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1 cadena

f.

1 chain.

reacción en cadena chain reaction

cadenas (automobiles) (tire) chains

rompió sus cadenas (figurative) he broke out of his chains

tirar de la cadena to flush the toilet, to pull the chain (de lavabo)

cadena alimentaria o alimenticia food chain

cadena hotelera hotel chain

cadena montañosa mountain range

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

cadena de tiendas chain of stores

2 channel (television).

¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?

3 line.

cadena de montaje assembly line

cadena de producción production line

4 series, chain.

5 group, business group.

6 concatenation, train, catena.

* * *

cadena

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) chain; (de perro) leash, lead

2 (grupo de empresas) chain

■ una cadena de hoteles a chain of hotels

3 (industrial) line

4 (montañosa) range

5 (musical) music centre (US center)

6 TELEVISIÓN channel

7 RADIO chain of stations

8 figurado (serie) series, sequence

■ una cadena de acontecimientos a series of events

► nombre femenino plural cadenas

1 AUTOMÓVIL tyre (US tire) chains

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) to flush the toilet

trabajar en cadena to work on the production line

cadena de fabricación production line

cadena de montaje assembly line

cadena montañosa mountain range

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

cadena trófica food chain

reacción en cadena chain reaction

trabajo en cadena assembly-line work

* * *

noun f.

1) chain

2) channel

3) range

•

- cadena perpetua

* * *

SF

1) [de eslabones, joyería] chain

se me salió la cadena de la bici — the chain came off my bike, my bike chain came off

la cadena del perro — the dog chain

la cadena del reloj — the watch chain

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

no echó la cadena de la puerta — he didn't put the door-chain on

cadena (antirrobo) — chain

cadena de distribución — distribution chain

cadena de oruga — caterpillar track

2) (Radio, TV) (=canal) channel

cadena de televisión — TV channel

3) (Audio)

cadena de sonido — sound system

cadena musical — music centre, sound system

4) (Com) [de hoteles, tiendas, restaurantes] chain

cadena comercial — retail chain

5)

cadena montañosa — mountain range

6) (=sucesión) [de acontecimientos, átomos] chain; [de atentados] string, series

en cadena: colisión en cadena — multiple collision, (multiple) pile-up

efecto en cadena — knock-on effect

reacción en cadena — chain reaction

trabajo en cadena — assembly-line work

cadena alimenticia — food chain

cadena de caracteres — (Inform) character string

cadena de ensamblaje — assembly line

cadena de fabricación — production line

cadena de montaje — assembly line

cadena de producción — production line

7)

cadena perpetua — (Jur) life imprisonment, life

el juez lo condenó a cadena perpetua — the judge sentenced him to life (imprisonment)

8) pl cadenas (Aut) tyre o (EEUU) tire chains

es obligatorio el uso de cadenas — the use of tyre chains is compulsory

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

iban atados con cadenas — they were chained up

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

b) ( del wáter) chain

tirar de la cadena — to flush the toilet

- cadena antirrobo

- cadena de seguridad

- cadena perpetua

2)

a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados — a long series of attacks

b) (Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

c) (Inf) string

- cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

- cadena de fabricación or producción

- cadena de montaje or de ensamblaje

3) (Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados — a chain of supermarkets

cadena de radiodifusión — radio network

- cadena de distribución

4) (TV) channel

5) (Audio) tb

cadena de sonido — stack system

* * *

= chain, string, chain.

Ex. Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex. The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.

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* atar con cadenas = chain.

* cadena alimenticia = food chain.

* cadena comercial = shop chain.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cadena de conceptos = chain.

* cadena de distribución = timing chain.

* cadena de fabricación = production line.

* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.

* cadena de impresión = print chain.

* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.

* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.

* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.

* cadena de llavero = key chain.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.

* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.

* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.

* cadena de reloj = fob.

* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.

* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* cadena de tiendas = discount store.

* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.

* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.

* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.

* choque en cadena = pile-up.

* colisión en cadena = pile-up.

* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.

* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.

* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.

* indización en cadena = chain indexing.

* indizar en cadena = chain index.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.

* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* tienda de una cadena = chain store.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* una cadena de = a necklace of.

* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

iban atados con cadenas — they were chained up

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

b) ( del wáter) chain

tirar de la cadena — to flush the toilet

- cadena antirrobo

- cadena de seguridad

- cadena perpetua

2)

a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados — a long series of attacks

b) (Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

c) (Inf) string

- cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

- cadena de fabricación or producción

- cadena de montaje or de ensamblaje

3) (Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados — a chain of supermarkets

cadena de radiodifusión — radio network

- cadena de distribución

4) (TV) channel

5) (Audio) tb

cadena de sonido — stack system

* * *

= chain, string, chain.

Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.

* atar con cadenas = chain.

* cadena alimenticia = food chain.

* cadena comercial = shop chain.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cadena de conceptos = chain.

* cadena de distribución = timing chain.

* cadena de fabricación = production line.

* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.

* cadena de impresión = print chain.

* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.

* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.

* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.

* cadena de llavero = key chain.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.

* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.

* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.

* cadena de reloj = fob.

* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.

* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* cadena de tiendas = discount store.

* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.

* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.

* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.

* choque en cadena = pile-up.

* colisión en cadena = pile-up.

* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.

* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.

* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.

* indización en cadena = chain indexing.

* indizar en cadena = chain index.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.

* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* tienda de una cadena = chain store.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* una cadena de = a necklace of.

* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.

* * *

cadena Cadena SER (↑ cadena a1)

feminine

A

1 (de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro a gold chain

me olvidé de echar or poner la cadena I forgot to put the chain on (the door)

los prisioneros iban atados con cadenas the prisoners were chained up

cuando el pueblo rompa las cadenas when the people throw off their chains

es necesario el uso de cadenas ( Auto) (snow) chains should be used

una cadena humana a human chain

2 (del wáter) chain

tirar de or ( Col) soltar la cadena to pull the chain, flush the toilet

3 (de cartas) chain

Compuestos:

● cadena antirrobo

bicycle lock

● cadena de distribución

( Auto) chain drive, timing chain

● cadena de seguridad

safety chain

● cadena de transmisión

drive chain

● cadena perpetua

life imprisonment

fue condenado a cadena perpetua he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was given a life sentence

● cadena sin fin

endless chain

B

1 (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacks

una colisión en cadena a (multiple) pile-up

trabajo en cadena assembly-line work

producción en cadena mass production

transmisión en cadena ( Rad, TV) simultaneous transmission o broadcast

reacción

2 ( Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas mountain range, chain of mountains

3 ( Inf) string

4 (figura de baile) grand chain

Compuestos:

● cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

food chain

● cadena de fabricación or producción

production line

● cadena de mando

chain of command

● cadena de montaje or ( Méx) de ensamblaje

assembly line

● cadena hablada

chain of speech

● cadena trófica

food chain

C ( Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados a chain of supermarkets

cadena hotelera hotel chain

cadena de radiodifusión radio network

Compuestos:

● cadena de distribución

distribution chain

● cadena de suministro

supply chain

D (TV) channel

E ( Audio)

tb cadena de sonido stack system

F (carta) chain letter

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cadena sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( de eslabones) chain;

( para la nieve) (snow) chain;
◊ cadena antirrobo bicycle lock;

cadena perpetua life imprisonment
b) ( del wáter) chain;

◊ tirar de la cadena to flush the toilet

2
a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain;

◊ una larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacks;

cadena de fabricación or producción production line;
cadena de montañas mountain range o chain;
en cadena ‹ transmisión› simultaneous;
una choque en cadena a pileup
b) (de hoteles, supermercados) chain;

◊ cadena de radiodifusión radio network

3 (TV) channel
cadena sustantivo femenino
1 chain
2 (de una mascota, etc) lead, leash
3 TV channel
4 (de trabajo) line
5 Com (red de establecimientos) chain
6 cadena de montaje, assembly line
cadena de música, hi-fi system
Geography cadena montañosa, mountain range
Jur cadena perpetua, life imprisonment
7 cadenas pl, Auto tyre o US tire chains
♦ Locuciones: accidente en cadena, pile-up
reacción en cadena, chain reaction
' cadena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amuleto
- choque
- conmutar
- eslabón
- perpetua
- perpetuo
- reacción
- sierra
- tener
- colisión
- enganchar
- enrollar
- fabricar
- montañoso
- producción
- tirar
- tirón
English:
assembly line
- chain
- chain letter
- chain store
- channel
- dangle
- flush
- food chain
- gold
- imprisonment
- life sentence
- mountain range
- of
- production line
- range
- rattle
- ridge
- wireless station
- assembly
- hook
- life
- network
- production
- sentence

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cadena

♦ nf

1. [de eslabones, piezas] chain;

una cadena de oro/de plata a gold/silver chain;
Aut
cadenas [para el hielo] (tyre) chains, snow chains;
Fig
rompió sus cadenas he broke out of his chains

Comp
cadena alimentaria food chain;
cadena alimenticia food chain;

cadena antirrobo anti-theft chain;

cadena humana human chain;
Fisiol cadena respiratoria respiratory chain; Biol cadena trófica food chain
2. [de lavabo] chain;

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain, to flush the toilet

3. [de establecimientos] chain

Comp
cadena hotelera hotel chain;
cadena de supermercados supermarket chain;

cadena de tiendas chain of stores

4. [de emisoras] network

Comp
cadena radiofónica radio station;
cadena de televisión television channel;

cadena televisiva television channel

5. [canal televisivo] channel;

¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?

6. [de montañas] range

Comp
cadena de montañas mountain range;
cadena montañosa mountain range

7. [de proceso industrial] line

Comp
Méx cadena de ensamblaje assembly line;
cadena de montaje assembly line;

cadena de producción production line

8. Informát string

Comp
cadena de bits bit chain;
cadena de caracteres character string;

cadena SCSI SCSI chain

9. Quím chain

10. [de presidiarios] chain gang

11. [musical]
cadena (de música o [m5] musical) sound system

12. Ling string

13. cadena perpetua life imprisonment;

condenar a alguien a cadena perpetua to sentence sb to life imprisonment

♦ en cadena loc adj

accidente en cadena pile-up;

reacción en cadena chain reaction;

trabajo en cadena assembly-line working

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cadena

f

1 chain;

cadena humana human chain;

cadena de tiendas chain of stores;

cadena hotelera hotel chain

2 de perro leash, Br tb

lead

3 TV channel

4

:

cadenas pl AUTO snow chains

* * *

cadena nf

1) : chain

2) : network, channel

3)

cadena de montaje : assembly line

4)

cadena perpetua : life sentence

* * *

cadena n

1. (en general) chain

2. (de televisión) channel

3. (de radio) station

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

Spanish-English dictionary > cadena
2 hilo

m.

1 thread (fibra, hebra).

al hilo in a row (seguidos) (Am)

colgar o pender de un hilo to be hanging by a thread

mover los hilos to pull some strings

hilo dental dental floss

2 linen (tejido).

3 wire.

sin hilos wireless

4 trickle.

entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the window

apenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak

5 train.

perder el hilo to lose the thread

seguir el hilo to follow (the thread)

tomar o retomar el hilo (de la conversación) to pick up the thread (of the conversation)

esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterday

hilo argumental line of argument

6 line of thought, drift.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hilar.

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hilo

► nombre masculino

1 thread (grueso) yarn

2 (lino) linen

3 (alambre, cable) wire

4 figurado (de luz) thread, thin beam; (de líquido) trickle, thin stream

5 figurado (de historia, discurso) thread; (de pensamiento) train

6 figurado (de la vida) course

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al hilo on the grain

■ cortar al hilo to cut on the grain

coger el hilo figurado to catch the drift, get the drift

con un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a faint voice

estar colgando de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a thread

estar pendiente de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a thread

mover los hilos figurado to pull the strings

perder el hilo figurado to lose the thread

seguir el hilo figurado to follow

hilo musical piped music, Musak

* * *

noun m.

1) thread

2) wire

3) linen

* * *

SM

1) (Cos) thread, yarn

tela de hilo — Méx linen cloth

coser al hilo — to sew on the straight, sew with the weave

- a hilo

- al hilo

- contar algo del hilo al ovillo

- dar mucho hilo que torcer

- escapar con el hilo en una pata

- estar al hilo

- estar hecho un hilo

- mover los hilos

- pender de un hilo

hilo dental — dental floss

hilo de perlas — string of pearls

hilo de zurcir — darning wool

2) (=cable) [de metal] thin wire; [de electricidad] wire, flex; [de teléfono] line

hilo de tierra — earth wire, ground wire (EEUU)

hilo directo — direct line, hot line

hilo musical — piped music

3) (=chorro) [de líquido] thin stream, trickle; [de gente] thin line

- decir algo con un hilo de voz

- irse tras el hilo de la gente

hilo de humo — thin line of smoke, plume of smoke

4) (Bot) fibre, fiber (EEUU), filament

5) (=lino) linen

traje de hilo — linen dress o suit

hilo de bramante — twine

hilo de Escocia — lisle, strong cotton

6) (=curso) [de conversación] thread; [de vida] course; [de pensamientos] train

el hilo conductor — the theme o leitmotiv

coger el hilo — to pick up the thread

perder el hilo — to lose the thread

seguir el hilo — [de razonamiento] to follow, understand

hilo argumental — story line, plot

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( en costura) thread

al hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)

mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together

b) ( lino) linen

c) ( de araña) thread

d) (fam) ( de las judías) string

- hilo dental

2) (Elec) wire

- hilo musical

3) (de relato, conversación) thread

interrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos — it interrupted his train of thought

4) (de sangre, agua) trickle

un hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)

con un hilo de voz — in a tiny voice

* * *

= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.

Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.

Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.

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* encaje de hilo = tatting.

* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.

* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.

* hilo conductor = common thread.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* hilo de bramante = twine.

* hilo dental = dental floss.

* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.

* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.

* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.

* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.

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masculino

1)

a) ( en costura) thread

al hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)

mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together

b) ( lino) linen

c) ( de araña) thread

d) (fam) ( de las judías) string

- hilo dental

2) (Elec) wire

- hilo musical

3) (de relato, conversación) thread

interrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos — it interrupted his train of thought

4) (de sangre, agua) trickle

un hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)

con un hilo de voz — in a tiny voice

* * *

= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.

Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.

* encaje de hilo = tatting.

* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.

* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.

* hilo conductor = common thread.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* hilo de bramante = twine.

* hilo dental = dental floss.

* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.

* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.

* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.

* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.

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hilo

masculine

A

1 (en costura) thread

un carrete de hilo a reel of thread

¿tienes aguja e hilo? do you have a needle and thread?

al hilo ‹cortar/coser› on the straight, with the weave; (uno tras otro) ( AmL fam) on the trot ( colloq)

ganó tres partidos al hilo he won three games on the trot o in a row

se vio cuatro películas al hilo she saw four movies in a row o one after the other

mover los hilos: intereses económicos mueven los hilos de su política economic interests control their policy

todos conocen a quienes mueven los hilos everybody knows who's pulling the strings o calling the shots

pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread

su vida pendía de un hilo his life was hanging by a thread

el futuro de la empresa pende de un hilo the company's future hangs by a thread

por el hilo se saca el ovillo it's just a question of putting two and two together

2 (lino) linen

una camisa de hilo a linen shirt

3 (de araña, gusano de seda) thread

4 ( fam) (de las judías, del plátano) string

Compuesto:

hilo dental

dental floss

B ( Elec) wire

Compuestos:

● hilo conductor

( Elec) conductor wire; (de una novela) thread

● hilo musical

( Esp) piped music

C ( Inf) thread

D (de un relato, una conversación) thread

perdió el hilo de la conversación she lost the thread of the conversation

interrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos it interrupted his train of thought

E (de sangre, agua) trickle

un hilo de luz a thread of light ( liter)

con un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a thin little voice

* * *

Del verbo hilar: ( conjugate hilar)

hilo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

hiló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
hilar
hilo
hilar ( conjugate hilar) verbo intransitivo
to spin;
◊ hilo fino to split hairs

verbo transitivo
a) ‹algodón/lana› to spin;

[ araña] to spin
b) ‹ideas/hechos› to string together

hilo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en costura) thread;

◊ hilo dental dental floss

b) ( lino) linen

c) ( de araña) thread

d) (fam) ( de las judías) string

2 (Elec) wire;
◊ hilo musical (Esp) piped music

3 (de relato, conversación) thread
4 (de sangre, agua) trickle
hilar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer hilo) to spin
2 (relacionar datos) to string together, link
♦ Locuciones: hilar fino, to split hairs
hilo sustantivo masculino
1 Cost thread
(de perlé, de tejer) yarn
(tela de hilo) linen
2 fig (argumento) thread
(del pensamiento) train
hilo musical, background music
3 (cable) wire
♦ Locuciones: familiar mantener al hilo, to keep posted
pender/colgar de un hilo, to hang by a thread o to be in imminent danger
perder el hilo, to lose the thread
' hilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carrete
- enrollar
- estambre
- hebra
- hilar
- pita
- alambre
- bobina
- delgado
- devanar
- doble
- embrollar
- filamento
- fino
- hacer
- madeja
- nudo
English:
balance
- ball
- cord
- cotton
- dental floss
- dribble
- floss
- length
- line
- ply
- spin
- strand
- string
- tangle
- thread
- track
- train
- trickle
- wind
- yarn
- knife
- linen
- piped music

* * *

hilo nm

1. [fibra, hebra] thread;

Comp
Am
al hilo in a row;

me leí cinco libros al hilo I read five books one after the other o in a row;

Comp

colgar o [m5] pender de un hilo to be hanging by a thread;

Comp

mover los hilos to pull some strings;

es él quien mueve los hilos de la empresa he's the person who really runs the firm

Comp
hilo de bramante twine;
hilo dental [para la boca] dental floss;
Am [bañador] G-string
2. [tejido] linen;

un mantel de hilo a linen tablecloth

3. [cable] wire;

sin hilos wireless;

Comp

tener hilo directo con alguien to have direct access to sb

4. [de agua, sangre] trickle;

entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the window;

apenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak

5. Mús hilo musical piped music

6. [de pensamiento] train;
[de discurso, conversación] thread;
perder el hilo to lose the thread;

seguir el hilo to follow (the thread);

tomar o [m5] retomar el hilo (de la conversación) to pick up the thread (of the conversation);

el hilo conductor del argumento de la película the central strand of the film's plot;

Comp

al hilo de [a propósito de] following on from;

esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterday

* * *

hilo

m

1 para coser thread;

colgar o

pender de un hilo fig hang by a thread;

mover los hilos fig pull strings;

perder el hilo fig lose the thread

2

:

sin hilos TELEC cordless

3

:

con un hilo de voz fig in a barely audible voice

* * *

hilo nm

1) : thread

colgar de un hilo: to hang by a thread

hilo dental: dental floss

2) lino: linen

3) : (electric) wire

4) : theme, thread (of a discourse)

5) : trickle (of water, etc.)

* * *

hilo n

1. (hebra) thread

el hilo se utiliza para coser we use thread for sewing

2. (alambre, cable) wire

hilo telefónico telephone wire

perder el hilo to lose the thread [pt. & pp. lost]

Spanish-English dictionary > hilo
3 corriente

adj.

1 ordinary, normal (normal).

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch

corriente y moliente (informal) run-of-the-mill

2 running (agua).

3 current (mes, año, cuenta).

4 usual, customary.

f.

1 current.

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

corriente alterna/continua alternating/direct current

la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream

2 draught (British), draft (United States).

3 trend, current (tendencia).

corriente de pensamiento school of thought

4 electric current, current, power, electricity.

5 tide.

6 flumen.

* * *

corriente

► adjetivo

1 (común) ordinary, average

■ personas corrientes ordinary people

■ una familia corriente an average family

■ lo corriente es hablarlo primero the usual thing is to talk it over first

2 (agua) running

3 (fecha) current, present

■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month

4 (cuenta) current

► nombre masculino

1 (mes) current month, this month

► nombre femenino

1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow

2 (de aire) draught (US draft)

3 ELECTRICIDAD current

4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al corriente (actualizado) up to date 2 (enterado) aware 3 (informado) informed, in the know

■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?

■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?

corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-mill

dejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flow

ir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tide

llevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebody

poner al corriente to bring up to date, put in the picture

ponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch up

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary

tener al corriente to keep informed

corriente abajo downstream

corriente alterna alternating current

corriente arriba upstream

Corriente del Golfo Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea bloodstream

* * *
1. adj.
1) common

2) ordinary
2. noun f.
1) current

2) draft

3) tendency, trend

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] common

las intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use

• poco corriente — unusual

2) (=habitual) usual, customary

lo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming

es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding

3) (=no especial) ordinary

no es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

- corriente y moliente

tiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job

4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] current

el día 2 del corriente mes de marzo — (on) the second of this month
cuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)
5) [agua] running

6) † (=en regla) in order

tiene corriente la documentación — his papers are in order

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

está corriente en los pagos — he is up to date with his payments

2. SM

1)

• al corriente —

a) (=al día) up to date

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

b) (=informado)

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it

¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

2) [en cartas]

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

3. SF

1) [de fluido] current

la corriente lo arrastraba hacia el mar — the current was carrying him out to sea

- dejarse llevar por la corriente

- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corriente

- seguir la corriente a algn

cuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him

corriente de agua — stream of water

corriente de Humboldt — Humboldt Current

corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava

corriente del Golfo — Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea — bloodstream

corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current

2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)

hay mucha corriente — it's very draughty

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

corriente en chorro — jet stream

corriente térmica — thermal

3) (Elec) current

anoche se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut last night

el cable tiene corriente — the wire is live

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock

corriente alterna — alternating current

corriente continua — direct current

corriente difásica — two-phase current

corriente directa — direct current

corriente eléctrica — electric current

corriente trifásica — three-phase current

4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend

una corriente más radical dentro del partido — a more radical tendency within the party

la corriente renovadora de la derecha — the trend towards renewal on the Right

las corrientes modernas del arte — modern trends in art

corriente de opinión — current of opinion

corriente de pensamiento — school of thought

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *

corriente¹

¹ = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.

Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.

* agua corriente = running water.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.

* corriente arriba = upstream.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente oceánica = ocean current.

* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

corriente²

² = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.

* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.

* cable con corriente = live wire.

* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).

* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.

* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.

* regulador de corriente = current regulator.

* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.

* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.

corriente³

³ = trend, strand, current, movement.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* contracorriente = cross-current.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* corriente dominante = mainstream.

* corriente, lo = the normal run of.

* corriente principal = mainstream.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

corriente⁴

⁴ = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.

* común y corriente = unremarkable.

* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.

* normal y corriente = unremarkable.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

* * *

corriente¹

adjective

A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake

ese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this area

un método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadays

lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advance

un cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knife

es un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)

es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary material

corriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-mill

es un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dress

nos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-mill

B

1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› current

la inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst

2

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments

empezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught up

quiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes in

ya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happened

corriente²

feminine

A (de agua) current

corrientes marinas ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sb

Compuestos:

● corriente de la conciencia

stream of consciousness

● Corriente de Humboldt

Humboldt Current

● Corriente del Golfo

Gulf Stream

● corriente del pensamiento

( Psic) stream of conciousness

B (de aire) draft ( AmE), draught ( BrE)

cierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draft

C (tendencia) trend

las nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento a school of thought

una corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this idea

D ( Elec) current

una corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp current

me dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole street

no hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the house

Compuestos:

● corriente alterna

alternating current, AC

● corriente continua

direct current, DC

● corriente difásica

two-phase current

● corriente eléctrica

electric current

● corriente trifásica

three-phase current

* * *

corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
◊ es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake;

lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
a) ( en curso) ‹mes/año› current

b)

◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;

empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( de agua) current;

◊ corrientes marinas ocean currents;

dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor^{( conjugate humor)} sb
b) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

c) (Elec) current;

◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;

se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift

* * *

corriente

♦ adj

1. [normal] ordinary, normal;
[frecuente] common;
es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;

es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;

una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;

lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;

lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;

en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;

Comp
Fam
corriente y moliente run-of-the-mill

2. [agua] running

3. [cuenta] current

4. [mes, año] current;

en mayo del año corriente in May of this year

♦ nf

1. [de río] current;

corriente abajo downstream;

corriente arriba upstream;

Comp

dejarse llevar de o [m5] por la corriente to follow the crowd;

Comp

llevar o [m5] seguir la corriente a alguien to humour sb;

Comp

ir o [m5] nadar o [m5] navegar contra corriente to go against the tide;

Comp

nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flow

Comp
corriente de convección convection current;
la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;

la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;

corriente de lava lava flow;

corriente marina ocean current;

corriente oceánica ocean current;

corriente de sangre bloodstream;

corriente sanguínea bloodstream;

corriente submarina underwater current

2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;

en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughty

Comp
Meteo corriente en chorro jet stream
3. corriente migratoria migratory current

4. [de electricidad] current;

toma de corriente socket;

media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

Comp
corriente alterna alternating current;
corriente continua direct current;

corriente eléctrica electric current;

corriente trifásica three-phase current

5. [tendencia] trend, current;
[de opinión] tide;
las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;

las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;
Bolsa
una corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;

el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party

♦ nm
[mes en curso]
el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month

♦ al corriente loc adv

estoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;

estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;

ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;

mantener o [m5] tener a alguien al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth;

me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;

el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;

tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;

ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date

* * *

corriente

I adj

1 ( actual) current

2 ( común) ordinary;

corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill

3

:

estar al corriente be up to date;

poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sth

II f EL, de agua current;

corriente de aire draft, Br draught;

ir o

nadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;

llevar o

seguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;

dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow

* * *

corriente adj

1) : common, everyday

2) : current, present

3) Mex : cheap, trashy

4)

perro corriente Mex : mutt

corriente nf

1) : current

corriente alterna: alternating current

direct current: corriente continua

2) : draft

3) tendencia: tendency, trend

* * *

corriente¹ adj

1. (normal) ordinary

no importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro

2. (común) common

los resfriados son corrientes en invierno colds are common in winter

corriente² n

1. (electricidad, agua) current

la corriente es muy fuerte the current is very strong

2. (de aire) draught

hay corriente y hace frío there's a draught and it's cold

estar al corriente de algo to know about something [pt. knew; pp. known]

tener a alguien al corriente to keep somebody informed [pt. & pp.> kept]

Spanish-English dictionary > corriente
4 salto

m.

1 jump (gen) & (sport).

dar o pegar un salto to jump; to leap (grande)

triple salto triple jump

salto de altura high jump

salto de esquí ski jump

salto de longitud long jump

salto mortal somersault

salto en paracaídas parachute jump

salto con pértiga pole vault

2 gap.

3 leap forward (progreso).

un salto hacia atrás a major step backward

4 precipice (despeñadero).

salto de agua waterfall

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saltar.

* * *

salto

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) jump, leap

2 DEPORTE jump (natación) dive

3 (de agua) waterfall

4 (despeñadero) precipice

5 figurado (omisión) gap

6 figurado (ascenso) springboard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a salto de mata (vivir al día) from hand to mouth 2 (de cualquier manera) slapdash, haphazardly, any old how

a saltos figurado in leaps and bounds

bajar de un salto / subir de un salto to jump down / jump up

dar un salto / pegar un salto to jump, leap

dar un salto en el vacío figurado to take a leap in the dark

el corazón me daba saltos figurado my heart was pounding

en un salto figurado in a flash

salto de agua waterfall, falls plural

salto de altura high jump

salto de cama negligee

salto de la carpa jack-knife

salto de longitud long jump

salto del ángel swan dive

salto de tijera scissor jump

salto mortal somersault

* * *

noun m.

1) jump, leap, skip

2) gap

3) dive

* * *

SM

1) (=acción) [gen] jump; [de mayor altura, distancia] leap; [al agua] dive

este invento es un gran salto adelante en tecnología — this invention is a great leap forward in technology

la novela está narrada con numerosos saltos atrás en el tiempo — the novel is told with a lot of flashbacks in time

• a saltos, cruzamos el río a saltos — we jumped across the river

había que andar a saltos para no pisar los cristales — you had to hop about so as not to tread on the glass

el pájaro avanzaba a saltitos — the bird hopped along

• dar o pegar un salto — [persona, animal] to jump; [corazón] to leap

dio un salto de dos metros — he jumped two metres

cuando me enteré di un salto de alegría — I jumped for joy when I found out

al verla me dio un salto el corazón — when I saw her my heart leapt

empezó a dar saltos para calentarse — he started jumping about to warm up

los niños les acompañaban dando saltos — the kids went with them, jumping o hopping about

me daba saltos el corazón — my heart was pounding

el progreso da saltos imprevisibles — progress makes unpredictable leaps

al hablar da muchos saltos de un tema a otro — when he speaks, he jumps from o leaps around from one subject to the next

• de un salto, se puso en pie de un salto — he leapt o sprang to his feet

de un salto se encaramó a la rama de un árbol — he leapt up onto the branch of a tree

subió/bajó de un salto — he jumped up/down

• el libro supuso su salto a la fama — the book marked his leap to fame, the book was his springboard to fame

a salto de mata —

vivir a salto de mata — (=sin organización) to lead a haphazard life; (=sin seguridad) to live from hand to mouth

estoy leyendo el libro a salto de mata — I'm reading the book in dribs and drabs

- dar el salto

le gustaría dar el salto al teatro profesional — he would like to make the leap o jump into professional theatre

- pegar el salto a algn

- tirarse al salto

salto a ciegas, salto al vacío — leap in the dark

2) (Atletismo) jump; (Natación) dive

un salto de ocho metros — a jump of eight metres

los participantes en las pruebas de saltos — the participants in the jump events

• triple salto — triple jump

salto alto — LAm high jump

salto con garrocha LAm —

salto con pértiga — pole vault

salto de altura — high jump

salto de ángel — swallow dive

salto de carpa — jack-knife dive

salto de esquí — ski-jump

la Copa del Mundo de saltos de esquí — ski-jumping World Cup

salto de longitud — long jump

salto de palanca — high dive

salto de trampolín — springboard dive

salto en paracaídas — (=salto) parachute jump; (=deporte) parachuting

salto inicial — (Baloncesto) jump ball

salto largo — LAm long jump

salto mortal — somersault

salto nulo — no-jump

saltos de obstáculos — hurdles

3) (=diferencia) gap

entre los dos hermanos hay un salto de nueve años — there is a gap of nine years between the two brothers

hay un gran salto entre su primer libro y este último — there is a big leap between his first book and this latest one

4) (=en texto)

aquí hay un salto de 50 versos — there's a gap of 50 lines here

he dado un salto de varias páginas — I've skipped several pages

salto de línea — (Inform) line break

5) (=desnivel) [de agua] waterfall; [en el terreno] fault

salto de agua — (Geog) waterfall; (Téc) chute

6)

salto de cama — negligee

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( brinco) jump

atravesó el arroyo de un salto — he jumped (over) the stream

se levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor

se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us

dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump

el corazón le daba saltos de la emoción — her heart was pounding with excitement

daban saltos de alegría — they were jumping for joy

dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director

el país ha dado un enorme salto atrás — the country has taken a huge step backward(s)

dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark

hacer algo a salto de mata — to do something in a haphazard way

vivir a salto de mata — to take each day as it comes

b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive

- salto con pértiga or garrocha

- salto de altura/longitud

- salto de cama

- salto alto/ largo

- salto mortal

2) (Geog) tb

salto de agua — waterfall

* * *

= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.

Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex. The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.

Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

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* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.

* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* incremento del salto = jump increment.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.

* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.

* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.

* salto de fe = leap of faith.

* salto del ángel = swan dive.

* salto de longitud = long jump.

* salto de página = page break.

* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.

* salto de puenting = bungee jump.

* salto gigante = giant leap.

* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.

* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.

* salto mental = mental leap.

* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* triple salto = triple jump.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( brinco) jump

atravesó el arroyo de un salto — he jumped (over) the stream

se levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor

se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us

dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump

el corazón le daba saltos de la emoción — her heart was pounding with excitement

daban saltos de alegría — they were jumping for joy

dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director

el país ha dado un enorme salto atrás — the country has taken a huge step backward(s)

dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark

hacer algo a salto de mata — to do something in a haphazard way

vivir a salto de mata — to take each day as it comes

b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive

- salto con pértiga or garrocha

- salto de altura/longitud

- salto de cama

- salto alto/ largo

- salto mortal

2) (Geog) tb

salto de agua — waterfall

* * *

= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.

Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex: The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.

Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.

* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* incremento del salto = jump increment.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.

* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.

* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.

* salto de fe = leap of faith.

* salto del ángel = swan dive.

* salto de longitud = long jump.

* salto de página = page break.

* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.

* salto de puenting = bungee jump.

* salto gigante = giant leap.

* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.

* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.

* salto mental = mental leap.

* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* triple salto = triple jump.

* * *

salto

masculine

A

1 (brinco) jump

atravesó el arroyo de un salto he jumped (over) the stream

al oír el despertador se levantó de un salto when he heard the alarm clock he leaped o jumped o sprang out of bed

se puso en pie de un salto she leaped o sprang to her feet

el conejo se escapó dando saltos the rabbit hopped away to safety

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/us

cuando oí el tiro pegué un salto I started o jumped at the sound of the shot

el corazón le daba saltos de la emoción her heart was pounding with excitement

los niños daban saltos de alegría the children jumped for joy

el avión no paró de dar saltos it was a very bumpy flight

de un salto pasó de redactor a director he leapt o shot straight from editor to director

dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director two years later he made the jump from producer to director

los precios han dado un salto prices have shot up

el país ha dado un enorme salto atrás the country has taken a huge step backward(s)

dar un salto en el vacío to take a leap in the dark

hacer algo a salto de mata to do sth in a haphazard way

tirarse el salto ( Chi fam); to take a risk

vivir a salto de mata to take each day as it comes

vivir a saltos ( Chi fam); to be on edge

2 ( Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; (en natación) dive triple¹ (↑ triple (1))

Compuestos:

● salto bungee

bungee jump

● salto con garrocha

( AmL) pole vault

● salto con pértiga

pole vault

● salto cuántico

( Fís) quantum leap

● salto de altura

high jump

● salto de cama

( Indum) (ligero) negligée; (bata) (CS) dressing gown

● salto de línea

( Impr, Inf) line break

● salto de longitud

long jump

● salto de página

( Impr, Inf) page break

● salto del ángel

swan dive ( AmE), swallow dive ( BrE)

● salto (en) alto

( AmL) high jump

● salto (en) largo

( AmL) long jump

● salto mortal

somersault

B ( Geog) tb

salto de agua waterfall

el Salto de Teguendama the Teguendama Falls

* * *

Del verbo saltar: ( conjugate saltar)

salto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

saltó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
saltar
salto
saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( brincar) to jump;

(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
salto a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
◊ salto de alegría to jump for joy;

salto con or en una pierna to hop;
salto de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
b) ( en atletismo) to jump

c) [ pelota] to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump;

◊ salto al agua to jump into the water;

salto en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes salto del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
salto SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) salto DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
◊ saltaba de una idea a otra she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
◊ la bomba hizo salto el coche por los aires the bomb blew the car into the air

verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( omitir) ‹línea/página/nombre› to skip, miss out;

‹ comida› to miss, skip
b) ‹semáforo/stop› to jump

2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
◊ se le saltoon las lágrimas her eyes filled with tears

3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
salto sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( brinco) jump;

◊ se levantó de un salto ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed;

( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor;
◊ se puso en pie de un salto she leapt o sprang to her feet;

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/us;
dar or pegar un salto ( dar un brinco) to jump;

( de susto) to start, jump;
◊ daban saltos de alegría they were jumping for joy

b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump;

( en natación) dive;
salto con pértiga or (AmL) garrocha pole vault;
◊ salto de altura/longitud high/long jump;

salto (en) alto/(en) largo (AmL) high/long jump;
salto mortal somersault
2 (Geog) tb
◊ salto de agua waterfall

saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
salto sustantivo masculino
1 jump, leap
avanzar a saltos, to hop along
dar un salto de alegría, to jump for joy
(el corazón) dar un salto, to pound [de, with]
2 Dep jump
salto con pértiga, pole vault
salto mortal, somersault
(en el agua) dive
triple salto, hop, step and jump
salto de longitud/de altura, long jump/high jump
3 (por omisión, diferencia, vacío) gap
4 salto atrás, backward step 5 salto de agua, waterfall 6 salto de cama, negligée
♦ Locuciones: (avanzar, progresar) dar el salto, to make headway
familiar vivir a salto de mata, to live from day to day
' salto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alarma
- caída
- espontánea
- espontáneo
- pértiga
- rebasar
- tijereta
- trenzado
- ejecutar
- encima
- listón
- pedazo
- pegar
- saltar
- zambullida
English:
blow up
- bound
- dive
- event
- gallop up
- headline
- in
- jump
- jump across
- jump down
- jump off
- jump on
- leap
- moving
- over
- parachute
- pole-vaulting
- show-jumping
- ski jumping
- skip
- somersault
- spring
- spring up
- vault
- caper
- dressing
- high
- hop
- long
- pole
- robe
- shoot
- triple
- water
- wrap

* * *

salto nm

1. [brinco] jump;
[grande] leap; [al agua] dive;
cruzó la grieta de un salto he jumped across the crevice;

dar o [m5] pegar un salto to jump;
[grande] to leap;
dar saltos de alegría o [m5] contento to jump for joy;

cuando se enteró de la noticia pegó un salto de alegría when she heard the news she was absolutely thrilled;

el corazón le dio un salto cuando escuchó el disparo her heart skipped a beat when she heard the shot;

la empresa ha decidido dar el salto a Internet the company has decided to go on line;

Comp

vivir a salto de mata to live from one day to the next

Comp
Am salto alto high jump;
salto de altura high jump;

salto del ángel swallow dive;

salto entre dos [en baloncesto] jump ball;

saltos de esquí ski jumping;
Am salto con garrocha pole vault;
salto inicial [en baloncesto] tip-off;
Am salto largo long jump;
salto de longitud long jump;

salto mortal somersault;

salto en paracaídas parachute jump;

salto con pértiga pole vault

2. [omisión] gap;

en este texto hay un salto de varios párrafos there are several paragraphs missing from this text

3. [progreso] leap forward;

el nuevo modelo supone un significativo salto cualitativo this model represents a significant qualitative leap forward;

con esta victoria el equipo da un salto importantísimo this victory is a big leap forward for the team;

un salto hacia atrás a major step backwards;

finalmente dio el salto a la fama he finally made his big breakthrough

4. [despeñadero] precipice

Comp
salto de agua waterfall; Geol salto de falla fault plane
5. [prenda] salto de cama [liviano] négligée

6. Informát salto hipertextual hypertext link;

salto de línea automático wordwrap;

salto de página page break

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salto

m leap, jump;

dar un salto jump;

dar un salto adelante jump forward;

salto atrás tb fig step backwards;

de un salto in one jump;

dar saltos de alegría jump for joy;

triple salto triple jump;

concurso de saltos showjumping competition

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salto nm

1) brinco: jump, leap, skip

2) : jump, dive (in sports)

3) : gap, omission

4)

dar saltos : to jump up and down

5) or

salto de agua catarata: waterfall

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salto n

1. (en general) jump

ganó con un salto de 8,95 metros he won with a jump of 8.95 metres

2. (de un trampolín) dive

los saltos eran espectaculares the dives were spectacular

3. (avance) leap

un gran salto hacia adelante a great leap forwards

dar un salto / pegar un salto to jump

daba saltos de alegría he was jumping for joy

de un salto

se levantó de un salto de la cama she jumped out of bed

salto con pértiga pole vault

salto de agua waterfall

salto de altura high jump

salto de longitud long jump

salto mortal somersault

Spanish-English dictionary > salto
5 continuo

adj.

1 continuous, around-the-clock, constant, round-the-clock.

Una función continua (no discreta) A continuous function (not discrete)...

2 nonstop.

3 continuous, one-piece, non broken.

4 continuous, not discrete, indiscrete.

Una función continua (no discreta) A continuous function (not discrete)...

m.

1 continuum, whole, undivided whole.

2 continuo, bass accompaniment in a musical score.

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continuo

► adjetivo

1 (seguido) continuous

2 (continuado) continual, constant

► nombre masculino continuo

1 (todo) continuum

2 (de gente) flow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

corriente continua direct current

movimiento continuo perpetual motion

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continuo

► nombre masculino

1 (todo) continuum

2 (de gente) flow

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(f. - continua)

adj.

continuous, constant

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1. ADJ

1) (=ininterrumpido) [línea, fila] continuous; [dolor, movimiento, crecimiento] constant, continuous; [pesadilla, molestia] constant

marque el número cuando oiga una señal continua — dial the number when you hear a continuous tone

la presencia continua de los militares lo hacía todo más difícil — the constant o continuous presence of the soldiers made everything more difficult
evaluación 2), sesión 3)
2) (=frecuente, repetido) [llamadas, amenazas, críticas, cambios] constant, continual

no aguanto sus continuas quejas — I can't bear his constant o continual complaining

3) (Fís) [movimiento] perpetual

4) (Elec) [corriente] direct

5) (Ling) continuous

6)

de continuo — = continuamente

2.

SM (Fís) continuum

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I
- nua adjetivo

a) ( sin interrupción) < dolor> constant; <movimiento/sonido> continuous, constant; < lucha> continual

b) ( frecuente) <llamadas/viajes> continual, constant

c)

de continuo — continuamente
II
continuum masculino (frml) continuum

* * *

= continual, continued, continuing, continuous, ongoing [on-going], persistent, running, sustained, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], continuum, uninterrupted, long-term, everlasting, unrelieved, back-to-back, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless.

Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.

Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex. Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.

Ex. Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex. For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.

Ex. Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.

Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.

Ex. The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.

Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.

Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

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* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.

* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting.

* flujo continuo = continuum.

* formación continua = continuing training.

* formación continua en el trabajo = workplace learning.

* máquina continua de papel = paper-making machine.

* miedo continuo = nagging fear.

* paginación continua = continuous pagination.

* papel continuo de periódico = newsprint.

* papel perforado continuo = continuous computer stationery.

* temor continuo = nagging fear.

* texto continuo = stream of text.

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I
- nua adjetivo

a) ( sin interrupción) < dolor> constant; <movimiento/sonido> continuous, constant; < lucha> continual

b) ( frecuente) <llamadas/viajes> continual, constant

c)

de continuo — continuamente
II
continuum masculino (frml) continuum

* * *

= continual, continued, continuing, continuous, ongoing [on-going], persistent, running, sustained, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], continuum, uninterrupted, long-term, everlasting, unrelieved, back-to-back, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless.

Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.

Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.

Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.

Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

Ex: For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.

Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.

Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.

Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.

Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.

Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.

Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.

* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting.

* flujo continuo = continuum.

* formación continua = continuing training.

* formación continua en el trabajo = workplace learning.

* máquina continua de papel = paper-making machine.

* miedo continuo = nagging fear.

* paginación continua = continuous pagination.

* papel continuo de periódico = newsprint.

* papel perforado continuo = continuous computer stationery.

* temor continuo = nagging fear.

* texto continuo = stream of text.

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continuo¹ - nua

adjective

1 ‹dolor› (sin interrupción) constant; ‹movimiento/sonido› continuous, constant; ‹lucha› continual

2 (frecuente) ‹llamadas/viajes› continual, constant

estoy harto de sus continuas protestas I'm fed up of his continual o constant complaining

3

de continuo continuamente

continuo², continuum

masculine

( frml)

continuum

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Del verbo continuar: ( conjugate continuar)

continúo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

continuó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
continuar
continuo
continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;
◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;

( on signs) continuará to be continued;
◊ la película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showing;

continuo con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuo -nua adjetivo
a) ( sin interrupción) ‹ dolor› constant;

‹movimiento/sonido› continuous, constant;
‹ lucha› continual
b) ( frecuente) ‹llamadas/viajes› continual, constant

continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue
continuo,-a adjetivo
1 (incesante) continuous
corriente continua, direct current
Auto línea continua, solid white line
sesión continua, continuous showing
2 (repetido) continual, constant
sus continuos reproches, his endless reproaches
' continuo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
continua
- continuamente
- intranquila
- intranquilo
- constante
- continuar
- horario
English:
ago
- begin
- continual
- continuous
- now
- pause
- perpetual
- perpetual motion
- persistent
- rattle on
- solid
- teethe
- unbroken
- ache
- endless
- running
- steady

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continuo, -a

♦ adj

1. [ininterrumpido] continuous;

las continuas lluvias obligaron a suspender el partido the continuous rain forced them to call off the game

2. [perseverante] continual;

me irritan sus continuas preguntas her continual questioning irritates me

3. [unido] continuous;

papel continuo continuous stationery

♦ nm

1. [sucesión] succession, series

2. Fís continuum

3. Ling continuum

♦ de continuo loc adv

continually

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continuo

adj

1 ( sin parar) continuous;

de continuo constantly

2 ( frecuente) continual

* * *

continuo, - nua adj

: continuous, steady, constant

♦ continuamente adv

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continuo adj

1. (ininterrumpido) continuous

el continuo viento the continuous wind

2. (repetido) continual

sus continuas quejas her continual complaints

Spanish-English dictionary > continuo
6 entrar

v.

1 to enter, to come in (introducirse) (viniendo).

déjame entrar let me in

entrar en algo to enter something, to come/go into something

entré por la ventana I got in through the window

El auto entró fácilmente The car entered easily.

Elsa entró los datos Elsa entered the data.

2 to go in.

entrar en algo to go into something

3 to fit.

esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4 to join in.

entrar en to join in; (discusión, polémica) to get in on (negocio)

no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me

5 to start (time).

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June

entrar en to reach; (edad, vejez) to start (año nuevo)

6 to engage (automobiles).

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

7 to bring in.

8 to take in.

9 to approach, to deal with.

a ése no hay por donde entrarle there's no way of getting through to him

10 to be visited by.

Nos entraron muchos turistas We were visited by many tourists.

11 to catch, to take.

Me entró un resfrío I cought [took] a cold.

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entrar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir adentro) to come in, go in

■ entró por una puerta secreta he went in through a secret door

■ entró corriendo she ran in

■ entró en la casa he went into the house

2 (tener entrada) to be welcome

3 (en una sociedad etc) to join; (en una profesión) to take up, join

■ ha entrado en la masonería he's joined the Masons

■ ha entrado en la abogacía she's taken up law

■ ha entrado en la armada he's joined the navy

4 (encajar, caber) to fit

■ las maletas no entran en el maletero the suitcases won't fit in the boot

■ este tornillo no entra this screw doesn't fit

5 (empezar - año, estación) to begin, start; (- período, época) to enter; (- libro, carta) to begin, open

■ ya ha entrado el verano summer has begun

■ el libro entra con un asesinato the book begins with a murder

6 (venir) to come over, come on

■ le entra fiebre she's got fever coming on

■ me entró dolor de cabeza I got a headache

■ me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like crying

7 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ha entrado en los cuarenta he has reached forty

8 (deberes, planes) to come, enter

■ ese no entraba en el trato that didn't enter into the deal

9 (adoptar) to enter (into), get (into)

■ entrar en las modas to get into fashion

10 INFORMÁTICA to access

11 AUTOMÓVIL to engage, change into

■ no me entró la primera I couldn't change into first gear

12 MÚSICA to come in, enter (al escenario) to enter

■ entró Peribáñez Peribáñez entered

► verbo transitivo

1 (meter) to put

■ entra la bici en el garaje put your bike into the garage

2 (de contrabando) to smuggle

3 COSTURA to take in

► verbo pronominal entrarse

1 to get in

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bien entrado,-a... well into...

■ bien entrada la tarde well into the evening

■ bien entrado enero well into January

el año que entra next year, the coming year

entrado,-a en años / entrado,-a en edad figurado getting on in years

entrar a trabajar to begin work

entrar con buen pie figurado to get off on the right foot

entrar en cólera to get angry

entrar en contacto to get in touch

entrar en detalles to go into details

entrar en materia to give an introduction

entrar en religión to enter a religious order

ese tío no me entra familiar I can't stand that guy

hacer entrar to invite in

no entrar ni salir en algo familiar to be indifferent to something

no me entra el latín familiar I can't get the hang of Latin

no me entra en la cabeza familiar I can't believe it, I can't get my head round it

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verb

1) to enter, go in

2) access

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1. VI

1) [en un lugar] [acercándose al hablante] to come in, enter más frm; [alejándose del hablante] to go in, enter más frm

-¿se puede? -sí, entra — "may I?" - "yes, come in"

hágalo entrar — show him in

entré en o LAm a la casa — I went into the house

entraron en mi cuarto mientras yo dormía — they came into my room while I was asleep

la ayudó a entrar en el coche — he helped her (get) into the car

no me dejaron entrar en la discoteca — I wasn't allowed into the club

entró en la habitación dando saltos — she bounced into the room

entró corriendo en la habitación — she ran into the room

entró tercero en la meta — he crossed the line in third place

entra frío por la puerta — there's a draught coming in through the door

el río entra en el lago — the river flows into the lake

me ha entrado algo en el ojo — I've got something in my eye

espera un momento, es solo entrar y salir — wait for me a minute, I won't be long

- yo por ahí no entro

- entrar en detalles

- no entrar ni salir en un asunto

2) (=encajar)

la maleta no entra en el maletero — the case won't go o fit in the boot

el sofá no entraba por la puerta — the sofa wouldn't go o fit through the door

¿entra uno más? — is there room for one more?, will one more fit?

estoy lleno, ya no me entra nada más — I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

este pantalón no me entra — these trousers don't fit (me)

las historias de este libro entran de lleno en el surrealismo — the stories in this book are genuinely surrealist, the stories in this book come right into the category of surrealism

3) (=estar incluido)

el vino no entra en el precio — the wine is not included (in the price)

eso no entraba en nuestros planes — that wasn't part of our plans

ese partido entra dentro de la segunda ronda — that is a second-round match

en un kilo entran cuatro manzanas — you get four apples to the kilo

4) (=comenzar)

a) [persona]

¿a qué hora entras a clase? — what time do you start school?

entra a trabajar a las ocho — she starts work at eight o'clock

entrar en una profesión — to take up a profession

entrar en una asociación — to join a society

al entrar en la madurez — on reaching middle age

entró de mensajero — he started out as a courier

entró en la revista como director — he joined the magazine as editor

entró a formar parte del comité central — he became a member of the central committee

b)

entrar en calor — to warm up

entrar en coma — to go into a coma

entrar en contacto con algn — to contact sb

c) [época, estación]

en el milenio que entra — in the new millennium

el mes que entra — the coming month, next month

5) [con sensaciones]

me entró sed — I started to feel thirsty

me entró sueño — I started to feel sleepy

me ha entrado hambre al verte comer — watching you eat has made me hungry

me entraron ganas de reír — I felt like laughing

6) [conocimientos, idea]

no hay forma de que le entre el álgebra — he just can't seem to get the hang of algebra

no les entra en la cabeza que eso no puede ser así — they can't seem to get it into their heads that this isn't on

7) * (=soportar) to bear, stand

ese tío no me entra — I can't bear o stand that fellow

8) (Inform) to access

entrar en el sistema — to access the system

9) (Mús) [instrumento, voz] to come in

10) (Teat) to enter

2. VT

1) * [+ objeto] [acercándose al hablante] to bring in; [alejándose del hablante] to take in

entra las sillas para que no se mojen — bring the chairs in so they don't get wet

la maestra entró a los niños a clase — the teacher took the children into the classroom

no podrás entrar el sillón por esa puerta — you won't be able to get the armchair in through that door

necesitó ayuda para entrar el coche en el garaje — he needed some help getting the car into the garage

2) * (=abordar a) to deal with, approach

sabe entrar a la gente — he knows how to deal with o approach people

3) [+ futbolista] to tackle

4) (Mil) to attack
ENTRAR Para precisar la manera de entrar Entrar (en ) por regla general se suele traducir por come in(to ) o por go in(to), según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en dirección contraria al hablante), pero, come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la frase en español explica la forma en que se entra: Entró cojeando en Urgencias He limped into Casualty Acabo de ver a un ratón entrar corriendo en ese agujero I've just seen a mouse running into that hole Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex. 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

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* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

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■ entrar (verbo intransitivo)

A acercándose, alejándose

B

1 en una etapa, un estado

2 en un tema

C

1 introducirse, meterse

2 poderse meter

3 ser lo suficientemente grande

4 entrar en la cabeza

5 Automovilismo

6 Informática

D entrarle frío etc

E empezar

F

1 incorporarse

2 Música

G

1 estar incluido

2 ser incluido

3 entrarle a algo

H

1 Tauromaquia

2 Deporte

3 entrarle a algn

■ entrar (verbo transitivo)

1 traer, llevar

2 en costura

vi

A (acercándose) to come in; (alejándose) to go in

entra, no te quedes en la puerta come in, don't stand there in the doorway

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos I want to go in and buy some cigarettes

en ese momento entró Nicolás just then Nicolás came o walked in, just then Nicolás entered the room

entraron sin pagar/por la ventana they got in without paying/through the window

déjame entrar let me in

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo/cojeando he ran/limped in, he came running/limping in

ése en mi casa no entra I am not having him in my house

¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?, can you take the car in?

entrar a puerto to put into port

aquí nunca entró esa moda that fashion never took off here

hay gente constantemente entrando y saliendo there are always people coming and going

fue entrar y salir I was in and out in no time

entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al banco a cambiar dinero she went into the bank to change some money

nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop

no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France

entraron en el or al país ilegalmente they entered the country illegally

un Ford negro entró en el or al garaje a black Ford pulled into the garage

las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia the troops entered Warsaw

ni entrar ni salir en algo ( fam): yo en ese asunto ni entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me

yo por ahí no entro ( fam); I'm not having that! ( colloq)

B

1 (en una etapa, un estado) entrar EN algo to enter sth

pronto entraremos en una nueva década we shall soon be entering a new decade

al entrar en la pubertad on reaching puberty

entró en contacto con ellos he made contact with them

no logro entrar en calor I just can't get warm

entró en coma he went into a coma

cuando el reactor entró en funcionamiento when the reactor began operating o became operational

2 (en un tema) entrar EN algo to go into sth

sin entrar en los aspectos más técnicos without going into the more technical aspects

no quiero entrar en juicios de valor I don't want to get involved in o to make value judgments

C

1

(introducirse, meterse): cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro it goes in one ear and out the other

entrar EN algo:

me ha entrado arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes

2

(poderse meter): no entra por la puerta it won't go through the door

está llena, no entra ni una cosa más it's full, you won't get anything else in

estos clavos no entran en la pared these nails won't go into the wall

estoy repleta, no me entra nada más I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

3 (ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc):

estos vaqueros ya no me entran I can't get into these jeans anymore, these jeans don't fit me anymore

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on

4 ( fam)

«materia/lección/idea» (+ me/te/le etc): la física no le entra he just doesn't understand physics, he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics ( colloq)

ya se lo he explicado varias veces, pero no le entra I've explained it to him several times but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

que la haya dejado es algo que no me entra (en la cabeza) I just can't understand him leaving her

5 ( Automovilismo)

«cambios/marchas»: no (me) entran las marchas I can't get it into gear

no me entra la segunda I can't get it into second (gear)

6 ( Informática) tb

entrar en el sistema to log in, log on

D

«frío/hambre/miedo» (+ me/te/le etc): me está entrando hambre I'm beginning to feel hungry

le entró miedo cuando lo vio she felt o was frightened when she saw it

ya me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts now

me entró sueño/frío I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

E (empezar) to start, begin

¿a qué hora entras a trabajar? what time do you start work?

entró de or como aprendiz he started o began o joined as an apprentice

termina un siglo y entra otro one century comes to a close and another begins

entrar A + INF:

entró a trabajar allí a los 18 años he started (working) there when he was 18

entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the kill

ahí entré a sospechar ( RPl fam); that's when I started o began to get suspicious

F

1 (incorporarse) entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al convento muy joven she entered the convent when she was very young

el año que viene entra en la or a la universidad she's going to college o she starts college next year

el año que entré en la asociación the year that I joined the association

entró en la or a la empresa de jefe de personal he joined the company as personnel manager

2 ( Música) «instrumento/voz» to come in, enter

G

1 (estar incluido) entrar EN algo:

ese tema no entra en el programa that subject is not on o in the syllabus

el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

no entraba en or dentro de sus obligaciones it was not part of o one of his duties

esto ya entra en or dentro de lo ridículo this is becoming o getting ridiculous

2

(ser incluido): creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda I think we'll be in the second group

los números no premiados entrarán en un segundo sorteo the non-winning numbers will go into o be included in o be entered for a second draw

3

( Méx fam): entrarle A algo (participar en) to be game FOR sth

¡ándale! éntrale a estos frijoles, están muy buenos come on! tuck into these beans, they're very good

H

1

( Tauromaquia) «toro»: el toro no entraba al capote the bull wouldn't charge at the cape

2 ( Deporte) «futbolista» to tackle

recoge Márquez, (le) entra Gordillo Márquez gets the ball and is tackled by Gordillo

3

( AmL fam) (abordar): entrarle a algn to chat sb up ( colloq)

■ entrar

vt

1 (traer) to bring in; (llevar) to take in

va a llover, hay que entrar la ropa it's going to rain, we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche I'm just going to put the car away o put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

no se puede entrar animales al país you are not allowed to take/bring animals into the country

lo entró de contrabando he smuggled it in

2

(en costura): hay que entrarle un poco de los costados it needs taking in a bit at the sides

* * *

entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
◊ déjame entrar let me in;

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entrar en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
◊ entrar en calor to get warm;

entró en coma he went into a coma
3
a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes
b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;

(+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

6 ( incorporarse) entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;
◊ ¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects

' entrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- acceder
- adherirse
- arriar
- asomarse
- barrena
- caber
- calor
- codazo
- colarse
- dejar
- disminuir
- erupción
- escena
- funcionamiento
- guardacantón
- hacer
- irse
- le
- meterse
- pasar
- perdón
- razón
- robar
- saco
- tocar
- trance
- vigencia
- vigor
- bala
- chequeo
- chocar
- colar
- coma
- conflicto
- contacto
- desorden
- detalle
- dificultad
- duda
- ebullición
- esperar
- función
- gata
- hurtadillas
- introducir
- juego
- limpiar
- meter
English:
access
- admit
- barge
- barge in
- break into
- bring in
- burglarize
- burst in
- climb
- come in
- come into
- crowd
- customary
- dash in
- dash into
- detail
- effect
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- fetch in
- flounce
- force
- get in
- go in
- go into
- hear of
- in
- input
- inside
- join
- jump in
- keep out
- left
- let in
- LIFO
- listen
- log in
- log on
- may
- move in
- penetrate
- pop in
- re-enter
- reason
- roll in
- run in
- sense
- show up
- slip in

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entrar

♦ vi

1. [introducirse] [viniendo] to enter, to come in;
[yendo] to enter, to go in;
déjame entrar let me in;

entrar en algo to enter sth, to come/go into sth;

acababa de entrar en casa cuando… she had just got back home o got into the house when…;

lo vi entrar en el restaurante I saw him go into the restaurant;

entré por la ventana I got in through the window;

no tiene edad para entrar en discotecas she's not old enough to go to discos;

entró a toda velocidad he rushed in;

entra al campo Rubio en sustitución de un compañero Rubio is coming on for his teammate

2. [penetrar] to go in;

cierra la puerta, entra mucho viento close the door, you're letting the wind in;

este disquete no entra en la disquetera this disk won't go into the disk drive

3. [caber] to fit (en in);
esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock;

en esta habitación entran dos alfombras there's room for two rugs in this room;

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger;

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4. [incorporarse]
entrar (en algo) [colegio, empresa] to start (at sth);
[club, partido político] to join (sth);
entró en la universidad a los dieciocho años he went to university when he was eighteen;

entrar en la Unión Europea to join the European Union;

entró a trabajar de ayudante he started off as an assistant

5. [empezar]
entramos a las nueve we start at nine o'clock;

entrar a hacer algo to start doing sth;

entró a trabajar hace un mes she started work a month ago;
RP Fam
cuando me lo dijo, entré a atar cabos when he told me, I started putting two and two together;
RP Fam
cuando entró a pensar en el asunto, ya era demasiado tarde by the time he began thinking about the matter, it was already too late

6. [participar] to join in;

entrar en [discusión, polémica] to join in;
[negocio] to get in on;
no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues;

no tuvo tiempo de entrar en juego she didn't have time to get into the game;

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me;

yo no entro en temas políticos porque no entiendo I don't discuss politics because I don't understand it

7. [estar incluido]
entrar en, entrar dentro de to be included in;

la cena entra en el precio dinner is included in the price;

¿cuántos entran en un kilo? how many do you get to the kilo?;

¿esto entra en o [m5] para el examen? does this come into the exam?

8. [figurar]
entro en el grupo de los disconformes I number among the dissidents;

este retraso no entraba en nuestros planes this delay did not form part of our plans

9. [estado físico, de ánimo]
le entraron ganas de hablar he suddenly felt like talking;

me entran ganas de ponerme a cantar I've got an urge to start singing;

me está entrando frío/sueño I'm getting cold/sleepy;

me entró mucha pena I was filled with pity;

entró en calor rápidamente she soon warmed up o got warm;

me entran sudores sólo de pensarlo it makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it;

me entró la risa I got the giggles

10. [periodo de tiempo] to start;

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June;

entrar en [edad, vejez] to reach;
[año nuevo] to start;
entramos en una nueva era de cooperación we are entering a new era of cooperation

11. [concepto, asignatura]
no le entra la geometría he can't get the hang of geometry;

no le entra en la cabeza que eso no se hace he can't seem to get it into his head that that sort of behaviour is out

12. Aut to engage;

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

13. Mús to come in;

ahora entra la sección de viento now the wind section comes in

14. Taurom to charge;

entrar al engaño to charge the cape

15. Fam [comida, bebida] to go down;

¡qué bien entra este vino! this wine goes down a treat!;

no, gracias, no me entra más no thanks, I couldn't take any more

♦ vt

1. [introducir] [trayendo] to bring in;
[llevando] to take in;
entra la ropa antes de que se moje take o bring the washing in before it gets wet;

entra las herramientas en el cobertizo y vamos a pasear put the tools in the shed and we'll go for a walk;

¿por dónde entraremos el piano? where are we going to get the piano in?;

entran tabaco de contrabando they bring in contraband tobacco, they smuggle tobacco

2. [acometer] to approach;

a ése no hay por donde entrarle it's impossible to know how to approach him;

hay un chico que le gusta, pero no sabe cómo entrarle there's a boy she fancies, but she doesn't know how to get talking to him

3. [en fútbol] to tackle;

entró al contrario con violencia he made a heavy challenge on his opponent;

entrar en falta a alguien to commit a foul on sb

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entrar

I v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come in, enter;

¡entre! come in!;

yo en eso no entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with that

2 para indicar alejamiento go in, enter

3 caber fit;

el pantalón no me entra these pants don’t fit me;

la llave no entra the key doesn’t fit;

no me entra en la cabeza I can’t understand it

4

:

¿cuántos plátanos entran en un kilo? how many bananas are there in a kilo?

5

:

me entró frío/sueño I got cold/sleepy, I began to feel cold/sleepy;

me entró miedo I got scared, I began to feel scared

6

:

entrar en go into;

entrar en los 40 años turn 40

7 ( gustar)

:

este tipo no me entra I don’t like the look of the guy, I don’t like the guy’s face

8 ( empezar)

:

entrar (a trabajar) a las ocho start (work) at eight o’clock

II v/t

1 para indicar acercamiento bring in

2 para indicar alejamiento take in

3 INFOR enter

4 en fútbol tackle

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entrar vi

1) : to enter, to go in, to come in

2) : to begin

entrar vt

1) : to bring in, to introduce

2) : to access

* * *

entrar vb

1. (ir adentro) to go in

le vi entrar en la tienda I saw him go into the shop

entró en la habitación she went into the room

2. (lograr acceso, subir a un coche) to get in

el ladrón entró por la ventana the burglar got in through the window

vimos a tu hermano cuando entraba en el coche we saw your brother getting into the car

3. (pasar) to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

entra, que hace frío fuera come in it's cold outside

4. (caber) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

no me entran los pantalones my trousers don't fit me

5. (ingresar) to join / to get into

no ha podido entrar en el club he wasn't able to join the club

entró en la facultad que quería he got in the university he wanted to

6. (estar incluido) to be included

en el precio de la entrada entra una consumición one drink is included in the price of the ticket

7. (empezar) to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el otoño entra en septiembre autumn begins in September

8. (sobrevenir) to get / to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

me entró sueño I felt sleepy

me está entrando frío I'm getting cold

me entraron ganas de reír I felt like laughing

9. (en fútbol) to tackle

le entró con los dos pies he tackled him with both feet

Spanish-English dictionary > entrar
7 serie

f.

1 series.

me dijo una serie de cosas (singular)(de sellos, monedas)(de mentiras) he told me a number of things

2 series (television).

3 run, batch.

este coche es de la primera serie que se fabricó (singular) this car is from the first batch that was produced

fabricación en serie mass-production

con ABS de serie with ABS as standard

ser un fuera de serie (figurative) to be unique, to be one of a kind

4 daisy chain.

5 course.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: seriar.

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serie

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) series

2 (conjunto) series, string, succession

■ una serie de accidentes a series of accidents

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

fabricado,-a en serie mass-produced

fuera de serie out of the ordinary, unique

fabricación en serie mass production

serie mundial DEPORTE world series

asesino en serie serial killer

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noun f.

1) series

2) serial

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SF

1) (=sucesión) (tb Bio, Mat) series

ha escrito una serie de artículos sobre la infancia — she has written a series of articles about childhood

asesinatos en serie — serial killings

asesino en serie — serial killer

2) (Industria)

• de serie, tamaño de serie — standard size

artículo de serie — mass-produced article

equipamiento de serie — standard equipment

modelo de serie — (Aut) standard model

el aire acondicionado es de serie — air-conditioning comes as standard

• en serie, fabricación en serie — mass production

fabricar o producir en serie — to mass-produce

• fuera de serie — (=extraordinario) special, out of the ordinary

un fuera de serie — an extraordinary person, one of a kind

artículos fuera de serie — (Com) goods left over, remainders

3) (Elec)

en serie — in series

4) (Inform)

impresora en serie — serial printer

interface en serie — serial interface

puerto (en) serie — serial port

5) (=conjunto) [de monedas, sellos] series; [de inyecciones] course

6) (TV, Radio) [en episodios sueltos] series; [en historia continua] serial

7) (Cine)

película de serie B — B-movie

8) (Dep) qualifying heat

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femenino

1)

a) ( sucesión) series

serie numérica — (Mat) numerical sequence

b) ( clase) series

coches/motores de serie — production cars/engines

ofrece dirección hidráulica de serie — it offers power-assisted steering as standard

producción or fabricación en serie — mass production

producir/fabricar en serie — to mass produce

fuera de serie — (fam) out of this world (colloq)

c) (Dep) heat

2) (Rad, TV) series; ( historia continua) serial

* * *

= series, string, iteration.

Nota: Repetición de una búsqueda incorporando ciertas modificaciones.

Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex. Any MeSH terms used to describe the documents retrieved are incorporated into the query formulation for further iteration.

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* área de serie = series area, series statement area.

* asesino en serie = serial killer.

* búsqueda en serie = serial search, serial searching.

* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.

* en serie = serially, ordinal.

* fabricación en serie = mass production.

* fabricado en serie = mass-produced, off-the-shelf, out of the box, manufactured.

* fabricar en serie = mass-produce.

* fuera de serie = crackerjack.

* impresora en serie = serial printer.

* interfaz de comunicación en serie = serial interface.

* mención de serie = series statement.

* número de serie = serial number.

* portada de la serie = series title page.

* reunir una serie de condiciones = meet + set of conditions.

* serie constante de = steady stream of.

* serie de pensamientos encadenados = chain of thoughts.

* serie de televisión = TV serial, television series.

* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.

* serie documental = documentary series, series.

* serie documental televisiva = television documentary series.

* serie incompleta = deficient series.

* serie monográfica = monographic series.

* serie no periódica = non-time series.

* serie periódica = time series.

* serie televisiva = television serial, television series.

* serie televisiva cómica = sitcom.

* título de la serie = series title.

* toda una serie de = a whole series of.

* una serie de = a choice of, a number of, a range of, a series of, a suite of, an array of, a string of, a pattern of, a stream of, a battery of, a succession of.

* una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos = a rota of + Nombre.

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femenino

1)

a) ( sucesión) series

serie numérica — (Mat) numerical sequence

b) ( clase) series

coches/motores de serie — production cars/engines

ofrece dirección hidráulica de serie — it offers power-assisted steering as standard

producción or fabricación en serie — mass production

producir/fabricar en serie — to mass produce

fuera de serie — (fam) out of this world (colloq)

c) (Dep) heat

2) (Rad, TV) series; ( historia continua) serial

* * *

= series, string, iteration.

Nota: Repetición de una búsqueda incorporando ciertas modificaciones.

Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex: Any MeSH terms used to describe the documents retrieved are incorporated into the query formulation for further iteration.

* área de serie = series area, series statement area.

* asesino en serie = serial killer.

* búsqueda en serie = serial search, serial searching.

* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.

* en serie = serially, ordinal.

* fabricación en serie = mass production.

* fabricado en serie = mass-produced, off-the-shelf, out of the box, manufactured.

* fabricar en serie = mass-produce.

* fuera de serie = crackerjack.

* impresora en serie = serial printer.

* interfaz de comunicación en serie = serial interface.

* mención de serie = series statement.

* número de serie = serial number.

* portada de la serie = series title page.

* reunir una serie de condiciones = meet + set of conditions.

* serie constante de = steady stream of.

* serie de pensamientos encadenados = chain of thoughts.

* serie de televisión = TV serial, television series.

* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.

* serie documental = documentary series, series.

* serie documental televisiva = television documentary series.

* serie incompleta = deficient series.

* serie monográfica = monographic series.

* serie no periódica = non-time series.

* serie periódica = time series.

* serie televisiva = television serial, television series.

* serie televisiva cómica = sitcom.

* título de la serie = series title.

* toda una serie de = a whole series of.

* una serie de = a choice of, a number of, a range of, a series of, a suite of, an array of, a string of, a pattern of, a stream of, a battery of, a succession of.

* una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos = a rota of + Nombre.

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serie

feminine

A

1 (sucesión) series

visitamos una serie de pueblos en la montaña we visited a series o succession of mountain villages

una serie de acontecimientos a series of incidents

serie numérica ( Mat) numerical sequence

2 (clase) series

un modelo de la serie 320 a 320-series model

coches/motores de serie production cars/engines

ofrece de serie dirección hidráulica it offers power-assisted steering as standard

producción or fabricación en serie mass production

producir/fabricar en serie to mass produce

fuera de serie out of this world ( colloq)

3 ( Dep) heat

B ( Rad, TV) series; (historia continua) serial

una serie sobre la fauna africana a series about African fauna

Compuestos:

● serie B

películas de serie B B-movies

● serie negra

film noir

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Del verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar)

serié es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

serie es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

serie sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( sucesión) series;

◊ una serie de pueblos a series of villages

b) ( clase) series;

◊ coches de serie production cars;

fabricación en serie mass production;
producir/fabricar en serie to mass produce;
fuera de serie (fam) out of this world (colloq)
c) (Dep) heat

2 (Rad, TV) series;
( historia continua) serial
serie sustantivo femenino
1 series sing; asesino en serie, serial killer
2 (de sellos, billetes) issue
número de serie, serial number
3 (grupo) una serie de parlamentarios decidieron oponerse, a group of M.P.'s decided to object
4 Rad TV series sing
♦ Locuciones: en serie: los fabrican en serie, they are mass-produced
fuera de serie, exceptional
' serie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- cada
- capítulo
- comenzar
- compilar
- darse
- enganchada
- enganchado
- escala
- fabricar
- fabricación
- fuera
- gira
- política
- producción
- tanda
- tercera
- tercero
- última
- último
- asesino
- comedia
- continuación
- corrida
- después
- documental
- interminable
- número
- policíaco
- proceso
- protagonista
- regata
- reponer
- reposición
- rosario
- serial
- sucesión
English:
ablaze
- B movie
- bash out
- chain
- dismember
- episode
- first
- flashback
- last
- later
- latest
- mark
- one-off
- rash
- reversal
- round
- second
- seed
- sequence
- serial
- serial killer
- serialize
- series
- set
- specific
- standard
- star
- stock
- string
- succession
- train
- ultimately
- B
- file
- line
- lowest common denominator
- making
- mass
- over
- row
- spate
- world

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serie nf

1. [sucesión, conjunto] series [singular];
[de mentiras] string;
ha escrito una serie de artículos sobre el tema he has written a series of articles on the topic;

me dijo una serie de cosas he told me a number of things

2. [de televisión] series [singular];

película de serie B B-movie

3. [de sellos, monedas] set;
[de grabados] series
4. [producción] run, batch;

este coche es de la primera serie que se fabricó this car is from the first batch that was produced;

fabricación en serie mass production;

con ABS de serie with ABS as standard

5. Elec
en serie in series

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serie

f

1 de acontecimientos, artículos etc series sg

2

:

fabricación en serie mass production;

de serie prestaciones en coche standard;

fuera de serie out of this world, extraordinary

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serie nf

1) : series

2) serial: serial

3)

fabricación en serie : mass production

4)

fuera de serie : extraordinary, amazing

* * *

serie n series [pl. series]

Spanish-English dictionary > serie
8 formación

f.

1 formation, creation, constitution.

2 formation, training, education, up-bringing.

3 formation, line-up, order.

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formación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) formation

2 (educación) upbringing

3 (enseñanza) education, training

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en formación MILITAR in formation

formación musical musical training

formación profesional vocational training

formación universitaria university education

* * *

noun f.

1) formation

2) training

* * *

SF

1) (=creación) [gen] formation

para prevenir la formación de hielo — to prevent ice (from) forming, to prevent the formation of ice frm

se anunció la formación de un nuevo partido — it was announced that a new party is to be formed

la formación de palabras — word formation

la Europa que está en formación — the Europe that is taking shape o that is in formation

2) (=aprendizaje) [en un campo concreto] training; [en conocimientos teóricos] education

tenía una formación musical clásica — she trained as a classical musician, she had a classical musical training

nuestro objetivo es la formación de personal técnico — our aim is to train technical staff

la formación del profesorado — teacher training

se nota que tiene formación universitaria — you can tell he's had a university education o background

formación laboral, formación ocupacional — occupational training

formación profesional — vocational training

3) (=grupo) [político] party; [militar] group; [musical] group, band; [de jugadores] squad

las dos principales formaciones de izquierda — the two main left-wing parties

las grandes formaciones sinfónicas europeas — the great European symphony orchestras

no ha anunciado todavía la formación del equipo — he hasn't announced the squad yet

formación política — political party

4) (Mil)

en formación — in formation

en formación de combate — in battle o combat formation

5) (Geol, Bot) formation

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femenino

1) (de rocas, gobierno, palabras) formation

2) (Geol) (conjunto, masa) formation

3) (Mil) formation

formación de combate — combat formation

4) ( educación recibida) education; ( para trabajo) training

tiene una buena formación — she has had a good education

el período de formación — the training period

•

- formación profesional or vocacional

* * *

= formation, instruction, training, schooling, coaching, fashioning, seasoning, grooming, upbringing.

Ex. In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.

Ex. Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.

Ex. The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.

Ex. Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.

Ex. Proofreaders are trained by coaching, as are editors.

Ex. The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.

Ex. All the artists were influenced by their seasoning as commercial illustrators.

Ex. Let's face it, personal grooming is the key to success, in business or in your social life.

Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

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* área de formación = teaching unit.

* beca de formación = in-service training.

* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.

* con cierta formación = educated.

* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con una formación tecnológica digital = digitally-oriented.

* curso de formación = training course.

* curso de formación continua = continuing education course.

* departamento de formación = teaching unit.

* escuela de formación = training school.

* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.

* formación académica = academic background, formal education.

* formación básica en tecnología = technical literacy.

* formación continua = continuing education (CE), continuous education, continuing training, continuing professional development, continuing professional education, professional development.

* formación continuada = continuing education (CE), continuing training.

* formación continua del personal = staff development.

* formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.

* formación continua en medicina = CME (Continuing Medical Education).

* formación de ampollas = blistering.

* formación de burbujas = blistering.

* formación de grumos = caking.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formación de hielo = icing.

* formación de la colección = collection building.

* formación del personal = staff training, professional development.

* formación del profesorado = teacher-training, teacher education.

* formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.

* formación de piquetes = picketing.

* formación de postgrado = postgraduate education, postgraduate training.

* formación de profesorado en prácticas = in-service teacher training.

* formación de un núcleo = nucleation.

* formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.

* formación documental = information education.

* formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].

* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.

* formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* formación en enfermería = nursing education.

* formación en informática = computer literacy.

* formación en prácticas = in-service.

* formación geológica = geological formation.

* formación in situ = in-service training, in-service.

* formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.

* formación nubosa = cloud cover.

* formación ocupacional = work education.

* formación paternal = parenting education.

* formación permanente = lifelong learning, lifelong education.

* formación profesional = vocational training, professional education, professional training, further education.

* formación reglada = formal education.

* formación requerida = job specs.

* instituto de formación profesional = technical school.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* proceso de formación = instructional process.

* programa de formación = training programme, training scheme, instructional programme.

* programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).

* servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.

* sin formación = ill-educated.

* sin formación previa = untrained.

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femenino

1) (de rocas, gobierno, palabras) formation

2) (Geol) (conjunto, masa) formation

3) (Mil) formation

formación de combate — combat formation

4) ( educación recibida) education; ( para trabajo) training

tiene una buena formación — she has had a good education

el período de formación — the training period

•

- formación profesional or vocacional

* * *

= formation, instruction, training, schooling, coaching, fashioning, seasoning, grooming, upbringing.

Ex: In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.

Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.

Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.

Ex: Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.

Ex: Proofreaders are trained by coaching, as are editors.

Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.

Ex: All the artists were influenced by their seasoning as commercial illustrators.

Ex: Let's face it, personal grooming is the key to success, in business or in your social life.

Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

* área de formación = teaching unit.

* beca de formación = in-service training.

* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.

* con cierta formación = educated.

* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con una formación tecnológica digital = digitally-oriented.

* curso de formación = training course.

* curso de formación continua = continuing education course.

* departamento de formación = teaching unit.

* escuela de formación = training school.

* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.

* formación académica = academic background, formal education.

* formación básica en tecnología = technical literacy.

* formación continua = continuing education (CE), continuous education, continuing training, continuing professional development, continuing professional education, professional development.

* formación continuada = continuing education (CE), continuing training.

* formación continua del personal = staff development.

* formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.

* formación continua en medicina = CME (Continuing Medical Education).

* formación de ampollas = blistering.

* formación de burbujas = blistering.

* formación de grumos = caking.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formación de hielo = icing.

* formación de la colección = collection building.

* formación del personal = staff training, professional development.

* formación del profesorado = teacher-training, teacher education.

* formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.

* formación de piquetes = picketing.

* formación de postgrado = postgraduate education, postgraduate training.

* formación de profesorado en prácticas = in-service teacher training.

* formación de un núcleo = nucleation.

* formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.

* formación documental = information education.

* formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].

* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.

* formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* formación en enfermería = nursing education.

* formación en informática = computer literacy.

* formación en prácticas = in-service.

* formación geológica = geological formation.

* formación in situ = in-service training, in-service.

* formación interna = in-service training, in-service support, in-service.

* formación nubosa = cloud cover.

* formación ocupacional = work education.

* formación paternal = parenting education.

* formación permanente = lifelong learning, lifelong education.

* formación profesional = vocational training, professional education, professional training, further education.

* formación reglada = formal education.

* formación requerida = job specs.

* instituto de formación profesional = technical school.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* proceso de formación = instructional process.

* programa de formación = training programme, training scheme, instructional programme.

* programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).

* servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.

* sin formación = ill-educated.

* sin formación previa = untrained.

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formación

feminine

A (proceso)

1 (de las rocas, nubes) formation

2 (de un grupo, gobierno) formation

3 (de palabras, frases) formation

B ( Geol) (conjunto, masa) formation

C ( Mil) formation

formación de combate combat formation

D (adiestramiento) training; (educación recibida) education

la formación del carácter the formation of the character

el período de formación the training period

tiene una buena formación literaria she has had a good literary education

Compuesto:

formación profesional or (CS) vocacional

professional o vocational training

estudiantes de formación profesional or vocacional ≈ students at technical college

Formación Profesional - FP (↑ formación a1)

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formación sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) formation;
◊ la formación de un gobierno the formation of a government

2 ( educación recibida) education;
( para trabajo) training;
formación profesional or (CS) vocacional professional o vocational training
formación sustantivo femenino
1 formation
2 (crianza) upbringing
3 (instrucción) training
formación profesional, vocational training, occupational training
' formación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enseñanza
- FP
- práctica
- preparación
English:
background
- development
- formation
- on-the-job
- shall
- should
- staff training
- teacher-training
- training
- training course
- training manual
- vocational
- parade
- teacher
- technical
- untrained

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formación nf

1. [creación] formation;

la formación de un gobierno the formation of a government;
Ling
la formación de palabras word formation

2. [educación] training;

la formación de los jóvenes es prioritaria para combatir el desempleo it is extremely important to train young people in order to combat unemployment;

recibió una formación clásica he received a traditional education;

sin formación académica with little formal education

Comp
formación en alternancia sandwich courses;
formación continua in-service training;

formación de formadores training of trainers;

formación ocupacional vocational o occupational training;

formación pedagógica teacher training;

formación profesional [ocupacional] = vocational o occupational training;
[ciclo educativo] = vocationally orientated secondary education in Spain for pupils aged 14-18, currently being phased out
3. [equipo] team;
[alineación] line-up;
formación política political party

4. Mil formation;

marchar en formación to march in formation

5. Geol formation;

una formación rocosa a rock formation;

esta zona presenta formaciones calcáreas there are limestone formations in this area

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formación

f

1 de palabras, asociación formation

2 ( entrenamiento) training;

alumno de formación profesional student doing a vocational course

* * *

formación nf, pl - ciones

1) : formation

2) : training

formación profesional: vocational training

* * *

formación n

1. (proceso) formation

2. (enseñanza) education

formación profesional vocational training

Spanish-English dictionary > formación
9 límites de una propiedad

= metes and bounds

Ex. To describe land by ' metes and bounds' is to have a known landmark for a place of beginning, and then follow a line according to the compass needle, or the course of a stream, or track of an ancient highway.

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= metes and bounds

Ex: To describe land by ' metes and bounds' is to have a known landmark for a place of beginning, and then follow a line according to the compass needle, or the course of a stream, or track of an ancient highway.

Spanish-English dictionary > límites de una propiedad
10 medidas y colindancias

= metes and bounds

Ex. To describe land by ' metes and bounds' is to have a known landmark for a place of beginning, and then follow a line according to the compass needle, or the course of a stream, or track of an ancient highway.

* * *

= metes and bounds

Ex: To describe land by ' metes and bounds' is to have a known landmark for a place of beginning, and then follow a line according to the compass needle, or the course of a stream, or track of an ancient highway.

Spanish-English dictionary > medidas y colindancias
11 pensamiento

m.

1 thought.

leer el pensamiento a alguien to read somebody's mind o thoughts

2 pansy (botany).

3 thinking, ability to think.

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pensamiento

► nombre masculino

1 (idea) thought

2 (mente) mind

3 BOTÁNICA pansy

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noun m.

thought

* * *

SM

1) (=facultad) thought

- como el pensamiento

2) (=mente) mind

acudir o venir al pensamiento de algn — to come to sb's mind

no le pasó por el pensamiento — it never occurred to him, it never entered his mind

envenenar el pensamiento de algn — to poison sb's mind ( contra against)

ni por pensamiento — I wouldn't dream of it

3) (=cosa pensada) thought

mal pensamiento — nasty thought

el pensamiento de Quevedo — Quevedo's thought

adivinar los pensamientos de algn — to read sb's thoughts, guess what sb is thinking

nuestro pensamiento sobre este tema — our thinking on this subject

pensamiento único — (Pol) single system of values

4) (=propósito) idea, intention

mi pensamiento es hacer algo — my idea o intention is to do sth

5) (Bot) pansy

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( facultad) thought

b) ( cosa pensada) thought

me adivinó el pensamiento — she read my mind o my thoughts

c) ( doctrina) thinking

d) ( máxima) thought

- pensamiento lateral

2) (Bot) pansy

* * *

= mind, thinking, thought, rationality, strands of thought.

Ex. Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).

Ex. Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.

Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex. By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.

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* adivinar el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* de pensamiento liberal = liberal-minded.

* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.

* expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.

* leer el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* libertad de pensamiento = freedom of thought, freedom to think, free thought.

* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.

* línea de pensamiento = line of thought.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* pensamiento abstracto = abstract thought.

* pensamiento analítico = analytic thinking.

* pensamiento científico = scientific thought.

* pensamiento creativo = creative thinking.

* pensamiento crítico = critical thinking.

* pensamiento deductivo = deductive thought.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* pensamiento errante = meandering thought.

* pensamiento errático = meandering thought.

* pensamiento grupal = groupthink.

* pensamiento humano = human thought.

* pensamiento intelectual = intellectual thought.

* pensamiento lateral = lateral thinking.

* pensamiento liberal = liberal thought.

* pensamiento libre = free thought.

* pensamiento matemático = mathematical thinking.

* pensamiento original = creative thinking.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* pensamiento racional = rational thought.

* serie de pensamientos encadenados = chain of thoughts.

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masculino

1)

a) ( facultad) thought

b) ( cosa pensada) thought

me adivinó el pensamiento — she read my mind o my thoughts

c) ( doctrina) thinking

d) ( máxima) thought

- pensamiento lateral

2) (Bot) pansy

* * *

= mind, thinking, thought, rationality, strands of thought.

Ex: Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).

Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.

Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.

Ex: By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.

* adivinar el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* de pensamiento liberal = liberal-minded.

* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.

* expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voice.

* leer el pensamiento = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.

* libertad de pensamiento = freedom of thought, freedom to think, free thought.

* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.

* línea de pensamiento = line of thought.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* pensamiento abstracto = abstract thought.

* pensamiento analítico = analytic thinking.

* pensamiento científico = scientific thought.

* pensamiento creativo = creative thinking.

* pensamiento crítico = critical thinking.

* pensamiento deductivo = deductive thought.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* pensamiento errante = meandering thought.

* pensamiento errático = meandering thought.

* pensamiento grupal = groupthink.

* pensamiento humano = human thought.

* pensamiento intelectual = intellectual thought.

* pensamiento lateral = lateral thinking.

* pensamiento liberal = liberal thought.

* pensamiento libre = free thought.

* pensamiento matemático = mathematical thinking.

* pensamiento original = creative thinking.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* pensamiento racional = rational thought.

* serie de pensamientos encadenados = chain of thoughts.

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pensamiento

masculine

A

1 (facultad) thought

2 (cosa pensada) thought

siempre me adivina el pensamiento she always knows what I'm thinking, she can always read my mind o my thoughts

3 (doctrina) thinking

el pensamiento político de la época the political thinking of the time

4 (máxima, sentencia) thought

estas citas son pensamientos de autores célebres these quotes are the thoughts of famous writers

Compuesto:

pensamiento lateral

lateral thinking

B ( Bot) pansy

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pensamiento sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( facultad) thought

b) ( cosa pensada) thought

c) ( doctrina) thinking

d) ( máxima) thought

2 (Bot) pansy
pensamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (una idea) thought
2 (un conjunto de ideas) thinking
3 Bot pansy
♦ Locuciones: leer el pensamiento, to read sb's mind
pasársele a uno por el pensamiento, to come to one's mind
' pensamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinar
- antípodas
- asaltar
- desterrar
- espina
- hilo
- manifestar
- vacía
- vacío
- abstraerse
- agilizar
- ánimo
- leer
- profundo
- rondar
- transmisión
English:
avert
- deep
- destructive
- impure
- impurity
- pansy
- private
- reflection
- run
- thinking
- thought
- train
- unvoiced
- mind

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pensamiento nm

1. [facultad] thought;
[mente] mind;
se debe potenciar la capacidad de pensamiento en los alumnos pupils should be encouraged to think;

sumido en sus pensamientos deep in thought;

no me pasó por el pensamiento it never crossed my mind;

leer el pensamiento a alguien to read sb's mind o thoughts

Comp
pensamiento lateral lateral thinking
2. [idea] idea, thought;

el pensamiento socialdemócrata social democratic thought o thinking

Comp
Pol el pensamiento único:
según el pensamiento único… according to the current free-market liberal-democratic consensus…

3. [sentencia] maxim, saying

4. [flor] pansy

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pensamiento

m

1 ( reflexión) thought

2 BOT pansy

* * *

pensamiento nm

1) : thought

2) : thinking

3) : pansy

* * *

pensamiento n thought

Spanish-English dictionary > pensamiento
12 corriente2

² = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.

Ex. If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex. Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

Ex. Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.

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* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.

* cable con corriente = live wire.

* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).

* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.

* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.

* regulador de corriente = current regulator.

* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.

* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.

Spanish-English dictionary > corriente2
13 continuamente

adv.

1 continually.

2 continuously, at all hours, around the clock, constantly.

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continuamente

► adverbio

1 continuously

* * *

ADV

1) (=repetidamente) constantly, continually

el teléfono sonaba continuamente — the telephone was ringing constantly o continually

2) (=sin interrupción) constantly, continuously

el prisionero ha de ser vigilado continuamente — the prisoner has to be watched constantly o continuously

* * *

adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly; ( sin interrupción) continuously

* * *

= all the time, continuously, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, constantly.

Ex. Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.

Ex. The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.

Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex. The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.

Ex. The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.

Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.

Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.

Ex. They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.

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adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly; ( sin interrupción) continuously

* * *

= all the time, continuously, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, constantly.

Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.

Ex: The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.

Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex: The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.

Ex: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.

Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.

Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.

Ex: They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.

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continuamente

adverb

1 (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly

el teléfono ha estado sonando continuamente the phone has been ringing continually o constantly o nonstop, the phone hasn't stopped ringing

2 (sin interrupción) continuously

hay que estar continuamente pendiente de él you have to be at his beck and call the whole time o all the time

llovió continuamente durante cuatro días it rained continuously o constantly for four days

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continuamente adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly;
( sin interrupción) continuously
continuamente adverbio continuously
Recuerda que continuous significa que la acción es ininterrumpida (continuous sound, sonido continuo), mientras que continual hace referencia a una acción frecuente o repetida (his continual questions, sus continuas preguntas).
' continuamente' also found in these entries:
English:
continually
- continuously
- perpetually
- steadily
- keep
- stream

* * *

continuamente adv

1. [con repetición] continually;

protesta continuamente she never stops complaining, she complains all the time

2. [sin interrupción] continuously;

la información es continuamente actualizada the information is constantly updated;

los siguieron continuamente durante dos semanas they followed them continuously for two weeks

* * *

continuamente adv continually

Spanish-English dictionary > continuamente
14 tropa

f.

1 rank and file (military) (no oficiales).

tropas de asalto assault troops, storm troops

tropas de choque shock troops

tropas mecanizadas mechanized troops

tropas de refresco fresh troops

2 troop, flock (informal) (multitud).

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tropa

► nombre femenino

1 MILITAR troops plural, soldiers plural

2 (muchedumbre) crowd

► nombre femenino plural tropas

1 MILITAR troops, fighting soldiers

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tropas de asalto storm troops, shock troops

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noun f.

troop

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SF

1) (Mil) (=soldados rasos) rank and file, ordinary soldiers pl ; (=ejército) army

las tropas — the troops

ser de tropa — to be in the army

tropas de asalto, tropa de choque — storm troops

2) (=multitud) crowd, troop; pey mob, troop

3) LAm (Agr) flock, herd

4) Cono Sur (=vehículos) stream of vehicles; (=coches) line of cars; (=carros) line of carts

5) Méx (=maleducado) rude person; Caribe * (=tonto) dope *

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femenino

1) (Mil)

a) ( soldados rasos)

la tropa — the troops (pl)

b) tropas femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops

- tropa de asalto

2) (fam) ( muchedumbre) horde

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= troop, host.

Ex. Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.

Ex. This song is about what happened when our valley was attacked by the hosts of Mordor.

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* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* tropa terrestre = ground troop.

* vehículo blindado para el transporte de tropas = armoured personnel carrier, personnel carrier.

* * *

femenino

1) (Mil)

a) ( soldados rasos)

la tropa — the troops (pl)

b) tropas femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops

- tropa de asalto

2) (fam) ( muchedumbre) horde

* * *

= troop, host.

Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.

Ex: This song is about what happened when our valley was attacked by the hosts of Mordor.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* tropa terrestre = ground troop.

* vehículo blindado para el transporte de tropas = armoured personnel carrier, personnel carrier.

* * *

tropa

feminine

A ( Mil)

1

(soldados rasos): la tropa the troops (pl)

hay gran descontento entre la tropa there is a lot of discontent among the troops o the rank and file

2 tropas fpl (ejército, soldados) troops

las tropas enemigas se acercaban the enemy troops were approaching, the enemy army was approaching

Compuestos:

● tropa de asalto

assault troops (pl), assault unit o group

● tropas de relevo

relief troops

B

1 ( fam) (muchedumbre) horde

2 (CS) (de ganado) herd

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tropa sustantivo femenino
a) ( soldados rasos):

◊ la tropa the troops (pl)

b)

◊ tropas sustantivo femenino plural (ejército, soldados) troops

tropa sustantivo femenino
1 Mil troop
tropa de asalto, assault troops
2 fam (de niños, etc) mob, troop: vino Juan con toda la tropa, Juan came with all his family
' tropa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contingente
- alinear
- amotinar
- disponer
- ejercitar
English:
rank

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tropa nf

1. Mil [no oficiales] rank and file;

las dependencias de tropa the soldiers' quarters

2. [ejército] troops;

la retirada de la tropa enemiga the withdrawal of enemy troops;

las tropas británicas/de tierra British/ground troops;

las tropas de la OTAN NATO forces o troops

Comp
tropas de asalto assault troops, storm troops;
tropas mecanizadas mechanized troops;

tropa profesional professional soldiers

3. Fam [multitud] troop;

una tropa de madridistas a horde of Real Madrid supporters;

se presentó con toda la tropa he turned up with the whole tribe

4. RP [ganado] herd, drove

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tropa

f MIL ( soldado raso) ordinary soldier, enlisted man;

tropas troops;

tropas aerotransportadas airborne troops

* * *

tropa nf

1) : troop, soldiers pl

2) : crowd, mob

3) : herd (of livestock)

Spanish-English dictionary > tropa
15 seguidilla

f.

four line stanza, seven line stanza, seguidilla.

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seguidilla

► nombre femenino

1 LITERATURA type of strophe

2 MÚSICA seguidilla, type of Spanish dance and song

* * *

SF

1) (Mús) seguidilla ( dance and piece of music in a fast triple rhythm)

2) (Literat) seguidilla ( poem with four to seven lines used in popular songs)

3)

una seguidilla de protestas — a series of complaints

* * *

seguidilla

feminine

1 ( Mús) seguidilla

2 ( fam) (serie) string, series

una seguidilla de contratiempos a string o series of setbacks

me soltó una seguidilla de insultos she hurled a stream of insults at me

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seguidilla f Mús popular Spanish dance and music

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seguidilla nf

1. Lit = poem containing four or seven verses used in popular songs

2. [cante flamenco] = mournful flamenco song

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seguidilla

f seguidilla ( popular Spanish dance)

Spanish-English dictionary > seguidilla
16 aseguramiento en línea múltiple

• multiple instruction stream processor

• multiple-line underwriting

• multiple-line underwriting company

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > aseguramiento en línea múltiple
17 través

adv.

crosswise, slantwise.

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través

► nombre masculino

1 (inclinación) slant

2 (pieza de madera) crosspiece, crossbeam

3 MARÍTIMO beam

4 figurado (desgracia) misfortune

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al través crossways

a través de (de un lado a otro) across, over 2 (por dentro) through 3 (mediante) through, from

cortar al través COSTURA to cut on the bias

de través (transversalmente) crosswise 2 (de lado) sideways

mirar de través (de reojo) to look out of the corner of one's eye 2 (con desaprobación) to look askance at 3 (defecto) to squint

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SM

1) (Arquit) (=viga) crossbeam

2) (Mil) traverse; (=muro) protective wall

3) (=curva) bend, turn; (=inclinación) slant; (=sesgo) bias; (=deformación) warp

4) (=contratiempo) reverse, misfortune; (=trastorno) upset

5)

a través de — across; (=por medio de) through

fuimos a través del bosque — we went through the woods

un árbol caído a través de los carriles — a tree fallen across the lines

lo sé a través de un amigo — I heard about it through a friend

6)

al través — across, crossways

de través — across, crossways; (=oblicuamente) obliquely; (=de lado) sideways

hubo que introducirlo de través — it had to be squeezed in sideways

con el sombrero puesto de través — with his hat on crooked o askew

ir de través — (Náut) to drift/be blown off course

mirar de través — to squint

mirar a algn de través — (lit) to look sideways at sb; (fig) to look askance at sb

* * *

a)

a través de — (loc prep) ( de lado a lado) across; ( por medio de) through

pusieron barricadas a través de la calle — they erected barricades across the street

se enteró a través de un amigo — she heard about it through a friend

el agua pasa a través de un filtro — the water passes through a filter

b)

al través — (loc adv) < cortar> crossways, diagonally

de través — (Méx) (loc adv) diagonally

* * *

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* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la web = Web-supported.

* a través de los años = down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* campo a través = off-road.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* servicio a través de terceros = third-party service.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.

* * *

a)

a través de — (loc prep) ( de lado a lado) across; ( por medio de) through

pusieron barricadas a través de la calle — they erected barricades across the street

se enteró a través de un amigo — she heard about it through a friend

el agua pasa a través de un filtro — the water passes through a filter

b)

al través — (loc adv) < cortar> crossways, diagonally

de través — (Méx) (loc adv) diagonally

* * *

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la web = Web-supported.

* a través de los años = down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* campo a través = off-road.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* servicio a través de terceros = third-party service.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.

* * *

través

1

a través de ( loc prep): pusieron barricadas a través de la calle they erected barricades across the street

el sol pasa a través de los árboles the sunlight filters through the trees

huyó a través del parque he fled across the park

se enteró a través de la radio she heard it on the radio

me manifestó su aprecio a través de un regalo she expressed her appreciation with a gift

2

al través ( loc adv) ‹cortar› crossways, diagonally

3

de través ( Méx) ( loc adv) diagonally

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través
a)

◊ a través de ( loc prep) ( de lado a lado) across;

( por medio de) through;
◊ pusieron barricadas a través de la calle they erected barricades across the street;

se enteró a través de un amigo she heard about it through a friend
b) al or (Méx) de través ( loc adv) diagonally

través sustantivo masculino (desgracia, avatar) misfortune
♦ Locuciones: a través de, (pasando por en medio) through: lo escuché a través de la puerta, I heard it through the door
nos abrimos camino a través de la maleza, we cleared a path through the scrub
(por vía de) from, through: me enteré a través del periódico, I learnt it from the paper
de través, crosswise
' través' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campo
- conectar
- por
- saludar
- vía
- giro
English:
across
- agency
- agent
- catapult
- cross
- cross-country
- employ
- lighthouse
- obtain
- over
- plough through
- struggle on
- thread
- through
- via
- vicariously
- age
- hack
- plow
- scramble

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través

♦ a través de loc prep

1. [medio] through;

lo supe a través de Marta I learnt of it through o from Marta;

se dirigen a sus clientes a través de Internet they communicate with their customers via the Internet;

la difusión de la cultura a través de los libros the spreading o diffusion of culture through books

2. [lugar] through;

a través del cristal through the glass;

la luz pasa a través de las rendijas the light passes o travels through the slits;

a través de una línea telefónica over o through a telephone line

3. [tiempo] over;

los cambios sufridos a través de los años the changes there have been over the years;

costumbres transmitidas a través de generaciones customs passed on o handed down over generations

♦ al través loc adv

crossways

♦ de través loc adv

1. [transversalmente] crossways, crosswise;

una viga puesta de través a beam set crossways

2. [de lado] crosswise, sideways;

mirar de través to give a sidelong glance

* * *

través

m

:

a través de through;

de través diagonally, crosswise;

mirar de través look sideways at

* * *

través nm

1)

a través de : across, through

2)

al través : crosswise, across

3)

de través : sideways

* * *

través n

a través de (por medio, mediante) through (de un lado a otro) across

a través de la multitud through the crowd

conseguí el trabajo a través de un amigo I got the job through a friend

colocaron un tronco a través del arroyo they put a log across the stream

Spanish-English dictionary > través
18 vena

f.

1 vein (gen) & (anatomy & mining).

2 inspiration.

estar en vena, tener la vena (informal) to be on form

le dio la vena de hacerlo (informal) she took it into her head to do it

3 vein, streak (don).

tener vena de pintor to have a gift for painting

4 mineral bed, vein, reef.

5 Vena.

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vena

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA vein

2 (yacimiento) vein, seam

3 BOTÁNICA vein

4 (en mármol etc) vein, streak

5 figurado (disposición) mood

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

coger a alguien en vena / coger a alguien de vena figurado to catch somebody in the right mood

coger a alguien la vena / dar a alguien la vena figurado to take something into one's head

■ le ha dado la vena de cantar she has taken it into her head to sing

estar en vena para figurado to be in the mood for

tener una vena de loco figurado to have a crazy streak

tener vena de... to have a gift for...

■ tiene vena de cantante he has a gift for singing

* * *

noun f.

1) vein

2) strain

* * *

SF

1) (Anat) vein

abrirse o cortarse las venas — to slit one's wrists

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

vena yugular — jugular vein

2) (Min) vein, seam

3) (en piedra, madera) grain

4) (Bot) vein, rib

5) [de humor, ánimo] mood

le dio la vena por hacer eso — he had a notion to do that

coger a algn de o en vena — to catch sb in the right mood

estar de o en vena — (=tener ganas) to be in the mood ( para for); (=estar en forma) to be in good form

vena de locura — streak of madness

6) (=talento) talent, promise

tiene vena de pintor — he has the makings of a painter, he shows a talent for painting

7) (Geog) underground stream

* * *

femenino

1) (Anat) vein

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

cortarse las venas — to slash o cut one's wrists

- vena coronaria/yugular

2) (Geol, Min) vein, seam

3) ( de madera) grain; ( de piedra) vein, stripe

4)

a) ( disposición) vein, disposition

en vena poética — in a poetic vein

darle la vena a alguien — (fam)

le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo — she upped and left her job on an impulse (colloq)

cuando le da la vena de pintar... — when he's in the mood to paint...

estar en vena — (fam) to be in the mood

tener vena de algo — to have the makings of something

b) ( talento) talent

* * *

= streak, blood vessel.

Ex. The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.

Ex. This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports.

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* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* vena capilar = capillary.

* * *

femenino

1) (Anat) vein

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

cortarse las venas — to slash o cut one's wrists

- vena coronaria/yugular

2) (Geol, Min) vein, seam

3) ( de madera) grain; ( de piedra) vein, stripe

4)

a) ( disposición) vein, disposition

en vena poética — in a poetic vein

darle la vena a alguien — (fam)

le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo — she upped and left her job on an impulse (colloq)

cuando le da la vena de pintar... — when he's in the mood to paint...

estar en vena — (fam) to be in the mood

tener vena de algo — to have the makings of something

b) ( talento) talent

* * *

= streak, blood vessel.

Ex: The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.

Ex: This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* vena capilar = capillary.

* * *

vena

feminine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) vein

inyectar en vena to inject into a vein

abrirse or cortarse las venas to slash o cut one's wrists

Compuestos:

● vena basílica

basilic vein

● vena cava

vena cava

● vena coronaria

cardiac vein

● vena porta

portal vein

● vena safena

saphenous vein

● vena yugular

jugular vein, jugular

B ( Geol, Min) vein, seam

C (de madera) grain; (de piedra) vein, stripe

D

1

(disposición): en vena poética in a poetic vein

darle la vena a algn ( fam): le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo she upped and left her job on an impulse ( colloq), she suddenly decided to leave her job and she did just that

cuando le da la vena se pone a pintar when the mood takes him he starts painting

estar en vena ( fam); to be in the mood

si no está en vena es incapaz de escribir una línea if she's not in the mood she can't write a single line

tener vena de algo to have the makings of sth

tiene vena de músico/profesor he has the makings of a musician/teacher

2 (talento) talent

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vena sustantivo femenino
1 (Anat) vein;
◊ cortarse las venas to slash o cut one's wrists

2 (Geol, Min) vein, seam
3 ( de madera) grain;
( de piedra) vein, stripe
vena sustantivo femenino
1 Anat vein
2 (disposición, talento) vein: toda la familia tiene vena musical, the whole family has a gift for music
♦ Locuciones: dar la vena, to act on an impulse o to be in the mood: le dio la vena y se marchó a Cuba, he suddenly decided to go to Cuba
' vena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venal
- estrangular
- latir
- palpitar
English:
pulmonary
- streak
- vein
- jugular

* * *

vena nf

1. [vaso sanguíneo] vein;

en vena: inyectarse en vena [substancia] to be injected into a vein;

Comp
Fam
llevar algo en las venas to have sth in one's blood

Comp
vena cava vena cava;
vena hepática hepatic vein;

vena porta portal vein;

vena pulmonar pulmonary vein;

vena safena saphenous vein;

vena subclavia subclavian vein;

vena yugular jugular (vein)

2. [veta] vein

3. Fam [ánimo] mood;

Comp

darle la vena: si le da la vena if the mood takes him;

cuando le da la vena se pone a cantar when the mood takes her she'll start singing;

Comp
Fam
estar en vena [inspirado] to be feeling inspired;
[dispuesto] to be in the right mood; [en forma] to be on form;
cuando está en vena, escribe con mucho romanticismo when he feels inspired, he writes very romantically;

no estaba en vena de conversación she wasn't in the mood for conversation;

el equipo está en vena de aciertos the team are on a winning streak

Comp
vena poética poetic vein
4. [don] vein, streak;

tener vena de pintor to have a gift for painting

* * *

vena

f

1 ANAT vein;

le dio la vena y lo hizo fam she just upped and did it fam ;

estar en vena fam be on form;

tener vena de algo have the makings of sth;

tiene vena de artista he has an artistic streak;

lo lleva en las venas it’s in his blood

2 GEOL aquifer

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vena nf

1) : vein

vena yugular: jugular vein

2) : vein, seam, lode

3) : grain (of wood)

4) : style

en vena lírica: in a lyrical vein

5) : strain, touch

una vena de humor: a touch of humor

6) : mood

* * *

vena n vein

Spanish-English dictionary > vena
19 sangría

f.

1 indentation, indention, blank space starting a line, margin.

2 sangaree, sangria, cold drink of wine.

3 tapping.

4 bloodletting, bleeding, blood-letting, phlebotomy.

5 fruit cup.

* * *

sangría

► nombre femenino

1 (bebida) sangria

2 MEDICINA bleeding, bloodletting

3 (en árbol) tap

4 figurado (de dinero etc) drain

5 (en impresión) indentation

* * *

noun f.

1) drain

2) sangria

* * *

SF

1) (Med) bleeding, bloodletting

sangría suelta — excessive flow of blood

2) [de recursos] outflow, drain

3) (Anat) inner angle of the elbow

4) (Agr) (=acequia) irrigation channel; (=desagüe) outlet, outflow; (=zanja) ditch; (=drenaje) drainage

5) [de alto horno] (=acción) tapping; (=metal fundido) stream of molten metal

6) (Culin) sangria

7) (Tip, Inform) indentation

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femenino

1) ( bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)

2)

a) (Med) bleeding

b) (de capital, recursos) outflow, drain

3) (Impr) indentation

4) ( acequia) irrigation channel; ( zanja) ditch

* * *

femenino

1) ( bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)

2)

a) (Med) bleeding

b) (de capital, recursos) outflow, drain

3) (Impr) indentation

4) ( acequia) irrigation channel; ( zanja) ditch

* * *

sangría

feminine

A (bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)

B

1 ( Med) bleeding

2 (de capital, recursos) outflow, drain

la sangría de capitales de América Latina the drain of capital away from o the outflow of capital from Latin America

3 (de un horno) tapping; (metal) molten metal

C ( Impr) indentation

D (acequia) irrigation channel; (zanja) ditch

* * *

sangría sustantivo femenino
1 ( bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)
2
a) (Med) bleeding

b) (de capital, recursos) outflow, drain

3 (Impr) indentation
sangría sustantivo femenino
1 Med bloodletting, bleeding
2 (en un texto) indentation
3 fig (gasto constante) drain: las letras de la casa son una sangría para mi economía, payments on the mortgage are a real drain on our finances
4 (bebida española) sangria
' sangría' also found in these entries:
English:
bleeding
- drain

* * *

sangría nf

1. [bebida] sangria

2. [matanza] bloodbath

3. [ruina] drain;

los continuos accidentes laborales son una sangría para la empresa the constant accidents among its employees are a drain on the company's resources

4. Med bloodletting

5. Imprenta indentation

* * *

sangría

f

1 GASTR sangria

2 TIP indent

* * *

sangría nf

1) : bloodletting

2) : sangria (wine punch)

3) : drain, draining

una sangría fiscal: a financial drain

4) : indentation, indenting

* * *

sangría n sangria

Spanish-English dictionary > sangría
20 dejarse llevar por la corriente

• drift with the tide

• float a loan

• float an issue

• follow the herd

• follow the line of least resistance

• go along with

• go amiss

• go with the crowd

• go with the stream

• go with the times

• go without

• swim with the tide

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > dejarse llevar por la corriente

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