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1 casete para grabación de sonido

(n.) = sound cassette

Ex. The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

* * *

(n.) = sound cassette

Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

Spanish-English dictionary > casete para grabación de sonido
2 casete

f.

cassette (cinta).

m.

cassette or tape recorder.

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casete

► nombre masculino

1 (magnetófono) cassette player, cassette recorder

► nombre femenino

1 (cinta) cassette, cassette tape

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noun mf.

cassette

* * *
[ka'set]
1.

SF (=cinta) cassette

2.

SM (=aparato) cassette player

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masculino o femenino

a) ( cinta) cassette

b) casete masculino (Esp) ( grabador) cassette recorder/player

* * *

= cassette, cassette player, audio tape [audiotape/audio-tape], cassette recorder.

Ex. The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex. The prison library has subscriptions to 8 popular magazines, a cassette player and more legal material are planned.

Ex. An eight-part video series and nine audio tapes were also developed in conjunction with the course.

Ex. These tapes are produced for use in a classroom reading corner or school library and are displayed with the book from which the extract is taken and a cassette recorder with headphones.

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* casete de ordenador = computer cassette.

* casete para grabación de sonido = sound cassette.

* cinta de casete = cassette tape.

* * *

masculino o femenino

a) ( cinta) cassette

b) casete masculino (Esp) ( grabador) cassette recorder/player

* * *

= cassette, cassette player, audio tape [audiotape/audio-tape], cassette recorder.

Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.

Ex: The prison library has subscriptions to 8 popular magazines, a cassette player and more legal material are planned.

Ex: An eight-part video series and nine audio tapes were also developed in conjunction with the course.

Ex: These tapes are produced for use in a classroom reading corner or school library and are displayed with the book from which the extract is taken and a cassette recorder with headphones.

* casete de ordenador = computer cassette.

* casete para grabación de sonido = sound cassette.

* cinta de casete = cassette tape.

* * *

casete

masculine

or

feminine

( Audio, Inf, Vídeo)

1 (cinta) cassette

2

casete masculine ( Esp) (grabador) cassette recorder/player

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casete m or f ( cinta) cassette;
◊ casete digital digital audio tape

■ sustantivo masculino (Esp) ( grabador) cassette recorder/player
casete
I sustantivo masculino (magnetófono) cassette player o recorder
II sustantivo femenino (cinta) cassette (tape)

' casete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carátula
- cassette
- pista
- pirata
English:
cassette
- wind back
- wind forward
- tape

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casete

♦ nf
[cinta] cassette
♦ nm
[magnetófono] cassette o tape recorder
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casete

I f cassette

II m cassette player

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casete nmf cassette

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casete n

1. (cinta) cassette / tape

2. (magnetófono) cassette recorder / tape recorder

Spanish-English dictionary > casete
3 sonido

m.

sound.

sonido vocálico vowel sound

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sonido

► nombre masculino

1 sound

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noun m.

sound

* * *

SM sound

sonido envolvente — surround sound

* * *

masculino sound

* * *

= sound, ringing, audio, ring, bleeping sound, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex. A carrier is a physical medium in which data, sound, images, etc., are stored.

Ex. The mere ringing of the telephone and the necessary conversation on it create a considerable level of noise.

Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).

Ex. Pricing is a difficult concept for librarians since we hear no clear ring of the cash register, but it is also problematic for retailers.

Ex. At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.

Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

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* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* amplificador de sonido = audio amplifier.

* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.

* calidad del sonido = sound quality.

* canal de sonido = sound channel.

* cartucho de sonido = sound cartridge.

* casete para grabación de sonido = sound cassette.

* CD de sonido = audio CD, CD-audio.

* cinta de sonido = tape, phonotape.

* colección de sonido = sound collection.

* emitir un sonido = emit + sound.

* equipo de sonido = sound system, hi-fi system.

* fichero de sonido = audio file, sound file.

* fichero de sonido simultáneo = streaming audio.

* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.

* imágenes y sonidos = sights and sounds.

* ingeniero de sonido = sound engineer.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* sintetizador de sonidos = sound synthesiser.

* sistema de sonido cuadrafónico = quadrophonic system.

* sonido alto = loud noise.

* sonido cuadrofónico = surround sound.

* sonido de llamada = ringtone.

* sonido envolvente = surround sound.

* sonido estéreo = stereo sound.

* sonido estereofónico = stereo sound, stereophonic sound.

* sonido silábico = syllabic sound.

* sonido vocálico = vowel sound, vocalic sound, vowel-like sound.

* tarjeta de sonido = sound card.

* técnico de sonido = sound technician.

* transposición de los sonidos = slip of the tongue, spoonerism.

* velocidad del sonido, la = speed of sound, the.

* vídeo con sonido = audio video.

* * *

masculino sound

* * *

= sound, ringing, audio, ring, bleeping sound, chime.

Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.

Ex: A carrier is a physical medium in which data, sound, images, etc., are stored.

Ex: The mere ringing of the telephone and the necessary conversation on it create a considerable level of noise.

Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).

Ex: Pricing is a difficult concept for librarians since we hear no clear ring of the cash register, but it is also problematic for retailers.

Ex: At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.

Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* amplificador de sonido = audio amplifier.

* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.

* calidad del sonido = sound quality.

* canal de sonido = sound channel.

* cartucho de sonido = sound cartridge.

* casete para grabación de sonido = sound cassette.

* CD de sonido = audio CD, CD-audio.

* cinta de sonido = tape, phonotape.

* colección de sonido = sound collection.

* emitir un sonido = emit + sound.

* equipo de sonido = sound system, hi-fi system.

* fichero de sonido = audio file, sound file.

* fichero de sonido simultáneo = streaming audio.

* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.

* imágenes y sonidos = sights and sounds.

* ingeniero de sonido = sound engineer.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* sintetizador de sonidos = sound synthesiser.

* sistema de sonido cuadrafónico = quadrophonic system.

* sonido alto = loud noise.

* sonido cuadrofónico = surround sound.

* sonido de llamada = ringtone.

* sonido envolvente = surround sound.

* sonido estéreo = stereo sound.

* sonido estereofónico = stereo sound, stereophonic sound.

* sonido silábico = syllabic sound.

* sonido vocálico = vowel sound, vocalic sound, vowel-like sound.

* tarjeta de sonido = sound card.

* técnico de sonido = sound technician.

* transposición de los sonidos = slip of the tongue, spoonerism.

* velocidad del sonido, la = speed of sound, the.

* vídeo con sonido = audio video.

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sonido

masculine

sound

Compuesto:

sonido cuadrofónico

quadraphonic sound

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sonido sustantivo masculino
sound
sonido sustantivo masculino sound
equipo de sonido, sound equipment
' sonido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- agudo
- alta
- alto
- barrera
- bramido
- chillón
- chillona
- conservar
- continuamente
- débil
- deliciosa
- delicioso
- deslucir
- digital
- emitir
- filtro
- graznido
- hueca
- hueco
- oír
- paso
- registrar
- reproducción
- reproducir
- resonancia
- risa
- rumor
- simular
- son
- sorda
- sordo
- suavizar
- tarjeta
- timbre
- trallazo
- traspasar
- triquitraque
- volumen
- voz
- agudeza
- amortiguar
- apagado
- áspero
- bip
- claridad
- claro
- continuo
- crac
- debilitar
English:
absorb
- amplify
- audio
- background
- bang
- boohoo
- boom
- brassy
- burr
- buzz
- carry
- chink
- clang
- clank
- clash
- click
- come through
- convey
- crew
- deaden
- deepen
- detect
- die away
- dull
- emit
- equalizer
- fade
- faint
- harsh
- hear
- hi-fi
- hollow
- inarticulate
- jangle
- knock
- mellow
- mixer
- muffle
- muffled
- muted
- obtrusive
- odd-sounding
- penetrating
- piercing
- playback
- pow
- puff
- record
- recorded
- ring

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sonido nm

sound

* * *

sonido

m sound

* * *

sonido nm

: sound

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sonido n sound

Spanish-English dictionary > sonido
4 carrete de banda sonora

(n.) = sound track film reel

Ex. The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

* * *

(n.) = sound track film reel

Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

Spanish-English dictionary > carrete de banda sonora
5 carrete de cinta

(n.) = sound tape reel

Ex. The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

* * *

(n.) = sound tape reel

Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

Spanish-English dictionary > carrete de cinta
6 cartucho de sonido

(n.) = sound cartridge

Ex. The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

* * *

(n.) = sound cartridge

Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.

Spanish-English dictionary > cartucho de sonido
7 grabación

f.

recording, recorded tape, tape recording.

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grabación

► nombre femenino

1 recording

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noun f.

recording

* * *

SF recording

grabación digital — digital recording

grabación en cinta — tape-recording

grabación en directo — live recording

grabación en vídeo — video recording

grabación magnetofónica — tape-recording

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femenino recording

grabación en video — video recording

* * *

= recording.

Ex. Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.

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* aparato de grabación = recorder.

* casete para grabación de sonido = sound cassette.

* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.

* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas = off-air recording right.

* estudio de grabación = recording studio, sound recording studio.

* grabación de banda de música = band recording.

* grabación en audio = audio recording [audio-recording].

* grabación en cinta = audio tape recording.

* grabación en vídeo = video recording [videorecording], videotaping.

* grabaciones de música = music recordings.

* grabaciones en vídeo = video footage.

* grabaciones filmadas = footage, film footage.

* grabaciones filmadas de archivo = library footage, stock footage.

* grabación magnética = magnetic recording.

* grabación magnetofónica = tape recording.

* grabación sonora = audiorecording, sound recording, audio recording [audio-recording], recorded sound, recorded music.

* programa de grabación en CD = burning software.

* sesión de grabación = recording session.

* software de grabación en CD = burning software.

* soporte de grabación = recording medium.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

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femenino recording

grabación en video — video recording

* * *

= recording.

Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.

* aparato de grabación = recorder.

* casete para grabación de sonido = sound cassette.

* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.

* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas = off-air recording right.

* estudio de grabación = recording studio, sound recording studio.

* grabación de banda de música = band recording.

* grabación en audio = audio recording [audio-recording].

* grabación en cinta = audio tape recording.

* grabación en vídeo = video recording [videorecording], videotaping.

* grabaciones de música = music recordings.

* grabaciones en vídeo = video footage.

* grabaciones filmadas = footage, film footage.

* grabaciones filmadas de archivo = library footage, stock footage.

* grabación magnética = magnetic recording.

* grabación magnetofónica = tape recording.

* grabación sonora = audiorecording, sound recording, audio recording [audio-recording], recorded sound, recorded music.

* programa de grabación en CD = burning software.

* sesión de grabación = recording session.

* software de grabación en CD = burning software.

* soporte de grabación = recording medium.

* ver grabación en vídeo = video playback.

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grabación

feminine

1 (acción) recording

estudio de grabación recording studio

2 (producto) recording

una grabación en video a video recording

Compuestos:

● grabación digital

digital recording

● grabación magnética

magnetic recording

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grabación sustantivo femenino
recording;
◊ grabación en video video recording

grabación sustantivo femenino recording

' grabación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vídeo
- voz
- chimbo
- editar
- video
English:
making
- master
- recording
- soundrecording
- tape recording
- wipe off
- play
- session

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grabación nf

1. [acción] recording

Comp
grabación en cinta tape recording;
grabación digital digital recording;

grabación en vídeo video recording

2. [cinta, disco] recording

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grabación

f recording

* * *

grabación nf, pl - ciones : recording

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grabación n recording

Spanish-English dictionary > grabación
8 grabadora

• cassette recorder

• record company

• record house

• recorder

• recording company

• recording house

• sound recorder

• tape machine

• tape price

• tape recording

• tape-record

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > grabadora
9 cinta

f.

1 strip, band.

cinta adhesiva o autoadhesiva adhesive o sticky tape

cinta aislante insulating tape

cinta de impresora printer ribbon

cinta métrica tape measure

cinta perforada punched tape

2 tape.

cinta de audio audio cassette

cinta digital/magnética digital/magnetic tape

cinta magnetofónica recording tape

cinta de vídeo videotape (Am)

cinta de video videotape (Am)

cinta virgen blank tape

3 belt (mecanismo).

cinta transportadora conveyor belt

4 movie.

5 film, movie.

6 ribbon.

7 spider plant, ribbon grass.

8 lemniscus.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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cinta

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) band, strip; (decorativa) ribbon

2 COSTURA braid, edging

3 (para el pelo) headband

4 TÉCNICA tape

5 (de máquina de escribir) ribbon

6 CINEMATOGRAFÍA film

7 (casete) tape

8 (de recogida de equipaje) carrousel

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cinta adhesiva adhesive tape

cinta aislante insulating tape

cinta de vídeo video tape

cinta magnética magnetic tape

cinta magnetofónica recording tape

cinta métrica tape measure

cinta transportadora conveyor belt

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noun f.

1) ribbon

2) tape

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SF

1) (=tira) ribbon

se recogió el pelo con una cinta — she tied her hair back with a ribbon

cinta adhesiva — adhesive tape

cinta aislante, cinta de aislar — CAm, Méx insulating tape

cinta elástica — elastic

cinta métrica — tape measure

2) [de vídeo, sonido] tape

cinta de audio — audio tape

cinta de casete — cassette tape

cinta de vídeo — video tape

cinta limpiadora — head cleaner, head-cleaning tape

cinta magnética — magnetic tape

cinta magnetofónica — audio tape

cinta virgen — blank tape

3) (Cine) film

4) (Téc)

cinta de equipajes — baggage o luggage carousel

cinta transportadora — conveyor belt

5) (Culin)

cinta de cerdo, cinta de lomo — loin of pork

6) (Bot) spider plant

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femenino

1)

a) (para adornar, envolver) ribbon

b) ( en gimnasia rítmica) ribbon; ( en carreras) tape

tocar la cinta — to breast the tape

- cinta adhesiva

- cinta aislante or aisladora

- cinta durex® or scotch or pegante

- cinta magnética

- cinta métrica

- cinta negra

- cinta transportadora

2)

a) (Audio, Video) tape

b) (period o ant) (Cin) tb

cinta cinematográfica — movie (AmE), film (BrE)

•

- cinta limpiadora

- cinta magnetofónica

- cinta virgen

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= ribbon, strip, tape, loop.

Ex. Dot matrix printers have a matrix or 'grid' of pins which are pushed against the ribbon by solenoids in response to CPU signals.

Ex. Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.

Ex. A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.

Ex. People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.

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* carrete de cinta = sound tape reel.

* cartucho de cinta = ribbon cartridge.

* cinta adhesiva = Sellotape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape.

* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.

* cinta adhesiva protectora = masking tape.

* cinta aislante = electrical tape, insulating tape.

* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada = duct tape.

* cinta de carrocero = masking tape.

* cinta de casete = cassette tape.

* cinta de embalar = packing tape.

* cinta de enmascarar = masking tape.

* Cinta de Intercambio de Registros MARC = MARC Exchange Tape.

* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* cinta de papel continuo = web of paper.

* cinta de sonido = tape, phonotape.

* cinta de vídeo = video cassette, video tape, videotape.

* cinta magnética = magnetic tape.

* cinta métrica = measuring tape.

* cinta perforada = ticker tape.

* cinta sin fin = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].

* cinta sonora = sound tape.

* cinta transportadora = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].

* con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.

* grabación en cinta = audio tape recording.

* grabado en cinta = tape-recorded, audiotaped [audio-taped].

* grabar en cinta = tape-record [tape record], tape.

* lector de cinta = tape drive.

* lector de cinta magnética = magnetic tape drive.

* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.

* presentación de diapositivas con cinta = tape/slide show.

* unidad de cinta = tape deck.

* videocinta = videotape.

* volcado de cintas = tape dump.

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femenino

1)

a) (para adornar, envolver) ribbon

b) ( en gimnasia rítmica) ribbon; ( en carreras) tape

tocar la cinta — to breast the tape

- cinta adhesiva

- cinta aislante or aisladora

- cinta durex® or scotch or pegante

- cinta magnética

- cinta métrica

- cinta negra

- cinta transportadora

2)

a) (Audio, Video) tape

b) (period o ant) (Cin) tb

cinta cinematográfica — movie (AmE), film (BrE)

•

- cinta limpiadora

- cinta magnetofónica

- cinta virgen

* * *

= ribbon, strip, tape, loop.

Ex: Dot matrix printers have a matrix or 'grid' of pins which are pushed against the ribbon by solenoids in response to CPU signals.

Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.

Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.

Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.

* carrete de cinta = sound tape reel.

* cartucho de cinta = ribbon cartridge.

* cinta adhesiva = Sellotape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape.

* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.

* cinta adhesiva protectora = masking tape.

* cinta aislante = electrical tape, insulating tape.

* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada = duct tape.

* cinta de carrocero = masking tape.

* cinta de casete = cassette tape.

* cinta de embalar = packing tape.

* cinta de enmascarar = masking tape.

* Cinta de Intercambio de Registros MARC = MARC Exchange Tape.

* cinta de medir = measuring tape.

* cinta de papel continuo = web of paper.

* cinta de sonido = tape, phonotape.

* cinta de vídeo = video cassette, video tape, videotape.

* cinta magnética = magnetic tape.

* cinta métrica = measuring tape.

* cinta perforada = ticker tape.

* cinta sin fin = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].

* cinta sonora = sound tape.

* cinta transportadora = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].

* con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.

* grabación en cinta = audio tape recording.

* grabado en cinta = tape-recorded, audiotaped [audio-taped].

* grabar en cinta = tape-record [tape record], tape.

* lector de cinta = tape drive.

* lector de cinta magnética = magnetic tape drive.

* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.

* presentación de diapositivas con cinta = tape/slide show.

* unidad de cinta = tape deck.

* videocinta = videotape.

* volcado de cintas = tape dump.

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cinta

feminine

A

1 (para adornar, envolver) ribbon

2 (en gimnasia rítmica) ribbon

3 (en carreras) tape

tocar/romper la cinta to breast/break the tape

Compuestos:

● cinta adhesiva

(en papelería) adhesive tape, sticky tape; ( Med) sticking plaster

● cinta aisladora

(CS) cinta aislante

● cinta aislante

insulating tape, friction tape ( AmE)

● cinta americana

( Esp) heavy-duty tape

● cinta correctora

correction tape o ribbon

● cinta de andar or de correr

treadmill

● cinta de celo or cello®

( Esp) cinta scotch

● cinta durex®

( AmL) cinta scotch

● cinta métrica

tape measure

● cinta negra

( Méx) cinturón negro/verde/azul (↑ cinturón)

● cinta pegante

( Col) cinta scotch

● cinta perforada

tickertape

● cinta scotch®

( AmL) Scotch tape® ( AmE), Sellotape® ( BrE)

● cinta transportadora

conveyor belt

● cinta trotadora

( Chi); treadmill

B ( Bot) spider plant

C

1 ( Audio, Vídeo) tape

2 ( period o ant) ( Cin) tb

cinta cinematográfica movie ( AmE), film ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● cinta de video or ( Esp) vídeo

videotape

● cinta limpiadora

head-cleaning tape

● cinta magnetofónica

magnetic tape

● cinta virgen

blank tape

D ( Coc) tb

cinta de lomo loin of pork

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cinta sustantivo femenino
a) (para adornar, envolver) ribbon;

◊ cinta adhesiva ( en papelería) adhesive tape;

(Med) sticking plaster;
cinta durex® (AmL excl CS) or (AmL) scotch® or (Col) pegante Scotch tape® (AmE), Sellotape® (BrE);
◊ cinta métrica tape measure;

cinta negra (Méx) sustantivo masculino y femenino (Dep) black belt;
cinta transportadora conveyor belt
b) ( en gimnasia rítmica) ribbon;

( en carreras) tape
c) (Audio, Video) tape;

◊ cinta virgen blank tape;

cinta de video or (Esp) vídeo videotape
cinta sustantivo femenino
1 (para el pelo) band, strip
(para envolver, para la máquina de escribir) ribbon
2 Téc Mús tape
3 Cine film
cinta de vídeo, video tape
cinta virgen, blank tape
4 cinta adhesiva/aislante, adhesive/insulating tape
cinta métrica, tape measure
cinta transportadora, conveyor belt
' cinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aislante
- banda
- casete
- grabar
- lazada
- rizar
- transportador
- transportadora
- virgen
- atar
- avanzar
- carrete
- celo
- elástico
- franja
- huincha
- jareta
- lazo
- listón
- metro
- poner
- video
English:
adhesive tape
- band
- belt
- blank
- bootleg
- carousel
- cassette
- conveyor belt
- duct tape
- duplicate
- fast forward
- insulating tape
- magnetic
- masking tape
- measure
- ribbon
- Scotch tape
- seal
- sellotape
- sticky tape
- strip
- tape
- tape measure
- tape-record
- tie on
- unused
- video-tape
- wind
- wipe
- wipe off
- black
- conveyor (belt)
- demo
- draw
- hair
- head
- mask
- Scotch
- sticking plaster
- string

* * *

cinta nf

1. [de plástico, papel] strip, band;
[de tela, en gimnasia rítmica] ribbon
Comp
cinta adhesiva adhesive o sticky o US Scotch® tape; RP [esparadrapo] surgical tape; CSur cinta aisladora insulating tape;
cinta aislante insulating tape;
Am salvo RP cinta durex® adhesive o sticky tape; RP cinta engomada adhesive o sticky tape;
cinta de impresora printer ribbon;

cinta de llegada [en carrera] finishing tape;

cinta métrica tape measure;

cinta perforada punched tape;
RP cinta scotch® adhesive o sticky tape
2. [de imagen, sonido, ordenadores] tape

Comp
cinta de audio audio cassette;
cinta digital digital tape;

cinta digital de audio digital audio tape;

cinta limpiadora head cleaner, head-cleaning tape;

cinta magnética magnetic tape;

cinta magnetofónica recording tape;

cinta de Esp vídeo o Am video videotape;

cinta virgen blank tape

3. [mecanismo] belt

Comp
cinta transportadora conveyor belt
4. [película] movie, Br film;

la última cinta de Lynch Lynch's latest movie o Br film

5. [planta] spider plant

* * *

cinta

f

1 ribbon

2 de música, vídeo tape

3 BOT spider plant

* * *

cinta nf

1) : ribbon

2) : tape

cinta métrica: tape measure

3) : strap, belt

cinta transportadora: conveyor belt

* * *

cinta n

1. (casete, vídeo) tape

me he comprado unas cintas vírgenes I've bought some blank tapes

2. (lazo) ribbon

una cinta de seda negra a black silk ribbon

una cinta para la impresora a ribbon for the printer

cinta adhesiva sticky tape

cinta aislante insulating tape

cinta métrica tape measure

cinta para el pelo hairband

cinta transportadora conveyor belt

Spanish-English dictionary > cinta
10 disco

adj.

disco.

f.

disco (informal) (discoteca).

m.

1 disk (anatomy, Astron & Geom).

disco solar the sun

2 record.

ser como un disco rayado (informal figurative) to go on like a cracked record

disco compacto compact disk

disco de éxito hit (record)

disco de larga duración LP, long-playing record

3 (traffic) light.

4 discus (sport).

5 disk (computing).

disco de arranque/del sistema startup/system disk

disco duro/flexible hard/floppy disk

disco magnético magnetic disk

disco óptico optical disk

disco removible/rígido removable/hard disk

disco virtual virtual disk

6 dial.

7 disco music, disco.

8 hard disk, harddisk, disc, disk.

9 dish.

* * *

disco

► nombre masculino

1 disc

2 DEPORTE discus

3 (de música) record

4 INFORMÁTICA disk

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

disco duro hard disk

* * *

noun m.

1) disc, disk

2) discus

3) record

•

- disco compacto
- disco sencillo
* * *
I
SM

1) (Mús) record

siempre está con el mismo disco, no cambia de disco — * he's like a cracked record *

disco compacto — compact disc

disco de larga duración — long-playing record

disco de oro — golden disc

disco de plata — silver disc

disco de platino — platinum disc

disco microsurco — long-playing record

disco sencillo — single

2) (Inform) disk

disco de arranque — startup disk, boot disk

disco de cabeza fija — fixed-head disk

disco duro — hard disk

disco duro externo — external hard drive

disco fijo — hard disk

disco flexible, disco floppy — floppy disk

disco magnético — magnetic disk

disco óptico — optical disk

disco rígido — hard disk

disco virtual — virtual disk

3) (Dep) discus

4) (=señal) (Ferro) signal

disco rojo — red light

disco verde — green light

5)

disco de freno — (Aut) brake disc

6) (Telec) dial

7)

disco volante — flying saucer
II
* SF (=discoteca) disco

* * *
I
masculino

1)

a) (Audio) record, disc (colloq)

grabar un disco — to make a record o disc

poner un disco — to put on a record

parecer un disco rayado — (fam) to be like a worn-out gramophone record (colloq)

b) (Inf) disk

- disco compacto

- disco de larga duración

- disco duro

- disco flexible or floppy

- disco óptico

- disco sencillo

- disco volador

2)

a) (Dep) discus

lanzamiento de disco — (throwing) the discus

b) (Med) disk*

c) (Auto, Mec)

frenos de disco — disk* brakes

d) ( del teléfono) dial

3)

a) ( señal de tráfico) (road) sign

b) ( semáforo) (Ferr) signal; (Auto) traffic light
II
femenino (fam) ( discoteca) disco

* * *

= disc [disk], diskette, gramophone record, record, sound disc, phonodisc, puck, platter.

Ex. Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.

Ex. The message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the 'current record' from the diskette.

Ex. The majority of this schedule is devoted to various 'physical forms': globes and relief maps, gramophone records, tapes, etc.

Ex. For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.

Ex. The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.

Ex. For instance, a change has been introduced from phonodisc and phonotape to sound recording, a term more easily understood by the public.

Ex. But goal-scorers don't give up the puck that easily -- especially in the offensive zone.

Ex. Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the same spindle.

----

* basado en discos ópticos = optical disc based.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cola de discos = disc queue.

* colección de discos = record collection.

* coleccionista de discos = discologist.

* controladora de disco duro = hard disc controller board.

* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.

* directorio del disco = diskette directory.

* disco actualizado = current disc.

* disco analógico = analog disc.

* disco CD-ROM = CD-ROM disc.

* disco compacto (CD) = compact disc (CD).

* disco con información = data diskette, data disk.

* disco de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage disc.

* disco de archivo = archival disc.

* disco de cera = wax disc.

* disco de demostración = demonstration disc.

* disco de larga duración = long-play record.

* disco de larga duración (LP) = LP (long play record).

* disco de ordenador = computer disc.

* disco de salida = output diskette.

* disco de sectores blandos = soft sectored disc.

* disco de stop = stop sign.

* disco de vinilo = vinyl record.

* disco digital = digital disc.

* disco duro = hard disc, hard drive.

* disco fijo = fixed disc.

* disco flexible = diskette, floppy disc, floppy diskette.

* disco floppy = floppy diskette, floppy disc.

* disco índice = index disc.

* disco láser = laser disc.

* disco magnético = magnetic disc.

* disco óptico = optical disc [optical disk], videodisc [video disc].

* disco óptico de ordenador = computer optical disc.

* disco óptico digital = optical digital disc.

* disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disk.

* disco sencillo = single.

* disco sonoro = phonograph record, phonographic record, audio disc.

* disco Winchester = Winchester disc.

* edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.

* en disco = ondisc.

* espacio de almacenamiento en disco = drive storage space.

* espacio en disco = disc space.

* fichero en disco = disc file.

* freno de disco = disc brake.

* funda de disco = record sleeve.

* funda de un disco = record cover.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* hernia de disco = spinal disc herniation, slipped disc, disc herniation.

* insertar disco en disquetera = load + disc into drive.

* lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.

* lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.

* lista de discos más vendidos, la = charts, the.

* máquina de discos = jukebox.

* memoria en disco = disc memory.

* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.

* paquete de discos = disc pack.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* Programa Piloto sobre Discos Opticos = Optical Disc Pilot Program.

* sistema de discos ópticos = optical disc system.

* sistema operativo de disco = Disc Operating System (DOS).

* sobre disco = ondisc.

* tecnología de discos ópticos = optical disc technology.

* tienda de discos = record shop, record store.

* unidad de disco = disc drive [disk drive], record deck.

* videodisco = videodisc [video disc].

* * *
I
masculino

1)

a) (Audio) record, disc (colloq)

grabar un disco — to make a record o disc

poner un disco — to put on a record

parecer un disco rayado — (fam) to be like a worn-out gramophone record (colloq)

b) (Inf) disk

- disco compacto

- disco de larga duración

- disco duro

- disco flexible or floppy

- disco óptico

- disco sencillo

- disco volador

2)

a) (Dep) discus

lanzamiento de disco — (throwing) the discus

b) (Med) disk*

c) (Auto, Mec)

frenos de disco — disk* brakes

d) ( del teléfono) dial

3)

a) ( señal de tráfico) (road) sign

b) ( semáforo) (Ferr) signal; (Auto) traffic light
II
femenino (fam) ( discoteca) disco

* * *

= disc [disk], diskette, gramophone record, record, sound disc, phonodisc, puck, platter.

Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.

Ex: The message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the 'current record' from the diskette.

Ex: The majority of this schedule is devoted to various 'physical forms': globes and relief maps, gramophone records, tapes, etc.

Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.

Ex: The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.

Ex: For instance, a change has been introduced from phonodisc and phonotape to sound recording, a term more easily understood by the public.

Ex: But goal-scorers don't give up the puck that easily -- especially in the offensive zone.

Ex: Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the same spindle.

* basado en discos ópticos = optical disc based.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cola de discos = disc queue.

* colección de discos = record collection.

* coleccionista de discos = discologist.

* controladora de disco duro = hard disc controller board.

* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.

* directorio del disco = diskette directory.

* disco actualizado = current disc.

* disco analógico = analog disc.

* disco CD-ROM = CD-ROM disc.

* disco compacto (CD) = compact disc (CD).

* disco con información = data diskette, data disk.

* disco de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage disc.

* disco de archivo = archival disc.

* disco de cera = wax disc.

* disco de demostración = demonstration disc.

* disco de larga duración = long-play record.

* disco de larga duración (LP) = LP (long play record).

* disco de ordenador = computer disc.

* disco de salida = output diskette.

* disco de sectores blandos = soft sectored disc.

* disco de stop = stop sign.

* disco de vinilo = vinyl record.

* disco digital = digital disc.

* disco duro = hard disc, hard drive.

* disco fijo = fixed disc.

* disco flexible = diskette, floppy disc, floppy diskette.

* disco floppy = floppy diskette, floppy disc.

* disco índice = index disc.

* disco láser = laser disc.

* disco magnético = magnetic disc.

* disco óptico = optical disc [optical disk], videodisc [video disc].

* disco óptico de ordenador = computer optical disc.

* disco óptico digital = optical digital disc.

* disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disk.

* disco sencillo = single.

* disco sonoro = phonograph record, phonographic record, audio disc.

* disco Winchester = Winchester disc.

* edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.

* en disco = ondisc.

* espacio de almacenamiento en disco = drive storage space.

* espacio en disco = disc space.

* fichero en disco = disc file.

* freno de disco = disc brake.

* funda de disco = record sleeve.

* funda de un disco = record cover.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* hernia de disco = spinal disc herniation, slipped disc, disc herniation.

* insertar disco en disquetera = load + disc into drive.

* lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.

* lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.

* lista de discos más vendidos, la = charts, the.

* máquina de discos = jukebox.

* memoria en disco = disc memory.

* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.

* paquete de discos = disc pack.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* Programa Piloto sobre Discos Opticos = Optical Disc Pilot Program.

* sistema de discos ópticos = optical disc system.

* sistema operativo de disco = Disc Operating System (DOS).

* sobre disco = ondisc.

* tecnología de discos ópticos = optical disc technology.

* tienda de discos = record shop, record store.

* unidad de disco = disc drive [disk drive], record deck.

* videodisco = videodisc [video disc].

* * *

disco¹

masculine

A

1 ( Audio) record, disk, disc ( esp BrE colloq)

grabar un disco to make o cut a record o disk

poner un disco to put on a record

cambiar de or el disco ( fam); to change the subject

parecer un disco rayado ( fam); to be like a worn-out gramophone record ( colloq)

2 ( Inf) disk

Compuestos:

● disco bar

bar (with music, where one can dance)

● disco compacto

(disco) CD, compact disc; (aparato) compact disc player

● disco compacto interactivo

compact disc interactive

● disco de arranque

boot disk

● disco de larga duración

album, LP

● disco de oro/platino

gold/platinum disc

● disco de video or ( Esp) vídeo digital

digital versatile disc, DVD

● disco digital

disco compacto

● disco duro

hard disk

● disco fijo

fixed disk

● disco flexible or floppy

floppy disk

● disco láser

laser disc

● disco maestro

master disc

● disco óptico

video disk

● disco pub

disco bar

● disco rígido

hard disk

● disco sencillo

single

● disco versátil digital

digital versatile disc, DVD

● disco volador

(CS) flying saucer

B

1 ( Dep) discus

lanzamiento de disco the discus, throwing the discus

2 ( Med) disk*

3 ( Auto, Mec):

frenos de disco disk* brakes

4 (del teléfono) dial

C

1 (señal de tráfico) sign, road sign

2 (semáforo) ( Ferr) signal; ( Auto) traffic light

disco²

feminine

(discoteca) disco

* * *

Del verbo discar: ( conjugate discar)

disco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

discó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
discar
disco
discar ( conjugate discar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo (AmL) to dial
disco sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Audio) record;

◊ grabar un disco to make a record;

poner un disco to put on a record;
disco compacto CD, compact disc;
disco de larga duración album, LP;
disco volador (CS) flying saucer
b) (Inf) disk;

◊ disco duro hard disk;

disco flexible or floppy floppy disk
2
a) (Dep) discus

b) (Anat) disk^{( conjugate disk)};

(Auto, Mec) disk
c) ( del teléfono) dial

3 ( señal de tráfico) (road) sign
disco sustantivo masculino
1 disc, US disk
2 Mús record
disco compacto, compact disc
3 Inform disk
disco duro, hard disk
disco óptico, optical disk
4 Anat disc
5 Dep discus
6 familiar traffic light
' disco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boîte
- cara
- carátula
- cariño
- compacta
- compacto
- digitalmente
- discotequera
- discotequero
- editar
- ficha
- forzuda
- forzudo
- hernia
- lanzamiento
- portada
- producción
- rayar
- resurgimiento
- salir
- sencilla
- sencillo
- surco
- vuelta
- álbum
- año
- combarse
- compact disc
- duración
- enrollar
- funda
- girar
- lanzador
- poner
- presentar
- que
- repetido
- sacar
- stop
- tapa
- tejo
- unidad
- voltear
English:
badge
- CD
- compact disc
- cut
- dial
- disc
- disc brakes
- disco
- disco music
- discus
- disk
- DOS
- flip side
- gold disc
- groove
- hard disk
- make
- making
- play
- plug
- puck
- record
- release
- side
- single
- sleeve
- title track
- track
- warehouse
- compact
- discotheque
- hard
- long
- out
- slipped disc

* * *

disco¹

♦ nm

1. [de música] record;

un disco de boleros/de música de cámara an album of boleros/chamber music;

van a grabar otro disco they're going to record another album;

pasamos la tarde poniendo discos we spent the afternoon listening to records;

Comp
Fam
ser como o [m5] parecer un disco rayado to go on like a broken o cracked record;

Comp
Fam
¡cambia de disco, que ya aburres! give it a rest for heaven's sake, you're going on like a cracked record!

Comp
disco compacto compact disc;
disco de larga duración LP, long-playing record;

disco de oro gold disc;

disco de platino platinum disc;

disco recopilatorio compilation album;

disco sencillo single

2. Informát disk

Comp
disco de alta densidad high-density disk;
disco de arranque start-up disk;

disco compacto compact disc;

disco compacto interactivo interactive compact disc;

disco de demostración demo disk;

disco de destino destination disk;

disco de doble densidad double-density disk;

disco duro hard disk;

disco duro externo external hard disk;

disco duro extraíble removable hard disk;

disco flexible floppy disk;

disco maestro master disk;

disco magnético magnetic disk;

disco óptico optical disk;

disco RAM RAM disk;

disco removible removable disk;

disco rígido hard disk;

disco del sistema system disk;

disco virtual virtual disk

3. [semáforo] (traffic) light;

el disco se puso en rojo/verde the lights turned to red/green;

saltarse un disco en rojo to jump a red light

4. [de teléfono] dial

5. [prueba atlética, objeto que se lanza] discus;

lanzamiento de disco (throwing) the discus;

el campeón de (lanzamiento de) disco the discus champion

6. [en hockey sobre hielo] puck

7. Anat disc;

una hernia de disco a slipped disc, Espec a herniated disc

8. Astron disc;

el disco solar/lunar solar/lunar disc

9. Geom disc

♦ nf
Fam [discoteca] club
disco² adj inv
Fam Mús [de discoteca] disco;
la música disco disco (music);

el sonido disco de los setenta the seventies disco sound

* * *

disco

m

1 disk, Br

disc

2 DEP discus

3 MÚS record;

cambiar de disco fig fam change the record

4 ( discoteca) disco

* * *

disco nm

1) : phonograph record

2) : disc, disk

disco compacto: compact disc

3) : discus

* * *

disco n

1. (de música) record

tengo todos sus discos I've got all their records

2. (en informática) disk

3. (en deporte) discus

el lanzamiento de disco throwing the discus

disco compacto compact disc / CD

disco duro hard disk

Spanish-English dictionary > disco
11 estéreo

adj.

stereo, stereophonic.

m.

stereo, stereo player, stereophonic sound-reproduction system.

* * *

estéreo

► nombre masculino

1 stereo

* * *

ADJ SM stereo

una televisión en estéreo — a stereo TV

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable stereo
II
masculino stereo

grabación en estéreo — stereo recording

* * *

= hi-fi.

Ex. Hi-fi enthusiasts and connoisseurs of music prefer open-spool tape because it gives a better quality of reproduction than cassette.

----

* sonido estéreo = stereo sound.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable stereo
II
masculino stereo

grabación en estéreo — stereo recording

* * *

= hi-fi.

Ex: Hi-fi enthusiasts and connoisseurs of music prefer open-spool tape because it gives a better quality of reproduction than cassette.

* sonido estéreo = stereo sound.

* * *

estéreo¹

adj inv

stereo

estéreo²

masculine

1 (técnica) stereo

una grabación en estéreo a stereo recording

2 ( AmL) (equipo) stereo

* * *

estéreo adj inv/m
stereo
estéreo sustantivo masculino & adjetivo stereo
' estéreo' also found in these entries:
English:
sell back
- stereo
- get

* * *

estéreo

♦ adj inv

stereo

♦ nm

1. [estereofonía] stereo;

una grabación/emisión en estéreo a stereo recording/broadcast

2. [equipo] stereo

* * *

estéreo

I adj stereo

II m stereo

* * *

estéreo adj & nm

: stereo

* * *

estéreo adj n stereo

Spanish-English dictionary > estéreo
12 tocar

v.

1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).

Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.

Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.

2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).

el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

Ella toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.

Toca el piano! Play the piano!

3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4 to touch.

5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.

Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.

6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.

Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.

7 to be in for.

Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.

8 to be time to.

Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.

9 to be ringing, to ring.

Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.

10 to knock, to knock at the door.

Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.

11 to be one's turn to.

Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.

12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.

Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.

13 to clang.

María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.

14 to feel.

El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.

15 to bunt.

* * *

tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to touch

■ no tocar la mercancía do not handle the goods

2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel

■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold

3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around

■ no toques mis papeles leave my papers alone

4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike

5 figurado (retocar) to change, alter

■ no toques más la redacción don't do anything else to your essay

6 (la hora) to strike

7 MILITAR (diana) to sound

8 DEPORTE (diana) to hit; (esgrima) to touch

9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on

10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach

■ me tocó el corazón he touched my heart

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn

■ le toca a él it's his turn

2 (corresponder) to be up to

■ le toca a él explicarse it's up to him to explain himself

3 (ganar) to win

■ nos tocó un premio we won a prize

4 (en un reparto etc) to fall

■ me tocó a mí hablarle it fell to me to speak to him

5 (un destino) to be posted

■ le tocó en Cartagena he was posted to Cartagena

6 (tener que) to have to

■ nos tocó llevarla we had to take her

7 (afectar) to concern, affect

■ le toca directamente it directly concerns you

8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related

9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)

10 (entrar en contacto) to touch

► verbo pronominal tocarse

1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concerned

tocar a muerto to toll

tocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an end

tocar con to be next to

■ toca con el cine it's next to the cinema

tocar en figurado to border on, verge on

■ sus palabras tocan en grosería his words are verging on rudeness

tocarse la nariz to pick one's nose

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tocar

► verbo transitivo

1 (peinar) to do the hair of

► verbo pronominal

1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head

* * *

verb

1) to touch

2) feel

3) play

4) ring, knock

5) concern, affect

•

- tocarle a

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1. VT

1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel

si lo tocas te vas a quemar — if you touch it you'll burn yourself

¡no me toques! — don't touch me!

que nadie toque mis papeles — don't let anyone touch my papers

no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency

tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is

tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot

no toques la mercancía sin guantes — don't handle the goods without gloves

el delantero tocó la pelota con la mano — the forward handled (the ball)

- tocar madera

2) (=estar en contacto con) to touch

la mesa está tocando la pared — the table is touching the wall

ponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there

• tocar tierra — to touch down, land

3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play

el reloj de la iglesia ha tocado las diez — the church clock has just struck ten

• tocar la bocina o el claxon — to hoot o sound one's horn

• tocar la generala — (Mil) to sound the call to arms

• tocar la retirada — to sound the retreat

4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch on

no tocó para nada esa cuestión — he didn't refer to o touch on that matter at all

prefiero no tocar lo relacionado con el trabajo — I'd prefer not to talk about work

5) (=afectar) to concern

esa cuestión me toca de cerca — that issue closely concerns me

por lo que a mí me toca — so far as I am concerned

6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to

a mí Juan no me toca nada — Juan is not related to me in any way

7) (=conmover) to touch

las imágenes me tocaron en lo más profundo — the pictures moved o touched me deeply

el poema nos tocó el corazón — the poem touched our hearts

me has tocado el amor propio — you've wounded my pride

8) (Dep) to hit

el balón tocó el palo — the ball hit the post

9) (Náut)

hacía varios días que no tocábamos puerto — it was several days since we had called at o put in at a port

en este crucero tocaremos el puerto de Génova — on this cruise we will call o stop at Genoa

10) (Caza) to hit

11) (Arte) to touch up

2. VI

1) (Mús) to play

toca en un grupo de rock — he's in o he plays in a rock group

2) (=sonar)

en cuanto toque el timbre — when the bell rings

tocan a misa — they are ringing the bell for mass

tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

3) (=llamar)

tocar a una puerta — to knock on o at a door

4) (=corresponder)

no toca hacerlo hasta el mes que viene — it's not due to be done until next month

ahora toca torcer a la derecha — now you have to turn right

tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each

¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?

me ha tocado el peor asiento — I ended up with o got the worst seat

le tocó la lotería — he won the lottery

¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?

• tocar a algn hacer algo, te toca jugar — it's your turn (to play), it's your go

nos toca pagar a nosotros — it's our turn to pay

siempre me toca fregar a mí — I'm always the one who has to do the dishes

a usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit

- ¡a pagar tocan!

5) (=rayar)

• tocar en algo — to border on sth, verge on sth

esto toca en lo absurdo — this borders o verges on the ridiculous

su conducta toca en locura — his behaviour borders o verges on madness

6) (=chocar)

• tocar con algo — to touch sth

7)

• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close

el verano tocaba a su fin — summer was drawing to a close

3.

See:

tocarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

* * *

= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

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* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

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

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) persona to touch; ( palpar) to feel; ( manosear) to handle

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

3) ( en béisbol) to bunt

4) < tema> ( tratar) to touch on, refer to; ( sacar) to bring up

5)

a) (conmover, impresionar) to touch

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

b) (atañer, concernir) to affect

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

c) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

6)

a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, sound

b) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play
2.
tocar vi

Sentido I

1) ( concernir)

por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned

2) ( rayar)

tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something

Sentido II

3)

a) (AmL) ( llamar) persona to knock at the door

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

b) campana/timbre to ring

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

tocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat

c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play

Sentido III

4)

a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

5) (en 3^a pers) (fam)

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow
3.
tocarse v pron

a) (refl) <herida/grano> to touch

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

b) (recípr) personas to touch each other; cables to touch

* * *

= touch, play, lay + a finger on.

Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).

* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.

* sin tocar = untouched.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

* tocar de refilón = brush past.

* tocar distraídamente = finger.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.

* tocar el claxon = honk.

* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

* tocar juntos = play along with.

* tocar la bocina = honk.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.

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

* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.

* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.

* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.

* tocar música = play + music.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.

* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.

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tocar [A2 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle

¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?

¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!

por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibits

la pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the net

me tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stick

le tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever

¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)

¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?

si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)

no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

ni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his food

no me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papers

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savings

del marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children

2 «objeto» to touch

la cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wall

la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceiling

el avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched down

B (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go via

no toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at Lisbon

C (en béisbol) to bunt

D ‹tema› (tratar) to touch on, refer to; (sacar) to bring up, broach

sólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passing

E

1 (conmover, impresionar) to touch

sus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his words

tu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pride

supo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present

2 (atañer, concernir) to affect

el problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countries

no siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at all

el tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart

3

( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?

Sentido II

A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring

tocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the horn

B ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

está aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the piano

C ( Mil) to sound

tocar retirada to sound the retreat

■ tocar

vi

Sentido I

A

(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecology

B (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sth

la situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesque

Sentido II

A ( AmL) (llamar) «persona» to knock at the door

me parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the door

B «campana» to ring

las campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass

¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already gone

el reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed three

tocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarm

C ( Mús) (hacer música) to play

Sentido III

A

1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):

me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the children

siempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walk

nos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of us

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance

2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a million

nos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult times

nos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)

me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything

3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):

te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?

¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?

nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to pay

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( fam)

(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!

¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!

2 ( fam)

(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again

■ tocarse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch

siempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose

2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touch

los fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirs

los extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meet

B ( frml) (cubrirse la cabeza) tocarse CON algo to wear sth

la reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat

* * *

tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en general) to touch;

( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;
◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
b) ( hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ring;

‹ claxon› to blow, sound
c) (Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to play

2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
◊ un problema que nos toca de cerca a problem which affects us directly

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (AmL) ( llamar) [ persona] to knock at the door;

◊ alguien está tocando (a la puerta) there's somebody at the door

b) [campana/timbre] to ring;

◊ las campanas tocaban a misa the bells were ringing for mass

c) (Mús) to play

2
a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):

◊ a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance;

le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the school
b) ( ser el turno):

◊ te toca a ti it's your turn;

¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touch;

‹ barba› to play with
b) ( recípr) [ personas] to touch each other;

[ cables] to touch
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
' tocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- pitar
- tacto
- timbre
- campana
- claxon
- destiempo
- gustar
- llamar
- madera
- oído
- palma
- pito
- rozar
- silbato
English:
beat
- blow
- bongo
- bottom out
- busk
- can
- dab
- disturb
- drum
- enjoy
- feel
- finger
- graze
- handle
- honk
- keep off
- lightly
- love
- meet
- paw
- play
- please
- replay
- ring
- sharp
- softly
- sound
- stop
- strike up
- thump out
- toll
- toot
- touch
- undisturbed
- clear
- ear
- goose
- hoot
- interfere
- jazz
- knock
- perform
- rock
- sight
- strike
- tamper with
- untouched

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tocar

♦ vt

1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;
[palpar] to feel;
por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;

el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;

yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;

tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;

¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;

el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;

el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;

no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;

¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;

Comp

tocar madera to touch wood

2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;
[bombo] to bang; [sirena, alarma] to sound; [campana, timbre] to ring; [bocina, claxon] to hoot, to toot; [silbato] to blow;
el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve

3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;

lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;

no toques ese tema don't mention that subject

4. [concernir]
por lo que a mí me toca as far as I'm concerned;

en o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;

tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely

5. [conmover] to touch;

la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply

♦ vi

1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;

no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;

no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch

2. [estar próximo]
tocar con algo [pared, mueble] to be touching sth;
[país, jardín] to border (on) sth;
la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;

nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs

3. [llamar]
tocar a la puerta/ventana to knock on o at the door/window

4. [campanas, timbre] to ring

5. [en un reparto]
tocar a alguien: le tocó la mitad he got half of it;

a ti te toca la casa you get the house;

a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;

tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;

tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;
[debemos] it's a thousand each;
te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;
[responsabilidad] it's up to you to do it;
te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;

¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?

6. [caer en suerte]
me ha tocado la lotería/el gordo I've won the lottery/the jackpot;

me tocaron seis millones a o [m5] en la lotería I won six million in the lottery;

le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lot

7. [llegar el momento]
hoy toca limpiar it's cleaning day today;

ahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;

le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;

ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;

¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;
Fam Hum
si te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go out

8. [rayar]
tocar en algo to verge o border on sth;

eso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary

♦ See also the pronominal verb tocarse

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tocar

I v/t

1 touch;

tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;

tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely

2 MÚS play

II v/i

1 L.Am.

a la puerta knock (on the door); L.Am. ( sonar la campanita) ring the doorbell;

las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;

tocar a muerto toll the death knell

2 ( ser hora de)

:

ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby

3 ( ser el turno de)

:

te toca jugar it’s your turn

4

:

por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned

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tocar {72} vt

1) : to touch, to feel, to handle

2) : to touch on, to refer to

3) : to concern, to affect

4) : to play (a musical instrument)

tocar vi

1) : to knock, to ring

tocar a la puerta: to rap on the door

2)

tocar en : to touch on, to border on

eso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous

3)

tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn

¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?

* * *

tocar vb

1. (en general) to touch

me tocó la mejilla he touched my cheek

2. (instrumento) to play

toca la guitarra he plays the guitar

3. (timbre, campana) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

¿has tocado el timbre? have you rung the bell?

4. (bocina) to sound

tocaba la bocina he was sounding his horn

5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn

¿a quién le toca ahora? whose turn is it now?

6. (un premio) to win [pt. & pp. won]

le tocó la lotería he won the lottery

Spanish-English dictionary > tocar
13 cine en casa

(n.) = home theatre, home cinema

Ex. DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.

Ex. The main thing that sets a home cinema apart from an ordinary television setup is the surround sound.

* * *

(n.) = home theatre, home cinema

Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.

Ex: The main thing that sets a home cinema apart from an ordinary television setup is the surround sound.

Spanish-English dictionary > cine en casa
14 equipo de música

equipo de música

music centre, stereo system

* * *

(n.) = home stereo system, stereo system

Ex. The signals that can be viewed with an oscilloscope or be made audible with a home stereo system.

Ex. DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.

* * *

(n.) = home stereo system, stereo system

Ex: The signals that can be viewed with an oscilloscope or be made audible with a home stereo system.

Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.

* * *

equipo de música

sound system

Spanish-English dictionary > equipo de música
15 soporte2

² = carrier, container, delivery medium, medium [media, -pl.], mount, physical carrier, physical form, stand, stay, storage medium, prop, physical medium, holder, media format, media carrier.

Ex. A carrier is a physical medium in which data, sound, images, etc., are stored.

Ex. For non-print materials data must be drawn from the work, its container or accompanying printed material.

Ex. The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.

Ex. When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.

Ex. A slide is a piece of transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer.

Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.

Ex. The salesman places on a stand the customer's identification card, his own card, and the card taken from the article sold -- all punched cards.

Ex. The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.

Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.

Ex. Messages are transmitted by superimposing the signs on some form of physical medium -- a carrier.

Ex. Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.

Ex. It is used for ordering and paying for books, serials and all media formats.

Ex. At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.

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* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.

* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.

* de soporte de texto = text-carrying.

* en soporte electrónico = electronically held.

* gestión de soportes = media management.

* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.

* información en soporte = recorded information.

* orientado hacia los soportes = medium-oriented.

* papel soporte para estucado = body paper.

* soporte de grabación = recording medium.

* soporte de información = data medium.

* soporte de libro = book support.

* soporte de refuerzo = backing strip.

* soporte documental = information carrier, information format.

* soporte multimedia = media format.

* soporte para la muñeca = wrist rest.

* soporte principal = mainstay.

* soportes = media [medium, -sing.].

* soportes de la información = information carrying media.

* soportes digitales = digital media.

* soportes electrónicos = electronic media (emedia).

* soportes no librarios = non-book media.

* soporte vertical = stilt.

Spanish-English dictionary > soporte2
16 soporte

m.

1 support (apoyo).

soporte publicitario publicity medium

2 medium (computing).

soporte físico/lógico hardware/software

3 bracket, square.

4 backup, backup file, support.

5 crutch.

6 power rack.

7 abutment.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: soportar.

* * *

soporte

► nombre masculino

1 support

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

soporte de datos INFORMÁTICA data carrier

soporte físico INFORMÁTICA hardware

soporte logístico INFORMÁTICA software

* * *

noun m.

bracket, support

* * *

SM

1) (=apoyo) [de puente] support; [de repisa] bracket

2) (=pedestal) base, stand

3) [de persona] support

es un buen soporte para sus padres — she's a real support to her parents

esto es un soporte para su opinión — this supports o backs up her opinion

4) (Inform) medium

soporte de entrada — input medium

soporte de salida — output medium

soporte físico — hardware

soporte lógico — software

5) (Heráldica) supporter

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masculino

a) ( de estante) bracket; ( de viga) support; (de maceta, portarretratos) stand

b) (Inf) medium

- soporte físico/lógico

* * *

masculino

a) ( de estante) bracket; ( de viga) support; (de maceta, portarretratos) stand

b) (Inf) medium

- soporte físico/lógico

* * *

soporte¹

¹ = support, mounting bracket, bracket, wall bracket.

Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.

Ex: There is a possibility that the bolts attaching the tailgate strut mounting bracket to the body may become loose.

Ex: workers can easily drill through structural steel beams, making it easy to attach brackets, bolts and other components.

Ex: Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.

* que actúa de soporte = supporting.

* soporte administrativo = administrative support.

soporte²

² = carrier, container, delivery medium, medium [media, -pl.], mount, physical carrier, physical form, stand, stay, storage medium, prop, physical medium, holder, media format, media carrier.

Ex: A carrier is a physical medium in which data, sound, images, etc., are stored.

Ex: For non-print materials data must be drawn from the work, its container or accompanying printed material.

Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.

Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.

Ex: A slide is a piece of transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer.

Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.

Ex: The salesman places on a stand the customer's identification card, his own card, and the card taken from the article sold -- all punched cards.

Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.

Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.

Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.

Ex: Messages are transmitted by superimposing the signs on some form of physical medium -- a carrier.

Ex: Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.

Ex: It is used for ordering and paying for books, serials and all media formats.

Ex: At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.

* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.

* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.

* de soporte de texto = text-carrying.

* en soporte electrónico = electronically held.

* gestión de soportes = media management.

* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.

* información en soporte = recorded information.

* orientado hacia los soportes = medium-oriented.

* papel soporte para estucado = body paper.

* soporte de grabación = recording medium.

* soporte de información = data medium.

* soporte de libro = book support.

* soporte de refuerzo = backing strip.

* soporte documental = information carrier, information format.

* soporte multimedia = media format.

* soporte para la muñeca = wrist rest.

* soporte principal = mainstay.

* soportes = media [medium, -sing.].

* soportes de la información = information carrying media.

* soportes digitales = digital media.

* soportes electrónicos = electronic media (emedia).

* soportes no librarios = non-book media.

* soporte vertical = stilt.

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soporte¹

adj inv

supporting ( before n)

soporte²

masculine

1 (de un estante) bracket; (de una viga) support; (de una batidora, maceta) stand, holder; (de un portarretratos) stand

2 ( Inf) medium

Compuestos:

● soporte físico

hardware

● soporte lógico

software

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Del verbo soportar: ( conjugate soportar)

soporté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

soporte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
soportar
soporte
soportar ( conjugate soportar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹situación/frío/dolor› to put up with, bear, endure (frml);
‹ persona› to put up with;
◊ no soporto este calor/la gente así I can't stand this heat/people like that

2 ‹peso/carga› to support, withstand;
‹ presión› to withstand
soporte sustantivo masculino
a) ( de estante) bracket;

( de viga) support;
(de maceta, portarretratos) stand
b) (Inf) medium

soportar verbo transitivo
1 (una carga, un peso) to support, bear, carry
2 fig (sufrir, tolerar) to bear: no podía soportar el dolor, he couldn't stand the pain
no nos soportamos, we can't stand each other ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
soporte sustantivo masculino
1 Arquit support
2 (objeto en el que se apoya otro) un soprte para los discos, a record stand
3 Inform medium
4 (apoyo) support
' soporte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quien
- túmulo
- palomilla
- remo
English:
audio
- bracket
- support
- hard
- mount

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soporte nm

1. [apoyo] support;

es el soporte de su familia he's the mainstay of the family

Comp
soporte técnico technical support
2. Informát medium;

el documento se facilita en soporte informático the document is available in electronic form;

una edición en soporte electrónico an electronic edition

Comp
soporte físico hardware;
soporte lógico software;

el soporte magnético magnetic (storage) media

3. Mktg
soporte (publicitario) (media) vehicle

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soporte

m

1 support, stand

2

:

soporte de sonido audio media

* * *

soporte nm

: base, stand, support

* * *

soporte n support

Spanish-English dictionary > soporte
17 cartucho

adj.

prudish.

m.

1 cartridge.

quemar el último cartucho (figurative) to play one's last card

2 roll (envoltorio) (de monedas).

3 round of ammunition.

4 shotgun shell.

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cartucho

► nombre masculino

1 (de explosivo) cartridge

2 (de monedas) roll (of coins)

3 (cucurucho) paper cone

4 (carga) cartridge, refill

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

quemar el último cartucho familiar to play one's last card

cartucho de fogueo blank cartridge

* * *

noun m.

cartridge

* * *

SM

1) (Mil) cartridge

cartucho en blanco — blank cartridge

2) (=bolsita) paper cone; [de monedas] roll

3)

cartucho de datos — (Inform) data cartridge

* * *

masculino

1) (Arm) cartridge

quemar el último cartucho — to play one's last card

- cartucho en blanco

2) ( de estilográfica) cartridge

3) ( para monedas) roll

* * *

= canister, cartridge, shell casing.

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

Ex. Direct access involves the use of computer files via carriers (e.g. disks, cassettes, cartridges) designed to be inserted into a computer or its auxiliary equipment by the user.

Ex. Now thousands of shell casings are lying a few kilometres offshore from Halifax.

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* cartucho de cinta = ribbon cartridge.

* cartucho de estereografías = stereograph reel.

* cartucho de ordenador = computer cartridge.

* cartucho de sonido = sound cartridge.

* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.

* * *

masculino

1) (Arm) cartridge

quemar el último cartucho — to play one's last card

- cartucho en blanco

2) ( de estilográfica) cartridge

3) ( para monedas) roll

* * *

= canister, cartridge, shell casing.

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

Ex: Direct access involves the use of computer files via carriers (e.g. disks, cassettes, cartridges) designed to be inserted into a computer or its auxiliary equipment by the user.

Ex: Now thousands of shell casings are lying a few kilometres offshore from Halifax.

* cartucho de cinta = ribbon cartridge.

* cartucho de estereografías = stereograph reel.

* cartucho de ordenador = computer cartridge.

* cartucho de sonido = sound cartridge.

* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.

* * *

cartucho¹ - cha

adjective

( Chi fam)

1 (virgen) sexually inexperienced

2 (recatado) demure

cartucho²

masculine

A ( Arm) cartridge

quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card

Compuesto:

cartucho en blanco

blank cartridge

B (de estilográfica) cartridge

C ( Vídeo) cassette

D

1 (de papel) paper cone

2 (para monedas) roll

E ( Chi) ( Bot) snapdragon, antirrhinum

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cartucho sustantivo masculino
cartridge
cartucho sustantivo masculino
1 (de escopeta) cartridge
2 Inform Téc (de toner) print cartridge
(para la pluma) refill
3 (cucurucho de papel) cone
' cartucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fogueo
- recargable
- casquillo
English:
cartridge
- round
- shell
- stick
- blank

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cartucho nm

1. [de arma] cartridge;

Comp

quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card

Comp
cartucho de dinamita stick of dynamite;
cartucho de fogueo blank cartridge

2. [de tinta, videojuego] cartridge

Comp
cartucho de tóner toner cartridge
3. [envoltorio] [de monedas] roll;
[cucurucho] paper cone
* * *

cartucho

m

1 de arma cartridge;

quemar el último cartucho fig make a last-ditch attempt

* * *

cartucho nm

: cartridge

Spanish-English dictionary > cartucho
18 grabador

m.

1 engraver, graver, carver, etcher.

2 tape recorder, tape player, cassette recorder, recorder.

* * *

grabador

► adjetivo

1 recording

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 engraver

* * *
I
SM tape recorder
II
grabador, -a
SM / F (=persona) engraver
* * *
I
- dora adjetivo

a) < aparato> recording (before n)

b) (Art) < plancha> engraving (before n)
II
masculino tape recorder
III
- dora masculino, femenino

1) (Art) engraver

2) grabadora femenino

a) ( casa discográfica) record company

b) ( magnetófono) tape recorder

* * *

= engraver, caster, printmaker.

Ex. In the earliest days of printing one or two printers may have cut their own punches, but even then most punch-cutters appear to have been specialist engravers such as die-sinkers or goldsmiths.

Ex. The printer would own several sets of matrices and moulds of various sizes, and would employ specialist casters to make type for him with them, using his own metal.

Ex. This article discusses Benson's life, work, and critical reputation as a printmaker specializing in images of hunters and wild game birds.

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* grabadora de bobina = reel-to-reel recorder.

* grabadora de CD = CD-Rewritable drive.

* * *
I
- dora adjetivo

a) < aparato> recording (before n)

b) (Art) < plancha> engraving (before n)
II
masculino tape recorder
III
- dora masculino, femenino

1) (Art) engraver

2) grabadora femenino

a) ( casa discográfica) record company

b) ( magnetófono) tape recorder

* * *

= engraver, caster, printmaker.

Ex: In the earliest days of printing one or two printers may have cut their own punches, but even then most punch-cutters appear to have been specialist engravers such as die-sinkers or goldsmiths.

Ex: The printer would own several sets of matrices and moulds of various sizes, and would employ specialist casters to make type for him with them, using his own metal.

Ex: This article discusses Benson's life, work, and critical reputation as a printmaker specializing in images of hunters and wild game birds.

* grabadora de bobina = reel-to-reel recorder.

* grabadora de CD = CD-Rewritable drive.

* * *

grabador¹ - dora

adjective

1 ( Audio, TV) ‹aparato› recording ( before n)

2 ( Art) ‹plancha› engraving ( before n)

grabador²

masculine

tape recorder

grabador³ - dora

masculine, feminine

A ( Art) engraver

B

grabadora feminine

1 (casa discográfica) record company

2 (magnetófono) tape recorder

Compuestos:

● grabadora de sonido

sound recorder

● grabadora DVD

DVD recorder

● grabadora de video or ( Esp) vídeo

video recorder, VCR

* * *

grabador
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 (Art) engraver
2
◊ grabadora sustantivo femenino

a) ( casa discográfica) record company

b) ( magnetófono) tape recorder

' grabador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casete
- punzón
English:
tape

* * *

grabador, -ora nm,f
[artista] engraver
* * *

grabador

m tape recorder

* * *

grabador, - dora n

: engraver

Spanish-English dictionary > grabador
19 reproducir

v.

1 to reproduce.

reprodujo su declaración por escrito he put his statement into writing

la novela reproduce fielmente la atmósfera del periodo the novel faithfully recreates the atmosphere of the period

Ellos reproducen pinturas They reproduce paintings.

Ellos reproducen perros They breed dogs.

2 to play, to replay, to reproduce.

Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.

* * *

reproducir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 to reproduce, repeat

► verbo pronominal reproducirse

1 (gen) to reproduce

2 (volver a ocurrir) to happen again, recur

■ se ha reproducido el mismo hecho the same thing has happened again

3 MEDICINA to reproduce

* * *

verb

to reproduce

- reproducirse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=volver a producir) to reproduce

2) (Bio) to reproduce, breed

3) (=copiar) to reproduce

2.

See:

reproducirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( volver a producir) to repeat, reproduce

2) <cuadro/ambiente> to reproduce

van a reproducir una aldea íbera — they are going to reconstruct an Iberian village

3) <sonido/discurso/texto> to reproduce
2.
reproducirse v pron

1) (Biol, Bot) to reproduce, breed

2) fenómeno to recur, occur o happen again

* * *

= recreate [re-create], reproduce, replicate.

Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.

Ex. Convenient, cheap and quick to reproduce, so that copies may be supplied as required for branches, other libraries and so on.

Ex. The aim of leafcasting is to replicate the paper of a damaged object as closely as possible = El objetivo de la reconstrucción de páginas es reproducir el papel de un objeto estropeado tan fielmente como sea posible.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( volver a producir) to repeat, reproduce

2) <cuadro/ambiente> to reproduce

van a reproducir una aldea íbera — they are going to reconstruct an Iberian village

3) <sonido/discurso/texto> to reproduce
2.
reproducirse v pron

1) (Biol, Bot) to reproduce, breed

2) fenómeno to recur, occur o happen again

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= recreate [re-create], reproduce, replicate.

Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.

Ex: Convenient, cheap and quick to reproduce, so that copies may be supplied as required for branches, other libraries and so on.

Ex: The aim of leafcasting is to replicate the paper of a damaged object as closely as possible = El objetivo de la reconstrucción de páginas es reproducir el papel de un objeto estropeado tan fielmente como sea posible.

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reproducir [I6 ]

vt

A (volver a producir) to repeat, reproduce

es difícil que reproduzca su hazaña it will be difficult for him to repeat such a feat

B (copiar) ‹cuadro/grabado› to reproduce; ‹mueble/escultura› to reproduce

el museo va a reproducir en una de sus salas una aldea íbera the museum is going to reconstruct an Iberian village in one of its rooms

el pintor reproduce fielmente el ambiente de la época the painter accurately reproduces the atmosphere of the age

es difícil reproducir estas condiciones en el laboratorio it is difficult to reproduce these conditions in the laboratory

C

1 ‹sonido› to reproduce

2 ‹discurso/texto› to reproduce

■ reproducirse

v pron

A ( Biol, Bot) to reproduce, breed

B «fenómeno» to recur, occur o happen again

es imposible que este éxito se reproduzca it is impossible to repeat this success

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reproducir ( conjugate reproducir) verbo transitivo
to reproduce
reproducirse verbo pronominal
a) (Biol, Bot) to reproduce, breed

b) [ fenómeno] to recur, happen again

reproducir verbo transitivo
1 (una imagen, un sonido, objeto, etc) to reproduce
2 (unas palabras) to repeat
' reproducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
representar
English:
duplicate
- regurgitate
- reproduce
- capture

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reproducir

♦ vt

1. [repetir] to reproduce;
[gestos] to copy, to imitate
2. [copiar] to reproduce;

reprodujo su declaración por escrito he put his statement into writing

3. [representar] to depict;

la novela reproduce fielmente la atmósfera del periodo the novel faithfully recreates the atmosphere of the period

4. [sonido] to play back

♦ See also the pronominal verb reproducirse

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reproducir

v/t

1 ( reflejar), BIO reproduce

2 ( copiar) copy, reproduce

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reproducir {61} vt

: to reproduce

♦ See also the reflexive verb reproducirse

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reproducir vb to reproduce

reproducir un sonido to reproduce a sound

Spanish-English dictionary > reproducir

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