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7 escalonado
adj.1 stepped, graded, in stages.2 build-as-you-go.3 terraced.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escalonar.* * *1→ link=escalonar escalonar► adjetivo1 (espaciado) spaced out, at regular intervals2 (graduado) graded3 (corte de pelo) in layers, layered* * *ADJ (=gradual) staggered* * ** * *= scaled, staggered, graduated, tiered, stepped.Ex. This article reports on the nature of scaled, dichotomous relevance judgements which questioned the use of the mid-point in a scale as the break between relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. The Junctionville Board of Library Trustees is composed of five persons appointed by the city manager for staggered terms of five years.Ex. The programme involves a graduated series of library assignments, with accompanying worksheets, and helps to reinforce and enhance the quality of student projects.Ex. The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.Ex. Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.----* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* * ** * *= scaled, staggered, graduated, tiered, stepped.Ex: This article reports on the nature of scaled, dichotomous relevance judgements which questioned the use of the mid-point in a scale as the break between relevant and non-relevant documents.
Ex: The Junctionville Board of Library Trustees is composed of five persons appointed by the city manager for staggered terms of five years.Ex: The programme involves a graduated series of library assignments, with accompanying worksheets, and helps to reinforce and enhance the quality of student projects.Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.Ex: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* * *escalonado -da1 ‹vacaciones› staggereduna disminución escalonada a staggered o staged o gradual reduction2 ‹pelo› layeredllevaba el pelo escalonado her hair was layered* * *escalonado, -a adj1. [en el tiempo] staggered, phased;una retirada escalonada de las tropas de ocupación a staggered o phased withdrawal of the occupying troops2. [terreno] terraced;[pirámide] stepped* * *adj1 proceso gradual, cumulative* * *escalonado, -da adjgradual: gradual, staggered -
8 estupefacto
adj.astonished, astounded, amazed, bemused.* * *► adjetivo1 astounded, dumbfounded, flabbergasted* * *ADJ astonishedme miró estupefacto — he looked at me in astonishment o amazement
* * *- ta adjetivo astonished, amazedla noticia me dejó estupefacto — the news left me speechless o amazed me
* * *= astounded, staggered, dumbfounded, speechless, stunned, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, gobsmacked, astonished.Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex. 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Ex. 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Ex. The confrontation with this reality is understood as a consequence of the speechless horror that evil produces.Ex. She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.Ex. 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.----* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out), leave + Nombre + speechless, astound.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* * *- ta adjetivo astonished, amazedla noticia me dejó estupefacto — the news left me speechless o amazed me
* * *= astounded, staggered, dumbfounded, speechless, stunned, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, gobsmacked, astonished.Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Ex: The confrontation with this reality is understood as a consequence of the speechless horror that evil produces.Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out), leave + Nombre + speechless, astound.* dejar estupefacto = stagger.* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* * *estupefacto -taastonished, amazedme quedé estupefacto I was astonished o amazed o speechlessla noticia me dejó estupefacto the news left me speechless o amazed me* * *
estupefacto◊ -ta adjetivo
astonished, amazed
estupefacto,-a adjetivo astounded, flabbergasted: ¡me has dejado estupefacto!, I'm flabbergasted!
' estupefacto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estupefacta
English:
astound
- dumbfounded
- dumbstruck
- stupefy
- dumb
- flabbergasted
- stagger
* * *estupefacto, -a adjastonished, astounded;dejar a alguien estupefacto to astonish o astound sb;quedarse estupefacto to be astonished o astounded* * *adj stupefied, speechless* * *estupefacto, -ta adj: astonished, stunned -
9 frío
adj.1 cold, chilly, cool, chill.2 cold, glassy, impersonal.3 cold, unenthusiastic.4 cold, stoney, emotionless, free of emotion.5 cold, aloof, distant, offish.m.cold, chilliness, coldness, chill.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: freír.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) cold2 (indiferente) cold, cool, indifferent; (pasmado) stunned1 cold\coger a alguien en frío figurado to catch somebody on the hopcoger frío to catch (a) coldhace un frío que pela familiar it's freezing coldhacer frío to be coldpillar frío to catch a coldtener frío / pasar frío to be cold————————1 cold* * *1. = fría, adj.1) cold2) indifferent, distant2. noun m.1) cold2) coldness, indifference* * *1. ADJ1) [en temperatura] [agua, aire, invierno, refresco, sopa] coldtienes las manos frías — your hands are cold, you've got cold hands
2) [en sentimientos, actitudes]a) [relaciones, acogida, recibimiento] coolb) (=desapasionado) coolla mirada fría y penetrante del fotógrafo — the cool, penetrating eye of the photographer
mantener la cabeza fría — to keep a cool head, keep one's cool
c) (=insensible, inexpresivo) coldeste público es más frío que el de otras ciudades — this audience is less responsive than those in other cities
esos asesinos se comportan de forma fría y profesional — they are cold-blooded, professional killers
d)3) [bala] spent2. SM1) (=baja temperatura) cold¡qué frío hace! — it's freezing!, it's so cold!
frío polar — arctic weather, arctic conditions pl
2) (=sensación) coldtener frío — to be cold, feel cold
3)en frío —
a) (=en calma)ambas partes tendrán que pactar un acuerdo en frío — the two sides will have to negotiate an agreement with cool heads
cuando se contemplan las cifras totales en frío — when one calmly o coolly considers the total numbers
b) (=repentinamente)me lo dijo en frío y no supe cómo reaccionar — he sprang it on me out of the blue o he told me just like that and I didn't know quite what to say
no dar ni frío ni calor a algn —
el hecho de que no me hayan seleccionado no me da ni frío ni calor — I'm not at all bothered about not being selected
sus comentarios sobre mí no me dan ni frío ni calor — his comments about me don't bother me one way or the other, I'm not at all bothered about o by his comments
* * *Ifría adjetivo1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> coldfrío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold
dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold
2)a) ( insensible) coldb) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) coldtuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception
c) ( desapasionado)3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> coldII1) (Meteo) coldhace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)
2) ( sensación)tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold
en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold
* * *Ifría adjetivo1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> coldfrío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold
dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold
2)a) ( insensible) coldb) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) coldtuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception
c) ( desapasionado)3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> coldII1) (Meteo) coldhace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)
2) ( sensación)tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold
en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold
* * *frío11 = cold, chill.Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.
Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.* conservación en frío = cold storage.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.* frío de muerte = freezing cold.* frío extremo = extreme cold.* frío glacial = freezing cold.* frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.* frio polar = freezing cold.* hacer un frío de cojones = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* hacer un frío que pela = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* ola de frío = cold wave, cold snap.* oleada de frío = cold wave, cold snap.frío22 = cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.], chilly [chillier -comp., chilliest -sup.], cold [colder -comp., coldest -sup.], chilled, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.], frosty.Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.Ex: This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.* agua fría = cold water.* congelado de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* de sangre fría = cold-blooded.* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* frente frío = cold front.* frío como el hielo = frosty.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lectura en frío = cold reading.* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.* maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.* más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.* más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.* más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* secado en frío = freeze drying.frío33 = cool-headed, unemotional.Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* guerra fría, la = cold war, the.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mirada fría = icy glare.* sangre fría = presence of mind.* * *A ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› coldel café estaba frío the coffee was cold o had got(ten) coldtengo los pies fríos my feet are coldfrío, frío, sigue buscando (en juegos) you're very cold, keep lookingdejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío (indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; (pasmado) he was staggered o stunned by the newsesa clase de música me deja fría that sort of music leaves me cold o does nothing for mequedarse frío to be taken abackB1 (insensible) coldes frío y calculador he's cold and calculating2(poco afectuoso, entusiasta): estuvo frío y distante conmigo he was cold and distant towards meun público que tiene fama de ser muy frío an audience with a reputation for being very unenthusiastic o unresponsivesus relaciones son más bien frías relations between them are rather cooltuvieron un recibimiento muy frío they got a very cool o frosty receptionson muy fríos con los niños they're very unaffectionate toward(s) the children3(desapasionado): para esto hay que tener una mente fría this calls for a cool headC (poco acogedor) ‹habitación› unwelcoming, cold ‹color› [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] coldfrío2A ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] colduna ola de frío a cold spellno deberías salir con este frío you shouldn't go out in this cold o in this cold weather¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!empiezan a emigrar con los primeros fríos they start to migrate when the weather begins to turn cold o with the first cold weatherB(sensación): tengo frío I'm coldpasamos un frío espantoso we were so coldtengo frío en los pies my feet are coldme está entrando frío I'm beginning to feel coldtomar or ( Esp) coger frío to catch coldabrígate, no vayas a tomar frío wrap up well or you'll catch colden frío: su oferta me agarró or cogió en frío her offer took me aback o took me by surpriseno le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like thatesto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmlyno darle a algn ni frío ni calor ( fam); to leave sb coldno me da ni frío ni calor it leaves me cold o doesn't really do anything for me, I can't get very excited about it* * *
Del verbo freír: ( conjugate freír)
frío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
frió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
freír
frío
freír ( conjugate freír) verbo transitivo
to fry
freírse verbo pronominal
to fry
frío 1,◊ fría adjetivo
1 ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› cold;
dejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news;
( atónito) he was staggered by the news;◊ el jazz me deja fría jazz does nothing for me
2
‹ público› unresponsive;
‹ recibimineto› cool;
frío 2 sustantivo masculino
cold;
¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!;
tener/pasar frío to be cold;
tengo frío en los pies my feet are cold;
tomar or (Esp) coger frío to catch cold
freír vtr, freírse verbo reflexivo
1 (en aceite) to fry
2 (acribillar) (con balas) to riddle somebody with bullets
(con preguntas) to bombard
frío,-a
I adjetivo
1 cold
2 (distante) cold, cool, indifferent
3 (atónito, perplejo) cuando vi la factura del teléfono me quedé frío, I was stunned when I read the telephone bill
II sustantivo masculino cold: la niña ha cogido frío, my daughter has caught cold
pasaban mucho frío, they were very cold
hacer frío (el tiempo), to be cold
tener frío (una persona), to be cold ➣ Ver nota en fresco
' frío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- amoratada
- amoratado
- calentar
- con
- cortante
- empañar
- escalofrío
- fresca
- fresco
- fría
- gélida
- gélido
- hacer
- helada
- helado
- muerta
- muerto
- notar
- ola
- pelar
- penetrar
- penetrante
- protestar
- que
- quebrantar
- recrudecer
- recrudecerse
- sabañón
- saber
- sentir
- sudor
- temblar
- temblor
- temblorosa
- tembloroso
- tiritón
- adelantar
- aumentar
- bestial
- cerrar
- chucho
- coger
- combatir
- congelar
- cortar
- displicente
- enfriar
- entrar
- entumecerse
English:
aloof
- antisocial
- be
- bitterly
- blue
- chill
- chilly
- clammy
- clinical
- cold
- cold sweat
- cold-blooded
- cool
- crisp
- dank
- dead
- distant
- exposure
- feel
- freeze
- gather in
- grow
- insulate
- it
- keep out
- nip
- nippy
- numb
- out
- remote
- rosy
- rupture
- shelter
- shiver
- shut out
- snap
- stiff
- stone-cold
- unwelcoming
- warm
- weather
- winter
- with
- as
- for
- freezing
- mild
- shake
- stony
- sweat
* * ** * *I adj tb figcold;quedarse frío get cold; fig be astonishedII m cold;hace frío it’s cold;tener frío be cold;coger frío catch cold* * *1) : cold2) indiferente: cool, indifferentfrío nm1) : coldhace mucho frío esta noche: it's very cold tonight2) indiferencia: coldness, indifference3)tener frío : to feel coldtengo frío: I'm cold4)tomar frío resfriarse: to catch a cold* * *frío1 adj coldfrío2 n cold¿tienes frío? are you cold? -
10 tambalearse
pron.v.1 to stagger, to totter (bambolearse) (person).2 to totter (gobierno, sistema).* * *2 figurado to be shaky* * *VPR1) [persona] to stagger; [vehículo] to lurch, sway; [mueble] to wobble2) [gobierno] to totter* * *verbo pronominal, tambalear verbo intransitivo silla/botella to wobble; persona ( de adelante a atrás) to stagger, totter; ( de lado a lado) to swaycaminaba tambaleándose — he was staggering o lurching
* * *= reel, lurch, dodder, wobble, teeter, stagger.Ex. The article ' Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.Ex. These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.Ex. The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. Other data from observations and interviews suggest that this seemingly effective local management system may be beginning to teeter.Ex. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.----* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.* * *verbo pronominal, tambalear verbo intransitivo silla/botella to wobble; persona ( de adelante a atrás) to stagger, totter; ( de lado a lado) to swaycaminaba tambaleándose — he was staggering o lurching
* * *= reel, lurch, dodder, wobble, teeter, stagger.Ex: The article ' Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.
Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.Ex: The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: Other data from observations and interviews suggest that this seemingly effective local management system may be beginning to teeter.Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.* * *tambalearse [A1 ]v pron,tambalear [A1 ]vi perdió el equilibrio, (se) tambaleó y cayó she lost her balance, staggered o tottered and fellcaminaba tambaleándose por efecto del alcohol he was staggering o lurching drunkenly, he was swaying drunkenly as he walkedel régimen empezó a tambalearse the regime began to teeterla botella quedó tambaleándose or tambaleando al borde de la mesa the bottle teetered on the edge of the tabletodo empezó a tambalearse everything began to shake* * *
tambalearse ( conjugate tambalearse) verbo pronominal verbo intransitivo [silla/botella] to wobble;
[ persona] to stagger;
todo empezó a tambalearse everything began to shake
■tambalearse vr (persona) to totter, stagger: iba hacia la ventana tambaleándose, he staggered towards the window
(un objeto) to wobble
fig (un régimen, una relación) to teeter
' tambalearse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bambolearse
- trastabillar
English:
lurch
- reel
- stagger
- sway
- totter
- wobble
- teeter
- waver
* * *tambalearse vpr1. [persona] to stagger, to sway;[mueble, estante] to wobble, to be unsteady;el borracho caminaba tambaleándose the drunk was staggering o lurching along;el golpe hizo que se tambaleara he staggered under the blow2. [gobierno, economía] to totter;las bases de la democracia se tambalean the foundations of democracy are crumbling* * *v/r stagger, lurch; de coche sway* * *tambalearse vr1) : to teeter2) : to totter, to stagger, to sway♦ tambaleante adj* * *tambalearse vb1. (mueble) to wobble2. (persona) to stagger -
11 tambaleante
adj.1 wobbly, unsteady (inestable) (mesa).2 unstable, shaky.3 tottering.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) staggering, tottering2 (mueble) wobbly, shaky3 figurado shaky, unstable* * *ADJ1) [persona] staggering; [paso] unsteady; [mueble] unsteady, wobbly; [vehículo] swaying2) [economía, democracia] shaky; [régimen] tottering* * ** * *= rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.* * ** * *= rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
* * *entró con andar tambaleante he staggered o lurched into the roomun anciano de paso tambaleante a tottering o doddery old manun régimen ya tambaleante a regime already teetering on the edge of collapse, an already shaky regimeel tambaleante andamiaje the shaky scaffolding* * *
tambaleante adjetivo staggering, tottering, swaying
' tambaleante' also found in these entries:
English:
shaky
- unsteady
- wobbly
- rocky
* * *tambaleante adj1. [persona] staggering;[mueble, estante] wobbly, unsteady;salió con paso tambaleante he staggered o tottered out2. [gobierno, economía] shaky, tottering -
12 tumbo
m.1 jolt, jerk.dar tumbos o un tumbo to jolt, to jerk (coche)2 wave.3 passion fruit.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tumbar.* * *1 jolt, bump\dar tumbos to jolt, bump along* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=sacudida) shake, jolt2) (=caída) fall, tumbleIIdar un tumbo — to fall, shake
SM ( Hist) monastic cartulary* * *1) ( vaivén)el coche no paraba de dar tumbo — the car was constantly jolting o bumping around
2) (Bol) ( fruta) passion fruit* * *1) ( vaivén)el coche no paraba de dar tumbo — the car was constantly jolting o bumping around
2) (Bol) ( fruta) passion fruit* * *A(vaivén): salió de la taberna dando tumbos he staggered o lurched out of the barel coche no paraba de dar tumbo the car was constantly jolting o bumping arounda (los) tumbos with great difficulty* * *
Del verbo tumbar: ( conjugate tumbar)
tumbo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tumbó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tumbar
tumbo
tumbar ( conjugate tumbar) verbo transitivo
un olor que te tumbaba a smell that knocked you backward(s)
‹muro/casa› to demolish, knock down
tumbarse verbo pronominal
to lie down
tumbo sustantivo masculino
1 ( vaivén):
la carreta iba dando tumbos por el camino the cart jolted along the path
2 (Bol) ( fruta) passion fruit
tumbar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer caer de un golpe) to knock down
2 (acostar) to lie down
3 fam (suspender) me tumbaron en matemáticas, I failed maths
tumbo sustantivo masculino
1 (vaivén) aquel hombre iba dando tumbos, that man was staggering along
(un vehículo) el coche iba dando tumbos, the car was jolting around
2 (dificultad, tropiezo) setback: va dando tumbos por la vida, he just muddles through life
' tumbo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
de
- tumbar
English:
lurch
* * *tumbo nmjolt, jerk;ir dando tumbos [al caminar] to lurch along;el autobús va dando tumbos the bus lurches from side to side;un pobre hombre que va dando tumbos por la vida a poor man who stumbles from one problem to another in life;la economía europea va dando tumbos the European economy is lurching from crisis to crisis* * *m tumble;ir dando tumbos stagger along* * *tumbo nm1) : tumble, fall2)dar tumbos : to jolt, to bump around -
13 alucinado
f. & m.lunatic.past part.past participle of spanish verb: alucinar.* * *1→ link=alucinar alucinar► adjetivo1 argot amazed, stunned, gobsmacked* * *ADJ1) (=trastornado) suffering hallucinations2) * (=fascinado) gobsmacked ** * *- da adjetivo (fam)* * *= gobsmacked.Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.* * *- da adjetivo (fam)* * *= gobsmacked.Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
* * *alucinado -da( fam):dejó a todos alucinados con su teoría she stunned everyone with her theory* * *
Del verbo alucinar: ( conjugate alucinar)
alucinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
alucinado
alucinar
alucinado◊ -da adjetivo (fam): los dejó a todos alucinados she left everybody stunned
alucinar ( conjugate alucinar) verbo intransitivo
to hallucinate
alucinado,-a
I adj fam (sorprendido) stunned
II m,f fam (de ideas insólitas) eccentric, visionary
alucinar
I verbo transitivo to hallucinate
fig (maravillar) to fascinate
II vi argot to be amazed, be spaced out
' alucinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alucinada
* * *alucinado, -a adj1. [con alucinaciones] hallucinatingestamos alucinados con la casa que se ha comprado we can't believe the house she's bought* * *adj famblown away pop, Br tbgobsmacked fam -
14 atónito
adj.astonished, amazed, bewildered, dumbfounded.* * *► adjetivo1 astonished, amazed* * *ADJ amazed, astoundedme miró atónito — he looked at me in amazement o astonishment
* * *- ta adjetivo astonished, amazedme quedé atónito — I was astonished o (colloq) flabbergasted
* * *= dumbfounded, in a spin, gobsmacked, stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, astonished.Ex. 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.Ex. She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex. 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.----* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* * *- ta adjetivo astonished, amazedme quedé atónito — I was astonished o (colloq) flabbergasted
* * *= dumbfounded, in a spin, gobsmacked, stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, astonished.Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* dejar atónito = stun, astound.* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* * *atónito -taastonished, amazedme quedé atónito al enterarme de la noticia I was amazed o astonished o astounded o ( colloq) flabbergasted when I heard the newsse la quedaron mirando atónitos they stared at her in amazement o astonishment* * *
atónito◊ -ta adjetivo
astonished, amazed;
se quedó mirándola atónito he stared at her in amazement
atónito,-a adjetivo amazed, astonished
' atónito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atónita
- boquiabierta
- boquiabierto
- fría
- frío
- helada
- helado
- seca
- seco
English:
boggle
- flabbergasted
- astounded
- stun
- stunned
* * *atónito, -a adjastonished, astounded;me quedé atónito con lo que me contó I was astonished o astounded by what he told me;miraba con ojos atónitos she watched wide-eyed* * *adj astonished, amazed;me dejas atónito you astonish o amaze me* * *atónito, -ta adj: astonished, amazed -
15 bambolearse
1 to sway* * *VPR [al andar] to sway; [péndulo, lámpara] to swing, sway; [silla, mesa] to wobble; [tren] to sway* * *verbo pronominal persona/árbol/torre to sway; objeto colgante to swing; barco/tren to rock; avión/ascensor to lurch* * *= wobble, stagger, sway.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex. The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.* * *verbo pronominal persona/árbol/torre to sway; objeto colgante to swing; barco/tren to rock; avión/ascensor to lurch* * *= wobble, stagger, sway.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.* * *
bambolearse verbo pronominal [persona/árbol/torre] to sway;
[ objeto colgante] to swing;
[barco/tren] to rock;
[avión/ascensor] to lurch
bambolearse verbo reflexivo
1 (algo que cuelga) to swing
(mecerse algo que está fijo al suelo) to sway
(una embarcación) to roll
2 (tambalearse algo inseguro) to wobble
' bambolearse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mecer
English:
toss
- roll
- sway
- wobble
* * *vpr1. [árbol, persona] to sway;[mesa, silla] to wobble2. [tren, autobús] to shake and vibrate, Br to judder* * *v/r1 de persona sway2 ( oscilar) swing, rock* * *vr -
16 dar un bofetón
(v.) = cuff, slapEx. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex. Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.* * *(v.) = cuff, slapEx: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. -
17 dar un cachete
(v.) = spank, cuff, slapEx. In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.Ex. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex. Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.* * *(v.) = spank, cuff, slapEx: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. -
18 dar un coscorrón
-
19 dar un manotazo
(v.) = swat at, cuff, slapEx. Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.Ex. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex. Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.* * *(v.) = swat at, cuff, slapEx: Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. -
20 dar un tortazo
(v.) = give + a blow, deal + a blow, strike + a blow, cuff, slap, slapEx. It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado.Ex. The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business.Ex. This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood.Ex. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex. Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.Ex. Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.* * *(v.) = give + a blow, deal + a blow, strike + a blow, cuff, slap, slapEx: It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado.
Ex: The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business.Ex: This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood.Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
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