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1 barba

f.

1 beard.

apurarse la barba to shave close

dejarse barba to grow a beard

barbas beard; (de persona) barbel (de pez)

un hombre con toda la barba a real man

por barba per head (cada uno) (peninsular Spanish)

lo hizo en sus (propias) barbas he did it right under her nose

reírse de alguien en sus propias barbas to laugh in somebody's face

barba incipiente stubble

2 chin.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: barbar.

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barba

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA chin

2 (pelo) beard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con toda la barba true, real

■ es un caballero con toda la barba he's a real gentleman, he's every inch a gentleman

dejarse barba to grow a beard

en las barbas de alguien right under somebody's nose

hacer la barba a alguien (afeitar) to shave somebody 2 (molestar) to annoy somebody 3 (adular) to fawn on

por barba per head, a head, each

reírse en las barbas de alguien to laugh in somebody's face

subirse a las barbas de alguien to get cheeky with somebody

barba cerrada thick beard, bushy beard

barba de ballena whalebone

barba de chivo goatee beard

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noun f.

beard

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1. SF

1) (=pelo) beard

llevar o tener barba — to have a beard

lleva o tiene barba de tres días — he's got three days' stubble, he's got three days' growth of beard

tiene la barba cerrada o muy poblada — he's got a very thick beard, his beard grows thickly

arreglarse o hacerse o recortarse la barba — to trim one's beard

dejarse barba: me estoy dejando barba — I'm growing a beard

por barba: dos naranjas por barba — two oranges apiece o per head

- colgar barbas al santo

- hacer algo en las barbas de algn

- hacerle la barba a algn

- llevar a algn de la barba

- mentir por la barba

- tener pocas barbas

- a barba regalada

- subirse a las barbas de algn

- tirarse de las barbas

- un hombre con toda la barba

- cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar pon las tuyas a remojar

barba de chivo — goatee (beard)

barba honrada — distinguished personage

2) (=mentón) chin

3) [de ave] wattle; [de mejillón, cabra] beard

barba de ballena — whalebone

4) (Bot) [de raíz] beard

2.

SM (Teat) † (=papel) old man's part; (=actor) performer of old men's roles ; (=villano) villain

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femenino

1)

a) ( de quien se la afeita) stubble

barba de dos días — two days' growth of stubble

b) ( de quien se la deja) beard

dejarse (la) barba — to grow a beard

el de la barba — the one with the beard

con toda la barba: es un líder con toda la barba he's a true o real leader; en sus (mismísimas) barbas (fam) right under his nose (colloq); hacerle la barba a alguien (Méx fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq); por barba (fam) each; subírsele a alguien a las barbas (fam) to get fresh (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky with somebody (colloq); cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar pon las tuyas a remojar — you should learn from other people's mistakes

c) (mentón, barbilla) chin

2) tb barbas femenino plural

a) ( de raíz) beard

b) ( de cabra) beard; ( de pez) barbels (pl); ( de ave) wattle

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= beard, burr, deckle edge.

Ex. There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.

Ex. Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.

Ex. Paper made in side-by-side two-sheet moulds can easily be identified by the fact that in a whole sheet (i.e. one that has deckle edges all round) the chain lines are parallel to the longer edges.

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* barba de chivo = goatee, goatee beard.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.

* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.

* barba incipiente = stubble, stubble beard.

* barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.

* con barba = bearded.

* doble barba = double chin.

* sin barba = beardless.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

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femenino

1)

a) ( de quien se la afeita) stubble

barba de dos días — two days' growth of stubble

b) ( de quien se la deja) beard

dejarse (la) barba — to grow a beard

el de la barba — the one with the beard

con toda la barba: es un líder con toda la barba he's a true o real leader; en sus (mismísimas) barbas (fam) right under his nose (colloq); hacerle la barba a alguien (Méx fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq); por barba (fam) each; subírsele a alguien a las barbas (fam) to get fresh (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky with somebody (colloq); cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar pon las tuyas a remojar — you should learn from other people's mistakes

c) (mentón, barbilla) chin

2) tb barbas femenino plural

a) ( de raíz) beard

b) ( de cabra) beard; ( de pez) barbels (pl); ( de ave) wattle

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= beard, burr, deckle edge.

Ex: There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.

Ex: Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.

Ex: Paper made in side-by-side two-sheet moulds can easily be identified by the fact that in a whole sheet (i.e. one that has deckle edges all round) the chain lines are parallel to the longer edges.

* barba de chivo = goatee, goatee beard.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.

* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.

* barba incipiente = stubble, stubble beard.

* barba incipiente de moda = designer stubble.

* con barba = bearded.

* doble barba = double chin.

* sin barba = beardless.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

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barba¹

feminine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (de quien se la afeita) stubble

llegó con barba de dos días he showed up with two days' growth of stubble

2 (de quien se la deja) beard

se está dejando (la) barba he's growing a beard

aquel hombre de la barbaor las barbas that man with the beard

está deseando que le salga la barba he can't wait to start shaving

barba poblada or espesa or cerrada thick o bushy beard

barba rala wispy beard

arreglarse/recortarse la barbaor las barbas to tidy up/trim one's beard

con toda la barba: es un líder con toda la barba he's a true o real leader

en sus (mismísimas or propias) barbas ( fam): le robaron el coche en sus mismísimas barbas they stole his car from right under his nose

hacerle la barba a algn ( Méx fam); to suck up to sb ( colloq)

mentir con toda la barba ( fam); to tell a barefaced lie

por barba ( fam); each

sale or toca a 1.000 euros por barba it works out at 1,000 euros a head o each

son capaces de comerse un pollo por barba they're quite capable of eating a chicken each

si sale con barbas San Antón y si no la Purísima Concepción it's all the same to me ( colloq), I don't mind o I'm not bothered one way or the other ( colloq)

subírsele a algn a las barbas ( fam); to get fresh ( AmE) o ( BrE) cheeky with sb ( colloq), to get too familiar with sb ( colloq)

tirarse de las barbas ( fam); to tear one's hair out ( colloq)

cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar or arder pon las tuyas a remojar or en remojo you should learn from other people's mistakes

3 (mentón, barbilla) chin

Compuesto:

barba or barbas de chivo

goatee

B tb barbas fpl

1 (de una raíz) beard; (del maíz) beard; (de una alcachofa) choke; (de una pluma) barbs (pl)

2 (de una cabra) beard; (de un pez) barbels (pl); (de un ave) wattle

3 (de una tela, un papel) frayed edge; (de una madera, un plástico) rough edge ver tb barbas masculine

C ( Chi) (para las camisas) stiffener; (de un sostén) wire; (de un corsé) stay, bone

barba²

masculine

older male character in a play

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barba sustantivo femenino
a) ( de quien se la afeita) stubble;

◊ una barba de dos días two days' growth of stubble

b) ( de quien se la deja) beard;

◊ dejarse (la) barba to grow a beard;

un hombre con barba a man with a beard;
hacerle la barba a algn (Méx fam) to suck up to sb (colloq)
c) (mentón, barbilla) chin

barba sustantivo femenino
1 (pelo en la cara) beard
2 Anat chin
♦ Locuciones: por barba, per head
' barba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejarse
- lampiña
- lampiño
- poblada
- poblado
- afeitar
- canoso
- chiva
- claro
- conferir
- crecer
- dejar
- espeso
- imberbe
- llevar
- patilla
- peludo
- pera
- perilla
- ralo
- raspar
- tocar
English:
beard
- flowing
- goatee
- grow
- shaggy
- shave
- shaven
- stubble
- trim
- bearded
- bristle
- growth
- whisker
- with

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barba

♦ nf

1. [pelo] beard;

barbas beard;

un hombre con barba de dos/tres/varios días a man with stubble;

apurarse la barba to shave close;

dejarse (la) barba to grow a beard;

le está saliendo (la) barba he's starting to get hairs on his chin o a beard;

Comp
Méx
hacer la barba a alguien to butter sb up;

Comp

lo hizo en sus (propias) barbas he did it right under her nose;

Comp

reírse de alguien en sus propias barbas to laugh in sb's face;

Comp

un hombre con toda la barba a real man;

Comp

subirse a las barbas de alguien to be cheeky to sb;

Prov

cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas cortar o [m5]pelar, pon las tuyas a remojar = when the trouble reaches next door, you'd better watch out for yourself

Comp
barba cerrada thick beard;
barba de chivo goatee

2. [barbilla] chin

3. Esp Fam
por barba [por persona] each;

la comida nos ha salido a 20 euros por barba the meal cost us 20 euros each

4. [de ballena] whalebone

5.
barbas [de pez] barbel;
[de mejillón, perro, cabra] beard; [de ave] wattle
6.
barbas [de papel] uneven edge;
[de tela] frayed edge
♦ barbas nm inv
Fam [barbudo] beardy;
el barbas que está sentado a la derecha the guy with the beard sitting on the right

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barba

f tb
BOT beard;
dejarse (la) barba grow a beard;

en las barbas de alguien under s.o.’s nose;

subirse a las barbas de alguien get fresh with s.o. fam, Br be cheeky to s.o. fam ;

por barba fam a head, per person

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barba nf

1) : beard, stubble

2) : chin

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barba n beard

Luis se está dejando barba Luis is growing a beard

por barba each

son dos mil pesetas por barba it's two thousand pesetas each

Spanish-English dictionary > barba
2 canoso

adj.

gray-haired, grey-haired, grey-headed, hoary.

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canoso

► adjetivo

1 grey-haired (US gray-haired), white-haired

■ un hombre canoso a white-haired man, a grey-haired man

■ el pelo canoso white hair, grey (US gray) hair

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ADJ

1) [persona] (=con pelo gris) grey-haired, gray-haired (EEUU); (=con pelo blanco) white-haired

2) [pelo, barba] (=gris) grey, gray (EEUU); (=blanco) white

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- sa adjetivo < persona> gray-haired*, white-haired; <pelo/barba> gray*, white

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= graying [greying, -UK], hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], grizzled, white-haired, gray-haired, grey-haired.

Nota: Escrito gray-haired en inglés americano.

Ex. There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.

Ex. I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.

Ex. Ultimately, this film is just a land-bound rerun of Jaws, down to the sacrifice of the grizzled, expert hunter so the younger, more clean-cut, family man can face his own fears and prove his prowess.

Ex. The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.

Ex. The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care.

Ex. Not that they were all grey-haired; some had brown, some had blond -- some had very little hair at all.

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- sa adjetivo < persona> gray-haired*, white-haired; <pelo/barba> gray*, white

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= graying [greying, -UK], hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], grizzled, white-haired, gray-haired, grey-haired.

Nota: Escrito gray-haired en inglés americano.

Ex: There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.

Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.

Ex: Ultimately, this film is just a land-bound rerun of Jaws, down to the sacrifice of the grizzled, expert hunter so the younger, more clean-cut, family man can face his own fears and prove his prowess.

Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.

Ex: The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care.

Ex: Not that they were all grey-haired; some had brown, some had blond -- some had very little hair at all.

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canoso -sa

adjective

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹persona› gray-haired*, white-haired; ‹pelo/barba› gray*, white

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canoso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ persona› gray-haired^{( conjugate haired)}, white-haired;

‹pelo/barba› gray^{( conjugate gray)}, white
canoso,-a adjetivo (pelo) white, grey
(de pelo blanco) white-haired
(de pelo gris) grey-haired
' canoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canosa
English:
grey-haired
- silver
- silver-haired

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canoso, -a adj
[persona] grey-haired, white-haired; [cabellera, barba] grey, white
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canoso

adj ( gris: pelo) gray, Br

grey; persona gray-haired, Br

grey-haired; ( blanco: pelo) white; persona white-haired

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canoso, -sa cano

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canoso adj grey / grey haired

Spanish-English dictionary > canoso
3 coronilla

f.

1 crown (of the head).

estar hasta la coronilla (de) (informal) to be sick and tired (of)

2 crown of the head, pate, top of the head, crown.

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coronilla

► nombre femenino

1 (parte de la cabeza) crown of the head

2 (tonsura) tonsure

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar de coronilla familiar to run around in circles

estar hasta la coronilla familiar to be fed up (de, with)

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noun f.

crown

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SF crown, top of the head

andar o bailar o ir de coronilla — to bend over backwards to please sb

dar de coronilla — to bump one's head

estar hasta la coronilla — to be utterly fed up (de with)

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femenino crown, crown of the head

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo/alguien) — (fam) to be fed up to the back teeth (with something/somebody) (colloq)

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= crown.

Ex. There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.

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* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

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femenino crown, crown of the head

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo/alguien) — (fam) to be fed up to the back teeth (with something/somebody) (colloq)

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= crown.

Ex: There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.

* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

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coronilla

feminine

crown, crown of the head

andar or bailar de coronilla to bend over backward(s) ( colloq)

estar hasta la coronilla ( fam); to be fed up to the back teeth ( colloq)

estoy hasta la coronilla de tus manías I'm fed up to the back teeth o I've had it up to here with you and your fads ( colloq)

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coronilla sustantivo femenino
crown (of the head);
◊ estar hasta la coronilla (de algo/algn) (fam) to be fed up to the back teeth (with sth/sb) (colloq)

coronilla sustantivo femenino crown of the head
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar hasta la coronilla, to be fed up [de, with]

' coronilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hasta
- vértice
English:
crown
- top

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coronilla nf

crown (of the head);

Comp
Fam
ando o [m5] voy de coronilla I'm at full stretch;

Comp
Fam
estar hasta la coronilla de algo/alguien to be fed up to the back teeth with sth/sb

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coronilla

f ANAT crown;

estoy hasta la coronilla fam I’ve had it up to here fam

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coronilla nf

1) : crown (of the head)

2)

estar hasta la coronilla : to be completely fed up

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coronilla n crown of the head

estar hasta la coronilla de algo to be sick and tired of something

Spanish-English dictionary > coronilla
4 arreglo

m.

1 mending, repair.

hacer un arreglo a to take in; (ropa) (estrechar) to let out (agrandar)

2 settlement.

3 agreement (acuerdo).

llegar a un arreglo to reach agreement

con arreglo a in accordance with

un arreglo pacífico de las diferencias an amicable settlement of differences

4 deal, settlement, agreement, contract.

5 array, grouping, trimming, order.

6 set, array.

7 carve-up.

pres.indicat.

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

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arreglo

► nombre masculino

1 (acuerdo) arrangement, agreement, settlement

2 (reparación) repair

3 (orden) order, tidiness

4 (limpieza) cleaning, tidying; (personal) cleanliness

5 MÚSICA arrangement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con arreglo a according to, in accordance with

■ con arreglo al plan according to the plan

llegar a un arreglo to come to an arrangement, reach an agreement

no tener arreglo (cosa) to be beyond repair 2 (asunto) to have no solution 3 (persona) to be hopeless

■ ese reloj no tiene arreglo that watch is beyond repair

■ ¡no tienes arreglo! you're hopeless!

arreglo de cuentas settling of scores, settling-up

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noun m.

1) repair

2) agreement

3) arrangement

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SM

1) (=reparación) repair

la cocina necesita unos pequeños arreglos — the kitchen needs a few repairs

"se hacen arreglos" — [de ropa] "alterations"; [de electrodomésticos] "repairs done"

el arreglo del televisor son 75 euros — it's 75 euros to repair o mend o fix the TV

el horno no tiene arreglo — the oven is beyond repair

ese problema tiene fácil arreglo — that problem is easy to sort out o solve

mi marido no tiene arreglo — * my husband is a hopeless case *

2) (=aseo) [de persona] appearance; [de pelo, barba] trim

cuida mucho su arreglo personal — he takes great care over his appearance

un arreglo de barba — a beard trim

3) (=orden) order

• vivir con arreglo — to live an orderly life

4) (=acuerdo) agreement

tenemos un arreglillo con el jefe — we have made a little arrangement with the boss

• con arreglo a — [+ norma, ley] in accordance with; [+ circunstancias, criterio] according to

con arreglo a lo dispuesto en el artículo 47 — in accordance with the provisions of Article 47

los han ordenado con arreglo a su tamaño — they have been arranged according to size

• llegar a un arreglo — to reach a compromise

arreglo de cuentas — settling of old scores

5) [de amantes] affair

6) (Mús) [de obra original] arrangement; [a partir de texto literario] setting

7) (Inform) array

8)

arreglo floral — flower arrangement

clases de arreglo floral — flower arranging classes

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masculino

1)

a) ( reparación) repair

con unos pequeños arreglos quedará como nuevo — with a few minor repairs it'll be as good as new

la casa necesita algunos arreglos — the house needs some work done on it

tener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair; esta chica no tiene arreglo this girl's a hopeless case; todo tiene arreglo there's a solution to everything; eso tiene fácil arreglo — that's easy enough to sort out

b) ( de ropa) alteration

c) (Mús) tb

arreglo musical — musical arrangement

- arreglo floral

- arreglo personal

2) ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

los arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías — the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen (colloq)

con arreglo a — (frml) in accordance with

3) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= repair, fix, fixup [fix-up], repair job.

Ex. These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.

Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.

Ex. Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.

Ex. Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.

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* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.

* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.

* arreglo floral = flower arrangement.

* arreglo musical = arrangement, musical arrangement.

* arreglos del hogar = home repair.

* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.

* sin arreglo = beyond repair.

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masculino

1)

a) ( reparación) repair

con unos pequeños arreglos quedará como nuevo — with a few minor repairs it'll be as good as new

la casa necesita algunos arreglos — the house needs some work done on it

tener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair; esta chica no tiene arreglo this girl's a hopeless case; todo tiene arreglo there's a solution to everything; eso tiene fácil arreglo — that's easy enough to sort out

b) ( de ropa) alteration

c) (Mús) tb

arreglo musical — musical arrangement

- arreglo floral

- arreglo personal

2) ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

los arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías — the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen (colloq)

con arreglo a — (frml) in accordance with

3) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= repair, fix, fixup [fix-up], repair job.

Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.

Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.

Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.

Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.

* arreglo de uñas = manicuring.

* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.

* arreglo floral = flower arrangement.

* arreglo musical = arrangement, musical arrangement.

* arreglos del hogar = home repair.

* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.

* sin arreglo = beyond repair.

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arreglo

masculine

A

1

(reparación): el arreglo del tocadiscos le costó un pico it cost him a small fortune to get the record player mended o fixed o repaired

con unos pequeños arreglos el coche quedará como nuevo with a few minor repairs the car'll be as good as new, the car just needs fixing up a little o just needs a bit of work doing on it and it'll be as good as new ( colloq)

la casa necesita algunos arreglos the house needs some work doing o done on it

tener arreglo: este reloj no tiene arreglo this watch is beyond repair

esta chica no tiene arreglo, nunca cambiará this girl's a hopeless case, she'll never change

no te preocupes, todo tiene arreglo don't worry, there's a solution to everything

eso tiene fácil arreglo that's easy enough to sort out, that's easily solved

2 ( Mús) tb

arreglo musical musical arrangement

Compuestos:

● arreglo floral

flower arrangement

● arreglo personal

personal appearance

B

1 (acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

con arreglo a ( frml); in accordance with

con arreglo a lo dispuesto por el artículo 149 in accordance with the provisions of Article 149

2

(chanchullo): los arreglos que tenía con uno de los policías the secret dealings o ( colloq) the little arrangement he had with one of the policemen

C ( fam) (lío amoroso) affair

tiene un arreglo con la vecina he's having an affair with his neighbor

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Del verbo arreglar: ( conjugate arreglar)

arreglo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

arregló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
arreglar
arreglo
arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
‹falda/vestido› to alter;
‹ calle› to repair;
◊ el dentista me está arreglando la boca (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq);

esto te arregloá el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
2
a) ‹casa/habitación› ( ordenar) to straighten up, to tidy (up) (BrE);

( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)
b) (preparar, organizar):

◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
arreglo una entrevista to arrange an interview
c) ( disponer) ‹flores/muebles› to arrange

3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;
◊ lo quiso arreglo diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …

arreglarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):
◊ tarda horas en arreglose she takes hours to get ready;

no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
sabe arreglose she knows how to make herself look good
2 ‹pelo/manos›
a) ( refl) to do

b) ( caus):

◊ tengo que ir a arreglome el pelo I must go and have my hair done

3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
4 (fam) ( amañarse):
◊ ya me arregloé para volver a casa I'll make my own way home;

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
ya me las arregloé I'll manage, I'll be OK
5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
arreglo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( reparación) repair;

◊ hacerle arreglos a algo to carry out repairs on sth;

la casa necesita algunos arreglos the house needs some work done on it;
no tiene arreglo [reloj/máquina] it's beyond repair;

[ persona] he/she is a hopeless case
b) ( de ropa) alteration

c) (Mús) tb

◊ arreglo musical musical arrangement

2 ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement
arreglar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
2 (solucionar) to sort out
3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
4 (poner elegante) to get ready
arreglo sustantivo masculino
1 (reparación) repair: su televisor no tiene arreglo, your television is beyond repair
2 (trato) compromise, agreement
3 (solución) solution: familiar este chico no tiene arreglo, this boy is a hopeless case
4 Mús arrangement
♦ Locuciones: con arreglo a, in accordance with
' arreglo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
economía
- estarse
- llevar
- reparación
- acuerdo
- compostura
- coqueto
- facturar
- me
- momento
- peinado
- ver
English:
alteration
- arrange
- arrangement
- beyond
- disposition
- repair
- setting
- wriggle
- adjust
- adjustment
- compromise
- house
- on
- patch

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arreglo nm

1. [reparación] repair;

la moto necesitará algunos arreglos the motorbike will need a few repairs doing;

tras el arreglo del fallo el transbordador pudo despegar after the fault had been fixed the shuttle was able to take off;

Comp

tener arreglo: este secador no tiene arreglo this hairdryer is beyond repair;

¡ese niño no tiene arreglo! that child's a hopeless case!;

¡todo tiene arreglo! there's always a solution to everything!

2. [de ropa] alteration;

hacer un arreglo a un vestido to make an alteration to a dress

3. [acuerdo] agreement;

llegar a un arreglo to reach an agreement;

un arreglo pacífico de las diferencias an amicable settlement of differences;

con arreglo a in accordance with;

con arreglo al derecho internacional in accordance with international law;

lo hice con arreglo a las instrucciones que recibí I did it in accordance with the instructions I received

4. arreglo de cuentas settling of scores

5. [aseo]
arreglo personal (personal) appearance

6. Mús
arreglo (musical) (musical) arrangement

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arreglo

m

1 ( reparación) repair

2 ( solución) solution;

esto no tiene arreglo there’s nothing to be done;

no tienes arreglo you’re the limit, you’re impossible

3 ( acuerdo) arrangement, agreement

4 MÚS arrangement

5

:

con arreglo a in accordance with

6 fam

amoroso affair

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arreglo nm

1) : repair

2) : arrangement

3) : agreement, understanding

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arreglo n

1. (reparación) repair

¿cuánto te ha costado el arreglo? how much did the repair cost?

2. (acuerdo) agreement

hemos llegado a un arreglo we've reached an agreement

no tiene arreglo (cosa) it can't be mended (situación) nothing can be done about it

Spanish-English dictionary > arreglo
5 ganar

v.

1 to win.

ganaron por tres a uno they won three one

Ricardo gana siempre Richard wins always.

Ricardo ganó el premio Richard won the prize.

2 to earn (sueldo, dinero).

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

María gMaría dinero Mary earns money.

3 to gain.

ganar fama to achieve fame

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train

Ricardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.

4 to beat.

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you

5 to reach, to make it to (llegar a) (place).

6 to take, to capture.

7 to obtain profits, to come out with profits, to win, to realize profits.

La empresa ganó The company obtained profits.

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ganar

► verbo transitivo

1 (partido, concurso, premio) to win

■ ganaron el partido they won the match

2 (dinero) to earn

■ ¿cuánto ganas al año? how much do you earn a year?

3 (conquistar) to capture

■ ganaron la ciudad a los árabes they captured the city from the Arabs

4 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ganaron la cima they reached the summit

5 (lograr) to win

■ finalmente ganaron la amistad de sus vecinos they finally won the friendship of their neighbours

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar) to improve

■ ha ganado mucho con los años it has improved greatly with age

2 (cambiar favorablemente) to gain

■ ganamos con el cambio we gained with the change

► verbo pronominal ganarse

1 to earn

■ me gano mil euros al mes I earn a thousand euros a month

■ se gana bien la vida he makes a good living

2 (ser merecedor) to deserve

■ se lo han ganado they deserve it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ganar a alguien en algo to be better than somebody at something

■ me ganas en inglés you're better at English than I am

■ ella le gana en inteligencia she's much more intelligent than he is

ganar terreno to gain ground

llevar las de ganar figurado to hold the winning card, hold all the cards

no ganar para disgustos figurado to be one thing after another

salir ganando to gain, benefit, do well out of it

ganarse la vida to earn a living, earn one's living

ganarse el pan familiar to earn one's bread and butter

¡te la vas a ganar! familiar you're going to get it!

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verb

1) to win

2) earn

3) gain

4) profit

5) make

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1. VT

1) [+ sueldo] to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

2) [+ competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

3) [+ contrincante] to beat

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking

4) (=conseguir) [+ tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain

¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea

ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity

5) (=alcanzar) [+ objetivo] to achieve, attain

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

6) (=convencer) to win over

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

7) (=aventajar)

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

8) (Mil) [+ plaza, pueblo] to take, capture

2. VI

1) [trabajando] to earn

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

- no ganamos para sustos

2) [en competición, guerra] to win

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

• dejarse ganar — [con trampas] to lose on purpose

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

3) (=mejorar) to benefit, improve

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

• ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

• salir ganando — to do well

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

3.

See:

ganarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

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= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

* * *

= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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ganar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mediante el trabajo) to earn

gana un buen sueldo she earns o she's on a good salary

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

2 (conseguir) to gain

¿y qué ganas con eso? and what do you gain by (doing) that?

no ganamos nada con ponernos nerviosos getting all worked-up won't get us anywhere

B

1 ‹carrera/competición/partido› to win; ‹elecciones› to win; ‹guerra/batalla› to win; ‹juicio› to win

ganaron el campeonato they won the championship

le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

ganarle el quién vive a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb to it ( colloq), to get in first ( colloq)

2 (en un juego, concurso) ‹premio/dinero› to win

¿cuánto ganaste en las carreras de caballos? how much did you win on the horses?

ha ganado mucho dinero al póquer she's won a lot of money at o playing poker

C

(adquirir): ganó fama y fortuna she won fame and fortune

su partido ha ido ganando popularidad his party has been gaining in popularity

ha ganado importancia en los últimos años it has grown in importance in recent years

D

1 ‹persona› ganar a algn PARA algo to win sb over TO sth

lo ganó para su causa she won him over to her cause

2 (reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

E ( liter); ‹meta› to attain ( frml), to reach; ‹cumbre/frontera/orilla› to gain ( liter), to reach

■ ganar

vi

A (mediante el trabajo) to earn

apenas gana para vivir she hardly earns enough to live on

no ganar para disgustos/sustos to have nothing but trouble

B

1 (vencer) to win

que gane el mejor may the best man win

ganaron los Republicanos the Republicans won o were victorious

van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1, they're 2-1 up o ahead

2

ganarle a algn to beat sb

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points

siempre que juega al ajedrez con su hijo se deja ganar she always lets her son beat her at chess, whenever she plays chess with her son she lets him win

me ha vuelto a ganar she's beaten me again

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane when it comes to lying there's no one to touch him

se dejó ganar por el abatimiento he allowed his depression to get the better of him

C (aventajar) ganarle a algn EN algo:

le ganas en estatura you're taller than him

habla mejor inglés, es más guapo … la verdad es que me gana en todo he speaks better English, he's better looking … the truth is he beats me on every count

D

(mejorar, obtener provecho): ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

con estas modificaciones el texto ha ganado en claridad the text has become much clearer o has gained in clarity with these changes

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios these changes have really improved the living room

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando de la mudanza he's the only one who benefited o gained from the move

no lo esperaba pero al final salí ganando I didn't expect to but in the end I came out of it better off o I did well out of it, I didn't expect to but I ended up better off

saldrán ganando de esta reestructuración they will benefit from o they stand to gain from this restructuring

E

( Méx fam) (dirigirse): ganar para un lugar to go off toward(s) somewhere

F

(Ur arg) (con el sexo opuesto): estás ganando con aquél/aquélla you're well in with that guy/girl over there ( colloq)

■ ganarse

v pron

A ( enf) (mediante el trabajo) to earn

se ganó mil dólares en una semana she earned (herself) a thousand dollars in one week

B ( enf) (en una rifa, un juego) to win

C ‹afecto› to win; ‹amistad/confianza› to win, gain; ‹persona› to win … over

ha sabido ganarse el respeto de todos she has managed to win o earn everyone's respect

sabe ganarse a los amigos he knows how to make friends

D

(ser merecedor de): te has ganado unas buenas vacaciones you've earned yourself a good vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holiday

te estás ganando una paliza you're going to get a good thrashing, you're asking for a good thrashing

ganarse algo a pulso to earn sth

el ascenso se lo ha ganado a pulso he's really worked (hard) for o he's really earned this promotion

ganársela ( Esp fam): como no te calles te la vas a ganar if you don't shut up, you're going to get it o you're for it ( colloq)

E

( Chi fam) (acercarse): se ganó muy a la orilla y se cayó he went too near the edge and fell in

gánate para acá come over here o come closer

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ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

◊ lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

b) ‹ tiempo› to gain;

◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?

c) ( adquirir) ‹ experiencia› to gain

2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
◊ le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

verbo intransitivo
a) ( vencer) to win;

◊ van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1;

ganarle a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points
b) ( aventajar):

◊ le ganas en estatura you're taller than him;

me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;
◊ ganarse la vida to earn a/one's living

2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;
◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect

4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
◊ te lo has ganado you've earned it, you deserve it

ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' ganar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- baño
- contender
- flexibilizar
- llevar
- óptima
- óptimo
- peso
- probabilidad
- redoblar
- savia
- terrena
- terreno
- todavía
- chance
- expectativa
- hacer
- interés
- meta
- premio
- sensación
- tiempo
- tratar
- triunfar
- valer
English:
actual
- amateurish
- beat
- break
- bring in
- buck
- catch on
- chance
- close-run
- comfortably
- day
- default
- earn
- even
- exert
- fact
- fair
- fluke
- gain
- gain on
- gather
- get
- ground
- hand
- key
- killing
- make
- money
- one-upmanship
- optimistic
- outsider
- rig
- score
- speed
- take
- ultimate
- win
- case
- certainly
- clinch
- deliver
- expect
- height
- odds
- premium
- run
- stand
- toss
- yet

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ganar

♦ vt

1. [premio, competición] to win;

ganaron las elecciones they won the elections;

ganó un millón en la lotería he won a million on the lottery

2. [obtener] [sueldo, dinero] to earn;

gana dos millones al año she earns o she's on two million a year;

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

3. [obtener] [peso, tiempo] to gain;

ganar fama to achieve fame;

ganar importancia to grow in importance;

ganar terreno [avanzar] to gain ground;

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train;

ganaron nuevos adeptos para la causa they won over new converts to the cause

4. [conseguir]
¿qué gano yo con eso? what's in it for me?, what do I stand to gain from that?;

llorando no ganas nada it's no use crying, crying won't change anything

5. [derrotar] to beat;

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you;

Comp
RP Fam
ganar de mano a alguien to beat sb to it

6. [aventajar]
me gana en velocidad he's faster than me;

me gana en hermosura pero no en inteligencia she's prettier than me, but not as intelligent;
Fam
a tonto no hay quien le gane he's as thick as they come

7. [alcanzar] to reach, to make it to;

ganó la orilla a nado she made it to o gained the shore

8. [conquistar] to take, to capture;

los aliados ganaron la playa tras una dura batalla the Allies took o captured the beach after a hard battle

9. [recuperar]
han ganado terreno al desierto they have reclaimed land from the desert

♦ vi

1. [vencer] to win;

ganaron por tres a uno they won Br three one o US three to one;

ganaron por penalties they won on penalties;

ganan de cuatro puntos they're winning by four points, they're four points ahead;

no es justo, te has dejado ganar it's not fair, you let me beat you o you lost on purpose;

que gane el mejor may the best man win

2. [lograr dinero] to earn money;
Am
ganar bien to be well paid;

ganar mal not to earn very much, to be badly paid;

sólo gana para subsistir she earns only enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
no gano para disgustos o [m5] sustos I've more than enough worries o troubles

3. [mejorar] to benefit ( con from);
gana mucho con la barba he looks a lot better with a beard;

ha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;

ganar en algo to gain in sth;

ha ganado en amplitud [parece mayor] it looks bigger;

hemos salido ganando con el cambio we've benefited from the change

4. Urug Fam [con hombre, mujer]
¿viste como te mira? estás ganando have you seen her looking at you? she fancies you o you're well in there

♦ See also the pronominal verb ganarse

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ganar

I v/t

1 win;

le gané cincuenta dólares I won fifty dollars off him;

ganar a alguien beat s.o.

2 mediante el trabajo earn

II v/i

1 mediante el trabajo earn

2 ( vencer) win;

ganar por dos sets a uno win (by) two sets to one

3 ( mejorar) improve;

salir ganando con algo be better off with sth

4 ( aventajar)

:

le gano en velocidad/inteligencia I’m faster/more intelligent than him o than he is

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ganar vt

1) : to win

2) : to gain

ganar tiempo: to buy time

3) : to earn

ganar dinero: to make money

4) : to acquire, to obtain

ganar vi

1) : to win

2) : to profit

salir ganando: to come out ahead

♦ See also the reflexive verb ganarse

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ganar vb

1. (un premio, concurso) to win [pt. & pp. won]

ganó el premio a la mejor actriz she won the award for best actress

¿quién ganó el torneo? who won the tournament?

2. (un sueldo) to earn

todos ganan la misma cantidad de dinero they all earn the same amount of money

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

3. (a un contrincante) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

Bruguera ganó a Costa en tres sets Bruguera beat Costa in three sets

4. (un trabajo) to get

todos los candidatos aspiran ganar una plaza all the candidates hope to get a place

5. (superar a alguien) to be better

a mí me ganas en deportes you're better at sports than I am

ganar el pan to earn your living

ganar tiempo to save time

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

salir ganando to do well

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar
6 mosca

f.

1 fly.

aflojar o soltar la mosca (figurative) to cough up, to fork out

cazar moscas (figurative) to twiddle one's thumbs

estar con o tener la mosca detrás de la oreja (informal) to be suspicious o distrustful

no se oía ni una mosca (informal) you could have heard a pin drop

por si las moscas (informal) just in case

¿qué mosca te ha picado? (informal figurative) what's up with you?

mosca muerta (informal figurative) slyboots, hypocrite

mosca tse-tsé tsetse fly

2 money.

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mosca

► nombre femenino

1 fly

2 (barba) tuft

3 familiar (dinero) dough

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aflojar/soltar la mosca familiar to fork out money, cough up

caer como moscas to drop like flies

estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja to be suspicious

estar mosca familiar (sospechar) to be suspicious 2 (estar enfadado) to be cross

no se oía una mosca you could have heard a pin drop

por si las moscas just in case

¿qué mosca te (le, etc) ha picado? familiar what's bugging you (him, etc)?

mosca muerta figurado hypocrite

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noun f.

fly

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1. SF

1) (=insecto) fly

pescar a la mosca — to fish with a fly, fly-fish

asarse las moscas —

se asaban las moscas — it was baking hot

- caer como moscas

- cazar moscas

- mandar a algn a capar moscas

- papar moscas

- por si las moscas

me llevaré el impermeable por si las moscas — I'll take my raincoat just in case

- ¿qué mosca te/le ha picado?

- tener la mosca en o detrás de la oreja

mosca artificial — [en pesca] fly

mosca azul, mosca blanca — whitefly

mosca de burro — horsefly

mosca de España — Spanish fly, cantharides

mosca de la carne — meat fly

mosca de la fruta — fruit fly

mosca doméstica — house fly

mosca drosofila — drosophila, fruit fly

mosca muerta — = mosquita

mosca tsetsé — tsetse fly

2) * (=pesado) pest

3) † (=dinero) dough *

- aflojar o soltar la mosca

4) † (=barba) small goatee beard

5) pl moscas (=centellas) sparks

moscas volantes — spots before the eyes, floaters

6) Méx * (=parásito) sponger *

2.

ADJ INV Esp
*
- estar mosca

- estar mosca con algn

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I
adjetivo invariable

a) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)

b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alert
II
femenino

1)

a) (Zool) fly

no se oía ni una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop (colloq)

caer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies

es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly

estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard

papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)

por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)

¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)

sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water

venir or acudir como moscas — to swarm round like flies; ver tb mosquita

b) ( para pescar) fly

- mosca tsé-tsé or tsetsé

2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)

afloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
III
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)

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= fly [flies, -pl.].

Ex. From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.

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* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.

* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.

* mosca negra = black fly.

* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.

* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

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I
adjetivo invariable

a) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)

b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alert
II
femenino

1)

a) (Zool) fly

no se oía ni una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop (colloq)

caer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies

es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly

estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard

papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)

por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)

¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)

sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water

venir or acudir como moscas — to swarm round like flies; ver tb mosquita

b) ( para pescar) fly

- mosca tsé-tsé or tsetsé

2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)

afloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
III
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)

* * *

= fly [flies, -pl.].

Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.

* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.

* mosca negra = black fly.

* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.

* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

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mosca¹

adj inv

1 ( Esp fam) (preocupado) uneasy, edgy ( colloq); (enfadado) sore ( AmE colloq), mad ( AmE), cross ( BrE colloq)

2 ( Ven fam) (alerta) alert

hay que estar mosca you have to be alert o ( colloq) keep on your toes

mosca²

feminine

A

1 ( Zool) fly

no se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq)

caer como moscas to go down o drop o fall like flies

es incapaz de matar una mosca she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly

estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja to be wary, be on one's guard

ir de mosca ( Méx): atrás del trolebús iban dos muchachos de mosca two boys were hanging off the back of the trolleybus

papar moscas ( fam); to mooch around ( colloq)

por si las moscas ( fam); just in case ( colloq), just to be on the safe side ( colloq)

¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? ( fam); what's got into o what's up with you/him? ( colloq), what's eating you/him? ( colloq)

sentirse como mosca en leche ( Col fam); to feel like a fish out of water

venir or acudir como moscas to swarm round like flies

ver tb mosquita

2 (para pescar) fly

Compuestos:

● mosca blanca

whitefly

● mosca húmeda or mojada

wet fly

● mosca seca

dry fly

● mosca tsé-tsé or tsetsé

( Med) tsetse, tsetse fly

B ( fam) (dinero) dough ( colloq), dosh ( BrE colloq)

afloja la mosca cough up ( colloq)

C ( Ven fam) (escolta) escort

mosca³

masculine and feminine

(Ur fam)

freeloader ( colloq), sponger ( BrE colloq)

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mosca sustantivo femenino
fly;
◊ no se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop (colloq);

por si las moscas (fam) just in case (colloq)
mosca
I sustantivo femenino
1 (insecto) fly
2 fam fig (dinero) cash, dough
aflojar la mosca, to stump up
3 fam (recelo) estar con la mosca (detrás de la oreja), to smell a rat, to be suspicious
II adj (estar) (enfadado) annoyed
(inquieto) worried
(intrigado) suspicious
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¿qué mosca le ha picado?, what's biting him?
familiar por si las moscas, just in case

' mosca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusano
- volar
- pescar
- peso
- por
English:
bite
- eat
- fly
- flyweight
- pin
- blue
- house

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mosca

♦ adj inv

1. [en boxeo]
peso mosca flyweight

2. Esp Fam
estar mosca [con sospechas] to smell a rat;

estoy mosca con su oferta, no me inspira confianza there's something fishy about his offer, I don't trust it

3. Esp Fam
estar mosca [enfadado] to be in a mood;

está mosca conmigo she's in a mood with me;

está mosca porque se ha vuelto a estropear el ordenador he's in a mood because the computer's broken again

4. Ven Fam [alerta] on the ball;

para ganar dinero hay que estar muy mosca if you want to make money you've got to be on the ball

♦ nmf
[en boxeo] flyweight
♦ nf

1. [insecto] fly

Comp
mosca escorpión scorpion fly;
mosca de la fruta fruit fly;
Fam Fig mosca muerta:
con lo mosca muerta que parecía y el novio tan guapo que se ha buscado she's a dark horse, you'd never have thought she'd end up with a good-looking boyfriend like that;

parece una mosca muerta he looks very innocent;

mosca tse-tsé tsetse fly

2. [en pesca] fly

3. RP Fam [dinero] dough;

estoy sin mosca I'm flat broke, Br I'm skint

4. Comp

aflojar o [m5] soltar la mosca to cough up, to fork out;

cazar moscas to twiddle one's thumbs;
Fam
estar con o [m5] tener la mosca detrás de la oreja to be suspicious o distrustful;

no se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;
Fam
¿qué mosca te ha picado? what's up with you?, who's rattled your cage?;
Fam
por si las moscas just in case;
Méx Fam
viajar de mosca = to ride for free on a bus by clinging to the outside of it

♦ interj
Ven Fam watch it!
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mosca

f fly;

mosca muerta fam hypocrite;

estar mosca fam smell a rat fam ;

estar con o

tener la mosca detrás de la oreja fam smell a rat fam ;

por si las moscas fam just to be on the safe side;

¿qué mosca te ha picado? what’s biting you?;

soltar o

aflojar la mosca fam pay up, cough up fam ;

caer o

morir como moscas fig drop like flies;

estar papando moscas fam be miles away fam ;

no es capaz de matar una mosca he wouldn’t hurt a fly

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mosca nf

1) : fly

2)

mosca común : housefly

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mosca n fly [pl. flies]

estar mosca to be annoyed

por si las moscas just in case

Spanish-English dictionary > mosca
7 representar

v.

1 to represent.

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper

Ellos representan campiñas They depict fields.

María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.

Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.

2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3 to look.

representa unos 40 años she looks about 40

4 to mean.

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5 to perform (Teatro) (función).

6 to act out, to represent, to act.

Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.

7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.

María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.

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representar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to represent

■ esto representa un árbol this represents a tree

■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work

2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for

■ una paloma representa la paz a dove stands for peace

3 TEATRO (obra) to perform; (papel) to play (the part of)

4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look

■ representa veinte años she looks twenty

5 (importar) to mean

■ la música representaba mucho para él music meant a lot to him

► verbo pronominal representarse

1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture

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verb

1) to represent

2) perform

3) portray

•

- representarse

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1. VT

1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, represent

la cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival

el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king

2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, represent

Don Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism

cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models

3) (=reproducir) to depict

este grabado representa a la amada del pintor — this engraving depicts the painter's lover

nuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world

esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour

4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, represent

obtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year

los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa

la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce

no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him

5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve

representa mucho esfuerzo — it involves a great deal of effort

6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play

el teatro donde se representa la obra — the theatre where the play is being performed

en esta película represento el papel de un abogado — in this film I play the part of a lawyer

¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?

7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look

no representa los años que tiene — she doesn't look her age

representa unos 55 años — he looks about 55

8) (=hacer imaginar) to point out

nos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against

2.

See:

representarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

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= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

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

Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

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* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

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= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

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

Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

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representar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona/organización/país› to represent

no estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyer

representó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championships

los que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxy

B ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to play

representó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of Cleopatra

C (aparentar) to look

no representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he is

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty

no representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it was

D (simbolizar) to symbolize

la paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peace

E (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depict

la medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Mary

la escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quarters

la obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the century

F (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last year

para él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for him

nos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expense

introducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' work

■ representarse

v pron

to picture

¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?

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representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
◊ no representa su edad he doesn't look his age

4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;
◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;

eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose

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representar vt

1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;

la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;

Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter

2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;

el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;

ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3. [aparentar] to look;

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;

representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is

4. [significar] to mean;

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;

diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5. Teatro [función] to perform;
[papel] to play
6. Com to represent

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representar

v/t

1 ( simbolizar) represent

2 obra put on, perform; papel play

3 ( aparentar)

:

representar menos años look younger

* * *

representar vt

1) : to represent, to act for

2) : to perform

3) : to look, to appear as

4) : to symbolize, to stand for

5) : to signify, to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb representarse

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representar vb

1. (un papel) to play

representaba el papel de Julieta she played the role of Juliet

2. (una obra) to perform

la compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"

3. (simbolizar) to represent

la paloma representa la paz the dove represents peace

4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent

los abogados representan a sus clientes lawyers represent their clients

5. (aparentar) to look

tu padre representa unos 40 años your father looks about 40 years old

Spanish-English dictionary > representar
8 Barbada

f.

1 lower part of the lower jaw of a horse (where the bridle-curb rests).

2 curb or iron chain, made fast to the upper part of the bridle, and running under the beard of the horse.

3 dab, a small flat fish, related to the codfishes.

Agua de la Barbada Barbadoes water, a liquor distilled from sugar-cane

4 barbada.

5 ling, Molva molva.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: barbar.

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SF

la Barbada — Barbados

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barbada nf

1. [pez] four-bearded rockling

2. [en caballo] curb (chain)

Spanish-English dictionary > Barbada

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