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81 pastelería
f.pastry, cake shop, pastry shop.* * *1 (tienda) cake shop, baker's, confectioner's2 (pasteles) cakes and pastries3 (técnica) baking* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=arte) pastry-making, (art of) confectionery2) (=pasteles) cakes pl, pastries pl3) (=tienda) baker's, cake shop* * ** * *= confectionery, pastry-making.Ex. Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.Ex. Only a few ingredients are needed to make all types of pastry and once the techniques and secrets to good pastry-making have been learnt.----* bol de pastelería = mixing bowl.* productos de pastelería = confectionery.* * ** * *= confectionery, pastry-making.Ex: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
Ex: Only a few ingredients are needed to make all types of pastry and once the techniques and secrets to good pastry-making have been learnt.* bol de pastelería = mixing bowl.* productos de pastelería = confectionery.* * *2 (actividad) (cake) bakinges muy aficionado a la pastelería he's very keen on baking o making cakes* * *
pastelería sustantivo femenino ( tienda) cake shop, patisserie (BrE);
( actividad) (cake) baking
pastelería sustantivo femenino
1 (establecimiento) frml confectioner's (shop), cake shop
2 (productos) cakes
' pastelería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nata
- pasta
- fino
English:
cake
- confectioner
- grey-haired
- mincemeat
* * *pastelería nf1. [establecimiento] cake shop, patisserie2. [repostería] pastries3. [oficio] pastry-making* * *f cake shop* * *pastelería nf: pastry shop* * *pastelería n cake shop -
82 perder el tiempo
(v.) = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle aroundEx. The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.Ex. Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.Ex. If an obscure Mitteleuropean monk named Gregor Mendel hadn't spent the middle part of the last century messing about with peas, the world would be a very different place today.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.Ex. Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations.Ex. After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day.* * *(v.) = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle aroundEx: The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.Ex: If an obscure Mitteleuropean monk named Gregor Mendel hadn't spent the middle part of the last century messing about with peas, the world would be a very different place today.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.Ex: Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations.Ex: After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day. -
83 pisada
f.1 footstep.seguir las pisadas de alguien to follow in somebody's footsteps2 footprint (huella).past part.past participle of spanish verb: pisar.* * *1 footstep2 (huella) footprint* * *noun f.* * *SF (=paso) footstep; (=huella) footprint* * ** * *= foot fall.Ex. Information kiosks are designed for use in any location in which there is significant foot fall, including public libraries, shopping centres and railway stations.* * ** * *= foot fall.Ex: Information kiosks are designed for use in any location in which there is significant foot fall, including public libraries, shopping centres and railway stations.
* * *no perderle pisada a algn to keep close tabs on sb* * *
pisada sustantivo femenino ( acción) footstep;
( huella) footprint
pisada sustantivo femenino
1 footstep: oyeron pisadas en el salón, they heard footsteps in the living room
2 (huella) footprint: había pisadas en el barro, there were footprints in the mud
' pisada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huella
English:
footprint
* * *pisada nf1. [acción] footstep;seguir las pisadas de alguien to follow in sb's footsteps2. [huella] footprint* * *f1 ( paso) footstep;seguir las pisadas de alguien fig follow in s.o.’s footsteps2 huella footprint* * *pisada nf1) : footstep2) huella: footprint* * * -
84 planta nuclear
(n.) = nuclear power station, nuclear power plantEx. SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.Ex. The example used is a simple subject search on the safety of nuclear power plants in earthquake zones and during earthquakes.* * *(n.) = nuclear power station, nuclear power plantEx: SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.
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85 poco probable
adj.improbable, unlikely.intj.hardly.* * *= unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched]Ex. This has led to some unlikely liaisons.Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.* * *= unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched]Ex: This has led to some unlikely liaisons.
Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information. -
86 productos de confitería
(n.) = confectioneryEx. Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.* * *(n.) = confectioneryEx: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
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87 productos de pastelería
(n.) = confectioneryEx. Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.* * *(n.) = confectioneryEx: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
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88 programa de radio
(n.) = radio broadcast, radio programme, radio showEx. This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.Ex. These field recordings were sent to the Library of Congress where they were used in a series of radio programs that were distributed to schools and radio stations around the country.Ex. They recount their first meeting with Tony Hancock and discuss how they subsequently became partners with him, producing radio, television, and stage shows.* * *(n.) = radio broadcast, radio programme, radio showEx: This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.
Ex: These field recordings were sent to the Library of Congress where they were used in a series of radio programs that were distributed to schools and radio stations around the country. -
89 puesto de batalla
(n.) = battle-stationEx. At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.* * *(n.) = battle-stationEx: At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.
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90 puesto de combate
(n.) = battle-stationEx. At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.* * *(n.) = battle-stationEx: At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.
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91 puesto de consulta
(n.) = service stationEx. Occupy similar space to a microform reader and associated microforms, provided that the same number of service stations is required.* * *(n.) = service stationEx: Occupy similar space to a microform reader and associated microforms, provided that the same number of service stations is required.
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92 rebuscado
adj.1 farfetched, recherché, fancy.2 affected, sham.past part.past participle of spanish verb: rebuscar.* * *1→ link=rebuscar rebuscar► adjetivo1 affected, recherché (estilo) elaborate, contrived* * *ADJ1) [estilo] affected; [palabra] recherché2) LAm (=afectado) affected, stuck-up ** * ** * *= arcane, recondite, stilted, far-fetched [farfetched].Ex. It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.Ex. This is an example of a source -- albeit in this case a highly recondite one -- which will assist with this type of enquiry.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.* * ** * *= arcane, recondite, stilted, far-fetched [farfetched].Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: This is an example of a source -- albeit in this case a highly recondite one -- which will assist with this type of enquiry.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.* * *rebuscado -da‹lenguaje/expresiones› recherché, over-elaborate; ‹persona› affected* * *
Del verbo rebuscar: ( conjugate rebuscar)
rebuscado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
rebuscado
rebuscar
rebuscado
‹ejemplo/argumento› far-fetched;
‹ estilo› affected
rebuscar ( conjugate rebuscar) verbo intransitivo:
rebuscaba en la basura he was rummaging about in the garbage
rebuscado,-a adjetivo
1 (complicado, muy elaborado) round-about
2 (con poca naturalidad, con afectación) stilted, recherché
rebuscar verbo intransitivo & vt to search throroughly: rebuscó entre las carpetas, she went through the files with a fine-tooth comb
el gato rebuscaba en la basura, the cat rummaged through the rubbish
' rebuscado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebuscada
English:
stilted
* * *rebuscado, -a adj[lenguaje] obscure, recherché;una explicación rebuscada a roundabout explanation;el final de la película es muy rebuscado the ending of the movie is very contrived* * *adj over-elaborate* * *rebuscado, -da adj: affected, pretentious -
93 repostería
f.1 pastry.2 pastry shop, bakery, baker's shop, pastry.3 pastrymaking, pastry-making, baking, confectionery.* * *1 (tienda - de pasteles) cake shop, pastry shop; (- de chocolate, caramelos) confectioner's, confectioner's shop3 (arte) pastrymaking4 (despensa) pantry, larder* * *SF1) (=tienda) confectioner's, confectioner's shop, cake shop2) (=arte) confectionery3) (=despensa) larder, pantry* * *femenino confectionery, baking (of pastries, desserts)* * *= confectionery, pastry-making.Ex. Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.Ex. Only a few ingredients are needed to make all types of pastry and once the techniques and secrets to good pastry-making have been learnt.----* azúcar de repostería = icing sugar.* * *femenino confectionery, baking (of pastries, desserts)* * *= confectionery, pastry-making.Ex: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
Ex: Only a few ingredients are needed to make all types of pastry and once the techniques and secrets to good pastry-making have been learnt.* azúcar de repostería = icing sugar.* * *confectionery, baking (of pastries, desserts)se dedicó a la repostería she became a pastrycook o confectioner* * *
repostería sustantivo femenino
confectionery, baking (of pastries, desserts)
repostería sustantivo femenino
1 (oficio) confectionery, pastrymaking, baking pastries: me gusta cocinar, pero no se me da bien la repostería, I like to cook but I'm not good at pastrymaking
2 (establecimiento) confectioner's (shop), bakery
3 (productos) confectionery
' repostería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manga
English:
mold
- mould
* * *repostería nf1. [establecimiento] confectioner's (shop)2. [oficio] confectionery3. [productos] confectionery, cakes and pastries* * *f pastries pl* * *repostería nf1) : confectioner's shop2) : pastry-making -
94 responsable político
(n.) = government officialEx. Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.* * *(n.) = government officialEx: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
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95 restaurante de comida rápida
(n.) = fast-food restaurantEx. The exhibition focuses on three examples of American vernacular architecture: diners, gasoline stations, and fast-food restaurants.* * *(n.) = fast-food restaurantEx: The exhibition focuses on three examples of American vernacular architecture: diners, gasoline stations, and fast-food restaurants.
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96 retransmisión por televisión
(n.) = televisingEx. The study compared circulation of fiction at a public library with the televising of dramatisations on the country's main television stations.* * *(n.) = televisingEx: The study compared circulation of fiction at a public library with the televising of dramatisations on the country's main television stations.
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97 retransmitir
v.1 to broadcast.2 to retransmit, to rebroadcast, to relay transmission of, to transmit a second time.* * *1 (mensaje) to pass on2 RADIO TELEVISIÓN to broadcast\retransmitir algo en diferido to broadcast a recording of somethingretransmitir algo en directo to broadcast something live* * *verb* * *VT1) (TV) to show, broadcast; (Radio) to broadcast2) †† [+ recado] to relay, pass on* * *verbo transitivo1) ( repetir) to repeat, rebroadcast (frml)2) (Esp period) (TV) to broadcast, show; (Rad) to broadcast* * *= relay, retransmit, broadcast.Ex. Others used it as a backup for general notices that could not easily be relayed by telephone.Ex. Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth along the up-link and retransmitting them along the down-link.Ex. Not to be outdone, the Library Council of Ireland is broadcasting a series of half-hour lectures to mark the 100th Anniversary of the first Carnegie Libraries in Ireland.----* retransmitir noticias = broadcast + news.* retransmitir por televisión = televise.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( repetir) to repeat, rebroadcast (frml)2) (Esp period) (TV) to broadcast, show; (Rad) to broadcast* * *= relay, retransmit, broadcast.Ex: Others used it as a backup for general notices that could not easily be relayed by telephone.
Ex: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth along the up-link and retransmitting them along the down-link.Ex: Not to be outdone, the Library Council of Ireland is broadcasting a series of half-hour lectures to mark the 100th Anniversary of the first Carnegie Libraries in Ireland.* retransmitir noticias = broadcast + news.* retransmitir por televisión = televise.* * *retransmitir [I1 ]vtel recital se retransmitió en diferido the concert was recorded and shown o broadcast o transmitted later* * *
retransmitir ( conjugate retransmitir) verbo transitivo
b) (Esp period) (Rad, TV) to broadcast
retransmitir verbo transitivo to broadcast
' retransmitir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
English:
rebroadcast
- relay
* * *retransmitir vt1. [mensaje, señal] to transmit2. [emitir] to broadcast;retransmitir algo en directo to broadcast sth live;retransmitir algo en diferido to broadcast a recording of sth* * *v/t transmit, broadcast;retransmitir en directo broadcast live* * *retransmitir vb to broadcast [pt. & pp. broadcast] -
98 rocambolesco
adj.exaggerated, unbelievable.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar incredible, fantastic, farfetched* * *ADJ (=raro) odd, bizarre; [estilo] ornate, over-elaborate* * *- ca adjetivo <espectáculo/escena> bizarre; < estilo> extravagant; < imaginación> wild* * *= far-fetched [farfetched].Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.* * *- ca adjetivo <espectáculo/escena> bizarre; < estilo> extravagant; < imaginación> wild* * *= far-fetched [farfetched].Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.
* * *rocambolesco -ca‹espectáculo/escena› bizarre; ‹estilo› extravagant, overelaborate; ‹imaginación› wildnos contó una historia rocambolesca he told us a rather farfetched o bizarre tale* * *
rocambolesco,-a adjetivo incredible, farfetched
' rocambolesco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
novelesca
- novelesco
- rocambolesca
* * *rocambolesco, -a adjfantastic, incredible;nos sucedió una aventura rocambolesca the most incredible series of things happened to us;protagonizó una huída rocambolesca de la prisión his escape from the prison involved a string of bizarre events* * *adj bizarre -
99 rondar
v.1 to patrol.2 to court.3 to be around (edad, cifra).ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty4 to wander.me ronda una idea por la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head5 to hover around, to circle, to haunt, to hang round.* * *1 (vigilar) to patrol, do the rounds of2 peyorativo (merodear) to prowl around, hang about, haunt3 (cortejar) to woo, court4 figurado (estar cerca) to stalk1 (vigilar) to patrol2 (merodear) to prowl around, roam around3 (tocar y cantar por las calles) to busk, serenade4 (andar de noche) to roam at night, wander at night* * *verb1) to patrol, police2) haunt* * *1. VT1) [policía, soldado] to patrol2) [+ cifra, edad]3) (=perseguir)es una idea que me rondaba la cabeza desde hace tiempo — it's an idea which I've had going round in my head for quite a while
4) † (=cortejar) to court2. VI1) [policía, soldado] to (be on) patrol2) (=deambular) to prowl3) [pensamiento, idea]debes rechazar las dudas que te rondan por la cabeza — you must dispel the doubts that are besetting you
4) † [enamorado, la tuna] to serenade* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.----* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *rondar [A1 ]vtA «vigilante/patrulla» to patrolB«idea/pensamiento»: hace días que me ronda esa idea I've had that idea going around in my head for daysdebemos ahuyentar los malos pensamientos que nos rondan we must chase away the evil thoughts that beset usC ‹lugar› to hang aroundla gentuza que ronda el bar the rabble who hang around the barera como si la muerte lo estuviese rondando it was as if death were stalking himlleva varios años rondándola he's been courting her for several yearsE ‹cifra/edad›debe estar rondando los 60 she must be around/getting on for 60la rentabilidad ronda el 3% the yield is hovering around the 3% markF (dar serenata a) to serenade■ rondarviA (para vigilar) «vigilante/patrulla» to be on one's round o beat, be on patrolB (merodear) to hang aroundC (dar serenata) to serenade* * *
rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivo
b) [ pensamiento]:
d) ( acercarse a):
verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml
(a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu
(una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around
' rondar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
English:
prowl
- haunt
- push
* * *♦ vt1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban las calles en parejas they patrolled the streets in pairsle ronda el sueño he's about to drop off;♦ vi1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban en parejas they patrolled in pairs3. [edad, cifra] to be around;ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty;las pérdidas rondan los tres millones the losses are in the region of three million4. [cortejar] to serenade* * *I v/t1 zona patrol2:me ronda una idea I have an idea going around in my head3 mujer serenade4:rondar los treinta be around thirtyII v/i famhang around fam* * *rondar vt1) : to patrol2) : to hang aroundsiempre está rondando la calle: he's always hanging around the street3) : to be approximatelydebe rondar los cincuenta: he must be about 50rondar vi1) : to be on patrol2) : to prowl around, to roam about* * *rondar vb3. (rayar) to be nearlyronda los 30 años he's nearly 30 / he's about 30 -
100 satélite de comunicaciones
(n.) = communication satelliteEx. Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth along the up-link and retransmitting them along the down-link.* * *(n.) = communication satelliteEx: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth along the up-link and retransmitting them along the down-link.
* * *communications satellite
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Stations of the crass — est le deuxième album du groupe punk britannique Crass. Toutes les chansons ont été écrites et produites par Crass, et l abum a été enregistré aux studios Southern à Londres. Stations of the Crass est sorti en 1979 sur Crass Records sous forme de … Wikipédia en Français
Stations des profondeurs — (titre original : Stations of the Tide) est un roman de Michael Swanwick publié en 1991. La même année, il reçoit le prix Nebula du meilleur roman. Précédé par Stations des profondeurs Suivi par … Wikipédia en Français
Stations of the Crass — est le deuxième album du groupe punk britannique Crass. Toutes les chansons ont été écrites et produites par Crass, et l abum a été enregistré aux studios Southern à Londres. Stations of the Crass est sorti en 1979 sur Crass Records sous forme de … Wikipédia en Français
Stations of the Cross — • Historical background on this devotion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Stations of the Cross — n. 1. a series of fourteen crosses, as along the walls of a church, typically placed above representations of the stages of Jesus final sufferings and of his death and burial, visited in succession as a devotional exercise 2. the devotional… … English World dictionary
Stations fantômes du métro de Paris — Les stations fantômes du métro de Paris sont des stations fermées au public en service commercial. Pour des raisons historiques ou commerciales, plusieurs stations du métro de Paris sont inutilisées et inaccessibles, ce qui leur confère un… … Wikipédia en Français
Stations de ski — Station de sports d hiver La station de sports d hiver de Courchevel 1850 … Wikipédia en Français