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1 bulto

m.

1 bulk, size.

hacer mucho bulto to take up a lot of space

hacer bulto (figurative) to make up the numbers

un error de bulto a glaring error

escurrir el bulto (figurative) to shirk; (trabajo) to evade the issue (cuestión)

2 bump.

me ha salido un bulto en el brazo I've got a lump on my arm

3 blurred shape.

4 package.

¿dónde puedo dejar mis bultos? where can I put my luggage o bags?

bulto de mano piece o item of hand luggage

5 bulge, bulging, knob, protrusion.

6 swelling, inflammation.

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bulto

► nombre masculino

1 (tamaño) volume, size, bulk

2 (forma) shape, form

3 (abultamiento - en cosa) bulge; (- en piel) lump

■ el pañuelo te hace un bulto en el bolsillo your handkerchief makes a bulge in your pocket

■ tiene un bulto en el pecho she has a lump on her breast

4 (equipaje) piece of luggage, item of luggage; (fardo) bundle; (paquete) package

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a bulto roughly

de bulto serious, important

hacer bulto to take up space

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noun m.

1) bulge

2) pack, bundle

3) shape

4) lump

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SM

1) (=abultamiento) bulge

se le notaba un bulto debajo de la chaqueta — you could see a shape o bulge under his jacket

- buscar el bulto a algn

- menear el bulto a algn

2) (=silueta) shape

vimos un bulto moviéndose entre los árboles — we saw a shape moving in the trees

sin gafas solo distingo los bultos — without glasses I can only make out shapes

• ir al bulto — (Taur) to go for the body; (Ftbl) to go for the man

3) (=volumen) space, room

no ocupa o hace bulto — it doesn't take up any space o room

he comprado regalos que ocupen poco bulto — I've bought presents that won't take up much space o that are not too bulky

• error de bulto — glaring error

• de mucho bulto — (lit) bulky; (fig) important

• de poco bulto — (lit) small; (fig) unimportant

llevaba dos bolsas de poco bulto — she carried two small bags

no discutamos por cosas de poco bulto — let's not argue about unimportant things

- a bulto

así, a bulto, debe de haber unas mil botellas — at a rough guess there must be about a thousand bottles

calcular algo a bulto — to work sth out roughly, make a rough estimate of sth

decir algo a bulto —

di algo a bulto — just have a guess

- escurrir el bulto

- ir de bulto

allí solo estábamos para hacer bulto — we were only there to make up o swell the numbers

no hay que hacer nada, solo ir de bulto — we don't have to do anything, we just have to be there o to go along

4) (=paquete) [de compra] bag; [de ropa, papel] bundle; [de equipaje] piece of luggage o (EEUU) baggage

vino cargado de bultos del supermercado — he arrived laden with bags from the supermarket

el camión trajo todos los bultos pesados — the truck brought all the heavy loads

pon los bultos en el maletero — put the luggage in the boot, put the baggage in the trunk (EEUU)

bulto de mano — item of hand luggage

5) (Med) (=quiste) lump; (=chichón) bump

le salió un bulto en el cuello — he got a lump on his neck

del golpe me salió un bulto en la frente — I got a bump on my forehead when I hit myself

6) (=estatua) statue

7) (Mil) ** squaddie *, recruit

8) Ven [de escolar] satchel, bag

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masculino

1)

a) (cuerpo, forma)

a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía — I saw a shape moving in the distance

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue

b) ( volumen) bulk

cosas ligeras y de poco bulto — light things that aren't too bulky

errores de bulto — glaring errors

a bulto — (fam)

así, a bulto, yo diría unas 500 personas — at a guess, I'd say about 500 people

hacer bulto — to swell the numbers

2) (Med) lump

3)

a) (paquete, bolsa) piece of luggage

bulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)

b) (Col) ( saco) sack

llevar del bulto — (Col fam)

nos tocó llevar del bulto — we got a raw deal

¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)

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= lump, bulge, hump, bump.

Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex. Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and ' bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.

Ex. Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

Ex. Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.

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* bulto de grasa = fat lump.

* con bultos = lumpiness.

* escabullir el bulto = shirk + responsibility, pass + the buck.

* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* hacer bulto = bulge.

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masculino

1)

a) (cuerpo, forma)

a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía — I saw a shape moving in the distance

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue

b) ( volumen) bulk

cosas ligeras y de poco bulto — light things that aren't too bulky

errores de bulto — glaring errors

a bulto — (fam)

así, a bulto, yo diría unas 500 personas — at a guess, I'd say about 500 people

hacer bulto — to swell the numbers

2) (Med) lump

3)

a) (paquete, bolsa) piece of luggage

bulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)

b) (Col) ( saco) sack

llevar del bulto — (Col fam)

nos tocó llevar del bulto — we got a raw deal

¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)

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= lump, bulge, hump, bump.

Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex: Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and ' bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.

Ex: Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.

* bulto de grasa = fat lump.

* con bultos = lumpiness.

* escabullir el bulto = shirk + responsibility, pass + the buck.

* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* hacer bulto = bulge.

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bulto

masculine

A

1

(cuerpo, forma): a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía I saw a shape moving in the distance

sólo distingo bultos I can only make out vague shapes

un toro que va al bulto a bull that goes straight for the body

se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket

2 (volumen) bulk

cosas ligeras y de poco bulto light things that don't take up too much space o that aren't too bulky

no pesa pero hace mucho bulto it isn't heavy but it takes up a lot of space o it's very bulky

errores de bulto glaring errors

a bulto ( fam): no sé las cantidades, siempre lo echo todo a bulto I don't know the quantities, I just guess

así, a bulto, yo diría que hay unas 500 personas at a guess o off the top of my head, I'd say there are about 500 people

cuanto or a menos bulto más claridad: déjalo que se vaya, cuanto menos bulto más claridad let him go, the fewer, the better

tiremos todo esto, cuanto menos bulto más claridad let's throw all this out, it's just getting in the way o then we may be able to see what we're doing

hacer bulto to swell the numbers

B ( Med) lump

C

1

(paquete, bolsa): ¿cuántos bultos llevas? how many pieces of luggage do you have?

bulto de mano piece o item of hand baggage o luggage

salió de la tienda cargada de bultos she came out of the shop laden with packages ( o bags etc)

2 ( Col) (saco) sack

escurrir el bulto ( fam): en cuanto hay que arrimar el hombro, escurre el bulto when we/they have to get down to some work he ducks out ( colloq)

cuando se lo preguntamos trató de escurrir el bulto when we asked her about it she tried to dodge the issue

llevar del bulto ( Col fam): siempre nos toca llevar del bulto we always get the worst of things o get a raw deal

¿cómo anda? — llevado del bulto how are you? — I'm having a bit of a rough time of it ( colloq)

D (estatua) statue

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bulto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (cuerpo, forma) shape;

◊ vi un bulto que se movía I saw a shape moving;

escurrir el bulto (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out;

( en entrevista) to dodge the issue
b) ( volumen):

◊ hace mucho/poco bulto it is/isn't very bulky

2 (Med) lump
3
a) (maleta, bolsa) piece of luggage;

◊ bulto de mano piece o item of hand baggage o luggage;

cargada de bultos laden with packages (o bags etc)
b) (Col, Méx) ( saco) sack

bulto sustantivo masculino
1 (volumen, objeto indeterminado) shape, form
2 (equipaje) piece of luggage
3 Med lump
♦ Locuciones: familiar escurrir el bulto, to pass the buck
un error de bulto, a big mistake
' bulto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escurrir
- abultar
- agrandar
- cargar
- cuesta
- envoltorio
- levantar
- paquete
- tambache
English:
bulge
- bundle
- growth
- hand-luggage
- hefty
- lump
- manhandle
- package
- pass
- shape
- bump
- knob
- skive off

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bulto

♦ nm

1. [volumen] bulk, size;

hacer mucho bulto to take up a lot of space;

Comp

de bulto: un error de bulto a glaring error

Comp

hacer bulto to make up the numbers;

viene a hacer bulto he's just here to make up the numbers

2. [abombamiento] [en rodilla, superficie] bump;
[en maleta, bolsillo] bulge;
me ha salido un bulto en el brazo I've got a lump on my arm

3. [forma imprecisa] blurred shape;

dos bultos se movían en la oscuridad two shapes were moving in the darkness

4. [paquete] package;
[maleta] item of luggage; [fardo] bundle;
¿dónde puedo dejar mis bultos? where can I put my luggage o bags?;

un bulto sospechoso obligó a evacuar el edificio a suspicious package forced them to evacuate the building

Comp
bulto de mano piece o item of hand luggage
5.
bulto (redondo) [estatua] statue

6. CAm, Col, Méx, Ven [cartapacio] briefcase, satchel

7. Méx Fam
de bulto: esas cajas sólo están de bulto [de sobra] those boxes are just taking up space

♦ a bulto loc adv

approximately, roughly;

hacer un cálculo a bulto to make a rough estimate

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bulto

m

1 ( paquete) package;

escurrir el bulto fam duck out fam

2 MED lump

3 en superficie bulge

4 ( silueta) (vague) shape

5 ( pieza de equipaje) piece of baggage;

bultos pl baggage sg, Br tb luggage sg ;

bultos de mano hand baggage sg, Br tb hand luggage sg

6 ( volumen)

:

hacer bulto swell the numbers;

de bulto error glaring;

a bulto roughly, at a guess

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bulto nm

1) : package, bundle

2) : piece of luggage, bag

3) : size, bulk, volume

4) : form, shape

5) : lump (on the body), swelling, bulge

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bulto n

1. (abultamiento) lump

le han detectado un bulto en la mama they've discovered a lump in her breast

2. (cuerpo, objeto) shape

no lo veo bien, sólo distingo un bulto I can't see it clearly, I can just make out a shape

3. (maleta) item of luggage

no puedo con tantos bultos I can't carry so much luggage

Spanish-English dictionary > bulto
2 saliente

adj.

1 salient, important (destacable).

2 outgoing (presidente, ministro).

3 protruding, projecting, flyaway, over-hanging.

m.

1 projection.

2 ledge, scarcement, overhang, projection.

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saliente

► adjetivo

1 (que sobresale) projecting

2 (cesante) outgoing

3 figurado (sobresaliente) outstanding

► nombre masculino

1 projection, overhang, ledge

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adj.

1) outgoing

2) salient, prominent

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1. ADJ

1) (Arquit) projecting

2) [rasgo] prominent

3) (=importante) salient

4) [sol] rising

5) [miembro] outgoing, retiring

2. SM

1) (Arquit) projection

2) [de carretera] hard shoulder, verge, berm (EEUU)

3) (Mil) salient

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I
adjetivo <pómulo/hueso> prominent; <cornisa/balcón> projecting
II
femenino or (Esp) masculino (de edificio, muro) projection

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= hump, departing, outgoing, outbound, ledge, protruding.

Ex. Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

Ex. This practice of having the former incumbent of the job train the new employee is risky, particularly if that departing employee has in any way been a problem.

Ex. IFLA's Professional Board deals with coordinating and planning professional activities and consists of the Chariperson from each of the eight Divisions, plus a Chairperson elected from the outgoing Professional Board by the incoming Professional Board members.

Ex. PhoneWorks will offer a number of dollar-saving outbound and inbound services for libraries and users alike.

Ex. In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.

Ex. The card catalogue requires effective internal guiding such as guide cards (ie with protruding tabs).

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* ventana en saliente = bay, bay window.

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I
adjetivo <pómulo/hueso> prominent; <cornisa/balcón> projecting
II
femenino or (Esp) masculino (de edificio, muro) projection

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= hump, departing, outgoing, outbound, ledge, protruding.

Ex: Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.

Ex: This practice of having the former incumbent of the job train the new employee is risky, particularly if that departing employee has in any way been a problem.

Ex: IFLA's Professional Board deals with coordinating and planning professional activities and consists of the Chariperson from each of the eight Divisions, plus a Chairperson elected from the outgoing Professional Board by the incoming Professional Board members.

Ex: PhoneWorks will offer a number of dollar-saving outbound and inbound services for libraries and users alike.

Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.

Ex: The card catalogue requires effective internal guiding such as guide cards (ie with protruding tabs).

* ventana en saliente = bay, bay window.

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saliente¹

adjective

A ‹director/jefe› outgoing ( before n)

B

1 ‹rasgo› prominent, salient ( frml); ‹momento› significant

2 ‹pómulo/hueso› prominent; ‹cornisa/balcón› projecting

saliente²

feminine

or ( Esp) masculine

1 (de un edificio, muro) projection

2 ( liter) (levante) Orient ( liter)

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saliente adjetivo ‹pómulo/hueso› prominent;
‹cornisa/balcón› projecting
■ sustantivo femenino or (Esp) sustantivo masculino (de edificio, muro) projection;
( de precipicio) ledge
saliente
I adjetivo
1 (persona) outgoing
el ministro saliente, the outgoing minister
2 (pómulos, frente, etc) prominent
(ojos) bulging
II adj Arquit (de un balcón, edificio, etc) projecting
III sustantivo masculino
1 Arquit projection
2 frml (Oriente, levante) east
' saliente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salida
- salido
- muelle
English:
bucktooth
- ledge
- overhang
- projection
- prominent
- protruding
- protrusive
- retiring
- salient
- bay
- out

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saliente

♦ adj

1. [destacable] salient

2. [presidente, ministro] outgoing

♦ nm

projection

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saliente

I adj

1 borde, moldura projecting, protruding

2 presidente retiring, outgoing

II m ARQUI projection

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saliente adj

1) : departing, outgoing

2) : projecting

3) destacado: salient, prominent

saliente nm

1) : projection, protrusion

2)

ventana en saliente : bay window

Spanish-English dictionary > saliente
3 cazo

m.

1 saucepan (cacerola).

2 ugly mug (informal) (persona fea).

3 ladle, billycan, dipper, saucepan.

pres.indicat.

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

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cazo

► nombre masculino

1 (cucharón) ladle

2 (cacerola) saucepan

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noun m.

1) saucepan

2) ladle

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SM

1) (=cacerola) saucepan

cazo de cola — gluepot

2) (=cucharón) ladle

3) ** (=chulo) pimp

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masculino ( cacerola) small saucepan; ( cucharón) ladle

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= ladle, soup ladle.

Ex. The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex. This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.

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* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

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masculino ( cacerola) small saucepan; ( cucharón) ladle

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= ladle, soup ladle.

Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.

Ex: This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.

* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

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cazo

masculine

1 (cacerola) small saucepan

2 (cucharón) ladle

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Del verbo cazar: ( conjugate cazar)

cazo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cazó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
cazar
cazo
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
a) ( para subsistir) to hunt;

( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
b) ‹ mariposas› to catch

c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):

◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;
◊ salimos a cazo we went out hunting/shooting

cazo sustantivo masculino ( cacerola) small saucepan;

( cucharón) ladle
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
cazo sustantivo masculino
1 (cacerola pequeña) saucepan
2 (cucharón) ladle
3 familiar (persona muy fea) su tía es un cazo, her aunt is ugly as sin
♦ Locuciones: familiar meter el cazo, to put one's foot in it
' cazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lumbre
- tapadera
English:
dipper
- ladle
- pan
- saucepan

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cazo nm

1. [cacerola] saucepan

2. [cucharón] ladle;

Comp
Fam
meter el cazo to put one's foot in it

3. Fam [persona fea] pig

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cazo

m saucepan

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cazo nm

1) : saucepan, pot

2) cucharón: ladle

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cazo n

1. (recipiente) saucepan

2. (cucharón) ladle

Spanish-English dictionary > cazo
4 escobilla

f.

brush.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escobillar.

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escobilla

► nombre femenino

1 small brush

2 AUTOMÓVIL windscreen-wiper blade

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SF

1) (=escoba) small broom; esp LAm (=cepillo) brush; [de wáter] toilet brush

escobilla de dientes — And toothbrush

2) (Aut) (=limpiaparabrisas) windscreen wiper

3) (Aut, Elec) dynamo brush

4) (Bot) teasel

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femenino

1) ( de motor) brush; ( del limpiaparabrisas) wiper-blade, blade

2)

a) ( del inodoro) toilet brush

b) (Andes) ( para los dientes) toothbrush

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= whisk.

Ex. Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.

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* escobilla de batir = wire whisk.

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femenino

1) ( de motor) brush; ( del limpiaparabrisas) wiper-blade, blade

2)

a) ( del inodoro) toilet brush

b) (Andes) ( para los dientes) toothbrush

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= whisk.

Ex: Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.

* escobilla de batir = wire whisk.

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escobilla

feminine

A

1 (de un motor) brush

2 (del limpiaparabrisas) wiper-blade, blade

B

1 (del inodoro) toilet brush

2 ( Andes) (para los dientes) toothbrush

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escobilla sustantivo femenino
a) ( de motor) brush

b) ( del limpiaparabrisas) wiper-blade, blade

c) ( del inodoro) toilet brush

escobilla sustantivo femenino
1 (escoba pequeña) toilet brush: hasta la escobilla del baño iba a juego con la decoración, even the toilet brush matched the décor
2 Auto wiper (blade): tengo que poner escobillas nuevas a los limpiaparabrisas, I need to replace the wiper blades
3 (mecánica) brush
' escobilla' also found in these entries:
English:
windscreen wiper
- clothes

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escobilla nf

1. [escoba pequeña] brush;

la escobilla del retrete the toilet brush

2. [de limpiaparabrisas] blade

3. Mús [de batería] brush

4. Tec [en máquina eléctrica] (dynamo) brush

5. Chile
escobilla (de dientes) toothbrush

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escobilla

f

1 small brush

2 AUTO wiper blade

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escobilla nf

: small broom, brush, whisk broom

Spanish-English dictionary > escobilla
5 pelo

m.

1 hair (cabello).

la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hair

2 fur.

3 down.

4 nap.

5 hairbreadth, narrow margin, small margin.

6 head of hair, tresses.

7 thrix.

pres.indicat.

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

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pelo

► nombre masculino

1 hair

■ tiene un pelo muy bonito she has beautiful hair

■ siempre he llevado el pelo corto I've always had short hair

2 (de animal) coat, fur

3 familiar bit

■ faltó un pelo para que lo pegara I came to within an inch of hitting him

■ perdí el tren por un pelo I missed the train by seconds

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a pelo (sin montura) bareback 2 (sin ayuda) without help 3 (sin nada) without anything

caérsele el pelo a alguien familiar to cop it, be for it

con pelos y señales in great detail, down to the last detail

de medio pelo second-rate

estar hasta los pelos familiar to be fed up (de, with)

no tener pelos en la lengua to speak one's mind, not mince words

no tener un pelo de tonto,-a familiar to be nobody's fool

no verle el pelo a alguien to see neither hide nor hair of somebody

poner los pelos de punta to make one's hair stand on end

por los pelos by the skin of one's teeth

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho familiar to be a real man

soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down

tirarse de los pelos (estar furioso) to be furious 2 (arrepentirse) to kick oneself

tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody

tomar el pelo a alguien to pull somebody's leg

venir al pelo familiar to be just the thing

pelo de camello camelhair

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noun m.

1) hair

2) fur

3) pile

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SM

1) (=filamento) [de persona, animal] hair; [de barba] whisker; (Téc) fibre, fiber (EEUU), strand

un pelo rubio — a blond hair

2) [en conjunto] [de persona] hair; (=piel) fur, coat; [de fruta] down; [de jersey] fluff; [de tejido] nap, pile

tiene el pelo rubio — she has blond hair

tiene el pelo rizado — he has curly hair

tienes mucho pelo — you have thick hair

tiene poco pelo — his hair is thin

se me está cayendo el pelo — I am losing my hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

dos caballos del mismo pelo — two horses of the same colour

pelo de camello — camel-hair, camel's hair (EEUU)

3) [de reloj] hairspring

4) [de diamante] flaw

5) (=grieta) hairline crack

6) (=sierra) hacksaw blade

7)

a pelo * —

cabalgar o montar a pelo — to ride bareback

cantar a pelo — to sing unaccompanied

hacerlo a pelo — [sexualmente] to have unprotected sex

está más guapa a pelo que con maquillaje — she's prettier just as she is, without her make-up on

ir a pelo — (=sin sombrero) to go bareheaded; (=desnudo) to be stark naked

pasar el mono a pelo — [de drogas] to go through cold turkey

- agarrarse a un pelo

al pelo * —

te queda al pelo — it looks great on you, it fits like a glove

este regalo me viene al pelo — this present is just what I needed o wanted

viene al pelo el comentario — that comment is spot on

un tema que viene muy al pelo en esta discusión — a subject which is highly relevant to this debate

caérsele el pelo a algn esp Esp * —

¡se te va a caer el pelo! — you're (in) for it now!

- cortar un pelo en el aire

- dar a algn para el pelo

con estos pelos * —

¡Juan viene a cenar y yo con estos pelos! — Juan is coming to dinner and look at the state I'm in!

- ser de dos pelos

- echar el pelo

lucirle el pelo a algn * —

así nos luce el pelo — and that's the awful state we're in, that's why we're so badly off

- de medio pelo

- de pelo en pecho

un hombre de pelo en pecho — a real man

- hacer a pelo y pluma

- por los pelos

pasó el examen por los pelos — he passed the exam by the skin of his teeth, he scraped through the exam

parece traído por los pelos — it seems far-fetched

- con pelos y señales

- soltarse el pelo

- tener el pelo de la dehesa

- no tener pelos en la lengua

- no tocar un pelo de la ropa a algn

- tomar el pelo a algn

- no ver el pelo a algn

no se les ve el pelo desde hace mucho — there's been no sign of them for ages
punta 1., 2)
8)

un pelo * (=un poco) —

no se mueve un pelo de aire o viento — there isn't a breath of wind stirring

no me fío un pelo de ellos — I don't trust them an inch

me temo que te pasas un pelo — I am afraid you are going a bit too far

no afloja un pelo — Cono Sur he won't give an inch

no tiene un pelo de tonto — he's no fool

no perdí el avión por un pelo — I only just caught the plane

nos escapamos por un pelo — we had a close shave

* * *

masculino

1) ( de personas) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo — he has really thick hair

llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose

al pelo — (fam)

la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her

el dinero extra me viene al pelo — the extra money is just what I need

andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)

caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched

2) (fam) ( poco)

se han pasado un pelo — they've gone a bit too far

no me fío (ni) un pelo de él — I don't trust him an inch

te queda un pelito corta — it's a tiny bit short for you

3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) fur

un perro de pelo largo — a long-haired dog

montar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback

- pelo de camello

4) ( de alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo — a shag-pile carpet

* * *

= hair, bristle.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

Ex. A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.

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* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* cable de pelos = stranded wire.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.

* erizar los pelos = bristle.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.

* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.

* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.

* goma del pelo = hair bobble.

* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.

* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* implante de pelo = hair implant.

* lavado de pelo = shampooing.

* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.

* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* manta de pelo = hair coat.

* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.

* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].

* pelo lacio = straight hair.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.

* pinza del pelo = hair claw.

* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.

* rizador del pelo = curler.

* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.

* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.

* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.

* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

* * *

masculino

1) ( de personas) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio — curly/straight hair

cortarse el pelo — to have one's hair cut

tiene un pelo divino — she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo — he has really thick hair

llevar el pelo suelto — to wear one's hair down o loose

al pelo — (fam)

la falda le quedó al pelo — the skirt looked great on her

el dinero extra me viene al pelo — the extra money is just what I need

andar or estar con los pelos de punta — (CS fam) to be in a real state (colloq)

caérsele el pelo a alguien: se me cae el pelo my hair is falling out; se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair; como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it (colloq); con estos pelos (fam): y yo con estos pelos! look at the state I'm in!; con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail; de medio pelo (fam) <película/jugador> second-rate; echar el pelo (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq); no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words; no tienes/tiene (ni) un pelo de tonto (fam) you're/he's no fool; no verle el pelo a alguien (fam) not to see hide nor hair of somebody (colloq); ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more; ponerle a alguien los pelos de punta (fam) ( aterrorizar) to make somebody's hair stand on end (colloq); ( poner neurótico) (AmL) to drive somebody crazy o mad; por los pelos (fam) only just; se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end; tirarse de los pelos (fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation); tocarle un pelo a alguien to lay a finger on somebody; tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam) ( bromeando) to pull somebody's leg (colloq); ( burlándose) to mess around with somebody (AmE), to mess somebody around (BrE); traído por or de los pelos — farfetched

2) (fam) ( poco)

se han pasado un pelo — they've gone a bit too far

no me fío (ni) un pelo de él — I don't trust him an inch

te queda un pelito corta — it's a tiny bit short for you

3) (Zool) ( filamento) hair; (pelaje - de perro, gato) hair, fur; (- de conejo, oso) fur

un perro de pelo largo — a long-haired dog

montar a or (CS) en pelo — to ride bareback

- pelo de camello

4) ( de alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo — a shag-pile carpet

* * *

= hair, bristle.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.

Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.

* abundancia de pelo = hair coat.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* alisador del pelo = straightener, hair straightener.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* cable de pelos = stranded wire.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* champú para el pelo = hair shampoo.

* con forma de pelo = hair-like.

* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* del grosor de un pelo = hairline.

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.

* de pelo espeso y tieso = bushy-haired.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.

* erizar los pelos = bristle.

* escapar por los pelos = have + a close call, have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close shave.

* escape por los pelos = close call, close shave.

* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.

* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.

* goma del pelo = hair bobble.

* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.

* horquilla del pelo = hair grip.

* horquilla para el pelo = bobby pin.

* implante de pelo = hair implant.

* lavado de pelo = shampooing.

* lavarse el pelo = shampoo + Posesivo + hair, wash + Posesive + hair.

* lavarse el pelo con champú = shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* manta de pelo = hair coat.

* nacimiento del pelo = hairline.

* no tener ni un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* pelo gris = grey hair [gray hair].

* pelo lacio = straight hair.

* pelo liso = straight hair.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* pérdida de pelo = hair loss.

* pinza del pelo = hair claw.

* pinzas del pelo = hair clip.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* redecilla para el pelo = hairnet.

* rizador del pelo = curler.

* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.

* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.

* secador de pelo = hairdryer, blow-dryer.

* sexo a pelo = unprotected sex.

* sin pelo = hairless.

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* suavizante del pelo = hair conditioner.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.

* tomadura de pelo = ribbing.

* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.

* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.

* * *

pelo

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de personas — filamento) hair; (— conjunto) hair

pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair

tengo que ir a cortarme el pelo I have to go and have my hair cut

tiene un pelo divino she has lovely o beautiful hair

tiene mucho pelo he has really thick hair

siempre lleva el pelo suelto she always wears her hair down o loose

me encontré un pelo en la sopa I found a hair in my soup

al pelo ( fam); great ( colloq)

la falda le quedó al pelo the skirt looked great on her, she looked great in the skirt

el dinero extra me viene al pelo the extra money is just what I need

¿cómo se portó el coche? — al pelo ( Col); how did the car go? — just great o spot on ( colloq)

andar or estar con los pelos de punta (CS fam); to be in a real state ( colloq)

caérsele el pelo a algn: se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair

como te descubran se te va a caer el pelo if you get found out, you'll be for it o you've had it ( colloq)

con estos pelos ( fam): ¡llegan dentro de media hora, y yo con estos pelos! they're arriving in half an hour and look at the state I'm in!

con pelos y señales ( fam): me contó su viaje con pelos y señales she gave me a blow-by-blow account of her trip, she described her trip down to the last detail

lo describió con pelos y señales she gave a very detailed description of him

de medio pelo ( fam); ‹película/jugador› second-rate

le regaló un anillo de medio pelo he gave her a rather tacky ring

echar el pelo ( Chi fam); to live it up ( colloq), to have a good time ( colloq)

no tiene pelos en la lengua ( fam); he doesn't mince his words

no tiene/tienes (ni) un pelo de tonto ( fam); you're/he's no fool, there are no flies on you/him ( colloq)

no verle el pelo a algn ( fam); not to see hide nor hair of sb ( colloq)

hace mucho que no se le ve el pelo nobody's seen hide nor hair of him for ages

ya no te vemos el pelo por aquí we never see you around here any more

ponerle a algn los pelos de punta ( fam) (aterrorizar) to make sb's hair stand on end ( colloq) (poner neurótico) ( AmL) to drive sb crazy o mad

una película que te pone los pelos de punta a spine-chilling movie

por los pelos ( fam); only just

se libró por los pelos de que lo detuvieran he narrowly o only just escaped being arrested

aprobó el examen por los pelos he just scraped through the exam (by the skin of his teeth)

por un pelo ( AmL); just

me salvé por un pelo I escaped by the skin of my teeth ( colloq)

perdí el autobús por un pelo I just missed the bus, I missed the bus by a few seconds

por un pelo no llego al banco I only just got to the bank in time

se me/le erizaron los pelos ( fam); it sent shivers down my/his spine, it made my/his hair stand on end

se me/le ponen los pelos de punta ( fam); it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end

tirado de los pelos ( fam); farfetched

tirarse de los pelos ( fam): estaba que se tiraba de los pelos he was at his wit's end, he was tearing his hair out (in desperation)

tirarse los pelos (de rabia) ( Chi fam); to be furious

tocarle un pelo a algn to lay a finger on sb

tomarle el pelo a algn ( fam): no va en serio, te están tomando el pelo they don't mean it, they're only joking o teasing o ( colloq) pulling your leg

me están tomando el pelo, ya me han cambiado la fecha cuatro veces they're messing me around, this is the fourth time they've changed the date

traído por or de los pelos farfetched

el argumento es de lo más traído de los pelos the plot is very farfetched

B ( fam)

(poco): se han pasado un pelo they've gone a bit too far o ( BrE colloq) a bit over the top

no me fío (ni) un pelo de ese tipo I don't trust that guy an inch

no quiso aflojar (ni) un pelo he refused to budge an inch

te queda un pelito corta it's a tiny o a wee bit short for you

C ( Zool) (filamento) hair; (pelaje — de un perro, gato) hair, fur; (— de un conejo, oso) fur

el gato va dejando pelos por toda la casa the cat leaves hairs all over the house

la perra me dejó llena de pelos I got covered with dog-hairs

un perro pequeño de pelo largo a small, long-haired dog

montar a or ( RPl) en pelo to ride bareback

ser pelos de la cola ( Chi fam); to be nothing

Compuestos:

● pelo de camello

camelhair

● pelo de conejo

angora, angora wool

● pelo de elefante

elephant hair

D (de una alfombra) pile

una alfombra de pelo largo a shag-pile carpet

este suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater leaves a lot of fluff everywhere

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Del verbo pelar: ( conjugate pelar)

pelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

peló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
pelar
pelo
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹fruta/zanahoria› to peel;

‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
b) ‹ ave› to pluck

2 ( rapar): lo peloon al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
◊ se te está pelando la nariz your nose is peeling

pelo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de personas) hair;
pelo rizado/liso or lacio curly/straight hair;
◊ tiene mucho/poco pelo he has really thick/thin hair;

llevar el pelo suelto to wear one's hair down o loose;
se le está cayendo el pelo he's losing his hair;
con pelos y señales (fam) down to the last detail;
no tiene pelos en la lengua (fam) he doesn't mince his words;
se me/le ponen los pelos de punta (fam) it sends shivers down my/his spine, it makes my/his hair stand on end;
tomarle el pelo a algn (fam) ( bromeando) to pull sb's leg (colloq);

( burlándose) to mess around with sb (AmE), to mess sb around (BrE)
2 (Zool) ( filamento) hair;
( pelaje — de perro, gato) hair, fur;
(— de conejo, oso) fur;
◊ pelo de camello camelhair

3 ( de alfombra) pile
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
pelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) hair
2 (de un animal) coat, fur
♦ Locuciones: caérsele el pelo a alguien: si te pescan, se te va a caer el pelo, if they catch you, you'll get it
no tener un pelo de tonto, to be no fool
no tener pelos en la lengua, not to mince words
poner los pelos de punta, to give the creeps
tomarle el pelo a alguien, to pull sb's leg
venir al pelo, to come just right
con pelos y señales, in full detail
por los pelos, by the skin of one's teeth
' pelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarado
- ahuecar
- alisarse
- arremolinarse
- barba
- caerse
- caída
- calva
- canosa
- canoso
- caracol
- castaña
- castaño
- cepillarse
- cepillo
- cerda
- cero
- cinta
- comer
- copete
- cortarse
- corte
- crespa
- crespo
- de
- decir
- decolorarse
- diadema
- el
- enjuagar
- enredar
- enredarse
- erizar
- estropajosa
- estropajoso
- fastidiar
- fijador
- fosca
- fosco
- ir
- gancho
- goma
- grasa
- grasienta
- grasiento
- graso
- horquilla
- laca
- lazada
- llevar
English:
applicant
- arrange
- artificial
- balding
- bareback
- bleach
- blow-dry
- bob
- body
- braid
- bristle
- brush
- bun
- bushy
- clip
- coat
- come out
- conditioner
- consent
- crew cut
- crop
- curl
- dark
- deceive
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- do
- dye
- fair
- fall out
- false
- flowing
- fly
- fool
- fringe
- frizzy
- fur
- fuzzy
- gel
- get
- ginger
- glossy
- greasy
- grey
- grey-haired
- grow
- hair
- hair-clippers
- hair-conditioner
- hair-restorer

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pelo nm

1. [cabello] hair;

hay un pelo en la sopa there's a hair in my soup;

la bañera estaba llena de pelos the bathtub was full of hairs;

se me está cayendo el pelo I'm losing my hair;

tiene un pelo rubio precioso she has lovely fair hair;

llevar o [m5] tener el pelo de punta to have spiky hair;

cortarse el pelo [uno mismo] to cut one's (own) hair;
[en peluquería] to have one's hair cut;
teñirse el pelo to dye one's hair;

llevar el pelo recogido/suelto to wear one's hair up/loose;

Comp

se le va a caer el pelo he'll be in big trouble;

Comp
Méx Fam
de pelos [muy bien] great;

Comp
Chile Fam
echar el pelo to chill;

Comp
Fam
estar hasta los pelos to be fed up;

Comp

así te luce el pelo: no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes you never study and it shows in your exam results;

Comp

de medio pelo second-rate;

Comp
Fam
te voy a dar para el pelo I'm going to give you what for;

Comp

ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man;

Comp

por los pelos, por un pelo by the skin of one's teeth, only just;

Comp
CSur Fam
andar o [m5] estar con los pelos de punta to be strung-out;

Comp

poner a alguien los pelos de punta to make sb's hair stand on end;

se me pusieron los pelos de punta it made my hair stand on end;

Comp

con pelos y señales with all the details;

Comp

no tiene pelos en la lengua she doesn't mince her words;

Comp

no tiene un pelo de tonto he's nobody's fool;

Comp

soltarse el pelo to let one's hair down;

Comp

tirarse de los pelos [de desesperación] to tear one's hair out;

Comp

tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien [hacerle daño] to lay a finger on sb;

no le toqué un pelo I never touched her, I never laid a finger on her;

Comp

tomar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's leg;

Comp

traído por los pelos [argumento, hipótesis] farfetched;

Comp

venir a pelo [en la conversación, discusión] to be relevant;

venir al pelo a alguien to be just right for sb;

Comp

no ver el pelo a alguien not to see hide nor hair of sb;

Comp
Fam
¡y yo con estos pelos!: ¡mi novio ha llegado y yo con estos pelos! my boyfriend's arrived and I am in such a state o look such a mess!

2. [pelaje] [de oso, conejo, gato] fur;
[de perro, caballo] coat;
Comp

a pelo: montar (a caballo) a o RP [m5] en pelo to ride bareback;
Fam
presentarse a un examen a pelo to go to an exam unprepared;
Esp muy Fam
follar a pelo to ride bareback [have unprotected sex]

Comp
pelo de camello [tejido] camel hair
3. [de melocotón] down

4. [de una tela, tejido] nap;
[de alfombra] pile;
este jersey suelta mucho pelo o [m5] muchos pelos this jumper leaves a lot of hairs everywhere

5. Fam [pizca, poquito]
échame un pelo más de ginebra could I have a smidgin o tad more gin?;

pasarse un pelo to go a bit too far;

no me gusta (ni) un pelo ese tipo I don't like that guy at all

* * *

pelo

m

1 de persona, de perro hair;

tiene el pelo muy largo he has very long hair;

por los pelos fam by a hair’s-breadth, by a whisker fam ;

por un pelo just, barely;

los pelos se me ponen de punta fig my hair stands on end;

tirarse de los pelos fig fam tear one’s hair out;

traído por los pelos fig far-fetched;

soltarse el pelo fig fam let one’s hair down fam

2 de animal fur;

a pelo fam ( sin preparación) unprepared;

montar a pelo ride bareback;

tomar el pelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam ;

con pelos y señales in minute detail;

hombre de pelo en pecho real man;

(ni) un pelo not at all;

no cortarse (ni) un pelo not be shy;

no tiene un pelo de tonto fig fam there are no flies on him fam, he’s no fool;

no tener pelos en la lengua fig fam not mince one’s words fam

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pelo nm

1) : hair

2) : fur

3) : pile, nap

4)

a pelo : bareback

5)

con pelos y señales : in great detail

6)

no tener pelos en la lengua : to not mince words, to be blunt

7)

tomarle el pelo a alguien : to tease someone, to pull someone's leg

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pelo n

1. (en general) hair

tenía el pelo largo he had long hair

se ha cortado el pelo she's had her hair cut

2. (de animal) fur

los gatos tienen el pelo muy suave cats have got very soft fur

con pelos y señales in great detail

no tener un pelo de tonto to be nobody's fool

ponerte los pelos de punta to make your hair stand on end

por los pelos by the skin of your teeth

tomar el pelo to pull somebody's leg

Spanish-English dictionary > pelo
6 dibujo

m.

1 drawing.

dibujo a lápiz/al carboncillo pencil/charcoal drawing

dibujo anatómico anatomical drawing

dibujo lineal (education) = drawing of geometrical figures

dibujo técnico technical drawing

dibujos animados cartoons

2 pattern.

pres.indicat.

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

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dibujo

► nombre masculino

1 (arte) drawing, sketching

2 (imagen) drawing

3 (motivo) pattern, design

■ esta camisa tiene un dibujo de rombos this shirt has a diamond pattern on it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

academia de dibujo school of art, art school

dibujo artístico artistic drawing

dibujo lineal draughtsmanship (US draftsmanship)

dibujos animados cartoons

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noun m.

1) design

2) drawing

•

- dibujos animados

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SM

1) (=actividad) drawing

dibujo lineal, dibujo técnico — technical drawing

2) (=representación gráfica) (Arte) drawing; (Téc) design; [en periódico] cartoon

dibujo al carbón — charcoal drawing

dibujo a pulso — freehand drawing

dibujo del natural — drawing from life

dibujos animados — cartoons

3) [en papel, tela] pattern

con dibujo a rayas — with a striped pattern

dibujo escocés — tartan, tartan design

4) (=descripción) description, depiction

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masculino

a) ( arte) drawing

clase de dibujo — drawing class

b) ( representación) drawing

un dibujo a lápiz/al carboncillo — a pencil/charcoal drawing

c) ( estampado) pattern

un dibujo de flores — a floral pattern

- dibujo lineal/técnico

- dibujo publicitario

- dibujos animados

* * *

= drawing, pattern.

Ex. Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.

Ex. The pattern of the laid mould is described by giving the spacing in millimetres of the chain-lines and wire-lines in the vicinity of the watermark.

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* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.

* dibujo a lápiz = pencil drawing.

* dibujo a pluma = pen drawing, pen drawing, pen drawing.

* dibujo a tinta = ink drawing.

* dibujo de la malla = wire pattern.

* dibujo libre = free-hand drawing.

* dibujo lineal = line drawing.

* dibujo panorámico = panoramic drawing.

* dibujos animados = animated cartoons.

* dibujos animados japoneses = Anime.

* dibujo técnico = architectural rendering, engineering drawing, technical drawing, architectural drawing.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.

* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.

* * *

masculino

a) ( arte) drawing

clase de dibujo — drawing class

b) ( representación) drawing

un dibujo a lápiz/al carboncillo — a pencil/charcoal drawing

c) ( estampado) pattern

un dibujo de flores — a floral pattern

- dibujo lineal/técnico

- dibujo publicitario

- dibujos animados

* * *

= drawing, pattern.

Ex: Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.

Ex: The pattern of the laid mould is described by giving the spacing in millimetres of the chain-lines and wire-lines in the vicinity of the watermark.

* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.

* dibujo a lápiz = pencil drawing.

* dibujo a pluma = pen drawing, pen drawing, pen drawing.

* dibujo a tinta = ink drawing.

* dibujo de la malla = wire pattern.

* dibujo libre = free-hand drawing.

* dibujo lineal = line drawing.

* dibujo panorámico = panoramic drawing.

* dibujos animados = animated cartoons.

* dibujos animados japoneses = Anime.

* dibujo técnico = architectural rendering, engineering drawing, technical drawing, architectural drawing.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* mesa de dibujo = drawing table, art-room table, art-room drawing table, drawing board.

* película de dibujos animados = cartoon film.

* * *

dibujo

masculine

1 (arte) drawing

clase de dibujo drawing class

el dibujo no es mi fuerte drawing is not my strong point

2 (representación) drawing

un dibujo a lápiz/al carboncillo a pencil/charcoal drawing

hacer dibujos ( Chi fam): hace dibujos con la plata para que le alcance she performs miracles in order to eke the money out

hacen dibujos para pagar el colegio de los niños they make incredible sacrifices in order to pay their children's school fees

3 (estampado) pattern

un dibujo de flores/a rayas a floral/striped pattern

4 (de la madera) grain

Compuestos:

● dibujo lineal

line drawing

● dibujo publicitario

commercial drawing

● dibujos animados

mpl cartoons (pl)

una película de dibujos animados a cartoon, an animated film

● dibujo técnico

technical drawing

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Del verbo dibujar: ( conjugate dibujar)

dibujo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

dibujó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
dibujar
dibujo
dibujar ( conjugate dibujar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to draw;
◊ dibujo a mano alzada to draw freehand

dibujo sustantivo masculino
a) ( arte) drawing;

◊ clase de dibujo drawing class;

dibujo lineal line drawing
b) ( representación) drawing;

◊ un dibujo al carboncillo a charcoal drawing;

dibujos animados cartoons (pl)
c) ( estampado) pattern

dibujar verbo transitivo to draw: dibújame un boceto de tu casa de campo, sketch your country house for me
dibujo sustantivo masculino drawing
dibujos animados, cartoons pl; dibujo artístico, (artistic) drawing, sketching
dibujo lineal, technical drawing, draughtsmanship
' dibujo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcar
- chiste
- cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- delinear
- emplear
- esbozar
- escuadra
- esquema
- facultad
- grabada
- grabado
- greca
- lineal
- perfilar
- proyecto
- pulso
- retratar
- singular
- sombrear
- tablero
- tatuaje
- tinta
- trazar
- trazo
- boceto
- borrador
- borrar
- carboncillo
- caricatura
- garabato
- hacer
- monigote
- muñeco
- proporcionado
- representar
- rupestre
English:
art
- balloon
- design
- designer
- drawing
- figure
- full-scale
- of
- pattern
- picture
- protractor
- scale down
- sketch
- sketch-book
- sketch-pad
- small-scale
- technical drawing
- tread
- line
- match

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dibujo nm

1. [técnica, obra] drawing;

no se le da bien el dibujo he's no good at drawing;

el profesor de dibujo the drawing teacher;

Comp
Esp Fam
meterse en dibujos to complicate things unnecessarily

Comp
dibujo anatómico anatomical drawing;
dibujos animados cartoons;

una película de dibujos animados a cartoon film, a feature-length cartoon;

fue una jugada de dibujos animados [en fútbol] it was a piece of wizardry;

dibujo artístico drawing [as school subject];

dibujo al carboncillo charcoal drawing;

dibujo a lápiz pencil drawing;

dibujo lineal [asignatura] = drawing of geometrical figures;

dibujo a mano alzada freehand drawing;

dibujo técnico technical drawing

2. [en tela, prenda] pattern;

un dibujo a cuadros/de círculos a check/circle pattern

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dibujo

m arte drawing; ilustración drawing, sketch; estampado pattern;

con dibujo(s) with illustrations

* * *

dibujo nm

1) : drawing

2) : design, pattern

3)

dibujos animados : (animated) cartoons

* * *

dibujo n

1. (en general) drawing

no se me da bien el dibujo I'm not very good at drawing

2. (estampado) pattern

esta corbata tiene un dibujo bonito this tie has a nice pattern

hacer un dibujo de algo to draw a picture of something / to do a drawing of something

hizo un dibujo de su casa he drew a picture of his house

dibujos animados cartoons

Spanish-English dictionary > dibujo
7 bombona

f.

1 cylinder.

bombona de butano (butane) gas cylinder

bombona de gas gas cylinder

bombona de oxígeno oxygen bottle o cylinder

2 gas cylinder, pressurized cylinder generally used for liquified butane gas, pressurized cylinder, demijohn.

3 carboy.

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bombona

► nombre femenino

1 cylinder

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bombona de butano butane cylinder

* * *

SF

1)

bombona de butano — gas cylinder

2) (=garrafón) carboy

* * *

femenino gas cylinder o canister

* * *

= gas bottle, cylinder, canister, gas cylinder, gas canister.

Ex. A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles.

Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex. The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Ex. A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

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* alcachofa de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* bombona de butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder, gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas = gas bottle, gas cylinder, gas canister.

* bombona de gas butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* bombona de propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* gas de bombona = cylinder gas.

* gas en bombona = bottled gas.

* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* * *

femenino gas cylinder o canister

* * *

= gas bottle, cylinder, canister, gas cylinder, gas canister.

Ex: A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

Ex: A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

* alcachofa de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* bombona de butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder, gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas = gas bottle, gas cylinder, gas canister.

* bombona de gas butano = butane cylinder, butane gas cylinder.

* bombona de gas propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* bombona de propano = propane cylinder, propane gas cylinder.

* gas de bombona = cylinder gas.

* gas en bombona = bottled gas.

* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* * *

bombona

feminine

gas cylinder o bottle o canister

* * *

bombona sustantivo femenino
gas cylinder o canister
bombona sustantivo femenino cylinder
bombona de butano, butane gas cylinder
' bombona' also found in these entries:
English:
cylinder

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bombona nf

1. [contenedor] cylinder

Comp
bombona de butano (butane) gas cylinder;
bombona de gas gas cylinder;

bombona de oxígeno oxygen bottle o cylinder

2. Ven [botella] bottle [of liquor]

* * *

bombona

f de oxígeno, líquido etc cylinder

* * *

bombona n cylinder

Spanish-English dictionary > bombona
8 brillo

m.

1 brilliance (resplandor) (de luz).

sacar brillo a to polish, to shine

2 splendor, brilliance (lucimiento).

pres.indicat.

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

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brillo

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) shine

2 (de estrella) twinkling; (de ojos) sparkle; (de pelo, zapatos) shine; (de cosa húmeda) glistening

3 (en televisor) brightness

4 figurado brilliance

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sacar brillo a / dar brillo a to shine, polish

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noun m.

1) shine

2) glitter

* * *

SM

1) (=resplandor) [de luz, sol, estrella] [gen] brightness; [más fuerte] brilliance; [de pantalla] brightness; [de tela, pelo, zapatos, superficie] shine, sheen; [de papel, foto] glossiness; [de joyas, lentejuelas] sparkle, glitter

estas luces emiten demasiado brillo — these lights are too bright

el brillo de la luna sobre el agua — the moonlight shining on the water

lo noté en el brillo de sus ojos — I noticed it in her sparkling eyes

el brillo de la navaja lo asustó — he was frightened by the gleam of the knife

estos zapatos no tienen brillo — these shoes have no shine

¿le revelamos las fotos con brillo? — would you like gloss photos?, would you like a gloss finish to the photos?

se puede ajustar el brillo — the brightness can be adjusted

• dar o sacar brillo a — [+ suelo, plata, zapatos] to polish, shine; [+ muebles] to polish

este producto da mucho brillo a la madera — this product gives wood an excellent shine

brillo de labios — lip gloss

brillo de uñas — clear nail polish, clear nail varnish

2) (=esplendor) brilliance, splendour, splendor (EEUU)

fueron cautivados por el brillo de la profesión — they were captivated by the splendour of the profession

la ausencia de varios jugadores importantes ha restado brillo al torneo — the absence of several important players has taken the shine off the tournament

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masculino

a) ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; ( de diamante) sparkle; ( del pelo) shine; (de seda, satén) sheen

darle brillo al suelo — to polish the floor

¿quiere las fotos con brillo? — do you want a gloss finish on the photos?

dale un poco de brillo — (TV) turn the brightness up a bit

el brillo de sus ojos — the sparkle in his eyes

b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*

un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo — a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance

c) ( para labios) lip gloss; ( para uñas) clear nail polish

* * *

= brightness, brilliance, glitter, lustre [luster, -USA], glazing, shimmer, shine, glow, sheen.

Ex. The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.

Ex. Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.

Ex. Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.

Ex. The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.

Ex. An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.

Ex. Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.

Ex. This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a ' shine' of unity & harmony.

Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex. Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.

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* brillo de labios = lip gloss.

* brillo incandescente = glow.

* brillo intenso de la pantalla = screen glare.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* sacar brillo = polish.

* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* sin brillo = dull, tarnished.

* * *

masculino

a) ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; ( de diamante) sparkle; ( del pelo) shine; (de seda, satén) sheen

darle brillo al suelo — to polish the floor

¿quiere las fotos con brillo? — do you want a gloss finish on the photos?

dale un poco de brillo — (TV) turn the brightness up a bit

el brillo de sus ojos — the sparkle in his eyes

b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*

un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo — a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance

c) ( para labios) lip gloss; ( para uñas) clear nail polish

* * *

= brightness, brilliance, glitter, lustre [luster, -USA], glazing, shimmer, shine, glow, sheen.

Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.

Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.

Ex: Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.

Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.

Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.

Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.

Ex: This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a ' shine' of unity & harmony.

Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex: Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.

* brillo de labios = lip gloss.

* brillo incandescente = glow.

* brillo intenso de la pantalla = screen glare.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* sacar brillo = polish.

* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* sin brillo = dull, tarnished.

* * *

brillo

masculine

1 (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; (de un diamante) sparkle; (del pelo) shine; (de una estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de seda, satén) sheen

el brillo de la luz nos sorprendió the brightness of the light took us by surprise

sacarle or darle brillo al suelo to polish the floor

¿quiere las fotos con brillo? do you want a gloss finish on the photos?

dale un poco de brillo (TV) turn the brightness up a bit

cautivada por el brillo de sus ojos captivated by the sparkle in his eyes

2 (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*

un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance

3 (producto — para labios) lip gloss; (— para uñas) clear nail polish

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Del verbo brillar: ( conjugate brillar)

brillo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

brilló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
brillar
brillo
brillar ( conjugate brillar) verbo intransitivo
a) [sol/luz] to shine;

[ estrella] to shine, sparkle;
[zapatos/suelo/metal] to shine, gleam;
[diamante/ojos] to sparkle
b) ( destacarse) [ persona] to shine

verbo transitivo (Col) to polish
brillo sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) shine;

( de estrella) brightness, brilliance;
(de diamante, ojos) sparkle;
( de tela) sheen;
◊ darle brillo al suelo to polish the floor;

fotos con brillo gloss finish photos;
dale un poco de brillo (TV) turn the brightness up a bit
b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor^{( conjugate splendor)};

◊ sin brillo ‹discurso/interpretación› dull

c) ( para labios) lip gloss;

( para uñas) clear nail polish
brillar verbo intransitivo
1 (emitir luz) to shine
(emitir destellos) to sparkle
(centellear) to glitter
2 (destacar) to be conspicuous: Juan brilló por su ausencia, Juan was conspicuous by his absence
brillo m (resplandor) shine
(del Sol, de la Luna, de un foco de luz, etc) brightness
(centelleo) glittering
(del cabello, tela) sheen
(de un color) brilliance
(de zapatos) shine
sacar brillo a, to shine, polish
' brillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brillar
- mate
- opaca
- opaco
- palidecer
- lustre
- metálico
- sacar
English:
brilliant
- buff
- gleam
- glitter
- gloss
- glow
- luster
- lustre
- polish
- polish up
- resplendence
- sheen
- shine
- sparkle
- twinkle
- dull
- glint
- lip

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brillo nm

1. [resplandor] [de luz, astro] brightness;
[de metal, zapatos, pelo] shine; [de ojos, diamante] sparkle; [de monitor, televisor] brightness;
sacar brillo a to polish, to shine;

¿en brillo o en mate? [fotos] would you like gloss photos or matt ones?

2. [lucimiento] splendour, brilliance

3. brillo de labios lip gloss;

brillo de uñas clear nail varnish

* * *

brillo

m de ojos, madera shine; de estrella, luz brightness;

dar o

sacar brillo a algo polish sth

* * *

brillo nm

1) lustre: luster, shine

2) : brilliance

* * *

brillo n

1. (de sol) brightness

el brillo de la nieve the brightness of the snow

2. (de metal, zapatos) shine

¡qué brillo tiene tu pelo! your hair is so shiny!

3. (de ojos, diamante) sparkle

el brillo en sus ojos the sparkle in her eyes

sacar brillo a algo to polish something

Spanish-English dictionary > brillo
9 forma de doble fondo

(n.) = double-faced mould

Ex. By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.

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(n.) = double-faced mould

Ex: By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.

Spanish-English dictionary > forma de doble fondo
10 intruso

adj.

intrusive, meddling, obtrusive.

m.

1 intruder, interloper, trespasser.

2 hacker.

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intruso

► adjetivo

1 intrusive

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 intruder

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intruso, -a
1.

ADJ intrusive

2.

SM / F [gen] intruder; (=extraño) outsider; [en fiesta] gatecrasher; (Jur) trespasser; (Mil, Pol) infiltrator

intruso/a informático/a — hacker

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- sa masculino, femenino intruder

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= intruder, interloper, intrusive, meddling, trespasser, invasive, unwelcome guest.

Ex. It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.

Ex. We noticed that while Johnny was entertaining his guests Mr McGregor was trying to capture an interloper.

Ex. Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.

Ex. Archaeologists are intruders from academe whose meddling presence upsets the balance of life.

Ex. The meeting was closed prematurely when police ordered the premises to be evacuated by the conferencers as well as the trespassers.

Ex. The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia.

Ex. Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out.

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* alarma contra intrusos = intruder alarm.

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- sa masculino, femenino intruder

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= intruder, interloper, intrusive, meddling, trespasser, invasive, unwelcome guest.

Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.

Ex: We noticed that while Johnny was entertaining his guests Mr McGregor was trying to capture an interloper.

Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.

Ex: Archaeologists are intruders from academe whose meddling presence upsets the balance of life.

Ex: The meeting was closed prematurely when police ordered the premises to be evacuated by the conferencers as well as the trespassers.

Ex: The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia.

Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out.

* alarma contra intrusos = intruder alarm.

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intruso -sa

masculine, feminine

intruder

me sentí como una intrusa I felt like an intruder o interloper

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intruso
◊ -sa sustantivo masculino, femenino

intruder;

(Inf) cracker (colloq)
intruso,-a
I adjetivo intrusive
II 1 sustantivo masculino y femenino intruder
2 Jur trespasser
' intruso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intrusa
English:
intruder
- outsider
- trespasser
- cracker
- interloper

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intruso, -a nm,f

intruder

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intruso

m, intrusa f intruder

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intruso, -sa adj

: intrusive

intruso, -sa n

: intruder

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intruso n intruder

Spanish-English dictionary > intruso
11 junto a

prep.

1 next to, alongside, beside.

2 around.

3 as compared with.

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junto a

next to

■ vive junto a mí he lives next door to me

■ un hotel junto al lago a hotel by the lake

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by, next to

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= adjacent to, along with, alongside, concurrent with, coupled with, in combination with, in conjunction with, in juxtaposition with, in tandem with, together with, within one word of, next to, beside, hand in hand (with), side by side with, combined with, complete with

Ex. Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex. For example, inversion to Hospitals, Military will cause this heading to file alongside other headings commencing with the word Hospitals.

Ex. Concurrent with these activities, the Library of Congress has also been engaged in building the RAL file from location reports received in machine-readable form from outside libraries.

Ex. And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission.

Ex. The sort form in combination with the type determines the sequence or filing order of entries in access-point and authority files.

Ex. Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.

Ex. The attraction of such displays is that the multidimensional relationships between subjects may be shown since any one subject can be displayed in juxtaposition with several others.

Ex. Continuing education activities have to be offered in tandem with the service itself.

Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.

Ex. The system searches each term separately and then combines the resulting lists into records containing the term 'library' within one word of 'periodical'.

Ex. Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.

Ex. A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.

Ex. Hand in hand with this comes the need for nurses to be able to question, evaluate and reflect on existing practice.

Ex. Side by side with the freedom to define their project, however, students are given a fairly rigid methodological structure which should be enforced even if they are reluctant to use it.

Ex. On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.

Ex. Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.

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= adjacent to, along with, alongside, concurrent with, coupled with, in combination with, in conjunction with, in juxtaposition with, in tandem with, together with, within one word of, next to, beside, hand in hand (with), side by side with, combined with, complete with

Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex: For example, inversion to Hospitals, Military will cause this heading to file alongside other headings commencing with the word Hospitals.

Ex: Concurrent with these activities, the Library of Congress has also been engaged in building the RAL file from location reports received in machine-readable form from outside libraries.

Ex: And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission.

Ex: The sort form in combination with the type determines the sequence or filing order of entries in access-point and authority files.

Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.

Ex: The attraction of such displays is that the multidimensional relationships between subjects may be shown since any one subject can be displayed in juxtaposition with several others.

Ex: Continuing education activities have to be offered in tandem with the service itself.

Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.

Ex: The system searches each term separately and then combines the resulting lists into records containing the term 'library' within one word of 'periodical'.

Ex: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.

Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.

Ex: Hand in hand with this comes the need for nurses to be able to question, evaluate and reflect on existing practice.

Ex: Side by side with the freedom to define their project, however, students are given a fairly rigid methodological structure which should be enforced even if they are reluctant to use it.

Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.

Ex: Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.

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junto a adv next to

el apartamento está junto a la playa the apartment is next to the beach

junto con with

junto con las flores iba una tarjeta the flowers came with a card

Spanish-English dictionary > junto a
12 papel avitelado

m.

vellum paper, wove paper.

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(n.) = wove paper

Ex. By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.

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(n.) = wove paper

Ex: By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.

Spanish-English dictionary > papel avitelado
13 papel vitela

m.

wove paper, vellum, writing paper.

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(n.) = wove paper

Ex. By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.

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(n.) = wove paper

Ex: By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.

Spanish-English dictionary > papel vitela
14 protección

f.

1 protection, refuge, roof, guard.

2 shelter, refuge, protection.

3 safety net.

4 protection, insurance, coverage.

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protección

► nombre femenino

1 protection

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noun f.

protection

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SF protection

protección civil — civil defence o (EEUU) defense

protección de datos — data protection

protección policial — police protection

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femenino protection

brindar/dar protección a alguien — to offer/give protection to somebody

viviendas de protección oficial — (Esp) subsidized housing

- Protección Civil

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= protection, safeguard, security, cushion, safeguarding, padding, shield, guard against, protectiveness.

Ex. The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.

Ex. Libraries ordinarily have only a small staff ' cushion' to provide for sickness, vacation, and compensatory days off.

Ex. Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality.

Ex. Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding).

Ex. Display cases are thermostatically controlled to 68F and heat shields are fitted.

Ex. Her article is surely a basic text for all librarians to be regularly reread as a guard against the sins she lists.

Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

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* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* cuidado y protección = nurture, nurturing.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* desactivar un programa de protección = unlock + protection program(me).

* equipo de protección = protective gear.

* gafas de protección = safety glasses.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* medida de protección = safeguard.

* oficina de protección al consumidor = consumer protection office.

* programa de protección = protection program(me), software protection program(me).

* protección acústica = hearing protection.

* protección auditiva = hearing protection.

* protección contra incendios = fire protection.

* protección de datos = data protection.

* protección de información entre fronteras = transborder data protection.

* protección de la información = data protection.

* protección del medio ambiente = environmental protection.

* protección del sistema = system security.

* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.

* protección legal = legal protection.

* protección mediante contraseña = password protection.

* protección militar = military protection.

* proteccion para excluir o aislar = excluder.

* protección solar = solar protection.

* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.

* protección territorial = turf protection.

* relación sexual sin protección = unprotected sex.

* sexo sin protección = unprotected sex.

* sin protección = unprotected.

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femenino protection

brindar/dar protección a alguien — to offer/give protection to somebody

viviendas de protección oficial — (Esp) subsidized housing

- Protección Civil

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= protection, safeguard, security, cushion, safeguarding, padding, shield, guard against, protectiveness.

Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.

Ex: Libraries ordinarily have only a small staff ' cushion' to provide for sickness, vacation, and compensatory days off.

Ex: Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality.

Ex: Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding).

Ex: Display cases are thermostatically controlled to 68F and heat shields are fitted.

Ex: Her article is surely a basic text for all librarians to be regularly reread as a guard against the sins she lists.

Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* cuidado y protección = nurture, nurturing.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* desactivar un programa de protección = unlock + protection program(me).

* equipo de protección = protective gear.

* gafas de protección = safety glasses.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* medida de protección = safeguard.

* oficina de protección al consumidor = consumer protection office.

* programa de protección = protection program(me), software protection program(me).

* protección acústica = hearing protection.

* protección auditiva = hearing protection.

* protección contra incendios = fire protection.

* protección de datos = data protection.

* protección de información entre fronteras = transborder data protection.

* protección de la información = data protection.

* protección del medio ambiente = environmental protection.

* protección del sistema = system security.

* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.

* protección legal = legal protection.

* protección mediante contraseña = password protection.

* protección militar = military protection.

* proteccion para excluir o aislar = excluder.

* protección solar = solar protection.

* protección solar mediante sombras = solar shading.

* protección territorial = turf protection.

* relación sexual sin protección = unprotected sex.

* sexo sin protección = unprotected sex.

* sin protección = unprotected.

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protección

feminine

protection

brindar/dar protección a algn to offer/give protection to sb

bajo la protección de sus padres protected by his parents

la protección del medio ambiente the protection of the environment

viviendas de protección oficial ( Esp); subsidized housing

es peligroso exponerse a los rayos del sol sin protección it is dangerous to expose yourself to the sun's rays without (adequate) protection

protección solar factor 30 sun protection factor 30

Compuestos:

● protección antivirus

( Inf) virus protection

● Protección Civil

civil defense* organization

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protección sustantivo femenino
protection
protección sustantivo femenino protection
protección civil, civil defence
vivienda de protección oficial, state subsidized housing
' protección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antinuclear
- auspicio
- cobijar
- coraza
- expuesta
- expuesto
- fortificación
- gafas
- ley
- ministerio
- revestir
- rodillera
- sola
- solo
- sombra
- tutela
- abrigo
- amparo
- defensa
- dispensar
- invocar
- seguridad
English:
asylum
- council housing
- cushion
- naked
- protection
- protection money
- safety net
- shelter
- unguarded
- unprotected
- welfare
- conservation
- crash
- crush
- defense
- NSPCC
- protective
- safe
- safety
- SPCC

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protección nf

protection;

diez guardaespaldas se encargan de la protección del juez ten bodyguards are responsible for protecting the judge;

sexo sin protección unprotected sex

Comp
protección civil civil defence; Informát protección contra copia copy protection;
protección de datos data protection;
Informát protección de hardware dongle
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protección

f protection;

protección solar suntan lotion o cream, sunblock

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protección nf, pl - ciones : protection

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protección n protection

Spanish-English dictionary > protección
15 rectangular

adj.

1 rectangular.

2 right-angled (Mat).

f.

homerun.

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rectangular

► adjetivo

1 rectangular

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adj.

rectangular

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ADJ rectangular

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adjetivo rectangular

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= rectangular, oblong, rectangular-shaped.

Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex. The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.

Ex. Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular-shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.

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* cuenco rectangular de cerámica = terrine.

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adjetivo rectangular

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= rectangular, oblong, rectangular-shaped.

Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.

Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular-shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.

* cuenco rectangular de cerámica = terrine.

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rectangular

adjective

rectangular

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rectangular adjetivo rectangular
' rectangular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pan
- pecera
English:
oblong
- rectangular
- right-angled

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rectangular adj

1. [de forma] rectangular

2. [de ángulos rectos] right-angled

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rectangular

adj rectangular

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rectangular adj

: rectangular

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rectangular adj rectangular

Spanish-English dictionary > rectangular
16 sustitución

f.

substitution, exchange, replacement, change.

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sustitución

► nombre femenino

1 substitution, replacement

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noun f.

substitution, replacement

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SF substitution ( por for)
replacement ( por by)
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femenino

a) ( permanente) replacement

fue nombrado en sustitución de Ana Tamayo — he was appointed to replace Ana Tamayo

sustitución DE algo/alguien POR algo/alguien — replacement of something/somebody by something/somebody

b) ( transitoria) substitution

le hice la sustitución porque estaba enfermo — I stood in for him because he was ill

sustitución DE algo/alguien POR algo/alguien: la sustitución de Merino por Juárez — the substitution of Juárez for Merino

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= displacement, replacement, substitution.

Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

Ex. The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.

Ex. This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.

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* coste de sustitución = opportunity cost.

* en sustitución de = in place of.

* gastos en sustitución de material = replacement costs.

* hacer sustituciones = do + locum jobs.

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femenino

a) ( permanente) replacement

fue nombrado en sustitución de Ana Tamayo — he was appointed to replace Ana Tamayo

sustitución DE algo/alguien POR algo/alguien — replacement of something/somebody by something/somebody

b) ( transitoria) substitution

le hice la sustitución porque estaba enfermo — I stood in for him because he was ill

sustitución DE algo/alguien POR algo/alguien: la sustitución de Merino por Juárez — the substitution of Juárez for Merino

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= displacement, replacement, substitution.

Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

Ex: The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.

Ex: This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.

* coste de sustitución = opportunity cost.

* en sustitución de = in place of.

* gastos en sustitución de material = replacement costs.

* hacer sustituciones = do + locum jobs.

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sustitución

feminine

1 (permanente) replacement

la sustitución del director financiero the replacement of the financial director

fue nombrado en sustitución de Mariano Tamayo he was appointed to replace Mariano Tamayo o as a replacement for Mariano Tamayo

sustitución DE algo/algn POR algo/algn replacement OF sth/sb BY sth/sb

la sustitución del sistema regional por uno centralizado the replacement of the regional system by a centralized one, the substitution of a centralized system for the regional one

2 (transitoria) substitution

la sustitución de su estrella the substitution of their star player

le hice la sustitución porque estaba enfermo I stood in for him because he was ill

sustitución DE algo/algn POR algo/algn:

la sustitución de Merino por Juárez the substitution of Juárez for Merino

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sustitución sustantivo femenino
a) ( permanente) replacement

b) ( transitoria) substitution

sustitución sustantivo femenino replacement
(temporal) substitution
' sustitución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- por
- suplencia
English:
do
- replacement
- substitution

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sustitución, substitución nf

1. [cambio] replacement;
[de jugador] substitution;
trabajar haciendo sustituciones to temp [for sb ill or on leave];

aprobaron la sustitución del sistema informático por uno más moderno they approved the replacement of the computer system by a more up-to-date one;

la sustitución del presidente por alguien sin experiencia fue un error replacing the president with a person who had no experience was a mistake;

entró al terreno de juego en sustitución del defensa francés he went onto the field as a replacement for the French defender

2. Der subrogation

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sustitución

f DEP substitution

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sustitución nf, pl - ciones : replacement, substitution

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sustitución n

1. (permanente) replacement

han nombrado a Rajoy en sustitución de Aguirre Rajoy has been appointed as a replacement for Aguirre

2. (transitoria) substitution

Shaw estará en el banquillo para una posible sustitución Shaw will be on the bench in case of a possible substitution

Spanish-English dictionary > sustitución
17 cortar

v.

1 to cut.

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hair

cortar y pegar (computing) cut and paste

Ella corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.

2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).

3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).

4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).

El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.

5 to cut (baraja).

6 to curdle (leche).

7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).

cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic

8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).

cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)

9 to cut (producir un corte).

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)

cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)

10 to take a short cut.

11 to split up.

corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.

Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.

13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.

Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.

14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.

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cortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cut

■ cortar una cinta to cut a ribbon

■ cortar una película to cut a film

2 (pelo) to cut, trim

3 (árbol) to cut down

4 (carne) to carve

5 (pastel) to cut up

6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off

7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle

8 (piel) to chap, crack

9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite

10 COSTURA to cut out

11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt

12 (bloquear) to block

■ cortaron la carretera the road was blocked

13 (suprimir) to cut out

14 figurado (separar) to divide, split, cut

► verbo intransitivo

1 to cut

► verbo pronominal cortarse

1 to cut

■ este metal se corta fácilmente this metal cuts easily

2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself

■ me he cortado I've cut myself

■ se cortó el dedo he cut his finger

3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair

■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

4 (piel) to become chapped

5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle

6 (comunicación) to be cut off

7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy

■ no te cortes don't be shy

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡corta el rollo! knock it off!

cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebody

cortar el apetito to ruin one's appetite

cortar el bacalao familiar to be the boss

cortar en seco figurado to cut short

cortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomach

cortar la palabra to interrupt

cortar por la mitad to split down the middle

cortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures

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verb

1) to cut

2) slice

3) chop

4) trim

5) interrupt

6) block

•

- cortarse

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1. VT

1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice

corta la manzana por la mitad — cut the apple in half

¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw

cortar la cabeza a algn — to cut sb's head off

3) (=dividir) to cut

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

4) (=interrumpir)

a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to block

han cortado el gas — the gas has been cut off

las tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport

han cortado el tráfico durante unos minutos — they've closed the road to traffic for a few minutes

carretera cortada al tráfico — road closed

sus seguidores han cortado la calle — her followers have blocked off the road

nos cortaron la retirada — they cut off our retreat

cortar la hemorragia — to stop the bleeding

b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short

cortar la comunicación — to hang up

5) (=suprimir) to cut

la censura cortó una de las escenas — the censors cut one of the scenes

6) [frío] to chap, crack

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice

8) [+ baraja] to cut

9) * [+ droga] to cut *

2. VI

1) (=estar afilado) to cut

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
sano 1)
2) (Inform)

"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"

3) (Meteo)

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

4) (=acortar)

podemos cortar por el parque — we can take a shortcut through the park

es mejor que cortéis por el atajo — it would be better if you took the shortcut

5)

• cortar con (=terminar) —

cortar con el pasado — to make a break with the past

hay que cortar con este comportamiento — we must put a stop to this behaviour

es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

6)

¡corta! — * give us a break! *
rollo 1., 5)
7) (Naipes) to cut

8) (Radio)

¡corto! — over!

¡corto y cierro! — over and out!

9) LAm (Telec) to hang up

cortó — he hung up

3.

See:

cortarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

* * *

= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

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

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

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

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

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

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

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

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* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

* * *

= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

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

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

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

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

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

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

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

* * *

cortar [A1 ]

vt

A (dividir)

1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cut

corta el cable aquí cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

2 ‹asado› to carve

3 ‹leña/madera› to chop

4 ‹baraja› to cut

5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut through

B (quitar, separar)

1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pick

córtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head

sano

2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut out

C (hacer más corto) to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

D

«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my face

E (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out

F

1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla ( Chi fam): córtala con eso OK, cut it out, now ( colloq)

córtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)

2 ‹calle› (por obras) to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street

3 ‹retirada› to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off

4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut off

G ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stem

H ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharply

I ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit out

J ‹recta/plano› to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

K

1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)

2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to

3 ‹leche› to curdle

L ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cut

está cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

M

( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

■ cortar

vi

A «cuchillo/tijeras» to cut

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

B

1

(por radio): corto y cambio over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out

2 ( Cin):

¡corten! cut!

3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me

C (terminar)

1 «novios» to break up, split up

ha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sth

decidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the past

D (en naipes) to cut

E (en costura) to cut out

F (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo they took the shortcut

G

( Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse): cortaron para la ciudad they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar ( Chi fam); I/he didn't know which way to turn ( colloq)

■ cortarse

v pron

A (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut off

se cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

B ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose he cut himself shaving

C

1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas he slashed his wrists

2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to cross

E «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdle

F

( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «animal» to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst

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cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortarme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss

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cortar

♦ vt

1. [seccionar] to cut;
[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;
cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;

hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;

siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;

cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;

cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;

corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;

corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;

le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;

le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair

2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;
[gastos] to cut back
3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;
[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;
cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;

nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;

la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;

cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;

la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;

cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;

en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;

Comp
CSur Fam
¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!

4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;
[calle, territorio] to cut across;
el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west

5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap

6. Fam [droga] to cut

7. [baraja] to cut

8. [leche] to curdle;

el calor corta la mayonesa heat makes mayonnaise spoil o Br go off

9. [película] [escena] to cut;
[censurar] to censor
10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;
[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;
cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;
[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;
Comp

cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour

11. Fam [avergonzar]
este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's around

12. RP [comunicación]
cortar la comunicación to hang up;

me cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

13. Informát to cut;

cortar y pegar cut and paste

♦ vi

1. [producir un corte] to cut;

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);

corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;

Comp

cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;

decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past

2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);
corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest

3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);
corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

4. [terminar una acción] Cine
¡corten! cut!;
Rad
¡corto y cambio! over!;

¡corto y cierro! over and out!

5. [en juego de cartas] to cut

6. [ser muy intenso]
hace un frío que corta it's bitterly cold

7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no corte, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb cortarse

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cortar

I v/t

1 cut; electricidad cut off

2 calle close

3

:

cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath away

II v/i cut;

cortar con alguien split up with s.o.

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cortar vt

1) : to cut, to slice, to trim

2) : to cut out, to omit

3) : to cut off, to interrupt

4) : to block, to close off

5) : to curdle (milk)

cortar vi

1) : to cut

2) : to break up

3) : to hang up (the telephone)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cortarse

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cortar vb

1. (en general) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

cortó un trozo de queso she cut a slice of cheese

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut

ten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp

2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off

han cortado el gas the gas has been cut off

3. (calle, carretera) to close

han cortado la calle the road has been closed

cortar el bacalao to be the boss

cortar en pedazos to cut up

Spanish-English dictionary > cortar
18 amarrar

v.

1 to moor (Nautical).

2 to tie (up).

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo to tie something/somebody to something

3 to tie up, to bind, to fasten, to fasten up.

El cazador lía los manojos The hunter ties up the bundles.

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amarrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atar) to tie (up), fasten

2 MARÍTIMO to moor, tie up

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verb

to tie up, fasten

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1. VT

1) (=asegurar) esp LAm to fasten, tie up; [+ barco] to moor, tie up; [+ cuerda] to lash, belay; (Naipes) to stack

está de amarrar — he's raving mad

- tener a algn bien amarrado

2) * (=empollar) to swot *, mug up *

2.

VI * to get down to it in earnest

3.

See:

amarrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < embarcación> to moor; <animal/persona> to tie up

le amarraron las manos — they tied his hands together

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo — to tie something/somebody to something

b) (AmL exc RPl) < zapatos> to tie; < paquete> to tie... up
2.
amarrarse v pron (AmL exc RPl) <zapatos/cordones> to tie up, do up; < pelo> to tie up

amarrársela — (Col fam) to get tight (colloq)

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= fasten, tether, strap, secure, tie (to), lash, moor.

Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex. Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex. Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex. Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.

Ex. Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.

Ex. This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

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* amarrar a = lash (up) to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < embarcación> to moor; <animal/persona> to tie up

le amarraron las manos — they tied his hands together

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo — to tie something/somebody to something

b) (AmL exc RPl) < zapatos> to tie; < paquete> to tie... up
2.
amarrarse v pron (AmL exc RPl) <zapatos/cordones> to tie up, do up; < pelo> to tie up

amarrársela — (Col fam) to get tight (colloq)

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= fasten, tether, strap, secure, tie (to), lash, moor.

Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.

Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.

Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.

Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.

Ex: Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.

Ex: Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.

Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

* amarrar a = lash (up) to.

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amarrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹embarcación› to moor; ‹animal/persona› to tie up

amárralo bien para que no se caiga tie it down o on well so that it doesn't fall off

amarrar algo/a algn A algo to tie sth/sb TO sth

2 ( AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos› to tie; ‹paquete› to tie … up

■ amarrarse

v pron

( AmL exc RPl) to tie

ya aprendió a amarrarse los zapatos he's learned to do up o to tie his shoelaces now

amárrate bien los pantalones fasten your pants properly ( AmE), do your trousers up properly ( BrE)

amarrársela ( Col fam); to get tight ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
amarrar
amarrar algo
amarrar ( conjugate amarrar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ embarcación› to moor;

‹animal/persona› to tie up;
◊ le amarraron las manos they tied his hands together;

amarrar algo/a algn a algo to tie sth/sb to sth
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie;

‹ paquete› to tie … up
amarrarse verbo pronominal (AmL exc RPl) ‹zapatos/cordones› to tie up, do up;
‹ pelo› to tie up
amarrar verbo transitivo
1 Náut to moor, tie up
2 (atar) to tie (up), bind: amarra bien la tienda de campaña, que esta noche va a hacer viento, secure the tent well, as tonight it's going to be very windy
' amarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empatar
English:
berth
- hitch
- lash
- lay up
- moor
- attach
- bind
- rope
- strap
- tether
- tie

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amarrar

♦ vt

1. Náut to moor

2. [atar] to tie (up);

amarrar algo/a alguien a algo to tie sth/sb to sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb amarrarse

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amarrar

v/t ( atar) tie

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amarrar vt

1) : to moor (a boat)

2) atar: to fasten, to tie up, to tie down

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amarrar vb

1. (en general) to tie / to tie up

amarró el perro a un poste she tied the dog to a post

2. (embarcación) to moor

amarraron el yate en un pequeño puerto they moored the yacht in a small harbour

Spanish-English dictionary > amarrar
19 baratijas

f.pl.

small cheap articles, junk, loose objects, miscellaneous junk.

m.pl.

trifles, toys.

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= trinkets, bric-a-brac

Ex. The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.

Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

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= trinkets, bric-a-brac

Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.

Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

Spanish-English dictionary > baratijas
20 corte

f.

1 court.

las Cortes (Generales) the Spanish parliament (cámara legislativa) (peninsular Spanish)

2 court (tribunal). (especially Latin American Spanish)

corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Court

m.

1 cut (raja).

se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his knee

corte y confección dressmaking; (para mujeres) tailoring (para hombres)

corte de pelo haircut

2 length (retal de tela).

3 shape (contorno).

4 section.

5 style.

6 break (pausa).

corte publicitario commercial break

7 (cutting) edge (filo). (peninsular Spanish)

8 cut, cutback (reducción) (presupuestario, salarial). ( Latin American Spanish)

9 embarrassment (informal) (vergüenza).

dar corte a alguien to embarrass somebody

me da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him

10 put-down (informal) (respuesta ingeniosa).

dar o pegar un corte a alguien to cut somebody dead

11 court room.

12 piece of cloth.

13 cut of meat, cut.

14 haircut.

15 errand made for a fee.

16 break-up.

17 tendency, style.

18 slap in the face, put-down.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: cortar.

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corte

► nombre femenino

1 (del rey etc) court

2 (séquito) retinue

3 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (tribunal) court

► nombre femenino plural las Cortes

1 the Spanish Parliament sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer la corte a to court, pay court to

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corte

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) cut

■ me he hecho un corte en el dedo I've cut my finger

2 (filo) edge

3 (sección) section

■ corte horizontal horizontal section

4 (de un libro) edge

5 (de pelo) cut, haircut

6 (de helado) wafer, US ice-cream sandwich

7 COSTURA (cantidad de tela) length

8 familiar figurado (réplica) rebuff

9 familiar figurado (vergüenza) embarrassment

■ le daba corte entrar y se quedó fuera he was too embarrassed to go in so he stayed outside

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un corte a alguien familiar to cut somebody dead

¡qué corte! familiar what a blow!

corte de mangas tabú V-sign

corte y confección dressmaking

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1. noun f.
court
2. noun m.
cut

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I
SM

1) (=incisión, herida) cut

le hizo un corte a la madera — he made a cut in the wood

tienes un pequeño corte en la pierna — you have a small cut on your leg

hacerse un corte — to cut o.s.

me he hecho un corte en el dedo — I've cut my finger

corte longitudinal — lengthwise section, longitudinal section

corte transversal — cross section

2) (tb: corte de pelo) cut, haircut

corte a navaja — razor cut

corte a tijera — scissor cut

3) (Cos) (=diseño) cut

un traje de corte muy moderno — a suit with a very modern cut

corte y confección — dressmaking

4) (=interrupción) cut

persisten los cortes de agua — the water keeps being cut off

la censura dejó la película sin cortes — the censor did not cut the film

corte de carretera — [para obras, accidente] road closure; [como protesta] roadblock

corte de corriente — power cut

corte de digestión — stomach cramp

corte de luz — power cut

corte publicitario — commercial break

5) (=estilo)

literatura de corte tradicional — traditional (type) literature

un discurso de corte fascista — a speech with fascist undertones

un sistema fiscal de corte occidental — a western-style taxation system

6) (=trozo)

corte de carne — cut of meat

corte (de helado) — wafer, ice cream sandwich (EEUU)

7) * (=respuesta contundente)

dar un corte a algn: ¡vaya corte que te dieron! — that was one in the eye for you, wasn't it!

dale un buen corte y no te molestará más — tell him where to go and he won't bother you any more *

corte de mangas — rude gesture made with the arm and hand which is the equivalent of giving the V-sign or, in the US, the finger

le hizo un corte de mangas a los fotógrafos — he made a o the V-sign at the photographers, he gave two fingers to the photographers, he gave the photographers the finger (EEUU)

sus declaraciones son un corte de mangas a la Constitución — his statements are a two-fingered salute to the Constitution

8) * (=vergüenza)

es un corte que te vean tus padres fumando — it's embarrassing when your parents see you smoking

¡qué corte, me besó delante de todos! — how embarrassing! he kissed me in front of everyone!

me da corte que me vean contigo — I'm embarrassed to be seen with you

me da mucho corte hablar en público — I get really embarrassed if I have to speak in public

llevarse un corte: me llevé un buen corte cuando supe que tenía novio — I felt really silly when I found out she had a boyfriend

9) (=borde) edge

con cortes dorados — with gilt edges

dar corte a algo — to sharpen sth, put an edge on sth

10) [de disco] track

11) (Min) stint

12) Cono Sur (=importancia)

darse cortes — to put on airs
II
SF

1) [de un rey] (=residencia) court; (=séquito) court, entourage, retinue

los ciudadanos de la corte — the court dwellers

corte celestial — heavenly court
villa 1)
2)

hacer la corte a algn — (=cortejar) to pay court to sb; (=halagar) to win favour with sb, lick sb's boots *, suck up to sb *

no deja de hacerme la corte a ver si le presto dinero — he keeps licking my boots o sucking up to me so that I'll lend him some money

3) (Jur) law court

Corte de Justicia — Court of Justice

Corte Suprema — Supreme Court

4) (=ciudad) capital, capital city

La Corte — Madrid

5)

las Cortes — (Pol) Spanish parliament

el Presidente disolvió las Cortes — the President dissolved Parliament

una manifestación frente a las Cortes — a demonstration outside the Parliament building

Cortes Constituyentes — constituent assembly

Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha — Regional Assembly of Castile and La Mancha

Cortes de Castilla y León — Regional Assembly of Castile and León

Cortes Generales — Parliament
CORTES GENERALES The Spanish parliament consists of a lower house, the Congreso de los Diputados, and an upper house, the Senado. Members of the lower house are called diputados and members of the Senado are senadores.
See:

ver nota culturelle CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS in congreso,

ver nota culturelle SENADO in senado

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( tajo) cut

se hizo un corte en la cabeza — he cut his head

b) ( de carne) cut, cut of meat

c) tb

corte de pelo — haircut, cut

- corte a navaja

- corte longitudinal/transversal

2) ( interrupción)

un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut

hemos tenido varios cortes de agua — the water has been cut off several times

se produjeron varios cortes de carretera — several roads were blocked

- corte de digestión

- corte de luz

- corte publicitario

3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)

darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody

4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut

5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut

6)

a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut

un traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit

- corte de mangas

- corte y confección

7) (tendencia, estilo)

canciones de corte romántico — songs of a romantic nature

un país de corte democrático — a country of democratic persuasion

8) (Esp fam)

a) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola — I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte — it's embarrassing

b) ( respuesta tajante)

menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)

9) (fam) (Audio) track

10) (RPl fam) ( atención)

darle corte a alguien — to take notice of somebody

darse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
II
femenino

1) ( del rey) court

una corte de aduladores — a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)

2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal

- Corte Marcial

- Corte Suprema

3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( tajo) cut

se hizo un corte en la cabeza — he cut his head

b) ( de carne) cut, cut of meat

c) tb

corte de pelo — haircut, cut

- corte a navaja

- corte longitudinal/transversal

2) ( interrupción)

un corte en el suministro eléctrico — (frml) a power cut

hemos tenido varios cortes de agua — the water has been cut off several times

se produjeron varios cortes de carretera — several roads were blocked

- corte de digestión

- corte de luz

- corte publicitario

3) (Ven) ( separación) (fam) break-up, bust-up (colloq)

darle un corte a alguien — to break o split up with somebody

4) (AmL) ( en el presupuesto) cut

5) (Cin) ( por la censura) cut

6)

a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut

un traje de buen corte — a well-made o well-cut suit

- corte de mangas

- corte y confección

7) (tendencia, estilo)

canciones de corte romántico — songs of a romantic nature

un país de corte democrático — a country of democratic persuasion

8) (Esp fam)

a) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola — I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte — it's embarrassing

b) ( respuesta tajante)

menudo corte! — what a put-down! (colloq)

9) (fam) (Audio) track

10) (RPl fam) ( atención)

darle corte a alguien — to take notice of somebody

darse corte — (RPl fam) to show off
II
femenino

1) ( del rey) court

una corte de aduladores — a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a alguien — ( cortejar) (ant) to woo somebody (dated or liter)

2) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal

- Corte Marcial

- Corte Suprema

3) las Cortes femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

* * *

corte¹

¹ = severance, cut, cut off [cutoff], break, slit, snip, nick, clipping.

Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.

Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.

Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex: In terms of the reference process a break in the chain has occurred between the information need and the initial question.

Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

Ex: With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.

Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

* alicates de corte = wire cutters.

* corte de pelo = hair cut.

* corte de voz = voice insert.

* corte temporal = time period.

* corte transversal = cross-section [cross section], sectional cutting.

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

corte²

² = outage, power shutdown.

Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function.

Ex: A reminder that the library is closed all day this Saturday due to a power shutdown in the building.

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.

* corte de suministro = power shutdown.

* corte en el fluido eléctrico = power cut, power failure.

corte³

³ = court.

Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.

corte⁴

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* * *

corte¹

masculine

A

1 (tajo) cut

tenía varios cortes en la cara he had several cuts on his face

hazle un pequeño corte en la parte superior make a little cut o nick in the top

se hizo un corte en la cabeza he cut his head

2 (de carne) cut, cut of meat

3

tb corte de pelo haircut, cut

Compuestos:

● corte a (la) navaja

razor cut

● corte de helado

( Esp) ice cream sandwich ( AmE), wafer ( BrE)

● corte longitudinal

lengthwise section, longitudinal section ( tech)

● corte transversal

transverse section, cross section

B

(interrupción): un corte en el suministro de fluido eléctrico ( frml); an outage ( AmE) o ( BrE) a power cut

este verano hemos tenido varios cortes de agua the water has been cut off several times this summer

se produjeron cortes de carretera en toda la provincia roads were blocked all over the province

hubo un corte a una escena donde … it cut to a scene where …

Compuestos:

● corte comercial

( AmL) break, commercial break

● corte de digestión

stomach cramp

● corte de luz

outage ( AmE), power cut ( BrE)

● corte publicitario

commercial break, break

C ( Ven) (separación) ( fam) break-up, bust-up ( colloq)

le dio un corte a su novia he broke o split up with his girlfriend

D ( AmL) (en el presupuesto) cut

E ( Cin) (por la censura) cut

F

1 (de tela) length, length of material

2

(en costura): siempre lleva trajes de buen corte he always wears well-made o well-cut suits

Compuestos:

● corte de mangas

≈ V-sign ( in UK)

les hizo un corte de mangas he gave them the finger, he did o made a V-sign at them ( BrE)

● corte y confección

dressmaking

G

(tendencia, estilo): canciones de corte romántico songs of a romantic kind o nature, romantic songs

un discurso de neto corte nacionalista a speech with a clear nationalistic slant o bias o feeling to it

en cualquier país de corte democrático in any country of democratic persuasion

H ( Esp fam)

1 (vergüenza) embarrassment

me da corte ir sola I'm embarrassed to go by myself

es un corte tener que pedírselo otra vez it's embarrassing having to ask him again

2

(respuesta tajante): ¡menudo corte! what a put-down! ( colloq)

le dieron un buen corte cuando le dijeron que … it was a real slap in the face for him o it was a real put-down when they told him that …

I ( fam) ( Audio) track

J

( RPl fam) (atención): darle corte a algn to take notice of sb

darse corte ( RPl fam); to show off

K (paso) dance step used in the tango

L ( Elec) cut-off

voltaje/frecuencia de corte cut-off voltage/frequency

corte² Cortes Generales (↑ corte a1)

feminine

A (del rey) court

vive rodeado de una corte de aduladores he is constantly surrounded by a circle of admirers

hacerle la corte a algn (cortejar) ( ant); to woo sb ( datedor liter), to court sb ( dated); (halagar, agasajar) to lick sb's boots

villa

B ( esp AmL) ( Der) Court of Appeal

Compuestos:

● Corte Marcial

Military Appeal Court

● Corte Suprema (de Justicia)

( AmL) Supreme Court

C las Cortes fpl ( Pol) (en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

las Cortes generales se reunieron ayer Parliament met yesterday

frente a las Cortes opposite the Parliament building

Cortes Generales (↑ corte a1)

Compuesto:

cortes constituyentes

fpl constituent assembly

* * *

Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)

corté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

corte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cortar
corte
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ corte algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

corte algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corte algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que corteme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corte sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) cut;
◊ se hizo un corte en la cabeza he cut his head;

corte de pelo haircut;
corte a (la) navaja razor cut;
un corte de luz a power cut;
tuvimos varios cortes de agua the water was cut off several times;
corte de digestión stomach cramp;
corte publicitario (RPl) commercial break
2
a) ( de tela) length, length of material

b) ( en costura) cut;

◊ un traje de buen corte a well-made o well-cut suit;

corte y confección dressmaking
3 (Esp fam) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ me da corte ir sola I'm embarrassed to go by myself;

¡qué corte! how embarrassing!
4 (RPl fam) ( atención):
◊ darle corte a algn to take notice of sb

■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( del rey) court

b) (esp AmL) (Der) Court of Appeal;

◊ Ccorte Suprema (de Justicia) (AmL) Supreme Court

c)

◊ las Cortes sustantivo femenino plural (Pol) ( en Esp) Parliament, the legislative assembly

cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corte 1 sustantivo masculino
1 cut
corte de pelo, haircut
2 (interrupción de suministro eléctrico) power cut
(de agua) es el segundo corte de agua en una semana, the water has been cut off twice this week
3 Cost cut
corte y confección, dressmaking
4 (sección) section
5 familiar (respuesta ingeniosa) rebuff: le dio un corte estupendo a ese engreído, she really put that bighead in his place
6 (estilo) style
7 corte de digestión, stomach cramp
corte de mangas, GB V-sign
TV corte publicitario, commercial break
corte transversal, cross section
corte 2 sustantivo femenino
1 (residencia y compañía real) court
2 Las Cortes, (Spanish) Parliament sing
♦ Locuciones: hacerle la corte a alguien, to court sb
' corte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comer
- decir
- ir
- Tajo
- trasquiladura
- villa
- abertura
- cortar
- endurecer
- filete
- me
- melena
- practicar
- sección
- tajo
- transversal
- vidrio
English:
brownout
- court
- crew cut
- crop
- cut
- gash
- hack
- haircut
- length
- notch
- ragged
- section
- severance
- slit
- snip
- trim
- V
- V-sign
- cross
- hair
- layer
- line
- myself
- nick
- shut
- sirloin
- slash
- supreme
- wire

* * *

corte

♦ nm

1. [raja] cut;
[en pantalones, camisa] tear;
tiene un corte en la mano she has cut her hand;

se hizo un corte en la rodilla he cut his knee

Comp
corte y confección [para mujeres] dressmaking; [para hombres] tailoring;
corte de pelo haircut

2. [retal de tela] length

3. [interrupción]
mañana habrá corte de agua de nueve a diez the water will be cut off tomorrow between nine and ten;

la sequía ha obligado a imponer cortes de agua the drought has forced the authorities to cut off the water supply for a number of hours each day;

corte de corriente o [m5] luz power cut

Comp
corte de digestión stomach cramps
4. [sección] section;

corte longitudinal lengthways section, Espec longitudinal section;

corte transversal cross-section

5. [concepción, estilo] style;

una chaqueta de corte clásico a jacket with a classic cut;

una novela de corte fantástico a novel with an air of fantasy about it;

un gobierno de corte autoritario a government with authoritarian tendencies

6. [pausa] break

Comp
corte publicitario commercial break
7. Esp [filo] (cutting) edge;

este corte está muy afilado this blade is very sharp

8. [en golf] cut;

meterse en o [m5] pasar el corte to make the cut

9. [en ciclismo] breakaway (group);

meterse en el corte to join the breakaway group

10. [helado] Br wafer, US ice-cream sandwich

11. [en baraja] cut

12. Am [reducción] cut, cutback

Comp
corte presupuestario budget cut;
corte salarial wage o pay cut

13. Cine [por la censura] cut

14. Fam [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da corte decírselo I feel embarrassed to tell him;

¡qué corte tener que hablar con ella! how embarrassing having to talk to her!

15. Fam [respuesta ingeniosa] put-down;

dar o [m5] pegar un corte a alguien to cut sb dead;

le di un buen corte y dejó de molestarme my put-down made him stop annoying me

16. corte de mangas = obscene gesture involving raising one arm with a clenched fist and placing one's other hand in the crook of one's elbow;

hacer un corte de mangas a alguien Br ≈ to stick two fingers up at sb, US ≈ to flip sb the bird

17. Fam [de disco] track

♦ nf

1. [del rey] court;

la corte celestial the Heavenly Host

2. [galanteo]
hacer la corte a alguien to court sb

3. [comitiva] entourage, retinue;

vino el ministro con toda su corte the minister arrived with his entourage

4. Esp
las Cortes (Generales) [cámara legislativa] the Spanish parliament

Comp
Cortes Constituyentes constituent assembly
5. esp Am [tribunal] court

Comp
Corte Penal Internacional International Criminal Court;
Corte Suprema de Justicia Supreme Court

* * *

corte

1 m

1 con cuchillo cut

2

:

me da corte fam I’m embarrassed

3

:

hacerle un corte de mangas a alguien fam give s.o. the finger fam

corte

2 f

1 real court;

hacer la corte a alguien woo s.o.

2 L.Am.
JUR (law) court
3

:

las Cortes Spanish parliament

* * *

corte nm

1) : cut, cutting

corte de pelo: haircut

2) : style, fit

corte nf

1) : court

corte suprema: supreme court

2)

hacer la corte a : to court, to woo

* * *

corte n

1. (en general) cut

tiene un corte en la ceja he's got a cut on his eyebrow

se ha hecho un corte she's cut herself

un corte del suministro eléctrico a power cut

hay un corte de agua the water's cut off

2. (realeza) court

dar corte to be embarrassed

dar/pegar un corte a alguien to put somebody down [pt. & pp.> put]

corte de pelo haircut

corte y confección dressmaking

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