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61 probarse
VPR [+ ropa, zapatos] to try on¿me puedo probar esta camisa? — can I try this shirt on?
* * *(v.) = try onEx. A study was designed to investigate comments made while trying on bathing suits in the dressing room of a department store.* * *(v.) = try onEx: A study was designed to investigate comments made while trying on bathing suits in the dressing room of a department store.
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■probarse vr (la ropa) to try on
' probarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
medir
- probar
English:
try on
- try
* * *vpr[ropa] to try on;pruébate estos zapatos try these shoes on;¿me lo puedo probarse? can I try it on?* * *v/r try on* * *vr: to try on (clothing)* * * -
62 prácticamente
adv.1 practically, in a practical way, pragmatically.2 practically.3 for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes.* * *► adverbio1 practically* * *adv.practically, virtually* * *ADV practicallyestá prácticamente terminado — it's practically finished, it's almost finished
* * *adverbio practically, virtually¿has terminado? - prácticamente — have you finished? - almost o nearly
* * *= practically, to all intents, virtually, fundamentally, pretty well.Ex. However, the rules of 1908 and 1949, on which practically all our catalogs have been based, included no such provision, save in the case of so-called anonymous classics.Ex. Suppose, for example, that the indexer decides that the terms 'Great Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are to all intents synonyms.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. Dewey announced that the structure of the scheme would not be fundamentally changed.Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.* * *adverbio practically, virtually¿has terminado? - prácticamente — have you finished? - almost o nearly
* * *= practically, to all intents, virtually, fundamentally, pretty well.Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949, on which practically all our catalogs have been based, included no such provision, save in the case of so-called anonymous classics.
Ex: Suppose, for example, that the indexer decides that the terms 'Great Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are to all intents synonyms.Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex: Dewey announced that the structure of the scheme would not be fundamentally changed.Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.* * *practically, virtuallyel teatro estaba prácticamente vacío the theater was practically o virtually o almost empty¿has terminado? — prácticamente have you finished? — almost o nearly o ( colloq) just about o ( colloq) pretty well* * *
prácticamente adverbio practically
' prácticamente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
segura
- seguro
English:
expansive
- good
- practically
- virtual
- virtually
- near
* * *prácticamente adv[casi] practically;es prácticamente imposible que lo consiga there's practically o almost no chance of him doing it;¿estás lista ya? – prácticamente are you ready yet? – almost o nearly* * *prácticamente adv: practically* * *prácticamente adv practically -
63 racionalmente
adv.rationally.* * *► adverbio1 rationally, reasonably* * *ADV rationally, reasonably, sensibly* * *adverbio rationally, sensibly* * *= rationally.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.* * *adverbio rationally, sensibly* * *= rationally.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
* * *rationally, sensiblyhay que discutir las cosas racionalmente we/you have to discuss things sensibly o rationally o in a rational manner* * *racionalmente advrationally -
64 realidad virtual
f.virtual reality, virtuality, VR.* * *(n.) = virtual realityEx. This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).* * *(n.) = virtual realityEx: This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).
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65 refrenar
v.1 to curb, to restrain.2 to repress, to bridle, to bridle up, to bring under control.María refrena su ira Mary represses her anger.3 to hold back, to rein back, to back-pedal, to hold.Refrenó sus resentimientos He bit back=held back his hard feelings.* * *1 (contener) to restrain, curb, control2 (al caballo) to rein in1 to restrain oneself* * *verbto restrain, curb* * *1. VT1) [+ caballo] to rein back2) [+ pasiones, ánimos] to restrain, hold in check2.See:* * *1. 2.refrenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= check, rein in.Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.----* refrenarse = hold back on.* * *1. 2.refrenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= check, rein in.Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.* refrenarse = hold back on.* * *refrenar [A1 ]vt1 ‹ímpetu/deseo› to hold back, restrain, check2 ‹caballo› to rein in( refl) to restrain oneself* * *♦ vtto curb, to restrain* * *v/t restrain, contain* * *refrenar vt1) : to rein in (a horse)2) : to restrain, to check -
66 relacionado con la delincuencia
(adj.) = crime-relatedEx. This Internet site resides mostly in the gutter, with celebrity arrest reports, law-suits, and other crime-related legal documents.* * *(adj.) = crime-relatedEx: This Internet site resides mostly in the gutter, with celebrity arrest reports, law-suits, and other crime-related legal documents.
Spanish-English dictionary > relacionado con la delincuencia
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67 rol establecido en función del sexo
(n.) = gender roleEx. The article is entitled 'Fear of women in suits: dealing with gender roles in librarianship'.* * *(n.) = gender roleEx: The article is entitled 'Fear of women in suits: dealing with gender roles in librarianship'.
Spanish-English dictionary > rol establecido en función del sexo
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68 sombrero
m.1 hat (item of clothing).sombrero de copa top hat2 cap.* * *1 (prenda) hat2 (de hongo) cap\quitarse el sombrero to take one's hat offsin sombrero hatless, bareheadedsombrero canotier boater, straw hatsombrero cordobés wide-brimmed Andalusian hatsombrero de copa top hatsombrero de jipijapa Panama hatsombrero de teja / sombrero de canal priest's hatsombrero hongo bowler hat* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=gorro) hatsombrero de ala ancha — wide-brimmed hat, broad-brimmed hat
sombrero de pelo — LAm top hat
sombrero de tres picos — cocked hat, three-cornered hat
sombrero flexible — soft hat, trilby, fedora (EEUU)
sombrero hongo — bowler, bowler hat, derby (EEUU)
sombrero tejano — stetson, ten-gallon hat
2) (Bot) cap* * *masculino hatentró sin sombrero — he came in bareheaded o without a hat
hay que sacarle el sombrero — (CS) I take my hat off to him/her
pasar el sombrero — to pass the hat around
quitarse el sombrero — ( para saludar) to raise one's hat; ( en señal de admiración)
me quito el sombrero — I take my hat off to her/him
* * *= hat, cap, bonnet.Ex. He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.Ex. German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.Ex. Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.----* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.* sombrero de fieltro = felt hat.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* sombreros de señora = millinery.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* * *masculino hatentró sin sombrero — he came in bareheaded o without a hat
hay que sacarle el sombrero — (CS) I take my hat off to him/her
pasar el sombrero — to pass the hat around
quitarse el sombrero — ( para saludar) to raise one's hat; ( en señal de admiración)
me quito el sombrero — I take my hat off to her/him
* * *= hat, cap, bonnet.Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
Ex: German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.Ex: Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.* sombrero de fieltro = felt hat.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* sombreros de señora = millinery.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* * *hatentró sin sombrero he came in bareheaded o without a hatcuando acaban el espectáculo pasan el sombrero at the end of the show they pass the hat aroundhay que sacarle el sombrero (CS); I take my hat off to him/her(en señal de admiración): me quito el sombrero I take my hat off to her/himCompuestos:/kanoˈtje(r)/ boater, straw hat1 ( Bot) pileus, cap2 ( Indum) straw hattop hatPanama hat, panamathree-cornered hat, cocked hatMexican sombreronuclear umbrella* * *
sombrero sustantivo masculino
hat;
sombrero de jipijapa Panama (hat);
sombrero hongo derby (AmE), bowler (hat) (BrE);
sombrero jarano Mexican sombrero
sombrero sustantivo masculino hat
sombrero de copa, top hat
sombrero hongo, bowler hat
♦ Locuciones: quitarse el sombrero ante algo/alguien, to take one's hat off to sthg/sb
' sombrero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- ala
- calarse
- desperdicio
- distinguirse
- encasquetar
- espantosa
- espantoso
- favorecer
- fragor
- hongo
- moda
- panamá
- ponerse
- quitarse
- rara
- raro
- volarse
- adornar
- andar
- aparatoso
- color
- copa
- cubilete
- cubrir
- el
- galera
- hallulla
- ladeado
- paja
- poner
- traer
- volar
English:
blow off
- bowler
- brim
- crown
- derby
- don
- gust
- hat
- mock
- on
- raise
- rotten
- stay on
- straw hat
- why
- angle
- blow
- bonnet
- her
- herself
- himself
- -less
- my
- top
* * *sombrero nm1. [prenda] hat;pasar el sombrero to pass round the hat;quitarse el sombrero (ante alguien) to take one's hat off (to sb)sombrero de ala ancha wide-brimmed hat, broad-brimmed hat; Am sombrero alón wide-brimmed hat, broad-brimmed hat;sombrero canotier straw hat, boater;sombrero de copa top hat;sombrero cordobés Spanish hat;sombrero de fieltro felt hat;sombrero jarano sombrero;sombrero de paja straw hat;sombrero de palma palm leaf hat;sombrero de teja shovel hat;sombrero de tres picos three-cornered hat2. [de seta] cap* * *m hat;quitarse el sombrero ante alguien/algo fig take one’s hat off to s.o./sth* * *sombrero nm1) : hat2)sin sombrero : bareheaded3)sombrero hongo : derby* * *sombrero n hat -
69 tejanos
1 (pantalón) jeans* * *= blue jeans.Ex. People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.* * *= blue jeans.Ex: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.
* * *tejanos nmpl[pantalones] jeans* * *mpl jeans* * *tejanos npl jeans -
70 tirantes
m.pl.suspenders, shoulder strap, braces.* * *1 (de pantalón) braces, US suspenders* * *noun m. plural* * *(n.) = bracesEx. This article looks at hair, eyes, makeup, jewellery, ties, suits, braces, footwear, perfume and other aspects of dress, and describes what is considered appropriate and correct for librarians.* * *(n.) = bracesEx: This article looks at hair, eyes, makeup, jewellery, ties, suits, braces, footwear, perfume and other aspects of dress, and describes what is considered appropriate and correct for librarians.
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71 todo el mundo
everybody* * *everyone, everybody* * *= all and sundry, every Tom, Dick and Harry, everybody, each and everyoneEx. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.Ex. It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex. Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.Ex. The problem is that it benefits each and everyone, but none in particular.* * *= all and sundry, every Tom, Dick and Harry, everybody, each and everyoneEx: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
Ex: It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex: Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.Ex: The problem is that it benefits each and everyone, but none in particular. -
72 todos
adj.all, all of.intj.everybody.pron.all, everybody, everyone, we all.* * *(f. - todas) everybody, everyone* * *= everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyoneEx. Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.Ex. He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.Ex. You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.Ex. She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.Ex. 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.Ex. This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.Ex. In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.* * *= everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyoneEx: Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.
Ex: He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.Ex: You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.Ex: She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.Ex: This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.Ex: In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone. -
73 traje
m.1 suit.traje de buceo wet suittraje de chaqueta woman's two-piece suittraje espacial space suittraje de etiqueta evening dresstraje de gala dress suitllevar traje de gala to wear formal dresstraje de luces matador's outfittraje de noche evening dresstraje de novia wedding dresstraje pantalón trouser suittraje de submarinismo wet suit2 costume (regional, disfraz).traje de época period dress3 clothes (clothes).traje de diario everyday clothespret.indicat.1st person singular (yo) Preterite Indicative of Spanish verb: traer.* * *1 (de hombre) suit2 (de mujer) dress3 MILITAR dress\traje a medida tailor-made suittraje camisero shirtwaister, US shirtwaisttraje cruzado double-breasted suittraje de baño swimming costume, bathing costume, swimsuittraje de bonito familiar formal dresstraje de calle town clothes pluraltraje de campaña MILITAR battledresstraje de ceremonia full dress, formal dresstraje de chaqueta tailored suittraje de etiqueta full dresstraje de faena MILITAR fatigue dress, undresstraje de luces bullfighter's costumetraje de noche / traje largo evening dresstraje de novia wedding dresstraje de paisano civilian clothes pluraltraje espacial spacesuittraje pantalón trouser suittraje sastre skirt and jacket————————1→ link=traer traer* * *noun m.1) costume, outfit2) dress, apparel3) suit* * *I IISM [de dos piezas] suit; (=vestido) dress; [típico] dress, costume; (fig) garb, guisetraje de baño — bathing costume, swimsuit, swimming costume
traje de cuartel — (Mil) undress
traje de etiqueta — dress suit, dinner dress
traje de novia — wedding dress, bridal gown
traje de paisano — Esp civilian clothes; [de policía] plain clothes
traje regional — regional costume, regional dress
* * *Imasculino (de dos, tres piezas) suit; ( vestido de mujer) dress; (Teatr) costume; (de país, región) dressII* * *= costume, suit, body suit.Nota: Prenda de vestir de una pieza completa que cubre la parte superior e inferior del cuerpo.Ex. If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA- COSTUMES as at least suspect.Ex. So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.Ex. This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).----* traje de baño = bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit, swimming suit, bathing dress.* traje de buceo = wetsuit.* traje de ceremonia = regalia.* traje de etiqueta = evening dress, evening wear.* traje de faena = fatigues.* traje de los domingos = glad rags.* traje de neopreno = wetsuit.* traje de noche = evening dress, evening wear.* traje de novia = wedding dress, bridal gown.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* trajes de noche = evening dress.* * *Imasculino (de dos, tres piezas) suit; ( vestido de mujer) dress; (Teatr) costume; (de país, región) dressII* * *= costume, suit, body suit.Nota: Prenda de vestir de una pieza completa que cubre la parte superior e inferior del cuerpo.Ex: If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA- COSTUMES as at least suspect.
Ex: So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.Ex: This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).* traje de baño = bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit, swimming suit, bathing dress.* traje de buceo = wetsuit.* traje de ceremonia = regalia.* traje de etiqueta = evening dress, evening wear.* traje de faena = fatigues.* traje de los domingos = glad rags.* traje de neopreno = wetsuit.* traje de noche = evening dress, evening wear.* traje de novia = wedding dress, bridal gown.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* trajes de noche = evening dress.* * *1 (de dos, tres piezas) suit2 (vestido de mujer) dress3 ( Teatr) costume4 (de un país, región) dressllevaba traje de holandesa she was wearing Dutch national dress o costumeel traje típico de Aragón typical Aragonese dressen traje de Adán/Eva ( hum); in one's birthday suitCompuestos:waterproof clothing, waterproofs (pl) ( BrE)(de hombre) swimming trunks (pl); (de mujer) bathing suit, swimsuit, bathing costume ( BrE), swimming costume ( BrE)battledresssuitformal dressevening dressbullfighter's costumeevening dresswedding dress, bridal gownspace suitprotective clothing ( against heat or cold)evening dressregional dress o costumesuit* * *
Del verbo traer: ( conjugate traer)
traje es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
traer
traje
traer ( conjugate traer) verbo transitivo
1 ( de un lugar a otro) to bring;
¿qué te trae por aquí? what brings you here?
2 (ocasionar, causar) ‹problemas/dificultades› to cause;
3 [libro/artículo] ‹artículo/capítulo› to have;
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traerse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( a un sitio) to bring (along);
2 (fam) ( tramar) to be up to (colloq);◊ ¿qué se trajeán esas dos? what are those two up to?
traje sustantivo masculino (de dos, tres piezas) suit;
( vestido de mujer) dress;
(Teatr) costume;
(de país, región) dress;
( de mujer) bathing suit, swimsuit;◊ traje de etiqueta/gala formal/evening dress;
traje largo evening dress
traer verbo transitivo
1 to bring
2 (causar, producir) to cause: me trae recuerdos, it brings back old memories
te traerá suerte, it'll bring you good luck
3 (poner en una situación) este problema me trae loca, this problem is driving me mad
4 (tener) traigo un dolor de cabeza horroroso, I have a terrible headache
(llevar puesto) to wear
5 (una publicación) trae unas fotos muy buenas, it has some very good photos
trae un suplemento, it comes with a supplement
♦ Locuciones: me trae al fresco/pairo, I couldn't care less
me trae sin cuidado, I couldn't care less
traje sustantivo masculino
1 (regional, de época) costume
traje de luces, bullfighter's costume
2 (de hombre) suit
(de mujer) dress
traje de baño, bathing suit o costume, swimsuit
traje de novia, wedding dress
traje sastre, women's tailored suit
Mil traje de paseo o de faena, fatigues
' traje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barbaridad
- batalla
- biombo
- chaqueta
- cruzada
- cruzado
- domingo
- económica
- económico
- entretiempo
- etiqueta
- gala
- guardarse
- incómoda
- incómodo
- luz
- noche
- quemada
- quemado
- típica
- típico
- vestir
- andar
- chaleco
- corte
- faja
- frac
- guapo
- hecho
- hechura
- inadecuado
- maillot
- medida
- planchar
- reforma
- traer
English:
bathing
- clean
- costume
- evening dress
- fatigue
- formal
- gown
- greyish
- honestly
- national costume
- pinstripe
- pinstriped
- spacesuit
- suit
- swimming costume
- swimsuit
- three-piece suit
- towards
- two-piece
- wear
- wedding dress
- wet suit
- whip on
- bathing suit
- diving
- dress
- evening
- in
- pantsuit
- pin
- three
- trouser
- trunk
- two
- wedding
- wet
* * *♦ nm1. [con chaqueta] suit;[de una pieza] dress traje de astronauta space suit; [para hombre] swimming trunks; [para mujer] swimsuit;traje de chaqueta woman's two-piece suit;traje espacial space suit;traje de etiqueta evening dress;traje de faralaes = typical Andalusian frilly dress;traje de gala dress suit;llevar traje de gala to wear formal dress;traje de hombre rana diving suit;traje de luces matador's outfit;traje de noche evening dress;traje de novia wedding dress;traje sastre woman's two-piece suit;traje de submarinismo wet suit2. [regional, disfraz] costumetraje de época period dress;traje típico [de un país] national dress3. [ropa] clothestraje de calle business suit, Br lounge suit;traje de diario everyday clothes;traje de paisano [de militar] civilian clothes;[de policía] plain clothes* * *I m suit;traje a medida tailored suitII vb → traer* * *traje nm1) : suit2) : dress3) : costume4)traje de baño : bathing suit* * *traje n1. (dos piezas) suit2. (regional, etc) dress / costume -
74 utensilios de plata
(n.) = silverwareEx. People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.* * *(n.) = silverwareEx: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.
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75 valiente
adj.brave (valeroso).f. & m.1 brave person (valeroso).2 valiant, brave person, daring person.* * *► adjetivo1 (valeroso) brave, courageous, bold2 (fuerte) strong, vigorous■ ¡valiente ayudante estás hecho! a fine assistant you are!4 peyorativo (bravucón) boastful, bragging1 (valeroso) brave person2 (bravucón) boaster, braggart* * *adj.bold, brave* * *1. ADJ1) [persona, acción, decisión] brave, courageous, valiant literno te las des de valiente porque sé que tienes miedo — don't pretend to be brave because I know you're frightened
2) iró (antes de s) fine¡valiente amigo estás tú hecho! — a fine friend o some friend you are! *
¡valiente gobierno! — some government! *, what a government! *
2.SMF brave man/womanse hace el valiente porque le están mirando todos — he's pretending to be brave because everyone's looking at him
* * *I1) < persona> brave, courageous, valiant (liter)2) (delante del n) (iró) ( en exclamaciones)valiente sinvergüenza estás hecho! — you have some nerve (AmE colloq), you've got a nerve (BrE colloq)
IIvaliente amigo que tienes! — some friend he is! (colloq & iro)
masculino y femenino brave personlos valientes — the brave (frml)
* * *= valiant, gallant, courageous, spunky, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, stud, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.].Ex. Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex. One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.Ex. The author discusses a number of ' spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.* * *I1) < persona> brave, courageous, valiant (liter)2) (delante del n) (iró) ( en exclamaciones)valiente sinvergüenza estás hecho! — you have some nerve (AmE colloq), you've got a nerve (BrE colloq)
IIvaliente amigo que tienes! — some friend he is! (colloq & iro)
masculino y femenino brave personlos valientes — the brave (frml)
* * *= valiant, gallant, courageous, spunky, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, stud, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.].Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.Ex: The author discusses a number of ' spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.* * *A ‹persona› brave, courageous, valiant ( liter)se las da de valiente y a la hora de la verdad … he makes out that he's brave but when it comes to it …B ( delante del n) ( iró)(como intensificador): ¡valiente sinvergüenza estás tu hecho! you have some nerve ( AmE) o ( BrE) a real nerve ( colloq)¡valiente estupidez! that was pretty stupid! ( colloq)¡valiente amigo que tienes! some friend he is o nice friends you have! ( colloq iro)brave personlos valientes marchan con la frente en alto the brave walk with their heads held high ( frml)* * *
valiente adjetivo ‹ persona› brave, courageous
valiente adjetivo
1 (con coraje, arrojado) brave, courageous, valiant
2 irón ¡valiente tontería acaba de decir!, that was a pretty stupid thing to say!
' valiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gallarda
- gallardo
- guapa
- guapo
- resuelta
- resuelto
- arrecho
- atrevido
- audaz
- dar
- envalentonar
- macho
English:
bold
- brave
- courageous
- gallant
- gritty
- plucky
- some
- spunky
- valiant
- of
* * *♦ adj1. [valeroso] brave, courageous¡valiente amigo estás hecho! some friend you are!♦ nmfbrave person* * *adj1 brave2 irón fine;¡valiente sorpresa! a fine surprise this is!;¡en valiente lío te has metido! a fine mess you’ve gotten yourself into!;¡valientes vacaciones! some vacation this is!* * *valiente adj1) : brave, valiant¡valiente amiga!: what a fine friend!♦ valientemente adv* * *valiente adj brave -
76 vestido de diseño
(n.) = designer dressEx. People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.* * *(n.) = designer dressEx: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.
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77 virtualmente
adv.virtually, in effect.* * *► adverbio1 virtually* * *ADJ virtually* * *= virtually, virtually.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. If a patron is willing to take the time and effort to use the library -- whether physically or virtually -- there may be an economic benefit that the patron receives from that use.* * *= virtually, virtually.Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
Ex: If a patron is willing to take the time and effort to use the library -- whether physically or virtually -- there may be an economic benefit that the patron receives from that use.* * *virtually* * *virtualmente advvirtually* * *adv virtually -
78 hecho
adj.1 made, done.2 made, created.intj.1 done.2 agreed.m.1 fact, point of fact, event, happening.2 act, feat, deed, action.past part.past participle of spanish verb: hacer.* * *1 (realidad) fact2 (suceso) event, incident————————1→ link=hacer hacer► adjetivo1 (carne) done2 (persona) mature3 (frase, expresión) set4 (ropa) ready-made1 (realidad) fact2 (suceso) event, incident► interjección ¡hecho!1 done!, agreed!\a lo hecho pecho it's no use crying over spilt milk¡bien hecho! well done!de hecho in factel hecho es que... the fact is that...eso está hecho figurado that won't take long, that'll only take a minuteestar hecho,-a un,-a... to be...■ está hecho un vago he's a real waster, he's a real layabouthecho,-a a mano handmadehecho,-a a máquina machine-madehecho,-a en casa home-madehechos son amores actions speak louder than wordslo hecho hecho está what's done is doneser un hombre hecho y derecho to be a real manhecho consumado fait accomplihecho de armas feat of armsHechos de los Apóstoles RELIGIÓN Acts of the Apostles* * *1. noun m.1) fact2) deed3) event2. (f. - hecha)adj.1) done, made2) finished* * *1.PP de hacer2. ADJ1) (=realizado) donesi le dijiste que no fuera, mal hecho — if you told him not to go, then you were wrong o you shouldn't have
¡hecho! — (=de acuerdo) agreed!, it's a deal!
2) (=manufacturado) made¿de qué está hecho? — what's it made of?
3) (=acabado) done, finished; (=listo) readyel trabajo ya está hecho — the work is done o finished
¿está hecha la comida? — is dinner ready?
4) (Culin)a) (=maduro) [queso, vino] mature; [fruta] ripeb) (=cocinado)muy hecho — (=bien) well-cooked; (=demasiado) overdone
no muy hecho, poco hecho — underdone, undercooked
un filete poco o no muy hecho — a rare steak
5) (=convertido en)ella, hecha una furia, se lanzó — she hurled herself furiously
6) [persona]hecho y derecho —
7) (=acostumbrado)3. SM1) (=acto)hechos, y o que no palabras — actions speak louder than words
2) (=realidad) fact; (=suceso) eventel hecho es que... — the fact is that...
un hecho histórico — (=acontecimiento) an historic event; (=dato) a historical fact
hecho imponible — (Econ) taxable source of income
3)de hecho — in fact, as a matter of fact
de hecho, yo no sé nada de eso — in fact o as a matter of fact, I don't know anything about that
4) (Jur)* * *I1) ( manufacturado) madebien/mal hecho — well/badly made
2) ( refiriéndose a acción)lo hecho, hecho está — what's done is done
3) ( convertido en)tú estás hecho un vago — you've become o turned into a lazy devil
4) ( acostumbrado)hecho a algo — used o accustomed to something
5) (como interj) ( expresando acuerdo)IIhecho! — it's a deal!, done!
- cha adjetivo1) < ropa> ready-to-wear, off-the-rack (AmE), off-the-peg (esp BrE)hecho y derecho — < hombre> (fully) grown; < abogado> fully-fledged
3) (esp Esp) < carne> doneIIIun filete muy/poco hecho — a well-done/rare steak
1)a) (acto, acción)ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos — those are just words, I want action o I want something done
b) (suceso, acontecimiento) event2) (realidad, verdad) factel hecho es que... — the fact (of the matter) is that...
3)* * *I1) ( manufacturado) madebien/mal hecho — well/badly made
2) ( refiriéndose a acción)lo hecho, hecho está — what's done is done
3) ( convertido en)tú estás hecho un vago — you've become o turned into a lazy devil
4) ( acostumbrado)hecho a algo — used o accustomed to something
5) (como interj) ( expresando acuerdo)IIhecho! — it's a deal!, done!
- cha adjetivo1) < ropa> ready-to-wear, off-the-rack (AmE), off-the-peg (esp BrE)hecho y derecho — < hombre> (fully) grown; < abogado> fully-fledged
3) (esp Esp) < carne> doneIIIun filete muy/poco hecho — a well-done/rare steak
1)a) (acto, acción)ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos — those are just words, I want action o I want something done
b) (suceso, acontecimiento) event2) (realidad, verdad) factel hecho es que... — the fact (of the matter) is that...
3)* * *hecho11 = event, fact, deed.Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Apart from the fact that different librarians may consult different reference sources, there are other factors which may lead different cataloguers to different decisions.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.* apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.* cegarse ante el hecho de que = blind + Pronombre + to the fact that.* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.* enfrentarse al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.* enunciado de los hechos = statement of fact.* estado de hecho = rule of men.* explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos = explain + Posesivo + side of the story.* exposición de los hechos = statement of fact.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.* hecho consumado = fait accompli.* hecho demostrado = established fact.* hecho ineludible = hard fact.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos dispersos = random facts.* hechos, los = plain fact, the.* hechos reales = true story.* no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* olvidarse del hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* presunción de hecho = prima facie.* prueba del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.* ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido = it + be + widely recognised.* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* verificación de los hechos = fact checking.hecho22 = executed.Ex: What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.
* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* bien hecho = well-rendered, well done.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano = buy + off-the-shelf.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* dado por hecho = foregone.* dando por hecho que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.* dar por hecho = take for + granted.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be two of a kind, be a right pair.* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.* estar hecho un desastre = be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.* frase hecha = bound phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.* hecho a máquina = machine-made.* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.* hecho añicos = shattered.* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].* hecho cisco = wrecked.* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.* hecho de antemano = off-the-peg, ready-made.* hecho de encaje = lacy.* hecho de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* hecho de un modo gratuito = pro bono.* hecho en América = American-built.* hecho en casa = homespun, homemade.* hecho en el extranjero = foreign-made.* hecho en el Reino Unido = British-made.* hecho en lugar de otra persona = delegated.* hecho exclusivamente para = born and bred.* hecho exclusivamente para la web = Web-centric.* hecho expresamente para = intended for.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.* hecho por el autor = author-designated, author-prepared.* hecho por el hombre = man-made.* hecho por encargo = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure.* hecho por la OCLC = OCLC-produced.* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].* hecho por multicopista = mimeographed.* hecho por uno mismo = home-grown [home grown/homegrown], home-produced, self-made.* hecho puré = mashed.* hecho recientemente = fresh-made.* hechos el uno para el otro = made for each other.* hecho una salsa = saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* hecho un toro = as strong as an ox.* hecho y derecho = full-bodied, full-scale, full-service, fully-fledged.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* menos hecho = rarer.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.* papel hecho a máquina = machine-made paper.* papel verjurado hecho a máquina = machine-made laid paper.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic.* recién hecho = hot off the griddle.* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.* sistema informático hecho por encargo = tailored system.* solución hecha = cut-and-dried solution.* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.* tenerlo todo hecho = have + an easy ride.* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.* * *ppA (manufacturado) madehecho a mano handmadehecho a máquina machine-made, machine-producedun traje hecho a (la) medida a made-to-measure suitestá muy bien/mal hecho it's very well/badly madeB(refiriéndose a una acción): ¡bien hecho! así aprenderá well done! o good for you! that'll teach himtomé la decisión yo solo — pues mal hecho, tenías que haberlo consultado I took the decision myself — well you shouldn't have (done), you should have discussed it with himlo hecho, hecho está it's no use crying over spilled milkC(convertido en): estaba hecho una fiera or furia he was livid o furiousestá hecha una foca she's got(ten) really fatse apareció hecho un mamarracho he turned up looking a real messme dejaron con los nervios hechos trizas when they finished my nerves were in tatters o in shreds o ( colloq) shot to piecestú estás hecho un vago you've become o turned into a lazy devilD (acostumbrado) hecho A algo used o accustomed TO sthun hombre muy hecho a la vida en el campo a man well used to o quite accustomed to life in the countryE ( como interj)(expresando acuerdo): ¡hecho! it's a deal!, done!A ‹ropa› ready-to-wear, off-the-pegcon ese físico se puede comprar los trajes hechos with his build he can buy ready-to-wear suits o he can buy his suits off the pegB (terminado) ‹trabajo› donehecho y derecho: un hombre hecho y derecho a grown o a fully grown manun abogado hecho y derecho a fully-fledged lawyerya es un jugador hecho y derecho he is already an inveterate o a confirmed gamblerC ( esp Esp) ‹carne› doneun filete muy/poco hecho a well-done/rare steakEA1(acto, acción): ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos those are just words, I want actiondemuéstramelo con hechos prove it to me by doing something about itno es el hecho en sí de que me lo haya robado lo que me duele sino … it's not the actual theft that upsets me but …, it's not the fact that she stole it from me that upsets me but …2 (suceso, acontecimiento) eventhechos como la caída del gobierno de Castillo events such as the fall of the Castillo governmentlos documentos hallados en el lugar de los hechos the documents found at the scene of the crimelimítese el testigo a relatar los hechos the witness will please limit o confine his testimony to the factsCompuestos:fait accompli( frml); battle( frml); violent crime ( involving bloodshed)mpl:los hecho de los Apóstoles The Acts of the ApostlesB (realidad, verdad) factes un hecho conocido por todos it's a well-known factpara esa fecha los viajes espaciales ya eran un hecho by that time space travel was already a realityel hecho es que … the fact (of the matter) is that …es un gran conocedor del país, debido al hecho de que … he knows the country very well owing to the fact that o because …el hecho de que habla tres idiomas le da una gran ventaja the fact that he speaks three languages gives him a great advantageel hecho DE QUE + SUBJ:el hecho de que mucha gente lo compre no quiere decir que sea un buen periódico the fact that a lot of people buy it doesn't make it a good newspaper, just because a lot of people buy it doesn't mean that it's a good newspaperCde hecho: de hecho, ya es significativo que haya hecho esa propuesta the fact that he has made such a proposal is in itself significantno fue una sorpresa, de hecho, me avisaron el mes pasado it didn't come as a surprise; in fact they warned me only last monthél es el director pero de hecho la que manda es ella he's the director, but she's the one who actually runs the place, he's the director, but in reality o in actual fact she's the one who runs the place* * *
Del verbo hacer: ( conjugate hacer)
hecho es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
hacer
hecho
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
aún queda mucho por hecho there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hecho to make a lot of work
3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
4
◊ hecho caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);
hecho pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hecho sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'
5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;
tengo que hecho la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500
1
¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hecho ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?
2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;
¡qué le vamos a hecho! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
hechola buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hecho algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hecho de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)
me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hecho que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;
hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame hecho a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;
la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hecho de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hecho v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;
hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;
¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself
5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
1
se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?
2 ( acostumbrarse) hechose a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
hechose pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
5
( de amigos) to make
hecho 1
1 ( manufacturado) made;
un traje hecho a (la) medida a made-to-measure suit;
bien/mal hecho well/badly made
2 ( refiriéndose a acción):◊ ¡bien hecho! well done!;
no le avisé — pues mal hecho I didn't let him know — well you should have (done);
lo hecho, hecho está what's done is done
3 ( convertido en):
tú estás hecho un vago you've become o turned into a lazy devil
■ adjetivo
◊ un filete muy/poco hecho a well-done/rare steak
hecho 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (acto, acción):◊ yo quiero hechos I want action, I want something done;
demuéstramelo con hechos prove it to me by doing something about it
2 (realidad, verdad) fact;
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
hecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (realizado) made, done: está muy bien hecho, it's really well done
2 (acostumbrado) used: está hecho a trabajar en este clima, he's used to working in this climate
3 (cocinado, cocido) done
un filete muy/poco hecho, a well-cooked/rare steak
4 (persona) mature
5 (frase) set
(ropa) ready-made
II sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso real) fact
el hecho es que..., the fact is that...
de hecho, in fact ➣ Ver nota en actually 2 (obra, acción) act, deed
3 (acontecimiento, caso) event, incident
III interj ¡hecho!, it's a deal! o all right!
' hecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acontecer
- actual
- asesinar
- braga
- bribón
- bribona
- buena
- bueno
- casera
- casero
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chapuza
- chaval
- chavala
- como
- conmoverse
- considerable
- consumada
- consumado
- Cristo
- de
- despeluchar
- desvarío
- dicha
- dicho
- documentalista
- elemento
- encubrir
- entrar
- exquisita
- exquisito
- fideo
- fiera
- flan
- furia
- haber
- habilidosa
- habilidoso
- hallar
- hecha
- higo
- hojalata
- humanamente
- incidencia
- interdisciplinaria
- interdisciplinario
- jirón
- jugarreta
- lástima
English:
accept
- action
- actual
- actually
- adjust
- admission
- admit
- advance
- angry
- appease
- asbestos
- bandwagon
- bargain
- basis
- beat
- by
- challenge
- cock-up
- collar
- come
- confirm
- cry
- custom
- cut out
- damage
- deal
- decree
- delay
- deliberately
- done
- dream
- effect
- effectively
- enforce
- established
- fact
- failure
- fait accompli
- find out
- fitted
- freshly
- fully-fledged
- good
- grown
- gumbo
- hand
- handmade
- however
- hurried
- in
* * *hecho, -a♦ participiover hacer♦ adjhecho a máquina machine-made;una película bien hecha a well-made film;¡eso está hecho! it's a deal!, you're on!;¡bien hecho! well done!;¡mal hecho, me tenías que haber avisado! you were wrong not to tell me!;¿me podrás conseguir entradas? – ¡eso está hecho! will you be able to get me tickets? – it's as good as done!;lo hecho, hecho está what is done is done;Fama lo hecho, pecho: no me gusta, pero a lo hecho, pecho I don't like it, but what's done is done;tú lo hiciste, así que a lo hecho, pecho you did it, so you'll have to take what's coming2. [acabado] mature;una mujer hecha y derecha a fully grown woman;estás hecho un artista you've become quite an artist3. [carne, pasta] done;quiero el filete muy hecho/poco hecho I'd like my steak well done/rare4. [acostumbrado]estar hecho a algo/a hacer algo to be used to sth/to doing sth;está hecha a la dureza del clima she's used to the harsh climate;no estoy hecho a levantarme tan temprano I'm not used to getting up so earlycon la compra de estos zapatos creo que estoy hecho after buying these shoes I think I've got everything I need;me faltan dos materias de la carrera y estoy hecha I need to do two more subjects in my degree and that's me done♦ nm1. [suceso] event;los hechos tuvieron lugar de madrugada the events took place in the early morning;el cuerpo de la víctima fue retirado del lugar de los hechos the victim's body was removed from the scene of the crimehecho consumado fait accompli2. [realidad, dato] fact;el hecho de que seas el jefe no te da derecho a comportarte así just because you're the boss doesn't mean you have the right to behave like that;es un hecho indiscutido que… it is an indisputable fact that…;el hecho es que… the fact is that…;hecho ineludible fact of life3. [obra] action, deed;sus hechos hablan por él his actions speak for him;queremos hechos, y no promesas we want action, not promiseslos Hechos de los Apóstoles the Acts of the Apostles; Mil hecho de armas feat of arms4.de hecho [en realidad] in fact, actually;claro que lo conozco, de hecho, fuimos juntos al colegio of course I know him, indeed o in fact we actually went to school together5. [en la práctica] de facto;es el presidente de hecho he's the de facto president♦ interjit's a deal!, you're on!;te lo vendo por un millón – ¡hecho! I'll sell it to you for a million – done! o it's a deal!* * *:hecho a mano hand-made;un traje hecho an off-the-peg suit;¡bien hecho! well done!;¡hecho!, ¡eso está hecho ! done!, it’s a deal!;a lo hecho, pecho what’s done is doneII adj finished;un hombre hecho y derecho a fully grown manIII m1 ( realidad) fact;de hecho in fact;el hecho es que the fact is that2 ( suceso) event3 ( obra) action, deed;un hecho consumado a fait accompli* * *1) : made, done2) : ready-to-wear3) : complete, finishedhecho y derecho: full-fledgedhecho nm1) : fact2) : eventhechos históricos: historic events3) : act, action4)de hecho : in fact, in reality* * *hecho1 adj1. (manufacturado) made¿de qué está hecho? what's it made of?2. (cocinado) done¡bien hecho! well done!¡hecho! done!hecho2 n1. (en general) fact2. (acto) actiondemuéstraselo con hechos y no con palabras prove it with actions, not words -
79 parecer
m.1 opinion.cambiar de parecer to change one's mind2 appearance.v.1 to look like.parece un palacio it looks like a palaceparecía un sueño it was like a dreamElla parece un payaso She looks like a clown.2 to look, to seem.pareces cansado you look o seem tiredes alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?Ella parece cansada She seems tired.3 to seem to, to appear to.Ella parece creer lo contrario She seems to believe the opposite.Le parece sentir algo She seems to feel something.* * *1 (opinión) opinion, mind■ ¿has cambiado de parecer? have you changed your mind?1 to seem, look (like)■ parece fácil it seems easy, it looks easy2 (opinar) to think■ ¿qué te parece? what do you think?3 (Used only in the 3rd pers, it does not take a subject) (aparentar) to look as if1 to be alike, look like\a lo que parece apparentlyal parecer apparentlyparecer bien to seem rightparecer mal to seem wrong¡parece mentira! I can't believe it!según parece apparently* * *1. noun m.1) opinion, view2) appearance2. verb1) to seem2) look3) appear4) think•* * *1. SM1) (=opinión) opinion, viewa mi parecer — in my opinion o view
cambiar o mudar de parecer — to change one's mind
2) † (=aspecto)de buen parecer — good-looking, handsome
2. VI1) [uso copulativo]a) [por el aspecto] + adj to look; + sustantivo to look like¡pareces una reina! — you look like a queen!
parece una foca — * she's huge o enormous *
b) (=por el carácter, el comportamiento) to seem2) [uso impersonal] (=dar la impresión de) to seemtodo parecía indicar que estaba interesado — everything seemed to point towards him being interested
aunque no lo parezca — surprising though it may seem o más frm appear
así parece — so it seems o más frm appears
•
al parecer, a lo que parece — apparently, seeminglyparece que va a llover — it looks as though o as if it's going to rain, it looks like rain
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según parece — apparently, seeminglyparece ser que van a aumentar las temperaturas — it seems o más frm appears (that) it's going to get warmer
parece ser que ha habido algún problema — it seems o más frm appears (that) there has been a problem
3) [indicando opinión]parecerle a algn: ¿qué os pareció la película? — what did you think of the film?
¿no te parece extraño que no haya llamado? — don't you think it's strange that she hasn't called?
te llamaré luego, si te parece bien — I'll phone you later, if that's all right with o by you
¡me parece muy mal! — I think it's shocking!
vamos a la piscina, ¿te parece? — what do you say we go to the swimming pool?, what about going to the swimming pool?
•
parecer que, me parece que se está haciendo tarde — it's getting rather late, I think¿te parece que está bien no acudir a una cita? — do you think it's acceptable not to turn up for an appointment?
4) † (=aparecer) to appear; [objeto perdido] to turn up¡ya pareció aquello! — so that was it!
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *parecer11 = view.Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
* a mi parecer = to my mind, in my books.* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambio de parecer = change of heart, change of mind.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de pareceres similares = like-minded.* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* según + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.parecer22 = loom, seem, sound (like), sound + like, strike + Pronombre Personal, look, smack of, come off as.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.* al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....* aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.* no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.* o algo parecido = in the way of.* o eso parece = or so it seems.* parece como = appear + as though.* parece que... = it seems that....* parecer + Adjetivo = appear + Adjetivo.* parecer atractivo = look + attractive.* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.* parecer bueno = look + good.* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* parecer debatible = look + debatable.* parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy.* parecer estar = appear + to be.* parecer increíble = beggar + belief.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* parecer lógico = make + sense.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* parecer + Nombre = seem + like + Nombre.* parecer probable = seem + likely.* parecer prometedor = look + promising, show + promise.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* parecerse = bear + similarity, look + alike, take after.* parecerse a = look like, resemble.* parecer ser = appear + to be.* parecer una eternidad = seem like + an eternity.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* 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.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.* qué te parece que... = what about....* según parece = apparently, apparently, by the looks of it.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser parecido a = be close to.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *viA(aparentar ser): parece mucho mayor de lo que es she looks much older than she isparece muy simpática she seems very nicepareces tonto, no te enteras de nada are you stupid or something? you never know what's going onvestida así parece una artista de cine she looks like a movie star dressed like thatno pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all), it's not a good likeness of youes de plástico pero parece de cuero it's plastic but it looks like leatherB parecer + INF to seem to + INFel problema parece no tener solución there appears o seems o ( frml) would seem to be no solution to the problemparece tener más habilidad de la que creímos al principio she seems to be o it seems she is more skillful than we thought at firsttodo parece indicar que … everything seems to o appears to o ( frml) would seem to indicate that …C (expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):sus comentarios me parecieron muy acertados I thought his remarks (were) very apt, his remarks seemed very apt to meelegí la que me pareció mejor I chose the one that I thought was the best o the one that seemed the besttodo le parece mal he's never happy with anything¿qué te parecieron mis primos? what did you think of my cousins?su interpretación me pareció pobrísima I thought o felt she gave a very poor performance, to my mind her performance was very poorD1 ( en tercera persona):según parece or al pareceror a lo que parece todo marcha viento en popa it looks as though everything's going smoothly, everything seems to be going smoothly¿por fin se van? — así parece or parece que sí are they finally going? — it looks like it o it would seem soaunque no lo parezca, estuve limpiando toda la mañana it might not look like it, but I spent the whole morning cleaning¿le gusta? — parece que no does he like it? — apparently notparece que no, pero cansa muchísimo you wouldn't think so, but it's very tiring2 (+ me/te/le etc):hazlo como mejor te parezca or como te parezca mejor do it however o as you think bestcomo a usted le parezca whatever you think bestcreo que deberíamos invitarlos — ¿te parece? I think we ought to invite them — do you think so?vamos a la playa ¿te parece? let's go to the beach, would you like to?, do you fancy going to the beach? ( BrE colloq)podemos reunirnos mañana, si te parece bien we could meet up tomorrow if that's alright o OK with you o if that suits you¿habrán entendido? — me parece que sí do you think they understood? — I think socreo que así está bien ¿a ti qué te parece? I think it's alright like that, what do you think? o ( colloq) what do you reckon?E1 ( en tercera persona) parecer QUE + INDIC:parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rainparece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterdayparece (ser) que tiene razón she appears to be right, it seems she's rightparece (ser) que ha habido un malentendido there appears to have been o it seems there has been a misunderstandingparecería que ahora están dipuestos a negociar it would seem that they are now ready to negotiate2 (+ me/te/le etc):me/nos parece que tiene razón I/we think she's rightme pareció que no era necesario llamarlo I didn't think it necessary to phone him¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar a casa? what do you mean by coming home at this time?, what sort of time is this to be coming home?F ( en tercera persona)1 (+ subj):parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido el accidente it seems incredible that they survived the accidentparece mentira que ya tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe o it seems incredible that she's 20 already(+ me/te/le etc): me parece difícil que venga I think it's unlikely she'll comeme parece raro que no te lo haya comentado it seems odd o I find it odd o I think it's odd that he hasn't mentioned it to youme parece importante que ella esté presente I think it's important that she (should) be here2 (+ inf), (+ me/te/le etc):me parece importante dejar esto claro I think it's important to make this clear¿te parece bonito contestarle así a tu madre? is that any way to speak to your mother?G ( en tercera persona)1 parecer QUE + IMPERF SUBJ:parece que para él no pasaran los años he never seems to get any oldertiene 40 años — parece que tuviera muchos menos she's 40 — she looks much younger o you'd think she was much younger2 no parecer QUE + SUBJ:no parecía que la situación fuera a cambiar it didn't look as though the situation was going to changeno parece que le haya hecho mucha gracia la idea it doesn't look as though he liked the idea much, he doesn't seem to have been very taken with the idea(+ me/te/le etc): no me parece que esté tan mal I don't think it's that bad1 (asemejarse) parecerse A algn/algo (en lo físico) to look like sb/sth, to be like sb/sth; (en el carácter) to be like sb/sthesa casa se parece bastante a la nuestra that house is rather like ours o fairly similar to oursno son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca they're not millionaires, not by any means o ( colloq) not by a long shot ( AmE) o ( BrE) chalkquien a los suyos se parece en nada los desmerece like breeds like2 ( recípr) to be alikeno se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alikeestos cuadros se parecen mucho these pictures are very similar1 (opinión) opiniona mi parecer in my opinionson del mismo parecer they're of the same opiniones del parecer de que el asunto debería reconsiderarse she believes o she is of the opinion that the matter should be reconsidered ( frml)ello me hizo cambiar de parecer it made me change my mind2de buen parecer ( ant); handsome* * *
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;
parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;
se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
son del mismo parecer they're of the same opinion
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
' parecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
al
- aparentar
- emitir
- encontrar
- juicio
- mentira
- ver
- vista
- visto
- dar
- envejecer
- latir
- muñeca
- sonar
- tincar
English:
appear
- change
- cuff
- dwarf
- evidently
- feel
- look
- seem
- seemingly
- sound
- strike
- view
- apparently
- mind
- opinion
- suggestive
- tune
* * *♦ nm1. [opinión] opinion;cambiar de parecer to change one's mind♦ vi[semejar] to look like;parece un palacio it looks like a palace;parecía un sueño it was like a dream♦ v copulativoto look, to seem;pareces cansado you look o seem tired;en la tele parece más joven she looks younger on the TV;el casero parece buena persona the landlord seems nice o seems like a nice person;parece de metal it looks like it's made of metal;es alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it;¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?♦ v impersonal1. [indica opinión]me parece que… I think that…, it seems to me that…;me parece que viven juntos I think o believe they live together;me parece que no voy a aprobar I don't think I'm going to pass;me parece que sí/no I think/don't think so;el examen me pareció bastante complicado I found the exam rather difficult, I thought the exam was rather difficult;no me pareció interesante I didn't find it interesting, I didn't think it was interesting;¿qué te parece mi vestido? what do you think of my dress?;¿qué te parece si vamos a mi casa? why don't we go to my place?, what do you say we go to my place?;¿qué te parece la idea? – me parece bien/mal what do you think of the idea? – it seems OK to me/I don't think much of it;nada le parece bien she's never happy with anything;todo le parece bien he always says yes to everything;no me parece bien que llegues tan tarde I'm not pleased about you arriving so late;me parece mal que se experimente con animales I don't agree with experiments on animals;no me parece mal que venga I don't see anything wrong with her coming;haz lo que te parezca [lo que quieras] do what you like;haz lo que te parezca mejor do as you see fit, do what you think best;parece mentira que todavía no haya dimitido it's incredible that he hasn't resigned yet;es bastante caro, ¿no te parece? it's rather expensive, don't you think?;si te parece (bien) quedamos el lunes we can meet on Monday, if that's all right by you;podemos comer fuera, ¿te parece? why don't we go out for a meal?, what do you say we go out for a meal?;¿te parece bonito lo que has hecho? are you pleased with yourself o satisfied now?parece que le gusta it looks as if o it seems (that) she likes it;no parece que le guste he doesn't seem to like it, it seems (that) he doesn't like it;parece (ser) que hay un pequeño malentendido there seems to be a small misunderstanding, it seems (like) there's a small misunderstanding;ahora parece (ser) que quieren echarse atrás it now seems they want to pull out;a lo que parece, al parecer apparently;tienen mucho dinero, aunque no lo parezca it may not seem like it, but they've got a lot of money;eso parece so it seems;parece como si estuviéramos en invierno it's as if it was still winter;parece que fue ayer cuando nos conocimos it seems like only yesterday that we met;¿lo ha hecho? – parece que sí has she done it? – it seems so o it seems she has;¿te han invitado? – parece que no have they invited you? – it seems not o it doesn't seem so;parece que no, pero se tarda en llegar hasta aquí you'd be surprised how long it takes you to get here;según parece apparently* * *I m opinion, view;al parecer apparently;de buen parecer well-dressed;dar su parecer give one’s opinionII v/i seem, look;me parece que I think (that), it seems to me that;me parece bien it seems fine to me;¿qué te parece? what do you think?;si a usted le parece if you’re agreeable, if it suits you;parece que va a llover it looks like rain, it looks like it’s going to rain* * *parecer {53} vi1) : to seem, to look, to appear to beparece bien fácil: it looks very easyasí parece: so it seemspareces una princesa: you look like a princess2) : to think, to have an opinionme parece que sí: I think so3) : to like, to be in agreementsi te parece: if you like, if it's all right with you* * *parecer vb1. (tener el aspecto) to look2. (dar la impresión) to seem¿qué te parece? what do you think?4. (uso impersonal) to look / to seem -
80 ajustarse
1 (ceñirse) to fit2 (ponerse de acuerdo) to come to an agreement; (estar de acuerdo) to agree with, fit in with* * *1) to adjust, fit2) conform* * *VPR1) (=ceñirse)a) [persona]¿me ayudas a ajustarme la corbata? — can you help me adjust my tie?
b) [zapato] to fit; [pantalón, vestido] to clingcinturón2) (=encajarse) to fit3) (=adaptarse)•
ajustarse a — [+ situación, estilo] to adapt to; [+ necesidades] to meet; [+ presupuesto] to be within; [+ norma, regla] to comply withlos precios bajan para ajustarse a las demandas del mercado — prices go down to meet the demands of the market
el motor se ajusta a la nueva normativa europea — the engine complies with the new European standards
tendrán que ajustarse al guión — they will have to keep to o follow the script
4) (=coincidir)5) (=llegar a un acuerdo) to come to an agreement ( con with)* * *(v.) = suit, fit + snugly, suit + bestEx. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex. English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.Ex. They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.* * *(v.) = suit, fit + snugly, suit + bestEx: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.Ex: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.* * *vpr1. [encajarse] to fit;el tapón no se ajusta a la botella the top won't fit on the bottle;Figtu relato no se ajusta a la verdad your account is at variance with the truth, your account doesn't match the facts2. [adaptarse] to fit in (a with);es un chico muy sociable, se ajusta a todo he's a very sociable boy and fits in wherever he goes;tu plan no se ajusta a nuestras necesidades your plan doesn't meet our needs;su arte no se ajusta al paladar europeo his art doesn't appeal to European taste;tenemos que ajustarnos al presupuesto del que disponemos we have to keep within the limits of our budget;su decisión no se ajusta a derecho her decision does not have a sound legal basis;ajustarse a las reglas to abide by the rules3. [ponerse de acuerdo] to come to an agreement;se ajustaron con sus acreedores they came to an agreement with their creditors* * *v/r1 el cinturón tighten2:ajustarse a algo fig keep within sth;ajustarse a la ley comply with the law, keep within the law* * *vr: to fit, to conform* * *ajustarse vb to suit
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