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1 hervir con poco fuego
• simmer -
2 sosegarse lentamente
• simmer down -
3 cocer
v.1 to cook (alimentos).2 to fire.3 to bake, to harden in the oven.* * *(o changes to ue in stressed syllables and c changes to z before a and o)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to boil2) cook* * *1. VT1) (Culin) (=hervir) to boilhaba 1)2) (Culin) (=guisar) to cook3) (Téc) [+ ladrillos, cerámica] to fire2.VI [vino] to ferment3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivococer a fuego lento — to simmer o cook over a low heat
2) <ladrillos/cerámica> to fire3) (Chi) < bebé> to give... a rash2.cocerse v pron1)b) (fam) persona to be roasting (colloq)2) (fam) ( tramarse) to brew (colloq)3) (Chi fam) ( emborracharse) to get plastered (colloq)* * *= fry.Ex. Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.----* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* cocer al baño María = steam.* cocer al horno = bake.* cocer al vapor = steam.* cocer a medias = parboil.* * *1.verbo transitivococer a fuego lento — to simmer o cook over a low heat
2) <ladrillos/cerámica> to fire3) (Chi) < bebé> to give... a rash2.cocerse v pron1)b) (fam) persona to be roasting (colloq)2) (fam) ( tramarse) to brew (colloq)3) (Chi fam) ( emborracharse) to get plastered (colloq)* * *= fry.Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.
* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* cocer al baño María = steam.* cocer al horno = bake.* cocer al vapor = steam.* cocer a medias = parboil.* * *vtcocer algo a fuego lento to cook sth over a low heat o to simmer sthB ‹ladrillos/cerámica› to fireC ( Chi) ‹bebé› to give … a rash■ cocerseAtardan unos 15 minutos en cocerse they take 15 minutes to cook¿no te cueces con ese jersey? aren't you roasting o boiling o baking in that sweater?algo se está cociendo something's brewing o cooking ( colloq)* * *
cocer ( conjugate cocer) verbo transitivo
( hervir) to boil;
cocerse verbo pronominal
1 [verduras/arroz] ( hacerse) to cook;
( hervir) to boil;
2 (Chi) [ bebé] to have a diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
cocer
I verbo transitivo
1 to cook
(hervir) to boil
(el pan, una masa) to bake
2 (un ladrillo, cerámica) to fire
II vi (un líquido) to boil
' cocer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cualquiera
- horno
- cuece
- cueza
- sancochar
English:
bake
- boil
- braise
- overdo
- poach
- simmer
- steam
- stew
* * *♦ vt1. [alimentos] [cocinar] to cook;[hervir] to boil; [en horno] to bake2. [cerámica, ladrillos] to fire* * *a medio cocer half done, half cooked;sin cocer uncooked* * *cocer {14} vt1) cocinar: to cook2) hervir: to boil* * *cocer vb1. (hervir) to boil2. (hornear) to bake3. (hacerse) to cook -
4 fuego
intj.1 there's a fire, something's burning.2 fire, shoot.m.1 fire (llamas, hoguera).atizar el fuego to poke the firehacer un fuego to make a firepegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to somethingechar fuego por los ojos to look daggersfuegos artificiales fireworksfuego fatuo will-o'-the-wispfuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire2 ring, burner.apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heatponer el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boila fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat3 fire (disparos).abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open firefuego cruzado crossfire4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion5 gunfire.6 ignis.* * *1 fire2 (lumbre) light3 (cocina) burner, ring4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal\a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow ovenestar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue seahacer fuego MILITAR to open fire¿me da fuego? have you got a light?poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebodyprender fuego a algo to set fire to somethingromper fuego MILITAR to open firefuego cruzado crossfirefuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's firefuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lanternfuego graneado sustained firefuego nutrido heavy firefuegos artificiales fireworks* * *noun m.1) fire2) light3) burner* * *SM1) (=llamas) fire¡fuego! — fire!
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apagar el fuego — to put out the fire•
atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up•
encender el fuego — to light the fire•
marcar algo a fuego — to brand sthprendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire
prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire
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sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fireechar fuego por los ojos —
se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing
el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion
ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars
2) [de cocina]a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ringb) (=calor) heat, flamese mete en el horno a fuego lento — put in a low o slow oven
se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes
3) [para cigarro] light¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?
4) (Mil) fire¡fuego! — fire!
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abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)•
¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!•
hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)•
romper el fuego — to open firefuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack
fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside
alto II, 1., 1)fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire
5) (=pasión) passion, fireapagar los fuegos de algn — to dampen sb's ardour o (EEUU) ardor
6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sorefuego pérsico — shingles pl
8) (=hogar) dwelling* * *1) firesofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire
está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!
le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire
echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire
2) ( para cigarrillo)¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?
3) (Coc)cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer
4) (Mil) firepreparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!
•* * *1) firesofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire
está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!
le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire
echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire
2) ( para cigarrillo)¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?
3) (Coc)cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer
4) (Mil) firepreparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!
•* * *fuego11 = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* como el fuego = like wildfire.* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.* fuego arrasador = wildfire.* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.* fuego repentino = flash fire.* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.fuego22 = fire.Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
* abrir fuego = open + fire.* alto del fuego = cease-fire.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.* fuego amigo = friendly fire.* fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].* fuego cruzado = crossfire.* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.* fuego de mortero = mortar fire.* fuego enemigo = enemy fire.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.* * *A fireatizó el fuego she poked the fire¡fuego! fire!necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire[ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the houseprendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documentsechar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignationestar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)jugar con fuego to play with fireCompuestos:will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus● fuegos artificiales or de artificiompl fireworks (pl)B(para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?me pidió fuego he asked me for a lightC ( Coc):cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hourponer la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heatdejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burnedcocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three ringsD ( Mil) firepreparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!fuego a discreción fire at willla policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstratorsCompuestos:crossfirefriendly firelive ammunition* * *
fuego sustantivo masculino
◊ ¡fuego! fire!;
le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)b) ( para cigarrillo):◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?c) (Coc):
( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
(eléctrica) plate
Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
' fuego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- arma
- arrasar
- arrimarse
- atizar
- avivar
- bengala
- carbonizarse
- castaña
- chimenea
- cohete
- discreción
- disparar
- encender
- encenderse
- extinguir
- extinguirse
- fatua
- fatuo
- fuelle
- hornillo
- humear
- inflamar
- inflamarse
- jugar
- leña
- lenta
- lento
- pegar
- prender
- propagarse
- prueba
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- resplandor
- sangre
- silenciador
- soplar
- tirar
- voraz
- abrir
- acercar
- alto
- arrimar
- astilla
- calcinar
- calor
- candela
- cese
English:
acid test
- bail out
- banger
- barrel
- beat out
- body
- boil over
- bore
- braise
- burn
- burner
- ceasefire
- come forward
- cracker
- crackle
- crossfire
- damp
- die down
- douse
- fan
- feed
- fire
- firearm
- firing line
- flak
- flameproof
- flare up
- fuse
- glow
- glowing
- go out
- gun
- gunfire
- hammer
- heat
- hit
- light
- low
- muzzle
- naked
- open
- out
- outlaw
- play
- poke
- poker
- put out
- quench
- recoil
- rekindle
* * *♦ nm1. [incandescencia] fire;pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;jugar con fuego to play with firefuegos artificiales fireworks;fuegos de artificio fireworks;fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire2. [hoguera] fire;atizar el fuego to poke the fire;hacer un fuego to make a fire3. [incendio] fire;los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze4. [para cigarrillo]pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;[eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat6. [disparos] fire;romper el fuego to open fire;estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue seafuego cruzado crossfire7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning♦ interjfire!* * *m1 fire;pegar oprender fuego a set fire to;jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire2:3:4:romper oabrir el fuego MIL open fire;estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place* * *fuego nm1) : fire2) : light¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?3) : flame, burner (on a stove)4) : ardor, passion5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore6)* * *fuego n1. (en general) fire2. (de una cocina) heat3. (para cigarro) light¿tienes fuego? have you got a light? -
5 lento
adj.1 slow, easygoing, poky, slow-witted.2 slow, not very fast, slow moving.adv.slowly, slow.* * *► adjetivo1 slow1 slowly————————► adverbio1 slowly* * *(f. - lenta)adj.1) slow2) dull* * *1.ADJ [ritmo, movimiento, caída] slow; [tráfico, película] slow, slow-movinguna muerte lenta — a lingering o slow death
la circulación iba muy lenta esta mañana — traffic was very slow o slow-moving this morning
cámara 1., 1), fuego 2), b), paso II, 1., 4)¡qué lentos pasan los días! — the days go so slowly!
2.ADV slowly* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <proceso/trabajador/vehículo> slow; <compás/ritmo> slow; <película/argumento> slow-moving, slow; < estudiante> slow, slow-wittedb) (Coc)IIa fuego lento — < cocinar> over a low heat; < hervir> gently
adverbio slowly* * *= slow [slower -comp., slowest -sup.], slowly, time-consuming [time consuming], sluggish.Ex. International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.Ex. However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.Ex. International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.----* actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* cámara lenta = slow motion.* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* lento y pesado = plodding.* olla de cocción lenta = crockpot.* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <proceso/trabajador/vehículo> slow; <compás/ritmo> slow; <película/argumento> slow-moving, slow; < estudiante> slow, slow-wittedb) (Coc)IIa fuego lento — < cocinar> over a low heat; < hervir> gently
adverbio slowly* * *= slow [slower -comp., slowest -sup.], slowly, time-consuming [time consuming], sluggish.Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.
Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.* actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* cámara lenta = slow motion.* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* lento y pesado = plodding.* olla de cocción lenta = crockpot.* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* * *A1 ‹proceso/trabajador/vehículo› slowun lento crecimiento económico a slow o sluggish rate of economic growthmovimientos lentos slow movementssufrió una muerte lenta she suffered a slow o lingering death2 ‹compás/ritmo› slow3 ‹película/argumento› slow-moving, slow4 ‹estudiante› slow, slow-wittederes muy lento you're very slow (on the uptake)B1 ‹combustión›una mecha de combustión lenta a slow-burning o slow fuse2 ( Coc):cocinar a fuego lento cook over a low heathervir a fuego lento simmer gently‹andar/conducir› slowly; ‹hablar› slowly¡qué lento pasa el tiempo! time is going so slowly!prefiero ir lento pero seguro I prefer to go slowly and be safe* * *
lento 1◊ -ta adjetivo
slow
lento 2 adverbio
slowly
lento,-a
I adjetivo slow
a fuego lento, on a low heat
II adv fam habla muy lento, he speaks very slowly
' lento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fuego
- lenta
- paso
- refleja
- reflejo
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- tarda
- tardo
- tardón
- tardona
- cocer
English:
braise
- laboured
- lazy
- leisurely
- lethargic
- lingering
- low
- plod
- simmer
- slow
- sluggish
- deliberate
- pace
- poach
- ponderous
- reader
* * *lento, -a♦ adj1. [pausado] slow;[muerte, agonía] lingering, long-drawn-out;es muy lento trabajando he's a very slow worker;¡qué lentas pasan las horas! time is passing so slowly!;lento, pero seguro slow but sure;Fam Humser más lento que un desfile de cojos o [m5] que el caballo del malo to be a real Br slowcoach o US slowpoke3. Mús lento♦ nmMús lento♦ adv1. [pausadamente] slowly;trabaja muy lento he's a very slow worker;lento, pero seguro slowly but surely2. Mús lento* * *adj slow;a fuego lento on a low heat* * *lento advdespacio: slowlylento, -ta adj1) : slow2) : slow-witted, dull♦ lentamente adv* * *lento1 adj slowlento2 adv slowly -
6 hervir
v.1 to boil.hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boilElla hierve el agua She boils the water.La poción hierve The potion boils.Ella hierve el huevo She boils the egg.2 to be boiling (hot) (estar caliente).esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables or to i in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb* * *1.VT to boil2. VI1) [agua, leche] to boildejar de hervir — to go off the boil, stop boiling
empezar o romper a hervir — to come to the boil, begin to boil
2) (=burbujear) [líquido] to bubble, seethe; [mar] to seethe, surge3) (=persona)hiervo en deseos de... — I'm just itching to...
el público hervía de emoción — the audience was carried away with o bubbling with excitement
4)hervir de o en — (=estar lleno de) to swarm with
la cama hervía de pulgas — the bed was swarming o alive with fleas
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) líquido to boillas calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people
hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage
b) hirviendo adjetivo ( muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)2.el niño está hirviendo — ( de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
hervir vt to boil* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) líquido to boillas calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people
hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage
b) hirviendo adjetivo ( muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)2.el niño está hirviendo — ( de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
hervir vt to boil* * *hervir11 = boil, stew.Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* hervir agua = boil + water.* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.hervir22 = buzz with.Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
* * *vi1 «líquido» to boil¿ya hierve el agua? is the water boiling yet?cuando empiece or rompa a hervir se añade … when it starts to boil o comes to the boil, add …las calles hervían de gente the streets were seething o swarming with peopleestaba que hervía de rabia she was boiling o seething with rageel niño está hirviendo (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever o is boiling■ hervirvt‹agua/leche/verduras› to boil; ‹jeringa/biberón› to boil, sterilizehervir la mezcla a fuego lento allow the mixture to simmer* * *
hervir ( conjugate hervir) vi/vt
to boil;
hervir
I vtr (el agua, la leche) to boil
II verbo intransitivo
1 Culin to boil: añade la sal cuando rompa a hervir, add salt when it comes to the boil
2 (estar ansioso) to seethe: hiervo en deseos de volver a verla, I'm dying to see her again
3 (estar lleno) to swarm, seethe [de, with]
' hervir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cocer
- cocerse
- salirse
- borbotón
- burbujear
- gorgotear
- hirviendo
- tetera
English:
add in
- boil
- fry
- seethe
- simmer
* * *♦ vtto boil♦ vi1. [líquido] to boil;hervir a fuego lento to simmer;hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boil;cuando empiece a hervir when it comes to the boil;le hervía la sangre his blood was boiling2. [estar caliente] to be boiling (hot);esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)la ciudad hierve de turistas the city is swarming with touristshervía de cólera she was boiling with rage;hiervo en deseos de decirle lo que pienso I'm dying to tell him what I think* * *I v/i boil; figswarm, seethe (de with)II v/t boil* * *hervir {76} vi1) bullir: to boil, to bubble2)hervir de : to teem with, to be swarming withhervir vt: to boil* * *hervir vb to boil -
7 cocer a fuego lento
(v.) = simmerEx. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.* * *(v.) = simmerEx: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
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8 debate
m.debate.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: debatir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: debatir.* * *1 debate, discussion* * *noun m.* * *SM debateno entro en el debate de si es bueno o malo — I won't enter into the debate about whether it is good or bad
tuvimos un pequeño debate sobre la película — we had a little discussion o debate about the film
poner o sacar un tema a debate — to raise an issue for discussion
* * *masculino debate; ( más informal) discussion* * *= debate, discussion, exchange, thread, disquisition, Q&A session [question and answer session].Ex. The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex. Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.Ex. The delivery of each presentation should last 15-20 minutes which should include a Q&A session.----* abrir el debate = open + the debate.* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.* contribuir a un debate = have + an input to a debate.* debate abierto = open discussion.* debate académico = academic debate.* debate acalorado = heated debate, heated discussion.* debate + centrarse sobre = debate + centre around/on/upon.* debate científico = scientific debate.* debate de grupo = group discussion.* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate en grupo = group discussion.* debate entre ponentes = panel discussion, panel debate.* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.* debate parlamentario = parliamentary debate.* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate político = political discussion, political debate.* debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.* debate presidencial = presidential debate.* debate público = public debate.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* debate social = public discourse.* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.* documento de debate = discussion paper.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* estar en debate = be under discussion.* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.* foro de debate en línea = online forum.* generar debate = generate + debate.* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.* objeto del debate = at issue.* panel de debate = panel presentation, panel discussion, discussion panel, panel session.* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* programa de debate = talk show.* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.* sesión de debate = discussion session.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.* * *masculino debate; ( más informal) discussion* * *= debate, discussion, exchange, thread, disquisition, Q&A session [question and answer session].Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.Ex: The delivery of each presentation should last 15-20 minutes which should include a Q&A session.* abrir el debate = open + the debate.* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.* contribuir a un debate = have + an input to a debate.* debate abierto = open discussion.* debate académico = academic debate.* debate acalorado = heated debate, heated discussion.* debate + centrarse sobre = debate + centre around/on/upon.* debate científico = scientific debate.* debate de grupo = group discussion.* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate en grupo = group discussion.* debate entre ponentes = panel discussion, panel debate.* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.* debate parlamentario = parliamentary debate.* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate político = political discussion, political debate.* debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.* debate presidencial = presidential debate.* debate público = public debate.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* debate social = public discourse.* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.* documento de debate = discussion paper.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* estar en debate = be under discussion.* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.* foro de debate en línea = online forum.* generar debate = generate + debate.* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.* objeto del debate = at issue.* panel de debate = panel presentation, panel discussion, discussion panel, panel session.* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* programa de debate = talk show.* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.* sesión de debate = discussion session.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.* * *debate; (más informal) discussiondebate parlamentario/público parliamentary/public debate* * *
Del verbo debatir: ( conjugate debatir)
debate es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
debate
debatir
debate sustantivo masculino
debate;
( más informal) discussion
debatir ( conjugate debatir) verbo transitivo
to debate;
( más informal) to discuss
debate sustantivo masculino debate
debatir verbo transitivo to debate
' debate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coloquio
- debatir
- discusión
- fórum
- fructífera
- fructífero
- intervenir
- moderar
- abrir
- avivar
- calentar
- cerrar
- conducir
- dirigir
- discutir
- extender
- moderador
- participación
- participante
- prolongar
- protagonizar
English:
argument
- debate
- enact
- speak
- academic
- counter
- discuss
- discussion
- dispute
- enter
- follow
- fuel
- lively
- open
- opponent
- provoke
- widen
* * *debate nmdebate;se necesita un debate abierto sobre el tema the issue needs to be discussed openly;un debate electoral televisado a televised electoral debate;el debate sobre el estado de la nación the state-of-the nation debate;un debate público a public debate;someter un tema a debate to discuss o debate a subject* * *m debate, discussion* * *debate nm: debate* * *debate n debate -
9 hervir a fuego lento
(v.) = simmerEx. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.* * *(v.) = simmerEx: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
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10 hervir a fuego lento
• be on the simmer• be simmering• boil with low heat• keep on the simmer• simmer -
11 carne + desprenderse del hueso
(n.) = meat + fall off + the boneEx. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.* * *(n.) = meat + fall off + the boneEx: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
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12 codillo de cerdo
(n.) = ham hock, pork hockEx. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.Ex. Pork hocks may take several hours to cook in the oven but they are cheap and require little attention.* * *(n.) = ham hock, pork hockEx: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
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13 debate + durar
(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer* * *(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer -
14 debate + perdurar
(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer* * *(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer -
15 durar
v.1 to last (continuar siendo).la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts o keeps a few daysno durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that jobaquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?aún dura la fiesta the party's still going onaún le dura el enfado she's still angryLa fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.Este carro le durará diez años This car will last you ten years.Me duró la mensualidad My monthly allowance lasted.2 to last for, to go on for, to run for.El galón duró tres horas The gallon lasted for three hours.* * *1 to last, go on for2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last* * *verb1) to last2) endure* * *VI1) [aventura, programa, enfermedad] to last¿cuánto dura la representación? — how long is the play?, how long does the play last?
¿cuánto dura el trayecto? — how long is the journey?, how long does the journey take?
fue hermoso mientras duró — it was wonderful while it lasted o for as long as it lasted
estuvo refugiado mientras duró la guerra — he was a refugee throughout the (whole length of the) war
2) [comida, congelado, ropa] to lastesta camisa es mala, durará poco — this shirt is poor quality, it won't last long
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) reunión/guerra/relación to last¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?
b) coche/zapatos to lastc) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take2.durarse v pron (Ven)* * *= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.Ex. Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.Ex. This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.* durar más que = outlive.* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar poco = be short term.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) reunión/guerra/relación to last¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?
b) coche/zapatos to lastc) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take2.durarse v pron (Ven)* * *= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.Ex: This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.* durar más que = outlive.* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar poco = be short term.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* * *durar [A1 ]vi1 «reunión/guerra/relación» to last¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?, how long does the film go on for?la dictadura no puede durar mucho más the dictatorial regime cannot last o survive much longerno le duró nada el entusiasmo his enthusiasm didn't last longes demasiado bueno para que dure it's too good to lastel resfriado me duró todo el invierno my cold lasted all winter2 «coche/zapatos» to lastesas pilas no duran nada those batteries don't last very longcómpralo de cuero que dura más buy a leather one, it'll last longer o wear betteréstos duran más these last longerlas secretarias no le duran nada her secretaries don't stay o last longla carta duró una semana a llegar the letter took a week to arrive■ durarse( Ven): no te dures tanto en el baño don't be long o take too long in the bathroomme duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado it took me ages o a long time to do the shopping* * *
durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?
c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a
durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
' durar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- dilatar
- persistir
- siempre
English:
hold out
- last
- outlast
- run
- take
- wear
- out
- supply
* * *durar vi1. [prolongarse] to last;¿cuánto dura la obra? how long is the play?;el viaje/la película dura tres horas the journey/the movie lasts three hours;aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on;aún le dura el enfado she's still angry;les duró poco la felicidad their happiness was short-lived;estuvo bien mientras duró it was good while it lasted2. [permanecer, aguantar] to last;no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job;la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts a few days3. [ropa, calzado, pilas] to last;cómprate ropa/calzado que dure buy clothes/footwear that will last;aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years;los juguetes no le duran nada his toys don't last long;pilas que duran más batteries which last longer* * *v/i last* * *durar vi: to last, to endure* * *durar vb1. (en general) to last¿cuánto dura la película? how long does the film last? / how long is the film?esos zapatos te han durado mucho those shoes have lasted a long time / those shoes have worn very well -
16 fuego1
1 = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Ex. The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.Ex. This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.Ex. When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.Ex. The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.----* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* como el fuego = like wildfire.* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.* fuego arrasador = wildfire.* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.* fuego repentino = flash fire.* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit. -
17 perdurar
v.1 to endure, to last (durar mucho).La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.2 to persist.3 to last for, to go on for, to live through.* * *1 to last, continue to exist, live on* * *verb1) to last2) linger* * *VI (=durar) to last, endure; (=subsistir) to remain, still exist* * *verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last* * *= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.----* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.* que perdura = lingering.* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.* * *verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last* * *= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex: There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.* que perdura = lingering.* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.* * *perdurar [A1 ]viperdura en nuestra memoria he lives on in o he still lives in our memorymientras perdure la crisis for the duration of the crisis, while the crisis lastslos restos que perduran the remains that survive o that still existestos sentimientos perduran a pesar de todo these feelings still remain o last despite everything* * *
perdurar ( conjugate perdurar) verbo intransitivo [duda/sentimiento/recuerdo] to remain, last;
[crisis/situación/relación] to last
perdurar verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to remain, last
2 (persistir) to endure, persist
' perdurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colear
- persistir
- conservar
English:
endure
- linger
- survive
* * *perdurar vi1. [durar mucho] to endure, to last;todavía perdura el recuerdo de su última visita her last visit still hasn't been forgotten2. [persistir] to persist;una costumbre que aún perdura a custom that is still alive, a custom that survives to this day* * *v/i endure* * *perdurar vi: to last, to endure, to survive -
18 calmarse
1 (persona) to calm down2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off* * ** * *VPR1) [persona] to calm down¡cálmese! — calm down!
2) (Meteo) [viento] to drop; [olas] to calm downcalmarse las aguas —
3) (Econ) [mercado] to settle down* * *(v.) = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind downEx. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex. The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.Ex. The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.Ex. In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.Ex. Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.* * *(v.) = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind downEx: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.
Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.Ex: The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.Ex: Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.* * *
■calmarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona) to calm down: esta tos no se me calma con nada, nothing can relieve my sore throat
2 (dismunir, apaciguarse) to ease off: salimos cuando se calmó la tormenta, we went out when the storm had died down
' calmarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apaciguarse
- calmar
- serenarse
- tranquilizar
English:
blow over
- calm
- cool down
- cool off
- moderate
- pull together
- settle
- settle down
- simmer down
- wear off
- abate
- cool
- die
- ease
- pull
- quieten
- subside
* * *vpr1. [persona, ánimos, situación] to calm down, to quieten down2. [dolor, tempestad] to abate;[fiebre] to subside; [wind] to die down* * *v/r calm down* * *vr: to calm down* * *calmarse vb to calm down¡cálmate! calm down! -
19 cocido
adj.cooked, boiled, soft-boiled.m.stew.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cocer.* * *1 COCINA stew————————1→ link=cocer cocer► adjetivo1 cooked (en agua) boiled; (al horno) baked1 COCINA stew\estar cocido,-a familiar to be sloshed* * *noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (Culin) boiled, cooked2) (=borracho)estar cocido — * to be sloshed *
3) (=acalorado)estar cocido — * to be roasting *
4)estar cocido en algo — * to be well versed in sth, be expert at sth
2.SM Esp stew ( of meat, bacon, chickpeas etc)* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Coc)a) ( hervido) <huevos/verduras> boiledb) (CS) ( no crudo) cookedmuy/poco cocido — well done/rare
2) < arcilla> fired3) (fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)IImasculino (Cul)a) (Esp) stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)b) (Col, Ven) stew (made with meat, plantains and cassava)* * *= stew.Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.----* jamón cocido = boiled ham.* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Coc)a) ( hervido) <huevos/verduras> boiledb) (CS) ( no crudo) cookedmuy/poco cocido — well done/rare
2) < arcilla> fired3) (fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)IImasculino (Cul)a) (Esp) stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)b) (Col, Ven) stew (made with meat, plantains and cassava)* * *= stew.Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
* jamón cocido = boiled ham.* * *A ( Coc)1 (hervido) ‹huevos/verduras› boiled2 ( RPl) (no crudo) cookedme gusta la carne muy/poco cocida I like my meat well done/rareesas salchichas ya vienen cocidas those sausages are ready-cookedB ‹arcilla› firedstew ( made with meat and chickpeas)ganarse el cocido ( fam); to earn a living* * *
Del verbo cocer: ( conjugate cocer)
cocido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cocer
cocido
cocer ( conjugate cocer) verbo transitivo
( hervir) to boil;
cocerse verbo pronominal
1 [verduras/arroz] ( hacerse) to cook;
( hervir) to boil;
2 (Chi) [ bebé] to have a diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
cocido 1◊ -da adjetivo
◊ muy/poco cocido well done/rare
cocido 2 sustantivo masculino
cocer
I verbo transitivo
1 to cook
(hervir) to boil
(el pan, una masa) to bake
2 (un ladrillo, cerámica) to fire
II vi (un líquido) to boil
cocido sustantivo masculino Culin stew
' cocido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hecha
- hecho
- bien
- puchero
English:
done
- earthenware
- plastered
- stew
- boil
- ham
- under
- well
* * *cocido, -a♦ adj1. [alimentos] cooked;[hervido] boiled2. [barro] fired♦ nmstewcocido madrileño = chickpea stew, containing meat, sausage and potatoes* * *I adj boiledII m stew* * *cocido, -da adj1) : boiled, cooked2)bien cocido : well-donecocido nmestofado, guisado: stew* * *cocido1 adj cookedcocido2 n stew -
20 fermentar
v.to ferment (also figurative).* * *1 to ferment* * *1. VI1) [vino, queso, compost] to fermenthacer fermentar — to ferment, cause fermentation in
2) [crisis, violencia] to ferment2.VT to ferment* * *verbo intransitivo/transitivo to ferment* * *= ferment.Ex. The still use the old-fashioned way of making dill pickles by fermenting cucumbers in salt-brine.* * *verbo intransitivo/transitivo to ferment* * *= ferment.Ex: The still use the old-fashioned way of making dill pickles by fermenting cucumbers in salt-brine.
* * *fermentar [A1 ]vi2 «odio/descontento» to ferment, simmer■ fermentarvtto ferment* * *
fermentar ( conjugate fermentar) vi/vt
to ferment
fermentar verbo intransitivo to ferment
' fermentar' also found in these entries:
English:
ferment
* * *♦ vtto ferment♦ vi1. [con fermento] to ferment* * *v/t ferment* * *: to ferment♦ fermentación nf
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