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21 palabra híbrida
f.hybrid word.* * *(n.) = portmanteau wordEx. By using this method such unusual features as the German propensity for 'portmanteau' words (Flak was an obvious substitute for Flugzeugabwehrkannone) can be dealt with satisfactorily.* * *(n.) = portmanteau wordEx: By using this method such unusual features as the German propensity for 'portmanteau' words (Flak was an obvious substitute for Flugzeugabwehrkannone) can be dealt with satisfactorily.
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22 ser correcto
v.1 to be right, to be correct.2 to be right to, to be proper to, to be the proper thing to do to, to be the right thing to.3 to be honest.* * *(v.) = be all right, be correct, be rightEx. The lead term 'metallurgy' is all right but you have then gone on to qualify this by the subordinate term in the chain 'assaying' and indexed this for the class number 669.Ex. It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.Ex. Your answer 'by containing more than one substitute for each document and arranging these in sequences differing from shelf order' is right.* * *(v.) = be all right, be correct, be rightEx: The lead term 'metallurgy' is all right but you have then gone on to qualify this by the subordinate term in the chain 'assaying' and indexed this for the class number 669.
Ex: It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.Ex: Your answer 'by containing more than one substitute for each document and arranging these in sequences differing from shelf order' is right. -
23 tragaperras
adj.slot-machine, juke-box.f. s.&pl.slot machine, one armed-bandit (informal).* * *máquina tragaperras slot machine* * *SF INV [gen] slot machine; [en bar] fruit-machine, one-armed banditmáquina 1)* * *masculino o femenino (pl tragaperras) (Esp fam) slot machine* * *= slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.Ex. At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out.Ex. Fruit machines are so profitable that US casinos are reported to make the bulk of their profits from their vast floors of machines.Ex. Adults use these ' one arm bandits' for fun, a substitute for the games they engaged in as children.----* máquina tragaperras = slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.* * *masculino o femenino (pl tragaperras) (Esp fam) slot machine* * *= slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.Ex: At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out.
Ex: Fruit machines are so profitable that US casinos are reported to make the bulk of their profits from their vast floors of machines.Ex: Adults use these ' one arm bandits' for fun, a substitute for the games they engaged in as children.* máquina tragaperras = slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.* * *or(pl tragaperras)* * *
tragaperras m or f (pl◊ tragaperras) (Esp fam) slot machine
tragaperras f inv slot machine
' tragaperras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
máquina
English:
fruit machine
- one-armed bandit
- slot machine
- fruit
- slot
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24 cepo
m.1 trap.2 wheel clamp.3 clamp.4 stocks.5 jaw trap, snare, gin trap.6 poor box, alms box, alms chest, collecting-box.7 pillory, stocks.8 boot, Denver boot, Denver clamp, wheel clamp.* * *1 (rama) bough, branch2 (de yunque) stock4 (trampa) trap5 (para auto) clamp* * *SM1) (Caza) trap, snare2) (Aut) (wheel) clamp3) [de yunque, ancla] stock4) (Bot) branch, bough5) (Rel) poorbox, alms box* * *masculino ( para animales) trap; (Auto) wheel clamp; (Hist) stocks (pl)* * *= stocks, wheel clamp.Ex. Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.Ex. The University reserves the right to apply a wheel clamp to any vehicle parked contrary to these regulations.* * *masculino ( para animales) trap; (Auto) wheel clamp; (Hist) stocks (pl)* * *= stocks, wheel clamp.Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.
Ex: The University reserves the right to apply a wheel clamp to any vehicle parked contrary to these regulations.* * *1 (para animales) trap2 ( Auto) wheel clamp3 ( Hist) stocks (pl)* * *
cepo sustantivo masculino ( trampa) trap;
(Auto) wheel clamp;
(Hist) stocks (pl)
cepo sustantivo masculino
1 Caza trap
2 Auto clamp
' cepo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cebar
- potro
English:
clamp
- snare
- wheel-clamp
- stock
- wheel
* * *cepo nm1. [para cazar] trap2. [para vehículos] Br wheel clamp, US Denver boot;poner el cepo a un coche to clamp a car3. [para sujetar] clamp4. [para presos] stocks* * *m1 trap;caer en el cepo fall into the trap2 AUTO Denver boot fam, (wheel) clamp* * *cepo nm: trap (for animals) -
25 adulación
f.1 flattery, hero worship, adulation, brown-nosing.2 flattery, praise, adulation, high praise.* * *1 adulation, flattery* * *SF flattery, adulation* * *femenino flattery* * *= sycophancy, adulation, flattery.Ex. During his ascendancy he was accused of sycophancy by other staff members.Ex. This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.Ex. The effects of flattery from a computer can produce the same general effects as flattery from humans, as described in the psychology literature.* * *femenino flattery* * *= sycophancy, adulation, flattery.Ex: During his ascendancy he was accused of sycophancy by other staff members.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.Ex: The effects of flattery from a computer can produce the same general effects as flattery from humans, as described in the psychology literature.* * *flattery* * *
adulación sustantivo femenino
flattery
adulación sustantivo femenino adulation
' adulación' also found in these entries:
English:
flattery
- sycophancy
- adulation
- bask
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26 armarse de
v.to summon up, to muster up, to pluck up.* * *(v.) = summon upEx. Summoning up her most agreeable tones, she asked if it might not be wiser to ask someone whose experience far exceeded her own to substitute for him.* * *(v.) = summon upEx: Summoning up her most agreeable tones, she asked if it might not be wiser to ask someone whose experience far exceeded her own to substitute for him.
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27 bacon enteverado
(n.) = streaky baconEx. Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.* * *(n.) = streaky baconEx: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.
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28 bibliografía estadística
(n.) = statistical bibliographyEx. The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.* * *(n.) = statistical bibliographyEx: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.
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29 desde los primeros tiempos
= since the earliest of times, from earliest timesEx. A vast number of different means of organizing knowledge have been devised and exploited since the earliest of times.Ex. The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.* * *= since the earliest of times, from earliest timesEx: A vast number of different means of organizing knowledge have been devised and exploited since the earliest of times.
Ex: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography. -
30 destierro
m.exile.en el destierro in exilepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desterrar.* * *1 (pena) banishment, exile2 (lugar) place of exile3 figurado (lugar muy apartado) back of beyond* * *SM1) (=exilio) exile, banishment2) (=lugar alejado) remote spot* * *masculino exile, banishment* * *= banishment, exile.Ex. Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.Ex. Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.* * *masculino exile, banishment* * *= banishment, exile.Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.
Ex: Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.* * *exilela reina lo condenó al destierro the queen banished him from the kingdom o sent him into exilemurió en el destierro he died in exile* * *
Del verbo desterrar: ( conjugate desterrar)
destierro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desterrar
destierro
desterrar ( conjugate desterrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to exile, banish (liter)
destierro sustantivo masculino
exile, banishment
desterrar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to exile
2 (descartar un pensamiento, una idea) to dismiss
destierro sustantivo masculino exile
' destierro' also found in these entries:
English:
exile
* * *♦ nm1. [exilio] [fuera del país] exile;[dentro del país] internal exile;fue condenado al destierro he was sentenced to exile;emprender el destierro to go into exile;en el destierro in exile;marchar al destierro to go into exile2. [de costumbres, tradiciones] elimination* * *m exile* * *destierro nmexilio: exile -
31 irreflexivo
adj.thoughtless, foolhardy, reckless, irreflexive.m.thoughtless person, impulsive person.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=inconsciente) thoughtless, unthinking; (=impetuoso) rash, impetuous2) [acto] rash, ill-considered* * ** * *= ill-considered, mindless, unthinking, foolhardy, thoughtless.Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex. This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.Ex. The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. Frivolous or thoughtless spending can eat up your income and hence your future savings.* * ** * *= ill-considered, mindless, unthinking, foolhardy, thoughtless.Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.Ex: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex: Frivolous or thoughtless spending can eat up your income and hence your future savings.* * *irreflexivo -va‹persona› unthinking, rash; ‹acto/impulso› rash* * *irreflexivo, -a adjrash;es muy irreflexivo he's very rash* * *adj rash* * *irreflexivo, -va adj: rash, unthinking♦ irreflexivamente adv -
32 látigo
m.1 whip, scourge, riding whip, lash.2 slapstick.* * *1 whip* * *noun m.whip, lash* * *SM1) (=instrumento) whip3) Cono Sur (Dep) finishing post, finishing line* * *masculino whip* * *= cat o'nine tails, whip.Ex. Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.Ex. Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.----* antena tipo radio = whip antenna.* efecto látigo, el = whip effect, the.* * *masculino whip* * *= cat o'nine tails, whip.Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.* antena tipo radio = whip antenna.* efecto látigo, el = whip effect, the.* * *A (rebenque) whipCompuesto:riding crop* * *
látigo sustantivo masculino
whip
látigo sustantivo masculino whip
' látigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azotar
- azote
- chascar
- chasquear
- hostigar
- chasquido
- chicote
English:
crack
- flick
- lash
- swish
- whip
* * *látigo nm1. [fusta] whip2. [en feria] whip3. Ecuad, Hond [latigazo] whiplash* * *m whip* * *látigo nmazote: whip* * *látigo n whip -
33 magro
adj.1 lean, fatless, without fat.2 lean, meager, meagre, thin.3 meager, meagre.* * *► adjetivo1 lean1 (de carne de cerdo) loin of pork\carne magra lean meat————————1 (de carne de cerdo) loin of pork* * *(f. - magra)adj.1) lean2) meager* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin grasa) [carne] lean; [porción] meagre, meager (EEUU)2) [persona] lean3) [resultado] poor; [sueldo] meagre, meager (EEUU)4) [tierra] poor2.SM loin* * *- gra adjetivo1)a) < carne> leanb) (liter) < persona> lean2)a) (liter) < tierra> lean (liter), poorb) (delante del n) ( mezquino) meager** * *= lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.].Ex. Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.* * *- gra adjetivo1)a) < carne> leanb) (liter) < persona> lean2)a) (liter) < tierra> lean (liter), poorb) (delante del n) ( mezquino) meager** * *= lean [leaner -comp., leanest -sup.].Ex: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.
* * *A1 ‹carne› lean2 ( liter); ‹persona› leanB2 ( delante del n) (mezquino) meager*las magras remuneraciones que reciben the poor o meager wages they receive( Esp)loin* * *
magro◊ - gra adjetivo
lean
magro,-a
I adj (sin grasa) lean
II m (de cerdo) loin of pork
' magro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
magra
- reseca
- reseco
English:
lean
* * *magro, -a♦ adj1. [carne] lean♦ nmEsp lean pork* * *adjI carne leanII m loin* * *1) : lean (of meat)2) : meager* * *magro adj lean -
34 ocioso
adj.1 idle, inactive, otiose.El hombre está ocioso The man is idle.2 unoccupied, free.El baño está ocioso The restroom is unoccupied [free].3 pointless.4 wasted.m.idler.* * *► adjetivo1 (desocupado) idle2 (innecesario) pointless, useless► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 idler* * *ADJ1) [persona] idle2) (=inútil) [acto] useless, pointless; [promesa] idle, empty* * *- sa adjetivoa) [ESTAR] ( inactivo) idleb) [SER] (inútil, innecesario) pointless* * *= idle, idler.Ex. And there is an unfortunate implication in the way some people talk about reading which suggests that it is a substitute for action, a pastime that decorates the idle margins of the serious business of living.Ex. This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.* * *- sa adjetivoa) [ESTAR] ( inactivo) idleb) [SER] (inútil, innecesario) pointless* * *= idle, idler.Ex: And there is an unfortunate implication in the way some people talk about reading which suggests that it is a substitute for action, a pastime that decorates the idle margins of the serious business of living.
Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.* * *ocioso -sa1 [ ESTAR] (inactivo) idleno deja ocioso su dinero he doesn't leave his money doing nothing o lying idleuna vida ociosa y regalada a life of idleness and luxuryexpropiaron los terrenos ociosos they expropriated the land that was not being used o that was being left idle2 [ SER] (inútil, innecesario) pointlessresulta or es ocioso volver a repetirlo there is no point in o it's pointless o it's a waste of time repeating it* * *
ocioso
ocioso,-a adjetivo
1 (inactivo) idle
2 (sin razón de ser) pointless
' ocioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
holgar
- ociosa
* * *ocioso, -a♦ adj1. [inactivo] idle2. [inútil] pointless;un comentario ocioso a pointless o an idle remark;volver a analizar las razones resultaba un ejercicio ocioso analysing the reasons again was a pointless exercise;es ocioso repetirlo there's no point in repeating it♦ nm,fidler* * *adj idle* * *ocioso, -sa adj1) inactivo: idle, inactive2) inútil: pointless, useless -
35 orden topográfico
(n.) = shelf orderEx. Your answer 'by containing more than one substitute for each document and arranging these in sequences differing from shelf order' is right.* * *(n.) = shelf orderEx: Your answer 'by containing more than one substitute for each document and arranging these in sequences differing from shelf order' is right.
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36 panceta entreverada
(n.) = streaky baconEx. Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.* * *(n.) = streaky baconEx: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.
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37 que ocupa mucho espacio
(adj.) = space-consumingEx. Some libraries may well be looking to Prestel as a substitute for expensive and space-consuming reference works or to save staff time.* * *(adj.) = space-consumingEx: Some libraries may well be looking to Prestel as a substitute for expensive and space-consuming reference works or to save staff time.
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38 tocino entreverado
m.streaky bacon, bacon.* * *streaky bacon* * *(n.) = streaky baconEx. Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.* * *(n.) = streaky baconEx: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.
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39 ciego
adj.1 blind, unseeing, eyeless, sightless.2 unperceptive, blind, uncomprehending, half-blind.3 senseless.4 blind, dead-end.5 blind, viewless.m.1 blind man, blind person, blind, sightless person.2 blind intestine, caecum, cecum, blindgut.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cegar.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) blind2 (conducto) blocked up► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) blind person1 ANATOMÍA caecum (US cecum), blind gut1 the blind\estar ciego,-a de ira to be blind with angerquedarse ciego,-a to go blindser ciego,-a de nacimiento to be born blind————————1 ANATOMÍA caecum (US cecum), blind gut* * *1. (f. - ciega)noun2. (f. - ciega)adj.- a ciegas* * *ciego, -a1. ADJ1) (=invidente) blindes ciego de nacimiento — he has been blind from o since birth, he was born blind
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dejar ciego a algn — to blind sb•
estar ciego — to be blindpero ¿estás ciego? ¿no ves que el semáforo está en rojo? — are you blind or what? can't you see the lights are red?
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quedarse ciego — to go blindse quedó ciego después del accidente — he was blinded in the accident, he went blind as a result of the accident
2) [por ofuscación]a) [persona] blind•
ciego a — blind to•
ciego de celos — blind with jealousyciego de ira o rabia — blind with rage
b) [violencia] mindless, senseless; [fanatismo] mindless3) (=total) [confianza, fe] unquestioning, blind peytenían una confianza ciega en su líder — they had unquestioning o pey blind faith in their leader
4) (=bloqueado) [arco, entrada] blind; [conducto, tubo] blocked5) ** (=borracho) blind drunk *, pissed **; [con drogas duras] high *; [con drogas blandas] stoned **•
ponerse ciego a o de algo — (=borracho) to get pissed on sth **, get trashed on sth (EEUU) **; [con drogas duras] to get high on sth *; [con drogas blandas] to get stoned on sth **; [comiendo] to stuff o.s. with sth *6)•
a ciegas —a) (=sin ver)andar o caminar a ciegas — to grope one's way
buscó a ciegas la puerta — he searched blindly for the door, he groped about searching for the door
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volar a ciegas — to fly blindb) (=sin pensar) [actuar, decidir] in the dark; [obedecer] unquestioningly, blindly peycita 1), b)creíamos a ciegas todo lo que decía el partido — we unquestioningly o pey blindly believed everything the party said, we believed everything the party said without question
2.SM / F (=invidente) blind man/blind womanuna organización de ciegos — an organization for the blind, a blind people's organization
3. SM1) Esp**¡qué ciego llevaba! — [de alcohol] he was blind drunk * o pissed! **; [de drogas duras] he was high as a kite *; [de drogas blandas] he was stoned out of his mind **
2) (Anat) caecum, cecum (EEUU)3) Caribe (=claro) forest clearing* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) ( invidente) blinda ciegas: anduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridor; lo decidió a ciegas he decided without thinking it through; comprar a ciegas to buy something without seeing it first; más ciego que un topo as blind as a bat; ponerse ciego a or de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)
b) ( ante una realidad)2) ( ofuscado) blind3) <fe/obediencia> blind5) (Esp fam) ( por alcohol) blind drunk (colloq); ( por la droga) stoned (sl)II- ga masculino, femenino1) ( invidente) (m) blind man; (f) blind womanen el país or el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es (el) rey — in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king
2) ciego masculino (Anat) cecum*3) ciego masculino (Esp arg)qué ciego llevaba/se cogió! — ( por droga) he was/got stoned out of his mind (sl); ( por alcohol) he was/got totally plastered (colloq)
* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) ( invidente) blinda ciegas: anduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridor; lo decidió a ciegas he decided without thinking it through; comprar a ciegas to buy something without seeing it first; más ciego que un topo as blind as a bat; ponerse ciego a or de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)
b) ( ante una realidad)2) ( ofuscado) blind3) <fe/obediencia> blind5) (Esp fam) ( por alcohol) blind drunk (colloq); ( por la droga) stoned (sl)II- ga masculino, femenino1) ( invidente) (m) blind man; (f) blind womanen el país or el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es (el) rey — in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king
2) ciego masculino (Anat) cecum*3) ciego masculino (Esp arg)qué ciego llevaba/se cogió! — ( por droga) he was/got stoned out of his mind (sl); ( por alcohol) he was/got totally plastered (colloq)
* * *ciego11 = blind, mindless, blind man.Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, ' blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.Ex: Volunteering to answer a query that has not yet been asked is like helping a blind man to the other side of the street without first making sure he wants to cross.* a ciegas = blindfold, blindfolded, in the dark.* amor ciego = blind love.* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.* biblioteca para ciegos = library for the blind.* ciegos, los = blind, the.* cita a ciegas = blind date.* comprar a ciegas = buy + a pig in a poke.* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.* ensayo doble ciego = double-blind research study.* fe ciega = blind faith, blind trust.* hacerse el ciego = pretend + not to have seen.* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.* licencia a ciegas = shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.* pozo ciego = cesspool, cesspit.* punto ciego = blind spot.* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.* volverse ciego = become + blind.ciego22 = drunk back, blind drunk.Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
Ex: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you ' blind drunk'.* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* * *A1 (invidente) blindes ciego de nacimiento he was born blindse quedó ciego he went blindel accidente lo dejó ciego he was blinded in the accident, the accident left him blind¿estás ciego?, ¿no ves que está cerrado? ( fam); are you blind? can't you see that it's closed? ( colloq)a ciegas: no tomes decisiones importantes así, a ciegas don't rush blindly into important decisions like thatno me gusta comprar las cosas a ciegas I don't like buying things without seeing them firstanduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridormás ciego que un topo as blind as a bat2 (ante una realidad) estar ciego A algo to be blind TO sthestá ciega a sus defectos she is blind to his faultsB (ofuscado) blindciego de celos/ira blind with jealousy/furyC ‹fe/obediencia› blindtiene una confianza ciega en sus hijos she trusts her children blindly, she has blind faith in her childrenE ( Esp fam) (por el alcohol) blind drunk ( colloq), plastered ( colloq); (por la droga) stoned (sl)masculine, feminineen tierra de ciegos or en el país or el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es (el) rey in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is kingBCciego masculine ( Esp arg): ¡qué ciego llevaba! (por la droga) he was stoned out of his mind (sl) (por el alcohol) he was totally plastered ( colloq) o (sl) smashed* * *
Del verbo cegar: ( conjugate cegar)
ciego es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cegar
ciego
cegar ( conjugate cegar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹conducto/cañería› to block
ciego◊ -ga adjetivo
1
se quedó ciego he went blind;
anduvimos a ciegas por el pasillo we groped our way along the corridorb) ( ante una realidad) estar ciego a algo to be blind to sth
2 ‹fe/obediencia› blind
3 ‹conducto/cañería› blocked;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( invidente) (m) blind man;
(f) blind woman;
cegar verbo transitivo
1 to blind
2 (una puerta, ventana) to wall up
ciego,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) blind: es ciego de nacimiento, he/she was born blind
se quedó ciego, he/she went blind
2 familiar (atiborrado) ponerse ciego (de comida) to stuff oneself
(de alcohol) to get blind drunk
(de droga) to get stoned
II sustantivo masculino argot tener/llevar un ciego impresionante, (borrachera) to be blind drunk
(de droga) to be stoned
III sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 blind person
los ciegos, the blind pl
♦ Locuciones: a ciegas, (sin ver nada) blindly
(sin información o reflexión) compró el coche a ciegas, she bought the car without having a look at it
' ciego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciega
- topo
- aberración
- desgracia
- pozo
- punto
- tuerto
English:
blind
- go
- in
- strike
- unquestioning
- be
- cesspit
- dead
- disable
- fanatical
- mindless
- stuff
* * *ciego, -a♦ adj1. [invidente] blind;Juan es ciego de nacimiento Juan was born blind;quedarse ciego to go blind2. [ante algo] blind;el amor lo ha vuelto ciego love has made him blind3. [enloquecido] blinded (de by);entonces, ciego de ira, lo mató then, blind with rage, he killed him;está ciego por el esquí he's mad about skiing4. [pozo, tubería] blocked (up)5. [total] [fe, confianza] blind;tengo una confianza ciega en él I trust him unconditionallymuy Fam [drogado] stoned;♦ nm,f[invidente] blind person;los ciegos the blind♦ nm1. Anat caecumtener/cogerse un ciego [de alcohol] to be/get blind drunk o plastered o Br pissed;llevo un ciego que no me tengo I'm totally plastered, Br I'm pissed out of my mind3.los ciegos [sorteo de la ONCE] = lottery organized by Spanish association for the blind4. RP [en naipes] = player who has no trump cards in their hand♦ a ciegas loc advblindly;andar a ciegas to grope one's way;no hagas las cosas a ciegas don't act without knowing what you are doing* * *I adj1 blind;quedar(se) ciego go blind;ciego de ira blind with rage;a ciegas blindly2 ANAT:intestino ciego cecum, Br caecumII m1 blind man;¡eso lo ve un ciego! even a blind man can see that!2 ANAT cecum, Brcaecum* * *ciego, -ga adj1) invidente: blind2)a ciegas : blindly3)quedarse ciego : to go blind♦ ciegamente advciego, -ga ninvidente: blind person* * *ciego1 adj blindciego2 n blind person -
40 escucha
f.listening-in, monitoring.estar o permanecer a la escucha to listen inescuchas telefónicas telephone tappingpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escuchar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escuchar.* * *1 (acción) listening■ para entender la música, la escucha es insustituible to understand music, there's no substitute for listening to it1 MILITAR scout2 (aparato) monitor► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) programme monitor\estar a la escucha de to be listening out forestar en escucha to be listening outescuchas telefónicas phone tapping sing* * *1. SF1) (=acción) listening; (Radio) monitoringescucha telefónica — phone tap, wire tap (EEUU)
escuchas telefónicas — phone tapping, wire tapping (EEUU)
2) (Rel) chaperon2. SMF1) (Mil) scout2) (Radio) monitor* * *1) ( acción)2) escucha masculino y femeninoa) (Mil) scoutb) (AmL) ( oyente) listener* * *----* escucha telefónica = wiretapping [wire-tapping], wiretap [wire-tap].* * *1) ( acción)2) escucha masculino y femeninoa) (Mil) scoutb) (AmL) ( oyente) listener* * ** escucha telefónica = wiretapping [wire-tapping], wiretap [wire-tap].* * *A(acción): los servicios de escucha de la marina the navy's monitoring servicespara más detalles permanezcan a la escucha stay tuned for more detailsCompuesto:la cuestión de las escuchas telefónicas the issue of wire-tapping o phone-tappingB1 ( Mil) scout* * *
Del verbo escuchar: ( conjugate escuchar)
escucha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
escucha
escuchar
escuchar ( conjugate escuchar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to listen
escucha sustantivo femenino wire tap, wire tapping, phone tap: la juez ha ordenado una escucha telefónica, the judge ordered a wire tap
♦ Locuciones: estar a la escucha, to be tuned in: estoy a la escucha de nuevos datos, I'm watching for new information
escuchar
I verbo transitivo to listen to: ¿me estás escuchando?, are you listening to me? ➣ Ver nota en listen; (un consejo, una propuesta) to take: escuchó su consejo, he took her advice
II verbo intransitivo to listen: no debes escuchar detrás de las puertas, you mustn't listen behind doors
' escucha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oreja
English:
earful
- listen
- monitor
* * *♦ nf[acción] listening in, monitoring;para mayor información permanezcan a la escucha stay tuned for more informationescuchas telefónicas telephone tapping♦ nm[centinela] night scout♦ nmfAm [oyente] listener* * *f:estar a la escucha be listening out
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