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1 flak

noun

Flakfeuer, das (Milit.)

get a lot of flak for something — (fig.) wegen etwas [schwer] unter Beschuss geraten

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flak

[flæk]

n no pl

1. (shooting) Flakfeuer nt; (guns) Flak f

2. (criticism) scharfe Kritik

to receive [or get] \flak about [or for] sth wegen einer S. gen unter Beschuss geraten fig

to take \flak [from sb] [von jdm] scharf kritisiert werden; (significant opposition) Gegenwehr f, Widerstand m

to come [or run] into \flak auf Gegenwehr [o Widerstand] stoßen

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[flk]
n

1) Flakfeuer nt

2) (fig)

he's been getting a lot of flak ( for it) — er ist (dafür) mächtig unter Beschuss geraten (inf)

I'm not taking the flak for this — ich lass mich deswegen nicht zur Sau machen (inf)

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flak [flæk] s

1. MIL

a) Flak f, Flugabwehr-, Flakartillerie f

b) Flakfeuer n

2. umg scharfe Kritik:

take flak from scharf kritisiert werden von

3. umg heftige Auseinandersetzung:

run into flak zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen führen

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noun

Flakfeuer, das (Milit.)

get a lot of flak for something — (fig.) wegen etwas [schwer] unter Beschuss geraten

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n.

Flakfeuer n.

English-german dictionary > flak
2 flak

[flæk] n

no pl

1) ( shooting) Flakfeuer nt; ( guns) Flak f

2) ( criticism) scharfe Kritik;

to receive [or get] \flak about [or for] sth wegen einer S. gen unter Beschuss geraten ( fig)

to take \flak [from sb] [von jdm] scharf kritisiert werden;

( significant opposition) Gegenwehr f, Widerstand m;

to come [or run] into \flak auf Gegenwehr [o Widerstand] stoßen

English-German students dictionary > flak
3 take a lot of flak for sth. from sb.

Общая лексика: критиковать (страдат. залог: Его сильно критиковали - Mayor Robertson took a lot of flak for that decision from local residents.)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take a lot of flak for sth. from sb.
4 crítica

f.

1 criticism, unfavorable commentary, unfavorable remark.

2 critique, criticism, reviewal, review.

3 criticizing, carping, rap, criticism.

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crítica

► nombre femenino

1 (juicio, censura) criticism

2 (prensa) review, write-up

3 (conjunto de críticos) critics plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer críticas to criticize

ser dado,-a a las críticas to be very critical

tener buena crítica to get good reviews

crítica teatral theatre (US theater) column

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1. f., (m. - crítico) 2. noun f.
1) criticism

2) review

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SF

1) (=censura) criticism

recibir duras críticas — to be severely criticized, come in for severe criticism

lanzó duras críticas contra el Gobierno — he levelled fierce criticism at the Government, he launched a fierce attack on the Government

2) [en periódico, revista] review; (=ensayo, libro) critique

3)

la crítica — (=los críticos) the critics pl

ser bien recibido por la crítica — to be well received by the critics

4) (=actividad) criticism; (=chismes) gossip

crítica literaria — literary criticism

crítica teatral — dramatic criticism
crítico
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femenino

1) (ataque, censura) criticism

ha sido objeto de numerosas críticas — she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo — he launched a fierce attack on the bishop

2) (Art, Espec, Lit)

a) ( reseña) review; ( ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas — the movie has had very good reviews

b)

la crítica — ( los críticos) the critics (pl)

recibió los elogios de la crítica internacional — it was well received by critics worldwide

c) ( actividad) criticism

•

- crítica literaria

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= attack, criticism, critique, review, censure, reproach, rap, stricture, reproof, flak [flack], castigation, sniping, reproval, write-up.

Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex. The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.

Ex. Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex. The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.

Ex. The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.

Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex. The article 'Why do academic libraries get such a bad rap?' considers the reasons why the roles of librarians and libraries in academic institutions should be so poorly understood.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.

Ex. Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.

Ex. This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.

Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.

Ex. Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

Ex. He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.

Ex. If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

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* crítica cinematográfica = film review, cinematic criticism, film criticism.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* crítica constructiva = constructive criticism.

* crítica de cine = film review.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítica de película = film review.

* crítica feroz = hatchet job.

* crítica literaria = literary review, literary criticism.

* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.

* crítica muy favorable = rave review.

* críticas = backbiting.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer una crítica = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, critique, raise + criticism.

* hacer un crítica a = level + criticism at.

* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.

* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.

* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

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femenino

1) (ataque, censura) criticism

ha sido objeto de numerosas críticas — she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo — he launched a fierce attack on the bishop

2) (Art, Espec, Lit)

a) ( reseña) review; ( ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas — the movie has had very good reviews

b)

la crítica — ( los críticos) the critics (pl)

recibió los elogios de la crítica internacional — it was well received by critics worldwide

c) ( actividad) criticism

•

- crítica literaria

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= attack, criticism, critique, review, censure, reproach, rap, stricture, reproof, flak [flack], castigation, sniping, reproval, write-up.

Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex: The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.

Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.

Ex: The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.

Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex: The article 'Why do academic libraries get such a bad rap?' considers the reasons why the roles of librarians and libraries in academic institutions should be so poorly understood.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.

Ex: Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.

Ex: This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.

Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.

Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

Ex: He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.

Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

* crítica cinematográfica = film review, cinematic criticism, film criticism.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* crítica constructiva = constructive criticism.

* crítica de cine = film review.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítica de película = film review.

* crítica feroz = hatchet job.

* crítica literaria = literary review, literary criticism.

* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.

* crítica muy favorable = rave review.

* críticas = backbiting.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer una crítica = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, critique, raise + criticism.

* hacer un crítica a = level + criticism at.

* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.

* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.

* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

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crítica

feminine

A

(ataque): ha sido recientemente objeto de numerosas críticas she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism recently

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo he launched a fierce attack on o leveled fierce criticism at the bishop, he strongly attacked the bishop

B ( Art, Espec, Lit)

1 (reseña) review; (ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas the movie has had very good reviews o ( colloq) write-ups

2

la crítica (los críticos) the critics (pl)

su obra ha recibido los elogios de la crítica internacional her work has been well received by critics worldwide

3 (actividad) criticism

Compuesto:

crítica literaria

literary criticism

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Del verbo criticar: ( conjugate criticar)

critica es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
criticar
crítica
criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
a) ( censurar) to criticize

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
crítica sustantivo femenino
a) (ataque, censura) criticism;

◊ fue objeto de numerosas críticas she was the object of a lot of criticism

b) ( reseña) review;

( ensayo) critique;
◊ la película recibió muy buenas críticas the movie had very good reviews;

la crítica ( los críticos) the critics (pl);
crítica literaria literary criticism
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
crítico,-a
I adjetivo critical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino critic
crítica sustantivo femenino
1 (censura) criticism
2 Prensa review: esta película tiene muy mala crítica, this film has got very bad reviews
3 (los críticos profesionales) critics
' crítica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ámbito
- delgada
- delgado
- denuncia
- denunciar
- feroz
- radical
- severa
- severo
- trance
- bueno
- demoledor
- despiadado
- hacer
- inoportuno
- lanzar
- mordaz
- murmurar
- pecho
English:
acclaim
- accurate
- book review
- butt
- chorus
- criticism
- damning
- faultfinding
- impervious
- implicit
- indictment
- mild
- open
- pass
- rave
- reflection
- review
- sensitive
- temper
- uncalled-for
- unfair
- unfavorable
- unfavourable
- veiled
- critically
- touch
- write

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crítica nf

1. [juicio, análisis] review;

esa novela ha recibido muy buenas críticas that novel has had very good reviews

Comp
crítica cinematográfica film o movie criticism;
crítica literaria literary criticism

2. [conjunto de críticos]
la crítica the critics

3. [ataque] criticism;

le han llovido muchas críticas he has received a barrage of criticism;

lanzó duras críticas contra el proyecto she severely criticized the project

4. ver crítico

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crítica

f criticism;

muchas críticas a lot of criticism

crítico

I adj critical

II m, crítica f critic

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crítica nf

1) : criticism

2) : review, critique

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crítica n

1. (juicio, censura) criticism

una crítica constructiva a constructive criticism

sus declaraciones han provocado numerosas críticas his statement provoked a lot of criticism

2. (reseña) review

una crítica de cine a film review

3. (críticos) critics

la novela ha tenido una acogida favorable por parte de la crítica the novel has been favourably received by the critics

Spanish-English dictionary > crítica
5 критиковать

1) General subject: animadvert, attack, be censorious of, be censorious upon, be severe upon, blast, carp, criticise, criticize, damn, potshoot, pull apart, sit in judgement, sit in judgment, slag off, sound off, start in, tee off, tilt (в выступлении, в печати и т. п.), to be censorious of, wade, criticize for (кого-л. за что-л.), bash (I don't want to bash the government, they've been pretty good to us.), take a lot of flak for sth. from sb. (страдат. залог: Его сильно критиковали - Mayor Robertson took a lot of flak for that decision from local residents.), take a shot (at), take shots (at), discommend, subject to criticism, critique, oppose, level criticism at, rubbish, hate on smt

2) Colloquial: get back (кого-л.), slate, take off (on; кого-л.)

3) American: slam, smack

4) Bookish: ultracrepidate

5) Australian slang: kick( smb.'s) butt in (кого-л.), knock, pick holes in, pick on, pick to pieces (особенно по мелочам), put shit on, throw off at

6) Diplomatic term: assail, dig at (кого-л.), take a potentiality at (что-л.), tax

7) Jargon: bitch, let ( someone) have it, on (someone's) back, put the whammy on (someone or something), tee up, get down (Do not get down on me. I didn't do it.Не критикуй меня. Я не делал этого.), dish out, give a lot of stick, bad-mouth, boot, down, knock down, poor-mouth, pop off, put (something or someone) down, put the slug on (someone), sconce (кого-либо), take (someone; something) apart

8) Business: assault, maintain criticism

9) Makarov: pass judgement on (smb.) (особ. свысока; кого-л.), pass judgement upon (smb.) (особ. свысока; кого-л.), pick (at), pick a hole in (smth.), pick holes in (smth.), pick to apart, pick to pieces, riddle

10) Taboo: tear somebody's ass (кого-л.)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > критиковать
6 shit

1.
(coarse)intransitive verb, -tt-, shitted or shit or shat scheißen (derb)

shit in one's pants — sich (Dat.) in die Hose[n] scheißen
2. reflexive verb,
-tt-, shitted or shit or shat sich (Dat.) in die Hose[n] scheißen (derb)
3. interjection
Scheiße (derb)
4. noun
1) (excrement) Scheiße, die (derb)

have — (Brit.) or (Amer.)

take a shit — scheißen (derb)

2) (person) Scheißkerl, der; (nonsense) Scheiß, der (salopp abwertend)

don't give me that shit — erzähl mir nicht so einen Scheiß! (salopp)

I don't give a shit [about it] — das ist mir scheißegal (salopp)

be up shit creek [without a paddle] — (fig.) bis zum Hals in der Scheiße stecken (derb)

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[ʃit] 1. noun
(an impolite or offensive word for the solid waste material that is passed out of the body.) die Scheiße
2. verb
(to pass waste matter from the body.) scheißen

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shit

[ʃɪt]

(fam!)

I. n

1. no pl (faeces) Scheiße f derb, Kacke f derb

dog \shit Hundescheiße f derb, Hundekacke f fam

to have [or AM take] a \shit scheißen derb

2. (diarrhoea)

▪ the \shits pl Dünnschiss m kein pl derb, Dünnpfiff m kein pl SCHWEIZ fam, Durchfall m kein pl

3. no pl (nonsense) Scheiße m derb, Quatsch m fam

a load of \shit ein einziger Mist derb, ein Haufen m Scheiße derb

4. no pl (flak) Anschiss m sl

Nicky gets a lot of \shit from his parents Nicky muss sich von seinen Eltern ganz schön was anhören fam

5. no pl (unfairness) Ungerechtigkeit f

Jackie doesn't take any \shit from anyone Jackie lässt sich von niemandem was gefallen fam

6. no pl AM (anything)

he doesn't know \shit about what's going on er hat keinen blassen Schimmer, was los ist fam

7. no pl esp AM (things) Zeug nt kein pl fam

quit doing that \shit hör auf, so einen Quatsch zu machen fam

8. (pej!: contemptible person) Scheißkerl m derb, Arschloch nt derb

little \shit kleines Arschloch

9. no pl (cannabis) Haschisch nt

10.

▶ to beat [or kick] [or knock] the \shit out of sb jdn zu Hackfleisch machen derb, jdm die Eier polieren derb

▶ big \shit! scheißegal! derb

▶ to be up \shit[s] creek [without a paddle] [tief] in der Scheiße stecken derb

▶ eat \shit! AM leck mich am Arsch! derb

go eat \shit! verpiss dich! derb

▶ [the] \shit flies [or hits the fan] es gibt Ärger

if Dad finds out how much money you've spent, the \shit will really hit the fan wenn Papa rausfindet, wie viel Geld du ausgegeben hast, dann kannst du dich auf was gefasst machen fam

▶ to frighten [or scare] the \shit out of sb jdn zu Tode erschrecken

▶ to get one's \shit together esp AM (fam!) besser werden, sich akk zusammenreißen

▶ to give sb the \shits AUS jdn ärgern

▶ to not give a \shit about sth/sb sich akk einen Dreck um etw/jdn scheren derb

I couldn't give a \shit [about] what happens to her now es ist mir scheißegal, was jetzt mit ihr passiert derb

▶ to have \shit for brains nur Stroh im Kopf haben fam

▶ to have one's \shit together esp AM ( approv) etw zustande bringen

▶ no \shit! tatsächlich? a. iron

▶ to shoot the \shit AM plaudern

II. interj Scheiße derb

III. vi

<-tt-, shit or shitted or BRIT also shat

<, shit or shitted or BRIT also shat>

scheißen derb

to need to \shit dringend müssen fam

▪ to \shit on sb esp AM ( fig sl) jdn wie Dreck behandeln fam

IV. vt

<-tt-, shit or shitted or BRIT also shat, shit or shitted or BRIT also shat

1. esp AM (scare)

to \shit bricks [or a brick] zu Tode erschrocken sein, sich dat vor Angst in die Hosen machen fam

▪ to \shit oneself sich dat in die Hosen machen fam

2. ( vulg sl: bullshit)

▪ to \shit sb jdn verarschen derb

V. adv

to be \shit out of luck (fam!) ein Scheißpech haben derb

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I [ʃɪt] vb: pret, ptp shat (sl)
1. n

1) (= excrement) Scheiße f (vulg)

to have/take a shit — scheißen (vulg)

to have the shits — Dünnschiss haben (inf)

2) (= person) Arschloch nt (vulg)

3) (= nonsense) Scheiße f (inf), Scheiß m (inf)

that film/idea/singer is shit — dieser Film/diese Idee/dieser Sänger ist Scheiße

don't give me that shit! — erzähl mir nicht solche Scheiße (inf) or solchen Scheiß (inf)!

4) pl (= state of fear) Schiss m (sl), Muffensausen nt (inf)

to have/get the shits — Schiss (sl) or Muffensausen (inf) haben/kriegen

it gives me the shits — da krieg ich Schiss (sl)

5)

to be up shit creek ( without a paddle) — bis zum Hals in der Scheiße stecken (vulg)

to be in the shit or in deep shit — in der Scheiße stecken (vulg)

I don't give a shit — das ist mir scheißegal (inf), das geht mir am Arsch vorbei (inf)

tough shit! — Scheiße auch! (inf)

2. adj attr
Scheiß- (inf), beschissen (inf)
a shit film — ein Scheißfilm m (inf), ein beschissener Film (inf)

3. vi
scheißen (vulg)
all offenders will be shat on from a great height (hum) — wer nicht spurt, wird unheimlich zusammengeschissen (inf) or zur Sau gemacht (inf)

it's time to shit or get off the pot ( US fig ) — komm endlich zu Potte oder lass es ganz bleiben (inf)

4. vt

you're shitting me (US) — erzähl mir keinen Scheiß

to shit bricks or a brick — sich (dat) (vor Angst) in die Hosen scheißen (vulg)

5. vr

to shit oneself — sich vollscheißen (vulg); (with fear) sich (dat) vor Angst in die Hosen scheißen (vulg)

6. interj
Scheiße (inf) II
n
(sl: drugs) Shit m (sl)
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shit [ʃıt]

A s

1. vulg Scheiße f (Kloake):

be in the shit fig in der Scheiße sitzen;

feel like shit umg sich beschissen fühlen;

scare the shit out of sb umg jemandem eine so eine Angst einjagen, dass er sich in die Hose(n) scheißt;

treat sb like shit umg jemanden wie den letzten Dreck behandeln;

if …, then the shit will (really) hit the fan fig wenn …, dann ist die Kacke am Dampfen

2. vulg Scheißen n:

have (go for) a shit scheißen (gehen);

I hope your next shit will be a hedgehog oft hum du kannst mich mal kreuzweise!

3. the shits pl auch als sg konstruiert) vulg die Scheißerei, Dünnschiss m (Durchfall):

give sb the shits fig jemanden ankotzen

4. fig sl Scheiße f:

shit! Scheiße!;

I don’t care ( oder give) a shit das ist mir scheißegal;

not worth a shit einen Scheißdreck wert

5. fig sl Scheiß m (Unsinn):

talk shit

6. fig sl pej Arschloch n:

you big shit! du blöde Sau!

7. sl Shit n (Haschisch)

B v/i prät und pperf shit, shitted, shat [ʃæt] vulg scheißen:

shit on fig

a) auf jemanden, etwas scheißen,

b) jemanden an-, zusammenscheißen,

c) jemanden verpfeifen;

(either) shit or get off the pot! fig entweder — oder!

C v/t vulg vollscheißen, scheißen in (akk):

shit o.s.

a) sich vollscheißen,

b) fig sich vor Angst in die Hose(n) scheißen; → academic.ru/8935/brick">brick A 1

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1.
(coarse)intransitive verb, -tt-, shitted or shit or shat scheißen (derb)

shit in one's pants — sich (Dat.) in die Hose[n] scheißen
2. reflexive verb,
-tt-, shitted or shit or shat sich (Dat.) in die Hose[n] scheißen (derb)
3. interjection
Scheiße (derb)
4. noun
1) (excrement) Scheiße, die (derb)

have — (Brit.) or (Amer.)

take a shit — scheißen (derb)

2) (person) Scheißkerl, der; (nonsense) Scheiß, der (salopp abwertend)

don't give me that shit — erzähl mir nicht so einen Scheiß! (salopp)

I don't give a shit [about it] — das ist mir scheißegal (salopp)

be up shit creek [without a paddle] — (fig.) bis zum Hals in der Scheiße stecken (derb)

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v.

scheißen v.

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7 cara

f.

1 face (rostro).

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before

2 face (person).

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there

3 side (lado).

cara A A side (de disco)

4 heads.

cara o cruz heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o sello heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o ceca heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for something, to flip a coin for something (United States)

5 front (parte frontal).

6 cheek, nerve (informal) (desvergüenza).

tener (mucha) cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, to have a real brass neck (British)

tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do something

7 appearance, aspect, image, countenance.

8 dial.

9 Cara.

10 expression, look.

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cara

► nombre femenino

1 (rostro) face

■ tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a pretty face

2 (expresión) face, expression

■ tenía la cara muy triste he looked sad

■ nos miró con cara de asco he looked at us with disgust

3 (lado) side; (de moneda) right side

■ mira la hoja por la otra cara look at the other side of the sheet

■ ¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

4 (superficie) face

5 figurado (aspecto) look

■ este pastel tiene muy buena cara this cake looks very good

6 familiar figurado (desvergüenza) cheek, nerve

■ ¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

■ ¡vaya cara que tienes! you've got a cheek!, you've got a nerve!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar (caradura) cheeky person

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cara to somebody's face

■ se lo dijo a la cara he said it to her face

caérsele a uno la cara de vergüenza familiar to die of shame

cara a facing

■ cara al sol facing the sun

■ cara a la pared facing the wall

cara a cara face to face

dar la cara figurado to face the consequences

dar la cara por alguien figurado to stand up for somebody

■ el padre dio la cara por su hijo the father stood up for his son

de cara facing

■ tenemos el viento de cara we're facing into the wind

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

echar en cara figurado to reproach for

■ le echó en cara su comportamiento he reproached her for her behaviour

en la cara in somebody's face

■ se le rió en la cara he laughed in her face

jugar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

lavar la cara a algo figurado to give something a facelift, give something a once-over

■ si le lavamos la cara al piso lo venderemos más caro if we give the flat a once-over we'll get more for it

no saber qué cara poner not to know what to do with oneself

no tener cara para hacer algo figurado not to dare do something

■ no tengo cara para decírselo I daren't tell her

plantar cara a alguien figurado to face up to somebody

poner al mal tiempo buena cara to put on a brave face, grin and bear it

poner buena cara to look pleased

poner mala cara to pull a long face

romperle la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

tener buena cara to look well

tener cara de to look

■ tenía cara de asustada she looked frightened

■ tenía cara de haber llorado he looked as if he had been crying

tener mala cara to look bad

tener más cara que espalda familiar to have a lot of cheek

verse las caras figurado to come face to face

volver la cara to look the other way

cara de circunstancias figurado serious look

cara de perro familiar scowling face

cara de pocos amigos familiar unfriendly face

cara dura figurado cheek, nerve

■ ¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek!, what a nerve!

cara larga figurado long face

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1. noun f.
1) face

2) side

3) look, appearance

4) nerve, cheek
2. f., (m. - caro)
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SF

1) (=rostro) face

tiene la cara alargada — he has a long face

en la fiesta me encontré con varias caras conocidas — I saw several familiar faces at the party

se los tiré a la cara — I threw them in his face

los banqueros sin cara — the faceless bankers

conocido como "cara cortada" — known as "Scarface"

cara a cara: se encontraron cara a cara — they met face to face

un encuentro cara a cara — a face-to-face encounter

• asomar la cara — to show one's face

• de cara, corrimos con el viento de cara — we ran into the wind

el sol les daba de cara — the sun was shining in their eyes

el viento me pegaba de cara — the wind was blowing into my face

• de cara a, nos sentamos de cara al sol — we sat facing the sun

de cara al norte — facing north

reformas de cara a las próximas elecciones — reforms with an eye on the next elections o for the next elections

no soy nada optimista de cara al futuro — I'm not at all optimistic about the future

hay que estar prevenidos de cara a afrontar los cambios — we have to be prepared for the changes

• volver la cara hacia algn — to turn one's face towards sb

no vuelvas la cara atrás — don't look back

no se puede volver la cara ante la corrupción — you cannot turn a blind eye to corruption

caérsele a algn la cara de vergüenza —

se le tendría que caer la cara de vergüenza — she ought to be ashamed of herself

se le caía la cara de vergüenza — he blushed with embarrassment

- cruzar la cara a algn

- dar la cara

- dar la cara por algn

- a cara descubierta

- decir algo en la cara de algn

a dos caras —

actuar a dos caras — to engage in double-dealing

echar algo a la cara * —

lo mejor que te puedes echar a la cara — the very best you could wish for

- echar algo en cara a algn

echaron en cara a los estudiantes su escasa participación — they reproached the students for not joining in enough

le echan en cara haber abandonado su país — they accuse him of having abandoned his country

- hacer cara a

- huir la cara a algn

- lavar la cara a algo

le lavó la cara al piso — she made the flat look presentable

querían lavar la cara al partido — they wanted to make the party look better

- mirar a algn a la cara

- partir la cara a algn

cuidado con lo que dices o te parto la cara — just watch it or I'll smash your face in

- partirse la cara con algn

- partirse la cara por algo

- plantar cara a

por la cara * —

entrar por la cara en una fiesta — to gatecrash a party

es alcalde por la cara — he's only mayor because of his connections

está viviendo con sus padres y cobrando el paro por la cara — he's living with his parents and getting away with claiming dole money at the same time

no me lo van a dar por mi cara bonita — they're not going to hand it to me on a plate

- romper la cara a algn

- sacar la cara por algn

- nos veremos las caras

2) (=expresión)

• poner mala cara — to grimace, make a (wry) face

no pongas esa cara — don't look like that

puso cara de alegría — his face lit up

• tener cara de, tenía cara de querer pegarme — he looked as if he wanted to hit me

tener cara de estar aburrido — to look bored

tener buena cara — [enfermo] to be looking well; [comida] to look appetizing

tener mala cara — [enfermo] to look ill; [comida] to look bad

- poner cara de circunstancias

- tener cara de acelga

- tener cara de aleluya

- tener cara de chiste

- tener cara de corcho

- tener cara de estatua

- tener cara de hereje

- tener cara de justo juez

- tener cara de monja boba

- tener cara de palo

- tener cara de pascuas

- tener cara de pocos amigos

- tener cara de vinagre

3) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *; (=valor) nerve *

¡qué cara más dura! — * what a cheek o nerve! *

¡qué cara tienes! — what a cheek you've got! *, you've got a nerve! *

¿con qué cara le voy a pedir eso? — how do you expect me to have the nerve to ask her for that? *

• tener cara para hacer algo — to have the nerve to do sth *

- tener más cara que espalda

4) (=lado) [de moneda, montaña, figura geométrica] face; [de disco, planeta, papel] side; [de tela] face, right side; (Arquit) face, front

escribir por ambas caras — to write on both sides

intentaron ascender por la cara norte — they tried to climb the north face

cara A — [en disco] A side

cara adelante — facing forwards

cara atrás — facing backwards

• cara o cruz, cara o ceca — Arg heads or tails

echar o jugar o sortear algo a cara o cruz — to toss for sth

lo echamos a cara o cruz — we tossed for it

cara y cruz —

cara y cruz de una cuestión — both sides of a question

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

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= face, face, side.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

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* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

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= face, face, side.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

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cara

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1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) face

esa cara me suena I know that face (from somewhere), that face is familiar

le encuentro cara conocida his face is familiar

mírame a la cara cuando te hablo look at me when I'm talking to you

las mismas caras conocidas the same old faces

no se atreve a decírmelo a la cara he doesn't dare say it to my face

se le rió en la cara she laughed in his face

no pienso mirarlo más a la cara I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

2 ( en locs):

cara a cara face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running ( o riding etc) into the wind

no puedo conducir cuando el sol me da de cara I can't drive with the sun in my eyes

de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall

la campaña de propaganda de cara a las próximas elecciones the advertising campaign for the forthcoming elections

la importancia de estas reuniones de cara a su futuro the importance of these meetings vis-à-vis o for their future

las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of o vis-à-vis this situation

a cara descubierta openly

cara de pan ( Esp): tiene cara de pan he has a round face o is moon-faced

cara de póquer poker face

cara de poto ( Chi fam) (cara — fea) ugly mug ( colloq); (— de enfermo) pasty face ( colloq); (— larga) long face

cara larga or de dos metros ( fam): puso cara larga (de depresión) he put on o pulled a long face; (de disgusto) he pulled a face

cruzarle la cara a algn to slap sb's face

dar or ( Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara, siempre me manda a mí he never does his own dirty work, he always sends me

hacen lo que les da la gana y luego tengo que dar la cara yo they do what they want and then I'm the one who has to suffer the consequences

dar or sacar la cara por algn to stand up for sb

echarle or sacarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face

echarle cara a algo ( Esp fam): anímate, échale cara al asunto go on, have a try

echarse algo a la cara ( Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met ( colloq)

hacerle caritas a algn ( Méx); to give sb the eye

lavarle la cara a algo to give sth a quick once-over

me/le/nos volteó la cara ( AmL) or ( Esp) me volvió la caraor (CS) me dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away, she turned the other way

partirle or romperle or volverle la cara a algn ( fam); to smash sb's face in ( colloq)

partirse la cara por algn: yo me parto la cara por ti I work myself to death o into the ground for you

se parte la cara por sus empleados she really puts herself out for her employees

plantarle cara a algn (resistir) to stand up to sb

no le plantes cara a tu madre don't answer your mother back

por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo … if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap …

se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself

verse las caras: ha logrado escapar pero ya nos veremos las caras he's managed to escape but he hasn't seen the last of me

los dos boxeadores que se verán las caras el jueves the two boxers who will come face to face o meet on Thursday

volver la cara atrás to look back

cuando se proponía algo no volvía la cara atrás once she decided to do something, she would never look back

Compuesto:

cara a cara

masculine face-to-face o head-to-head debate

B

1

(expresión): no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara, vamos come on, cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias I tried to look serious

siempre anda con cara de pocos amigos or de vinagre he always has such a sour look on his face

si no pongo cara de perro or de sargento no me hacen caso if I don't look fierce they don't take any notice of me

puso mala cara cuando le pedí que me ayudara he pulled a face when I asked him to help me

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara you don't look well

2 (aspecto) look

no me gusta la cara de esa herida I don't like the look of that wound

¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!

le cambiará la cara al país it will change the face of the country

C

1 ( Mat) face

2 (de un disco, un papel) side

salió cara it came up heads

cara o cruz or ( Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

dos caras de la misma moneda two sides of the same coin

la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin

3 (de una situación) face, side

la otra cara del régimen the other face of the regime

D

1 ( fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)

¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!, you've got a nerve o cheek!

se lo llevó por la cara he just took it quite openly

entraron en la fiesta por la cara they gatecrashed the party ( colloq)

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda he has such a nerve! ( colloq)

2

cara masculine and feminine tb cara dura ( fam) (persona) sassy devil ( AmE colloq), cheeky swine ( BrE colloq)

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cara sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) face;

◊ dímelo a la cara say it to my face;

se le rio en la cara she laughed in his face;
mírame a la cara look at me
b) ( en locs)

◊ cara a cara face to face;

de cara: el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes;
se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall;
dar la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work;
dar la cara por algn to stand up for sb;
echarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face;
romperle la cara a algn (fam) to smash sb's face in (colloq
2
a) ( expresión):

◊ no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad;

alegra esa cara cheer up;
le cambió la cara cuando … her face changed when …;
poner cara de bueno to play o act the innocent;
poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face;
andaba con/puso cara larga (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
b) ( aspecto) look;

◊ tiene cara de cansado he looks tired;

tienes mala cara you don't look well;
¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!
3
a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side;

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails;
◊ lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

4 (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq);
◊ ¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
◊ cara dura (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
(en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn
cara
I sustantivo femenino
1 face: quise darle un beso, pero me torció la cara, I wanted to give her a kiss but she turned her face away
2 (expresión del rostro) puse cara de póquer, I tried to look as if nothing was happening
tiene buena/mala cara, he looks good/bad
tienes cara de circunstancias, you look serious
3 familiar (desfachatez) cheek, nerve: ¡qué cara tienes!, what a cheek you've got!
4 (de un folio, disco) side: está escrito por las dos caras, it's written on both sides
5 (anverso de una moneda) right side: ¿cara o cruz?, heads or tails?
echar algo a cara o cruz, to toss (a coin) for sthg
II mf familiar (fresco, descarado) cheeky person
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar la cara, to face the consequences (of one's acts)
figurado dar o sacar la cara por alguien, to stand up for somebody
figurado echarle a alguien algo en cara, to reproach sb for sthg
plantarle cara a alguien, to face up to sb
figurado poner mala cara, to pull a long face
cara a cara, face to face
cara a la pared, facing the wall
de cara, (en dirección a uno, directamente): el sol me da de cara, the sun is right in my face
(a favor) hoy tengo la suerte de cara, this is my lucky day
figurado (de) cara a, (pensando en) with a view to: ya tienen un nuevo modelo de cara al próximo año, they've already got a new model for the following year
(mirando a) facing: una casa cara a la montaña, a house facing the mountain
familiar por la cara, for nothing: quería que hiciese el trabajo por la cara, he wanted me to do the work for nothing
familiar irón por su cara bonita, because they like her face

' cara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- arruga
- arrugar
- arrugarse
- barba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- cachete
- capaz
- comer
- cruz
- decir
- denotar
- estampar
- evanescente
- galería
- incapaz
- jeta
- lavado
- maquillar
- marca
- momentáneamente
- mona
- mono
- ojo
- plantar
- plena
- pleno
- poema
- reconocer
- rozar
- salir
- santa
- santo
- señalar
- simiesca
- simiesco
- sonar
- sur
- taparse
- tête à tête
- ubicar
- vislumbrar
- abotagado
- alargar
- alegrar
- amarillo
- ancho
- apergaminado
English:
angular
- antiallergenic
- ashen
- best
- black
- blank
- bomb
- bright
- brighten
- brim
- carp
- cheek
- close
- coin
- contort
- cost
- cover
- craggy
- deadpan
- dearly
- deflect
- disappointment
- disfigure
- distort
- drawn
- everyplace
- exasperation
- expression
- face
- fall
- familiar
- feature
- flip side
- florid
- flush
- flushed
- forlorn
- freckle
- frightful
- full
- furrow
- furtive
- glow
- glowing
- grin
- head
- hideous
- hollow
- ill
- job

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cara¹ nf

1. [rostro] face;

tiene una cara muy bonita she has a very pretty face;

me ha salido un grano en la cara I've got a spot on my face;

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before;

los atracadores actuaron a cara descubierta the robbers didn't bother covering their faces;

castigar a alguien de cara a la pared to make sb stand facing the wall (as a punishment);

arrugar la cara to screw up one's face;
también Fig
asomar la cara to show one's face;

¡mira quién asoma la cara! look who's here!;

cara a cara face-to-face;

un (encuentro) cara a cara entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head (debate) between the two candidates

2. [expresión, aspecto]
¡alegra esa cara, ya es viernes! cheer up o don't look so miserable, it's Friday!;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, puso muy buena cara when she heard the news, her face lit up;

no supe qué cara poner I didn't know how to react;

¡no pongas mala cara! don't look so miserable!;

cuando le contamos nuestro plan, puso muy mala cara when we told her our plan, she pulled a face;

tener buena/mala cara [persona] to look well/awful;

tiene cara de buena persona she has a kind face, she looks like a nice person;

tener cara de enfadado to look angry;

tienes cara de no haber dormido you look like you haven't slept;

tiene cara de querer comer she looks as if she'd like something to eat;

tiene cara de ponerse a llover it looks as if it's going to rain;

esta comida tiene buena cara this meal looks good

Comp
Esp Fam cara de acelga:
tener cara de acelga to have a pale face;

cara de ángel: [m5] tener cara de ángel to look like an angel;

cara de asco: [m5] poner cara de asco to pull a face, to look disgusted;
Fam cara bonita eye candy, glamourpuss; Fam cara de circunstancias:
puso cara de circunstancias his face took on a serious expression o turned serious;
RP Fam cara de culo:
tener cara de culo to look really Br hacked off o US pissed;
Fam cara de hereje:
tener cara de hereje to have an ugly mug;
Fam cara larga:
poner cara larga to pull a long face;
Esp Fam cara de pascua:
tener cara de pascua to have a happy face;
Fam cara de perro:
no pongas esa cara de perro don't look so miserable;

tiene cara de perro he has an unfriendly face;

un enfrentamiento a cara de perro a crunch match;

cara de pocos amigos: [m5] tener cara de pocos amigos to have an unfriendly face;
Esp Fam cara de póquer:
tener/poner cara de póquer to have/pull a poker face;

cara de tonto: [m5]tener/poner cara de tonto to have/pull a stupid face;
Fam cara de viernes:
tener cara de viernes to have a long face;
Fam cara de vinagre:
tener cara de vinagre to have a sour face

3. [persona] face;

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there;

veo muchas caras nuevas I see a lot of new faces here

4. [lado] side;

cara A [de disco] A side

5. Geom face

6. [parte frontal] front

7. [de moneda] heads;
Fig
la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin;

cara o cruz o Andes, Ven [m5] sello o RP [m5] ceca heads or tails;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth, US to flip a coin for sth;

si sale cara, elijo yo if it's heads, I get to choose

8. [indicando posición]
cara a facing;

quiero un apartamento cara al mar I want an apartment that looks out on to the sea;

cara al futuro with regard to the future, in future;

cara arriba/abajo face up/down;
Esp
de cara [sol, viento] in one's face;

los ciclistas tenían el viento de cara the cyclists were riding into the wind

9.
de cara a [indicando objetivo] with a view to;

de cara a mejorar with a view to improving

10. Comp

se le cayó la cara de vergüenza she blushed with shame;

¡no sé cómo no se te cae la cara de vergüenza al hablar así a tu madre! you should be ashamed of yourself, talking to your mother like that!;

dar cara a algo to face o confront sth;

dar la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;

siempre que quiere mandar un mensaje me manda a mí, en vez de dar la cara él whenever he has a message to deliver, he always sends me instead of doing it himself;

ya estoy harto de ser yo el que siempre dé la cara I'm fed up of always being the one who takes the flak;

dar la cara por alguien [disculpar] to make excuses for sb;
[defender] to stick up for sb; RP
dar vuelta la cara a alguien to look away from sb;
Fam
decir algo a alguien Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara to say sth to sb's face;

si tiene algo que decir, que me lo diga Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara if she has something to say to me, she can say it to my face;
Fam
echar algo en cara a alguien to reproach sb for sth;
Esp Fam
es lo más grosero/estúpido que me he echado a la cara he's the rudest/most stupid person I've ever met;
Fam
hacer cara a to stand up to;

lavar la cara a algo to make cosmetic changes to sth;

mirar a alguien a la cara to look sb in the face;
Fam
partir la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;
Esp
plantar cara a alguien to confront sb;
Andes, RP
poner la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;
Esp Fam
por la cara: entrar por la cara [sin pagar] to get in without paying;
[sin ser invitado] to gatecrash; Fam
por su cara bonita, por su linda cara: le dieron el trabajo por su cara bonita o [m5] por su linda cara she got the job because her face fitted;

reírse de alguien en su cara to laugh in sb's face;

en mi cara no se me ríe nadie nobody laughs at me to my face;
Fam
romper la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;

sacar la cara por alguien to stick up for sb;

saltar a la cara to be blindingly obvious;

tener dos caras to be two-faced;

verse las caras [pelearse] to have it out;
[enfrentarse] to fight it out; Andes
voltear la cara a alguien to look away from sb

cara² Fam

♦ nf
[desvergüenza] cheek, nerve;
tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do sth;

tener mucha cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck;

¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek o nerve!;

¡qué cara, ahora me echa las culpas a mí! the cheek of it! now he's trying to put the blame on me!;

¡hay que tener cara para decir eso! what a cheek o nerve to say a thing like that!;

Comp
Esp
tener más cara que espalda to have a cheek o nerve

♦ nmf
Fam
ser un(a) cara (dura) to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck

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cara

f

1 face;

a cara descubierta not wearing a mask;

cara a algo facing sth;

cara a cara face to face;

en el cara a cara face to face;

de cara a facing; fig with regard to;

de cara al exterior on the surface, outwardly;

hacer cara a face up to;

dar la cara face the consequences;

sacar la cara por alguien stick one’s neck out for s.o.;

plantar cara a stand up to;

echar algo en cara a alguien remind s.o. of sth;

decir algo en o

a la cara de alguien say sth to s.o.’s face;

lo hizo por su cara bonita o

por su linda cara fig he did it just because he felt like it;

cruzar la cara a alguien slap s.o. in the face, slap s.o.’s face;

romper o

partir la cara a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in;

¡nos veremos las caras! you haven’t heard the last of this!;

tenían el viento/el sol de cara they had the wind in their faces/the sun in their eyes;

todo le sale de cara everything goes right for him

2 ( expresión) look;

tiene cara de pocos amigos he doesn’t look very friendly;

tiene cara de preocupación/alegría he looks worried/happy;

cara larga long face;

tener buena/mala cara de comida look good/bad; de persona look well/sick;

poner buena cara a mal tiempo look on the bright side

3 fig

nerve;

tener cara dura have a nerve

4

:

la otra cara de la moneda fig the other side of the coin

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cara nf

1) : face

2) aspecto: look, appearance

¡qué buena cara tiene ese pastel!: that cake looks delicious!

3) fam : nerve, gall

4)

cara a or

de cara a : facing

5)

de cara a : in view of, in the light of

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cara n

1. (en general) face

tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a really nice face

¿veo una cara nueva? do I see a new face?

2. (de página, disco) side

no escribas por la otra cara del folio don't write on the other side of the sheet

un cubo tiene seis caras a cube has got six sides

3. (expresión) look

tenía mala cara she didn't look well

tienes cara de sueño you look tired

4. (descaro) cheek / nerve

tuvo la cara de pedirme un favor he had the cheek to ask me a favour

¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

cara a cara face to face

¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

de cara (sol) in your eyes (viento) against you

el sol me daba de cara the sun was (shining) in my eyes

tenemos el viento de cara we've got the wind against us

de cara a (mirando) facing (con vistas a) with a view to

está castigado de cara a la pared he's got to stand facing the wall

echar a cara o cruz to toss for it

Spanish-English dictionary > cara
8 fuego

intj.

1 there's a fire, something's burning.

2 fire, shoot.

m.

1 fire (llamas, hoguera).

atizar el fuego to poke the fire

hacer un fuego to make a fire

pegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to something

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers

jugar con fuego (figurative) to play with fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2 ring, burner.

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil

a fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat

3 fire (disparos).

abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open fire

estar entre dos fuegos (figurative) to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

fuego cruzado crossfire

4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion

5 gunfire.

6 ignis.

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fuego

► nombre masculino

1 fire

2 (lumbre) light

3 (cocina) burner, ring

4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow oven

estar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea

hacer fuego MILITAR to open fire

¿me da fuego? have you got a light?

poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebody

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something

romper fuego MILITAR to open fire

fuego cruzado crossfire

fuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's fire

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lantern

fuego graneado sustained fire

fuego nutrido heavy fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

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noun m.

1) fire

2) light

3) burner

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SM

1) (=llamas) fire

buscamos un claro donde hacer fuego — we looked for a clearing to make a fire in

el fuego se declaró en el interior del almacén — the fire broke out inside the warehouse

¡fuego! — fire!

• apagar el fuego — to put out the fire

• atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up

• encender el fuego — to light the fire

• marcar algo a fuego — to brand sth

• pegar o prender fuego a algo — to set fire to sth, set sth on fire

prendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire

prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire

• sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fire

echar fuego por los ojos —

se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing

- jugar con fuego

fuego de artificio — firework

el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion

ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars

fuego fatuo — will-o'-the-wisp

fuegos artificiales — fireworks

2) [de cocina]

a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ring

una cocina de gas de cuatro fuegos — a four-ring gas cooker

b) (=calor) heat, flame

• a fuego lento — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

se mete en el horno a fuego lento — put in a low o slow oven

se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes

• a fuego suave — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

• a fuego vivo — on o over a high flame, on o over a high heat

3) [para cigarro] light

¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?

le pedí fuego — I asked him for a light

4) (Mil) fire

¡fuego! — fire!

• abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)

• ¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!

• hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)

• romper el fuego — to open fire

- estar entre dos fuegos

fuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack

fuego amigo — friendly fire

fuego artillero — artillery fire

fuego cruzado — crossfire

fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside

fuego de artillería — artillery fire

fuego de mortero — mortar fire

fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire

fuego real — live ammunition
alto II, 1., 1)
5) (=pasión) passion, fire

apagar los fuegos de algn — to dampen sb's ardour o (EEUU) ardor

6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire

7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sore

fuego pérsico — shingles pl

8) (=hogar) dwelling

un pueblo de 50 fuegos — a village of 50 dwellings

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masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

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masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

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fuego¹

¹ = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.

Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.

Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.

* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.

* fuego arrasador = wildfire.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.

* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.

* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.

* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.

* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.

* fuego repentino = flash fire.

* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.

* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.

* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.

* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.

* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.

* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.

* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.

* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.

* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

fuego²

² = fire.

Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* alto del fuego = cease-fire.

* arma de fuego = firearm.

* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.

* cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.

* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

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

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].

* fuego cruzado = crossfire.

* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.

* fuego de mortero = mortar fire.

* fuego enemigo = enemy fire.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

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

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fuego

masculine

A fire

atizó el fuego she poked the fire

¡fuego! fire!

necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire

[ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the house

prendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documents

echar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignation

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Compuestos:

● fuego fatuo

will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus

● fuegos artificiales or de artificio

mpl fireworks (pl)

B

(para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?

me pidió fuego he asked me for a light

C ( Coc):

cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hour

poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burned

cocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three rings

D ( Mil) fire

preparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción fire at will

la policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstrators

alto³ (↑ alto (3))

Compuestos:

● fuego cruzado

crossfire

● fuego amigo

friendly fire

● fuego real

live ammunition

E ( Andes fam) (en los labios) cold sore

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fuego sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) fire;

◊ ¡fuego! fire!;

le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)
b) ( para cigarrillo):

◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?

c) (Coc):

◊ cocinar a fuego lento to cook over a low heat;

( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
◊ poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
(eléctrica) plate
Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
' fuego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- arma
- arrasar
- arrimarse
- atizar
- avivar
- bengala
- carbonizarse
- castaña
- chimenea
- cohete
- discreción
- disparar
- encender
- encenderse
- extinguir
- extinguirse
- fatua
- fatuo
- fuelle
- hornillo
- humear
- inflamar
- inflamarse
- jugar
- leña
- lenta
- lento
- pegar
- prender
- propagarse
- prueba
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- resplandor
- sangre
- silenciador
- soplar
- tirar
- voraz
- abrir
- acercar
- alto
- arrimar
- astilla
- calcinar
- calor
- candela
- cese
English:
acid test
- bail out
- banger
- barrel
- beat out
- body
- boil over
- bore
- braise
- burn
- burner
- ceasefire
- come forward
- cracker
- crackle
- crossfire
- damp
- die down
- douse
- fan
- feed
- fire
- firearm
- firing line
- flak
- flameproof
- flare up
- fuse
- glow
- glowing
- go out
- gun
- gunfire
- hammer
- heat
- hit
- light
- low
- muzzle
- naked
- open
- out
- outlaw
- play
- poke
- poker
- put out
- quench
- recoil
- rekindle

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fuego

♦ nm

1. [incandescencia] fire;

pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;

Comp

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;

Comp

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Comp
fuegos artificiales fireworks;
fuegos de artificio fireworks;

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2. [hoguera] fire;

atizar el fuego to poke the fire;

hacer un fuego to make a fire

3. [incendio] fire;

los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze

4. [para cigarrillo]
pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;

¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?

5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;
[eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;
una cocina de cuatro fuegos a stove o Br cooker with four rings;

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;

a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

6. [disparos] fire;

abrir o [m5] hacer fuego to fire, to open fire;

romper el fuego to open fire;

Comp

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

Comp
fuego cruzado crossfire
7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;

tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)

8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning

♦ interj

fire!

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fuego

m

1 fire;

pegar o

prender fuego a set fire to;

jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire

2

:

a fuego lento/vivo cocinar over a low/high heat o flame

3

:

¿tienes fuego? para cigarro do you have a light?

4

:

romper o

abrir el fuego MIL open fire;

estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place

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fuego nm

1) : fire

2) : light

¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?

3) : flame, burner (on a stove)

4) : ardor, passion

5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore

6)

fuegos artificiales nmpl : fireworks

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fuego n

1. (en general) fire

los bomberos intentan apagar el fuego the firefighters are trying to put out the fire

2. (de una cocina) heat

aparta la olla del fuego take the pan off the heat

3. (para cigarro) light

¿tienes fuego? have you got a light?

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something [pt. & pp. set]

fuegos artificiales fireworks

Spanish-English dictionary > fuego
9 shit

[ʃɪt]

(fam!) n

1) no pl ( faeces) Scheiße f ( derb), Kacke f ( derb)

dog \shit Hundescheiße f ( derb), Hundekacke f ( fam)

to have [or (Am) take] a \shit scheißen ( derb)

2) ( diarrhoea)

the \shits pl Dünnschiss m kein pl ( derb), Durchfall m kein pl

3) no pl ( nonsense) Scheiße m ( derb), Quatsch m ( fam)

a load of \shit ein einziger Mist ( derb), ein Haufen m Scheiße ( derb)

4) no pl ( flak) Anschiss m (sl)

Nicky gets a lot of \shit from his parents Nicky muss sich von seinen Eltern ganz schön was anhören ( fam)

5) no pl ( unfairness) Ungerechtigkeit f;

Jackie doesn't take any \shit from anyone Jackie lässt sich von niemandem was gefallen ( fam)

6) no pl (Am) ( anything)

he doesn't know \shit about what's going on er hat keinen blassen Schimmer, was los ist ( fam)

7) no pl ( esp Am) ( things) Zeug nt kein pl ( fam)

quit doing that \shit hör auf, so einen Quatsch zu machen ( fam)

8) (pej!: contemptible person) Scheißkerl m ( fam), Arschloch nt ( derb)

little \shit kleines Arschloch

9) no pl ( cannabis) Haschisch nt

PHRASES:

to have \shit for brains nur Stroh im Kopf haben ( fam)

to be up \shit[s] creek [without a paddle] [tief] in der Scheiße stecken ( derb)

big \shit! scheißegal! ( derb)

to get one's \shit together ( esp Am) (fam!) besser werden, sich akk zusammenreißen;

to have one's \shit together ( esp Am) ( approv) etw zustande bringen;

to beat [or kick] [or knock] the \shit out of sb jdn zu Hackfleisch machen ( derb), jdm die Eier polieren ( derb)

eat \shit! (Am) leck mich am Arsch! ( derb)

go eat \shit! verpiss dich! ( derb)

[the] \shit flies [or hits the fan] es gibt Ärger;

if Dad finds out how much money you've spent, the \shit will really hit the fan wenn Papa rausfindet, wie viel Geld du ausgegeben hast, dann kannst du dich auf was gefasst machen ( fam)

to frighten [or scare] the \shit out of sb jdn zu Tode erschrecken;

to give sb the \shits ( Aus) jdn ärgern;

to not give a \shit about sth/sb sich akk einen Dreck um etw/jdn scheren ( derb)

I couldn't give a \shit [about] what happens to her now es ist mir scheißegal, was jetzt mit ihr passiert ( derb)

to shoot the \shit (Am) plaudern;

no \shit! tatsächlich? (a. iron) interj Scheiße ( derb) vi <-tt-, shit or shitted or (Brit a.) shat, shit> or shitted or (Brit a.) shat> scheißen ( derb)

to need to \shit dringend müssen ( fam)

to \shit on sb ( esp Am) ( fig) (sl) jdn wie Dreck behandeln ( fam) vt <-tt-, shit> or shitted or (Brit a.) shat> , shit> or shitted or (Brit a.) shat>

1) ( esp Am) ( scare)

to \shit bricks [or a brick] zu Tode erschrocken sein, sich dat vor Angst in die Hosen machen ( fam)

to \shit oneself sich dat in die Hosen machen ( fam)

2) (vulg sl: bullshit)

to \shit sb jdn verarschen ( derb) adv

to be \shit out of luck (fam!) ein Scheißpech haben ( derb)

English-German students dictionary > shit
10 les

pron.

1 (to) them (ellos).

les expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to them

les tengo miedo I'm afraid of them

ya les dije lo que pasaría I told you what would happen (a ustedes)

2 them (ellos). (peninsular Spanish)

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les

► pronombre

1 (objeto directo) them; (ustedes) you

■ dice que les vió ayer she says she saw them yesterday

■ no les entiendo I don't understand you

2 (objeto indirecto) them; (a ustedes) you

■ entraron en casa ladrones y les robaron burglars broke in and robbed them

■ les doy una oportunidad más I'll give you one more chance Table 1 NOTA See also le/Table 1

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pron.

1) to them

2) for them

3) from them

4) to you

* * *

PRON PERS

1) [directo] (=a ellos, ellas) them; (=a ustedes) you

2) [indirecto] (=a ellos, ellas) (to) them; (=a ustedes) (to) you
le
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pronombre personal

1) ( como objeto indirecto)

les quiero mostrar algo — (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; ( a ustedes) I want to show you something

les puse fundas a los muebles — I put covers on the furniture

pregúntales a ellas — ask them

les han dado un ultimátum — they've been given an ultimatum

2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a ellos) them; (- a ustedes) you

no les reconocí — I didn't recognize them/you

¿les atienden? — can I help you?

* * *

= them

Ex. During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.

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pronombre personal

1) ( como objeto indirecto)

les quiero mostrar algo — (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; ( a ustedes) I want to show you something

les puse fundas a los muebles — I put covers on the furniture

pregúntales a ellas — ask them

les han dado un ultimátum — they've been given an ultimatum

2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a ellos) them; (- a ustedes) you

no les reconocí — I didn't recognize them/you

¿les atienden? — can I help you?

* * *

= them

Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.

* * *

les

pron pers

A ( como objeto indirecto):

les quiero mostrar algo (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; (a ustedes) I want to show you something

les puse las fundas a los muebles I put the covers on the furniture

pregúntales a ellas ask them

¿a ustedes no les molesta el ruido? doesn't the noise bother you?

les han dado un ultimátum they've been given an ultimatum

les resultó muy difícil entenderte they found it very difficult to understand you, it was very difficult for them to understand you

se les han echado a perder los tomates their tomatoes have gone rotten

el niño no les duerme their son isn't sleeping

B ( como objeto directo) ( esp Esp) (referido — a ellos) them; (— a ustedes) you

mírales ¿no están guapos? look at them, don't they look handsome?

perdonen, no les había reconocido sorry, I didn't recognize you

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les pron pers
1 ( como objeto indirecto):
◊ les quiero mostrar algo (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something;

( a ustedes) I want to show you something;
◊ les puse fundas a los muebles I put covers on the furniture

2 ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido — a ellos) them;
(— a ustedes) you;
◊ no les reconocí I didn't recognize them/you;

¿les atienden? can I help you?
les
I pron pers mpl (objeto directo) (ellos) them: no les saludé, I didn't greet them
(ustedes) you: les esperaba, I was waiting for you
II pron pers mfpl (objeto indirecto) (a ellos,-as) them: dales un beso de mi parte, give them a kiss from me
(a ustedes) you: les recuerdo que tienen una cita, may I remind you that you have an appointment
' les' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaramelada
- acaramelado
- activar
- agradecer
- baño
- cerca
- con
- contienda
- cortante
- decir
- declarar
- desproveer
- desunir
- dineral
- emboscada
- en seguida
- encantar
- enseguida
- entonces
- esquema
- gansa
- ganso
- gélida
- gélido
- hipócrita
- horrorizar
- ilusión
- importar
- imputar
- las
- los
- negocio
- ordenar
- perseguir
- pirrar
- preocupar
- problema
- salvajada
- terciarse
- urgir
- vencer
- ventaja
- a
- advertencia
- aguardar
- alcahuetear
- apego
- cariño
- castigo
- chivatazo
English:
accommodation
- account for
- adolescence
- adolescent
- affair
- allowance
- aloud
- antisexist
- backfire
- buoy
- cave in
- chance
- convalesce
- convalescence
- convalescent
- crumb
- daylight
- deal
- dearly
- defamation
- defeat
- difficult
- embarrassing
- escort
- expansion
- favourably
- fight
- flak
- gaze
- group
- guide
- gun down
- hide-and-seek
- hospitality
- impact
- inch
- indifference
- less
- lessen
- lesser
- lesson
- listen
- mooch
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- privatize
- publicity
- reception
- recognition
- sack

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les pron personal pl

1. (complemento indirecto) [ellos] (to) them;
[ustedes] (to) you;
les expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to them;

les tengo miedo [a ellos] I'm afraid of them;

ya les dije lo que pasaría [a ustedes] I told you what would happen;

se les olvidó they forgot;

les será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to them;

a estos niños les falta salir más these children could do with getting out more

2. Esp (complemento directo) [ellos] them;
[ustedes] you;
les conozco I know them;

les visitaré mañana I'll visit you tomorrow;

les atracaron en la calle they were mugged in the street

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les

pron pl complemento indirecto (to) them; (a ustedes) (to) you; complemento directo them; (a ustedes) you

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les pron

1) : to them

dales una propina: give them a tip

2) : from them

se les privó de su herencia: they were deprived of their inheritance

3) : for them

les hice sus tareas: I did their homework for them

4) : to you pl, for you pl

les compré un regalo: I bought you all a present

* * *

les pron

1. (a ellos, a ellas) them

les dije que ibas a venir I told them that you were coming

no les hagas caso don't take any notice of them

me pidieron que les contara una historia they asked me to tell them a story

2. (a ustedes) you

les explico un poco el tema de hoy I'll explain today's subject to you

les traigo un paquete I've got a parcel for you

Spanish-English dictionary > les
11 leaf

li:f
plural - leaves; noun

1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) blad, løv

2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) blad

3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) klaff, forlengelsesplate

•

- leaflet
- leafy
- turn over a new leaf

blad
--------
lauv

I
subst. (flertall: leaves) \/liːf\/

1) ( botanikk) løv, blad, løvverk

2) blad (av te eller tobakk)

3) ( papir) blad

4) ( metall) folie, blad, lamell, tynn skive, tynt flak, tynn plate

• gold leaf

bladgull

5) fløy, seksjon (av vindu, dør eller lignende)

6) ( til forlengelse av bord e.l.) klaff, plate, ileggsplate, lem

7) ( teknikk) klaff, broklaff

8) klaff, fjærblad (del av geværsikte)

9) tann (i drev eller på tannhjul)

10) ( botanikk) kronblad

• a rose leaf

come into leaf springe ut, sprette

fall of the leaf løvfall, løvfallstid, høst

indeciduous leaves løv som ikke faller av

be in (full) leaf være utsprunget

a leaf of the same book ( overført) noe av samme slag, en kopi

opposite leaves ( botanikk) motsatte blader

put out leaves slå ut, få blader

shake like a leaf eller tremble like a leaf skjelve som et aspeløv

take a leaf out of somebody's book ( overført) følge noens eksempel

turn over a new leaf ( overført) begynne et nytt liv, starte på nytt, forbedre seg, bli et nytt og bedre menneske

turn over the leaves of a book bla i en bok
II
verb \/liːf\/

1) få løv, springe ut

2) bla, bla i, bla gjennom, vende

leaf through bla i, bla gjennom

• she asked me to leaf through the pages

English-Norwegian dictionary > leaf

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Flak (disambiguation) — Flak refers to anti aircraft gunfire, derived from the German Flugabwehrkanone , for aircraft defense cannon , during World War II.Flak can also mean: * Flak jacket, protective clothing worn by soldiers and others to protect themselves from… … Wikipedia
flak — Often misspelled, as here: Japanese women take a lot of flack from foreigners for their alleged docility (Observer). The word, for what it is worth, is a contraction of the German Fliegerabwehrkanone ( antiaircraft gun ), which contains… … Dictionary of troublesome word
get the flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
get flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
flack — flak, flack noun (U) 1 informal strong criticism : get/take flak: The administration has taken a lot of flak over its decision to pull troops out of Somalia. 2 bullets or shells (shell1 (3)) that are shot from guns on the ground at enemy aircraft … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Southern Victory Series — The Southern Victory Series or Timeline 191 are both fan names given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels, including How Few Remain as well as the Great War, American Empire, and Settling Accounts series. The name is derived… … Wikipedia

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