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1 metro,2 el

= subway system, the, subway, the, underground train, subway train, tube, the, underground, the.

Ex. Obviously I would have to have a large scale map of the New York subway system ready to show children who did not know about it.

Ex. Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.

Ex. There are a number of options for reaching the Conference Centre, including underground train, bus and taxi.

Ex. In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life.

Ex. If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left.

Ex. The underground is the best place to find buskers.

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* estación de metro = metro station, subway station.

* plano del metro = subway map.

Spanish-English dictionary > metro,2 el
2 metro,

metro,² el

= subway system, the, subway, the, underground train, subway train, tube, the, underground, the.

Ex: Obviously I would have to have a large scale map of the New York subway system ready to show children who did not know about it.

Ex: Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.

Ex: There are a number of options for reaching the Conference Centre, including underground train, bus and taxi.

Ex: In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life.

Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left.

Ex: The underground is the best place to find buskers.

* estación de metro = metro station, subway station.

* plano del metro = subway map.

Spanish-English dictionary > metro,
3 acardenalado

adj.

covered with bruises, black-and-blue.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: acardenalar.

* * *

= bruised.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

* * *

= bruised.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Spanish-English dictionary > acardenalado
4 amoratado

adj.

1 bruised, black-and-blue.

2 purple, purplish.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: amoratarse.

* * *

amoratado

► participio pasado

1→ link=amoratarse amoratarse

► adjetivo

1 (de frío) blue with cold

2 (de un golpe) bruised, black and blue

* * *

ADJ (=morado) purple, purplish; [de frío] blue; (=golpeado) black and blue, bruised

ojo amoratado — black eye, shiner *

* * *

- da adjetivo ( de frío) blue; ( por un golpe) <piernas/brazos> bruised

ojo amoratado — black eye

* * *

= black and blue, bruised.

Ex. A black-and-blue nail is usually caused by sudden or repetitive injury to a toe.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

* * *

- da adjetivo ( de frío) blue; ( por un golpe) <piernas/brazos> bruised

ojo amoratado — black eye

* * *

= black and blue, bruised.

Ex: A black-and-blue nail is usually caused by sudden or repetitive injury to a toe.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

* * *

amoratado -da

adjective

1 (de frío) blue

2 (por un golpe) ‹piernas› bruised, black-and-blue

ojo amoratado black eye

* * *

Del verbo amoratarse: ( conjugate amoratarse)

amoratado es:

el participio

amoratado
◊ -da adjetivo ( de frío) blue;

( por un golpe) ‹piernas/brazos› bruised;
◊ ojo amoratado black eye

amoratado,-a adjetivo
1 (por el frío) blue with cold
2 (por un golpe) black and blue

' amoratado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amoratada
English:
black
- blue
- with
- livid

* * *

amoratado, -a adj

1. [de frío] blue

2. [por golpes] black and blue

* * *

amoratado

adj bruised;

amoratado de frío blue with cold

* * *

amoratado, -da adj

: black-and-blue, bruised, livid

Spanish-English dictionary > amoratado
5 contusionado

adj.

bruised.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: contusionar.

* * *

= bruised.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

* * *

= bruised.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Spanish-English dictionary > contusionado
6 corto de vista

corto de vista

short-sighted

* * *

(adj.) = nearsighted [near-sighted]

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

* * *

(adj.) = nearsighted [near-sighted]

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Spanish-English dictionary > corto de vista
7 extraño

adj.

strange, far-out, queer, odd.

f. & m.

stranger, foreigner, outsider.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

extraño

► adjetivo

1 (no conocido) alien, foreign

■ cuerpo extraño foreign body

2 (particular) strange, peculiar, odd, funny

■ vimos una cosa extraña anoche we saw something strange last night

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 stranger

■ es un extraño en su familia he's a stranger to his family

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no es extraño que... it is not surprising that...

ser extraño,-a a algo to have nothing to do with something

* * *
1. (f. - extraña)
noun

stranger
2. (f. - extraña)
adj.

1) strange, odd

2) alien, foreign

* * *
extraño, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=raro) strange

es muy extraño — it's very odd o strange

¡qué extraño! — how odd o strange!

parece extraño que... — it seems odd o strange that...

2) (=ajeno)

un cuerpo extraño — a foreign body

murió en tierra extraña — he died on foreign soil

estas son costumbres extrañas a este país — these are customs which are foreign o alien to this country

este estilo no es extraño a los lectores de su poesía — this style is not unknown to readers of his poetry

2. SM / F

1) (=desconocido) stranger

no quiero que hables con extraños — I don't want you talking to strangers

2) (=extranjero) foreigner

3.

SM

hacer un extraño: el balón hizo un extraño — the ball took a bad bounce

el caballo hizo un extraño — the horse shied

* * *
I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( raro) strange, odd

es extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

últimamente está muy extraño — he's been a bit strange lately

eso no tiene nada de extraño — there's nothing unusual about that

b) ( desconocido)

no me siento bien entre gente extraña — I feel uncomfortable with people I don't know o strangers
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger

* * *

= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.

Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.

Ex. The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.

Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.

Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.

Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.

Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.

Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.

Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.

Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.

Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.

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* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* cita con un extraño = blind date.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de una manera extraña = strangely.

* de un modo extraño = freakishly.

* extraño (a) = foreign (to).

* país extraño = foreign country.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* * *
I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( raro) strange, odd

es extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

últimamente está muy extraño — he's been a bit strange lately

eso no tiene nada de extraño — there's nothing unusual about that

b) ( desconocido)

no me siento bien entre gente extraña — I feel uncomfortable with people I don't know o strangers
II
- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger

* * *

= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.

Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.

Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.

Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.

Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.

Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.

Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.

Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.

Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.

Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.

Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.

* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* cita con un extraño = blind date.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de una manera extraña = strangely.

* de un modo extraño = freakishly.

* extraño (a) = foreign (to).

* país extraño = foreign country.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* * *

extraño¹ -ña

adjective

1 (raro) strange, odd

es extraño que no haya llamado it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

es una pareja extraña they're a strange o an odd couple

últimamente está muy extraño he's been very strange lately, he's been acting very strange o strangely lately

2

(desconocido): los asuntos de familia no se discuten delante de personas extrañas you shouldn't discuss family matters in front of strangers o outsiders

no me siento bien ante tanta gente extraña I feel uncomfortable with so many people I don't know o so many strangers

extraño² -ña

masculine, feminine

1 (desconocido) stranger

2

extraño masculine (movimiento): el caballo hizo un extraño the horse shied

el coche me hizo un extraño en la curva the car did something strange on the bend

* * *

Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar)

extraño es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

extrañó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
extrañar
extraño
extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss
verbo intransitivo
1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise;
◊ me extraña que no lo sepas I'm surprised you didn't know that;

ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that …
2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick
extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañose de algo to be surprised at sth
extraño
◊ -ña adjetivo ( raro) strange, odd;

eso no tiene nada de extraño there's nothing unusual about that
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
extrañar verbo transitivo
1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
2 (echar de menos) to miss
3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed
extraño,-a
I adjetivo strange
Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in

' extraño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- ajeno
- curiosa
- curioso
- extraña
- extrañar
- imprimir
- más
- modo
- proceder
- rondar
- ruido
- tan
- corriente
- notar
- raro
English:
bizarre
- curious
- extraordinary
- funnily
- odd
- odd-sounding
- peculiar
- phenomenon
- puzzling
- queer
- singular
- strange
- uncanny
- weird
- agree
- alien
- as
- foreign
- greet
- home
- incongruous
- quaint

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extraño, -a

♦ adj

1. [raro] strange, odd;

es extraño que no hayan llegado ya it's strange o odd they haven't arrived yet;

¡qué extraño! how strange o odd!;

me resulta extraño oírte hablar así I find it strange o odd to hear you talk like that

2. [ajeno] detached, uninvolved

3. Med foreign

♦ nm,f

stranger;

no hables con extraños don't talk to strangers

♦ nm
[movimiento brusco]
el vehículo hizo un extraño the vehicle went out of control for a second

* * *

extraño

I adj strange, odd

II m, extraña f stranger

* * *

extraño, -ña adj

1) raro: strange, odd

2) extranjero: foreign

extraño, -ña n

desconocido: stranger

* * *

extraño¹ adj strange

un ruido extraño a strange noise

extraño² n stranger

Spanish-English dictionary > extraño
8 herido

adj.

wounded, struck, hurt, injured.

f. & m.

wounded person, casualty, injured person.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: herir.

* * *

herido

► participio pasado

1→ link=herir herir

► adjetivo

1 (físicamente) wounded, injured, hurt

■ el niño resultó herido the boy was injured

2 figurado (emocionalmente) hurt, wounded

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 wounded person, injured person

► nombre masculino plural los heridos

1 the wounded

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer herido,-a to be wounded

herido,-a de gravedad badly injured

herido,-a de muerte mortally wounded

hurgar en la herida figurado to turn the knife in the wound

lamerse las heridas figurado to lick one's wounds

sentirse herido,-a figurado to feel hurt

tocar a alguien en la herida figurado to touch somebody's sore spot

* * *
1. (f. - herida)
noun

injured person
2. (f. - herida)
adj.

1) injured, wounded

2) hurt

* * *
herido, -a
1. ADJ

1) [físicamente] [gen] injured; [en tiroteo, atentado, guerra] wounded

había un hombre herido en el suelo — there was an injured man lying on the ground

un soldado herido — a wounded soldier

un policía resultó herido en el tiroteo — a policeman was injured o wounded in the shooting

estaba herido de muerte, estaba mortalmente herido — he was fatally injured

2) [emocionalmente] hurt

Susana se sintió herida por lo que le dijiste — Susana was hurt by what you said to her

me sentí herida en mi amor propio — it was a blow to my self-esteem

tiene el orgullo herido — his pride has been hurt o wounded

2.

SM / F (=lesionado) [gen] injured person; [en tiroteo, atentado, guerra] wounded person

había un herido en el parque — there was an injured man in the park

hubo dos heridos en el accidente — two people were injured o hurt in the accident

hubo cinco heridos leves — five people were slightly injured o hurt

se llevaron a los heridos al hospital — they took the casualties o injured (people) to hospital

el número de los heridos en el accidente — the number of casualties o people injured in the accident

asistieron a los heridos en las trincheras — they helped the wounded in the trenches

los heridos de guerra — the war wounded

3.

SM Cono Sur ditch, channel

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) ( físicamente) injured

está gravemente herido — ( por accidente) he is seriously injured; ( por agresión) he has been seriously wounded

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

2) ( en sentimiento) < persona> hurt, wounded (liter); < honor> wounded (liter)
II
- da masculino, femenino

los heridos — the injured/wounded

la explosión causó varios heridos — several people were injured in the explosion

* * *

= bruised, wounded.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex. When WWII broke out her large home became a convalescence home for wounded soldiers.

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* herido de amor = lovelorn.

* herido de desamor = lovelorn.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* heridos, los = wounded, the.

* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to the wound.

* mortalmente herido = mortally wounded.

* superficialmente herido = superficially wounded.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) ( físicamente) injured

está gravemente herido — ( por accidente) he is seriously injured; ( por agresión) he has been seriously wounded

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

2) ( en sentimiento) < persona> hurt, wounded (liter); < honor> wounded (liter)
II
- da masculino, femenino

los heridos — the injured/wounded

la explosión causó varios heridos — several people were injured in the explosion

* * *

= bruised, wounded.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex: When WWII broke out her large home became a convalescence home for wounded soldiers.

* herido de amor = lovelorn.

* herido de desamor = lovelorn.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* heridos, los = wounded, the.

* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to the wound.

* mortalmente herido = mortally wounded.

* superficialmente herido = superficially wounded.

* * *

herido¹ -da

adjective

A (físicamente) injured

está gravemente herido (como consecuencia — de un accidente) he is seriously injured; (— de una agresión) he has been seriously wounded

24 personas resultaron heridas en el accidente 24 people were injured o hurt in the accident

está herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded

le vendó el brazo herido he bandaged her injured arm

B (en un sentimiento) ‹persona› hurt, wounded ( liter); ‹honor› wounded ( liter); ‹orgullo› wounded

se sintió herido en su amor propio his pride was hurt o wounded

se sintió herido por aquél comentario he was wounded o very hurt by that comment

herido² -da

masculine, feminine

A

(persona): la explosión causó varios heridos several people were injured in the explosion

hubo que hospitalizar a los heridos the injured/wounded had to be taken to (the) hospital

hubo dos heridos graves two people were seriously injured

Compuesto:

heridos de guerra

mpl war-wounded (pl)

B

herido masculine ( Chi) ( Const) trench

* * *

Del verbo herir: ( conjugate herir)

herido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
herido
herir
herido
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( físicamente) injured;

◊ está gravemente herido ( por accidente) he is seriously injured;

( por agresión) he has been seriously wounded;
◊ herido de muerte fatally wounded

b) ( en sentimiento) ‹ persona› hurt

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
◊ los heridos the injured/wounded

herir ( conjugate herir) verbo transitivo
a) ( físicamente) to wound

b) ‹ orgullo› to hurt

c) ‹ vista› to hurt

herido,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino casualty, injured person: aún no se conoce el número de heridos, the number of casualties is still not known
herir verbo transitivo
1 (físicamente) (accidentalmente) to injure
(con un arma, instrumento) to wound
2 (espiritualmente) to hurt, wound: hirió sus sentimientos, he hurt his feelings
3 (la vista, el oído) to offend ➣ Ver nota en herida
' herido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- herida
- mortalmente
- si
- gravedad
English:
badly
- casualty
- critically
- destroy
- fatally
- hurt
- injured
- mortally
- neither
- seriously
- smash
- sorely
- wounded

* * *

herido, -a

♦ adj

1. [físicamente] [en accidente] injured;
[en lucha, atentado] wounded;
resultaron heridos once civiles eleven civilians were wounded;

resultó herido leve/de gravedad he suffered minor/serious injuries;

había dos personas heridas en el suelo there were two people lying injured/wounded on the ground

2. [sentimentalmente] hurt, wounded;

está herida por tus comentarios she was hurt o wounded by your remarks;

se sintió herido en su amor propio his pride was hurt

♦ nm,f
[persona] [en accidente] injured person; [en lucha, atentado] wounded person;
no hubo heridos there were no casualties;

los heridos [en accidente] the injured;
[en lucha, atentado] the wounded;
hubo dos heridos graves/leves en el accidente two people were seriously/slightly injured in the accident

* * *

herido

I adj de arma wounded; ( lesionado) injured

II m de arma wounded man; ( lesionado) injured man;

los heridos the wounded; ( lesionados) the injured;

el atentado dejó cuatro heridos graves y dos leves the attack left four people seriously injured and two slightly

* * *

herido, -da adj

1) : injured, wounded

2) : hurt, offended

herido, -da n

: injured person, casualty

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herido¹ adj

1. (en un accidente) injured

cuatro personas resultaron heridas en un incendio four people were injured in a fire

2. (por un arma) wounded

está gravemente herido he's seriously wounded

herido² n injured person / casualty [pl. casualties]

hubo once heridos graves en el accidente de tren eleven people were seriously injured in the train crash

los heridos fueron trasladados al hospital the casualties were taken to hospital

Spanish-English dictionary > herido
9 lívido

adj.

livid, colorless, pale, discolored.

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lívido

► adjetivo

1 livid

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ADJ

1) (=pálido) pallid, pale, livid

2) (=amoratado) black and blue, livid

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- da adjetivo ( pálido) pallid; ( morado) livid

estaba lívido de rabia — he was livid (with rage)

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= pale [paler -comp., palest -sup.], haggard, bruised.

Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex. To see a haggard face in your dreams, denotes misfortune and defeat in love matters.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

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- da adjetivo ( pálido) pallid; ( morado) livid

estaba lívido de rabia — he was livid (with rage)

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= pale [paler -comp., palest -sup.], haggard, bruised.

Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex: To see a haggard face in your dreams, denotes misfortune and defeat in love matters.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

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lívido -da

adjective

1 (pálido) deathly pale, pallid, livid ( liter)

2 (morado) livid

estaba lívido de rabia he was livid (with rage)

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lívido
◊ -da adjetivo ( pálido) pallid;

( morado) livid
lívido,-a adjetivo livid
' lívido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lívida
English:
livid

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lívido, -a adj

1. [pálido] very pale, pallid

2. [amoratado] livid

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lívido

adj pale, pallid

* * *

lívido, -da adj

1) amoratado: livid

2) pálido: pallid, extremely pale

Spanish-English dictionary > lívido
10 magullado

adj.

bruised.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: magullar.

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ADJ bruised

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= bruised.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

* * *

= bruised.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

* * *

magullado, -a adj

bruised

Spanish-English dictionary > magullado
11 miope

adj.

1 short-sighted.

una política miope (specialist term) (figurative) a short-sighted policy

2 near-sighted, shortsighted, short-sighted, myopic.

3 narrow-minded, narrow-sighted, shortsighted.

4 unimaginative, limited in scope.

f. & m.

near-sighted person, short-sighted person, myope.

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miope

► adjetivo

1 short-sighted, myopic

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 short-sighted person

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1.

ADJ short-sighted, near-sighted (EEUU), myopic frm

2.

SMF short-sighted person, near-sighted person (EEUU), myopic person frm

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I
adjetivo

a) (Med, Ópt) myopic (tech), nearsighted (AmE), short-sighted (BrE)

b) ( falto de perspicacia) short-sighted
II
masculino y femenino myopic person (tech), nearsighted person (AmE), short-sighted person (BrE)

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= nearsighted [near-sighted], myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted], myopic.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex. Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.

Ex. Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service.

Ex. It is claimed that the use of bifocals will slow ocular growth in myopic children.

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I
adjetivo

a) (Med, Ópt) myopic (tech), nearsighted (AmE), short-sighted (BrE)

b) ( falto de perspicacia) short-sighted
II
masculino y femenino myopic person (tech), nearsighted person (AmE), short-sighted person (BrE)

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= nearsighted [near-sighted], myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted], myopic.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.

Ex: Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service.

Ex: It is claimed that the use of bifocals will slow ocular growth in myopic children.

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miope¹

adjective

1 ( Med, Ópt) myopic ( tech), nearsighted ( AmE), short-sighted ( BrE)

no me acerques tanto el libro que no soy miope ( hum); don't put the book so close, I'm not blind!

2 (falto de perspicacia) short-sighted

miope²

masculine and feminine

myopic person ( tech), nearsighted person ( AmE), short-sighted person ( BrE)

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miope adjetivo
a) (Med, Ópt) myopic (tech), nearsighted (AmE), short-sighted (BrE)

b) ( falto de perspicacia) short-sighted

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
myopic person (tech), nearsighted person (AmE), short-sighted person (BrE)
miope adjetivo & mf short-sighted: soy miope, I'm short-sighted
' miope' also found in these entries:
English:
near-sighted
- short-sighted
- nearsighted
- peer
- short

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miope

♦ adj

1. [corto de vista] short-sighted, US near-sighted, Espec myopic

2. [poco perspicaz] short-sighted;

una política miope a short-sighted policy

♦ nmf

short-sighted o US near-sighted person, Espec myopic person;

es un miope he's short-sighted o US near-sighted, Espec he's myopic

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miope

I adj near-sighted, short-sighted

II m/f near-sighted o

short-sighted person

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miope adj

: nearsighted, myopic

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miope adj short sighted

Spanish-English dictionary > miope
12 refugio

m.

1 shelter, refuge (place).

refugio antiaéreo air-raid shelter

refugio atómico nuclear bunker

refugio de montaña mountain shelter; (muy básico) mountain refuge (albergue)

refugio subterráneo bunker, underground shelter

2 refuge, comfort (amparo, consuelo).

3 traffic island (automobiles).

4 Refugio.

pres.indicat.

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

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refugio

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) shelter, refuge

2 figurado refuge

3 AUTOMÓVIL traffic island

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FRASEOLOGÍA

refugio antiaéreo air-raid shelter

refugio atómico (nuclear) fallout shelter

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noun m.

haven, refuge, shelter

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SM

1) (=sitio) refuge, shelter

acogerse a un refugio — to take refuge, (take) shelter (en in)

refugio alpino — mountain hut

refugio antiaéreo — air-raid shelter

refugio antiatómico, refugio antinuclear, refugio atómico — fallout shelter

refugio de caza — hunting lodge

refugio de montaña — mountain hut

refugio fiscal — tax shelter

refugio nuclear — fallout shelter

refugio subterráneo — (Mil) underground shelter, dugout

2) Esp (Aut) street island

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masculino

a) (contra la lluvia, bombardeo) shelter; ( en montaña) refuge, shelter

b) ( contra perseguidores) refuge

buscar refugio — to seek shelter

c) ( en calzada) traffic island

- refugio antiaéreo

- refugio antinuclear or antiatómico

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= haven, refuge, shelter, bolt-hole, sanctuary, safe haven, safe harbour, redoubt, asylum, retreat, hideaway.

Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex. The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.

Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

Ex. The article 'A sanctuary for sciences: architecture projects for the Bibliotheque Nationale during the revolution' relates the history of the various conversion projects prepared for the national library before the French Revolution.

Ex. While there are features of public libraries which are to be cherished - the role as a community meeting place, a place to borrow books, a safe haven -- we must look for new opportunities.

Ex. One of the proposals made to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television is to limit the showing of violent programmes to safe harbours when children are not viewing.

Ex. Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.

Ex. The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.

Ex. The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.

Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.

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* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.

* refugio antiaéreo = bomb shelter.

* refugio antiatómico = fallout shelter.

* refugio antinuclear = fallout shelter.

* refugio atómico = fallout shelter.

* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.

* refugio de trinchera = dugout.

* refugio nuclear = fallout shelter.

* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.

* refugio subterráneo = dugout.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

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masculino

a) (contra la lluvia, bombardeo) shelter; ( en montaña) refuge, shelter

b) ( contra perseguidores) refuge

buscar refugio — to seek shelter

c) ( en calzada) traffic island

- refugio antiaéreo

- refugio antinuclear or antiatómico

* * *

= haven, refuge, shelter, bolt-hole, sanctuary, safe haven, safe harbour, redoubt, asylum, retreat, hideaway.

Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.

Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

Ex: The article 'A sanctuary for sciences: architecture projects for the Bibliotheque Nationale during the revolution' relates the history of the various conversion projects prepared for the national library before the French Revolution.

Ex: While there are features of public libraries which are to be cherished - the role as a community meeting place, a place to borrow books, a safe haven -- we must look for new opportunities.

Ex: One of the proposals made to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television is to limit the showing of violent programmes to safe harbours when children are not viewing.

Ex: Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.

Ex: The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.

Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.

Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.

* refugio antiaéreo = bomb shelter.

* refugio antiatómico = fallout shelter.

* refugio antinuclear = fallout shelter.

* refugio atómico = fallout shelter.

* refugio de animales = wildlife centre.

* refugio de trinchera = dugout.

* refugio nuclear = fallout shelter.

* refugio para animales = animal sanctuary.

* refugio subterráneo = dugout.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

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refugio

masculine

1 (lugar) shelter; (en la montaña) refuge, shelter

2 (en la calzada) traffic island

3 (de un ataque) refuge; (de la lluvia) shelter

buscar refugio en otro país to seek refuge in another country

Compuestos:

● refugio antiaéreo

air-raid shelter

● refugio antinuclear or antiatómico

fallout shelter

● refugio atómico

nuclear shelter

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Del verbo refugiar: ( conjugate refugiar)

refugio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

refugió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
refugiar
refugio
refugiar ( conjugate refugiar) verbo transitivo
to give … refuge
refugiarse verbo pronominal
to take refuge;
refugiose DE algo ‹de bombardeo/ataque› to take refuge from sth;
‹de lluvia/tormenta› to take shelter from sth
refugio sustantivo masculino
a) (de la lluvia, bombardeo) shelter;

( en montaña) refuge, shelter
b) (de un ataque, perseguidores) refuge;

◊ buscar refugio to seek refuge

c) ( en calzada) traffic island

refugiar verbo transitivo to give refuge, shelter
refugio sustantivo masculino refuge, shelter: buscaron refugio en un país extranjero, they sought refuge in a foreign country
' refugio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- antinuclear
- cabaña
- improvisada
- improvisado
- nido
- resguardo
- techo
- abrigo
- amparar
- amparo
- casa
- santuario
English:
crude
- fallout shelter
- haunt
- haven
- lodge
- refuge
- retreat
- shelter
- air
- dug
- fall
- harbor
- sanctuary

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refugio nm

1. [lugar] shelter, refuge

Comp
refugio antiaéreo air-raid shelter;
refugio antinuclear nuclear bunker;

refugio atómico nuclear bunker;

refugio de montaña [muy básico] mountain shelter;
[albergue] mountain refuge;
refugio subterráneo bunker, underground shelter

2. [amparo, consuelo] refuge, comfort;

la gente busca refugio en la religión people seek refuge in religion

3. Aut traffic island

4. refugio fiscal tax shelter;

refugio tributario tax shelter

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refugio

m refuge;

buscar refugio look for shelter, seek refuge

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refugio nm

: refuge, shelter

* * *

refugio n refuge / shelter

refugio de montaña moutain refuge

Spanish-English dictionary > refugio
13 extranjero1

¹ = foreigner, outlander, expat, foreign national, alien.

Ex. Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.

Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex. I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Ex. All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.

Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

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* en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

* en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

Spanish-English dictionary > extranjero1
14 extranjero

adj.

foreign, alien, overseas, exotic.

m.

foreigner, out-of-towner, alien, guy from out of town.

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extranjero

► adjetivo

1 foreign, alien

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 foreigner

► nombre masculino extranjero

1 foreign countries plural, abroad

■ ir al extranjero to go abroad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

del extranjero from abroad

en el extranjero abroad

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extranjero

► nombre masculino

1 foreign countries plural, abroad

■ ir al extranjero to go abroad

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1. (f. - extranjera)
noun

1) foreigner

2) foreign country, abroad, overseas
2. (f. - extranjera)
adj.

foreign, alien

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extranjero, -a
1.

ADJ foreign

2.

SM / F foreigner; (Jur) alien

3.

SM

en el extranjero — abroad

estar en el extranjero — to be abroad, be in foreign parts

ir al extranjero — to go abroad

pasó seis años en el extranjero — he spent six years abroad

cosas del extranjero — things from abroad, foreign things

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I
- ra adjetivo foreign
II
- ra masculino, femenino

a) ( persona) foreigner

b) extranjero masculino

vive en el extranjero — she lives abroad

viajar al extranjero — to travel abroad

noticias del extranjero — foreign news

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I
- ra adjetivo foreign
II
- ra masculino, femenino

a) ( persona) foreigner

b) extranjero masculino

vive en el extranjero — she lives abroad

viajar al extranjero — to travel abroad

noticias del extranjero — foreign news

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extranjero¹

¹ = foreigner, outlander, expat, foreign national, alien.

Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.

Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Ex: All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.

Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

* en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

* en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

extranjero²

² = foreign, overseas, alien.

Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.

Ex: The National Library of Australia is the only library in the country with a large collection of overseas documents and in this capacity holds exhibitions of these materials.

Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

* agente extranjero = foreign agent.

* de origen extranjero = foreign-born.

* estudiante extranjero = foreign student, overseas student, exchange student.

* inversionista extranjero = foreign investor.

* lengua extranjera = foreign language.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* moneda extranjera = foreign currency.

* ocupación extranjera = foreign occupation.

* país extranjero = foreign country, overseas country.

* turista extranjero = foreign tourist.

extranjero³

* en el extranjero = abroad, overseas, offshore.

* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.

* estudios en el extranjero = study abroad.

* hecho en el extranjero = foreign-made.

* nacido en el extranjero = foreign-born.

* vacaciones en el extranjero = overseas holidays.

* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.

* viajar al extranjero = visit + abroad.

* viaje al extranjero = foreign travel.

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extranjero¹ -ra

adjective

foreign

extranjero² -ra

masculine, feminine

1 (persona) foreigner

2

extranjero masculine: vive en el extranjero she lives abroad

viajan mucho al extranjero they often travel abroad o to other countries

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extranjero
◊ -ra adjetivo

foreign
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( persona) foreigner

b)

◊ extranjero sustantivo masculino: al/en el extranjero abroad;

noticias del extranjero foreign news
extranjero,-a
I adjetivo foreign
II sustantivo masculino y femenino foreigner
III sustantivo masculino abroad: está en el extranjero, he's abroad ➣ Ver nota en abroad
' extranjero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaudillar
- exterior
- extranjera
- habla
- refugio
- agringado
- corresponsal
- criollo
- fuera
- gabacho
- gringo
- peripecia
- pinta
English:
abroad
- alien
- come back
- distinctive
- foreign
- foreigner
- home
- overseas
- predicament
- toy with
- go
- interest
- migrant
- part
- rule

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extranjero, -a

♦ adj

foreign

♦ nm,f
[persona] foreigner
♦ nm
[territorio]
me gusta viajar por el extranjero I like travelling abroad;

del extranjero from abroad;

en o [m5] por el extranjero abroad;

está de viaje en o [m5] por el extranjero she's away on a trip abroad;

ir al extranjero to go abroad

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extranjero

I adj foreign

II m, extranjera f foreigner

III m

:

en el extranjero abroad

* * *

extranjero, -ra adj

: foreign

extranjero, -ra n

: foreigner

extranjero nm

: foreign countries pl

viajó al extranjero: he traveled abroad

trabajan en el extranjero: they work overseas

* * *

extranjero¹ adj foreign

extranjero² n foreigner

al extranjero abroad

en el extranjero abroad

Spanish-English dictionary > extranjero
15 superar

v.

1 to beat.

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for something

nos superan en número they outnumber us

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2 to overtake, to pass.

3 to overcome.

superar un examen to get through an exam

tener algo superado to have got over something

Ellos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.

4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.

María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.

5 to outdo, to win over.

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superar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel

2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount

► verbo pronominal superarse

1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself

2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself

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verb

1) to surpass

2) overcome

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1. VT

1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to break

fue incapaz de superar al rival — he was unable to overcome his rival

pronto superó al resto de los corredores — she soon overtook the other runners

las ventas han superado con creces nuestras expectativas — sales have far exceeded our expectations

las temperaturas han superado los 20 grados — temperatures have risen (to) above 20 degrees

superar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points

nos superaban en número — they outnumbered us

nos supera a todos en inteligencia — she's cleverer than all of us

2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get over

ha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life

aún no ha superado el divorcio de sus padres — he still hasn't got over his parents' divorce

3) [+ etapa] to get past

el equipo francés no superó la primera ronda — the French team did not get past the first round

ya hemos superado lo peor — we're over the worst now

4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass

2.

See:

superarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

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= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

* * *

= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

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superar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

un éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectations

la realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fiction

el horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imagine

nadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skill

nos superan en número they outnumber us

supera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brother

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points

2 (mejorar) to beat

logró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own record

ese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely superseded

B

1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome

trata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differences

no ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accident

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

hace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now

2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to pass

■ superarse

v pron

to better oneself

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superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ser superior a) to exceed;

◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;

nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
b) ( mejorar) ‹ marca› to beat

2
a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;

‹ trauma› to get over
b) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend

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superar

♦ vt

1. [aventajar] to beat;

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;

nos superan en número they outnumber us;

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;

superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight

4. [época, técnica]
estar superado to have been superseded

5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;

no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;

tener algo superado to have got over sth

6. [examen, prueba] to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb superarse

* * *

superar

v/t persona beat; límite go beyond, exceed; obstáculo overcome, surmount

* * *

superar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) : to overcome, to surmount

♦ See also the reflexive verb superarse

* * *

superar vb

1. (vencer problema, etc) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

la empresa ha superado la crisis the company has overcome the crisis

2. (pasar) to pass

ha superado la primera prueba she's passed the first test

3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass

la realidad supera a la ficción the reality surpasses the fiction

4. (ser más) to be more / to be over

el porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85%

Spanish-English dictionary > superar
16 sobrepasar

v.

1 to exceed.

2 to surpass, to get beyond, to exceed, to top.

Antonio sobrepasó los límites Anthony surpassed the limits.

3 to overtake, to be overpassing, to move past, to overpass.

El auto sobrepasó a Ricardo The car overtook Richard.

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sobrepasar

► verbo transitivo

1 to exceed, surpass, be in excess of

■ el precio no sobrepasará el presupuesto the price won't exceed the budget

■ sobrepasó los doscientos kilómetros por hora he went at over two-hundred kilometres an hour

2 (competición) to beat

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verb

to surpass, exceed

* * *

1.

VT [+ límite, esperanzas] to exceed; [+ rival, récord] to beat; [+ pista de aterrizaje] to overshoot

2.

See:

sobrepasarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <nivel/cantidad> to exceed, go above

sobrepasar el límite de velocidad — to exceed o go over o break the speed limit

sobrepasó el tiempo permitido en 2 segundos — she went over o exceeded the time allowed by 2 seconds

b) < persona> ( en capacidad) to outstrip; ( en altura) to overtake

c) (Aviac) < pista> to overshoot
2.
sobrepasarse v pron

a) ( excederse)

me sobrepasé en los gastos — I overspent

no te vayas a sobrepasar con el vino — go easy with the wine

b) ( propasarse) to go too far

* * *

= outrun [out-run], outweigh, surpass, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, go over, top, outbalance, overstep, go + past.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. Unless corrective action is taken the library will go over the budgeted amount in that category.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. Permission is not sought when purchasing other categories of materials and so the board is overstepping its policy and fiscal authority and assuming management responsibilities.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

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* sobrepasar con creces = be well in excess of.

* sobrepasar las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* sobrepasarse = overreach + Reflexivo.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <nivel/cantidad> to exceed, go above

sobrepasar el límite de velocidad — to exceed o go over o break the speed limit

sobrepasó el tiempo permitido en 2 segundos — she went over o exceeded the time allowed by 2 seconds

b) < persona> ( en capacidad) to outstrip; ( en altura) to overtake

c) (Aviac) < pista> to overshoot
2.
sobrepasarse v pron

a) ( excederse)

me sobrepasé en los gastos — I overspent

no te vayas a sobrepasar con el vino — go easy with the wine

b) ( propasarse) to go too far

* * *

= outrun [out-run], outweigh, surpass, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, go over, top, outbalance, overstep, go + past.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex: Unless corrective action is taken the library will go over the budgeted amount in that category.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex: Permission is not sought when purchasing other categories of materials and so the board is overstepping its policy and fiscal authority and assuming management responsibilities.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

* sobrepasar con creces = be well in excess of.

* sobrepasar las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* sobrepasarse = overreach + Reflexivo.

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sobrepasar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹nivel/cantidad› to exceed, go above

sobrepasar el límite de velocidad to exceed o go over o break the speed limit

sobrepasaron los límites establecidos por las autoridades they went beyond o exceeded the limits set by the authorities

sobrepasó el tiempo permitido en 2 segundos she went over o exceeded the time allowed by 2 seconds

en marzo las entradas sobrepasaron $100.000 income in March topped o exceeded $100,000

sobrepasar la barrera del sonido to break the sound barrier

2 ‹persona› (en capacidad) to outstrip; (en altura) to overtake

3 ( Aviac) ‹pista› to overshoot

■ sobrepasarse

v pron

1

(excederse): me he sobrepasado en los gastos I've overspent

no te vayas a sobrepasar con el vino go easy with the wine

2 (propasarse) to go too far

* * *

sobrepasar ( conjugate sobrepasar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹nivel/cantidad› to exceed, go above;

◊ sobrepasar el límite de velocidad to exceed o go over the speed limit

b) ‹ persona› ( en capacidad) to outstrip;

( en altura) to overtake
sobrepasar verbo transitivo
1 (un límite, una cantidad) to exceed: no debemos sobrepasar ciertos límites, we must not go beyond certain limits
2 (aventajar) to be ahead of: te sobrepasa en altura, he's already taller than you
' sobrepasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantar
- pasar
- rebasar
- traspasar
English:
exceed
- out
- over
- pass
- transgress

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sobrepasar

♦ vt

1. [exceder] to exceed;

su sueldo no sobrepasa el de sus compañeros his pay is no higher than that of his colleagues;

sobrepasó la barrera del sonido it broke the sound barrier;

en este caso, la realidad sobrepasa a la ficción in this instance, reality is stranger than fiction

2. [aventajar]
me sobrepasa en altura he's taller than me;

lo sobrepasa en inteligencia she's more intelligent than he is

♦ See also the pronominal verb sobrepasarse

* * *

sobrepasar

v/t exceed, surpass;

me sobrepasa en altura he is taller than me

* * *

sobrepasar vt

: to exceed, to surpass

♦ See also the reflexive verb sobrepasarse

* * *

sobrepasar vb

1. (cantidad, límite) to exceed

2. (récord) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrepasar
17 tranvía

m.

streetcar, electric car, trolley, trolley car.

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tranvía

► nombre masculino

1 (sistema) tramway

2 (vehículo) tram, tramcar, US streetcar

* * *

SM (=coche) tram(car), streetcar (EEUU); (=sistema) tramway; (Ferro) local train

* * *

masculino

a) ( vehículo urbano) streetcar (AmE), tram (BrE)

b) (Esp) (Ferr) local train

* * *

= trolley, tram, streetcar, cable car.

Ex. When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.

Ex. Boston has an extensive and affordable bus, subway, and tram system.

Ex. The first streetcars were also pulled by horses but instead of riding along a regular street they rolled along special steel rails in the middle of the street.

Ex. In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.

* * *

masculino

a) ( vehículo urbano) streetcar (AmE), tram (BrE)

b) (Esp) (Ferr) local train

* * *

= trolley, tram, streetcar, cable car.

Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.

Ex: Boston has an extensive and affordable bus, subway, and tram system.

Ex: The first streetcars were also pulled by horses but instead of riding along a regular street they rolled along special steel rails in the middle of the street.

Ex: In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.

* * *

tranvía

masculine

1 (vehículo urbano) streetcar ( AmE), tram ( BrE)

2 ( Esp) ( Ferr) local train, stopping train ( BrE)

* * *

tranvía sustantivo masculino
a) ( vehículo urbano) streetcar (AmE), tram (BrE)

b) (Esp) (Ferr) local train

tranvía sustantivo masculino tram, tramcar, US streetcar
' tranvía' also found in these entries:
English:
streetcar
- tram
- tramcar
- trolley
- cable
- street

* * *

tranvía nm
Br tram, US streetcar
* * *

tranvía

m streetcar, Br

tram

* * *

tranvía nm

: streetcar, trolley

* * *

tranvía n tram

Spanish-English dictionary > tranvía
18 rebasar

v.

1 to exceed, to surpass.

el agua rebasó el borde de la bañera the bath overflowed

2 to pass, to overtake. ( Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

3 to overtake. ( Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

4 to pass over, to outrun, to exceed, to overreach.

Ellos rebasaron a Ricardo They outran Richard.

5 to pass another car.

Ellos rebasan They pass another car.

6 to overdraw.

Ellas rebasaron la cuenta They overdrew the account.

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rebasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to exceed, go beyond, surpass

2 (límite, marca) to overstep

3 (náutica) to pass

4 AUTOMÓVIL to overtake

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VT

1) [+ límite] to pass; [+ punto] to pass, go beyond; [+ límite de tiempo] to exceed; [en cualidad, cantidad] to exceed, surpass; [en carrera, progreso] to overtake, leave behind

han rebasado ya los límites razonables — they have already gone beyond all reasonable limits

el inglés lo rebasó en la última vuelta — the Englishman overtook o passed him on the last lap

nuestro sistema educativo ya ha rebasado al europeo — our education system has now overtaken the European one

2) esp Méx (Aut) to overtake, pass (EEUU); (Náut) to sail past

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( sobrepasar)

el agua ha rebasado el límite — the water has risen above the limit

rebasar un punto — to go past o beyond a point

rebasar el límite de velocidad — to exceed o go over the speed limit

había rebasado los 40 años — he was over 40 years old

los resultados rebasan todas las previsiones — the results exceed o surpass all predictions

rebasa los límites de lo verosímil — it goes beyond the bounds of credibility

su fama rebasa nuestras fronteras — her fame extends beyond our borders

2) (Méx) (Auto) to pass, overtake
2.
rebasar vi (Méx) to pass, overtake (BrE)

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= outrun [out-run], transcend, overshoot, overstep, go + past.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.

Ex. The importance of exchange rates on prices paid for imported periodicals is noted, particularly when these exchange rates overshoot relative inflation.

Ex. Permission is not sought when purchasing other categories of materials and so the board is overstepping its policy and fiscal authority and assuming management responsibilities.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

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* rebasar fronteras = transcend + boundaries.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( sobrepasar)

el agua ha rebasado el límite — the water has risen above the limit

rebasar un punto — to go past o beyond a point

rebasar el límite de velocidad — to exceed o go over the speed limit

había rebasado los 40 años — he was over 40 years old

los resultados rebasan todas las previsiones — the results exceed o surpass all predictions

rebasa los límites de lo verosímil — it goes beyond the bounds of credibility

su fama rebasa nuestras fronteras — her fame extends beyond our borders

2) (Méx) (Auto) to pass, overtake
2.
rebasar vi (Méx) to pass, overtake (BrE)

* * *

= outrun [out-run], transcend, overshoot, overstep, go + past.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.

Ex: The importance of exchange rates on prices paid for imported periodicals is noted, particularly when these exchange rates overshoot relative inflation.

Ex: Permission is not sought when purchasing other categories of materials and so the board is overstepping its policy and fiscal authority and assuming management responsibilities.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

* rebasar fronteras = transcend + boundaries.

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rebasar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹cantidad/límite›

el agua ha rebasado el dique the water has risen above the level of o has overflowed the dike

una vez rebasemos ese punto once we're past o once we've passed that point, once we've got(ten) beyond o past that point

había rebasado los 40 años he was over 40 years old

los resultados rebasan todas las previsiones the results exceed o surpass all predictions

está rebasando el límite de mi paciencia she's pushing o stretching my patience to the limit

su historia rebasa los límites de lo verosímil his story goes beyond the limits of credibility

su fama ha rebasado nuestras fronteras her fame has gone beyond o reaches beyond our borders

este trabajo rebasa su capacidad this job is beyond him o beyond his capabilities

B ( Méx) ( Auto) to pass, overtake

■ rebasar

vi

( Méx) to pass, overtake ( BrE)

[ S ] no rebasar no passing o overtaking

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rebasar ( conjugate rebasar) verbo transitivo
a) ( sobrepasar) ‹ límite de velocidad› to exceed, go over;

‹ cifras previstas› to exceed;
‹ punto› to go beyond;
◊ el agua ha rebasado el límite the water has risen above the limit

b) (Méx) (Auto) to pass, overtake

verbo intransitivo (Méx) to pass, overtake (BrE)
rebasar verbo transitivo
1 (un límite, una marca, señal) to exceed, go beyond: el salto rebasó los ocho metros, the jump exceeded eight metres
2 (desbordar) todo este asunto me rebasa, all this business is beyond me
3 Auto to overtake
' rebasar' also found in these entries:
English:
exceed
- over
- pass

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rebasar

♦ vt

1. [sobrepasar] to exceed, to surpass;

el agua rebasó el borde de la bañera the bath overflowed;

la inflación rebasó la barrera del 5 por ciento inflation passed the 5 percent mark;

el caza rebasó la barrera del sonido the fighter plane broke the sound barrier;

la pelota rebasó la línea de gol the ball went over o crossed the goal line;

nunca rebasa el límite de velocidad she never speeds, she never drives over the speed limit;

las ventas rebasaron las predicciones sales were higher than predicted;

un debate que rebasa el ámbito de lo político a debate that goes beyond politics

2. CAm, Méx [corredor, vehículo] to pass, to overtake

♦ vi
CAm, Méx [adelantar] to overtake
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rebasar

v/t

1 Méx
AUTO pass, Br
overtake

2 límite go beyond

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rebasar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) Mex : to pass, to overtake

Spanish-English dictionary > rebasar
19 interrumpir

v.

1 to interrupt.

¿interrumpo algo importante? am I interrupting anything important?

Ricardo interrumpió al candidato Richard interrupted the candidate.

Ricardo interrumpió la conversación Richard interrupted the conversation.

Ricardo interrumpe siempre Richard makes an interruption always.

2 to suspend (servicio).

el servicio quedó interrumpido durante dos horas services were suspended for two hours

3 to cut short (viaje, vacaciones).

interrumpió sus vacaciones el día 8 he ended his holiday early on the 8th

4 to block.

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interrumpir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to interrupt

■ no me interrumpas don't interrupt me

2 (obras) to stop, halt; (discurso) to break off; (vacaciones) to cut short; (tráfico) to block

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

interrumpir el paso to block the way

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verb

to interrupt

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1. VT

1) (=cesar) [gen] to interrupt; [+ vacaciones] to cut short; [+ tráfico] to block, hold up; [+ embarazo] to terminate

2) (Elec) [+ luz] to switch off; [+ suministro] to cut off

3) (Inform) to abort

2.

VI to interrupt

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( temporalmente)

a) <persona/reunión> to interrupt

b) < suministro> to cut off; < servicio> to suspend; < tráfico> to hold up

las obras no interrumpirán el paso — the work will not block the road

2)

a) ( acortar) <viaje/vacaciones/reunión> to cut short

b) < embarazo> to terminate
2.
interrumpir vi to interrupt

no interrumpas cuando estoy hablando — don't interrupt o (colloq) butt in when I'm talking

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= break, discontinue, interrupt, cut in, waylay, intrude.

Ex. The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex. Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.

Ex. Press these keys to stop printing or to interrupt a long search.

Ex. 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.

Ex. Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.

Ex. Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.

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* interrumpir a Alguien = butt in.

* interrumpir el funcionamiento = go down.

* interrumpir la atención = interrupt + attention.

* interrumpir para abreviar = cut + Nombre + short.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( temporalmente)

a) <persona/reunión> to interrupt

b) < suministro> to cut off; < servicio> to suspend; < tráfico> to hold up

las obras no interrumpirán el paso — the work will not block the road

2)

a) ( acortar) <viaje/vacaciones/reunión> to cut short

b) < embarazo> to terminate
2.
interrumpir vi to interrupt

no interrumpas cuando estoy hablando — don't interrupt o (colloq) butt in when I'm talking

* * *

= break, discontinue, interrupt, cut in, waylay, intrude.

Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.

Ex: Press these keys to stop printing or to interrupt a long search.

Ex: 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.

Ex: Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.

Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.

* interrumpir a Alguien = butt in.

* interrumpir el funcionamiento = go down.

* interrumpir la atención = interrupt + attention.

* interrumpir para abreviar = cut + Nombre + short.

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interrumpir [I1 ]

vt

A (durante un período de tiempo)

1 ‹persona/reunión› to interrupt

interrumpió su discurso para beber agua he stopped speaking (for a moment) to have a drink of water

2 ‹suministro› to cut off; ‹servicio› to suspend

el servicio de trenes quedó interrumpido hasta las diez the rail service was suspended until ten o'clock

interrumpimos la transmisión para traerles una noticia importante we interrupt this broadcast to bring you some important news

3 ‹tráfico› to hold up

el tráfico quedó interrumpido durante una hora traffic was held up for an hour

las obras no interrumpirán el paso the work will not block the road

B

1 (acortar) ‹viaje/vacaciones/reunión› to cut short

2 ‹embarazo› to terminate

■ interrumpir

vi

to interrupt

no interrumpas cuando estoy hablando don't interrupt o ( colloq) butt in when I'm talking

¿interrumpo? — no, no, pasa am I interrupting? — no, not at all, come in

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interrumpir ( conjugate interrumpir) verbo transitivo
1 ( temporalmente)
a) ‹persona/reunión› to interrupt

b) ‹ suministro› to cut off;

‹ servicio› to suspend;
‹ tráfico› to hold up;
◊ las obras no interrumpirán el paso the work will not block the road

2
a) ( acortar) ‹viaje/vacaciones/reunión› to cut short

b) ‹ embarazo› to terminate

verbo intransitivo
to interrupt
interrumpir verbo transitivo to interrupt
(tráfico) to block
' interrumpir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortar
- perdón
- suspender
- atajar
- molestar
English:
break
- break in
- butt in
- chip in
- contact
- cut
- cut in
- discontinue
- disrupt
- disturb
- heckle
- interrupt
- keep from
- punctuate
- short
- terminate
- butt
- cease
- halt

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interrumpir

♦ vt

1. [conversación, frase] to interrupt;

¿interrumpo algo importante? am I interrupting anything important?

2. [servicio] to suspend;

el servicio de metro quedó interrumpido durante dos horas Br underground o US subway services were suspended for two hours

3. [acortar] [viaje, vacaciones] to cut short;

interrumpió sus vacaciones el día 8 he ended his holiday early on the 8th

4. [circulación] to block;

un árbol caído interrumpía el paso a fallen tree was blocking the way

5. [embarazo] to terminate

♦ vi

to interrupt;

espero no interrumpir I hope I'm not interrupting

♦ See also the pronominal verb interrumpirse

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interrumpir

I v/t interrupt; servicio suspend; reunión, vacaciones cut short, curtail

II v/i interrupt

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interrumpir v

: to interrupt

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interrumpir vb

1. (a una persona, emisión) to interrupt

no me interrumpas don't interrupt me

2. (vacaciones) to cut short [pt. & pp. cut]

ha tenido que interrumpir sus vacaciones he's had to cut short his holiday

Spanish-English dictionary > interrumpir
20 línea

f.

1 line, tracing.

2 trajectory.

3 product line, line of production.

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línea

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) line

2 (tipo) figure

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de primera línea first-class, first-rate

en líneas generales in general

guardar la línea to keep one's figure

línea aérea airline

línea continua solid line, unbroken line

línea de meta finishing line

línea de puntos dotted line

línea de salida starting line

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noun f.

line

* * *

1. SF

1) (=raya) line

dibujó una línea recta — he drew a straight line

primera línea de playa — sea-front

en línea — (=alineado) in (a) line, in a row

en línea recta — in a straight line

tirar una línea — (Arte) to draw a line

en toda la línea — [ganar, vencer] outright; [derrotar] totally

- ser de una o una sola línea

línea a trazos — broken line

línea de base — (Agrimensura) base-line

línea de cambio de fecha — International Date Line

línea de carga — load-line

línea de flotación — (Náut) water line

línea de la vida — life line

línea del biquini — bikini line

línea de montaje — assembly line, production line

línea de puntos — dotted line

línea discontinua — (Aut) broken line

línea divisoria — dividing line

2) [en un escrito] line

leer entre líneas — to read between the lines

- poner unas líneas a algn

3) (Com) (=género, gama) line

es único en su línea — it is unique in its line, it is the only one of its kind

en esa línea no tenemos nada — we have nothing in that line

de primera línea — first-rate, top-ranking

línea blanca — white goods pl

línea marrón — brown goods pl

4) (Elec) line, cable

línea aérea — overhead cable

línea de alta tensión — high-tension cable

línea de conducción eléctrica — power line

5) (Telec) line

me he quedado sin línea — I've been cut off

han cortado la línea — I've o we've been cut off

línea caliente — hot line

línea compartida — shared line

línea derivada — extension

línea de socorro — helpline, telephone helpline

línea directa — direct line

línea erótica — sex-line

línea exterior — outside line

línea gratuita — freephone

línea roja — hot line

línea telefónica — telephone line

línea (telefónica) de ayuda — helpline, telephone helpline

6) (Mil) line

cerrar líneas — to close ranks

de línea — regular, front-line

primera línea — front line

línea de alto el fuego — ceasefire line

línea de batalla — line of battle, battle line

línea de fuego — firing line

7) (Aer, Ferro)

autobús de línea — service bus, regular bus

línea aérea — airline

línea de abastecimiento — supply line

línea férrea — railway, railroad (EEUU)

línea regular — scheduled service

8) (Dep) line

línea de balón muerto — dead-ball line

línea de banda — sideline, touchline

línea de centro — halfway line

línea de fondo — by-line

línea de gol — goal line

línea delantera — forward line

línea de llegada — finishing line

línea de medio campo — halfway line

línea de meta — [en fútbol] goal line; [en carrera] finishing line

línea de puerta — goal line

línea de saque — baseline, service line

línea de toque — touchline

línea lateral — sideline, touchline

9) (Inform)

en línea — on-line

fuera de línea — off-line

línea de estado, línea de situación — status line

10) (=talle) figure

guardar o conservar la línea — to keep one's figure (trim)

11) (=moda)

la línea de 2009 — the 2009 look

12) [de pensamiento, acción] line

explicar algo a grandes líneas o en sus líneas generales — to set sth out in broad outline, give the broad outline of sth

línea de conducta — course of action

línea de partido — party line

línea dura — (Pol) hard line

13) [genealógica] line

en línea directa — in an unbroken line

línea de sangre — blood line

línea sucesoria — line of succession, order of succession

2.

SMF (Dep) linesman, assistant referee

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femenino

1)

a) ( raya) line

la línea del horizonte — the horizon

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

b) (Art) (dibujo, trazo) line

c) ( de cocaína) (fam) line (colloq)

- línea de demarcación/flotación

2) (Dep)

a) ( en fútbol) line

línea de gol or de fondo — goal line

b) ( en béisbol) drive

- línea de banda

- línea de contacto or golpeo

- línea de llegada

- línea de salida

3)

a) ( renglón) line

leer entre líneas — to read between the lines

b) líneas femenino plural ( carta breve)

escribirle unas líneas a alguien — to drop somebody a line

4) (fila, alineación) line

de primera línea — < tecnología> state-of-the-art; < producto> top-quality, high-class; <actor/jugador> first-rate

en primera línea: sigue en primera línea — she/he still ranks among the best

5)

a) (Transp)

no hay línea directa — there is no direct service

final de la línea — end of the line

no hay servicio en la línea 5 — ( de autobuses) there are no buses operating on the number 5 bus route; ( de metro) there is no service on line 5

b) (Elec, Telec) line

línea telefónica — telephone line

no hay línea or no me da línea — the phone o the line is dead

la línea está ocupada — the line is busy

c) ( en genealogía) line

por línea materna — on his (o her etc) mother's side

d) (Arg) ( de pescar) line

- línea aérea

- línea de montaje

- línea férrea

- línea regular

6) ( sobre un tema) line

seguir la línea del partido — to follow the party line

las principales líneas de su programa político — the main points of their political program

en la línea de... — along the lines of...

en líneas generales — broadly speaking

7)

a) (estilo, diseño)

un coche de líneas aerodinámicas — a streamlined car

ésta es la línea de moda — this is the in o fashionable look

una línea más clásica — a more classical look

b) (gama, colección) line

nuestra nueva línea de cosméticos — our new line o range of cosmetics

- línea blanca

8) ( figura)

mantener/cuidar la línea — to keep/watch one's figure

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= line, line-up, trajectory.

Ex. Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.

Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex. In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

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* acceso en línea = online access.

* acceso mediante línea telefónica = dial-access.

* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.

* aprendizaje en línea = online learning.

* baile en línea = line dance.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* búsqueda en línea = online searching, online search.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* catálogo en línea = online catalogue.

* comercio en línea = online business.

* compra en línea = online shopping.

* conexión a través de línea dedicada = leased line connection.

* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.

* conversación en línea = online chat.

* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.

* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.

* de línea blanda = soft-line.

* de línea dura = hard-line.

* de líneas rectas = straight-line.

* de primera línea = first-line.

* describir en líneas generales = outline.

* de última línea = streamlined.

* distribuidor de información en línea = host, online host.

* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* en la línea de = along the lines.

* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.

* en la misma línea de = in the vein of.

* en la misma línea que = in line with.

* en línea = online [on-line], online-based, inline [in-line].

* en línea con = in line with.

* en línea recta = as the crow flies.

* en líneas generales = broadly speaking, generally, loosely, on the whole, in outline, in basic outline, roughly speaking, as a rough guide.

* en línea sucesoria = in line of descent.

* en + Posesivo + línea de tiro = in + Posesivo + sights.

* en primera línea = in the front line, first-line, on the front line.

* enseñanza en línea = online education.

* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.

* estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* facsímil de línea = line-block facsimile.

* foro de debate en línea = online forum.

* fuera de línea = offline [off-line].

* gráfica de líneas = line graph.

* grosor de línea = line-width.

* impresión en línea = online print.

* impresión fuera de línea = offline print.

* impresora de líneas = line printer.

* información en línea = online information.

* juez de línea = linesman, assistant referee.

* línea ADSL (Línea de Subscripción Digital Asimétrica) = ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line).

* línea aérea = airline.

* línea a línea = line-by-line.

* línea arbolada, la = timberline, the, tree line, the.

* línea argumental = line of discussion, line of direction.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* línea con marcas entrecortadas = dashed line.

* línea curva = curved line.

* línea de acción = course of action.

* línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* línea de alta tensión = power line.

* línea de argumentación = line of discussion.

* línea de búsqueda = query line.

* línea de comunicación = line of communication.

* línea de comunicaciones = communications line.

* línea de demarcación = demarcation line.

* línea dedicada = dedicated line, leased line.

* línea de dirección = line of direction.

* línea de dirección = line of direction.

* línea de falla = fault line.

* línea defensiva = line of defence, defence line.

* línea de ferrocarril = rail line, rail link, railway line, railroad(s), railway(s).

* línea de flotación, la = water line, the.

* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.

* línea de investigación = line of enquiry, line of research, line of enquiry, research front, avenue (for/of) research, research avenue, avenue of investigation, research line.

* línea de investigación futura = avenue (for/of) future research.

* línea de investigación posible = avenue for further research.

* línea del horizonte = skyline.

* línea de los árboles, la = timberline, the, tree line, the.

* línea de mando = line of authority, line of command.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* línea de meta = finish line, finishing line.

* línea de montaje de coches = car assembly line.

* línea de números = number line.

* línea de pensamiento = line of thought.

* línea de productos = product line.

* línea de puntos = dotted line.

* línea de seguridad = lifeline.

* línea de trabajo = line of work.

* línea de transmisión = line transmission.

* línea de vegetación arbórea, la = tree line, the, timberline, the.

* línea de vegetación, la = tree line, the, timberline, the.

* línea de ventas = line.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* línea directa = hotline [hot-line].

* línea divisoria = cut-off point, demarcation, divide, dividing line, borderline, cut off [cutoff].

* linea divisoria, la = great divide, the.

* línea fija = fixed line.

* línea horizontal = flat.

* línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica = trend line [trend-line].

* línea informativa = caption.

* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the.

* línea numérica = number line.

* línea oblicua (/) = oblique stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique.

* línea recta = straight line.

* líneas de sombras = hachures.

* líneas de transmisión por onda luminosa = light-wave transmission lines.

* línea separatoria = dividing line.

* línea telefónica = phone line, telephone line.

* línea telefónica dedicada = leased telephone line, leased phone line.

* listado de impresora de líneas = line printer output.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* modalidad en línea = online mode.

* módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea = online public access catalogue module.

* negocio en línea = online business.

* nueva línea = linefeed.

* OCLC (Centro Bibliotecario en Línea) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

* patinador en línea = inline skater.

* patinaje en línea = inline skating, roller-blading.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* presentación en línea = online display.

* primera línea = front-line [front line], forefront.

* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.

* recuperación en línea = online retrieval.

* recurso en línea = online resource.

* red en línea = online network.

* revista electrónica en línea = online journal.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE = BLAISE-LINE.

* servicio de información en línea = online information service.

* servicio en línea = online service.

* símbolo de avance de línea = line feed character.

* sistema en línea = online system.

* suscripción en línea = online subscription.

* teléfono de línea directa = direct-dial telephone.

* terminal en línea = online terminal.

* tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.

* tienda en línea = online store.

* título por línea = title-a-line.

* tres en línea = noughts and crosses, tic-tac-toe.

* usuario conectado en línea = online user.

* vehículo con ruedas en línea = cycle.

* vehículo de dos ruedas en línea = two-wheeler.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( raya) line

la línea del horizonte — the horizon

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

b) (Art) (dibujo, trazo) line

c) ( de cocaína) (fam) line (colloq)

- línea de demarcación/flotación

2) (Dep)

a) ( en fútbol) line

línea de gol or de fondo — goal line

b) ( en béisbol) drive

- línea de banda

- línea de contacto or golpeo

- línea de llegada

- línea de salida

3)

a) ( renglón) line

leer entre líneas — to read between the lines

b) líneas femenino plural ( carta breve)

escribirle unas líneas a alguien — to drop somebody a line

4) (fila, alineación) line

de primera línea — < tecnología> state-of-the-art; < producto> top-quality, high-class; <actor/jugador> first-rate

en primera línea: sigue en primera línea — she/he still ranks among the best

5)

a) (Transp)

no hay línea directa — there is no direct service

final de la línea — end of the line

no hay servicio en la línea 5 — ( de autobuses) there are no buses operating on the number 5 bus route; ( de metro) there is no service on line 5

b) (Elec, Telec) line

línea telefónica — telephone line

no hay línea or no me da línea — the phone o the line is dead

la línea está ocupada — the line is busy

c) ( en genealogía) line

por línea materna — on his (o her etc) mother's side

d) (Arg) ( de pescar) line

- línea aérea

- línea de montaje

- línea férrea

- línea regular

6) ( sobre un tema) line

seguir la línea del partido — to follow the party line

las principales líneas de su programa político — the main points of their political program

en la línea de... — along the lines of...

en líneas generales — broadly speaking

7)

a) (estilo, diseño)

un coche de líneas aerodinámicas — a streamlined car

ésta es la línea de moda — this is the in o fashionable look

una línea más clásica — a more classical look

b) (gama, colección) line

nuestra nueva línea de cosméticos — our new line o range of cosmetics

- línea blanca

8) ( figura)

mantener/cuidar la línea — to keep/watch one's figure

* * *

= line, line-up, trajectory.

Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.

Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

* acceso en línea = online access.

* acceso mediante línea telefónica = dial-access.

* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.

* aprendizaje en línea = online learning.

* baile en línea = line dance.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* búsqueda en línea = online searching, online search.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* catálogo en línea = online catalogue.

* comercio en línea = online business.

* compra en línea = online shopping.

* conexión a través de línea dedicada = leased line connection.

* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.

* conversación en línea = online chat.

* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.

* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.

* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.

* de línea blanda = soft-line.

* de línea dura = hard-line.

* de líneas rectas = straight-line.

* de primera línea = first-line.

* describir en líneas generales = outline.

* de última línea = streamlined.

* distribuidor de información en línea = host, online host.

* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* en la línea de = along the lines.

* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.

* en la misma línea de = in the vein of.

* en la misma línea que = in line with.

* en línea = online [on-line], online-based, inline [in-line].

* en línea con = in line with.

* en línea recta = as the crow flies.

* en líneas generales = broadly speaking, generally, loosely, on the whole, in outline, in basic outline, roughly speaking, as a rough guide.

* en línea sucesoria = in line of descent.

* en + Posesivo + línea de tiro = in + Posesivo + sights.

* en primera línea = in the front line, first-line, on the front line.

* enseñanza en línea = online education.

* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.

* estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* facsímil de línea = line-block facsimile.

* foro de debate en línea = online forum.

* fuera de línea = offline [off-line].

* gráfica de líneas = line graph.

* grosor de línea = line-width.

* impresión en línea = online print.

* impresión fuera de línea = offline print.

* impresora de líneas = line printer.

* información en línea = online information.

* juez de línea = linesman, assistant referee.

* línea ADSL (Línea de Subscripción Digital Asimétrica) = ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line).

* línea aérea = airline.

* línea a línea = line-by-line.

* línea arbolada, la = timberline, the, tree line, the.

* línea argumental = line of discussion, line of direction.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* línea con marcas entrecortadas = dashed line.

* línea curva = curved line.

* línea de acción = course of action.

* línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* línea de alta tensión = power line.

* línea de argumentación = line of discussion.

* línea de búsqueda = query line.

* línea de comunicación = line of communication.

* línea de comunicaciones = communications line.

* línea de demarcación = demarcation line.

* línea dedicada = dedicated line, leased line.

* línea de dirección = line of direction.

* línea de dirección = line of direction.

* línea de falla = fault line.

* línea defensiva = line of defence, defence line.

* línea de ferrocarril = rail line, rail link, railway line, railroad(s), railway(s).

* línea de flotación, la = water line, the.

* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.

* línea de investigación = line of enquiry, line of research, line of enquiry, research front, avenue (for/of) research, research avenue, avenue of investigation, research line.

* línea de investigación futura = avenue (for/of) future research.

* línea de investigación posible = avenue for further research.

* línea del horizonte = skyline.

* línea de los árboles, la = timberline, the, tree line, the.

* línea de mando = line of authority, line of command.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* línea de meta = finish line, finishing line.

* línea de montaje de coches = car assembly line.

* línea de números = number line.

* línea de pensamiento = line of thought.

* línea de productos = product line.

* línea de puntos = dotted line.

* línea de seguridad = lifeline.

* línea de trabajo = line of work.

* línea de transmisión = line transmission.

* línea de vegetación arbórea, la = tree line, the, timberline, the.

* línea de vegetación, la = tree line, the, timberline, the.

* línea de ventas = line.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* línea directa = hotline [hot-line].

* línea divisoria = cut-off point, demarcation, divide, dividing line, borderline, cut off [cutoff].

* linea divisoria, la = great divide, the.

* línea fija = fixed line.

* línea horizontal = flat.

* línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica = trend line [trend-line].

* línea informativa = caption.

* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the.

* línea numérica = number line.

* línea oblicua (/) = oblique stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique.

* línea recta = straight line.

* líneas de sombras = hachures.

* líneas de transmisión por onda luminosa = light-wave transmission lines.

* línea separatoria = dividing line.

* línea telefónica = phone line, telephone line.

* línea telefónica dedicada = leased telephone line, leased phone line.

* listado de impresora de líneas = line printer output.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* modalidad en línea = online mode.

* módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea = online public access catalogue module.

* negocio en línea = online business.

* nueva línea = linefeed.

* OCLC (Centro Bibliotecario en Línea) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

* patinador en línea = inline skater.

* patinaje en línea = inline skating, roller-blading.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* presentación en línea = online display.

* primera línea = front-line [front line], forefront.

* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.

* recuperación en línea = online retrieval.

* recurso en línea = online resource.

* red en línea = online network.

* revista electrónica en línea = online journal.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE = BLAISE-LINE.

* servicio de información en línea = online information service.

* servicio en línea = online service.

* símbolo de avance de línea = line feed character.

* sistema en línea = online system.

* suscripción en línea = online subscription.

* teléfono de línea directa = direct-dial telephone.

* terminal en línea = online terminal.

* tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.

* tienda en línea = online store.

* título por línea = title-a-line.

* tres en línea = noughts and crosses, tic-tac-toe.

* usuario conectado en línea = online user.

* vehículo con ruedas en línea = cycle.

* vehículo de dos ruedas en línea = two-wheeler.

* * *

línea

feminine

A

1 (raya) line

una línea curva/recta/quebrada a curved/straight/broken line

línea divisoria dividing line

la línea del horizonte the line of the horizon, the horizon

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

2 ( Art) (dibujo, trazo) line

3 (de cocaína) ( fam); line ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● línea continua

continuous o unbroken line

● línea de carga

Plimsoll line, load line

● línea de demarcación

demarcation line

● línea de flotación

water line

● línea de la vida

life line

● línea del corazón

heart line

● línea de policía

police line

● línea de tiempo

time line

● línea equinoccial

equinoctial circle o line

● línea internacional del cambio de fecha

international date line

● línea meridiana

meridian

B ( Dep)

1 (en fútbol) line

línea de gol or de fondo goal line

2 (en béisbol) drive

Compuestos:

● línea de banda

sideline, touchline

● línea de contacto

line of scrimmage

● línea de fondo

(en el tenis) baseline; (en el baloncesto) end line

● línea de golpeo

line of scrimmage

● línea de llegada

finishing line, wire ( AmE)

● línea de los veintidós metros

(en rugby) twenty-two meter line

● línea de meta

(en una carrera) finishing line, wire ( AmE); (en fútbol) goal line

● línea de salida

starting line

C

1 (renglón) line

te saltaste una línea you missed out o skipped a line

leer entre líneas to read between the lines

2 líneas fpl

(carta breve): les mandó unas líneas para decir que estaba bien she dropped them a few lines to say that she was well

D (fila, alineación) line

las líneas enemigas the enemy lines

de primera línea ‹tecnología› state-of-the-art;

‹producto› top-quality, high-class; ‹actor/jugador› first-rate

en primera línea: el alero demostró que sigue en primera línea the winger showed that he still ranks among the best o he is still a top-class player

Compuestos:

● línea de batalla

battle line, line of battle

● línea delantera

forward line

E

1 ( Transp):

no hay línea directa, tiene que hacer transbordo en Río there is no direct service, you have to change in Rio

final de la línea end of the line

no hay servicio en la línea 5 (de autobuses) the number 5 (bus) is not running, there are no buses operating o there is no service on the number 5 bus route; (de metro) there is no service on line 5

los barcos que cubren la línea Cádiz-Las Palmas the ships which cover the Cadiz-Las Palmas route o run

2 ( Elec, Telec) line

línea telefónica/telegráfica telephone/telegraph line

no hay líneaor no me da línea the phone o the line is dead

la línea está ocupada the line is busy o ( BrE) engaged

Compuestos:

● línea compartida

( Tel) party line

● línea fija

( Tel) land line

3 (en genealogía) line

por línea materna on his ( o her etc) mother's side

descendiente por línea directa direct descendant

4 ( Arg) (de pescar) line

Compuestos:

● línea aérea

airline

● línea de montaje

assembly line

● línea férrea

railroad track ( AmE), railway line ( BrE)

● línea regular

airline ( operating scheduled flights)

F

(sobre un tema): seguir la línea del partido to follow the party line

los partidarios de una línea más radical those in favor of taking a more radical line

las principales líneas de su programa político the main points of their political program

en la línea de … along the lines of …

el proyecto, en líneas generales, consiste en … broadly speaking o broadly, the project consists of …

en líneas generales las dos versiones coinciden broadly speaking, the two versions coincide, on the whole o by and large the two versions coincide

darse la línea ( Chi): se dio la línea y ganaron los liberales as expected, the liberals won

ser de una sola línea ( Chi); to be straight (as a die) ( colloq)

G

1

(estilo, diseño): un coche de líneas aerodinámicas a streamlined car, an aerodynamically designed car

ésta es la línea que llega para la próxima primavera this is the look for next spring

le gusta la ropa de línea clásica she likes the classical look

2 (gama, colección) line

nuestra nueva línea de productos de belleza our new line o range of beauty products

Compuesto:

línea blanca/marrón

white/brown goods (pl)

H

(figura): mantener/cuidar la línea to keep/watch one's figure

* * *

línea sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) line;
◊ la línea de puntos the dotted line;

escribirle unas líneas a algn to drop sb a line;
seguir la línea del partido to follow the party line;
en líneas generales broadly speaking;
por línea materna on his (o her etc) mother's side;
línea de montaje assembly line;
línea de gol goal line;
línea de llegada finishing line, wire (AmE);
línea de salida starting line;
de primera línea ‹ tecnología› state-of-the-art;

‹ producto› top-quality, high-class;
‹actor/jugador› first-rate;
◊ leer entre líneas to read between the lines

2 (Transp, Tele) line;
◊ línea aérea airline;

final de la línea end of the line;
no hay línea directa a Córdoba there is no direct service to Cordoba;
intenté llamarte pero no había línea I tried to ring you but the phone o the line was dead;
la línea está ocupada the line is busy
3
a) (gama, colección) line, range;

◊ nuestra nueva línea de cosméticos our new line o range of cosmetics

b) ( estilo):

◊ una línea más clásica a more classic look

4 ( figura):
◊ cuidar la línea to watch one's figure

línea sustantivo femenino
1 Geom line
2 (trayecto de autobús) route
(de ferrocarril, metro) line
Av línea aérea, airline
3 Inform en línea, on-line
4 (figura, cuerpo esbelto) figure
mantener la línea, to keep one's figure
(diseño) design
5 Com (de productos) line
6 (fila) line
poner en línea, to line up
7 (cable) line
línea telegráfica, telegraph line
♦ Locuciones: en líneas generales, roughly speaking
entre líneas, between the lines
Tel línea caliente, hotline
' línea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aerodinámica
- aerodinámico
- alinear
- banda
- continua
- continuo
- derecha
- derecho
- estacionamiento
- extensión
- flotación
- fuego
- horizonte
- intervenir
- juez
- punto
- salida
- sucesión
- trazar
- trazo
- verso
- autobús
- comer
- conservar
- controlar
- curva
- delantero
- descendente
- discontinuo
- ecuador
- ininterrumpido
- lateral
- oblicuo
- ocupado
- paralela
- patín
- prolongar
- quebrado
- raya
- recto
- renglón
- saltar
- separar
- tenue
- transversal
- vertical
English:
airline
- borderline
- bus route
- busline
- commercial pilot
- credit line
- crow
- cut off
- dead
- describe
- draw
- editorial
- electrify
- extend
- faint
- file
- finishing line
- fire
- firing line
- frill
- hard line
- length
- line
- name
- oblique
- overbook
- party line
- plot
- product line
- range
- rank
- roller blades
- rollerblade
- route
- sideline
- skyline
- starting line
- straight
- touchline
- vein
- waistline
- waterline
- watershed
- winning post
- wiretapping
- air
- carrier
- demarcation
- directly
- dividing line

* * *

línea nf

1. [raya, trazo, renglón, límite] line;

una línea recta a straight line;

una línea quebrada a crooked line;

la línea del cielo the skyline;

ir en línea recta to go in a straight line;

leerle a alguien las líneas de la mano to read (the lines on) sb's hand;

estar en línea to be in (a) line;

poner/ponerse en línea to line up;

estacionar en línea to park end-to-end;

escribir o [m5] mandar unas líneas a alguien to drop sb a line;

Comp

leer entre líneas to read between the lines

Comp
línea continua [en carretera] solid white line; Com línea de crédito credit limit; Com línea de descubierto overdraft limit;
línea discontinua [en carretera] broken white line;

línea divisoria dividing line;

línea de flotación waterline;
Mil línea de fuego firing line;
línea de mira line of fire;

línea punteada dotted line;

línea de puntos dotted line;

línea de tiro line of fire

2. [ruta] line;

una nueva línea de autobús a new bus route;

han añadido varias paradas a la línea 30 the number 30 bus has several new stops;

la línea circular del metro the Br underground o US subway circle line

Comp
línea férrea railway (line), US railroad track;
línea de ferrocarril railway (line), US railroad track

3. [compañía aérea]
una línea de vuelos charter a charter airline

Comp
línea aérea airline
4. [de telecomunicaciones] line;

cortar la línea (telefónica) to cut off the phone;

dar línea a alguien to put in a line for sb;

no hay o [m5] no tenemos línea the line's dead

Comp
línea arrendada leased line; Fam línea caliente [erótica] chat line, telephone sex line; [de atención al cliente] hot line;
línea directa direct line;
Fig
tiene línea directa con el presidente she has a direct line to the president's office;

línea erótica telephone sex line;

línea exterior outside line;

línea privada private line;
Informát línea RDSI ISDN line; RP líneas rotativas [centralita] switchboard
5. [en deportes] line;

la línea defensiva/delantera the back/front line, the defence/attack;

la línea medular the midfield

Comp
línea de banda sideline, touchline;
línea de fondo [en fútbol] goal line [at end of field];
[en baloncesto] end line;
línea de gol goal line [between goalposts];

línea de llegada finishing line;

línea de marca [en rugby] try o goal line;

línea de medio campo halfway line;

línea de meta [en fútbol] goal line;
[en carreras] finishing line;
línea de salida starting line;

línea de saque baseline, service line;

línea de servicio service line;

línea de seis veinticinco [en baloncesto] three-point line;

línea de tiros libres [en baloncesto] free throw line

6. [en comercio] line;

una nueva línea de productos a new line of products

Comp
línea blanca white goods;
línea marrón brown goods

7. [silueta] [de persona] figure;

guardar/mantener la línea to watch/keep one's figure

8. [contorno]
un coche de línea aerodinámica a streamlined car

9. [estilo, tendencia] style;

la línea del partido the party line;

la línea dura del sindicato the union's hard line;

la línea de pensamiento keynesiana Keynesian thinking;

de línea clásica classical;

eso está muy en su línea that's just his style;

seguir la línea de alguien to follow sb's style

Comp
línea de conducta course of action;
línea de investigación line of inquiry

10. [categoría] class, category;

de primera línea [actor, pintor, producto] first-rate;
[marca, empresa] top
11. [de parentesco] line;

está emparentada con ella por línea materna she's related to her on her mother's side

12. Informát line;

en línea on-line;

fuera de línea off-line

Comp
línea de base baseline;
línea de comando command line

13. [en el bingo] line;

cantar línea to call a line;

¡línea! line!

14. Fam [de cocaína] line

15. Comp

en líneas generales in broad terms;

fueron derrotados en toda la línea they were soundly defeated

* * *

línea

f line;

mantener la línea watch one’s figure;

de primera línea fig first-rate;

tecnología de primera línea state-of-the art technology;

perdieron en toda la línea they were soundly beaten;

entre líneas fig between the lines;

escribir o

poner unas o

dos o

cuatro líneas a alguien drop s.o. a line;

la línea se ha cortado TELEC the line’s gone dead;

no hay línea TELEC the line’s dead

* * *

línea nf

1) : line

línea divisoria: dividing line

línea de banda: sideline

2) : line, course, position

línea de conducta: course of action

en líneas generales: in general terms, along general lines

3) : line, service

línea aérea: airline

línea telefónica: telephone line

* * *

línea n line

una línea recta a straight line

cuidar la línea / mantener la línea to watch your weight

línea aérea airline

línea férrea railway line

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Independent Subway System — Las secciones del IND y las fechas en las que fueron abiertas. El Sistema Independiente del Metro (En inglés: Metro Independent Subway System IND o ISS), anteriormente conocida como Independent City–Owned Subway System (ICOS) o el Independent… … Wikipedia Español
United States Capitol Subway System — … Википедия
Independent Subway System — Pour les articles homonymes, voir IND et ISS. Station de Colombus Circle (les lignes A,B,C,D appartiennent à l IND) Le Independent Subway System (IND … Wikipédia en Français
Subway New York — Die MTA New York City Subway, auch „New York Subway“ oder einfach „Subway“ genannt, ist das städtische U Bahn Netz der US amerikanischen Stadt New York City. Sie wurde am 27. Oktober 1904 offiziell eröffnet und zählt damit zu den ältesten U… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Subway Challenge — The objective of the Subway Challenge is to navigate the entire New York City Subway system in the shortest time possible. This ride is also know at the Rapid Transit Challenge and the Ultimite Ride .There are two primary variations of this… … Wikipedia
subway — /sub way /, n. 1. Also called, esp. Brit., tube, underground. an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city. 2. Chiefly Brit. a short tunnel or underground passageway for pedestrians, automobiles, etc.; underpass. v.i. 3. to be… … Universalium
Subway party — A subway party is a celebration that occurs on a mass transit system. Generally, people meet at a predetermined station in their city s mass transit system, wait until their numbers have achieved critical mass, and board the train. From there,… … Wikipedia

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