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1 enguatado
= quilted, quilt-making.Ex. Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.Ex. Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.* * *= quilted, quilt-making.Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.* * *enguatado -da( Esp) ‹chaqueta› padded; ‹colcha› quilted* * *enguatado, -a adj[colcha, chaqueta] padded -
2 abrirse en espiral
(v.) = spiral outEx. Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.* * *(v.) = spiral outEx: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
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3 dispararse fuera de control
(v.) = spiral + out of controlEx. He warns America not to make the same mistakes as the world made in the 1930s, when the world economy spiraled out of control, laying the seeds for the rise of fascism.* * *(v.) = spiral + out of controlEx: He warns America not to make the same mistakes as the world made in the 1930s, when the world economy spiraled out of control, laying the seeds for the rise of fascism.
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4 acolchado
adj.padded, quilted.m.1 quilt.2 padding, quilting.3 mulching.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acolchar.* * *1 padding, quilting————————1→ link=acolchar acolchar► adjetivo1 (superficie) padded; (prenda) quilted1 padding, quilting* * *1.ADJ [tela] quilted, padded; [sobre] padded2. SM1) [de tela] quilting; [de sobre] padding2) Cono Sur eiderdown* * *I IIa) (de puerta, pared) paddingb) (RPl) ( colcha) eiderdown* * *= cushioned, quilted.Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.Ex. Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.----* acolchado con papel = paper padded.* acolchado con plástico de burbujas = bubble padded.* chaleco acolchado = body warmer.* * *I IIa) (de puerta, pared) paddingb) (RPl) ( colcha) eiderdown* * *= cushioned, quilted.Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.* acolchado con papel = paper padded.* acolchado con plástico de burbujas = bubble padded.* chaleco acolchado = body warmer.* * *1 ‹bata/tela› quilted2 ‹pared› padded1 (de una puerta, pared) padding* * *
Del verbo acolchar: ( conjugate acolchar)
acolchado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
acolchado
acolchar
acolchar,
‹pared/puerta› to pad
acolchado,-a adj (tela, prenda) quilted
(pared, etc) padded
acolchar verbo transitivo
1 (los suelos, las paredes) to pad
2 (una tela, una prenda) to quilt
' acolchado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acolchada
- chaleco
English:
quilted
- pad
- quilt
* * *acolchado, -a♦ adj2. [puerta] padded♦ nmRP [edredón] bedspread* * *RplI adj quiltedII m bedspread -
5 arquitectura histórica
(n.) = historical architectureEx. Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.* * *(n.) = historical architectureEx: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
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6 guateado
1→ link=guatear guatear► adjetivo1 padded, quilted* * *ADJ quilted* * *= quilted.Ex. Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.* * *= quilted.Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
* * *guateado -da( Esp) padded, quilted* * *
Del verbo guatear: ( conjugate guatear)
guateado es:
el participio
guateado,-a adjetivo padded
bata guateada, quilted bathrobe
' guateado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guateada
English:
quilted
* * *guateado, -a adjpadded -
7 plantar la semilla
(v.) = lay + the seedsEx. He warns America not to make the same mistakes as the world made in the 1930s, when the world economy spiraled out of control, laying the seeds for the rise of fascism.* * *(v.) = lay + the seedsEx: He warns America not to make the same mistakes as the world made in the 1930s, when the world economy spiraled out of control, laying the seeds for the rise of fascism.
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8 escalonar
v.1 to spread out.2 to terrace (terreno).3 to tier, to arrange in tiers.Ricardo escalonó las latas Richard tiered=arranged in tiers the cans.4 to plan in stages, to rank, to echelon, to phase.Ella escalonó el procedimiento She planned the procedure in stages.* * *1 (espaciar) to place at intervals, space out2 (graduar) to grade3 (cabello) to layer, cut in layers* * *VT1) (=distribuir) [gen] to spread out at intervals; [+ tierra] to terrace; [+ horas de trabajo] to stagger; [+ novedad] to phase in2) (Mil) to echelon3) (Med) [+ dosis] to regulate* * ** * *= lay out in + stages, grade, stagger, phase in, graduate, spiral.Nota: Tiempo pasado spiralled-UK/spiraled-USA, participio presente spiralling-UK/spiraling-US.Ex. These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.Ex. In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.Ex. How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.Ex. The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex. This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.Ex. The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.* * ** * *= lay out in + stages, grade, stagger, phase in, graduate, spiral.Nota: Tiempo pasado spiralled-UK/spiraled-USA, participio presente spiralling-UK/spiraling-US.Ex: These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.
Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.Ex: How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.Ex: The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.Ex: This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.Ex: The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.* * *escalonar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pagos/vacaciones› to stagger2 ‹terreno› to terrace* * *
escalonar ( conjugate escalonar) verbo transitivo ‹pagos/vacaciones› to stagger;
‹ terreno› to terrace
escalonar verbo transitivo
1 (distribuir en el tiempo) to stagger
2 (en el tiempo) to space out: este año vamos a escalonar nuestras vacaciones, we are going to stagger our holiday times this year
' escalonar' also found in these entries:
English:
stagger
* * *escalonar vt1. [en el tiempo] to stagger, to phase2. [terreno] to terrace* * *v/t1 en tiempo stagger2 terreno terrace* * *escalonar vt1) : to terrace2) : to stagger, to alternate -
9 dispararse
1 (arma) to go off, fire; (despertador) to go off4 figurado (saltar fuera de razón) to blow up, explode■ estaba tan enfadado que se disparó en cuanto le dirigieron la palabra he was so angry that he simply blew up when they spoke to him* * ** * *VPR1) [arma de fuego] to go off, fire2) [alarma] to go off3) [consumo, precios, inflación] to shoot up, rocket4) [pánico, violencia] to take hold5) [al hablar] to get carried away *6) LAm (=marcharse) to rush off, shoot off ** * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex. The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.Ex. With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex. Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex. Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex. Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex. The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex. Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex. The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex. You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.----* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex: The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.
Ex: With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex: Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex: Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex: The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex: Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex: The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex: You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *
■dispararse verbo reflexivo
1 (una pistola) to go off, fire
2 (los precios) to rocket
' dispararse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparar
English:
rocket
- shoot up
- soar
- bang
- explode
- go
- shoot
- spiral
* * *vpr1. [arma, alarma, flash] to go off;se le disparó el arma his gun went off2. [precios, inflación] to shoot up3. [precipitarse] [persona] to rush off;[caballo] to bolt* * *v/r2 de precios rise dramatically, rocket fam* * *vr: to shoot up, to skyrocket* * *dispararse vb1. (arma, alarma) to go off -
10 cuadruplicarse
VPR to quadruple, increase fourfold* * *(v.) = quadrupleEx. Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.* * *(v.) = quadrupleEx: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.
* * *vprto quadruple, to increase fourfold* * *vr -
11 escalar
v.1 to climb.Elsa escaló el monte Elsa climbed the hill.2 to increase, to move up, to augment, to escalate.Ellos escalaron los precios They increased the prices.3 to scale up, to increase.Ellos escalaron las inversiones They scaled up the investments.4 to go climbing, to climb.Elsa y María escalaron ayer Elsa and Mary went climbing yesterday.5 to commit burglary.Ellos escalan en este barrio They commit burglary in this neighborhood.* * *1 (montaña) to climb; (pendiente) to scale2 (asaltar) to burgle* * *verb1) to climb, scale2) escalate* * *1. VT1) [+ montaña] to climb, scale2) [+ casa] to burgle, burglarize (EEUU), break into3) [en la escala social] to scale, rise to4) (Inform) (=reducir) to scale down; (=aumentar) to scale up2. VI1) [alpinista] to climb2) [en la escala social] to climb the social ladder, get on, go up in the world *3) (Náut) to call, put in (en at)4) (Mil, Pol) to escalate* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <montaña/pared> to climb, scale; (en jerarquía, clasificación) to climb (up)2.escalar vi1) (Dep) to climb, go climbing2) (Náut)* * *= climb, spiral, scale.Ex. Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.Ex. Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.----* análisis escalar de Guttman = Guttman scale analysis.* análisis multidimensional escalar = multidimensional scaling analysis.* escalar una montaña = scale + mountain.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <montaña/pared> to climb, scale; (en jerarquía, clasificación) to climb (up)2.escalar vi1) (Dep) to climb, go climbing2) (Náut)* * *= climb, spiral, scale.Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.
Ex: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.* análisis escalar de Guttman = Guttman scale analysis.* análisis multidimensional escalar = multidimensional scaling analysis.* escalar una montaña = scale + mountain.* * *escalar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹montaña/pared› to climb, scale2 (en una jerarquía) to climbla canción sigue escalando puestos en las listas the song is still climbing up the charts■ escalarviA ( Dep) to climb, go climbingB ( Náut):escalar en un puerto to put in at a portFinnshipping escalará semanalmente en Barcelona Finnshipping will dock at o put in at Barcelona once a week* * *
escalar ( conjugate escalar) verbo transitivo ‹montaña/pared› to climb, scale;
(en jerarquía, clasificación) to climb (up)
verbo intransitivo (Dep) to climb, go climbing
escalar
I verbo transitivo to climb, scale
II adjetivo Elec
♦ Locuciones: magnitud escalar, scalar quantitity
' escalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brío
English:
arduous
- climb
- scale
- ascend
- spiral
* * *♦ vt1. [montaña, pared] to climb2. [en jerarquía, lista, ranking] to climb;ha escalado varios puestos en el ranking de la ATP he has risen several places in the ATP ranking♦ vi1. [por montaña, pared] to climb2. [en jerarquía, lista, ranking] to rise* * *I v/t climb, scale;escalar un alto puesto rise to a high positionII v/i climb* * *escalar vt: to climb, to scaleescalar vi1) : to go climbing2) : to escalate* * *escalar vb to climb -
12 quintuplicarse
VPR to quintupleel número de casos se ha quintuplicado — the number of cases has increased fivefold, there has been a fivefold increase in the number of cases
* * *(v.) = quintupleEx. Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.* * *(v.) = quintupleEx: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.
* * *vprto increase fivefold
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