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1 anublar
v.1 to cloud, to darken the light of the sun.2 to overcast.3 to cloud or obscure merit. (Metaphorical)4 to be blasted, withered, or mildewed: applied to corn and plants.5 to miscarry, to be disconcerted: speaking of plans. (Metaphorical)* * *1 to cloud (over)* * *1. VT1) [+ cielo] to cloud, cloud over; [+ luz] to obscure2) [+ planta] to wither, dry up2.See: -
2 aclarar
v.1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.2 to clarify, to explain.aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clearMaría aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.3 to make lighter (color).el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.6 to filter.Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.* * *1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter2 (líquido) to thin (down)3 (enjuagar) to rinse4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify■ las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)■ hay una tormenta horrible y no parece que vaya a aclarar there's a heavy storm and it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up1 (entender) to understand2 (explicarse) to explain oneself3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)\aclarar la voz to clear one's throat* * *verb1) to clarify, explain2) lighten3) rinse•* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solveestán tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de su muerte — they are trying to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death
no pudo aclararnos el motivo de su comportamiento — she couldn't explain the reasons for her behaviour
me lo explicó dos veces pero no consiguió aclarármelo — she explained it to me twice but couldn't manage to make it clear
2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten5) [+ bosque] to clear2. VI1) (=amanecer) to get light2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear upen cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out
3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse3.See:* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.----* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.
Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *aclarar [A1 ]1(amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up2 (escampar) to clear upsi aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go outvi1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up■ aclararvtA ‹color› to lightenB1 ‹duda/problema› to clarifyintentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to youme aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I hadno pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subjectquiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matterC1 ‹salsa› to thin2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clearD ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse1 ‹pelo› to lightense aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair2aclararse la voz to clear one's throat3( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understandcomparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straightno me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going ontengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straightunos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight* * *
aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impersa) ( amanecer):
cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up
verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo
1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight;
‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …
3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse
aclararse verbo pronominal
1
2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
' aclarar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- determinar
- judicialmente
- ir
English:
air
- bleach
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- elucidate
- explain
- illuminate
- inquest
- lighten
- meaning
- rinse
- straight
- straighten out
- talk over
- sort
- straighten
- thin
* * *♦ vt2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?3. [color] to make lighter;el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);[bosque] to thin out;aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine♦ v impersonalya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;[se despejaba] the sky was clearing;la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon* * *I v/tII v/i1 de día break, dawn2 de tiempo clear up* * *aclarar vt1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve2) : to lighten3)aclarar la voz : to clear one's throataclarar vi1) : to get light, to dawn2) : to clear up* * *aclarar vb2. (dudas) to clear up3. (color) to lighten4. (enjuagar) to rinse5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up -
3 encender
v.1 to light (vela, cigarro, chimenea).encender una cerilla to light o strike a matchElla enciende los troncos She lights the logs.2 to switch on (aparato).enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see3 to arouse (entusiasmo, ira).4 to turn on, to put on, to run, to switch on.Ella enciende el abanico She turns on the fan.5 to kindle, to stir up, to revive, to spark.Ella enciende la pasión She kindles the passion.* * *2 (luz, radio, tv) to turn on, switch on, put on; (gas) to turn on, light3 figurado (ocasionar) to kindle, provoke, spark off■ la construcción de la valla encendió las disputas entre las dos familias the building of the fence sparked off the rows between the two families1 (incendiarse) to catch fire, ignite3 figurado (excitarse) to flare up4 figurado (ruborizarse) to blush, go red* * *verb1) to light2) switch on3) start4) arouse* * *1. VT1) (=prender) [+ fuego, cigarrillo] to light; [+ cerilla] to strike; [+ luz, radio] to turn on, switch on, put on; [+ gas] to light, turn on; (Inform) to toggle on, switch on2) (=avivar) [+ pasiones] to inflame; [+ entusiasmo] to arouse; [+ celos, odio] to awake; [+ guerra] to spark off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, lightb) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to startc) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)2. 3.encenderse v pron1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch lightse encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed
2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red* * *= switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.Ex. Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.Ex. Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.----* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* encenderse = light up.* encender un cigarrillo = light up.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, lightb) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to startc) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)2. 3.encenderse v pron1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch lightse encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed
2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red* * *= switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.Ex: Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* encenderse = light up.* encender un cigarrillo = light up.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* * *encender [E8 ]vt1 ‹cigarrillo/hoguera/vela› to light; ‹cerilla› to strike, lightnos esperaba con la chimenea encendida she had the fire lit when we arrived2 ‹luz/radio/calefacción› to switch on, turn on, put on; ‹motor› to startno dejes el televisor encendido don't leave the television on3 ‹deseos/pasiones› to awaken, arouse, inflame ( liter)el dictador había encendido el fanatismo the dictator had stirred up fanaticism■ encendervi1 «cerilla» to light; «leña» to catch light, kindle2 «bombilla/tubo fluorescente» to come on, light up, light; «radio» to come onA «aparato» to come on; «llama/piloto» to lightesperar a que se encienda la luz roja wait until the red light comes onB2 «rostro» to go redal verlo se le encendió el rostro she went red in the face o she blushed when she saw him* * *
encender ( conjugate encender) verbo transitivo
‹ fósforo› to strike, light
‹ motor› to start;
verbo intransitivo [ fósforo] to light;
[ leña] to catch light;
[luz/radio] to come on
encenderse verbo pronominal [aparato/luz] to come on;
[fósforo/piloto] to light;
[ leña] to catch light
encender verbo transitivo
1 (con interruptor) to switch on
(con fuego) to light: enciende una cerilla, strike a match
2 (avivar) to stir up
' encender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lumbre
- encienda
- luz
- poner
English:
barbecue
- blow
- ignite
- inflame
- light
- light up
- power up
- put on
- rekindle
- set off
- strike
- switch on
- turn on
- kindle
- put
- start
- switch
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [vela, cigarro, chimenea, mecha] to light;encender una cerilla to light o strike a match;encender una hoguera to light a bonfire2. [aparato] to switch on;[motor] to start up;enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see3. [entusiasmo, ira] to arouse;[pasión] to arouse, to inflame;sus acusaciones encendieron los ánimos his accusations aroused people's anger;me enciende con esas cosas que dice he makes me mad with those things he says4. [guerra, contienda] to spark off* * *v/t2 figinflame, arouse, stir up* * *encender {56} vi: to lightencender vt1) : to light, to set fire to2) prender: to switch on3) : to start (a motor)4) : to arouse, to kindle* * *encender vb1. (conectar) to switch on / to turn on -
4 celaje
m.1 sunset clouds, color of the clouds.2 painting which represents the rays of the sun breaking through clouds.3 presage, prognostic, sign, promising sign, token.4 skylight; upper part of a window; the sky of a picture.Celajes light swiftly moving clouds, scud5 cloudscape.6 small cloud moving before the wind, scud.7 cloud effect. (Art)8 ghost (Caribbean)como un celaje in a flash* * *SM1) (=nubes) (Meteo) sky with coloured o (EEUU) colored clouds; (Náut) clouds pl2) (Arte) cloud effect3) (Arquit) skylight4) (=presagio) sign, promising sign, token* * *masculino (liter) cloudscapecomo un celaje — (Chi) like lightning
* * *masculino (liter) cloudscapecomo un celaje — (Chi) like lightning
* * *( liter)cloudscapecomo un celaje ( Chi); like lightning* * *celaje nm1. [claraboya] skylight2. Carib, Perú [fantasma] ghost -
5 cielo
m.1 sky.mira hacia el cielo look upward2 heaven (religion).3 my love, my dear (nombre cariñoso).4 ceiling.5 sweetie, sweetie pie.6 Cielo.* * *1 (gen) sky2 (clima) weather, climate3 RELIGIÓN heaven1 good heavens!\a cielo abierto (minería) opencasta cielo raso in the open (air)bajado,-a del cielo / caído,-a del cielo / llovido,-a del cielo figurado heaven-sent¡cielo santo! good heavens!clamar al cielo figurado to be crying out for a solutiondespejarse el cielo to clear upestar en el séptimo cielo figurado to be in seventh heavenmover cielo y tierra / remover cielo y tierra figurado to move heaven and earthponer a algo/alguien por los cielos to praise something/somebody to the skiesponer el grito en el cielo to hit the ceilingser un cielo (de persona) familiar to be an angelver el cielo abierto figurado to see a way outcielo raso ceilingEl reino de los cielos the kingdom of heaven* * *noun m.1) sky2) heaven* * *SM1) (Astron, Meteo) skyel cielo está cubierto — the sky is overcast o cloudy
el cielo estaba despejado — it was a cloudless o clear day
- llegar o venir como caído o llovido del cielotocar el cielo con las manos Cono Sur, Perú, Col —
conseguir que me ayude es tocar el cielo con las manos — getting him to help me would be virtually impossible
si me lo ganara sería como tocar el cielo con las manos — if I won it, it would be like a dream come true
venírsele a algn el cielo abajo —
2) (Rel) heaven¡cielos! — good heavens!
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ganar el cielo — to win salvation•
ir al cielo — to go to heavenclamar al cielo —
¡esto clama al cielo! — it's an outrage!, it's outrageous!
ver el cielo abierto —
vimos el cielo abierto cuando dijo que podíamos quedarnos en su casa — it was a great relief when he said we could stay in his house
3) * [uso afectivo]¡mi cielo!, ¡cielo mío! — my love, sweetheart
¡has fregado los platos! eres un cielo — you've washed the dishes! you're a real angel
cielo máximo — (Aer) ceiling
5) (Arquit) (tb: cielo raso) ceiling* * *1) ( firmamento) skya cielo abierto — (Min) opencast (before n)
cambiar del cielo a la tierra — (Chi) to change out of all recognition
como caído or llovido del cielo — ( oportunamente)
este dinero me viene como caído del cielo — this money must be heaven-sent
tocar el cielo con las manos — (AmS)
sería tocar el cielo con las manos — it would be a dream come true
2) (Relig)a)que el cielo no lo permita! — heaven o God forbid!
clama al cielo: una injusticia que clama al cielo a gross injustice, an outrage; clama al cielo que... it's outrageous that...; estar/sentirse en el séptimo cielo to be in seventh heaven; ganarse el cielo to earn oneself a place in heaven; ver el cielo abierto — to see one's chance
b) (como interj)cielo santo! or santo cielo! — heavens above!
3) ( techo) ceiling4)a) ( aplicado a personas) angelb) ( como apelativo) sweetheart, darling* * *1) ( firmamento) skya cielo abierto — (Min) opencast (before n)
cambiar del cielo a la tierra — (Chi) to change out of all recognition
como caído or llovido del cielo — ( oportunamente)
este dinero me viene como caído del cielo — this money must be heaven-sent
tocar el cielo con las manos — (AmS)
sería tocar el cielo con las manos — it would be a dream come true
2) (Relig)a)que el cielo no lo permita! — heaven o God forbid!
clama al cielo: una injusticia que clama al cielo a gross injustice, an outrage; clama al cielo que... it's outrageous that...; estar/sentirse en el séptimo cielo to be in seventh heaven; ganarse el cielo to earn oneself a place in heaven; ver el cielo abierto — to see one's chance
b) (como interj)cielo santo! or santo cielo! — heavens above!
3) ( techo) ceiling4)a) ( aplicado a personas) angelb) ( como apelativo) sweetheart, darling* * *cielo11 = sky [skies, -pl.].Ex: She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.
* azul cielo = sky blue.* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.* cielo despejado = cloudless sky, clear sky.* cielo encapotado = overcast sky.* cielo estrellado = starry sky.* cielo nublado = overcast sky.* cielo raso = cloudless sky.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.* recorrer cielo y tierra = travel + far and wide.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* remover (el) cielo y (la) tierra = hunt + high and low, look + high and low, leave + no stone unturned, move + heaven and earth.cielo22 = heaven.Ex: His eyes lift up to heaven, the best of books in his hand.
* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.* bendición del cielo = gift from God.* caído del cielo = heaven-sent.* cielo, el = heavens, the.* cielo en la tierra, el = heaven on earth.* ¡Cielos! = Good heavens!.* ¡Cielo Santo! = Good heavens!.* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.* estar en el séptimo cielo = be on cloud nine, float on + air.* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* poner el grito en el cielo = blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ¡Santo Cielo! = Good heavens!.el cielo= heavens, theEx: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
* * *A (firmamento) skycielo cubierto/despejado overcast/clear skyel cielo se está despejando the sky is clearinga cielo descubierto in the openaunque se junten el cielo y la tierra not for all the tea in Chinacambiar del cielo a la tierra ( Chi); to change out of all recognitioncomo caído or llovido del cielo (de manera inesperada) out of the blue(oportunamente): este dinero me viene como caído del cielo this money must be heaven-sent, this money is a godsendponer a algn por los cielos to praise sb to the skiesremover cielo y tierra to move heaven and earthtaparle a algn el cielo con un harnero ( RPl); to pull the wool over sb's eyestocar el cielo con las manos ( AmS): conseguir ese trabajo es tocar el cielo con las manos that job is way out of my reach o I haven't a hope in hell of getting that job ( colloq)sentí que tocaba el cielo con las manos I was on cloud nine o over the moon ( colloq)B ( Relig)1ir al cielo to go to heavenclama al cielo: una injusticia que clama al cielo a gross injustice, an outrageclama al cielo que … it's outrageous o a gross injustice that …estar/sentirse en el séptimo cielo to be in seventh heaven, be over the moonganarse el cielo to earn oneself a place in heavenver el cielo abierto to see one's chance2(Dios): el cielo Godquiera el cielo que sea así please God it may be so ( liter), let's hope so¡que el cielo no lo permita! heaven o God forbid!3 ( como interj):¡cielos! good heavens!, heavens!¡cielo santo! or ¡santo cielo! heavens above!C (techo) ceilinguna sala amplia, de cielos altos a large room with a high ceilingCompuesto:ceilingD1 (aplicado a personas) angel2 (como apelativo) sweetheart, darling¡mi cielo! or ¡cielo mío! my love, my darling* * *
cielo sustantivo masculino
1 ( firmamento) sky;
a cielo abierto (Min) opencast ( before n);
este dinero me viene como caído del cielo this money is a godsend
2 (Relig)a)
ir al cielo to go to heaven;
ganarse el cielo to earn oneself a place in heavenb) ( como interj):◊ ¡cielos! (good) heavens!
3 ( techo) ceiling
4
◊ ¡mi cielo! my darling
cielo
I sustantivo masculino
1 sky: un cielo negro anunciaba tormenta, the black clouds signalled the coming of a storm
2 Rel Heaven
3 (persona adorable) angel
4 Anat cielo de la boca, roof of the mouth
5 Arquit cielo raso, ceiling
II interj (sorpresa) ¡cielo santo!, good heavens!
♦ Locuciones: figurado esta injusticia clama al cielo, this injustice is an outrage
estar en el séptimo cielo, to be in seventh heaven
ver el cielo abierto, to see one's chance
caído del cielo, (oportuno) heaven-sent: ese dinero nos vino como caído del cielo, that money was heaven-sent
' cielo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aborregarse
- celeste
- clarear
- cubierta
- cubierto
- despejarse
- estrellada
- estrellado
- fosca
- fosco
- grito
- horizonte
- llover
- oscurecerse
- panza
- parda
- pardo
- plomiza
- plomizo
- rasa
- raso
- santa
- santo
- surcar
- teñirse
- tocino
- tornarse
- ver
- azul
- claro
- despejado
- ennegrecer
- enrojecer
- limpio
- mina
- nube
- nublado
- nublar
- sereno
- techo
English:
arm
- ascend
- clear
- cloud
- cloudy
- darken
- godsend
- good
- grey
- grief
- heaven
- leaden
- lighten
- mile
- roof
- sky
- star
- starry
- stone
- sullen
- sweetie
- blessing
- ceiling
- god
- high
- open
- stud
- wind
* * *♦ nm1. [atmósfera] sky;cielo despejado/con nubes clear/cloudy sky;mira hacia el cielo look upwards;a cielo abierto [a la intemperie] in the open;[mina] Br opencast, US opencut2. Rel heaven;los que se portan bien van al cielo if you're good you'll go to heaven;¡cielo santo! good heavens!;ganarse el cielo to win salvation, to win a place in heaven;pido al cielo que nos ayude may heaven o God help us3. [tratamiento] darling, my love, my dear;cielo (mío), ¿podrías ayudarme un momento? could you help me a moment, darling?cielo raso ceiling5. Compme viene bajado del cielo it's a godsend (to me);como llovido del cielo [inesperadamente] out of the blue;[oportunamente] at just the right moment;estar en el séptimo cielo to be in seventh heaven;se le juntó el cielo con la tierra he lost his nerve;mover cielo y tierra to move heaven and earth;ser un cielo to be an angel;ver el cielo abierto to see one's way out♦ cielos interjgood heavens!;¡cielos, no me había dado cuenta de lo tarde que era! good heavens! I hadn't realized how late it was!* * *m1 sky;minería a cielo abierto MIN strip mining, Br opencast mining;poner a alguien por los cielos fam praise s.o. to the skies;llovido del cielo out of the blue;remover cielo y tierra fam move heaven and earth2 REL heaven;estar en el séptimo cielo fig be in seventh heaven;ver el cielo abierto fam see one’s chance;ser un cielo fam be an angel fam ;¡cielos! good heavens!* * *cielo nm1) : sky2) : heaven3) : ceiling* * *cielo n2. (en religión) heaven -
6 añublar
v.1 to cloud, to darken the light of the sun.2 to overcast.3 to cloud or obscure merit. (Metaphorical)4 to be blasted, withered, or mildewed: applied to corn and plants.5 to miscarry, to be disconcerted: speaking of plans. (Metaphorical)* * *1 to cloud (over)* * *VI = anublar -
7 nimbo
• dense ragged-edged cloud mass• glorification• glorious• hallucinogenic drug• halo of light• low dark clouds• nimbleness• nincompoop• parhelion• rain cloud• sun dog -
8 desaparecer
v.1 to disappear.me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappearedserá mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a whiledesaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.2 to go missing.* * *1 (dejar de estar) to disappear\desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earthhacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of* * *verbto disappear, vanish* * *1. VI1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missinghan desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood
me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing
mapa¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)3) euf (=morir) to pass away2.VT LAm (Pol) to disappeardesaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.----* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de lugar) to disappearc) ( de la vista) to disappeardesapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd
2.desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear* * *= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* que no desaparece = lingering.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* * *desaparecer [E3 ]vi1 (de un lugar) to disappeardesapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyesen esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die outlo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came outtenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence3 (de la vista) to disappearel sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloudel ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowddesaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)( Andes)1 (de un lugar) to disappearse desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared2 (de la vista) to disappear* * *
desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing
* * *♦ videsapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown♦ vtAm [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill* * *I v/i disappear, vanishII v/t L.Am.disappear fam, make disappear* * *desaparecer {53} vt: to cause to disappeardesaparecer vi: to disappear, to vanish* * *desaparecer vb to disappear -
9 sin nubes
adj.without a cloud, unclouded, cloudless.* * *(adj.) = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudlessEx. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.* * *(adj.) = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudlessEx: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space. -
10 techo
m.1 roof (tejado).bajo techo under coverdormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoorslos sin techo the homeless2 ceiling.tocar techo to level off and start to drop (inflación, precios)la crisis ha tocado techo the worst of the recession is behind uspres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: techar.* * *1 (interior) ceiling; (de coche, tejado) roof3 (en aviación) ceiling4 figurado (límite superior) ceiling\tocar techo figurado to top outvivir bajo el mismo techo figurado to live under the same roof* * *noun m.1) ceiling2) roof* * *SM1) [interior] ceiling; [exterior] (Aut) rooftecho corredizo, techo solar — (Aut) sunroof
2) (=límite, tope) ceiling, limit; (Econ) ceilingha tocado techo — it has reached its upper limit, it has peaked
3) (Aer) ceiling* * *1)a) ( cielo raso) ceilingb) (AmL) (tejado, cubierta) roofbajo techo — indoors o under cover
c) (hogar, casa) house2) (nivel, cota) ceilingrebasó el techo del 8% — it exceeded the 8% ceiling o limit
* * *1)a) ( cielo raso) ceilingb) (AmL) (tejado, cubierta) roofbajo techo — indoors o under cover
c) (hogar, casa) house2) (nivel, cota) ceilingrebasó el techo del 8% — it exceeded the 8% ceiling o limit
* * *techo11 = ceiling, roof.Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
Ex: The design of roof spaces, floors, walls and columns should all be considered in terms of their use for IT purpose.* araña de techo = chandelier.* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.* colgar del techo = hang overhead.* con techo de latón = tin-roofed.* gente sin techo = homeless people.* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* personas sin techo = homelessness.* placa del techo = ceiling tile.* plancha del techo = ceiling tile.* sin techo = homeless.* sin techo, los = homeless, the.* techo de vidrio = glass ceiling.* ventilador de techo = ceiling fan.* viga del techo = rafter.techo22 = ceiling.Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.
* techo de cristal = glass ceiling.* * *A1 (cielo raso) ceiling2 ( AmL) (tejado, cubierta) roofbajo techo indoors o under cover3 (hogar, casa) housetodos viven bajo el mismo techo they all live under the same roof o in the same housemuchas familias quedaron sin techo many families were left homeless o without a roof over their headspara tirar al techo ( Arg fam): tienen plata para tirar al techo they have money to burn ( colloq), they have loads of money ( colloq)Compuesto:sunroofB1 (de un avión) ceiling2 (nivel, cota) ceilingrebasó el techo del 8% it exceeded the 8% ceiling o limittratan de elevar su techo electoral a 105 escaños they are trying to raise their quota of seats to 105los precios ya han tocado techo prices have peaked o have gone as high as they're going to go o have reached their highest pointCompuesto:glass ceiling* * *
Del verbo techar: ( conjugate techar)
techo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
techó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
techar
techo
techo sustantivo masculino
bajo el mismo techo under the same roof
techar verbo transitivo to roof
techo sustantivo masculino
1 (tejado) roof
(de una estancia) ceiling
2 fig (cobijo, refugio, domicilio) roof
dormir bajo techo, to sleep under a roof
3 (límite máximo) ceiling: su capacidad de inversión ha tocado techo, his investment capacity has reached its ceiling
' techo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- chalet
- corrediza
- corredizo
- cubierta
- derrumbamiento
- derrumbarse
- gotera
- inclinación
- pendiente
- rosetón
- trampa
- abombado
- ahumar
- altura
- ático
- cielo
- colgar
- falso
- llegar
- paja
- portaequipajes
- sobre
- sostener
- tocar
- tragaluz
- venir
- zinc
English:
cave in
- ceiling
- cover
- crack
- hold up
- homeless
- knock
- roof
- sag
- sunroof
- thatch
- thatched
- turn away
- drip
- leak
- overflow
- sun
* * *♦ nm1. [tejado] [fuera del edificio] roof;[dentro del edificio] ceiling;un techo de paja a thatched roof;hay que pintar el techo de la cocina the kitchen ceiling needs painting;el techo de la tienda de campaña está flojo the roof of the tent is saggingtecho descapotable [en coche] convertible roof; Av & Meteo techo de nubes cloud ceiling;techo solar [en coche] sunroof2. [casa, hogar] house;al menos tenemos techo y comida at least we have food and a roof over our heads;compartía techo con unos alemanes he shared a house o a place with some Germans;bajo techo under cover;dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head, to sleep indoors;quedarse sin techo to become homeless3. [límite] ceiling;superó el techo de los 8,90 metros en salto de longitud he broke through the 8.9 metre barrier in the long jump;Escocia aspira a elevar su techo competencial Scotland is aiming to acquire a greater level of devolved power;tocar techo [inflación, precios] to level off and start to drop;la crisis ha tocado techo the worst of the recession is behind ustecho de cristal glass ceiling4. Av [altura máxima] ceiling5. [jugador más alto] tallest player♦ sin techo nmfhomeless;los sin techo the homeless* * *m ceiling; ( tejado) roof;falso techo false ceiling;los sin techo homeless people, the homeless pl ;tocar techo fig peak* * *techo nm1) tejado: roof2) : ceiling3) : upper limit, ceiling* * *techo n1. (de coche) roof2. (en un edificio) ceiling -
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v.1 to undo (nudo, paquete).deshacer las maletas to unpack one's suitcases o bagstuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at homeElla deshizo el enredo She undid the mess.2 to melt (disolver) (helado, mantequilla).3 to tear up (despedazar) (libro).4 to cancel (poner fin a) (contrato, negocio).tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out5 to rout (destruir) (enemigo).6 to devastate.7 to destroy, to bring down, to dismantle, to tear apart.La bomba deshizo el puente The bomb destroyed the bridge.8 to rescind.Ella deshizo el pacto She rescinded the pact.* * *1 (destruir) to destroy3 (nudo) to untie, loosen; (paquete) to undo, unwrap; (cama) to strip; (equipaje) to unpack; (puntadas) to unpick4 MILITAR (poner en fuga) to rout, put to flight5 (romper un acuerdo) to break off6 (disolver) to dissolve; (derretir) to melt7 (desandar) to retrace8 (desmontar) to take apart, take to pieces9 (planes, proyectos) to spoil, ruin2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards\deshacerse en atenciones to be extremely kinddeshacerse en elogios/cumplidos to be full of praisedeshacerse en excusas to apologize profuselydeshacerse en llanto/lágrimas to cry one's eyes out* * *verb1) to destroy2) dissolve, melt3) break•- deshacerse de* * *( pp deshecho)1. VT1) (=separar) [+ nudo, lazo] to untie, undo; [+ costura] to unpick; [+ fila, corro] to break up2) (=desarreglar) [+ maleta] to unpack; [+ rompecabezas] to break up; [+ paquete] to undo, unwrap; [+ cama] [al dormir] to mess up; [para cambiar las sábanas] to strip3) (=derretir) [+ nieve, helado] to melt4) (=disolver) [+ pastilla, grumos] to dissolve; (=desmenuzar) [+ bizcocho, pastel, cubito de caldo] to crumble5) (=desgastar) [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out; [+ metal] to wear down, wear away6) (=estropear) [+ vista, proyecto, vida] to ruinla marea deshizo los castillos de arena — the tide washed away o broke up our sandcastles
7) [+ persona] to shatter8) [+ contrato, alianza, acuerdo] (=romper) to break; (=cancelar) to annul9) (=enmendar) [+ agravio] to right, put right; [+ equívoco, malentendido] to resolve10) (=dispersar) [+ manifestación] to break up; [+ enemigo] to rout11) (=derrotar) [+ contrario] to take apart, dismantle2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <costura/bordado> to unpickel viento me deshizo el peinado — the wind ruined o messed up my hair
2)a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrapb) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack3)a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to meltb) ( desmenuzar) to break up4)a) (destrozar, estropear)b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel2.deshacerse v pron1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined2)a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrateb) ( destruirse)c) nieve/helado to meltd) sociedad to dissolve3) ( desvivirse)deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her
4)deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary
a) ( librarse de) to get rid oflogró deshacerse de sus perseguidores — he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers
b) ( desprenderse de) to part with* * *= undo.Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.----* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.* deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.* deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <costura/bordado> to unpickel viento me deshizo el peinado — the wind ruined o messed up my hair
2)a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrapb) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack3)a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to meltb) ( desmenuzar) to break up4)a) (destrozar, estropear)b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel2.deshacerse v pron1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined2)a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrateb) ( destruirse)c) nieve/helado to meltd) sociedad to dissolve3) ( desvivirse)deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her
4)deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary
a) ( librarse de) to get rid oflogró deshacerse de sus perseguidores — he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers
b) ( desprenderse de) to part with* * *= undo.Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.* deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.* deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* * *vtA1 ‹costura/bordado› to unpicktuve que deshacer las mangas del suéter I had to unravel o undo the sleeves of the sweater2 ‹nudo/lazo› to undo, untie; ‹ovillo› to unwind; ‹trenza› to undoel viento me deshizo el peinado the wind ruined o messed up my hairB1 (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/radio/reloj› to take … to pieces, take … apart; ‹paquete› to undo, unwrap; ‹prenda› to take … apart, cut up2 ‹cama› (para cambiarla) to strip; (desordenar) to mess updeshacer la maleta to unpack one's suitcaseC1 (derretir) ‹nieve/helado› to melt2 (desmenuzar) to break updeshacer el cubo de caldo con los dedos crumble the stock cube in your fingerstrata de deshacer los grumos con un tenedor try to break up the lumps with a forkD1(destrozar, estropear): la lejía te deshace las manos bleach ruins your handseste niño deshace un par de zapatos en menos de un mes this child gets through a pair of shoes in less than a monthtengo los nervios deshechos my nerves are in tatters o shreds o are shot (to pieces)la muerte de su hijo le deshizo la vida her life was shattered by the death of her sondeshizo todo lo bueno que había hecho su antecesor he undid all the good his predecessor had doneaquello terminó por deshacer su matrimonio that eventually destroyed their marriage o caused the breakup of their marriagela guerra deshizo al país the war tore the country apartlo deshizo de una patada he knocked it down o destroyed it with one kick2 ‹ejército› to rout, crush¿va a pelear con Bruno? ¡lo va a deshacer! he's going to fight Bruno? he'll make mincemeat of him o he'll thrash him! ( colloq)casi lo deshace de una paliza he beat the living daylights out of him ( colloq)aquella derrota lo deshizo moralmente he was shattered by that defeat3 ( fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear … outla caminata me deshizo the walk wore me out, I was shattered o bushed after the walk ( colloq)E ‹acuerdo/trato› to break; ‹noviazgo› to break off; ‹sociedad› to dissolveun compromiso que no puedo deshacer an engagement I can't breakme han deshecho todos los planes they've wrecked o ruined o spoiled all my planstuve que deshacer todos los planes que había hecho I had to cancel all the plans I had made¿ahora quién va a deshacer el entuerto? now who's going to sort out this mess?A1 «dobladillo/costura» to come undone o unstitched2 «nudo» to come undone o untied; «trenza/moño» to come undone; «peinado» to get messed up, be ruinedB1 (desintegrarse) to disintegratese deshizo al entrar en contacto con el aire it disintegrated when it came into contact with the airdejar deshacerse la pastilla en la boca allow the tablet to dissolve in your mouthesta tiza se deshace en las manos this chalk crumbles o disintegrates in your handcocina las verduras hasta que se deshacen she cooks the vegetables until they are o go mushyse deshacen en la boca they melt in your mouth2(destruirse): el vaso se cayó y se deshizo the glass fell and smashed3 «nieve/helado» to melt4 «reunión» to break up; «sociedad» to dissolveC (desvivirse) deshacerse POR algn/algo:me deshago por complacerla I go out of my way to please herestá que se deshace por él she's wild o crazy about him ( colloq)están que se deshacen por echarle el guante they're dying to get their hands on him ( colloq)D deshacerse EN algo:se deshizo en llanto or lágrimas she dissolved o burst into floods of tearsme deshice en cumplidos I was extremely complimentary, I went out of my way to be complimentary1 (librarse de) to get rid ofno veía la hora de deshacerme de ese trasto I couldn't wait to get rid of that piece of junkal fin me deshice de ese pesado I finally got rid of that borelogró deshacerse de sus perseguidores he managed to shake off o lose his pursuersvoy a tener que deshacerme de la nueva secretaria I'm going to have to get rid of the new secretary o ( euph) to let the new secretary go2 (desprenderse de) to part withno quisiera tener que deshacerme de este cuadro I wouldn't like to have to part with this picture* * *
deshacer ( conjugate deshacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ovillo› to unwind
2a) (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/mecanismo› to take … apart;
‹ paquete› to undo, unwrap
( desordenar) to mess up;
‹ maleta› to unpack
3
4 ‹acuerdo/trato› to break;
‹ noviazgo› to break off;
‹planes/compromiso› to cancel
deshacerse verbo pronominal
1 [dobladillo/costura] to come undone o unstitched;
[nudo/trenza/moño] to come undone;
[ peinado] to get messed up, be ruined
2
3 deshacerse en algo:
me deshice en cumplidos I went out of my way to be complimentary
4
deshacer verbo transitivo
1 (un nudo, paquete) to undo
(el equipaje) to unpack
(una cama) to strip
2 (estropear) to destroy, ruin
3 (un trato) to break off
4 (en un líquido) to dissolve
5 (derretir) to melt
' deshacer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disolver
- deshaga
- deshice
- deshizo
English:
strip
- undo
- unpack
- break
- go
- unfasten
* * *♦ vt1. [desarmar, despedazar] to take apart;[nudo, paquete] to undo; [libro] to tear up; [roca] to break up; [castillo de arena] to destroy; [maleta] to unpack; [costura] to unpick;deshacer las maletas to unpack (one's bags);el aire le deshizo el peinado the wind messed up her hair;la cama estaba sin deshacer the bed hadn't been stripped;deshacer un puzzle to pull apart a jigsaw;la tormenta deshizo el techo de la vivienda the storm caused serious damage to the roof of the house;tuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at home;tiene los nervios deshechos his nerves are in shreds2. [disolver] [helado, mantequilla] to melt;[pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve;deshacer un comprimido en agua to dissolve a tablet in water3. [destruir] [matrimonio] to ruin;[enemigo] to rout;tres años de guerra deshicieron al país three years of war devastated the country;deshicieron al equipo rival they destroyed o dismantled the opposition4. [poner fin a] [contrato, negocio] to cancel;[pacto, tratado] to break; [plan, intriga] to foil; [organización] to dissolve;tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out5. [afligir] to devastate;la noticia de su asesinato deshizo a la familia the news of his murder devastated his family6. Informát to undo* * *<part deshecho> v/t1 undo; costura unpick3 pastilla crush4 nieve, mantequilla melt5 tratado break; planes wreck, ruin;eso los obligó a deshacer todos sus planes this forced them to cancel their plans* * *deshacer {40} vt1) : to destroy, to ruin2) desatar: to undo, to untie3) : to break apart, to crumble4) : to dissolve, to melt5) : to break, to cancel* * *deshacer vb2. (maleta) to unpack3. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt -
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2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards* * ** * *VPR1) (=separarse) [nudo] to come undone, come untied; [costura] to come undone, split; [moño, trenza] to come undone2) (=romperse) to smash, shatterel jarrón se deshizo en sus manos — the vase just fell to pieces o came apart in his hands
cuando lo levanté, se me deshizo todo — when I lifted it up it all fell to bits
3) (=derretirse) [caramelo, hielo] to melt4) (=desmembrarse) [organización, manifestación] to break up; [ejército] to be routed5) (=desaparecer) to vanish6) [persona] (=afligirse) to go to pieces; (=impacientarse) to be at one's wits' end7)• deshacerse de — [queriendo] to get rid of; [sin querer] to part with; (Dep) to dispose of; (Com) to dump
8) (=esforzarse)•
deshacerse en, deshacerse en cumplidos con algn — to be very complimentary towards sb, shower sb with complimentsdeshacerse en elogios con algn — to be full of praise for sb, shower sb with praise
deshacerse en lágrimas — to burst o dissolve into tears
•
se deshace por su familia — he bends over backwards for his familydeshacerse por hacer algo — to strive to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth
deshacerse por complacer a algn — to strive to please sb, do one's utmost to please sb
9) (Med) (=debilitarse) to get weak, grow feeble; (=consumirse) to waste away* * *= throw away.Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.----* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.* * *= throw away.Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.* * *
■deshacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (una lazada, un nudo) to come undone
2 (en un líquido) to dissolve
3 (derretirse) to melt
4 (por la tristeza) to go to pieces
deshacerse en lágrimas, to cry one's eyes out
(prodigarse) se deshizo en elogios, she praised it to the skies 5 deshacerse de alguien/algo, to get rid of sb/sthg
' deshacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponerse
- desprenderse
- disolverse
- librarse
- prescindir
- tirar
- deshacer
English:
apart
- cast off
- destruction
- discard
- dispose of
- ditch
- do away with
- hand
- heart
- jettison
- part with
- rid
- shed
- undone
- come
- disposal
- fall
- see
- shake
* * *vpr1. [desarmarse] to fall apart;[costura] to come undone o unstitched; [trenza, moño] to come undone; [peinado] to get messed up;el jarrón se deshizo en pedazos the vase smashed to pieces2. [disolverse] [helado, mantequilla, nieve] to melt;[pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve; [niebla] to lift;el azúcar se deshace al contacto con el agua sugar dissolves when it comes into contact with water;los caramelos se van deshaciendo en la boca the sweets gradually melt in your mouth;la organización se deshizo tras la guerra the organization broke up after the war;la concentración se deshizo antes de que llegara la policía the crowd dispersed before the police arrived3.deshacerse de [desprenderse de, librarse de] to get rid of;se resiste a deshacerse de sus joyas she's reluctant to part with her jewels;se deshicieron de un sofá viejo they got rid of an old sofa;salió por una puerta trasera para deshacerse del detective he left by a back door to lose the detective;nos costó mucho deshacernos de él it wasn't easy to get rid of him4.deshacerse en [prodigarse en] [m5] se deshizo en elogios con o [m5] hacia su anfitrión she lavished praise on her host;se deshizo en lágrimas al enterarse he cried his heart out when he found out;siempre se deshace en atenciones con nosotros she is always extremely attentive towards us5.[estar enamorado] to be madly in love with sb;deshacerse por alguien [desvivirse] to bend over backwards for sb;se deshace por la empresa, y nadie se lo reconoce he does everything he can for the company, and no one appreciates it;deshacerse por hacer/conseguir algo to go out of one's way to do/get sth* * *v/r2 de hielo melt; figgo to pieces3:deshacerse de get rid of4:deshacerse en elogios be full of praise;deshacerse en insultos let fly a series of insults5:deshacerse por alguien fam bend over backward for s.o.* * *vr1) : to fall apart, to come undone2)deshacerse de : to get rid of* * *deshacerse vb1. (nudo) to come undone2. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt3. (sólidos) to dissolvedeshacerse de to get rid of / to dispose of -
13 tierra
f.1 land (terrenos, continentes).en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's landpor estas tierras round these parts, down this waytierra adentro inlandtierra de nadie no-man's-landtierra prometida Promised Landtierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra Santa the Holy Landtierra virgen virgin land2 land.cultivar la tierra to farm the land3 earth.se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoesun camino de tierra a dirt track4 ground (suelo).bajo tierra undergroundcaer a tierra to fall to the groundtomar tierra to land5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native land6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)7 soil, dirt.8 country, homeland.9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.* * *1 (planeta) earth2 (superficie sólida) land3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land4 (país) country, land5 (suelo) ground6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground1 land sing\caer por tierra figurado to crumbledar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the groundechar a tierra to demolishechar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyechar tierra encima de figurado to hush upponer tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarcepor estas tierras in these partspor tierra overland, by land¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!tierra adentro inland¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and dietirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyvivir de la tierra to make a living from the landtierra de nadie no-man's-landTierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra firme terra firma, dry landtierra natal homelandTierra Santa the Holy Land* * *noun f.1) earth2) land3) soil4) homeland•* * *SF1)• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth
2) (=superficie)a) [fuera del agua] land¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!
la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land
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por tierra — overland, by landatravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country
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tomar tierra — to reach port, get inb) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earthla explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground
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tocar tierra — to touch down•
tomar tierra — to landtierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land
3) (=suelo) ground•
caer a tierra — to fall down•
dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over•
echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground- venirse a o por tierra4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soilcon los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud
viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors
acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends
le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad
tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately
tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately
tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth
pista 3), política 2)tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately
5) (Agr) landtierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land
6) (=división territorial)a) (=lugar de origen)todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland
b) [en plural]sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia
no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world
- ver tierras7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)toma 1., 1)conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *tierra22 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* * *A (campo, terreno) landuna distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of landtierras comunales common landcompró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durangotierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid landtierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated landtierras baldías wastelandlos que trabajan la tierra those who work the landponer tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)B1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthclavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the groundésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soilcavaba la tierra he was digging the groundun camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earthno juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthyun camino de tierra a dirt road o track¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year nowechar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashecharse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind onetragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earthen aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me upCompuesto:( Esp) clayel cable que va a tierra the ground o earth leadnecesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthedD (por oposición al mar, al aire) land¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!viajar por tierra to travel overland o by landiniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interiorgentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inlandmisiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missilesel ejército de tierra the armytierra firme solid ground, terra firmaquedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)tocar tierra to land, put into porttomar tierra to land, touch downE1(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native landlas cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countriespartió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortunevino de la tierra local wine, locally produced winefruta de la tierra locally grown fruit2 (territorio) soilen el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soilCompuestos:: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200mTierra del Fuegono-man's-landthe cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)native land, land of one's birthPromised LandHoly Landthe temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)Fla composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earthCreador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth* * *
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;
‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;
tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock
* * *tierra nf2. [superficie] land;viajar por tierra to travel by land;tierra adentro inland;poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarceAm tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;tierra de nadie no-man's-land;tierra prometida Promised Land;Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;Tierra Santa the Holy Land;la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;tierra virgen virgin land3. [suelo] ground;trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;caer a tierra to fall to the ground;muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth; Fam¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;4. [materia] earth;[para nutrir plantas] soil;se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;un camino de tierra a dirt track;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;Formaldar tierra a alguien to bury sb;tierra batida [en tenis] clay;tierra vegetal topsoil, loam5. [en agricultura] land;cultivar la tierra to farm the landtierra cultivable arable land;tierra de cultivo arable land;tierra de labor arable land;tierra de labranza arable land6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;[región] home o native region;este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native landen tierras del rey on the King's land;en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;ver otras tierras to travel, to see the worldestar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded10. Am [polvo] dust* * *f1 land;tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;tierras altas highlands;tierras bajas lowlands;poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;por tierra viajar by land;tomar tierra AVIA land2 materia soil, earth;echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;echar por tierra ruin, wreck;como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth3 ( patria) native land, homeland;de la tierra locally produced, local4 EL ground, Brearth5:la Tierra the Earth* * *tierra nf1) : land2) suelo: ground, earth3) : country, homeland, soil4)tierra natal : native land5)la Tierra : the Earth* * *tierra n1. (terreno) land2. (materia) earth / soil3. (suelo) groundechar por tierra to ruin / to spoil
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