation lights;

luces de niebla fog lamps o lights;

luces de posición sidelights;

luces de señalización traffic lights;

luces de situación sidelights;

luces de tráfico traffic lights;

luces traseras Br rear lights, US tail-lights

4.
luces [inteligencia] intelligence;

es de o [m5] tiene pocas luces he's not very bright

5. Hist
las Luces the Enlightenment

6. [modelo, ejemplo]
Alá es la luz que dirige nuestras vidas Allah is our guiding light

7. Arquit [ventana] window;
[ancho de ventana] span
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luz

f light;

a la luz del día in daylight;

dar la luz turn on the light;

arrojar luz sobre algo fig shed light on s.th.;

ver la luz de publicación be published, see the light of day;

dar a luz give birth to;

sacar a la luz fig bring to light;

salir a la luz fig come to light;

a todas luces evidently, clearly;

de pocas luces fig fam dim fam, not very bright

* * *

luz nf, pl luces

1) : light

2) : lighting

3) fam : electricity

4) : window, opening

5) : light, lamp

6) : span, spread (between supports)

7)

a la luz de : in light of

8)

dar a luz : to give birth

9)

traje de luces : matador's costume

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luz n

1. (en general) light

esta sala tiene mucha luz this room gets a lot of light

enciende la luz turn the light on

2. (electricidad) electricity

el recibo de la luz the electricity bill

a la luz del día in daylight

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

luces de posición sidelights

luz de luna moonlight

luz del sol sunlight

Spanish-English dictionary > luz
65 meterse

meterse

► verbo pronominal

1 (introducirse en) to get in

■ métete dentro get in

■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car

■ se metió en la cama he got into bed

2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)

■ se ha metido en un negocio de compraventa she's gone into buying and selling

■ se ha metido en una secta she's got mixed up with a sect

3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)

■ se ha metido en la especulación del terreno he's got involved in property speculation

■ se ha metido en el Ayuntamiento now he's on the council

■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted

■ me metí totalmente en el papel I got completely into in the role

■ se mete a fondo en todo lo que hace he throws himself into everything he does

■ nos vamos a meter en la compra de un piso we're going to take the plunge and buy a flat

4 (ir) to go

■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?

5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)

■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you

6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)

■ quiere meterse en política he wants to go into politics

* * *

1) to enter, get into

2) meddle

* * *

VPR

1) (=introducirse)

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

¿dónde se habrá metido el lápiz? — where can the pencil have got to?

no sabía dónde meterse de pura vergüenza — she was so ashamed, she didn't know where to hide

• meterse en algo, después de comer siempre se mete en el despacho — after lunch she always goes into her study o shuts herself away in her study

se metió en la tienda — she went into the shop

se metió en la cama — she got into bed

se metió en un agujero — he got into a hole

se metieron en el agua nada más llegar — they got straight into the water as soon as they arrived

se me metió una avispa en el coche — a wasp got into my car

el río se mete en el mar — the river flows into the sea

un trozo de tierra que se mete en el mar — a finger of land that sticks out into the sea

2) (=introducir)

métete la camisa — tuck your shirt in

meterse una buena cena — * to have a good dinner

meterse un pico — ** to give o.s. a fix **

- ¡métetelo donde te quepa!

3) (=involucrarse)

• meterse en algo, se metió en un negocio turbio — he got involved in a shady affair

meterse en política — to go into politics

meterse en líos — to get into trouble

se metió en peligro — he got into danger

no te metas en explicaciones — don't bother giving any explanations

me metí mucho en la película — I really got into o got involved in the film

4) (=entrometerse)

• meterse en algo — to interfere in sth, meddle in sth

¿por qué te metes (en esto)? — why are you interfering (in this matter)?

¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!, ¡no te metas donde no te llaman! — mind your own business!

5) [de profesión]

• meterse a algo, meterse a monja — to become a nun

meterse a escritor — to become a writer

• meterse de algo, meterse de aprendiz en un oficio — to go into trade as an apprentice

6)

• meterse a hacer algo — (=emprender) to start doing sth, start to do sth

se metió a pintar todas las paredes de la casa — he started painting o to paint the whole house

7)

• meterse con algn — * (=provocar) to pick on sb *; (=burlarse de) to tease sb

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(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet

Ex. It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

* * *

(v.) = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet

Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.

Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

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■meterse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar) to go o come, get [in/into, en]: se metieron en la iglesia, they went into the church
se metió en una secta, he joined a sect
2 (involucrarse) to get into, get mixed up: se metió en asuntos de drogas, he got mixed up in drugs
se metió en un lío, he got into a mess
3 (entrometerse) to meddle
4 (tomar el pelo) no te metas con María, don't pick on Maria ♦ LOC familiar: meterse en faena, to set to, to roll up one's sleeves
' meterse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boca
- ceja
- hondura
- lío
- tarambana
- bolsillo
- dificultad
- entrar
- importar
- introducir
- meter
- monja
English:
butt out
- chip in
- difficulty
- fight
- get at
- get into
- go
- horn
- hot
- jump in
- mess with
- pick
- pick on
- tangle with
- trouble
- water
- dig
- get
- keep
- meddle
- mix
- muscle
- pile
- pocket
- squirm
- stay
- throw
- turn

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vpr

1. [entrar]
no pudimos meternos we couldn't get in;

nos metimos a o [m5] en un cine we went into a cinema;

se metió debajo de un árbol para protegerse de la lluvia she took refuge from the rain under a tree;

se metió dentro del bosque she entered the forest;

meterse en to get into;

meterse en la cama to get into bed;

dos semanas más y nos metemos en marzo another two weeks and we'll be into March already;

se me ha metido agua en los oídos I've got water in my ears;

se metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;

meterse el dedo en la nariz to pick one's nose;
Fig
meterse mucho en algo [un papel, un trabajo, una película] to get very involved in sth;
Fam
se le ha metido en la cabeza (que…) he's got it into his head (that…);

muchos jóvenes se meten en sí mismos a lot of young people go into their shell;

Comp
muy Fam
¡métetelo donde te quepa! stick it where the sun don't shine!

2. (en frase interrogativa) [estar] to get to;

¿dónde se ha metido ese chico? where has that boy got to?

3. [dedicarse]
meterse a algo to become sth;

meterse a torero to become a bullfighter;

se ha metido de dependiente en unos grandes almacenes he's got a job as a shop assistant in a department store;

me metí a vender seguros I became an insurance salesman, I got a job selling insurance

4. [involucrarse] to get involved (en in);
meterse en problemas o [m5] líos (con alguien) to get into trouble (with sb)

5. [entrometerse] to meddle, to interfere;

no te metas donde no te llaman o [m5] en lo que no te importa mind your own business;

se mete en todo he's always sticking his nose into other people's business;

meterse por medio to interfere

6. [empezar]
meterse a hacer algo to get started on doing sth

7. [atacar]
se meten con él en colegio they pick on him at school;

¡no te metas con mi novia! leave my girlfriend alone!

8. Fam [comer] to wolf down, to scoff

9. Fam [drogas]
meterse coca/LSD to do coke/LSD

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meterse

v/r

:

meterse en algo get into sth; ( involucrarse) get involved in sth, get mixed up in sth;

meterse donde no le llaman stick one’s nose in where it doesn’t belong;

no saber dónde meterse fig not know what to do with o.s.;

meterse a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;

meterse con alguien pick on s.o.;
meterse de administrativo get a job in admin;
se metió a bailar he became a dancer;

¿dónde se ha metido? where has he got to?

* * *

vr

1) : to get into, to enter

2) fam : to meddle

no te metas en lo que no te importa: mind your own business

3)

meterse con fam : to pick a fight with, to provoke

no te metas conmigo: don't mess with me

* * *

meterse vb

1. (introducirse) to get in / to go in

métete en el coche get in the car

se metió en la cama she got into bed

se metieron en una cueva they went into a cave

se me ha metido algo en el ojo I've got something in my eye

2. (entrometerse) to interfere

se mete en los asuntos de los demás she interferes in other people's business

3. (en un empleo) to become [pt. became; pp. become]

mi hermano quiere meterse a médico my brother wants to become a doctor

4. (estar) to be

¿dónde se habrá metido Juan? where can Juan be?

meterse con alguien to pick on somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > meterse
66 partir

v.

1 to divide, to split.

Ella partió la fruta She split the fruit.

2 to break open.

le partieron el brazo they broke his arm

le partieron la ceja/el labio they split o cut her eyebrow/lip

párteme un pedazo de pan break me off a piece of bread

partirle la cara a alguien (informal) to smash somebody's face in

3 to leave, to set off.

4 to depart, to get along, to go away, to leave.

Ellos partieron ayer They departed yesterday.

5 to crush, to move to pity, to shake.

El dolor partió a Ricardo The pain crushed Richard.

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partir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dividir) to divide, split

■ prefiero que me lo parta en lonchas I'd prefer it cut into slices

■ voy a partir pan I'll cut some bread

■ partió el pastel en dos mitades he cut the cake in two

2 (romper) to break; (nueces, almendras) to crack

3 familiar (fastidiar) to mess up

► verbo intransitivo

1 (irse) to leave, set out, set off

2 (proceder) to originate from

■ ¿de quién partió la idea? whose idea was it?

► verbo pronominal partirse

1 to break

■ se ha partido la pierna he's broken his leg

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a partir de hoy from now on

para partirse familiar hilarious

partir a alguien por la mitad to ruin somebody's plans, mess somebody up

partir la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

partirse de risa familiar to split one's sides laughing

* * *

verb

1) to cut, halve, split

2) break, crack

3) divide

4) depart, leave

•

- a partir de
- partir de
* * *

1. VT

1) (=dividir) [+ tarta, sandía, baraja] to cut; [+ tableta de chocolate] to break; [+ tronco] to split

parte la barra de pan por la mitad — [con cuchillo] cut the baguette in half; [con las manos] break the baguette in half

¿te parto un trozo de queso? — shall I cut you (off) a piece of cheese?

2) (=romper) [+ hueso, diente] to break; [+ rama] to break off; [+ nuez, almendra] to crack

se sentó en la mesa y la partió — he sat on the table and broke it in two

partió el plato en varios trozos — he broke the plate into several pieces

la piedra no llegó a partir el cristal — the stone didn't break the window

le partió el labio de un puñetazo — he gave him a punch and split his lip

¡te voy a partir la cara! — * I'm going to smash your face in! *

partir la cabeza a algn — to split sb's head open

- partir el corazón a algn

3) (=distribuir) to share out; (=compartir) to share

partir algo con otros — to share sth with others

- quien parte y reparte se queda con la mejor parte

4) * (=fastidiar) to mess up *

no soporto estas reuniones a las 11, me parten toda la mañana — I hate these 11 o'clock meetings, they mess up the whole morning *

salir a comprar ya me ha partido la tarde — going shopping has wasted my whole afternoon

2. VI

1) (=ponerse en camino) [persona, expedición] to set off; [tren, avión] to depart (de from) ( para for)( hacia in the direction of)

partiremos a primera hora de la mañana — we'll set off first thing in the morning

la expedición partirá mañana de París — the expedition will set out o depart from Paris tomorrow

partieron del puerto de Palos con destino a América — they set sail for America from the port of Palos

2)

partir de algo — to start from sth

hemos partido de un supuesto falso — we have started from a false assumption

partiendo de la base de que... — working on the principle that..., assuming that...

¿de quién partió la idea? — whose idea was it?

3)

a partir de — from

a partir de hoy — from today

a partir de mañana — from tomorrow

a partir del lunes — from Monday, starting on Monday

a partir de ahora — from now on

la tercera casa a partir de la esquina — the third house from the corner

a partir del puente la carretera se estrecha — the road gets narrower after the bridge

¿qué podemos deducir a partir de estos datos? — what can we deduce from these data?

3.

See:

partirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( con cuchillo) <tarta/melón> to cut

lo partió en dos/por la mitad — he cut it in two/in half

¿me partes otro trozo? — can you cut me another piece?

b) ( romper) <piedra/coco> to break, smash; <nuez/avellana> to crack; <rama/palo> to break

el rayo partió el árbol por la mitad — the lightning split the tree in two

c) ( con golpe) < labio> to split (open); < cabeza> to split open

te voy a partir la cara! — (fam) I'll smash your face in! (colloq)

d) frío < labios> to chap
2.
partir vi

1)

a) (frml) tren/avión/barco to leave, depart (frml); persona/delegación to leave, depart (frml)

partió ayer con destino a Londres — she left for London yesterday

b) auto (Chi) to start

2)

a)

partir DE algo — de una premisa/un supuesto to start from something

debemos partir de la base de que... — we should start from the premise that...

partiendo de esta hipótesis — taking this hypothesis as a starting point

b)

a partir de — from

a partir de ahora/ese momento — from now on/that moment on

a partir del cambio la situación ha mejorado — since the change, the situation has improved

a partir de hoy — (as o starting) from today
3.
partirse v pron

a) mármol/roca to split, smash

se le partió un diente — she broke o chipped a tooth

b) (refl) < labio> to split; < diente> to break, chip

te vas a partir la cabeza — you're going to split o crack your head open

* * *

= cleave, split, head out, go forth.

Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

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.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* a partir de = based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, from then on, thenceforth, whereafter, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch, compile + from scratch.

* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.

* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* hacer a partir de = make out of.

* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde = cast + plate + from mould.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* partiendo de = on the basis of.

* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.

* partiendo de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.

* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.

* partir de = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from.

* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de la premisa de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.

* partir de una premisa = base upon + assumption, assumption + undergird.

* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* partir en dos = halve, rend in + two.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* partirse de reír = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.

* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter.

* partirse de risa = be in fits of laughter.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( con cuchillo) <tarta/melón> to cut

lo partió en dos/por la mitad — he cut it in two/in half

¿me partes otro trozo? — can you cut me another piece?

b) ( romper) <piedra/coco> to break, smash; <nuez/avellana> to crack; <rama/palo> to break

el rayo partió el árbol por la mitad — the lightning split the tree in two

c) ( con golpe) < labio> to split (open); < cabeza> to split open

te voy a partir la cara! — (fam) I'll smash your face in! (colloq)

d) frío < labios> to chap
2.
partir vi

1)

a) (frml) tren/avión/barco to leave, depart (frml); persona/delegación to leave, depart (frml)

partió ayer con destino a Londres — she left for London yesterday

b) auto (Chi) to start

2)

a)

partir DE algo — de una premisa/un supuesto to start from something

debemos partir de la base de que... — we should start from the premise that...

partiendo de esta hipótesis — taking this hypothesis as a starting point

b)

a partir de — from

a partir de ahora/ese momento — from now on/that moment on

a partir del cambio la situación ha mejorado — since the change, the situation has improved

a partir de hoy — (as o starting) from today
3.
partirse v pron

a) mármol/roca to split, smash

se le partió un diente — she broke o chipped a tooth

b) (refl) < labio> to split; < diente> to break, chip

te vas a partir la cabeza — you're going to split o crack your head open

* * *

= cleave, split, head out, go forth.

Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

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.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* a partir de = based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, from then on, thenceforth, whereafter, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* catalogar partiendo de cero = catalogue + from scratch.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* compilar partiendo de cero = compile + from scratch, compile + from scratch.

* construir partiendo de cero = construct + from scratch.

* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* hacer a partir de = make out of.

* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde = cast + plate + from mould.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* partiendo de = on the basis of.

* partiendo de cero = from scratch, from an empty slate, from the ground up.

* partiendo de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* partiendo de la práctica = practice-led.

* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.

* partir de = rest on/upon, stem from, draw on/upon, build on/upon, strike out from.

* partir de cero = begin + from scratch.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de la premisa de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.

* partir de una premisa = base upon + assumption, assumption + undergird.

* partir el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* partir en dos = halve, rend in + two.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* partirse de reír = burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.

* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter.

* partirse de risa = be in fits of laughter.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

* * *

partir [I1 ]

vt

1 (con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut

partió la pera en dos/por la mitad he cut the pear in two/in half

parte la empanada en cinco partes iguales cut the pie into five equal pieces

¿me partes otro trozo? can you cut me another piece?

2 (romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash; ‹nuez/avellana› to crack

¿me partes un pedazo de pan? could you break me off a piece of bread?

el rayo partió el árbol por la mitad the lightning split the tree in two

partió la vara en dos he broke o snapped the stick in two

3 (con un golpe) ‹labio› to split, split open; ‹cabeza› to split open

¡te voy a partir la cara! ( fam); I'll smash your face in! ( colloq)

4 «frío» ‹labios› to chap

5 ‹baraja› to cut

■ partir

vi

A

( frml); «tren/avión/barco» to leave, depart ( frml); «persona/delegación» to set off, leave

partió ayer con destino a Londres she left for London yesterday

partiremos a las ocho we'll set off o set out at eight, we shall depart at eight o'clock ( frml)

la expedición partirá de Lima hacia Cuzco el día 15 the expedition will leave Lima for Cuzco on the 15th

B «auto» ( Chi) to start

C

1 partir DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start FROM sth

debemos partir de la base de que lograremos los fondos we should start from the premise o assumption that we will obtain the funds, we should start by assuming that we will obtain the funds

partiendo de esta hipótesis taking this hypothesis as a starting point

si partimos de que estamos en inferioridad de condiciones if we start by assuming/accepting that we are at a disadvantage

2

a partir de from

a partir de ese momento ella empezó a cambiar from that moment she began to change

a partir de la implementación de esas medidas la situación ha venido mejorando since the implementation of these measures, the situation has been improving

a partir de hoy/del sábado (starting) from today/from Saturday

a partir de ahora from now on, starting from now

a partir de ese lugar el ascenso se hace cada vez más difícil from that point on the ascent becomes increasingly difficult

a partir de estos datos ¿qué conclusiones podemos sacar? what conclusions can we draw from these facts?, given these facts, what conclusions can we draw?

■ partirse

v pron

1 «mármol/roca» to split, smash, break

se le partió un diente she broke o chipped a tooth

2 ( refl) «persona» ‹labio› to split; ‹diente› to break, chip

si te caes, te vas a partir la cabeza if you fall, you'll split o crack your head open

* * *

partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
a) ( con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut;

◊ lo partió por la mitad he cut it in half

b) ( romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash;

‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
c) ( con golpe) ‹ labio› to split (open);

‹ cabeza› to split open
d) [ frío] ‹ labios› to chap

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (frml) ( marcharse) to leave, depart (frml)

b) [ auto] (Chi) to start

2
a) partir DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sth

b)

◊ a partir de from;

a partir de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a partir de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
a) [mármol/roca] to split, smash

b) ( refl) ‹ labio› to split;

‹ diente› to break, chip
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
' partir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- cero
- cortar
- piñón
- salir
- tarde
- dividir
- largo
- momento
English:
as
- begin
- break off
- break up
- evening
- from
- halve
- on
- onward
- onwards
- pally
- scratch
- snap
- split
- start
- thereafter
- upward
- upwards
- after
- break
- consent
- depart
- hence
- then
- there
- to
- today
- up

* * *

partir

♦ vt

1. [dividir] to divide, to split (en into);
parte el pastel en tres cut the cake in three;

70 partido por 2 es igual a 35 70 divided by 2 equals 35

2. [repartir] to share out;

partió el dinero del premio con sus hermanos he shared the prize money with his brothers;

partió el dinero del premio entre sus hermanos he shared out the prize money between his brothers

3. [romper] to break open;
[cascar] to crack; [cortar] to cut; [diente] to chip; [ceja, labio] to split (open), to cut;
le partieron el brazo they broke his arm;

le partieron la ceja/el labio they split o cut her eyebrow/lip;

párteme un pedazo de pan break me off a piece of bread;

párteme otra rodaja de melón cut me another slice of melon;

partir una tarta por la mitad o [m5] en dos to cut a cake in half;
Fam
partirle la boca o [m5] la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in

4. Fam [fastidiar]
tener que salir de casa me parte por completo it's a real pain having to go out;

aquel contratiempo nos partió la mañana that setback ruined our morning for us

♦ vi

1. [marchar] to leave, to set off (de/para from/for);
el buque partió de las costas británicas con rumbo a América the ship set sail from Britain for America

2. [empezar]
partir de to start from;

partir de cero to start from scratch;

la idea partió de un grupo de colegiales it was a group of schoolchildren that first had the idea;

partimos de la base de que todos saben leer we are assuming that everyone can read;

partiendo de este hecho, Newton creó una nueva teoría Newton built a new theory around this fact

3. [repartir] to share out;

Prov

el que parte y reparte se lleva la mejor parte people always save the biggest part for themselves

♦ See also the pronominal verb partirse

* * *

partir

I v/t

1 ( dividir, repartir) split

2 ( romper) break open, split open

3 ( cortar) cut

II v/i ( irse) leave;

partir de fig start from;

a partir de hoy (starting) from today;

a partir de ahora from now on

* * *

partir vt

1) : to cut, to split

2) : to break, to crack

3) : to share (out), to divide

partir vi

1) : to leave, to depart

2)

partir de : to start from

3)

a partir de : as of, from

a partir de hoy: as of today

♦ See also the reflexive verb partirse

* * *

partir vb

1. (cortar) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

¿me partes un trozo de queso? can you cut me a slice of cheese?

2. (romper) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

partió la cuerda en dos he broke the rope in two

3. (marcharse) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

el tren partirá a las diez the train will leave at ten o'clock

a partir de from

a partir de hoy as from today

partir algo por la mitad to cut something in half [pt. & pp. cut]

partirse de risa to split your sides laughing [pt. & pp. split]

Spanish-English dictionary > partir
67 partido

adj.

cut, cleft, split, riven.

m.

1 party.

2 game (Sport).

partido amistoso friendly

un partido de baloncesto/rugby a game of basketball/rugby

3 match.

buen/mal partido good/bad match

4 advantage, profit, gain.

sacar partido de take advantage of...

5 team.

6 hair parting, part, part in one's hair.

7 prospect, prospect for marriage.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: partir.

* * *

partido

► nombre masculino

1 (grupo político) party, group

2 (provecho) profit, advantage

3 DEPORTE (equipo) team; (juego) game, match

■ un partido de rugby a rugby match

————————

partido

► participio pasado

1→ link=partir partir

► adjetivo

1 (dividido) divided

2 (roto) broken, split

► nombre masculino partido

1 (grupo político) party, group

2 (provecho) profit, advantage

3 DEPORTE (equipo) team; (juego) game, match

■ un partido de rugby a rugby match

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sacar partido de to profit from

ser un buen partido familiar to be a good catch

tomar partido to take sides

tomar partido por alguien to side with somebody

partido amistoso friendly game

partido de exhibición exhibition match

partido de ida first leg

partido de vuelta second leg

partido judicial administrative area

partido político political party

sistema de partidos party system

* * *

noun m.

1) party

2) game, match

3) play

4) tie

•

- sacar partido

* * *

SM

1) (Pol) party

sistema de partido único — one-party system

tomar partido — to take sides

tomar partido por algo/algn — to side with sth/sb

partido de la oposición — opposition party

partido político — political party

Partido Verde — Green Party

2) (Dep) game, match

partido amistoso — friendly (game o match)

partido de casa — home game o match

partido de desempate — replay

partido de dobles — (Tenis) doubles match, game of doubles

partido de exhibición — exhibition game o match

partido de fútbol — football game o match

partido (de) homenaje — benefit game o match

partido de ida — away game o match, first leg

partido de vuelta — return game o match, second leg

partido internacional — international (match)

3) (=provecho)

sacar partido de algo — to make the most of sth

4)

ser un buen partido — [persona] to be a good match

5) (=distrito) district, administrative area

partido judicial — district under the jurisdiction of a local court

6) frm (=apoyo) support

tiene partido entre todas las clases sociales — he has support among all social classes

7) frm

darse a partido, venir(se) a partido — to give way

8) Cono Sur (Naipes) hand

9) And, Caribe (=aparcería) crop share

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) < labios> chapped; < barbilla> cleft

2) (Mat)

siete partido por diez — seven over ten

nueve partido por tres da... — nine divided by three gives...
II
masculino

1)

a) ( de fútbol) game, match (BrE); ( de tenis) match

echar un partido — to have a game

un partido de béisbol — a baseball game

b) (AmL) ( partida) game

un partido de ajedrez — a game of chess

- partido amistoso

- partido de desempate

- partido de ida/vuelta

2) (Pol) party

partido político — political party

partido de la oposición — opposition party

un partido de izquierda/centro — a left-wing/center party

sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system

tomar partido — to take sides

3) ( provecho)

sacar partido de algo — to benefit from something

sacarle partido a algo — to make the most of something

4) ( para casarse)

un buen partido — a good catch

5) ( comarca) administrative area

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) < labios> chapped; < barbilla> cleft

2) (Mat)

siete partido por diez — seven over ten

nueve partido por tres da... — nine divided by three gives...
II
masculino

1)

a) ( de fútbol) game, match (BrE); ( de tenis) match

echar un partido — to have a game

un partido de béisbol — a baseball game

b) (AmL) ( partida) game

un partido de ajedrez — a game of chess

- partido amistoso

- partido de desempate

- partido de ida/vuelta

2) (Pol) party

partido político — political party

partido de la oposición — opposition party

un partido de izquierda/centro — a left-wing/center party

sistema de partido único — one-party o single-party system

tomar partido — to take sides

3) ( provecho)

sacar partido de algo — to benefit from something

sacarle partido a algo — to make the most of something

4) ( para casarse)

un buen partido — a good catch

5) ( comarca) administrative area

* * *

partido¹

¹ = party.

Ex: Surely the concept 'Conservative party' appears last in the citation order of this class number.

* aparato del partido = party machinery.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* obtener partido de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].

* partido conservador = conservative party.

* partido de derechas = right wing party.

* partido de izquierdas = left-wing party.

* partido de la oposición = opposition party.

* partido disidente = splinter party.

* partido en el gobierno = governing party.

* partido en el poder, el = ruling party, the.

* partido gobernante = governing party.

* Partido Laborista, el = Labour Party, the.

* Partido Liberal Democrático, el = Liberal Democrats, the.

* partido político = political party.

* Partido Socialista Nacional, el = National Socialist Party, the.

* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.

* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.

* sacar el máximo partido de = harness + the power of, make + the best of.

* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.

* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.

* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].

* tomar partido = take + sides.

* tomar partido por = side with.

* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

partido²

² = sports match, game, match, fixture.

Ex: School events may be regular and seasonal, like Christmas and vacations, or occasional and minor like sports matches.

Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.

Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.

Ex: New fixtures for the rest of the season have been issued along with some changes in the First Division.

* partido amistoso = friendly match.

* partido de competición = club game.

* partido de fútbol = football game, soccer game, football match.

* partido de ida = away game, first leg.

* partido de liga = league game.

* partido de vuelta = second leg, home game.

* partido entre equipos rivales = local derby.

* partido oficial = official game.

* partido que se juega en casa = home game.

* partido que se juega fuera de casa = away game.

* perder un partido = lose + match.

* resultado de un partido = score.

* tres goles en un mismo partido = hat trick.

partido³

³ = cloven, forked.

Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.

Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).

* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.

* luchar a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.

* pelear a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.

* * *

partido¹ -da

adjective

A ‹labios› chapped; ‹barbilla› cleft

B ( Mat):

siete partido por diez seven over ten

este número, partido por tres, nos da el valor de X this number, divided by three, gives us the value of X

partido²

masculine

A

1 (de fútbol) game, match ( BrE)

vamos a echar un partido de tenis let's have a game of tennis

el partido de tenis entre Gómez y Rendall the tennis match between Gómez and Rendall

2 ( AmL) (partida) game

un partido de ajedrez a game of chess

Compuestos:

● partido amistoso

friendly game o match, friendly

● partido de desempate

replay, deciding game

● partido de exhibición

exhibition game o match

● partido de homenaje

benefit game o match, benefit

● partido de ida

first leg

● partido de vuelta

second leg

● partido en casa

home game o ( BrE also) match

● partido fuera de casa

away game o ( BrE also) match

B

1 ( Pol) party

partido político political party

partido de la oposición opposition party

un partido de izquierda(s)/derecha(s)/centro a left-wing/right-wing/center party

sistema de partido único one-party o single-party system

tomar partido to take sides

2 (partidarios) following

su música tiene mucho partido entre la juventud his music has a big following among young people

esta postura tiene mucho partido entre los agricultores this position enjoys wide support among farmers o is widely supported by farmers

Compuesto:

partido bisagra

party holding the balance of power

C

(provecho): le sabe sacar partido a cualquier situación he knows how to make the most of any situation

trata de sacar el mejor partido de tus conocimientos try to make the best use of o try to take full advantage of your knowledge

D

(para casarse): un buen partido a good catch

no pudo encontrar peor partido para casarse she couldn't have found anyone worse to marry

E (comarca) administrative area

Compuesto:

partido judicial

( Esp) administrative area

* * *

Del verbo partir: ( conjugate partir)

partido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
partido
partir
partido 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹ labios› chapped;
‹ barbilla› cleft
2 (Mat):
◊ siete partido por diez seven over ten;

nueve partido por tres da … nine divided by three gives …
partido 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( de fútbol) game, match (BrE);

( de tenis) match;
◊ echar un partido to have a game;

un partido de béisbol a baseball game;
partido amistoso friendly game o match;
partido de desempate deciding game, decider;
partido en casa/fuera de casa home/away match
b) (AmL) ( partida) game;

◊ un partido de ajedrez a game of chess

2 (Pol) party;
◊ partido de la oposición opposition party;

tomar partido to take sides
3 ( provecho):
◊ sacar partido de algo to benefit from sth;

sacarle partido a algo to make the most of sth
4 ( para casarse):
◊ un buen partido a good catch

partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
a) ( con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut;

◊ lo partió por la mitad he cut it in half

b) ( romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash;

‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
c) ( con golpe) ‹ labio› to split (open);

‹ cabeza› to split open
d) [ frío] ‹ labios› to chap

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (frml) ( marcharse) to leave, depart (frml)

b) [ auto] (Chi) to start

2
a) partido DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sth

b)

◊ a partir de from;

a partido de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a partido de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
a) [mármol/roca] to split, smash

b) ( refl) ‹ labio› to split;

‹ diente› to break, chip
partido,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Pol party
2 Dep match, game
partido de vuelta, return match
3 (beneficio, oportunidades, jugo) advantage, benefit: sácale partido a la vida, make the most of life 4 ser un buen partido, to be a good catch
♦ Locuciones: tomar partido por, to side with
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
' partido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- adhesión
- antológica
- antológico
- arrojadiza
- arrojadizo
- bajón
- baño
- barrer
- beneficio
- centenaria
- centenario
- continuismo
- convoy
- correligionaria
- correligionario
- cotización
- cualquiera
- decidir
- depurar
- desempate
- desmembrarse
- despeje
- dirección
- dirigir
- dirigente
- disputada
- disputado
- engranaje
- entrar
- épica
- épico
- ser
- escaño
- europeísta
- fila
- fracturar
- fruto
- ganarse
- grupúsculo
- imperante
- independiente
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- judicial
- laborista
- liberal
- lucha
- mayoría
- mayoritaria
English:
about
- amid
- brain
- brokenhearted
- call off
- cancel
- capital
- cardholder
- centre
- close
- closely
- decider
- derby
- disappoint
- double
- equal
- eventual
- fair
- fixture
- football match
- fortunately
- friendly
- game
- GOP
- grass roots
- heart-broken
- hooligan
- hot up
- international
- job
- join
- kick-off
- labour
- Liberal Party
- line
- machine
- majority
- match
- member
- membership
- minority
- office
- opponent
- opposing
- ostracize
- party line
- pep talk
- play
- profit
- quite

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partido nm

1. [político] party;

partido político political party;

un partido de izquierda(s) a left-wing party;

el partido en el gobierno the ruling party;

un partido de (la) oposición an opposition party

Comp
partido bisagra = minority party holding the balance of power
2. [deportivo] game, Br match;

un partido de baloncesto/rugby a game of basketball/rugby;

un partido de liga/copa a league/cup game o Br match

Comp
partido amistoso friendly;
partido benéfico benefit game o Br match;

partido de clasificación qualifying game o Br match, qualifier;

partido de consolación consolation final;

partido de desempate play-off;

partido de dobles game of doubles, doubles game o Br match;

partido de entrenamiento practice game o Br match;

partido de las estrellas all-star game;

partido de exhibición exhibition game o Br match;

partido (de) homenaje testimonial (game);

partido de ida [en copa] first leg;

partido internacional international, Br international match;

partido de vuelta [en copa] second leg

3. Am [partida] game;

un partido de ajedrez a game of chess

4. [futuro cónyuge]
ser buen/mal partido to be a good/bad match

5. Esp partido judicial = area under the jurisdiction of a court of first instance

6. Comp

sacar partido de, sacarle partido a to make the most of;

tomar partido por [ponerse de parte de] to side with;
[decidir] to decide on;
tomar partido por hacer algo to decide to do sth

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partido

m

1 POL party

2 DEP game;

partido en casa home game

3

:

sacar partido de take advantage of;

tomar partido take sides

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partido nm

1) : (political) party

2) : game, match

partido de futbol: soccer game

3) apoyo: support, following

4) provecho: profit, advantage

sacar partido de: to profit from

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partido n

1. (competición) match

es un partido amistoso it's a friendly match

2. (organización) party

un partido político a political party

sacar partido de algo to make the most of something

partido de ida first leg

partido de vuelta second leg

Spanish-English dictionary > partido
68 desconchar

v.

to chip.

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desconchar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pared) to peel off, flake; (loza) to chip

► verbo pronominal desconcharse

1 to peel off, flake off (loza) to chip

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1.

VT [+ pared] to strip off, peel off; [+ loza] to chip off

las goteras han desconchado la pared — the leak has made some of the paint flake o peel off the wall

2.

See:

desconcharse

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1.
verbo transitivo <porcelana/taza> to chip

desconcharon la pared — they knocked some of the plaster off the wall
2.
desconcharse v pron taza/plato to chip, get chipped

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= chip.

Ex. Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

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1.
verbo transitivo <porcelana/taza> to chip

desconcharon la pared — they knocked some of the plaster off the wall
2.
desconcharse v pron taza/plato to chip, get chipped

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= chip.

Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

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desconchar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹porcelana/taza› to chip

desconcharon la pared they took a chunk out of the wall ( colloq), they knocked some of the plaster off

B ( Chi) ‹molusco/marisco› to shell

■ desconcharse

v pron

«taza/plato» to chip, get chipped

las paredes ya se están desconchando chunks of plaster are coming off the walls

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desconchar

♦ vt
[pintura] to cause to flake; [loza, vajilla] to chip;
al colgar el cuadro desconchó la pared he took a chunk out of the wall when he was nailing up the picture

♦ See also the pronominal verb desconcharse

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desconchar vt

: to chip

♦ See also the reflexive verb desconcharse

Spanish-English dictionary > desconchar
69 hueco

adj.

1 hollow.

2 soulless.

3 empty, meaningless.

m.

hole, gap, cavity, chuckhole.

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hueco

► adjetivo

1 hollow

■ pared hueca hollow wall, stud wall

2 (vacío) empty

3 (cóncavo) concave

4 (sonido) hollow; (voz) deep

5 (mullido) spongy, soft

6 figurado (presumido) vain, conceited

7 (estilo etc) affected, empty

► nombre masculino hueco

1 (cavidad) hollow, hole

2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space

■ sólo tengo un hueco después de comer I'm only free after lunch

3 figurado (vacante) vacancy

4 ARQUITECTURA opening

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar un hueco to leave a gap

hacer un hueco a alguien to make room for somebody

llenar un hueco figurado to fill a need, fill a gap

hueco de la escalera stairwell

hueco de la ventana window recess

hueco del ascensor lift shaft, (US elevator shaft)

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hueco

► nombre masculino

1 (cavidad) hollow, hole

2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space

■ sólo tengo un hueco después de comer I'm only free after lunch

3 figurado (vacante) vacancy

4 ARQUITECTURA opening

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1. (f. - hueca)
adj.

hollow
2. noun m.
1) hole, hollow

2) space

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1. ADJ

1) [árbol, tubo] hollow

una nuez hueca — an empty walnut shell

- tener la cabeza hueca

2) [lana, tierra] soft

3) [blusa, chaqueta] loose

4) [sonido] hollow; [voz] booming, resonant

5) (=insustancial) [palabras, promesas, retórica] empty

un discurso retórico y hueco — a speech full of empty rhetoric

6) (=pedante) [estilo, lenguaje] pompous

7) [persona] (=orgulloso) proud; (=engreído) conceited, smug

el niño se puso muy hueco cuando lo nombraron ganador — the boy was very proud when he was declared the winner

la típica rubia hueca — pey the usual blonde bimbo *

2. SM

1) (=agujero) [en valla, muro] hole

se ha caído un pájaro por el hueco de la chimenea — a bird has fallen down the chimney

el hueco del ascensor — the lift o (EEUU) elevator shaft

el hueco de la escalera — the stairwell

el hueco de la puerta — the doorway

2) (=espacio libre) space; [entre árboles] gap, opening

en este hueco voy a poner la lavadora — I'm going to put the washing machine in this (empty) space

no hay ni un hueco para aparcar — there isn't a single parking space

el hueco que quedaba entre las dos mesas — the gap o space between the two tables

solo hay huecos en la primera fila — the only places o spaces are in the front row

en su corazón no hay hueco para el rencor — there is no room in his heart for rancour

• hacer (un) hueco a algn — to make space for sb

¿me haces un hueco? — can you make some room for me?

3) [en texto] gap, blank

4) [en mercado, organización] gap

en el mercado hay un hueco para una revista de este tipo — there is a gap in the market for this type of magazine

• abrirse o hacerse un hueco — to carve o create a niche for oneself

aspiran a abrirse un hueco en el mundo de la música pop — they are hoping to carve o create a niche for themselves in the pop world

• llenar u ocupar un hueco — to fill a gap

deja un hueco que será difícil llenar — he leaves a gap which will be hard to fill

5) (=cavidad) hollow

el hueco de la mano — the hollow of the o one's hand

suena a hueco — it sounds hollow

6) (=nicho) recess, alcove

7) (=en una empresa) vacancy

8) [de tiempo]

en cuanto tenga un hueco hablará contigo — he will talk to you as soon as he has a gap in his schedule o as soon as he can fit you in

hizo un hueco en su programa para recibirlos — he made space in his schedule to see them, he managed to fit them into his schedule

9) Méx ** (=homosexual) queer **, faggot (EEUU) **

10) (Tip) = huecograbado

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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollow

tienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)

b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficial

c) ( esponjoso) < lana> soft; < colchón> soft, spongy

d) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant

2) ( orgulloso) proud
II
masculino

1)

a) ( cavidad)

detrás de la tabla hay un hueco — there's a cavity behind the board

suena a hueco — it sounds hollow

el hueco del ascensor — the lift shaft

el hueco de la escalera — the stairwell

el hueco de la puerta — the doorway

b) ( espacio libre) space

un hueco para aparcar — a parking space

hacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?

c) ( en una organización) gap

llenar un hueco en el mercado — to fill a gap in the market

un hueco entre dos clases — a free period between two classes

¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?

2) ( concavidad) hollow

3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole

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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollow

tienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)

b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficial

c) ( esponjoso) < lana> soft; < colchón> soft, spongy

d) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant

2) ( orgulloso) proud
II
masculino

1)

a) ( cavidad)

detrás de la tabla hay un hueco — there's a cavity behind the board

suena a hueco — it sounds hollow

el hueco del ascensor — the lift shaft

el hueco de la escalera — the stairwell

el hueco de la puerta — the doorway

b) ( espacio libre) space

un hueco para aparcar — a parking space

hacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?

c) ( en una organización) gap

llenar un hueco en el mercado — to fill a gap in the market

un hueco entre dos clases — a free period between two classes

¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?

2) ( concavidad) hollow

3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole

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hueco¹

¹ = gap, slot, hollow, recess, alcove, cavity.

Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.

Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).

Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* hacer hueco = make + room (for).

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.

* hueco de servicio = service core.

* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.

hueco²

² = hollow.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* en hueco = punched.

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hueco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 [ ESTAR] ‹árbol/bola› hollow; ‹nuez› empty, hollow

tienes la cabeza hueca ( fam hum); you've got a head full of sawdust ( colloq hum)

2 [ SER] (vacío) ‹palabras› empty; ‹estilo› superficial; ‹persona› shallow, superficial

3 (esponjoso) ‹lana› soft; ‹colchón› soft, spongy

4 ‹sonido› hollow; ‹voz› resonant; ‹tos› hollow

B ( Esp) (orgulloso) proud

iba tan hueco con sus nietos he looked so proud as he walked along with his grandchildren

hueco²

masculine

A

1

(cavidad): detrás de la tabla hay un hueco there's a cavity behind the board, it's hollow behind the board

aquí la pared suena a hueco the wall sounds hollow here

el hueco del ascensor the lift shaft

el hueco de la escalera the stairwell

el hueco de la puerta the doorway

2 (espacio libre) space

un hueco para aparcar a parking space

este hueco es para la lavadora this space is for the washing machine

a ver si me hacen un hueco para sentarme can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?

si no entiendes alguna palabra, deja un hueco if you don't understand a word, just leave a blank o a space

3

(en una organización): para llenar el hueco existente en este campo to fill the gap which exists in this field

deja un hueco que será difícil llenar he leaves a gap which will be hard to fill

tengo un hueco entre las dos clases I have a free period between the two classes

¿no puedes hacer un huequito or un huequecito para verlo hoy? can't you make a bit of time to see him today?, can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today? ( colloq)

B (concavidad) hollow

en el hueco de la mano in the hollow of his/her hand

hacer un hueco en la harina make a well o hollow in the flour

C (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; (en la calle) hole, pothole

el acné le dejó la cara llena de huecos his face was pitted by acne

los huecos que dejaron las balas en la pared the bulletholes left in the wall

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hueco 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

a) [estar] ‹árbol/bola› hollow;

‹ nuez› empty, hollow;
◊ tienes la cabeza hueca (fam &

hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) ‹ palabras› empty;

‹ estilo› superficial;
‹ persona› shallow, superficial
c) ( esponjoso) ‹ lana› soft;

‹ colchón› soft, spongy
d) ‹sonido/tos› hollow;

‹ voz› resonant
hueco 2 sustantivo masculino
a) (cavidad en árbol, roca) hollow;

( de ascensor) shaft;
◊ suena a hueco it sounds hollow;

el hueco de la escalera the stairwell
b) ( espacio) space;

( entre dos dientes) gap;
◊ un hueco para aparcar a parking space;

hazme un hueco make room for me;
llenar un hueco en el mercado to fill a gap in the market
c) ( concavidad) hollow

hueco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (vacío) empty, hollow
cabeza hueca, empty-headed
palabras huecas, empty words
2 (voz, sonido) resonant
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cavidad vacía) hollow, hole
2 (rato libre) free time
3 (sitio libre) empty space
♦ Locuciones: hacer un hueco, (de tiempo) to make time
(de espacio) to make room
' hueco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueca
- mella
- montante
- rellenar
- tapiar
- vacía
- vaciar
- vacío
- escalera
- rendija
- sonar
- tapar
- tubo
English:
bay
- gap
- gaping
- hollow
- niche
- recess
- shaft
- solid
- stairwell
- well
- alcove
- neatly
- socket
- stair

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hueco, -a

♦ adj

1. [vacío] hollow

2. [sonido] resonant, hollow

3. [sin ideas] empty;

su discurso fue hueco there was no substance to his speech;

eso no son más que palabras huecas those are just empty words;
Fam
es una cabeza hueca she's an airhead

4. [mullido, esponjoso] [bizcocho] light and fluffy;

lleva el pelo muy hueco she has a very bouffant hairstyle

5. Esp [orgulloso] proud;

se puso muy hueco cuando anunciaron su triunfo he swelled with pride when they announced his victory

♦ nm

1. [cavidad] hole;
[en pared] recess;
suena a hueco it sounds hollow

2. [espacio libre] space, gap;
[de ascensor] shaft;
el hueco de la escalera the stairwell;

no había ni un hueco en el teatro there wasn't an empty seat in the theatre;

hazme un hueco en el sofá make a bit of room for me on the sofa;

deja un hueco para poder insertar los gráficos leave a space for the graphs;

estoy buscando un hueco para aparcar I'm looking for a parking space;

la marcha de los hijos dejó un hueco en sus vidas the children leaving left a gap in their lives;

deja un hueco que será difícil de llenar she leaves a gap that will be hard to fill;

se abrió hueco entre la masa de curiosos he made his way through the crowd of onlookers;

un producto que se ha abierto un hueco en el mercado a product that has carved out a niche in the market

3. [rato libre] spare moment;

tengo un hueco a la hora del almuerzo I've got a moment at lunchtime;

te puedo hacer un hueco esta tarde I can fit o squeeze you in this afternoon

4. [vacante] vacancy;

ha quedado un hueco vacante en la cúpula del partido there's a vacancy in the party leadership

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hueco

I adj hollow; ( vacío) empty; fig: persona shallow

II m

1 en pared, escrito gap

2 ( agujero) hole; de ascensor shaft

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hueco, -ca adj

1) : hollow, empty

2) : soft, spongy

3) : hollow-sounding, resonant

4) : proud, conceited

5) : superficial

hueco nm

1) : hole, hollow, cavity

2) : gap, space

3) : recess, alcove

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hueco¹ adj hollow

los huevos de chocolate están huecos chocolate eggs are hollow

hueco² n

1. (espacio) space

encontró un hueco para aparcar he found a parking space

2. (abertura, espacio en blanco) gap

hay que rellenar los huecos you have to fill in the gaps

3. (sitio) room

hazme un hueco make some room for me

4. (rato libre) time

si tengo un hueco, te llamaré I'll phone you if I have time

Spanish-English dictionary > hueco
70 asomo

m.

trace, hint (indicio).

ni por asomo not under any circumstances

pres.indicat.

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

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asomo

► nombre masculino

1 sign, trace, hint

■ lo hizo sin el menor asomo de interés he did it without the slightest interest

■ sin el menor asomo de duda without a shadow of a doubt

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ni por asomo by no means

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noun m.

1) appearance

2) sign, trace

•

- ni por asomo

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SM

1) (=aparición) appearance

2) (=indicio) sign, indication

ante cualquier asomo de discrepancia — at the slightest hint of disagreement

sin asomo de violencia — without a trace of violence

ni por asomo — (=de ningún modo) by no means

¡ni por asomo! — (=¡ni en broma!) no chance!, no way!

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masculino (gen en frases negativas)

sin el menor asomo de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

no tiene el más mínimo asomo de pudor/decencia — he doesn't have an ounce of shame/a shred of decency in him

al primer asomo de violencia — at the first sign of violence

ni por asomo: no es el mejor ni por asomo! it isn't the best, not by a long shot (colloq); no se parecen ni por asomo there isn't the slightest resemblance between them; eso no se me ocurriría ni por asomo — I wouldn't dream of it

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* ni po asomom = by no stretch of the imagination.

* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays.

* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

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masculino (gen en frases negativas)

sin el menor asomo de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

no tiene el más mínimo asomo de pudor/decencia — he doesn't have an ounce of shame/a shred of decency in him

al primer asomo de violencia — at the first sign of violence

ni por asomo: no es el mejor ni por asomo! it isn't the best, not by a long shot (colloq); no se parecen ni por asomo there isn't the slightest resemblance between them; eso no se me ocurriría ni por asomo — I wouldn't dream of it

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* ni po asomom = by no stretch of the imagination.

* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays.

* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

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asomo

masculine

( gen en frases negativas): puedo afirmarlo sin el menor asomo de duda I can state this without a shadow of a doubt

no tiene el más mínimo asomo de pudor/decencia he doesn't have an ounce of shame/a shred of decency in him

al primer asomo de violencia at the first sign o hint of violence

ni por asomo: no es el mejor ¡ni por asomo! it isn't the best, not by a long shot o ( BrE) chalk ( colloq)

no se parecen ni por asomo there isn't the slightest resemblance between them, they're as different as night and day, they're like chalk and cheese ( BrE)

no se me ocurriría ni por asomo llamarte a las tres de la mañana I wouldn't dream of calling you at three in the morning

ni por asomo se le ocurre venir a darnos una mano it wouldn't even occur to him o cross his mind to come and give us a hand

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Del verbo asomar: ( conjugate asomar)

asomo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

asomó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
asomar
asomo
asomar ( conjugate asomar) verbo intransitivo
to show;
◊ empiezan a asomo los primeros brotes the first shoots begin to show o appear

verbo transitivo ‹ cabeza›: asomó la cabeza por la ventanilla she stuck her head out of the window;
abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza she opened the door and stuck her head out/in
asomarse verbo pronominal: asomose por algo to lean out of sth;
se asomó a la ventana she looked out of the window;
se asomoon al balcón they came out onto the balcony
asomar
I verbo transitivo to put out, stick out: de vez en cuando asoman la nariz por aquí, they drop round from time to time
II verbo intransitivo to appear
asomo sustantivo masculino trace, hint
♦ Locuciones: ni por asomo, no way, no chance

' asomo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asomarse
- cadavérica
- cadavérico
- asomar
English:
put
- shell
- thrust
- poke
- pop

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asomo nm
[indicio] trace, hint; [de esperanza] glimmer;
habló sin el menor asomo de orgullo he spoke without the slightest trace o hint of pride;

un edificio horrible, sin asomo de buen gusto a horrible building without the slightest trace o hint of good taste;

las pruebas no dejan el menor asomo de duda the evidence leaves absolutely no room for doubt;

no pudo evitar un asomo de llanto she couldn't prevent tears from welling up in her eyes;

Comp

ni por asomo: las previsiones de ventas no se alcanzarán ni por asomo there is no way o there isn't the slightest chance that the sales forecasts will be met;

no se parece a su madre ni por asomo he doesn't look the least bit like his mother;

ése no es el problema ni por asomo that's not what the problem is at all

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asomo

m

:

ni por asomo no way

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asomo nm

1) : hint, trace

2)

ni por asomo : by no means

Spanish-English dictionary > asomo
71 bogavante

f. & m.

1 first rower, leading rower in a rowboat, stroke.

2 lobster.

m.

lobster.

* * *

bogavante

► nombre masculino

1 lobster

* * *

SM

1) (Náut) stroke, first rower

2) (Zool) lobster

* * *

masculino (Esp) lobster

* * *

= lobster.

Ex. During the visit you may stroll the streets of this delightful community, have a lobster lunch, observe the natives, rent a bike, or go hiking or swimming.

* * *

masculino (Esp) lobster

* * *

= lobster.

Ex: During the visit you may stroll the streets of this delightful community, have a lobster lunch, observe the natives, rent a bike, or go hiking or swimming.

* * *

bogavante

masculine

lobster

* * *

bogavante m Zool lobster
' bogavante' also found in these entries:
English:
lobster
- shell

* * *

bogavante nm

lobster

* * *

bogavante

m ZO lobster

* * *

bogavante n lobster

Spanish-English dictionary > bogavante
72 bombear

v.

1 to pump (gen) & (sport).

2 to pump up, to pump in.

* * *

bombear

► verbo transitivo

1 (agua) to pump

* * *

verb

to pump

* * *

1. VT

1) (Téc) [+ agua, sangre] to pump

2) (Ftbl) to lob

un balón bombeado — a high ball

3) (Mil) to shell

4) (Cos) to pad

5) (=alabar) to praise up, inflate the reputation of

6) Cono Sur ** (=espiar) to spy on, observe closely

7) And, Ven (=despedir) to sack *, fire *

8) CAm (=robar) to steal

2.

VI Caribe (=emborracharse) to get drunk

3.

See:

bombearse

* * *

verbo transitivo to pump

* * *

= pump.

Ex. All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.

* * *

verbo transitivo to pump

* * *

= pump.

Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.

* * *

bombear [A1 ]

vt

to pump

* * *

bombear ( conjugate bombear) verbo transitivo
to pump
bombear verbo transitivo
1 (sangre, agua, aire, etc) to pump
2 (lanzar una pelota) to blow up
' bombear' also found in these entries:
English:
pump

* * *

bombear vt

1. [líquido] to pump

2. [pelota] to float;

el extremo bombeó el balón al área the forward floated the ball into the box

* * *

bombear

v/t

1 líquido pump

2 balón lob

* * *

bombear vt

: to pump

* * *

bombear vb to pump

Spanish-English dictionary > bombear
73 chándal

m.

tracksuit, jogging suit, sweat suit, sweatpants and sweatshirt combination.

* * *

chándal

► nombre masculino

1 track suit, jogging suit

* * *

masculino (pl - dals) (Esp) tracksuit

* * *

= tracksuit.

Ex. Even politicians have been photographed wearing tracksuits.

* * *

masculino (pl - dals) (Esp) tracksuit

* * *

= tracksuit.

Ex: Even politicians have been photographed wearing tracksuits.

* * *

chándal

masculine

(pl - dals) ( Esp)

tracksuit, jogging suit

* * *

chándal sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ - dals) (Esp) tracksuit

chándal sustantivo masculino Indum track o jogging suit

' chándal' also found in these entries:
English:
shell-suit
- tracksuit
- sweat
- track

* * *

chándal (pl chandals) nm
Esp tracksuit
* * *

chándal

m sweats pl, Br

tracksuit

* * *

chándal n tracksuit

Spanish-English dictionary > chándal
74 crustáceo

adj.

crustacean, crustaceous.

m.

shellfish, crustacean, aquatic arthropod typically covered with a hard shell or crust.

* * *

crustáceo

► nombre masculino

1 crustacean

* * *

SM crustacean

* * *

masculino crustacean

* * *

= crustacean.

Ex. Oarfish feed primarily on zooplankton, selectively straining tiny euphausiids, shrimp, and other crustaceans from the water.

* * *

masculino crustacean

* * *

= crustacean.

Ex: Oarfish feed primarily on zooplankton, selectively straining tiny euphausiids, shrimp, and other crustaceans from the water.

* * *

crustáceo

masculine

crustacean

* * *

crustáceo sustantivo masculino
crustacean
crustáceo sustantivo masculino Zool crustacean
' crustáceo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camarón
- langosta
English:
crustacean

* * *

crustáceo nm

crustacean

* * *

crustáceo nm

: crustacean

Spanish-English dictionary > crustáceo
75 cúpula

f.

dome, cupola, cupule.

* * *

cúpula

► nombre femenino

1 cupola, dome

* * *

noun f.

dome

* * *

SF

1) (Arquit) dome, cupola

2) (Náut) turret

3) (Bot) husk, shell

4) (Pol) party leadership, leading members; (Com, Econ) top management

* * *

femenino

1) (Arquit) dome, cupola; (Mil, Náut) ( torreta) turret

2) ( de organización)

la cúpula del partido — the party leadership

la cúpula militar — the leaders of the armed forces

la cúpula de la empresa — the upper echelons of the company

* * *

= dome.

Ex. The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.

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* con cúpula = domed.

* Cúpula de la Roca, la = Dome of the Rock, the.

* Cúpula Sixtina, la = Sistine Ceiling, the.

* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.

* * *

femenino

1) (Arquit) dome, cupola; (Mil, Náut) ( torreta) turret

2) ( de organización)

la cúpula del partido — the party leadership

la cúpula militar — the leaders of the armed forces

la cúpula de la empresa — the upper echelons of the company

* * *

= dome.

Ex: The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.

* con cúpula = domed.

* Cúpula de la Roca, la = Dome of the Rock, the.

* Cúpula Sixtina, la = Sistine Ceiling, the.

* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.

* * *

cúpula

feminine

A

1 ( Arquit) dome, cupola

2 ( Mil, Náut) (torreta) turret

Compuesto:

cúpula de bulbo

onion dome

B

(de una organización): determinaciones tomadas en la cúpula del partido decisions taken by the party leadership

la cúpula militar the leaders of the armed forces, the highest ranking officers in the armed forces

grandes cambios en la cúpula de la empresa big changes in the upper echelons of the company

* * *

cúpula sustantivo femenino (Arquit) dome, cupola
cúpula sustantivo femenino
1 Arquit dome
2 (de dirigentes) leadership
' cúpula' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
linterna
- mantenerse
- relevo
- sostener
- conducción
English:
dome
- leadership

* * *

cúpula nf

1. [bóveda] dome, cupola

2. [mandos] leaders;

la cúpula del partido the party leadership;

la cúpula militar the top-ranking officers in the armed forces, the heads of the armed forces;

el presidente ha anunciado cambios en la cúpula de la organización the Br chairman o US president has announced changes at top management level in the organization

3. Mil [torre] turret

* * *

cúpula

f

1 dome, cupola

2 esp POL leadership;

cúpula directiva board of directors

* * *

cúpula nf

: dome, cupola

* * *

cúpula n dome

Spanish-English dictionary > cúpula
76 descascarillar

v.

1 to hull.

2 to husk, to remove the husk of.

* * *

descascarillar

► verbo transitivo

1 to husk

► verbo pronominal descascarillarse

1 to chip, peel, flake off

* * *

1.

VT [+ plato, vasija] to chip; [+ arroz] to husk

2.

See:

descascarillarse

* * *

= peel, husk, chip.

Ex. In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.

Ex. For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.

Ex. Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

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* descascarillarse = flake off, flake.

* posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.

* que se está descascarillando = flaking.

* * *

= peel, husk, chip.

Ex: In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.

Ex: For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.

Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

* descascarillarse = flake off, flake.

* posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.

* que se está descascarillando = flaking.

* * *

descascarillar

♦ vt
[pelar] to shell
♦ See also the pronominal verb descascarillarse

* * *

descascarillar

v/t chip

Spanish-English dictionary > descascarillar
77 esqueleto

m.

1 skeleton.

menear o mover el esqueleto (informal) to boogie (on down)

estar como un esqueleto to be skin and bone

2 framework.

3 blank form, blank application, application form, fill-out form.

* * *

esqueleto

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA skeleton

2 ARQUITECTURA framework

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

mover el esqueleto familiar to boogie, party on down

* * *

noun m.

1) skeleton

2) framework

* * *

SM

1) (Anat) skeleton

- menear o mover el esqueleto

- tumbar el esqueleto

2) (=estructura) [gen] skeleton; (=de asunto) bare bones pl ; [de edificio] framework; [de conferencia, novela] framework, structure

en esqueleto — unfinished, incomplete

3) Chile (Literat) (=borrador) rough draft, outline

4) And, CAm, Méx (=formulario) form

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Anat) skeleton

estar hecho un esqueleto — (fam & hum) to be all skin and bone(s) (colloq)

menear el esqueleto — (fam & hum) to shake a leg (colloq & hum)

b) (de edificio, novela) framework

2) (Méx) ( formulario) blank form

* * *

= skeleton.

Ex. A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.

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* esqueleto muscular = muscular-skeletal.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* menear el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* mover el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Anat) skeleton

estar hecho un esqueleto — (fam & hum) to be all skin and bone(s) (colloq)

menear el esqueleto — (fam & hum) to shake a leg (colloq & hum)

b) (de edificio, novela) framework

2) (Méx) ( formulario) blank form

* * *

= skeleton.

Ex: A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.

* esqueleto muscular = muscular-skeletal.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* menear el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* mover el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* * *

esqueleto

masculine

A

1 ( Anat) skeleton

estar hecho un esqueleto ( fam hum); to be all skin and bone(s) ( colloq)

menear or mover el esqueleto ( fam hum); to shake a leg ( colloq hum), to strut o shake one's stuff ( colloq)

moverle el esqueleto a algn ( RPl fam); to give sb a beating ( colloq)

2 (estructura — de un edificio) framework; (— de una novela, un discurso) framework, structure

B ( Méx) (formulario) blank form

* * *

esqueleto sustantivo masculino
a) (Anat) skeleton

b) (de edificio, novela) framework

esqueleto sustantivo masculino
1 Anat skeleton
2 (estructura) framework
' esqueleto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
femenina
- femenino
- carcasa
English:
shell
- skeleton

* * *

esqueleto nm

1. [de persona, animal] skeleton;

Comp
Fam
menear o [m5] mover el esqueleto to boogie (on down)

2. [armazón] [de edificio] framework;
[de vehículo] frame; [de novela] framework, outline; [de argumento] outline
3. Fam [persona muy delgada] skeleton;

Comp

estar como un o [m5] hecho un esqueleto to be like a skeleton, to be skin and bones

4. CAm, Col, Méx [formulario] form

5. Col [camiseta] Br vest, US undershirt

* * *

esqueleto

m

1 ANAT skeleton;

ser un esqueleto, estar en el esqueleto be a walking skeleton;

mover o

menear el esqueleto hum shake a leg, dance

2

:

esqueleto (arquitectónico) framework

3 Méx, C.Am., Pe, Bol fig

blank form

* * *

esqueleto nm

1) : skeleton

2) armazón: framework

* * *

esqueleto n (anatomía) skeleton

Spanish-English dictionary > esqueleto
78 fraccionar

v.

1 to divide, to break up.

El entrenador fraccionó al grupo The trainer divided the group.

2 to fraction, to fractionate, to divide up, to fragment.

La hidrólisis fraccionó la molécula Hydrolysis fractioned the molecule.

3 to split, to break into pieces.

El martillo fraccionó la cáscara The hammer split the shell.

* * *

fraccionar

► verbo transitivo

1 to divide, break up, split up

► verbo pronominal fraccionarse

1 to break up, split up

* * *

VT to divide, break up, split up (en into)

fraccionar los pagos — to pay by instalments

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) < pago> to make... in installments*

b) (Quím) to fractionate

* * *

= segment.

Ex. So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) < pago> to make... in installments*

b) (Quím) to fractionate

* * *

= segment.

Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.

* * *

fraccionar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cantidad/pago› to pay … in installments*

2 ( Quím) to fractionate

* * *

fraccionar verbo transitivo to break up, divide
' fraccionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantidad
- seccionar

* * *

fraccionar vt

1. [dividir] to divide, to break up

2. [pago] to split up into instalments

3. Am [parcelar] to split up into plots, to divide out into plots

* * *

fraccionar

v/t

1 break up

2 FIN pay in installments o Br

instalments

* * *

fraccionar vt

: to divide, to break up

Spanish-English dictionary > fraccionar
79 fruto

m.

1 fruit.

fruto prohibido forbidden fruit

frutos secos dried fruit and nuts

2 fruit (resultado).

fue fruto de su empeño it was the fruit o result of her efforts

dar fruto to bear fruit

sacar fruto a o de algo to profit from something

3 consequence, produce.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

fruto

► nombre masculino

1 (fruta) fruit

2 (resultado) fruit, result, product

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar fruto to bear fruit

sacar fruto de algo to profit from something

frutos secos (almendras etc) nuts 2 (pasas etc) dried fruit sing

* * *

noun m.

1) fruit

2) product, result

* * *

SM

1) (Bot) fruit

dar fruto — to fruit, bear fruit

fruto del pan — breadfruit

frutos del país — LAm agricultural produce

frutos secos — nuts and dried fruit

2) (=resultado) result, product; (=beneficio) profit, benefit; [de esfuerzo] fruits pl

dar fruto — to bear fruit

sacar fruto de algo — to profit from sth, derive benefit from sth

3) (=hijo) offspring

el fruto de esta unión — the offspring of this marriage, the fruit o product of this union liter

fruto de bendición — legitimate offspring

* * *

masculino

1) (Bot) fruit

- fruto prohibido

- frutos secos

2) (resultado, producto) fruit

dar or rendir frutos — to bear fruit

fruto de algo — de inversión return on something

el fruto de su trabajo — the fruits of her labor

todo fue fruto de su imaginación — it was all a figment of his imagination

fue fruto de la casualidad — it came about o happened quite by chance

* * *

= fruit.

Ex. Most libraries exploit the fruits of centralised cataloguing in some way.

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* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* fruto de la combinación = recombinant.

* fruto seco = nut.

* frutos secos = nuts.

* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.

* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.

* hacer que Algo dé fruto = bring to + fruition.

* no dar fruto = come to + nothing.

* * *

masculino

1) (Bot) fruit

- fruto prohibido

- frutos secos

2) (resultado, producto) fruit

dar or rendir frutos — to bear fruit

fruto de algo — de inversión return on something

el fruto de su trabajo — the fruits of her labor

todo fue fruto de su imaginación — it was all a figment of his imagination

fue fruto de la casualidad — it came about o happened quite by chance

* * *

= fruit.

Ex: Most libraries exploit the fruits of centralised cataloguing in some way.

* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* fruto de la combinación = recombinant.

* fruto seco = nut.

* frutos secos = nuts.

* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.

* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.

* hacer que Algo dé fruto = bring to + fruition.

* no dar fruto = come to + nothing.

* * *

fruto

masculine

A ( Bot) fruit

el fruto de la vid the fruit of the vine

los frutos de la tierra the fruits of the earth

Compuestos:

● fruto prohibido

forbidden fruit

● frutos secos

mpl nuts and dried fruit (pl)

B

1 (resultado, producto) fruit

dar or rendir frutos to bear fruit

el negocio empieza a rendir frutos the business is beginning to bear fruit

sus gestiones no dieron ningún fruto his efforts did not produce results, his efforts were fruitless

estudiando obtendrás tus frutos if you study now you will reap the benefits later

la inversión no le da ningún fruto the investment isn't bringing her any return

fruto DE algo:

todo fue fruto de su imaginación it was all a product o figment of his imagination

fue fruto de la casualidad it came about o happened quite by chance

para poder disfrutar el fruto de su trabajo to be able to enjoy the fruits of her labor

es el fruto de muchos años de esfuerzos it's the result o product of many years of effort

2 frutos mpl ( Der) tb

frutos civiles unearned income

* * *

fruto sustantivo masculino
1 (Bot) fruit;
◊ frutos secos nuts and dried fruit (pl)

2 (resultado, producto) fruit;
dar or rendir frutos to bear fruit;
fruto de algo ‹ de inversión› return on sth;
‹de trabajo/investigación› fruits of sth;
◊ todo fue fruto de su imaginación it was all a figment of his imagination

fruto sustantivo masculino
1 fruit
frutos secos, nuts
2 (provecho, partido) profit, benefit
3 (resultado) result, fruit: éste es el fruto de nuestro trabajo, this is the result of our work
' fruto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguacate
- albaricoque
- alcaparra
- carne
- carné
- clementina
- coco
- dar
- guinda
- kiwi
- melón
- níspero
- pimiento
- piña
- pomelo
- rabillo
- rabo
- tamarindo
- tardía
- tardío
- ver
- verde
- zarzamora
- calabaza
- castaña
- chayote
- durazno
- guaje
- guanábana
- lima
- limón
- pimentón
- plátano
- precoz
- tuna
English:
almond
- cherry
- chestnut
- crack
- fruit
- kernel
- lime
- nut
- outgrowth
- shell
- walnut

* * *

fruto nm

1. [naranja, plátano] fruit;
[nuez, avellana] nut
Comp
fruto prohibido forbidden fruit;
esos lujos son, para mí, fruto prohibido I can't permit myself such luxuries;

frutos secos dried fruit and nuts

2. [resultado] fruit;

fue fruto de su empeño it was the fruit o result of her efforts;

no es más que el fruto de su imaginación it's just a figment of his imagination;

dar fruto to bear fruit;

sacar fruto a o [m5] de algo to profit from sth;

los frutos de la tierra the fruits of the earth

* * *

fruto

m tb fig

fruit; nuez, almendra etc nut;

dar fruto(s) tb fig bear fruit

* * *

fruto nm

1) : fruit, agricultural product

los frutos de la tierra: the fruits of the earth

2) : result, consequence

los frutos de su trabajo: the fruits of his labor

* * *

fruto n fruit

frutos secos (almendras, etc) nuts (pasas, etc) dried fruit

Spanish-English dictionary > fruto
80 guerra

f.

war (conflicto).

declarar la guerra to declare war

le tiene la guerra declarada a su hermano (figurative) he's at daggers drawn with his brother

en guerra at war

guerra sin cuartel all-out war

guerra atómica nuclear war

guerra bacteriológica germ warfare

guerra civil civil war

guerra fría cold war

guerra de las galaxias star wars

guerra de guerrillas guerrilla warfare

guerra mundial world war

guerra de nervios war of nerves

guerra nuclear nuclear war

guerra de precios price war

guerra psicológica psychological warfare

guerra química chemical warfare

guerra santa Holy War

guerra sucia dirty war

* * *

guerra

► nombre femenino

1 war

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar guerra familiar to cause problems, cause trouble

■ cuando era niño nos daba mucha guerra when he was a child he was a real handful

declarar la guerra a to declare war on

en guerra at war

ser de antes de la guerra familiar to be donkey's years old

tenerle la guerra declarada a alguien familiar to have it in for somebody

guerra bacteriológica / guerra biológica germ warfare

guerra civil civil war

guerra comercial trade war

guerra de Cuba Spanish-American War

guerra de la Independencia Spanish War of Independence

guerra de las galaxias star wars

guerra de los Seis Días Six Day War

guerra de los Treinta Años Thirty Years' War

guerra de nervios war of nerves

guerra del Golfo Gulf War

guerra fría cold war

guerra mundial world war

guerra nuclear nuclear war

guerra psicológica psychological warfare

guerra química chemical warfare

guerra santa holy war

guerra total all-out war

la Primer Guerra Mundial World War I, the First World War, World War I

la Segunda Guerra Mundial World War II, the Second World War

* * *

noun f.

1) war

2) warfare

* * *

SF

1) (Mil, Pol) war; (=arte) warfare

Primera Guerra Mundial — First World War

Segunda Guerra Mundial — Second World War

de guerra — military, war antes de s

Ministerio de Guerra — Ministry of War, War Office, War Department (EEUU)

declarar la guerra — to declare war (a on)

estar en guerra — to be at war ( con with)

hacer la guerra — to wage war (a on)

guerra a muerte — war to the bitter end

guerra atómica — atomic war(fare)

guerra bacteriana, guerra bacteriológica — germ warfare

guerra biológica — biological warfare

guerra caliente — hot war, shooting war

guerra civil — civil war

guerra comercial — trade war

guerra convencional — conventional warfare

guerra de agotamiento, guerra de desgaste — war of attrition

guerra de bandas — gang warfare

guerra de guerrillas — guerrilla warfare

Guerra de la Independencia — LAm War of Independence; Esp Peninsular War

guerra de las galaxias — Star Wars

Guerra de los Cien Años — Hundred Years' War

Guerra de los Treinta Años — Thirty Years' War

Guerra del Transvaal — Boer War

guerra de nervios — war of nerves

guerra de precios — price war

Guerra de Sucesión — War of Spanish Succession

guerra de trincheras — trench warfare

guerra económica — economic warfare

guerra nuclear — nuclear war(fare)

guerra psicológica — psychological warfare

guerra química — chemical warfare

guerra relámpago — blitzkrieg, lightning war (EEUU)

guerra santa — holy war, crusade

guerra sin cuartel — all-out war

guerra sucia — dirty war
declarar 1., 1)
2) (=problemas)

dar guerra — [gen] to be a nuisance (a to)
make trouble (a for) [niño] to carry on
pedir o querer guerra — [gen] to look for trouble; [sexualmente] * to feel randy o horny *

3) (=juego) billiards
GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA Spain's political climate was extremely volatile in the 1930s. The elections of February 1936 were won by a coalition of socialist and anarchist groups known as the Frente Popular or FP, and were followed by a period of social disorder. On July 18 of that year, General Francisco Franco led a military coup. In the ensuing war Franco's side was known as the Nacionales and the government forces as the Republicanos. Neither army was well-equipped, so foreign support was a decisive factor: the USSR sent aid to the Republicans and volunteers from all over Europe formed Brigadas Internacionales (International Brigades) to fight for the Republican side. Fascist Italy and Germany sent troops and weapons to Franco. The fighting was bitter and protracted, and the Nationalists' superior firepower finally triumphed. The war ended officially on April 1, 1939, when Franco proclaimed himself Jefe del Estado, a position he held for the next 36 years.
See:

ver nota culturelle FRANQUISMO in franquismo

* * *

femenino

1) (Mil, Pol) war

nos declararon la guerra — they declared war on us

estar en guerra — to be at war

hacerle la guerra a alguien — to wage war on somebody

cuando estalló la guerra — when war broke out

- guerra abierta

- guerra a muerte

- guerra bacteriológica or biológica

- guerra comercial

- guerra de guerrillas

- Guerra de Secesión

- Guerra de Sucesión

- guerra de trincheras

- guerra mundial

- guerra sin cuartel

2) (fam) ( problemas) trouble, hassle (colloq)

estos niños me dan mucha guerra — these kids give me a lot of hassle

* * *

= war, warfare.

Ex. For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, war and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.

Ex. For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, War and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.

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* amenaza de guerra = threat of war.

* anterior a la guerra = pre-war [prewar], antebellum.

* anterior a la Guerra Civil = pre-Civil War.

* arrasado por la guerra = war-torn.

* arte de la guerra = warfare.

* avezado en la guerra = battle-hardened.

* baja de guerra = war casualty.

* barco de guerra = warship, naval ship, war vessel.

* botín de guerra = war booty.

* botín de guerra, el = spoils of war, the, victor's spoils.

* buque de guerra = warship.

* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.

* comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.

* consejo de guerra = courts-martial, court martial.

* corresponsal de guerra = war correspondent, war journalist, war reporter.

* crímen de guerra = war crime.

* criminal de guerra = war criminal.

* danza de guerra = war dance.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* declaración de guerra = declaration of war.

* declarar la guerra = break out into + declared war, go to + war, take up + arms.

* declarar la guerra a = declare + war on.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* declararse en guerra = go to + war.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* desatar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* desenterrar el hacha de guerra = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* despojos de la guerra, los = spoils of war, the.

* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.

* devastado por la guerra = war-torn.

* disturbio ocasionado por la guerra = war riot.

* durante la guerra = during wartime, wartime [wart-time], war years, the.

* efecto de la guerra = effect of war.

* embates de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.

* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].

* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.

* en guerra = war-torn, at war.

* en pie de guerra = on the warpath.

* en son de guerra = on the warpath.

* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.

* en tiempo de guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* en tiempos de guerra = in time(s) of war.

* escenario de la guerra = theatre [theater, -USA], theatre of war.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.

* frente de guerra, el = war front, the.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* grito de guerra = battle cry, war cry.

* guerra árabe-israelí, la = Arab Israeli war, the.

* guerra asimétrica = asymmetric war, asymmetric warfare.

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra civil = civil war.

* guerra contra el despilfarro = war on waste.

* guerra contra el terrorismo = war on terror, war on terrorism, war against terrorism.

* guerra contra las drogas = war on drugs.

* guerra cósmica = cosmic war.

* guerra de almohadas = pillow fight.

* guerra de Bosnia, la = Bosnian War, the.

* guerra de desgaste = war of attrition.

* guerra de guerrillas = guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war.

* Guerra de la Independencia = War of Independence.

* guerra de la información = information warfare.

* guerra de las estrellas = battle of the stars.

* Guerra de las Galaxias = Star Wars.

* Guerra del Golfo, la = Gulf War, the.

* Guerra del Golfo Persa, la = Persian Gulf War, the.

* Guerra de los Boers, la = Anglo-Boer War, the.

* guerra de nervios = war of nerves.

* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la = Spanish-American War, the, Spanish-American War, the.

* guerra + estallar = war + break out.

* guerra fría, la = cold war, the.

* guerra fronteriza = border war.

* guerra legal = legal battle.

* guerra mundial = world war.

* guerra nuclear = nuclear warfare, nuclear war.

* guerra religiosa = religious war.

* Guerras Médicas, las = Persian Wars, the.

* guerra sucia = dirty war.

* guerra tribal = tribal war.

* Guerra Zulú, la = Zulu War, the.

* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.

* hacer la guerra = make + war.

* hacha de guerra = tomahawk.

* héroe de guerra = fallen hero, war hero.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* juego de guerra = war game [wargame].

* juzgar en consejo de guerra = court-martial.

* libro trofeo de guerra = trophy book.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* Marina de Guerra = Royal Navy.

* misión de guerra = wartime mission.

* nave de guerra = naval ship.

* navío de guerra = warship.

* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* pasión por la guerra = rage militaire.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* Primera Guerra Mundial = First World War (World War I), World War I [First World War].

* prisionero de guerra = prisoner of war, war prisoner.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* reportero de guerra = war journalist, war correspondent, war reporter.

* Segunda Guerra Mundial = 2nd World War, World War II [Second World War], Second World War [World War II].

* tras las guerra = in the postwar period.

* tribunal de guerra = court martial.

* veterano de guerra = war veteran.

* víctima de guerra = casualty of war, war casualty.

* viuda de guerra = war widow.

* zona de guerra = war zone.

* * *

femenino

1) (Mil, Pol) war

nos declararon la guerra — they declared war on us

estar en guerra — to be at war

hacerle la guerra a alguien — to wage war on somebody

cuando estalló la guerra — when war broke out

- guerra abierta

- guerra a muerte

- guerra bacteriológica or biológica

- guerra comercial

- guerra de guerrillas

- Guerra de Secesión

- Guerra de Sucesión

- guerra de trincheras

- guerra mundial

- guerra sin cuartel

2) (fam) ( problemas) trouble, hassle (colloq)

estos niños me dan mucha guerra — these kids give me a lot of hassle

* * *

= war, warfare.

Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, war and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.

Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, War and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.

* amenaza de guerra = threat of war.

* anterior a la guerra = pre-war [prewar], antebellum.

* anterior a la Guerra Civil = pre-Civil War.

* arrasado por la guerra = war-torn.

* arte de la guerra = warfare.

* avezado en la guerra = battle-hardened.

* baja de guerra = war casualty.

* barco de guerra = warship, naval ship, war vessel.

* botín de guerra = war booty.

* botín de guerra, el = spoils of war, the, victor's spoils.

* buque de guerra = warship.

* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.

* comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.

* consejo de guerra = courts-martial, court martial.

* corresponsal de guerra = war correspondent, war journalist, war reporter.

* crímen de guerra = war crime.

* criminal de guerra = war criminal.

* danza de guerra = war dance.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* declaración de guerra = declaration of war.

* declarar la guerra = break out into + declared war, go to + war, take up + arms.

* declarar la guerra a = declare + war on.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* declararse en guerra = go to + war.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* desatar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* desenterrar el hacha de guerra = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* despojos de la guerra, los = spoils of war, the.

* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.

* devastado por la guerra = war-torn.

* disturbio ocasionado por la guerra = war riot.

* durante la guerra = during wartime, wartime [wart-time], war years, the.

* efecto de la guerra = effect of war.

* embates de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.

* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].

* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.

* en guerra = war-torn, at war.

* en pie de guerra = on the warpath.

* en son de guerra = on the warpath.

* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.

* en tiempo de guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* en tiempos de guerra = in time(s) of war.

* escenario de la guerra = theatre [theater, -USA], theatre of war.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.

* frente de guerra, el = war front, the.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* grito de guerra = battle cry, war cry.

* guerra árabe-israelí, la = Arab Israeli war, the.

* guerra asimétrica = asymmetric war, asymmetric warfare.

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra civil = civil war.

* guerra contra el despilfarro = war on waste.

* guerra contra el terrorismo = war on terror, war on terrorism, war against terrorism.

* guerra contra las drogas = war on drugs.

* guerra cósmica = cosmic war.

* guerra de almohadas = pillow fight.

* guerra de Bosnia, la = Bosnian War, the.

* guerra de desgaste = war of attrition.

* guerra de guerrillas = guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war.

* Guerra de la Independencia = War of Independence.

* guerra de la información = information warfare.

* guerra de las estrellas = battle of the stars.

* Guerra de las Galaxias = Star Wars.

* Guerra del Golfo, la = Gulf War, the.

* Guerra del Golfo Persa, la = Persian Gulf War, the.

* Guerra de los Boers, la = Anglo-Boer War, the.

* guerra de nervios = war of nerves.

* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la = Spanish-American War, the, Spanish-American War, the.

* guerra + estallar = war + break out.

* guerra fría, la = cold war, the.

* guerra fronteriza = border war.

* guerra legal = legal battle.

* guerra mundial = world war.

* guerra nuclear = nuclear warfare, nuclear war.

* guerra religiosa = religious war.

* Guerras Médicas, las = Persian Wars, the.

* guerra sucia = dirty war.

* guerra tribal = tribal war.

* Guerra Zulú, la = Zulu War, the.

* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.

* hacer la guerra = make + war.

* hacha de guerra = tomahawk.

* héroe de guerra = fallen hero, war hero.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* juego de guerra = war game [wargame].

* juzgar en consejo de guerra = court-martial.

* libro trofeo de guerra = trophy book.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* Marina de Guerra = Royal Navy.

* misión de guerra = wartime mission.

* nave de guerra = naval ship.

* navío de guerra = warship.

* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.

* pasión por la guerra = rage militaire.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perro de guerra = dog of war, war dog.

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* Primera Guerra Mundial = First World War (World War I), World War I [First World War].

* prisionero de guerra = prisoner of war, war prisoner.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* reportero de guerra = war journalist, war correspondent, war reporter.

* Segunda Guerra Mundial = 2nd World War, World War II [Second World War], Second World War [World War II].

* tras las guerra = in the postwar period.

* tribunal de guerra = court martial.

* veterano de guerra = war veteran.

* víctima de guerra = casualty of war, war casualty.

* viuda de guerra = war widow.

* zona de guerra = war zone.

* * *

guerra

feminine

Guerra Civil (↑ guerra a1), Guerras de Independencia (↑ guerra a1)

A ( Mil, Pol) war

nos declararon la guerra they declared war on us

están en guerra they are at war

hacerle la guerra a algn to wage war on o against sb

cuando estalló la guerra when war broke out

los soldados se iban a la guerra the soldiers were going off to war o to fight in the war

los niños jugaban a la guerra the children were playing soldiers

le tienen declarada la guerra a la pornografía they've declared war on pornography

Compuestos:

● guerra abierta

open warfare

● guerra a muerte

fight to the death

● guerra asimétrica

asymmetrical warfare

● guerra bacteriológica or biológica

germ o biological warfare

● guerra civil

civil war

● guerra comercial

trade war

● guerra convencional

conventional warfare

● guerra de almohadas

(Arg, Chi) pillow fight

● guerra de baja intensidad

low intensity warfare

● guerra de desgaste

war of attrition

● guerra de guerrillas

guerrilla war

● Guerra de los Cien Años

Hundred Years' War

● Guerra de los Seis Días

Six Day War

● guerra de nervios

war of nerves

● guerra de precios

price war

● guerra de religión

war of religion, religious war

● Guerra de Secesión

American Civil War

● Guerra de Sucesión

War of Spanish Succession

● guerra de trincheras

trench warfare

● guerra fría

cold war

● guerra justa

just war

● guerra mundial

world war

la Primera/Segunda Guerra Mundial the First/Second World War

● guerra nuclear

nuclear war

● guerra psicológica

psychological warfare

● guerra química

chemical warfare

● guerra relámpago

blitzkrieg

● guerra santa

holy war

● guerra sin cuartel

all-out war

● guerras médicas

fpl Persian Wars (pl)

● guerras púnicas

fpl Punic Wars (pl)

● guerra sucia

dirty war

● guerra total

total war

B ( fam) (problemas) trouble, hassle ( colloq)

estos niños me dan mucha guerra these kids give me a lot of hassle o trouble

quieren/buscan guerra they're looking for trouble

* * *

guerra sustantivo femenino
1 (Mil, Pol) war;
◊ nos declararon la guerra they declared war on us;

estar en guerra to be at war;
hacerle la guerra a algn to wage war on o against sb;
guerra bacteriológica or biológica germ o biological warfare;
guerra civil civil war;
guerra fría cold war;
guerra mundial world war;
guerra nuclear nuclear war;
guerra química chemical warfare
2 (fam) ( problemas) trouble, hassle (colloq);
◊ estos niños me dan mucha guerra these kids give me a lot of hassle

guerra sustantivo femenino war: nos declararon la guerra, they declared war on us
estamos en guerra, we are at war
guerra bacteriológica, germ warfare
guerra civil/mundial, civil/world war
guerra fría, cold war
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar guerra, (dar problemas, trabajo) to give problems
(dar la lata) to be a pain
enterrar el hacha de guerra, to bury the hatchet
en pie de guerra, on the warpath
nombre de guerra, nom de guerre
' guerra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adscribirse
- bacteriológica
- bacteriológico
- buque
- cuando
- declararse
- desastre
- desnaturalizar
- durante
- enterrar
- estado
- estallido
- fantasma
- guerrilla
- haber
- hacer
- hornada
- intensificación
- ración
- sangrienta
- sangriento
- secuela
- umbral
- unirse
- venir
- vencedor
- vencedora
- asolar
- barco
- borde
- botín
- caído
- consejo
- continuar
- corresponsal
- crimen
- crucero
- declaración
- declarar
- desencadenar
- durar
- embromar
- entrar
- estallar
- estragos
- ganar
- horror
- lisiado
- marina
- miseria
English:
act up
- alleged
- assume
- atrocity
- badly
- battle-cry
- blissful
- brink
- capture
- ceasefire
- civil war
- cold war
- court martial
- danger
- declaration
- declare
- diminish
- drag on
- ensue
- escalate
- fight
- flatten
- for
- full-scale
- germ warfare
- go on
- guerilla
- guerrilla
- in
- intervene
- long
- monstrosity
- monument
- neutrality
- nuclear war
- orphan
- outbreak
- over
- P.O.W.
- pen name
- play up
- prewar
- prisoner
- ravage
- refugee
- shell-shocked
- shellshock
- start
- stem
- through

* * *

guerra nf
[conflicto] war; [referido al tipo de conflicto] warfare; [pugna] struggle, conflict; [de intereses, ideas] conflict;
la marina de guerra the navy;

nombre de guerra nom de guerre;

declarar la guerra to declare war;
Fig
le tiene declarada la guerra a García he's at daggers drawn with García, he really has it in for García;

en guerra at war;

ir a la guerra to go to war;

Comp

dar guerra to be a pain, to be annoying;

los niños han estado todo el día dando guerra the children have been misbehaving all day;

¡la guerra que da este niño! this child is such a handful!;

Comp
Fam
de antes de la guerra ancient, prehistoric;

Comp

buscar o [m5] pedir guerra [problemas] to look for trouble;
Fam [sexualmente] to be looking to get laid, Br to be up for it
Comp
guerra abierta open warfare;
guerra atómica nuclear war;

guerra bacteriológica germ warfare;

la Guerra de los Cien Años the Hundred Years War;

guerra de cifras war of numbers;

guerra civil civil war;

la Guerra Civil española the Spanish Civil War;

guerra comercial trade war;

guerra convencional conventional warfare;

la Guerra de Crimea the Crimean War;

guerra sin cuartel all-out war;

guerra espacial star wars;

la guerra del fletán the halibut war [between Spain and Canada over halibut fishing in the North Atlantic];

guerra fría cold war;

guerra de las galaxias star wars;

la guerra del Golfo the Gulf War;

guerra de guerrillas guerrilla warfare;

la Guerra de la Independencia española the Peninsular War;

las guerras médicas the Persian Wars;

guerra mundial world war;

guerra de nervios war of nerves;

guerra nuclear nuclear war;

guerra de precios price war;

guerra psicológica psychological warfare;

las guerras púnicas the Punic Wars;

guerra química chemical warfare;

guerra relámpago blitzkrieg;

guerra santa Holy War;

la Guerra de Secesión the American Civil War;

la Guerra de los Seis Días the Six Day War;

la Guerra de Sucesión the War of (the) Spanish Succession;

guerra sucia dirty war;

la Guerra de los Treinta Años the Thirty Years War;

la Guerra de Troya the Trojan War;

la Guerra de Vietnam the Vietnam War

* * *

guerra

f war;

dar guerra a alguien fam give s.o. trouble

* * *

guerra nf

1) : war

declarar la guerra: to declare war

guerra sin cuartel: all-out war

2) : warfare

3) lucha: conflict, struggle

* * *

guerra n war

estamos en guerra we're at war

los niños jugaban a la guerra the children were playing soldiers

dar guerra a alguien to give somebody trouble / to be a handful

guerra civil civil war

guerra fría cold war

guerra mundial world war

guerra santa holy war

Spanish-English dictionary > guerra

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