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1 sucesivo
adj.successive, sequential, consecutive, succeeding.* * *► adjetivo1 (siguiente) following, successive2 (consecutivo) consecutive, running\en lo sucesivo from now on* * *(f. - sucesiva)adj.* * *ADJ (=subsiguiente) successive, following; (=consecutivo) consecutivetres días sucesivos — three days running, three consecutive days
en lo sucesivo — (=en el futuro) henceforth frm o liter, in future; (=desde entonces) thereafter, thenceforth frm o liter
* * *- va adjetivo consecutivetres días sucesivos — three consecutive days, three days running
en lo sucesivo — from now on, in future
* * *= succeeding, successive.Ex. This will give you a general idea of the principles and practices which you will go on to examine in greater detail in the succeeding sections of this course.Ex. The order thus determined embodies 'context dependency', each term in the string sets each successive term in context.----* en lo sucesivo = henceforth.* * *- va adjetivo consecutivetres días sucesivos — three consecutive days, three days running
en lo sucesivo — from now on, in future
* * *= succeeding, successive.Ex: This will give you a general idea of the principles and practices which you will go on to examine in greater detail in the succeeding sections of this course.
Ex: The order thus determined embodies 'context dependency', each term in the string sets each successive term in context.* en lo sucesivo = henceforth.* * *sucesivo -vaconsecutiveescuchó tres disparos sucesivos he heard three shots, one after another o the other, he heard three consecutive shotstres días sucesivos three consecutive days, three days runningsucesivos gobiernos han intentado resolverlo successive governments have tried to resolve iten lo sucesivo from now on, in future* * *
sucesivo◊ -va adjetivo
consecutive;
sucesivos gobiernos lo han intentado successive governments have tried it;
en lo sucesivo from now on, in future
sucesivo,-a adjetivo consecutive, successive
♦ Locuciones: en lo sucesivo, from now on
' sucesivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sucesiva
English:
future
- succeeding
- successive
- hereafter
* * *sucesivo, -a adj1. [consecutivo] successive, consecutive;viajó hasta allí en cinco días sucesivos he travelled there on five successive days o on five days in successionen lo sucesivo in future* * *adj successive;en lo sucesivo from now on;tres días sucesivos three days in a row* * *sucesivo, -va adj: successiveen los días sucesivos: in the days that followed -
2 malla
f.1 mesh.malla de alambre, malla metálica wire mesh2 net.3 swimsuit. (Ecuadoran Spanish, Perú, River Plate)4 bathing suit.* * *1 (red) mesh2 (prenda) leotard1 (medias sin pie) leggings\cota de mallas coat of mail* * *noun f.1) tights2) mesh3) net* * *SF1) [de red] mesh; (=red) networkmalla de alambre — wire mesh, wire netting
2) [para ballet, gimnasia] leotardpl mallas (=leotardos) tights pl, pantyhose (EEUU); [sin pie] leggings3) LAm(tb: malla de baño) swimming costume, swimsuit4) (Dep)5) ( Hist) chain mailcota I, 1)* * *1)a) (Tex) ( de una red) meshuna malla para los insectos — a screen o mesh to stop insects
medias de malla fina/gruesa — sheer/thick tights
al fondo de las mallas — (period) (Dep) into the back of the net
b) ( de armadura) (chain) mailc) ( de alambre) wire netting2)a) ( para gimnasia) leotard•* * *= mesh [meshes, -pl.], netting, wire sieve.Nota: En la fabricación de papel, estructura de hilos finos de metal entrecuzados con objeto de al depositar sobre ella la pasta de papel ésta pierda el agua que contiene.Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: gym gear, grouped, and decorated with netting.Ex. The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.----* dibujo de la malla = wire pattern.* malla de seguridad = safety net.* malla metálica = wire mesh.* * *1)a) (Tex) ( de una red) meshuna malla para los insectos — a screen o mesh to stop insects
medias de malla fina/gruesa — sheer/thick tights
al fondo de las mallas — (period) (Dep) into the back of the net
b) ( de armadura) (chain) mailc) ( de alambre) wire netting2)a) ( para gimnasia) leotard•* * *= mesh [meshes, -pl.], netting, wire sieve.Nota: En la fabricación de papel, estructura de hilos finos de metal entrecuzados con objeto de al depositar sobre ella la pasta de papel ésta pierda el agua que contiene.Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: gym gear, grouped, and decorated with netting.Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.* dibujo de la malla = wire pattern.* malla de seguridad = safety net.* malla metálica = wire mesh.* * *A1 ( Tex):una bolsa de malla a string bagmedias de malla fina/gruesa sheer/thick tightslas mallas de las redes the mesh of the netsuna malla para los insectos a screen o mesh to stop insects2 (de armadura) mail, chain mail3 (de alambre) wire nettingB1 (para gimnasia) leotardCompuesto:* * *
malla sustantivo femenino
1 ( red) mesh;◊ una malla para los insectos a screen o mesh to stop insects
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b)
( sin pie) leggings (pl)
malla
I sustantivo femenino
1 Tex mesh
2 (para gimnasia) leotard
3 LAm (bañador) swimsuit, swimming costume
II fpl mallas, (pantalón ajustado) leggings
' malla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
red
- mono
English:
chain mail
- leotard
- mesh
- string vest
- bathing suit
- fish
- gauze
- hose
- mail
- swimsuit
- tights
* * *malla nf1. [tejido] meshmalla de alambre wire mesh;malla cristalina crystal lattice;malla metálica wire mesh2. [red] net;envió el balón al fondo de las mallas he drove the ball into the back of the net3. Ecuad, Perú, RP [traje de baño] swimsuit[de ballet] tights5. RP [de gimnasia] leotardmalla amarilla [en ciclismo] yellow jersey6. RP [de reloj] metal wristband* * *f3:mallas pl pantyhose, Br tights* * *malla nf1) : mesh2) leotardo: leotard, tights pl3)malla de baño : bathing suit* * * -
3 limitar
v.1 to limit, to restrict.han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometers an houreste sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salaryRicardo limitó las reglas Richard limited the rules.El médico limitó al paciente The doctor limited the patient.2 to mark out (terreno).3 to set out, to define (atribuciones, derechos).4 to border.* * *1 (gen) to limit1 to border with\■ una persona inteligente no se limita a ver la televisión an intelligent person does not restrict himself to watching television* * *verbto restrict, limit* * *1.VT (=restringir) to limit, restrictnos han limitado el número de visitas — they have limited o restricted the number of visits we can have
hay que limitar el consumo de alcohol entre los adolescentes — alcohol consumption among young people should be restricted
2.VI3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict2.limitar vi3.limitarse v pronlimitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it
* * *= bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.Ex. Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.Ex. This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex. There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex. Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.Ex. Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.Ex. There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.Ex. What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.Ex. Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.----* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.* limitar con = border on.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* * *1.verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict2.limitar vi3.limitarse v pronlimitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it
* * *= bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.Ex: This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.* limitar con = border on.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* * *limitar [A1 ]vt‹funciones/derechos/influencia› to limit, restrictlas disposiciones que limitan la tenencia de armas de fuego the regulations which restrict o limit the possession of firearmses necesario limitar su campo de acción restrictions o limits must be placed on his freedom of actionhabrá que limitar el número de intervenciones it will be necessary to limit o restrict the number of speakersle han limitado las salidas a dos días por semana he's restricted to going out twice a week■ limitarvilimitar CON algo to border ON sthEspaña limita al oeste con Portugal Spain borders on o is bounded by Portugal to the west, Spain shares a border with Portugal in the westlimitarse A algo:yo me limité a repetir lo que tú me habías dicho I just repeated o all I did was repeat what you'd said to meno hizo ningún comentario, se limitó a observar he didn't say anything, he merely o just stood watchinglimítate a hacer lo que te ordenan just confine yourself to o keep to what you've been told to doel problema no se limita únicamente a las grandes ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to big citiestiene que limitarse a su sueldo she has to live within her means* * *
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo limitar con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;
me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
' limitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constreñir
- tapiar
- lindar
English:
border on
- confine
- limit
- narrow down
- restrict
- border
* * *♦ vt1. [restringir] to limit, to restrict;quieren limitar el poder del presidente they want to limit o restrict the president's power;han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometres an hour;este sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salary2. [terreno] to mark out;limitaron el terreno con una cerca they fenced off the land♦ vi* * *I v/t limit; ( restringir) limit, restrictII v/i:limitar con border on* * *limitar vtrestringir: to limit, to restrictlimitar vilimitar con : to border on* * *limitar vb1. (restringir) to limit2. (tener frontera) to borderEspaña limita con Francia Spain borders on France / Spain has a border with France -
4 bordear
v.1 to border (estar alrededor de).El bus bordea la colina The bus borders the hill.2 to be close to.3 to avoid, to sidestep.María bordea los problemas Mary avoids problems.4 to border on, to be on the border of.5 to serve as a border to, to fringe, to border, to serve as fringe for.El encaje bordea el paño The lace serves as a border to the towel.6 to be a border to, to border, to limit with, to border with.El río bordea al país The river is a border to the country.* * *1 to skirt, go round2 (aproximarse) to border on, verge on* * *verb1) to border, skirt2) border on* * *1. VT1) (=rodear) to skirt (round)2) [calle, árboles] (=estar alrededor de) to border, border on; (=flanquear) to line3) (=acercarse a) [+ edad] to be approaching, be close to; [+ genialidad, obsesión] to border onbordea los sesenta años — he's approaching sixty, he's close to sixty
4) Cono Sur (=evitar)bordear un asunto — to skirt round o avoid a (tricky) subject
2.VI (Náut) to tack* * *verbo transitivoa) ( seguir el borde de) <costa/isla> to skirt, go aroundb) (rodear, lindar con)c) <peligro/fracaso> to come close tod) ( acercarse a)bordea los cincuenta — he's approaching o around fifty
* * *= bound, line, skirt.Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.Ex. The maple trees that lined the Allenby Public Library parking lot reached toward the sun like a hedge of orange fire.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.----* bordear la costa = coast.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( seguir el borde de) <costa/isla> to skirt, go aroundb) (rodear, lindar con)c) <peligro/fracaso> to come close tod) ( acercarse a)bordea los cincuenta — he's approaching o around fifty
* * *= bound, line, skirt.Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
Ex: The maple trees that lined the Allenby Public Library parking lot reached toward the sun like a hedge of orange fire.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.* bordear la costa = coast.* * *bordear [A1 ]vt1 (seguir el borde de) ‹costa/isla› to skirt, go aroundla carretera que bordea el lago the road that goes along the edge of the lakenavegar bordeando la costa to hug the coast2(rodear, lindar con): un camino bordeado de álamos a road lined with poplarslas barriadas pobres que bordean la ciudad the poor districts on the outskirts o edge of the city, the poor districts that flank/surround the city3 ‹peligro/fracaso› to come close tobordea los cincuenta he's approaching o around fifty* * *
bordear ( conjugate bordear) verbo transitivo
‹ isla› to go aroundb) ( estar a lo largo del borde):
bordear verbo transitivo
1 (ir por el borde, rodear) to go round, skirt
2 (estar en el borde) to border
3 pey (estar al límite de, rayar en) to border on: su paciencia bordea la estupidez, his patience borders on stupidity
' bordear' also found in these entries:
English:
line
- rim
- skirt
* * *bordear vt1. [estar alrededor de] to border;cientos de árboles bordean el camino hundreds of trees line the way2. [moverse alrededor de] to skirt (round);tuvimos que bordear el lago we had to skirt (round) the lake;bordearon la costa they hugged the coast3. [rozar] to be close to;bordea los ochenta años she's nearly eighty years old;su insistencia bordea lo impertinente his insistence is verging o bordering on the impertinent* * *v/t ( rodear) border* * *bordear vt1) : to border, to skirtel Río Este bordea Manhattan: the East River borders Manhattan2) : to border onbordea la irrealidad: it borders on unreality3) : to lineuna calle bordeada de árboles: a street lined with trees -
5 sujetar
v.1 to hold in place (agarrar) (para mantener en su sitio).sujeta la cuerda al poste tie the rope to the postsujetar con clavos/cola to fasten with nails/gluesujeta los papeles con un clip fasten the papers together with a paper clipintentó escapar, pero la sujetaron firmemente she tried to escape, but they kept a firm grip on hersi no lo llegan a sujetar, la mata if they hadn't held him back, he would have killed herMaría sujeta la cuerda Mary holds the rope.2 to hold.3 to fasten, to anchor, to attach, to bind.María sujetó los barriles Mary fastened the barrels.* * *1 (fijar) to fix, secure, hold2 (agarrar, sostener) to hold, hold on to3 (para que no escape) to hold down5 figurado (dominar, someter) to control, restrain1 (agarrarse) to hold on, hold tight■ sujétate, que el autobús corre mucho hold tight, the bus is going really fast2 figurado (someterse) to subject oneself (a, to)\sujetar con clavos to nail down* * *verb1) to hold2) attach, fasten, secure3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=agarrar) to holddos policías lo sujetaban contra la pared — two policemen pinned o held him against the wall
lo tuvieron que sujetar entre tres personas para que no huyera — he had to be held back o restrained by three people to stop him escaping
2) (=afianzar)sujeta bien la ropa, que no se la lleve el viento — peg the clothes (up) properly so the wind doesn't blow them away
hay que sujetar bien a los niños dentro del coche — children should be properly strapped in o properly secured when travelling by car
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sujetar algo a, se sujeta a la pared por medio de argollas — it is fixed o attached o secured to the wall through rings•
sujetar algo con, sujetar algo con clavos — to nail sth downenrolló el mapa y lo sujetó con una goma — she rolled up the map and fastened o secured it with a rubber band
3) (=contener) [+ rebelde] to subdue, conquer; [+ rival, animal enfurecido] to keep downes muy rebelde y sus padres no lo pueden sujetar — he's very rebellious - his parents can't control him
lograron sujetar las aspiraciones de los sindicatos — they succeeded in keeping the aspirations of the unions under control
vive sin ataduras que la sujeten — she has nothing to tie her down, she has no ties to bind her
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( mantener sujeto) to holdsujétalo bien, que no se escape — hold it tight, don't let it go
tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran — we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other
b) ( sostener) to holdc) (fijar, trabar)2) ( dominar) to subdue, conquer2.sujetarse v pron1)a) ( agarrarse)b) (trabar, sostener)se sujetó el pelo en un moño — she put o pinned her hair up in a bun
2) ( someterse)sujetarse A algo — a ley/reglas to abide by something
* * *= lock in + place, hold in + place, fasten together, clamp, fasten, grip, secure, clip, cinch, rein in.Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.Ex. It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex. The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.Ex. Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.Ex. Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.Ex. The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.----* sujetar abarcando = brace.* sujetar con algo pesado = weight down.* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.* sujetar contra = pin + Nombre + against.* sujetar fuertemente = keep + a tight hold on.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* sujetarse a = hold on to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( mantener sujeto) to holdsujétalo bien, que no se escape — hold it tight, don't let it go
tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran — we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other
b) ( sostener) to holdc) (fijar, trabar)2) ( dominar) to subdue, conquer2.sujetarse v pron1)a) ( agarrarse)b) (trabar, sostener)se sujetó el pelo en un moño — she put o pinned her hair up in a bun
2) ( someterse)sujetarse A algo — a ley/reglas to abide by something
* * *= lock in + place, hold in + place, fasten together, clamp, fasten, grip, secure, clip, cinch, rein in.Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.
Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.Ex: The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.* sujetar abarcando = brace.* sujetar con algo pesado = weight down.* sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.* sujetar contra = pin + Nombre + against.* sujetar fuertemente = keep + a tight hold on.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* sujetarse a = hold on to.* * *sujetar [A1 ]vtA1(mantener sujeto): las cuerdas que sujetan las maletas a la baca the ropes which hold the suitcases on the roof rackuna cinta roja le sujetaba el pelo her hair was tied back with a red ribbonpara sujetarlo mientras se pega to hold it in place while it stickssujétalo bien, que no se te escape hold it tight, don't let it gotuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each otheryo lo derribé y ellos lo sujetaron I knocked him over and they held him downsujétalo mientras llamo a la policía keep hold of him o hold on to him while I call the police2 (sostener) to holdsujétame los paquetes mientras abro la puerta hold o keep hold of o hold on to the packages for me while I open the door3(fijar, trabar): sujeta los documentos con un clip fasten the documents together with a paper clip, clip the documents togethersujetó los papeles con una goma elástica she put a rubber band around the paperssujetó el dobladillo con alfileres she pinned up the hemsujeta la cuerda al árbol tie the rope to the treesujetar las tablas al bastidor con los tornillos screw the boards to the frame, use the screws to fix the boards to the frameB (dominar) to subdue, conquerA1 (agarrarse) sujetarse A algo to hold on TO sth2(trabar, sostener): sujétate ese mechón con una horquilla use a clip to hold your hair back off your facese sujetó la falda con una cuerda she tied up o fastened her skirt with a piece of stringse sujetó el pelo en un moño she put o tied o pinned her hair up in a bunB (someterse, ajustarse) sujetarse A algo to abide BY sthhay que sujetarse a lo que dice la ley you have to abide by what the law says* * *
sujetar ( conjugate sujetar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ sujétalo bien, que no se escape hold it tight, don't let it go;
tuvimos que sujetarlos para que no se pegaran we had to hold them back to stop them hitting each other
c) (fijar, trabar — con clip) to fasten … together;
(— con alfileres) to pin … together
2 ( dominar) to subdue, conquer
sujetarse verbo pronominal
1a) ( agarrarse) sujetarse A algo to hold on to sthb) (trabar, sostener):
se sujetó la falda con un imperdible she fastened her skirt with a safety pin
2 ( someterse) sujetarse A algo ‹a ley/reglas› to abide by sth
sujetar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to hold: sujétalo fuerte, hold it tight
¿puedes sujetarme la escalera?, can you hold the ladder for me?
(retener) to hold down
(fijar) to fasten, fix
2 (controlar, someter) to restrain, keep in check
' sujetar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- aguantar
- asegurar
- clavar
- clip
- normalizar
- prender
- sustentar
- tener
- tirante
- trincar
- atorar
- corchete
- goma
- gomita
- peineta
- sostener
English:
anchor
- attach
- clamp
- clasp
- clip
- fasten
- fasten on to
- fix
- hold down
- lash down
- pin
- pin down
- pin up
- place
- screw down
- secure
- strap down
- strap in
- tie down
- bolt
- hold
- keep
- peg
- steady
- strap
- weight
* * *♦ vt1. [agarrar] [para mantener en su sitio] to hold in place;[sobre una superficie, con un peso] to hold down; [para que no se caiga] to hold up;sujeta la cuerda al poste tie the rope to the post;sujetar con clavos/cola to fasten with nails/glue;sujeta los papeles con un clip fasten the papers together with a paper clip;le sujetó el pelo con una goma she tied his hair back with an elastic band;intentó escapar, pero la sujetaron firmemente she tried to escape, but they kept a firm grip on her;si no lo llegan a sujetar, la mata if they hadn't held him back, he would have killed her2. [sostener] to hold;sujétame esta bolsa un momento hold this bag for a moment, will you?3. [someter] to control* * *v/t1 ( fijar) hold (down), keep in place2 ( sostener) hold* * *sujetar vt1) : to hold on to, to steady, to hold down2) fijar: to fasten, to attach3) dominar: to subdue, to conquer* * *sujetar vb¿me sujetas el bolso? can you hold my bag, please?2. (fijar) to fasten -
6 cinco
adj.1 five.2 fifth.f. & m.five.¡choca esos cinco! (informal) put it there!cinco puertas four-door hatchback;m.five, number five.* * *► adjetivo1 (cardinal) five; (ordinal) fifth1 (número) five\¡choca esos cinco! / ¡venga esos cinco! familiar put it there!, give me five! Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1* * *noun m. adj.1) five2) fifth* * *1.ADJ INV PRON [gen] five; [ordinal, en la fecha] fifth- estar sin cinco- no estar en sus cinco- tener los cinco muy listos- ¡vengan esos cinco!2. SM2) Ven (=guitarra) five-stringed guitar3) Méx * (=trasero) bottom, backside *seis* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row
vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came
es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list
ni cinco — (fam)
no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)
no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing
venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)
b) (en la hora, en fechas)son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon
cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)
las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight
hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth
IIel día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday
1) ( número) five2) (Per) ( momento) moment* * *= five (5).Ex. Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.----* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.* uno de cada cinco = one in five.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row
vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came
es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list
ni cinco — (fam)
no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)
no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing
venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)
b) (en la hora, en fechas)son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon
cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)
las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight
hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth
IIel día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday
1) ( número) five2) (Per) ( momento) moment* * *= five (5).Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.
* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.* uno de cada cinco = one in five.* * *adj inv/pron[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] fivenótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés noventa y cinco ninety-fivequinientos cinco five hundred and fivela fila cinco row five, the fifth rowvinieron los cinco the five of them camenos invitó a los cinco he invited the five of ussomos cinco there are five of usen grupos de (a) cinco in groups of fiveiban entrando de cinco en cinco they went in five at a timela habitación es de cinco por ocho the room is five by eightme costó cinco libras y pico I paid five pounds something for ites el número cinco en la lista he's fifth on the listson las cinco de la mañana/tarde it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoonlas dos menos cinco or ( AmL exc RPl) cinco para las dos five to twolas ocho y cinco five past eightserían las cinco y pico it must have been just after five (o'clock)hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco today is the fifthel día cinco es su cumpleaños her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthdaycalzo el cinco I take (a) size fivevive en el número cinco he lives at number fiveen el siglo cinco in the fifth centuryno sabe/entendió ni cinco ( AmL); he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thingA [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (número) fiveme tocó el cinco I got number fiveaprieta el cinco press (number) fivehace los cincos al revés he writes his fives backward(s)el cinco de corazones the five of hearts* * *
cinco adj inv/pron
five;
[nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]
quinientos cinco five hundred and five;
la fila cinco row five, the fifth row;
vinimos los cinco the five of us came;
somos cinco there are five of us;
entraron de cinco en cinco they went in five at a time;
tiene cinco años she's five (years old);
son las cinco de la mañana it's five (o'clock) in the morning;
las ocho y cinco five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight;
cinco para las dos (AmL exc RPl) five to two;
ver tb menos preposición 2 b;
hoy estamos a cinco today is the fifth
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( número) (number) five;
2 (Per) ( momento) moment
cinco adjetivo & sustantivo masculino five
' cinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adelanto
- baja
- bajo
- billete
- cabeza
- cabo
- cambio
- charla
- chocar
- cien
- coma
- cuchillada
- de
- disolverse
- edificación
- ser
- hacia
- hasta
- igual
- inconsciente
- ingresar
- integrar
- marcha
- máxima
- máximo
- medir
- par
- para
- periplo
- plantarse
- profundidad
- quisque
- quisqui
- repicar
- salvarse
- sobremesa
- suma
- tarde
- tres
- voto
- Y
- a
- anual
- cada
- catorce
- cero
- cifra
English:
antsy
- attain
- bang
- be
- clock in
- clock on
- coalition
- course
- daily
- each
- equal
- evening
- five
- fiver
- for
- from
- grand
- hatchback
- in
- into
- limerick
- minute
- nickel
- notch up
- p.m.
- sentence
- spare
- surgery
- take
- to
- unless
- ago
- around
- birthday
- end
- fast
- -fold
- four
- gone
- hatch
- home
- infant
- make
- nine
- of
- or
- period
- running
- senior
- slow
* * *♦ númfive;los cinco continentes the five continents [= Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Oceania];Antesel Cinco Naciones [en rugby] the Five Nations;Fam¡choca esos cinco! put it there!, give me five!;Famno tener ni cinco to be broke;ver también tres♦ nm* * *I adj fiveII m five;no tener ni cinco fam not have a red cent fam* * *cinco adj & nm: five* * *cinco num1. (en general) five2. (fechas) fifth -
7 Andes
1 los Andes the Andes* * *SMPL Andes* * *masculino plural* * *masculino plural* * *los Andes= Andes, the.Ex: This book looks at the linguistic history of potato cultivation in the Andes by considering the Quechua and Aymara terminology associated with this crop.
* * *los Andes the Andes* * *
Del verbo andar: ( conjugate andar)
andes es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
Andes
andar
Andes sustantivo masculino plural:
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andes a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)
2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream
3 (+ compl)
◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);
¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andes con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;
( salir con) to go out with sb;
c) andes detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth
4 ( rondar):◊ andesá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60
5 andes con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;
¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;
¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;
¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andesse con algo:
ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural
gait, walk
Andes mpl los Andes, the Andes
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing
' Andes' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soroche
- abismante
- abonar
- abono
- abrigador
- acordar
- agriparse
- agua
- ají
- alcahuetear
- alegato
- alzado
- angas
- antisocial
- apanar
- árbol
- arrendar
- arriendo
- asoleada
- atorrante
- bencina
- bencinera
- bencinero
- berma
- bocatoma
- bomba
- botadero
- bufet
- cabrón
- cachar
- cachetón
- cacho
- calle
- camote
- cara
- carburar
- carcacha
- carro
- chancaca
- chancar
- chanchito
- chicanero
- cigarrería
- citófono
- colectivo
- combinado
- consistente
- conteo
- contraparte
- cordillera
English:
Andes
- hex
- baby
- belly
- brights
- bull
- bumper car
- caravan
- comic
- count
- cover
- crap
- dead
- dragon
- fill
- flip
- fly
- gasoline
- gas
- grocer
- grocery
- hack
- hand
- hard
- headed
- heads
- herb
- jeans
- jerk
- kettle
- lollipop
- luggage
- penalty
- petrol
- pointed
- rent
- rental
- safety
- shaker
- shoulder
- sink
- sod
- stall
- star
- string
- sweet
- tails
- thumbtack
- toss
- twine
* * *Andes nmpllos Andes the Andes* * *mpl Andes -
8 lasso
1) DARE: 1891. A long rope, generally one made of rawhide, with an adjustable loop or noose on one end for snaring and securing animals.Alternate forms: lass rope, lassoo, lazo.Also called reata, string.2) West-central California: 1831. As a verb, to catch an animal (or other object) using a lasso.
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