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1 Singer
m.1 Singer, Isaac Bashevis Singer.2 Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer. -
2 singer
f• singrovka (šicí stroj) -
3 cantante
• singer• vocalic• vocalization -
4 vocalista
• singer• vocalic• vocalization -
5 cantante
adj.singing.f. & m.singer.cantante de rock/ópera rock/opera singer* * *► adjetivo1 singing1 singer\llevar la voz cantante figurado to rule the roost* * *noun mf.* * *1.SMF singer2.ADJ singingvoz 2), b)* * *Iadjetivo singing (before n)IImasculino y femenino singer* * *= singer.Ex. The travelling ballad singers went round fairs and markets singing and selling the ballads, often to the disgust of righteous citizens.----* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* no cantante = nonsinger.* * *Iadjetivo singing (before n)IImasculino y femenino singer* * *= singer.Ex: The travelling ballad singers went round fairs and markets singing and selling the ballads, often to the disgust of righteous citizens.
* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* no cantante = nonsinger.* * *singing ( before n)singer* * *
cantante adjetivo
singing ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
singer
cantante mf singer
♦ Locuciones: llevar la voz cantante, to rule the roost
' cantante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- café
- instrumentar
- intérprete
- prometer
- swing
- voz
- artista
- cantor
- cartel
- chiflar
- conocido
- contrabajo
- desafinar
- desastre
- desconocido
- fuera
- gallo
- gastado
- imagen
- introducir
- jalador
- posibilidad
- relación
- representante
- silbar
- tabla
English:
applaud
- bass
- black
- book
- cancel
- consider
- formerly
- hiss
- making
- name
- out-of-sight
- outstanding
- pop singer
- profess
- roost
- show
- singer
- sort
- tune
- vocalist
- rival
* * *♦ adjsinging♦ nmfsinger;cantante de rock/de ópera rock/opera singer;cantante pop pop singer* * *m/f singer* * *cantante nmf: singer* * *cantante n singer -
6 cantautor
adj.composer-cum-singer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 singer-songwriter* * *cantautor, -aSM / F singer-songwriter* * *- tora masculino, femenino singer-songwriter* * *Ex. Most modern singer-songwriters owe some debt to Bob Dylan and his visionary approach to music.* * *- tora masculino, femenino singer-songwriter* * *Ex: Most modern singer-songwriters owe some debt to Bob Dylan and his visionary approach to music.
* * *masculine, femininesinger-songwriter* * *
cantautor◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino
singer-songwriter
cantautor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino singer-songwriter
' cantautor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantautora
English:
songwriter
* * *cantautor, -ora nm,fsinger songwriter* * *m, cantautora f singer-songwriter -
7 cantor
adj.singing, warbler.m.singer, songster, chanter.* * *► adjetivo1 singing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 singer\pájaro cantor songbird* * *cantor, -a1.ADJ singing, that sings2.SM / F (=persona) singer; (Orn) songbird* * *I- tora adjetivo singing (before n)II* * *= chanter.Ex. The author describes the priests who administer the temple and conduct the rituals and the people who work there (ringers, watchmen, chanters, drummers, carpenters).* * *I- tora adjetivo singing (before n)II* * *= chanter.Ex: The author describes the priests who administer the temple and conduct the rituals and the people who work there (ringers, watchmen, chanters, drummers, carpenters).
* * *singing ( before n)pájaro cantor songbirdmasculine, feminineA1 (cantante) singerde puro cantor ( Chi fam): está hablando de puro cantor he's just talking off the top of his head ( colloq)2 ( Relig) cantorB* * *
cantor◊ - tora adjetivo
singing ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( cantante) singer
cantor,-ora
I adjetivo singing
un ave cantora, a songbird
II sustantivo masculino y femenino singer
' cantor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantora
English:
song
* * *cantor, -ora♦ adjsinging;ave cantora songbird♦ nm,fsinger* * *I adj singing;niño cantor choirboy;pájaro cantor songbirdII m, cantora f singer* * *1) : singing2)pájaro cantor : songbird1) : singer2) : cantor -
8 cupletista
f. & m.1 “cuplé” singer.2 popular singer.* * *1 music-hall singer* * *SF cabaret singer, singer of "cuplés"* * ** * ** * ** * *cupletista nmf“cuplé” singer* * *m/f singer of cuplés -
9 cantaor
m.Flamenco singer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 flamenco singer* * *cantaor, -aSM / F Flamenco singer* * *- ora masculino, femenino flamenco singer* * *- ora masculino, femenino flamenco singer* * *masculine, feminineflamenco singer* * *
cantaor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino flamenco singer
' cantaor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantaora
* * *cantaor, -ora nm,fflamenco singer* * *m, cantaora f flamenco singer -
10 vocalista
f. & m.vocalist.* * *1 vocalist, singer* * *SMF vocalist, singer* * *masculino y femenino vocalist, singer* * *masculino y femenino vocalist, singer* * *vocalist, singer* * *
vocalista sustantivo masculino y femenino
vocalist, singer
vocalista mf Mús vocalist, singer
' vocalista' also found in these entries:
English:
vocalist
* * *vocalista nmfvocalist* * *m/f vocalist* * *vocalista nmfcantante: singer, vocalist -
11 intérprete
adj.interpreting.f. & m.1 interpreter, translator, experienced translator.2 interpreter, music interpreter, singer.3 interpreter, cicerone, dragoman.* * *1 (traductor) interpreter2 (actor, músico) performer* * *noun mf.1) interpreter2) performer* * *1. SMF1) (Ling) interpreter2) (Mús) (=músico) performer; (=cantante) singer2.SM (Inform) interpreter* * *masculino y femenino1) ( traductor oral) interpreter2)a) (Mús) performer; ( cantante) singerb) ( portavoz) mouthpiece, exponent* * *= performer, interpreter, performing artist.Ex. Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.Ex. Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.Ex. Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.----* grupo intérprete = executant body.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* intérprete de comandos = command interpreter.* intérprete de lenguaje de signos = sign language interpreter.* intérprete de órdenes = command interpreter.* * *masculino y femenino1) ( traductor oral) interpreter2)a) (Mús) performer; ( cantante) singerb) ( portavoz) mouthpiece, exponent* * *= performer, interpreter, performing artist.Ex: Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.* grupo intérprete = executant body.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* intérprete de comandos = command interpreter.* intérprete de lenguaje de signos = sign language interpreter.* intérprete de órdenes = command interpreter.* * *A (traductor oral) interpreterCompuesto:intérprete jurado, intérprete juradasworn interpreterB1 ( Mús) performer; (cantante) singer2 (portavoz) mouthpiece, exponent* * *
Del verbo interpretar: ( conjugate interpretar)
interpreté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
interprete es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
interpretar
intérprete
interpretar ( conjugate interpretar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹texto/comentario/sueño› to interpret;
2
‹ canción› to sing
intérprete sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 ( traductor oral) interpreter;
2 (Mús) performer;
( cantante) singer
interpretar verbo transitivo
1 (entender, descifrar, traducir) to interpret
2 Teat (un papel) to play
(obra) to perform
Mús to play, perform: interpretaremos una canción popular, we'll sing a folk song
intérprete mf
1 (traductor) interpreter
2 Teat (actor) performer
Mús (cantante) singer
(músico) performer
' intérprete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corneta
- saxo
- saxofón
- viola
- violín
- violón
- violoncelo
- violonchelo
- ir
English:
exponent
- interpret
- interpreter
- performer
- act
- artist
- through
* * *♦ nmf1. [traductor] interpreterintérprete jurado = interpreter qualified to work in court;intérprete simultáneo simultaneous interpreter2. [artista] performer3. [comentarista] commentator♦ nmInformát interpreter* * *m/f interpreter* * *intérprete nmf1) traductor: interpreter2) : performer* * *1. (de idiomas) interpreter2. (de música, teatro) performer -
12 payador
m.gaucho minstrel.* * *SM Cono Sur gaucho minstrel* * ** * ** * *(CS)singer ( who performs payadas payada)* * *
payador sustantivo masculino (CS) singer (who performs◊ payadas )
* * *payador, -ora nm,fCSur1. [cantor] = singer of improvised songsno le prestes atención cuando habla de cine, es un payador don't pay any attention to him when he starts talking about movies, he makes it all up* * *m Rpl gaucho singer -
13 desastre
m.1 disaster.su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!2 mess, bad job.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster, catastrophe2 familiar (calamidad) disaster, flop■ es un desastre de mujer she's a dead loss, she's a hopeless case* * *noun m.* * *SM disaster¡qué desastre! — how awful!
soy un desastre dibujando — I'm terrible o hopeless at drawing
es un desastre de hombre — * he's a dead loss *
* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.----* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster2 ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) disasterel partido fue un verdadero desastre the game was an absolute disastercocinando soy un verdadero desastre I'm a real disaster o I'm hopeless when it comes to cooking ( colloq)como cantante es un desastre he's a hopeless singertienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles o is a real disaster area o looks as though a bomb has hit it ( colloq)siempre va hecha un desastre she always goes around looking a real mess o sight ( colloq)* * *
desastre sustantivo masculino
disaster;
tienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles;
vas hecha un desastre you look a real mess (colloq)
desastre sustantivo masculino
1 (desgracia, catástrofe) disaster: el libro narra los desastres de la guerra, the book is about war-time disasters
2 fig fam tu padre es un desastre, your father's just hopeless
3 fam (de mala calidad, mal organizado) el concierto fue un verdadero desastre, the concert was a complete flop
' desastre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabose
- calamidad
- escabechina
- organización
- proporción
- sentimental
- sumar
- total
- zafarrancho
- descalabro
- ecológico
English:
dead loss
- disaster
- disastrous
- loss
- shambles
- strike
- unmitigated
- utter
- washout
- absolute
- disaster area
- holocaust
- hopeless
- mess
- responsibility
- wash
- way
* * *desastre nm1. [catástrofe] disasterdesastre aéreo air disaster;desastre ecológico ecological disaster2. [persona inútil] disaster;su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless;soy un desastre para los negocios I'm hopeless at business;es un desastre contando chistes he's useless at telling jokesfue un desastre de fiesta the party was a flop;estar hecho un desastre [roto, sucio, desordenado] to be a real disaster, to be in a mess;el mundo está hecho un desastre the world's in a complete mess;vas hecho un desastre, arréglate un poco you look a right mess, tidy yourself up a bit;¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!* * *m tb figdisaster;ser un desastre fig fam be a disaster fam* * *desastre nmcatástrofe: disaster* * *desastre n disaster -
14 corista
f.chorus girl.f. & m.1 chorus singer.2 choir singer, chorister, member of a choir.3 showgirl, dancing girl, go-go dancer, show girl.4 chorus girl, backing singer.* * *1 chorus girl* * *1.SMF (Rel, Mús) chorister2.SF (Teat) chorus girl* * *femenino ( en revista musical) chorus girl* * *femenino ( en revista musical) chorus girl* * *1 ( Mús) chorister2* * *
corista sustantivo femenino ( en revista musical) chorus girl
corista
1 m,f Mús member of the chorus
2 (mujer que canta y baila en espectáculo) chorus girl
' corista' also found in these entries:
English:
chorus girl
- showgirl
* * *♦ nmf[en coro] chorus singer♦ nf[en cabaret] chorus girl* * *I m/f choristerII f TEA chorus girl -
15 tanguista
f.cabaret girl, taxi girl.f. & m.tango singer.* * *1 cabaret girl, nightclub hostess* * *masculino, femenino1) tango singer2) tanguista femenino nightclub hostess* * *masculino, femenino1) tango singer2) tanguista femenino nightclub hostess* * *nightclub hostess* * *tanguista nmf[cantante] tango singer -
16 cantora
f.1 singer; minstrel.2 one who composes hymns or psalms.3 small singing-bird.4 female singer, songstress, chantress.* * *
cantor,-ora
I adjetivo singing
un ave cantora, a songbird
II sustantivo masculino y femenino singer
' cantora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantor
* * *cantora nfAndes Fam chamber pot* * *I adj singing;niño cantor choirboy;pájaro cantor songbirdII m, cantora f singer -
17 duende
f. & m.goblin, elf, ghost, fairy.m.1 imp, goblin (personaje).2 charm (encanto).* * *1 (espíritu travieso) goblin, elf2 (encanto) charm, magic* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=elfo) goblin, elf2) (=niño travieso) imp3) (=encanto) magic4) (Inform) gremlin* * *a) ( en cuentos) goblin, impb) ( espíritu) spirit ( which inhabits a house or room)c) (encanto, magia)* * *= leprechaun, goblin, troll.Nota: Criatura mítica escadinava.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.Ex. The game 'Memory for Goblins' has been developed primarily for use in the assessment of working memory.Ex. Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories.* * *a) ( en cuentos) goblin, impb) ( espíritu) spirit ( which inhabits a house or room)c) (encanto, magia)* * *= leprechaun, goblin, troll.Nota: Criatura mítica escadinava.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
Ex: The game 'Memory for Goblins' has been developed primarily for use in the assessment of working memory.Ex: Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories.* * *1 (en cuentos) goblin, imp2 (espíritu) spirit ( which inhabits a house or room)3(encanto, magia): un pueblo con duende a magical o an enchanting villageun cantante que tiene duende a singer who has a certain magic about him o who has a certain magical quality* * *
duende sustantivo masculino
duende sustantivo masculino
1 (ser fantástico) goblin, elf
2 (gracia, atractivo) magic, charm: este bailarín tiene mucho duende, this dancer has a lot of charisma
' duende' also found in these entries:
English:
goblin
- leprechaun
* * *duende nm1. [personaje] imp, goblin2. [espíritu] spirit;una casa habitada por duendes a house haunted by spirits3. [encanto] charm, magical quality;toca muy bien pero le falta duende he plays very well but he lacks that indefinable something;un bailaor con mucho duende a dancer with a magical quality;Granada tiene mucho duende Granada is a truly magical place* * *m1 imp2 cualidad magic;tener duende have a magical quality* * *duende nm1) : elf, goblin2) encanto: magic, charmuna bailarina que tiene duende: a dancer with a certain magic* * * -
18 quemar
v.1 to burn.quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flagEl fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.Elsa quemó la madera Elsa burned=set fire to the wood.2 to go through, to fritter away (malgastar) (ahorros).3 to burn out (informal) (desgastar).4 to be (scalding) hot (estar caliente).ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot5 to burn off, to consume, to burn up.El ejercicio quema calorías Exercise burns off calories.6 to be scorching, to be beating down, to be blazing down, to be blazing out.Este sol quema This sun is scorching.* * *2 (incendiar) to set on fire3 (destilar) to distil1 (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=hacer arder)a) [fuego, sol] [+ papeles, mueble, arroz, patatas] to burn; [+ edificio] to burn down; [+ coche] to set fire toel incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland
he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron
nave 1)los guerrilleros quemaron varias aldeas — the guerrillas set fire to o burned several villages
b) [líquido hirviendo] to scald; [ácido, frío, helada] to burn2) (=dar sensación de calor) [radiador, especia picante] to burn3) [+ fusible] to blow4) (=gastar)a) [+ calorías] to burn, burn up; [+ energías] to burn offb) [+ fortuna] to squander; [+ dinero] to blow *, squander; [+ recursos] to use up5) * (=fastidiar) to bug *, get *lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid
6) (=desgastar) [+ político, gobierno] to destroy, be the ruin ofun escándalo sexual puede quemar a cualquier político — a sex scandal can destroy o can be the ruin of any politician
tanto aparecer en televisión va a quemar su carrera — all these TV appearances will damage his career
7) (Com) [+ precios] to slash, cut; [+ géneros] to sell off cheap8) Cuba (=estafar) to swindle9) CAm (=denunciar) to denounce, inform on10) Ven * [con arma de fuego] to shoot11) Arg, Uru2. VI1) (=arder) [comida, líquido, metal] to be boiling (hot); [mejillas] to be burning¡cómo quema el sol! — the sun's really scorching (hot)!
este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun
2) (=picar) [especia, picante] to burn3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.Ex. The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex. Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex. This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.----* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *quemar [A1 ]vtA (destruir, eliminar)1 ‹basura/documentos› to burn; ‹gases› to burn off2 (en la hoguera) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stakeB1 ‹leña/combustible/incienso› to burn2 ‹calorías› to burn up; ‹grasa› to burn off1 ‹comida› to burn; ‹mesa/mantel› to burn; (con la plancha) to scorchme quemó con el cigarrillo he burned me with his cigarette2 «líquido/vapor» to scald3 «ácido» ‹ropa/piel› to burn4 ‹motor› to burn… out; ‹fusible› to blowD1 «sol» ‹plantas› to scorchla helada quemó los geranios the frost burned o damaged the geraniumsE (malgastar) ‹fortuna/herencia› to squanderF( RPl arg) (hacer quedar mal) ‹persona› lo quemaron publicando esa foto it made him look ridiculous o it was very embarrassing for him when they published that photoloco, me quemaste diciéndole eso you idiot, you really messed me up ( AmE) o ( BrE) dropped me in it by telling him that ( colloq)G ‹CD› to burn■ quemarviA (estar muy caliente) «plato/fuente» to be very hot; «café/sopa» to be boiling ( colloq), to be boiling hot ( colloq), to be very hotB «sol» to burnaunque está nublado el sol quema igual even though it's cloudy, you can still get burneda estas horas el sol quema mucho at this time of day, the sun is very strong o really burns■ quemarseA1 ( refl) (lastimarse) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; ‹mano/lengua› to burn; ‹pelo/cejas› to singeme quemé con la plancha I burned myself on the iron2 ( fam)(en juegos): caliente, caliente … ¡te quemaste! getting warmer, warmer … you're burning o boiling! ( colloq)B1 (destruirse) «papeles» to get burned o burnt; «edificio» to burn down2 (sufrir daños) «alfombra/vestido» to get burned o burnt; «comida» to burnaquí se está quemando algo something's burning(+ me/te/le etc): se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast, the toast burnedC «persona»1 (desgastarse, agotarse) to burn oneself out2(pasarse de moda): un cantante que se quemó en un par de años a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of yearsen el mundo del espectáculo te quemas rápidamente in show business you're only famous for a short timeD( RPl arg) «persona» (quedar mal): te quemás si les hacés un regalo así it'll look really bad if you give them a gift like thatno digas eso en la entrevista porque te quemás don't say that in your interview or you'll blow your chances ( colloq)* * *
quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
1
b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake
2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
‹ grasa› to burn off
3
( con la plancha) to scorch
‹ fusible› to blow
‹ piel› to burn;
( broncear) (AmL) to tan
verbo intransitivo
[café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
quemarse verbo pronominal
1
(con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
‹mano/lengua› to burn;
‹pelo/cejas› to singe
(— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
2
[ edificio] to burn down
[ comida] to burn;
3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
quemar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
2 (con líquido) to scald
3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
' quemar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- nave
- abrasar
- incendiar
English:
burn
- burn out
- burn up
- sear
- wood
- work off
- blow
- frost
- scorch
* * *♦ vt1. [sol, con fuego, calor] to burn;[con líquido hirviendo] to scald;quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag;has quemado los macarrones you've burnt the macaroni;quemaban a los herejes en la hoguera heretics were burnt at the stake;quemar etapas [ir rápido] to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidly;[ir demasiado rápido] to cut corners;quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card2. [calorías] to burn up;[grasa] to burn offel sol quemó las plantas the plants withered in the sun4. [malgastar] to run through, to fritter away;quemó sus ahorros en pocos meses she ran through her savings in just a few months6. CAm, Méx [delatar] to denounce, to inform on7. Carib, Méx [estafar] to swindleme quemaron con la publicación de esa noticia they really landed me in it by publishing that story♦ vi1. [estar caliente] to be (scalding) hot;ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot* * *I v/t1 burn3 famrecursos use up; dinero blow famII v/i be very hot* * *quemar vt: to burn, to set fire toquemar vi: to be burning hot* * *quemar vb2. (edificio, etc) to burn down3. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be very hot¡cuidado que quema! be careful, it's very hot! -
19 cointérprete
SMF fellow actor* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Cin, Teatr) (m) co-actor, (f) co-actressb) (Mús) co-singer* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Cin, Teatr) (m) co-actor, (f) co-actressb) (Mús) co-singer* * *fueron cointérpretes en esa obra they were on the same bill in that play2 ( Mús) co-singer -
20 cantador
► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 singer* * *cantador, -aSM / F folksinger, singer of popular songs* * *cantador, -ora nm,ftraditional folk singer
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