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101 bellaco
adj.1 roguish, wicked.2 sly, cunning.m.rogue, villain, cad.* * *► adjetivo1 (malo) wicked2 (astuto) cunning, sly► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 villain, rogue* * *bellaco, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=malvado) wicked; (=astuto) cunning, sly; (=pícaro) rascally2.SM / F (=bribón) scoundrel, rogue3.* * *- ca masculino, femenino (fam & hum) rogue (colloq & hum)* * *= miscreant, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.Ex. The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.----* mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* * *- ca masculino, femenino (fam & hum) rogue (colloq & hum)* * *= miscreant, rascal, scallywag [scalawag, -USA], rapscallion, cad.Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.* mentir como un bellaco = lie through + Posesivo + teeth, lie + straight-faced.* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* * *( fam hum); roguish ( colloq hum)masculine, feminine( fam hum); rogue ( colloq hum)* * *
bellaco◊ -ca sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam &
hum) rogue (colloq & hum)
' bellaco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mentir
* * *bellaco, -a♦ adj2. RP [caballo] spirited, hard to control3. Ecuad, Pan [valiente] brave♦ nm,fLiterario villain, scoundrel* * *I adj rascally, roguishII m, bellaca f rascal, rogue* * *bellaco, -ca adj: sly, cunningbellaco, -ca n: rogue, scoundrel -
102 caerse
pron.v.1 all the meanings of the active form.2 to be, afflicted, to be overwhelmed, to be disconsolate.Caerse de su peso to be very true, or manifest* * *1 (gen) to fall, fall down2 (desprenderse) to fall out* * ** * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] [persona, objeto] to fall over; [edificio] to collapse, fall (down)¿te has caído? — did you fall over?
¡cuidado, no te caigas! — watch out or you'll fall over!
b) [desde una altura] to fall•
caerse de algo — to fall off sthc)caérsele algo a algn: se me cayeron las monedas — I dropped the coins
2) (=desprenderse) [hoja] to fall off; [diente] to fall out3)• caerse de: se cae de cansancio — he's so tired he could drop
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me caigo de sueño — I'm so sleepy I could drop, I'm asleep on my feet•
el edificio se cae de viejo — the building is so old it's falling to bits o it's on the point of collapsing* * *(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumbleEx. In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.Ex. The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex. The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex. Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.Ex. It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.Ex. The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.Ex. He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.* * *(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumbleEx: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex: Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.Ex: He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.* * *
■caerse verbo reflexivo
1 to fall (down): se cayó de la banqueta, she fell off the stool
se me cayó el lápiz, I dropped my pencil
me caí de culo, I fell down arse first
2 (el pelo, los dientes) to lose: se me cae el pelo, I'm losing my hair
3 (desprenderse) to fall out: se me cayó un botón de la camisa, I've lost a button from my shirt
♦ Locuciones: caerse de espaldas: casi se cae de espaldas cuando supo que la habían elegido, he almost fell backwards when he found out that they had chosen her
' caerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descolgarse
- fleje
- pedazo
- peligro
- soltarse
- caer
- ir
- miedo
- punto
- resbalar
- simpatizar
- sostener
English:
come off
- come out
- crash
- down
- droop
- drop
- face
- fall
- fall away
- fall down
- fall off
- fall out
- fall over
- name
- over
- penny
- pitch
- plunge
- sag
- stay up
- topple
- tumble
- tumble out
- blow
- come
- dead
- go
- tip
- trip
* * *vpr1. [persona] to fall over o down;el chico resbaló y se cayó the boy slipped and fell over;¡ten cuidado o te caerás! be careful or you'll fall (over)!;no me caí de milagro it's a miracle I didn't fall (over);caerse de algo to fall from sth;se cayó de la moto she fell off her motorbike;se cayó de bruces/cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;Famse cayó de culo he fell flat on his backside;se cayó de espaldas he fell over backwards;se cayó redonda she slumped to the ground, she collapsed in a heap;estoy que me caigo [de cansancio] I'm ready to drop;Famcasi me caigo del susto I nearly fell over with fright;Famno tiene dónde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name2. [objeto] to drop, to fall;[árbol] to fall;se me cayó el libro I dropped the book;agárralo bien, que no se te caiga hold onto it tight so you don't drop it;¡se le ha caído la cartera! you've dropped your Br wallet o US billfold!3. [desprenderse] [diente, pelo] to fall out;[botón] to fall off; [hojas] to fall; [cuadro] to fall down;las hojas están empezando a caerse the leaves are starting to fall;se me ha caído un diente one of my teeth has fallen out;no quiere aceptar que se le esté cayendo el pelo he refuses to accept that he's going bald o that his hair is starting to fall out;Fameste coche se cae en pedazos this car is falling to pieces;Famesta casa se cae de vieja this house is falling apart with age, this house is so old it's falling apart;Famel polémico prólogo se ha caído de la nueva edición del libro the controversial preface has been dropped from the new edition of the book;Famel famoso catedrático se cayó de la lista de ponentes en el último momento the famous professor withdrew from the list of speakers at the last moment4. [falda, pantalones] to fall down;se te caen los pantalones your trousers are falling downla red se ha caído the network is down* * *v/r fall (down);caerse de risa fall about laughing;caerse de sueño be ready to drop;caerse de viejo be falling apart with age;este coche se cae de viejo the car is so old it’s falling apart;no tener dónde caerse muerto not have a penny to one’s name* * *vr: to fall down* * *caerse vbse me ha caído un botón I've lost a button / one of my buttons has fallen offse le ha caído un diente he's lost a tooth / one of his teeth has fallen out -
103 cascarrabias
adj.crabby, crotchety.m.&f. s&pl.1 grouch, misery guts.2 crabby person, bad-tempered person, grouch, grumpy person.* * *1 familiar grumpy person, bad-tempered person* * *SMF INV grouch ** * *Iadjetivo invariable (fam) cantankerous, grumpyIImasculino y femenino (pl cascarrabias) (fam) cantankerous o grumpy persones un viejo cascarrabias — he's a cantankerous old devil o sod (colloq)
* * *= grouchy [grouchier -comp., grouchiest -sup.], grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss.Ex. The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex. The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex. To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex. At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex. It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (fam) cantankerous, grumpyIImasculino y femenino (pl cascarrabias) (fam) cantankerous o grumpy persones un viejo cascarrabias — he's a cantankerous old devil o sod (colloq)
* * *= grouchy [grouchier -comp., grouchiest -sup.], grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss.Ex: The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.
Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex: The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.* * *( fam); cantankerous, grumpycantankerous o grumpy person* * *
cascarrabias adjetivo invariable (fam) cantankerous, grumpy
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl◊ cascarrabias) grouch (colloq)
cascarrabias
I mf inv familiar bad-tempered person
familiar misery
II adjetivo grumpy: no seas cascarrabias, don't be such a misery guts o don't be such a stick in the mud
' cascarrabias' also found in these entries:
English:
grouch
- irascible
- crank
* * *♦ adj invgrouchy, cranky;un viejo cascarrabias an old grouch, Br an old misery-guts♦ nmf invgrouch, Br misery-guts,* * *m/f inv famgrouch fam* * * -
104 caída de pelo
(n.) = hair lossEx. Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.* * *(n.) = hair lossEx: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.
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105 cheque sin fondos
dud cheque (US check), bad cheque (US check)* * *bad o (frml) dishonored* check** * *(n.) = bounced cheque, dud cheque, rubber chequeEx. Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment.Ex. So long as businessmen get away with issuing dud cheques, economic growth will continue to remain hobbled.Ex. With the old rules governing the issue not having any teeth, rubber cheques were issued as a matter of course to delay payment.* * *bad o (frml) dishonored* check** * *(n.) = bounced cheque, dud cheque, rubber chequeEx: Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment.
Ex: So long as businessmen get away with issuing dud cheques, economic growth will continue to remain hobbled.Ex: With the old rules governing the issue not having any teeth, rubber cheques were issued as a matter of course to delay payment.* * *bad check o Brcheque -
106 cuchilla
f.1 blade.cuchilla de afeitar razor blade2 kitchen knife.* * *1 (hoja) blade\cuchilla de afeitar razor blade* * *SF1) blade2) (=cuchillo) large kitchen knife; [de carnicero] chopper, cleaver3) [de arado] coulter, colter (EEUU)4) LAm (=cortaplumas) penknife* * *1)a) (de segadora, batidora, cuchillo) blade; ( de arado) coulter, shareb) tbcuchilla de afeitar — ( hoja) razor blade; ( maquinilla) razor
2) (AmL) (de montañas, colinas) range3) (Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant (colloq); ( mujer dominante) harpy (colloq)* * *= blade, scraper, razor.Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.Ex. By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.Ex. His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.----* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* * *1)a) (de segadora, batidora, cuchillo) blade; ( de arado) coulter, shareb) tbcuchilla de afeitar — ( hoja) razor blade; ( maquinilla) razor
2) (AmL) (de montañas, colinas) range3) (Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant (colloq); ( mujer dominante) harpy (colloq)* * *= blade, scraper, razor.Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* * *A1 (de una segadora, guillotina, batidora) blade; (del arado) coulter, share2 (de cocina) kitchen knife; (de carnicero) cleaver, butcher's knife3B1 (montaña) ridge2 ( AmL) (de montañas, colinas) rangeD ( Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant ( colloq), slavedriver ( colloq); (mujer dominante) harpy ( colloq), old bag ( BrE colloq)* * *
cuchilla sustantivo femenino
( de arado) coulter, shareb) tb
( maquinilla) razor
cuchilla sustantivo femenino
1 blade
2 cuchilla de afeitar, razor blade
' cuchilla' also found in these entries:
English:
blade
- cleaver
- ice-skate
- razor
* * *cuchilla nf1. [de guillotina] blade2. [de carnicero] cleaver3.cuchilla (de afeitar) razor blade4. [de navaja, espada] blade5. Am [de montañas] range (of hills)6. Andes, Carib [cortaplumas] pocketknife* * *f razor blade* * *cuchilla nf1) : kitchen knife, cleaver2) : bladecuchilla de afeitar: razor blade3) : crest, ridge* * * -
107 cuchilla de afeitar
razor blade* * *(n.) = razor blade, blade razor, razorEx. One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade.Ex. Properly used, most electric shavers can offer the user a shave that is every bit as close as, if not closer, than a shave obtained from a blade razor.Ex. His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.* * *(n.) = razor blade, blade razor, razorEx: One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade.
Ex: Properly used, most electric shavers can offer the user a shave that is every bit as close as, if not closer, than a shave obtained from a blade razor.Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf. -
108 cuchillo curvado
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109 dar un puntapié
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110 dar una patada
to kick* * *(v.) = kick, bootEx. Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.Ex. I booted him so hard in the pants as he left, I still have some of his teeth embedded in my porch door.* * *(v.) = kick, bootEx: Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
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111 de alto nivel
(adj.) = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-poweredEx. Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.Ex. Online services have made it possible to offer high level services, with a small staff, to a demanding clientele for an acceptable cost.Ex. This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.* * *(adj.) = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-poweredEx: Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.
Ex: Online services have made it possible to offer high level services, with a small staff, to a demanding clientele for an acceptable cost.Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle. -
112 de altos vuelos
[plan] important; [ejecutivo] high-flying* * *(adj.) = high-flying, high-poweredEx. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.Ex. This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.* * *(adj.) = high-flying, high-poweredEx: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
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113 de gran potencia
(adj.) = high-poweredEx. This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.* * *(adj.) = high-poweredEx: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
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114 de la mandíbula inferior
(adj.) = mandibularEx. The parameter used to determine adult females was the number of maxillar and mandibular teeth.* * *(adj.) = mandibularEx: The parameter used to determine adult females was the number of maxillar and mandibular teeth.
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115 dedicar
v.1 to devote.2 to use.este solar se dedicará a viviendas this land will be used for housing3 to dedicate (libro, monumento).dedicó al público unas palabras de agradecimiento he addressed a few words of thanks to the audience* * *1 (una dedicatoria) to dedicate, inscribe2 (tiempo, dinero) to devote (a, to)3 (palabras) to address4 (tener admiración, atenciones, etc) to show, have5 RELIGIÓN to dedicate, consecrate1 to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)■ se dedica a la enseñanza she's a teacher, she teaches■ ¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?* * *verb1) to dedicate2) devote•* * *1. VT1) [+ obra, canción] to dedicateme dedicó una copia firmada de su última novela — she presented me with a signed copy of her latest novel
quisiera dedicar unas palabras de agradecimiento a... — I should like to address a few words of thanks to...
2) [+ tiempo, espacio, atención] to devote, give; [+ esfuerzo] to devotededico un día a la semana a ordenar mis papeles — I devote o give one day a week to organizing my paperwork
ha dedicado toda su vida a los derechos humanos — she has dedicated o devoted her whole life to human rights
un programa dedicado a los deportes de invierno — a programme about o on winter sports
3) (Rel) to dedicate, consecrate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa)dedicar algo a algo/+ inf — <tiempo/esfuerzos> to devote something to something/-ing
dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres — she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor
vamos a dedicar este cuarto a archivo — we're going to set this room aside for o give this room over to the files
b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) <obra/canción> to dedicatec) (Relig) to dedicate2.dedicarse v prona) ( consagrarse)dedicarse a algo/+ inf — to devote oneself to something/-ing
b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión)¿a qué se dedica tu padre? — what does your father do?
se dedica a la investigación/a enseñar — he does research/he teaches
* * *= cover, dedicate, devote, lavish, give over, set + apart, put + aside.Ex. The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex. A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.Ex. The physical nature of the book is the aspect on which the major amount of study is likely to be lavished.Ex. Part III and Part V of the present work are given over to descriptions of such schemes.Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.----* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.* dedicar atención = devote + attention.* dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.* dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.* dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.* dedicar energía = expend + energy.* dedicar esfuerzo = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort.* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.* dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.* dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).* dedicarse = break into, tackle.* dedicarse a = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into.* dedicarse a la política = politick.* dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* dedicarse a lo de Uno = go about + Posesivo + business.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a un hobby = pursue + hobby.* dedicarse a un negocio = enter + a business.* dedicarse de lleno a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time.* dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.* dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.* dedicar un gran número de = pour (in/into).* dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes, take + a few moments.* dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.* * *1.verbo transitivoa)dedicar algo a algo/+ inf — <tiempo/esfuerzos> to devote something to something/-ing
dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres — she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor
vamos a dedicar este cuarto a archivo — we're going to set this room aside for o give this room over to the files
b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) <obra/canción> to dedicatec) (Relig) to dedicate2.dedicarse v prona) ( consagrarse)dedicarse a algo/+ inf — to devote oneself to something/-ing
b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión)¿a qué se dedica tu padre? — what does your father do?
se dedica a la investigación/a enseñar — he does research/he teaches
* * *= cover, dedicate, devote, lavish, give over, set + apart, put + aside.Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.
Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.Ex: The physical nature of the book is the aspect on which the major amount of study is likely to be lavished.Ex: Part III and Part V of the present work are given over to descriptions of such schemes.Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.* dedicar atención = devote + attention.* dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.* dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.* dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.* dedicar energía = expend + energy.* dedicar esfuerzo = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort.* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.* dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.* dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).* dedicarse = break into, tackle.* dedicarse a = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into.* dedicarse a la política = politick.* dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* dedicarse a lo de Uno = go about + Posesivo + business.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a un hobby = pursue + hobby.* dedicarse a un negocio = enter + a business.* dedicarse de lleno a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time.* dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.* dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.* dedicar un gran número de = pour (in/into).* dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes, take + a few moments.* dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.* madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.* * *dedicar [A2 ]vt1 ‹esfuerzos/tiempo› dedicar algo A algo to devote sth TO sthdedico mucho tiempo a la lectura I devote a lot of time to readingha dedicado su vida entera a esta causa she has dedicated o devoted her whole life to this cause2 (destinar) ‹habitación/campo› dedicar algo A algo to give sth over TO sthvamos a dedicar este cuarto a archivo we're going to set this room aside for o give this room over to the files3 (ofrendar, ofrecer) to dedicatele dedicó la obra a su profesor she dedicated the play to her teacherquisiera dedicar esta canción a … I'd like to dedicate this song to …me regaló una copia dedicada she gave me a signed copy4 ( Relig) to dedicatededicarse A algo to devote oneself TO sth¿a qué se dedica tu padre? what does your father do?dejó de trabajar para dedicarse a sus hijos she gave up work to devote herself to the childrendedicarse A + INF:se dedica a pintar en sus ratos libres she spends her free time painting, she paints in her free timese dedica a hacerme la vida imposible he does his best to make my life impossible* * *
dedicar ( conjugate dedicar) verbo transitivo
◊ dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor
dedicarse verbo pronominala) ( consagrarse) dedicarse a algo/hacer algo to devote oneself to sth/doing sthb) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión):◊ ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? what does your father do?;
se dedica a la investigación she does research;
se dedica a pintar en sus ratos libres she spends her free time painting
dedicar verbo transitivo
1 to dedicate: dedicó la película a su hija, she dedicated the film to her daughter
2 (destinar tiempo, esfuerzos) to devote [a, to]: dedica una hora diaria a la pintura, she spends an hour a day painting
' dedicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consagrar
- consignar
- entregar
English:
autograph
- dedicate
- devote
- give up
* * *♦ vt1. [tiempo, dinero, energía] to devote (a to);he dedicado todos mis esfuerzos a esta novela I've put everything I could into this novel;dedicó sus ahorros a comprar una nueva casa he used his savings to buy a new house2. [espacio, cuarto, solar] to use;dedicaron la bodega a almacén they used the wine cellar as a storeroom;este solar se dedicará a viviendas this land will be used for housing3. [libro, monumento] to dedicate;tengo una copia dedicada de su libro I have a signed copy of his book;dedicó al público unas palabras de agradecimiento he addressed a few words of thanks to the audience4. [templo, ofrenda] to dedicate* * *v/t dedicate; esfuerzo devote* * *dedicar {72} vtconsagrar: to dedicate, to devote* * *dedicar vb1. (tiempo) to devote2. (una obra) to dedicate -
116 demencia
f.1 madness, insanity.demencia senil senile dementia2 dementia, madness, insanity, mental disorder.* * *1 insanity, madness, dementia2 figurado (disparate) silly thing\demencia precoz dementia praecoxdemencia senil senile dementia* * *SF madness, insanity* * *femenino dementia* * *= madness, insanity, mental disorder, dementia.Ex. The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.Ex. The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.Ex. These tendencies were evident in speculation about the causes of conditions such as paresis & 'hereditary' mental disorders.Ex. Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.----* demencia semántica = semantic dementia.* demencia senil = senile dementia.* * *femenino dementia* * *= madness, insanity, mental disorder, dementia.Ex: The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.
Ex: The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.Ex: These tendencies were evident in speculation about the causes of conditions such as paresis & 'hereditary' mental disorders.Ex: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.* demencia semántica = semantic dementia.* demencia senil = senile dementia.* * *dementiaCompuestos:schizophrenia, dementia praecox ( tech)senile dementia* * *
demencia sustantivo femenino
dementia
demencia sustantivo femenino
1 Med dementia
demencia precoz, premature dementia
demencia senil, senile dementia
2 insanity, madness
' demencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
senil
- locura
English:
insanity
- dementia
- senile
* * *demencia nfmadness, insanitydemencia senil senile dementia* * *f MED dementia; figmadness* * *demencia nf1) : dementia2) locura: madness, insanity -
117 dentística estética
(n.) = cosmetic dentistryEx. Some people simply want to look younger, and cosmetic dentistry is like a dental facelift that can quickly 'reverse' the natural aging process of the teeth.* * *(n.) = cosmetic dentistryEx: Some people simply want to look younger, and cosmetic dentistry is like a dental facelift that can quickly 'reverse' the natural aging process of the teeth.
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118 descaradamente
adv.impudently, saucily, barefacedly.* * *► adverbio1 impudently, cheekily* * *ADV1) (=sin vergüenza) shamelessly, brazenly2) (=con frescura) cheekily, saucily* * *y me lo dijo así, descaradamente — and she had the nerve to tell me just like that
* * *= blatantly, brazenly, impudently, shamelessly.Ex. Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex. As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.Ex. I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.----* mentir descaradamente = lie through + Posesivo + teeth.* * *y me lo dijo así, descaradamente — and she had the nerve to tell me just like that
* * *= blatantly, brazenly, impudently, shamelessly.Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.* mentir descaradamente = lie through + Posesivo + teeth.* * *me mintió descaradamente he told me a bare-faced liey me lo dijo así, descaradamente and she had the nerve to tell me just like that* * *descaradamente adv1. [con desvergüenza] cheekily;me guiñó el ojo descaradamente he winked at me cheekily2. [flagrantemente] blatantly;estaba descaradamente de parte del otro equipo he was blatantly on the side of the other team;mentir descaradamente to tell barefaced lies -
119 descarga
f.1 unloading.2 shock.descarga eléctrica electric shock3 firing, shots (disparo).4 download (computing).5 relief, unburdening.6 volley, salvo, barrage.7 dumping.8 release.9 rush.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: descargar.* * *1 (acción) unloading2 (eléctrica) discharge3 (de fuego) discharge, firing\descarga cerrada volley* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de camión, mercancías] unloading2) [de adrenalina, emociones] releasellorar es una buena descarga emocional — crying is a good way to release your emotions o a good form of release
3) (Mil) firing, discharge frm4) (Elec) discharge* * *1) ( de mercancías) unloading2) (Elec) discharge3) ( de arma) shot, discharge (frml); ( de conjunto de armas) volley4) (Ven fam) ( de insultos) volley of abuse* * *= downloading, unloading, download, offloading [off-loading], discharge.Ex. This article outlines the downloading of statistics to an IBM PS2/50 and dBase 3 Plus, the processing of the files, and the production of the report.Ex. Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.Ex. The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.Ex. It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.Ex. In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.----* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.* descarga de música = music download.* descarga eléctrica = electric shock, electrical discharge.* descarga estática = static discharge.* férula de descarga = bite guard, stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard, night guard.* tiempo de descarga = download time.* tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.* * *1) ( de mercancías) unloading2) (Elec) discharge3) ( de arma) shot, discharge (frml); ( de conjunto de armas) volley4) (Ven fam) ( de insultos) volley of abuse* * *= downloading, unloading, download, offloading [off-loading], discharge.Ex: This article outlines the downloading of statistics to an IBM PS2/50 and dBase 3 Plus, the processing of the files, and the production of the report.
Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.Ex: The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.Ex: In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.* descarga de música = music download.* descarga eléctrica = electric shock, electrical discharge.* descarga estática = static discharge.* férula de descarga = bite guard, stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard, night guard.* tiempo de descarga = download time.* tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.* * *A (de mercancías) unloading[ S ] carga y descarga loading and unloadingB ( Elec) dischargerecibió una descarga (eléctrica) muy fuerte he got a powerful electric shockCompuesto:adrenalin rushrecibió la descarga en plena cara he received the impact of the shot full in the facese oyó una descarga a shot was heard, they heard a shot o a gunshotCompuesto:volley* * *
Del verbo descargar: ( conjugate descargar)
descarga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
descarga
descargar
descarga sustantivo femenino
1 ( de mercancías) unloading
2 (Elec) discharge;
3 ( de arma) shot, discharge (frml);
( de conjunto de armas) volley
descargar ( conjugate descargar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹vehículo/mercancías› to unload
2
( disparar) to fire, discharge (frml);
‹ golpe› to deal, land
3 (Inf) to download
4 ‹ira/agresividad› to vent;
‹preocupaciones/tensiones› to relieve
descarga v impers [ aguacero] to pour down;
[ temporal] to break
descargarse verbo pronominal
1 (Elec) [ pila] to run down;
[ batería] to go dead o flat
2 [ tormenta] to break;
[ lluvias] to come down, fall
descarga sustantivo femenino
1 (de mercancías) unloading
2 Elec Mil discharge
descargar
I verbo transitivo
1 (sacar la carga) to unload
2 Elec Mil to discharge
3 (un golpe) to deal
4 (de trabajo, de una obligación) to relieve o free [de, of]
5 (la ira, el malhumor) to take out [en/sobre, on]
II vi (tormenta) to break
' descarga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calambre
- desahogo
- carga
- sacudida
- toque
- zona
English:
barrage
- chute
- discharge
- electric shock
- shock
- volley
- electric
- landing
* * *descarga nf1. [de mercancías] unloading;zonas de carga y descarga loading and unloading areas2. [de electricidad] shock;le dio una descarga eléctrica he got an electric shock3. [disparos] firing, shots;se oyó una potente descarga a loud burst of gunfire was heard5. Informát download* * *f1 EL, MIL discharge2 de mercancías unloading3 INFOR downloading* * *descarga nf1) : discharge2) : unloading* * *descarga n shock -
120 descascarillar
v.1 to hull.2 to husk, to remove the husk of.* * *1 to husk1 to chip, peel, flake off* * *1.VT [+ plato, vasija] to chip; [+ arroz] to husk2.See:* * *= peel, husk, chip.Ex. In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.Ex. For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.Ex. Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.----* descascarillarse = flake off, flake.* posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.* que se está descascarillando = flaking.* * *= peel, husk, chip.Ex: In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.
Ex: For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.* descascarillarse = flake off, flake.* posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.* que se está descascarillando = flaking.* * *♦ vt[pelar] to shell* * *v/t chip
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