simple+capa

• nubes de humo con forma de hongo — mushroom-shaped clouds of smoke

• dar forma a — [+ objeto, joya] to shape; [+ idea, teoría] to give shape to

• en forma de U — U-shaped

• tomar forma — to take shape

solo conozco una forma llegar hasta allí — I only know one way of getting there o one way to get there

• de forma directa/inmediata/natural — directly/immediately/naturally

• de esta forma — [gen] in this way; (=por consecuencia) thus

• de todas formas — anyway, in any case

él intentó contestar la pregunta de forma que no le comprometiese — he tried to answer the question so as o in such a way as not to commit himself

el número de socios fue creciendo cada año, de forma que en 1989 eran ya varios miles — the number of members grew every year, so that o such that by 1989 there were several thousand

• de tal forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way that; (=tanto que) so much that; (=por eso) so that

la empresa ha crecido de tal forma que es irreconocible — the company has grown so much o to such an extent that it is unrecognizable

el jugador ha recuperado su forma física — the player is fit again, the player has regained fitness o form

• estar en (buena) forma — [para hacer deporte] to be fit, be in good shape; [para realizar otra actividad] to be in (good) form

estar en baja forma — (lit) to be not fully fit; (fig) to be in bad shape

• defecto de forma — (Jur) technicality

• guardar o mantener las formas — to keep up appearances

• la Sagrada Forma — the Host

• en forma, una fiesta en forma — a proper party, a blowout *

va a celebrar su cumpleaños en forma — he's going to have a proper o a serious * birthday party

nos aburrimos en forma — we were seriously bored *

dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

en forma — (AmL fam)

una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)

nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

en forma — (AmL fam)

una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)

nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

comedia de situación — situation comedy, sitcom *

¡deja de hacer comedia y di la verdad! — stop play-acting o pretending and tell the truth!

Ex: To take a fairly simple example, we can imagine a user who is searching for information about a particular edition of Dante's 'Divine comedy'.

píntame una casa — paint o draw me a house

hace falta pintar esta habitación — this room needs painting o decorating

tengo que pintar el coche — the car needs a coat of paint o a respray

• pintar algo de o en blanco/azul — to paint sth white/blue

• pintar algo con pistola — to spray-paint sth

tal como lo pintas, no parece que haya una solución fácil — the way you describe it o paint things, it seems there is no easy solution

• yo en esa fiesta no pinto nada — I'd be out of place at that party

cuando terminen la obra pintaremos — when they finish the building work we'll decorate o do the decorating

este boli ya no pinta — this biro doesn't work o write

¿qué pintas tú en este asunto? — and where exactly do you fit into all this? (colloq)

la cosa no pinta nada bien — things don't look at all good (colloq)

pintárselas solo para hacer algo — (Esp fam) to be an expert at doing something (colloq)

¿qué pintas tú en este asunto? — and where exactly do you fit into all this? (colloq)

la cosa no pinta nada bien — things don't look at all good (colloq)

pintárselas solo para hacer algo — (Esp fam) to be an expert at doing something (colloq)

Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.