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21 llover a cántaros
figurado to rain cats and dogs————————to pour down, rain cats and dogs* * *to rain cats and dogs, pour (down); rain buckets* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx. Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex. When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex. The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex. What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex. It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex. She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex. These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex. It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex. Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.
Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain. -
22 llover a mantas
(v.) = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx. She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex. It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex. What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex. The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex. When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex. Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex. These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex. It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex. Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.* * *(v.) = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.
Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain. -
23 llover a mares
to rain cats and dogs, bucket down* * *to rain cats and dogs, pour (down)* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx. Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex. When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex. The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex. What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex. It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex. She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex. These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex. It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex. Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.
Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain. -
24 mamotreto
m.1 hefty volume (informal) (libro).2 unwieldy object (objeto grande).3 large and useless object.4 large book, voluminous book.* * *1 (libro) great big thick book, weighty tome2 (armatoste) monstrosity, massive thing* * *masculino (fam)a) ( libro) hefty volume, huge tomeb) ( armatoste) huge thing, useless object* * *= tome, contraption.Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.* * *masculino (fam)a) ( libro) hefty volume, huge tomeb) ( armatoste) huge thing, useless object* * *= tome, contraption.Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.* * *( fam)1 (libro) hefty volume, huge tome2 (armatoste) huge thing, useless object* * *
mamotreto sustantivo masculino
1 (mueble) massive o huge thing
2 (libro) huge tome
' mamotreto' also found in these entries:
English:
cumbersome
* * *1. [libro] hefty volume2. [objeto grande] unwieldy object;ayúdame a mover ese mamotreto de armario help me move that massive great wardrobe* * *m famlibro hefty tome* * *1) : huge book, tome2) armatoste: hulk, monstrosity -
25 manual práctico
(n.) = how-to-do-it book, how-to-do-it manual, instruction manual, how-to book, how-to manualEx. One of the aims of our library is to strengthen collection of 'how-to-do-it' books and programmed materials for individual instruction.Ex. In my previous books on reference work I have been at pains to explain that they were not written as 'how-to-do-it' manuals.Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.Ex. How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).Ex. The selected genealogical materials held by the Arkansas University library which are listed include how-to manuals, bibliographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias and guides.* * *(n.) = how-to-do-it book, how-to-do-it manual, instruction manual, how-to book, how-to manualEx: One of the aims of our library is to strengthen collection of 'how-to-do-it' books and programmed materials for individual instruction.
Ex: In my previous books on reference work I have been at pains to explain that they were not written as 'how-to-do-it' manuals.Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.Ex: How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).Ex: The selected genealogical materials held by the Arkansas University library which are listed include how-to manuals, bibliographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias and guides. -
26 plagado
adj.1 infested, over-run, overrun.2 plagued, overfilled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: plagar.* * *- da adjetivoplagado DE algo: está plagado de faltas it is riddled with mistakes; la playa estaba plagada de turistas — the beach was crawling o swarming with tourists
* * *----* plagado de = teeming with, plagued with, riddled with.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de deudas = debt-riddled.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagado de famosos = celebrity-studded.* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].* * *- da adjetivoplagado DE algo: está plagado de faltas it is riddled with mistakes; la playa estaba plagada de turistas — the beach was crawling o swarming with tourists
* * ** plagado de = teeming with, plagued with, riddled with.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de deudas = debt-riddled.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagado de famosos = celebrity-studded.* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].* * *plagado -daplagado DE algo:está plagado de faltas it is riddled with mistakesla playa estaba plagada de turistas the beach was crawling o swarming with touriststenía la espalda plagada de granos his back was covered with o in spots* * *
Del verbo plagar: ( conjugate plagar)
plagado es:
el participio
plagado◊ -da adjetivo: [estar] plagado DE algo ‹de faltas/errores› riddled with sth;
‹de turistas/insectos› swarming with sth
plagado,-a adjetivo escribió un libro plagado de mentiras, he wrote a book riddled with lies
las calles estaban plagadas de basura, the streets were full of garbage
' plagado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plagada
English:
riddled
- alive
- over
- plague
* * *plagado, -a adj[de insectos] infested (de with);plagado de dificultades beset o plagued with difficulties;la ciudad está plagada de turistas the city is overrun with tourists;una declaración plagada de contradicciones a statement riddled with contradictions* * *plagado de gente swarming with people* * *plagado, -da adjplagado de : filled with, covered with -
27 refulgir
v.to shine brightly.* * *1 (brillar) to shine; (resplandecer) to glitter, sparkle* * *VI frm to shine, shine brightly* * *verbo intransitivo (liter) to shine brightly* * *= glisten.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.* * *verbo intransitivo (liter) to shine brightly* * *= glisten.Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.
* * *refulgir [I7 ]vi( liter); to shine brightly* * *refulgir viLiterario to shine brightly* * *refulgir {35} vi: to shine brightly -
28 relucir
v.to shine (also figurative).sacar algo a relucir to bring something up, to mention something* * *1 (brillar) to shine, gleam, glitter2 figurado (destacar) to excel, stand out, shine\sacar a relucir algo to bring up somethingsalir a relucir to come to light* * *verbto glitter, gleam, shine* * *VI (=brillar) to shine; [joyas] to glitter, sparkle* * *salir a relucir — to come to the surface, come out
* * *= glow, gleam, glitter, shimmer, shine, sparkle, glisten.Ex. In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.Ex. Tears gleamed in Washington's eyes.Ex. The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere.Ex. Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.----* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore, bring to + the fore.* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.* * *salir a relucir — to come to the surface, come out
* * *= glow, gleam, glitter, shimmer, shine, sparkle, glisten.Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
Ex: Tears gleamed in Washington's eyes.Ex: The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere.Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore, bring to + the fore.* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.* * *relucir [I5 ]vi«sol» to shine; «estrellas» to twinkle, glitter; «plata/zapatos» to shine, gleamusando este producto todo relucirá en su hogar this product will bring a shine o sparkle to everything in your homesacar a relucir to bring upno saques a relucir ese tema ahora don't bring that subject up nowsalir a relucir to come to the surface, come out* * *
relucir ( conjugate relucir) verbo intransitivo [ sol] to shine;
[ estrellas] to twinkle, glitter;
[plata/zapatos] to shine, gleam;◊ salir/sacar a relucir to come to the surface/to bring up
relucir verbo intransitivo
1 (el pelo, un zapato, el sol) to shine
2 (joyas, oro) to glitter
3 (el suelo, un coche) to sparkle, gleam
4 (una persona) to glow, stand out
♦ Locuciones: sacar a relucir, to bring up o to bring into the open
salir a relucir, to come out o to come into the open: en la conversación salió a relucir su relación con Paco, her relationship with Paco came out into the open during the conversation
' relucir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacar
- trapo
English:
dig up
- dredge up
- gleam
- glitter
- shine
* * *relucir vi1. [resplandecer] to shine;sacar algo a relucir to bring sth up, to mention sth;sacar a relucir los trapos sucios to wash one's dirty linen in public;el año pasado salió a relucir que tenía una amante it came to light last year that he had a mistress;el problema de la inflación salió a relucir en el debate the problem of inflation came up in the course of the debate2. [destacar] to stand out;no reluce precisamente por su simpatía he isn't exactly famous for his friendly personality* * *v/i sparkle, glitter;sacar a relucir fam bring up;salir a relucir fam come out* * *relucir {45} vi1) : to glitter, to shine2)salir a relucir : to come to the surface3)sacar a relucir : to bring up, to mention* * * -
29 repleto
adj.full, full-up, abounding, chock-full.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: repletar.* * *► adjetivo1 full up, full (de, of), jam-packed (de, with)* * *ADJ1) (=lleno) full uprepleto de — full of, crammed with
2)estar repleto — [persona] to be full up ( with food)
3) [aspecto] well-fed* * *- ta adjetivo1) <calle/vehículo/sala>el tren iba repleto — the train was packed o (colloq) jam-packed
2) < persona> replete (frml or hum), full* * *= stuffed looking, saturated, densely packed, packed, plethoric, turgid, packed full.Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex. Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.Ex. The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex. Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex. Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.Ex. I recently found out that ' turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.Ex. The days will be packed full, without any filler and without a moment wasted.----* auditorio repleto = packed house.* repleto de = replete with, full of, teeming with, brimful (of/with), jam-packed (with), filled to capacity, flush with.* repleto de información = information packed [information-packed].* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* * *- ta adjetivo1) <calle/vehículo/sala>el tren iba repleto — the train was packed o (colloq) jam-packed
2) < persona> replete (frml or hum), full* * *= stuffed looking, saturated, densely packed, packed, plethoric, turgid, packed full.Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.Ex: I recently found out that ' turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.Ex: The days will be packed full, without any filler and without a moment wasted.* auditorio repleto = packed house.* repleto de = replete with, full of, teeming with, brimful (of/with), jam-packed (with), filled to capacity, flush with.* repleto de información = information packed [information-packed].* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* * *repleto -taA ‹calle/vehículo› repleto DE algo packed WITH sthlas calles estaban repletas de gente the streets were packed o crammed with peoplela ciudad está repleta de atracciones históricas y culturales the city is full of historical and cultural attractionsel tren iba repleto the train was packed o ( colloq) jam-packed¡qué comilona, estoy repleto! what a feast, I'm absolutely full!* * *
repleto◊ -ta adjetivoa) ‹calle/vehículo/sala› repleto DE algo full of sth, packed with sth;◊ el tren iba repleto the train was packed o (colloq) jam-packed
repleto,-a adjetivo
1 full (up)
2 familiar (de gente) jam-packed: el autobús iba repleto (de gente), the bus was packed (with people)
3 frml (una persona) replete
' repleto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repleta
English:
bulge
- congested
- jam-packed
- laden
- bursting
- jam
- loaded
- packed
- replete
- teem
* * *repleto, -a adj[habitación, autobús] packed;estoy repleto [de comida] I'm full (up);el centro estaba repleto de turistas the town centre was packed with tourists* * *adj full (de of)* * *repleto, -ta adj1) : replete, full2)repleto de : packed with, crammed with* * *repleto adj full -
30 resplandecer
v.1 to shine.El fuego llamea The fire blazes.2 to shine, to stand out.resplandecer de algo to shine with something* * *2 figurado to glow (de, with), shine (de, with)3 figurado (destacar) to shine, stand out* * *verbto shine, glow* * *VI1) (=relucir) to shine; [joyas] to sparkle, glitter2) [de alegría] to shineresplandecer de felicidad — to be radiant o shine with happiness
* * *verbo intransitivob) (liter) ( radiar)* * *= glow, glitter, glisten.Ex. In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.Ex. The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.* * *verbo intransitivob) (liter) ( radiar)* * *= glow, glitter, glisten.Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
Ex: The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere.Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.* * *resplandecer [E3 ]viA1 «sol» to shine; «luna/metal/cristal» to shine, gleam; «hoguera» to blaze2 ( liter)(rebosar): resplandecía de felicidad she shone o glowed with happiness, she radiated happinessB (destacar) to stand out* * *
resplandecer ( conjugate resplandecer) verbo intransitivo [ sol] to shine;
[luna/metal/cristal] to gleam;
[ hoguera] to blaze
resplandecer verbo intransitivo
1 (una luz, los astros) to shine
2 (un objeto de metal, cristal) to gleam, glitter: la luz de la hoguera resplandece en la noche, the bonfire is blazing in the night
3 (una persona o cosa entre otras) to stand out [entre, among]
4 (una persona por una cualidad) to shine, be radiant [de, with]: resplandece de orgullo, he's glowing with pride
su rostro resplandecía de alegría, her face radiated joy
' resplandecer' also found in these entries:
English:
glow
* * *resplandecer vi1. [brillar] to shine* * *v/i shine, gleam* * *resplandecer {53} vi1) : to shine2) : to stand out* * *resplandecer vb to shine [pt. & pp. shone] -
31 sin un céntimo
(adj.) = skint, pennilessEx. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = skint, pennilessEx: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
32 sin un duro
(adj.) = broke, down-and-out, skint, pennilessEx. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = broke, down-and-out, skint, pennilessEx: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
33 sin una pela
(adj.) = broke, skint, pennilessEx. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex. Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.* * *(adj.) = broke, skint, pennilessEx: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. -
34 tocho
adj.1 huge (informal) (grande).2 homespun.3 fool.m.1 massive or huge great thing (informal) (cosa grande).2 iron ingot (hierro).3 large book, weighty tome.4 brick.* * *1 (lingote) iron ingot* * *masculino (fam) weighty tome (hum)* * *= tome.Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.----* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.* * *masculino (fam) weighty tome (hum)* * *= tome.Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.* * *( fam)weighty tome ( hum)* * *
tocho,-a
I adjetivo rustic, crude, stupid
II m fam (libro de gran tamaño o de difícil lectura) boring tome: el manual es un tocho de más de 300 páginas, the manual is a hefty wad of more than 300 pages
' tocho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tocha
* * *♦ adj invFam [grande] huge♦ nm[libro] massive tome;2. [hierro] iron ingot* * *II m1 brick, block2 famlibro great big book, weighty tome -
35 tomo
m.1 volume (volumen).2 tome (libro).3 voluminous book, whacking book, whacking great book.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tomar.* * *1 (volumen) volume2 figurado (importancia) importance\de tomo y lomo familiar utter, out-and-out* * *ISM volumeIISM (=bulto) bulk, size* * *masculino volumede tomo y lomo — (fam) out-and-out (before n)
* * *= tome.Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.* * *masculino volumede tomo y lomo — (fam) out-and-out (before n)
* * *= tome.Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
* * *volumeuna enciclopedia de or en 20 tomos a twenty-volume encyclopediaun embustero de tomo y lomo an out-and-out rogue* * *
Del verbo tomar: ( conjugate tomar)
tomo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tomó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
tomar
tomo
tomar ( conjugate tomar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to take;
la tomé de la mano I took her by the hand;
toma lo que te debo here's what I owe you;
¿lo puedo tomo prestado? can I borrow it?;
tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter;
tomo precauciones/el tren/una foto to take precautions/the train/a picture;
tomole la temperatura a algn to take sb's temperature;
tomo algo por escrito to write sth down;
tomo algo/a algn POR algo/algn to take sth/sb for sth/sb;
¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?;
lo tomó a mal/a broma he took it the wrong way/as a joke;
eso toma demasiado tiempo that takes up too much time
2
◊ ¿qué vas a tomo? what are you going to have?
3 (esp AmL)
4 ( apoderarse de) ‹fortaleza/tierras› to seize;
‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
5 ( adquirir) ‹ forma› to take;
‹ aspecto› to take on;
‹velocidad/altura› to gain;
‹ costumbre› to get into
6 ( cobrar):◊ le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl
7 ( exponerse a):
tomo (el) sol to sunbathe;
vas a tomo frío (CS) you'll get o catch cold
verbo intransitivo
1 ( asir):◊ toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras here are your scissors;
tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it
2 (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink
3 (AmL) (ir) to go;
tomo a la derecha to turn o go right
4 [ injerto] to take
tomarse verbo pronominal
1 ‹vacaciones/tiempo› to take;
2 ‹molestia/libertad› to take;◊ tomose la molestia/libertad de hacer algo to take the trouble to do sth/the liberty of doing sth
3 ( enf)
‹helado/yogur› to have
4 ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to take
5 (Med)
b) ( caus):
6 ( caus) (esp AmL) ‹ foto› to have … taken
7 ( enf) ( reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take;
8 (Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
tomo sustantivo masculino
volume
tomar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to take: tomó mi mano, he took my hand
toma las llaves, here are the keys
2 (autobús, taxi, etc) to take, catch: tomé el ascensor, I took the lift o elevator
tengo que tomar el próximo tren, I have to catch the next train
3 (alimentos) to have
(bebidas) to drink
(medicinas) to take
4 (adoptar) to take, adopt: tomaron medidas desesperadas, they took desperate measures
5 (tener cierta reacción) no lo tomes a broma, don't take it as a joke
6 (juzgar) no me tomes por idiota, don't think I'm stupid
(confundirse) le tomaron por Robert Redford, they mistook him for Robert Redford
7 (el aire, el fresco, etc) to get
tomar el sol, to sunbathe
8 (en carretera) decidió tomar la autopista, he decided to take the motorway
9 (apuntes, notas) to take
10 (fotos) to take
11 Av tomar tierra, to land, touch down 12 ¡toma! excl (sorpresa) well!, why!
(asentimiento) of course!
tomo sustantivo masculino volume
♦ Locuciones: familiar de tomo y lomo, utter, out and out: (considerable, importante) fue una pelea de tomo y lomo, it was a fight to the bitter end
' tomo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lomo
- molestia
- resolución
- salomónica
- salomónico
- tomar
- tomarse
- aire
- caliente
- cintura
- debido
- declaración
- foto
- iniciativa
- mano
- modelo
- volumen
English:
clash
- clear
- cover
- idiot
- last
- less
- offhand
- spoonful
- spur
- take down
- take off
- volume
- downright
- go
- move
- order
- over
- take
- work
- wrong
* * *tomo nm1. [volumen] volume2. [libro] tome3. CompFamde tomo y lomo: es un mentiroso/un canalla de tomo y lomo he's a real liar/swine;un resfriado de tomo y lomo a heavy cold* * *m volume, tome;de tres tomos three volume atr ;un timador de tomo y lomo fam an out-and-out conman* * *tomo nm: volume, tome* * *tomo n volume -
36 adolescente
• adolescent• hobble skirt• hobby• immature• minor• pubes• pubic• sophomoric• teeming• teeming cities• teen• teen-age• teen-aged• teen-ager• teenage• teenager girl• young partridge• young pheasant• yourself• youth club -
37 bulla
f.1 racket, uproar.armar bulla to kick up a racket2 noise, bustling, fuss, racket.3 bulla, large blister, bleb.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bullir.* * *1 (ruido) din, uproar, racket, row2 (multitud) crowd* * *SF1) (=bullicio) row, racketarmar o meter bulla — to make a row, make a racket *
2) (=bronca) quarrel, brawl3) (=prisa) hurrymétele bulla — hurry him up o along
4) (=muchedumbre) crowd, mob5)ser el hombre de la bulla — Caribe to be the man of the moment
* * *armar or hacer or meter bulla — to make a racket, to create a ruckus
quitado de bulla — (Chi fam) mild-mannered
* * *= rush, racket.Ex. It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.----* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* montar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).* tener bulla = be in a hurry.* * *armar or hacer or meter bulla — to make a racket, to create a ruckus
quitado de bulla — (Chi fam) mild-mannered
* * *= rush, racket.Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* montar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).* tener bulla = be in a hurry.* * *armar or hacer or (CS) meter bulla to make a racket, to create a ruckusno me metas bulla don't rush me* * *
Del verbo bullir: ( conjugate bullir)
bulla es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bulla
bullir
bulla sustantivo femenino ( ruido) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE colloq);
( actividad) bustle;
armar or meter bulla to make a racket, to create a ruckus
bullir ( conjugate bullir) verbo intransitivo:◊ la calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with people;
el lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity
bulla sustantivo femenino
1 (jaleo) noise, fuss, racket
armar bulla, to kick up a racket
2 (aglomeración) crowd, mob
bullir verbo intransitivo
1 (un líquido) to boil, bubble (up)
2 (hormiguear) to bustle
' bulla' also found in these entries:
English:
din
- razzmatazz
- row
* * *bulla nfChileser quitado de bulla to shy away from the limelighttener bulla to be in a hurry3. RP Fam [aspavientos]te voy a contar lo que hice, pero no hagas bulla I'll tell you what I did, but don't go blabbing it around* * *f din, racket;meter oarmar bulla make a din o racket* * *bulla nfbarullo: racket, rowdiness -
38 clase3
3 = lesson, session, course unit, teaching session, lecture.Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.Ex. This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.Ex. The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.----* anterior a la clase = preclass.* apuntes de clase = lecture notes, class notes.* asistir a una clase = attend + class.* aula de clase = teaching room.* clase de educación de adultos = adult learning class, adult learner class.* clase de educación especial = special education class.* clase de educación física = physical education class.* clase de gimnasia = gym class.* clase de historia = history lesson.* clase de prácticas = practical.* clase de primaria = infant class.* clase de redacción = composition class.* clase didáctica = didactic lecture.* clase magistral = lecture class.* clase nocturna = evening class.* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.* clases de guitarra = guitar tuition.* clase virtual = e-lesson.* compañero de clase = classmate.* curso de clases magistrales = lecture course.* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.* ejercicios de clase = school tasks.* en el aula de clase = classroom-based.* faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.* faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.* fugarse una clase = skip + class.* hora de clase = class period.* horario de clase = class time, class schedule.* horas de clase = class time, school hours.* impartir clases = lecture.* lectura en clase = class reading.* lectura recomendada de clase = classroom reading.* material didáctico entregado en clase = class handout.* perderse una clase = miss + class.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.* trabajo de clase = term paper, coursework [course work], term project, essay assignment, class assignment, course assignment, homework, student assignment, written assignment.* trabajos de clase = classroom asignment. -
39 hervidero
m.1 swarm, throng (de gente) (muchedumbre).la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists2 hotbed.3 boiling, act of boiling, bubbling, seething.4 boiling spring.5 stertor, rale, breathing rale.* * *1 (ebullición) boiling, bubbling2 (manantial) hot spring3 figurado (multitud) swarm, throng* * *SM1) [de gente] swarm, throng, crowd2) (Pol) hotbed3) (=manantial) hot spring* * ** * *----* ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * ** * ** ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *un hervidero de pasiones a hotbed of passionla calle parecía un hervidero the street was a seething mass of peopleel país era un hervidero de movimientos juveniles the country was alive o was swarming with youth movements* * *
hervidero sustantivo masculino ( de moscas) swarm;
(de chismes, delincuencia) hotbed;
la casa era un hervidero the house was buzzing
hervidero m fig (de pasiones, de intrigas) hotbed
' hervidero' also found in these entries:
English:
hive
* * *hervidero nm1. [de pasiones, intrigas] hotbed;el mercado bursátil es un hervidero de rumores the stock market is currently alive with rumours2. [de gente] [muchedumbre] swarm, throng;la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists;durante el verano la ciudad se convierte en un hervidero de gente during the summer crowds throng the streets of the city* * *m fighotbed;un hervidero de levantamientos a hotbed of rebellion;esto es un hervidero de gente the place is teeming with people* * *hervidero nm1) : mass, swarm2) : hotbed (of crime, etc.) -
40 hormiguero
adj.ants' nest, ant hill.Tokio es un hormiguero humano Tokyo is swarming with peoplem.anthill, ant-hill, antbed.* * *1 ant hill, ant's nest\ser un hormiguero figurado to be swarming with people, be crawling with people* * *1.ADJ ant-eating2. SM1) (Entomología) ants' nest, ant hill2) [de gente]* * *b) ( de personas)* * *= anthill [ant hill].Ex. The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.----* cerdo hormiguero = aardvark.* oso hormiguero = anteater [ant-eater].* * *b) ( de personas)* * *= anthill [ant hill].Ex: The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.
* cerdo hormiguero = aardvark.* oso hormiguero = anteater [ant-eater].* * *2(de personas): la feria era un hormiguero de gente the fair was swarming with people* * *
hormiguero sustantivo masculino
( montículo) anthillb) ( de personas):
hormiguero sustantivo masculino
1 anthill
2 (lugar atestado) anthill, place swarming with people
' hormiguero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
osa
- oso
English:
ant eater
- ant hill
- ant
- swarm
* * *♦ adjoso hormiguero anteater♦ nm1. [de hormigas] [agujero] ants' nest;[promontorio] ant hill* * *m ant hill;la sala era un hormiguero de gente the hall was swarming with people* * *hormiguero nm1) : anthill2) : swarm (of people)
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teeming — teem|ing [ˈti:mıŋ] adj 1.) full of people, animals etc that are all moving around ▪ the teeming streets of the city 2.) BrE teeming rain is very heavy rain ▪ She walked home through the teeming rain … Dictionary of contemporary English
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teeming — teeming1 teemingly, adv. teemingness, n. /tee ming/, adj. 1. abounding or swarming with something, as with people: We elbowed our way through the teeming station. 2. prolific or fertile. [1525 35; TEEM1 + ING2] teeming2 /tee m … Universalium
teeming — adjective full of people, animals, etc that are all moving around: teeming city/streets/market etc: the teeming streets of Cairo … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
teeming — adjective abundantly filled with especially living things the Third World s teeming millions the teeming boulevard • Similar to: ↑abundant • Derivationally related forms: ↑teemingness … Useful english dictionary
teeming — adj. Teeming is used with these nouns: ↑slum … Collocations dictionary
