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21 escudriñar
v.to scrutinize, to investigate, to canvass, to examine in detail.El grupo barrió la zona buscándolo The group scanned the zone searching it* * *1 (examinar) to scrutinize, examine; (inquirir) to inquire into, investigate* * *VT1) (=investigar) to inquire into, investigate2) (=examinar) to scrutinize* * *verbo transitivoa) (liter) ( mirar intensamente) < horizonte> to scanb) ( examinar) < persona> to scrutinize, examine; <casa/habitación> to search... thoroughly* * *= comb trough, scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.Ex. By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.Ex. This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.----* escudriñar en = scramble through.* * *verbo transitivoa) (liter) ( mirar intensamente) < horizonte> to scanb) ( examinar) < persona> to scrutinize, examine; <casa/habitación> to search... thoroughly* * *= comb trough, scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.* escudriñar en = scramble through.* * *escudriñar [A1 ]vt1 ( liter) (mirar intensamente) to survey, scan2 (examinar) ‹persona› to scrutinize, examine; ‹casa/habitación› to search … thoroughlyescudriñaron hasta el más mínimo detalle de su vida privada they scrutinized every last detail of her private life■ escudriñarvi1 ( liter) (mirar intensamente) to look closely2 (fisgar) to rummage, rummage around* * *
escudriñar ( conjugate escudriñar) verbo transitivo
‹casa/habitación› to search … thoroughly
escudriñar verbo transitivo to scrutinize, examine: está escudriñando el cuadro para verificar su autenticidad, she's examining the painting in order to verify its authenticity
' escudriñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrutar
English:
scan
- scrutinize
- sift
* * *escudriñar vt1. [examinar] to scrutinize, to examine2. [otear] to search;escudriñar el horizonte to scan o survey the horizon* * *v/t2 ( examinar) scrutinize* * *escudriñar vt1) escrutar: to scrutinize2) : to inquire into, to investigate* * *escudriñar vb to scan [pt. & pp. scanned] -
22 paja1
1 = straw, chaff, hay.Ex. The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.Ex. Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.Ex. These are animal sculptures created from natural materials, e.g., hay, moss and peat.----* alpaca de paja = straw bale.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.* rellenar de paja = pad out.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* tejado de paja = thatched roof, thatch roof. -
23 paja
f.1 straw (hierba, caña).2 wank (British), jerkoff (United States) (very informal) (masturbation).3 light stuff, waffle, padding.4 faucet, spigot.5 garbage, insubstantial talk, rubbish, trash.* * *1 straw3 tabú (masturbación) wank\hacerse una paja tabú to wank, US jerk offmeter paja to wafflepor un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason at all* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) straw; [de beber] straw; LAm (=leña) dried brushwoodhombre de paja — * front man *
- ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio2) (fig) trash, rubbish, garbage (EEUU); [en libro, ensayo] padding, waffle *3) *** (=masturbación)hacerse una paja, volarse la paja — CAm to wank ***, jerk off ***
4) And, Chile5) And, CAm(tb: paja de agua) (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU); (=canal) canal6) Cono Sur ** (=droga) dope **7) CAm ** (=mentira) lie, fib ** * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *paja11 = straw, chaff, hay.Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.
Ex: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.Ex: These are animal sculptures created from natural materials, e.g., hay, moss and peat.* alpaca de paja = straw bale.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.* rellenar de paja = pad out.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* tejado de paja = thatched roof, thatch roof.paja22 = wank.Ex: Channel 4 has postponed transmission of its 'wank week' programming in a bid to avoid further controversy.
* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerse una paja = wank, jerk + Reflexivo + off.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* * *paja1paja2sombrero de paja straw hattecho de paja thatched roofhacerse pajas mentales ( vulg); to indulge in mental masturbationhacerse una or la paja ( vulg); to jerk off ( vulg), to wank ( BrE vulg), to have a wank ( BrE vulg)quítame allá esas pajas ( fam): arma un escándalo por cualquier quítame allá esas pajas she kicks up a fuss over the slightest little thing ( colloq)ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's owntener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or ( RPl) (la) cola de paja to have a guilty conscienceCompuesto:B (para beber) tbpajita straw, drinking strawC(de) color paja straw-colored*Dtiene unos capítulos interesantes pero también hay mucha paja it has some interesting chapters but there's a lot of padding o waffle tooha escrito siete páginas pero es pura paja she's written seven pages but it's pure padding2agua de la paja tap water* * *
paja sustantivo femenino
1a) (Agr, Bot) straw;
techo de paja thatched roof
2
( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
3 (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
paja sustantivo femenino
1 straw
2 fam (relleno, palabrería) waffle
♦ Locuciones: separar el grano de la paja, to separate the sheep from the goats
se pelearon por un quítame allá esas pajas, they quarrelled about nothing
' paja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- grano
- guarnición
- hombre
- pajar
- polvo
- fardo
- haz
- pelele
English:
pad out
- padding
- straw
- straw hat
- straw man
- suck
- thatch
- thatched
- toss off
- waffle
- wank
- wisp
- faucet
- litter
- pad
- tap
* * *paja1 nf1. [hierba, caña] straw;casa con techo de paja thatched house, house with a thatched roof;por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing, over some silly little thing;separar la paja del grano to separate o sort out the wheat from the chaff;RDom Famno ser paja de coco to be no easy task;ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbour's eye and not the beam in one's ownAndes, RP paja brava = tall, thick grass that grows on the altiplano and the pampas2. [para beber] (drinking) strawhas metido mucha paja en el trabajo your essay's got too much waffle o padding in itpaja mental:no son más que pajas mentales it's just mental masturbation;deja de hacerte pajas mentales y decídete quit o stop jerking around and make your mind uppaja2 adjPerú Fam wicked, brilliant* * *f straw;hacerse una o L.Am.por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing* * *paja nf1) : straw* * *paja n1. (en general) straw2. (relleno) waffle
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