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1 adelgazamiento

m.

1 slimming.

2 weight loss, slimming, getting thinner, thinning.

3 attenuation.

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adelgazamiento

► nombre masculino

1 slimming

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SM slimming

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masculino slimming

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= slimming.

Ex. Coffee-table books are books on themes such as cookery, gardening, do-it-yourself and, recently, slimming.

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masculino slimming

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= slimming.

Ex: Coffee-table books are books on themes such as cookery, gardening, do-it-yourself and, recently, slimming.

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adelgazamiento

masculine

slimming

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adelgazamiento sustantivo masculino
slimming
adelgazamiento sustantivo masculino slimming
' adelgazamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
innovador
- innovadora
English:
slimming

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adelgazamiento nm

slimming;

plan de adelgazamiento slimming plan;

esa droga tiene como efecto un acusado adelgazamiento this drug causes considerable weight loss

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adelgazamiento

m slimming;

cura de adelgazamiento controlled weight loss;

dieta de adelgazamiento (weight-loss) diet

Spanish-English dictionary > adelgazamiento
2 adelgazante

adj.

slimming.

m.

slimming aid, slimming food.

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adelgazante

► adjetivo

1 slimming

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1.

ADJ slimming, weight-reducing

2.

SM slimming product

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adjetivo weight-reducing (before n), slimming (before n) (BrE)

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adjetivo weight-reducing (before n), slimming (before n) (BrE)

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adelgazante

adjective

weight-reducing ( before n), slimming ( before n) ( BrE)

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adelgazante adjetivo
weight-reducing ( before n), slimming ( before n) (BrE)
adelgazante
I adjetivo weight reducing
II sustantivo masculino slimming

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adelgazante adj

slimming

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adelgazante

adj weight-reducing, slimming atr

Spanish-English dictionary > adelgazante
3 adelgazar

v.

1 to lose (kilos).

2 to slim.

3 to slim down, to thin, to lose weight, to slim.

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adelgazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (afinar) to make slim

► verbo intransitivo

1 (perder peso) to slim, lose weight

► verbo pronominal adelgazarse

1 to slim, lose weight

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verb

1) to lose weight

2) thin

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1. VT

1) (=reducir el grosor) to make thin, make slender; [+ kilos] to lose, take off; [+ persona, figura] to slim, reduce, slenderize (EEUU); [+ palo] to pare, whittle; [+ punta] to sharpen; [+ voz] to raise the pitch of

2) (fig) (=purificar) to purify, refine; [+ entendimiento] to sharpen

2.

VI (=perder peso) to grow thin; [con régimen] to slim, lose weight

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1.
verbo transitivo <caderas/cintura> to reduce; < kilos> to lose
2.
adelgazar vi to lose weight

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= lose + weight, slim down.

Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

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* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.

* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.

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1.
verbo transitivo <caderas/cintura> to reduce; < kilos> to lose
2.
adelgazar vi to lose weight

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= lose + weight, slim down.

Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.

* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.

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adelgazar [A4 ]

vt

‹caderas/cintura› to reduce, slim down

me gustaría adelgazar unos kilos I'd like to lose o shed a few pounds, I'd like to slim down a few pounds

■ adelgazar

vi

to lose weight

¡cómo has adelgazado! you've really lost weight!, you've lost such a lot of weight!

ejercicios para adelgazar exercises to lose weight, slimming exercises ( BrE)

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adelgazar ( conjugate adelgazar) verbo transitivo ‹caderas/cintura› to slim down;
‹ kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo
to lose weight
adelgazar
I verbo intransitivo to slim, lose weight: deberías adelgazar un poco, you should lose a bit of weight
II verbo transitivo
1 (peso) to lose: José ha adelgazado dos kilos, José has lost two kilos
2 (una pieza, madera, etc) to diminish: habría que adelgazar el grosor de los muros, we'll have to make these walls a bit thinner
' adelgazar' also found in these entries:
English:
diet
- slim
- sweat off
- weight
- lose

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adelgazar

♦ vt
[kilos] to lose;
esta faja te adelgaza la figura that girdle makes you look slimmer

♦ vi

to lose weight, to slim;

ha adelgazado mucho he has lost a lot of weight

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adelgazar

I v/t lose

II v/i lose weight

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adelgazar {21} vt

: to thin, to reduce

adelgazar vi

: to lose weight

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adelgazar vb to lose weight [pt. & pp. lost]

Spanish-English dictionary > adelgazar
4 pastilla

f.

1 pill, tablet (medicine).

pastilla para la tos cough drop

2 bar.

pastilla (de caldo) (stock) cube

3 shoe (automobiles).

4 microchip ( electricity and electronics).

5 chip, microchip.

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pastilla

► nombre femenino

1 (medicina) tablet, pill

2 (de chocolate, jabón) bar

3 la pastilla (anticonceptivo) the pill

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a toda pastilla familiar (velocidad) at full speed, at full tilt 2 (volumen) at full blast

pastilla para la garganta throat lozenge, throat pastille

pastilla de freno brake shoe

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noun f.

1) pill

2) tablet

3) cake

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1. SF

1) (Med) tablet, pill; (=anticonceptivo) Pill

pastilla para la tos — cough drop

2) [de jabón] bar; [de chocolate] piece, square

- ir a toda pastilla

pastilla de caldo — stock cube

pastilla de freno(s) — (Aut) brake pad o shoe

pastilla de fuego — firelighter

3) (Inform) chip

pastilla de silicio — silicon chip

2.

ADJ INV Esp ** (=aburrido) deadly boring

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femenino

1)

a) (Farm, Med) ( para tragar) pill, tablet; ( para chupar) pastille, lozenge

pastillas para dormir — sleeping tablets o pills

pastillas para los nervios — tranquilizers

b) ( caramelo) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)

pastilla de anís — aniseed candy o sweet

pastilla de menta — mint

pastillas de goma — fruit pastilles/gums

a toda pastilla — (Esp fam) ( velocidad) flat out (colloq); ( volumen) on full blast (colloq)

2) ( de jabón) bar; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de caldo) cube

- pastilla de freno

3) (Electrón) chip, microchip

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- pastilla de silicio

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= prescription pill, pill, tablet.

Ex. The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.

Ex. White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.

Ex. There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.

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* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* pastilla de éxtasis = ecstasy tablet.

* pastilla de frenos = brake pad.

* pastilla de memoria = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stick.

* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.

* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.

* tragarse una pastilla = pop + pill.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

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femenino

1)

a) (Farm, Med) ( para tragar) pill, tablet; ( para chupar) pastille, lozenge

pastillas para dormir — sleeping tablets o pills

pastillas para los nervios — tranquilizers

b) ( caramelo) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)

pastilla de anís — aniseed candy o sweet

pastilla de menta — mint

pastillas de goma — fruit pastilles/gums

a toda pastilla — (Esp fam) ( velocidad) flat out (colloq); ( volumen) on full blast (colloq)

2) ( de jabón) bar; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de caldo) cube

- pastilla de freno

3) (Electrón) chip, microchip

•

- pastilla de silicio

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= prescription pill, pill, tablet.

Ex: The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.

Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.

Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* pastilla de éxtasis = ecstasy tablet.

* pastilla de frenos = brake pad.

* pastilla de memoria = flash drive, USB hard drive, pen drive, memory stick, USB stick, USB memory stick.

* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.

* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.

* tragarse una pastilla = pop + pill.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

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pastilla

feminine

A

1 ( Farm, Med) (para tragar) pill, tablet; (para chupar) pastille, lozenge

tome tres pastillas al día take three pills o tablets a day

pastillas para adelgazar/dormir slimming/sleeping tablets o pills

pastillas para la garganta throat pastilles o lozenges

se tomó una pastilla para los nervios he took a tranquilizer

pastilla contra el mareo (en barco) seasick pill/tablet; (en otros vehículos) travel sickness pill o tablet ( BrE)

pastilla de depuración del agua water purification tablet

2 (caramelo) candy ( AmE), sweet ( BrE)

pastilla de anís/mentol aniseed/menthol candy o sweet

pastilla de menta mint

pastillas de goma fruit pastilles/gums

a toda pastilla ( Esp fam): el coche iba a toda pastilla the car was going flat out o at top speed ( colloq)

tuve que acabar el examen a toda pastilla I had to race through the last part of the exam

puso la música a toda pastilla he put the music on full blast ( colloq)

B

1 (de jabón) bar

2 (de chocolate — tableta) bar; (— pedazo) piece

3 (de caldo) cube

4 (de mantequilla) pat

Compuesto:

pastilla de freno

brake shoe o pad

C ( Mús) cartridge

D ( Electrón) chip, microchip

Compuesto:

pastilla de silicio

silicon chip

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pastilla sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Farm, Med) ( para tragar) pill, tablet;

( para chupar) pastille, lozenge;
◊ pastillas para dormir sleeping tablets o pills;

pastillas para los nervios tranquilizers
b) ( caramelo) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE);

◊ pastilla de menta mint

2 ( de jabón) bar;
( de chocolate) bar;
( de caldo) cube
3 (Electrón) chip, microchip
pastilla sustantivo femenino
1 Med tablet, pill
2 (de jabón) bar
(de chocolate) piece
' pastilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jabón
- efervescente
- píldora
English:
bar
- cake
- lozenge
- mint
- pelt
- peppermint
- pill
- speed
- tablet
- top
- fire
- hand
- microchip
- pastille
- silicon

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pastilla nf

1. [medicina] pill, tablet;

tome la pastilla dos veces al día take the pills o tablets twice a day

Comp
pastilla para adelgazar slimming pill o tablet;
pastilla para dormir sleeping pill o tablet

2. [píldora anticonceptiva] pill;

estar tomando la pastilla to be on the pill

3. [caramelo] Br sweet, US candy

Comp
pastilla de menta mint, peppermint;
pastilla para la tos cough drop

4. [de jabón] bar

5. [de caldo] cube

6. [de mantequilla] pat

7. [de chocolate] [tableta] bar;
[porción] piece; [de turrón] bar
8. Aut
pastilla (de freno) (brake) shoe

9. Elec microchip

10. Comp
Esp Fam
ir a toda pastilla [vehículo] to go at top speed, Br to go like the clappers;
[persona] to go at the double;
tuve que ir a toda pastilla a la estación I had to shoot o belt over to the station;

pasó en su moto a toda pastilla he zoomed o shot past on his motorbike;

tuvimos que acabar el trabajo a toda pastilla we had to rush to get the job finished

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pastilla

f

1 medicina tablet

2 de jabón bar

3

:

a toda pastilla fam at top speed fam, flat out fam

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pastilla nf

1) comprimido, píldora: pill, tablet

2) : lozenge

pastilla para la tos: cough drop

3) : cake (of soap), bar (of chocolate)

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pastilla n

1. (medicina) tablet / pill

2. (de jabón) bar

3. (de chocolate) piece / square

a toda pastilla at top speed

Spanish-English dictionary > pastilla
5 pastilla para adelgazar

(n.) = diet pill, slimming pill

Ex. Both groups used caffeine & laxatives, but few used diet pills.

Ex. Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.

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(n.) = diet pill, slimming pill

Ex: Both groups used caffeine & laxatives, but few used diet pills.

Ex: Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.

Spanish-English dictionary > pastilla para adelgazar
6 píldora para adelgazar

(n.) = slimming pill

Ex. Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.

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(n.) = slimming pill

Ex: Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.

Spanish-English dictionary > píldora para adelgazar
7 régimen

m.

1 regimen, diet, regulated manner of exercise or diet.

2 regime, system of government.

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régimen

► nombre masculino (pl regímenes)

1 PLÍTICA regime

2 MEDICINA diet

3 (condiciones) system, regime, rules plural; (forma de producirse) pattern

4 TÉCNICA speed

5 LINGÚÍSTICA government

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar a régimen to be on a diet

poner a régimen to put on a diet

ponerse a régimen to go on a diet

régimen de vida way of life

régimen tormentoso (clima) stormy weather

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noun m.

1) regime

2) diet

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SM
(pl regímenes)
1) (Pol) régime

antiguo régimen — ancien régime

bajo el régimen del dictador — under the dictator's régime o rule

régimen del terror — reign of terror

2) (Med) (tb: régimen alimenticio) diet

estar a régimen — to be on a diet

poner a algn a régimen — to put sb on a diet

ponerse a régimen — to go on a diet

hacer régimen — to be on a diet

régimen de adelgazamiento — diet, slimming diet

régimen lácteo — milk diet

3) (=reglas) rules pl, set of rules

en régimen de franquicia — under franchise

prisión de régimen abierto — open prison

he cambiado de régimen de vida — I have changed my whole way of life

alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa — full board

viviendas en régimen de alquiler — homes for rent

régimen tributario — tax system

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masculino

1) ( dieta) diet

estar a o hacer régimen — to be on a diet

el médico lo puso a régimen — the doctor put him on a diet

ponerse a régimen — to go on a diet

2)

a) ( reglamento)

presos sometidos a régimen de alta seguridad — prisoners held under a high-security regime

cárcel en régimen abierto — open prison

alumnos en régimen de internado — boarding pupils

en régimen de media pensión — half board

b) (de lluvias, vientos) pattern, regime (tech)

- régimen de vida

3) (Pol) regime

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= diet, regime [régime], regimen, diet.

Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex. This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.

Ex. Moreover, the medical profession encompasses a spectrum of opinions as to the efficacy, value, and danger attendant upon various regimens and courses of treatment.

Ex. For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.

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* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.

* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* partidario del régimen = loyalist.

* régimen alimenticio = dieting.

* régimen autoritario = authoritarian regime.

* régimen capitalista = capitalist regime.

* régimen comunista = communist regime.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* régimen dictatorial = dictatorial regime.

* régimen fascista = fascist regime.

* régimen militar = military regime.

* régimen policial = police regime.

* régimen político = political regime.

* régimen socialista = socialist regime.

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masculino

1) ( dieta) diet

estar a o hacer régimen — to be on a diet

el médico lo puso a régimen — the doctor put him on a diet

ponerse a régimen — to go on a diet

2)

a) ( reglamento)

presos sometidos a régimen de alta seguridad — prisoners held under a high-security regime

cárcel en régimen abierto — open prison

alumnos en régimen de internado — boarding pupils

en régimen de media pensión — half board

b) (de lluvias, vientos) pattern, regime (tech)

- régimen de vida

3) (Pol) regime

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= diet, regime [régime], regimen, diet.

Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.

Ex: This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.

Ex: Moreover, the medical profession encompasses a spectrum of opinions as to the efficacy, value, and danger attendant upon various regimens and courses of treatment.

Ex: For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.

* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.

* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* partidario del régimen = loyalist.

* régimen alimenticio = dieting.

* régimen autoritario = authoritarian regime.

* régimen capitalista = capitalist regime.

* régimen comunista = communist regime.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* régimen dictatorial = dictatorial regime.

* régimen fascista = fascist regime.

* régimen militar = military regime.

* régimen policial = police regime.

* régimen político = political regime.

* régimen socialista = socialist regime.

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régimen

masculine

A (dieta) diet

estoy a régimen or estoy haciendo régimen I'm on a diet

tengo que seguir un régimen especial I have to follow a special diet

el médico lo ha puesto a régimen the doctor has put him on a diet

me voy a poner a régimen I'm going to go on a diet

un régimen de adelgazamiento rápido a rapid weight-loss diet

B

1

(reglamento): el régimen de visitas es muy estricto visiting hours are strictly controlled, the visiting regime is very strict

presos sometidos a régimen de alta seguridad prisoners held under a high-security regime/in a high security prison

cárcel en régimen abierto open prison

200 alumnos en régimen de internado 200 boarding pupils

en régimen de media pensión half board

2 (de lluvias, vientos) pattern, regime ( tech)

el régimen de lluvias the rainfall pattern

vientos en régimen de brisas light winds

Compuesto:

régimen de vida

lifestyle

C ( Pol) regime antiguo

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régimen sustantivo masculino
1 ( dieta) diet;
◊ hacer régimen to be on a diet;

ponerse a régimen to go on a diet
2 (Pol) regime
régimen sustantivo masculino
1 Med diet
a régimen, on a diet
2 Pol regime
3 (de lluvias, etc) pattern
4 (disposiciones) system, regime
régimen de vida, lifestyle
' régimen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
franquismo
- opositor
- opositora
- oprimir
- represaliar
- restaurar
- someterse
- tambalearse
- acoger
- agonizar
- base
- dieta
- estar
- imperante
- implantar
- monárquico
- severo
English:
corrupt
- diet
- downfall
- put
- regime
- slimming
- vegetarian
- condominium
- crash
- loyalist
- open
- slim
- slimmer
- taxation
- tidal

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régimen (pl regímenes) nm

1. [sistema político] regime;

régimen parlamentario parliamentary system

2. [normas] rules;

alojarse en un hotel en régimen de media pensión to stay at a hotel (on) half-board;

una cárcel en régimen abierto an open prison;

estar en régimen abierto [preso] to be allowed to leave the prison during the day

Comp
régimen fiscal tax regime
3. [dieta] diet;

estar a régimen to be on a diet;

ponerse a régimen to go on a diet;

seguir un régimen to follow a diet

Comp
régimen de adelgazamiento slimming diet;
régimen alimenticio diet

4. [rutina] pattern

Comp
régimen climático climate;
régimen hidrológico rainfall pattern;

régimen de lluvias rainfall pattern;

régimen de marea tide range;

régimen de vida lifestyle

5. Ling government

6. Tec [de motor] speed

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régimen

m

1 POL regime

2 MED diet;

estar a régimen be on a diet;

poner a régimen put on a diet

3 ( programa)

:

preso en régimen abierto JUR prisoner in an open prison

4 ( normativa)

:

régimen fiscal tax regime

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régimen nm, pl regímenes

1) : regime

2) : diet

3) : regimen, rules pl

régimen de vida: lifestyle

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régimen n

1. (dieta) diet

un régimen de adelgazamiento a slimming diet

2. (sistema político) regime

el régimen del apartheid the apartheid regime

estar a régimen to be on a diet

hacer régimen to go on a diet

Spanish-English dictionary > régimen
8 adelgazador

adj.

1 slimming.

2 thinning.

m.

1 one that makes thin or slender.

2 thinner.

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adelgazador

► adjetivo

1 slimming

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ADJ slimming, weight-reducing

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adelgazador - dora

adjective

adelgazante

Spanish-English dictionary > adelgazador
9 libro de sobremesa

(n.) = coffee-table book

Ex. Coffee-table books are books on themes such as cookery, gardening, do-it-yourself and, recently, slimming.

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(n.) = coffee-table book

Ex: Coffee-table books are books on themes such as cookery, gardening, do-it-yourself and, recently, slimming.

Spanish-English dictionary > libro de sobremesa
10 píldora

f.

pill, bolus, pellet.

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píldora

► nombre femenino

1 pill, tablet

2 la píldora (anticonceptivo) the pill

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tragarse la píldora familiar to fall for it

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noun f.

pill

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SF pill

la píldora (anticonceptiva) — the (contraceptive) pill

- dorar la píldora

- tragarse la píldora

píldora abortiva — morning-after pill

píldora antibaby — contraceptive pill

píldora anticalvicie — anti-baldness pill

píldora anticonceptiva — contraceptive pill

píldora antifatiga — anti-fatigue pill, pep pill *

píldora del día después, píldora del día siguiente — morning-after pill

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femenino

a) ( pastilla) pill, tablet

dorar la píldora — to sweeten o sugar the pill

b) tb

píldora anticonceptiva — (contraceptive) pill

tomar la píldora — to be on the pill

- píldora del día siguiente

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= pill, tablet.

Ex. White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.

Ex. There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.

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* dorar la píldora = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctor.

* la píldora = the pill.

* píldora anticonceptiva = contraceptive pill, birth control pill.

* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.

* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.

* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.

* píldora postcoital = morning-after pill.

* * *

femenino

a) ( pastilla) pill, tablet

dorar la píldora — to sweeten o sugar the pill

b) tb

píldora anticonceptiva — (contraceptive) pill

tomar la píldora — to be on the pill

- píldora del día siguiente

* * *

= pill, tablet.

Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.

Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.

* dorar la píldora = sweeten + the pill, spin-doctor.

* la píldora = the pill.

* píldora anticonceptiva = contraceptive pill, birth control pill.

* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.

* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.

* píldora para dormir = sleeping pill.

* píldora postcoital = morning-after pill.

* * *

píldora

feminine

1 (pastilla) pill, tablet

dorar la píldora to sweeten o sugar the pill

2

tb píldora anticonceptiva pill, contraceptive pill

estoy tomando la píldora I'm on the pill

Compuestos:

● píldora del día después or siguiente

morning-after pill

● píldora envenenada

poison pill

● píldora postcoital

post-coital pill

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píldora sustantivo femenino
a) ( pastilla) pill, tablet

b) tb

◊ píldora anticonceptiva (contraceptive) pill;

tomar la píldora to be on the pill;
píldora del día siguiente morning-after pill
píldora sustantivo femenino pill, tablet
(anticonceptiva) pill
♦ Locuciones: dorar la píldora, to sweeten the pill
' píldora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abortiva
- abortivo
- dorar
English:
oral contraceptive
- pill

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píldora nf
[pastilla] pill;
la píldora (anticonceptiva) the (contraceptive) pill;

estar tomando la píldora to be on the pill

Comp
píldora del día siguiente morning-after pill
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píldora

f pill;

la píldora (anticonceptiva) the (contraceptive) pill;

dorar la píldora fig fam sweeten the pill

* * *

píldora nf

pastilla: pill

* * *

píldora n pill

Spanish-English dictionary > píldora
11 racionalizar

v.

to rationalize.

* * *

racionalizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to rationalize

* * *

VT

1) (Psic, Fil) to rationalize

2) (Com) to streamline, rationalize euf

* * *

verbo transitivo to rationalize

* * *

= rationalise [rationalize, -USA], streamline, slim down.

Ex. Until we have such a code the best we can do is to try to develop some logical principles, to try to rationalize the existing headings.

Ex. In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

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* racionalizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.

* * *

verbo transitivo to rationalize

* * *

= rationalise [rationalize, -USA], streamline, slim down.

Ex: Until we have such a code the best we can do is to try to develop some logical principles, to try to rationalize the existing headings.

Ex: In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

* racionalizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.

* * *

racionalizar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 ‹empresa/producción/sistema› to rationalize, streamline

2 ( Psic) to rationalize

B ( Mat) to rationalize

* * *

racionalizar ( conjugate racionalizar) verbo transitivo
to rationalize
racionalizar verbo transitivo to rationalize
' racionalizar' also found in these entries:
English:
rationalize
- stream

* * *

racionalizar vt

1. [expresar racionalmente] to rationalize

2. [gastos] to rationalize

3. Mat to rationalize

* * *

racionalizar

v/t rationalize

* * *

racionalizar {21} vt

1) : to rationalize

2) : to streamline

Spanish-English dictionary > racionalizar
12 recortar

v.

1 to cut off or away (cortar) (lo que sobra).

2 to trim (pelo, flequillo).

3 to cut (down) (gastos).

4 to cut out, to crop, to clip, to clip off.

Lisa recorta las plantas Lisa trims the plants.

5 to prune, to trim.

6 to cut back, to cut down, to lower, to cut.

Lisa recorta los gastos Lisa cuts back the expenses.

7 to suppress, to eliminate.

8 to criticize, to censure, to carp at, to dispraise.

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recortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (muñecos, telas, etc) to cut out

2 (lo que sobra) to cut off

3 (el pelo) to trim

4 figurado to cut, restrict

■ han recortado las subvenciones subsidies have been cut

► verbo pronominal recortarse

1 (sobresalir) to stand out

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verb

1) to cut, reduce

2) trim

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ pelo] to trim; [+ exceso, sobras] to cut away, cut off

2) [+ figura, diseño] to cut out

3) [+ escopeta] to saw off

4) [+ presupuesto] to cut, reduce; [+ plantilla] to cut, cut back; [+ víveres] to cut down

5) (=perfilar) to draw in outline

2.

See:

recortarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut out

la escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off

b) <pelo/puntas> to trim

2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce

3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)
2.
recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figura

recortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something

* * *

= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.

Ex. Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex. The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

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* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.

* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.

* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.

* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.

* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <figura/artículo/anuncio> to cut out

la escopeta tenía los cañones recortados — the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off (AmE) o (BrE) sawn off

b) <pelo/puntas> to trim

2) <gastos/plantilla> to reduce

3) (Méx fam) ( criticar) to tear into (colloq), to pull... apart (colloq)
2.
recortarse v pron (liter) perfil/figura

recortarse SOBRE algo — to be outlined o silhouetted against something

* * *

= cut away, cut, trim, pare down, clip, make + inroads, cutting out, slim down, cut out, trim off, shave off, prune, slash.

Ex: Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex: The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.

* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.

* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.

* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.

* recortar la financiación = cut + funding.

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recortar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut out

la escopeta tenía los cañones recortados the barrels of the shotgun had been sawed off ( AmE) o ( BrE) sawn off

2 ‹pelo/puntas› to trim

B ‹presupuesto/gastos› to cut, reduce; ‹plantilla› to reduce, cut down on

C ( Méx fam) (criticar) to tear into ( colloq), to pull … apart ( colloq)

■ recortarse

v pron

( liter) recortarse SOBRE algo to stand out AGAINST sth, be silhouetted AGAINST sth

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recortar ( conjugate recortar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut out

b) ‹pelo/puntas› to trim

2 ‹gastos/plantilla› to reduce
recortar verbo transitivo
1 (una foto, un texto) to cut out
2 (bordes, puntas del pelo) to trim
3 (gastos) to reduce, cut
' recortar' also found in these entries:
English:
ax
- axe
- clip
- cut out
- lop off
- trim
- cut
- edit
- scale
- whittle

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recortar

♦ vt

1. [cortar] [lo que sobra] to cut off o away;
[figuras] to cut out
2. [pelo, flequillo] to trim

3. [reducir] to cut;

hay que recortar gastos we'll have to cut (down) our expenditure

4. Dep to sidestep;

recortó a un defensa he sidestepped a defender

♦ See also the pronominal verb recortarse

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recortar

v/t cut out; fig

cut; exceso reduce, cut back on

* * *

recortar vt

1) : to cut, to reduce

2) : to cut out

3) : to trim, to cut off

4) : to outline

♦ See also the reflexive verb recortarse

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recortar vb

1. (foto, figura, etc) to cut out [pt. & pp. cut]

recortó la fotografía de una revista she cut the photo out of a magazine

2. (pelo, bordes, etc) to trim [pt. & pp. trimmed]

la peluquera le recortó el flequillo the hairdresser trimmed her fringe

3. (gastos) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

decidieron recortar gastos y ahorrar para las vacaciones they decided to cut their expenses and save up for their holidays

Spanish-English dictionary > recortar
13 reducir

v.

1 to reduce.

reduzca la velocidad reduce speed now (en letrero)

nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut

reducir algo a algo to reduce something to something

reducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of something

Ella redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.

2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).

3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).

4 to set (medicine).

5 to shorten, to shrink.

Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.

6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.

Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.

7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.

Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.

8 to hydrogenate.

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reducir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reduce

■ reducir a cenizas to reduce to ashes

2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on

■ reducir gastos to cut down on expenses

3 (vencer) to subdue

4 MEDICINA to set

5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down

► verbo intransitivo

1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear

► verbo pronominal reducirse

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

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verb

1) to reduce, cut

2) decrease

3) subdue

* * *

1. VT

1) (=disminuir)

a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessen

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down

conviene reducir el consumo de grasas — it is advisable to cut down on fatty foods

el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%

un tratamiento para reducir la celulitis — a treatment to reduce cellulite

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reduce

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months

c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten

2)

• reducir algo a algo —

a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sth

redujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government

todo lo reduce a cosas materiales — he reduces everything to material terms

b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth

reducir un kilómetro a metros — to convert a kilometre into metres

el techo fue reducido a cenizas por el fuego — the roof was reduced to ashes by the fire

- reducir algo al absurdo

3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm

entre los tres lograron reducir al atracador — the three of them managed to overpower the robber

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm

5) (Quím) to reduce

6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *

2.

VI (Aut) to change down

reduce a segunda — change down to second gear

3.

See:

reducirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

* * *

= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

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* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

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= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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reducir [I6 ]

vt

A

1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reduce

hemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of cases

redujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reduced

han prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxes

con esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infection

ejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistline

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sth

han reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pages

le han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two years

la población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former size

reducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o form

el suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothing

reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sth

pretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million

2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

B

1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:

reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligrams

reducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominator

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes

todas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered

2 ( Quím) to reduce

3 ( AmS) ‹objeto robado› to receive, fence ( colloq)

C (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slavery

D ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)

E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)

■ reducir

vi

A ( Coc) to reduce, boil down

dejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reduce

B ( Auto) to shift into a lower gear, change down ( BrE)

■ reducirse

v pron

reducirse A algo:

todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figures

todo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river

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reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹gastos/costos› to cut, reduce;

‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
◊ debería reducir el consumo de sal you should cut down on salt;

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
b) ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

2
a) ( transformar):

◊ reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams;

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
b) (AmS) ‹ objeto robado› to receive, fence (colloq)

3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
◊ todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful

reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift

' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind

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reducir

♦ vt

1. [disminuir] to reduce;
[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);
nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;

reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;

reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;

el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;

reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;

reducir algo a o [m5] en la mitad to reduce sth by half;

tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;

reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum

2. [fotocopia] to reduce

3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;
[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower
4. Mat [unidades de medida] to convert (a to); [fracciones, ecuaciones] to cancel out

5. Med [hueso] to set

6. Quím to reduce

7. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence

9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]

♦ vi

1. [en el automóvil]
reducir (de marcha o [m5] velocidad) to change down;

reduce a tercera change down into third (gear)

2. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

♦ See also the pronominal verb reducirse

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reducir

v/t

1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;

reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;

reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear

2 MIL overcome

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reducir {61} vt

1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut

2) : to subdue

3) : to boil down

♦ See also the reflexive verb reducirse

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reducir vb to reduce

reducir la velocidad to reduce speed

Spanish-English dictionary > reducir
14 retirar del mercado

(v.) = withdraw from + sale, take off + the market

Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.

Ex. Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.

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(v.) = withdraw from + sale, take off + the market

Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.

Ex: Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.

Spanish-English dictionary > retirar del mercado
15 enflaquecimiento

m.

1 extenuation, a general decay in the muscular flesh of the whole body (adelgazamiento).

2 attenuation, debilitation, maceration.

3 loss of weight, slimming, getting thinner, weakening.

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enflaquecimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (adelgazamiento) loss of weight

2 (debilidad) weakening

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SM

1) (=adelgazamiento) loss of weight

2) (=debilitamiento) weakening

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enflaquecimiento

masculine

weight loss

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enflaquecimiento nm

1. [adelgazamiento] losing weight, slimming

2. [debilitación] weakening, debilitation

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enflaquecimiento

m weight loss

Spanish-English dictionary > enflaquecimiento
16 reductivo

adj.

1 reductive.

2 slimming.

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ADJ

1) (=simplificador) [noción, enfoque] reductive

2) [régimen] weight-losing

mamoplastia reductiva — breast reduction

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reductivo -va

adjective

slimming ( before n), reducing ( before n)

Spanish-English dictionary > reductivo
17 reductor

adj.

reducing, shrinking, de-escalatory, deescalatory.

m.

1 reducer, reducing agent.

2 shrinker.

3 gear reducer.

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reductor

► adjetivo

1 reducing

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ADJ

1) (Aut) [marcha] reduction antes de s

2) (=adelgazante) [crema] slimming, reducing

3) (=simplificador) reductive

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reductor¹ - tora

adjective

1 ( Quím) ‹agente› reducing ( before n)

2 ‹gimnasia/masajes› slimming ( before n), reducing ( before n)

reductor²

masculine

1 ( Auto) differential

2 ( Quím) reducing agent, reductant

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reductor, -ora Quím

♦ adj

reducing

♦ nm

reducer

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reductor

I adj reducing;

agente reductor reducing agent

II m

:

reductor de velocidad AUTO differential

Spanish-English dictionary > reductor
18 alimento

m.

food.

alimentos grasos fatty foods

la lectura es un alimento para el espíritu reading improves your mind

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alimentar.

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alimento

► nombre masculino

1 (comida) food

2 (valor nutritivo) nutritional value, nourishment

■ los caramelos tienen poco alimento sweets are not very nourishing

3 figurado fuel

■ los recuerdos eran el alimento de su ilusión he lived off his memories

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noun m.

food

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SM

1) (=comida) food

de mucho alimento — nourishing

de poco alimento — of little nutritional value

alimento de primera necesidad — staple food

alimentos integrales — whole foods

alimentos naturales — health foods

2) (=apoyo) encouragement, support; (=incentivo) incentive; [de pasión] fuel

3) pl alimentos (Jur) maintenance allowance sing, alimony sing (EEUU)

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masculino

1) (frml) ( comida) food

la leche es un alimento completo — milk is a complete food

como alimento es pobre — it has little nutritional value

- alimento chatarra

2) ( valor nutritivo)

no tiene alimento ninguno — it has no nutritional value

de mucho alimento — very nutritious

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= nourishment, sustenance.

Ex. He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.

Ex. The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.

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* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.

* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.

* alimento fresco = fresh food.

* alimento graso = fatty food.

* alimento natural = natural food.

* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.

* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.

* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.

* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.

* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.

* alimentos procesados = processed food.

* alimentos refinados = refined food.

* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.

* alimentos sólidos = solid food.

* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.

* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.

* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.

* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.

* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.

* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.

* conservar alimentos = cure + food.

* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.

* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.

* curar alimentos = cure + food.

* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.

* fuente de alimentos = food supply.

* industria de los alimentos = food industry.

* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.

* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.

* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.

* producción de alimentos = food production.

* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.

* suministro de alimentos = food supply.

* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.

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masculino

1) (frml) ( comida) food

la leche es un alimento completo — milk is a complete food

como alimento es pobre — it has little nutritional value

- alimento chatarra

2) ( valor nutritivo)

no tiene alimento ninguno — it has no nutritional value

de mucho alimento — very nutritious

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= nourishment, sustenance.

Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.

Ex: The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.

* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.

* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.

* alimento fresco = fresh food.

* alimento graso = fatty food.

* alimento natural = natural food.

* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.

* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.

* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.

* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.

* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.

* alimentos procesados = processed food.

* alimentos refinados = refined food.

* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.

* alimentos sólidos = solid food.

* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.

* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.

* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.

* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.

* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.

* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.

* conservar alimentos = cure + food.

* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.

* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.

* curar alimentos = cure + food.

* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.

* fuente de alimentos = food supply.

* industria de los alimentos = food industry.

* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.

* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.

* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.

* producción de alimentos = food production.

* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.

* suministro de alimentos = food supply.

* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.

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alimento

masculine

A ( frml) (comida) food

lleva varios días sin tomar or ingerir alimentos she hasn't eaten anything o ( frml) taken any food for several days

es delicioso, pero como alimento es pobre it's delicious, but it has little nutritional value

la leche es un alimento completo milk is a complete food

alimentos para diabéticos diabetic foods

Compuestos:

● alimento chatarra

( AmL) junk food

● alimentos integrales

wholefood

● alimentos naturales

health food

B

(valor nutritivo): es un plato de mucho alimento it's a very nutritious dish

estos refrescos no tienen alimento ninguno these soft drinks have no nutritional value

C alimentos mpl ( Der) alimony

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Del verbo alimentar: ( conjugate alimentar)

alimento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

alimentó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
alimentar
alimento
alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
a) ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish;

‹ ego› to boost
b) ‹odio/pasión› to fuel

3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentose con or de algo to live on sth
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (frml) ( comida) food, nourishment;
◊ la leche es un alimento completo milk is a complete food;

alimentos naturales health food;

2 ( valor nutritivo):
◊ no tiene alimento ninguno it has no nutritional value;

de mucho alimento very nutritious
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (comida) food
2 (valor alimenticio) nutritional value
' alimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaramelada
- acaramelado
- baño
- carne
- carné
- cocerse
- comida
- conservación
- contaminar
- dosificar
- estropearse
- indigesta
- indigesto
- pan
- pasarse
- pasto
- rancia
- rancio
- repetir
- reposar
- reposo
- resto
- rica
- rico
- saborear
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sonda
- sustento
- tajada
- yantar
- abombado
- adulterar
- alterar
- astringente
- básico
- demasía
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- energético
- enfriar
- enriquecer
- fecha
- fritanga
- malo
- nutritivo
- óptimo
- precio
English:
best
- crisps
- fattening
- potato chips
- slimming
- staple
- swallow
- feed
- food
- junk food
- nourishment
- sustenance

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alimento nm

1. [comestible] food

Comp
alimentos básicos basic foodstuffs;
alimentos infantiles baby foods;

alimentos transgénicos GM foods

2. [sostén]
la lectura es un alimento para el espíritu reading improves your mind;

el desempleo es un alimento para la delincuencia unemployment fuels crime

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alimento

m

1 ( comida) food

2

:

tiene poco alimento it has little nutritional value

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alimento nm

: food, nourishment

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alimento n food

Spanish-English dictionary > alimento
19 camelo

m.

1 hoax (noticia falsa).

2 flirting.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: camelar.

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camelo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (galanteo) courting, flirting

2 familiar (engaño) hoax, sham

3 familiar (cuento) cock-and-bull story

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masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq); ( mentira) lie

es puro camelo — it's a pack of lies o (colloq) a load of bull

esa noticia me huele a camelo — that news sounds o smells fishy to me (colloq)

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= humbug, con, con trick, hoax, con job.

Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.

Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.

Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.

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masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq); ( mentira) lie

es puro camelo — it's a pack of lies o (colloq) a load of bull

esa noticia me huele a camelo — that news sounds o smells fishy to me (colloq)

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= humbug, con, con trick, hoax, con job.

Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.

Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.

Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.

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camelo

masculine

( fam)

1 (timo) con ( colloq)

2 (mentira) lie

eso que te ha contado es puro camelo what he's told you is a pack of lies o ( colloq) a load of bull

esa noticia me huele a camelo that news sounds o smells fishy to me ( colloq)

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Del verbo camelar: ( conjugate camelar)

camelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cameló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
camelar
camelo
camelo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq);
( mentira) lie
camelar vtr fam (convencer, conquistar) to win over: no intentes camelarme porque no pienso comprártelo, you can't talk me into buying it
a ver si le camelo para que participe en el negocio, let's see if I can convince him to let me come in on the business
camelo sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (estafa) hoax
2 (mentira) cock-and-bull story
' camelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
English:
con

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camelo nm
Fam
1. [engaño] con;

esas pastillas para adelgazar son un camelo those slimming pills are a con;

es puro camelo it's just humbug;

nos contó un camelo para que le prestáramos dinero he told us a lie so we'd lend him money

2. [noticia falsa] hoax

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camelo

m fam

con fam ; ( broma) joke;

dar el camelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam

Spanish-English dictionary > camelo
20 clínica

f.

clinic.

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clínica

► nombre femenino

1 (departamento) clinic

2 (hospital) clinic, private hospital

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1. f., (m. - clínico) 2. noun f.
clinic

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SF

1) (=hospital) clinic; [de formación] teaching hospital

clínica ambulatoria — outpatients' department

clínica de reposo — convalescent home, rest home

2) (Univ) clinical training
clínico
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femenino

1) ( establecimiento) private hospital o clinic

- clínica dental

- clínica de reposo

2) ( especialidad) clinical medicine

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= doctor's surgery, surgery, clinic, clinical centre, health facility.

Ex. The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

Ex. The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.

Ex. In the future computerised data bases will become ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics = En el futuro, las bases de datos automatizadas estarán presentes en todos los hospitales y clínicas.

Ex. The author uses his work at the clinical centre as an example of how information services are changing.

Ex. Cancer screenings are conducted at all health facilities in the region.

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* clínica abortiva = abortion clinic.

* clínica dental = dental clinic, dentist's office, dentist's surgery.

* clínica de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.

* clínica médica = medical clinic.

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femenino

1) ( establecimiento) private hospital o clinic

- clínica dental

- clínica de reposo

2) ( especialidad) clinical medicine

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= doctor's surgery, surgery, clinic, clinical centre, health facility.

Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

Ex: The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.

Ex: In the future computerised data bases will become ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics = En el futuro, las bases de datos automatizadas estarán presentes en todos los hospitales y clínicas.

Ex: The author uses his work at the clinical centre as an example of how information services are changing.

Ex: Cancer screenings are conducted at all health facilities in the region.

* clínica abortiva = abortion clinic.

* clínica dental = dental clinic, dentist's office, dentist's surgery.

* clínica de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.

* clínica médica = medical clinic.

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clínica

feminine

A (establecimiento) private hospital o clinic

ingresó en la clínica he was admitted to (the) hospital

Compuestos:

● clínica dental

dental office ( AmE), dental surgery ( BrE)

● clínica de reposo

convalescent o rest home

● clínica psiquiátrica

psychiatric hospital

B (especialidad) clinical medicine

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clínica sustantivo femenino
private hospital o clinic;
◊ clínica dental dental office (AmE), dental surgery (BrE);

clínica de reposo convalescent o rest home
clínica sustantivo femenino clinic
clínico,-a adjetivo clinical

' clínica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
privada
- privado
- historia
- intervenir
- veterinaria
- veterinario
English:
clinic
- dental surgery
- inpatient
- private
- case
- nursing
- privately

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clínica nf

1. [hospital] clinic

Comp
clínica de adelgazamiento slimming clinic;
clínica capilar hair restoration clinic;

clínica dental dental surgery;

clínica de estética cosmetic surgery clinic;

clínica oftalmológica eye clinic;

clínica psiquiátrica psychiatric hospital;

clínica veterinaria veterinary surgery

2. [especialidad] clinical medicine

3. Med [síntomas] symptoms

4. ver clínico

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clínica

f clinic

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clínica nf

: clinic

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clínica n clinic

Spanish-English dictionary > clínica

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