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leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longitud, largo2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedazo, trozo3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) largo•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths
length n1. longitud2. largo de piscinatr[leŋɵ]1 longitud nombre femenino■ what length is the skirt? ¿qué largo tiene la falda?2 (of time) duración nombre femenino3 (piece) trozo; (of cloth) largo4 (of road) tramo; (of swimming pool) largo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe length and breadth of something a lo largo y ancho de algoto go to any lengths to do something hacer lo que sea para hacer algoto go to great lengths to do something hacer lo imposible por hacer algoto keep somebody at arm's length mantener las distancias con alguiento measure one's length figurative use medir el suelolength ['lɛŋkɵ] n1) : longitud f, largo m10 feet in length: 10 pies de largo2) duration: duración f3) : trozo m (de madera), corte m (de tela)4)to go to any lengths : hacer todo lo posible5)at length : extensamenteto speak at length: hablar largo y tendidon.• duración s.f.• eslora s.f.• largo s.m.• largor s.m.• largura s.f.• longitud s.f.• tirantez s.f.• tiro s.m.• tramo s.m.leŋθ1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m[leŋ(k)θ]1. N1) (=size) largo m, longitud fwhat is its length?, what length is it? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?
two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length — dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud
the tail was at least twice the length of the body — el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo
measure 2., 1)•
it was two metres in length — tenía or medía dos metros de largo2) (=extent)a) [of street, river, house]arm I•
I have travelled the length and breadth of the country — he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el paísb) [of book, letter, essay] extensión f•
an essay 4,000 words in length — un ensayo de 4.000 palabras (de extensión)c)- go to great lengths to do sththey went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret — llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto
3) (=duration) duración f•
a concert two hours in length — un concierto de dos horas de duración•
we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait — tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientesyou couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time — un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener (durante) mucho tiempo
if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death — si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado
4)• at length — (=finally) finalmente, por fin; (=in detail) [discuss] detenidamente; [explain] con mucho detalle; [write] extensamente; (=for a long time) largo y tendido
5) (=piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] trozo m, pedazo m ; [of cloth] largo m, corte m ; [of track, road] tramo m6) [of vowel, syllable] duración f, cantidad f (Tech)7) (Sport) (in horse races) cuerpo m ; (in rowing) largo m ; [of pool] largo mto win by half a length/four lengths — ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos
2.CPDlength mark N — (Ling) signo m de vocal larga
* * *[leŋθ]1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m -
2 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) cepillo2) (an act of brushing.) cepilladura3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) hopo4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) roce
2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) cepillar2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) barrer3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) cepillar4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) rozar•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off
brush1 n1. cepillo2. pincel / brochabrush2 vb cepillarhave you brushed your teeth? ¿te has lavado los dientes?tr[brʌʃ]1 (for teeth, clothes, etc) cepillo3 (fox's tail) hopo4 (undergrowth) maleza2 (touch lightly) rozar■ he brushed the glass with his sleeve and knocked it off the table rozó la copa con la manga y la hizo caer de la mesa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto brush up against rozar al pasarbrush ['brʌʃ] vt1) : cepillarto brush one's teeth: cepillarse uno los dientes2) sweep: barrer, quitar con un cepillo3) graze: rozar4)to brush off disregard: hacer caso omiso de, ignorarbrush vito brush up on : repasar, refrescar, dar un repaso abrush n2) scrub, underbrush: maleza f3) : cepillo m, pincel m (de artista), brocha f (de pintor)4) touch: roce m5) skirmish: escaramuza fn.• brocha s.f.• broza s.f.• cepillo s.m.• escobilla (de limpieza) s.f.• matorral s.m.• pincel s.m.• roce s.m.• soto s.m.v.• acepillar v.• cepillar v.• rozar v.brʌʃ
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to be tarred with the same brush — (colloq) estar* cortados por la misma tijera or por el mismo patrón
2) c ( of fox) cola f3) ca) ( act)b) ( faint touch) roce mc) ( encounter)brush with something/somebody — \<\<with the law/the police\>\> roce m con algo/alguien
4) ua) ( scrub) maleza fb) ( cut branches) broza f
II
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a) (clean, groom) \<\<jacket/hair\>\> cepillarto brush one's teeth — lavarse or cepillarse los dientes
b) ( sweep)c) ( touch lightly) rozar*
2.
vito brush against something/somebody — rozar* algo/a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:- brush up[brʌʃ]1. N1) (gen) cepillo m ; (=sweeping brush) cepillo m, escobilla f ; (=scrubbing brush) cepillo m de cerda; (=shaving brush, decorator's) brocha f ; (=paint brush) (artist's) pincel m ; (Elec) (=contact) escobilla fshoe brush — cepillo m para zapatos
2) (=act of brushing) cepillado m3) (=tail) [of fox] rabo m, hopo m4) (=skirmish) roce m5) (=light touch) toque m6) (=undergrowth) maleza f, broza f2. VT1) (=clean) [+ floor] cepillar; [+ clothes, hair] cepillarto brush one's teeth — lavarse los dientes, cepillarse los dientes
2) (=touch lightly) rozar- brush up* * *[brʌʃ]
I
to be tarred with the same brush — (colloq) estar* cortados por la misma tijera or por el mismo patrón
2) c ( of fox) cola f3) ca) ( act)b) ( faint touch) roce mc) ( encounter)brush with something/somebody — \<\<with the law/the police\>\> roce m con algo/alguien
4) ua) ( scrub) maleza fb) ( cut branches) broza f
II
1.
a) (clean, groom) \<\<jacket/hair\>\> cepillarto brush one's teeth — lavarse or cepillarse los dientes
b) ( sweep)c) ( touch lightly) rozar*
2.
vito brush against something/somebody — rozar* algo/a alguien
Phrasal Verbs:- brush up
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