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21 huevo
m.egg.huevo duro hard-boiled egghuevo escalfado/frito poached/fried egghuevo pasado por agua soft-boiled egghuevo de Pascua Easter egghuevos al plato = eggs cooked in the oven in an earthenware dishhuevos revueltos scrambled eggs* * *1 egg2 COSTURA darning egg\costar un huevo familiar to cost an arm and a legestar hasta los huevos familiar to be pissed off (de, with)hacer algo por huevos familiar to do something even if it kills oneparecerse como un huevo a una castaña figurado to be as different as chalk and cheeseponer a huevo familiar to hand on a plateser el huevo de Colón figurado to be easier than it seemstener huevos familiar to have balls¡y un huevo! familiar like hell!huevo duro hard-boiled egghuevo escalfado poached egghuevo estrellado / huevo frito fried egghuevo pasado por agua soft-boiled egghuevos revueltos scrambled eggs* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Bio, Culin) eggponer algo a huevo —
nos lo han puesto a huevo — * they've made it easy for us
huevo a la copa — And, Chile boiled egg
huevo amelcochado — CAm (soft-)boiled egg
huevo de color — LAm brown egg
huevo de Paslama — CAm turtle's egg
huevo fresco — freshly-laid egg, new-laid egg
huevos al plato — fried egg in tomato sauce served with ham and peas
huevos pericos, huevos revueltos — scrambled eggs
huevo tibio — And, CAm, Méx soft-boiled egg
2) *** (=testículo) ball ***-me debes diez euros -¡un huevo! — "you owe me ten euros" - "bollocks!" ***
estar hasta los huevos de algo o algn —
estar hasta los huevos de hacer algo —
3)un huevo — *** [como adv] (=mucho) a hell of a lot **
el ordenador me costó un huevo — the computer cost me an arm and a leg *, the computer cost me a bomb *
4) (Cos) darning egg* * *1) (Biol, Coc, Zool) egga huevo: tuve que leer el libro a huevo (Méx vulg) I had no damn o (BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl); comprar/vender a huevo (Andes fam) to buy/sell for peanuts (colloq); mirar a huevo (Chi fam) to look down on; un huevo: me costó un huevo — (Esp vulg) it cost me an arm and a leg (colloq)
2) (vulg) ( testículo) ball (vulg); para modismos ver cojones 1)y un huevo! — (Esp vulg) like hell! (sl)
* * *= egg.Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.----* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* cartón de huevos = egg carton.* cáscara de huevo = eggshell [egg shell].* clara de huevo = egg white, egg albumen.* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo = eggshell thinning.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* hinchar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.* huevo escalfado = poached egg.* huevo podrido = addled egg, rotten egg.* huevos revueltos = scrambled eggs.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* producción de huevos = egg production.* puesta de huevos = egg-laying.* rascarse los huevos = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* yema de huevo = egg yolk.* * *1) (Biol, Coc, Zool) egga huevo: tuve que leer el libro a huevo (Méx vulg) I had no damn o (BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl); comprar/vender a huevo (Andes fam) to buy/sell for peanuts (colloq); mirar a huevo (Chi fam) to look down on; un huevo: me costó un huevo — (Esp vulg) it cost me an arm and a leg (colloq)
2) (vulg) ( testículo) ball (vulg); para modismos ver cojones 1)y un huevo! — (Esp vulg) like hell! (sl)
* * *= egg.Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* cartón de huevos = egg carton.* cáscara de huevo = eggshell [egg shell].* clara de huevo = egg white, egg albumen.* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo = eggshell thinning.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* hinchar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.* huevo escalfado = poached egg.* huevo podrido = addled egg, rotten egg.* huevos revueltos = scrambled eggs.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* producción de huevos = egg production.* puesta de huevos = egg-laying.* rascarse los huevos = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* yema de huevo = egg yolk.* * *parecerse como un huevo a una castaña ( fam); to be like chalk and cheeseCompuestos:( Chi) boiled egg( Chi) prairie oysterEaster egghard-boiled eggpoached eggboiled egg( RPl) poached eggmpl eggs baked with tomato, chorizo and peas( Ven) hard-boiled eggmpl dessert made with eggs, cognac and syrupmpl scrambled eggs (pl)(Col, Méx) boiled eggC ( vulg)(uso expletivo): ¿que yo le debo dinero a él? ¡y un huevo! I owe him money? like hell I do! ( colloq)a huevo ( Méx vulg): tuve que leer el libro a huevo I had no damn o ( BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl)a huevo hay que pagarlo we'll have to pay it whether we damn well like it or not ( colloq)¿ganaron? — ¡a huevo! did they win? — you bet your sweet ass, they did! ( AmE vulg), did they win? — you bet they bloody did! ( BrE sl)ponerle algo a algn a huevo ( fam) (muy cerca) to put sth right under sb's nose ( colloq) (muy fácil) to make sth easy o simple for sbun huevo: me costó un huevo ( vulg); it cost a bomb ( colloq), it cost me an arm and a leg ( colloq)sabe un huevo de vinos he knows stacks o loads about wine ( colloq), he knows an incredible amount about wine* * *
huevo sustantivo masculino
1 (Biol, Coc, Zool) egg;◊ huevo a la copa (Chi) boiled egg;
huevo de Pascua Easter egg;
huevo duro or (Ven) sancochado hard-boiled egg;
huevo escalfado or (Méx, RPl) poché poached egg;
huevo estrellado ( frito) fried egg;
huevo pasado por agua or (Col, Méx) tibio soft boiled egg;
huevos revueltos or (Col) pericos scrambled eggs (pl);
a huevo: tuve que leer el libro a huevo (Méx vulg) I had no damn o (BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl);
comprar/vender a huevo (Andes fam) to buy/sell for peanuts (colloq);
mirar a huevo (Chi fam) to look down on
2 (vulg) ( testículo) ball (vulg);
para modismos ver cojones 1
huevo sustantivo masculino
1 egg
huevo duro, hard-boiled egg
huevo escalfado, poached egg
huevo frito, fried egg
huevo pasado por agua, soft-boiled egg
huevos revueltos, scrambled eggs
2 vulgar (usu pl) balls pl
♦ Locuciones: vulgar a huevo, convenient, opportune: me lo ha puesto a huevo, he gave me a perfect cue
ir pisando huevos, to go very slowly/gingerly
vulgar tener huevos, to have guts: no tengo más huevos que operarme, there was nothing for it but to have an operation
' huevo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cáscara
- cascarón
- clara
- cualquiera
- hilada
- hilado
- rebozar
- reventarse
- yema
- cascar
- poner
- quebrado
English:
angel food cake
- chalk
- crack
- different
- Easter egg
- egg
- egg white
- egg yolk
- eggshell
- hard-boiled
- poach
- runny
- shell
- stiff
- unbroken
- white
- yolk
- Easter
- fried
- Scotch
* * *♦ nm1. [de animales] egg;Fames el huevo de Colón it's so blindingly obvious that no one had thought of itAndes huevo a la copa soft-boiled egg;huevo duro hard-boiled egg;huevo escalfado poached egg;Méx huevo estrellado fried egg;huevo frito fried egg;huevo de granja free-range egg;Andes huevo pasado soft-boiled egg;huevo pasado por agua soft-boiled egg;huevo de Pascua [de chocolate] Easter egg;Col huevos pericos scrambled eggs;huevos al plato = eggs cooked in the oven in an earthenware dish;RP huevo poché poached egg; Méx huevos rancheros ranch-style eggs, = tortilla topped with fried eggs, tomato sauce and chilli;huevos revueltos scrambled eggs;Ven huevo sancochado hard-boiled egg; Méx huevo tibio soft-boiled egg2. [cigoto] zygote, egg3. CompFamle puso el gol a huevo he laid on an absolute sitter for him;Méx muy Fam muy Famcostar un huevo to cost a heck of a lot, Br to be bloody expensive;muy Fam muy Fam¡y un huevo! Br my arse!, US my ass!1. [testículos] balls, nuts;¡estoy hasta los huevos! I'm Br bloody o US goddamn sick of it!;manda huevos: [m5] manda huevos que estando enfermo tenga que hacerlo yo Br bloody o US goddamn great o can you Br bloody o US goddamn believe it, I'm the one who has to do it even though I'm ill!;Famse le pusieron los huevos de corbata he really freaked out;tu comentario le sentó como una patada en los huevos Br what you said really pissed him off, US he was really pissed about what you said;tocarse los huevos: [m5] se ha pasado todo el día tocándose los huevos Br he's done bugger-all all day, US he hasn't done a shit all day;¡no me toques los huevos, y déjame en paz! why can't you just damn well o Br bloody well leave me alone!;¡tiene huevos la cosa! it's a Br bloody o US goddamn disgrace!;¡qué huevos tiene, insultarme delante de todos! what a Br bloody o US goddamn nerve, insulting me in front of everyone!;le echó huevos al asunto, y le confesó la verdad he showed he had balls by telling her the truth* * *m1 egg¡y un huevo! pop no way! fam ;un huevo de pop a load of fam ;costar un huevo pop cost an arm and a leg fam* * *huevo nm: egghuevos revueltos: scrambled eggs* * *huevo n egg -
22 viejo
adj.1 old, elderly, senile, long in the tooth.2 old, aged, antique.m.1 old man, elder, old timer, aged man.2 father.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) old2 (desgastado) old, worn-out3 (antiguo) old, ancient► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 elderly people\caerse de viejo,-a figurado to be falling apart with ageestar viejo,-a to look oldhacer la cuenta a la vieja to count on one's fingershacerse viejo,-a to grow oldmás viejo,-a que Matusalén / más viejo,-a que ir a pie familiar as old as the hillsmi viejo,-a familiar (hombre) my old man, the old man 2 (mujer) my old woman, my old lady, the old ladymis viejos familiar my folks, my parentsmorir de viejo to die of old ageser gato viejo / ser perro viejo familiar to be a sly old foxviejo verde familiar dirty old man* * *1. (f. - vieja)adj.1) old2) worn2. (f. - vieja)nounold man / woman* * *viejo, -a1. ADJ1) (=de mucha edad) oldhacerse o ponerse viejo — to grow old, get old
de viejo me gustaría vivir junto al mar — when I'm old, I'd like to live by the sea
- más viejo que el cagar2) (=envejecido) old3) (=usado) oldropa vieja — old clothes [pl] ; (=de segunda mano) secondhand clothes [pl]
4) (=antiguo) old5)2. SM/ F1) (=persona mayor) old man/old womanlos viejos — the elderly, old people
verde 1., 6)el Viejo de Pascua — (LAm) Father Christmas
2) (LAm)*mi viejo — (=padre, esposo) my old man *
mi vieja — (=madre, esposa) my old woman *
mis viejos — ( esp LAm) (=padres) my parents, my folks *
3) (LAm)* (en oración directa) (=querido) darling4) (LAm)* (=chica)las viejas — the chicks *, the birds *
5) *(como excl) (=tío, colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) ** * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *viejo1= old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, olde, hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], senile, timeworn, long-time [longtime].Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* coche viejo = lemon, jalopy.* de la vieja guardia = old-style.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.* viejo amor = old flame.* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.* vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles.viejo2= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* el viejo = the elder.* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* viejo pelmazo = old fart.* viejo pesado = old fart.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* viejo veterano = war horse.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/animal› (de edad) oldno es tan viejo como parece he's not as old as he lookste estás haciendo viejo you're getting oldese peinado te hace vieja that hairstyle makes you look old2 [ SER] ‹coche/ropa/casa› oldtoda la ropa que tengo es vieja all my clothes are oldser más viejo que Matusalén or (CS) que andar a pie to be as old as the hillsese remedio es más viejo que Matusalén or que andar a pie that cure is as old as the hills o ( colloq) has been around for donkey's years3de viejo: una librería de viejo a secondhand bookshopzapatero de viejo cobblerB1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona/animal› (envejecido) oldya está viejo he's got(ten) old¡qué vieja estoy! ¡mírame las arrugas! I look so old! just look at these wrinkles!2 [ ESTAR] ‹zapatos/pantalones› (desgastado) oldes un abrigo bonito pero ya está viejo it's a nice coat but it's seen better days o it's getting oldC ( delante del n) (antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› oldestábamos recordando los viejos tiempos we were remembering old times o the old daysuna vieja leyenda an old legendCompuestos:feminine old guardel Viejo Continente Europeel Viejo Mundo the Old Worldmasculine Old TestamentD (anterior, precedente) oldla cocina vieja era mejor que ésta the old stove was better than this onemasculine, femininelos viejos old people, the elderlyno llegará a viejo he'll never reach old agede viejo hizo las paces con ella as an old man o when he was old he made his peace with herun viejo gruñón a grumpy old manuna viejecita or viejita muy amable a dear o sweet little old ladyun viejecito or viejito encantador a delightful old manCompuestos:B ( fam)(refiriéndose a los padres): mayor que mi viejo/mi vieja older than my old man/my old lady ( colloq)pídele dinero a tus viejos ask your folks o your Mom and Dad for some money ( colloq)(hablándole a un amigo): ¿te tomas otra copa, viejo? do you want another drink, pal o ( AmE) buddy o ( BrE) mate? ( colloq)* * *
viejo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old;
‹coche/ropa/casa› old;
2
¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old!
3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old;
Vviejo Testamento Old Testament
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (m) old man;
(f) old woman;
llegar a viejo to reach old age;
se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married;
se murió de viejo he died of old age;
Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel;
viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man
2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);
tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad
3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq);
( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq);
(f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
(hombre) old man
fam (padre) dad
(mujer) old woman
fam (madre) mum, US mom
fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks
' viejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- cacharro
- casarse
- casco
- continente
- engarzar
- ir
- resabio
- retrasarse
- tartana
- usada
- usado
- verde
- vieja
- zorra
- zorro
- antiguo
- barrigón
- cafetera
- carcacha
- cascajo
- chocho
- de
- envejecer
- llegar
- maña
- para
- vez
English:
ageing
- archaic
- banger
- battered
- dig out
- dinosaur
- dirty
- ditch
- dog
- fall for
- frumpy
- get on
- grouch
- hulk
- irascible
- locate
- long-standing
- old
- old-looking
- rickety
- rust
- salvage
- shabby
- standby
- sugar daddy
- swap for
- trade in
- used
- date
- decrepit
- dirty old man
- father
- junk
- Santa Claus
- second-hand
- stale
- way
* * *viejo, -a♦ adj1. [en edad] old;está muy viejo para su edad he looks very old for his age;esa ropa te hace más viejo those clothes make you look older;hacerse viejo to get o grow old;de viejo fue cuando empezó a viajar it was only as an old man that he started to travel;morirse de viejo to die from old age;RP Famser más viejo que andar a pie to be as old as the hills, to have come out of the ark2. [usado] [ropa, aparato] old;estas botas están ya viejas these boots are worn out o past it now;una radio vieja an old radio;una librería de viejo a second-hand bookshop3. [antiguo] old;viejas canciones old songs;un viejo conocido an old acquaintance;es un chiste muy viejo it's a really old joke4. RP [de toda la vida]baila muy bien, es tanguero viejo he dances very well, he's always loved tango;a ése no le creas, que es mentiroso viejo don't you believe him, he's a born liar♦ nm,f1. [anciano] old man, f old lady;los viejos the elderly;los viejos del pueblo the old people in the village;llegar a viejo to live to be an old manRP Fam el viejo de la bolsa the bogeyman; Chile el Viejo Pascuero o de Pascua Santa Claus, Father Christmas;viejo verde dirty old man[madre] old girl;mis viejos my folks[amiga] girl, US girlfriend;¿qué hay de nuevo, viejo? what's new, Br mate o US buddy?¿querés un caramelo, mi viejo? Br do you want a sweet, love?, US do you want a piece of candy, honey?* * *I adj oldII m old man;mis viejos L.Am. fam my folks fam* * *viejo, -ja adj1) anciano: old, elderly2) antiguo: former, longstandingviejas tradiciones: old traditionsviejos amigos: old friends3) gastado: old, worn, worn-outviejo, -ja nanciano: old man m, old woman f* * *viejo1 adj old -
23 acaso
adv.perhaps.¿acaso no lo sabías? are you trying to tell me you didn't know?m.chance, accident, fortune, luck.* * *► adverbio1 perhaps, maybe■ ¿acaso no lo viste? didn't you see him?1 (suerte) chance\por si acaso just in case■ no es mala persona, si acaso un poco brusco he isn't a bad person, he's just a little brusque* * *adv.* * *1. ADV1) [en preguntas retóricas]¿acaso no te lo he dicho cien veces? — haven't I told you a hundred times?
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa de lo que haga mi hermana? — (how) am I to blame for what my sister does?
¿acaso yo lo sé? — how would I know?
2) frm (=quizá) perhaps3)si acaso: no quiero nada, si acaso algo de fruta — I don't want anything, except maybe o perhaps some fruit
está bueno, si acaso un poco dulce — it's quite good, if perhaps a bit too sweet
no tienes que ir, si acaso lo llamas por teléfono — you don't have to go, just give him a phone call
si acaso llama, dímelo — if by any chance he phones, let me know
4)llévalo por si acaso hace falta — take it, just in case you need it
por si acaso viniera — just in case he should come o were to come
2.SM frm chancepor acaso, por un acaso — by (any) chance
* * *1) ( en preguntas)¿acaso no te lo dije? — I told you, didn't I?
¿cómo lo sabes? ¿acaso estabas allí? — how do you know? were you there or something?
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa? — is it my fault?
¿acaso no sabes que...? — don't you know that...?
2) (en locs)si acaso: si acaso me necesitaras if you need me; no fue tan horrible, si acaso un poco largo — it wasn't that bad, a bit long maybe o perhaps
3) (liter) ( quizás)acaso + subj — maybe, perhaps
acaso sea cierto lo que dijo — maybe o perhaps what she said is true
* * *= at all.Ex. Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.----* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.* * *1) ( en preguntas)¿acaso no te lo dije? — I told you, didn't I?
¿cómo lo sabes? ¿acaso estabas allí? — how do you know? were you there or something?
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa? — is it my fault?
¿acaso no sabes que...? — don't you know that...?
2) (en locs)si acaso: si acaso me necesitaras if you need me; no fue tan horrible, si acaso un poco largo — it wasn't that bad, a bit long maybe o perhaps
3) (liter) ( quizás)acaso + subj — maybe, perhaps
acaso sea cierto lo que dijo — maybe o perhaps what she said is true
* * *= at all.Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.* * *A(en preguntas): ¿cómo lo sabes? ¿acaso estabas allí? how do you know? were you there by any chance?¿acaso tengo yo la culpa de que se averió? is it my fault it broke down?¿acaso no sabes que lo que has hecho es un delito? don't you know that what you've done is a crime?B ( en locs)1por si acaso just in caseyo me haría un seguro, por si acaso I'd take out some insurance, just in casepor si acaso no te lo han dicho (just) in case nobody's told youni por si acaso (CS fam): ése no te ayuda ni por si acaso you'll never get him to help you ( colloq)2si acaso: si acaso me necesitaras, estaré en mi oficina if you should need me, I'll be in my officeno fue tan horrible, si acaso un poco cansador it wasn't that bad, a little tiring maybe o perhapssi acaso dile que lo vas a pensar maybe o perhaps you could tell her you'll think about itsi acaso cómpralo y si no te sirve lo devuelves you could always buy it and bring it back if it's not rightacaso sea cierto lo que dijo maybe o perhaps what she said is true* * *
acaso adverbio
1 ( en preguntas):◊ ¿acaso no te lo dije? I told you, didn't I?;
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa? is it my fault?
2 ( en locs)
si acaso ( quizás) maybe, perhaps;
( en caso de que) if
acaso
I adv (duda) perhaps, maybe
(retórico) ¿acaso no te lo advertí?, didn't I warn you?
irón ¿acaso se le ha olvidado dónde está la salida?, has he forgotten the way out, then?
II conj si acaso no estuviera..., if he shouldn't be there...
llámame antes de venir por si acaso no estoy, give me a ring before you come in case I'm not in
III sustantivo masculino fate
♦ Locuciones: por si acaso, sé amable con ella, be nice to her, just in case
' acaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
si
- por
English:
case
- chance
- in
- just
- off-chance
- side
- standby
- off
- safe
- spare
- spec
* * *♦ adv1. [quizá] perhaps;es acaso su mejor película it is perhaps his best film2. [en preguntas]¿acaso no lo sabías? are you trying to tell me you didn't know?;¿no estoy haciendo acaso lo que me pediste? am I not doing what you asked me to?♦ si acaso loc adv¿te traigo algo? – si acaso, una botella de vino can I get you anything? – you could get me a bottle of wine, if you like;no creo que vengan muchos, si acaso algún amigo I don't think many people will come, one or two friends, perhaps o maybe;si acaso lo vieras, dile que me llame if you should see him, ask him to phone me♦ por si acaso loc advjust in case;llévatelo por si acaso take it just in case;por si acaso no te veo mañana, toma la llave ahora (just) in case I don't see you tomorrow, take the key now* * *adv by any chance, perhaps;por si acaso just in case;si acaso maybe;¿acaso crees que …? do you really think that …?* * *acaso adv1) : perhaps, by any chance2)por si acaso : just in case* * *¿acaso no me crees? don't you believe me? -
24 aguja
f.1 needle.es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystackaguja de ganchillo crochet hookaguja hipodérmica hypodermic needleaguja de punto knitting needle2 hand.3 needle.aguja de pino pine needle4 point (fail).5 pointer, hand.6 hypodermic needle, needle.7 pipefish, garfish, marlin, Belone belone.8 steeple, fleche, spire.9 phonographic needle, needle, stylus.* * *1 needle (de tricotar) knitting needle2 (de reloj) hand; (de tocadiscos) stylus3 (de arma) firing pin4 (obelisco) obelisk; (capitel) spire, steeple5 (de tren) point, US switch6 (pez) garfish7 (ave) godwit8 (pastel dulce) sweet pastry; (pastel salado) meat/fish pastry1 ribs\buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystack* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Cos, Med) needle; [de sombrero] hatpindarle a la aguja — * to shoot up **
aguja de arria — LAm pack needle
aguja de gancho, aguja de ganchillo — crochet hook
aguja de marear — compass, compass needle
aguja de media, aguja de tejer — LAm knitting needle
aguja imantada, aguja magnética — compass, compass needle
2) (=indicador) [de reloj] hand; (Téc) pointer, hand; (Mil) firing pin; [de tocadiscos] stylus, needletumbar la aguja — * (Aut) to step on the gas *, go full out
3) LAm (Agr) (=estaca) fence post4)aguja de pino — (Bot) pine needle
5) (=chapitel) spire, steeple8) (=pez) garfish* * *a) (de coser, tejer) needle; ( para inyecciones) needle; ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle; ( de instrumento) needle; ( de balanza) pointer, needlebuscar una aguja en un pajar — to look for a needle in a haystack
b) (Inf) pinc) (Arquit) spire, steeple* * *= needle, pickup stylus, hand, garfish.Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.Ex. Apart from the data pits, a second set of pits is used to guide the pick-up stylus, or head.Ex. Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.Ex. A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.----* aguja de croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* aguja de jareta = bodkin.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* aguja de los minutos = minute hand.* aguja de pino = pine needle.* aguja de tejer = knitting needle.* aguja para coser cuadernillos = stabbing needle.* clavija de 24 agujas = 24-pin plug.* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.* encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* impresora de agujas = dot matrix printer.* inserción de aguja = needling.* insertar aguja = needle.* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.* sin aguja = needleless.* * *a) (de coser, tejer) needle; ( para inyecciones) needle; ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle; ( de instrumento) needle; ( de balanza) pointer, needlebuscar una aguja en un pajar — to look for a needle in a haystack
b) (Inf) pinc) (Arquit) spire, steeple* * *= needle, pickup stylus, hand, garfish.Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: Apart from the data pits, a second set of pits is used to guide the pick-up stylus, or head.Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.Ex: A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.* aguja de croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* aguja de jareta = bodkin.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* aguja de los minutos = minute hand.* aguja de pino = pine needle.* aguja de tejer = knitting needle.* aguja para coser cuadernillos = stabbing needle.* clavija de 24 agujas = 24-pin plug.* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.* encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* impresora de agujas = dot matrix printer.* inserción de aguja = needling.* insertar aguja = needle.* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.* sin aguja = needleless.* * *Abuscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystack2 ( Inf) pin3 ( Arquit) spire, steepleCompuestos:knitting needlecrochet hookcrochet hooktrussing needleknitting needleknitting needlehypodermic needleB (de un instrumento) needle; (de una balanza) pointer, needlelas agujas del reloj the hands of the clockCompuesto:aguja de marear or de bitácoraship's compassD2 (empanada) tuna/ground-beef pieE ( Vin):vino con aguja slightly sparkling wine* * *
aguja sustantivo femenino
( para inyecciones) needle;
( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle;
( de instrumento) needle;
( de balanza) pointer, needle;
( de reloj) hand;◊ buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystackb) (Inf) pin
aguja sustantivo femenino
1 needle
(de reloj) hand
(de tocadiscos) stylus
2 Arquit spire
3 Ferroc point, US switch
' aguja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ganchillo
- hipodérmica
- hipodérmico
- incapaz
- ojo
- saeta
- brocheta
- clavar
- enhebrar
- oscilar
- punta
- tacón
English:
eye
- hypodermic needle
- jab
- knitting needle
- needle
- point
- pointer
- sharp
- spire
- steeple
- stiletto
- stylus
- thread
- turnout
- crochet
- hand
- hypodermic
- knitting
* * *aguja nf1. [de coser] needle;[de hacer punto] knitting needle aguja de crochet crochet hook;aguja de ganchillo crochet hook;aguja de mechar larding needle;aguja de punto knitting needle2. [jeringuilla] needleaguja hipodérmica hypodermic needle3. [indicador] [de reloj] hand;[de brújula, balanza] pointer Náut aguja de bitácora (ship's) compass;aguja horaria hour hand;aguja magnética compass needle;Náut aguja de marear (ship's) compass4. [de tocadiscos] stylus, needle5. [de iglesia] spire6. [de conífera] needle7. Ferroc point8. [de hojaldre] = roll-shaped meat or fish pie10. [pez] garfish11. [ave] godwitaguja colinegra black-tailed godwit;aguja colipinta bar-tailed godwit12.agujas [de res] ribs* * *f1 needle;buscar una aguja en un pajar fig look for a needle in a haystack2 de reloj hand3 FERR switch, Brpoint4 GASTR rib roast* * *aguja nf1) : needle2) : steeple, spire* * *aguja n1. (en general) needle2. (de reloj) hand3. (de tricotar) knitting needle4. (de torre, iglesia) spire / steeple -
25 joven
adj.young.está muy joven para su edad he looks very young for his ageesa ropa te hace más joven those clothes make you look youngerde joven as a young man/womanla noche es joven the night is youngmoda joven youth fashionf. & m.young man, (f) young woman (persona joven).los jóvenes young peoplem.1 young man, adolescent, juvenile, teenager.2 young lady, young woman, young girl.* * *► adjetivo1 young* * *1. adj.1) young2) youthful2. noun mf.1) young person2) youngster* * *1.ADJ [persona, animal] young; [aspecto] youthful2.SMF young man/young woman; [como apelativo] young man/young ladylos jóvenes — young people, youth, the young
¡joven! — Méx [al cliente] (yes), sir?; [al empleado] excuse me!
* * *Iadjetivo youngIImasculino y femenino (m) young person, young man; (f) young person, young womanlos jóvenes de hoy... — young people today...
* * *Iadjetivo youngIImasculino y femenino (m) young person, young man; (f) young person, young womanlos jóvenes de hoy... — young people today...
* * *joven11 = girl, youngster, juvenile, wench.Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.* despendolarse cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* joven actriz = starlet.* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.* joven casadero = eligible party, eligible bachelor.* jóvenes = youth, young people.* jóvenes, los = young, the, youth culture.* joven estrella = starlet.* joven inconformista = beatnik.* joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star, whiz.* joven que deja los estudios = school leaver.* joven que huye de su casa = runaway.* pandilla de jóvenes = gang of youths.* para jóvenes = youth-serving.* servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.* soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.joven22 = young [younger -comp., youngest -sup.], young lady, young man [young men, -pl.], young woman, youthful, junior, young person.Ex: Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.Ex: The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.Ex: In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.* amante joven = sugar baby.* animal joven = kit.* joven promesa = whiz(z) kid.* joven y prometedor = up-and-coming.* niño joven = young boy.* personal joven = new blood.* planta joven = seedling.* Plinio el Joven = Pliny the Younger.* público joven = young audience.* queso joven = young cheese.* vino joven = young wine.* * *‹persona/animal› young; ‹industria/país› young; ‹vino› younges tres años más joven que yo she is three years younger than meestá muy joven para su edad he's very young o youthful for his agela noche es joven the night is youngpara mantenerse joven to keep oneself youngel número de jóvenes sin empleo the number of young people out of work¿qué desea, joven? what would you like, young man/young lady?fue atacado por un grupo de jóvenes he was attacked by a gang of youthsyo no entiendo a los jóvenes de hoy día I don't understand the youth of today* * *
joven adjetivo
young
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) young person, young man;
(f) young person, young woman;
los jóvenes de hoy … young people today …
joven
I adjetivo young: está muy joven, she's very young-looking
II mf (hombre) youth, young man
(mujer) girl, young woman
los jóvenes, young people, youth
' joven' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaudillar
- ayuda
- conservarse
- contextura
- cuando
- domicilio
- para
- promesa
- saltarín
- saltarina
- señor
- señorita
- señorito
- chico
- chino
- cierto
- conservar
- cuenta
- disparate
- edad
- imberbe
- júnior
- juventud
- maduro
- malograr
- moda
- mozo
- niño
- parecer
- porvenir
- potro
- pueblo
- talento
- tratar
English:
age
- antidepressant
- arson
- as
- audacious
- avail
- baby
- boy
- broiler
- elegantly
- fixation
- girl
- junior
- little
- man
- mixed-up
- poise
- rob
- settle down
- sugar daddy
- toyboy
- up-and-coming
- when
- whiz kid
- woman
- young
- young-looking
- youth
- youthful
- advise
- aim
- get
- immature
- joy
- sapling
- school
- starlet
- to
- veal
* * *♦ adj[en edad] young;moda joven youth fashion;de joven as a young man/woman;está muy joven para su edad he looks very young for his age;esa ropa te hace más joven those clothes make you look younger;la noche es joven the night is young♦ nmf1. [persona joven] young man, f young woman;los jóvenes young people2. [como apelativo]Am¡oiga, joven, se le ha caído esto! excuse me young man, you dropped this;el joven Alfonso llegó ayer young Alfonso arrived yesterday* * *I adj youngII m/f young man; mujer young woman;los jóvenes young people pl* * *1) : young2) : youthful* * *joven1 adj youngjoven2 n -
26 remostar
v.1 to put must into old wine.2 to grow sweet and assume the flavor of must (vino).
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Sweet wine — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WINE — WINE, fermented grape juice. (For wine in biblical times, see food .) Wine was a popular beverage in talmudic times. Produced in winepresses called bet ha gat (Tosef., Ter. 3:7), and stored in wine cellars called heftek or appotik (Av. Zar. 2:7) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sweet — Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for suadvis … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet alyssum — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet apple — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet bay — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet Billy — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet calabash — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet calamus — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet cane — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet cicely — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English