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should begin

1 vorausschicken

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)

1. send on ahead

2. fig. begin by mentioning s.th.; ich muss vorausschicken, dass... I should begin by mentioning that..., I should mention at the outset that...; dies vorausgeschickt having said that

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to send on

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vo|raus|schi|cken
vt sep
to send on ahead or in advance (+dat of fig = vorher sagen) to say in advance (+dat of)
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vo·raus|schi·cken

vt

1. (vor jdm losschicken)

▪ jdn/etw \vorausschicken to send sb/sth on ahead

wir schicken immer das schwere Gepäck \vorausschicken we always send heavy luggage on ahead

2. (geh: vorher sagen)

▪ etw \vorausschicken to say sth in advance

ich möchte erst eine Vorbemerkung \vorausschicken I would like to make a statement in advance

▪ \vorausschicken, dass to say in advance that

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transitives Verb

1) send [on] ahead

2) (einleitend sagen) say first

ich muss folgendes vorausschicken — I must start or begin by saying the following

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vorausschicken v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)

1. send on ahead

2. fig begin by mentioning sth;

ich muss vorausschicken, dass … I should begin by mentioning that …, I should mention at the outset that …;

dies vorausgeschickt having said that

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transitives Verb

1) send [on] ahead

2) (einleitend sagen) say first

ich muss folgendes vorausschicken — I must start or begin by saying the following

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > vorausschicken
2 cada

adj.

1 each.

cada dos meses every two months

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

cada cual each one, everyone

¿cada cuánto? how often?

cada uno de each of

cada uno a lo suyo everyone should get on with their own business

cada vez every time, each time

2 such.

¡se pone cada sombrero! she wears such hats!

¡tiene cada cosa! the things he comes up with!

3 such unlikely, such.

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cada

► adjetivo

1 (de dos) each; (de varios) every

■ cada uno lleva su abrigo they're each wearing their coat, each of them is wearing his coat

■ cada cuatro días every four days

■ ocho de cada diez eight out of (every) ten

2 familiar (intensificador) such

■ ¡dice cada cosa! he says such strange things!

■ ¡le pegó cada grito! she really shouted at him!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada cual lo suyo (recibir) everyone should get their fair share 2 (pagar) everyone should pay their own way

a cada paso at every step

¿cada cuánto? how often?

■ ¿cada cuánto vais al cine? how often do you go to the cinema?

cada día every day

cada vez más more and more, increasingly

■ es cada vez más difícil de entender it's more and more difficult to understand

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adj.

1) each

2) every

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- cada vez más
- cada vez mejor
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ADJ INV

1) [uso distributivo] [con elementos individuales] each; [con números, tiempo] every

cada uno de los jugadores dispone de cuatro fichas — each player has four counters

habrá una mesa por cada ocho invitados — there will one table for every eight guests

han aumentado los beneficios en todos y cada uno de los sectores — profits have risen in each and every sector

cada cual busca la felicidad como quiere — we all seek o each one of us seeks happiness in our own way

2) [indicando frecuencia] every

juega al fútbol cada domingo — he plays football every Sunday

cada cierto tiempo — every so often, every now and then

cada dos días — every couple of days, every other day

los problemas de cada día — everyday problems

cinco de cada diez — five out of every ten

• ¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?

• cada que — Méx whenever, every time (that)

• cada vez que — whenever, every time (that)

cada vez que voy al extranjero — whenever o every time (that) I go abroad

- cada dos por tres

cada dos por tres sonaba el teléfono — the phone rang every other minute o all the time

3) [indicando progresión]

• cada vez más — more and more

te necesito cada vez más — I need you more and more

encontrar trabajo es cada vez más difícil — finding a job is increasingly difficult o is (getting) more and more difficult

me siento cada vez más viejo — I feel (I'm getting) older and older

• cada vez mejor — better and better

• cada vez menos — less and less

• cada vez peor — worse and worse

4) [uso enfático]

¡tienes cada cosa! — the things you come out with!

¡oye una cada historia! — the things you hear nowadays!

¡se compra cada coche! — you should see the cars he buys!
CADA ► Cada se traduce por each cuando queremos individualizar, cuando se conocen o se le quiere dar importancia a los elementos dentro del grupo: A cada miembro del personal se le asignó una tarea específica Each member of staff was allocated a specific task Quiero tener una charla con cada uno de vosotros I want to have a chat with each of you ► Se traduce por every cuando el número de elementos del grupo no se conoce o no importa, cuando se está generalizando: Cada empresa funciona de una manera distinta Every company works differently Cada día me dice una cosa diferente Every day he tells me something different Cada vez que viene nos trae un regalo Every time he comes he brings us a present En expresiones como cada dos meses/cada tres años {etc}, cada se traduce por every: Se hace una revisión cada tres meses He has a check-up every three months ► Cuando hablamos solo de dos cosas o personas, cada solamente se puede traducir por each: Es importante que cada gemelo desarrolle su propia personalidad It is important that each twin develops his own personality Cuando each o every forman parte del sujeto, el verbo va en singular. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adjetivo invariable

1)

a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; ( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every

los ganadores de cada grupo pasan a la final — the winners from each group go on to the final

hay un bar en cada esquina — there's a bar on every corner

cada día — every day, each day

cada dos días — every other day, every two days

¿cada cuánto viene? — how often does she come?

cada uno — each

hay cinco para cada uno — there are five each

volvimos a casa cada uno por su lado — we each made our own way home

cuestan $25 cada uno — they cost $25 each

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

b) ( delante de numeral) every

cada cuatro kilómetros — every four kilometers

siete de cada diez — seven out of (every) ten

2)

a) ( indicando progresión)

cada vez más rápido — faster and faster

la gente va cada vez menos — people are going less and less

lo hace cada vez mejor — she's getting better all the time

hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

tienes cada idea...! — the things you come out with!

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* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* cada día = every day.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* cada diez años = ten-yearly, decennially.

* cada dos = every other.

* cada dos años = biennially.

* cada dos días = every other day.

* cada dos minutos = every other minute.

* cada dos por tres = all the time, now and again, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], frequently, every other minute, every five minutes, every few minutes.

* cada dos semanas = biweekly [bi-weekly].

* cada hora = hourly.

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* cada seis meses = six-monthly.

* cada semana = weekly.

* cada tanto = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada tantos minutos = every few minutes.

* cada tantos + Período de Tiempo = every few + Período de Tiempo.

* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada uno = apiece, each.

* cada uno por separado = each one alone.

* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda = every man for himself.

* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.

* cada vez más abultado = swelling.

* cada vez más acelerado = accelerated.

* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.

* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* cada vez más avanzado = fast-moving.

* cada vez más desarrollado = fast-developing.

* cada vez más estricto = tightening.

* cada vez más extendido = spreading.

* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.

* cada vez más lejos = further and further.

* cada vez más + Participio = ever + Gerundio.

* cada vez más pruebas = accumulating evidence.

* cada vez más rápido = ever faster, accelerated.

* cada vez más restringido = tightening.

* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* cada vez peor = worsening.

* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* ir cada vez mejor = grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* todos y cada uno = in full force, each and everyone.

* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.

* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.

* uno de cada diez = one in ten.

* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.

* uno de cada tres = one in three.

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adjetivo invariable

1)

a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; ( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every

los ganadores de cada grupo pasan a la final — the winners from each group go on to the final

hay un bar en cada esquina — there's a bar on every corner

cada día — every day, each day

cada dos días — every other day, every two days

¿cada cuánto viene? — how often does she come?

cada uno — each

hay cinco para cada uno — there are five each

volvimos a casa cada uno por su lado — we each made our own way home

cuestan $25 cada uno — they cost $25 each

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

b) ( delante de numeral) every

cada cuatro kilómetros — every four kilometers

siete de cada diez — seven out of (every) ten

2)

a) ( indicando progresión)

cada vez más rápido — faster and faster

la gente va cada vez menos — people are going less and less

lo hace cada vez mejor — she's getting better all the time

hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

tienes cada idea...! — the things you come out with!

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= each, every.

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Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* cada día = every day.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* cada diez años = ten-yearly, decennially.

* cada dos = every other.

* cada dos años = biennially.

* cada dos días = every other day.

* cada dos minutos = every other minute.

* cada dos por tres = all the time, now and again, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], frequently, every other minute, every five minutes, every few minutes.

* cada dos semanas = biweekly [bi-weekly].

* cada hora = hourly.

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* cada seis meses = six-monthly.

* cada semana = weekly.

* cada tanto = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada tantos minutos = every few minutes.

* cada tantos + Período de Tiempo = every few + Período de Tiempo.

* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* cada uno = apiece, each.

* cada uno por separado = each one alone.

* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda = every man for himself.

* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.

* cada vez más abultado = swelling.

* cada vez más acelerado = accelerated.

* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.

* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* cada vez más avanzado = fast-moving.

* cada vez más desarrollado = fast-developing.

* cada vez más estricto = tightening.

* cada vez más extendido = spreading.

* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.

* cada vez más lejos = further and further.

* cada vez más + Participio = ever + Gerundio.

* cada vez más pruebas = accumulating evidence.

* cada vez más rápido = ever faster, accelerated.

* cada vez más restringido = tightening.

* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* cada vez peor = worsening.

* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* ir cada vez mejor = grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* todos y cada uno = in full force, each and everyone.

* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.

* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.

* uno de cada diez = one in ten.

* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.

* uno de cada tres = one in three.

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cada [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

adj inv

A

1 (con el énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; (con el énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every

los ganadores de cada grupo pasan a la final the winners from each group go on to the final

hay un bar en cada esquina there's a bar on every corner

cada vez que viene me da un disgusto every time he comes he upsets me

les puso un sello a cada uno he put a stamp on each one

hay cinco para cada uno there are five each

volvimos a casa cada uno por su lado we each made our own way home

cuestan $25 cada uno they cost $25 each

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

2 (delante de numeral) every

parábamos cada cuatro kilómetros we stopped every four kilometers

siete de cada diez seven out of (every) ten

B

1

(indicando progresión): íbamos cada vez más rápido we were going faster and faster

la gente va cada vez menos a ese tipo de club people are going less and less to that kind of club

hace cada día más calor it's getting hotter every day o by the day

2 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): ¡tú tienes cada idea …! the things you think of!

le ha regalado cada cosa más preciosa … he's given her such lovely things

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cada adjetivo invariable
1
a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each;

( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every;
◊ los ganadores de cada grupo the winners from each group;

hay un bar en cada esquina ther's a bar in every corner;
cada día every day, each day;
¿cada cuánto viene? how often does she come?;
hay cinco para cada uno there are five each;
cuestan $25 cada uno they cost $25 each;
cada uno or cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her;
cada vez que viene every time o whenever he comes
b) ( delante de numeral) every;

◊ cada dos días every two days, every other day;

siete de cada diez seven out of (every) ten
2 ( indicando progresión):
◊ cada vez más rápido faster and faster;

lo hace cada vez mejor she's getting better all the time;
cada vez más gente more and more people;
cada vez menos tiempo less and less time
cada adjetivo
1 (distribución) (entre dos) each
(entre más) each, every
seis de cada diez, six out of (every) ten
2 (frecuencia) cada día, every day
cada dos días, every second day o every other day
¿cada cuánto vas al cine?, how often do you go the cinema?
3 fam (intensificador) ¡tu hija hace cada pregunta!, your daughter asks such awkward questions!
4 (todas las personas) cada uno hace lo que quiere, everyone does as they like
(en una serie) cada uno de ellos dará una conferencia, each of them will give us a lecture
♦ Locuciones: a cada instante/paso, constantly
a cada uno/a cada cual lo suyo, fair shares for all
(para ser justo) es una mujer pesadísima pero muy servicial, a cada uno lo suyo, to be fair, she's a pain in the neck but she's awfully helpful
(a cada uno lo que le pertenece) es una reivindicación justa, sólo pretende dar a cada uno lo suyo, it's a fair claim which only aims to give everyone their fair share
cada dos por tres, every other minute
cada vez, every time: cada vez que viene nos acabamos enfadando, everytime he comes we end up getting angry
cada vez veo peor, my sights getting worse and worse
cada vez más, more and more
cada vez menos, less and less
La diferencia entre each y every es muy pequeña. Every se refiere a un grupo y each a los individuos en el grupo: Cada trabajador debe empezar a las ocho. Every worker should begin at eight. Hablaré con cada trabajador durante la semana. I will speak to each worker during the weak. Como ves, el uso depende únicamente de cómo quieres considerar a los trabajadores: como individuos o como un grupo.
' cada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cañería
- curso
- dos
- instante
- más
- menos
- ocurrencia
- pasar
- paso
- patada
- quisque
- quisqui
- rato
- repetirse
- salir
- siempre
- solicitada
- solicitado
- tema
- toda
- todo
- una
- uno
- verso
- vez
- viñeta
- a
- bimestral
- correspondiente
- cosa
- cual
- cuando
- día
- el
- intercalar
- lado
- mejor
- nervioso
- peor
- poner
- semestre
- sendos
- tanda
- tiempo
- valer
English:
A
- and
- annoy
- apiece
- bash out
- begrudge
- better
- bread
- busy signal
- butt in
- carbon copy
- checkup
- commute
- Dick and Harry
- each
- either
- every
- everyplace
- exercise
- expect
- for
- fortnightly
- growing
- half-hourly
- head
- hourly
- how
- in
- increasingly
- interval
- less
- magazine
- match
- measure out
- meet
- milk
- misspell
- mist
- more
- nightly
- nine
- other
- out of
- outflow
- particular
- percentage
- sea
- second
- time
- Tom

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cada adj inv

1. [indicando correspondencia] each;

nos tocan 1.000 pesos a cada (uno) it comes to 1,000 pesos each o apiece;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

cada cual each one, everyone;

cada cual que haga lo que le parezca everyone do as they see fit;

cada uno de each of;

cada uno o [m5] cual a lo suyo everyone should get on with their own business;

cada uno es cada uno, cada uno es como es everyone's different;

cada vez every time, each time;

cada vez que viene, me pide algo prestado every time o each time o whenever he comes, he asks to borrow something

2. [con números, tiempo] every;

cada tres segundos nace un niño a child is born every three seconds;

tres de cada diez personas three out of every ten people;

cinco televisores por cada cien habitantes five televisions per hundred inhabitants;

cada dos meses every two months;

cada cierto tiempo every so often;

¿cada cuánto? how often?;

a cada momento o Am [m5] rato all the time, constantly;

a cada momento o Am [m5]rato me preguntan algo, así no puedo trabajar people are constantly asking me things, so I can't get any work done

3. [valor progresivo]
me gusta cada vez más I like it more and more;

sus discursos son cada vez más largos his speeches get longer and longer;

el tema me interesa cada vez menos I'm getting less and less interested in the subject;

esta revista es cada vez peor this magazine gets worse and worse;

cada día más more and more each day

4. [valor enfático] such;

¡se pone cada sombrero! she wears such hats!;

¡tiene cada cosa! the things he comes up with!;

¡mis vecinos arman cada escándalo! my neighbours are always kicking up a fuss o row about something!

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cada

adj

1 considerado por separado each; con énfasis en la totalidad every;

cada cosa en su sitio everything in its place;

cada uno, cada cual each one;

cada vez every time, each time;

cada tres días every three days;

uno de cada tres one out of every three;

uno de cada one of each

2

:

cada vez más more and more, increasingly

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cada adj

1) : each

cuestan diez pesos cada una: they cost ten pesos each

2) : every

cada vez: every time

3) : such, some

sales con cada historia: you come up with such crazy stories

4)

cada vez más : more and more, increasingly

5)

cada vez menos : less and less

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cada adj

1. (en general) every

cada cuatro años hay un año bisiesto there's a leap year every four years

nos vemos cada viernes we meet every Friday

2. (para referirse a los miembros de un grupo por separado) each

reparte un caramelo a cada niño give each child a sweet

3. (uso enfático)

¡dice cada tontería! he says such stupid things!

¡sale con cada excusa! she comes out with amazing excuses!

¿cada cuánto? how often?

cada vez más more and more / increasingly

cada vez que whenever

Spanish-English dictionary > cada
3 desenmascarar

v.

to unmask.

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desenmascarar

► verbo transitivo

1 to unmask

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VT (lit) to unmask; (fig) to unmask, expose

* * *

verbo transitivo <bandido/encapuchado> to unmask; <estafador/culpable> to expose, unmask

* * *

= unmask, debunk, uncover.

Ex. The author suggests that ' unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.

Ex. It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.

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* desenmascarar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* * *

verbo transitivo <bandido/encapuchado> to unmask; <estafador/culpable> to expose, unmask

* * *

= unmask, debunk, uncover.

Ex: The author suggests that ' unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.

Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.

* desenmascarar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.

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desenmascarar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹bandido/encapuchado› to unmask

2 ‹estafador/culpable› to expose, unmask

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desenmascarar verbo transitivo
1 (los sentimientos, las intenciones) to expose, unmask: desenmascararon al culpable del asesinato, they revealed the identity of the murderer
2 (quitar la máscara) to unmask
' desenmascarar' also found in these entries:
English:
expose
- unmask
- cover

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desenmascarar vt
[descubrir] to unmask;
un empleado del banco logró desenmascarar al atracador a bank employee managed to remove the robber's mask;

desenmascarar al culpable to unmask o expose the culprit

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desenmascarar

v/t fig

unmask, expose

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desenmascarar vt

: to unmask, to expose

Spanish-English dictionary > desenmascarar
4 oropel

m.

1 glitter, glitz.

2 tinsel.

3 imitation gold leaf, brass gild.

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oropel

► nombre masculino

1 (material) tinsel

2 (ostentosidad) glitter

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de oropel glittery

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SM tinsel

de oropel — flashy, gaudy

- gastar mucho oropel

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masculino ( latón) imitation gold leaf; ( ostentosidad) glitz, glitter

sus joyas de oropel — her glitzy jewels

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= glitz, dazz, tinsel.

Ex. The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex. The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.

Ex. Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.

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masculino ( latón) imitation gold leaf; ( ostentosidad) glitz, glitter

sus joyas de oropel — her glitzy jewels

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= glitz, dazz, tinsel.

Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.

Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.

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oropel

masculine

1 (latón) imitation gold leaf

2 (ostentosidad) glitz, glitter, tinsel

el mundo de Hollywood y su oropel Hollywood and all its glitz o glitter

sus joyas de oropel her glitzy jewels

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oropel nm

1. [latón] composition leaf, Dutch gold

2. [decoración sin valor] tinsel, flashy ornament

3. [ostentación] glitter, glitz;

un estilo de vida de mucho oropel a glitzy o flashy lifestyle;

se dejó deslumbrar por los oropeles de la fama she let herself be dazzled by all the glamour and glitz of fame

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oropel

m fig

glitter

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oropel nm

: glitz, glitter, tinsel

Spanish-English dictionary > oropel
5 ostento

m.

portent, prodigy.

pres.indicat.

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

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= glitz, dazz.

Nota: Informal de dazzle.

Ex. The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex. The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.

* * *

= glitz, dazz.

Nota: Informal de dazzle.

Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.

Spanish-English dictionary > ostento
6 pompa

f.

1 pomp.

2 show, ostentation.

3 bubble.

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pompa

► nombre femenino

1 (de jabón, chicle) bubble

2 (ostentación) pomp

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pompas de jabón soap bubbles

pompas fúnebres (funeral) funeral sing 2 (funeraria) funeral parlour sing, undertaker's sing

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SF

1) (=burbuja) bubble

pompa de jabón — soap bubble

2) (Náut) pump

3) (=fasto) pomp, splendour, splendor (EEUU); (=ostentación) show, display; (=boato) pageant, pageantry

pompas fúnebres — (=ceremonia) funeral sing ; (=cortejo) funeral procession sing

"Pompas fúnebres" — (=funeraria) "Undertaker's" sing, "Funeral parlour" sing, "Funeral parlor" (EEUU) sing

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femenino

1) tb

pompa de jabón — bubble

2) ( esplendor) pomp, splendor*

•

- pompas fúnebres

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= pomp, glitz, dazz, pomposity, ostentation.

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

Ex. The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex. The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.

Ex. In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.

Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

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* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.

* pompas fúnebres = funeral service.

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femenino

1) tb

pompa de jabón — bubble

2) ( esplendor) pomp, splendor*

•

- pompas fúnebres

* * *

= pomp, glitz, dazz, pomposity, ostentation.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.

Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.

Ex: In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.

Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.

* pompas fúnebres = funeral service.

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pompa

feminine

A

tb pompa de jabón bubble

B (esplendor) pomp, splendor*

Compuesto:

pompas fúnebres

fpl (ceremonia) funeral ceremony; (funeraria) funeral parlor*, undertaker's, funeral director's

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pompa sustantivo femenino
1 tb
◊ pompa de jabón bubble

2 ( esplendor) pomp, splendor^{( conjugate splendor)};
◊ pompas fúnebres sustantivo femenino plural ( ceremonia) funeral ceremony;

( funeraria) funeral parlor^{( conjugate parlor)}, funeral director's
pompa sustantivo femenino
1 (de jabón, etc) bubble
2 (esplendor) pomp
3 pompas fúnebres, (ceremonia) funeral
(empresa funeraria) undertaker's
' pompa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- rango
English:
bubble
- burst
- pageantry
- pomp

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pompa

♦ nf

1. [suntuosidad] pomp

2. [ostentación] show, ostentation

3.
pompa (de jabón) (soap) bubble

♦ pompas nfpl

1. Méx Fam behind, bottom

2. pompas fúnebres [servicio] undertaker's;
[ceremonia] funeral
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pompa

f

1 ( ostentación) pomp

2 de jabón bubble

* * *

pompa nf

1) : bubble

2) : pomp, splendor

3)

pompas fúnebres : funeral

* * *

pompa n (burbuja) bubble

Spanish-English dictionary > pompa
7 resumen

m.

1 summary.

en resumen in short

2 abstract, overview, resumé, summary.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person plural (ellos/ellas) present indicative of spanish verb: resumir.

* * *

resumen

► nombre masculino

1 summary

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en resumen in short, to sum up

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noun m.

summary

* * *

1.

SM summary, résumé

hizo un resumen de lo que dijo — she gave a summary o résumé of what he said

en resumen — (=en conclusión) to sum up; (=brevemente) in short

2.

ADJ INV

comparencia resumen — brief concluding appearance

exposición resumen — summary

programa resumen — programme in summary form

* * *

masculino summary

hacer un resumen de un texto — to précis o summarize a text

en resumen — in short

* * *

= abbreviation, abstract, condensation, digestion, précis, résumé, summarisation [summarization, -USA], summary, summary, recap, recapitulation, rundown, roundup [round-up].

Ex. Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.

Ex. An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex. An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.

Ex. They can help in effective note-taking, digestion of current literature, and the analysis of committee papers.

Ex. A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points of an argument.

Ex. A synopsis is one type of résume prepared by the author of a work.

Ex. In summarization we are concerned with stating the total content of the document in a brief description.

Ex. A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.

Ex. Strictly, a summary is a restatement within a document of the salient findings and conclusions of the document.

Ex. Each session should begin with a brief recap of the previous week's reading.

Ex. Here again the contributors are leading scholars, but in this case the emphasis is upon analysis and interpretation rather than factual recapitulation.

Ex. This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex. Nobody can depend exclusively on library publications reviews to identify new titles, though Publishers Weekly's computer book roundups do help.

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* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* boletín de resúmenes = abstracting bulletin, abstracts bulletin.

* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.

* en resumen = in conclusion, in summary, simply put, the long and (the) short of, in sum, in all, to sum up, to sum it up, in essence, put simply, all in all, simply stated.

* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.

* página de resúmenes = abstract page, abstract sheet.

* pantalla de resumen de nombres = name summary screen.

* pantalla resumen = summary screen.

* pantalla resumen del documento = document summary screen.

* pantalla resumen de notas = note summary screen.

* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.

* preparación automática de resúmenes = automatic abstracting.

* presentar un resumen = give + summary.

* publicación de resúmenes = abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting publication.

* resumen a partir de los inicios de los documentos = lead-based summary.

* resumen biográfico = biographical sketch.

* resumen breve = short abstract.

* resumen crítico = critical abstract.

* resumen de autor = author abstract.

* resumen de comunicación = meeting abstract.

* resumen de interés = highlight abstract.

* resumen de la dirección = executive summary.

* resumen de la junta directiva = executive summary.

* resumen de misión = mission-oriented abstract.

* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.

* resumen de novedades = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.

* resumen de resultados = findings-oriented abstract.

* resumen documental = document summary.

* resumen ejecutivo = executive summary.

* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA) = International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).

* resumen especial = mission-oriented abstract.

* resumen estadístico = statistical abstract.

* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.

* resumen homotópico = homotopic abstract.

* resumen indicativo = indicative abstract.

* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.

* resumen informativo = informative abstract.

* resumen numérico = numerical abstract.

* resumen reglado = ruly abstract.

* resumen selectivo = selective abstract, slanted abstract.

* resumen tabular = tabular abstract.

* resumen telegráfico = telegraphic abstract.

* revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.

* servicio de indización y resumen = abstracting and indexing service, indexing and abstracting service.

* servicio de resúmenes = abstracting service.

* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.

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masculino summary

hacer un resumen de un texto — to précis o summarize a text

en resumen — in short

* * *

= abbreviation, abstract, condensation, digestion, précis, résumé, summarisation [summarization, -USA], summary, summary, recap, recapitulation, rundown, roundup [round-up].

Ex: Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.

Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.

Ex: They can help in effective note-taking, digestion of current literature, and the analysis of committee papers.

Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points of an argument.

Ex: A synopsis is one type of résume prepared by the author of a work.

Ex: In summarization we are concerned with stating the total content of the document in a brief description.

Ex: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.

Ex: Strictly, a summary is a restatement within a document of the salient findings and conclusions of the document.

Ex: Each session should begin with a brief recap of the previous week's reading.

Ex: Here again the contributors are leading scholars, but in this case the emphasis is upon analysis and interpretation rather than factual recapitulation.

Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex: Nobody can depend exclusively on library publications reviews to identify new titles, though Publishers Weekly's computer book roundups do help.

* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* boletín de resúmenes = abstracting bulletin, abstracts bulletin.

* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.

* en resumen = in conclusion, in summary, simply put, the long and (the) short of, in sum, in all, to sum up, to sum it up, in essence, put simply, all in all, simply stated.

* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.

* página de resúmenes = abstract page, abstract sheet.

* pantalla de resumen de nombres = name summary screen.

* pantalla resumen = summary screen.

* pantalla resumen del documento = document summary screen.

* pantalla resumen de notas = note summary screen.

* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.

* preparación automática de resúmenes = automatic abstracting.

* presentar un resumen = give + summary.

* publicación de resúmenes = abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting publication.

* resumen a partir de los inicios de los documentos = lead-based summary.

* resumen biográfico = biographical sketch.

* resumen breve = short abstract.

* resumen crítico = critical abstract.

* resumen de autor = author abstract.

* resumen de comunicación = meeting abstract.

* resumen de interés = highlight abstract.

* resumen de la dirección = executive summary.

* resumen de la junta directiva = executive summary.

* resumen de misión = mission-oriented abstract.

* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.

* resumen de novedades = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.

* resumen de resultados = findings-oriented abstract.

* resumen documental = document summary.

* resumen ejecutivo = executive summary.

* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA) = International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).

* resumen especial = mission-oriented abstract.

* resumen estadístico = statistical abstract.

* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.

* resumen homotópico = homotopic abstract.

* resumen indicativo = indicative abstract.

* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.

* resumen informativo = informative abstract.

* resumen numérico = numerical abstract.

* resumen reglado = ruly abstract.

* resumen selectivo = selective abstract, slanted abstract.

* resumen tabular = tabular abstract.

* resumen telegráfico = telegraphic abstract.

* revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.

* servicio de indización y resumen = abstracting and indexing service, indexing and abstracting service.

* servicio de resúmenes = abstracting service.

* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.

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resumen

masculine

summary

nos hizo un resumen de lo tratado en la reunión she gave us a resumé o summary of what was discussed at the meeting

hacer un resumen de un texto to précis o summarize a text

en resumen in short

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Del verbo resumir: ( conjugate resumir)

resumen es:

3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
resumen
resumir
resumen sustantivo masculino
summary;
◊ hacer un resumen de un texto to summarize a text;

en resumen in short
resumir ( conjugate resumir) verbo transitivo
a) ( condensar) ‹texto/libro› to summarize

b) ( recapitular) ‹discurso/argumento› to sum up

verbo intransitivo:
◊ resumiendo … in short …, to sum up …

resumen sustantivo masculino summary
♦ Locuciones: en resumen, in short
resumir vtr (una situación) to sum up
(un texto, informe, una noticia) to summarize
♦ Locuciones: en resumidas cuentas, to sum up

' resumen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquema
- extracto
- total
- tráiler
- balance
- compendio
- hacer
- síntesis
English:
abstract
- brief
- digest
- flash
- outline
- recap
- roundup
- short
- sum up
- summary
- briefly
- fact
- head
- precis
- resumé
- review
- round
- run
- sum

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resumen nm

summary;

hazme un resumen de lo que pasó give me a summary of what happened;

van a emitir el resumen de la ceremonia inaugural the highlights of the opening ceremony are going to be broadcast;

en resumen in short

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resumen

m summary;

en resumen in short

* * *

resumen nm, pl - súmenes

1) : summary, summation

2)

en resumen : in summary, in short

* * *

resumen n summary [pl. summaries]

en resumen in short

Spanish-English dictionary > resumen
8 tour

I.

tour¹ [tuʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = édifice) tower ; ( = immeuble très haut) tower block

   b. (Chess) castle, rook

2. compounds

► la tour de Babel the Tower of Babel

► tour de contrôle control tower

► la tour Eiffel the Eiffel Tower

► tour HLM high-rise council block (Brit), high-rise project (US)

► tour d'ivoire

• enfermé dans sa or une tour d'ivoire shut away in an ivory tower ► la tour de Londres the Tower of London

► la tour de Pise the Leaning Tower of Pisa

II.

tour² [tuʀ]

━━━━━━━━━

1. masculine noun

2. compounds

━━━━━━━━━

1. <

   a. ( = excursion, parcours) trip ; ( = promenade) (à pied) walk ; (en voiture) drive ; (en vélo) ride

• allons faire un tour à pied let's go for a walk

• allons faire un petit tour à pied let's go for a walk

• faire un tour de manège to have a ride on a merry-go-round

• faire un tour en ville to go for a walk round town

• faire un tour en Italie to go for a trip round Italy

• le tour du parc prend bien une heure it takes a good hour to walk around the park

• on en a vite fait le tour [de lieu] there's not much to see ; [de livre, théorie] there isn't much to it ; [de personne] there isn't much to him (or her)

► faire le tour de [+ parc, pays, magasins] to go round ; [+ possibilités] to explore ; [+ problème] to consider from all angles

• faire le tour du cadran [aiguille] to go round the clock ; [dormeur] to sleep round the clock

• faire le tour du monde to go round the world

• la route fait le tour de leur propriété the road goes round their estate

• faire le tour du propriétaire to look round one's property

• je vais te faire faire le tour du propriétaire I'll show you round

• faire le tour des invités to do the rounds of the guests

• la plaisanterie a fait le tour de la table the joke went round the table► faire un tour de

• faire un tour d'Europe to tour Europe

• ils ont fait un tour du monde en bateau they sailed round the world

   b. (dans un ordre, une succession) turn

• c'est votre tour it's your turn

• à ton tour de jouer it's your turn ; (Chess, draughts) it's your move

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• parler à son tour to speak in turn

• attends, tu parleras à ton tour wait - you'll have your turn to speak

• chacun son tour ! wait your turn!

• nous le faisons chacun à notre tour we take it in turns

• c'est au tour de Marc de parler it's Marc's turn to speak

• à qui le tour ? whose turn is it?

• votre tour viendra your turn will come

► à tour de rôle in turn

• ils sont de garde à tour de rôle they take turns being on duty► tour à tour alternately

• le temps était tour à tour pluvieux et ensoleillé the weather was alternately wet and sunny

• elle se sentait tour à tour optimiste et désespérée she felt optimistic and despairing by turns

   c. (Sport, politics) round

• au premier tour de la Coupe d'Europe in the first round of the European Cup

• élu au second tour elected in the second round

• tour de scrutin ballot

   d. ( = circonférence) [de partie du corps] measurement ; [de tronc, colonne] girth ; [de surface] circumference

• tour de tête head measurement ; (pour chapeau) hat size

• tour de cou collar size

• tour de taille waist measurement

• tour hanches hip measurement

• tour de poitrine [d'homme] chest measurement ; [de femme] bust measurement

   e. ( = rotation) revolution ; [d'écrou, clé] turn

• l'hélice a fait deux tours the propeller turned twice

• régime de 2 000 tours (minute) speed of 2,000 revs per minute

• un 33 tours an LP

• un 45 tours a single

• un 78 tours a 78

• donner un tour de clé to turn the key

• faire un tour sur soi-même to spin round once

► à tour de bras [frapper, taper] with all one's strength ; [composer, produire] prolifically ; [critiquer] with a vengeance

• il écrit des chansons à tour de bras he churns out songs one after the other

• ils licenciaient à tour de bras they were laying people off left, right and centre

   f. ( = tournure) [de situation, conversation] turn ; ( = phrase) turn of phrase

• la situation prend un tour dramatique the situation is taking a dramatic turn

   g. ( = exercice) [d'acrobate] feat ; [de jongleur, prestidigitateur] trick

• tour d'adresse feat of skill

• tour de cartes card trick

• et le tour est joué ! and there you have it!

• c'est un tour à prendre ! it's just a knack!

• avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

   h. ( = duperie) trick

• jouer un tour à qn to play a trick on sb

• un sale tour a dirty trick (inf)

   i. ( = machine) lathe

• tour de potier potter's wheel

2. <

► tour de chant song recital

► tour de force amazing feat

► le Tour de France the Tour de France

► tour de garde spell of duty

► tour d'honneur (Sport) lap of honour

► tour d'horizon general survey

• faire un tour d'horizon de la situation to have a look at the general situation ► tour de main

• avoir un tour de main to have a knack

• en un tour de main in no time at all ► tour de manivelle turn of the handle

• le premier tour de manivelle est prévu pour octobre [de film] the cameras should begin rolling in October ► tour de piste (Sport) lap ; (dans un cirque) circuit (of the ring)

► tour de reins back strain

• attraper un tour de reins to strain one's back

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LE TOUR DE FRANCE

The famous annual cycle race takes about three weeks to complete in daily stages « étapes » of approximately 110 miles. The leading cyclist wears a yellow jersey, the « maillot jaune ». The route varies and is not usually confined only to France, but the race always ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

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I tuʀ
nom masculin

1) ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; ( autour d'un axe) revolution

donner un tour de clé — to turn the key

faire un tour de manège — to have a go on the merry-go-round

faire un tour de valse — to waltz around the floor

faire un tour sur soi-même — [danseur] to spin around; [planète] to rotate

un (disque) 33/45/78 tours — an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78

fermer quelque chose à double tour — to double-lock something

à tour de bras — (colloq) [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left, right and centre [BrE] (colloq)

2) ( mouvement autour de)

faire le tour de quelque chose — gén to go around something; ( en voiture) to drive around something

faire le tour du monde — to go around the world

la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village — the news spread rapidly through the village

tour de circuit — lap

3) ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size

de 15 mètres de tour — 15 metres [BrE] in circumference, 15 metres [BrE] around

tour de hanches — hip measurement

4) ( déplacement) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin

faire un (petit) tour — ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll

je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville — I went to Paris/into GB ou down US town

faire un tour chez des amis — to go over to some friends

faire des tours et des détours — lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush

5) ( examen) look

faire le tour d'un problème — to have a look at a problem

faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon — to have a quick overall look

faire le tour de ses ennemis — to go through one's enemies

on en a vite fait le tour — (colloq) pej there's not much to it/her/them etc

6) ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round

à qui le tour? — whose turn is it?

il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour — ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should

tour à tour — ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn

7) ( consultation électorale)

tour de scrutin — ballot, round of voting

scrutin à deux tours — two-round ballot

8) (manœuvre, ruse) trick

jouer un tour à quelqu'un — to play a trick on somebody

et le tour est joué — ( c'est fait) that's done the trick; ( ce sera fait) that will do the trick

ça te jouera des tours — it's going to get you into trouble one of these days

tour d'adresse — feat of skill

tour de main — knack

en un tour de main — ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash

tour de force — feat; ( œuvre) tour de force

9) (allure, aspect) turn

tour (de phrase) — Linguistique turn of phrase

le tour qu'ont pris les événements — the turn events have taken

donner un tour nouveau à quelque chose — to give a new twist to something

10) Technologie ( machine-outil) lathe

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tour de chant

- tour de potier

- tour de rein

II tuʀ
nom féminin

1) Architecture tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US

2) ( aux échecs) rook, castle

3) ( machine de guerre) siege-tower

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tour de forage

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I tuʀ nf
1) (de château, d'église, gratte-ciel) tower

2) (= immeuble locatif) high-rise block Grande-Bretagne high-rise building USA tower block Grande-Bretagne

Il y a beaucoup de tours dans ce quartier. — There are a lot of tower blocks in this area.

3) ÉCHECS castle, rook

II tuʀ nm
1) (= excursion) (à pied) stroll, walk, (en voiture) drive, run, (à bicyclette) ride

faire un tour (à pied) — to go for a walk, (en voiture) to go for a drive

Allons faire un tour dans le parc. — Let's go for a walk in the park.

Tu veux aller faire un tour à vélo? — Do you want to go for a bike ride?

2) (parcours circulaire)

faire le tour de — to go around, (à pied) to walk around, (en voiture) to drive around, fig, [sujet] to review

Le tour de l'île prend trois heures. — It takes three hours to go around the island.

faire le tour du monde — to travel around the world

3) (en visitant chaque région)

faire un tour d'Europe — to tour Europe

On a fait un tour des Pyrénées. — We toured the Pyrénées.

4) SPORT (tour de piste) lap

5) (d'être servi ou de jouer) turn

c'est au tour de...; C'est au tour de Renée. — It's Renée's turn.

C'est ton tour de jouer. — It's your turn to play.

à tour de rôle; tour à tour — in turn

faire qch à tour de rôle — to take it in turns to do sth

6) (= tournure) turn

le tour des événements — the turn of events

7) (avec une vis ou clef) turn

tour de vis — turn of the screw

fermer à double tour — to double-lock the door

8) [roue] revolution

faire 2 tours — to turn twice, to revolve twice

9) (= circonférence)

de 3 m de tour — 3 m around, with a circumference of 3 m

tour de taille — waist measurement

tour de tête — head measurement

10) (= ruse) trick, [prestidigitation, cartes] trick

11) [potier] wheel, (à bois, métaux) lathe

12) (autre locution)

à tour de bras — non-stop, relentlessly

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tour

A nm

1 ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; Mécan, Mes revolution; 5 000 tours (par) minute 5,000 revolutions ou revs○ per minute; l'essieu grince à chaque tour de roue the axle squeaks at every turn of the wheel; donner un tour de vis to give the screw a turn; donner un tour de clé to turn the key; être à quelques tours de roue de to be just around the corner from; faire un tour de manège to have a go on the merry-go-round; faire un tour de valse to waltz around the floor; la Terre fait un tour sur elle-même en 24 heures the Earth rotates once in 24 hours; faire un tour sur soi-même [danseur] to spin around; un (disque) 33/45/78 tours an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78; fermer qch à double tour to double-lock sth; s'enfermer à double tour fig to lock oneself away; à tour de bras○ [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left right and centre^GB○; ⇒ quart;

2 ( mouvement autour de) faire le tour de qch gén to go around sth; ( en voiture) to drive around sth; le train fait le tour du lac en deux heures the train takes two hours to go around the lake; faire le tour du monde to go around the world; la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village the news spread rapidly through the village; il a fait le tour de l'Afrique en stop he hitchhiked around Africa; faire le grand tour fig to go the long way round GB ou around US; en deuxième tour de circuit Sport on the second lap of the circuit; faire un tour d'honneur to do a lap of honour^GB; avec plusieurs tours de corde, ça tiendra with the rope wound around a few times, it'll hold; mettre trois tours de corde to wind the rope around three times; donner plusieurs tours à la pâte Culin to fold the dough several times; ⇒ cadran, propriétaire, repartir B, sang;

3 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, Les tailles ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size; le tour de l'étang est couvert de jonquilles there are daffodils all around the edges of the pond; elle a le tour des yeux fardé au kohl she has kohl around her eyes; tronc de 15 mètres de tour trunk 15 metres^GB in circumference ou 15 metres around; tour de tête/cou/taille/hanches head/neck/waist/hip measurement; faire du 90 de tour de poitrine ≈ to have a 36-inch bust; ⇒ poitrine;

4 ( déplacement bref) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin; faire un (petit) tour ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll; si nous allions faire un tour? shall we go for a walk?; je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville I went to Paris/into GB ou down town; je vais faire un tour chez des amis I'm just going to pop round GB ou go over US to some friends; fais un tour à la nouvelle exposition, ça vaut le coup go and have a look round GB ou around US the new exhibition, it's worth it; faire des tours et des détours lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush;

5 ( examen bref) look; faire le tour d'un problème/sujet to have a look at a problem/subject; faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon to have a quick overall look (de at), to make a general survey (de of); faire le tour de ses ennemis/relations to go through one's enemies/acquaintances; on en a vite fait le tour○ pej (de problème, sujet, d'ouvrage) there's not much to it; ( de personne) there's not much to him/her/them etc;

6 ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round; à qui le tour? whose turn is it?; c'est ton tour it's your turn; chacun son tour each one in his turn; jouer avant son tour to play out of turn; à mon tour de faire it's my turn to do; récompensé à mon tour rewarded in my turn; attendre/passer son tour to wait/miss one's turn; c'est au tour de qn it 's sb's turn; notre équipe a été battue au second tour our team was defeated in the second round; la cuisine est nettoyée, maintenant c'est au tour du salon the kitchen is cleaned up, now for the living-room; il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should; tour à tour ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn; être tour à tour gentil et agressif to be nice and agressive by turns; il a été tour à tour patron d'entreprise, ministre et professeur d'économie he has been in turn a company boss, a minister and an economics teacher; ⇒ rôle;

7 Pol ( consultation) ballot; les résultats du premier/second tour the results of the first/second ballot; au second tour on the second ballot; scrutin à deux tours two-round ballot; tour de scrutin ballot, round of voting;

8 (manœuvre, ruse) trick; jouer un bon/mauvais/sale tour à qn to play a good/nasty/dirty trick on sb; ma mémoire me joue des tours my memory is playing tricks on me; et le tour est joué that's done the trick; un peu de peinture et le tour est joué a bit of paint will do the trick; ça te jouera des tours it's going to get you into trouble one of these days; ⇒ pendable, sac;

9 ( manipulation habile) trick; tour de cartes card trick; tour de prestidigitation conjuring trick; tour d'adresse feat of skill; tour de main knack; en un tour de main ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash; tour de force gén amazing feat; ( performance) tour de force; constituer un tour de force to be an amazing feat; réussir le tour de force de faire to achieve the amazing feat of doing; ⇒ passe-passe;

10 (allure, aspect) (de situation, relations) turn; (de création, mode) twist; tour (de phrase) Ling turn of phrase; le tour qu'ont pris les événements the turn events have taken; donner un tour nouveau à qch to give a new twist to sth; c'est un tour assez rare en français it's a somewhat unusual turn of phrase in French;

11 Tech ( machine-outil) lathe; fait au tour† [jambe, corps] shapely.

B nf

1 Archit tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US;

2 Jeux ( d'échecs) rook, castle;

3 Hist Mil ( machine de guerre) siege-tower.

Composés

tour de Babel Relig, Ling, fig Tower of Babel; tour de chant Art, Mus song recital; tour de contrôle Aviat control tower; tour Eiffel Eiffel Tower; tour de forage Tech derrick; tour de France ( de cycliste) Tour de France; ( de compagnon) journeyman's travelling^GB apprenticeship; tour de garde Mil turn of duty; tour de guet Mil watchtower; tour d'ivoire fig ivory tower; s'enfermer or se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire to shut oneself away in an ivory tower; tour de Londres Tower of London; tour mort Naut round turn; tour de Pise Leaning Tower of Pisa; tour de potier Art potter's wheel; tour de refroidissement Nucl cooling tower; tour de rein(s) Méd back strain; se donner or attraper un tour de rein(s) to strain one's back; tour de table Fin pool; faire un tour de table ( à un réunion) to sound out everybody ou to go round GB ou around US the table; après un rapide tour de table having gone round GB ou around US the table quickly (to see what people think).

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[tur] nom féminin

1. ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION tower

la tour de Babel BIBLE the Tower of Babel

tour de bureaux office (tower) block

tour de contrôle AÉRONAUTIQUE control tower

la tour Eiffel the Eiffel tower

tour de guet observation tower

tour d'habitation tower ou high-rise block

tour d'ivoire (figuré) ivory tower

la tour de Londres the Tower of London

la tour (penchée) de Pise the Leaning Tower of Pisa

immeuble tour tower block

2. (familier) [personne grande et corpulente]

c'est une vraie tour he's/she's built like the side of a house

3. JEUX castle, rook

4. CHIMIE

tour de fractionnement fractionating column

5. INDUSTRIE DU PÉTROLE

tour de forage drilling rig

II

[tur] nom masculin

A.[CERCLE]

1. [circonférence - d'un fût, d'un arbre] girth ; [ - d'un objet, d'une étendue] circumference

2. [mensuration]

tour de taille/hanches waist/hip measurement

prends ton tour de taille measure (round) your waist

quel est votre tour de taille/hanches? what size waist/hips are you?

tour de cou collar size

il fait (un) 42 de tour de cou he takes a size 42 collar

tour de poitrine

a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou size

b. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size

tour de tête hat size

3. [parure]

tour de cou

a. JOAILLERIE choker

b. [vêtement en fourrure] fur collar

tour de lit (bed) valance

4. [circuit] tour, circuit

j'ai fait le grand tour pour venir ici I came here the long way round

faire le tour de (sens propre) : faire le tour d'un parc

a. to go round a park

b. [à pied] to walk round a park

c. [en voiture] to drive round a park

faire le tour du monde to go round the world

faire le tour du monde en auto-stop/voilier to hitch-hike/to sail round the world

faire le tour de (figuré) : l'anecdote a fait le tour des bureaux the story went round the offices ou did the rounds of the offices

faire le tour d'une question to consider a problem from all angles

j'ai fait le tour de toutes les options I've explored all the possibilities

je sais ce qu'il vaut, j'en ai vite fait le tour I know what he's worth, it didn't take me long to size him up

tour de circuit lap

le Tour de France

a. [cycliste] the Tour de France

b. [des compagnons] the Tour de France (carried out by an apprentice to become a journeyman)

tour d'honneur lap of honour

tour de piste

a. SPORT [athlétisme] lap

b. ÉQUITATION round

faire un tour de piste sans faute ÉQUITATION to have a clear round

le tour du propriétaire: on a fait le tour du propriétaire we went ou looked round the property

fais-moi faire le tour du propriétaire show me round your property

j'ai fait le tour du cadran (familier) I slept round the clock

faire un tour d'horizon to deal with all aspects of a problem

5. [promenade - à pied] walk, stroll ; [ - en voiture] drive, ride ; [ - à bicyclette, à cheval, en hélicoptère] ride

[court voyage] trip, outing (substantif non comptable)

faire un tour

a. [à pied] to go for a walk

b. [en voiture] to go for a drive ou ride

c. [à vélo] to go for a ride

faire un tour en ville to go into town

nous irons faire un tour dans les Pyrénées we'll go for a trip in the Pyrenees

B.[PÉRIODE, ÉTAPE]

1. [moment dans une succession] turn

JEUX [généralement] turn, go

[aux échecs] move

c'est (à) ton tour

a. [généralement] it's your turn ou go

b. [échecs] it's your move

à qui le tour whose turn is it?, who's next?

chacun son tour everyone will have his turn

laisser passer son tour to miss one's turn

attendre son tour to wait one's turn

c'est à ton tour de mettre la table it's your turn to lay ou to set the table

tu parleras à ton tour you'll have your chance to say something

nous veillons chacun à notre tour we take turns to be on watch

tour de garde [d'un médecin] spell ou turn of duty

tour de scrutin ballot

au premier tour in the first ballot ou round

2. SPORT [série de matches] round

le second tour de la coupe d'Europe the second round of the European Cup

C.[ACTION HABILE OU MALICIEUSE]

1. [stratagème] trick

elle prépare un mauvais tour she's up to some mischief

jouer un tour à quelqu'un to play a trick on somebody

jouer un sale ou mauvais tour à quelqu'un to play a nasty ou dirty trick on somebody

ça vous jouera un mauvais ou vilain tour you'll be sorry for it!, it'll catch up with you (one day)!

ma mémoire/vue me joue des tours my memory/sight is playing tricks on me

et le tour est joué! and there you have it!

avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

2. [numéro, technique]

tour d'adresse skilful trick, feat of skill

tour de cartes card trick

tour de passe-passe sleight of hand

D.[ASPECT]

1. [orientation] turn

cette affaire prend un très mauvais tour this business is going very wrong

la discussion prend un très mauvais tour the discussion is taking a nasty turn

tour d'esprit turn ou cast of mind

donner le tour

a. (Suisse) [maladie] to take a turn for the better

b. [personne] to wrap up

2. LINGUISTIQUE [expression] expression, phrase

[en syntaxe] construction

un tour de phrase maladroit an awkward turn of phrase

E.[ROTATION]

1. [d'une roue, d'un cylindre] turn, revolution

[d'un outil] turn

ASTRONOMIE revolution

faire un tour/trois tour s sur soi-même to spin round once/three times (on oneself)

il n'y a qu'un tour de clef the key's only been turned once

donner deux tours de clef to give a key two turns, to turn a key twice

n'oublie pas de donner un tour de clef (à la porte) don't forget to lock the door

tour de manège ride on a roundabout (UK) ou a merry-go-round

tour de vis (turn of the) screw

2. AUTOMOBILE revolution, rev

3. MÉDECINE

tour de reins: attraper ou se donner un tour de reins to put one's back out, to rick one's back

F.technologie lathe

tour de potier potter's wheel

fait au tour (figuré) beautifully made

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à tour de bras locution adverbiale

[frapper] with all one's strength ou might

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à tour de rôle locution adverbiale

in turn

on peut le faire à tour de rôle si tu veux we can take (it in) turns if you like

tour à tour locution adverbiale

alternately, by turns

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tour de chant nom masculin

(song) recital

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tour de force nom masculin

tour de force, (amazing) feat

il a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre he managed to convince her, and it was quite a tour de force ou quite an achievement

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tour de main nom masculin

1. [savoir-faire] knack

avoir/prendre le tour de main to have/to pick up the knack

c'est un tour (de main) à prendre it's just a knack one has to pick up

2. (locution)

en un tour de main in no time (at all), in the twinkling of an eye

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tour de table nom masculin

1. ÉCONOMIE a meeting of shareholders or investors to decide a course of action

2. [débat]

faisons un tour de table I'd like each of you in turn to give his or her comments

réunir un tour de table to organize a brainstorming session

TOUR DE FRANCE

The world-famous annual cycle race starts in a different town each year, but the home stretch is always the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The widespread excitement caused by the race, along with the heroic status of many coureurs-cyclistes, reflects the continuing fondness of the French towards cycling in general.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tour

9 abajo

adv.

1 below (posición) (en general).

de abajo bottom

el estante de abajo the bottom shelf

vive (en el piso de) abajo she lives downstairs

está aquí/allí abajo it's down here/there

si no quieres subir hasta la cumbre, espérame abajo if you don't want to climb to the top, wait for me at the bottom

abajo del todo right at the bottom

más abajo further down

la parte de abajo the bottom

2 down.

ve abajo go downstairs (en edificio)

hacia o para abajo down, downwards

calle/escaleras abajo down the street/the stairs

tres portales más abajo three doors further along

3 below.

el abajo citado the undermentioned

el abajo firmante the undersigned

pres.indicat.

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

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abajo

► adverbio

1 (lugar) below, down

■ ahí abajo down there

2 (en una casa) downstairs

3 (dirección) down, downward

■ calle abajo down the street

► interjección

1 down with!

■ ¡abajo el dictador! down with the dictator!

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1. adv.
1) down

2) downstairs

3) below

4) under

5) beneath

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- cuesta abajo

- hacia abajo
2. interj.
down with!

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1. ADV

1) [indicando posición]

a) [gen] down

abajo en el río — down at the river

• ahí o allá o allí abajo — down there

• aquí abajo — down here

• de abajo — lower, bottom

yo duermo en la litera de abajo — I sleep in the lower o bottom bunk

la sábana de abajo — the bottom sheet

la parte de abajo — the bottom

el piso de abajo — (=planta inferior) the next floor down; (=planta baja) the ground floor

• desde abajo — from below

• más abajo — [en distancia] further down; [en altura] lower down

dos kilómetros más abajo — two kilometres further down

hay una farmacia un poco más abajo — there's a chemist's further down the road

unos escalones más abajo — a few steps lower down

vivo tres pisos más abajo — I live three floors below

• de cintura para abajo — from the waist down

• por abajo — (=en la parte inferior) at the bottom; (=por debajo) underneath

el abrigo está lleno de barro por abajo — the bottom of the coat is all muddy

tenía telarañas por abajo — it had cobwebs underneath

• abajo del todo — right at the bottom, at the very bottom
boca
b) [en edificio, casa] downstairs

abajo están la cocina y el salón — the kitchen and lounge are downstairs

te están esperando abajo — they're waiting for you downstairs

los vecinos de abajo — the downstairs neighbours

hay una fiesta en el apartamento de abajo — there's a party in the flat downstairs

2) [indicando dirección]

a) [con sustantivos]

• aguas abajo — downriver, downstream

continuaron aguas abajo durante un rato — they continued downriver o downstream for a while

sigamos aguas abajo del río — let's carry on down the river

• calle abajo — down the street

seguimos calle abajo, hasta la plaza — we followed the street down to the square

estuvimos calle arriba, calle abajo, buscando al niño — we went up and down the street, looking for the child

• cuesta abajo — down the hill

• escaleras abajo — downstairs

• ladera abajo — down the hillside

• río abajo — downstream, downriver

b) [con preposición]

• hacia abajo — downward(s), down

se iban deslizando hacia abajo — they were sliding downward(s) o down

caminaba con la cabeza hacia abajo — he walked with his head bent down

• para abajo, me voy para abajo — I'm going down

no mires para abajo — don't look down

la economía va para abajo — the economy is going downhill

c) [con verbo]

• echar abajo — [+ puerta, barricada] to break down; [+ gobierno] to bring down; [+ paz] to break up

• venirse abajo — [edificio, estructura, economía] to collapse; [planes, sueños] to come to nothing; [persona] to go to pieces

después del divorcio se vino abajo — after the divorce he went to pieces

este país se ha venido abajo por culpa de la guerra — this country has been ruined by war, war has brought this country to its knees

3) [en un texto] below

en la foto de abajo — in the photo below

el abajo firmante — the undersigned

4) [en una escala] the bottom

los cambios deben empezar por abajo, a nivel local — change should begin at the bottom, at local level

los de abajo siempre salimos perdiendo — those of us at the bottom (of the pile) are always the losers

una revolución tiene que empezar desde abajo — a revolution must start from the bottom up

• para abajo, los responsables, de ministro para abajo, deben dimitir — those responsible, from the minister down, should resign

de 30 años para abajo — 30 years old and under

5) esp LAm (=debajo) underneath

6)

• abajo de — LAm under

abajo de la camisa — under the shirt

2.

EXCL down with!

¡abajo el gobierno! — down with the government!

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adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

ahí/aquí abajo — down there/down here

en el estante de abajo — ( el siguiente) on the shelf below; ( el último) on the bottom shelf

la sábana de abajo — the bottom sheet

más abajo — further down

por abajo — underneath

ver el cuadro más abajo — see table below

la parte de abajo — the bottom (part)

abajo llevaba un vestido — (esp AmL) underneath she was wearing a dress

b) ( en un edificio) downstairs

los vecinos de abajo — the people downstairs

c) (en una escala, jerarquía)

del jefe para abajo — from the boss down o downward(s)

de 20 años para abajo — 20 or under

de $1.000 para abajo — $1,000 or less

- abajo firmante

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento) down

calle/escaleras abajo — down the street/stairs

tire hacia abajo — pull down o downward(s)

3)

abajo de — (AmL) under

abajo de la cama — under the bed

no cuesta abajo de un millón — it costs at least a million

4) ( en interjecciones) down with

abajo la dictadura! — down with the dictatorship!

* * *

= downstairs.

Ex. The library office is in the basement, ' downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.

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* abajo firmantes, los = undersigned, the.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.

* hacia abajo = downward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* menú desplegable hacia abajo = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* río abajo = downstream.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.

* venirse abajo = break down, tumble, tumble down, fall + apart.

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

ahí/aquí abajo — down there/down here

en el estante de abajo — ( el siguiente) on the shelf below; ( el último) on the bottom shelf

la sábana de abajo — the bottom sheet

más abajo — further down

por abajo — underneath

ver el cuadro más abajo — see table below

la parte de abajo — the bottom (part)

abajo llevaba un vestido — (esp AmL) underneath she was wearing a dress

b) ( en un edificio) downstairs

los vecinos de abajo — the people downstairs

c) (en una escala, jerarquía)

del jefe para abajo — from the boss down o downward(s)

de 20 años para abajo — 20 or under

de $1.000 para abajo — $1,000 or less

- abajo firmante

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento) down

calle/escaleras abajo — down the street/stairs

tire hacia abajo — pull down o downward(s)

3)

abajo de — (AmL) under

abajo de la cama — under the bed

no cuesta abajo de un millón — it costs at least a million

4) ( en interjecciones) down with

abajo la dictadura! — down with the dictatorship!

* * *

= downstairs.

Ex: The library office is in the basement, ' downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.

* abajo firmantes, los = undersigned, the.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.

* hacia abajo = downward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* menú desplegable hacia abajo = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* río abajo = downstream.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.

* venirse abajo = break down, tumble, tumble down, fall + apart.

* * *

abajo

adverb

A

1

(lugar, parte): está ahí/aquí abajo it's down there/down here

en el estante de abajo (el siguiente) on the next shelf down, on the shelf below; (el último) on the bottom shelf

la sábana de abajo the bottom sheet

colócalo un poco más abajo put it (down) a little lower, put it a little lower down o a little further down

[ S ] ver el cuadro más abajo see table below

yo vivo en el 42 y ella un poco más abajo I live at number 42 and she lives a little further down the street

la parte de abajo es de plástico the bottom o the bottom part is plastic

abajo llevaba un vestido de seda ( esp AmL); underneath she was wearing a silk dress

2 (en un edificio) downstairs

está abajo en la cocina he's downstairs in the kitchen

los vecinos de abajo the people downstairs o below us

3

(en una escala, jerarquía): de capitán para abajo from the rank of captain down o downward(s)

todos tenían de 20 años para abajo they were all 20 or under o 20 or younger

si ganas de $1.000 para abajo if you earn $1,000 or less

los que tengan de siete para abajo those with seven or under o seven or below

poco les importa a los jefes lo que opinemos los de abajo the bosses couldn't care less what ordinary workers like us think o ( iro) what rabble like us think

Compuesto:

abajo firmante

masculine and feminine:

el/la abajo the undersigned

los abajo firmantes the undersigned

B (expresando dirección, movimiento) down

calle abajo down the street

cuesta abajo downhill

río abajo downstream, downriver

cayó rodando escaleras abajo he tumbled down the stairs

tire hacia abajo pull down o downward(s)

venirse abajo «estantería/edificio» to collapse;

«empresa» to collapse; «persona» to go to pieces

C

abajo de ( AmL); under

abajo de la cama under the bed

no cuesta abajo de un millón it costs at least a million

D (en interjecciones) down with

¡abajo la dictadura! down with the dictatorship!

* * *

abajo adverbio
1
a) (lugar, parte):

◊ aquí abajo down here;

en el estante de abajo ( el siguiente) on the shelf below;

( el último) on the bottom shelf;
◊ más abajo further down;

por abajo underneath;
la parte de abajo the bottom (part)
b) ( en un edificio) downstairs;

◊ los vecinos de abajo the people downstairs

c) (en una escala, jerarquía):

◊ del jefe para abajo from the boss down o downward(s);

de 20 años para abajo 20 or under
2 (expresando dirección, movimiento) down;
◊ calle/escaleras abajo down the street/stairs;

tire hacia abajo pull down o downward(s);
desde abajo from below
3
◊ abajo de (AmL) under;

abajo de la cama under the bed
4 ( en interjecciones) down with;
◊ ¡abajo la dictadura! down with the dictatorship!

abajo
I adverbio
1 (en un edificio) downstairs: hay otro despacho abajo, there is another office downstairs
2 (posición) below
aquí/allí abajo, down here/there
en el cajón de abajo, in the drawer below
en el (último) cajón de abajo, in the bottom drawer
está más abajo, it's further down
3 (dirección, movimiento) down, downwards
calle/escaleras abajo, down the street/ stairs
hacia abajo, down, downwards
río abajo, downstream
4 (en un libro) below
5 venirse abajo, (una casa) to fall down
(una persona) to go to pieces
(un proyecto) to fall through
II exclamación ¡abajo la dictadura!, down with the dictatorship!
' abajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allá
- allí
- aquí
- arriba
- bajar
- boca
- cuesta
- descender
- echar
- gustar
- hacia
- revés
- río
- tirar
- venirse
- acostar
- ahí
- de
- debajo
- patada
- rodar
- venir
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
- zarandear
English:
below
- bikini
- bottom
- crack
- down
- downhill
- downstairs
- downstream
- downward
- downwards
- drift
- face
- fall apart
- glance down
- hand up
- look down
- prone
- pull over
- push
- river
- round down
- scroll
- slip down
- stay down
- stomach
- there
- throw down
- topple
- tumble
- tumble down
- under
- underneath
- beat
- beneath
- blow
- break
- demolish
- dog
- fall
- fold
- from
- head
- kick
- knock
- look
- rack
- ransack
- roll
- rot
- run

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abajo

♦ adv

1. [posición] [en general] below;
[en edificio] downstairs;
boca abajo face down;

de abajo bottom;

el estante de abajo the bottom shelf;

si no quieres subir hasta la cumbre, espérame abajo if you don't want to climb to the top, wait for me at the bottom;

tengo el coche abajo en la calle my car is parked down in the street;

vive (en el piso de) abajo she lives downstairs;

está aquí/allí abajo it's down here/there;

abajo del todo right at the bottom;

más abajo further down;

la parte de abajo the bottom;

Italia va dos puntos abajo Italy are two points down, Italy are losing by two points;

echar o [m5] tirar abajo [pared] to knock down;

venirse abajo [proyecto, edificio] to fall down, to collapse;
[persona] to go to pieces
2. [dirección] down;

ve abajo [en edificio] go downstairs;

hacia o [m5] para abajo down, downwards;

tirar hacia abajo to pull down;

calle/escaleras abajo down the street/the stairs;

cuesta abajo downhill;

tres portales más abajo three doors further along;

río abajo downstream

3. [en una escala]
niños de diez años para abajo children aged ten or under;

de tenientes para abajo everyone of the rank of lieutenant and below;

abajo de less than

4. [en un texto] below;

la dirección se encuentra más abajo the address is given below;

el abajo citado… the undermentioned…;

el abajo firmante the undersigned;

los abajo firmantes the undersigned

♦ interj

¡abajo…! down with…!;

¡abajo la dictadura! down with the dictatorship!

♦ abajo de loc prep
Am below, under;
el gato se escondió abajo de la mesa the cat hid under the table;

una fiesta así no te va a salir abajo del millón de pesos you won't be able to organize a party like that for under a million pesos

* * *

abajo

I adv

1 situación below, underneath; en edificio downstairs;

ponlo ahí abajo put it down there;

el abajo firmante the undersigned;

el cajón de abajo siguiente the drawer underneath o below; último the bottom drawer

2 dirección down; en edificio downstairs;

cuesta abajo downhill;

empuja hacia abajo push down;

ir para abajo fig drop, go down

3 con cantidades

:

de diez para abajo ten or under, ten or below

II prp

:

abajo de L.Am. under

III int

:

¡abajo los traidores! down with the traitors!

* * *

abajo adv

1) : down

póngalo más abajo: put it further down

arriba y abajo: up and down

2) : downstairs

3) : under, beneath

el abajo firmante: the undersigned

4) : down with

¡abajo la inflación!: down with inflation!

5)

abajo de : under, beneath

6)

de abajo : bottom

el cajón de abajo: the bottom drawer

7)

hacia abajo or

para abajo : downwards

8)

cuesta abajo : downhill

9)

río abajo : downstream

* * *

abajo¹ adv down / downstairs

mira ahí abajo look down there

esperaré abajo I'll wait downstairs

corrió calle abajo he ran down the street

abajo² interj down with...!

¡abajo la opresión! down with oppression!

Spanish-English dictionary > abajo

10 С-296

ДРУГИМИ (ИНЫМИ) СЛОВАМИ NP instrum these forms only usu. sent adv (parenth) fixed WO
phrased in a different way

in other words
to put it differently (another way) (in limited contexts) that is to say.
Теперь он (Фёдор) читал как бы в кубе, выхаживая каждый стих... Другими словами, он, читая, вновь пользовался всеми материалами, уже однажды собранными памятью для извлечения из них данных стихов... (Набоков 1). Now he (Fyodor) read in three dimensions, as it were, carefully exploring each poem....In other words, as he read, he again made use of all the materials already once gathered by his memory for the extraction of the present poems., (1a).

«Ну что ж, товарищи, - оглядев присутствующих, сказал Ревкин. - Начнём, пожалуй». Закрыли двери, отключили все телефоны, и началось закрытое, то есть тайное от других, или, говоря иными словами, подпольное заседание (Войнович 4). "Well, then, comrades," said Revkin with a glance that took in everyone, "I guess we should begin." They closed the doors and disconnected all the telephones A closed meeting began - that is, one kept secret from others, or to put it another way, an underground session (4a)

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11 другими словами

• ДРУГИМИ (ИНЫМИ) СЛОВАМИ

[NPinstrum; these forms only; usu. sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]

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⇒ phrased in a different way:

- in other words;

- to put it differently (another way);

- [in limited contexts] that is to say.

     ♦ Теперь он [Фёдор] читал как бы в кубе, выхаживая каждый стих... Другими словами, он, читая, вновь пользовался всеми материалами, уже однажды собранными памятью для извлечения из них данных стихов... (Набоков 1). Now he [Fyodor] read in three dimensions, as it were, carefully exploring each poem....In other words, as he read, he again made use of all the materials already once gathered by his memory for the extraction of the present poems., (1a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, товарищи, - оглядев присутствующих, сказал Ревкин. - Начнём, пожалуй". Закрыли двери, отключили все телефоны, и началось закрытое, то есть тайное от других, или, говоря иными словами, подпольное заседание (Войнович 4). "Well, then, comrades," said Revkin with a glance that took in everyone, "I guess we should begin." They closed the doors and disconnected all the telephones A closed meeting began - that is, one kept secret from others, or to put it another way, an underground session (4a)

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12 иными словами

• ДРУГИМИ (ИНЫМИ) СЛОВАМИ

[NPinstrum; these forms only; usu. sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]

=====

⇒ phrased in a different way:

- in other words;

- to put it differently (another way);

- [in limited contexts] that is to say.

     ♦ Теперь он [Фёдор] читал как бы в кубе, выхаживая каждый стих... Другими словами, он, читая, вновь пользовался всеми материалами, уже однажды собранными памятью для извлечения из них данных стихов... (Набоков 1). Now he [Fyodor] read in three dimensions, as it were, carefully exploring each poem....In other words, as he read, he again made use of all the materials already once gathered by his memory for the extraction of the present poems., (1a).

     ♦ "Ну что ж, товарищи, - оглядев присутствующих, сказал Ревкин. - Начнём, пожалуй". Закрыли двери, отключили все телефоны, и началось закрытое, то есть тайное от других, или, говоря иными словами, подпольное заседание (Войнович 4). "Well, then, comrades," said Revkin with a glance that took in everyone, "I guess we should begin." They closed the doors and disconnected all the telephones A closed meeting began - that is, one kept secret from others, or to put it another way, an underground session (4a)

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13 исполнение

performance

Исполнение: (Элемент целей обучения.) — Performance:

Создание документа в редакторе Microsoft Word. — Create a document in Microsoft Word.

Цель исполнения должна начинаться со сказуемого, демонстрирующего способность действовать, применять усвоенные знания при выполнении какого-либо задания. — The performance objective should begin with a verb, demonstrating the ability to act, to apply the learning to a task.

Russian-English Dictionary "Microeconomics" > исполнение

14 lustrum

1.
lustrum, i, n. [1. luo, lavo; cf.: monstrum, moneo], a slough, bog, morass, puddle.
I.
Lit.:
prodigunt in lutosos limites ac lustra, ut volutentur in luto,
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8.—
II.
Transf.
A.
A haunt or den of wild beasts:
lustra ferarum,
Verg. G. 2, 471; id. A. 3, 647:
lustra horrida monstris,
Val. Fl. 4, 370.—
2.
A wood, forest:
postquam altos ventum in montes atque invia lustra,
Verg. A. 4, 151:
inter horrentia lustra,
id. ib. 11, 570.—
B.
A house of ill-repute: ubi in lustra jacuisti? St. Egone in lustra? Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 26:
quod dem scortis, quodque in lustris comedim,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 91; id. Curc. 4, 2, 22: in lustris latet, Turp. ap. Non. 333, 15:
in lustris, popinis, alea, vino tempus aetatis omne consumpsisses,
Cic. Phil. 13, 11, 24:
homo emersus ex diuturnis tenebris lustrorum,
id. Sest. 9, 20.—
2.
Debauchery; cf.: lustra significant lacunas lutosas, quae sunt in silvis aprorum cubilia. A quā similitudine, hi, qui in locis abditis et sorditis ventri et gulae operam dant, dicuntur in lustris vitam agere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 120:
domus, in qua lustra, libidines, luxuries, omnia denique inaudita vitia, versentur,
Cic. Cael. 23, 57:
studere lustris,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 17:
lustris perire,
Lucr. 4, 1136:
vino lustrisque confectus,
Cic. Phil. 2, 3, 6:
qui pugnent, marcere Campana luxuria, vino et scortis omnibusque lustris per totam hiemem confectos,
Liv. 23, 45, 3.
2.
lustrum, i, n. [2. luo], a purificatory sacrifice, expiatory offering, lustration, made by the censors for the whole people once in five years, after completing the census, and in which a swine, a sheep, and a bull were offered (suovetaurilia): lustrum condere, to make the lustral sacrifice:
lustrum condidit et taurum immolavit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 268:
censu perfecto edixit, ut omnes cives Romani in campo primā luce adessent. Ibi exercitum omnem suovetaurilibus lustravit: idque conditum lustrum appellatum, quia is censendo finis factus est,
Liv. 1, 44; 3, 24; cf. id. 35, 9; 38, 36; 42, 10. The census could also be taken without being followed by a lustrum, Liv. 3, 22, 1; 24, 43, 4: sub lustrum censeri, at the close of the census, when the lustrum should begin:
sub lustrum censeri, germani negotiatoris est (because these were usually not in Rome, and were included in the census last of all),
Cic. Att. 1, 18, 8.—Being a religious ceremonial, the lustrum was sometimes omitted, when circumstances seemed to forbid it:
census actus eo anno: lustrum propter Capitolium captum, consulem occisum, condi religiosum fuit,
Liv. 3, 22, 1. Hence in part, doubtless, must be explained the small number of lustra actually celebrated; thus, A. U. C. 296:
census perficitur, idque lustrum ab origine urbis decimum conditum ferunt,
Liv. 3, 24, 10.—
II.
Transf.
A.
A propitiatory offering:
quinto die Delphis Apollini pro me exercitibusque et classibus lustra sacrificavi,
Liv. 45, 41, 3.—
B.
A period of five years, a lustrum (because every five years a lustrum was performed).
1.
In gen.:
cujus octavum trepidavit aetas Claudere lustrum,
Hor. C. 2, 4, 24; Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 78; Mart. 10, 38, 9.—
2.
As the period of taxation, in reference to the imposition of duties, Varr, L. L. 6, 2, 11:
hoc ipso lustro,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 5:
superioris lustri reliqua,
id. Fam. 2, 13, 3.—
C.
In gen., a period of several years; of four years (of the Julian calendar), Ov. F. 3, 163; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 122: ingens lustrum, the grand lustrum, a hundred years, at the end of which the ludi saeculares were celebrated, Mart. 4, 1, 7.—
D.
From the time of Domitian, the Capitoline games, recurring every fifth year, Suet. Dom. 4; Censor. de Die Nat. 18; cf. Stat. S. 4, 2, 60:
certamine Jovis Capitolini lustro sexto,
Inscr. Grut. 332, 3;
called lustri certamen,
Aur. Vict. Caes. 27, 7.—
E.
Hectoris Lustra (not Lytra), title of a tragedy of Ennius; v. Trag. Rel. p. 28 sq. Rib.; Vahl. Enn. p. 113 sq.—
F.
The term of a lease:
priore lustro,
Plin. Ep. 9, 37, 2.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > lustrum

15 decir

v.

1 to say.

decir que sí/no to say yes/no

dice que no viene she says (that) she is not coming

¿cómo se dice “estación” en inglés? how do you say “estación” in English?

dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer

Ella dijo la razón She said the reason.

Ella dijo incongruencias She said=uttered inconsistencies.

Esa historia dice algo cierto That story says something that is true.

2 to tell.

¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?

¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?

decir a alguien que haga algo to tell somebody to do something

decir la verdad to tell the truth

Decirle la verdad a Ricardo To tell the truth to Richard= To tell Richard the truth.

Le dije I told him.

3 to recite, to read.

4 to tell, to show.

eso lo dice todo that says it all

decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for

5 to call.

le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death

6 to say to.

Ella había dicho hacer eso She had said to do that.

7 to say about.

Ese estudio dice mil años That study says about one thousand years.

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DECIR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen.

Past Indicative

dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron.

Future Indicative

diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán.

Conditional

diría, dirías, diría, diríamos, diríais, dirían.

Present Subjunctive

diga, digas, diga, digamos, digáis, digan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

dijera, dijeras, dijera, dijéramos, dijerais, dijeran;

dijese, dijeses, dijese, dijésemos, dijeseis, dijesen.

Future Subjunctive

dijere, dijeres, dijere, dijéremos, dijereis, dijeren.

Imperative

di (tú), diga (él/Vd.), digamos (nos.), decid (vos.), digan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

dicho,-a.

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verb

1) to say

2) tell

3) speak

•

- decirse

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DECIR ¿"Say" o "tell"? Decir se puede traducir por say o por tell. Por regla general, say simplemente {dice} y tell {informa} u {ordena hacer algo}. ► Decir generalmente se traduce por say en estilo directo. Normalmente no lleva un complemento de persona pero si se menciona a quién se está dirigiendo el hablante, el complemento de persona tiene que ir precedido por la preposición to: "Ya son las tres", dije "It's already three o'clock," I said "¡Qué tiempo más malo!" Eso fue lo único que me dijo "What awful weather!" That's all he said to me ► En estilo indirecto, decir se puede traducir por say cuando simplemente se cuenta lo que alguien ha dicho. Si say lleva complemento de persona, este se coloca después del complemento directo: Dijo que se tenía que marchar He said he had to leave Me dijo algo que no entendí He said something to me that I didn't understand ► Decir se traduce por tell cuando se {informa} o se {ordena hacer algo}. Suele llevar un objeto de persona sin la preposición to: Me dijo que tenía una entrevista de trabajo He told me he had a job interview ¡Te he dicho que no lo toques! I told you not to touch it! ► Hay algunos usos idiomáticos en los que decir se traduce por tell aunque no lleva complemento de persona. Por ejemplo: to tell the truth (decir la verdad) y to tell a lie (decir una mentira). Otros verbos ► Si decir va acompañado de un calificativo en español, a menudo se puede traducir al inglés por otros verbos que no sean say o tell: "Lo he perdido todo", dijo entre sollozos "I've lost everything," she sobbed Dijo con voz ronca algo sobre necesitar un médico He croaked something about needing a doctor Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada Para otras expresiones con el participio, ver dicho.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=afirmar) to say

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

viene y dice: -estás despedido — * he goes, "you're fired" *

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

• [como] dicen los madrileños — as they say in Madrid

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

• decir para {o} entre [sí] — to say to o.s.
decir que to say (that)
mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head
adiós 2.
2) decir algo a algn to tell sb sth

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today
decir a algn que ({+ indic}) to tell sb (that)
me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go
decir a algn que ({+ subjun}) (=ordenar) to tell sb to ({+ infin}); (=pedir) to ask sb to ({+ infin})
la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

3) (=contar) [+ mentiras, verdad, secreto] to tell

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense
verdad 1)
4) (=llamar) to call

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

• me dijo de [todo] — he called me all the names under the sun

5) (=opinar) to say

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

6) [rectificando]

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

7) [texto] to say

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

• como dice el [refrán]... — as the saying goes...

8) [+ misa] to say

9) [locuciones en indicativo]

digo... — Méx well, er...

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

• y dice [bien] — and he is quite right

• [como quien] dice — (=de alguna manera) so to speak; (=aproximadamente) in a way, more or less

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

• [lo mismo] digo — likewise

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

• pero dice [mal] — but he is wrong

• pues si esto te parece mucha gente, no te digo [nada] en verano — if you think this is a lot of people, you should see it in summer

• no lo digo [por] ti — I'm not referring to you, I'm not getting at you

• sí, [porque tú] lo digas — yes, sir, aye, aye, captain! iró

• ¿[qué me] dices? — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!

• [si tú] lo dices — if you say so

• eso digo [yo] — that's (just) what I say

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

• ¡[y que] lo digas! — you can say that again!

- decir digo donde dijo Diego

- no dijo ni pío

- dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres

10) [locuciones en infinitivo]

• [dar] que decir (a la gente) — to make people talk, set tongues wagging

• [es] decir — that is (to say)

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

• [ir] a decir, ¡a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

• es [mucho] decir — that's saying something

• [ni que] decir tiene que... — it goes without saying that...

• [no hay más] que decir — there's nothing more to say

• para decirlo con otras [palabras] — to put it another way, in other words

• decir [por] decir — to talk for talking's sake

• [por así] decirlo — so to speak

• [querer] decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

• [ya es] decir — that's saying something

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

11) [locuciones en subjuntivo, imperativo]

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

• digámoslo [así] — so to speak, for want of a better word

• digan [lo que] digan — whatever they say

• y [no] digamos... — not to mention...

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

• no es muy guapa [que] digamos — she's not what you'd call pretty, she's not exactly pretty

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

• ¡[no me] digas! — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!

• ¿qué [quieres] que te diga? — what can I say?

12) [locuciones en condicional]

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

13) el qué dirán

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [invitando a hablar]

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"

¿diga?, ¿dígame? — [al teléfono] hello?

usted dirá — [invitando a hablar] go ahead; [sirviendo bebida] say when; [en tienda] can I help you?

-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"

2) (=indicar)

su nombre no me dice nada — her name doesn't mean anything to me

su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes

• eso dice mucho [de] su personalidad — that says a lot about her personality

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light

3.

See:

decirse

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masculino

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tell

[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2]

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)

2)

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

3)

a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

b)

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

4) ( por escrito) to say

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

5) ( llamar) to call

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

6) (sugerir, comunicar)

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

7)

decir misa — to say mass

8)

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

9) (opinar, pensar) to think

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

10) (en locs)

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
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decir vi

a) ( invitando a hablar)

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?

b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)

¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
3.
decirse v pron

a) (refl) to say... to oneself

b) (recípr) to say.... to each other

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

c) (enf)

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

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= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.

Ex. 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.

Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

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Ex. In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.

Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.

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. 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.

Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex. 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.

Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.

Ex. 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.

Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.

Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.

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* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.

* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.

* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.

* aventurarse a decir = venture.

* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.

* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.

* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.

* decir Algo = break + the news.

* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.

* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.

* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.

* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.

* decir bolas = fib.

* decir bromeando = quip.

* decir chorradas = bullshit.

* decir con desdén = sneer.

* decir con desprecio = sneer.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.

* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.

* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir en confianza = confide.

* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.

* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir humorísticamente = quip.

* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.

* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* decirlo = come out with + it.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.

* decir mentirijillas = fib.

* decir mentirillas = fib.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* decir pamplinas = bullshit.

* decir + poseer = claim.

* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* decir resoplando = snort.

* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.

* decirse que = be reputed to.

* decir suspirando = sigh.

* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.

* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.

* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* huelga decir = needless to say.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.

* me atrevo a decir = may I say.

* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.

* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* querer decir = mean.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....

* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* se decía que = rumour had it that.

* se dice = so the story goes.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.

* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.

* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.

* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.

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masculino

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tell

[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2]

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)

2)

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

3)

a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

b)

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

4) ( por escrito) to say

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

5) ( llamar) to call

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

6) (sugerir, comunicar)

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

7)

decir misa — to say mass

8)

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

9) (opinar, pensar) to think

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

10) (en locs)

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
2.
decir vi

a) ( invitando a hablar)

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?

b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)

¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
3.
decirse v pron

a) (refl) to say... to oneself

b) (recípr) to say.... to each other

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

c) (enf)

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

* * *

= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.

Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.

Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....

Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.

Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.

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: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.

Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.

Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.

Ex: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.

Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.

Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.

* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.

* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.

* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.

* aventurarse a decir = venture.

* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.

* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.

* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.

* decir Algo = break + the news.

* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.

* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.

* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.

* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.

* decir bolas = fib.

* decir bromeando = quip.

* decir chorradas = bullshit.

* decir con desdén = sneer.

* decir con desprecio = sneer.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.

* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.

* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir en confianza = confide.

* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.

* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir humorísticamente = quip.

* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.

* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* decirlo = come out with + it.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.

* decir mentirijillas = fib.

* decir mentirillas = fib.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* decir pamplinas = bullshit.

* decir + poseer = claim.

* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* decir resoplando = snort.

* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.

* decirse que = be reputed to.

* decir suspirando = sigh.

* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.

* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.

* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* huelga decir = needless to say.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.

* me atrevo a decir = may I say.

* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.

* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* querer decir = mean.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....

* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* se decía que = rumour had it that.

* se dice = so the story goes.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.

* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.

* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.

* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.

* * *

decir¹

masculine

1

(manera de expresarse): en el decir popular in popular speech

¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, it's just a manner of speaking o a figure of speech

supongamos, es un decir, que … let's assume, just for the sake of argument, that …

al decir de la gente, el clima está cambiando people say the climate is changing

2 decires mpl (dichos) sayings (pl); (rumores) talk

no son más que decires it's just talk

decir² [ I24 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ decir (verbo transitivo)

A decir: palabra, mentira etc

B decirle algo a alguien

C

1 transmitiendo órdenes, deseos etc

2 decir adiós

D por escrito

E llamar

F sugerir, comunicar

G decir misa

H

1 querer decir

2 digo (al rectificar)

I opinar, pensar

J en locuciones

■ decir (verbo intransitivo)

A

1 invitando a hablar

2 al contestar el teléfono

B decir bien/mal de

■ decirse (verbo pronominal)

1 reflexivo

2 recíproco

3 para enfatizar

vt

A ‹palabra/frase› to say; ‹mentira/verdad› to tell; ‹poema› to say, recite; ‹oración› to say

[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2] ya dice `mamá' he says ‘mama’ now

no digas esas cosas, por favor please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces/barbaridades don't talk nonsense o ( AmE) garbage o ( BrE) rubbish

¿cómo pudiste decir semejante disparate? how could you say such a stupid thing o make such a stupid comment?

no me dejó decir ni una palabra he didn't let me get a word in edgeways

¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?

no sé qué decir … un millón de gracias I don't know what to say … thank you very much indeed

¡qué callado estás! ¡no dices nada! you're very quiet, you've hardly said a word!

¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!

¡no irás a decir que no lo sabías! don't try and tell me you didn't know!

dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded

—no puedo hacer nada —dijo Juan there is nothing I can do, said Juan o Juan said

como dice el refrán/mi abuela as the saying goes/as my grandmother says

lo dijeron por la radio they said it o it was announced on the radio

no eran ricos, digamos que vivían bien I don't mean they were rich, let's just say they lived well

dicen que de joven fue muy guapa they say she was very beautiful when she was young

dicen que es el hombre más rico del país he is said to be the richest man in the country

¿qué se dice? — gracias/por favor what do you say? — thank you/please

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `te quiero' en ruso? how do you say `I love you' in Russian?, what's the Russian for `I love you'?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es she's not what you would call pretty

estoy harta, lo que se dice harta ¿me oyes? I'm fed up, absolutely fed up, do you hear?

eso se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil that's easier said than done

palatal: dícese del sonido cuya articulación … palatal: of, relating to or denoting a sound articulated …

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado it's on Saturday; you're invited, of course, but that goes without saying o but I don't need to tell you that

haberlo dicho antes why didn't you say so before?, you might have said so before!

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? — dice que sí will he have time to do it? — he says he will

¿no lo encontró? — dice que no didn't he find it? — no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan no matter what people say, whatever people say

¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? ( RPl fam); hi, how are things? ( colloq), hi, what's up? ( AmE colloq)

B

decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what he told me, that's not what he said to me

¿sabes qué me dijo? do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado they're going to give us the result today

me dijo una mentira he told me a lie, he lied to me

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano Andrés told me about your brother

¡a mí me lo vas a decir! you're telling me!, you don't have to tell me!

¿sabes lo que te digo? por mí que se muera look, as far as I'm concerned he can drop dead! ( colloq)

¿no te digo? éste se cree que yo soy la sirvienta see what I mean? he thinks I'm his servant

¿no te digo or no te estoy diciendo que hasta le pega? I'm telling you, he even hits her!

¿tú qué me aconsejas? — ¿qué quieres que te diga? tienes que tomar tú la decisión what do you think I should do? — well, to be quite frank o honest, I think you have to decide for yourself

ya te decía yo que no era verdad I told you it wasn't true, didn't I?

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco it was terrible, I just can't describe it o I can't begin to tell you

hace mal tiempo en verano, y no te digo nada en invierno … in summer the weather's bad, and as for the winter …

¡no me digas que no es precioso! isn't it beautiful?

a lo mejor te ofrecen el puesto ¿quién te dice? (CS); you never know, they might offer you the job

me resultó ¿cómo te diría? … violento I found it … how shall I put it? o I don't know … rather embarrassing

¡ya me dirás qué le cuesta escribirnos una carta! I mean, surely it's not too much trouble for him to write us a letter

no te creas todo lo que te dicen don't believe everything people tell you o everything you hear

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can judge a man by the company he keeps

C

1

(transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias): ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!

a mí nadie me dice lo que tengo que hacer nobody tells me what to do

harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say

manda decir mi mamá que si le puede prestar el martillo ( AmL); mom says can she borrow your hammer?

Fernando pregunta si puede venir con nosotros — dile que sí Fernando wants to know if he can come with us — yes, tell him he can o say yes

decir QUE + SUBJ:

dice papá que vayas Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful, she said we should be careful

decirle a algn QUE + SUBJ to tell sb to + INF

diles que empiecen tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do it

nos dijeron que esperáramos they told us o we were told to wait

te digo que vengas aquí enseguida I said, come here at once

2

decir adiós to say goodbye

vino a decirme adiós she came to say goodbye (to me)

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante that's the end of your student days, you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿se lo prestaste? ¡ya le puedes decir adiós! you mean you lent it to him? well, you can kiss that goodbye! ( colloq)

D (por escrito) to say

¿qué dice aquí? what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto there's nothing in the paper about it

E (llamar) to call

le dicen `Dumbo' por las orejas they call him `Dumbo' because of his ears

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

no me digas de usted there's no need to call me `usted'

F

(sugerir, comunicar): la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona the way someone dresses says a lot o tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá time will tell

por afuera la casa no dice nada the house doesn't look much from the outside

el poema no me dice nada the poem doesn't do anything for me

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?

la tarta estaba diciendo cómeme the cake was just asking to be eaten

G

decir misa to say mass

H

1

querer decir to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?

no entendiste lo que quise decir you didn't understand what I meant

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

sólo quería decirte que … I just wanted to say that …

2

digo (al rectificar) I mean

el presupuesto asciende a diez mil, digo cien mil de euros we have a budget of ten thousand, (sorry,) I mean a hundred thousand euros

I (opinar, pensar) to think

¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

podríamos ir mañana ¿tú qué dices? we could go tomorrow, what do you think?

¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?

podría haber mencionado al resto del equipo, vamos, digo yo … he could have mentioned the rest of the team … well I'd have thought so, anyway

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …

J ( en locuciones):

a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice so to speak

el nuevo tren está, como quien dice, a la vuelta de la esquina the new train is, so to speak o to coin a phrase, just around the corner

la granja es, como quien dice, la razón de su vida I suppose you could say the farm is his whole reason for living

con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda … he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me

decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it

¡digo! ( Esp fam): ¡qué calor hace! — ¡digo! it's so hot! — you can say that again o I'll say! ( colloq)

¿y te gusta? — ¡digo! do you like it? — you bet I do o ( AmE) I sure do! ( colloq)

es decir that is

mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is

no sé si voy a poder ir — es decir que no vas a ir I don't know if I'll be able to go — you mean you're not going

es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año — eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year — I wouldn't go that far

¡he dicho! that's that!, that's final!

lo mismo digo: mucho gusto en conocerle — lo mismo digo pleased to meet you — pleased to meet you o likewise

¡qué alegría verte! — lo mismo digo it's great to see you! — and you o you too

¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! ( colloq)

¿sabes que se casa Lola? — ¡no me digas! do you know Lola's getting married? — no! o you're joking! o really? o never!

por así decirlo so to speak

es, por así decirlo, el alma-máter de la empresa he is, so to speak o as it were, the driving force behind the company

que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent

¿qué me dices?: saqué el primer puesto ¿qué me dices? I came first, how about that then?

¿y qué me dices de lo de Carlos? and what about Carlos then?

¿sabes que lo van a derribar? — ¿qué me dices? do you know they're going to demolish it? — what? o you're kidding!

¡que no se diga! shame on you!

¿te ganó un niño de seis años? ¡que no se diga! you were beaten by a six-year-old child? shame on you!

¡que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it

se dice pronto no less

costó $20.000 ¡se dice pronto! it cost $20,000, which is no mean sum

lleva dos meses enferma, que se dice pronto she has been ill for two months, and that's a long time

¡y que lo digas! ( Esp); you can say that again!, you're telling me!, don't I know it!

y (ya) no digamos or ( AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics …

el/la que te dije ( fam hum); you-know-who

el qué dirán ( fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán she's always been worried what other people (might) think

¿por qué te preocupa tanto el qué dirán? why do you worry about what people will o might say?

ver tb dicho¹ (↑ dicho (1))

■ decir

vi

A

1

(invitando a hablar): papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá ( frml); I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead

tome asiento — gracias — usted dirá ( frml); take a seat — thank you — now, what can I do for you?

2

( Esp) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (al contestar el teléfono): ¿diga? or ¿dígame? hello?

B

decir bien/mal de algn/algo: sus trabajos dicen bien de él his work has created a good impression

la manera en que se comportó no dice muy bien de él the way he behaved doesn't show him in a very good light o doesn't say very much for him

■ decirse

v pron

1 ( reflexivo) to say to oneself

se dijo que no lo volvería a hacer he said to himself o he told himself that he wouldn't do it again

me dije para mis adentros que allí había gato encerrado I said o thought to myself, there's something fishy going on here

2 ( recíproco) to say to each other

se decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo they called each other every name under the sun

3 ( enf):

tú hazme caso que yo sé lo que me digo you listen to me, I know what I'm talking about

no sé para qué me preguntas, si tú te lo dices todo I don't know why you're asking me, you seem to have all the answers

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decir 1 sustantivo masculino:
◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking

decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹palabra/frase/poema› to say;

‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
◊ no digas estupideces don't talk nonsense!;

¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn't
b)

◊ decir misa to say mass

2 decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth;
◊ voy a decirle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;

¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3
a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):

◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;

harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do it
b)

◊ decir(le) adiós (a algn) to say goodbye (to sb)

4
a) (opinar, pensar) to think;

◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;

¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …
b) (sugerir, comunicar):

◊ el tiempo lo dirá time will tell;

¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
◊ querer decir [palabra/persona] to mean;

¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
◊ a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honest;

como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivo
a) ( invitando a hablar):

◊ papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?;

quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono): ¿diga? or ¿dígame? hello?

decirse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to say … to oneself

b) ( recípr) to say …. to each other;

◊ se decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each other

decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' decir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- amén
- amohinarse
- año
- apéndice
- atinar
- bala
- barbaridad
- bastante
- burrada
- callar
- chorrada
- colmo
- comenzar
- confiar
- cosa
- declarar
- delirar
- descargo
- despedirse
- dilucidar
- disparate
- entender
- excusada
- excusado
- flexible
- fluir
- ir
- haber
- hablar
- holgar
- honestamente
- hoy
- lengua
- maravilla
- mu
- nada
- obviedad
- pelagatos
- pío
- precisamente
- puño
- querer
- rezar
- restar
- rey
- saciedad
- señor
- significar
- soltar
English:
ablaze
- abuse
- afraid
- anything
- bid
- bite back
- blurt out
- buzz off
- caller
- clear off
- dash off
- devil
- dinner
- distinctly
- drone
- enjoy
- eventual
- ever
- few
- flatter
- flounder
- fortune
- gasp out
- get
- get at
- go
- go on
- hand
- heart
- hotly
- i.e.
- keep in
- know
- lip
- loss
- mean
- mention
- mildly
- mind
- miserably
- mouth
- move
- need
- needless
- neither
- no
- nonsense
- O
- occasion
- oops!

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decir

♦ vt

1. [en general] to say;

siempre digo lo que pienso I always say what I think;

es muy callado, nunca dice nada he's very quiet, he never says anything o a word;

¿qué dice la etiqueta? what does the label say?;

no digas tonterías don't talk nonsense;

no digas tacos delante de los niños don't swear in front of the children;

lo dijo en broma she meant it as a joke;

¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?;

me da igual lo que diga la gente I don't care what people say;

al decir esto, se marchó with these words o with that, he left;

no sabía qué decir I didn't know what to say, I was lost for words;

decir que sí/no to say yes/no;

dice que no viene she says (that) she's not coming;

como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…;

dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer;

Comp

¡díjolo Blas, punto redondo! sure, whatever!, yes, sure!;

Comp

donde dije digo, digo Diego: ayer dijiste que me lo dejarías – sí, pero no puedo – ya, donde dije digo, digo Diego yesterday you told me you'd lend it to me – yes, but I can't now – you're always saying one thing one minute and another the next

2. [contar] to tell;

se lo voy a decir a la profesora I'm going to tell the teacher;

no se lo digas a nadie don't breathe a word of it to anyone;

¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?;

ya te lo había dicho yo, es demasiado caro I told you it's too expensive;

decir la verdad to tell the truth;

decir mentiras to tell lies;

pregunta si le dejas salir – dile que sí/no she wants to know if she can go out – tell her she can/can't;

quiere saber si hemos terminado – dile que sí/no he wants to know if we've finished – tell him we have/haven't;

dile que estoy ocupado tell him I'm busy;

dígame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what she told me;

tengo que hacerte una pregunta – dime I need to ask you a question – go ahead;

dígame en qué puedo ayudarle what can I do for you?

3. [ordenar] to tell;

la ley dice que es obligatorio el uso del casco according to the law, it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet, the law says that it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet;

decir a alguien que haga algo to tell sb to do sth;

haz lo que te digan y no protestes do as you're told and don't complain;

dile que venga tell her to come;

nos dijeron que nos fuéramos they told us to go away;

lo vas a hacer porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I say so

4. [recitar] [de memoria] to recite;
[leyendo] to read
5. [revelar] to tell, to show;

eso lo dice todo that says it all;

decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for;

sus ropas dicen bastante sobre su situación económica her clothes say a lot about her financial situation;

su violenta reacción dice mucho sobre su personalidad his violent reaction tells us o reveals a lot about his personality

6. [llamar] to call;

me dicen Paco they call me Paco;

le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death

7. [asegurar] to tell, to assure;

te digo que ella no está mintiendo I tell you o assure you (that) she isn't lying;

dice que llegará mañana sin falta she says (that) she'll definitely arrive tomorrow

8. [en frases]
a decir verdad, no me apetece nada ir a la boda to tell (you) the truth o to be honest, I don't really feel like going to the wedding;

como quien no dice nada as if it were nothing;

olvídalo, como si no hubiera dicho nada forget I ever mentioned it;

con decirte que me marché a los diez minutos, te puedes imaginar como fue la fiesta if I tell you that I left after ten minutes, you can imagine what the party was like;

cualquiera diría que no le dan de comer en casa anyone would o you'd think she never gets fed at home;

decir para sí to say to oneself;

decir por decir to talk for the sake of talking;

no te lo tomes en serio, lo dijo por decir don't take it seriously, she didn't really mean it;

decirle a alguien cuatro verdades to tell sb a few home truths;

es decir that is, that's to say;

aracnofobia, es decir miedo a las arañas arachnophobia, that is o that's to say, fear of spiders;

tengo otra cita – es decir, que no vendrás a la inauguración I've got another engagement – you mean o in other words you're not coming to the opening ceremony;

encantado de conocerte – lo mismo digo pleased to meet you – likewise;

tu primer examen estaba muy mal, y lo mismo digo del segundo you did very poorly in your first exam, and the same goes for the second one;

ni que decir tiene needless to say;

yo no digo o [m5]no quiero decir nada, pero… it's not for me to say, but…;

¿sabías que Santiago se ha casado? – ¡no me digas! did you know that Santiago got married? – no! o never!;

¡no me digas que no te gusta! don't tell me you don't like it!;

el tenis/este cuadro no me dice nada tennis/this picture doesn't do anything for me;

no hay más que decir that's all there is to it, that's that;

(o) mejor dicho or rather;

por más que digas, no le veo nada especial a esta ciudad whatever you say, I don't see what's so special about this city;

por decirlo así, por así decirlo in other words, so to speak;
RP Fam
¿qué decís? how are you doing?, how are things?;

preocuparse por el qué dirán to worry about what people will say;

no está lloviendo mucho que digamos it's not exactly raining hard;

él no es muy inteligente que digamos he isn't what you'd call intelligent;

ha sufrido un infarto – ¡qué me dices! she's had a heart attack – no! o surely not!;

¡quién lo diría! tan rico y sin embargo tan humilde who would have thought it, such a rich person and yet so humble!;

tardarán en construirlo cinco años, ¡se dice pronto! they're going to take five years, no less, to build it!;

yo lo hago en cinco minutos – eso se dice pronto, no sabes lo difícil que es I'll have it done in five minutes – that's easily said, you've no idea how difficult it is;

si tú lo dices if you say so;

¡tú lo has dicho! you said it!;
Esp
¡y que lo digas! you can say that again!;

y no digamos, Am [m5]ya no se diga, Am [m5] ni se diga to say nothing of;

no le gusta el pescado y no digamos el pollo she doesn't like fish, to say nothing of chicken

♦ vi

como quien dice, como si dijéramos so to speak;

es, como si dijéramos, una mezcla de danza y teatro it's a sort of mixture of dance and theatre;

es, como quien dice, el alma de la empresa he is, so to speak, the soul of the company;
Esp
¿diga?, ¿dígame? [al teléfono] hello?;
Fam
¡digo! [¡ya lo creo!] of course!;
[¡madre mía!] I say!;
tenemos muchas ganas de ir de vacaciones, y nuestros hijos, no digamos we can't wait to go on holiday, and as for our children…

♦ See also the pronominal verb decirse

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decir

<part dicho>

I v/t

1 say; ( contar) tell;

decir misa say mass;

decir que sí say yes;

decir que no say no;

se dice que … they say that …, it’s said that …;

diga lo que diga whatever he says;

¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you expect me to say?;

decir entre o

para sí say to o.s.

2 con infinitivo

:

querer decir mean;

es decir in other words;

dar que decir set people talking;

ni que decir tiene (que) it goes without saying (that);

por así decirlo so to speak;

ya es decir that’s saying something;

que ya es decir which is really something;

es mucho decir that’s saying a lot

3 con participio

:

¡quién hubiera dicho que María se iba casar! who would have thought that Maria would get married!;

dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;

mejor dicho or rather;

dicho sea de paso incidentally;

está dicho, lo dicho as I have already said

4

:

no es rico, que digamos let’s say he’s not rich;

¡no me digas! you’re kidding!;

¡dímelo a mí! tell me about it!, you’re telling me!;

como quien dice so to speak;

y que lo digas you bet;

¿y qué me dices de …? so what do you think of …?;

usted dirá how can I help you?;

ya decía yo que iba a acabar mal I knew it would end badly;

¡quién lo diría! who would believe it!;

¡cualquiera diría que tiene setenta años! who would have thought he was seventy!, you wouldn’t think o believe he was seventy!

II v/i

:

¡diga!, ¡dígame! Esp
TELEC hello
III m saying;

es un decir it’s just a figure of speech

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decir {23} vt

1) : to say

dice que no quiere ir: she says she doesn't want to go

2) : to tell

dime lo que estás pensando: tell me what you're thinking

3) : to speak, to talk

no digas tonterías: don't talk nonsense

4) : to call

me dicen Rosy: they call me Rosy

5)

es decir : that is to say

6)

querer decir : to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb decirse

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decir¹ n saying

decir² vb

1. (en general) to say [pt. & pp. said]

¿qué ha dicho? what did he say?

dijo que estaba cansada she said she was tired

¿cómo se dice "biblioteca" en inglés? how do you say "biblioteca" in English?

2. (a alguien) to tell [pt. & pp. told]

me dijo que estaba cansada she told me she was tired

no se lo digas a nadie don't tell anybody

3. (para dar órdenes) to tell

me dijo que fuera en seguida she told me to go at once

4. (llamar) to call

le dicen "Chapi" people call him "Chapi"

dime / dígame (en tienda etc) yes?

es decir that is / that is to say

¿diga? / ¿dígame? (por teléfono) hello?

sin decir nada without a word

Spanish-English dictionary > decir

16 отде

from where, where... from

книж. whence

отде си ти/сте вие? where do you come from?

отде дойде? which way did you come?

отде се влиза/излиза? which is the way in/out?

отде да знам? how do/should I know? ask me another; one never knows

отде си го купил? where did you buy it?

отде да намерим...? how shall we find...? не зная отде да почна I don't know where to begin/what to put my hand to first

отде си го изкопал? where did you dig it up?

отде ти дойде тази идея? where did you get this idea?

отде накъде why on earth, why should.... how in the world

отде накъде да изберат него why (on earth) should he be elected, ам. how come he should be elected

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отдѐ,

нареч. остар. from where, where … from; книж. whence; не зная \отде да почна I don’t know where to begin/what to put my hand to first; \отде да знам? how do/should I know? ask me another; one never knows; \отде да намерим …? how shall we find …? \отде дойде? which way did you come? \отде накъде why on earth, why should …, how in the world; амер. how come; \отде се влиза/излиза? which is the way in/out? \отде си ти/сте вие? where do you come from? \отде ти дойде тази идея? where did you get this idea?

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1. from where, where... from 2. ОТДЕ ce влиза/излиза? which is the way in/out? 3. ОТДЕ да знам? how do/should I know?ask me another;one never knows 4. ОТДЕ да намерим...? how shall we find... ? не зная ОТДЕ да почна I don't know where to begin/what to put my hand to first 5. ОТДЕ дойде? which way did you come? 6. ОТДЕ накъде why on earth, why should.... how in the world 7. ОТДЕ накъде да изберат него why (on earth) should he be elected, ам. how come he should be elected 8. ОТДЕ си го изкопал? where did you dig it up? 9. ОТДЕ си го купил? where did you buy it? 10. ОТДЕ си ти/сте вие? where do you come from? 11. ОТДЕ ти дойде тази идея? where did you get this idea? 12. книж. whence

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17 müssen

I Modalv.; muss, musste, hat... müssen

1. bes. bei äußerer Notwendigkeit, Verpflichtung: have to, have got to; bes. bei innerer Überzeugung: must; ich muss I have to, I’ve got to, I must; ich muss unbedingt I really must; ich musste I had to; ich werde müssen I’ll have to; ich müsste ( eigentlich) I ought to; er muss nicht hingehen (von außen bestimmt) he doesn’t have to go; (weil ich es so bestimme) he needn’t go; er musste nicht gehen he didn’t have to go; er hätte nicht gehen müssen (brauchen) he needn’t have gone; er hätte hier sein müssen he ought to ( oder should) have been here; was sein muss, muss sein that’s just the way it is, that’s life; muss das sein? is that really necessary?; (hör doch auf) do you have to?; wenn es ( unbedingt) sein muss if there’s no other way, if you etc. (absolutely) must; es muss nicht sein it’s not absolutely necessary; das muss man gesehen haben you’ve got to see it, you mustn’t miss it; man glaubt es sonst nicht: you’ve got to see it to believe it; kein Mensch muss müssen hum. nobody really has to do anything; siehe auch sollen1 1-3, sollen2 1

2. bei innerem Zwang: ich musste ( einfach) lachen I couldn’t help laughing, I just had to laugh; sie musste ihrem Ärger Luft machen she had to give vent to her anger; ich musste sie immerzu ansehen I just had to go on looking at her, I couldn’t take my eyes off her; er muss immer alles wissen he’s always got to know about everything

3. bei (sicherer) Annahme, in logischer Konsequenz: must; Vergangenheit: must have; er muss verrückt sein he must be mad; er muss es gewesen sein it must have been him; es muss nicht stimmen it doesn’t have to be right; ich muss es vergessen haben I must have forgotten; sie müssen bald kommen they’re bound to be here soon; der Zug müsste längst hier sein the train should have arrived long ago; so wie es aussieht, muss es bald regnen it looks as if we’re in for some rain; das muss 1998 gewesen sein it must have been in 1998; das musste ja passieren that was bound to ( oder just had to) happen; das musste natürlich jetzt passieren iro. it 'would have to happen now

4. im Konj., um einen Wunsch auszudrücken: man müsste mehr Zeit haben there ought to be more time, we ought to have more time (for that sort of thing); Geld müsste man haben if only we had plenty of money; so müsste es immer sein it should always be like this; das müsste sie eigentlich wissen she really ought to know that

5. umg., verneint (dürfen): du musst doch nicht gleich die Wut kriegen there’s no need to go straight into a rage; das musst du nicht tun you mustn’t do that; du musst nicht traurig sein you mustn’t be sad

II v/i (hat gemusst)

1. have to; (gezwungen werden) auch be forced to; bei innerer Überzeugung: must; ich muss! I’ve got no choice; muss ich ( wirklich)? do I (really) have to?; ich muss nach Hause I have to go home, I must go home; er muss zur Schule he has to go to school; das Auto muss heute noch in die Werkstatt the car has to go into the garage today; sie hat zum Chef gemusst she had to go and see the boss; ich muss mal ( aufs Klo) umg. I must go to the loo, Am. I have to go to the bathroom; Kinderspr. I need to do a wee

2. umg. (an der Reihe sein) wer muss heute? whose turn is it today?

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ought to; must; to have to; to be due to

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mụ̈s|sen ['mʏsn]
1. modal aux vb pret mu\#sste,
['mʊstə] ptp mü\#ssen
1) (Zwang) to have to; (Notwendigkeit) to need to, to have to

ich muss (Zwang) — I have to, I must only pres, I've got to (esp Brit); (Notwendigkeit auch) I need to

ich muss nicht (Zwang) — I don't have to, I haven't got to (esp Brit); (Notwendigkeit auch) I don't need to, I needn't

muss er? — must he?, does he have to?, has he got to? (esp Brit)

musstest du? — did you have to?

das hat er tun/nicht tun müssen — he had to/didn't have to do it

er hatte es tun müssen — he had had to do it

es musste ins Haus gebracht werden — it had to be brought inside

das muss irgendwann mal gemacht werden — it will have to be done some time

er sagte, er müsse bald gehen — he said he would have to go soon

ich hätte es sonst allein tun müssen — otherwise I would have had to do it alone

dafür müssen/müssten Sie einen Polizisten fragen — you'll/you'd have or need to ask a policeman about that

ich muss jeden Tag um sechs Uhr aufstehen — I have to get up at six every day

ich muss jetzt gehen or weg (inf) — I must be going now or be off now, I must go now, I'll have to go now

man musste lachen/weinen etc — you couldn't help laughing/crying etc, you had to laugh/cry etc

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... — we regret to (have to) inform you (that)...

muss das ( denn) sein? — is that (really) necessary?; must you/he?, do you/does he have to?

das muss sein — it's necessary; I do/he does have to

das musste ( ja so) kommen — that had to happen, that was bound to happen

mal vorstellen! — (just) imagine that!, think of it!

jetzt muss ich dir mal was sagen — now let me tell you something

was habe ich da hören müssen? — what's this I hear?

2)

(= sollen) das müsste ich/müsstest du eigentlich wissen — I/you ought to know that, I/you should know that

ich hätte es gestern tun müssen — I ought to or should have done it yesterday

das musst du nicht tun! — you oughtn't to do that, you shouldn't do that

3)

(Vermutung, Wahrscheinlichkeit) es muss geregnet haben — it must have rained

es muss wahr sein — it must be true, it has to be true, it's got to be true

es muss nicht wahr sein — it needn't be true

er muss es gewesen sein — it must have been him, it has to have been him, it's got to have been him

es müssten zehntausend Zuschauer im Stadion gewesen sein — there must have been ten thousand spectators in the stadium

er müsste schon da sein — he should be there by now

so muss es gewesen sein — that's how it must have been

was müssen bloß die Leute (von uns) denken! — what must people think (of us)

was muss bloß in ihm vorgehen? — what goes on in his mind?

4)

(Wunsch) (viel) Geld müsste man haben! — if only I were rich!

man müsste noch mal von vorn anfangen können! — if only one could begin again!

man müsste noch mal zwanzig sein! — oh, to be twenty again!

2. vi pret mu\#sste,
ptp gemu\#sst
1) ['mʊstə]
(= weggehen, - fahren müssen) to have to go[gə'mʊst]
ich muss jetzt zur Schule — I must go to school now, I've got to (esp Brit) or I have to go to school now

wann müsst ihr zur Schule? —

der Brief muss heute noch zur Post® — the letter must be or has to be posted (Brit) or mailed (esp US) today

2) (inf = austreten müssen)

ich muss mal — I need to go to the loo (Brit inf) or bathroom (esp US)

3) (= gezwungen sein) to have to

hast du gewollt? – nein, gemusst — did you want to? – no, I had to

kein Mensch muss müssen (hum) — there's no such thing as `must'

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1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) must

2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) must

3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) must

4) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) need

5) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) shall

* * *

müs·sen

[ˈmʏsn̩]

I. modal vb

<musste, müssen>

1. (jd ist gezwungen, verpflichtet)

▪ etw tun \müssen to have to do sth

muss ich das wirklich tun? do I really have to do it?

ich/er muss es tun I/he must do it, I have/he has to do it

ich/er muss es nicht tun I don't/he doesn't have to do it

ich/er musste es tun, ich habe/er hat es tun \müssen I/he had to do it

das habe ich/hat er nicht tun \müssen I/he didn't have to do it

ich/er hatte es tun \müssen I/he had had to do it

ich muss/du musst jetzt gehen I/you must [or have to] leave now

ich muss einen Aufsatz schreiben I've got to write an essay esp BRIT

du musst mich unbedingt anrufen you must phone me

du musst endlich damit aufhören you really must stop that

muss ich mir das gefallen lassen? do I have to put up with that?

jetzt muss ich dir mal was sagen... now let me tell you something...

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... we regret to [have to] inform you...

wir werden zurückkommen \müssen we shall have to come back

wir werden das Ganze noch einmal schreiben \müssen we'll have to write the whole lot again

er sagte, er müsse bald gehen he said he would have to leave soon

was habe ich da hören \müssen? what's this I hear?

sie musste ins Haus gebracht werden she had to be brought inside

ich hätte es sonst allein tun \müssen otherwise I would have had to do it alone

heiraten \müssen (euph fam) to have to get married

2. (etw ist notwendig, unabänderlich)

▪ etw [nicht] sein/tun \müssen to [not] need to be/do sth

muss das [denn] sein? is that really necessary?

du willst wieder in die Politik? muss das sein? you want to get back into politics? do you have to?

wenn es denn [o unbedingt] sein muss if it's really necessary

es muss nicht sein it is not essential

irgendwann muss es ja mal gemacht werden after all, it's got to be done some time

warum nur muss es heute regnen? why does it have to rain today?

warum muss das ausgerechnet mir passieren? why does it have to happen to me, of all people?

ich musste einfach lachen/weinen I couldn't help laughing/crying

das musste ja so kommen that had [or was bound] to happen

3. verneinend (brauchen)

▪ etw nicht tun \müssen to not have to do sth

du musst das nicht tun you don't have to do that

du musstest nicht kommen you didn't have to come

das muss nicht unbedingt stimmen that needn't be true

darüber musst du dich nicht wundern that's not surprising

4. verneinend DIAL (dürfen, sollen)

du musst nicht alles glauben, was er sagt you must not believe everything he says

du musst doch nicht weinen! please don't cry!

das müssen Sie nicht sagen! don't say such a thing!

das musst du nicht tun! you oughtn't [or shouldn't] do that!

5. (eigentlich sollen)

▪ jd muss etw tun:

das muss man sich mal vorstellen! [just] imagine that!, think of that!

das muss man gesehen haben! you mustn't miss it!, it's not to be missed!; (iron) it's a sight not to be missed!

▪ jd/etw müsste etw sein/tun sb/sth should [or ought to] be/do sth

das müsstest du eigentlich wissen you ought to [or should] know that

das müsste doch möglich sein it ought to be possible

so müsste es immer sein it ought to be like this all the time, this is how it should always be

▪ jd hätte etw tun \müssen sb should [or ought to] have done sth

ich hätte es gestern tun \müssen I should have done it yesterday

ich hätte es ahnen \müssen! I should have known!

6. (Vermutung, Wahrscheinlichkeit)

das muss wohl stimmen that must be true

es muss ja nicht stimmen it is not necessarily true

das muss 1999 gewesen sein it must have been in 1999

er muss gleich hier sein he will [or is bound to] be here at any moment

es muss geregnet haben it must have rained

sie muss es gewesen sein it must have been her

so muss es gewesen sein that's how it must have been

was müssen bloß die Leute von uns denken! what must people think of us!

es müssten etwa 50 Gäste auf der Party gewesen sein there must have been about 50 guests at the party

es müsste jetzt acht Uhr sein it must be eight o'clock now

es müsste bald ein Gewitter geben there should be a thunderstorm soon

sie müsste inzwischen da sein she should be here by now

7. (Wunsch)

▪ man müsste... sein if only one could be...

man müsste noch mal zwanzig sein! oh, to be twenty again!

Geld müsste man haben! if only I were rich!

man müsste noch mal von vorn anfangen können! if only one could begin again!

II. vi

<musste, gemusst>

1. (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein) to have to

muss ich/er? must I/he?, do I/does he have to?, have I/has he got to? esp BRIT

musstest du? did you have to?

ich muss nicht I don't have to, I haven't got to esp BRIT

muss ich das denn wirklich tun? — ja, du musst! do I really have to do that? — yes, you do!

hast du gewollt? — nein, gemusst did you want to? — no, I had to

kein Mensch muss there's no such thing as ‘must’

2. (gezwungen sein, sich zu begeben)

▪ [irgendwohin] \müssen to have to go [somewhere]

ich muss zur Arbeit/nach Hause I must [or have to] go to work/go home

wann musst du zur Schule? when do you have to go to school?

3. (notwendigerweise gebracht werden)

▪ irgendwohin \müssen to have to get somewhere

der Koffer hier muss zum Bahnhof this suitcase has to get [or be taken] to the station

dieser Brief muss heute noch zur Post this letter has to be posted today

4.

▶ [mal] \müssen (euph fam) to have to go to the loo [or AM john] fam

ich muss mal! I need [or have [got]] to go to the loo!

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. müssen

1) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein) have to

er muss es tun — he must do it; he has to or (coll.) has got to do it

er muss es nicht tun — he does not have to do it; he has not got to do it (coll.)

er musste es tun od. hat es tun müssen — he had to do it

muss er es tun? — must he do it?; does he have to or (coll.) has he got to do it?

wir werden zurückkommen müssen — we shall have to come back

muss das jetzt sein? — does it have to be now?

muss das sein? — it is really necessary?

es muss nicht sein — it is not essential

so musste es ja kommen — it was inevitable that it should come to this

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... — we regret to have to inform you that...

das muss 1968 gewesen sein — it must have been in 1968

er muss gleich hier sein — he will be here or he is bound to be here at any moment

2) Konjunktiv II

es müsste doch möglich sein — it ought to be possible

reich müsste man sein! — how nice it would be to be rich!

man müsste nochmals zwanzig sein — oh to be twenty again!
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (gehen, fahren, gebracht werden usw. müssen) have to go

ich muss zur Arbeit/nach Hause — I have to or must go to work/go home

2)

ich muss mal — (fam.) I've got to or need to spend a penny (Brit. coll.) or (Amer. coll.) go to the john

3) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein)

muss er? — does he have to?; has he got to? (coll.)

er muss nicht — he doesn't have to or (coll.) hasn't got to

* * *

müssen

A. v/mod; muss, musste, hat … müssen

1. besonders bei äußerer Notwendigkeit, Verpflichtung: have to, have got to; besonders bei innerer Überzeugung: must;

ich muss I have to, I’ve got to, I must;

ich muss unbedingt I really must;

ich musste I had to;

ich werde müssen I’ll have to;

ich müsste (eigentlich) I ought to;

er muss nicht hingehen (von außen bestimmt) he doesn’t have to go; (weil ich es so bestimme) he needn’t go;

er musste nicht gehen he didn’t have to go;

er hätte nicht gehen müssen (brauchen) he needn’t have gone;

er hätte hier sein müssen he ought to ( oder should) have been here;

was sein muss, muss sein that’s just the way it is, that’s life;

muss das sein? is that really necessary?; (hör doch auf) do you have to?;

wenn es (unbedingt) sein muss if there’s no other way, if you etc (absolutely) must;

es muss nicht sein it’s not absolutely necessary;

das muss man gesehen haben you’ve got to see it, you mustn’t miss it; man glaubt es sonst nicht: you’ve got to see it to believe it;

kein Mensch muss müssen hum nobody really has to do anything; → auch sollen¹ 1-3, sollen² 1

2. bei innerem Zwang:

ich musste (einfach) lachen I couldn’t help laughing, I just had to laugh;

sie musste ihrem Ärger Luft machen she had to give vent to her anger;

ich musste sie immerzu ansehen I just had to go on looking at her, I couldn’t take my eyes off her;

er muss immer alles wissen he’s always got to know about everything

3. bei (sicherer) Annahme, in logischer Konsequenz: must; Vergangenheit: must have;

er muss verrückt sein he must be mad;

er muss es gewesen sein it must have been him;

es muss nicht stimmen it doesn’t have to be right;

ich muss es vergessen haben I must have forgotten;

sie müssen bald kommen they’re bound to be here soon;

der Zug müsste längst hier sein the train should have arrived long ago;

so wie es aussieht, muss es bald regnen it looks as if we’re in for some rain;

das muss 1998 gewesen sein it must have been in 1998;

das musste ja passieren that was bound to ( oder just had to) happen;

das musste natürlich jetzt passieren iron it 'would have to happen now

4. im konjkt, um einen Wunsch auszudrücken:

man müsste mehr Zeit haben there ought to be more time, we ought to have more time (for that sort of thing);

Geld müsste man haben if only we had plenty of money;

so müsste es immer sein it should always be like this;

das müsste sie eigentlich wissen she really ought to know that

5. umg, verneint (dürfen):

du musst doch nicht gleich die Wut kriegen there’s no need to go straight into a rage;

das musst du nicht tun you mustn’t do that;

du musst nicht traurig sein you mustn’t be sad

B. v/i (hat gemusst)

1. have to; (gezwungen werden) auch be forced to; bei innerer Überzeugung: must;

ich muss! I’ve got no choice;

muss ich (wirklich)? do I (really) have to?;

ich muss nach Hause I have to go home, I must go home;

er muss zur Schule he has to go to school;

das Auto muss heute noch in die Werkstatt the car has to go into the garage today;

sie hat zum Chef gemusst she had to go and see the boss;

ich muss mal (aufs Klo) umg I must go to the loo, US I have to go to the bathroom; kinderspr I need to do a wee

2. umg (an der Reihe sein)

wer muss heute? whose turn is it today?

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. müssen

1) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein) have to

er muss es tun — he must do it; he has to or (coll.) has got to do it

er muss es nicht tun — he does not have to do it; he has not got to do it (coll.)

er musste es tun od. hat es tun müssen — he had to do it

muss er es tun? — must he do it?; does he have to or (coll.) has he got to do it?

wir werden zurückkommen müssen — we shall have to come back

muss das jetzt sein? — does it have to be now?

muss das sein? — it is really necessary?

es muss nicht sein — it is not essential

so musste es ja kommen — it was inevitable that it should come to this

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... — we regret to have to inform you that...

das muss 1968 gewesen sein — it must have been in 1968

er muss gleich hier sein — he will be here or he is bound to be here at any moment

2) Konjunktiv II

es müsste doch möglich sein — it ought to be possible

reich müsste man sein! — how nice it would be to be rich!

man müsste nochmals zwanzig sein — oh to be twenty again!
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (gehen, fahren, gebracht werden usw. müssen) have to go

ich muss zur Arbeit/nach Hause — I have to or must go to work/go home

2)

ich muss mal — (fam.) I've got to or need to spend a penny (Brit. coll.) or (Amer. coll.) go to the john

3) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein)

muss er? — does he have to?; has he got to? (coll.)

er muss nicht — he doesn't have to or (coll.) hasn't got to

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aux.

must modal v.

(§ p.,pp.: mußte, gemußt)

= to be obliged expr.

to have got to expr.

to have to v.

to want v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > müssen

18 eliminar

v.

to eliminate.

El líquido eliminó las manchas The liquid eliminated the stains.

El mafioso eliminó al testigo The mobster eliminated the witness.

* * *

eliminar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to eliminate, exclude

■ han eliminado el equipo del campeonato they've eliminated the team from the championship

2 (esperanzas, miedos, etc) to get rid of, cast aside

3 familiar (matar) to kill, eliminate

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verb

1) to eliminate

2) remove

3) kill

* * *

1. VT

1) (=hacer desaparecer) [+ mancha, obstáculo] to remove, get rid of; [+ residuos] to dispose of; [+ pobreza] to eliminate, eradicate; [+ posibilidad] to rule out

un detergente que elimina las manchas — a washing powder that removes the stains

debemos eliminar la desigualdad entre los sexos — we must eliminate sexual inequality

eliminar un directorio — (Inform) to remove o delete a directory

2) [+ concursante, deportista] to knock out, eliminate

fueron eliminados de la competición — they were knocked out of o eliminated from the competition

3) euf (=matar) to eliminate, do away with *

4) [+ incógnita] to eliminate

5) (Fisiol) to eliminate

2.

See:

eliminarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove

b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out

c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)

d) < residuos> to dispose of

2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate

3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate

* * *

= abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex. The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.

Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex. List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.

Ex. Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.

Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.

Ex. Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.

Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex. The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.

Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.

Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.

Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.

Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex. This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.

Ex. Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.

Ex. Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.

Ex. But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.

Ex. Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.

Ex. 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.

Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.

Ex. Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.

Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.

Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.

Ex. Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.

Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex. Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.

Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.

Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.

Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex. His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.

Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

Ex. It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.

Ex. It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.

Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.

Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.

Ex. My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.

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* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.

* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].

* eliminar el sarro = descale.

* eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.

* eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.

* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar por etapas = phase out.

* eliminar progresivamente = phase out.

* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* eliminar puliendo = buff out.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove

b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out

c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)

d) < residuos> to dispose of

2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate

3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate

* * *

= abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex: The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.

Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.

Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.

Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.

Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.

Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.

Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.

Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.

Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.

Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.

Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.

Ex: Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.

Ex: Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.

Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.

Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.

Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.

Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.

Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.

Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.

Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.

Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.

Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.

Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.

Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.

Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.

Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.

Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.

Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.

Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.

* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.

* eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].

* eliminar el sarro = descale.

* eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.

* eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.

* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* eliminar por etapas = phase out.

* eliminar progresivamente = phase out.

* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* eliminar puliendo = buff out.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* * *

eliminar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹obstáculo› to remove; ‹párrafo› to delete, remove

para eliminar las cucarachas to get rid of o exterminate o kill cockroaches

2 ‹equipo/candidato› to eliminate

fueron eliminados del torneo they were knocked out of o eliminated from the tournament

3 ( euf) (matar) to eliminate ( euph), to get rid of ( euph)

B ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate

C ( Mat) ‹incógnita› to eliminate

* * *

eliminar ( conjugate eliminar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ obstáculo› to remove;

‹ párrafo› to delete, remove
b) ‹ candidato› to eliminate;

(Dep) to eliminate, knock out
c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)

d) ‹ residuos› to dispose of

e) ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate

eliminar verbo transitivo to eliminate
' eliminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- cortar
- descalificar
- michelín
- quitar
- sonda
- terminar
- tranquilizar
English:
cut out
- debug
- eliminate
- face
- hit list
- knock out
- liquidate
- obliterate
- remove
- weed
- cut
- delete
- do
- knock
- take
- zap

* * *

eliminar vt

1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] to eliminate (de from);
el que menos puntos consiga queda eliminado the person who scores the lowest number of points is eliminated;

lo eliminaron en la segunda ronda he was eliminated o knocked out in the second round

2. [acabar con] [contaminación] to eliminate;
[grasas, toxinas] to eliminate, to get rid of; [residuos] to dispose of; [manchas] to remove, to get rid of; [fronteras, obstáculos] to remove, to eliminate;
eliminó algunos trozos de su discurso he cut out some parts of his speech

3. Mat [incógnita] to eliminate

4. Euf [matar] to eliminate, to get rid of

* * *

eliminar

v/t

1 eliminate

2 desperdicios dispose of

3 INFOR delete

* * *

eliminar vt

1) : to eliminate, to remove

2) : to do in, to kill

* * *

eliminar vb

1. (en general) to eliminate

la policía lo eliminó de la lista de sospechosos the police eliminated him from the list of suspects

2. (manchas) to remove

este detergente elimina todas las manchas this soap powder removes all stains

Spanish-English dictionary > eliminar

19 emprender

v.

1 to start (trabajo).

emprender el vuelo to fly off

2 to undertake, to engage in, to begin, to initiate.

Pedro abordó la hercúlea tarea Peter tackled the Herculean task.

3 to undertake to.

* * *

emprender

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to start

2 (misión) to tackle; (viaje) to set off on; (tarea) to undertake

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FRASEOLOGÍA

emprender el vuelo to take flight

emprender la marcha to start out

emprenderla con alguien familiar to pick on somebody

* * *

verb

to undertake

* * *

VT

1) (=empezar) [+ trabajo] to undertake; [+ viaje] to embark on

emprender la marcha a — to set out for

emprender el regreso — to return

emprender la retirada — to retreat

2)

emprenderla con algn — to take it out on sb

la emprendieron a botellazos con el árbitro — they threw bottles at the referee

* * *

verbo transitivo < viaje> to embark on; <proyecto/aventura> to undertake; <ataque/ofensiva> to launch

emprender la retirada — (Mil) to beat a retreat

emprender la marcha — to set out

el pájaro emprendió el vuelo — the bird took flight

emprender el regreso — to begin one's return journey

emprenderla con alguien: estaba de mal humor y la emprendió conmigo she was in a bad mood and she took it out on me; la emprendió a puñetazos con él — he started punching him

* * *

= embark on/upon, set about + Gerundio, undertake, set out on, enter, take on, spring for.

Ex. Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.

Ex. The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.

Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.

Ex. However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.

Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

Ex. If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

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* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.

* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.

* emprenderla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.

* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.

* emprenderlas con = lash out at/against/on.

* emprender una acción = initiate + action.

* emprender una iniciativa = undertake + enterprise.

* emprender una lucha contra = launch + attack on.

* emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.

* emprender un negocio = take on + business venture.

* emprender un proceso de = set on + a course of.

* emprender un proyecto = undertake + project.

* * *

verbo transitivo < viaje> to embark on; <proyecto/aventura> to undertake; <ataque/ofensiva> to launch

emprender la retirada — (Mil) to beat a retreat

emprender la marcha — to set out

el pájaro emprendió el vuelo — the bird took flight

emprender el regreso — to begin one's return journey

emprenderla con alguien: estaba de mal humor y la emprendió conmigo she was in a bad mood and she took it out on me; la emprendió a puñetazos con él — he started punching him

* * *

= embark on/upon, set about + Gerundio, undertake, set out on, enter, take on, spring for.

Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.

Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.

Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.

Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.

* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.

* emprenderla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.

* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.

* emprenderlas con = lash out at/against/on.

* emprender una acción = initiate + action.

* emprender una iniciativa = undertake + enterprise.

* emprender una lucha contra = launch + attack on.

* emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.

* emprender un negocio = take on + business venture.

* emprender un proceso de = set on + a course of.

* emprender un proyecto = undertake + project.

* * *

emprender [E1 ]

vt

‹viaje› to embark on; ‹tarea/proyecto/aventura› to undertake

emprender la retirada ( Mil) to beat a retreat

emprender la marcha to set out

el pájaro emprendió el vuelo the bird took flight

emprendieron la lucha contra la droga they took up the fight against drugs

el ejército emprendió el ataque contra el enemigo the army launched an attack on the enemy

emprendimos el regreso al amanecer we began our o embarked on the return journey at daybreak

emprenderla con algn: estaba de mal humor y la emprendió conmigo she was in a bad mood and she took it out on me

la emprendió a puñetazos con él he started punching him

* * *

emprender ( conjugate emprender) verbo transitivo ‹ viaje› to embark on;
‹proyecto/aventura› to undertake;
‹ataque/ofensiva› to launch;
◊ emprender la marcha to set out;

emprender el regreso to begin one's return journey
emprender verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea) to undertake
2 (un viaje) to embark on, to set out
♦ Locuciones: emprenderla con alguien, to pick on sb

' emprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embarcarse
- legal
- encaminar
- huida
English:
attack
- begin
- embark
- go about
- launch into
- set about
- strike out
- undertake
- launch
- set
- start
- under

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emprender vt
[trabajo, tarea, proyecto] to undertake; [viaje] to set off on; [ataque, ofensiva] to launch;
emprender acciones judiciales contra alguien to initiate legal proceedings against sb;

la prensa emprendió una campaña contra él the press launched a campaign against him;

emprender el vuelo to fly off;

¿a qué hora emprenderás la marcha? what time are you setting off?;

al oír la sirena emprendieron la huida when they heard the siren they took flight;

el Papa emprendió viaje a Oriente Medio the Pope left on a trip to the Middle East;

Comp

emprenderla con alguien: la emprendió con él sin provocación alguna she started laying into him without any provocation;

la emprendió a puñetazos con su hermano he started punching his brother

* * *

emprender

v/t

1 embark on, undertake

2

:

emprenderla con alguien fam take it out on s.o.;

emprenderla a golpes con alguien exchange blows with s.o.;

emprenderla a tiros con alguien start shooting at s.o.

* * *

emprender vt

: to undertake, to begin

* * *

emprender vb

1. (en general) to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

emprendió la búsqueda del asesino he began the search for the murderer

2. (viaje) to set off on [pt. & pp. set]

el presidente emprenderá hoy viaje hacia Alemania the president will set off for Germany today

emprenderla con alguien to pick a fight with somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > emprender

20 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.

* * *

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

\

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.

* * *
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.

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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