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3 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
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¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
4 relato
m.1 account, report.2 story, tale, narrative, recitation.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: relatar.* * *1 (narración) story, tale2 (informe) report, account* * *noun m.1) account2) narration, story, tale* * *SM (=narración) story, tale; (=informe) account, report* * *a) (historia, cuento) story, taleb) ( relación) accountsu relato no coincide con el tuyo — his story o account does not tally with your version
* * *= account, narration, story, storie, narrative, recounting, tale.Ex. In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex. The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.Ex. This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.----* relato corto = short story.* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.* relato de testigo presencial = eyewitness account.* relato escrito = written story.* relato oral = oral history, oral narrative.* relato suicida = suicide story.* relato verídico = true story.* urdir un relato = weave + a tale.* * *a) (historia, cuento) story, taleb) ( relación) accountsu relato no coincide con el tuyo — his story o account does not tally with your version
* * *= account, narration, story, storie, narrative, recounting, tale.Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.Ex: This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.* relato corto = short story.* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.* relato de testigo presencial = eyewitness account.* relato escrito = written story.* relato oral = oral history, oral narrative.* relato suicida = suicide story.* relato verídico = true story.* urdir un relato = weave + a tale.* * *1 (historia, cuento) story, talerelatos para niños children's stories2 (relación) accountnos hizo un largo relato de lo ocurrido she gave us a lengthy account of what had happenedsu relato no coincide con la versión de la policía his story o account does not tally with the police's version* * *
Del verbo relatar: ( conjugate relatar)
relato es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
relató es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
relatar
relato
relatar ( conjugate relatar) verbo transitivo ‹historia/aventura› to recount, relate
relato sustantivo masculino
relatar verbo transitivo to relate, recount
relato sustantivo masculino
1 (de ficción) tale, story
2 (de un hecho real) account
' relato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguijonear
- reseña
- saga
- viva
- vivo
- adornar
- anecdótico
- escabroso
- estremecedor
- exagerado
- hilo
- historia
- narración
- terror
English:
account
- accurate
- dominant
- graphic account
- narration
- narrative
- open
- spice
- spicy
- story
- storyteller
- tale
- short
* * *relato nm[exposición] account, report; [cuento] tale, story;hizo un relato de su viaje she gave an account of her trip* * *m short story* * *relato nm1) : story, tale2) : account* * *relato n2. (relación) accountnos hizo un relato muy detallado de todo lo que le había sucedido he gave us a very detailed account of everything that had happened to him -
5 indicio
m.1 sign (señal).hay indicios de violencia there are signs of violence2 indication, hint, clue, cue.3 circumstantial evidence.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: indiciar.* * *1 (señal) sign2 (resto) trace* * *noun m.1) indication2) evidence3) trace* * *SM1) (=señal) [gen] indication, sign; [de gratitud] token; [de droga] trace; (Inform) marker, markes indicio de — it is an indication of, it is a sign of
no hay el menor indicio de él — there isn't the faintest sign of him, there isn't the least trace of him
* * *1)a) (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro — at the slightest sign o indication of danger
b) ( vestigio) trace, sign2) (Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *= clue, cue, hint, indication, sign, straws in the wind, tell-tale indication, tell-tale sign, intimation, the writing on the wall, glimmer.Ex. Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.Ex. The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.Ex. As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex. To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.Ex. The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.----* dar indicios de = show + signs of.* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.* existir indicios de = there + be + signs of.* existir indicios de que = there + be + evidence that.* indicios = stirrings.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.* * *1)a) (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro — at the slightest sign o indication of danger
b) ( vestigio) trace, sign2) (Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *= clue, cue, hint, indication, sign, straws in the wind, tell-tale indication, tell-tale sign, intimation, the writing on the wall, glimmer.Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex: To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.Ex: The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.* dar indicios de = show + signs of.* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.* existir indicios de = there + be + signs of.* existir indicios de que = there + be + evidence that.* indicios = stirrings.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.* * *A (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro at the slightest sign o indication o hint of dangerno hay indicios de vida en la zona there are no signs of life in the areael análisis revela indicios de potasio the analysis shows traces of potassiumB ( Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *
indicio sustantivo masculino
indicio sustantivo masculino
1 (señal) indication, sign, trace [de, of]
2 Jur (prueba) evidence sing: no encontraron indicios, they found no evidence
' indicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pista
- señal
- síntoma
- manifestación
English:
clue
- evidence
- gauge
- hint
- indication
- inkling
- sign
- suggestion
- indicate
- indicative
- intimation
- trace
* * *indicio nm1. [señal] sign;[pista] clue;hay indicios de violencia there are signs of violence;la propuesta es un indicio de su voluntad de negociar the proposal is a sign of their willingness to negotiate2. [cantidad pequeña] trace;se encontraron indicios de veneno en su cuerpo traces of poison were found in her body* * *m indication, sign; ( vestigio) trace* * *indicio nm: indication, sign* * *indicio n sign / indication -
6 historia
f.1 history (ciencia).pasar a la historia to go down in historyhistoria antigua/universal ancient/world historyhistoria del arte art historyhistoria natural natural history2 story.una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost storyes siempre la misma historia it's the same old story3 story (informal) (excusa, enredo).¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?4 recorded history, written history.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: historiar.* * *1 (estudio) history2 (narración) story, tale\¡déjate de historias! get to the point!, stop beating about the bush!es la historia de siempre it's the same old storyir con historias to tell storiespasar a la historia to go down in historytener una historia con alguien (lío) to have some trouble with somebody 2 (aventura) to have a fling with somebodyhistoria antigua ancient historyhistoria natural natural historyhistoria universal world history* * *noun f.1) history2) story3) tale* * *SF1) [de país, institución] historyla historia del cine — the history of film o cinema
es licenciado en historia — he has a degree in history, he has a history degree
pasar a la historia —
pasará a la historia como la primera mujer en el espacio — she will go down in history as the first woman in space
nuestro problema ya pasó a la historia — our problem is a thing of the past o has long since disappeared
tiene historia cómo conseguimos este libro — how we got hold of this book is an interesting story, there's an interesting story behind how we got hold of this book
historia del arte — history of art, art history
Historia Sagrada — Biblical history; [en la escuela] † Scripture
2) (=relato) storyla historia de siempre o la misma historia o la historia de todos los días — the same old story
3) (=enredo) story¡ahora no me cuentes la historia de tu vida! — don't tell me your whole life story now!
4) (=excusa) [sobre algo pasado] excuse, story; [sobre algo presente o futuro] excuseseguro que te viene con alguna historia — she's sure to give you some excuse o tell you some story
¿así que has estado trabajando hasta ahora? ¡no me vengas con historias o déjate de historias! — so you've been working right up to now, have you? don't give me any of your stories!
dijo que llegaba tarde por no se qué historia — he said he was going to be late for some reason or other
5) * (=lío) business *6) * (=romance) fling ** * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *historia11 = history, chronology.Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.* aficionado a la historia = history buff.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* amante de la historia = history buff.* a través de la historia = over time.* clase de historia = history lesson.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* historia accidentada = chequered history.* historia clínica = case history.* historia de la humanidad = human history.* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.* historia de la imprenta = history of printing.* historia de la literatura = literary history.* historia del arte = art history.* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.* historia del libro = book history.* historia de los archivos = archival history.* historia de un condado = county history.* historia de vida = life history.* historia + enseñar = history + teach, lesson from history.* historia escrita = written history.* historia escrita, la = recorded history.* historia familiar = family history.* historia hablada = oral history.* historia literaria = literary history.* historia local = local history.* historia marítima = maritime history.* historia natural = natural history.* historia oral = oral history.* historia personal = personal history.* historia + remontarse a = trace + ascendancy.* historia social = social history.* historia trágica = tragic history.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* lección de historia = lesson from history, history lesson.* libro de historia = history book.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* museo de historia natural = natural history museum.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + the history books as.* pasar a la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* que hace historia = history-making.* relatar la historia de = trace + the history of.* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.* sentido de la historia = sense of history.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.historia22 = story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, account.Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* historia amorosa = fling.* historia de amor = love story.* historia de detectives = detective story.* historia + desvelar = story + unfold.* historia heróica = heroic story.* historia nunca contada = untold story.* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* historia + revelar = story + unfold.* historia verídica = true story.* narrar una historia = narrate + story.* recrear una historia = recreate + story.* tejer una historia = weave + story.* urdir una historia = weave + story.* * *A ( Hist) historyhistoria de la literatura/música history of literature/musicclase/libro de historia history class/bookeste tapiz tiene una larga historia this tapestry has a long historyel robo más espectacular de la historia de este país the most spectacular robbery in this country's historyla historia se repite history repeats itselfdejar algo/a algn para la historia ( Chi fam): dejó el auto para la historia he wrecked the car, he totalled the car ( AmE colloq), he wrote the car off ( BrE colloq)lo dejaron para la historia con tanto golpe they knocked the living daylights out of him ( colloq)hacer historia to make historyun concierto que hará historia a concert which will go down in o make historypasar a la historia (por ser importante) to go down in historypasará a la historia como un gran político he will go down in history as a great statesmanuna fecha que pasará a la historia a date that will go down in historyCompuestos:ancient history( AmL) medical historymodern historynatural history● Historia Sagrada or SacraBiblical historyworld historyB (relato) storyel libro cuenta la historia de su vida the book tells the story of his lifemira, no me cuentes la historia de tu vida ( fam); look, I don't want to hear your whole life story ( colloq)me contó toda la historia de su familia he told me his whole family historyme contó toda la historia she told me the whole storyes una historia larga de contar it's a long storyuna historia de amor a love storyC ( fam)1(cuento, excusa): ahora me viene con la historia de que le robaron la cartera now he's come up with this story o tale about his wallet being stolenno me vengas con historias don't give me any of your storiesdéjate de historias y dime por qué no viniste ayer stop making excuses and tell me why you didn't come yesterdayya estoy harta de escuchar siempre la misma historia I'm fed up with hearing the same old excuse o story time and again ( colloq)2(asunto): alguien se quejó de no sé qué historias somebody complained about something or other ( colloq)estuvo metido en una historia de drogas he was mixed up in some business o something to do with drugs ( colloq)3 (lío amoroso) scene ( colloq)tuvo una historia con una inglesa he had a scene with an English girl* * *
Del verbo historiar: ( conjugate historiar)
historia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
historia
historiar
historia sustantivo femenino
1 (Hist) history;
historia clínica medical history;
pasar a la historia ( por ser importante) to go down in history;
( perder actualidad) (fam):◊ aquello ya pasó a la historia that's ancient history now (colloq)
2 ( relato) story;
3 (fam) (cuento, asunto):◊ me vino con la historia de que … he came up with this story o tale about …;
déjate de historias stop making excuses;
se quejó de no sé qué historias he complained about something or other (colloq)
historia sustantivo femenino
1 history
2 (cuento) story, tale
familiar ¡no me cuentes historias!, don't give me that!
♦ Locuciones: hacer historia, to make history
pasar a la historia, (por ser importante) to go down in history
(no tener actualidad) to be a thing of the past
' historia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cala
- contar
- deprimente
- exagerada
- exagerado
- hermosa
- hermoso
- hinchar
- histórica
- histórico
- inflar
- jamás
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- meramente
- momento
- motor
- narrar
- real
- reivindicar
- tejer
- accidentado
- amañar
- colar
- culminante
- encachado
- ir
- jugoso
- moderno
- mundial
- novelesco
- protagonista
- relatar
- relato
- rico
- sabroso
- seguir
- serie
- tonto
- trabar
- triste
- verdadero
- verde
- verosímil
English:
account
- ball
- ball game
- borderline
- concoct
- cook up
- creepy
- cuff
- DPhil
- earthy
- embellish
- embroider
- end
- exclusive
- extensive
- fascination
- first
- fudge
- ghost
- hand down
- history
- hoax
- improbable
- invest
- made-up
- make up
- moral
- pity
- plot
- spin
- story
- student
- touch
- trace
- true
- twist
- unlikely
- untold
- woe
- yarn
- base
- case
- course
- go
- life
- making
- natural
- past
- saga
- study
* * *historia nf1. [ciencia] history;un profesor/libro de historia a history teacher/book;historia de la ciencia/literatura history of science/literature;he comprado una historia de Grecia I've bought a history of Greece;ha sido la mayor catástrofe de la historia it was the worst disaster in history;hacer historia to make history;pasar a la historia: una victoria que pasará a la historia a victory that will go down in history;el cine mudo ya pasó a la historia silent movies are now a thing of the pasthistoria antigua ancient history;historia del arte art history;historia contemporánea = modern history since the French Revolution;historia económica economic history;historia medieval medieval history;historia moderna = history of the period between 1492 and the French Revolution;historia natural natural history;historia oral oral history;historia política political history;historia sagrada biblical history;historia universal world history2. [narración] story;una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost story;una historia real a true story;nos contó varias historias de su viaje a Rusia she told us several stories about her trip to Russia;es siempre la misma historia it's the same old story;es una historia larga de contar it's a long story¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!;no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?está metido en una historia muy turbia he's involved in a very shady business;está metido en una historia de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugstener una historia con alguien to have a fling with sb* * *f1 history;pasar a la historia go down in history2 ( cuento) story;una historia de drogas fam some drugs business;déjate de historias fam stop making excuses* * *historia nf1) : history2) narración, relato: story* * *historia n1. (asignatura) history3. (excusa) excuse -
7 cuento de hadas
fairy tale* * *fairy story, fairy tale* * *(n.) = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale]Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.* * *fairy story, fairy tale* * *(n.) = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale]Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.* * *fairy tale -
8 cuento popular
m.folk tale, folktale, popular story, story or legend which is originated by the folklore of a particular town.* * *(n.) = folk tale, folktale [folk tale]Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex. The original folktale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs becomes transformed when told through the different media of film, sound, movement, colour, art and technology.* * *(n.) = folk tale, folktale [folk tale]Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.
Ex: The original folktale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs becomes transformed when told through the different media of film, sound, movement, colour, art and technology. -
9 revelador
adj.revealing, tattletale, tell-tale, telltale.m.1 revealer.2 developer.* * *► adjetivo1 revealing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 revealer1 developer————————1 developer* * *(f. - reveladora)adj.* * *1.ADJ [información, documento] revealing; (=incriminador) telltale2.SM (=sustancia) developer* * *I- dora adjetivo revealingIImasculino developer* * *= insightful, revealing, tell-tale [telltale], telling, eye opening, revelatory, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.], tell-all.Ex. I think it is important to recall a point which I recommend as being very insightful and very relevant to today's discussions.Ex. This catalog would then present a much more revealing, helpful, and responsive picture to the actual needs of the library user than the finding catalog.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. She also provides some very telling illustrations of the use to which such items can be put.Ex. Few experiences are more eye opening than to see how difficult it sometimes is to accomplish one's objectives.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dewey declassified: a revelatory look at the irrepressible reformer'.Ex. Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.Ex. The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.----* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.* ser muy revelador = speak + volumes, be an eye-opener.* * *I- dora adjetivo revealingIImasculino developer* * *= insightful, revealing, tell-tale [telltale], telling, eye opening, revelatory, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.], tell-all.Ex: I think it is important to recall a point which I recommend as being very insightful and very relevant to today's discussions.
Ex: This catalog would then present a much more revealing, helpful, and responsive picture to the actual needs of the library user than the finding catalog.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: She also provides some very telling illustrations of the use to which such items can be put.Ex: Few experiences are more eye opening than to see how difficult it sometimes is to accomplish one's objectives.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey declassified: a revelatory look at the irrepressible reformer'.Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.* ser muy revelador = speak + volumes, be an eye-opener.* * *1 ‹informe/hecho› revealing; ‹gesto› revealingindicios reveladores de una futura devaluación telltale signs of a forthcoming devaluation2 ‹escote/blusa› revealingdeveloper* * *
revelador◊ - dora adjetivo
revealing
' revelador' also found in these entries:
English:
illuminating
- revealing
- telling
- telltale
- developer
* * *revelador, -ora♦ adj[aclarador] revealing, revelatory♦ nmFot developer* * *I adj revealingII m FOT developer* * *: revealingrevelador nm: developer -
10 contar una historia
(v.) = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + storyEx. The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.Ex. The old expressions 'spin a yarn', ' weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.Ex. According to Eisner, sequential art is 'the arrangement of pictures or images and words to narrate a story or dramatize an idea' = De acuerdo con Eisner, el arte secuencial es "la combinación de dibujos e imágenes y palabras para narrar una historia o representar una idea".Ex. Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path.* * *(v.) = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + storyEx: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.
Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', ' weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.Ex: According to Eisner, sequential art is 'the arrangement of pictures or images and words to narrate a story or dramatize an idea' = De acuerdo con Eisner, el arte secuencial es "la combinación de dibujos e imágenes y palabras para narrar una historia o representar una idea". -
11 leyenda
f.1 legend.2 inscription, legend.3 caption, legend.* * *1 (narración) legend2 (inscripción) inscription\leyenda negra black legend* * *noun f.1) legend2) caption* * *SF1) (=historia) legendleyenda negra — (=mala fama) bad reputation; ( Hist) view of the Conquest of Latin America which emphasized the negative side of Spanish involvement
2) (=inscripción) [de moneda, medalla, lápida] legend, inscription3) [de cuadro, grabado, mapa] (=encabezamiento) heading; (=pie) caption4) (=eslogan) slogan* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.----* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *A ( Lit) (narración) legendsegún cuenta la leyenda according to the legend, the legend has it that …un actor que se convirtió en leyenda an actor who became a legendCompuesto:B (de una moneda, un escudo) legend; (de una ilustración, foto) caption, legendcomo reza la leyenda according to the caption* * *
leyenda sustantivo femenino
( de ilustración) caption, legend
leyenda sustantivo femenino
1 (narración) legend
2 (inscripción) inscription, lettering
' leyenda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
folklórico
- inscripción
- mito
English:
caption
- legend
- story
* * *leyenda nf1. [narración] legendla leyenda negra Hist = the negative picture traditionally given of Spain by many European historians, and especially of the Inquisition and the conquest of the Americas; Figsobre él pesa una leyenda negra he has an appalling reputation2. [ídolo] legend;una leyenda del jazz a jazz legend3. [inscripción] [en moneda, escudo, estandarte] inscription, legend;[en mapa] legend* * *f legend* * *leyenda nf1) : legend2) : caption, inscription* * *leyenda n legend -
12 señal
f.1 signal, sign, earmark, token.2 sign, indication.3 trace, vestige.4 scar.5 landmark, boundary marker.6 signal, transmission.7 token payment, deposit, payment on flat, returnable security.* * *1 (signo) sign, indication2 (marca) mark; (en libro) bookmark3 (aviso, comunicación) signal4 (placa, letrero) sign5 (vestigio) trace6 (cicatriz) scar7 (de teléfono) tone8 (de pago) deposit\dar señales de vida to show signs of lifedejar señal to leave a markdejar una señal (dinero) to leave a depositen señal de as a sign of, as a token ofhacer señales a alguien to signal to somebodyni señal not a traceser buena señal / ser mala señal to be a good sign / be a bad signseñal de alarma alarm signalseñal de comunicar engaged tone, US busy signalseñal de la cruz RELIGIÓN sign of the crossseñal de llamada (teléfono) dialling tone, US dial toneseñal de tráfico road sign* * *noun f.1) signal2) sign3) deposit4) mark5) token* * *SF1) [de aviso] [gen] signal; (=letrero) sign•
dar la señal de o para algo — to give the signal for sth•
hacer una señal a algn — [con un gesto cualquiera] to gesture to sb; [ya acordada] to signal to sbsubieron a la azotea para hacer señales al helicóptero — they went up to the roof to signal to the helicopter
señal de alarma — [ante un peligro] warning signal; (=síntoma) warning sign
la muerte de varias ovejas ha hecho sonar la señal de alarma — the death of several sheep has set alarm bells ringing
señal de la victoria — victory sign, V-sign
señal de salida — (Dep, Ferro) starting signal
2) (Aut) signseñal de circulación — traffic sign, road sign
señal de tráfico — traffic sign, road sign
3) (=indicio) signle contestó sin la menor señal de sorpresa — she answered him without the slightest sign of surprise
•
es buena señal — it's a good sign•
dar señales de algo — to show signs of sth•
en señal de algo — as a sign of sthen señal de respeto — as a mark o sign of respect
4) (=marca) markhaz una señal en los paquetes urgentes — put a mark on the express parcels, mark the express parcels
la varicela le ha dejado la cara llena de señales — her face has been left badly scarred o marked by chickenpox
5) (Med) (=síntoma) symptom6) (Com, Econ) (=depósito) deposit7) (Radio) signal8) (Telec) [al teléfono] tone; [en contestador] beep, toneseñal de comunicando — engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)
señal de llamada — dialling tone, ringing o (EEUU) ring tone
señal de ocupado — LAm engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)
* * *1)a) (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs
señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign
b) ( signo) signalnos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer
señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal
c) (Ferr) signal2) (marca, huella)3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4) ( indicio) signen señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest
5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down paymentdar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment
* * *= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.Ex. Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.Ex. The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex. Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.Ex. A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex. Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.Ex. Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.----* activar una señal = activate + signal.* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.* dar señales de = show + signs of.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* detectar una señal = detect + signal.* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* señal analógica = analog signal.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* señal de advertencia = safety notice.* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de ampliación = extension sign.* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señal de circulación = road sign.* señal de depósito = security deposit.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* señal de peligro = danger signal.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* señal de radio = radio signal.* señal de semáforo = semaphore.* señal de stop = stop sign.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señal digital = digital signal.* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.* señal indicadora = signpost.* señal lógica = logical signal.* señal luminosa = beacon.* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* señal vial = road sign.* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.* * *1)a) (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs
señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign
b) ( signo) signalnos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer
señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal
c) (Ferr) signal2) (marca, huella)3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4) ( indicio) signen señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest
5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down paymentdar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment
* * *= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.* activar una señal = activate + signal.* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.* dar señales de = show + signs of.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* detectar una señal = detect + signal.* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* señal analógica = analog signal.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* señal de advertencia = safety notice.* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de ampliación = extension sign.* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señal de circulación = road sign.* señal de depósito = security deposit.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* señal de peligro = danger signal.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* señal de radio = radio signal.* señal de semáforo = semaphore.* señal de stop = stop sign.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señal digital = digital signal.* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.* señal indicadora = signpost.* señal lógica = logical signal.* señal luminosa = beacon.* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* señal vial = road sign.* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.* * *A1 (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación traffic signsseñal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido danger/stop/no parking signseñales de carretera road signs2 (signo) signalal oír la señal convenida on hearing the agreed signaldio la señal de salida he gave the starting signalnos hacía señales con la mano para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearersalió haciendo con los dedos la señal de la victoria he gave the victory sign o V sign as he came outseñales de humo smoke signalsseñal de auxilio or socorro distress signal3 ( Ferr) signalCompuesto:sign of the crossB(marca, huella): pon una señal en la página para saber por dónde vas mark the page so you know where you've got up toel cuerpo no presentaba señales de violencia there were no marks on the body which might point to the use of violence, the body showed no signs of violent treatmentdescuelgue y espere la señal para marcar lift the receiver and wait for the dial ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tonela señal nos llega vía satélite the signal comes to us via satellitela señal llega muy débil the reception is very poorCompuesto:time signalD (indicio) sign¿todavía no te han contestado? mala señal haven't you heard from them yet? that's a bad signel accidentado no daba señales de vida the victim showed no signs of lifehace mucho tiempo que no da señales de vida ( fam); nobody has seen hide nor hair of him for ages ( colloq)continuó sin dar señales de cansancio she carried on without showing any sign of tiring o without appearing to get at all tired¡antes no se veían estas cosas! — ¡señal de que los tiempos cambian! you never used to see that sort of thing — well, it's a sign of the timesel aluvión sepultó totalmente el pueblo, no quedó ni señal the mudslide submerged the village completely, leaving no trace of its existenceen señal de protesta as a sign o gesture of protestintercambiaron anillos en señal de amor y fidelidad they exchanged rings as a token of love and fidelitydar or dejar una señal to leave a deposit o down payment* * *
señal sustantivo femenino
1
Sseñal de la Cruz sign of the cross
◊ nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer;
señal de auxilio or socorro distress signalc) (Ferr) signal
2 (marca, huella):
señales de violencia signs of violence
3a) (Rad, TV) signalb) (Telec):◊ la señal para marcar the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone;
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4 ( indicio) sign;
no daba señales de vida he showed no signs of life;
en señal de respeto/amor as a token of respect/love
5 (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment
señal sustantivo femenino
1 (muestra) sign
en señal de respeto/duelo, as a sign/token of respect/mourning
2 (con la mano, el rostro) sign
hacer señales a alguien, to signal to sb
3 (huella, indicio) trace, sign: la operación le dejó una señal, the operation left a scar
4 Tel tone
señal de llamada, dialling, US dial tone
5 Com (anticipo) deposit: dejar una señal, to leave a deposit
6 Auto señal de tráfico, road sign
' señal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amago
- aparato
- captar
- codazo
- emitir
- estampar
- hierro
- horario-a
- huella
- impresión
- índice
- indicio
- patear
- rebasar
- rendir
- roce
- seña
- significar
- signo
- silbar
- síntoma
- sonora
- sonoro
- sudaca
- baliza
- dirección
- disco
- impacto
- inclinar
- indicador
- intermitente
- marca
- marcar
- mojón
- muestra
- prenda
- presagio
- protesta
- punto
- rastro
- respetar
- silbido
- transmisión
- transmitir
English:
bookmark
- busy signal
- deposit
- dialling tone
- distress signal
- engaged
- evidence
- mark
- marker
- motion
- omen
- ominous
- pip
- pledge
- road sign
- scar
- scour
- send out
- sign
- signal
- stop sign
- tick
- token
- traffic sign
- warning sign
- watermark
- blinker
- bode
- breeding
- busy
- danger
- flash
- hand
- peace
- protest
- road
- signpost
- smoke
- tone
- trace
- walk
* * *señal nf1. [gesto, sonido, acción] signal;la señal convenida eran tres golpes en la puerta the signal they agreed on was three knocks on the door;cuando dé la señal empujamos todos a la vez when I give the signal, everyone push together;hacerle una señal a alguien para que haga algo to signal to sb to do sth;señal de alarma alarm signal;señales de humo smoke signals;señal de peligro danger sign;señal de salida starting signal;señal de socorro distress signal2. Ferroc signal3. [tono telefónico] toneseñal de comunicando Br engaged tone, US busy signal; Méx señal de libre Br dialling o US dial tone;señal de llamada ringing tone;señal de portadora carrier signal4. [símbolo] sign;una señal de prohibido adelantar a no overtaking sign;en señal de as a mark o sign of;en señal de duelo/buena voluntad as a sign of mourning/goodwillseñal de circulación road sign;señal de la cruz sign of the Cross;señal indicadora (de dirección) [en carretera] signpost;señal de tráfico road sign5. [indicio] sign;esto es señal de que están interesados this is a sign that o this shows they're interested;dar señales de vida to show signs of life;el temporal no daba señales de remitir the storm showed no sign of abating;ser buena/mala señal to be a good/bad sign6. [marca, huella] mark;hice o [m5] puse una señal en las cajas con ropa I marked o put a mark on the boxes with clothes inside;el cuerpo presentaba señales de descomposición the body showed signs of decomposition;no quedó ni señal de él there was no sign of him left;no dejó ni señal she didn't leave a trace7. [cicatriz] scar, mark;te va a quedar señal you'll have a scar8. [fianza] deposit;* * *f1 signal;señal de prohibición prohibition disk2 figsign, trace;dar señales de vida get in touch;3 COM deposit, downpayment;dejar una señal leave a deposit o downpayment4 TELEC tone* * *señal nf1) : signal2) : signseñal de tráfico: traffic sign3) indicio: indicationen señal de: as a token of4) vestigio: trace, vestige5) : scar, mark6) : deposit, down payment* * *señal n1. (indicio) sign2. (marca) mark3. (signo) signal4. (del teléfono) tonehacer señales to signal / to gesture -
13 contar
v.1 to count.se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one handPedro cuenta los goles Peter counts the goals.El aseo cuenta como algo importante Hygiene counts as something important.2 to count.cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs toosomos 57 sin contar a los niños there are 57 of us, not counting the children3 to count.sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten4 to count.aquí no cuento para nada I count for nothing herelo que cuenta es… what matters is…5 to tell.cuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?Ricardo le cuenta historias al grupo Richard tells the group stories.Le conté I told him [her].6 to consider, to repute, to judge.María cuenta su actitud Mary considers his attitude.* * *(o changes to ue in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to count2) tell•* * *1. VT1) (=calcular) [+ objetos, números, puntos] to count; [+ dinero] to count, count up2) (=relatar) to tell¿qué les voy a contar que ustedes no sepan? — what can I tell you that you don't already know?
el paro está peor y la corrupción, ¿qué le voy a contar? — unemployment has got worse and as for corruption, what can I say?
si pierdo el trabajo, ya me contarás de qué vamos a vivir — you tell me what we'll live on if I lose my job
¿y a mí qué me cuentas? — so what?
¡a mi me lo vas a contar! — you're telling me! *, tell me about it! *
se cuenta que... — it is said that...
- ¡una obra que ni te cuento!3) (=tener la edad de)4) (=incluir) to countseis en total, sin contarme a mí — six altogether, not counting me
1.500 sin contar las propinas — 1,500, excluding tips, 1,500, not counting tips
5) (=tener en cuenta) to remember, bear in mindcuenta que es más fuerte que tú — remember o don't forget he's stronger than you are
2. VI1) (Mat) to countparar de contar * —
hay dos sillas, una mesa y para ya de contar — there are two chairs, a table, and that's it
2) (=relatar) to tellojalá tengas suerte con la entrevista de trabajo, ya me contarás — I hope the job interview goes well, I look forward to hearing all about it
- cuenta y no acaba de hablar3) (=importar, valer) to count•
contar por dos, los domingos una hora cuenta por dos — on Sundays one hour counts as two4)•
contar con —a) (=confiar en) to count oncuenta conmigo — you can rely o count on me
b) (=tener presente)tienes que contar con el mal estado de la carretera — you have to take into account o remember the bad state of the road
cuenta con que es más fuerte que tú — bear in mind o remember he's stronger than you are
sin contar con que... — leaving aside the fact that...
c) (=incluir) to count inlo siento, pero para eso no cuentes conmigo — I'm sorry but you can count me out of that
no contéis con nosotros para el viernes, estaremos ocupados — don't expect us on Friday, we'll be busy
d) (=tener) to haveel polideportivo cuenta con una piscina olímpica — the sports centre has o boasts an Olympic-size swimming pool
una democracia que tan solo cuenta con dieciséis años de existencia — a democracy that has only existed for sixteen years
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count2)a) ( incluir) to countb) ( tener)contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old
3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tella mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!
¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)
2.cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...
contar vi1) (Mat) to counthay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it
2) (importar, valer) to count¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?
ella no cuenta para nada — what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
3) contar con<persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely oncuento contigo para la fiesta — I'm counting o relying on you being at the party
yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out
eso contando con que... — assuming that...
sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...
4) ( prever) to expect5) (frml) ( tener) to have3.contarse v prona) (frml) ( estar incluido)contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best
b)¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)
* * *= count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.Ex. The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.Ex. People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.Ex. I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.Ex. At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.----* contando = counting.* contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.* contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar de = tell of.* contar dinero = count + money.* contar en confianza = confide.* contar experiencias = tell + tales.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* contar una anécdota = tell + story.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* no contar = be out of the picture.* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/votos/dís> to count2)a) ( incluir) to countb) ( tener)contaba ya veinte años — (frml o liter) she was then twenty years old
3) <cuento/chiste/secreto> to tella mí me lo vas a contar! — (fam) you're telling me!
¿y a a mí qué me cuentas? — what's that to do with me?
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? — (fam) how're things? (colloq)
2.cuenta la leyenda que... — the story goes that...
contar vi1) (Mat) to counthay cuatro tiendas... y para de contar — there are four stores and that's it
2) (importar, valer) to count¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? — does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?
ella no cuenta para nada — what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
3) contar con<persona/ayuda/discreción> to count on, rely oncuento contigo para la fiesta — I'm counting o relying on you being at the party
yo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo — I'm against it, so you can count me out
eso contando con que... — assuming that...
sin contar con que... — without taking into account that...
4) ( prever) to expect5) (frml) ( tener) to have3.contarse v prona) (frml) ( estar incluido)contarse entre algo: se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access (frml); me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters; su nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalists; su novela se cuenta entre las mejores — his novel is among the best
b)¿qué te cuentas? — how's it going? (colloq)
* * *= count, relate, tally, count, tell out into, narrate, number, count out, hip.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.Ex: The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.Ex: People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.Ex: At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.* contando = counting.* contar Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* contar con = hold, count on, have at + Posesivo + disposal, bank on, set + your watch by.* contar con Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.* contar con la aprobación = meet with + approval.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.* contar de = tell of.* contar dinero = count + money.* contar en confianza = confide.* contar experiencias = tell + tales.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar la experiencia = relate + experience, recount + experience.* contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* contar todo sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* contar una anécdota = tell + story.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* no contar = be out of the picture.* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* sin contar = not including, excluding.* sin contar con = in the absence of.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* volver a contar = recount, retell.* * *vtA ‹dinero/votos› to count15 días a contar desde la fecha de notificación 15 days starting from the date of notificationestá contando los días que faltan para que llegues he's counting the days until you arriveB1 (incluir) to counta mí no me cuentes entre sus partidarios don't include me among his supporterslo cuento entre mis mejores amigos I consider him (to be) one of my best friendssin contar al profesor somos 22 there are 22 of us, not counting the teachery eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without taking overtime into account o without including overtime2la asociación cuenta ya medio siglo de vida ( frml); the association has now been in existence for half a century ( frml)Sentido II ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tellno se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyonecuéntame qué es de tu vida tell me what you've been doing o ( colloq) what you've been up to¡y a mí me lo vas a contar! ( fam); you're telling me! o don't I know! o tell me about it! ( colloq)abuelito, cuéntame un cuento grandpa, tell me a storyes una historia muy larga de contar it's a long story¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! ( fam); go tell it to the marines! ( AmE colloq), come off it! ( BrE colloq)■ contarviA1 ( Mat) to countcuenta de diez en diez count in tenscuenta hasta 20 count (up) to 20cuatro tiendas, dos bares … y para de contar four stores, two bars and that's it2 (importar, valer) to countpara él lo único que cuenta es el dinero for him the only thing that counts is money o the only thing that matters to him is money¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?este ejercicio cuenta por dos porque es muy largo this exercise counts as two because it's very longa efectos impositivos, estos ingresos no cuentan this does not count as taxable incomelo que cuenta es el gesto it's the thought that counts1 ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on¿puedo contar con tu colaboración? can I count on your help?cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the partyno cuentes conmigo para mañana, tengo una cita con el médico don't expect me there tomorrow, I've got a doctor's appointmentyo me opongo, así es que no cuentes conmigo I'm against it, so you can count me out2 (prever) to expectno contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad, I hadn't bargained for o allowed for such bad weatherno habíamos contado con este contratiempo we hadn't expected o anticipated o ( colloq) we hadn't reckoned on this setbackel hotel cuenta con piscina, gimnasio y sauna the hotel has o is equipped with o offers o boasts a swimming pool, gym and saunano contamos con los elementos de juicio necesarios we do not have o possess the necessary knowledgelos sindicatos contarán con representación en este organismo the unions will be represented in this organization■ contarse1 ( frml) (estar incluido) contarse ENTRE algo:se cuenta entre los pocos que tienen acceso she is numbered among the few who have access ( frml), she is one of the few people who have accesssus partidarios, entre quienes me cuento their supporters, and I count myself as one of them o ( frml) their supporters, and I number myself among themsu nombre se cuenta entre los finalistas her name figures o appears among the finalistssu novela se cuenta entre las mejores del año his novel is among o is numbered among the year's best2* * *
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin contar las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de contar it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin contar con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
' contar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- cacarear
- confiar
- cotillear
- cuento
- dada
- dado
- desahogarse
- guión
- lisamente
- película
- referir
- sin
- bola
- chisme
- chiste
- contabilizar
- esperar
- largo
- narración
- platicar
English:
allow for
- bank on
- bargain for
- bargain on
- count
- count on
- count out
- crack
- depend
- expect
- fib
- figure on
- foresee
- joke
- miscount
- narrate
- number
- plan on
- put
- reckon
- reckon on
- recount
- rely
- repeat
- report
- retell
- secret
- spin
- story
- tell
- untold
- bank
- boast
- command
- figure
- gossip
- plan
- re-count
- tale
- to
* * *♦ vt1. [enumerar] to count;contaron doscientos manifestantes en la marcha del domingo the number of demonstrators at Sunday's march was estimated at two hundred;se pueden contar con los dedos de una mano you can count them on (the fingers of) one hand2. [incluir] to count;cuenta también los gastos de desplazamiento count o include travel costs too;somos cincuenta y siete sin contar a los niños there are fifty-seven of us, not counting the children;la economía, sin contar el desempleo, parece recuperarse the economy, with the exception of the unemployment situation, seems to be recovering3. [narrar] to tell;no me cuentes el final don't tell me what happens;ya me contarás qué tal te va por la capital let me know how you get on in the capital;me han contado maravillas sobre ese restaurante I've heard great things about that restaurant;Fam¿qué cuentas? how are you doing?;¿qué me cuentas? ¡no me lo puedo creer! never! I can't believe it!;Famcuéntame, ¿cómo te va la vida? tell me, how are things?;Irónico¿me lo cuentas a mí? you're telling me!;Fam¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! pull the other one!, come off it!;Famno me cuentes tu vida I don't want to hear your life story4. [tener una cantidad de]la población contaba mil habitantes the village had a thousand inhabitants;cuenta ya diez años she's ten years old now;el equipo cuenta ya dos victorias the team has already achieved two wins, the team already has two wins under its belt5. [considerar]a él lo cuento como uno más del grupo I consider o see him as just another member of the group;te contaba como una persona seria I thought you were a serious person;cuenta que la próxima semana estoy de vacaciones remember that I'm on holiday next week♦ vi1. [hacer cálculos] to count;sabe contar hasta diez she can count to ten;contar con los dedos to count on one's fingers;un perro, dos gatos y para de contar a dog, two cats and that's it2. [importar] to count;lo que cuenta es que te pongas bien the important thing is for you to get better, what matters is for you to get better;en esta casa no cuento para nada I count for nothing in this household;para él lo único que cuenta es ganar dinero the only thing that matters to him is making money;los dos peores resultados no cuentan para el resultado final the worst two scores aren't taken into account when calculating the final total;es tan fuerte que cuenta por dos he has the strength of two men3.contar con [confiar en] to count on, to rely on;es un buen amigo, siempre se puede contar con él he's a good friend, you can count on o rely on him;¡no cuentes con ellos! don't count on o rely on them!;no cuentes conmigo, no voy a venir don't expect me, I won't be coming;cuenta con ello, estaré allí para ayudarte I'll be there to help you, you can count on it, rest assured, I'll be there to help you4.contar con [tener, poseer] to have;cuenta con dos horas para hacerlo she has two hours to do it;las minorías contarán con representación en el nuevo parlamento minority parties will be represented in the new parliament5.contar con [tener en cuenta] to take into account;con esto no contaba I hadn't reckoned with that;no contaban con que se acabara la cerveza tan rápidamente they hadn't expected the beer to run out so quickly* * *I v/t1 count2 ( narrar) tell;¡a quién se lo vas a contar!, ¡me lo vas a contar a mí! you’re telling me!;¿qué (me) cuentas? what’s new?II v/i1 count2:contar con count on* * *contar {19} vt1) : to count2) : to tell3) : to includecontar vi1) : to count (up)2) : to matter, to be of concerneso no cuenta: that doesn't matter3)contar con : to rely on, to count on* * *contar vb1. (en general) to count3. (edad) to be -
14 cuento de viejas
(fam) old wives' tale* * *Ex. Read on to see what the experts have to say about which old wives' tales are true wisdom and which are a bunch of baloney.* * *(fam) old wives' tale* * *Ex: Read on to see what the experts have to say about which old wives' tales are true wisdom and which are a bunch of baloney.
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15 fábula
f.1 fable, fib, fairy tale, fabrication.2 fable, story, tale.* * *1 LITERATURA fable2 (mito) myth, legend3 (mentira) invention\* * *SF1) (Literat) fable; (=historia) tale, story2) (=rumor) rumour, rumor (EEUU); (=chisme) (piece of) gossip; (=mentira) invention3) *4) † (=argumento) plot, story5) † (=persona) talk of the town, laughing-stock* * ** * *= fable, cautionary tale.Ex. From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.Ex. Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.----* escritor de fábulas = fabulist.* * ** * *= fable, cautionary tale.Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.* escritor de fábulas = fabulist.* * *1 ( Lit) fable2 (mentira) fabrication, invention* * *
Del verbo fabular: ( conjugate fabular)
fabula es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
fábula sustantivo femenino (Lit) fable;
( mentira) fabrication
fábula f Lit fable
♦ Locuciones: de fábula, absolutely fine, tremendous: las cosas van de fábula, things are going really well
' fábula' also found in these entries:
English:
fable
* * *fábula nf1. [relato] fable;[leyenda] legend, myth2. [rumor] piece of gossip;[mentira] story, invention;sus hazañas no son más que fábulas those exploits of his are all imaginary3.de fábula [estupendo] fabulous, fantastic;la paella me salió de fábula my paella turned out wonderfully, my paella was superb;lo pasamos de fábula we had a fabulous o fantastic time* * *f1 fable;de fábula fam fabulous, terrific2 ( mentira) lie* * *fábula nf1) : fable2) : fabrication, fib* * *fábula n fable -
16 camiseta de tirantes
(n.) = sleeveless shirt, sleeveless shirt, singlet, vest, tank top, sleeveless topEx. Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits.Ex. Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits.Ex. On clothing, men are requested to wear long pants and to avoid wearing singlets.Ex. There are some benefits of wearing a vest during the colder months of the year.Ex. At the end of the concert, Yamin took off his shirt and threw it to the audience but he was wearing a tank top underneath.Ex. Lightweight and cool feeling, these sleeveless tops are like wearing nothing at all.* * *(n.) = sleeveless shirt, sleeveless shirt, singlet, vest, tank top, sleeveless topEx: Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits.
Ex: Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits.Ex: On clothing, men are requested to wear long pants and to avoid wearing singlets.Ex: There are some benefits of wearing a vest during the colder months of the year.Ex: At the end of the concert, Yamin took off his shirt and threw it to the audience but he was wearing a tank top underneath.Ex: Lightweight and cool feeling, these sleeveless tops are like wearing nothing at all. -
17 con diferentes variaciones
Ex. Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones.* * *Ex: Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones.
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18 con variaciones
Ex. Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones.* * *Ex: Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones.
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19 cotorra
f.1 parrot (ave).2 chatterbox (informal) (person).hablar como una cotorra to talk nineteen to the dozen3 woman who talks too much.4 taxi, taxi cab, taxicab.* * *1 (ave) parrot\hablar como una cotorra to be a chatterbox* * *SF1) (Orn) (=loro) parrot; (=urraca) magpie2) * (=persona) chatterbox *, windbag * pey* * *1)a) (Zool) ( loro) parrothablar como una cotorra — to talk a mile a minute (AmE colloq), to talk nineteen to the dozen (BrE colloq)
b) (fam) ( persona) chatterbox (colloq)2) (Ven fam) ( conversación) chat (colloq); (cuento, mentira) tale* * *= parrot, chattery, chatterbox, windbag.Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.----* cotorra monje = monk parakeet.* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* * *1)a) (Zool) ( loro) parrothablar como una cotorra — to talk a mile a minute (AmE colloq), to talk nineteen to the dozen (BrE colloq)
b) (fam) ( persona) chatterbox (colloq)2) (Ven fam) ( conversación) chat (colloq); (cuento, mentira) tale* * *= parrot, chattery, chatterbox, windbag.Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.* cotorra monje = monk parakeet.* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* * *Ahablar como una cotorra to talk a mile a minute ( AmE colloq), to talk nineteen to the dozen ( BrE colloq)1 (conversación) long chat, gas ( colloq)2 (cuento, mentira) taleecharle la cotorra a algn to spin sb a yarn o tale o line* * *
cotorra sustantivo femenino
cotorra sustantivo femenino
1 Orn parrot
2 figurado pey (persona) chatterbox
' cotorra' also found in these entries:
English:
chatterbox
- nineteen
* * *cotorra nf1. [ave] parrot;Famhablar como una cotorra to talk nineteen to the dozen* * *f ZO parrot; fampersona motormouth fam* * *cotorra nf1) : small parrot* * *cotorra n1. (ave) parrot -
20 hada
f.1 fairy.hada madrina fairy godmother2 Hada.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 fairy\hada madrina fairy godmother* * *noun f.* * *SF fairy* * *femenino‡ fairy* * *= fairy, faery [faerie].Ex. The good and bad fairies are categories of experience, and the triumph of the good fairy is a reassuring generalization about overcoming danger.Ex. Faeries could be either good or evil creatures, and at various points in history have been confused with witches and demons.----* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* hada madrina = fairy godmother.* * *femenino‡ fairy* * *= fairy, faery [faerie].Ex: The good and bad fairies are categories of experience, and the triumph of the good fairy is a reassuring generalization about overcoming danger.
Ex: Faeries could be either good or evil creatures, and at various points in history have been confused with witches and demons.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* hada madrina = fairy godmother.* * *f‡fairyel hada madrina the fairy godmother* * *
hada feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
fairy;
hada sustantivo femenino fairy: me gustan los cuentos de hadas, I like fairy tales
hada madrina, fairy godmother
' hada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
el
English:
fairy
- fairy godmother
* * *hada nffairyhada madrina fairy godmother Takes the masculine articles el and un.* * *f fairy* * *hada nf: fairy* * *
См. также в других словарях:
talé — talé … Dictionnaire des rimes
Tale — Tale, n. [AS. talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D. taal speech, language, G. zahl number, OHG. zala, Icel. tal, tala, number, speech, Sw. tal, Dan. tal number, tale speech, Goth. talzjan to instruct. Cf. {Tell}, v. t., {Toll} a tax, also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tale — W3 [teıl] n [: Old English; Origin: talu] 1.) a story about exciting imaginary events tale of ▪ tales of adventure ▪ a book of old Japanese folk tales (=traditional stories) ▪ a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen ▪ a caution … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tale — may refer to:*Cautionary tale, a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger *Fairy tale, a fictional story that usually features folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking… … Wikipedia
tale — [ teıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a story about imaginary events or people: tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2. ) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
talé — talé, ée [ tale ] adj. • taulé « broyé » v. 1330; repris 1860; de taler ♦ Meurtri, taché, en parlant des fruits. Pêches talées. ⊗ HOM. Taller. ● talé Participe passé de taler. talé, ée [tale] adj. ÉTYM. V. 1330, taulé « … Encyclopédie Universelle
tale — [n1] story account, anecdote, fable, fairy tale, fiction, folk tale, legend, myth, narration, narrative, novel, relation, report, romance, saga, short story, yarn; concept 282 tale [n2] made up story canard, chestnut*, clothesline*, cock and bull … New thesaurus
Tale — (Балтэзерс,Латвия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Senču prospekts 45, Балтэзерс, LV 2164, Латвия … Каталог отелей
tale — (n.) O.E. talu story, tale, the action of telling, from P.Gmc. *talo (Cf. Du. taal speech, language ), from PIE root *del to recount, count. The secondary English sense of number, numerical reckoning (c.1200) probably was the primary one in… … Etymology dictionary
Tale — Tale, n. See {Tael}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tale — Tale, v. i. To tell stories. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gower. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English