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1 bofo
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2 esponjoso
adj.1 spongy, fluffy, porous, fozy.2 cancellated, cancellous.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) spongy; (bizcocho) light* * *ADJ [material] (=blando) spongy; (=poroso) porous; [toalla, jersey] fluffy, springy* * ** * *= spongy, bready [breadier -comp., breadiest -sup.].Nota: Como las migajas de pan.Ex. Paper is brittle and crumbling, bindings are disintegrating, print is fading and covers are soft and spongy.Ex. The crust is crispy yet bready and the toppings aren't excessive, which is a common problem with local pizzerias.* * ** * *= spongy, bready [breadier -comp., breadiest -sup.].Nota: Como las migajas de pan.Ex: Paper is brittle and crumbling, bindings are disintegrating, print is fading and covers are soft and spongy.
Ex: The crust is crispy yet bready and the toppings aren't excessive, which is a common problem with local pizzerias.* * *esponjoso -sa1 ‹masa/bizcocho› spongy, fluffy2 ‹tejido› soft; ‹lana› fluffy* * *
esponjoso
‹ tejido› soft;
‹ lana› fluffy
esponjoso,-a adjetivo spongy
(mullido) soft
' esponjoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esponjosa
- hueco
English:
spongy
- fluffy
* * *esponjoso, -a adj1. [toalla, jersey, tejido] fluffy2. [bizcocho, masa] light, fluffy;[pan] soft* * *adj1 bizcocho spongy2 toalla soft, fluffy* * *esponjoso, -sa adj1) : spongy2) : soft, fluffy -
3 esponjado
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4 hueco
adj.1 hollow.2 soulless.3 empty, meaningless.m.hole, gap, cavity, chuckhole.* * *► adjetivo1 hollow■ pared hueca hollow wall, stud wall2 (vacío) empty3 (cóncavo) concave5 (mullido) spongy, soft6 figurado (presumido) vain, conceited7 (estilo etc) affected, empty1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening\dejar un hueco to leave a gaphacer un hueco a alguien to make room for somebodyllenar un hueco figurado to fill a need, fill a gaphueco de la escalera stairwellhueco de la ventana window recesshueco del ascensor lift shaft, (US elevator shaft)————————1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening* * *1. (f. - hueca)adj.2. noun m.1) hole, hollow2) space* * *1. ADJ1) [árbol, tubo] hollow2) [lana, tierra] soft3) [blusa, chaqueta] loose4) [sonido] hollow; [voz] booming, resonant5) (=insustancial) [palabras, promesas, retórica] empty6) (=pedante) [estilo, lenguaje] pompous7) [persona] (=orgulloso) proud; (=engreído) conceited, smugel niño se puso muy hueco cuando lo nombraron ganador — the boy was very proud when he was declared the winner
la típica rubia hueca — pey the usual blonde bimbo *
2. SM1) (=agujero) [en valla, muro] holeel hueco del ascensor — the lift o (EEUU) elevator shaft
2) (=espacio libre) space; [entre árboles] gap, openingel hueco que quedaba entre las dos mesas — the gap o space between the two tables
solo hay huecos en la primera fila — the only places o spaces are in the front row
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hacer (un) hueco a algn — to make space for sb¿me haces un hueco? — can you make some room for me?
3) [en texto] gap, blank4) [en mercado, organización] gapen el mercado hay un hueco para una revista de este tipo — there is a gap in the market for this type of magazine
aspiran a abrirse un hueco en el mundo de la música pop — they are hoping to carve o create a niche for themselves in the pop world
5) (=cavidad) hollowel hueco de la mano — the hollow of the o one's hand
6) (=nicho) recess, alcove7) (=en una empresa) vacancy8) [de tiempo]en cuanto tenga un hueco hablará contigo — he will talk to you as soon as he has a gap in his schedule o as soon as he can fit you in
hizo un hueco en su programa para recibirlos — he made space in his schedule to see them, he managed to fit them into his schedule
9) Méx ** (=homosexual) queer **, faggot (EEUU) *** * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *hueco11 = gap, slot, hollow, recess, alcove, cavity.Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.* hueco de servicio = service core.* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.hueco22 = hollow.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.
* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* en hueco = punched.* * *A1 [ ESTAR] ‹árbol/bola› hollow; ‹nuez› empty, hollow2 [ SER] (vacío) ‹palabras› empty; ‹estilo› superficial; ‹persona› shallow, superficial3 (esponjoso) ‹lana› soft; ‹colchón› soft, spongy4 ‹sonido› hollow; ‹voz› resonant; ‹tos› hollowB ( Esp) (orgulloso) proudiba tan hueco con sus nietos he looked so proud as he walked along with his grandchildrenA1(cavidad): detrás de la tabla hay un hueco there's a cavity behind the board, it's hollow behind the boardaquí la pared suena a hueco the wall sounds hollow hereel hueco del ascensor the lift shaftel hueco de la escalera the stairwellel hueco de la puerta the doorway2 (espacio libre) spaceun hueco para aparcar a parking spaceeste hueco es para la lavadora this space is for the washing machinea ver si me hacen un hueco para sentarme can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?si no entiendes alguna palabra, deja un hueco if you don't understand a word, just leave a blank o a space3(en una organización): para llenar el hueco existente en este campo to fill the gap which exists in this fielddeja un hueco que será difícil llenar he leaves a gap which will be hard to filltengo un hueco entre las dos clases I have a free period between the two classes¿no puedes hacer un huequito or un huequecito para verlo hoy? can't you make a bit of time to see him today?, can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today? ( colloq)B (concavidad) hollowen el hueco de la mano in the hollow of his/her handhacer un hueco en la harina make a well o hollow in the flourel acné le dejó la cara llena de huecos his face was pitted by acnelos huecos que dejaron las balas en la pared the bulletholes left in the wall* * *
hueco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
‹ nuez› empty, hollow;◊ tienes la cabeza hueca (fam &
hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
‹ estilo› superficial;
‹ persona› shallow, superficial
‹ colchón› soft, spongy
‹ voz› resonant
hueco 2 sustantivo masculino
( de ascensor) shaft;
el hueco de la escalera the stairwell
( entre dos dientes) gap;
hazme un hueco make room for me;
llenar un hueco en el mercado to fill a gap in the market
hueco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (vacío) empty, hollow
cabeza hueca, empty-headed
palabras huecas, empty words
2 (voz, sonido) resonant
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cavidad vacía) hollow, hole
2 (rato libre) free time
3 (sitio libre) empty space
♦ Locuciones: hacer un hueco, (de tiempo) to make time
(de espacio) to make room
' hueco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueca
- mella
- montante
- rellenar
- tapiar
- vacía
- vaciar
- vacío
- escalera
- rendija
- sonar
- tapar
- tubo
English:
bay
- gap
- gaping
- hollow
- niche
- recess
- shaft
- solid
- stairwell
- well
- alcove
- neatly
- socket
- stair
* * *hueco, -a♦ adj1. [vacío] hollow2. [sonido] resonant, hollow3. [sin ideas] empty;su discurso fue hueco there was no substance to his speech;eso no son más que palabras huecas those are just empty words;Fames una cabeza hueca she's an airhead4. [mullido, esponjoso] [bizcocho] light and fluffy;lleva el pelo muy hueco she has a very bouffant hairstylese puso muy hueco cuando anunciaron su triunfo he swelled with pride when they announced his victory♦ nm1. [cavidad] hole;[en pared] recess;suena a hueco it sounds hollow2. [espacio libre] space, gap;[de ascensor] shaft;el hueco de la escalera the stairwell;no había ni un hueco en el teatro there wasn't an empty seat in the theatre;hazme un hueco en el sofá make a bit of room for me on the sofa;deja un hueco para poder insertar los gráficos leave a space for the graphs;estoy buscando un hueco para aparcar I'm looking for a parking space;la marcha de los hijos dejó un hueco en sus vidas the children leaving left a gap in their lives;deja un hueco que será difícil de llenar she leaves a gap that will be hard to fill;se abrió hueco entre la masa de curiosos he made his way through the crowd of onlookers;un producto que se ha abierto un hueco en el mercado a product that has carved out a niche in the market3. [rato libre] spare moment;tengo un hueco a la hora del almuerzo I've got a moment at lunchtime;te puedo hacer un hueco esta tarde I can fit o squeeze you in this afternoon4. [vacante] vacancy;ha quedado un hueco vacante en la cúpula del partido there's a vacancy in the party leadership* * *II m* * *hueco, -ca adj1) : hollow, empty2) : soft, spongy3) : hollow-sounding, resonant4) : proud, conceited5) : superficialhueco nm1) : hole, hollow, cavity2) : gap, space3) : recess, alcove* * *hueco1 adj hollowhueco2 n1. (espacio) space2. (abertura, espacio en blanco) gap3. (sitio) room4. (rato libre) timesi tengo un hueco, te llamaré I'll phone you if I have time -
5 bofo
adj.1 spongy, fozy.2 flabby.* * *- fa adjetivo (Méx fam) flabby* * *= spongy, flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.].Ex. Paper is brittle and crumbling, bindings are disintegrating, print is fading and covers are soft and spongy.Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.* * *- fa adjetivo (Méx fam) flabby* * *= spongy, flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.].Ex: Paper is brittle and crumbling, bindings are disintegrating, print is fading and covers are soft and spongy.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.* * *bofo -fa* * *bofo, -fa adj: flabby -
6 fofo
adj.flabby, flaccid, limp.* * *► adjetivo1 (material) soft, spongy2 (persona) flabby* * *ADJ1) (=esponjoso) soft, spongy2) * [persona] (=fláccido) flabby, podgy, pudgy (EEUU)* * *- fa adjetivo (fam) flabby, pudgy (AmE)* * *= flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* * *- fa adjetivo (fam) flabby, pudgy (AmE)* * *= flabby [flabbier -comp., flabbiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* * *fofo -fa* * *
fofo,-a adj pey (no musculoso, flácido) flabby
' fofo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fofa
English:
flabby
* * *fofo, -a adjflabby* * *adj flabby* * *fofo, -fa adj1) esponjoso: soft, spongy2) : flabby* * * -
7 abizcochado
adj.1 in the form of a biscuit.2 biscuit-like, resembling a biscuit in shape, resembling a cake in shape, spongy.* * *ADJ LAm spongy -
8 corpus spongiosum
m. s.&pl.corpus spongiosum, spongy tissue, spongy body. -
9 cuerpo esponjoso
m.spongy body, corpus spongiosum, spongy tissue. -
10 azucarillo
m.1 lemon candy (cooking).2 sugar lump.3 lump sugar, spongy sugar bar, sugar lump.* * *1 (terrón) sugar lump2 (pasta) lemon candy* * *= sugar cube, sugar lump, lump sugar.Ex. Some champagne cocktails are a mixture of sugar cubes, champagne and other alcohols or juices.Ex. Sugar lumps are delicious by themselves but for tea, give me honey please.Ex. Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.* * *= sugar cube, sugar lump, lump sugar.Ex: Some champagne cocktails are a mixture of sugar cubes, champagne and other alcohols or juices.
Ex: Sugar lumps are delicious by themselves but for tea, give me honey please.Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.* * *azucarillo nm1. [terrón] sugar lump2. [dulce] lemon candy* * *m sugar cube, lump of sugar -
11 materia
f.1 matter (sustancia, asunto).en materia de on the subject of, concerningla legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environmentun especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expertentrar en materia to get down to businessmateria grasa fat contentmateria gris gray mattermateria orgánica organic matter2 material (material).materia prima raw material3 subject (asignatura).* * *1 (sustancia) matter2 (material) material, substance3 (asignatura) subject4 (asunto) subject, matter\en materia de... on the subject of...entrar en materia to get to the pointíndice de materias table of contentsmateria gris grey mattermateria prima raw material* * *noun f.1) material2) matter* * *SF1) (Fís) matter; (=material) material, substanceuna materia esponjosa y blanda — a soft spongy material o substance
ya tenéis materia para pensar — that should give you something to think about o food for thought
materia fecal — faeces pl, feces pl (EEUU)
materia gris — grey o (EEUU) gray matter
2) (=tema) subject matter; (Escol) subjectentrar en materia — to get down to business, get to the point
materia optativa — (Escol) option, optional subject
* * *1) ( sustancia) matter2)a) (tema, asunto) subjecten materia de — as regards, with regard to
entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business
b) ( material) materialc) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject•* * *= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.Ex. Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.Ex. What is a subject?.Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.Ex. And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex. The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.Ex. Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.----* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.* acceso por materias = subject access.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.* buscado por materia = subject-traced.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificar por materia = subject classify.* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.* consulta por materias = subject browsing.* control de materias = subject control.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.* entrada de materia = subject entry.* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.* experto en la materia = subject expert.* fichero de materias = descriptor file.* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.* identificador de materia = subject label.* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).* indización por materias = subject indexing.* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.* información sobre la materia = subject data.* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.* materia asociada = collateral subject.* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.* materia de estudio = subject of study.* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.* materia favorita = pet subject.* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* materia impresa = printed matter.* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia más específica = narrower subject.* materia más general = broader subject.* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia optativa = option.* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.* materia preferida = pet subject.* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.* materia principal = main subject.* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.* materia secundaria = fringe subject.* materias troncales = core curriculum.* materia troncal = core subject.* materia viva = living matter.* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.* nombre de materia = subject name.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.* organización de materias = subject organisation.* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.* * *1) ( sustancia) matter2)a) (tema, asunto) subjecten materia de — as regards, with regard to
entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business
b) ( material) materialc) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject•* * *= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.Ex: Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.
Ex: What is a subject?.Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex: The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.Ex: Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.* acceso por materias = subject access.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.* buscado por materia = subject-traced.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificar por materia = subject classify.* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.* consulta por materias = subject browsing.* control de materias = subject control.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.* entrada de materia = subject entry.* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.* experto en la materia = subject expert.* fichero de materias = descriptor file.* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.* identificador de materia = subject label.* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).* indización por materias = subject indexing.* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.* información sobre la materia = subject data.* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.* materia asociada = collateral subject.* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.* materia de estudio = subject of study.* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.* materia favorita = pet subject.* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* materia impresa = printed matter.* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia más específica = narrower subject.* materia más general = broader subject.* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia optativa = option.* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.* materia preferida = pet subject.* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.* materia principal = main subject.* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.* materia secundaria = fringe subject.* materias troncales = core curriculum.* materia troncal = core subject.* materia viva = living matter.* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.* nombre de materia = subject name.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.* organización de materias = subject organisation.* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.* * *A (sustancia) mattermateria orgánica/viva organic/living matterCompuestos:feces* (pl), fecal* matterfatgray* matterdark matterel mercado de materias primas the commodities marketB1 (tema, asunto) subjectlos libros están ordenados por materias the books are arranged according to subjecten materia jurídica es un experto he's an expert on legal mattersen materia de as regards, with regard toes un país muy avanzado en materia de sanidad it is a very advanced country in terms of o with regard to o as regards health careentrar en materia: entró inmediatamente en materia he went straight into the subject, he got straight to the point2 (material) materialaquí hay materia para hacer un estudio muy completo there is enough material here to do an in-depth study3 ( esp AmL) (asignatura) subjectCompuesto:classified information* * *
materia sustantivo femenino
1 ( sustancia) matter;
materia prima (Econ, Tec) raw material;
(Fin) commodity
2
materia sustantivo femenino
1 matter
materia inorgánica/orgánica, inorganic/organic matter
materia no contaminante, non-polluting material
2 (tema) matter, stuff: domina muy bien la materia, she knows her stuff
es un especialista en la materia, he's an expert on the subject
3 Educ (asignatura) subject
' materia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartón
- consistente
- curso
- en
- gris
- lega
- lego
- prima
- primo
- revés
- saber
- sebo
- tierra
- autoridad
- conocer
- corromper
- corrompido
- corrupción
- pasta
- procesar
- profano
- reprobar
English:
abrasive
- commodity
- cut
- deterioration
- fluid
- grey matter
- ground
- insulation
- last
- material
- matter
- of
- out of
- raw material
- rock
- rubber
- soft
- soil
- strong
- subject
- subject matter
- substitute
- tarmac
- wood
- lay
- raw
- subsidiary
- wastage
* * *materia nf1. [sustancia] matterAnat materia gris grey matter;materia orgánica organic matter;Astron materia oscura dark matter2. [asunto] matter;materia de reflexión food for thought;en materia de on the subject of, concerning;un especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expert;han llegado a un acuerdo en materia de impuestos they have come to an agreement on o concerning taxation;la legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environment;entrar en materia to get down to business3. [material] materialmateria prima raw material4. [asignatura] subjectRP Univ materia previa = module that has to be passed in order to do a more advanced module* * *f1 matter2 ( material) material3 ( tema) subject;entrar en materia get on to the subject;en materia de as regards* * *materia nf1) : mattermateria gris: gray matter2) : materialmateria prima: raw material3) : (academic) subject4)en materia de : on the subject of, concerning* * *materia n1. (en general) matter2. (asignatura, tema) subject -
12 mullido
adj.fluffy, soft.past part.past participle of spanish verb: mullir.* * *► adjetivo1 soft, springy* * *1. ADJ1) [cama, sofá, alfombra, hierba] soft, springy; [almohada, terreno] soft; [pelo, tela] fluffy2)dejar a algn mullido — * to wear sb out
2.SM (=relleno) stuffing, filling* * ** * *= springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.].Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.* * ** * *= springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.].Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
* * *mullido -da‹colchón/sofá› soft, springy; ‹hierba› springy* * *
Del verbo mullir: ( conjugate mullir)
mullido es:
el participio
mullido◊ -da adjetivo ‹colchón/sofá› soft;
‹ hierba› springy
mullido,-a adjetivo soft: ¡cuánto me gustaría sentarme ahora en un sillón bien mullido!, how I'd love to sit down in a nice, soft armchair right now!
' mullido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
blanda
- blando
- esponjosa
- esponjoso
- mullida
English:
springy
- squashy
* * *mullido, -a adj[sofa, sillón] soft, springy; [cojín] soft* * *adj soft* * *mullido, -da adj1) : soft, fluffy2) : spongy, springy -
13 bufo
adj.jocular, farcical, caricatural.f. & m.buffoon, clown.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bufar.* * *► adjetivo1 comic, farcical, clownish\hacer bufa de to make fun ofópera bufa comic opera* * *1. ADJ1) (=cómico) comic, farcical2) Caribe spongy2. SM1) (=payaso) clown, funny man; (Mús) buffo2) Cono Sur ** (=homosexual) queer **, fag (EEUU) *** * ** * ** * *bufo2( arg)homosexual* * *bufo, -a♦ adj1. [grotesco] comic2. Mús comic♦ nmRP Fam fairy, nancy (boy)* * *adj comic;ópera bufa comic opera* * *bufo, -fa adj: comic -
14 esponjar
v.1 to fluff up.2 to make spongy, to sponge.* * *1 figurado (envanecerse) to swell with pride2 figurado (físicamente) to glow with health* * *1.VT to fluff up, make fluffy2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to fluff up, make... fluffy2.* * *1.verbo transitivo to fluff up, make... fluffy2.* * *esponjar [A1 ]vtto fluff up, make … fluffy1 «masa» to rise2 «pelo» to go fluffy; «toalla» to become fluffy* * *
esponjar verbo transitivo to make fluffy: el bizcocho se esponja al batir bien los huevos, you can make the cake fluffier by beating the eggs well
* * *♦ vtto fluff up* * *v/t make fluffy -
15 abofarse
pron.v.1 to stuff oneself. (Mexico)2 to become puffy, to become spongy.3 to become swollen, to puff up.* * *VPR Méx to stuff o.s. -
16 acorchado
adj.cork-like, corky.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acorcharse.* * *1→ link=acorchar acorchar► adjetivo1 cork-like2 (insensibilizado) numb* * *ADJ1) (=esponjoso) spongy, cork-like2) (Med) (=insensible) numb; [boca] furry -
17 acorcharse
pron.v.1 to become torpid.2 to shrivel: applied to the fruits (from corcho, cork)* * *1 to become like cork2 (insensibilizarse) to go numb* * *VPR1) [patata] to go spongy2) (Med) [pierna, dedos] to go numb -
18 balsoso
ADJ And soft, spongy -
19 fungoso
-
20 afofarse
pron.v.to become fluffy, to turn soft, to become spongy.* * *1 to become flabby
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